Manan Short Stories Love

intentional love

"Nandini!!, Nandini!!, where are you?
In the dark alley manik is gasping for air while running and shouting for her

She's not even picking her phone he dailed her number one more time , the ring goes unanswered again

"Nan..." He's about to call her again but what he saw made him shock

Nandini is sitting on a big wall pleading dogs to go away

"Pyaare doggy! Please leave me"
The dog bark again making her flinch

" Meina tumhe 2 biscuit ke packs doongi" she try to bribe dogs which is clearly not working, she looking at sky might be praying closing to God.

Manik saw the other dog biting her bag and her phone is near tha place

He pick up a stick just to protect himself because they are street dogs
He come near dog hit on the ground and the dog leave the bag

He pick up her phone and bag and goes towards her

"Manik!!!" Tumhe aane me itna late kyu hogaya, she talk with scared tone, he ignore her and shoo the other dog away as well in same manner

"Nandini come!" He offer his hand she came down, both of them have a eye lock still holding hands like kyy style

"Are you okay?" He asked her cleaning some dust from her hair, now when he come infront of her all her anger went away and she feels so stupid to take all her frustration out on him

"I'm sorry" she said looking down in shame," oh madam!! When someone help you you should say thank you not sorry", he correct her

"I'm sorry for the call, and thank you! , she is really grateful.

"It's my pleasure!, actually I should thanks those dogs , because of them madam atleast called or else it's gonna be a years later that we will talk, so no worries" again he replied her with his charming smile, a smile a bit after listening him she feels light

"Okay let's go! tumhe Ghar bhi toh Jana hai" , waisi bhi mausum khrab hune wala hai he said rubbish is palms together

The walk is silent, space filling some awkwardness,  both of them stealing glace of each other

"Stop!!" Manik abruptly stop his pace making her starlet, " this can't go like this, I have to use this time intentionally "

"Hi, I am manik! Manik Malhotra,mein ek commerce student hoon , tumhare paas Wale college me padhta hoon,age hai 24 , height tumse zyada hi hai aur Banda bilkul fit hoon"
he dramatically put forward his hand,
Nandini smile and shook hands with him

"Aur tum?" He ask

"Hi! I am nandini, nice to meet you manik" she agressive shake his hand smiling to her fullest

"Aur kuch janna hai mere baare me? "

The whole 10 minutes manik talks how her father is navy officer and her both parents leave in Goa and he come to Mumbai for studies, he also mention his favourite food, music and hobbies

Nandini listen and whenever he asked her something she answer it ,as introvert she needs some to open up

"Mein ki sab bolta rahunga! yaa tum bhi kuch bologi?, he now looked at her to speak something

"Woh mujhe aadat nahi hai itni baatein karne ki!" Shayad mere paas kehne ko kuch nahi huta, she hesitating what he would think of her

"Sabke paas stories hoti hai, bas unhein batany ka kuch log dhound lete hai aur kuch khamosh hojaty hai,

+Tum chup rehne walo me se mat Banna nandini!" He encourage her to talk her heart

"Aur waise bhi mom kehti hai ke zyada baat chupaane se pet(stomach) kharab ho jata hai"