Part 8:worried!

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Next day,soha enters fab 5 jam room.
S: hello, guys, what's up??
Mukti: u here,do u have any work?
S:yes, i am ur new band manager.
Manik: what? Why?

Princi comes from behind
Princi : because nandini has resigned.
Manik was shocked.
Mukti: finally!! 
Princi: u, guys must have troubled her  so much that she kept pleading to me to let her resign.

Manik felt bad hearing these.
Manik(in mind): she resigned!! Why!!
May be because of what had happened yesterday.she just wants to stay away from me.

Turning to princi,
Man: we dont need any band manager

Princi: u Don't  have any choice, saying this he left

Soha:chill  manik, u can do whatever u want,i wont interfere, Don't worry

Without  paying any heed to her, he starts to play guitter roughly.

Cabir come close and says lowly
Cab: thats what u wanted, right. U used to torture her, when she was here.now she is gone.manik eyes cabir angrily

Cab: what! I am just  telling the fact,saying this he goes back to his place

After one hour of practice,

Manik: guys i need a break

Mukti: ok lets go to canteen

Man: no...i have to... Have to meet nyonika and sign some papers
Soha:manik,may i come with u?

Manik makes faces and says: why u will come with me?

Soha: may b u need some help

Man: no thanks.

Saying this he left and came to the corridor, checking the Classrooms.

Manik: where is the girl?must be roaming with that joker,says annoyingly

He searched her whole college, did not find her.
Man:has she not come to the College? O thik to hogi na? Oh God!  This girl will make me crazy....

Manik was seating on a bench, calling  nandini...which was not picked up.at that time cabir came and sat beside him.

at that time cabir came and sat beside him

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Cab:whom r u calling?nandini?

Man: hmm...

Cab:so, what is happening in ur love lfe right now?

Man: this is not love, ok??

Cab: owww,then what is this?friendship?, asked raising his one eyebrow

Man: no

Cabir:then toh, its love only

man:nooooo...says loudly

Cabir: sale,bahen hai kya teri?

Man: shut up!!!will u shut ur f**  mouth!!
Cabir: ok cool cool,i was joking

Manik: it was not funny at all .

Cabir:it was,for me,says laughingly. So where is nandini?

Man: nahi ayi aj lagtahe,says slowly

Cab: College se bi resign kar diya?
Manik flinched with the thought of it.
Manik stood up from bench and starts to walk

Cabir: where r u going?
Manik: to find her
Cabir : what abour practice?
Man: its over for today.

Manik was going towards gate,his eyes fall on abhi
Man: hey,you?do u know where  nandini is?
Abhi: why should i tell u!!

Mani: whatever.. Saying this he turns to leave
Abhi; listen,nandu is at home, she is unwell.

Manik turns : what has happened to her?asked  worriedly
Abhi : she has fever

Listening this, manik heads towards  Nandini's house.
Abhi : i think  i deserve a thanks,saying from behind

Manik did not paid any attention and running towards his car
Abhi smiles lightly.

Manik knock at her house
Chachi opens the door
Chachi: r e manik,how r u?
Man: chachi i m ok.
Chachi: u here?
Man: i heard, nandini is unwell
Chachi : ha,u came to see her,come inside. U go and see her, i m making coffee for u
Man: ok chachi
Saying this, he hurriedly reached her room and saw her.she was looking so pale.
Manik's heart aches seeing her like this. He come close to her and touch her forehead and found it very warm.
He saw a thermometer and place it on her mouth to see the temperature.;101.5 ℃.
He starts keeping wet cloth on her forehead. Chachi saw this, smiled and left them  alone.  After some time
Nandini open Her  eyes,
Man: r u ok?
Nandini was not in her sense,
Nan: r u really here?touching his cheek
Mani: keeping hand on her hand in cheek, yes nandini
Nan: manik,u will not stay na?u will leave me again?
Mani: no nandini, i am here, i promise, i Won't leave
Nan: u have Broken ur previous promises,u have moved on,right,says softly and again slept

Manik thought : she has so much pain inside her and i was blaming her for everything, after sametime, Nandini's fever dropped. Manik thought to leave before she wake up.

After two hours,nandini woke up and sits on the leaning  on the bed

Nan: was manik here? Or i was dreaming?
Chachi comes nandu's room with food
Chachi: beta, how r u feeling?

Nan: thik hu,chachi.uhmm. Chachi, koi aya tha?

Chachi: nahi toh..oo ha, manik aya tha, kitna sona munda hai,tere pass betha tha aur tuje pattiya bhi ki.

Nan(in mind):i hope,i did not say something wrong to him
Chachi: nandu,where r u lost?
Nan: nowhere
chachi: only the lucky one gets a friend like manik..

Nandini gets sad: i am not the one,says lowly
Chachi: huh!!
Nan: nothing
Chachi: ok,eat the food and medicine

At night,manik was not able  to sleep,he sits on bed and took  his phone,called nandini

Nandini was also awake,seeing manik call, picked up.
Manik: nandini?r u there?
Nan: hmm..
Hearing her voice  he got solace.
Man: r u ok?
Nandini: hmm
After that nobody was not saying anything, seems like enjoying the silence
Nan: uhmm,manik, i m Hanging  up the phone
Man: why?
Nandini Did not answer of that
Nan: bye,manik
After the call, both were watching the picture of each other in the phone and both slept peacefully.

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