I Need You To Be There.... For a little more than Always!!!

Part 60:

Someone has rightly said,

"Falling in love is very easy.... Its staying in Love that is challenging!!"

A few words is all it takes to break a relationship. A few words that hit a person straight into the heart, passing through it like an arrow.

But its not just one that gets hurt, if its true love, then it hurts both of them equally. Where on one side, Nandini is hurt over Manik's words... Ot the other side, Manik is hurt over her absence.

The entire day passed away while Manik just locked himself up in his room. Neither did he eat anything now did he speak with anyone. Fab4 kept on trying to talk to him and so did his parents but he didn't listen to himself. It was around 1 am when finally he opened up the door of his room and moved up to the terrace.

He lied down there, looking up at the stars as the morning incident replayed in his head. How anxious he was to see her when they came back from the hospital!! How he kept on looking towards her room!! And that dreadful moment when he got to know that she had left!! She left...

Tears rolled down his eyes but he all he could do was to regret. Regret over the words that he said to her. Regret for all the tears that she shed in front of him. Regret for the time when she kept on pleading in front of him to hear her out.

" I just want to feel ur presence next to me, and this.... Believe me is more than enough for me."

Her words rang into his head. He remembered how happy they were. Her smile when he saw the surprise that he had planned for her. That expression when she assumed him to be proposing her. A smile crept on his face as he remembered the way she was trying to tease him.

But it didn't last longer as his own words rang into his mind

"Don't even dare to come near me.... Go!! Just get Lost.... Go away from here, I don't even wanna see ur face for now... "

Fresh tears flowed down his eyes as he whispered,

" I m sorry Nandini.... I m so so so sorry!!"

Soon he drifted into sleep right under the stars. The next morning, Cabir moved to Manik's room to find it empty. He tried calling him but then realised that his phone was still in his room.

The others, who had stayed there itself for the night, too woke up and started looking for him. When they finally found him sleeping on the terrace. The rushed towards him to find dried tears under his eyes and on his cheeks.

Mukti: Manik is really not taking this well.

Cabir: What else can we expect from him....

Aliya: he really loved her!!

Cabir: So did She Aliya... So did She!!!

Mukti: He has himself taken up this suffering.

Cabir: As much as I hate seeing Manik suffering like this... I know I can't do anything for him. I had tried to stop him that time, but he didn't listen to me. And now we can't do anything...

Mukti: No cabir.... We can!! Nandini has done a lot for me and I m gonna stand by her words. She always wanted us to support Manik. And I will do so!! I know I m furious at him at the moment, but I will support him just like he has supported me all my life.

Saying so Mukti moved forward towards him and sat by his side as she patted on his shoulder.

Mukti: Manik... Wake up!!

Manik stirred suddenly as he opened up his eyes shouting out Nandini's name. He looked at Nandini by his side and his eyes again began to water.

Mukti: I m sorry Manik, I shouldn't hv reacted that way...

Manik: No Mukti... U were right, it was me who was being a jerk all this why?? Thats why she left me mukti.... Thats why she left me!!

Mukti hugged Manik looking at his condition and soon they were covered by the other three as well.

They somehow convinced Manik to freshen up while Cabir ordered the servant for some breakfast. Half an hour later, Fab5 were sitting in the living room while Manik yet again refused to eat anything.

Manik: No simi take it away, I don't feel like having anything right now. I m not hungry!!

Cabir: Manik... Eat something at least!!

Manik: No cabir... I m fine....

With that he picked up a file kept in front of him and pretended to read it but the slight water filled up his eyes every now and then was clearly visible to the others.

Everything about Nandini kept on rotating in his mind. Her smile, her voice, her twinkling eyes, her hair... The way she pouted in front of him to make him agree to her requests. He was too lost in his thoughts when the watchman entered the house.

"Excuse me Sir... There is a delivery boy outside asking for Nandini Madam... She had ordered something!!"

Just her name and it was enough for Manik to snap out of his thoughts and look up.

Cabir: Tell him she isn't here...

Manik: NO.... NO.... Get him inside.

The watchman nodded at him and soon two men entered the house. When one of them said,

" Hello sir... I have got the pictures that Nandini Madam had given to us to print and get them framed. The delivery date was a day before yesterday but since she didn't come to receive it we thought to deliver it here."

Cabir: Nandini isn't here... Just leave these here and leave.

Man: But sir... She had ordered to get them on her room's wall so I hv got the carpenter too with me.

Cabir: I said she isn't here... Just keep these and leave!!

Cabir said sternly on which they simply left.

Soon all of them left for their works while Manik again decided to move to his room but not before picking up the parcel that had come for Nandini.

He sat down on his bed as he opened up one of the three packs and found a beautiful picture of them in which he was kissing her forehead while a beautiful smile played on her lips.

That picture was of a few days before Dhruliya's wedding when they all where sitting at the Malhotra Mansion and chilling when Cabir had snapped them randomly. Nandini had gotten mad at Cabir was doing so but the moment she saw the picture, all her anger bursted away while she jumped over cabir hugging him as she thanked him for the picture.

A broad smile finally stretched on his face looked at that picture. He immediately picked up the second one and opened it to find one picture of the wedding day.

He caressed the picture remembering the day, when Nandini was running all around the venue to do all the world while he was continuously trying to get her attention, as he wanted to spend more and more time with her especially after all that Harshad fiasco.

Manik had been irritating her and not letting her work coz of which she was trying to run away from him until he finally got hold of her and dragged her to a side to admire the way she was looking. He cupped her face while she blushed hard at his compliment, looking straight into his eyes and exactly at the moment, one of the hired photographers had clicked their picture.

He reached for the third frame and opened it to find another beautiful picture of theirs but this one was a bit edited with a few extra effects on the background.

He smiled remembering that picture from the pre wedding photoshoot of Dhruv and Aliya after which he had somehow convinced her to get a few snaps with him. Nandini wasn't too comfortable with all the poses until Manik grabbed her waist and pulled her towards himself. He started caressing her face, her waist and murmured sweet nothings to her as she got into her daze, lost into his eyes, his proximity while the picture was clicked. Their faces clearly displayed how they were completely lost into the moment when the picture was clicked.

Hours and hours spent by as he kept on caressing her face looking at those pictures. Yes, she was the best thing about his life and he was proud to give his heart to her. It was about 6 in the evening when Fab4 returned back. They asked Nyonika about Manik who simply told them that he was in his room. All of them moved upstairs and opened the door of his room to find, Manik sitting there on the floor resting his back to the bed as he had a smile on his face and tears in his eyes, which were fixed at the frames kept in front of him.

They sighed looking at him and decided to somehow cheer him up. When Cabir said,

Cabir: Manik... Listen dude come on lets Jam!! Its been a long time. We hvn't jammed since we came back from Paris. Lets go!!

Manik looked up from the pictures and immediately his smile disappeared.

Manik: No cabir... I m not in the mood for it!!

Saying so he turned to the other side as he picked up the bottle kept there and drank almost half of it in a single gulp.

Cabir snatched away the bottle from him and shouted,

Cabir: Manik... Why hv u been drinking?? R u mad...

They all walked to the other side to sit when they noticed 3 empty bottles already kept there.

Mukti: Manik... Hv u lost it?? Tune akele ne itni daaru pi li!! Pagal ho gya h kya??

Manik didn't say anything to them and simply kept looking at the wall in front of him.

Aliya: For God's sake Manik... Say something??

Manik: HAAN... HAAN!!! PAGAL HO GYA HOON ME..... NHI PATA MUJHE KI ME KYA KR RHA HOON!!! NHI REH SAKTA ME USKE BINA..... SUNA TUM SAB NE, NHI REH SAKTA ME....

Manik suddenly shouted at all of them as he got up and grabbed the bottle from Cabir's hand and drained it fully into his mouth.

He finished the entire bottle and slammed it over the table.

Manik: I can't live without her.... No matter how much I try to hate her for leaving me like this, but I can't...... I can't hate her and nor can I ever think to forget her!!! I don't WANT her to live my life guys.... I NEED HER to live my life, I need her as much as I need to breath. She is like the oxygen to my soul, I need her... I need her!!

With that Manik broke down and fell on his knees tears flowing down his eyes. Mukti rushed towards him and hugged him as he held onto her and cried.

No one of them had ever seen Manik break down ever before, no matter how harsh the situations have been he never broke down, not even when he had to leave his Music. It pained them to see him that way and tears made way to their eyes as well.

Manik: She is my sanity Mukti... I will go insane without her. I can't live like this. I Need Her!!

Manik cried out hugged her tighter when they heard a voice.

"Then go and get her back!!!"

All of them turned around to see Dadi standing at his door with Raj and Nyonika on her sides. Both the ladies with tears in their eyes seeing their son in such a situation.

Manik looked down again not being able to look straight at Dadi when she moved closer to him and cupped his face making him look up.

Dadi: If u Really need her that much. Then go and get her back!! Prove ur love to her and get her back.

Manik: Dadi....

Manik whispered as he hugged her hard while she caressed his hair.

Dadi: Manik... She might hv left right now but I know she love u a lot. And U do too!! Go and bring ur Love back to ur life.

Manik's eyes twinkled with Hope as he finally asked her.

Manik: U know where she is?? Right Dadi??

Dadi's smile faded away at his words and she said slowly,

Dadi: No manik.... I hv no idea where she can be.

Raj: So what... U r Manik Malhotra!! U can never give up... Do everything u can and find her son. Find her and get her back!! I know u can do this...

Nyonika: Yes Manik... Find her!!

Manik got up from the floor with one of the frames still in his hands as he looked at it and said determinately,

Manik: Yes... I will find her, I will find her anyhow and make sure she comes back, coz I know she loves me too!!!

All the others smile at him and nod while Manik's eyes were fixed over Nandini's face.

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Manik has decided to get her back. But will he even be able to find her?? Or is it already too Late??

What do u think guys??

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-Navya