Manan ff : College Diaries

chapter 24 ( b )

Nandini's Flash Back. ....

Fab4, forcefully made Nandini and Manik sit on the sofa. While Grandpa, Rishab and Dadaji, eyed them suspiciously.
Exactly, keeping quite for 5 seconds, Manik and Nandini burst out laughing, like maniacs.
Nandini ( fully drunk ): Manik. ....mujhe naa. ....tumhare judwaa bhai bhi dikhai de rahe hai! !!!!!!
Manik ( stopped laughing ): mere judwaa bhai bhi hai?????.....aur mujhe hi nehin pataa! !!!!!....... (turning his head towards Dadaji )......aap ne mujhse itni badi baat kyon chhupai? ?????
But Dadaji sat on his wheelchair, with a perplexed expression.
While Rishab, standing with Meera at a corner, was trying hard to control his giggle, but miserably failed.
And Fab4 just face palmed.
Manik, forgetting about his 'judwaa bhai 's ',happily said "tumhe pataa hai. ....ki mujhe kya dikhai de raha hai? ?????"
Nandini confusedly scratched her head and asked "kya? ?????"
Manik, showing his tongue, said " kyon baatau? ???????"
Nandini got irked and pleaded " this is cheating. ......please baatao naa? ??????"
Looking at Nandini's pout, Manik melted and said " mujhe naa. ....fireflies dikhai de rahe hai! !!!!!!......par. ...."
Nandini, curiously asked " par kya? ??????"
Manik innocently replied " par. ....mujhe naa fireflies sirf tabhie dikhai dete hai. ....jab main drunk hota hu! !!!!!.....so. .....am I drunk? ???????"
Coming a bit closer to Maniks face, Nandini carefully examined it and said " laagta nehin hai. ...ki tum drunk ho! !!!!"
Cabir ( pov ) ( smirking ) : sacch mein bhagwan. ....kya 'taali couple ' baanaya hai! !!!!!
After remembering something, Nandini became angry and charged Manik " Manik. ....mujhe sab kuch pataa chal gaya! !!!!!"
Manik ( chuckled ) : kya pataa chal gaya? ??????
Nandini ( pissed ) : mujhe lover's heart ke bareme sab pataa chal gaya! !!!!!
Manik ( confused ) : lover's heart? ?????....kya pataa chala? ???
Nandini ( annoyed ) : yahi ki. ....tum ne lover's heart deke. ...mujhe shaadi ke liye propose kiya! !!!!!
On listening to this, everyone present over there, was just shocked.
Manik ( horrified ) : shaadi? ????.....shaadi ke liye propose? ?????.....yeh kab hua? ?????
Nandini ( nagging ) : dekha ayyappa. ......yeh Manik kitna bada jhutha hai! !!!......LIAR. ...LIAR. ...LIAR. ..,
Manik, trying really hard to pacify her "okay baba. ......maine hi tumhe lover's heart diya tha! !!!!.....magar shaadi? ????....main tum se kaise shaadi kar sakta hu? ????.....abhi taak toh maine tumhe. .."
Before Manik completed, Nandini covered his mouth with her palm.
Nandini ( with an evil look ): tum mujhse shaadi kyon nehin kar sakte? ?????... kya main acchi nehin hu??????
Saying this, Nandini bowed her head down, with a sad expression. On seeing her depressed face, Manik was really hurt. Moving her hand from his mouth, Manik frantically said " please. ....tum roona maat start karna. ....I can't see you like this! !!!!"
Raising her head, Nandini looked at Manik, with her moistened eyes and the tears started rolling down her cheeks.
Rubbing the tears with his thumb, Manik lovingly looked at Nandini.
Manik ( assuring ): tum joh bologi. ....main wahi karunga! !!!!!......but please. ....tum kabhie maat roona! !!!!!
Though Nandini was in a drunken state, but still Maniks each and every word, just touched her heart.
Waiting for this moment, Grandpa finally spoke " ek raasta hai! !!!!"
Curiously, Manik and Nandini looked at Grandpa.
Manik and Nandini  (in unison ) : kya???????
Asking this, Manik and Nandini anxiously waited for an answer.
But instead of replying, Grandpa handed them two rings.
Confusedly, both of them looked at Grandpa.
Grandpa ( shrewdly ): tum dono engagement kyon nehin kar lete??????.....phir toh tumhare saare problems solve ho jaenge! !!!!
After successfully keeping his proposition in front of Manik and Nandini, Grandpa smirked.
This was like a thunderstorm for Fab4. They where unable to digest the whole scene in front of them. But the only thing, that flashed in the back of their mind, was Maniks happiness.
Cabir ( pov ) ( shocked but still smirking ) : Grandpa toh sabse bade khiladi nikle! !!!!.....( instinctively he looked at Dadaji )....laagta hai. ...yeh bhi Grandpa se mile hue hai! !!!!.....accha hi hai. ....Manik ko usska pyaar mil jaega! !!!!
Manik, determinedly looked at Nandini " agar aisa karne se. ...Nandini kabhie nehin rooagi. ....toh main yeh engagement zarur karunga! !!!!!"
Giving an assuring look to Nandini, Manik held her hand and slid the ring.
Due to alcohol, Nandini's thoughts were a mess. Following her instincts, Nandini also placed the ring in Maniks finger, not at all thinking about the result.
As soon as, the rings were exchanged, Grandpa gave a mission - accomplished wala smile to Dadaji.
Whereas, Fab4 debated about the whole incident in their mind's, while their heart's were doing ' bhangra ' for Manik.

Nandini's Flash Back end's. ...
After remembering the whole incident, Nandini just felt like an idiot.
Manik ( pov ) ( complaining ): kyon bhagwan ji! !!!!!...,aap hamesha mere saath hi aisa kyon karte ho? ????......kuch der pehele taak main yeh sooch ke roo raha tha .....ki maine Nandini ko abhi taak propose nehin kiya hai! !!!!!!....lekin yaha. .....yaha toh aapne Nandini ko hi shock mein bhej diya! !!!!!.....mera life kabhie normal nehin ho sakta hai kya? ??????
Maniks thoughts were interrupted as Nandini abruptly stood up.
Holding Maniks hand, Nandini dragged him with her, out of the room.