47. A surprise!

Next morning when Nandini woke up, she had expected to find Manik beside her as her parents were not home. But like other usual days, she found the place beside her empty. She looked around the room and concluded that he was gone. She felt a little sad, thinking he could be here at least today.

Nandini was about to get down from the bed when a gift caught her attention. It was placed on the side where Manik slept. A greeting card was there as well. Nandini couldn’t hold her curiosity and picked it up. At first, she opened the card and read it. 

“Good morning, my jaan. 

You’ve one complaint from me that I never took you out on a date and proposed to you. Though I was never fond of doing all these, thinking my gestures are enough for you to know my love for you. But later I realized it is import