CHAPTER 4 B
Manik and Cabir both went upwards towards Manik's room. Manik lied on the couch keeping his head back whereas Cabir lied himself on the bed keeping his hands behind his head.
After a few minutes of silence, finally Cabir spoke to Manik.
"Acha Manik do you want to tell me what you were doing with the princess Nandini?" Cabir asked Manik in a casual tone.
And Manik being Manik too replied casually, " Nothing yar ...actually her car keys ...were lost...so.."
"So ..? so what Manik ha ??" Cabir asked after sitting straight in the bed
" so I just went to drop her home..that's it..nothing else ha" Manik replied agitatedly.
" I didn't even asked Manik about anything else so why are you getting so worked up ha", Cabir asked raising his eyebrows which made Manik change the direction of his eyes to other side.
"Ok Manik ...if that's the case then from so long in our college many have had lost their keys but you didn't bothered to drop them home, why so?" Cabir said to Manik while making an innocent face.
" Leave other Manik ...once my petrol was finished and then also you left me in the college in spite of me asking you lift very pleasingly, ha???...come on tell me Manik" Cabir asked vividly.
"Its nothing like that Cabir ...don't stress your brain so much and go to your room ...I also want to take some rest...then we have to go for a party also in the evening." Manik said in exasperation.
"I know Manik what are you trying to do but till how long you will do this ...lets see" Cabir thought to himself.
" Ok chalo then bye ...you take rest", Cabir replied innocently and walked out of the room.
"Thank god he is gone ...warna don't know how much more he would have asked...waise there is something about Nandini which is different...Cabir was right, why I was so much interested in helping her..definitely she is crazy the way she behaves but I should stop thinking about her" Manik thought to himself after half laying on the bed with his hands on his head. He closed his eyes and released a breath to wash away all the thoughts that were wandering in his minds.
"Manik open the door yar...", Cabir shouted frustratedly after banging the door more than five times.
"What is it Cabir...yar let me sleep...go away." Manik replied him in a sleepy tone after keeping a pillow over his head.
"Manik I am telling you for last time ...open the door or I will break it", Cabir said ferociously after kicking his door.
Manik got up and frustratedly open the door and without looking at Cabir for once, came back and lied on the bed.
"Come on Manik get up fast and be ready" Cabir said after throwing a pillow over Manik.
"For what yar Cabir..." Manik replied in a lazy tone.
"Are yar we have to go to party with aunty ...you forgot...she is shouting from that time" Cabir replied in exasperation.
Manik got up with a jerk and shouted - "Oh shit...now mom will be so angry".
"Now you got the senses" Cabir mocked after relaxing himself in the couch.
"Shut up yar" Manik snapped and immediately rushed towards the washroom.
MANIK'S ATTIRE
A few minutes later both Manik and Cabir went downstairs after getting ready. As soon as they came down, they heard a shout- " Never ever in your life you both can do anything on time, right", Nyonika spoke sternly.
Manik and Cabir looked each other and gave a smirk. They rushed towards Nyonika and each one held her one hand and said in a go - "We are really very sorry...now come on we shouldn't waste anymore time..lets go". Saying this both of them dragged her out of the house to which Nyonika shook her head in disbelief and muttered - "Impossible!!".
They went out and the driver opened the gates of the car for them. Nyonika was sitting in the passenger seat whereas Manik and Cabir were sitting at the back seat.
Evening - Murthy mansion 7 p.m.
GARDEN AREA
"Naina" , finally I called her out to grab her attention, " How I am looking?" I asked her curiously.
"Perfect like always...my sweety", she came behind me held my shoulders and rested her head with my head in sideways and said ecstatically- "You always look beautiful sweety...just keep smiling..."
And I smiled broadly on her statement. We went downstairs and found that dad has arrived and was instructing something to the servants. I ran to him and hugged him which he reciprocated with equal enthusiasm.
"My princess is looking very beautiful", dad complimented me after keeping his hand on my head.
"When I am not...?" I replied him with a grin.
Finally the guests started arriving and dad got busy in attending them. The party was as usual boring, a few times dad used to call me to introduce to some of his close business friends but I was least interested in all these things...the only one person who could make me smile in these stupid situations was also not present here and has not even called me once from so long.
Meanwhile in Manik's car:-
Manik was lost in his own thoughts. The things which happened from yesterday to today morning was flashing like story in his mind and a smile crept on his face after remembering how he told her that he wants a thank you in her style.
Cabir was observing the changes in Manik's expression and was thinking that what it is that Manik is smiling without any reason. He thought for a while and an idea struck in his mind. He leaned towards Manik and whispered in his ear - "Nandini is beautiful hai na".
Manik who was looking outside the window and very much lost in her thoughts whispered in a slow tone- "Yes very ...very much.."
"Bullseye" Cabir shouted to which Manik turned and asked him - "what ...what bullseye?"
"Are I cracked the reason for your stupid smile" Cabir said proudly.
"What...ha ..what nonsense are...you talking ha?" Manik replied nervously.
Cabir leaned towards him and whispered in his ear - "Nandini"
Manik was shocked that how come he knew about what he was thinking. He immediately started looking outside the window ignoring him. " I should not answer his even one question otherwise he will make me spill everything" Manik thought to himself.
Cabir was continuously blabbering about Nandini and asking him to tell him what he was thinking. Whereas Manik was not paying any heed towards his words. " What is there in her that I am not able to stop thinking about her...we have just met a day ago and so much things have happened between us...and this Cabir if he comes to know that I am every time thinking about her, he will first make fun himself of me and then will definitely embarrass me in front of others." Manik thought deeply and shook his head.
"Manik I am asking you for the last time, if you will not tell me na than I am going to ask Nandini about this right now", Cabir stated.
Manik turned his head towards him and replied -" What??? Like seriously you are going to ask her right now ha? And what do you plan to ask her? And first of tell me how you will ask her...do you have her number?"
"Manik my dear I may not have her number but I definitely know where she lives and what I will ask her that's upto me.. if you will not tell me than I might ask anything like anything...you are getting na" Cabir replied on stressing the words.
"If you want her more slaps than definitely you can go and disturb her Mr. ID", Manik raised his eyebrows and replied with a smirk.
"Fine I am going right now." Cabir spoke sternly
"First ask mom Cabir if you have not forgotten about her" Manik said with exasperation.
"No need of it Manik as I know she will not say anything and do you want to know why?" Cabir replied while smirking
"Why so?" Manik asked with a fear in his mind that maybe Cabir might have told her mom about his thoughts of Nandini.
"Just look outside" saying this Cabir turned Manik's face towards window side with his hands. Seeing outside he realised that they are driving towards the parking area of Nandini's house. He was shocked and wasn't able to utter anything, to which Cabir just gave his famous smirk.
Manik was amazed with the decorations of the party as he had the gut feeling that this must have been done by her only. Whereas Cabir and Nyonika were busy praising the house and decorations for the party.
Nyonika went ahead to greet Mr. Shyam Murthy. They both greeted each other and spoke about business matters for sometime. While both Manik and Cabir were standing at a corner. Cabir was non stop praising about Nandini's house whereas Manik's eyes were only searching her. After a while Nyonika called them and introduced them to Mr. Murthy.
"Meet my sons Mr. Murthy...Manik and Cabir" Nyonika said proudly.
Cabir looked her with teary eyes to which Nyonika just blinked her eyes in assurance and Manik kept his hand around his shoulders.
Nyonika and Mr. Murthy were talking about business matters. She told him that how Manik and Cabir has managed to help her along with his college and music. Mr. Murthy asked Manik about current business projects which he was doing with Malhotra Industries.
I was standing somewhere in the corner with Naina with a glass of wine. She was leaving no chance in enlightening my mood...she knew I was missing Bhai so much. She tried to kept me engrossed in her talks. But I was paying least attention to her talks.
Suddenly her one statement broke my all thoughts and my whole attention was towards her.
"Manik...tell me something more about him." She asked me ardently.
I was dazed with her sudden question and didn't understood what made her ask me that and that to now.
"Come on tell me Nandini...I am waiting" she spoke again.
"What do you want to know about him...I have ...already told you...everything...how he looks, how he helped me that day and today morning...there is nothing more left..." I replied her without looking in her eyes because after all I was hiding from her about a few close moments with him and my stupid thoughts of him every time I see him.
"Something more is definitely there in him...since it has so much power to grab or should I say attract your attention which is almost an impossible thing", she said sarcastically with a smirk on her face.
"Yes something more is there in him other than being an attractive person." I unintentionally spoke out loud.
"So my sweety is finding someone attractive...ha...I should meet him soon" Naina said after folding her hands across her chest.
I was embarrassed with my statement...the images of him were flashing in my mind...I closed my eyes to relax for a second. I opened my eyes after some seconds but still I was not able to get over his images in front of my eyes.
"Nandini..Nandini...where are you lost ...?" Naina's voice forced me to look towards her. And immediately she snapped at me - " What are you thinking ...come on tell me ...from the time I have mentioned Manik's name you are lost somewhere in your own world...now tell me fast...I know there is something related to him only" she said to me in a cold tone. Now there was no escape from her I knew she had caught me so I thought it's better to tell her.
"Actually Naina the thing is that ...that ...that I am not able to stop thinking about him", finally I spoke after stammering a lot, to which she only replied "Really?".
"Yes Naina ... Don't you dare to laugh", I spoke in a stern voice as I saw her smiling broadly.
"I close my eyes I see him, I open my eyes still I see him...don't know why but his face is coming into my mind again and again..." I continued saying until she cut me in between - " wow Nandini you are speaking non stop and panicking for the first time...this is something new to watch".
"Stop it Naina...yar...seriously I am fed up with myself" I said in a tired tone. "Look now also I am seeing him with dad, as if he is talking to dad, in my dreams also he looks so attractive ...
"in red t-shirt and grey blazer..right?" Naina spoke in between after looking towards the direction where my eyes were.
"Ya... right... but how do you know?" I asked curiously after turning my head towards her.
I spilled the wine from my mouth with a jerk after listening her - "Because he is really standing there with your dad"
"Whattt????" I replied in utter shock and again looked towards Manik...o my god he is really here..now what...
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