PART 23
"Wohhhoohhh Maaanik what a composition man! !!!"
Cabir hugged Manik praising him "but ek baat bata yeh kisko soch k banaya tune" he whispered in his ears.
"no one just random thoughts right cabir ?" Manik replied using cabir's trick.
"Ohhh toh... meri billi mujhi pe mau" cabir told breaking the hug.
"Wohh kya kahte hai Sangat ka aasar. .. right. " Manik winked.
"Wohhhoohhh... not bad...hulk bana romeo!!!" Cabir sarcastically said patting Manik's shoulder.
"Cabirrr... shut up" Manik said giving a stren look.
" but dude on a serious note.. agar yeh jo tera random thoughts wali larki hai... If she really exists then don't let her go... and I can feel the intensity of her presence in your vocals. she must be special. Think about it. " saying cabir left just to give Manik some lonely time to think.
"Yahh she is special" Manik said himself rubbing his lower lips and a cute smile appeared in his face.
"But what are all this? Why are all this happening with me? My life became a puzzle game. Sometimes I feel that
I just about to solve it but in the very next I found myself again lost. No I need to sort out these. Yeahh I have to. "
"ohhh Mr. Khoya khoya chand
Come here. Kyun aakele khara hai wahan. ?" Cabir interrupted his thoughts.
Cabir asked Manik as soon as he came to us "Kya kar raha tha wahan. ?"
Manik -"Nothing just. .."
Navya-"Hume lagta hai k Hume chalna chahiye wasevi 4:30 ho gaya."
Nandini - "let's go guys. Even I am tired of this paintings and all. "
Cabir - "Chal chalte hai fir. Let's go Manik "
Manik was in his deep thoughts.
"Hmmm... ammm... haan. . I mean Cabir tu Nandu ko leke ja. Take my car. And I will join you later. "
Cabir (surprised) -"why tujhe nehi chalna ? "
Manik -"no actually I have some work..."
Cabir -"work. ??"
Manik -"ya...yahhh work . Work of Niyonika. So you guys go and I will come later. And don't worry I have already called my driver to a get car for me. So you push ahead. "
"Are you sure? " I suspiciously asked.
"Yaah pretty much sure. " Manik replied.
Cabir -"But one second.. toh aaj raat Nandu k sath tu rahega yah nehi? If any problem then I will stay with her. Not an issue "
Navya -"Nandini tum Manik ke sath raat me akeli rahti ho. ?"
Nandini - "ohhh actually Navya my mom is out of station so they are with me to protect the khuli tijori" and I winked Cabir as he only said last night that "akeli larki khuli tijori ki tarha hoti hai."
"Ohhh" Navya half heartedly sighed.
"ermm guys about that..." Manik looked into my eyes to read what I wanted "toh I will. Even Cabir you also join us. "
"But aunty. . She will be alone na. ?.? Ho...how could we leave her alone? Cabir should be with her right?" I promptly said as I wanted Manik to be alone then I could ask him what was bothering him.
"Yaaahhh...ohhh...Mom...yahhh I totally forgot..haan I have to be with her also. So... its decided Manik will be with Nandu ok. Hain na Manik? " Cabir said with his "ohh I got it" type tone and gave a naughty smile.
But Manik didn't paid any interest to his teasing and said us to leave .
Mean while his driver drove his another car to school. So he just waved us bye and left.
"Kuch to hua hai. ?" Cabir murmured.
"Huhhh? ??" I asked back.
"Nothing Chal" and he held me around my shoulder and pulled me with him.
"Navya chalo we will drop you to the hostel" I asked her to come with us.
On the other hand Manik was driving his car.
--------From now it's Manik's pov-------
I don't know what is going on with me. I Don't know where I am going now. I am just driving without any destination.
Then suddenly I stopped my car. I looked outside it was the beach side. I got out of the car and started walking towards the beach. And then suddenly I sat on the sand. It was evening. I looked around ..Some people are roaming.. some were taking their kids for refreshment. And some couples were busy in romancing. But what was I doing here? I didn't know.
I was siting there since one and half hours. Now the crowd became less. Only few people were there.
I was delved into the sea. I was auditing its waves.
Some of them were so agitated that they would destroy everything and some of them were too serene to deliver peace in some frenzied hearts. I closed my eyes. And suddenly I felt a warm but bucolic touch on my shoulder.
I opened my eyes and saw the most unexpectedly expected one standing in front of me.
"Maaanik"
And that person sat beside me very close that even air could hardly passed between us.
"What happen ? What are you doing here. ?" That person asked.
"I don't know? I don't know why I am here? I am lost Nandini. " I replied.
Nandini- "Lost. ? How. ? Look you are here with me. . Then how .?"
"I don't know... I told you na. . Every thing is just messed up. I am in a cross road Nandu. I don't know where to go. I have lost my way. I am lost. So lost to perceive."
And unknowingly a lone tears came out of my eyes.
"Shhh" she said wiping my tears Then she cupped my face and continued " do you know in every cross Road naa there must be a good direction jahan you will find out what you actually wanted. Yes.. In that cross road tume ek ayesa rasta milega which one is perfect for you. Wohh rasta which will give you the answers of your queries. Woh rasta sahi hoga tumhare liye. Bus you have to choose it."
"But how do I know which one is the perfect direction for me. ?" I asked.
Listening she just smiled a little and kissed on my forehead and said lowering her voice "you just have to close your eyes. And you will get you answer"
I obeyed her as a good listener and closed my eyes.
"Kya dikha. ?" She asked.
"It's my birthday party. I am in the terrace gazing stars. Ummm... some one is saying something... I can't see her face...she is saying ...saying something about stars and she will b my shining star... her face is so blurred. I cant see her properly. Ummm.. but now we are playing...laughing. and now..."
Nandini softly asked "Now?? Aur kya dikha. ?"
"Now I am underneath the shower with ...With... With... God it's YOU...!!! Nandini... Nandu it's you. "
I grisly opened my eyes.
"Nan...Nandi...Nandini I saw you. Its You. You are my answers of all Queries. But how could you" I impatiently asked.
But as a reply she cupped my face and pulled more closer to her that now I could feel her breadth in me.
And she said " As because you want me. You need me . You belong with me. You Love me."
"I love you...!!!!" I didn't know it was a statement or my palpable.
"Yes Manik it's Love. And in this cross road you are stuck with Friendship and Love " she understood my silence and took the charge to clarify my mind, my doubts.
"Yess I am stuck in between love and friendship. Do you know that day when I told you about 'manik la la land' I thought to say you what I feel for you. I thought to share my dilemma with you. But I couldn't as because I was clinging in between love and friendship. So I started behaving like a monster with you. But trust me I didn't wanted to. But I did. You must be angry with me for that naa ? "
Nandini just smiled and shook his head.
"No no no.. You should be. Why should not you.? Just I was fighting with my dilemmas that didn't meant that I had the right to hurt you . It is not allowed haain naa. ?" I paused.
"And then do you know when last night you were forcing me to get back to with that...that Aliya .. my heart started aching. It was just... just that someone thrust some thing sharp into my heart.
That's why I went to loo just to hide my pain" I childishly replied or complained.
Nandini - "Toh fir why did not you told me that time. ? Tab kyun nehi bataya. ?"
"Kaise batata? You know na how stubborn you are. So difficult to understand you..." I saw her smiling at my words
"No no no.. Trust me on that.. you are too difficult to understand. I am telling you."
"Not more than you my monster. " she said pulling my cheeks.
"Yaahh whatever... but on a serious note when last night you told me that we were soul mates.. I found my solace. You know that time I forgot the reason of my doubts. That time I could only sense you and your presence inside and outside of me. My soul finally got its soul mate. do you know if...If I have some connections with your aaiyaapaaa na then I would definitely requested him to freeze the time over there.
Then today morning... its the best morning of my existence. I wish I could hold you like that forever. "
I then remove the errant strands of her hairs from her beautiful face which was glittering in the moonlight and starlit night.
"But I afraid what if I loose you bcz of my feelings. ?" I worried.
"No you can't as I told you need me. You love me. And Manik remember one thing 'friends can make great couple as they know each and every tiny things about them. They understand them. They trust themselves. And for a true relationship trust is the base key. So don't think too much.. It's love. Accept it. And go and claim it. "
"But what if you don't love me Toh. ?" I was choked of this negative thinking.
"Toh ... go and ask me whether I feel the same or not. But I think you already know the answer. Don't you. ?" She told winking me.
"Yeah I know. I know it's mutual feelings. As I felt the impact of my touch on you. I have seen the love in your eyes. But Nandini... Is this needed to give a particular name to any relationship? "
She looked at me with questing eyes.
"No I mean... kya har riste ko koi naam dena jaruri hai ? Bina naam k riste kya riste nehi hote. ? I know we love each other but is there any need to be named as a couple. ? We are into each other.. We understand each other. .We feel each other's silence..We are now soul mates that too Without that 'in a relationship' tag. " said I.
"Manik.. kahna kya chahate ho .? I am not getting it" Nandini asked.
" Main bus Yeh kahna chahata hu k ...that we don't need any name tag to love..to cherish each other. What we feel it's more than enough for us. And about that tag toh Ms. Moorthy let me remind you that we are in the world's best relationship tag and that is we are "BEST FRIENDS FOREVER" and it will never change. It's the only constant of this universe. So we don't need any extra tag.
But yeah, I will wait till the time you also wished me as your love. You also feel the same for me. I won't force you but wait.. I will wait till the time when we feel for naming it a 'relationship'. But our true friendship will last forever . Hain naa...???"
And I looked for an assurance from her side.
But without saying anything she brushed her lips on my cheek to make me blush. Then she slightly moved to kiss my forehead.
Relishing this magnificent moment I asked "Nandini kuch toh bolo. Say something naaa."
Then I felt her warm but exquisite touch on my earlobe and she whispered " yes Manik. You are right. Now get up and go home as I am waiting for you. "
Then I abruptly opened my eyes to find myself lying on the beach and gazing the stars.
That means it was my Dream!!! It was just a delusion. !!!!
But one thing is clear that my stars are one more time saved my life showing me the right path in the darkness.
And I got up and waving a flying kiss to the stars I went to my car. Then getting in the car I switched on the radio. The RJ was saying about something. Then he said "toh dosto the answer of your all doubts and Wh-questions is 'love is friendship.''pyar dosti hai.' "
"Yehh love is friendship. And now I know that my love is my best friend. Nandini.."
And I will claim my love soon. Nandu I am coming. "
And I ignited the car towards my destination...my happiness... my soul mate...my star...my sunshine...my love..my best friend forever..my Nandu.
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so guys this is the much awaited Manik's la la land. I tried my best to justify the character. Don't know how will it gonna turn out? Do criticizing and commenting as well. It will help me to improve. Stay tuned.
ps-@Mananmatic_sana, Dear I am hell scared with this update. may be I failed fulfilling the desires..
Edited by musicialtie - 10 years ago
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