Manan ff : College Diaries

chapter 24. We Are Engaged ( a )

8'0 clock in the morning.
I was happily dreaming, when my sleep got disturbed by an annoying noise. Grabbing a pillow, I covered my head with it. But, instead of subsiding, that annoying sound increased.
Unable to bear the sound, I abruptly sat up on my bed and covered my ears, with my hand.
Me ( annoyed ) : oh god. .....yeh sound toh shanti se soone bhi nehin dega! !!!!!!!
Getting out of my bed, I sleepily moved towards the door, trying to find the source of the noise.
Coming out, I headed towards the room adjacent to mine, from where the noise could be heard.
Opening the door, I got the shock of my life. Immediately, my happy sleep turned into a nightmare.
Sitting on the bed, in front of me, Manik cried like a baby, covering his face, with his palm.
I immediately rushed towards him and hugged his head.
Me ( scared ) : Manik. ...what happened? ????.....why are you crying? ????.....please kuch bolo! !!!!
Leaning his head on my belly, Manik protectively wrapped his arms ,around my waist.
I was taken aback by his sudden action, but didn't protest.
For quite a while, we stood in the same position, until Manik stopped crying.
Realising his hold on my waist, Manik raised his head, to meet my eyes.
I carefully noticed Maniks red puffed eyes, with many stress lines on his forehead.
Still not understanding, what the matter is, I keept quite, waiting for Maniks answer.
But, instead of answering me, Manik held my hand and raised a little.
I carelessly eyed the platinum band, adorning my ring finger.
Me ( unmindfully ) : nice ring naa? ?????.....par. ...yeh maine kab kharida? ?????
And the realisation hit me, like a thunder.
Me ( full panic mode ) : oh shit! !!!!!.....yeh ring kaha se aya? ?????
Manik, as if dreading this moment only, gulped an invisible lump in his throat and horrifiedly said " Nandini. ....WE ARE ENGAGED !!!!!!"
As soon as this sentence left Maniks mouth, a chill crept down my spine. I immediately looked at Maniksface, trying hard to figure out, whether it was one of his crazy idea's. But my wildest nightmare got confirmed, when I spotted a similar kind of platinum band, in Maniks ring finger too.
Moving away from him, I sat on the bed, with a thud sound.
On seeing me like a statue, Manik got scared.
Manik kneeled in front of me and tried to gauge my reaction.
Manik ( scared ) : kid. ...please speak up! !!!!.....kuch toh bolo Nandini? ?????.....yaar. ...you are scaring me? ????......kya tumhe sacch mein kuch bhi yaad nehin? ??????