Chapter 28
Manik and Nandini were stil lost amongst themselves wen breaking their trance evryone came around them to praise them which finally brought them out of their world.
Dhruv:Wow guys..well tht ws really amazing..jst cnt believe tht it ws jst an act...
Mutki:Ya seriously..tumlogo ki baatein sunkar shlok to kya even we got convinced for a sec tht u guys are truly in love..hats off to both of u..ye singing ke jagah if u both try in acting na then m telling u bohot hit ho jaoge dono..
Alya:Well pretend ka to pata nai bt couple to tumlog definitely lag rahe the..i mean u guys were behaving so realistically..
Cabir:Ya right hamlogone to tumhe sirf chemistry dikhane bola tha bt tumlogo ne to chemistry ke sath-sath history,biology and astronomy sabkuch dikha diya..
Manan blushed listening all this while mukti continues.
Mukti:Vaise guys tell me seriously ye jo tumdono itni badi abhi speech de rahe the uski kya practice kar ke aye tha jo fatafat bolte ja rah the aur Manik jo tu vo shlok ko deadly looks de raha tha seriously yaar aisa lag raha tha jaise sachme tu uska possessive bf hai aur vo sab dekhne aur sunne ke bad to uska muh dekhne jaisa ho gaya tha..
Evryone laughs listening this while Cabir again pulls their leg.
Cabir:Ya right tumlog dono ke baat karne ke tarike se to sachme aisa lag raha tha jaise tumlog apne real-life experience bata rahe ho..
Cabir winks at Manik while saying this while manan were lost for words so somehow managing to speak Manik speaks.
Manik:Seriously guys u all are so weird..i mean jab mai serious nai ho raha tha to khud bol rahe the tht I shd take this pretend thing a bit more seriously..and nw jab maine serious hoke Nandini ki help karne ke liye ye sab kiya to tumlog itne questns kar rahe ho..and anyways vo sab jo bhi hamne bola vo sab to bas aise hi hamare muh se nikal gaya and going with the flow we jst continued it to make it more real...and abt tht shlok thing I anyways didn't liked him from the start so bas aisehi usse looks de raha tha thts it..
Evryone were getting convinced by his explanation and so to divert their attention Nandini adds in by saying..
Nandini:Guys nw if ur Q&A are over then lets celebrate na as its newyear party and top of tht vo shlok ka problm bhi solve ho gaya so nw we have double reason to celebrarte so y are we wasting time over here..
Dhruv who then remembered abt his supposed proposal thing then agreeing to Nandini says.
Dhruv:Ya guys Nandini is right..lets party nw amd rest all we can discuss later na..
Evryone agrees and goes in their party moods and starts enjoying themselves while Dhruv then secretly msgs Nandini to bring Alya outside.Nandini reads the msg and making an excuse says to Alya.
Nandini:Hey Alya can u jst come with me to washroom pls..coz m nt feeling comfortable going alone with evryone's stare.
Alya agrees to her and they both leave from the hall.Manik notices this and gesturingly asks her where is she going to which she jst says in gesture tht she'll come in sometime.He nods okk and as soon Alya and Nandini leaves from there then even Dhruv excuses himself and sneaks out from there while evryone ws busy among themselves.Meanwhile Nandini and Alya reach near washroom bt then instead of going inside Nandini asks her to come with her somewhere else to which Alya questns
Alya:Nandini where are u taking me..tumne to bola tha tht u wna go to washroom na..
Nandini smilingly:Alya jst come with me okk and trust me wherever m taking u after reaching there u are definitely gona like it.
Alya didn't knew wat to say so she jst went with her without questing anymore.Meanwhile Cabir ws teasing Manik as they both were alone by saying
Cabir:Sach bata Manik jo bhi tumdono bol rahe the vaha vo tumdono ki realstory thi na..
Manik blushingly:Actually yes..vo sab sach tha otherwise do u really think mai itna lamba speech de pata kya..
Cabir smirkingly:I knew it..so saale tumdono ka scene vo musicana ke time se chal raha tha aur muje itna late bataya na and infact bataya bhi kaha tha vo to meri detective aankhone sabkuch pata kar liya varna soch mai nai hota to tumdono ko itne baar kon bachata..zara soch tu kitna lucky hai jo tujhe mujh jaisa dost mila bt tu kitna bada ehsaan-faramosh nikla yaar jo kabhi mujhe return mai koi gift bhi nai deta tumlogo ko itni bar bachane ke liye..puri jaydaad bas Nandini pe hi luta tu apne iss dost ki yaad to tujhe kabhi aati hi nahi na..
Manik sarcastically:Bol to tu sahi raha hai yaar bt lets nt forget ke jitna tu hame bachata hai usse kai jyada bar hame phasata bhi hai..jaise ki abhi thodi der pehle..and for ur kind information hamlog hamesha tere grateful rehte hai samjha tu.. aur kya bol raha tha tu ya gift na right..ha to agar tu issi tarah hamdono ko sabke samne embarrass karta raha na to mujse koi gift mile na mile Nandini se zarur mil jayega uske punch ke form mai..aur bas ek bar tu uska punch kha kar dekhna phir kabhi bhulke bhi hame pareshaan karne ke bare mai sochega nai..
Cabir eyeing him:Tu kya muje dhamki de raha hai iss tarah Nandini ke punch se darake..
Manik smilingly:No way yaar..tu to mera chuddy-buddy hai mai to teri fikr karta hu isliye pehle se warn kar rahu baki teri marzi..jisdin sachme Nandini ne punch maar diya na phir muje mat bolna okk.. pura dimag tera thikane aajayega..
Cabir sarcastically:Oh so muje ab pata chala ke tera dimag suddenly itna chalne kaise laga matlab tu jo abhi hamare samne itna badla hua khada hai so vo sab Nandini ke punch ka asar hai na...Bt dnt wry yaar mera dimag already rocket ki tarah chalta hai to muje teri Nandini ke punches ki zarurat nai hai to unko khane ka copyright na tu pls apne paas hi rakh samjha aur vaise honestly zara batayega kitne punches ke dose lene ke baad tu itna sudhar gaya vo kya hai na aage jake tere baccho mujhe unke mom aur dad ki ye awesome "PunchKatha" jo sunani hai na to bas ussi ke liye thodi help ho jayegi..
Saying this he started smirking at him while Manik screamed his name in anger and started to run behind him to hit him.Meanwhile Nandini and Alya reached in the college garden which ws beautifully decorated and seeing tht Alya ws completely mesmerized.She ws busy admiring the place wen Nandini left her there alone and hidingly went back inside the party.Alya turned around to search her bt to her surprise she found Dhruv kneeling infront of her with rose bouquet in his hand.(Guys sry bt rest of this Alya-Dhruv proposal thing I'll leave upto ur own imagination as I wna focus more on manan so sry if I hurt any dhrulya fans bt cnt help it so pls suit urself.)
Nandini reachd inside the party hall and ws searching for Manik and others in the crowd wen suddenly she felt two arms grabbing her and pulling towards a corner.She ws pretty well knwing who wud be doing this so as soon as she got there she saw Manik holding her which ws very unsurprising for her.
Nandini:Oh god Manik tum kabhi sudhroge nai kya..i mean hamesha aise pull karke corner mai lana jaruri hai kya..u can evn directly ask me to come too na..
Manik smiling at her says:Vo kya hai na Nandini...kuch aadatein kabhi choothti nai hai..aur iss tarah tumhe apne paas lane mai jo maza hai vo pehlese bolkar milne mai nai hai..so yup I like this way more..
Nandini jst rolled her eyes and said:Okk..fyn so bolo kya bolna hai..
Manik smirkingly stroking her hairs:Bolna kya hai..dnt u knw Manik Malhotra bolne se jyada karne mai believe karta hai..so u can guess right ke y did I brought u here..
Nandini understood his intensions and since the corner where they were ws nt far from the crowd so scaring tht someone might see them she trying to get out of his hold she said.
Nandini::No way Manik..nt here okk..koi dekh lega so chodo muje..
Manik ws in no mood to leave her so made his hold more tighter over her and huskily said.
Manik:Dekh lega to dekhne do vaisebhi mai kya kisi se darta hu..and if u dnt remember thn let me remind u tht 2night for everyone ur my gf so let me also do a bf's job na..
Saying this he tightly pulled her towards him to which she came crashing towards him.Bt suddenly something poked her to which she said "Ouch".Listening her Manik got concerned and asked.
Manik:Hey wat happen.
Nandini:I dnt knw..somthing around u jst poked me..
Manik then checked himself to see wat hurted her and found some stiffness in his jacket's pocket.He quickly checked it and found tht gift box which Nyonika gave him.He ws again gona put it inside bt Nandini stopped him and asked.
Nandini:Hey wat is this...and kisne diya..
Manik rolling her eyes:Nyonika ne diya as a newyear gift..
Nandini looked him surprisingly and then Manik tld her abt his encounter with her wen she gaved it.Listening this Nandini angrily said.
Nandni:Seriously Manik u shdnt have said all those things to her..i mean vo to sirf tumhe gift dena chahti thi na aur tumne bina kuch sune unhe itna kuch boldiya and tht too on newyear ..she mst be feeling so hurt na..
Listening her even Manik too felt guitly for the first time so he without saying anything he jst looked away. Nandini understood his dilemma so to cheer him up she said..
Nandini:Okk forget al those things..nw lets open it and see wat is in it..
Mank didn't wntd to open it bt he knew tht its useless arguing with her so unwntdly he opened the gift and found a cool wristwatch in it.He too liked it bt didn't wntd to show it bt Nandini knew him very well so reading his mind she said.
Nandini:I knw ab tum bologe tht its so bad,blah blah..bt before tht let me tell u tht I knw very well tht u liked it a lot so no need to pretend it at all atleast nt infront of me okk..so comeon give me hand..let me make u wear it..
Manik resisting:No way..im nt gona wear it..
Nandini gave him a stern look and seeing tht Manik knew tht there ws no escape from her so without saying anyting further he let her do wat she wntd.Aftr she made him wear it,she said..
Nandini:Wow Manik..it really suits u a lot..i mst say Nyonika mam ki choice kafi acchi hai especialy abt u..and I think tumhe unhe thnx bolna chahiye and plus u shd evn apologise for ur behaviour too..
Manik ws nt knwing wat to say so diverting the topic he pulled her back to him and putting a strand of hair behind he said.
Manik:Forget abt this gift u say where is my newyear gift from u..
Nandini innocently:Ur gift..vo to maine nai laya bt u say wat u wnt I'l give u 2mrw..
Manik smirkingly:2mrw..no way..i cant wait tht long so til then u can give me something else and trust me I'll be more than happy to have tht..
Nandini undrstnding his intension then innocently said.
Nandini:Accha.so wat is it..
Manik bringing her more close:Tht gift which every bf has a right to get from her gf and gfs too give tht happily to their bf..
Nandini smirks and then puts her arms around him and bringng her face jst inches away from his then huskily says.
Nandini:Ohh..so ur tlking abt tht..okk so fine I'll give tht..
Saying this she gently keeps her hands over his eyes making it close and then teasingly slightly touches her lips to his and wen he ws jst abt to suck them she then suddenly backs off by pushing him behind and runs away by saying.
Nandni:Ask tht from ur real gf coz here m jst a pretend one..
Manik opens his eyes with a jerk and glares at her angrily while she runs away and says.
Manik:M nt gona let u escape this time so easily..
With this even he then starts running behind her.Nandini gets away from his sight inside the party while in hurry Manik then bumps in with Nyonika.He spills her drink by mistakely and in excitement absentmindedly he says.
Manik:Oh sry mom..maine dekha nai..
Nyonika ws hell shocked to listen the word mom coming from Manik aftr so many years.She looks at him disbelievingly without blinking her eye forgetting abt her messed dress.Seeing her expresion then even Manik realises tht wat he jst said and gets baffled with it so looking away he then stammeringly says.
Manik:Vo I mean..i ws in hurry so jst bumpd into u so sry..
Saying this he ws abt to leave wen he remembered wat Nandini tld him before so he turned back and said.
Manik:And by the way ya thnx for tht watch its nice and ya sry for before..
Finishing his line he quickly zoomed out from there to save himself from further awkwardness while Nyonika stood there dumb still recovering from the shock tht jst got over her nw.She couldn't believe tht her rude,arrogant son said thnx to her with an apology for his previous behaviour.All this were jst too much for her to absorb.She thinks.
Nyonika:I cant believe Manik ne khud muje sry aur thnx vo bhi dono sathme bola..this jst cant happen naturally ofcourse..i mean vo khudse to ye definitely nai karega m pretty sure tht there is some other reason behind it and ya I have to find it anyhow soon.."
Nandini ws getting lost in the crowd running away from Manik wen she collided with Cabir.Seeing her this way,Cabir teasingly says.
Cabir:Oh hello...ye milkha singh ki tarah kyu bhag rahi ho..bhul gayi kya ke ye newyear party hai koi olympic running race nai..and by the way bhag kisse rahi ho..koi ched raha tha kya tumhe.. ruko abhi Manik ko batata hu vo abhi uss ladke ko sabak sikha dega..
Saying this he ws abt to call Manik wen she hold his hand and stops her saying.
Nandini:Arey Cabir..ruko ye kya kar rahe ho..aisa kuch nai..kisi bhi unknown ladke ne muje nai cheda ok so dnt think so much..
Cabir smirkingly:Oh matlab unknown ne nai balki tumhara alltime chance-maru bf ne cheda hai..hai na..aur tum usse bahg rahi ho..kya yar Nandini jab pata hai ke ghum-phirke tumhe vapas ussi ke paas jaana hai to ye sab natak karne ki kya zaruarat hai..dedo na jo vo maang raha hai..
Nandini hits him hard after listening him teasing her at her situation while Manik comes from behind and joining Cabir says.
Manik smirkingly :Sahi bol raha hai tu Cabir..mai bhi to isko kabse yahi samjha raha hu bt ye meri baat maanti hi nai..
Nandini glares him while Cabir getting surprised by wat he jst heard says.
Cabir:Ohho kya baat hai Manik..aaj tu itna khulke flirt kar raha hai..varna hamesha to muje maarne-pitne lagta hai agar mai kuch bolu to..
Manik ruffles his hair by looking down smilingly while cabir continues.
Cabir:Oh ya right..mai to bhul hi gaya tha tht ab to tujhe khuli chhoot mil gayi hai romance karne ka afterall tumlog pretend bf-gf jo ban gaye ho..thik hai fir lele maze pata nai kab phirse tumhara ye secret game phirse start hojayega..
Manik and Nandini blushes listeining this while Mukti comes to them and says.
Mukti:Wat the hell guys tumlog teeno yaha ho aur main kaha kaha dhund rahi thi by d way ye Dhruv-Alya kaha hai..kahi dikh nai rahe hai..
As soon as se finishes saying this,Dhruv-Alya comes infront of them holding hands together.
Cabir:Ye le..bas tune bola nai ke dekh aagaye dono samne.
Mukti then sees them holding hands and blushing looking at eachother so confusingly says.
Mukti:Okk guys..lagta hai tum dono apni date kuch jyada hi seriously le rahe ho..i mean holding hands and all.
Listening this then even evryone looks at them suspiciously while Dhruv and Alya then clearing the air says.
Dhruv:Well guys..we really have something to tell u all..
Alya:And ya guys we jst hope tht u wont be upset with us..
Cabir irritatedly:Badme ka to pata nai bt agar aur suspense create kiya na so mai to abhi tumdono ko marnewala hu..
Taking a deep breath then both Alya-Dhruv heasitantly says together.
Dhruv-Alya:We both love eachother and are couple nw..
Listening this everyone gets a big shock and look at them disbelievingly.While Nandini gets happy listening this and goes to hug them excitedly and says.
Nandini:So finally u guys are together..m so damn happy for both of u..
After breaking the hug Alya smilingly says.
Alya:Thnx Nandini..and its all bcz of u..
Dhruv:Ya Nandini..u deserve all the credit for this..
Evryone looks at Nandini curiosly and Manik asks.
Manik:Wat did u both said..nandini..did u knew abt them already..
Nandini looks at him guiltily while Alya says.
Alya:Knew matlab kya..evrything is done by her only infact hame bhi usnehi ye realise karaya..
Dhruv:Ya from our realisation to our confession evrything ws planned by her only and if it wsnt for her then ham bhi kabhi khudki feelings ko samj nai pate so all credits belong to her only..
Evryone gets surprised aftr knwing all this and smilingly praises Nandini for her perfect planning and then happily all goes and gaves a group hug to Alya and Dhruv to congrats them by showing their approval through the hug.nandini ws hesitant to join them and even Manik notices this so he decided to bring her bt before he could go,mukti pulls her and makes her part of it by saying.
Mukti:And y are u standing out..hamsabke ke liye itna karne ke baad u still think tht we are leaving u out..comeon Nandini u are a part of this fab5 family nw so join us.
Manik smiles listening this and even Nandini too gets overwhelmed by this so she too then happily then joins in their big tight group hug.
Guys I knw it ws nt tht good as much expected so sry for tht bt will try and make the next one better.So till then u guys have to bear it..