Manan ff : The Manager

chapter 24

For Fab5. ....music is their life. .....their god. ....they literally worshipped it. ......it is like their oxygen. ....the sole reason for their existence. ....

Then how can they cheat or copy music? ?????

Finding Manik fast asleep, Nandini carefully placed a pillow under his head.

With disturbing thoughts, Nandini moved towards the balcony and dialled someone's number.

Nandini ( calmly ) : hello

Navya ( cheerfully ) : finally. ...... The Great Nandini Murthy ko meri yaad aa hi gayi! !!!!!!!!

Nandini ( professional ) : mujhe filhal ' MORNING MUMBAI ' ki editor Navya Naveli se baat karni hai. ....naa ki meri best friend Navya se. .....

Navya ( seriously ) : so kahiye. .....main aapki kya madad kar sakti hu. .....Manik Malhotra ki manager. .....Miss Murthy! !!!!!!

Nandini ( blankly ) : I WANT YOU TO DESTROY HARSHAD SAXENA! !!!!!!!!!

Navya ( smirking ) : Harshad Saxena is really an interesting subject! !!!!!.....kuch week's pehele hi. ...meri team ne uss pein ek sting operation kiya tha! !!!!.....and I must say. ....we got really colourfull results. ....

Nandini ( serious ) : maine bhi uss pein homework kiya hai! !!!.....Harshad Saxena ki file aaj raat taak tumhare paas pohach jaegi! !!!!!!......once these informations get leaked in public. ........Harshad's music company ' FORTE '......is definitely going down. .....

Navya ( anxious ) : waise. ....Harshad Saxena ko.... Fab5 ko badnaam kar ke kya milega? ??????

Nandini ( pissed ) : Harshad Saxena wants revenge! !!!!!

Navya ( curious ) : please elaborate. .....

Nandini ( sighed ) : actually. ....ek week pehele Fab5 ka ' Live Concert ' tha. .....Harshad wanted to perform with them. ....sort of a collaboration! !!!!.....but the sponsors were against it and Harshad was forced to step down. ....so tab se Harshad is trying to sabotage Fab5's reputation! !!!!!!!

Navya ( shocked ) : o teri. ....yeh toh bada wala kamina nikla! !!!!!

Nandini ( genuinely ) : hmm. ....waise. ...love you yaar Navya. .....thanks for this help. ...

Navya ( giggling ) : finally. ....Manager mode off aur best friend mode on! !!!!

Nandini ( smiling ) : how is your newspaper running? ?????

Navya ( sternly ) : newspaper ko goli maaro. .......and tell me. ....did you confess yet? ????

Nandini ( confused ) : confess? ?????.......kya confess karna hai? ???....aur kis se? ????

Navya ( pissed ) : don't you dare to pull your ' I -am - innocent -wala ' card on me! !!!!!.....I bloody very well known. ....that you are in love with your ' Idiot Boss ' ! !!!!!.....so stop acting. ...

Nandini ( pissed ) : first thing. ....DO NOT CALL HIM AN IDIOT! !!!!.....and second. .... I don't love him. ...

Navya ( sighed ) : kam se kam aapne aap se toh jhuth maat bol Nandu! !!!!!....tu pecchle 5 years se uss gadhe ki sewaa kar rahi hai. ....usska dhyaan rakh rahi hai. ....usski har zarurat puri kar rahi hai like a perfect BIWI. .... phir usse aapne dil ki baat baatane mein problem kya hai? ?????

Nandini ( angrily ) : STOP CALLING HIM AN IDIOT! !!!!!

Navya ( chuckled ) : gaali main usse de rahi hu. ....tujhe kyon itna farak padd raha hai? ?????

Nandini ( stammering ) : because. ....he. ...he is. ...my. ...my boss.

Navya ( smirking ) : boss yah kuch aur? ?????

Nandini ( pissed ) : shut up Navya. ...

Navya ( confidently ) : ok. ....chal lets have a deal! !!!!.....main kal Harshad ka band baajaungi .....lekin tujhe usske baadle Manik ko aapne dil ki baat baatani paregi! !!!!

Nandini ( horrified ) : no way. ....tu pagal ho gayi hai kya Navya? ????.....main kaise Sir ko baata sakti hu. ...ki main unn se pyaar karti hu! !!!!!

Navya ( excitedly ) : oh. ....toh finally tere dil mein bhi Manik ke liye kuch kuch hota hai! !!!!!

Nandini ( blushing ) : tum naa. ...SRK ki movies dekhna bannd karo. .....bahut badi nautanki ho gayi hai! !!!

Navya ( cheekily ) : arrey ....main khud bhi SRK ke movies dekhungi. ...aur.... tumhare aur Manik ke baccho ko bhi dekhaungi! !!!!!

Nandini ( instantly ) : aur main tumhe aapne baccho se door rakhungi. ....

Navya ( giggled ) : yeh sahi hai. ....main yaha confession ki baat kar rahi thi. ....par tu toh already family planning taak pohach gayi! !!!!

Nandini ( shyly ) : shut up and good night

Navya ( complaining ) : haan haan ab humse kyon baat karogi? ?????....jao aapne boss ke paas. ...

Nandini ( smiling ) : tum pagal ho gayi ho. ...so good night. ...

Saying this, Nandini hung up.

Standing over there, Nandini just smiled like a fool.

Yes. ....she was in love. ....she was madly in love. ....with her IDIOT BOSS. ...

Coming down the stairs, Nandini found Fab4 sleeping on the sofa uncomfortably.

Tiredness and frustration was clearly visible on their faces.

Getting few blankets, Nandini covered them with it and asked the servant to switch off the lights.