CHAPTER 5after that disastrous yet successful meeting a strange feeling of guilt and mistrust crept within manik,he was guilty that because of his uncontrollable hormones he was almost on the verge of missing out on a wonderful opportunity and he could have stained his fathers hard earned name,fame and respect in the business world,this feeling made it difficult for him to trust himself and he decided to ignore nandini...he knew it would be difficult but he had to
manik was successful in doing so,he hardly came across nandini,insisted her to take half days often and would prefer her subordinates over her. maniks this behaviour was bugging nandini and she couldn't help herself from missing those nervous manik moments,yes she agreed she was attracted to him and she hated him for ignoring her.Maniks preference of her subordinates over her disturbed her gravely because now he was posing a question on her ability to work,he was doubting her capabilities and therefore even nandini decided to ignore him.All this went unnoticed by maniks father.
y:manik,son we have an important meeting today and i want you to attend it,its not exactly a meeting,you just have to sign the papers
m:dont worry dad i'll do it
y:i know u will...and yeah nandini will accompany you
m:what?but y?
y:what do u mean by y,manik woh tumhari secretary,she is bound to accompany you
m:but dad main yeh akele handle kar sakta hoon
y:i know u can but i trust nandini more over you..so take her along ok..and no arguements on this topic now
m:dad!!!this is not fair
but manik's pleas fell on deaf ears,not bcoz his dad chose to ignore them,but bcoz he chose the smarter way out,to disconnect the call before manik could defend his stand
with a grumpy face both manik and nandini reached the venue and after a successful meeting both were returning when the car's tyre got puncture
driver:sir,tyre puncture ho gaya hai,yahan paas hi mein ek mechanic hai main spare tyre lata hoon
m:theek hai jaldi aana
now both manik and nandini were alone but none of them was trying to initiate a talk.nandini found this as a wonderful opportunity for manik to explain his cold behaviour towards her lately but when she found him conveniently playing clash of clans in his phone her temper rose to infinite level and without giving a second thought she snatched his phone
m:what?wth nandini..whats wrong with you..give me my phone
n:nai doongi kya kar loge
m:what?r u out of your mind...yeh kaise baat karri ho,boss hoon tumhara tameez se baat karro
n:oh really,toh finally aap ko yaad aa gaya ki aap mere boss ho,coz jaise aap behave karre ho mere saath pichhle kuchh dino se i toh thought main koi stranger hoon,aur haan mere boss aap office ke andar ho yahan nai
m:how dare u,i will fire you
n:you cant,coz ur father loves me and he would rather kick u out of his office than me so no use
m:what the hell!!!!kitni besharam ladki ho tum
n:fact hai yeh!!!that ur father loves me more,isnt it?
m:chhiii,i thought u were a nice girl but no u turned out to be a bloody opportunist
n:haan hoon main opportunist happy!!so?
m:u...give me my phone
manik tried to snatch his phone but he couldnt coz nandini's reflexes were way too fast and manik's height didnt turn out to be some kind of help either,tired and exhausted he flapped his hands around made weird voices and then palming his face asked
m:kya chahiye tumhe?
n:answers
m:kis question ka?
n:y r u ignoring me?
m:its none of ur bussiness..
n:it is bcoz it involves me..and i swear m gonna throw ur phone if u dont tell me
m:r u crazy?give me my phone
n:no..
and the chase continued and irritated this time manik shouted
m:kya janna chahti ho tum?yeh ki main tumhe ignore kyu karta hoon toh suno i ignore u coz u affect me,a lot,ur presence makes me weak,no girl in my life culd ever do this,no girl made blush when i used to think about them..aur think,kya think tum pehli ladki ho jiske baare mein main sochke paglo ki tarah smile karta hoon,jiski chhup chhup ke pics leta hoon aur raat ko un pics ko kiss karke sota hoon,tum woh pehli ladki ho jiske saamne main nervous feel karta hoon,woh pehli ladki jiska naam lene se hi main blush karta hoon...woh pehli ladki ...u got it!!!!
nandini was left shocked,she knew that manik liked him but she could have never even thought that manik liked her to this extent.manik now realised that he just exposed his secrets and this time he wanted to pour his heart out so he continued
m:tumhe pata hai kitni strength lagti hai mujhe tumhe ignore karne mein,every day i stand in front of the mirror and reassure my self that i can do this,nahi hota hai ab mujhse,i cant ignore u anymore,do u hear me i cant
and with this he turned around and started to take deep breaths to calm himself down
n:toh mat karro ignore...
nandini's answer blew manik's mind away,he expecting her to blast out but her response made him feel ticklish in his stomach and he turned around to look at her
n:mat karro ignore..coz i dont want u to ignore me...i dont,and u know y because i miss your eyes checking me out everyday,i miss those stammering responses,i miss that lost face,i miss that smile and that excitement in ur eyes when u used to see me everyday..i miss them and u know y,because i luvd it..to the core..
nandini's reply brought a small smile on maniks face,she walked towards him and his heart beats raced,she steadly stood near and gave him the phone crushing manik's desire into millions of pieces,he was expecting something else,something romantic,he was going to turn around when nandini held his arms,she made him face him and then slowly she placed her lips on his right cheek,manik closed his eyes to relish the beautiful moment she did the same with his left cheek, but manik's world stopped when he felt her soft lips over his rough ones...it was not a proper kiss,just a small peck on his lips but this was good enough to knock manik's senses down...he slowly opened his eyes and stared deep into her eyes,he was going to bend down to initiate a proper kiss when the driver returned with a spare tyre,much to maniks irritation,but throughout the time the driver was repairing the car,manik was busy in caressing nandini's knucles and he managed to stealthly kiss it too
the car was repaired and the driver as per manik's command dropped nandini at her apartment frist
nandini was continously blushing when she entered her house,she could have never even imagined that this day could bring so many changes..it was her first kiss,though not exactly the way she expected it to be coz she was feeling too shy in doing that but nevertheless it was a kiss!!!!!
nandini was continously smiling and the day's events brought a wide smile on her face but it soon got disappeared as soon as she read the headlines of the news paper
HOSPITAL SCENE
na:aisa kya tha uss newspaper mein cabir?cabir y r u quite speak up...
cabir stared at her face for a few minutes,he took a deep breath and composed himself and then continued...
Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
