Beyond Love

5|Dinner Delights|

"You will refuse your first bestfriend?"

"These emotional talks don't work on me!!"

"Nandini I really want you to come with me for the but only if you're comfortable." Manik said making things normal.

"What about Media and tum itni door se aaoge?"

Ma- I would check everything Ma'am, also I was here for a meeting toh ..don't worry!!So shall I consider this as a yes?

Nan(Laughing)- Yup

Ma- So where do we meet?

Nan- You remember, maine tumhe voh dosa wale stall ke baare main bataya tha

Ma- Yeah,voh jo thoda corporate area mai padta hai

Nan- Hmm, wahi wala lets eat there,kya khyaal hai?

Ma- Kafi tasty sa hai

Nan- Haha...Alright then we will meet at 8?

Ma- Mujhe waha ka address nahi maloom

Nan- Umm, tumhe corporate area ka start pata hai?

Ma- Haan

Nan- Toh you come there,aur usse pichle signal pe mujhe ek ring de dena I will come there,

Ma- That's cool!!See you then,bye

Nan- See you at 8 sharp

Ma- Ofcourse Ma'am, if this student gets late toh aap punishment de sakti.

Nan- Manik shit up.

It was around 7:55 when Nandini's cell rang and she proceeded towards their meeting spot.

Manik who was in his car ,looking around for a figure familiar yet so unfamiliar to him was brought out of his searching session with a call.

Ma- Ms Proffessor you are late.

Nan- I am on time but where are you?

Ma- Arey I am standing right under the pole beside the gate

Nandini looked around and found a 'Swift' parked under the pole.

Nan- Are you in the Swift?

Ma- Yup!! 

Nan- Ek baar tum dipper maroge?

Ma- Just a sec

After getting confirmed that it was Manik only she reached near the Car,and Manik steeped out of the driving seat.

Ma- Hey

Nan- Hii

Manik came a bit forward to side hug her and Nandini followed the suite.

Ma- Phele lets go and eat, I am already famished 

Nan- Yup, Vaise bhi it closes at 9 and its already 8:15

Getting into the car, they reached their desired spotJust as Manik was going to step down the car, Nandini stopped him and said.

Nan-Aise hi order de dete hai kyuki,fir yaha parking ki jagah nahi hai

Manik too looked around and found that the only spot empty was infront of the entrance,which would also fall under the NO-PARKING ZONE.

Ma- So order kar do, we will get it here itself.

Nan- yeah

After getting their orders, they were siting at Marine drive, munching on the dosas.

Ma- you seem to come here often

Nan- ghar ke paas hai aur tasty bhi hai toh

Ma- hmm

Nan- So how's it

Ma-amazing mujhe lagta hai mujhe yaha pe har week aake khaana chahiye, issi bahane I will get to meet my friend also, kyu?

Nan- Bahut acha tareeka hai yeh

Ma- tch..idhar mai hun jo tumse milna chata hun aur tum ho ki mazak udaa rahi ho

Nan- Maine kaha ki acha tareeka hai milne ka

Ma- ofcourse, Acha toh next treat meri

Nan- done

Ma- so gudi padwa wale din

Nan- I am going to Delhi

Ma- What!!!Kab !!kyu?

Nan- I go to Delhi in 2-3 months, ab weekend bhi pad raha tha aur Gudi padwa ki chutti bhi hai toh, you're not going to Pune

Ma- haan I have to..Its been a while I have been there, I miss mumma ke haath ka khana

Nan- ofcourse

Ma- So tum kab jaa rahi ho

Nan- iss friday ,shaam ki flight hai

Ma- aur vapis

Nan- tuesday morning,kyu?

Ma- soch raha hun tumhare piche se tumhare ghar mai daaka dalu

Nan- mere ghar mai kuch bhi nahi hai

Ma- Arey toh kisne kaha mujhe paise churane hai, kuch bhi chura sakta hun

Nan- meri books ko chod ke kuch bhi chura lo

Ma- book? chemistry maine kya karni hai?

Nan- Main chemistry ki books ke baat nahi kar rahi, jo baki books padi hai

Ma- arey tab bhu main books nahi padta

Nan- toh bartan churaoge kya?

Ma- chor kaun main na main khud decide kar lunga.

Laughing at his frustrated face, Nandini stood up and folded the empty place.

Ma- chale?

Nan- hmm, mujhe kaam bhi karna hai

Ma- bacho ke mehnat se likhe hue papers ain arks kaatna kaam nahi ghor aprad hai

Nan- theek hai Manik abhi chale

Manik and Nandini settled in the car, and once they had reached near the roundabout they jad earlier met, Manik asked her.

Ma- tumhe mujhe aage ke direction dene padgenge

Nan- Manik drop me here,main chali jaungi mujhe zyada time nahi lagta

Ma- Nandini it's almost 10, aur aage rasta isolated sa lag raha hai,so tell me the directions,

Nan- Manik bas lag raha hai hain nahi, tum muj-

Ma- direction?

Nandini huffed but knowing that he won't budge she told him the directions.

Once they were at her apartment, Nandini came out along with Manik.

Ma- alright then, bye

Nan- byee, ring me when you reach home.

Ma- hmm

Nandini side hugged Manik before moving in to her Apartment.

Manik was driving back home, when his phone rang.

Ma- Mumma

Ishi- Meri shundar mundari

Ma- Mumma not again

Ishi- Manik tu drive kar raha hai?

Ma- haan maa

Ishi- fir ghar pahunch jaa mai fir baat karti hun

Ma- jee maa

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