The Mafia Bride

Chapter 10

Manik & the others had returned as soon as they found out what happened....and Manik was not happy.

"WHERE THE HELL WERE YOUR GUARDS REHAN? SECURITY KE HOTEY HUE YEH KAISE HO SAKTA HAI?" Manik shouted.

"I dont understand, security toh apne jagah pe hi thi phir bhi...I'll find out Manik, dont worry." Rehan assured Manik.

"Woh sab toh thik hai par Manik, tu Nandini ke paas jaa. Bechari kitni zyada darr gayi hogi." Nyonika said.

"Mom, we have to find out who did this. Iss aadmi se hum yeh paata lagwa sakte they ki attacks kaun karwa rahe hai....and now he is dead." Manik explained.

"Woh sab karne ke liye Cabir, Abhi...Dhruv aur Rehan hai. Tu abhi ki abhi meri beti ke paas ja." Nyonika demanded. She usually refrained from interfering in all this which is why everyone was surprised. Manik was also surpised to hear his mom call Nandini beti instead of bahu....but deep down it made him feel happy. 

"Ok Mom...par can you do one thing?" Manik asked.

Meanwhile, Nandini was in her room, shaking in fear. Images of the man's bullet ridden body flashed through her head. Riya & Ishaan were sitting by her trying to comfort her. They both felt terrible seeing her like this.

"Bhabhi...dont worry. Ek baar Manik bhai aa jayenge toh woh paata laga lenge ki yeh sab kisne kiya." Riya tried to console Nandini. She leaned her head on her shoulder.

"Haan bhabhi, bhai will fix everything. Pls dont cry." Ishaan hugged her from the other side.

Manik entered at that moment and both Ishaan & Riya looked up at him. He motioned for them to leave so they did...quietly. Nandini still had her head buried in her arms. Manik slowly walked towards her and sat on the bed, placing a hand on her head. Nandini finally looked up and her face was stained with tears.

"Im sorry you had to see that Nandini. Mujhe paata hai tumhe iss sab ki aadat nahi hai..." Manik trailed off, not really knowing what to say.

"Manik....woh....he was...woh chakku wala...." Nandini mumbled.

"Haan....I had him tied there. Kyunki main paata lagane ki kosish kar raha tha ki usse kisne bheja. I didnt have any plans on letting him die, not yet anyways."

"Matlab...yeh sab usne nahi kiya?" Nandini asked.

"Nahi.....he was just hired. Mastermind koi aur hai....jo baar baar mujhpe attack karwa raha hai. Humari shaadi se pehle se mujhe marne ke koshish kar rahe hai....and that day jab mujhe goli lagi. Its the same person." Manik replied. "At first mujhe laga yeh sab Harshad karwa raha hai...lekin I think Harshad ke saath koi aur bhi mila hua hai. Someone smarter than him...shayad ussi insaan ne aaj uss aadmi ko maar dala."

"But...ghar ke bahar toh itni security hai. How did someone get past that?" Nandini asked.

"Wahi toh samajh nahi aa raha hai...." Manik replied. Seeing Nandini so stressed about it, Manik thought of something. " Lekin jo bhi hai, you dont need to worry. Tum apne kaam pe dyaan do...kal se tum hospital jaa rahi ho."

"Ma mujhe jaane nahi degi...yeh stupid chot jo lagi hai." Nandini frowned cutely. 

Manik couldnt help but chuckle and lightly squeeze Nandini's cheeks. "Tum bhi na bilkul bachi ho! Ma ne manna kiya aur tum mann gayi? I mean this is Mom we are talking about...thoda manati toh chutkiyon main mann bhi jaati. Ill talk to her....tum bhi pura din ghar pe baite baite kya karogi? You're not in any pain right?" 

"Nahi." Nandini shook her head.

"Good...toh phir kal se tum hospital jaa rahi ho." Manik said. 

"Tum jitna busy rahogi...utna iss sab se door rahogi....aur utna hi safe rahogi. I cant let you get hurt again." Manik thought to himself. Then he saw Nandini get up and get the first aid box out.