Humesha- An Accidental Love Story

15. Let's take a break

Nandini

That Harshad! Who does he think he is? How dare he brag himself in front of me?! So what if it's because of him that I am in Space today, I'll prove it to him very soon that Nandini Murthy isn't someone who bows down and accepts defeat. 

Harshad Saxena just wait and watch.

I was just so angry and annoyed with that Harshad and more annoyed with that bitch Radhika who gave Harshad the golden opportunity to brag himself. That stupid bitch is all set to surrender, just show her how rich you are and she'll readily fall at your feet.

Rolling my eyes thinking about them, I was about to leave when I was turned around harshly by the one and only Manik Malhotra. 

Aiyyappa now what does this monster want from me?

"What the hell Manik" I yelled angrily at him. I was already pissed because of Harshad and I was sure Manik was here to annoy me more by the way he was busy glaring at me.

"What the hell are you doing? Rather what were you doing  since morning ha?" He yelled back and I was confused.

What was I doing?

I expressed my confusion and that boy began shouting at me for talking to Harshad like I really wanted to talk to him but then who was he to ask me about it? He doesn't know shit about me or my life and as usual he keeps assuming bullshit and then comes to yell at me.

I gave him a good earful for all the bullshit he threw at me like why does he have to make me so angry always!?

Bloody doofus!

How could he think that I wanted to please Harshad when he knows how much I dislike him but no Manik Malhotra is toh always impulsive. He never thinks, he just gets angry and shouts without knowing the other side of the story and that's what I hate the most about him.

Though he realised his mistake of judging me soon enough but I wasn't going to let go of it so soon. He was stuttering to utter a simple sorry while I was having the time of my life teasing and mocking him for not being able to say it and his face was worth watching when I did that. He looked so irritated and...cute?

What are you even thinking Nandu? This monster can never be cute.

"I don't think you are interested in talking to me today so lets just keep this talk pending for some other day" He said, owing to his irritation and I somewhat knew he would do that because he was guilty of judging me and he knew if he would have given into his irritation then he would have done something he shouldn't and I adore that quality in him.

I know I don't like him and all that but there's nothing wrong in being truthful if you like something about someone right?

Keeping my thoughts aside for the time being, I decided to go somewhere where I could find peace so I set off in my car to find a place where I could clear my head.

After driving for half an hour, I finally found an empty park. I parked my car and entered in, looking around for a spot to sit as memories from my childhood flashed in front of my eyes when I was a kid and used to visit parks with my parents.

We were so happy then.

I sighed audibly knowing those days were just a part of my memories now and finally located a huge tree at a corner. Walking to it, I gently leaned against its bark and closed my eyes, absently caressing the veils hanging from it when my hand came in contact with someone else's making my eyes jerk open immediately. I looked next to me only groan in annoyance.

Manik Malhotra.

Was he following me?

"Are you following me?" I asked exasperated, narrowing my eyes at him making him frown.

"I have a lot of things to do than follow you around. And why would I even follow you? Infact, I think it's you who's following me"

"Really? Me? Not even in a million years would I do that"

"So there's at least one thing common in us" he half smiled at me as I nodded slowly.

Silence engulfed us for a while. He was about to speak something when I interrupted him.

"Manik if you want to fight right now then please leave, I am really tired today and I have no energy to argue with you"

"You know what, even I don't feel like fighting right now so how about we take a break?" His reply definitely surprised me but also I was confused.

What did he mean by taking a break?

"Taking a break?" I voiced out my confusion.

"I mean let's not fight. Let's just forget that we are 'enemies' for a while and share something that's been disturbing us or maybe ask each other questions we want to but we wouldn't otherwise due to our egos" he explained and I couldn't deny how all of that did make sense to me.

"Wow! I never expected you to talk like this" he rolled his eyes at my drama but I could see that small smile on his face he was trying to hide.

"Well expect the unexpected" he shrugged making me smile a little.

Strange how a person I never thought I could talk to without arguing managed to make me smile when I was so pissed since the start of the day.

True to his words, one should really expect the unexpected.

"So I'll go first" he almost declared and started talking before I could even say anything.

"Voh today..." he began nervously and I was amazed yet again.

What could make The Manik Malhotra so nervous?

"Today in college, I heard you talking to Harshad and I got to know about your...step mom" I froze at his words.

He now knows that Radhika isn't my real mother.

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