Love Knock

PRESENT IN HEART?

4 days passed after the incident. I could feel Manik's absence around me. Maddy had also returned who was lagging to pamper me but still never left a chance to. Till now I had realised that Manik was Cabir's best friend. So, I directly went to Cabir and asked him about his friend.

Me, "Cabir...Manik kyun nhi aa raha?"

Cabir- "Tumhe sachme janna hai yaa formality kar rahi ho!"

Me, irritated, "Cabir, I'm not that bad! Mein genuinely puchh rahi hoon".

Cabir- "Woh pata nhi kahan hai" And he started walking off.

I shouted, "Cabir why are you avoiding me?"

Cabir- "Because Manik ne tumhe uske baare mein kuchh v batane se mana kiya hai"

"Par kyun?" I was confused.

Cabir- "He's broken. Mujhe bas itna pata hai ki woh Dehradun mein nhi hai. Woh naa phone aur naa Instagram, kisimein do din se humse connected hai. Itna ki usne apna Instagram account deactivate kar diya hai".

"What!" I was shocked. I could realize, what my ego can result into.

Cabir- "Better you ask Nisharg sir. Shayad woh jaante honge!"

I don't know why I was so much concerned about Manik but the question, how Nisharg Sir would be knowing, I just dropped it and ran to him.

Me, before entering his room "Sir, mujhe Manik ke baare mein baat karna hai, please aap bahar aayiye!" I know, I was rude to him at the moment, but Manik was only one in my head.

I asked Nisharg Sir, "Sir, Manik kahan hai?"

Nisharg Sir- "Usne tumhe batane se mana kiya hai."

"But please aap bataiye" I pleaded may be for the first time in life.

Nisharg Sir- "Woh Rajpura mein hai...Itna bata sakta hoon. Rajpura mein kahan, kaise, yeh nhi bata sakta. Bhai hai mera, nhi bata sakta!" Even I wasn't trying to ask anything more. I skipped my Math class that day, for the first time and drove to Rajpura directly.

I reached Rajpura immediately in 1 hour. I wasn't having his number or his pic. I could only run around to ask everyone, "Ek lamba ladka Manik Malhotra, kahan hai?" And the only answer, I could get was "Humein nhi pata!" and "Humne nhi dekha!" 

It was aching cold around. I sat in a huge cafe of Rajpura for long hours. I realized that my classes were already over. I wasn't attending any call from Mukti, Alya, Cabir, Navya, Dhruv and even Harshad. I was busy comparing my ego and emotions. I wanted to say him Sorry! Because I wasn't ready to allow him into my life. Because it has pain, just pain. I can't allow him to suffer from the that pain naa. No, I can't! I left Rajpura at 5.30 PM.

I lived in Central Dehradun. It took me 1.5 hours to reach home due to traffic. On seeing me, Abhi Bhai ran to hug me. Alya, Mukti and Navya were in kitchen, they just ran to the door. Cabir, Dhruv and Harshad were also in home. 

When I saw Harshad I just got irritated again and asked, "What this Play Boy is doing in our home?"

Avoiding my irritation, Mukti asked me, "What were you doing in Rajpura? Wahan kyun gayi thi?"

I regained my senses and said, "I'm tired. Mein iss baare mein baad mein baat karungi!"

Navya- "Mein coffee le jaungi tumhare room ko. Tum jao!"

Alya- "Mein tumhara favorite Pasta bana dungi khaa lena".

Mukti- "I have brought the notes. Mein likh dungi!"

My soul sisters just brought tears in my eyes. But I controlled them and left. I was stepping up the stairs when I heard Cabir saying to all of them present there, "Nanz Manik ko dhundne Rajpura gayi thi. Nisharg Sir had said me. Navya tum coffee leke jaate waqt usse keh dena ki Manik usse text karega bola hai!"

Abhi Bhai- "Nandu will be relaxed now!" May be he realized that I heard, while other didn't. I just walked off to the room.

After sometime, Navya entered my room with coffee. Can't she knock? Okay, that formality doesn't work with us!

Navya- "Nandu, Cabir bola hai, Manik tumhe text karega. Tum tension mat lo. Everything will be fine!" She said and left.

Alya came with the plate, "Nanz see, mein tumhara pasta bana di. Have it. No, mein khilaungi!" And she fed me some and left. 

Then Mukti came, "See Nanz, your notes are done. Don't worry, kisiko handwriting pata nhi chalega!" And she left too.

May be they knew my concern for Manik, why I gave my ego a priority that day.

It was almost night 10. I was still waiting for the text!

WHAT DO YOU THINK? WILL HE REALLY TEXT OR CABIR DID SAY SO JUST TO RELAX HER? WELL, DO YOU THINK THEY WILL GIVE UP THEIR EGO? TILL THE NEXT EPISODE, KEEP THINKING, KEEP SUPPORTING AND KEEP LOVING!

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