MANAN- Strings of love

26. Royal Enfield

 Sorry, I am really sorry. For seven days I was trying to switch on my laptop but to my dismay it was not switching on. I went to service and I got to know I drained my laptop so it was not switching on. I am sorry. Today this is the only update.  

"I get one Sunday, one Sunday to sleep, but no, you are all not humans but sleep destroyers." No this was not me, This was Navya who was complaining.

     I wore my jeans shorts and white tank top with my back pack. I was ecstatic to use my Anna's Royal Enfield. My brother taught me to ride it and I almost made him bald fighting over it.

   "Come on Navya, you can take a day off tomorrow and don't be a cry baby." Kabir said putting the foldable picnic table in his jeep trunk. 

   "By the way where are we going?" Aliya asked as she took the jacket from her bag. 

   "Powai Lake." Druv answered as he loaded some snacks in to the trunk.  

      I was with Shikha who wanted to ride with Kabir because of his poor jokes which only Shikha laughs. She wants to do a stand up comedy now. 

      I heard the sound of Royal Enfield and looked at the direction to be greeted by Abhi, wearing the formals on his bike. 

   "You must be kidding." Navya said this seeing Mukti who was trying not to kill Abhi with her glares as she was sitting behind Abhi in his bike. Abhi parked the bike and waited for Mukti to get down. 

    Mukti made a furious walk towards us "Mom wants me to go with him as she believes him more than my friends." She said glaring fire balls at Abhi who was in front of us.

   "You don't have to come, we can manage Mr. Thakkar." Navya said as I was about start another fight.

     Abhi gave her the saccharine smile. "Believe me Miss. Naveli, even I want don't want to come but I have given my word to her mother so I need to come." His statement made me almost want to strangle him, but I controlled.

     "Can you show me the room Mukti so I can change my clothes?" Abhi said and went inside with Mukti cursing him. 

       "There goes all my fun." I aid and got my Royal Enfield out of garage which I brought yesterday from my house. "I will be riding in this. Does anyone wants to ride with me?" I asked and Navya was happily going to accompany me if Kabir did not say his next words.

   "If you go with her, you will not get tomorrow's day off." Navya took a U-turn hearing him.

   "I will accompany you. You know to ride this right?" he asked unsure seeing the size of the Royal Enfield and mine. I gestured him to sit behind me, at the same time Abhi came wearing casuals and Mukti had a slight tinge of blush. 

   I started my bike along with Abhi who rode with Mukti. I used to go to many places with Shikha sitting in front. 

    "When did you learn to ride this?" Manik asked wearing his helmet. "I was 20 I think so when Anna taught me to ride." I said as I started my bike.

      I was just following the jeep when I felt hands around my waist. I almost yelled if I didn't know Manik was the only onw sitting behind me. "What are you doing Manik? Remove your hands." My worried voice didn't do a thing.

     "What am I doing?" he asked again roaming his hands over my waist. I was giggling, I felt so ticklish and at the same time I am loosing my balance. I almost hit a tree if it he did not remove his hand.

   "Manik! What the hell are you doing? Do you want us to die?" I yelled angrily. He started drawing patterns on my back. "I am bored" His words made me want to hit his head to wall. "Idiot, instead of enjoying the nature, you are bored. Count the number of trees on your left side. Don't disturb me." I said and rode.

   "Slow down, slow down, With this speed I can't count the trees." I wanted to bang my head on my bike hearing him. "You are doing it purposely right?" I asked him and I saw him giving me the cheeky smile from side mirror.

   "Oh, you caught. Recently, Shikha told me her hobby was to annoy you. She told me to try it so I was experimenting it." He told it so proudly and now I wanted Shikha and made a note to give her earful.

   "If you don't shut your annoying hobby now you will face angry Nandini which I think Shikha have mentioned." I told him and I could hear him gulping his saliva. "Okay, but can you please teach me how to ride this too. This bike is actually cool." He said and peeked at the speed board of bike.

    "Cycle is the basic thing for any two wheeler. Once you learn cycle you can learn any two wheeler." I said and increased my speed to catch the jeep. "Did you have any boyfriend in your teenage?" now I was feeling like he wanted to talk so he kept asking stupid question.

    "Yes, With hard work I had made a boyfriend but it was not even 24 hours when my brother got to know that I have a boyfriend and he punched him in front of whole traffic which was seen by my boyfriend sorry, my ex-boyfriend's friends and they spread that to all the peers.  That was my first and last boyfriend." I still remembered the angry red face of Anna.

   "He was not your last boyfriend but I am your last boyfriend." I laughed at his tone it seemed as if I told that his toy was not his but it belonged to someone else.  "No you are not, you are my last fiancé." I said and I could see he was hiding his grin then suddenly his grin dropped. I saw it in mirror then I concentrated on road.

   "How many fiancé did you have?" he asked and I could not hold back the laughter that bubbled.

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First time Manik was jealous but Nandini failed to see it. What do you think Manik will do next?

Character's opinion

 Lotus_dream: How was your bicycle training Manik?

Manik: It was awesome. I could touch Nandini a lot.

Lotus_dream: Do you seriously don't know how to ride a bicycle?

Manik: I know but I wanted to spend some time with my fiancé so I planned this.

Lotus_dream: Why don't you confess your love to Nandini?

Manik: No, in my principle never to make a move on girl. he girl should make the move. That is the rule.

Lotus_dream: Keep thinking this and someone will make a move on her.