Manan : What is Love?

Chapter 1

TOMORROW IS SKUL'S 1ST DAY .

Cabir went to meet Nandani . He rang the doorbell. Nandani's Mom opened the door.
Cabir !! She smiled n welcomed him.. aaao na ! Cum !
Namaste aunty! ! He greeted her.

Haan Namaste beta..so how are u ?? N how were u'r vacations? ? She asked with a smile.

M gud aunty! My vacations were gud. Cabir replied.

Itne tym baad...u came after a month? Wat were u doing ?? She questioned.
Wo aunty I was just stuck. . .with my football practices .. he replied.
Nandani was waiting fr u...n she told me tht u'll cum to meet her today. .. she complained.
Haan wo aunty aaj final match tha..bas abhi free hua hu..he vindicated.
Ohh ok! U go now she must b waiting fr u..she said.

Oh yes !! Yeah sure...Thanks aunty.. Saying so he took a sigh of relief.N NOW TAKING A DEEP BREATH. .. he moved towards Nandani's room.He knocked d door n Nandani asked to cum in.He went inside d room n side hugged Nandani.

Hiii!!! Nandani. ..Wat's up ?? Cabir initiated to talk.
Nandani saw Cabir n was aflutter.
Her mind said. .. Nandani u hav to b angry at him n her heart said... OMG I met him aftr a longgg tym... after a 1 whole month. ... While her mind n heart were battling as in to reply or nt . She brushed up all her thoughts n at once hugged him with a jerk.
Oh !! To tumhe yaad aa gayi meri. ..? She she mocked n continued. .To itne din se tum kya kar rahe the? ?? She exasperated .
Wo actually. ..only this much Cabir could hav said he was cut in between his sentence.

Actually wat ?? Wait a sec ...!! I know. ..tum busy hoge ??? Haan tum busy hoge..!.. she said in disbelief .
This is wat Cabir was looking for..aftr all he was late..n on top of all this he haven't met her since 1 month.

Wo actually. ..!! Wo..he stammered while speaking.

Wo actually. .wo she mimicked. Kya ???
Are wo football practice k liye gaya tha !!! He answered in one go.

Oh yeah! ! How could I forget ??? U went for football practice. ..! She reminisce about it. Apne frnd Manik k sath ry8? ? She interrogated n made a pout in anger.

Cabir smiled at her question n her antics !!

Tumhe hasi aa rahi h ???she grumbled. U know wat .? I don't wanna talk to u ..she rebuked.Frst of u'r late n it doesn't matter to u.. n u r laughing lyk an ape. U live in same colony n thn too u didn't bother to come n meet me fr d last 1 month ... n now u'r laughing ...!! She ranted in anger n stood facing the other side

Ok baba !!! Bas meri Jhansi ki Rani !!! Bas ! I know m late n I m soo Sorryyy !!! Holding his ears... I won't repeat this again pakka he Ate an humble pie n apologised genuinely. Are baba at least look at me plzzz he pleaded.
Nandani was lukin at him wid d corner of her eyes n smiled at his gestures. N thn she finally turned her face towards him.

Achcha thik h.. It's ok !! Bt u know na... she was abt to say sumthin signalling sumthin by raising her eyebrows. Before she could complete her sentence. ...

Cabir cut her in middle n said : Haan haan I know very well !!! Ye lo...she forwarded his hand full of chocolates towards her... she tuk all of them at once..

How could I forget this haan ??? He said frorically. Lukin at Nandani's ebullient face . She looked so happy her eyes were sparkling . He could see how happy she was. He was just lukin at her cheerful face when all of a sudden she flung her arms around him n hugged him.
Cabir responded.
Thank you soo much she said cumin out of the hug.

U'r welcome Mam..!! My pleasure he said bowing down his head .
I love u sooo much she said wid a jubilant smile.

I love u too dr..he replied. Achcha listen now I hav to leave kal skul bhi to jaana h na ?? He said with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed. (Smiling)

Oh haan!! U go now ..kal k liye prepare bhi to karna hoga na?? She replied wid a grin. See ya in d morning.
Ok ..Bye! ! See ya..!He said waving his hand .

Nandani bade him goodbye !!! N moved back to her room.

CABIR REACHED HIS HOME...

As soon as he reached home he took a sigh of relief.
Thank God !! Wo maan gayi. I think I should call Manik. He took his phone out of his pocket n dialed Manik's Number. Manik picked up his phone. ..

Hello !! Manik said as he picked up the phone.
Hello Manik!! Thank God u picked up my phone. He said.

Arre tu to aise bol raha h jaise m kabhi tera phone receive hi nai karta . He rebuked.

Are maine aisa kab kaha...okk chill broo..he siad.
Hmmm bol..he asked fr a reply as in y had he called.

Haan m bas ye keh raha tha k m bas abhi Nandani se mil ke aaya hu he said playfully.

Haan !!! Kya hua ?? Bataa na ?? He asked curiously. Kya hona tha ??

She was damm angry yar.. she blasted in me lyk Anything. .She was lyk : Tum late ho..n last 1 month se lyu nai aye. .?? Kya kar rahe the? ??

Ha ha ha .. to tune kya bola Wat did u say ?? He asked laughing.

I said tht I was busy wid..n before I could say anything she said wid u'r football practices. .
n I was lyk : Yeah bas abhi match over hua n I came as soon as match got over. N guess Wat? ?

Wat ?? Manik asked curiously. I smiled at her remark. ..n thn she got mad at me Cabir replied.

Wat ?? Aisa kya keh diya usne..?? Wat did she say ?? Manik asked impatiently.

Batata hu batata hu...wait to kar..She said : Oh yeah! ! How could I forget ??? U went for football practice. ..! She reminisce about it. Apne frnd Manik k sath ry8? ? She interrogated n made a pout in anger.

How did she know that u were wid me ??? Manik asked perplexed. She knows me n u vry well Cabir replied.

Wat ?? Wat do u mean ?? Manik asked baffled.

Chill broo! ! I mean k she knows tht we are best frnz.. n we always b together watever we do !!! Cabir delineated.

Oh lyk that...! Hmm phir ?? Manik asked.

Phir kya use chocolates di ,sorry bola tab jaake wo maani ... By the way tjhe kya laga ??? He asked in tricksy tone.

Mjhe kya laga ..mat ..matlab..Manik replied stammering. Mjhe kya lagna tha ??

Are chill !! It's ok ! Apan kal baat karenge skul m !! Ok?? Cabir said .

Haan chal we'll talk tomorrow. Skul m milte h.Chal bye !!! Gud ny8! ! Cabir said.

Hmm Night !! Bye! Manik replied. N call ended.

At Manik's room ... Manik was lying on his bead ruffling his hairs with his hand.

Manik's p.o.v.

Finally frm tomorrow skul is reopening. .it's been long tym I haven't seen her. Oh God !! Wat m I thinking? ? He slapped himself mentally. Seriously? Bt still he had a smile on his face.

Ohhh Shittt! I forgot to tell Alya that m nt cumin wid her. He got up n grabbed his cell phone n called Alya.

Hello Alya !!

Yeah Manik! ! She replied.

I just wanted to inform u that m nt cumin wid u ... I'll go by skul bus..

Wat ?? Bt y? ? She replied n disappointment was clearly visible in her tone.

Wo actually mere frnz ..all my frnz r cumin by bus so I'm joining thm. He replied.

Its ok!! Will see ya in skul tomorrow she said.

K !! See ya thn !! Gud ny8! ! He said.

Ny8! ! Alya replied n cut the call