"Bhai, itna phone ko matt ghoro...blast ho jayega." Mukti giggled making me roll my eyes.
Cabir ko bola tha kisiko nahi batana par nahi! Uske mann meh koi baat reh hi nahi sakti!
Now everyone is teasing me.
"Manik, just call her!" Alya grabbed a pillow and threw my way which I successfully dodged.
"No, she said she'll call!" I pouted glaring at the phone.
"Stupid.
Stupid.
Stupid phone." I said lightly banging it on the table.
"Ayeeee kya kar raha! Pagal hai kya? IPhone hai IPhone! Kidney bech ke dusra lene padega yeh tut gaya toh." Cabir said snatching MY phone from my hands.
"That's my phone." I said sternly.
"Jo tera hai woh mera hai." He flashed me a smile before running off with my phone.
It started ringing and the devil's smirk widened.
"Cabir phone dede.." I said sweetly.
"Nahi dunga!"
"Cabirrr...." I said in a slow dangerous voice which he totally ignored.
We both circled the sofa twice before I jumped on him. He shrieked and jerked me off himself before running in another direction. I heard others laughing but ignored.
"MANIKKKK!!! NAHI NAHI!! TU BOHOT MARTA HAI!" His cries echoed in the hallways.
"PHONE DE!" I yelled.
"WHY THE HELL DID YOU SLIP IT INSIDE YOUR PANTS!" I cried.
"COME TAKE IT!" He said slyly.
"EWWWWW!"
"YOU ARE SO DEAD CABIR DHAWAN!"
"ABHI BATATA HU..."
"Nahiiiiiiiiii."
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(Manik) (Nandini)
"Hey...Kaisi ho?"
"Hello, yeh kon bol raha hai?"
"Main, Manik."
"Kaha the? Maine kitne phone kiye. Waise yeh number kiska hai?"
"Mera hi hai. Phone change karna padha.."
"Kyun?"
"Tum nah hi poocho toh tumhare liye acha hoga."
"Tum bhi nah. Kuch bhi karte rehete ho. Abhi kaha ho?"
"Ghar par but tum mujhe batao. Tum kaha ho? Mujhe meri khidki se dikhayi nahi de rahi."
"Creep."
"What creep? Ab it's not my fault ki tumhara ghar ke ekdum samne hai..."
"Stalker."
"Better than creep."
"Hmm.." I could sense a smile stretching on her face.
"So...."
"Soo...?"
"Where are you?"
"Madhyam ke ghar.."
"KYA? KYUN? WHAT? WHY?"
"*giggles* relax. Project work."
"Akeli...ho, matlab...Madhyam ke sath?"
"Umm...hoti toh?"
"Main abhi aa jata."
"Tumhe science ke baare meh kuch bhi nahi pata.."
"Pata kar lete. Tum ho nah.."
"Shut up! Waise just so you know akeli nahi hu. Fenil bhi hai."
"Oh nice! Aise hi sath raha karo. Fenil aur tum. Woh haina 'united we stand divided we fall'"
"You are so cute, you know that."
"Umm...bohot ladhkiyo ne kaha hai pehele.."
"Sach keheti hai."
"Mujhe toh sirf ek ladki se sunna hai..."
"Kon?"
"Tum!"
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CABIR'S POV
"Kya lagta hai kisse baat kar raha hai?" Dhruv said seeing Manik pacing up and down the length of the room.
"No doubt. It's nandini. " Mukti said smiling.
"Jabse Nandini aayi hai...Manik mujhe bhulne laga hai." I pouted.
"Ab toh bass kar cabir. Aaj tu marte marte bacha hai. Manik se maar kha kha kar peth nahi barta kyaa...kyun tang karta hai bechare ko."
"Ismeh hi toh in dono ka pyaar dikhta hai. Cabir kuch bhi kar le..Bhai will always look out for him."
I smiled smugly.
That guy loves me wayyy to much.
"CAN YOU ALL KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN? I am talking on the phone." Manik shouted.
"Since, 1 hour straight!" Alya giggled.
"NOPE!" I yelled.
"Aise bol raha jaise president se baat kar raha!" Dhruv shrugged.
"GUYS! Leave!"
"NOPE!" he glared at me.
"Cabir! Stop shouting." Mukti said.
"Nahi Mukti rehene do. Main hi chala jata hu." He stomped out of the house.
It's been half an hour since he left. Thik toh hoga nah? I should go and check.
Car ki keys toh yahi hai..lagta hai terrace pe hoga.
"Manik..listen I'm really sorry..woh-" As I entered the terrace....the seen in front of me left me baffled.
Manik stood on the edge of the terrace still talking on the phone.
One more step ahead and he'll go down. No wait, actually he'll go up.
"Ayeee pagal hogaya hai kyaa?" I tried to be as subtle as possible.
"Manik yeh tu kya kar raha.." he looked towards me before looking away and moving side ways.
He still had a smile on his face which indicated,
Yeh sab Nandini ka kiya dhara hai.
"Manik..please get down. Meri jaan I know you are angry but jagah dekh ke toh bateh karni chhaiye."
He ignored me and blushed at something nandini said.
He looked down and kicked the invisible something on the ground.
Konsa sasta nasha karke aaya hai yeh? Itna edge pe khada hai isse kuch bhi mehsus nahi hota kya?
I moved along with him at a safer distance, offcourse.
Agar iss taraf gira toh main bacha lunga aur agar uss taraf gira toh bhagwan isse utha lega.
He kept moving, giggling smiling and here I was one second away from having a heart attack.
Isse khatroh ke khiladi main bhejna padega...
I could not yell at him. If i took him but surprise he will surely loose his balance and fall.
"Okayyyy."
"Sooooo...."
"Nahi tum rakho!"
"Nahi tum!"
"Tum!"
"Tum!"
"Areyyy pagalo! Rakho nah phone." I yelled in frustration.
Manik slipped the phone in his pocket and glared at me.
"Cabir what the hell is wrong with you today?"
"No something is wrong with you, you doofus! Look behind!"
Okay maybe that was a bad move.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! MAIN-N MAIN YAHA KAISE AAGAYAAAAA----PAPAAAAA---DADDIIIIII---MUKTI!!!!! MUJHE NAHI MARNA..."
"Manik! Stop moving. Manik stop!" He kept shaking and I was afraid he was gonna lose his balance.
I closed my eyes and climbed on the edge with him and held his hand.
"Manik shant...see...I'm here. Cabir's here."
I held his hand and stopped his moments.
"Mujhe bohot darr lag raha hai!"
"Shhh..kuch nahi hai. It's just 5 floor building."
I looked down and that was the biggest mistake of my life.
"AAAHHHHHHHHH!!" I clinged on manik for my dear life.
Hearing me shout he started shouting too.
"AHHHHHAAAAAA"
"MUJHE NAHI MARNA...MUJHE NAHI MARNA..." he said like a prayer.
"FIRE BRIGADE! AMBULANCE! POLICE! SUPERMAN! SPIDERMAN! BATMAN! SABKO BULAOOOOOOO!!! MUMMMYYYYY." I yelled.
"Bhagwan...I promise I'll be a good boy. I don't want to die. I have to confess to nandini. I have to take care of mukti. I am so young."
And you wouldn't guess what the news headline for tomorrow was....
The Famous Music Sensation Manik Malhotra and His Bandmate Cabir Dhawan Tried To Attempt Suicide By Jumping Off A Building.
-However they were rescused.
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#phirmiltehai✔