Chapter 9 Show me a way😕😆
'So where do we go now?' he asked raising his brows as he stood really tall next to her wearing the tight clothes that she had given him.
Nandini looked up at his face which had a questioning look and she looked away as she said casually:
'Main apne ghar jaa rahi hoon'
'Achcha phir chalo..let's go!' he said with a smile on his face.
'I said- MAIN apne ghar jaa rahi hoon'
'I know yaar...tho main bhi ghar chalta hoon na! Tum akeli kyon jaaogi?' he asked with a smile on his face.
'Nahi..tumhe mere saath aane ki zaroorat nahi..main khud chali jaaongi' Nandini said looking away.
'Aur haan tumhe aise kapdon main apne saath main kahin leke bhi nahi jaaoongi' Nandini said looking at him from top to bottom.
'U only gave me these clothes to wear na? But wait..I have an idea' he said with a smile as he saw the old nurse walking towards them. 'Yahan ruko abhi aaya'
He ran over the nurse and said 'Aunty..main discharge hoke jaa raha hoon'
'Oh bete...main khush hoon ke tum abhi ghar jaa sakte ho!' she said with a smile.
'Par aunty main tho sad hoon...aapko chodke jaa raha hoon na..I will miss U' he said with puppy eyes making a little pout.
'Arre bete..ismein kya hai? Tum humko miss karoge tho milne aana...' she said with a motherly feeling as she touched his cheek slightly.
'Oh thanks a lot, aunty! Aur ek aur help chahiye! Aapne dekha na..ye clothes bahut tight hai. Kya aapke paas loose clothes honge?' he asked with a questioning look in his eyes.
'Haan..mera beta aaya tha ghar se aur mere saath ruka hua hai, uske bag shayad yahan pe hai..uske clothes hai..shayad tumpe fit honge. Mere saath aao' she said as she took him with her.
Nandini stood there looking at him as he walked with the nurse and disappeared into the room.
'Main jaaoon ke rukoon? Isko abhi idhar chodke jaaoongi tho isse peecha tho chootega' Nandini thought as she took a few steps. Then she suddenly stopped.
'Ayyappa...main kya karoon? Isko yahan chodke jaaoongi..tho ye kya karega? Kahan jayega?' Nandini thought to herself as she bit her lower lip in confusion.
'Abhi main tumhaare saath chal sakta hoon na?'
Nandini turned around and there he stood tall in a check shirt and blue jeans and suddenly he winked. 😉
Nandini looked away as he looked perfect now. The check shirt made him look even more handsome and she didn't want her eyes to show what she felt.
'Mujhe apne dil ko qaboo main rakhne honge...main Dhruv ke saath dhoka nahi kar sakti' Nandini thought in her heart as she looked away and mumbled 'Nahi'
'Nahi? Yaar tumne abhi tho bola tha ke agar main kapde change karoonga tho main tumhaare saath chal sakta hoon' he said with an innocent pout on his face.
'Nahi...main apne saath ek ajnabi ko nahi le jaa sakti' Nandini mumbled turning away from him.
'Arre yaar..ajnabi? Chalo phir let me introduce myself' he said jumping in front of her with his hand stretched 'I'm Manik Malhotra and I'm Nandini's roommate...can we be friends?'
Nandini looked at his stretched hand and then at his face which had a genuine smile in them. His eyes shined as he smiled and her eyes got caught in his. He continued to stand there with his hand stretched..but Nandini was unable to hold his hand.
'How can I hold the hand of this stranger' Nandini thought in her mind 'Agar Dhruv ko pata chalega...tho wo kya sochega?'😕
'Arre yaar...can't we even be friends?' he asked with a questioning look on his eyes.
'I must go...mujhe ghar jaane hai' Nandini said as she looked away and started walking. Nandini walked a few steps and she looked around. He was still standing there. He was looking with a bit sad look in his eyes. Nandini felt her heart pain...she didn't know why...but her heart pained as if a piece of her heart had broken off from her.
Nandini took a few more steps and she paused and looked back and he was right behind her with a naughty smirk. Nandini didn't say anything more...she continued to walk as she walked out of the hospital and stood on the street waiting for a taxi.
Suddenly he came and stood right near her.
'Tum mera peecha kyon kar rahe ho?' Nandini asked looking at him.
'Mujhe nahi pata..ke mujhe kahan jaane hai...main kaun hoon...main sirf tumhe jaanta hoon' he said with a bit sad look on his face.
'Tum mere saath chalna chahte ho?' Nandini mumbled looking away.
'Main tumhaare saath chal sakta hoon?' he asked in an excited tone.
'Nahi...' she said again as she stretched her hand for a taxi.
'121, 5th west street' Nandini said looking at the driver and after seeing the driver nodding in a 'yes' she sat inside the taxi. Suddenly she felt herself pushed inside and found him sitting next to her.
'Tum mere saath jaaoge? Maine mana kiya na!' Nandini half-shouted.
'Arre yaar...kuch dinon ke liye adjust karo! Mere memory wapas aayega tho main khud chala jaaoonga' he said to Nandini in a pleading tone. The driver looked back with a questioning look in his eyes.
'Don't look back! Keep driving! 121, 5th west street' he said in a rich American English as if he is some rich person. He himself didn't know how he spoke such good English..but he surely sounded not like some common person😳
The driver nodded and swerved the taxi slowly onto the street. Nandini was shocked hearing the words of Manik as if he is not some average person. The elegance with which he said those words were not truly of a regular person.
'Haan tho please mujhe tumhaare saath jaane do...' he suddenly said in pleading tone. Nandini was speechless and didn't say anything anymore. She didn't know what to say anymore. 😕
The drive continued in silence as he looked out through the window at the path they were going and continued to enjoy the sights outside. The driver was putting on speed and Nandini's heart suddenly wanted to only speak to Dhruv.
'Dhruv ko sab bata dene chahiye...Dhruv ke raay poochne chahiye.' Nandini thought to herself as she logged in on whatsapp and typed in a message to Dhruv as she found Dhruv online.
'Hiii' Nandini said with a smiley. 😊
'Hi...kaisi ho Nandu?' Dhruv replied back.
'Main thik hoon..tum kaha ho?' Nandini asked.
'Main abhi study kar raha hoon..I'm busy. Abhi project work main hoon' he replied back and a frown appeared on Nandini's face as she read the message.
'Wo Dhruv main tumhaare saath kuch discuss karna chahti thi' Nandini said as her heart didn't know how to discuss this.
'Main abhi thoda sa busy hoon, Nandu! Baad main discuss karenge! Got to go to classes now! Bye' Dhruv logged out.
Nandini suddenly remembered that she too had classes. 'Aiyoo' 😕
Hearing Nandini's 'Aiyoo' he turned back with an amused smile on his face. He is for the first time hearing such an exclamation and suddenly said 'Tum Madrasi ho?' 😃
'Kya?' Nandini asked looking at him.
'No yaar..actually usually Madrasis say like this...aiyoo' he imitated the way in which she said 'Aiyoo' hitting his head lightly and started laughing😆😆
'Tum mere mazaak udaa rahe ho?' Nandini asked with an angry look on her face.😡
'Arre yaar...maine kaha mazaak udaaye hai?' he asked with a little worried look on his face. 'Sorry if I offended you..bas tum thode upset lag rahi thi..aur tumhe smile karvaana chahta tha'
'Aise mazaak se main smile nahi karti' Nandini said with a frown on her face.
'Achcha?' he said with a little pout on his face as he looked thoughtfully.
'Oh wait!' Nandini suddenly mumbled to herself. She suddenly dialed Mukti's number.
'Heyy Nands!' Mukti quipped with a little laugh 'Poore one day ghar rest kiye..aaj tho college aaogi na?'
'Wo...Mukti..aaj main nahi aa paaoogi..meri tabiyath kuch thik nahi' Nandini mumbled a lie.
'Arre yaar..what happened? Is it something serious?' Mukti asked with a concern in her voice.
'No..nothing..bas cold hai..and a little throat pain..I'll manage' Nandini made up a small excuse.
'Achcha! Tu manage kar legi na? Fever tho nahi haina?' Mukti asked in a concerned voice.
'Nahi yaar..bas cold hai. Maine medicine le liye' Nandini mumbled.
'Achcha tu rest le..class ke baat main manage kar loongi! Chal kal milte hai' Mukti said with a smile.
'Thanks..Mukti' Nandini said gratefully as she cut the call.
'Hmm Mukti..friend hai?' he asked her with curious eyes.
'Haan..kyon?' Nandini said looking at his face.
'Nahi..abhi main 2 logon ko jaanta hoon...Nandini and Mukti' he said with a victorious smile on his face. 😃
'Driver..just stop there!' Nandini said as the driver nodded and parked the car outside Nandini's house.
Nandini got out of the car followed by him. Nandini paid the taxi fare and started walking towards her house. He followed her. Nandini turned around and looked at him. He smiled back.
'Ayyappa...ab main iske saath kya karoon? Isko ghar main rakhoon ya kuch bolke bhagaaon? Please show me a way'😕
Edited by priakachan - 9 years ago
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