KAISE BATAAOON TUMHE...

A WRENCH

The next morning.
Manik woke up pretty early and got ready which was Very unusual. He went down the breakfast table and found Nyeonika setting the table. As she saw him descending the stairs, her mouth fell open.

Manik - mogambo, muh band. Machhar ghus jaega.

Nyeonika- chalega. Tu roz itni jaldi utth. Toh muh me machhar bhi chala jaaye no problem.

He grinned and sat down on the chair. Turned the plate and put a sandwhich onto it. Dhruv too exited his room and watched Manik.

Dhruv - Manik??

He looked up and stared at him. Then raised an eyebrow.

Dhruv - nahi bass confirm kar raha tha suraj nikla hai ya nahi. Pata chal gaya, Nahi nikla.

Manik - kya??

Dhruv - kuch nahi. Tu kha. Jaldi uttha hai n bookh lagi hogi.

They all sat and ate the breakfast in silence.

Dhruv - aaj jaldi utthne ki koi khaas wajah.

Manik - haa voh college se pehle hospital jaana hai. Nandini se milne.

Dhruv - mein bhi chalta hu.

Manik - nahi tum college jaao. Mene Cabeer ko call kar diya hai. He will meet you. Kuch statements launch karne hai. Ussi ki tayyaari karni hai.

Dhruv - statements??

Manik - haa... aparrantly, pandit's death will question our soon to be out music album. I was thinking why not do this album. Same way as we wanted. Fusion concert ke winners will sing with us. Lets complete this album.

Dhruv - Manik idea achha hai but don't you think ki media bolegi ki Pandit ki death ko abhi ek din bhi nahi beeta aur hum album kar rahe hai.

Manik - (smirked) i know. Tu college ja tujhe sab pata chal jaaega.

He jumped up the seat and went off. Dhruv too went college as asked.

Hospital.

Manik - hey.

Nandini - goodmorning. Jaldi utth gaye.

Manik - arre jaaneman hum soye hi kaha the jo utth jaye.

Nandini - (chukled) aur janaab kyu nahi soye the??

Manik - aapki wajah se.

Nandini -(innocently) humne kya kiya.

Manik - aapne....

Nandini - mene??....

Manik - mujhe.....

Nandini - tumhe??....

Manik - sapno me....

Nandini - sapno me??....

Manik - aake...... daraya.

Nndini - kya??

Manik - aur nahi toh kya, makeup nahi kiya tha... pat hai... kitni darawani dikhti ho bina makeup. Aa gayi thi raat ko... mummy banke. Zombie jaise chal rahi thi. Aakhein bahar nikli thi. Aur... mujhe jahannum leke jaane waali thi.

She opened her mouth to speak but shut it down as no curses came.
She focused too hard on speaking something really bad. But the process stopped as Manik laughed.
Anger replaced by smile. Frowns on forehead diminished. Eyes focused on his face too hard.
And as he stopped laughing, she pouted not an angry one but a disappointed one. How she so wanted him to continue.
But he was too busy looking at her face after he stopped laughing. Her small pout. Those dove eyes. How he so wanted to see those every moment.