MANAN FF : LOVE IS MY LIFE (BOOK 1)

23 : silent talks

Manan sit in their own respective cars thinking about each other completely lost.

MANIK : tumhe dekhthe hi baagthe hue aakar apni bahon main le lena chahtha tha nandini, tumhare  aanson pohunchna chahtha tha, tumse puchna chahtha tha ki tum kaisi ho,tumhe bathana chahtha tha ki main bahuth dar gaya tha tumhe apni aanko ke samne na paa kar, bathana chahtha tha ki tumhe dekh ne ke baad hi meri sase chelni lagi jo kafi der se ruk gaye the

NANDINI : tumhe dekhthe hi tumhare paas akar tumhare baahon main khud ko bhool jana chahthi thi manik, apne saare aanson ponchna chahthi thi, tumhe batana chahthi thi ki tumhe apne paas na paakar main bahuth dar gayi thi,tumhe batana chahthi thi ki jab maine tumhe dekha thab jaake mujhe sukoon mila aur chahthi thi ki bas hum dono ek dusre ke bahon main....!!!

MANIK : bohuth kuch kehna chahtha tha nandini par tumne mujhe dekha bi nahi aur na hi mujhe kuch bolne ka mauka diya... kyu nandini....kyu....kyuuu?? 

NANDINI : bahuth kuch bathana chahthi thi manik tumhe....par kya karthi....kaise tumhare paas aathi.... tumhari wo baathe abi bi mujhe sunayi dere hai....tumhara wo chehra main bhool hi nahi paari hoon... ''tum jaisi ladkiyan''.... tumhare muh se suni ye teen shabd abi bi mujhe tumhare paas aane se rok rahe hain....!!!

MANIK : mujhe nahi patha tha ki mere muh se nikle huye shabd hi mujhe itni badi saza denge aur agar patha hotha tho main aisa kabi nahi kehtha....main woo saari baatein nahi kehna chahtha tha nandini aur main jaantha hoon galthi hogayi hai mujhse aur wo bi bahuth badi.... lekin agar tum baath nahi karogi tho main tumhe apni saari baathe kaise samjaunga....kaise? 

NANDINI : tumhare paas aane ke liye aur tumse baath karne ke liye patha nahi mujhe kitna vakth aur lagega manik....tumne mujhe bahuth hurt kiya hai....!!!

MANIK : main jantha hu nandini ki maine tumhe bahuth hurt kiya hai aur tumhe thoda vakth zaroor lagegi par ek baar mujhse baath karlo nandini....main dil se tumhe maafi mangna chahtha hu aur tumhare maafi ke liye kuch bi kar saktha hu and i promise iss baar tumhe bilkul hurt nahi karunga 

NANDINI : kuch galthiyo ke liye sorry kaafi nahi hotha hai manik aur shayad is baar jo tumne kiya uske liye bi koyi maafi nahi hai kyunki ek ladki kuch bi seh sakthi hai lekin apni character ke baare main kuch nahi sun sakthi hain 

MANIK : nandini agar mujhe tumhe hurt karna aatha hai tho apni galthi ko sudarna bi aatha hain and i will make sure ki hamare beech sab kuch jald hi teek ho

NANDINI : tumhe jo karna hai karlo manik par is baar main nahi manungi

"I promise nandini tum zaroor manogi....kyuki tumhare paas doosra option nahi hoga aur vaise bi jab MANIK MALHOTRA kisiko manatha hai tho koyi bi zyada der naraz nahi reh saktha hain" and manik comes out of his thoughts when kabir shouts his name loudly.

smiling cheekily he just walks into his house while nandini here too reaching her house falls back on bed going directly into her room thinking about manik who was doing nothing different from her...!!!

Manik wears a constant smile on his lips thinking about the entire day infact about his first meeting with nandini, his first hug with her, his first kiss to her & so many ''firsts with her'' & smiles & only smiles.

''Ayyappa....ye manik....ye kya hai.... wo mujhe bahuth hurt kartha hain na lekin phir bi kyu jab bi main problem main hothi hoon wo mere saath hi hotha hai....hamesha.... always he saves me from that harshad....aur aaj tho aap ne dekha na kaise maar raha tha harshad ko aur agar main nahi rokthi tho shayad harshad would have even died....lekin manik ko itna gussa kyu aaya....wo khud hurt karre tho teek hai lekin koyi aur kare tho usse maar dega....whyyy ayyappa whyyy....main kuch samaj nahi paari hoon whyyy'' and nandu closes her eyes sighing but soon manik face flashens in her mind and she gets lost in his smile and memories of their first hug and their first kiss she herself smiling...!!!

suddenly she says ''ayyappa....kyu... why manik....mere school ke pehle din jo kuch bi hua hai wo sab manik se hi related hain....kyu ayyappa.... kyu....bolo...aur main kyu wo sab yaad aathe hi muskurari hoon....jab ki mujhe uss par gussa aana chahiye....ussne tho mujhe hurt kiya na....tho phir main kyu hamari saari incidents yaad karke kush hori hoon....ayyappa aap chahthe kya ho....kyu mujhe pareshan kar rahe ho....thodi der pehle hi maine soch liya tha ki main usse maaf nahi karungi lekin phir bi kyu main uske baare main hi sochri hoon...!!!"

stopping for a second she nods her head and "ayyappa main aapse baath bi kyu kaari hoon''

Thinking about each other for what seems to be an eternity manan walk into their washroom wanting to take a cool shower and clear their minds only to fail very badly and get lost in each other thoughts yet again....!!!