Manan- Destiny Its Meant To Be

chapter 20

Next morning

As it is Sunday no one bothered to Wakeup early and moreover all are hell tired...so they choose to take rest till they feel relaxed..coming to Murthy and Malhotra couples they are off for their NGO as insisted by Mrs Murthy and Mrs Malhotra.. They actually wanted to give privacy to their children so tht they open up a little..Mrs Murthy left a msg to abhi " all 4 of us left to NGO. Will be back by late n8. Enjoy ur precious time(wink)" and to nandu" bacha!! All 4 of us left to NGO to spend sometime with children and wl be late to home...achese Khana kha aur apna dhyan rakh.." . similarly Nyo msgd mukthi the same as swara to abhi and to manik her msg was "we 4 are out for NGO work and wl be probably late....from ur behaviour I sensed tht u too like nandu a lot... Take advantage of the situation and spend some quality time with her(wink)..hook up with her as quickly as possible.. As I can't wait."
When they woke up all 4 of them checked their msgs and smiled... Mukbhi and manik are blushing while nandu is smiling cutely..

Malhotra Mansion

Manik after seeing the msg was like on cloud 10 as he got an opportunity to spend some time with nandu and moreover he has so many qustns running in his mind which need an explanation.. Not much serious but not less important..he quickly freshened up and took a bath.. He move towards mukthi's room to infrm her...
Manik: muku!! Mom ka msg mila tere ko?
Mukthi: haan bhai!! Mila..(grinning) aur abhi ka bhi ki nandu Aaj akheli hone wali hain ghar pe coz he is coming to malhotra mansion..(she took a glance of him from top to bottom) not bad bhai.. Bahut handsome lag rahe ho...Aaj toh nandu flat pakka hogi..
Manik: Tujhe sach mein lagta hain..she wl like me??(tensed)
Mukthi(smiling): of course bhai!! U jst spend some time with her and be urself . iam sure u both wl do perfectly with each other..trust me..
Suddenly they heard a voice from door and turned to see who it is?? Abhi...yes it was abhi..
Abhi(smiling): u knw wt manik..(placing his hand around his shoulder) iam so happy tht u r taking the initiative...trust me. U both will seriously be a perfect couple...and thanks for giving this relationship a try...
Manik: abhi!! Kya yaar tu bhi... I really like her...there is something on her which always keeps on pulling me towards her... Anyways I will leave now as nandu will be alone...
Mukthi: aww!! My bro is being soo caring...( catches abhi's arms)..
Manik blushes and leaves from there while mukthi and abhi smile at each other and sit on the bed...
Manik reaches out of the house and starts driving the car as fast as he can..
Manik(pov): when I saw mom's msg...I was so happy...So I thought to go out with nandu..I reached mukthi's room to infrm her BT to my surprise she advised me to be with nandu at her house as she wl be alone. Actually idea is not bad as privacy and comfort wil be more at home..I don't know why BT as soon as I saw abhi my heart strtd skipping a beat with the thought tht nandu is all alone.. I know tht it is not new for her bt in spite of me being in her life she can never be alone..manik what the hell are u thinking..anyways chuck it out.. I took my car keys and left the room blushing on their wrds and my thoughts...I reached nandu's house at as much less time as I can take..I rang her doorbell and a servant opened the door....I think abhi already informed him abt my arrival. He jst smiled at me and let me in..
Servant: sir!! Maine sab kuch clean kar li hain aur lunch bhi prepare ki hain..nandini baby apne room mein hain..aur sare servants ko leave de diya hian..hum apka hi wait kar rahe the...hamein bhi izazat dijiye.. Sir ko bol diya hain ki sab kal subha khaam pe wapis ayenge...
Manik: huh! Teekhe.. Tum ja sakthe ho..
Servant left and manik locked the main door.. He slowly moved towards the stairs...this is the first time he came to nandu's house..so he is a little confused abt her room..he is passing through all the rooms when he finally shot her room..as the door is slightly open..jst then he received a msg..
Msg(it us from abhi): hey manik!! Don't panic..nandu ke room ka door slightly open rakha hain Maine.. So tht u don't get confused...enjoy guys and yah I trust u(wink)..
Manik smiled at the msg and msgd a thnks to him to which he got no response..
Manik opened the room door and stepped in slowly..he was watching her room(manik room pic is in announcement media box and nandu room pic in this media box. Dressing table is infront of bed).. It was simple yet sweet jst like her. Bed is perfectly arranged as if no one has slept in it before.. Bt she is no where to be seen suddenly he turned back when he hear his name..
Nandu: manik!! Tum??
Manik: woh.. Abhi mukthi ke saath hain aur ghar pe koyi nahin tha..cabir ko kuch khaam tha navya ke saath aur dhrulya busy apne dhuniya mein..socha waise bhi hum dono ko akhela time nahin mila soo aa gaya Milne...kyun koyi pblm hain??
Nandu(smiling): not at all..iam happy.. Actually mein terrace pe thi.. Feeling so lonely so ..come na sit...
They both settled down on her bed..
Nandu (pov): as soon as I saw amma ka msg abhi rushed into my room and he informed me tht he is going to meet mukthi.. As she n manik are alone in house... It didn't affected me much bt when I heard tht manik is also alone I started to feel an urge to meet him...I don't know y bt I felt like cal him to my house... Thinking all thus I left to terrace by smiling at abhi..and he left after me.. I was standing at the railing when I saw Manik's car..I didn't believe my eyes bt yes he is...My heart strtd beating fast bt y did he come at this time.. Do he like me? Godd!! Y can't I avoid him? U know r8 my pblm.. Is he the one? Can I give him a chance? Bt wt if he leaves me when he gets to know the truth..come on aiyappa!! Kitna bhi broad minded kyun na ho.. No one can bear tht truth..itne saal mein kabhi bhi kisi bhi ladke ko paas nahin aane diya.. Par yeh.. Apne ap kaise clse ho raha hain.. N i am loving this feeling...use paas pathi hoon tho..I feel soo happy.. Aise lagta hain jaise he is the one who can bring me out of my disastrous past..anyways chuck it out.. I went to my room and there he was staring at my room.. As soon as I saw him. My voice automatically reached out to cal him as if to gain his attention.. Manik?? As if i have no idea abt his arrival..hehe.. I was smiling inside..We both sat on the bed...
Manik: tumhari room ko dekh ke koyi bhi keh saktha hain ki yeh room kiska hain..
Nandu(smiling): acha!! Aur tumhari room ko dekh ke koyi nahin bol saktha ki woh tera room hain!!
Manik: acha!! Waise tumhe us din mera room kisne dikhaya tha??
Nandu(giggling): actually mukthi hamesha kehthi thi ki uska aur tumhara room adjacent hain..so mujhe samjh mein aa gaya ki mukthi ke room ki left side wali tumhari hain.. Cozz abhi ka bhi mere room ki r8 side hi hain..
Manik: smart move miss Murthy.. Iam impressed..
Nandu: tum toh hamesha impress hote hi rahoge mujhse.. After all iam Nandini Murthy..
Manik: aww!! Seriouslyy.. Don't flaunt ur intelligence baby!!
Both were silent as he called her 'baby' oh my God!! Nandu was blushing while manik was embarrassed.. He slowly looked upwards towards her hands...and he remembered her words last night..
Manik (pov): shit!! Manik !! Kabhi chup nahin reh saktha na tu..kya yaar...baby?? Like seriously .. Tu kab se yeh words bolne laga.. Par look at her...though my face is towards floor yet from the corner of my eyes I can see her blushing...aww! She is so cute man.. Arre pehle hi itni cute hain upar se flaunting. Main kaise rokh saktha hoon.. Manik tere ko kuch toh ho raha hain...man!! Her a grip on urself.. I tried to break the silence when my eyes caught her mehendi...so I decided to ask her abt yesterday..
Nandu(pov): baby?? Did he jst called me tht??n iam blushing ... Actually I mean I experienced this before also bt y iam feeling soo special when he called me tht.. It's like iam awaiting for him to call me soo.. Anyways he didn't noticed me blushing.. Thank gd!! Btt its so nice to hear frm him... Suddenly he strtd staring my hands..y??
Manik: aah!! Nandu.. Can I ask u something (looking straight into her eyes)
Nandu( staring his eyes): haan!!
Manik: woh!! Kal jab sab tumhare uss logic ki wajha se apna mehendi ki colour ka depth measure kar rahe the.. Phir y didn't u paid any interest...u didn't notice ur mehendi was glowing a little more than all of theirs...
Nandu: actually manik!!
Manik( placed his hand on her hand and assured her to trust him when not breaking the eye contact): tell me nandu!! It will be between us..
Nandu( taking a deep breath): I trust u manik tht u won't share it with anyone.. Actually... U knw r8 iam a south Indian.. And moreover I grew at my Amms house.. My dadi.. So I used to learn all the traditions.. Whenever she used to apply mehendi I used to hear her telling all elder sisters tht if its colour is deep then it indicates tht girls husband loves her tht much... And whenever I used to see my mehendi colour it used to be medium...My Amms used to assure me tht when tht person enters ur life then it will show u the perfect colour till then it depends on ur body temperature.. I was not convinced Bt I tentatively agreed to her.. So I was little upset... Frm tht time.. N never paid heed.. Every time I used to hope for colour bt it disappointed me each time. It used to be medium bt frm past 6 yrs it turned out worse...the last time I applied mehendi was for one of my cousins marriage tht is 4 yrs back and it was pale.. So I drop out the int to apply mehendi..I know I sound silly btt only for girls sake i applied mehendi and it seriously gave me another shock of my life... I think Amms is right..may be in these years I never applied mehendi and may be iam perfectly healthy soo it was deep...I guess so...
By the time she complete her face was frowned..she moved her gaze from him and is looking at the floor...
Manik held her chin and made her to face him while squeezing her hand with his and looking deep into her eyes... She had tears in her eyes...