CHAPTER 42

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MANIK POV

I hadn't saw Nandini since I woke up and right now I am organizing my surprise in the outskirt of the city and I made sure the flowers and chocolate I ordered will be delivered to her like every morning. I got a call from her an hour back, she wasn't sounding happy about the fact that I wasn't the one who given her flowers by my own hand and shown my annoying face at her door step. I chuckled in response ignoring to answer her any question that why I left the Haweli so early even without meeting her and where am I etc. But I made excuse of work and hanged up.

Its late afternoon and I came to the place where I brought Nandini on our first date to book the top floor terrace which have aclear and breathtaking view of the whole Chandigarh valley. I know Nandini loved this place so I thought why not use it as tonight special date. I am so nervous about all this but I have to work hard to impress the awesome lady.

The workers are here decorating the whole terrace with while flowers and lanterns on the rail. And a centre table for two is in the center covered with white table cloth and a beautiful tree style candlestick set in the middle . The wind was blowing, brushing hanging lanterns. The twenty five percent arrangements are still and I thought to go and check on some work till then.

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Its been an hour since I reached my office to check on my work and I think its already time to take my surprise in action and the evening seems in my favor because the weather isn't warm or too chilly, just soothing breeze brushing here and there. I fished out my cell phone from the pocket and dialed the florist to deliver the flower at the address on time with the note I given to him. And I think that was the hardest thing for me ;writing a note. I never done this in my life for any one but this one and only woman and I don't even feeling bad about it. I picked fresh and the most beautiful flowers collection for the bouquet by myself before coming to office  and it took me at least an hour because I wanted everything perfect. And my note which says-

"Its impossible!'' said pride ''its risky.'' said experience ''Its pointless'' said reason ''give it a try.'' whispered my heart. So, for the first time following my heart I am risking all the three things which I followed my whole life until I met you; My pride, conscience and ego, I'm asking you to accompany me somewhere, where  I'm waitin' still wearing the same smile you gave me. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. So, trust me once and accept my proposal so that I can finally show you who I am.

Manik..''

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I reached venue on time and all the arrangements were flawlessly done like the way I planned, I didn't go with some fancy or luxurious arrangements for the date. I wanted to keep it sweet, tender and romantic and I hope she will like everything and my effort will be pay off.

I am getting nervous by each passing seconds and pacing to and fro on the terrace staring outside for my car to reach here with her. I hope she will come, I didn't got any message from her but I am waiting for a positive result and her arrival will decide it. I'm hoping desperately for her to come and not stood me up.

Each and every women face flashing in my eyes whom I have hurt and stood them up on our dates and spoiling there effort. The more time is running the more I want to apologize to all the women I crushed once.

''Honk..Honk..'' I heard the horn of my car and turn around to look outside to see my white Audi approaching towards the café in between the isolated hill top and my smile grew wider and my heart fluttered in excitement and nervousness. Eventually she is here and I am extremely happy about this and didn't have to feel rejected.

I was staring from the terrace when she climbed out from the car gracefully looking breathtaking in her white shirt and black skinny trouser paired with black and golden high heels and a silver necklace dangling from her neck, her hairs were in high ponytails and how much I can see her makeup also seems natural.


I quickly hide behind the pillar and waited for her to come upstairs, after few ins i heard clicking of heels approaching stairs and then she came into view and her expression covered shocked and her jaw wide open making her look more radiant. I smiled like an idiot at the background and after recovering from shock she look around with a frown.

''Manik..Manik!!'' she called my name. ''Manik..where are you?..and what is all this?'' she asked looking around and taking few steps further and then I decided to come out from the shadow and stood behind her my chest touching her back and she jerked up in shock and turn around.

''god! you scared me.'' she sighed and I chuckled '' and what is all this?'' she asked again looking around.

''thanks for coming.'' I said with a smile and she passed an awkward smile, I think she is still confuse. I took her hand in mine and lead her to our table while she was checking out around roaming her eyes.

''Manik! why're we here?'' she asked confused.

''We are here for our first date.'' I answered casually pulling out a chair for her ''And you look stunning by the way.'' and I winked at her and pecked her cheeks quickly when she sat on her chair and her eyes widen in shock.

''A date?'' she asked shocked and i nodded taking my seat across her. ''but I didn't remember you asking me?'' she added further looking more shocked and I chuckled.

''well, I did when I asked you to accompany me in that note remember and your presence here is your approval.'' I stated and saw her cheeks colored pink but she hide it instantly.

''Ohk..''she answered awkwardly and looking nervous because she started to fidgeting with her fingers and again her eyes are roaming around every where. Sometimes her eyes grew wider, scrunched and sparked at something as if she is observing each and everything keenly and I like a stupid staring her beautiful face until her eyes met mine again and she became nervous again.

''well everything..is..is..so beautiful.'' she complimented in her stuttering voice trying to avoid her nervousness.

''Thankyou.''I replied ''I think you must be hungry so lets eat something first.'' I suggested and she nodded innocently. I gestured the waiter to come and the next moment he was by our table.

''yes sir, are you both ready to order?'' he asked bowing his head and I nodded.

''So, what you wanna have Nandini?'' I asked her first and she go through her menu.

''ummm..I will have palak paneer, Tandoori Quinoa and green chilli paratha that's it.'' She ordered and I like the way she never mention those cholesterol free healthy food and salad. She atleast eat like human not like dears like the women I met before. ''Hey! what are you smiling at, don't you have to order for yourself?'' she asked retrieving me from my thought.

''Well, I 'll have the same as her.'' I answered because I am not in mood to look at the menu when I have a better view to look at just sitting across me. Soon waiter disappeared leaving both of us alone once again.

''so what's the date about ?'' she asked and I frowned.

''About us.'' I answered casually.

''About us?what?'' now she looks more confused till then waiter to came with our orders.

''Don't stress yourself much and enjoy this and first I want to take it slow.'' she is still confuse when I stated with a smile and patted her hands and she stare it briefly but hadn't pulled away or reacted negatively which is a relief for me.


''shall we?'' I extended my hand after finishing up our meal and getting out of my chair and she raised her brows questioningly . '' May I have this dance with this beautiful lady.'' I asked and she shrugged with a smile before keeping her soft hands in mine readily.

We swayed to the soft  music in each others arm in a comfortable silence, irrelevant to our surrounding and the chilled breeze brushing her hairs  and some lose strands from her ponytail dancing on her face. The moment was so blissful and never wanted it to end. But soon my bubble broke when music changed to another romantic number and with it my nervousness came back thinking about the real reason behind this date. I don't know how I am going to do this but I know I don't have whole night to ponder over the thought.  I started preparing myself mentally, I don't know what I am going to saw after this song will be end but I know whatever I will be saying it will be direct from my heart.

Soon , the second song also got over and I took a long breath and cleared my foggy head and Nandini stare at me with a cute frown.

''Manik! are you cold?'' she asked concerned If the moment haven't been stressful for me I must had laugh at her innocence. I quickly shook my head as answer and then finally with lots of courage look into her eyes.

''You wanted to know about the reason behind this date. Right?'' I asked trying hard to control my nervousness and she nodded. ''Well, I wanted to confess something, wanted to ask you something but I don't know how to do it.'' I ruffled my hairs in anticipation and quickly turn around from her and stare the sky absently and thinking about where to start.

''You know what was thought about you when I first laid my eyes on you?'' I turn around when I finally decided from where actually I should start and I think starting from the start will be best. She stare at me for a moment before shaking her head negatively and I chuckled rubbing my forehead.

''I wanted to drag you straight to my bed and do the things which you cant even dream.'' I chuckled loudly this time and look up to see her reaction and his mouth was open wide she wanted to speak something but I interrupted. ''Nandini just don't take me wrong I never had a great past with women. All the women I met in my life they whether be gold diggers or wh*res. And I never trusted any women in my life enough to think further, a future with them. I never felt those special feeling. '' I hold her unfazed gaze with mine before continuing again. ''I thought the same about you, I thought you too would be like my past flings and escort and it wont be hard to bed you just like I did with other women. I thought your cold attitude is just a façade to get guys attention and my ego forced me to bet to bed you and brake you but after every meeting with you I realized how wrong I always been about you and how different you are from others. I felt horrible when I noticed how lonely and already broken you are but still strong enough to break my shell'' I chuckled at the irony. '' I don't know when and how I developed a soft and special corner for you in my non existing heart. I noticed how much I've changed just after meeting you. No one caught my attention since the day my eyes caught you. I never realized how I stopped flirting and playing around with random women but you. I suddenly became possessive and jealous around you; a quality which I realized I never had in me. You intrigued me Nandini Murthy.'' I reached a step closer and her eyes are wide with shock all the time over my confession. I held her hands in mine and she stare at it leisurely. ''I never smiled this much in my entire life how much I smiled just in these past months by the mere thought of you. Your every smile towards me melt my inside. Suddenly , talking to you became my favorite part of the day. When you first time smiled your real smile at me my inside reaction was 'oh shit' . You probably wont believe but I am always like a fresh about to graduate teenager around you.The more I see you;The more I talk to you; the more I want you. I love that feeling I get when I  see you smile. I love looking those beautiful eyes of yours, I think I unknowingly knew the second I met you that there was something about you I needed.'' I chuckled shaking my head ''Turns out it wasn't something about you, it was you I needed. Nandini, I accept I did many horrible things in my past but I want a new life now; a new life with you. I could start fire with what I feel for you. Meeting you was a fate, becoming your friend was a choice but falling for you was beyond control.''  I finally went down on my knees and heard her gasp. I pulled out a box from my back pocket and flipped open her, its a  gold and diamond floral pendant which caught my attention instantly when I was passing by a jewelry shop in Bangkok.  ''I actually fell for you before I even realized I did. I fell in love the way you fall asleep ; slowly and that all at once. I LOVE YOU, Nandini Murthy more than I have ever found a way to say you.''

I waited for her to speak or some reaction but she stood there still staring at me for a long time and my restlessness grew with our passing seconds and a knot started to form in my throat.

''Nandini!!.. speak something'' I gulped before speaking softly in nervousness. And the next, I reaction I get shocked me to the core. She laughed. She laughed the loudest I have ever heard which confused and scared me at the same time.''Nandini..you okay?'' I asked while standing to reach her level and she turned around quickly while laughing.

''I cant believe, Manik Malhotra is in love with me.''she laughed and I stare at her beyond confuse. '' You really think I'll believe you.'' she mocked ''I mean stop trying to get in women pants Manik and be original.'' and that hurt.

''Nandini, I am not trying to get in your pants..FOR GOD SAKE!!!'' I explained shaking her but she laughed louder this time and pushed me away as if she gone crazy.

''I mean, I.. I still cant believe that it was so easy to break Manik Malhotra's wall when I was thinking all this while it was gonna be impossible. I never thought it just took a mere unreasonable and meaningless friendship and some smiles to make you believe that I believe you.You're far to easy man, far to easy.'' she mocked while laughing and now I was shocked and confused as hell.

''what do you mean?'' I asked in a soft voice and I am definitely sounding confuse.

''God! It was all a pretense , I was just searching for some fun for the time I am here in Chandigarh. I thought why not try your ways. I mean you too do this to women just to keep yourself entertain at times. And you know I well liked all this now I can understand why you keep women around an fool them. It really is fun though and finally I experienced it. '' She laughed like a mad woman and I didn't know how to react at her confession. I felt an immense pain in my hurt but unable to figure it out, her laughter was ringing in my ears.

''Why?'' I whispered staring the ground absently.

''why?really?'' she scoffed. '' come on Manik! don't play a victim, I told you I was having fun but no you have to fall in love with me. It wasn't my fault.''she shrugged as if it was no big deal.

''tell me you are lying?'' I asked hopefully and she laughed again.

''god Manik! Its wasn't my fault , you are the one who wanted my friendship and I well.. played along. If you were a fool enough then how its my problem.'' she mocked and I again felt the same heart wrenching pain. ''It is what you did your whole life with others no?'' she teased with a crazy smile and I stare at her in disbelief , seeing her so calm and compose making out a joke of me and hurting me she is actually entertaining herself. I felt the anger slowly building inside me and the next moment I grabbed her arms painfully and she winced in pain and I ignored.

''You actually played me..Why?'' I asked threatening her and for the first time she looked a little terrified but she tried to hide it.

''Because I wanted you to feel the same the way those women felt when you played them.'' she spat the words venomously on my face. And I stare at her in disbelief and she took the moment to free herself and stood a good distance away from me, now her smiley and laughing demeanor evaporated in the air and she is breathing like a bull.

''So the friendship , flirting, your care everything was a lie?'' I still am not in condition to believe her.

''yes everything was a lie, a game Mr Malhotra, Me Nandini Murthy will never dream to keep any type of relationship with a womanizer like you. You are so annoying for my taste only I knew how I bear you around me, it was the toughest task for me.'' she stated in bitter tone and that's really broke my heart into pieces. 

''Nandini! may be your tongue and body language can lie but not your eyes. And why you will revenge for some random girls whom you never met.Come! get over with this game.'' I tried for the last time shaking her with full force after grabbing her by her arms.

''What the hell!!!!!'' she snapped pushing me away ''get this into your thick head that everything was a lie between us, I may be once can fall in love with a beggar but a billionaire womanizer like you. I wanted to break you so I did. You know the truth now so everything is over.'' she pointed her finger at me and spat venomously before walking away leaving me there alone and heart broken. I stare in the direction were she walked away and soon felt my eyes getting wet. I touched my cheeks with my pointed finger and stare at the tear drop at the tip longingly. And just one thought struck my mind.

Am I that hateful!!!!!

That's why everyone abandon me....

First...

My mom..

My Dad..

And now 'She'..


Guys!!!!!! So sorry and no need to accept my apology but still you all deserve to know that I am busy nowadays with my last moment college assignments . Pre-Uni is nearing. Exams are over head but still I am browsing and I promise I will take out my time to write just for you guys...

P.S-WELL!!!!!!! The first month of 2k17 over and here we get nothing..ROLF!!!




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