Covenant--A Pact Of Love [ in editing] .[✔️COMPLETED]

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"..Manik..don't.."Nandini warned "..don't even think about coming here okay.."

"..arey why.."Manik slumped back on the couch  of his room. "..aise kaise..it's been so long Nandini.."but before he could continue his dialogues Nandini cut him off. "..what do you mean by so long Mr. Malhotra..in case you have forgotten we met two hours ago only.."

"Yeah..but that was in front of everyone.."Manik pointed out. "..we didn't even talked to each other properly..pura din you were busy with the preparations of tomorrow's audition and I was engrossed in the photoshoot..yaar I didn't even see you properly.."

"Aww.."Nandini teased. "..Manik baba toh Manik Baby ho gaya hai.."she burst out laughing. "..seriously Manik..just hear yourself out..you are behaving like a typical cribbing girlfriend.."

"Yeah..that's because you are acting like a typical emotionally unavailable boyfriend who only makes fun of his girlfriend and pay no heeds to her emotions.."Manik's words only made her laugh even more. "..awwleeeyy..Mera pyaara Manju Manik.."

Her teasing only irked him more. "...you know what..forget it..Mujhe tumse baat hi nahi karni.."he huffed angrily and muttered "Good night.."before cutting the call abruptly.

Throwing the phone angrily on the bed he sat on the ground. Picking up the star lamp from the bed side table he looked at it angrily. "Why you have to be like this all the time Nandini.."

"..mazaa aata hai tumhe Mujhe aise irritate karke.."

"..matlab mere emotions ki toh value hi nahi.."

"Why Nandini..why are you like this.."

He sighed and folded his feet near his chest and clasping his arms around it he looked at the lamp that was still in his hands he continued "..I know that you are different from the rest of them.."

"..I know that you aren't anything like this brainless bimbos who literally swoon over me..just because of my looks and my bank balance.."

"..in fact you don't even give a hoot to either of the fact that I am the heir of Malhotra Industries or that I am THE MANIK MALHOTRA.."

"..for you...I am MANIK..only Manik.."

"..and that's one of the things that I love about you.."

"..you are different from the rest of them..I know that..but sometimes your this habit really annoys me as well.."

"..because you simply look ways to stay away from me.."

"..you know what I feel for you..but still you.."he sighed as he finally uttered the words out loud "..you just treat me like you treat any other friend of your's.."

"I know whatever I am thinking it might be incorrect.."

"..but I also know that I am not completely wrong.."

"..what am I to you Nandini.."

"..am I just another friend of your's.."

"..or..."

"..am do I mean something more than friend to you.."

"Do you even know me Nandini.."

He sighed as he closed his eyes and rested his head against his knees.

But before he could drowned in his thoughts his cell phone rang.

Sighing he extended his hands and picked up his phone which just couldn't stop ringing.

His eyes widened for a moment as he saw the name of the caller

NANDINI.

But of course he calmed himself down because he was expecting her to call her back.

"Sorry bolne ke liye phone kiya hoga.."he smirked as he answered the call.

He thought he knew her too well..

...but of course like always even this time he tends to forgot that Nandini Murthy was anything..but predictable.

Had he remembered this he wouldn't have got the shock that he experienced as soon as she spoke the first line when he said "HELLO"

"Sorry...mai bolungi...aur woh bhi tumse..have you lost it Mr.Malhotra.."

Manik's eyes popped out as he was too shocked to react.

Taking advantage of which Nandini continued "..ek toh you cut the call..woh bhi beech me..and on top of that you are expecting me to say sorry.."

"..matlab hadh Hai.."

"..matlab galti bhi khud karo..uske upar se dusaro se maafi expect karo.."

He was about to say something but once again Nandini said something that literally shocked him to the core.

"..aur uske upar se yuh hath me mera star lamp lekar zameen par baitho aur Devdas jaise khud se batein karo aur udasi ke sagar me dub jao.."

"..Wah.."

"..matlab hadh hai.."

Manik's eyes were about to come out of socket. He literally sprang up and got back on his feet.
"..tum..tumhe kaise pata.."

"..just because mere bolte hi spring ki tarah uchal kar you got back to your feet toh you thought ki Mujhe pata nahi chalega.."

"..see I know you so well.."

"..and still you are complaining that I don't know you well.."

Manik was stumped now. He looked here and there. "Nandini..how do you know all this.."

"Yeh idhar udhar kya dekh rahe ho.."Manik stopped and gaped towards the direction of the phone while she continued "..samne dekho..apni balcony me.."

"What.."Manik's head immediately snapped up. "Where are you.."he questioned as he rushed to open the door of balcony.

"Where do you think.."she replied mischievously.

The moment Manik opened the door he got the biggest shock of his life..

..as Miss Nandini Murthy was standing right in front of him.

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