Manan ff : The Manager

chapter 12

Nandini ( sarcastically ) : Sir. ....aap kya 'woh. ...main ' ke aage bhi kuch bolenge? ?????

Manik ( hell scared ) : woh. ...darasal

Flash Back. ....

Manik was walking in the corridor, busy in his thoughts.

Manik ( pov ) : finally. .....Nandini se akele baat karne ka mauka milega. .....nehin toh woh subha se mujhe ignore kiye jaa rahi hai! !!!!.....sacch mein. ....Nandini ka gussa is just impossible to handle !!!!!!!!!

Manik was heading towards the room, when he saw one of the butler's passing by.

On seeing the butler, Maniks brain started racing like a wild horse and he came up with a 'BRILLIANT IDEA '

Manik ( to the Butler ): can you just do me a favour? ????

Butler (with a fake smile ) : anything for you Sir. ....boliye kya karna hai? ?????

Manik ( calmly explained ): actually. .....main iss room ke andar jaane wala hu. ....toh aap naa. ...bahar se iss ka darwaza lock kar dijiye ga! !!!!!

Saying this, Manik handed him few thousand rupees.

Butler : koi baat nehin Sir. ....aap ka kaam ho jaega. ....

Manik ( happily ) : thanks yaar. ......

Butler (slyly ): waise Sir. ....andar ladki hai kya? ?????

Manik ( possessive monster ): Haan. .....andar ladki hai. ...meri present girlfriend. ....joh ki meri hone wali future wife aur mere baccho ki maa hai! !!!!!......kyon? ????.....koi problem hai? ?????

The butler, scared of his monster -avatar, started to stammer " koi. ....koi problem. ...nehin. ...Sir "

Flash Back End's. ....

Sitting on the bed, Manik was constantly looking at his shoes, like a lost puppy.

While, Nandini's eyes popped out, after listening this.

Nandini ( irritatedly ) : lekin aap ne aisa kyon kiya Sir? ????

Manik ( innocently ) : Tumhare liye. ....

Nandini ( confused ) : mere liye? ???????

Manik ( innocently complaining ): tum hi toh subha se mujhse baat nehin kar rahi thi. ......office mein bhi mujhe ignore kiya! !!!!!....issliye joh mujhe sahi laaga. ...maine kiya! !!!!

Nandini just starred at Manik in disbelief.

He was really a kid.

Opening her mouth, Nandini was about to say something, when the lights of the room ,went off.

Scared of the darkness, Manik instinctively wrapped his arms around Nandini's waist and buried his face in her tummy.

For a second, Nandini was perplexed by Maniks action. But then, Nandini forgot about her discomfort. As for Nandini, her first priority was to console Manik.

Nandini calmly started to ruffle Maniks hair.

Nandini ( concerned ) : Sir. ....ab aap theek hai naa? ????

Manik ( scared ) : hmm. ....bahut andhera hai! !!!!!

Nandini, trying hard to distract Manik, playfully said " Sir. ....load shedding mein andhera hi hota hai! !!!!!"

Manik, tightening his grip on Nandini's waist "you know naa. ....I hate darkness....."

Nandini ( curious ) : waise Sir. ....aapne kabhie nehin baataya. ....ki aapko andhere se kyon darr laagta hai? ????

Manik ( embarrassed ): woh. ....darasal. ....jab bhi andhera hota hai naa. ....toh mujhe laagta hai ki maano. ....bed ke neeche se spider's crawl kar ke bahar aa rahe ho. ....

On hearing this, Nandini burst out laughing "Sir. ....aapko spider's se darr laagta hai? ????....I mean. ...seriously? ????"

Manik ( pissed ) : hans lo hans lo. ....as if tumhe toh kisi cheez se darr nehin laagta hai! !!!!!

Nandini ( controlling her laughter ): aisa nehin hai Sir. ....par phir bhi. ....spider's se darr! !!!!!!

Manik ( sarcastically ) : really Nandu. .....tum bhul gayi ho kya. ....woh Pune wali meeting? ????......jaha pein tum ne conference room mein ek lizard ko dekh liya tha! !!!!......aur phir pura din mujhe aapne teddy bear ki tarah hug kar ke khadi thi! !!!!

Now it was Nandini's turn to be embarrassed.

Nandini ( stammering ) : woh. ...main. ....

Manik ( smirking ) : kya hua? ?????.....ab tumhari bolti baand ho gayi? ??????

Completely embarrassed, Nandini started to search her jeans pocket.

Suddenly, Nandini screamed in happiness "mil gaya! !!!!!!"

Manik ( irritatedly ) : pagal ho gayi ho kya Nandu? ???....chilla kyon rahi ho? ????

Nandini ( happily ) : Sir. .....mujhe match box mil gaya. ....ab hum candles jala sakte hai! !!!!

Manik, not at all ready to leave Nandini, protested "nehin! !!!!"

Nandini ( confused ) : kya hua Sir? ?????

Manik ( scared ) : tum mujhe akele chhod ke nehin jaa sakti ho! !!!!

Nandini ( calmly ) : Sir. ....agar candles nehin jalaye toh room mein light kaha se ayega? ????

Thinking for a minute, Manik loosened his grip on Nandini.

But, what Manik did next, just shocked Nandini.

Standing up from the bed, Manik took Nandini in a back hug and buried his face in her hair.

Manik, whispering in Nandini's ear "ab tumhe jaha jaana hai.....tum jaa sakti ho. ....par main tumhe nehin chhodne wala! !!!!!!"

Nandini gave up on the idea of resisting Manik.

She calmly moved towards the candles and started lighting them.

For the whole time, Manik was back hugging Nandini and followed her lead. As Nandini moved, Manik also moved behind her in a sync.

Manik had his eyes closed and was just intoxicated by Nandini's scent. While, for Nandini, every passing second was like a bliss.

She was nervous. ...she was blushing. ....in short. ....she was totally confused. ....and her hurt was thumping like a mad dog.

After lighting the last candle, Nandini shyly said " Sir. .....ab aap aapni ankhe khol sakte hai! !!!!"

Saying this, Nandini tilted her head to look at Maniks face.

As soon as Manik opened his eyes, he got lost in Nandini's innocent face and they had their first eye lock.

None of them were ready to break the eye lock.

But, their sweet little moment got disturbed by the sound of the door being opened.