Manan ff - unconditional love !

Holi Date !

Recap: Holi invitation from the Malhotra's for the entire college. Manik offers to drive Nandini to the farmhouse and she agrees.

Nandini was getting ready for the party in a white shorts, a white crop top paired with a red shrug flowing down from her shoulders to her ankles. As for accessories, she had a silver anklet in her left leg and silver tops in her ears. Her hair was still wet from the shower and she was trying to get it to dry fast with the help of a hair dryer. She knew she was late and Manik would be arriving anytime soon but she could just not help it. Her phone rang and it was Manik,

Nandini: Hello ! Good morning !

Manik: Good morning. Listen I'm reaching in like 5 minutes, less than 5 minutes so just be ready and come outside.

Nandini: No no no...Manik you need to come inside. Chacha and Chachi want to meet you. So you come and meet them and till that time I'll get ready.

Manik: (nervously) But I'll meet them some other time. Right now just come outside we're getting late !

Nandini: No Manik ! No arguments ! Just park your car and come inside !

He had been feeling hell nervous because of the "date" idea put forth by Nandini. When he asked her to drive her to the farmhouse, he believed it would be a simple drive. But since Nandini tagged it as a date, he wasn't able to control his nervousness since then ! And on top of that she had to make him meet her Chacha and Chachi. It suddenly felt to him like they were in school and he was to meet the girls parents before taking her on a date or to prom and convince them of his innocence and decency so that they would trust him on their daughter.

Manik Malhotra could do anything but this ! He could fight the evil Harshad, tackle his selfish "Mom" Nyonika or even win Musicana but meeting the girls parents before a date was not his cup of tea. He had never done it before and had not even imagined he would face such a situation in life.

Nevertheless, since Nandini would not agree to him, he parked his car outside her house and moved towards the main door. He got down from the car, adjusted his white shirt coupled with a white pair of pants and brown loafers to go with. He removed his sunglasses and tucked them in his shirt before ringing the door bell. Chachi opened the door and was surprised to find him there.

Chachi: Manik ?!

Manik: Hello Chachi !

He bent down and touched her feet in accordance with the Indian religion as he had observed from a few of the Bollywood movies he had come across. He was born and brought up in New York and had lost his mother at a very tender age and his new "mom" Nyonika would have definitely not taught him the cultural values. Thank god for a few Bollywood films he had seen, he was aware of the Indian culture to some extent.

Chachi seemed to be very impressed with his manners and welcomed him in lovingly.

He settled on the couch along with chacha and started with some random conversation. He was trying to be confident but it just did not seem to be working. He had been sweating because of the nervousness and chacha too seemed to have observed that.

Chacha: Are you okay child ?

Manik: Yes sir ! I'm fine !

Chacha: Please call me Chacha.

Chachi gets some snacks, her home made experimental recipes but Nandini comes to Manik's rescue at that !

Nandini: (calling out from behind while getting down the stairs) Let's go !

Chacha, Chachi and Manik got up from the couch and turned around to greet her. Manik took one look at her and was highly impressed at the first shot itself ! "Hawt !!" Was the first thing he thought to himself.