Manan ff : The Manager

chapter 2

Manik ( snapping on his phone ) : yaar. ....Cabir. ...tumlog aisa kaise kar sakte ho? ????......trip plan kar liya. .....aur mujhe baataya taak nehin! !!!!.....I am really disappointed with you guy's! !!!!

Cabir ( on the phone ) : pechle ek ghante se tujhe yahi baat bolne ki koshish kar raha hu ki. ....it's not a trip! !!!!.....yeh ek official meeting hai. ....uncle aunty ane wale hai. ....toh issliye hum ne tujhe iss bareme kuch nehin baataya. ....

Manik ( annoyed ) : but still it's not fair. ....

Cabir : phone tu usse de! !!!!!

Manik ( confused ) : kise? ?????

Cabir : wahi. .....teri translator. .....tere jaise useless mobile ki. ....valuable sim card. .....tujh jaise monkey ki keeper. .....

Manik ( annoyed ) : seriously. .....teri yeh ghatiya phrase sunn ke Shakespeare bhi faint ho jaega! !!!!!!

Cabir : shukr hai. .... Shakespeare pehle hi aapne grave taak pohach gaya. .....warna teri yeh baatein sunn ke aisa laag raha hai ki main aaj hi aapne grave ka darshan karne wala hu! !!!!!......ab toh bol. ...Nandini kaha hai? ?????

Manik : woh. ....yaha nehin hai. ....Panvel gayi hai ....

Cabir ( with a smirk ) : mujhe laag hi raha tha. ....ki Nandini aas paas nehin hai! !!!......tabhie toh. ....tu itni subha ko mera dimaag kha raha hai! !!!!

Manik ( angrily ) : accha. ....toh main ab aapne dost se baat bhi nehin kar sakta! !!!!!

Cabir : woh baat nehin hai. ....par kya hai naa. ....jab Nandini tere saamne rehti hai. .....toh tera full concentration uss pein hota hai.....aur hum. ....joh tere dost hai. .....suddenly invisible ho jaate hai! !!!!!

Manik ( distractedly ) : aisa kuch nehin hai! !!!!!

Cabir ( smiling ) : woh toh. ....waqt hi baataega! !!!!

Saying this he hung up.

For a second, Manik closed his eyes and Cabir's last words rang in his ears.

Suddenly a girl came and hugged Manik from behind.

Soha ( sweetly ) : darling. .....tum mujhe miss kar rahe the? ????

Opening his eyes, Manik noticed Soha, his girlfriend. .....for past 2 weeks.

Manik ( shocked ) : tum yaha. ....itni subha subha? ?????

Manik ( pov ) ( irritatedly ) : don't tell me. ....ki iss ko abhi kisi stupid party mein jana hai. .....yah iss ko silly se shopping pein jana hai. ....no wait. .....iss ko ab koi naya gift chahiye. ........BAD TIMING. ......Nandini bhi nehin hai. .....kaun iss ke liye gift arrange karega? ?????

Soha : kaha kho gaye baby? ??????

Manik ( coming out of his shocking trance ) : bass. .....tumhe dekh liya. ....toh mera aaj ka din baan gaya. .....tum ne yaha ane ki taklif kyon ki?????......mujhe bula leti. .....yah phir koi important kaam hai kya? ????

Soha : Manik. .....you naughty boy! !!!!.....24 ×7 bass tumhe kaam hi sujhta hai. .....kabhie mere saath bhi time spend kar liya karo! !!!!!

Manik : karunga naa. ....zarur time spend karunga. ....

Soha ( excited ) : waise. ....maine sunna ki. ....tumhari woh NOSEY MANAGER Panvel gayi hai. .....aur tumhe saara kaam karna padd raha hai! !!!!

Manik ( deliberately lying ) : haan. ....ab kya karu? ????......tum janti ho naa. .....I am so kind at heart. .....issliye maine usse jaane ka permission de diya. .....

Soha : POOR BOY. ...... don't worry. .....as your girlfriend main tumhare liye breakfast layi hu! !!!!

Manik ( shocked and scared ) : REALLY! !!!!!!

Soha : yaah my pumpkin. ......ah servant. .....Sir ko aake food serve karo. ....

The servant came and placed a plate in front of Manik with some undistinguishable things on it.

After glaring at the food for quite a long time, Manik finally responded " it looks. ....delicious "

On hearing this, Soha's face lit up.

Soha : I knew it. ....this is my first attempt at cooking. ....

Manik ( with a forced smile ) : but woh. ....kya hai naa. ....breakfast ke liye. ....I seriously don't prefer. .....burned seafood! !!!!!

Soha ( annoyed ) : IT'S FRENCH TOAST. ...MANIK  !!!!!!

Manik ( apologetic ) : oh. .....mujhe bhi wahi laag raha tha. ....

Soha : stop it Manik. ....you don't have to lie. ...

Manik ( covering up ) : I am really sorry. ....next time. ...I will definitely eat. .....please don't be angry. .....

On seeing Maniks puppy face, Soha fell for it.

Soha : it's okay. ....waise aaj. .....tumhare parents aa rahe hai. .....so. .....what have you decided? ?????

Manik ( distractedly ) : about what? ?????

Soha : about. ......US  !!!!!!

Manik ( confusedly stared at her ) : about us? ??????......kya matlab. ......

Soha came and sat beside Manik, taking his hands in hers.

Soha ( seriously ) : about our future. .....about taking this relationship ahead. ....kya tum aapne parents ko humare bareme nehin baataoge? ??????

Manik gave Soha his this - is -trouble - look.

Manik ( lying ) : off course. .....I will. ....try and. ....

Before Manik could complete, Soha hugged him.

Soha ( smiling ) : I knew it. .....I am so happy Manik. ....

Breaking the hug , Soha immediately got up from the sofa and started to leave.

Soha ( in a hurry ) : I have to do lots of preparation. ....see you at the party. .....sweetheart. .....

Manik was dumbstruck. .....he could not believe what just happened. ....

Manik ( pov ) ( depressed ) : take a deep breath. ....Manik. ....Soha ke bareme .......mom dad ko baatana hai. .....am I serious about this? ??????.......NO WAYS ......I am still a kid! !!!!!.......how can I take a relationship ahead? ????.......it's insane! !!!!!!!!

This was among one of those moments, when Manik wanted Nandini's special wala ginger tea badly. .....Though Manik
hated to admit the fact, but he was badly missing his saviour, his white princess in shining armour. .....his Nandini. .....