MaNan~Sarphire Ishqbaaz

46~Distance

N: tumne kiun aisa kiya Manik? Tumne promise kiya tha, mujhse baat kar saktay thay na, kiun nh ki? Jaldi uth jao, please Manik.

She tried sleeping but sleep was far away from her eyes. She felt movement on the other side of the bed and just as she was about to lay back, he woke up and saw her crying and cupped her face.

M: I m so...

N: no, its OK, how does it matter to me? U do what u want to do.

She laid down wiping her tears.

M: yar Nandini, I m sorry, I really am, main humesha tumhari sunta hoon, tum bhi to suno.

N: kya sunoon main? Tum yeh pehle bhi kar chukay ho or main ne us waqt tumse kuch nh kaha lekin ye dubara karnay ki kya zarurat parr gai? Us waqt humari itni bonding nh thi lekin main tumhare saath thi or ab bhi saath hoon or ab ziada bonding bhi hai, phir kiun baat nh ki? Jo dil me aya wahi kiya, mere baaray mein nahi socha.

M: I was too disturbed, tumhe nahi pata k kya hua.

N: mujhse baat kar k tum vo matter solve kar saktay thay, tumhe pata hai main kitni tension me agayi thi? Tumharay khoon se mera poora shirt bheega hua tha or main behosh hogai, aisi haalat mein ronay se humare bacho par asar par sakta tha, tum ye kaand karnay k baad bhi kiyun aye? Tumko ana hi nahi chahiye tha.

He cupped her cheeks.

M: nahi ata? Ye to tumhari khwahish thi k main tumharay pas ajaun, I know u r angry, but please hear me out.

N: Manik I need some time, please.

Saying this, she slept. He stared at her face in the dim light, he could she her eyebrows creased and a frown on her lips. He turned on his elbow and entwined her hand with hers.

M: mujhe pata hai tum jag rahi ho or mujhe sun bhi rahi ho, mujhe pata hai k koi mujhe samjhay k na samjhay lekin tum zaroor samjho gi Nandu, jab Maa nahi thi to tum thi, tumhay pata tha k main Maa k bager kaise raha hoon or aaj jab Maa ne kaha k meri raggo'n me ganda khoon behta hai, it hurt me a lot, I lost my control.

He said but she didn't move.

He continued: jab koi or ye sab kahay to itna bura nahi lagta lekin jab koi apna aisa kahay to dil toot jata hai, tum sun rahi ho na?

She opened her eyes and he could see her eyes pooling up with tears.

N: agar aaj tumhe kuchh hojata, main marr jati tum mujhe chhor jatay to.

M: nahi, main dunia chhor doonga lekin tumko kabhi nahi chhorunga.

N: pehle bhi to yehi kaha tha, or tumhe jan lena chahye k tumhari Maa ne aisa kiun kaha.

M: I don't know about that, but I know one thing that I love u and can't live without u, tum mere liye sab se pehle important ho,koi or important hai to vo tumharay baad hai, na tumse pehle, na tumhare barabar.

N: I know, but this is wrong, maafi chahye to galti bhi sudhaarni paregi, sorry kafi nahi hai.

She turned to the other side and slept. He too laid back and looked at his wrist and tears came in his eyes as he remembered Nyonika's and Nandini's words.

M: (in his heart) papa ko zaroor pata chala hoga k hum kahan hain, unho ne maa se kuch to kaha hoga or kuchh to hai Jo mujhe nahi pata, main jan k rahoonga.

He too slept. Nyonika was sleeping in her room the next morning when the doorbell rang. She sat up rubbing her eyes and wondered who it might be. She went out of her room and answered the door but found no one there. She was about to close the door but her gaze went on the folded piece of paper on the floor, she picked it up and as she read it, she got shocked.

Nandini woke up the next morning and saw that she was not in her room but in Manik's room, she saw he wasn't there. He came in the room with his guitar and sat on his knees.