MANAN- FRIENDSHIP OR MORE

CHAPTER-10

Manik slept for few hours and got up. He went to the balcony attached to his room.
He saw Shanti and Nandini in deep conversation.

He then went to Nyonika's room but she was sleeping.
Manik didn't want to disturb her so he closed the door and went to the garden where Shanti and Nandini were sitting.
He overheard their conversation and a smile crept on his lips seeing their bond.

He went and sat down on the grass in front of Shanti with his back facing her and said- Bua bahut time ho gaya apke haathon ki head massage leke.

Saying this he took Shanti's hands and put them in his hair.

Shanti- Haan Haan ab to tu aise bolraha hai. Par teri shadi hone de fir dekhti hu kitna yaad rakhege mujhe.

Manik- Chahe Jo hojaye Bua . No one can take your place in my heart. (He dramatically enacted putting his hand on his heart).

Shanti- Chal badmash. Bahut bigad gaya hai tu .

Nandini smiled hearing their convo.
She got up to go from there leaving the two but Shanti stopped her and said-

Shanti- Nandini Beta ruko kahan jaa rahi ho.

Nandini- Mai andar jaati hu aap log baatein kijiye.

Manik- Lagta hai maine yahan aake ap logo ko disturb kardiya.

Shanti- Bilkul bhi nai beta. Aisa kyu bol raha hai tu.

Manik- Aur nahi to kya. Shayad isiliye Nandini mujhse naaraz hoke jarahi hai.
(He was elder to Nandini so he used to call her by her name)

Nandini- Ji aap galat samajh rahe hai. Aisi koi baat nai hai. Mai to bas aise hi....

Shanti- Nandini Beta relax . iski baaton ka bura mat maanna. Yeh hai hi aisa. Ye toh bas mazak kar raha tha.

Tu bhi na Manik bechari ko dara diya.

Saying this she lightly hit him on his shoulder.

Manik- Aww... Bua dheere se. Lagta hai.

Saying this he rubbed his shoulder faking pain.

Shanti- Acha ....Lagta hai. Ruk tu abhi batati hu. Kaha laga . yahan ....

She again hit him on his another shoulder.

Manik- Acha . On a serious note.

Nandini you don't have to be formal before me.

Nandini- Ji.

Manik- So ..... Friends.

He brought his hand forward for a handshake.

Nandini looked at Shanti who signalled her to go ahead.

Nandini hesitatingly took shaked her hand with Manik's hand.

Manik- That's more like it. So my new friend khane me kya bana hai. Bahut bhook lagi hai.

Shanti- Saari teri favorite dishes Bani hai. Tu chal haath muh dhole fir aajana neeche lunch ke liye.

Manik- Wo sab to theek hai par mujhe ek baat samajh nahi aayi.

Shanti- Wo kya.

Manik looking at Nandini- Aap Nandini ki official spokesperson ho kya.

Shanti- Nahi to. Aise kyu puch raha hai.

Manik- Aur nahi to kya. Question main Nandini SE puch raha hu . Answer aap de rahi ho.
Ye chakkar kya hai.

Nandini went away saying that she will set the table for lunch.

Shanti- Wo aisi hi hai Beta. Bahut kam bolti hai. Vivek ke jaane ke baad udaas Rehne lagi hai.

But wo hamesha se aisi nahi thi.
Bahut bubbly aur chirpy thi.

Manik- Hmm.... Kuch karna padega.

Shanti- Kya kaha .

Manik- Haan.... kuch nai. Chalo main fresh hokar aata hu. Fir sath me lunch karenge.

With this both of them went inside the house.

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