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NANDINI POV
I got ready as fast as I could and left the house. I texted Mukti earlier and she invited me over for lunch whilst I will be waiting for Manik to wake up.
Good start to a 'study week', the finals were closed and things were happening again...This is more important than any exam though.
As I got to Mukti's house, she invited me in. I greeted her mother and she offered me a seat at the table. It looked amazing, there was everything you could possibly eat. I started eating and after I ate a lot of food, I sat next to Mukti in the living room
MUKTI: "He was drunk again wasn't he?" she asked when I sat beside her.
"Yup" I answered
It wasn't my story to tell, I'll let Manik explain the rest
2 hours later Manik finally came down. It was 1 pm already, he had enough sleep...That's for sure. And it wasn't even that late yesterday. He was drunk at 10 pm...Explain that
I helped his mom clean everything up and talked with Mukti about the exams
Manik didn't see me first. Their stairs begin a few steps further from the door. So when you come downstairs, you have to turn left to enter the kitchen and dining area
It's when he looked back after he sat down that he saw me.
MANIK: "Nandini?!" he said surprized
HIS MOM: "Oh by the way Nandini is her, she wanted to talk about finals next week" she said
She is so going to hate me after she found out what really was going on
MANIK: "Yeah thanks for the clarification mom, I hadn't recognized her," he said
MANIK POV
Oh my God, Nandini was here, but why? I didn't remember much about yesterday, except...Nandini brought me home, that's the only thing I could remember. I had a massive headache
I promised myself not to drink anymore, that promise didn't last long. Even though I drank, I felt guilty. Guilty maybe because I've read something about drinking in Islam or maybe this is a usual thing
You know like when someone drank the night before and promise not to drink ever again, but that same evening it happens all over again. It probably was that
Okay Manik, look like you're not interested because that was what I was doing for the last few weeks
"What do you want Nandini?"I asked
MOM: "Hey! What's wrong with you?!" she asked after she heard me acting all rude
"What?"
I'm really not up to this, it's like...I dunno, maybe 10 am, I'm shirtless and there are already people shouting and asking me questions. Can't I wake up first for God's sake?
NANDINI: "It's fine aunty, Manik, can I talk to you in your room?" she asked politely, followed by Mukti whispering"Oeeeh"
Very mature Mukti
Mom threw a towel at Mukti and widened her eyes towards me, indicating that I should do what Nandini was saying.
"Fine," I said as I stood up
Once we arrived in my room, I laid down on my bed not bothering to look at Nandini
I need to keep this act up
NANDINI: "Okay sit up douche," she said pulling my arm which made me indeed sit up
What's up with her?
"Nandini I told you that I don't wa..."I couldn't even finish my sentence or I felt my cheek burn
Nandini just smacked me in the face pretty hard.
"Why the hell was that for?"I shouted rubbing the sore spot
NANDINI: "Now you're going to shut up and listen!" she shouted back
Okay, I'm really interested in what she has to say now
She threw a shirt that she found on the ground in my face commanding me to put it on
"Okay chef,"I said
After that, she dead stared me for talking
"Oh yeah sorry, forgot that I'm not allowed to talk, "I said putting my shirt on
She was annoyed, but hey, annoying people is one of my specialties
"I'm waiting?" this time I was getting annoyed
She was just standing there, what it seemed like trying to find the right words
What the hell was she about to say
And then, she finally spoke
"I know everything! How could you lie to me hu?! Everything you said killed me and all you did at for was just so you could push me away again? I hate the lies you tell over and over again and I hate it that I care so much" she fell on her knees and was crying
I was shocked and the tears started the build-up in the corner of my eyes
Did she know?
How?
I sat down on the ground in front of her and lifted her face up
"How?" I asked
NANDINI: "I read every message you sent to Aryamaan" she replied
She knew, she knew that I had cancer and wasn't battling it
NANDINI: "I hate you to the bone," she said taking her face in her hands
I stood up and needed to cool myself down. I was angry, hurt and most of all I was facing reality
Now that Nandini knew, everybody will know and I will be known as 'the guy that had cancer and didn't fight it'
I threw a few books across the room, which made Nandini stand up
"No!" she said, "You're not allowed to be angry! That's my job!"
She grabbed my hand and threw them over her shoulder. She hugged me tightly whilst I heard her still crying
NANDINI: "I can't lose you" she sobbed
NANDINI: "Please fight it..do it for me"
I pulled myself out of her hug and didn't even look at her.
"I made my decision 2 weeks ago, I'm not planning on changing it any time soon" I responded
I knew that as soon as I looked at her, I would have a reason to fight
But somehow, I didn't.
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