MaNan: Tamasha (The Twisted Tale) (#multimedia)

8. Why are Some People Soooo Sweet?

NANDINI'S P.O.V.

Oh, Manik's mom is soooooo sweet! No wonder Manik have so less manners. I must have understood it the day when we were both locked in her office only when she was yelling on Manik for some reason.

I'll tell you what happened.

Manik said that her mom was out of town. I had slight fever. I wanted to have a Crocine. So, I and Manik went to her office and my personal gentleman gave me a tablet. I had to sit to take it. So, I sat at that khadoos's (no English word for this. Stubborn, serious and strict, maybe? Comment if you find an English word for this.) desk and took the medicine. My hand bag's zip was open and a stupid paper fell off my bag. Manik bent down to pick it up and if you were entering through the main gate, then you would surely not even see him.

Heights of bad timings!

Exactly at the same time, that Neonica entered and saw me sitting on her seat.

She yelled, "HOW DARE YOU?" and by that time Manik rose up on his feet.

"M?? YOU TOO ARE HERE????????? WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU BOTH DOING IN MY BLOODY OFFICE ONCE I WAS GONE???????" she yelled without even thinking for once.

"Ma, it was---" Manik tried to defend when she did not let him speak and said, "You are the new girl, right? So, you chose my son for your key to be famous in S.P.A.C.E. Academy? I saw your posters out there. Getting famous as the seconds pass by... If your grandmother was not such a good personality, I would have never given you admission in S.P.A.C.E.."

How could I stand this? But I still respect her as she is the trusty.

"Ma'am, I respect you. Please don't take me wrong. First of all, I didn't even knew that Manik was your son. Moreover, I have not used him for fame and whatever you say, I am proud of my Amms and whatever the reason was, you yourself signed my admission application." I taunted her indirectly.

"Oh! So you know how to speak? Well, little bird, you don't know who you are speaking to. And M, beta how could you be so stupid to fall for her? I saw all the posters. She forced you to take part in that useless drama club and---" she began when finally my hero said, " Oh forget it ma! You are impossible! Everyone does not try to trap me to get famous. At least not her!"

"Oh. So you trust her more than me."

"Nandu, I am sorry. Really. But, would you mind giving us a second, please?" he asked me when I replied as a 'sure' and fitted that paper with all of that anger in my hand and left that office.

After some time, when I was sitting alone in the fire exit that I just discovered, I saw Manik entering the fire exit and banging the door. He was looking damm angry.

"Nan, Nandu? What are you doing here?" he asked me.

"I just found out this place where I could be alone. Anyways, come, have a seat." I said and picked up my bag which was kept next to me.

He was looking very angry. Like, very. His eyes were red and it was clearly written on his face that he was in a very bad mood. He came and sat next to me.

"Fire exit is the place where I come to be alone." he said

"Oh, same pinch red cross, no returns, full stop, dot." I sang.

"What was that?" he said a bit giggling.

"Long story. By the way Manik, how do you live with that woman? I mean, the way she was yelling on me for no reason, I felt like in a second or so two red horns would come out of head." I said seriously and he laughed.