MaNan FF: Romance Impossible | Ch-2 | Pg-14 | November 21st - Page 10

Originally posted by: Cooldude101

go and die🤢

Originally posted by: sahasimren

Oh..wow.

This is different and amazing.

Loved it so much.

Post the next update soon please.

Cant wait anymore.

Originally posted by: APS_AURA

Finally..u updated.. bt yea u did cmpensate 4 d delay by giving us dis awsumm wala update.. Im loving dis ff.. plz update more often na,if possible ! Waiting eagerly to knw abt MaNan's past & hw d story unfolds.. Im sure Its gonna b 1 intresting journey.. 😊 Keep up d gud work & cntinue soonish !! Thank u so much 4 d pm ! Stay Blessed ! #OkThanksBye ! 😛

Originally posted by: anushkamahato

The plot seems very cool ...plz update next part soon...hehe eagerly waiting knw abt d nxt twist..mukti being nandu's sister or step sister watevr it is 😳

Originally posted by: Cooki

Oh my gosh!!
That was the shock!!
Nandini & mukti r sisters!!!! 😲
But update was really interesting..
Cabbie's character was also fun...
Looking forward to read further...

Originally posted by: nikki.smiley95

amazing yrr...super duper good😊😉

Originally posted by: Cooldude101

WOW! Mickyyy!!!😳 You be back, I be happiieee!😳😃
This chapter may be a 'filler'😆 but I love it.
Can't help it na, I love all of your work😭
Kya yaar, lappy ko kya hua? kab aa raha hai?😆
One day also on hold?😭
This chapter was all sorts of suspense and I get a feel Mukti is Nandini's half-sista, right maybe?
I love Aliya in your story, she be trying to stop her😭
Nandini once again come here babe!😭I need to hug you!
Jhappis from my side, big big ones🤗
You started the story atleast!😳
I love you re!😳

The chapters would be in Flashback until I mention Present before the update.

Chapter2 - Nutmeg

Flashback

I looked at the incoming text message in my phone and grinned widely. It was from Aliya. She had finally got the evening off.

It had been 1 whole month since I shifted here in New York for my further studies and still couldn't meet Aliya because of her tuitions and other important things.

Aliya was my childhood best friend. We got separated when we were in 9^th grade due to her father's transfer. And now we had this amazing chance to reunite because we were studying in the same city.

I told Navya that I would come late that day and that she shouldn't wait for me to have her dinner. Navya was my roommate and she never... like never talked!

I got ready in a light blue jeans and an indigo colored shirt. I looked quite modest and I liked it that way.

I was all set to leave when Navya called me from behind. "Are you going somewhere?"

"Yeah," I furrowed my brows. "Do you want something?"

She looked at me for a second and then turned. "I thought we could talk."

"I will catch up with you after I return," I spoke. "I promise."

"I wish," she whispered and then turned towards me and asked sadly, "Can't you postpone your work?"

"Oh Navya! Don't feel sad," I said and put my hands around her shoulder. "It's something important. Even I want to share so many things with you. You are my roommate right!" I spoke a bit too enthusiastically to cheer her up. "We will talk later hmm."

She nodded and I wore my boots.

"Nandini I might sleep by the time you come back... just use your keys okay," she said.

"I don't have them," I sheepishly stated. "Don't worry. I'll be back soon."

I turned to leave when she shouted, "No!" I looked towards her with confused expressions when she covered up. "I mean... umm Nandini just take my keys just in case,"

She didn't let me speak and shoved her keys in my hand and pushed me out of the room.

I didn't think why she behaved this weirdly... partly because she always behaved weirdly and partly because I was getting late. I ran into another girl from my department while sprinting to catch the lift before it left the floor. "Hey watch out!" I mumbled a sorry and entered into the lift just in time.

Our room was on the 12^th floor of the residency hall and it took one whole minute for me to reach the ground. Meanwhile my phone buzzed in my purse and I bumped into a stranger while trying to get it out and was hugged by the floor.

"Ouch!" I shrieked. I could never stop being so clumsy.

"Shit! I am sorry! I am so sorry I didn't see you coming!" He said and forwarded his right hand for me to take.

I reached out for his hand and said, "No it's my fault. Actually I was searching my phone so I didn't pay attention. I am sorry too."

He pulled me up and that's when I started noticing him from the bottom. Brown colored sport shoes with grey colored tracks having white strips. He had a black colored Pikachu T-shirt on his torso which perfectly fitted his super sexy body. He looked so cute yet sexy in that casual sleepwear.

Further up, he had that flawlessly chiseled jawbone which could cut pieces of cheese ever so softly. His thin pink kissable lips aroused my body in some sense and I felt butterflies in my stomach. His long slender nose and those dark brown nutmeg orbs added to his super personality. I don't know why I had this sudden urge to touch his face.

He clicked his fingers in front of me and that's when I realized that I had been holding his hand for quite long and was ogling at him. I felt embarrassed and left his hand almost immediately. I slight chuckle escaped his mouth.

He was just about to get into the lift when something clicked in me mind and I held his hand and pulled him towards me with full force. He lost his balance for a second and looked at me with disbelief.

"Hey hey," he fumbled. "What?"

"You're not allowed to go in. This is a girl's hostel!" I snapped angrily and pushed the button to close the lift.

"I have permission," he spoke looking around. "I want to meet my sister. She is not well."

"And whom did you get the permission from?" I asked folding my hands across my chest.

"Uh... from the warden," he spoke while fidgeting with his fingers. "Any problem?"

"Is that so?" I turned immediately green when I learnt that he was here to meet some girl, maybe his girlfriend. He was certainly lying about the sister thing.

"Yeah...yeah," he sighed.

"The warden isn't present on Sundays so I am the in-charge for that day," I said and pushed him slightly towards the exit. "And you are not allowed in here."

"See look," he held my hands firmly so I couldn't push him. "I need to go and meet her. It's very important. I have to see her... She is upset."

"Let her be! This is against the rules!" I spoke a little loudly which gained Mr. Gabi's attention. He was the main security official of our hall.

"Hey! Is there any problem?" He asked and forwarded his legs towards us. He was a nice chap and I used to spend time with him at nights whenever I couldn't sleep.

"How could you let him in? It's a girl hostel and boyfriends aren't allowed in here!" I said glaring at him. I had met him minutes ago and I don't know why I was getting this angry at him. Maybe because I got to know that he had a girl in his life.

"Nandini, he is a student and he lives across the street in the boys' hostel. He has come to meet his sister." He tried to explain me but I was too enraged.

"Okay then, call her... if she is willing to meet her brother you can go in," I said stressing at the word brother.

"Yeah fine," he instantly pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialed a number but nobody answered. He tried two three times but still nobody answered his call.

I smiled mentally and thanked God for god knows what and gave him the get out of here expression.

He sighed in defeated and walked away looking longingly at the lift behind me.

I looked at his retreating figure when my phone buzzed again.

And then I realized that I was late. Oh shit!

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I reached the caf a bit late but Aliya didn't mind unlike the old one. She had not only changed but also matured over the years. The shy jeans shirt Aliya was now some confident bold and not to mention tight dress girl!

We talked a lot and about everything. I learnt about her mother's death and she learnt about my Father's betrayal to my mother. My father was in a relationship with a woman other than my mother. My mom had even met her and they turned out to be old friends. My mother never forgave my dad and he didn't have the courtesy to ask for one and yet they still lived together because of me. Heck! They never even talked to each other after that! My father loved the other woman more than my mother. Or maybe he just loved that woman only... and not my mother.

"What the hell? Where is that woman now?" Aliya asked, totally shocked. She used to spend a lot of time with my dad and liked him more than her own father.

"She died of some cancer. And you know what, she also had a daughter. I don't know where she is. I never met her because Dad chose not to tell her about her step mother and sister. She didn't want to stress her," I said and sighed. "He is very protective of her. He loves her."

"Nandini," Aliya kept her hand on mine. "You are also his daughter hmm? He loves you too. He just never expresses it. Maybe... maybe he is afraid."

"Of what? Me? Am I going to eat him just like that?"

"No, you'd roast him first," she giggled.

We talked more and then it was time for her to leave. We exchanged a few details and then she took her leave.

I kind of didn't want to go back yet so I started reading a novel.

"Ma'am, would you mind if someone shares this table with you? Actually all the tables are full and umm we have a few customers waiting out there so..." he trailed off and smiled at me.

I didn't think before saying yes. The cafe was sort of famous and sharing tables with strangers was usual here.

A saw someone coming and sitting in front of me from the corner of the eyes but didn't notice him. He ordered two coffees and asked for an extra chair as the table was for two people. I kind of recognized that hoarse voice the very first second.

I looked up immediately only to meet with those nutmeg eyes again. I kept on staring at him and so did he.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, never leaving his gaze.

"Oh so you both know each other from before. That's even better;" The waiter chirped in. "Here is your cappuccinos, Sir." He kept the one cup in front of him and the other in front of that blank chair which he had brought earlier. "Do you want something too, Ma'am?"

"Yeah... One cappuccino for me too," I said and burrowed my eyes into my book. "And uhm.. can I have the menu?" I was feeling nervous under his gaze.

"Sure," the waiter spoke and disappeared in the crowd.

His constant gaze on me made me more conscious. I wanted to feel good but then I realized that he already had a girlfriend for which he was dying to meet a couple of hours before. I kept on adjusting my glasses when he suddenly spoke something which I couldn't comprehend.

"Sorry?"

"You are beautiful," he said and gave me a slight smile.

I blushed and looked down again. "Thanks."

"I am sorry," he spoke.

"Sorry for what?"

"I'm sorry for not noticing you before," he smirked. "I was in some hurry," he said and looked at the blank chair beside us.

That last sentence made me angry once again. "Stop flirting. Your girl might get mad at you."

"I'm not flir... Wait, what? What girl?" He asked narrowing his eyes.

"The girl you were dying to meet," I said and looked at him accusingly.

"She's my sister okay," he spoke firmly and crossed his hands.

"And why should I trust you on that? Maybe all this flirting is just for getting into the hostel," I said and turned my head.

"If I were to meet my girlfriend, I'd have gone in after you left. Gabi knows about my sister and he would have never stopped me from going in," he spoke looking into my eyes.

There was some honesty in his tone which made me soften. "Then why didn't you go?" I asked a bit slowly.

"I don't know."

"And you came here to meet your sister," I spoke.

"Yes, of course!" He hissed. "But she isn't showing up. I knew she wouldn't, but I still came here."

"Why wouldn't she?"

"She is a bit upset these days. I just... I just don't know there's some problem and she isn't just telling me about it. She's ignoring me," he looked at me. He was getting hyper. "Uh, I am sorry I don't know why I am telling you this."

"No it's okay," I smiled at him and squeezed his hand kept on the table.

He didn't speak after that and waited for her sister for some more time sipping on his cup every 1 minute. Meanwhile, the waiter came and took my order after handing me the menu card.

"Here's your cocoa cupcake with a cherry on top," the guy spoke and went.

"A sinful chocolaty cupcake loaded with a wicket layer of chocolate frosting," the guy with the nutmeg eyes spoke. "The perfect bites for your sweet tooth."

"Uh, yeah, it's great. You want some?" I offered.

"No thanks. I don't have a sweet tooth," he refused and I kind of felt embarrassed I don't know why.

"I think... I should leave. It's quite late my roommate must be waiting for me," I said and got up after a few more minutes.

He looked towards me and then outside and then towards his watch. "I'm walking with you."

"You don't have to," I said and he looked at me. "I mean... you can wait for your sister if you want. I can go on my own."

"I never said that you can't go on your own. It's just that I am also going. It's been an hour. She won't turn up now, I know. And we live in the same street so yeah, come on," he said and paid on my behalf too.

It was cold outside and I shivered. I half expected him to offer his blazer so that I could smell his cologne. So that I could feel him in my arms.

Wait, shut up.

And like a true gentleman, he offered me his blazer. I didn't notice his appearance before. He looked good in a white shirt and that blue rugged jeans. I had already imagine myself in that white shirt, sprawled over some bed and hugging him tightly.

"No thanks. I have my shawl with me." I said and he shrugged and hugged his blazer smilingly.

"What's funny?" I asked, smilingly. I didn't realize when we had started walking.

"You seemed quite interested in me when we first met," he smirked at me and then continued, "so to confirm my doubts I offered you my blazer but it seems that you aren't."

"What even?"

"I don't know I just expected you to wear my blazer," he said faking a hurt look to which I smiled.

"I have my shawl with me so I don't need your blazer. It's as simple as that," I spoke and looked at a couple nearby.

"Cute, aren't they?" He asked.

"Yes they are," I said still looking at them.

"So you are interested in couples... hmm interesting," he said, his hands in his pockets.

"Stop," I knew what he was up to.

"I never started," he said and laughed. His laugh was so childlike.

We walked silently after that, stealing glances of each other.

His brown orbs were all over my eyes.

"Have you ever seen a nutmeg?" I asked him, finally.

"A what?" He stopped abruptly.

"A nutmeg. They are sphere shaped seeds of..."

He stopped me in between, "I know what they are. Why did you ask that?"

"Your eyes are just like a nutmeg." I said and smiled.

"Oh so you are saying that my eyes are kind of a drug for you... hmm,"

"Shut up!" I giggled and he grinned widely.

We finally reached our hostels. "Thank you for the walk, Mr. Nutmeg," I spoke.

"Mr. Nutmeg? Really?" He asked, amused.

"Yep, I will call you Nutmeg. I don't know your name, you know," I said and he made an oh face.

"It's Manik, Manik Malhotra."

"Nice to meet you Manik! I am Nandini," I said and forwarded my hand.

"Nandini...?" He expected me to say my last name. Nah boy, I don't have a surname. I hate being attached to his surname.

"Yeah Nandini,"

He guessed that I didn't have any surname and held my hand to kiss my knuckles. "Pleasure," I blushed and looked down. The feeling of his lips over my skin kept lingering and I felt ticklish. "Are you free on Saturday evening? I thought we could go on for a concert. I have an extra ticket."

"Are you asking me for a date, Mr. Malhotra?" I asked,tongue-in-cheek.

He just smiled.

I nodded and went inside. Something stopped me from pressing the lift button and I ran outside.

"Hey!" He was about to get into his hostel across the street when I shouted, waving my hand in his direction. He looked at me with questioning eyes. "You can meet your sister. Come on," I said.

He looked at me for a moment and then jogged across the street towards me. "Thanks!"

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Sorry for boring you guys with my sick writing. Have a nice day! Uh I mean, have a night night! *wink wink*

This chapter be dedicated to Shreya because Idk I feel like writing whenever I talk to her.

And Smriti here, take your amanat. 🥱 Come on I am waiting for your makhani comment