Manan ff : The Manager

chapter 10

Fab5's Studio.

Manik was carelessly playing with his guitar strings. Whereas, Fab4 keept on starring at him.

Aliya : are you hungry? ????

Manik ( not at all interested ) : nehin. ..

Dhruv : coffee chahiye? ????

Manik : nehin. ....

Mukti ( irritatedly ) : toh maar khaega? ?????

Manik ( not at all listening ) : nehin. ...

Cabir ( calmly ) : Nandini baat nehin kar rahi hai kya? ??????

Manik ( still not caring much ) : haan. ... ( suddenly, coming out of his trance ). ...tujhe kaise pataa? ????

Mukti ( annoyed ) : toh tu pechle ek ghante se yeh sooch raha tha? ????

Manik ( innocently ) : haan. ...

Aliya : iss ka kuch nehin ho sakta! !!!!

Cabir : toh tu usse jake sorry kyon nehin bolta? ?????

Manik ( upset ) : sorry. ....aur Nandini ko? ??????.....agar main usske saamne bhi gaya naa. ....toh woh mera salad baana degi! !!!!

Dhruv : tab toh woh bahut gussa hai buddy! !!!!

Mukti : tu usse gussa dilata hi kyon hai? ????.....aur phir ek kone mein devdas jaisi shakal baana ke baitha rehta hai! !!!!

Manik ( raising his eyes ) : main kaha devdas baanta hu? ????

Fab4  ( in unison ) : oh really! !!!!

Manik ( giving in ) : fine. ....baanta hu main devdas. ....khush! !!!!.....ab toh mere problem ka solution baatao? ???

Looking at the door, Cabir started smirking.

Cabir ( mischievously ) : aa gayi teri problem! !!!

On his comment, everyone looked at the cabin's door, only to find Soha, standing with her fake smile.

Manik immediately turned his head in the opposite direction.

Manik ( pov ) ( cursing ) : iss ki hi kami thi. ....ab yeh Soha bhi aa gayi! !!!!.....pehele se hi Nandini ko leke pareshaan hu. ....lekin yeh Soha mujhe aur pareshaan karne  ke liye aa taapki ......aap aisa mere saath hi kyon karte ho bhagwan ji? ????

Cabir ( whispering ) : kya socch raha hai tu Manik? ????

Manik ( whispering ) ( pleading helplessly ) : bhai Cabir. ....meri izaat aaj tere haathon mein hai! !!!....please tu mujhe iss Soha naam ki chudail se bacha le. .....

Cabir ( whispering ) ( dramatically ) : bhai Manik. ....tu fikar maat kar. ....main teri raksha iss Soha naam ki chudail se karunga! !!!!!..... ( immediately dropping the bomb on Manik ). ...lekin Nandini ko tu khud sambhalega. ....don't expect any sort of help from me! !!!!!

On hearing this, Maniks eyes popped out.

Manik ( instinctively ) : tu dost hai ki dushman? ????

Cabir ( playfully ) : tere liye main dono hu.....

Saying this, Cabir moved towards Soha, with "Manik -ki -izaat -bacchao -motto "

Cabir ( sarcastically ) : tum yaha? ???....kuch kaam tha? ???

Soha ( with a fake smile ) : haan. ...woh main Manik ke liye lunch layi thi. ...

Mukti ( sarcastically ) : waise toh Manik breakfast, lunch and dinner mein. ....sirf Nandini ke haathon ka baana hua khaana khaata hai! !!!

Soha ( angrily ) : mere rehte. ....Manik employee ke haathon ka khaana kyon khaega! !!!!

That was it, Manik really got pissed at Soha and was about to strangle her, when Nandini barged inside the cabin.

Understanding the situation, Cabir stepped in, to take charge.

Cabir ( smiling ) : arrey Nandini. ...tum yaha? ???

But before Nandini could reply, Soha charged "don't you have any manners Nandini? ????....aise hi aapne boss ke cabin mein ghuss ke aa gayi. .....can't you just knock? ???"

Nandini was shocked. For the first time, someone has actually dared to say this kind of shit to her.

Manik, not able to take any more, barked "enough Soha! !!!!....not a single word against her. .....Nandini has more rights on me. ....than any damn person in this whole universe! !!!!....usse kisi ki bhi permission ki zarurat nehin hai to enter my cabin! !!!.....and she is not at all answerable to you. ....ki woh mere saath kaise behave karti hai! !!!!.....so just back off! !!! "

Though Manik was a happy go lucky person, but when it comes to his family and friends, he completely becomes a monster and somewhere or the other, Nandini just loved this side of Manik.

Gaining her composer, Nandini calmly said " Cabir. ....main aap sab ke liye lunch layi thi. ...please khaa lijiye. ..."

Saying this, Nandini handed the tiffin box to Cabir and left from there.

Soha, who for the first time saw Manik getting angry, was baffled. She was unable to believe that a sweet person like Manik, can behave with someone so aggressively.

Trying to save her life, Soha stormed out of the cabin.

As soon as Soha left, Cabir broke the silence, bringing the atmosphere back to normal.

Cabir ( teasingly ) : waah Manik. ....humein toh pataa hi nehin tha ki. ....hum sab se bhi zyaada. ...Nandini ka tujh pein haq hai! !!!!!.....maana parega. ....kya pyaar hai! !!!!

Manik ( chuckled ) : pyaar? ????

Mukti ( happily ) : yeh pyaar nehin toh aur kya hai!!!!!!.....sahi mein Manik. ....I am happy for you and Nandini. ...

Aliya ( proudly ) : seriously Manik. ....you took the right decision by standing beside Nandini. ...

Manik ( instinctively ) : uss ka saath toh dena hi tha. ....I mean. ...how can someone talk to MY NANDU like that!!!!!

Manik immediately realised what he said and bit his tongue.

Fab4 ( in unison ) MY NANDU! !!!

For some unknown reason, Manik started blushing.

In the washroom.

Nandini splashed some water on her face and gaped at the mirror.

Nandini ( pov ) : sab meri galti hai! !!!.....meri wajah se Sir aur Soha ma'am ka jhagra ho gaya! !!!.....Soha ma'am ne sahi toh kaha. ...main bass ek employee hu. ...aur mujhe aapni limits nehin bhulni chahiye! !!!!....I am so sorry Sir. ...meri wajah se aapke life mein problem aa gayi. ...ab mujhe hi kuch karna parega. ....Sir aur Soha ma'am ka patch up karwane ke liye! !!!!!