Manan- Destiny Its Meant To Be

chapter 8

They moved out and were waiting for their car... Meanwhile both of them don't want to return to their homes...soo were numb..
Manik: nandini.. Now tht we had a wonderful lunch...what's ur next plan??
Nandu(confused): btt when did I say that I have some plan ??
Manik(laughing): exactly. Tu toh mujhe yeh puchne wali nahin soo I thought ki tera qustn bhi mein hi pooch loon..
Nandu(hitting him on shoulder): tu bhi na manik...
Both of them are laughing...
Soon the car came and they sat inside...
Manik: soo kahan chale??
Nandu: let's go to juhu naa..!!( smiling)..
Manik: k..
He was abt to start the car btt he remembered something ..
Manik: wait!! Btt ur dress this is soo beautiful.. U can't spoil it. After all..its soo special..its our first..(he paused instantly)..
Nandu understood btt didn't spoke anything...
Nandu: ab kya kare??(sadly pouting).. Mera toh bahut Mann hain...
Manik was adoring her... He suddenly thought of something and strtd driving...
Nandu: kahan jaa rahe hain??(confused).
Manik(smirking): Tujhe kidnap kar raha hoon..
Nandu(laughing): waste of energy.. Mr malhotra.. Cozz abhi Tujhe ek paisa bhi nahin dega.. Kanzoos hain woh..
Manik(laughing): acha woh bhi dekh lenge .
Both were laughing...they reached a mall and manik stopped the car...
Nandu was in confusion... He gestured her to get down..they entered the mall and... Went straight to a dress showroom..
Manik: soo miss Murthy... U know iam very much good at selecting girls stuff!!
Nandu(smiling): seriously!!
Manik(sarcastically): yah .. I expect this ans from u after selecting a dress for u.. Cozz this is my first time for a girl shopping..
Nandu(surprised):seriouslyy..manik...
Manik: haan.. Ab mera koyi gf nahin.. Aur mukthi aur alya ke saath toh hum teeno kabhi nahin rehthe the...
Nandu(laughing): ohh!! Soo iam the one to take the risk...
Manik(acting sad): haan.. U don't want to try...then its k..
Nandu(laughing): drama queen !!
Manik(confused) : queen?? Par mein toh king hoon naa... Nandini mujhe ladki mat banao yaar...
She was laughing and was wishing to pull his cheeks...but moved aback with the thought tht he might take her wrong...she was lost in thoughts of y is she getting too close to him..
She was disturbed by manik..
Manik: nandini.. What happened?? Comeon try this one...
He gave her a blue top with a black denim(in media box)...
She trialed the dress... She loved it. Manik was shocked to see her... She came towards him and hold his hands...
Manik: u look awesome...
Nandu(blushing): thnkuu..waise ur selection is seriously appreciable Mr malhotra..
Manik still staring at her...
Manik: hnmm yah..
Nandu: soo. Help me out with even accessories....
They bought the dress and then entered a jewellery shop...
He selected a chain and a pair of ear rings(in media box)..
They moved out after paying the bill.. As beach was near.. They started walking towards the beach.. Parking the car in the cellar...
They entered the beach and sat nearer to the sea...
Manik: it looks soo peaceful here... U know what nandini.. I and cabir always used to come here before performance.. I mean the night before our journey... Cabir ko na yahan ki golgappe bahut pasandh hain... Jab bhi mood ho uska hum yahan aa jate the..
Nandu(surprised): arree waah!! The manik malhotra eats roadside food.. Waise mein aur navya bhi aksar ate the . uska bhi fav hain...
Manik: toh kyun naa ho jaayee..
Nandu: haan chalo naa...
They moved towards the stall...
Manik: Tujhe pata hain. Mein aur cabir na hamesha competition lagate hain aur woh hamesha jeet jaata tha...
Nandu: toh phir Aaj ho jaye... Iam sure u will win. Coz . navya aur aryamann dono mujhe hamesha hara the the....
Manik: aryamann??
Nandu: haan... My bestiee.(smiling)..he is now at us... With his wife... He is also a cardiologist...
Manik: ohh...(listening tht he is married.. Manik calm downed... Btt y was he feeling restless)..
Nandu: shall we start??
Manik: yah...
Nandu(to chat boy): bhayya... Bas dete jayiye. Jab tak bas na kahe.. There were so many stalls.. Though taste was similar.. There were few people in this stall... They started competition... And slowly.. Everyone left and only manik and nandini were left.. Now speed increased..
After 20 Min.. Nandu and manik both were done at the same time.Soo it was a tie... Manik paid the amount and they again entered the sand... It was already 7pm.. Btt they were in no mood to return... So they entered the water..
She walked inside the water.. Manik too walked aside her..at a point she felt like she was falling down... So she held his hand.. They stared each other for few minutes and then got disturbed by the wave sound..
She left his hand feeling awkward... Btt he held her hand and assured her abt her safety.. She just stared into his eyes and he entwined their fingers.. They still moved inside till water reached Manik's stomach and nandini's chest... They stopped over there and were watching the moon which was hanging above the water with its all time beauty and smile... Soo pure. Soo peaceful.. Inspiring the writers for poems and poetry..
After 45 Min they came out.. And sat on the sand..They were calm btt were speaking so much in the silence...
Their silence was broken when Manik's phone started ringing...
(It was not cabir as a disturbance)
The call was from Manik's pa..
Manik: haan aman bol...
Aman: sirr tomorrow mrng u have a video conference with the delegates...
Manik: what's the time?
Aman: sirr... Mrng 6am..
Manik: yah ..k
He disconnected the call...
Manik(to nandini): my pa... I have a video conference tom...
Nandu: ohh!!
Manik usually doesn't give explanation to anyone.. Btt this time he was completely out of his control.. The manik malhotra is no more the same. He is experiencing a diff side of him..
They chatted for few more time and returned to their homes.. It was 9pm...
Manik dropped nandini in her home ... She waved him bye and went inside.. As she reached the door she turned back to see him smiling at her.. She again waved bye and now he too left..
They entered their respective homes..