❤ You Belong With Me ❤

Part 6

Part 6

At the Malhotra Mansion-

After having a lavish lunch, everybody sat down in the living room, chatting.
"Toh Nandu beta, jahan tak mujhe yaad hai, you wanted to be a doctor na? So are you one yet?" asked Raj.
Nandini chuckled, "Not a doctor uncle, but let's just say I'm someone who'll take care of their money. I'm a CPA." Raj and Nyonika looked impressed. "Waah beta, financial sector! Quite cool! Manik ne MBA kiya hai."
"But woh gaya kahan?" asked Sheena. "Pata nahi. Yeh ladka bhi na! Let me check." said Nyonika.
Nandini who had been looking for a chance to talk to him suddenly stood up at this and exclaimed, "Arey aunty sit na! Aap kyu takleef kar rahi hain? Main lekar aati hu na usey!" Nyonika a little taken aback, smiled and shrugged her shoulders in agreement.
While the elders kept talking, Nandini turned and thought of checking the poolside first.

Manik's POV-
Okay y'all! I know what you're thinking. Why did I leave after the lunch. Haina? Haina? I just needed to come to terms with the fact that the girl last night was HER.
So as I sat on a deck chair, I heard someone walk towards me with steady steps from the back. I turned to take a quick look at who this person was, and yes, it was her.

Writer's POV-
Nandini sat down on the chair next to Manik's. Both of them looked at each other and smiled.
After a long pause, Manik decided to break the silence.
"So... you did come back haan? USA is not that far away, after all!" he smirked at her.
She chuckled, "I told you I would!"
"Waise I must tell you, you are still just as much of a potato as you were 15 years back." he said while Nandini looked at him with wide eyes and gave him one on his arm. "What! You... you are a potato! Tum sudhar jao okay." she said and both laughed.
"15 years haan? Pretty long time." she said looking at him. He nodded, "I know right."
Both of them wanted to talk about last night, but what they had right now was priceless. Them meeting after such a long time! But mostly because none could figure out how to bring it up. So they decided to leave it for later.
Manik was telling her about his music and Fab 5 just when they heard Nyonika call them inside.
Nandini and Manik got up. Suddenly something struck Manik and he looked at Nandini with an evil smirk.
"What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked, narrowing her eyes at him. "Well umm... tumhe toh yaad hi hoga how you always lost to me in racing. I was just wondering Kya ab bhi..." he said.
"Bring it on Manik Monkey Malhotra! Race you to the living room."
With this, both ran inside and keeping the tradition alive, Manik won. Manik gave Nandini a smug smile while she faked a smile at him.
Their parents glancing at them sighed, with yeh-dono-kab-bade-honge looks on their faces.
After a while, the Murthys got up to leave and the Malhotras walked them over to their car and bid their goodbyes.
The two souls were someway glad that it didn't turn out to be as awkward as they thought it would. But maybe that's what happens to souls that are meant to be.