Parineeta

His Rage!

"Nandini get in the car!" he ordered while i was still busy with my ignorance.
"why do you think I'll go with you! Doesn't your girlfriend need her driver!"i said looking at him with a plain face.
"Nandini.. Stop irritating me.. I told you already.. Manik Malhotra is no one's driver!"he said making me chuckle sarcastically.
"right!" i said and my phone rang.
Maddy.
"why is Maddy calling me now!"i mumbled much audibly.
"huh! Get in okay you can talk to him later! We're getting late.. He can wait.."he said irritated.
"you've got two choices Manik.. Either wait till i talk to him or leave.."i said and picked up the call as i heard him sigh.
"she is growing impossible!"he said in mutters but i heard it.
"yaah Maddy tell me!"i said ignoring his comment.
"reach the college soon.. Got something important!"he said confusing me.
"what happened.. Is everything okay!"i asked again.
"arey tum college toh aao.."he said.
"okay.. Reaching!"i said and we disconnected.
I turned around to find Manik still waiting for me.
"chalo!"i said. My half attention was on what Maddy had to tell me but somewhere i felt happy that he had been waiting for me.
I got in the car and he looked at me surprised.
"kya hua? Tum bina argue kiye baith gyi!"he said sarcastically and i glared at him.
"ab chalna hai ya mai apni scooty se chali jau! Jaldi karo!"i said getting restless. Maddy had sounded really grave and wondered if there was some kind of problem awaiting me.
"why are you getting so worked up.."Manik asked understanding that i wasn't in a mood for jokes any more.
"Maddy called.. He wants to tell me something important and asked me to reach college as soon as possible."i blabbered unintentionally.
"hnmm!"Manik turned away groping at the steering
It wasn't before Manik parked his car that i spotted Arya, Maddy,Navya standing at the entrance. Manik locked the gear and his phone rang.
"hello!"he said and the voice from the other side burst into his ear.
"Manik baby! What's this... I've been waiting for you for so long.."Alya screamed much audibly from the other side and i couldn't help letting out a chuckle.
"Manik Malhotra is no one's driver!"i said sarcastically and giggled while he glared at me.
"Alya i told you i'll be coming with Nandini today!"he said straight forward and i was taken by surprise.
"and you dumped me for that desperate!"she screamed and i didn't want to listen to crap Early this morning.
I opened my side of the door and moved towards my group which was now joined by fab3 as well.
I was just walking when i felt Manik right behind me.
"tum? Abhi toh Alya se baat kar rahe the!"i turned to him and he looked at me blankly.
"uhh! Haan vo.. Mujhe Cabir se kuch baat karni thi toh i disconnected the call.."he said walking beside me.
"how will she come!"i asked.
"i don't know... I'll just.."before he could complete something totally unexpected happened and i was frozen at my spot.
"Nandu.. Yaar.. I'll miss you so much!"Maddy took me in a bone crushing hug lifting me in his arms while i stood zapped at what just happened, like the others but later wrapped my arms around his back too. My eyes looked around and there...
Manik stood looking at us like we stole his favorite car.. His jaan. His black BMW.
"Maddy.. What happened!"i asked rubbing his back as he didn't seem in a mood to leave me any sooner and i could feel Manik diverting his gazes so as to control himself. It didn't look like he had forgotten about the morning discussion about how i met Maddy in that..
"uhh! I'm sorry! You know I've been committing alot of mistakes.. Uss din vo towel scene phir tumhari drink spiking and abi yeh.. Lekin yaar you're really sweet that you forgive me each time.."he said pinching my cheeks and i smiled. While Manik replayed the same line again in his head. 'the towel scene' what did that mean.. Something more than just looking at him in that towel happen or what? He wondered with a big question mark on his face until Cabir distracted him.
"Manik.. Alya kaha hai.."he asked but Manik was still lost.
"towel mein!"he muttered quite loud and everyone looked at him shocked while i suppressed my laughter.
"ooh bhai! Kya bol rha hai.. Tu towel mein kaha chhodh ke aaya Alya ko!"Cabir patted his shoulder and reality hit him.
"what.. Kise kaha chhodna tha!"he asked baffled.
"abhi you said Alya towel mein hai! Bro what's going on!"Mukti nudged him and he gave her disgusting expression.
"Alya towel mein kyu hogi.. Aur hogi bhi toh mujhe kya pta.. Mai toh Nandini ke saath aaya!"he said looking at me quite irritatedly.
"toh vahi toh.. Alya tere saath nhi toh kaha hai!"Cabir asked.
" Cabir mai uska PA nhi hun! Maine usse bola tha ki mai Nandini ke saath aaunga phir bhi vo mera wait kar rhi thi!"he said looking away and just then a classy bike stopped by us.
Alya got down and the guy in front removed his helmet.
"thanks bhai!"Alya said smilingly.
"anytime chhoti.. Kuchh log kabhi kabhi girlfriends banate toh hai oar baad mei unhi ko for granted lene lagte hai!"the guy spoke and Manik rolled his eyes.
"Harshad tu toh for granted ki baat hi mat kar! Hum tujhe bhot ache se jaante hai.."Manik said coming ahead and Harshad smirked.
"jaan ke kar bhi kya kar loge tum loosers... Par haan Manik.. I envy you! For one meri itni pyaari behen ko apni girlfriend bana liya! Aur ab iss bombshell ko apni wife.. Isko kisi aur ke liye chhod deta.. Saare maze khud lega.. Ghar mein bhi aur bahar bhi.."Harshad said. His vulgarity could go to any limits. I looked away trying not to get involved. Maddy tried pulling me away but before he could, Manik held my wrist tight and pushed me behind him.
"Harshad.. Insaan ki shakal achhi na ho toh baatein achhi karni chahiye.. Aur agli baar apni gandi zuban se kuch bhi cheap bolne se pehle sochna.. Tu jiske baare mein baat kar rha hai vo biwi hai ab meri.. Aur jo mera hai, agar uske baare mein koi bhi faaltu bolega toh uski shakal ka naksha bigaadne mei mujhe time nhi lagta.. Get that straight in your head!"he said gritting his teeth. His eyes held.. Rage.
He hadn't left my hand even for a second. He walked in angrily holding on to me while the others followed us silently.