Yaariaan of SPACE-part 34 updated 03 May - Page 5

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Part 14 Hidden within the heart

Nandini could think of nothing else the entire night. It's just been two days and she's already had two embarrassing encounters with Manik. She was attracted to him especially after hearing him sing. But she was not going to do anything about that feeling. She didn't want to be one among all those girls who drooled over him. Especially since he already had a girlfriend. So Nandu gave herself a lecture to avoid him in future and to just focus on her studies.

Manik on the other hand could not understand his instant attraction to Nandini. Even after the fashion show incident, and for a very long time afterwards, he was just functioning in an auto mode. Her quivering lips and soft body was always on his mind. He decided to just ignore her until the unwanted feelings died by itself.

The next morning in college, Aryamann, who was in his usual jolly mood, greeted Nandini.

" Hey, Partner, Where did you disappear to last night. Are you a modern day cinderalla or something?"

"yeah... something like that " replied Nandu in her not-so cheerful voice.

Thankfully, the show had continued even after the mishap. Aryamann had already walked back from the stage. By the time he heard the combined gasp from the audience side and realized something was amiss, he had already reached backstage. After a short break, the next pair had entered the stage and the fashion show ended up without any other major hiccups. Nandini had rushed back to the girls green room after the incident.

" It was so cruel of you to abandon me like that on stage-"

" shut up Aryamann"

" Ok Ok relax. It happens..." Aryamann was trying to console Nandu when they were joined by Navya.

The three of them started walking together to the classroom.

Some of the senior girls who were hanging around called out to Nandu." Hey, you. Come here"

Nandu indicated to Arya and Navya to move ahead and went to the senior girls group.

"How much more will you fall to grab Manik's attention? We know he is irresistible. But, to take so much effort to fall into his hands. Wah.. we salute you, girl. By the way, How did it feel to be in his hands? Share with us your experience."

Nandini could not control herself anymore.
"Listen, It was not intentional. I am not that desperate. "

"Oh. So you are trying to say that we are desperate... Yes, baby, we are... anything for Manik" another girl said.

The first girl laughed and chided the other girl. " Priyanka, dear, Aliya should not hear you. She will kill you."

" Yes Pinky, If I was in her place, I would lock him up somewhere and not allow another girl anywhere near him" and looking at Nandu again , she continued " Anyways, not a bad attempt for a fresher. Welcome to the club, darling"

Nandu felt very strange. How could girls steep so low? Are they so crazy for him? Another girl who was silent all the while said to Nandu.
" You go ahead, Nandini. Classes are to start soon.They are crazy. They can go on and on about Manik the whole day."

Nandini bolted from there.

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The FAB 5 was in the canteen, in their usual corner table, where they could monitor everything going around.

" Manik, Heard you saved a damsel in distress yesterday. How did the great Manik Malhotra become so chivalrous. Umm?" Mukti asked

" Chod na, Mukti. It was a sudden reaction. If he had not held her, she would have landed on top of him thus bringing lasting damage to our friend. Hai na Manik?" It was Cabir's turn next.

He winked at Manik. Manik could not help but smile at Cabir's silent message.

Dhruv looked at Manik and gave a knowing smile. As usual, Manik just kept quiet when his friends teased him. Alya was the only one not taking part in the conversation. She appeared moody and disturbed. Manik looked at her and raised his eyebrows as if questioning her on her silence. She replied in a negative and gave him a forced smile.

" Cabirrr..., look who's just entered the canteen..." Mukti said yanking at cabir. " The girl in the 2nd year, the Dimple Kapadia wala, what's her name, Alya? .. the one who is after Cabir..."

" Mitra, Mytra something" Alya tried to remember.

" Mitra Singh" Cabir clarified.

" yeah, she's the one stalking you on SNS... the great fan of yours? Why aren't you giving her any bhav? She looks really sweet and nice. You should give her a chance Cabir?" Manik utilized this opportunity to give back at Cabir.

" Manik, she is not the only one. The grapevine is full of news about girls in love with Cabir and his videos. " said Alya." I wonder why you don't give any of them a chance."

" Cabir, Now I wonder, Are you gay?" Only Mukti could be so crass.

Cabir , who was drinking his hot chocolate choked on it, hearing a least expected question. However, started laughing the next minute.

While he was still laughing, Ranbir joined them.

"What's up bro?" Ranbir asked Cabir.

" Ranbir, I think its time for me to introduce my Rose to my friends here... U know, Mukthi has just reached the conclusion that I am GAY!"

Mukti and Alya could not contain their excitement on hearing this." Rose! Who's Rose?"

"You will see her ... soon" Cabir said. Manik had a confused expression on him. Ranbir appeared disturbed but did not say anything.
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Navni were just returning from science lab when they met with FAB5. All five of them were relaxing on a bench in the college corridor. On seeing Nandini , Manik's rebellion mode flared. He wanted to prove to the FAB 4 that she did not affect him. Therefore, he put on his rude mask, stretched his legs forward thereby preventing them from passing by.

Nandini had seen the FAB 5 on entering the corridor. Even though she did not look directly at Manik, she was very aware of him. As she was trying to walk past them, a pair of long legs stopped her from moving.

"Where. Do. You. Think. You. Are. Going?" Manik asked in his monster avatar. "Lesson no. 1. You do not ignore your seniors. You wish them whenever you see them. Am I clear?"

Navya nodded while Nandini stared at his face. Manik had eyes only for Nandu.

Then turning to Navya, he said " Okay, madhubala, Now that you agree with me on this, you can leave. Moreover, you carried out your first task well. So you are exempted from our clutches. And you, - " looking at Nandu again " - can get ready for your second task. "

Navya hesitated. Nandini indicated with her head that she should leave. Navya gave her an encouraging smile and left reluctantly.

Now Cabir took charge," Yes, you messed up big time. Nobody is going to help you...God save you." Shaking he said , he continued " We gave you such a simple task and you could not carry it out. And on top of that you tried to kill our Manik by throwing your entire weight on him. You owe him one body massage, you know." Cabir gave another of his silly laugh.

Nandini could feel herself blushing at this and was looking everywhere but Manik.

" I would have assigned the massage as your second task. But our Aliya here, enjoys doing it. Hai na Aliya?" Cabir turned to Aliya. Aliya gave him a naughty smile and entwined her hands with Manik's . This brought Manik out of the trance. He was actually lost on seeing a blushing and flustered Nandini. Manik understood that it was time to change the topic.

"You , will be given a boooring task" Manik turned to the others." Guys, Lets test her handwriting. Shall we? I think she is the best person to complete our assignments for us."

Nandini was given a heavy bunch of papers from which she had to make five other hand written copies and submit the next day.

"And listen, No cheating. Do not take any help from others. "said Manik as a final word.

The FAB 5 walked off in their usual manner, all five in a line with Manik occupying the center position, leaving a highly irritated Nandu , again wondering about the owner of the guitar striker.

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Part 15 Her fake monster


Aliya was giving Dhruv a lift home. Usually, he travelled with Manik, but today Manik had to go to Malhotra industries office in Mumbai to sign some papers. Aliya and Dhruv shared a very tranquil relationship. They were both comfortable with each other. Aliya usually shared all her insecurities with him, and Dhruv always comforted her. They understood each other pretty well. Their friendship had a certain level of maturity that put them at ease in the other's company. Aliya could be just herself in his company. She was sure that he would never judge her.

When they reached home, Dhruv invited Aliya for tea. Aliya was very fond of Dhruv's mother although Soha was not very friendly with her. Aliya spent some time chatting with Devyani and left only after Soha had returned from her tuition classes. On Devyani's insistence and Dhruv's persuasion Soha had joined an Arts College. Soha was still mad at this turn of events although she had decided to let things be for the time being.

Mukti on the other hand, had just dropped by Aliya's house where she was met by Harshad. FAB 5 were never comfortable with Harshad. He always did something or the other to irritate them, however Mukti knew that he was harmless. He always tried to befriend Mukti but Mukti never paid any notice.

Mukti's rich parents were divorced, but even now they were always after each others neck. Her mum took different boyfriends every other week to taunt her father and her father openly flaunted his mistresses in front of her mother. Amidst them, Mukti was the one who suffered deeply. She had a very unhappy childhood spent among bickering parents and as a result, Mukti grew up rebelliously. She never fell into any relationship as she had major trust issues. FAB 5 were her one and only solace and she trusted only them. She never allowed anyone else into her shell and that was the reason Mukti ignored Harshad's advances of friendship. Harshad but then again, had always been in love with Mukti.

" Mukti, listen. You don't have to always avoid me." Harshad said when he noticed Mukti trying to leave the house on seeing him.

" Harshad, How many times should I tell you to back off. What part of 'NO' you don't understand? I tolerate you only because you are Aliya's brother and one word from me to Manik against you, he will finish you."

"Mukti, give me a chance. We are good together. We can be good together, only if you give a chance. I always envied your friendship with the FAB 5. That was why I tried to irritate your gang members. Because I was jealous of them. They had you. I did not. I am only asking for an opportunity to get to know each other. Please, Mukti , give it a thought. I love you. I will always be there for you."

Mukti was taken aback by the sincerity in his voice. This was not the first time that Harshad proposed to her. However, this was the first time that he was saying with so much feel and the pain in his voice affected Mukti. Without realizing, a trivial bit of her heart reached out to him. For the first time, Mukti did not have any riposte to make to him.


'Rose' was not the expected sweet smelling bloom that one visualize on hearing the name. She was every bit the wild rose that grew in the wilderness. She was a large, too large for Cabir - but some men have their preferences, female who every girl wants to avoid being with and every men wants to have for a wild night out.

Cabir had brought his much-hyped girlfriend to college to introduce to his friends. The girls were excited to finally meet Rose. Manik was not convinced with Cabir's version of his story, though. Although Cabir appeared fond of Rose, Manik could not see the lover's equation between them.

Thinking of Cabir and romance brought Manik's thoughts to Nandini. She had completed all the assignments on time and handed over to them the next day itself. He had noticed that she never looked directly at him and this irked him completely. He even heard her mention him as a monster to her friend one day. The very thought that she has not been affected by him as he had been with her bothered him. She also avoided him at every opportunity, which was a first for Manik, this in turn roused the monster in him. He deliberately looked for opportunities to cross her and taunt her. He had noticed that being addressed as a mouse or a charity case angered her. Therefore, he took every opportunity to address her as one to bring out the tigress in her. Manik felt a sudden deep desire to see Nandini. His legs involuntarily took him to the first year classrooms.

Nandini was just returning from the washroom and taking the steps up to her classroom when her thoughts again drifted to Manik for the nth time that day. These days she just could not keep him out of her head for long. He was always there either with more of his bizarre tasks or his silly taunts. She always completed his tasks on time. The other FAB 5 members had already lost interest in her by the look of things whereas now the battle has become more or less between her and Manik.

" Helloww, little mouse " think of the devil and there he is " Are you missing me already?"

" You never give me a chance."

"Glad to hear that I am of some service to you."

" Why, you have more of your so-called tasks? Any assignments to complete? Any message to take to your girlfriend?"

He had once asked her to take a message on a pink paper to Aliya who was practicing salsa at the other end of the college and to bring back a reply. She had to wait until she had completed her practice and at the end, Aliya phoned him, flirted with him in front of her and dismissed her.

"Actually yess... But Nandu... I do not think your fragile heart could carry so hot a message for me. Could you?" he gave an evil smirk and continued." No no... tell me I don't mind if you are willing" And leaned in to her. Nandini on impulse leaned away from him and would have fallen off the step if Manik had not caught her on time.

"Careful. I will not be around always to catch you. "Saying he lifted her up and easily placed her one step above. Now they were on eye level to each other. Nandini could feel herself drowning in the depths of his eyes. She could not take her eyes off his and they remained that way lost in each other until they heard voices approaching. Manik , who had been holding her arms all the while, left her suddenly, moved back, gave her a final gaze and left the stairway.

Nandini looked around and was relieved to see that they were alone after all.