Chapter 11 A
Nandini's p.o.v
I remember being in those infinitely bounded greenery which just let all the beautiful heaven step in.
Spending this captured time with him on those places bought nothing to me; instead it just completely let me have a new person of me who was formed inside me. It was like I will just close my eyes and then everything will get so unrealistic, so artificial. I didn't want to belive any of it. I didn't want to live any of those moments with him but something inside that new-born Me let all the doubts just vanish and get consumed in the freaking blowing breeze.
It just made me overthink whether to live this moment with him or not? Whether to let him have my new side or not? Whether to just fall for his sweetness which I didn't think he had some hours ago? Maybe, it was all faked. Maybe, it was all artificial. I was bounded by my that another soul, which just did that something to me which could have never happened to ever if he hadn't been there where he was and I wasn't standing there where I had.
It was all destiny. I had started believing him. And at least, the ride! It just took my heart away. Somehow as I initiated with the ride faster and faster and went far and far I guess this single drive of my whole life just let me leave all of my f**ked up things in life in that particular place where I started it. And now, when I was standing on that floor which seemed much more than a freedom stage, I was tempted and bounded to hold his hand and just take them in mines. I was just really tempted to hug him. I was tempted to hug that single soul which could at least give me that part of piece for which I craved for I don't know how many days, how many months, how many years or how many lives!
I scared a bit if he was my enemy and he would outflank me the next minute, I wouldn't be able to handle this time, I guess. But, a bigger side of me, a bigger part of my heart and also my mind believed in him.
My peace was like the spumes of the sea waves which just lose their not so noticed existence till they come to the end. But, only if a surfing board gets surfed on it, it won't although mark it's immortality but at least it would grow in its size, more than ever.
And that was Manik for me. I guess he hadn't given me a long lasting peace but the parts of peace that he handed over to me this day would be sufficient enough for me for a span of time.
We rode back on his bike, to which I guess he didn't fail to give another beautiful ride back college. Destiny repeated, time repeated. I first climbed up and Manik followed me and fortunately we found the class empty even then when we were late. As we took out seats, there where we sat long before, far from each other, that moment the door wasopened hard by the teacher and I thanked god for saving me for this day. She instructed us to go and I proceeded fast to my car.
"Nandini, how rude of you? Can't you just wait for me?" Manik's voice screamed from behind and I looked back to find him struggling with his jeans pocket. Maybe, he was finding something.
"Um sorry, I thought you'd go your car directly!" I was said what I really thought. Fine!
"So thoughtful! How the hell did you dare to think I would leave a beautiful girl like you alone?" He finished his sarcastic session and I smiled.
"I have a car and I know how to drive, Mr. Malhotra!" I snapped back still smiling.
"Okahe fine, but just let me take you to your car, will you?" He asked in a genuine manner and I smiled wide to which he reached up to me.
"Let's go, ma'am!" He said in a highness tone and forwarded his hands. I took them reluctantly but at least took them and gestured him to move ahead.
As we moved ahead letting silence overcome the space between us, I was shocked to see nothing in there but an empty space. Where, you would wonder? The place where I had parked my f**king car! Did Arisha take that to way back home? Ughhh! But, at least she should have a thing name d common sense which signifies that she could have told the driver to bring another car! Hell girl!
"Can I know, where's your car?" He asked breaking me from my trance.
"I guess Arisha took it! I would take a taxi! Bye!" I said in one breath and paced forward as I found the sun setting marking the darkness to overtake it.
"Nandini, mind if I give you a drive!" Manik stopped me as he placed his hand on my shoulder.
"No, I will be able to take a taxi home, Manik!" I said my breath shaking due to the cold atmosphere.
"You're sounding bad, just let me drop you!" He just maintained his soft voice and I again shaked my head in a no.
"This time, it hurts Nandini! Do you have a problem with me? I mean, fine, then! Just let this friendship end then!" This time he couldn't so the same. His voice snapped me hard.
I moved forward. Now it goes. My peace breaks. Tears adjusted and struggled in my eyes but I blinked my again and again just to not let them fall.
"I am so sorry! I just want you to come with me! You know, I like your presence around me! I just want you to be with me! Please, Nandini!" He blocked my way in a fondling manner and got out hands interlocked in a manner much closer than ever we had.
My peace just reformed again or what! This boy is hopeless romantic! Uggghhh!!!
"Fine, I will be with you!" I tightened out hand grip and we sat in his car after a 2 minute walk.
"You're fond of cars?" This question was asked by me just to throw up a conversation in the car where I was seated on the passenger seat.
"Yeah, but more like the foreign ones!" He said and I smiled at his answer.
"You mean like the Volvo, Mercedes and bla bla?" I asked after sometime as he didn't spoke anything. To this, he just nodded! WTH! I am trying to have a conversation in her and he's not interested at all. Fine, if he likes this, then okay! I would say shut up.
After sometime, when I hadn't spoke up anything because of my ego and anger, he called my name, "Nandini". I startled.
"Hmmm!" I just hmmed, I did what he was doing some moments ago.
"I am so sorry; I am less of a talker inside the car! But, why the hell aren't you speaking! I mean I love your voice and at least your voice is the single thing in here which will make me stay far from boredom!" He stated and heat rose up my cheeks. This guy has seriously done a Ph.D. in romance. I would fall for him every second if he keeps being like this.
"I thought I sounded boring!" I mentioned back in a plain voice. He now completely looked towards me leaving the road at it was under the car wheels.
"You can never sound boring! I mean, you would find few girls who would talk about cars! And by the way, I said right I love your voice! Now, don't let me be ashamed!" He wouldn't stop.
"I don't have a topic to talk about!" I said this time in a boring yet excited manner only if he could give me one! One of romance! Just joking!
"Family!" Oh wow! Wonderful! It's the single thing on this whole holy earth which he got to talk about.
"No, please, no family! Just change the topic now!" I literally freaked and shouted.
"Okahe, fine, realx, anyways I too have a big family problem! So, no family!" He consoled and I relaxed.
"So why the hell you picked that topic?" I asked in a curious manner.
"I guess, what's wrong with me is good with other people!" He said in a saddened manner.
He continued, "But, seems like, we both have a quiet similar past! So, we would fit in with each other!"
I smiled back. Although he had left the family thing long back, but just a word of it, left fear and shudders in my body for a long time. We stayed silent. Maybe, he wondering what had happened to me and I reminiscing some unknown moments which I guess I can never cherish. This Amnesia which was guessed to be forever in my body had dragged me far away from my real life.
The car halted and I got to know that we had reached our home. I got out and Manik got out along with me.
"Thanks for this evening! I wish I could have them to experience each day of my life!" I said as he came closer to me, this closer was not good!
"Welcome! Anyways, if you wish so I can score you a detention every day and then maybe we can have this time together every day! What say?" He wouldn't let it go so easily! I wonder when he will stop forming double meanings!
"No thanks! I have lots of work to do other than enjoying a detention with you!" I replied back and rubbed my arms feeling the cold inter my skin.
"You're a lovely person Nandini! I mean if we try I guess we would make a much stronger bond!" He said looked at the floor, his face flushed with embarrassment and curiousness for my answer.
"I guess, we have already started trying, so no stopping! And Manik, you're more than just a handsome hunk who just is impulsive and astute! Believe me you're way much more!" I guess I replied with a big yes.
His smile was the one to be noticed. I guess it could fall of his face any moment, it was this wide!
"Thanks and bye! And yeah, don't hover so much about the family topic! I guess we both will share it someday and maybe, that day we will heal each other!" He said in a thoughtful and I got sad over the thought as to why I can't do much more standing there and smiling my lips up.
"I will wait for the day when I guess I would be able to say I like you Manik!" I guess I had made a big commitment! He just stared at me shocked but happily shocked.
"I already like you, Nandini!" He yelled back as I let me back face him and proceeded towards my house.
I just didn't turn back just to hide my reddened cheeks from him. That was hell of a confession. It was that, I didn't care about Alya! But, I just was tensed about this thing which could make her break. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pardon me for this small update! I have a lot of homework to do! So a big sorry!! Anyways I made full of MaNan so no complains about that! And guys I won't give the next part until I get a good response! Enjoy! Keep smiling!
Shiv Shakti
