Humesha not Forever

Seventeen

Mature Content ⚠️

"Manik kutte Nandini ghar mein nahi legi tujhe" Cabir said as Manik gulped a glass of scotch

"Aye woh Mera bhi Ghar hai" Manik said looking around the buzzing club

"Toh ghar ja na" Cabir grumbled

"Nahi ja sakta, main date par hu" Manik said eating the chicken cheese ball from Cabir's plate

"Teri date pakk gayi hai tere se" Cabir said grumbling and eating the chicken cheese ball himself

"Kyu be salle, daru mere paise ki, khana mere paise ka, toh tu kyu pakk raha hai? Baith yaha chup chap" Manik ordered him banging the table

Cabir rolled his eyes. "Mujhe bas ghar jana hai Manik" he was not in mood for all this

"Mere ko pata hai tere ko kaha jana hai" Manik said, he was but tipsy now "Shreya mere ghar pe hai, Nandini ke saath" Manik informed him with a grin

"Accha, toh chal I'll drop you home" Cabir said standing up.

"Aye baith!" Manik pulled him back to the chair "Baith na Cabir" he said cutely and had another glass of scotch. As far as Cabir remember Manik never drank more than a glass in the past six years at any event or function they attended except for the last time, where he got drunk and Cabir had to drop him home. But today he was letting it lose, maybe because he needed it. Or maybe he was carefree. Either case Cabir had no idea what Manik wanted to prove with all this.

He sat and sipped from his glass looking at Manik who was smiling like a fool.

"Kya hua?" Cabir asked him and Manik looked at Cabir "Tu muskura kyu taha hai?" he asked for clarity

"She took exactly seventeen minutes to figure out it was our dream house" Manik's grin widen and involuntary Cabir smiled. Manik seemed happy, like genuinely happy.

"Accha? Then tune usse sach kyu nahi bola ki woh tera ghar hai, tune banaya hai, uss ke yaad mein" Cabir asked

Manik gave it a thought "Mujhe nahi batana" he said stubbornly.

"Kyuki tujhe revenge revenge khelna hai" Cabir pointed out

"Tu nahi samjhega" Manik shook his head and sipped another sip of scotch

"Sab samjhta hu main. Tujhe yera ego tere pyar se jayda pyara hai" Cabir said

"Aur tujhe chutiye tere freedom ki idea tere feelings se zyada pyari hai" Manik said and Cabir tighten his grip on the glass. If he could just smack Manik right now

"Aur ego nahi hai mera. Main bas, main bas..." Manik stopped. What did he wanted to do? He wanted to teach her a lesson, to let her know she should have involved him while taking the biggest decision of their life instead of walking away. He wanted to let her know what all could have gone wrong.

If he had succumbed to his mother's pressure to marry Siya, he would have been married to her if not for Ekam.

It was not like after promising Ekam that he would not marry someone until he falls in love again his mother had stopped her subtle attempts of getting Manik with someone. The thing was Manik was never interested, no one took his attention, no one but Nandini.

"What is the update on Siya?" Manik asked

"Her contracts have been suspended. No big brands are going to renew it." Cabir told him and Manik nodded.

Just then Cabir's phone pinged. He started to check it. An evil smirk appeared on his lips

"Guess who made an account on dating app" Cabir looked at Manik with tease in his eyes