Chapter 4 pony boy and soda pop
Manik stared , dazed at nandini's back as she stormed off the dance floor. He felt dumbstruck had she really just walked out , was she really done ? His brain felt sluggish somehow , almost as if he couldn't comprehend what was happening around him?
As the glint of her shiny , golden dress disappeared around the corner , a sudden shudder shot through his body , he couldn't let her go .
This beautiful woman , who was so amazing , so special . She had flipped his life upside down , damn she had changed him , she made him want to be good for her, always for her . The thought of being without her felt physically painful now.
Suddenly a strong hand gripped his elbow and spun him around as he came face to face with cabir and navya "manik what happened ? You guys were talking and I went to get a drink . Next second nandini's crying and leaving ? What happened dude?"
" no , I have to go after her . " said manik still staring in the direction where nandini had disappeared . " I can't let her go cabir, I can never let her go "
" yeah well too late manik . Harshad's here , I just saw him outside . I bet nandini's with him , so let them be . " said navya
A dark look crossed Manik's face " who the Hell is harshad? " .
Navya snorted ," cool your jets possessive guy. Harshad is her best friend umm harshad is to nandini ,like dhruv is to you . All of us went to school together but those two have known each other since they were one.
Nandini is very , very close to him and she holds him in very high regard . he's the only one she trusts blindly. So please do not create a scene right now or she is out of your hands forever. "
" if you create any kind of drama at all in front of him you are out of her life completely . She's as it is in tears and he can be quite protective and persuasive"
" you don't like him" observed cabir " he's just manipulative you know , I mean never done that with nandini , he's actually always been a very good friend to her but he can make her leave him if he doesn't like manik and as much as I think you're not good for her I'd rather that nandini takes her decisions regarding you by herself and not under someone else's influence"
Manik stared at her and said incredulously " ok first of all you do not tell me what to do and secondly nobody can control or ruin my relationship with nandini"
Navya glared at him" yeah nobody can ruin your relationship because you do the job so well yourself , right manik"
Cabir interrupted them before manik could retaliate " ok , ok stop. Manik , as much as it's hurting me to say it , madhubala's right , she knows this harshad character so it's best if we gauge the situation first before you jump headfirst in guns blazing and all . And after nandini's stormed out all angry I'm sure you don't want to piss her off further so let's just stay here or call it a night "
Manik glared at cabir " do you really expect me to let her go with some strange guy? I mean she thinks I don't want her cabir and she kept saying that she's done . If I don't..." he trailed off
"Manik trust me , have I ever given you wrong advice , no right? . Give her some time , just give her a breather ok. You're irritated ,she is hurt and angry . If you talk now I'm sure both of you will will end up fighting , it's better that you let it be rather than making the situation worse . "
Frustrated manik ran his hands through his hair pulling at the ends " fine , I won't do it ."
Cabir sighed with relief and rested his hand on manik's shoulder " thank god you listened. Ok let's just have a drink hmm"
Manik shook cabir's hand off his shoulder " nah , I'm just going to go home."
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Nandini had almost reached the revolving doors of the club's entrance as she collided headfirst with a broad shouldered guy , her head hitting his shoulder hard . "Ouch" cried out nandini
" jeez woman you ,are a walking hazard in death trap heels . Though I never knew soda pops can party in clubs. " nandini froze .
Only one person called her soda pop . " pony boy " She whispered .
" harshad , oh my god harshad" nandini threw herself at the broad shouldered guy again , almost making him stumble . Harshad laughed as he hugged his friend tighter " surprise! .easy there , you must have really missed me , huh . But then im someone who can't not be missed right soda pop"
Suddenly he noticed that nandini was still clinging to him and not giving him any of her sarcastic replies or rolling her eyes at him.
"Hey nandini . Hey what is it? Look at me.." harshad held nandini at arms length as he noticed her sobbing softly . " nandini , what is it ? Did someone say something to you here? Did someone touch you ? Say something Damn it " harshad said in panic. He'd never actually seen nandini cry , she was a strong girl in public , otherwise her emotional capacity was another issue .
" no " , replied nandini " no one in the club."
Harshad looked into her tear filled eyes " come with me , you're going to tell me everything . Now. "
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The rising sun sent streaks of red and pink across the sky which was reflected back in the wide expanse of the Arabian sea . A cool breeze sent nandini's long hair blowing over her face .
Harshad had known nandini for an incredibly long time almost a as long as a kid could remember their family . She had been his one constant throughout the changes in his life . His granddads death, his moving to new York , nandini was always there .
As other friends phone calls lessened his friendship with nandini grew stronger across 7 seas . He knew he was manipulative , twisted people to a suit his own needs and frankly he didn't really care about hurting other peopls's feelings but his soda pop , he loved .
She was practically family . Their had never been any games and twisting with her . As they had grown up she had transformed into a stronger more and somehow smarter version of herself but he knew that deep down she was still sensitive , emotional , kind and blunt .
This was one of the things that he both loved and hated about her. Hated because it made her vulnerable which gave people the power to hurt her.
Harshad finally broke the peaceful silence between them " so basically what you're telling me is that you're in love with a temperamental ,emotional and commitment phobic, pretty rich boy who will always place you after his friends and has a psychopath for a mother who almost sent him to jail to get rid of you. Seriously you sure know how to pick them huh! ."
He shook his head incredulously " I mean , soda pop , could you not fall in love with nice, simple, normal guy. No you had to go for the glib, problematic ass "
" fell for ,ok . Past tense . And when did I say that I love him " nandini frowned at him
" no, of course you don't " said harshad sarcastically " because you just spent an entire night sitting here on the marine drive crying and talking about some random guy , right. "
"Whatever, harshad . I am done with him . I've decided . No more manik . I've cried enough , apologized enough , hoped enough and if he doesn't want me then I can't make him ." Nandini stared out onto the sea . " the only reason I even told you this is because I need to get it off my chest , I just needed to share this with you. That's it . "
" really nandini , you were crying over this guy last night and all of a sudden you're over him ? It doesn't work like that Hon . "
" I'm not over him harshad . But I will try , believe me I will ."
they sat in silence listening to the sound of the wave crashing against the boulders both of them lost in their own thoughts . Nandini thinking of the person she had just sworn to forget and harshad musing over the night .
Harshad felt his eyes closing , heavy with sleep as he reached a definite conclusion . It was time for him to see this manik guy for himself who had nandini In such a mess.
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Well how do you like my harshad ? Pony boy and soda pop are the nicknames harshad and navya use for each other .
Next chapter we see a scene extremely important to the development of the story aka harshad and manik meet each other for the first time!!!!
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Edited by sugarOOhoney - 10 years ago
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