A smile that touches the heart

Chapter 10

Manik just went in his vanity and sat there.

Manik: Shit what was that? I was imagining Nandini, I am in deep shit.
What should I do? I need to talk to someone.

He immediately called Cabir.

Cabir: Hello kya baat hai Manik, apni yeh dost ki yaad kaise aayi?

Manik: Kyu aise hi tujhe call nahi kar sakta kya?

Cabir: Manik tu thik tho hai?

Manik: Aise kyu puch raha hai?

Cabir: Tu kuch tension main hai, bata kya hua hai?

Manik:Mujhe khud samaj nahi aaraha hai, kya hua hai.

Cabir: Manik, aisa kyu bol raha hai?

Manik started to narrate everything that is disturbing him from the beach incident to today's shoot. Yesterday also he could not talk to her freely which was disturbing him.

Manik: Cabir yaar this so not right I don't know why I feel like this.

Cabir: Manik first calm down and I surely know that you know why you feel like this but you are not accepting.

Manik: I know Cabir that I like her not as a friend but something more.

Cabir: Finally tere dimaag nahi.. nahi.. dil ki baat jubaan pe aayi. Abhi yeh bata ki tu pareshaan kis baat se hai.

Manik: I don't want to ruin our friendship yaar she is special to me and I can't lose her at any cost. I am happy being us bestfriends.

Cabir: Ok then now you both are single so you are happy being friends, imagine if she will get in relationship or she decides to marry, would you be able to see her with some other man?

Manik: I don't know man, I really don't know.

Cabir: Just think about it Manik, you can't lose this chance just confess it to her and the later part that if you will lose the friendship so tell me is your friendship this weak.

Manik: No.

Cabir: See Manik jo galti bahut log karte hai tu vo math kar usko batade phir aage ka badh mein dekhlenge. Maybe she too likes you.

Manik: Ok, thank you Cabir I will tell her about my feelings.

Cabir: Good and best of luck for that.

Manik: Chal bye, abhi shot ke liye bula rahe hai.

Cabir: Thik hai bye.

Manik sat there thinking about it and he decided that he will tell her and then rest will see what has to be done further.

He completed the shoot for today and was walking towards his room when he met Nandini on his way.

Nandini: Hi Manik.

Manik: Hi, how was your day?

Nandini: It was usual, you tell you completed your shoot early it's not even 4.

Manik: Yes, today I did not have much to do so I came back.

Nandini: Ok Good.

Both were thinking of how tell the other while walking to their room. Suddenly the Manager of the hotel came to them.

Manager: Good evening Sir and Ma'am.

Nandini: Good evening.

Manager: Actually I came here to invite for a party which our hotel is organising.

Nandini: Ohh what for?

Manager: It's 25th anniversary of our hotel. The party starts at 7 so please do come.