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herez the next part! Happy reading!!!!
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Manthan woke up with a start....the alarm at his sidetable was ringing wildly and continuously....he, lazily, stretched an arm forward and threw the clock, with full force, across the room, where it smashed against the wall and broke into pieces....
that noise was even louder,and he grunted in frustration. ......he was lying on his back, with the same jeans and loose shirt on that he had on last night....after coming back from 'her' room, he hadn't even bothered to change....he hadn't been able to think straight, and the only thing he could do upon reaching his room, was to drop down on his bed and close his eyes......
as he lay there alone, with the sun streaming onto his handsome features through the open window, he realized what he had done last night......he could still feel her scent on his arms, almost as though he was still holding her....he could still feel the damp tips of his fingers as his hands had gently ruffled through her wet hair...but most of all, he could still feel the same warmth and softness of her skin on his lips as they had caressed her lovely face.....
He was plunged back from his this recollection, by a sudden and sharp knock on his room's door....it was his dear ol sis....
Bhumi(exasperated): MANTHAN! C'mon bro....it's already 10 in the morning...everyone's ready except for u.....we have to go that stupid beach outing with her family, remember????
Manthan(looking up): WHAT?!!!!! i thought that ridiculous plan got cancelled!!! arrrghhhh! can't u tell mom and dad that i'm not feeling well??
Bhumi(from outside): no way, bro. u're not getting off so easily.....if i'm going, u're going.....i don't wanna be the only kool one amongst so many 'gawars'.
Manthan(grunting): alright, alright, i'm up sis! i'll be down in 10 minutes.
Bhumi: make it 5!
Manthan(to himself): God! i'm not a robot...ye bhumi bhi naa....
he got into his koolest attire(along with a bandana ofcourse, Old abhir style!) and went downstairs...
"can't believe i have to waste the entire day doing this...whats the point of this family outing anyway??? jab se tulsi baa aai hai, jeena mushkil kar diya hai!" He thought, while he came fuming downstairs.
there was no one in the house.....everyone was already outside, apparently.....as he was about to go to door, he saw Tulsi Baa rushing up to him, and stuffed his mouth with dhokla....Manthan was totally taken off guard...
he was mumbling something while he struggled to chew down the dhokla.
Tulsi Baa: tanya ne batayaa keh tum abhi abhi uthhe ho...sab ne nashtaa kar liyaa tha suwai tumhaare....ab yeh jaldi jaldi se khaa aur aa ja....hum sab intezaar kar rahe hain baahir.
Manthan: hey, wait up! (he blocked tulsi baa's way)First of all, "Baa," neither am i interested in ur dhoklaas, nor in establishing some kind of close relation with you....save this for laksh and the rest, not me, ok?
aur waise bhi main abhi abhi utha hoon aur mera mood already hi kharaab hai...uper se yeh stupid beach plan aap logon ke saath....i hate each and every part of this family, do u understand??? and spending time with them is nothing less than hell for me.....so don't mess with me more, ok? (he stuffed the dhoklaas in tulsi baa's hands)and Keep ur overflowing love and dhoklaas to urself...i don't want them,do u understand?
saying this, he arrrogantly walked out, leaving Tulsi Baa close to tears and staring helplessly at the crushed dhoklaas that had been thrusted into her hands....
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The Beach:
they were probably the biggest family over there....everyone turned around to see and admire them....Baa smiled, she loved to see everyone finally together again....
The beach was absolutely beautiful.....the sand was as fine as it could be and was white...the sea was calm, except for the gentle waves that massaged..children all around were splashing in the water and making sand castles with their friends.....men and women were lying basking under the sun, many of them besides humongous umbrellas and stereos.....the music was loud, and so was the chattering......
The Viraani family found the most peaceful space, beside the beach resort, under a couple of palm trees....and settled in....the plan was basically to spend the WHOLE day, in just chatting, eating, playing games, having competitions, and having FUN! the viraani bahus had brought a stock of food fit enough to feed a whole army, and obviously, Pari and archita had loads of fun game ideas.....
Bhumi and Manthan were leaning against one of the palm trees, obviously sulking.....they looked around at their family in exasperation....'was this their idea of fun?'
Manthan: i've only been here for 10 minutes, sis, and it's already bored the heck outta me! why did they have to come up with this stupid idea anyway? FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY! thats all those freaks think!its not like this beach day is gonna make me hug nakul for goodness's sake!
Bhumi(putting her hand on manthan's shoulder): relax, bro....ur sulking here isn't doing any of us any good,ok?
Manthan grunted....yeah, right! as if anything that they did turned out well!
He looked at the large number of people in front of him....they were all smiling or laughing and having a good time....all his chaachis were taking out the food items, while the "Baas" helped them, his dad and mom were talking to nakul and joydeep, archita and pari were laughing as they planned out some funny games, and mihir was talking to gautam and eklavya about something.....
wait....he scanned the whole family once more.....everyone and everybody starting from mihir to mayank were there.....except, except....
except for 'her'......as time passed, he became more frustrated than ever....he realized that laksh also was no where to be found......he was fuming inside with immeasurable rage.....why? he didn't know....atleast, he did not want to.....he was pacing up and down the beach alone, looking up every other second to see if she had come......
A boy of about 10 or 11 came up to him, and in a very sweet voice asked, "can u help me get my bucket back, uncle? i was playing and it got swept off by the waves."
he looked into manthan's eyes pleadingly.....manthan, on the other hand, stared down at the adorable figure, and without second thought, bellowed out: "NO, i won't. now, don't bother me, ok?"
the kid, upon hearing manthan's words, ran away with full speed, apparently as scared as he could get.
Manthan, still fuming, looked up from the kid's retreating figure, and saw.............saw.......
HER......he couldn't grasp how she had been there all this time, while he had been looking for her.....
she was staring at him in utmost disbelief....
as his eyes met hers, he could sense her pain and regret through them......she had seen everything.....saw how horrible he was and how menacing......he could see her anger, her hate reflecting from every angle of hers....
but most of all, he could not bear to look into her eyes....where he had seen tenderness last night, he now saw nothing in them except for renewed pain and hurt.....
without uttering a single word, she turned away from him, and left to join the others........
while he stared at her for a long time, he couldn't help asking himself the same question over and over again...."Is she right in hating me?"
He knew he would never change.....but while he contemplated on the situation, he realized that there was something about her....something, that had brought about this change in him......he had never thought about her at all, untill last night......what had happened had changed everything between them......and he couldn't ignore that fact, no matter how hard he tried....
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