Manik's P.O.V.
Nandini, as usual, was looking as beautiful as ever. I love her eyes. I love the way she smiles. I love her innocence and the way she said, "I love you" to me today at around 1 A.M., on her eighteenth birthday. I love the way she handles and treats me like a little baby. I love the way she changed me from Monster Manik to just Manik. I love the way she believes in hope and keeps me positive, may that be during our break up (of course patched up now as we are truly in love) or during the fight between me and Dhruv, my best friend. I love the way she....she is. I love her.
The white suit was looking more charming when she wore it.
But hello! I am wearing a lungi! I mean, this is so uncomfortable.
"Manik!" Nandini sitting next to me angrily whispers, "Why are you dancing?"
"What? I am not dancing! I am just trying to sit in this lungi!" I whisper back.
" Aie appa." she cries in her sweet way and continues, "Manik! Pray! If Ammes see you in such a condition she'll probably throw you out of here!"
"Nandini!" I angrily whispers.
"Manik. Pray." she says and joins her hands and closes her eyes like a little baby. Huh! She is such a good girl. I also closed my eyes and joined my hands.
Now what to do...? Um...Oh! Sitting with your eyes closed and hands join is so boring! Um...Should I call Dhruv here? Yes, I should call Dhruv here. That would be the best. Maybe then I can figure out what is the matter... There are many problems that need to be solved.... out of which the first one will only get sorted is Dhruv comes here... only then I can know the matter with Dhruv and Aaliya, because here, they will have no choice.
I got bored and finally opened my eyes making a big decision. I opened my eyes and did not saw the first face I want to see everyday...Nandini. She wasn't still praying. She went outside. Smart girl? Isn't she? She knows her Ammes so well. I looked at Ammes to find that even she was praying and.. 'Yes! Time to run! But what if Ammes opens her eyes?' I thought to myself and so pinched Mukti sitting next to me and whispered (you know we have to whisper or else Ammes will.... nooooo! You know what will happen then!), "Mukti! Listen".
"Ouch! Kya hai Manik! (what the hell is the matter Manik!) Can't you pray!" she whispered in a irritated tone.
"Listen! Mukti! I am going out. Please message me if Ammes opens her eyes or ask where I am! Okay?"
"Ya ya Manik. I will message you. Just tell me that should I message you or Nandini.." she said and gave me a kind of I-got-it-my-love-birds smile. "You go." said the evil girl casually. I gave her a you-betcha look and got up.
I soon ran out of the room (of course with no noise) and saw Nandini coming towards the door. I walked towards her.
"Manik? What are you doing here? What if Ammes asks for you? Go!" she said again, worriedly.
"Really Nandini?" I said and moved towards her.
"Manik..." she said in her usual little bird tone and made the usual scared face. I still moved towards her and she got locked in between me and the wall.
"Manik... What are you..." before she could complete her again No-romance-please dialogue, I kept my index finger on her lips and said, "Shh". Before I could say something else, I saw Navya calling out for Nandini.
"Nandu? I am done." she said and when she noticed me (of course, approx 10 feet away from her because we heard her voice) said, "Oh! Sorry sorry sorry. Hum baad mein aatein hai. (I'll come later.)"
Ya right. Why not.
"No no. Navya. I am coming." said Nandini.
Navya gave a okay-I-caught-you-both-together smile and she and Nandini went inside the room. I followed them.
