Zephyr - A Manan Story

Chapter 51

Manik and Nandu join others at the pool.

Nav:  Aa gaye tum log? We thought you would take some more time.

Manik:  Nav dear, abhi itne bhi bure din nahi aaye hamare ki hame aise time churana padega...

Cabir:  Haa haa, who knows better than me how do you guys steal time.  Real main Manik, all the karmas that I have collected lying for you and Nandu, pata nahi kaha lekar jayenge mujhe.

Manik:  Do not worry, tum nek kaam kar rahe ho...

Dhruv:  Haan yeh sahi hai..it is always a privilege to lie for true lovers.  You guys are really blessed (looking at Manik and Nandu).

Nandu:  Dhruv, aise nahi.  I mean I agree that we are really lucky to have each other, but we too have our bad days...we also fight...

Aarya:  Fight main we are not interested.  Make up ke baare main batao.  We are more interested in that...(winking)

Manik:  Do not worry Aarya, tu bhi kaafi jaldi hum logon ke jaise hi Nav ke saath make up karega...

Nav blushes and all start laughing.

Rashmi and Anushka gel pretty well with the group and others too are happy to have them.

While the youngsters are doing majak masti, the elders have gotten into a more serious discussion.

Venky:  Yaar Lalit, see now even Amma is not feeling well.  What we will do is postpone Manik and Nandu's shaadi for at least a year.

Lalit:  What are you saying Venky? Mushkil se baachon ne haa ki hai for marriage.  Please let us not wait that long.

Gayatri:  Venky, one year is too much.  We were always demanding marriage soon and now you are directly wanting to postpone it by one year?

Rita:  Haan Venky bhaisahab...ek saal thoda jyada ho jayega.

Amms:  Aur main itni bhi bimaar nahi hoon Venky ki shaadi ek saal ke liye postpone ki jaaye.

Venky: Haa, i know...but please at least eight months.

Gayatri:  What are you saying Venky? Eight months bhi jyada hai...considering the way Manik and Nandu meet and flaunt their relationship to the outside world, it is best they get married soon.  And now even they both are ready.  And I know for sure that Nandu wants to gets married early.

Venky:  Theek hai, tum logon ko jo karna hai karo...

Amma:  Venky why are you acting so stubborn?

Venky:  Okay after Nandu's wedding we will move to Mangalore.

Lalit:  Kya bol raha hai Venky? Jyada pi li hai kya tu ne?

Gayatri:  This is ridiculous Venky.  Why are you being so unreasonable?

Dadaji: Venky beta, please be clear.  What is troubling you?

Anand (Aarya's dad):  See I know we are new to this family, but still I feel ki bacchon ki shaadi jaldi ho jaaye toh hi theek hai.

Venky:  Anand, no hard feelings, but you are going to get a daughter home.  We are going to send our daughters.

Everyone became quiet.

Venky:  I cannot imagine the house without Nandu.  Aur Nandu jayegi toh Malt bhi jayega.  We three will be sitting in the huge mansion like three idiotic bhoots.

Lalit:  Venky, I understand, but even Nav will go...We understand the feeling.

Venky:  But Nandu will come na...hamare yahan toh ekdum sannata ho jayega.