MANAN FF "ROOM MATES"

It hurts without him

Nandini's p.o.v

I was so tired of crying ,my eyes had given up and the tears had dried but why was I here ? I was sitting at manik and uncle raj's secret spot , why am I at a place which reminds me of him , u walked out saying I hated him but did I really ? No ! I love him ! I love him more than my life , how could he cheat me ? He loved me so much , I know he does

He comforted me when I told him about mom , he was there when I was broken hearing about dad , all those nights we stayed up talking , he loved me I saw it in his eyes , I don't know what just happened , did I overreact ? I guess I did but anyone would , staying away for so long and if I walk in to see my boyfriend with another girl how else am I supposed to react ?

My senses had shut down I felt numb while my phone kept ringing displaying manik and cabir's name I wanted to pick up but I couldn't , I felt cold and soulless as if my heart stopped beating I need him , I need him around me to hold me tight and tell me it's not what I thought , I want him to tell me he loves me and that he'd never leave me , should I go back ? Should I listen to what he has to say ?

" please listen to him once " my heart whispered

" even after this you want her to ho back ! " my mind scolded

" please Nandini , it hurts too much without him .. " my heart whispered

" I'll go talk to him " I said to myself as I stood up and moved out , I got a cab back home but to see Cabir at the entrance

" nandini ! " he exclaimed

" where were you ? " he questioned

" manik kahan hai ? " u asked and he looked at me in surprise

" Cabir Maine poocha manik kahan hai ?! " I asked

" woh college Gaya hai tumhe dhoondne he thought you might go there " he informed

" take me to college , would you ? " I asked

" sure come " he said as we ran to his car and got in as he started driving my phone beeped with a text from manik

" I thank god that you found out about me and manik , You are the biggest mistake of his life ! I hate you nandini murthy and so does manik , he never wants to see you again  ! Love - soha and manik " I read and the phone fell from my hand and Cabir stopped the car

" are you ok nandini ? " Cabir asked and tears started flowing from my eyes

" he hates me " I whispered and Cabir picked up my phone to read the text

" nandini ... "

" I don't believe it Cabir main nahi manti , manik aise nahi Bol sakta and if this is how it is then mujhe uss se Sunna hai " I spoke

" are you sure ? " he asked and I nodded as he drove and we reached college , it took me less than a second to run out and start looking for him

" have you seen manik any where ? " I asked a random guy

" yeah he was in the music room "  he informed and I ran to the music room

I opened the door to a similar sight but way worse , Manik's hand on soha's waist , the straps of soha's dress were touching her shoulder and manik standing with the support of the wall

" nandini .. " manik took a deep sigh of relief looking at me and I chose not to assume or react this time a part of me wanted to trust him and I did

He ran up to me and cupped my face caressing my cheeks as if trying to erase the dried tear marks his lips slowly touched my forehead , my eyes and my cheeks as he placed feather kisses on my face and I was standing numb nor did I give in nor did I stop him

" I was so worried , where were you ? " he asked

" I need answers manik ! " I said in a stern voice

" I can explain " he said

" yeah explain to me why was she in our house , explain to me why was she in your arms a minute ago , explain to me why did she text me saying you hate me  from your number ? explain to me why are there marks of lipstick on your neck , a lot that you need to explain ! " I said in a cracking voice

" what text are you talking about , I don't even have my phone , it was stolen yesterday that's why I couldn't call you " he informed and I shoes him the text

" where the hell is my phone soha ? " manik growled

" you had it manik ! I am sorry I know you didn't want nandini to know about us but I can't stand her baby " she said

" oh shut up , why the hell are you doing this , Nandini I can prove to you that I don't have my phone " he said and called on his number from My phone and the phone started ringing in his pocket while I just glared at him

" I don't know how this..... " he stammered

" nandini please trust me I .... "

" I do manik that's why I'm here and I'm listening to you , just prove to me that you didn't do a single thing , just one ! Just prove me wrong about one thing and I swear I won't ask anymore questions I would just hold your hand and walk out of this room and I won't care about anything else . " I yelled

" nandini I'm done with this drama you wana know the truth ? Here listen ! Manik and I are together he loves me and not you , he's with you because he care about the album you two have gotten " soha yelled

" what the hell , shut up soha ! Stop lying " manik yelled

" you don't believe me ? Here look at these pictures " soha said handing me her phone as I swiped through pictures of manik and soha and my vision blurred with tears

" ab kya bolna hai ? " I asked manik

" nandini these are fake ! " manik said

" toh tum explain karo manik ke how is it possible ke yeh pictures fake hain woh text fake hai , soha ka humare ghar pe hona  fake hai ? How ? " I said angrily

" it's her plan , it's a setup " manik replied

" ok fine it's a setup right ? Them here you go , here are the texts manik sent me ! " soha said aggressively and I read the texts

" I miss you "

" thank god nandini is gone she's such a pain "

" once this album gets over I swear I'll dump her and then it's me and you "

I read a few but couldn't go further my heart felt like it was crashing down as if darkness was taking over I felt as if I was going to faint and I held the table for support

" ab kya kehna hai ? " I asked in a non existing tone it felt so hard to talk and I felt a lump in my throat

" nandini she's lying...."

" then prove that she's lying goddamn it ! " I yelled

" I can't because I don't have anything  to prove my innocence , look into my eyes nandini do you think I cheated on you ? " he asked

" i knew your eyes that's what got me back but right now u can't see anything except for my heart that you broke , you were so genuine manik you helped me through it all , why would you do such a thing ? If you didn't love me anymore you could have said it rather than cheating in me ! " I cried

" nandini .... "

" I have had enough manik , mujh se aur bardasht nahi hoga " I said and ran out crying

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Hope you enjoyed ............................. Happy reading-Bia 😊