Sometimes the wounds of the past hurt us too brutally that the fresh happy memories and moments can't even repair it .
***
Aurora Healthcare
As soon as Nandini left the cabin of Manik , he settled down in his chair ignoring , Mukti's teasing looks , Mukti moved near his seat and said " Contact me whenever you have any questions . "
Moving a bit closer to him and said " I didn't knew , my brother is such a caring doctor . " giving him a teasing smirk she continued "Is the character setting of you a cold faced benevolent doctor ? Or I am wrong . " She said placing her hand over his shoulder and Manik looked at her and just knocked her forehead , Mukti stepped back and rubbed her forehead and said " Even you can't answer me , you shouldn't hit me . "
Manik didn't said anything to her , she looked at him and then smiled and shouted " Miss , let me see you off . " and ran out of the cabin , making manik sigh at her crazy sister .
Veebha was in the corridor reading a file when she met Mukti and Nandini coming in hand while mukti asking silly questions to nandini .
" What is your star sign ? " Mukti asked
" I am a Scorpio " Nandini answered and she slightly bumped into Veebha but it was not noticed by her and she asked mukti " What's your star sign ? " veebha looked at them going by the corridor together .
" I am Leo " Mukti answered , and then said again " You know our star signs say that we can be quite compatible . " Nandini smiled at her .
Veebha looked at them and thought " Why is she dressed in Manik's clothes ."
----
Nandini was in her home , arranging her work space , keeping everything she brought at the place for her order and also the new business she started . Arranging the needles , threads bundle on the place over the desk , she picked up the sewing machine and just placed on the desk immediately as it pained her breast picking heavy things , she let out a painful moan and clutched the area . She sustained the pain and diverted her form the pain when the door bell of her home rang .
Which caught her attention , she called out " Who is that ? " which was answered by a voice saying " It's an express package . " by the time she reached the door , but before opening the door , she peeped from the eyehole to see who is outside and saw a delivery boy so she opened the door for him .
As soon as she opened the door , the delivery boy said " Hello , you are Miss Nandini Murthy , aren't you ? " he asked , Nandini answered him saying " Yes , i am . "
The delivery boy said pointing the large package behind him " This is your express package " he said , Nandini first looked at him and then at the package who had her name slip glued in the front .
She nodded at the delivery boy and he placed the package inside her house in the drawing room . Keeping the package in the room the boy left while Nandini was looking at the package only , she knocked the package first to hear something from inside but there was no noise from inside , So decided to open the package she brought a cutter and started cutting the tape from the corners and then opened the lid which was above it and the side cardboard fell down on the ground reveling the beautiful white wedding gown tucked in a mannequin which she shopped on the demand of Cabir .
Nandini's eyes welled up looking the dress , she remembered when she tried the dress , what she imagined about Aryaman proposing her , her eyes started to became red due the tears which started flowing out wetting her cheeks , she moved near the mannequin and removed the plastic cover from the dress , tears continuing flowing from her eyes , she remembered the day of the party when Aryaman came with Aliya the whole scene replayed infront of her eyes . Tracing the fabric of the gown , she stepped back and a sudden pain hit her operated breast , she clutched the area and cried her heart out , stepping back she sat down on the floor , she continued crying looking at the gown , she clutched her breast tightly due to pain .
She was crying when she heard her phone ring , she brought her hand out towards the dinning table where her phone was kept , she picked up her phone and saw a video call from her parents , removing the tear marks and controlling her tears she picked up the call .
" Nandini , why didn't you told me that you had an surgery , Your father is such a prat that he didn't told me this . Why do you guys keep secrets with me . " her mother said looking at both of them .
" Ohh shh , can't you see you made her cry . " her father said to her mother , while nandini kept crying .
" Nandu , why are you crying . " she asked her .
" Maa .... I miss you . " Nandini replied and continued " could you come back soon ? "
" Okay okay we are coming back tomorrow only . " She heard her mother's reply and kept the phone while her parents kept ranting about " don't cry ,, you parents are here only . " which was totally ignored by her .
----
Manik and Mukti reached their home , manik removed his shoes and picked out a pair of home slippers for both of them . And started walking inside while mukti following him with her bags .
" Bhai ." Mukti called out and said " I really think , that young lady is very suitable for you . You saw , she was not wearing any heels , no makeup , or too much jewelry . The point is that the simplicity and sincerity in her eyes are exactly what you want " she said following him as he moves in front first removing his coat and hanging it on the stand and then rolling his selves he moved towards the kitchen and bringing out a water bottle .
" Maybe not . " Mukti said leaning over the kitchen wall and saw her brother moving out of the kitchen and continued to say " She didn't say whether she watches netflix or not , And she didn't even said whether she is vegetarian or Non vegetarian . " she said moving towards the dining table where Manik was drinking water .
She thought for a few seconds and pulled out her phone from her jeans pocket and said " Write is down , i will ask her next time . " and started noting it down in her phone memo list , Manik sighed at her in disbelief and kept the bottle and took her phone and started moving infront and said " There is no next time . "
" Bro , please tell me na , How you both got to know each other . Just tell me na " Mukti said moving behind him who was walking up the stairs to the bedroom . " Come on bro . " Mukti asked him again , while he ignored her questions and moved to him closet , and shuffled between his shirts where he heard sounds of bells , very well knowing whose voice it is Manik moved his pile of clothes aside and saw his pet cat whom he picked up in his hands and bringing him infront of his face he said to him" How many times I have told you , Not to come in my closet " he said to the cat and he just purred and manik was going to put the cat down when Mukti beamed in happiness and called out " Luciii , Lucii " and picked the cat in her hands and started playing with it .
" ahh , long time no see . " Mukti said to cat , while manik made a bad face and said to her " You just get out with your cat . " and pushed mukti infront a bit who was saying " I miss you " to the cat .
Regaining from the push mukti said to the cat " This guy must not have treated you well and made you feel bad , but don't worry , now I am here to treat you well , and bring amazing can food for you . " she said , but luci { Cat's name } didn't reacted at her so she shook her a little and said " Huh , here i am going to treat you well but you are ignoring me . " Mukti huffed and put lucii down , and he just purred and moved away .
" Hahaha , Lucii too knows it very well that who treats him better , that's why he ignored you . " Manik said coming behind her after changing in his lower and tshirt .
" But i am the one who loves him much . " Mukti said smiling and admiring the photos kept on the shelf .
" Ohh , so since you love him the most , why don't you both go out from my house and live together . " Manik said picking up a magazine and getting settled on his chair.
" You are so expert in changing the topic bro . " Mukti said got settled in the next seat .
" You know what , you are not yourself today . " Mukti said , manik looked at him in confusion and asked " what do you mean ? " mukti popped her left arm and kept it under her chin and said to him " I have never seen , you caring so much for a patient before . And you were mad at me for making fun of her . I remember you didn't even get mad , when Abhimanyu asked you out to see a movie for the nurse . "
" what does that mean ? " Manik asked being uninterested .
" It means everything . " Mukti said banging her hand on the table and continued " For example : Nandini Murthy is probably not an ordinary patient , orrrr maybe you are interested in her . " Mukti said winking at him and she continued " And ... "
" Aren't you having any work . " Manik asked her stopping her to say anything further . Mukti made a bad face and said to him " I have more free time than yours "
" Then go and just cook the lunch . I am hungry . " Manik said smirking at her while she looked at him in shock and said " then why don't you go and prepare lunch . "
" Because it's your job . Otherwise pay the rent of staying in my house . " Manik said still reading the magazine with a stern face and forwarding his hand to her .
Mukti huffed at her brother and stood up from her position and said " You are such a miser . I don't want to talk to you " and started going down mumbling to herself " You never deserve to have a girlfriend " And showed him tongue and moved down to the kitchen .
She moved down in the mean time Manik's heard a notification tone in his phone , so he picked out his phone and saw a msg from Mukti which was " Nandini Murthy's Contact Number . " he saw the message and saw his sister sheepishly smiling at him from the stairs and said " You are welcome . " Manik just give her a deadly glare which she ignores skillfully and says " I am just a conscientious porter "
" I never keep contacts of my patients with me . " Manik said to her .
" Bro can you be honest for once , What's so special about Nandini ?" she asked winking him well knowing about her brother's hidden feeling .
Manik just looked at her , and just picked up a magazine from his side and moved his hand in a way of throwing it on her , for which mukti laughed and got down the stairs making manik sigh . He kept the magazine and looked at his phone and the contact number for a second and opened it and saw two buttons , one of saving the number and other one of deleting it .
So he just clicked on Saving the number and named it " Nandini " and then kept back his phone .
***
// Miser - Means a person who hids his / her money and wealth and spend as little as possible .
Conscientious porter - Means a person who is like a mediator between two . //
Manik's House
Living Room with Dining
Kitchen
Stairs To Manik's Bedroom
Sitting near the stairs On the top
Nandini's Home
Living Area
Her working desk in Living Area
Kitchen
Dining Area
Partition Between Dining and Living area
Stairs to the bedroom
♥ Chapter 7 ♥
Its not that big due to the lack of response on the previous longest chapter .
Hope you like this one .
Precap : Past
Thank you
Love