HERS

Chapter 24

Manik picks me up because I could barely walk, he was right he did do me good, he places me in his bed and grabbed some water.

"Drink up baby" he whispers pecking my lips

I gulp some down and hand him the rest, he drinks the rest placing the glass on the table.

"Come here precious" I whisper

He lays down on my stomach as I lay back, some pillows behind my back. My fingers start massaging his hair gently, a loud sigh escapes his lips.

"Im right here manik, talk to me" I mumble feeling how tense he actually is

he doesn't say anything, he lays there holding me tighter with every second that goes by

"I love you" I kept whispering as I kiss his head every few minutes

He doesn't speak a single word, but he does eventually falls a sleep on me, his soft snores let me know he is exhausted but it doesn't last long as his snores stop but he was sleeping

I can't believe in the last two months he lost two people that were close to him and here I was ballistic about his absence but now that I think about the things he went through I know I fucked up by lashing out

I love manik so much, so much to the point where I want him all of him, his anger, his love, his care, his lashing out, his fears, his insecurities, I want him, I want all of it, good and bad.

I couldn't find my phone because I knew I left it on the couch but I wasn't going to move, not whne manik was sleeping on me. So I search for his and find it beside the pillow.

I quickly dial navy's number who picks up on the third ring.

"You are a peace of shit for making my girl cry" she screams on the phone

"Navy it's me" I whisper

"You took him back" she asks

"I didn't let him go navya, I was angry but he is mine, there is no taking him back because I would never let him go"

"Why did he leave?"

"His sister and nephew passed away"I whisper as tears fall down my cheeks

"Shit, is he okay"

"No he isn't but he will be soon, I hope so"

"Be with him, do you need clothes or"

"no it doesn't matter, I am going to come home to grab stuff, we do have to vacate the house soon"

"In a couple days but"

'it's fine, I can come grab my stuff, have you already left?" I ask

"Yeah, I wanted to see you before I leave but your text stopped me"

I had texted her I was coming over to manik to talk to him and to leave without seeing me. Her and Cabir were moving to mumbai and I want to as well but I need to talk to manik about it first

we talked for a bit before I let her go, I look up Arun's number calling him, he picks up right away

"Did you call nandini?" His first question makes me smile a bit

"No he didn't" I reply

"Im sorry" he whispers

"I get your porch to race" I say

"Done"

"Why didn't you tell me what was going on?" I ask

"Because manik knew that you wouldn't focus on work if I told you"

"Arun he is broken"

"I know nandini and it hurts to hear his voice even, it was lost, completely lost"

"He will be okay"

"Im going to take care of the office, please take care of him"

"I will, I'm sorry for yelling at you"

"You are scarier than manik"

"Good because I will still puncher your neck if I get a chance"

"Stop I have nightmares"

"Oh you big kid, whatever" I say cutting the call

Placing the phone away I shimmy down a bit, my hand was still caressing his hair and his face as I watch him

He wasn't sleeping peacefully, his face wasn't calm, he was stressed even in his sleep. I try and caress those frowns away but it doesn't help instead his face deepens with frowns

i wipe my tears away whne some start falling on my cheeks remembering how he told me about his nephew and sister, the fact that he was dealing with it alone haunts me

"No no no please" his voice makes me look down

"Ahh nooo please" he screams jumping up

His face white as a ghost, sweat buds on his forehead as those frowns deepen, his eyes start tearing up

"Manik come here handsome" I mumble opening my arms for him

He looks at me and for the first time as if realizing that im right here he falls in my arms, his face in my neck as he sobs, harder than he was before.

"Shh shh it's okay"

'she she died" he cries

"Im sorry bub, im so sorry" I couldn't help but cry seeing him crying, he is so precious adn to see him crying like that hurts so bad

"She left, he left me too just like my parents, like harshad, everyone leaves" he cries

"No, I am right here, I would never leave"

"You will too, I know you will. Everyone leaves me, I don't know what im doing wrong" he cries in my neck

His cries were painful to hear like physically painful, my chest was tight hearing how hard he was sobbing

"Look at me manik" he shakes his head

"I don't wanna leave you"

"You won't, I am not going to leave you, please look at me"

He sniffles looking in my eyes, his bright red and swollen eyes makes me tear up as well

"I am never going to leave you manik, you feel this?" I ask placing his hand on my heart

he nods looking at me

"This heart beats for you, please don't think I will leave you because I won't, I will never leave you, I will stand here with you holding your hand. Manik I love you"