Parineeta

A Share Of The Icecream!

"Alya.. Do you really think tumne aaj jo kuchh bhi Nandini ke baare mein kaha vo sahi tha!" Dhruv asked and Alya stopped eating.
"not again Dhruv! Mujhe iss baare mei koi baat nhi karni!"she said.
"mujhe bhi nhi karni.. But don't you think.. You were wrong in saying that!"Dhruv asked her again.
"haan tumhe toh main wrong lagugi hi afterall she is such a good friend of yours!"Alya said piercing the spoon back into the Icecream tub.
"Alya.. I met you guys before Nandini so it's obvious who is more important to me.. But what she is to me is not the point.. The point ki tum sabke saamne buri ban rhi ho.."he said holding Alya's hand while she looked at him unnerved.
"kya tumhe sach mein lagta hai.. Nandini ne intentionally.."Alya didn't let Dhruv Complete.
"ofcourse not.. Dhruv.. I know vo entirely responsible nhi hai... But mai kya karu.. Jab bhi Manik ke saamne Nandini aati hai toh vo sirf uske baare mei sochta hai.. Which girlfriend would like that.."Alya complained and Dhruv smiled.
"and I'm sorry for whatever I've been saying about her.. I know i was wrong.. But mai kya karu.. It just gets out of control when i see Manik and Nandini together.."she said whatever came to her heart while Dhruv sat there listening to her.
"kyu sab kuch Nandini ke favour mei hota hai Dhruv.. Aak Manik shouted at me just because i was rude to Nandini.. Whenever it comes to Nandini, Manik ka behaviour change ho jaata hai!"she said and tears started rolling down her cheeks.
"Alya.. Listen its okay.. Jab bhi tumhe kuch pareshaan kare.. You're free to talk to me.. You're free to share whatever you want to.."he said and wiped off her tears as she smiled.
"you're really sweet Dhruv.."she said amd they continued gulping down the Icecream from the same tub.
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The door bell rang and i rushed upto the door to find Manik Cabir and Navya on the door. My face puffed back looking at his face.
"Nandu humari galti nhi hai! Humne toh nhi bulaya inhe aur humne jaame ke liye bhi kaha par yeh nhi maan rhe.."Navya started and i turned away.
"Navya you got what i asked you too!"i asked her.
"nhi in dono ne hume lene nhi diya! Hume liquor shop se kidnap karke Icecream parlor pe le gye.."she complained like a baby.
"kya problem hai tumhari.."i looked at Manik angrily.
"meri problem yeh hai ki meri yeh jo wife hai na.. Vo jab drink karti hai toh uncontrollable ho jaati hai."he smirked.
"aur madhubala humne tumhe itne bade danger se bachaya aur tum humari hi complaint iss danger zone... I mean Nandini se kar rhi ho.."Cabir said amd i rolled my eyes.
"hum humari damger zone... Hup.. Humari Nandu ko sambhal lenge!"Navya realized she was going to call me by the name with which they were calling me.
"hahahahahaha! Nice joke.. Iss ko koi ni sambhal sakta peene ke baad.."Manik said in a sing song tone, "by the way.. Kya? Gate pe hi khada rakhogi.. Hato.. Shaadi ke baad dusri baar apne sasural aaya hu.. Andar toh aane do!" he pushed me aside.
"dusri baar? Pehli baar kab?"Cabir asked as all of them entered my house.
"arey aaj subha.. Jab meri pyaari si wife me mujhe dhakke maar ke bahar nikal diya tha.."what kind of liar was he.. When did i throw him out of the house.
"what the hell.. How do you manage to lie so flawlessly.."i said awestruck.
"inbuilt talent hai!"moron was showing off his lying capacity.
"par tumhe kaise pata chala.."he asked innocently.
"tumne jhoot bola.. I didn't push you out of the house.. Apna size dekha hai.. Giant.. Tumhe push karne vaala khud gir jaaye!"i said irritated.
"achha toh terrace pe jo kiya tha.."he said and i remembered when i had slightly pushed him away from me!
"you are impossible Manik!"i said with gritted teeth.
"by the way.. Aaj tumne ek baat toh maanli.. Tum size mein kuch zada hi chhoti ho.."he said and this time even Navya giggled along them and i gave her a deadly glare.
"kya chahiye tumhe.. Tum chale kyu nhi jaate mujhse dur!"i turned back to him and his expressions changed.
"nhi jaaunga!"he said.
"par kyu! Dekho.. Hum saath rahenge toh sirf ek dusre ko hurt karenge aur pareshaan karenge please.. Aur ab mai aur nhi handle kar sakti.. Na tumhe.. Na humare iss nakli shaadi ko.."i said.
"kya nakli nakli laga rakha hai.. Contracted hai iska matlab yeh nhi ki shaadi nakli hai.. You are my lawfully wedded wife even if it is for just one year.."he said.
"Manik agar humare beech husband wife jaisa kuch nhi hai toh yeh shaadi nakli hi rahegi! Its all fake!"i said frustrated.
"batao.. Ladte hai husband wife ki tarah.. Ek dusre ki care karte hai husband wife ki tarah.. Ek dusre ko hurt aur heal bhi karte hai husband wife ki tarah.. Inki nok jhok bhi hoti hai vaise hi jaise ek husband wife ke beech.. Ek dusre ke liye possessive bhi honge husband wife ki tarah ek dusre ke friends se bhi jalte hai.. Aur kehte hai inke beech husband wife jaisa kuchh nhi!"Cabir muttered in Navya's ears quite audibly that both of us heard it while Navya and Cabir were busy giggling.
"Cabirr!"i and Manik said together.
"lo mujhe dhamkate bhi hai toh saath mei aur phir inke beech husband wife jaisa kuchh nhi hai.."he said and rushed to save himself from Manik's punch.
"abhi dekhna Navya Manik Nandini ko sorry bhi bolega husband ki tarah Nandini bhav bhi khaegi wife ki tarah phir bhi indono ke beech husband wife jaisa thorhi kuch hai!"Cabir said and rushed into the kitchen.
"dekho.. Forget this joker.. I'm really sorry! Mujhe toh tabhi samajh hi nhi aa rha tha ki Alya kya bol rhi thi. Aur vo bol hi kyu rhi thi.. Nandini dekho.. Tum meri responsibility ho.. Aur main tumhe hurt nhi karna chahta tha.. It was just ki mai uss samay already Harshad ki vajah se gusse mein tha.. Aur mujhe pta hi ni chala kab baat Harshad se tum par aa gyi.."he said apologetically.
"vhi toh problem haina Manik tumhe kuch pta hi toh nhi chalta.. Agar pata chalta toh aaj hum yha hote hi nhi.. I know tum mujhe hurt nhi karna chahte the par har baar tumne mujhe intentionally or unintentionally hurt toh kiya hi hai na.. Kaise maanu mai tumhari baat..."i said. We did not real when Navya slipped out of our scene and went with in the kitchen with Cabir.
"aise!"Cabir exclaimed coming out with a tray of tubs.
"i promise you jab bhi mai tumhe hurt karunga.. Tab mai tumhe Icecream treat dunga.. Saare flavours for you.. Aur kaan pakad ke sorry bolunga! Par i'll try ki mai tumhe zada hurt na karu.."Manik said like akid trying to justify his mistakes with several promises.
"haan nhi toh beta.. Thhan thhan gopal hi hoga tu.."Cabir exclaimed and i looked at both of them.
"where are the others?"i asked and Manik shrugged.
"Alya ko Manik ne daanta tha.. Uske baad vo chali gyi.. Uske peeche Dhruv bhi gya.. Aur phir Mukti ko uske dad ka call aaya toh vo bhi chali gyi.. Aur hum yha gye.."Cabir recalled all what happened and i looked at Manik.
"tumne Alya ko daanta.."i asked looking at him.
"yeh kya bolega.. Mai batata hun.. Arey aisa chillaya Alya pe ki hume toh laga paagal hogya.. Aur phir vo ganga Yamuna bahati hui chali gyi.. I mean she was crying.. Toh phir Dhruv gya uske peeche!"Cabir said as Manik sat on the couch adjusting himself with a bowl of icecream.
"kamine vo Nandini ka tha!"Cabir said just as he took the first bite.
"Manik! Chocolate chip tha vo.."i shouted.
"arey aaj koi aur khaa lo! Ab toh maine kha liya.."he said and i snatched the bowl from him.
"tum koi aur khaa lo.. Yeh meri hai!"i said digging the spoon in the Icecream.