The Star To My Dark World

CHAP 5 : NANDANI FAINTS

The next morning Manik woke up, he saw Nandani sleeping with dried tear marks on her cheeks. He softly kissed her cheeks and pulled her closer to him. Nandani winced in pain while sleeping, due to which Manik withdrew his hand. He stood up from his bed and slightly lifted Nandani's shirt . He saw a lot of swelling and redness on her back. He realized that it was due to him, when she was trying to run out of his grip, he pushed her harshly against the car. He gently traced his long fingers on her back. He was angry with himself for hurting her. He got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up. In some time, Nandani's sleep got disturbed. She woke up and was a bit relaxed by not finding Manik in the room. But suddenly, the door of the bathroom opened and Manik came out shirtless and wearing track pants. There was a tattoo of scorpion on his chest and many other tattoos on his body. He wiped his hair with a towel. He saw Nandani awake. He went beside her and sat. Nandani crawled back in fear. Manik said, "Relax baby girl I am not doing anything" He tucked her hair strands behind her ears and kissed her cheeks and whispered huskily in her ears, "Go and freshen yourself up."

Manik gave her the clothes, and she went to the bathroom to freshen up. Manik dried his hair and wore his shirt. Nandani came out of the washroom after freshening up. Manik told in a cold voice , "Come here"

"Why, what did I do now?", she asked in a scared tone.

"Are you coming Nandani or should I come to you", he told dangerously. Nandani took baby steps towards him and Manik pulled her on the bed. He lifted her shirt from her back. Nandani turned towards him in fear and cried, "Please, what are you doing!"

Manik ignored her questions and turned her back again , holding her shoulders tightly. He applied an ointment on her back carefully. He than washed his hands and told, "Come downstairs for breakfast"

"I am not coming, let me go home ", Nandani told angrily, shouting at top of her voice.

Manik pulled her closer to him and held her waist tightly. Nandani tried to come out of his grips but Manik was way too stronger than her. Nandani told angrily, "Leave me you bastard "

"Shut up , don't you ever talk to me in such a tone, this is my kingdom and I am the king over here. Dare if you speak to me in such a tone again I will kill you Am I clear?", he told angrily

But Nandani didn't reply and started to cry which made Manik more angry, "Just stop your crocodile tears", he shouted.

Nandani jumped in fear and tried to control her tears. Manik than dragged her downstairs for breakfast. FAB 4 saw tears rolling down on Nandani's cheeks. Manik pulled a chair for Nandani and pushed her on it carefully. The servants served the breakfast to everyone . Nandani was not eating which made Manik more angry, he pulled Nandani on his laps. Nandani tried to get up but Manik pressed her thighs due to which she winced in pain. He fed her forcefully and Nandani was constantly crying, due to which the food got choked. She started to cough badly. Cabir told, "Manik what are you doing "

"You need not  teach me Cabir what to do,  and what not to", replied Manik angrily.

"Manik please, I will have it by myself", Nandani said crying. 

Manik felt guilty for hurting her, and talking rudely with Cabir. He got up from the chair leaving the breakfast and went away, while Dhruv followed him. Nandani was crying badly and was cursing her fate. Cabir , Mukti and Alya tried to cheer her up. Cabir told, "Nandani relax please stop crying"

"Yes Nandani you ain't need to be scared from us, we won't hurt you", said Mukti.

"You all are MAFIAS.. you kidnapped me, how can you guys expect me not to be scared by you'll", said Nandani sobbing.

*SCENE CHANGE*

Manik went to his room and Dhruv went behind him. "Buddy, are you okay"

"I don't know Dhruv, why the hell I am feeling hurt on seeing her tears and pain", said Manik.

"Buddy because you have fallen in love with her ", said Dhruv.

"Dhruv that is what the problem is, I am a mafia don and she is an innocent , I am sure she is not a member of NH3. Getting her in this world is dangerous , she wont even love me back. I need to cage her, and scare her so that she doesn't escapes from me", said Manik.

"Manik what do you think, by doing all these things will she fall in love with you.", asked Dhruv

"She has to Dhruv", said Manik angrily

" Manik , are you crazy , you have to behave with her nicely, you have to treat  her with love and care, than she might fall in love with you. By caging her and doing all those stuffs, yes you will have her in your life but you won't get love from her in return", said Dhruv

While, they were talking they heard some voices from downstairs. They went downstairs to check what was the matter. They saw Robert , one of Manik's man pointing his g*n on Nandani's head. Manik asked angrily, "What the hell is going on"

Andrew another men of Manik replied, "Boss, this Robert was giving our details about our men, weapons and blue print to our rivals"

Manik removed his g*n and was about to shoot Robert, but Robert pulled Nandani towards him and told angrily, "Manik let me go, or else I will shoot her"

Cabir kicked him from behind, due to which Robert's g*n fell down,  and Manik shot all the bullets in Robert's head and told angrily, "This is the punishment for backstabbing me and trying to hurt my queen"

Blood splashed on Nandani, and she fainted in fear. Manik ran towards her and tapped her cheeks, "Star, get up what happened", but to no avail. Manik lifted her in his arms and went to his room. He put Nandani on the bed and cleaned blood traces from her face with a wet cloth. He told, "Cabir, call Aaditya please"

"Yes Manik", said Cabir and called up Aaditya and asked him to come as soon as possible. 

{ Aaditya is a doctor, and a best friend of FAB 5. He is the heir of Hooda Industries. If any g**g member of FAB 5 gets injured during rival fights, they get treated by him. Aaditya is married and his wife is Zoya Hooda }

Aaditya comes. Manik told worriedly, "Buddy please check, why is she not gaining consciousness"

"Relax Manik let me check", said Aaditya

He checked Nandani's pulses and told, "Her pulses are normal , I think she fainted due to shock or fear. By the way who is she"

Manik narrated to him everything, how Nandani witnessed them killing Aryaman and how they kidnapped her. 

"Manik do you love her", asked Aaditya.

"I don't know, but she is only mine , I won't let her go away from me", he said like a psychopath.

In some time Nandani gained consciousness. Manik tried to sit beside her, but Nandani crawled back in fear and told ,"You are a b****y killer. Murderer. You are inhuman devil, I don't want to stay over here"

Her words woke up the beast inside Manik, he told angrily, "Yes I am a b****y killer and a murderer , I warned you before not to talk to me in this tone, but you never listen. I can kill you too Nandani"

He pointed his g*n to her forehead and told dangerously, "Should I do that"

Aaditya pulled him out of the room and told, "Buddy, what are you doing, why are you behaving like a monster"

"Because I am a b****y monster", he told angrily.

"Manik this anger of yours will really make you regret one day", said Aaditya

"Aaditya , can't we MAFIA'S fall in love?", asked Manik.

"Manik of course we can, but everything is new for Nandani, she has not seen this murders, killing, violence before that's why she is so scared, and you are making her more scared by threatening her", Aaditya tried to explain. 

*SCENE CHANGE*

"Nandani , Manik killed that Robert,  so that he couldn't harm you. In our Mafia world, no one thinks twice before pulling the trigger. Robert would have killed you", said Cabir

"But how--how could he-? He killed someone", Nandani said crying and hiccuping

"Nandani , Robert was not innocent ", said Mukti

"I don't want to stay here, I want to go back home", said Nandani crying like a kid.

"Nandani Manik loves you, and he doesn't kill any innocent people. ", said Dhruv. 

"At least try to give him a chance Nandani", said Cabir.