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

23. Lovers at War

NANDINI'S P.O.V.

Oh gosh! So much of drama happened today! I hope Manik is fine now. It's 12:30 A.M. now and I have finally changed into a pink top and white pajamas. I thought of calling Manik and when I was searching for his number, he called. I picked up the phone and shouted, "Hey! Hope you're fine now."

"Yes, but how are you? I hope you are fine. Did you eat anything since morning?" he asked.

I replied with a yes and then we both talked about each other's health for a while. We decided to meet at the same park bench and I asked him how to get out of my room through my window. I quickly changed my pajamas into jeans and wore my sneakers. Then using the pipe as a slide, I went down. Then I rushed inside the park to see Manik waiting for me.

"Hi." he said.

"Hey." I said and we sat down on a park bench. Then we both began to talk about whatever that happened today and we told each other our problems. I told him that I knew that it wasn't his fault but my family won't accept our love so now I had to choose one from him and my family. He told me that he was shocked at the fact that his superhero was a murderer. He knew that he couldn't murder anyone so he wanted to remove the ‘false tag’ given by Chachi to his dad.

"How could your Chachi say anything about my dad? She just lied. I know he can't be a murderer." he said.

"Chachi never lies." I replied.

"So you mean to say that my dad is a murderer!?!"

"No. All I am saying is that Chachi won't lie on this matter."

"Nandini… You Chachi is wrong. Accept it."

"Manik I know that you would definitely believe your dad and not my chachi. In the same way I am believing my chachi and not you." I replied.

"Believing her means that you say that my dad---"

"No!"

"Oh please Nandini your chachi is a liar."

"Oh please Manik your dad is a murderer."

"No he's not!"

"Then my chachi is also not a liar!"

"Of course she is! She doesn't even know anything!"

Things began to heat up and we both began to fight. We were proving our family members correct, which was natural. But, we were also proving the other's family member wrong which was the main cause of the fight. We both got up and left without even saying a word to each other. I am so mad at him! I really want to kill him! Ugh!

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The next day
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I went to the college to get the date sheet for my final semester. Thank God that I did three-fourth of my studies from NYC. Now just one semester is left and I am very scared because I did not attend a single class at S.P.A.C.E.. Actually, no one attended a single class. Thank God that in our college, you don't need attendance.

I first went to the notice board and clicked a picture of my date sheet. I have three papers. Then I checked out Manik's date sheet. He is my senior. He is in third year while I am in first year. He too have the papers on the same days! Shit! My first paper is after a week and I have to arrange for notes now.

"NANDUMAN!" Mukti came jumped behind me making me shout with fear.

"Mukti! You scared me." I shouted.

"Thank you. Ooh! Date sheet! Well, I'm in third year so…. OMG NANDUMAN your and mine papers are on the same day! Only the students in second year, that is Alia and Navya have papers on different days." she said.