Manan ff : College Diaries

chapter 21. Fresher's Party ( a )

Wearing a red frock dress with matching stilettos, I came out of my room.
Rishab, who had been standing outside my room, for past one hour, gave me a warm smile.
But, looking at me carefully, the warm smile turned into a frown.
Me ( pov ) ( confused ) : ab isse kya hua? ?????.....aise kyon ghur raha hai? ?????
Rishab ( scowling ): lover's heart! !!!!!!.....
As soon as he mouthed 'lover's heart ',I touched the heart shaped pendant, adorning my neck.
Me ( perplexed ) : is anything wrong with it? ??????
Rishab ( angrily ) : kisne tumhe lover's heart gift kiya? ?????.....di. ....jaldi se jaldi uss ladke ka naam baatao? ????....main uss ladke ko nehin chhodne wala! !!!!!......usski itni himaat. ....ki ussne meri behen ko lover's heart diya! !!!!!.....usski toh main. ....
Me ( pov ) ( confused ) : why is he acting so weird? ?????....kahi isska dimaag toh nehin kharab ho gaya? ?????
Me ( trying to calm Rishab ): chill Rishab. ....yeh pendant mujhe Manik ne gift kiya tha. ...
But, before I could continue, the expression on Rishab's face changed and he started smiling like a fool.
Rishab ( still smiling ) : I am so happy for you di. ....good choice! !!!!!
Me ( puzzled ) : wait. ....what? ????.....what choice? ???....kya bol raha hai tu? ??????.....mujhe kuch samajh nehin aa raha? ?????......and what is wrong with this pendant? ????
But my brother is an utter idiot. Showing thumps up to me, Rishab left from there with a grin on his face.
While I stood over there confused, more confused and hell confused.

College Hall.

The hall was decorated beautifully with red lighting. Music was constantly being played. Some students where dancing and giving looks to each other. While, the others were simply busy at the food stall.
Manik approached Fab4, who were standing near the stage, with an innocent look.
Me ( pov ) ( doubtful ): what is with this innocent wala look? ????....zarur kuch toh chal raha hai inn ke dimaag mein? ?????
Manik ( charging them ): don't tell me. ....ki tumlogo ne last year ki tarha phir se iss baar fruit punch mein alcohol mila diya? ?????
Cabir ( as if hurt ) : tu humare bareme aisa socchta hai Manik! !!!!
Manik ( cuts in ) : cut this crap! !!!!.....aur jaldi se bolo ki tumlogo ke dimaag mein kya chal raha hai? ??????
Mukti ( with a wicked smile ) : tu bhi naa Manik. ....bekaar mein hi pareshaan ho raha hai! !!!!.....hum log toh bass teri madaat kar rahe the! !!!!
Manik ( horrified ) : meri madaat? ????....guys. ......please explain? ????
Aliya ( sweetly ) : Manik. ....we all know. ....ki tum kabhie bhi Nandini ko directly dance ke liye nehin poochoge ! !!!!
Manik, trying really hard to process each and every word, says " okay. ...toh? ????"
Mukti ( excitedly ) : toh. ....we came up with a brilliant plan! !!!!!
Manik ( hell scared ): and. ....what exactly is your plan? ?????
Cabir ( happily declared ):hum ne iss hall mein sabhie ladkon ko threaten kiya hai. ....ki agar inn mein se koi bhi Nandini ke saath dance karega. ....toh hum usse zinda nehin chhodenge! !!!!!
On listening to this, Manik was standing over there with his mouth open, in utter shock. He just didn't know, how to react. Manik was hell confused, whether to hug them lovingly or to kick their butts. But one thing was proved, his friends would go to any extent, to see a smile on Maniks face.
Soon, Maniks trance was broken, as his eyes fell on the most beautiful girl, looking like an angel in red.
Manik immediately noticed the lover's heart around Nandini's neck and a smile escaped his lips.

As soon as I entered the hall, my eyes fell on Manik, who was wearing a black tuxedo and was standing with his friends, near the stage.
Manik was really looking handsome.
He was constantly giving me his shy smile.
Me ( pov ) ( nervously ) : why is he smiling like that? ????.....ayyappa. ....please save me from this Perverted President. ....

Busy in my thoughts, I was moving towards Fab5 and Navya.
When my path was blocked by a wall like thing.
Raising my head, I found the Ugly Frog Prince aka Mr Harshad, standing in front of me, precisely, blocking my way.
But, my eyes immediately searched for something else.
Resting my eyes on Maniks face, I found him scowling. Indeed, Mr Pervert was not at all happy with the scenario in front of him.
But then, within a fraction of a second, instead of Manik, I was scowling.