Crazy, Stupid, Summer Sparks |COMPLETE| MaNan Fiction

Chapter 19: Too Much 'Teen Drama'

"Bhai your girl is sucking up to my guy way more than my liking. As I promised you, I won't mistreat beh- err Nandini, but why don't you take care of this? Keep her away from hovering over my Manik, else I will have to take the matter in my hand it wouldn't be a nice thing for your lady love" Soha huffed over the phone to a mildly amused Aryaman.

"Don't worry behen-ji, I will take care of it. I won't let Manik lurk around my Nandini for too long" he replied chuckling.

"BHAI, Did you just call me behenji!?!?" she asked shocked. No one had ever called her with such a demeaning name.

"Err.. aren't you my sister?" laughed Aryaman as he hung up on an infuriated Soha.

Aryaman wondered, how he could take care of the situation, so far the plan had worked, but this was the tricky part, if he let Soha intervene, she would cause hindrance between Manik and Nandini, and their bond hadn't acquired the strength yet to sustain a blow like Soha; if he had to stop Soha, he had to interrupt them then, and he didn't know how that was possible with Manik literally staying at Nandini's unless of course... Aryaman smirked mischievously.

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The day was passing chirpily at Nandini's. Apart from Mukti's extra feminine behaviour around Manik which got him cracking up thus upsetting Mukti, otherwise everything was pretty much in order; Manik and Nandini had revised all morning, and after lunch, Nandini sat back to start revision for her elective examination paper which was due the next day; while Manik decided to relax a little by watching a movie; both were living complacently in each other presence, it felt like there never really existed a hollow in their hearts.

In the evening when Nandini was more or less confident about her preparation for the exam next day, she finally decided to relax a little by taking a break; she came to the living room to witness Manik watching football, he was taking a break too. She was just about to go join him for a bit, when the doorbell rang; she went to get the door and was met by a cheerful face outside her apartment; she was surprised.

"You?" she exclaimed surprised.

As Aryaman walked into her apartment and saw Manik sitting on the couch and watching football, his smiled broadened and he waved at Manik. Manik looked at him startled, what was Aryaman doing here? It was almost night time; was Nandini going for a date, even one-day before her exams he thought infuriated. But then he noticed a handbag that Aryaman just dropped on the floor; was he going somewhere? Maybe he came to say bye? Thought Manik hopefully, but their exams were to start in two days, why would Aryaman go anywhere, unless of course it means - Oh My GOD - he stared at Aryaman in disbelief, completely sure that this time his guess was right.

"Hey Nandini, I came to stay here too! We ll prepare together for the exams now!" he announced and hugged her from the side; surprise was plastered all over her face as she looked at Aryaman. Aryaman was also staying here? What was happening? But before she could retort, they heard Mukti mutter darkly from behind them, "Great one more MAN around" after that none of them could help laughing.

Aryaman crashed next to Manik and was watching the football, and trying to make light conversation with Manik; he wanted to see Manik's reaction, but surprisingly Manik wasn't reacting, he just sat there darkly and kept watching football; and no-matter what Aryaman told him, he replied in grunts.

After dinner, when Aryaman suggested that it was late and he and Nandini should retire to their bedroom, it was then that Manik reacted, much to Aryaman's satisfaction.

"What, now you guys need to sleep together too?" uttered Manik in irritation.

"Bro, have I ever asked you that in Soha's context? You do what you guys like, and I do what we like" he retorted pointing a finger at himself and Nandini. Manik just scowled, he truly didn't have a reply, but he somehow didn't want to wait and see Aryaman and Nandini enter the bedroom together. After giving a very scandalized looking Nandini a dark look, Manik continued, "Well bro, in that case you gotta sleep with her in the couch, cause she had offered me her bed and since I don't fit in the couch, I am using the bed; unless of course you don't fit on the couch too, then you can join me in the bedroom of course and let Nandini take the couch"