Down The Memory Lane ~

Chapter 7- New begginings..

Manik, Mukti Nandini and Alya reached the beach and headed towards the hut where Cabir, Navya and Dhruv were waiting for them.

They went inside the hut and Mukti kept looking at Manik angrily.
"What took you guys so long?" Asked Cabir. No one answered his question. He understood that something was definitely wrong.

"I need to make an important phone call, I'll be back.." Saying this, Nandini excused herself.

Manik kept staring the floor angrily. Mukti went near him but Manik didn't look up.

"Please don't start it all over again, Mukti." He said, still looking at the floor.

"For God Sake Manik, at least look at me!" She shouted angrily.

Cabir, Navya, Dhruv and Alya were silent all this while.

"Stop over-reacting Mukti. You're just making it a big issue.." Said Manik, looking into her eye.

"Oh, Am I?" She asked, raising her eyebrows.

"Yes, you are."

"You were clearly taunting her, Manik!" Exclaimed Mukti.

"I was NOT taunting her Mukti." He snapped.

"Please, Manik! You are starting this all over again. Why do you want to complicate things, again? do saal pehle jo hua, wasn't that enough for you? We are meeting after 2 years, Damn it! Can't you just be normal?" Said Mukti in one single breath.

Everyone was stunned hearing this.

Oh shit! Oh no. Said Mukti to herself.

"Manik..I didn't mean to say that..I'm-

"So basically, do saal pehle jo hua.. it was all my fault?" Asked Manik.

"Guys, Just calm down.." Interfered Cabir, as the situation was becoming worse.

"Whatever!" Saying this, Manik left the hut in anger.

Mukti took a deep breath and kept her hands on her head in frustration. Cabir went to her, held her by her shoulders and said, "I think tunay kuch ziada boldya..You should go after him.."

Mukti nodded her head in a yes and said, "You're right..I should."

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Manik was sitting on the bench near the sea shore. Mukti went to him and asked in a low voice, "Can we talk about it?"

"Talk about what?"

Mukti sat on the bench, crossing her legs. "Nandini." She said.

Manik looked at her. "What about Nandini? Look Mukti, I know I crossed the line in the car..I shouldn't have said that.."

Do you still love her? The words piled up in her mouth and stayed tangled there, a choking weight, because she couldn't ask him that.

"Cool." She said. "And oh yes, I'm sorry for-

"It's okay. I understand." Saying this, Manik side hugged her.

"Chal uth ab!" ordered Mukti.

"Kyun?"

"Chal naa. Uth! We came here to have fun, right? So chall, let's have some fun!" Said Mukti, excitedly.

"I need to talk to Nandini first." He said.

"About what?"

"Don't worry. I just wanna apologize."

"Okay." She replied nodding her head.