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Chapter 36
Is this feeling..😳😉
"Achcha...now tell me the directions to your house" Kabir spoke to Navya suddenly turning a bit sideways. The bike was nearing the beauty parlour that they had passed by.
Kabir...magar ye kapde...I'm wearing this gown...and the necklace..aise kaise ghar jaa paaoongi?" Navya suddenly asked sitting behind Kabir on the bike.
"Ek kaam karte hai! The beauty parlour is still open. Let's go in and ye makeup sab remove karenge. The clothes are still with us. We can first changed in the beauty parlour and then I'll take you back home" Kabir said as he swerved his bike to the front part of the beauty parlour.
"Magar...unn logon ko paise tho nahi dene padenge na?" Navya asked with a worried look her face.
"No man! This beauty parlour is run by my aunt. Isliye yahan pe main kabhi bhi aa sakta hoon! Alya and Mukti also get their makeup done here. So it's alright to enter here" Kabir said as he stopped the bike and got down. Kabir removed his helmet and got off the bike. Navya also followed him and both together entered the beauty parlour.
"Achcha...U go and get changed to your clothes" Kabir said handing over the cover with clothes in it to Navya.
"Sir...any help required?" the girl at the counter asked once again.
"Haan Bindiya..just help remove her makeup too! Isko jis condition main idhar laaya tha..usi condition main wapas leke jaana hai!" Kabir said looking around and sitting on the chair.
"Ok sir...hum makeup bhi remove karenge..magar humne bahut extra kiye hai..jaise threading..wo tho change nahi kar sakte"
"Yaar...wo sab shayad gharwaale notice nahi karenge! Waise bhi she looks more beautiful now...tho gharwaale bhi happy hi honge na?" Kabir said
"Ok sir!" Bindiya said as she walked to bring the makeup removal kit. Kabir took a magazine lying on the sofa and started going through it. In the magazine there was the interview of Fab 5. Kabir continued to read through it with a little smile on his face. "Finally fame reached us. We always wanted Fab 5 to reach this height. Magar ye kaafi nahi hai. This is just the beginning and now we need to reach bigger heights. More to conquer." Kabir said to himself as a smile of satisfaction crossed his face. 😊
"Nandu...is there something on my face?" Manik asked with a curious look on his face.
"Haan..wo thode se...dust lage hue the..main wo wipe kar rahi thi" Nandini suddenly made up an excuse and gently started wiping the invisible dust on Manik's cheek.
Manik continued to gaze at Nandini and Nandini slowed down a bit as their eyes met.
"Continue...I don't mind" Manik said with a smile on his face.
"Continue?? Continue what??" Nandini asked taking her hand off Manik's cheek.
Manik quickly held Nandini's hand and placed it once again on his cheek. "Continue wiping away the dust. It feels nice" Manik said as his eyes twinkled with naughtiness. He was enjoying her soft touch and nobody has every touched him so gently like this.
"Nahi..abhi..abhi dust is gone" Nandini suddenly said and rubbed both her hands together.
"Achcha..gone??" Manik asked with a bit disappointed look on his face.
"Haan...no more dust! Manik...abhi ye fuse thik karo! Abhi time kitne hue?" Nandini asked as she looked around. "Ayyappaaa...aaj bahut late hue hai..chachi daantegi!" Nandini complained suddenly looking up at Ayyappa.
Ayyappa was enjoying and he was 😆
"Arre yaar...pehle ye fuse tho thik karloon" Manik said suddenly.
"Manik..pehle mujhe tho ghar chod lete na? Ye fuse tho wapas aake bhi thik kar sakte ho na?" Nandini asked in a complaining tone.
"Haan thik tho kar sakta hoon..magar abhi yahan dekho..koi nahi hai ghar pe..aur tum saath ho..tho main tumhaari help tho le sakta hoon na? Comeon yaar...apne favourite Manik ke help bhi nahi karogi?" Manik asked with a naughty smile.
"Favourite Manik?? Kaun favourite?? Tum?? No..tum mere favourite nahi ho?" Nandini replied with a sudden head shake of denial
"Achcha?? Andar tho kuch aur hi keh rahi thi..Nandu...wo kya tha? As a person Dhruv is not your favourite anymore and your new favourite is Manik Malhotra..remember?" Manik asked with a sudden glowing smile on his face. 😛
Nandini suddenly felt her cheeks turning red from blushing and she bit her lips nervously.
"U know...Nandu...this is the Nandu I wanted to see...U look beautiful when U blush..." Manik said as he stretched his arm out to touch Nandini's cheek. Nandini suddenly felt the tip of Manik's fingers on her cheek and she took a step backward feeling thrilled by the touch.
"Kya hua?? Why moving away?" Manik asked getting up from the stool he was sitting on.
"M..Manik!! Pehle fuse thik karo! I need go to home too...U are making me late. Kal classes hai!" Nandini said in a sudden tone of anger.
"Achcha??" Manik asked his nose flared in anger. "Ok thik karta hoon! Don't worry..I'll drop U home on time. U don't have to worry" Manik said as he turned away from Nandini and continued to work on the fuse.
Nandini felt bad for complaining. He didn't even eat food in the evening. The whole evening he was spending time with me. He came to meet me...he took me out on my first bike ride and he brought me here when I acted as if I'm unconscious and all I did was lie to him and complain to him. Nandini felt a bit guilty for not caring Manik even once. He is so caring..the real Manik..I'm able to see him now clearer. Nandini thought as she moved closer to Manik to show him the flashlight. Manik felt the closeness of Nandini but he didn't turn around. He fixed the fuse and replaced it and turned the switch on as the whole house was flooded with lights. Manik turned around wiping the droplets of sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand. Nandini noticed that his wet hair was falling over his forehead. Manik looked with a serious look at Nandini.
"Chalo...I'll drop U home..come" Manik said as he walked back to the front of the house. Nandini followed him to the front part of the house. Manik got the keys out of his pocket and started unlocking the door.
"Manik...wait..." Nandini said to Manik placing her hand on his shoulder.
"Now what??" Manik asked in an impatient tone as his eyebrows clouded up in a bit impatient look.
"Manik...mera bag oopar reh gaya hai and I want to go back in my own clothes..can we rest a bit a go?" Nandini asked in a pleading tone.
"Hmm...ok..." Manik said continuing to look at Nandini with serious expression on his face.
"Chalo..let's go inside" Manik said.
Nandini walked into the house this time looking around even more. The house looked very tidy and well-arranged.
"Manik...yahan saaaf-safaai kaun karta hai?? Yahan pe sirf tum hi rehte ho?" Nandini asked curiously as she looked around.
Manik turned to look at Nandini and rubbed his index finger a bit on his chin. "Haan...sirf main hi rehta hoon yahan pe. This is the place where I practice and I spend my alone time" Manik continued with the serious expression on his face.
"Manik...yahan pe phone honge kya? Can I call my chacha-chachi up and inform them that I will be a bit late? Warna wo log pareshaan honge" Nandini said with a worried look on her face.
"Ya...over there is the phone" Manik pointed to the telephone kept on the far end of the room. "Ok U make the call and I will also go upstairs and freshen up and come down" Manik said with a calmed down expression on his face.
"Haan..ok.." Nandini said as she walked over to the phone kept on the corner of the room.
Nandini picked up the phone and dialed the number to her chacha-chachi. "Hello?? Haan chachi..main Nandu...ji chachi...abhi main Navya ke saath hoon. Hum abhi thodi der aur late hogi chachi." Nandini whispered into the mouthpiece as she noticed Manik walk up the stairs and his eyes dropped for a second to look at her. Their eyes met and Nandini wanted to see that beautiful smile once again.
"Nandu...tu aaj raat kaha jaa rahi hai? Sach bataana" Chachi said as she realized Nandini whispering "Tu Navya ke saath nahi hai? Tu itne dheemi awaaz main kyon baat kar rahi hai?" Chachi asked with a doubtful expression on her face.
"Wo..chachi..main Fab 5 se mili...Manik se bhi!" Nandini blurted out the truth.
"Fab 5 se!! Arre wah Nandu!! Tu mere Shahrukh se bhi mile?" Chachi asked with a huge smile on her face. "Kaisa hai Manik?"
"Wo chachi...Manik se bhi mili and he is here too! Bahut achcha hai..chachi..." Nandini said as a tint of blush appeared on her cheeks and a smile crossed her face.
"Tu wapas aate aate usko bhi le aana! Main bhi Manik se milna chahti hoon phirse! Tu le aayegi na?" Chachi asked in a fangirl tone!😆😛
"Haan chachi..le aaoongi! Abhi Manik shayad mujhe drop karenge. Navya ko Kabir drop karenge aise bol rahe the!"
'Haan thik hai bete...Manik bahut achcha ladka hai. He is one in a million. Tujhe nahi pata kitne pyaar se humse baat kiye aur hamara bahut khayaal rakha. Agar tu uske saath hai..tho mujhe poora bharosa hai ke wo tujhe sahi salamat wapas layega" Chachi said with a huge smile on her face.
"Chachi..Manik ko itna pasand karti ho? " Nandini asked with a surprised smile on her face.
"Haan...mera favourite hai Manik!" Chachi said with a huge smile on her face. "Achcha..usse bolna ke ghar chode tujhe aur usko bhi andar leke aana"
"Haan chachi..achcha abhi main phone rakhti hoon" Nandini whispered as she placed the receiver on the cradle.
Nandini looked up the stairs and smiled. "Let me do something for him..let me cheer him up! Ayyappa..please give me an idea na?" Nandini prayed. Suddenly Ayyappa gave her an idea and Nandini felt herself smiling widely. 😃
"Haan...yehi rok lo gaadi..yehi mera ghar hai!"
Kabir slowed down his bike in front of a white wooden gate. He looked around and saw that the lights were on in Navya's house. Kabir switched off his bike and took his helmet off and looked at Navya.
"Tumhaare gharwaale tumhaare intezaar kar rahe honge na?" Kabir asked with a bit curious look on his face.
"Haan koi baat nahi..maine phone jab kiye the shaam ko tab bataa diye the unko ke main late ghar wapas lautoongi" Navya said with a little smile on her face.
"Ok...gharwaale gussa tho nahi honge na?? It's pretty late. Do U want me to come in and explain or something??" Kabir asked with a bit worried expression in his eyes.
"Nahi its ok! Wo kya haina..ke main pehle bhi 9.30 wapas ghar lauti hoon jab main aur mere saare dost ek saath shopping gaye the!" Navya said with a calm smile on her face.
"Arre wah! Shopping?? U like shopping a lot, don't U?" Kabir asked with a little smile on his face.
"Haan...bahut aur Diwali shopping tho hamare ek hafte tak chalte hai!" Navya said in an excited tone.
"Achcha...tho main bhi ek din tumko shopping karvaata hoon! What about tomorrow evening?" Kabir asked with a little smile on his face.
"Tomorrow?? Nahi class hai aur class ke baad hum aapko milne na paayenge shayad. Ghar hi wapas aayenge!" Navya laid down her reasons.
"Don't worry about all that! So tomorrow we are meeting! Even if U don't want to...we will! So its a date! Bye now" Kabir said as he placed his helmet started the bike and even before Navya could say anything swerved the bike around to go the way from where they had come.
"Ok byeee!!' Navya shouted behind Kabir as she waved her hand. "Kabir ne suna bhi hoga kya?" Navya thought as she looked and noticed Kabir's hand raise up sideways as he waved his left hand a bit. Navya smiled unknowingly as she felt her heart slipping off her hand.
"Ye...ye din..main kabhi na bhool paaoongi!" Navya thought as she continued to look at Kabir until his bike disappeared out of sight. With a little sigh..Nandini opened the gate and closed it behind her. 😳
"Aaj raat let me cook a dinner for Manik!" Nandini thought as she looked around and she noticed another door to the corner side of the hallway. There was a light outside. Nandini turned on the switched and looked inside. It was indeed a clean..well-arranged kitchen. Nandini walked into the kitchen and looked around to find what she can make.
She opened the cupboard and found 5-6 packets of noodles. She opened the rest of the cupboards too...but found nothing much. Nandini opened the fridge and the fridge was filled with bottles of drinks, a huge tumbler of icecream and some vegetables in the rack.
"Yahan pe tho aatta bhi nahi hai..warna chappathis banaate" Nandini thought as she took some carrots, capsicum, green chillies, a small bunch of beans, and some celery. Nandini searched and found some onions, garlic, a small container of salt, a bottle of oil, too! "Chalo...raat ke liye noodles banaate hai! Noodles dinner!" Nandini whispered to herself with a little smile on her face.
"Nandini...aakhir wo kya chahti hai?" Manik thought as he cleansed himself with the water running down his forehead onto his face. Manik closed his eyes and the images of Nandini appeared on his face. Every single moment that he spent with Nandini passed through his mind. "Her smile..her anger...her innocent gaze...everything is so special about her. Her voice...that still rings in my ears...the way she touched my cheek" Manik felt a wave of thrill pass through him as her remembered her touch.
"I'm finally her favourite...finally she sees me as somebody important to her. That is how I feel..." Manik thought as he closed the tap to the shower and took the towel to wipe himself.
"But...why does it feel like she hesitates around me? Maybe she doesn't feel the way I feel about her. Maybe I am her favourite...and just her favourite member among Fab 5. I must not expect more too...waise bhi..what happened in the past..I must learn from it. I cannot let the same thing happen to me again" Manik thought as buttoned up his red shirt.
Nandini looked at the sauted vegetables and tastemaker which she added to it and added the water and the then the Noodles as she smelled the aroma of the boiled vegetables. Manik walked down the stairs and looked around and Nandini was nowhere in the hallway.
"Wo chali gayi kya?" Manik thought "But uske bag tho oopar hi hai!"
Manik looked around and sneaked up to the kitchen door. The door was slightly open and he looked inside. Nandini's back was turned towards him and she was cooking. Manik felt himself smiling and seeing the endearing image of Nandini busy preparing something. Manik tiptoed right behind Nandini and looked at what was happening over her shoulder. Nandini was making noodles. A huge smile spread over Manik's face as he bent down to whisper into her ears "Kya banaa rahi ho?" Manik said as his arms went around her.
"Ayyappaaa" Nandini shouted as the wooden spatula fell off her hand into the kadhai.
Manik was totally expecting this from Nandini and his grip tightened around her. Nandini turned to look behind as she felt Manik's lips press on her cheek. Nandini froze as she realized that she was in Manik's arms and he was truly kissing her with his eyes closed. Nandini felt amazing..she never felt this way before..is this feeling love??😳
Edited by priakachan - 9 years ago
