Manan Room :

Nandini : "maaanniiikkk"...she shouted in high pitch voice which terrified everyone ...

Manik : " Nandini..Nandini kya hua tumhe ...please relax "...he tried to calm her down while she was continuously blabbering something..and signalling towards the door..

Nandini : " manik..Maa..nini..kk..wahan..wo ..dekho..ma..niikkk.."...her words weren't making any sense to him..but he was scared looking at her flabbergasted face...he was feeling helpless around her..

Manik : "pari waha koi nhi hai..shant ho jao please..".. He tried to make her calm..while everyone was in tension looking at nandini's condition...

Nandini : " nahi..Woh Dekho..wo has rahi hai..manik dekho please..manik mujhe dar lag raha hai..manik.."...she said and hide herself in his arms..and he took her protectively in his embrace...

Manik : "shhh! Relax..main hoon na..calm down please ..."... He consoled her while navya held cabir's hand tightly..on which he assured her that Nandini will be fine..

Nandini was continuously blabbering...but being in manik's embrace ..she felt peace..and slept..

He lay her down on the bed securely and kissed on her forehead ,..whispered in her ears "Main hoon na pari..sleep..I won't let any harm to you.."...she smiled a little in her sleep because of Manik's words and her smile made him relax a bit..

Manik then signaled everyone to come outside on which they all nodded...and they all left the room..all this was seen by a pair of evil eye who was smiling victoriously...she saw Nandini's face which was little in peace due to manik's warmth..and that peace was irking her...She start coming towards nandini..

But as soon as she came near the bed...she felt a big powerful shield all around..which jerked her off..and she fell back on the ground..

"yeh kya ho raha hai?..main Nandini ke paas kyu nahi ja pa rahi.."...she said gritting her teeths..

Then her eyes fell on that same red sacred dupatta which Nyonika gave to Nandini..that sacred fabric was placed on the bed...and the rays which was coming out of it..was burning the eyes of evil soul..and she instantly moved out from there...

Outside the Room :

Everyone was tensed after witnessing Nandini's condition..and the most important person was Manik..he was really scared for his wife...he isn't understanding that what is wrong with Nandini ..and why she is behaving like that...

Cabir : "Manik! "...he placed his hand on manik's shoulder..on which manik looked at him still very tensed...

Cabir : "relax..she will be fine.."...he assured him and manik gave a weak smile ...

Nyonika came towards manik and placed her hand on his cheek..."Manik...beta she needs you..and you can't loose like this...wo shayad thodi stressed hai..but she will be fine.."...she also gave him the support which was much needed...

Navya : "but ..yeh sab kuch ajeeb nahi hai..humara matlab hai..Nandini ka is tarah achanak faint ho jana..then uska is tarah darna..kisi cheez ki taraf ishara karna...it's all so weird.."...she said while recalling past events...

Mukti : "actually Navya has a point.."..she also seconded her...which made manik ponder on it..

Raj : "bacho..esa kuch nahi hai...Marriage ke baad she must be tired,..kal he toh shaadi hui hai..tum log yuhe assumptions laga ke cheezo ko complicate mat karo..'...he said in a little stern tone...

Cabir : "I agree with uncle...she must be hallucinating something.."..he said making all think...

Manik : "enough guys! please ..and ..."...before Manik could say anything more..they all heard nandini's scream...

Manik : "Nandini"... He said in horror and everyone rush inside ...

Manan Room :

Manik first came inside the room..he was panting very badly..and next what he saw made him startled..Nandini was sitting on the bed..she was hugging her knees crying very badly..and blabbering something continuously...

He ran towards her...and tried to touch her..but she jerked his hand off and hide herself in the corner of bed..leaving him shocked and baffled...and seeing such scenario in front of their eyes ..everyone who came running after manik..was shocked to core...

Nandini : " hato..don't come near me..jao..jao..nahi..jao.."...she was blabbering anything in the trance..still hugging her knees to her body very tightly...

Manik : "pari..its me manik..dekho ..see am here..dekho na..."... He said down beside her..and somehow tried to make her look at him...

Just when her eyes met his ..she felt her breath came back to her..she without any rational thought..hugged him tightly as tight as she can...

Nandini : " ma.a.ni..kk.."...she called his name in her stammering tone..while he caressed her long silky hairs to calm her little down...and being in his arms..she was actually at peace...

After sometime when pace of her heart beat was normal ..she broke the hug...and all of them present there..with tense faces..and specially manik..in just past 3 hours..manik seems to be very pale..and dull..so weak..as if he is on hunger strike from ages..

There tense faces made her feel guilty..She somehow composed herself..for the sake of her family..who seems to be very worried for her...although from inside she was facing loads of trouble still she has to put a smiling and relaxed face for her family..for her love...Manik...

Manik : "kya baat hai nandini?...kya hua hai tumhe?.."...he cupped her face and asked in a very worried tone...

She put a smiling face..and placed her hand on Manik's hand which was on her cheeks..

Nandini : "mai theek hoon Manik..'...she assured him while he wasn't seems to be convinced by her fake smile..he very well knows his best friend...since childhood he can easily differentiate between her fake and real smile...

Manik looked straight into her eyes..and she lowered her gaze..her this gesture proved all...but still looking at the tense environment ..he choose to be quiet...

Manik : "tum chillai kyu?.."...he asked in a little tone..while she wasn't still not making any eye contact with him..

Nandini : "woh bas ek bura sapna tha.."..she said now looking at him..and he knows ..she didn't lied this time..he moved his hand from her face..and held her hand very tightly in between his hands..

Manik : "mai hoon na tumhare paas..koi bura sapna ab nahi aayega..i promise..just relax.."...he said with a smile on his face and his words..his that one smiled cured all..eased the pain which was building inside her...

She instantly gave him the smile which was needed for him as well...her one smile soothed his heart as well..the pace of his heart beat came back to normal..his breath was till now caught in his throat came back to him...and he gave a broad smile to her ...

Nyonika : "Nandini beta ..tum theek ho na.."...she asked after sitting beside her..and placing her hand on her head...

Nandini : "han mom..mai theek hoon..ab ap pareshan mat hoiye..infact aap sab pareshan mat hoiye..mai theek hoon.."...she said first holding nyonika's hand and then she said last line looking at everyone's face...

Navya : "jaan ho tum hum sab ki..tumhe kuch bhi hota hai na..toh hum sab ki saansei ruk jati hai.."...she said after sitting beside nandini...

Now Nyonika was sitting beside Nandini on her left side..Navya on her right side and in front of her there was manik..while others were standing looking at Nandini...the soul of Malhotra mansion..life of that house...life of them...Nandini Manik Malhotra..

Listening Navya's words Nandini was in tears..she hugged her tightly..and Manik smiled looking at the bond..once Nandini was only his best friend..but don't know when that pure soul become his life..and his friend's life..she gave all of them a new definition of love and family..Eve though when Manik wasn't there ..she was always around his friends and his family..who eventually became her friends and her family..she was always like a shadow of manik...who never left his side,...she was always like a shining star..who always shined for him and his loved ones...

Cabir : "bas ..aab kya hume bhi rulaoge tum dono?..'..he said in his humor..to lighten the atmosphere..and wipe off his fake tears..which made everyone chuckled...

Nandini : "thank you cabir.."...she said as she knows he was doing for her..for them ...on which he smiled and gave a flying kiss to her..which she catches and placed it near her heart..

Manik : "Salle..biwi hai meri.."..he complained looking Back at him..with some deadly fake glares..

Navya : "aur tum bhi shaadi shuda ho..cabir.."..she also gave a glare to him..on which every one suppressed their laugh..while the elders nodded their head ...in No...which means kuch nahi ho sakta in logo ka...

Cabir : "oh ho...tum dono ka possessive mode kitni jaldi on ho jata hai..wese bhi Nandini is my first love.."...he said last line after winking at Nandini..on which Nandini smiled...

Manik : "salle..mooh todh dunga tera..samjha.."..he now stood up and came towards him..

Navya : "aur hum pair.."...she also said showing her finger...

Mukti : "joker..mujhe esa kyu lag raha hai..ki teri jaan khatre mei hai?.."..she said after suppressing her laughter...

Cabir : "mujhe bhi kuch esa he lag raha hai.."...he said making a scared face...

Dhruv : "dude..run then.."..he said as now manik was about to attack him..and cabir start running...

Cabir : "manik..kya karha hai...lag jayegi yaar.."...he said in his defense..and Nandini was the first one who burst into laughter...

After witnessing Nandini's carefree laugh..everyone looked at Nandini with a broad smile and peaceful face..and Manik was the one who was smiling very broadly..

Manik : "thanks Cabir.."...he said wrapping his hand around his shoulder and looked at Nandini..who was laughing wholeheartedly..her eyes were closed..

Cabir : "thanks mat bol..meri bhi kuch lagti hai woh..remember..mera pehla pyaar..Nandini hai.."...he said last line with and grin and manik slapped on cabir's shoulder..

Manik : "aur meri biwi hai woh..mera zindagi hai woh.."...he confessed looking straight at Nandini...

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After sometime...Manan were lying on the bed..holding each other in their tight embrace..Nandini was listening the rhythmic sound of Manik;s heartbeat..while he was humming some random melody and his hands were caressing her hairs...he was trying to make her sleep..but sleep was no where seen in Nandini's eyes..her thoughts were wandering all around..she was physically present there..but mentally she wasn't...

Manik : "kya baat hai pari?..mujhe bhi nahi bataogi?.."...he asked very sweetly..and she hmm'ed ..on which manik was sure that something was definitely bothering her...

Manik : "you know na pari..before anything..am your rakshs..your best friend..say it na..what's bothering you?.."...he asked after dropping a relaxing kiss on her head...

Nandini : "Manik..am feeling some weird vibes around us..like koi hai jo hume stare karha hai.."...she said looking all around..but none was seen...but the real fact was..someone was present there...sitting on the window..glaring at the duo..casting evil eye on them...

Manik turned around..and pinned her to the bed..and came on top of her..he pecked on her lips...which made the evil soul burn in anger...she so wanted to enter in Nandini's body yet again..but that sacred cloth which was still on bed...was making her loose her powers...she was feeling weak because of that chunri...

Manik : "esa kuch nahi hai..you are only imagining..because of tiredness...may be it's all because of yesterday night..."...he said last two words in her ears..in his husky tone which shiver Nandini..

Nandini : "kuch bhi.."...she said and tried push him off her..but he was way too strong from her...

Manik : "try me..."...he said with a wink and notorious glint in his eyes..she tried to hide her face as she was blushing very hard..his lower body was touching on her sensitive spot...which was igniting the fire inside their bodies...

He was bending down..slowly and slowly to claim her lips..she placed her hand on his cheeks..and he smiled at her move...he was very close to her lips..

Suddenly Nandini opened her eyes and smiled looking at his closed eyes...her hand went to that peace of cloth..she picked that sacred chunri and placed it in between their lips so quickly that Manik's lips landed on the piece of the cloth which was on her face ...

He opened his eyes and glared at her..while she smiled mischievously..

Manik : "you wanna play games with me?...i have loads of game..batata hoon tumhe.."..he said with a smirk and Nandini's eyes popped out...he picked that chunri and threw it away...and he captured nandini tightly in his embrace...

Unknowingly that piece of sacred cloth falls straight on the evil soul..who was fuming in anger till now looking at their intimacy..and after that chunri falls on her..her whole body started burning..she somehow Vanished from there...

Here Manan totally oblivious of their surrounding ..was drowning with the passion that the proximity was creating...He closed his eyes and so as nandini..she again placed her hand on his cheek and neck...and manik came dangerously very close to her lips..

They were only inches apart..and soon that distance also filled up..their lips met and a unknown sensation ran down their spines...he was gently sucking her lips..while she was responding with equal vigor...and letting him take the charge...his hands were moving in a perfect sync on her upper body..under her top..over the last fabric on her body...he touching her such sensitive parts making her crave for more...by each stroke..she deepen the kiss even more..he pinched on her upper body...due to which she hissed and taking the opportunity..he entered inside her delicious mouth..to devour the each corner...he sucked her lips..and now she was moving her hands on his back..which was giving him pleasure and giving him push to not stop his acts..

His hands start coming down ..in mid of the kiss...and his hand reached right on her feminine parts..gave her goosebumps.. he deepen the kiss even more when he found her shiver under his touch..he didn't did anything..only his hand was down there...after feeling her out of breath..he left her lips..and both opened there eyes..his hand was still inside her shorts..and she was feeling very warm there..even he again feel it..he kissed on her forehead...

Manik : "i love you..'...he confessed on which she smiled broadly..and even blushed..she hide herself in him...by hugging him tight..

Nandini : "i love you more..."...she also confessed and kissed on his shoulder...and he took her in his arms,...

Manik withdraw his hands from there and dropped a relaxing kiss on her forehead...

Manik : "you are fine na?.."...he asked in a concern tone...on which she nodded and admired his face lovingly...he pecked on her lips...and smiled broadly...

Just then..Manik got a call ..so he took his phone and moved out of room to answer it..Nandini sat back on the bed..and looked at the creases of the bed sheet ...which was the evidence of their hot steamy make out..some minutes ago..she smiled and blushed profusely..recalling all that..

She stood up...and walked straight to the balcony..where her canvas placed..she is a great painter ...whenever she was happy or sad..she loves to do painting...and today she feels like painting...

She removed the white transparent sheet off the canvas and looked at the blank board..then she picked out the colors and her painting..she closed her eyes..and her hands start making patterns on the white sheet...she recalled Manik's smiling face..which brought a smile on her lips as well...

But soon that image turned into the most horrifying open..

and she opened her eyes..with a jerk..her whole body was shivering and sweating..but her hands were still working on the canvas...she wanted to complete what she started,..so she start completing her painting..but as soon as she complete it..she was surprised and horrified...she threw the canvas and ran out from there..

After sometime ..Manik came there ...and start looking for nandini..he was tensed when he found her missing..he saw some drops of colors on the edge of balcony door..so he moved there...he found a painting lying on the ground...he moved towards it..and picked it up..as soon as he saw the painting..he was baffled ..her face expression were shocking...

Manik : "yeh nandini ne banai?...but yeh kese possible hai?..."...he said still gazing at the painting...

Screen freeze on his shocking face...

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