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Cabir: I don't think this is a good idea
Dhruv: I second that
Cabir: because guys we are now in 12th and any sort of distractions at this point of time will be most unwelcome
Navya: hmmm I think u r right, let's drop this plan for time being
Just then manik and nandini enter the canteen laughing on some joke and come towards the table where the rest of the gang is sitting.
Cabir: so kisan kanhaiya u r sorted?
Manik: (confused) who kisan kanhaiya?
Dhruv: Tu...we have given u this nickname
All of them giggle at the hidden joke except manic and nandini.
Nandini: arey tell me the joke na , I want to laugh too (childish tone)
Manik: yeah me too, tell
Cabir: the joke is on you manik, the way girls dance around you, it feels like you are kisan kanhaiya surrounded by gopiyan (folds his hand in front of manic as if he is worshipping manik) Jai ho
Manik: yaar ase mt bol, mai tang achuka hun, main kuch karta bhi nahi hun fir bhi they keep coming to me.
Mukti: aaa bechara , larkiyo se tortured ek innocent soul (she pulls his cheek and he makes a babyish face)
Cabir: but manik mere dil me ek khayal aya h, kya mai puch sakta hu?
Manik: ha puch (said in a tired manner)
Cabir: tu gay h kya?
All look at him shocked and then at manik and then burst out laughing, especially nandini, she is the loudest.
Manik: yaaar tum log v ...
Cabir: hmlog v matlab?? Aur kisine v bola tujhse ye?
Manik: ha ye nandini also asked me same thing a while back and I proved her that I m not, u can ask her
Nandini turns red on realising what maanik meant and she looked at him and he winked, which turned her crimson red.
Navya: acha ? kse prove kiya hamein v btao...(excitedly)
Maanik looked at nandini and said "bta dun?"
Nandini whispered to him " shut up shameless creature"
Just then the bell rang and everyone moved to their class.
Rest of the day passed swiftly and now the last bell rang and students headed back to their homes. Maanik and nandini went in manik's car .
AT HOME
Murthy mansion
Chichi : arey u came back beta...manik ni aya tumhre sath?
Nandini: no chikamma , wo apne ghar gya. Chikamma plz give me lunch i m very hungry..
Chachi: nandu..wat chikamma ? kitni baar bola h chachi bol..better lagta h sunne mein
Nandini: no chikamma is good. It sounds so cool to me.. by the way where is mom?
Chachi: wo bahar gyi hain ati hongi, lo tum lunch kar lo and then go and change ..ok?
Nandini: ok chikamma
Nandini's chikamma or chachi , is Punjabi . nandini's chacha had a love marriage with her. This is how murthys came in contact with malhotras who are distant relatives of chachi. Now the bond of murthys and malhotras is very strong and lovable. Malhotras are like second home to nandini and vice versa for manik.
Nandini had her lunch and went in her room. After few minutes nandini's mom came and informed chachi that neyonika and raaj have gone out on business trip and manik will have his meals here. Although there were many servants in manik's bungalow but neyonika always trusted nandini's mom with manik. Chachi said that manik has not come for lunch , to that nandini's mom replied that he had his lunch at his home but will come for dinner.
Later in the evening, manik came to murthy mansion with books and notebooks. Chachi saw him
Chachi: arey manik puttar tu agya!! Kuch khaega?
Manik: no chachi, av nahi, rishabh kaha hai? Dikh nahi raha?
Chachi: wo apne dosto k sath khelne gya h, wse tu books leke aya h? Padhna h kya? Nandini apne kamre mein hai..jaa..mai snacks bhijwati hu.
Manik: ok chachi
With that manik rushed to her room. He without knocking opened the door. As soon as he entered he saw nandini sleeping in a wierd posture. He stood beside her bed for a while admiring her. His eyes stopped at the view that her tight fitting t-shirt was giving him by shifting a little up exposing her white,satin-soft waist. Admiring that for a while his gaze shifted to her long slender legs which were visible because of her shorts.
Manik talking to himself: she is looking hot!! I know i should not ogle at her like a roadside romeo, buttt i cant help it!! Damn when she is around i always have these nasty thoughts hitting my mind. Only my heart knows y!! But it never gives clear answers to me...(sighs) manik control urself !! this is not the right time to think all this...study, career these are more important.
Just then nandini changes her posture and because of that some hair bangs fall on her face. Manik sits on her side of bed, close to her and slowly tucks the bang behind her ears and in the process traces her face from forehead to ear with his fingers and softly whispers " nandini" she smiles in her sleep and murmurs a slight "hmmm" manik smiles at her cute antics and again says " nandini get up, i have come to study, i need ur help" with that she opens her eyes and he gets up from the bed and takes his books and moves to the study table as if controlling his emotions. Nandini gets up lazily and looks at him "kaun sa subject mein problem h?" manik without looking at her says " physics, quantum theory" she notices that he is not looking towards her "kya hua ? tu thk h na?" manik smiles inwardly thinking how much she understands him and says " ur clothes , they are distracting me" she looks at her cloth and then at manik in disbelief and she blushed a little and said " ok i got it" and she took out a set of cloth and went inside her washroom. Manik thought "what is she upto now" and turned to focus on his book. Nandini came out of washroom after a while and stood beside manik and said in a sheepish tone" ab thk hai?" manik looked at her , she had covered herself from head to toe with sweatshirt and pajamas and a hoodie. He said " hmmm" and turned back and smiled to himself which was not seen by nandini. He thought " she is such a baby!!"
After that they started studying together and ate snacks and drank juice in between studies. After a good 4 hours , they finally decided to take a break. A servant came to tell them that nandini's mom has called them down. Manik got up and gestured her to come with him but she refused . he asked the reason and she pointed towards her dress and said " ase kapro mein jaungi toh amma ko lagega meri tabiyat thk ni h, islye i will change and come , tum jao" manik chuckled on her"tabiyat thk ni h" wala comment and said " nahi u go and change , we will go down together" nandini irritatingly replied " wats ur problem manik, meine bola na jao, main ajaungi" manik was more stubborn than her "why r u arguing , when u know u wont win"and he smirked. She thought to tease him and started removing her pajama saying "FINE". Manik looked at her thinking "what is she doing" but he did not remove his eyes off her and he saw that thankfully she was wearing shorts and then she removed her sweatshirt and this time also she was wearing t-shirt inside. All the while manik's heartbeat was racing thinking " what if she is not wearing anything inside" nandini looked at his dazed expression and chuckled. She went near him and blew air on his face naughtily, he instantly recollected himself but she said " kya hua manik , itni hotness handle ni ho rahi hai?" and she winked. Manik replied but in a not-so-confident tone " nahi the thing is k i was wondering itne kapro mein tumhe garmi ni lag rahi thi??" and she started laughing and said "manik u r impossible , tumhe topic change karne k lye yahi bolne mila? Fool, ac on hai toh garmi q lageg!!" and he smiled sheepishly on being caught, nandini said " ab chalen niche, amma must be waiting" and then they went down together...