Crazy, Stupid, Summer Sparks |COMPLETE| MaNan Fiction

Chapter 9: Your Vibe Attracts Your Tribe

Soha was sitting in her hostel room applying nail-paint. Aliyaa was sitting on her bed with a Mills & Boons in hand, but she wasn't reading, she was absently staring at it. Soha frowned, Aloo was changing. She wasn't as bubbly as she was even a week or so back. The girl who could chatter around non-stop and even make Soha's brain go fuzzy, nowadays the same girl remained aloof thinking all the time - who knew what ate at her? It would be wrong to say that Soha wasn't concerned, unlike the 'behenji', Soha was quite fond of her roomie Aloo. But right now, her curiosity about Dhruv's personal life surpassed her concern for Aloo. This was the right time, she could drop in the small question and if she knew better, Aloo wouldn't even notice she asked her, she would just answer in monotony.

"Oyi Aloo, you okay? You seem very lost" began Soha.

"Huh? No...no I am fi-fine" she muttered in response.

"Acha woh Dhruv, doesn't he have a girlfriend?" she put in as casually as she could. But it didn't help, Aloo's head snapped up at the mention of Dhruv. She looked at Soha with an uncertain hope in her eyes, something Soha couldn't quite place. Then she asked,

"Why do you ask Soha? Does he look like he is in love?" Aliyaa asked, she didn't notice Soha's intention behind her question, she just wanted to know about Dhruv - did others see his love for her? Did she only not notice?

Soha looked at her face, well there was no teasing coming from her tonight, it was safe.

"I don't know yaar, he seems like someone who can hide his personal life, that makes people curious. Does he have a girlfriend? Have you ever asked him?"

Aliyaa lowered her head in anguish, she wanted to tell Soha that Dhruv did have a girlfriend, and a soon to be fiancee too - but she remembered that Dhruv wanted to hide the news, it hurt her, but she kept quite. Then an idea struck her,

"I don't know Soha, but I can ask though" Aliyaa wanted to know her worth in Dhruv's life, her asking would have made Dhruv feel she was immature, she didn't want that tag anymore - but Dhruv seemed okay with Soha, however she is, so she decided she could ask this question and say Soha wanted to know - she and Soha would both get their answers then. She cheered up a bit.

Soha smiled, her plan had worked, she would soon know.

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Manik was waiting outside the apartment ringing the doorbell for five minutes now. He kept waiting, no one answered the door, he was a bit irritated now, the message was delivered all right, and then what was cooking? He waited for another fifteen minutes and then left the place in blatant irritation.

When he reached the multiplex, he saw that all of them had reached already, they were waiting for him. He eyed her with coldness, and she looked away - her indifference stung. Manik ignored her and went ahead to chat up with Abhimanyu and Mukku. Mukku looked a bit disturbed though, he wondered why.

When they entered, the seats row in the screening room, Manik noticed Nandini jovially chatting with both Dhruv and Aryaman, she paid him no heed. Soha's eyes were obviously on Dhruv's movements, and he had had enough - he saw Aryaman occupying the inner most corner seat, of their row. Dhruv followed him. Soha was about to follow Dhruv, but Manik held on to her hand and gave her a hard look. Soha obviously didn't want to be too conspicuous so she kept mum and waited with Manik. But in Manik's attempt to keep Soha from Dhruv, he realized, he gave a free pass to Nandini to glide in next to Dhruv. An angry puff escaped his lip, and before anybody could walk in next, he did, still clutching on to Soha's hand. After them Abhimanyu and Mox followed.

All wasn't lost, thought Manik. Nandini and Soha, both were on his either sides. Well the bummer was Nandini had Dhruv by her other side too.

The movie began, Soha let out a bored sigh, she wasn't interested in these movies, her object of interest wasn't near her and being stuck between psychotic Mox and her brother Manik wasn't exactly going to help her case; especially when Manik looked annoyed for some reason and Mox looked disturbed.