monster to majnu

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Manik was driving a car and different thoughts were clouding his minds and the results were increasing speed of car with every bad thought crossing his mind........the car was flying in air and he was deliberately increasing the speed to escape from the harsh reality , to escape from the thoughts suffocating him

Tires screeched leaving tire tracking on road and he stared straight out of windscreen.....his eyes had dark impression which depicted his inner disturbed state

Getting out of car manik leaned against the car and looked at the dark sky filled with numerous stars....he then looked around to find himself in a deserted highway.......manik just kept standing as he stared at everything blankly

Time passed and he was still standing as such with his limbs aching bcz of persistent pressure on them........he remembered her face when he was on the verge of cruelty saying mean things to her.......his fist tapped on his forehead harshly as he thought

Will he ever be forgiven for what bad he did ? He questioned and then answered himself why would she forgive me? Did I even give her benefit of doubt while he was so engrossed in thinking about what bad he did to her and eventually himself his phone was ringing after every few minutes back in car and then going quiet.....nandini was constantly calling him as she had arrived home from her night call accidentally cuz some fellow doctor sent her home and do the duty for her ,coming home she panicked not finding him.......upon enquiring watchman she further got to know that he left again an hour after he came back home.........it was late night and no one was up......marry and nyonika had retired to their rooms a long ago and she didn't feel like disturbing them as what could they do except worrying but it proved to be tough for herself as manik wasn't receiving her calls

Multiple thoughts were crossing her minds and her eyes turned watery and her hand shaked as her mind remembered manik's lifeless body and the situation was almost same.....he was nowhere to be found ,his phone was unreachable........she felt her heart skipping beat and more tears streamed down her face

Manik plzzz she murmured as she looked at her phone distressed as he still didn't pick her call.....Cutting the call she dialled again and the bell was ringing adding much to anxiety

Manik plzz pick up the phone she murmured but still no use....his phone kept ringing and then went quiet not grabbing manik's attention

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Hours passed by and manik took small steps and opened the car door to get into it as he thought nandini must be free by now.......though his heart was still burdened by the situation and his statements, he still couldn't escape from his responsibilities.....he looked for the phone in dashboard and passenger seat but couldn't find it......patting his pockets he looked for the phone to call nandini but after failing it clicked his mind that he threw his mobile at back b4 going out of car.......turning his head he looked at backseat to find his mobile phone lying there.....as soon as he held his phone he noticed multiple calls from nandini and as he looked at the time he came to realization that it was 4 in morning and nandini must have arrived at home by now as was getting tensed by his absence

Tapping his fingers he dialled her number getting tensed knowing how worried she would be and how bad it was for her to take tension during pregnancy....meanwhile on the other side nandini was doing nothing except crying bitterly......her mind had only 1 thing in it and that was the image of his badly wounded body.....her phone ringed and she looked at phone to see manik's name blinking....hurriedly she snatched phone off bed and connected it to her ear.....in hastiness she forgot to even press the answer button and as she realized more tears slipped down her eyes and she answered sniffing