Chapter 13
Broccoli & Tiramisu😆
Manik parked the car in front of the restaurant and looked sideways at Nandini.
'He is sleeping..sleeping like a baby. He must be tired...yesterday night because of me he had a tiring night and he didn't get to sleep properly too...aur maine usko ek drama play karne yahan laaya! Manik tu bahut selfish hai!' Manik thought with a little regret in his mind. Manik raised his hand to shake Nandini awake. But paused midway as he noticed a lock of hair that fell over her forehead covering her forehead. Manik's finger traced her forehead as he removed the hair that was falling over her forehead. Manik didn't know why...how...but he got closer to Nandini to take a closer look at her. Nandini's eyelashes slightly quivered. Manik backed off. Nandini slightly opened her eyes and looked. Suddenly she sat straight and rubbed her eye slightly.
'Tu jaag gaya?' Manik asked casually looking away.
'Haan..wo main kal raat thik se nahi soya na..' Nandini mumbled softly blinking her eyes and looking at Manik.
'Hmm...abhi we're earlier and we've got some more time at hand before the time arranged for the date. If U want you can sleep.' Manik suggested to Nandini with a concerned look on his face.
'No it's ok sir!'
'Phirse sir?' Manik asked raising his brow with a frown on his face.
Nandini smiled sheepishly as she realized that she can't get over the habit.
'Agar tune andar mujhe sir bulaaya..then our full plan will be flop. Samjha na? Abhi tujhe practice karvaaaonga...tu mujhse Manik Manik bolke baat karega'
'Ehh??' Nandini asked with a shocked expression on her face.
'Haan...U must speak for 5 minutes saying my name as Manik. So now start! Make sentences and speak to me' 😛
'Manik...main kya boloon?'
'Hmm...bolo ke main kaisa lagta hoon?'
'Manik tum achche ho..' Nandini said with a smile on her face.
'Achcha? Like in what way?' Manik asked with a smirk on his face 😳
'Hmm...kind ho...caring ho...protective ho...aur dikhne main bhi achche ho..' Nandini said with a smile on her face.
'Achcha? Main ye sab kuch hoon? Jaante ho meri dadi kya bolti hai mere baare main?'
'Kya?'
'Dadi bolti hai..ke main ziddi aur lazy hoon' Manik said with a smile on his face.
'Hmm...ziddi...wo tho aap ho...magar lazy? Uska tho pata nahi..' Nandini said with a confused look on her face.
'Main ziddi hoon?' Manik asked with a little frown on his face.
'Haan..aap ziddi ho..itne zid kar rahe ho..ke main aapko Manik bulaaoon' Nandini said with a smile.
'Hmm...haan iss angle se dekhe..tho so ya..main ziddi hoon! Aur tujhe poori shaam mujhe Manik bulaane padenge!' Manik said with a smirk.😛
Nandini sighed as she thought that it would only be for an evening. 😕
'Chal..now time for our date!' Manik said looking at his watch. Manik and Nandini got out of the car closing the doors behind them as they looked at the posh restaurant where the date is to take place. Nandini felt nervous that she is to enter a restaurant where only rich people enter. 😕
'Ye le..keep this money and order something for yourself to eat while I sit on the reserved seat' Manik said handing over some money to her. Nandini didn't want to take the money..but then, she was feeling very hungry and didn't want to miss this chance to eat at such a rich restaurant. Nandini pushed the money into her hoodie pocket and wiped her nose with the back of her palm nervously as she thought of how the evening is going to be.
Manik and Nandini walked inside and Manik found the seat that was reserved for him. Manik pointed to a seat which was just a few inches away from him. From where he sat he could see Nandini, she could see him, but the girl who will sit opposite to Manik won't be able to see her due to a chair blocking the view. Nandini went and sat on the seat and looked around nervously. The air inside was cold as it was an air-conditioned restaurant and she liked the fragrance. She could also smell the food which was being served on the nearby tables.
Suddenly a waiter walked over to Nandini and handed over to her the menu and walked away from there. Nandini opened the menu and looked through it. She didn't know what to select as she has never tried any of the items that were on the list. The names were too unfamiliar to her and she took the money out of her pocket and counted it. There was 5000 rupees that Manik gave her. 😛
'Hmm...5000 rupees main aajkal kaun khaana khaata hai? Rich people khaate honge..Aiyappa...yahan pe within 50 rupees ke kuch khaana milenge kya?' Nandini thought as she looked through the menu. Most of the items were costly and Nandini selected one of the items which had a funny name compared to others from the list. 'Manik agar wo paise wapas na maange..tho baakki paisa main rakhoongi aur ye paisa scooter ke repair main kaam aayega' Nandini thought to herself. 😳
The waiter came to serve food and Nandini said pointed her finger on the item.
'Broccoli with Tangy sauce' 😛
The waiter nodded and left from there. Suddenly Nandini noticed a girl in a long flowing sleeveless gown walk over to Manik. Nandini couldn't see her face but she noticed that Manik smiled at her.
'Manik?' the girl asked with a smile as she stretched her hand. Manik held her hand with a smirk on his lips as he got up to welcome her.
'Hii' Manik said as his gaze trailed from the girl to Nandini. Nandini was stretching her neck to try to see the girl's face.
'Pata nahi...ke kaise dikhti hai..shayad sundar hi honge' Nandini thought and suddenly noticed Manik's gaze upon her. Nandini backed off and looked around as if she was ignoring them.😆
Manik smirked and hinted to the girl to take a seat. Both of them sat and Manik looked at the list of profiles on his phone under the table.
'Manini Gupta' Manik read the name silently.
'Hello Manini' Manik said with a smile on his face.
'Hey...' she said with a wide smile.
'Hmm not bad looking...has oval shape face, long bangs falling over her cheeks and quite stylish and tall..'
'Hello...' Manik said once again with a smile.
She blushed and sat there looking at Manik and brushed the bangs off her cheeks and put them behind her back now showing her open shoulder. There was a diamond necklace around her neck and she was wearing a posh black gown.
'So..' Manik whispered with a smirk on his face 'What do U do..Manini?' Manik asked with a smile trying to strike up a conversation.
'I am a fashion designer' Manini said with a smile. 'And what do you do..Manik?'
'Hmm...I...I am interested in gaming industry. You know making those computer games and they are a craze on internet' Manik said with a smile.
'Ah..ya! Nice' she said with the smile on her face.
' You play games?'
'Games...no they are for kids. I like more mature stuff..U know' she said raising her brows slightly.
'Mature stuff like...' Manik asked confused. 😕
'Like...uh oh..umm...naughty games..you know' she said with a little smirk and a wink. 'But my mom dad doesn't know of it' she said with a cheesy smile.
Manik blinked as he realized that this girl is not his type😕😆
'So do you also play games...like I do...?' she crooned placing her hand on Manik's. Manik looked at Nandini and she was stuffing broccoli into her mouth and totally enjoying her food. 😆😆
Manik took away the hand with a little awkward smile and tapped on the table. Nandini choked on the broccoli as she heard the sound of tapping and looked up. Manik was looking at her. 😕
'Ayyappa...why does he have to call me in the middle of food!' Nandini thought as she gulped in a glass of water...wiped her lips with a tissue paper and got up. Manik smirked as he saw his partner ready to get into action. 😈
'Hmm...games...ya!' Manik mumbled looking at Manini as he placed his hand on hers with a smirk.
'Hey..you naughty boy! So how many girls?' Manini asked with a little wink.
'Hii Manik!!!' Nandini said reaching near their table and waving her hand.
'Hey hiii Nandu' Manik said with a little smirk. 😛
Nandini suddenly bit her nail shyly as she smiled at Manik and traced her finger on the seat on which he was sitting. Manik loved the way she was acting and Manik looked at Manini who was looking with a shocked expression at Nandini.
'Ye kaun hai?' Nandini asked suddenly looking at her.
'Oh ye..this is Manini! Meet Manini..Nandu' Manik said with a little smirk on his face.
'Oh ya..hello..I'm Manini and I'm...'
'Manik..U know...I missed you so much...mujhe uske baad tumne call hi nahi kiye' Nandini said with a cute pout on her face.
'He is...' Manini asked with a questioning look on her face.
'Sorry..Nandu...you know I was busy...I missed you too' Manik said with a cheesy smile on his face ignoring Manini.
Suddenly Nandini walked and sat on the seat next to Manik and looked at him with love-filled eyes and she blushed and said 'You know..Manik...tum iss dress main bahut achche lag rahe ho'
'Achcha?' Manik asked with a little smile as he put his arm around Nandini's waist and leaned closer to her 'I couldn't forget that first night of ours' Manik whispered into her ear. Nandini gulped as she felt his finger lingering on her waist. 😕
'50 rupees' she put the first amount into her mental account.
Manini's eyes went wide open seeing the proximity of Manik and Nandini.
'You...are you both gay?' Manini blabbered looking with a shocked expression on her face.
'No...we just like each other. You know..he's cute!' Manik said with a little smile on his face as he bit his lower lip.☺️
'Ya...he and me..we have a special bond.' Nandini said awkwardly. 😕
'Ok...I was not informed that you were a gay! But sorry..I cannot marry a gay guy!' Manini said as she got up.
'Oh sorry Manini! Please don't misunderstand us..we don't have anything the way you think..we just like each a bit too more and we can't stay away from each other and since its a blind date..so he was sitting away from me.' Manik said with a nervous expression on his face. 'Please don't tell dadi about what you saw here..please keep it a secret' 😕
'Ya fine..I understand...I mean being gay is not a crime! But you should not be hiding this from your dadi..you know!' Manini said as she got up.
'Manini kuch khaake tho jaao!'
'No actually I had another important work..so got to go now. U guys carry on!' Manini said in a matter of fact tone as she took her purse and gave them a strange look as she noticed the way Manik's hand has gone around Nandini's shoulder and walked away from there . 😛
Nandini noticed the intimacy in which they were sitting and she felt awkward. Manik too noticed that they were sitting too close now.
'Hmm...tumne usko kyon bhagaa diya..dikhne main tho achchi hai' Nandini said with an innocent look in her eyes.
'But...she is not the pure type and I like a girl who is pure' Manik said gazing at Nandini.
'Hmm...pure matlab?'
'Jo innocent ho...tumhaare tarah' Manik said looking at Nandini who looked away seeing the way he was looking at her.
'Ok..mujhe abhi broccoli khaane hai' Nandini said as she awkwardly got up from there and walked over and sat on her seat. She noticed that Manik was gazing at her.
'Why did I say innocent like him? I mean...he is a guy...but he is my type?' Manik thought as he looked at Nandini who was nervously stuffing a broccoli into her mouth. Nandini paused chewing when she noticed Manik's intense gaze on her.
'Ayyappa...why does he have to look at me this way? Main aise kaise khaaoongi' Nandini thought as she looked away and resumed chewing the broccoli.
Manik looked at his watch and then looked through his phone and suddenly he got an idea. He took the camera and turned his phone towards Nandini and clicked a pic of Nandini with her mouth filled with broccoli. Her chubby cheeks looked more chubby coz of the broccoli stuffed into her mouth. 😆
'Hmm..he is cute' Manik thought as he saved the pic and kept the phone inside. It's been quite a few more minutes and Nandini has finished eating food and the waiter came and asked
'Anything more?'
'Hmm..yewaali...' Nandini said pointing to the menu.
'Tiramisu..'😆
Nandini waited for the Tiramisu and noticed another girl walking towards Manik. She was wearing a blue jeans and red t-shirt and with short hair.
'You must be Mr. Manik Malhotra! Hey..I'm Deeps!'
'Deeps?' Manik asked with a questioning look on his face.
'Ya!'
She sat facing Manik and crossed her one leg over other. Suddenly her phone started ringing.
'Ya! Tell me! What the s*** that f****** a******** thinks of! That dirty...🤬😆
[For keeping the sanctity of the FF..rest is censored]😆😆😆
Manik's eyes grew wide as he heard the girl throwing in an essay of cuss words over the phone. Manik took his phone and looked through the profiles and saw the photo of a girl in a beautiful pink churidar wearing earrings and bangles and with a shy smile on her face. Her name is Deepshikha. 😕
'Ya whatever! Tell him that if he ever tries to double cross me..I'll smash his nose into his face and pull his tongue out of his mouth!' she said as she cut the call. 😈
'Ya..Mr. Manik Malhotra!' she said with a little smile. 'Excuse me..for the wild talk! But you know I'm pretty outright in such things! I don't give a damn to these losers who try to double cross me'
'Oh hello! You're smart' Manik said as he took his handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat off his forehead. 'In here its too hot' Manik mumbled.
'Oh no! I think its really cool..you know the a/c is on!'
'So what do you do, Deeps?' Manik asked with a little nervous smile. 😕
'Yeah I'm into nursing..My uncle has a hospital abroad in U.S. and after completing nursing course I'm planning to be a nurse outside' she said with a little smile.
'Oh!!' Manik said and suddenly her phone started ringing again.
'Yeah yeahhh!! U watch out!! I'm gonna come there and hit you right on your nose and break your bones! Got it? You f***** cheated with my boyfriend and now how dare you call me..you b****'
Manik looked at Nandini as she put the first spoon of tiramisu into her mouth.
'hmm yummy..Ayyappa...ye pehli baar khaane ko mil rahe hai'
Manik tapped on the table. Nandini looked up like a kitten from whom the bowl of milk was snatched away.
'Again..Ayyappa..when I start enjoying food..why does he tap on the table!' Nandini thought as she noticed Manik hinting to get into action. 'Ayyappa...please iss baar I hope that he won't put his arm around me' Nandini thought as she took baby steps towards them. 😛😆
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Edited by priakachan - 9 years ago
Indian Idol 15
