Manan ff : The Manager

chapter 26

5 : 30 pm.

Fab5 Studio.

After handing her car keys to the valet, Nandini entered the building.

Rushing inside the elevator, Nandini pressed the button for the 7th floor.

Nandini ( pov ) ( nervously ) : dusro ke liye date plan karna easy hai. ....but khud ke liye date plan karna. ...is way more difficult than I thought! !!!!.....I know. ...I know. ...office mein date is weird! !!!.....but I guess. ....yeh office hum dono ke life mein hi bahut important hai. ...after all iss office se kayi saari yaadein judi hai mere aur Sir ki ....toh mujhe iss se better option mila hi nehin. ...aapne dil ki baat baatane ka. .....aaj finally main Sir ko unn ka jawab dene wali hu. ...aur aaj finally. ...hum dono saath honge. ....

Looking at the white gift box in her hand, Nandini smiled a bit and thought " I just hope ki Sir ko mera gift pasand aa jaye. ...aur aaj ki yeh shaam. ...hamesha hamesha ke liye humari life mein memorable rahe. .."

Lost in her thoughts, Nandini felt the lift stopping on the 5th floor.
Impatiently Nandini checked her watch, which showed the time to be 5 : 40 pm.

Nandini ( pov ) ( annoyed ) : hey ayyappa! !!!....aaj ke din hi 7th floor taak pohach ne ke liye itna time laag raha hai! !!!!

Nandini's mental cursing session got disturbed by the voice of the other occupant " hello Miss Murthy. ..."

Uncomfortably Nandini raised her head, to find a man standing in front of her.

Tapping his fingers on the steering wheel, Manik was calmly waiting for the traffic signal to turn green.

Manik ( pov ) ( amazed ) : what an eventful day! !!!.....I mean. ...aaj ka din Guineas Book Of World Records mein jaana chahiye. ...ki kaise ek hi insaan ke life mein itne saare problems hote hai! !!!!....but joh bhi ho. ....aaj agar Nandini nehin hoti. ...toh shayaad  main bhi nehin hota! !!!!.....uss ne joh Harshad ka solid band baajaya hai. ....OMG. ....for that I just love her even more. ....I mean. ...Nandu ne sacch mein Harshad ke sab kaale. ..peele. ...neele. ..karnamo ke bareme media ko baata diya. ....bass itna hi nehin. ...uss ne Harshad ke company ke girte hue shares taak ko kharid liya. ...jis ke chalte ab usski company Fab5 Studio's ke under hai! !!!....I mean. ...that girl is damn genius! !!!.....pataa nehin aise khatarnak ideas iss ke dimaag mein ate kaha se hai? ???.....joh bhi ho. ...filhal iss ke chhotu se dimaag mein kaun sa missile manufacture ho raha hai. ...yeh toh mujhe office jaake hi pataa chalega! !!!!.....

Coming out of his ' Nandini ki jai ho session ' , Manik found the traffic signal turning green.

With a huge smile, Manik ignited the engine, to reach his destination.

Inside the elevator.

With a calm gaze on Nandini, the man said " myself Aryaman Khurana. ....as I don't want to waste much of your precious time. ...let me straight away come to the point. ...."

Nandini animatedly gapped at Aryaman, with a blank expression on her face.

Aryaman  ( coldly ) : my baby sister Soha. ...is in love with Manik Malhotra! !!!....par usske pyaar ke beech. ....tum khadi ho. ...

On hearing this, Nandini's eyes went wide and she was completely shocked.

Aryaman  ( dangerously ) : so basically. ...Manik Malhotra's life is in your hands Miss Murthy!!!!. ...ab tum yeh socch rahi hogi ki how is that possible????....so let me elaborate. ... I will be kind enough to give you two options. ...

Thinking about Maniks life in danger, Nandini's face turned pale.

Aryaman continued mercilessly " as the first option. ...you have to witness the down fall of Manik Malhotra! !!!....yup. ...I am gonna completely destroy him! !!!!.....agar woh Soha ka nehin ho sakta. ...toh woh tumhara bhi nehin hoga ...."

Nandini's heart beat just stopped and she was on the verge of crying. The mere thought of Manik getting destroyed , scared the shit out of her. Nandini would go to any extent to protect Manik, but won't let any evil touch him.

Controlling her urge of breaking Aryaman's neck, Nandini clutched the gift box tightly.

Aryaman ( coldly ) : and your second option is. ...........

6 : 05 pm.

Entering the office, Manik rushed towards his cabin, only to find it empty.

Manik mentally cursed the traffic of Mumbai, for being late.

Manik was about to dial Nandini's number, when his eyes caught the sight of a gift box, lying on his table.

Manik like a five year old kid, impatiently opened his gift and on seeing the contents of the box, his eyes were twinkling like stars.

Manik ( happily grinned ) : OMG. ....yeh toh saree latest comic books hai. ...damn. ....I just love Nandu so much!!!!. ...but wait a second. ...yeh Nandu hai kaha pein? ?????....mujhe office mein bula ke pataa nehin khud kaha gayaab ho gayi? ?????.....

Maniks blabbering session came to a halt , when his eyes fell on a white paper keept beside the gift.

Picking up the paper, Manik opened it to read the first sentence " subject : resignation letter "

Yes, it was Nandini's resignation letter.