ALL I HAVE IS YOU

Chapter 33

The next day to no one's surprise, Mukti did burn the food and then she ran after Nandu as she constantly asked Mukti to it right... 

"Mene tujhe bola tha Nandu... I can't cook.... fir bhi... tu kaha kisi ki sunegi... tere aur Manik is bet ke kaaran mere upar kitna pressure aa gaya." Mukti shrieked as Nandini went past her.

"Sorry Mukku di...  par yeh Manik hai n... yeh bol raha tha aap khana nahi bana sakte... mujhe iska muh band karna tha.. isiliye bol diya... sorry n di..."

Affer a lot of pleading, finally Mukti let it go. After all you can't afford to waste much time when you have to shop for a Goa trip. The girls took the boys to shop for the clothes and acessories.
The entire day was passed in the trial rooms and the night in Packing.
They were to leave the day after next and thus had another day for arranging everything.
They were to go on a road trip, thus they planed to take every necessary precaution.. and bought a few asthama pumps for Nandini, pills for motion sickness and some peanutes, breezers, beer along with khakra, samosas and some fruits for the long hourney.
The plan was to book a small traveller for the journey. They would stop at various places along the way till the reach Goa.
Hotel and Transport accomodation were already done by Manik and what was left was for them to have a rocking vacation in Goa.

But, that wasn't the only purpose for going to Goa. Goa was the ultimate destination for the biggest and the most crowded festival of India. The Moon Blast, where this year Fab 5 would open for 3 of the band. Also, looks like Manik has some of his own plans in Goa and that was what Dhruv and Manik are discussing at the terrace. 

"So.. are you sure, I mean, are you completely sure ki tu use bata dega." Dhruv asked slightly shocked.

"Haa yaar.. I mean.. Bohot wait kar lia mene.. or I guess usne bhi.. ab usse bata dena ka waqt aa gaya hai." manik told.  He still had a dilemma.

"Manik.. ek baat bolu.. Mujhe nahi lagta Nandini tujhe ek dost se zyada kuch samajhti hai. what I think is Nandini might Think of you more like a brother, if not as a friend, or bohot ajeeb hai tum dono ka yeh rishta.. Or ise naam bhi kya du.. tune use bachpan se paala hai.. ek beti ki tarah.. tu humesha uske saath raha hai.. like a brother.. but to see you both being romantic is weird."

Manik laughed and then sighed. They both sat in silence for a long time before Manik replied.

"Tujhe yaad hai hum sab ek din Nandini ke birth home me gaye the? tab yaad hai voh patthar.. jo Nandini orphanage le jaane ki koshish kar rahi thi?"

Dhruv laughed remembering that little adventure. 

"haa.. or tujhse naaraaz bhi to ho gayi thi... tu usse leke kaha jaane de raha tha.. "

"haa.. tujhe pata hai, voh uss pathhar ko kyu lena chahti thi?"

"nahi.. mene kabhi dhyaan nahi diya uss baat pe."

"batata hu..." manik slowly started the tale.

.... Flashback to 1995...

The 5 of them were playing hide and seek in the big house while Nandini was in the yard and Kajal maa was sitting by the  kitchen looking at the condition of the house Nandini was born in.  
Nandini was trying to make something of the sand  but she couldn't even make it stand in a proper shape. The dried sand would fell off her hand. 

That went for a while and Manik came, and sat beside him. 

"kya kar rahi ho?" Nandini jumped at his sound and slowly relaxed..her plaited hair bounaced with her neck movements.. She looked cute in her white kurta and black salvaar.. Manik noticed that she rarely wore anything other than salvar suits.

"Mene socha ek Sand castle banaoongi." she huffed.. Manik smiled and sat on the ground conciously worried about her new khakhi pants and shirt.. Being the OCD he is.. He hates ruining his clothes.

"Nandu.. miss bhondu of the year.. iss sand se nahi banega sand castle.. yeh sukhi mitti hai.." he silently laughed.

"pata hai Mani.. Par dekh n.. yeh kitni achhi lag rahi hai.. haath se fisal rahi hai... to maine socha kyu n ise haath me rakhne ki koshish karu.. par me jitna tight karu.. yeh utna hi fisal rahi hai." manik smiled and explained.

"pagal ladki.. yeh ret hai... iska toh kaam hai fisalna.. par teko pata hai.. ek chiz hai jisse yeh kuch pal ke liye tham jaati hai.." He explained.

"kya?"

"Paani.. chal.. tera sand castle banaate hai."

They brought some sand and build a sanf castle.. The last step was to build a hard gate for which they needed a big rock, Manik came back with one and he set it up there.

"yeh le ban gaya tera sand castle." manik smiled triumphly

"abhi kaha... Ek chiz baki hai."

Nandini found a small pointed stone and she scratched the surface of the rock for a long time. Manik let her be once he ensured she wouldn't accidently slash her hand.

Once done Nandini btought Manik to the see the rock.

It read : " Manik or nandini ki duniya.. "

"arre waah.. Jaa haath dho le.. Pure gande ho gaye hai..table pe 2 wada pav rakhe hai.. Kha lena.. Mein Cabeer or Dhruv ke saath garage ja raha hu.."

She obidiently stood up and went inside.. Manik sat on the ground.. And with the rock Nandini found he scribbles some words into the sand beneath..

"I LOVE YOU NANDINI."

.....................FLASHBACK END.................

"jitne pyaar se likha tha n Dhruv.. Utni  hi safai se usse mita bhi dia tha.. Dhruv mere liye Nandini ki khushiyo se bada kuch nahi hai... Mujhe nahi chahiye yeh paisa.. Shauhrat.. Yeh naam.. Yeh sab sirf isiliye hai kyuki Nandini chahti hai.. Uski khushi ke liye dhruv agar mujhe poori zindagi chup rehna pade n.. To bhi manzoor.. Mein nahi jaanta ki Nandini mujhe kaise dekhti hai.. vo mujhe jaise dekhti hai mein vaise ban jaoonga.. Uska bhai.. Uska dost.. Vo chahegi to uska saathi.." Dhruv knew that already.  He decided he would support both his friends if they want to be together nd he would help Manik get his chance.

"magar uske liye tujhe usse bat bhi toh Karni padegi."

"isi baat ka toh dar lagta hai.  Usse baat karu kaise.." Manik knows he will tell her.. When and how  were slight difficult.

"Manik.. Dekh.. Hum hai tere saath.. Hum madad karenge n bhai teri.. Tu bas aage bad.. Kaise baat karni hai.. Kab karni hai.. Voh sab hum dekh lenge.."

When you have friends like these.. What can possibly ruin you..

I know of something.. Jealousy..

Keep tuned for next updates.. will bring a lot of challanged in the life of the little crew.

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