Manan ff : College Diaries

chapter 19 ( b )

As soon as I entered the cafe, Manik rushed towards me.
Manik ( frantically ): kaha chali gayi thi??????....pataa hai. ....main kitna ghabra gaya tha! !!!!
Me ( blankly ) : I went to pee. .....tumhe koi problem hai uss se! !!!!
Manik ( apologetic ) : look. ....I am sorry. ....please tum gussa maat ho! !!!!!
Me ( fully confused )( blurted out ) : main aur gussa? ????.....kis baat ke liye? ?????
Manik ( chuckled ) : toh tum gussa nehin thi? ?????
Me ( perplexed ) : main kyon gussa hongi! !!!!!
Manik ( smiling like a fool ) : shit! !!!!.....aur mujhe laaga ki tum mujhse gussa ho! !!!!.....tum seriously gussa nehin ho? ?????....you are not upset. ....that I called you a 'kid '?????
Me, with a what -is -going -on wala look, said "nehin .....main gussa nehin hu. ...."
Manik ( sheepishly ) : iss ka matlab. ....can I call you 'kid '??????
Manik made his puppy dog wala face and pleaded with his eyes.
Me ( giving in ) ( hell annoyed ) : fine. ...Mr Pervert! !!!!!!
Manik ( with his smirk ) : thank you so much. ...kid! !!!!!
Saying this, he went towards the stage, smiling like a mad man. Me ( pov ) ( pissed off ) : ayyappa. ....this man is impossible! !!!!.....isse main kabhie samajh nehin paungi! !!!!
Addressing the crowd, Manik happily said " thanks a lot guys. ...ki aap log itne short notice pein humara concert attend karne aye. ...it really means a lot to us!!!!!. ......aaj ka performance is dedicated to a special someone. ...basically a special kid. ...joh bass kuch din pehele hi humare life mein ayi. ..."
On listening to this, I just rolled my eyes. While, Manik had his eyes, only on me.
Manik ( smiling ) : we. ....Fab5. ...want to make you realise. ...ki how special you are for us! !!!.....so this song is for you Nandini. ....just for you. ...

Meherbaan, meherbaan, meherbaan
Meherbaan, meherbaan, meherbaan  (3 ) (Manik, Cabir and Dhruv in unison )

Meherbaani teri ilteja yeh meri
Jo puri hui iss subha  (2 ) ( Manik closed his eyes and imagined Nandini's face )

Meri aankhon ko aaj aakhir
Tu dikh gayi jaise
Ishq aur junoon mil gaya (opening his eyes, Manik looked at Nandini )

Iss dil ki kya sunu main
Ye paagal nalaayak
Kab kab main ye
Maan baitha apna tujhe  (2 ) ( Manik sang with an idiotic grin on his face )

Aake isko thaam le tu
Phir mera naam le tu
Dekh shaayad ye phir se saans le  (2 ) ( Manik just starred at her )

Ho. ...oo. ...ho. ..oo. ....

Meherbaani teri ilteja yeh meri
Jo puri hui iss subha

Meri aankhon ko aaj aakhir
Tu dikh gayi jaise
Ishq aur junoon mil gaya ( Manik remembered each and every moment spend with Nandini )

Ye mere pyaar ka dhuaa hai
Jo tujhko bhi ye hua hai
Kab kab se sulag rahe hum
Bina bujhe  (2 )(Manik was just blushing )

Yeh boondein aur ye barish
Karen lagi hai saazish
Awara kar gayi ye kyon mujhe  (2 ) ( Manik just gaped at her )

Woh. ...ho. ...

Iss aasmaa ko dekh jaise shaam ho gayi
Issme laal rang jaise mil gaya  (2 ) ( for Manik, Nandini was his centre of attention )

The performance ended and everyone clapped for Fab5. While, I just tried to understand, what had happened and why Manik was giving me such weird looks.

Aftermath. .....
The concert was a huge success and the college was able to donate a lump sum amountto the NGO.

Fab4 and Navya were really happy for Manik.

While Manik on the other hand, was behaving like a love struck puppy. He was on cloud nine, because Nandini had allowed him, to call her 'kid '.

After witnessing the Monster wala side of Manik, Soha tried to avoid him.

But for Nandini, she was having a battle inside her. The long hatred for her mother was having a tough battle with Maniks budding love.

The trip ended with revealing new hopes, buried hatred and rising enemies.