His Best Friend

Chapter 8

Manik's pov

I fucked up, I fucked up so fucking bad, I messed up man.

How could I forget nandini's birthday, I forgot my little kitten's birthday. I forgot it.

This morning when nandini told soha to reveal the truth, my head was filled with things,  had this feeling that soha wasn't loyal so I dug thought thing and Nandini was right she had been cheating on me

When I got home with soha I was about to tell her to pack her shit and leave but cabir was decorating the house and thats when it hit me.

It was nandini's birthday, I had fucking forgot her birthday, to make my guilt worse I remembered that I had forgotten her parent's death anniversary about 5 months ago. The day I yelled at her but she didnt say a single thing.

"Manik you fucked up man, you fucked up" cabir said as I watched nandini run up to her room

"I know" I whispered

"You fucking yelled at her multiple times throughout these months and not jsut that you completely forgot about her. It was like you didnt see her at all"

"I know cabir, I fucked up"

"Make it the fuck up with her" mukti yelled at me

"I will"

i sat down on the couch and closed my eyes as tears ran down my cheeks remembering every minute I ignored her, every time I yelled at her and every time I forgot about her.

"Why are you crying now" navya asked

"I know I messed up but navya I I hurt her so much. I hurt her"

"You did"

"She won't talk to me" I asked

"She will, she is nandini. Your nandini" cabir said

"Will she forgive me?"

"She will" navya said

"But I hurt her so much"

"You see Manik, thats the difference between you and her. She may be hurt and angry but she sees you, she cares" she said and I bit my inner cheek trying not to break

"Go up to her and talk it out" cabir said patting my back

i nodded wiping my face

I took a deep breath and jogged up to her room after everyone went to their rooms. I opened her door to find her laying down on her bed on her stomach.

I walked inside and shut the door behind me, I sat down on her bed. Feeling the bed dip she looked towards me and seeing it's me she stuffed her face back in the pillow

"Butterfly" I whispered

"Go away" she said sniffling

"Butterfly look at me"

"No, don't call me that, don't call me anything"

"Nandini Jaan please ek bar sun lai" I said touching her back

"Don't touch me, I can feel her presence on you" she said crying

My heart clenched hearing her voice, I got up and walked to my room. I quickly showered and changed my clothes. I called cabir and asked him to get the furniture and stuff changed in my room.

Walking back to nandini's room, I locked her door and sat down beside her again. She was still flipped on her stomach, her sniffles hurt me and I realized I had majority messed up

"Go away" she whispered when I touched her back caressing gently

"I know you are angry at me but"

"I am not angry at you" her reply made me ever more guilty becasue she was hurt not angry