We reached his college .. Ppl were looking at us like alien ..
"Manik sab hume aise q dekh rahe haii ??" I asked
"May be car k wajha se or sayad mujhe kavi aise ni dekha .. Upar se with a beautiful girl " he remarked with a grin and I blushed at his last line
"Atlst u noticed warna to aaj mujhe complement v milega , I never thought " I said dramatically and he looked at me with guilty eyes .. Aww kitni jaldi tnsn leta hai ye ..
"Nandini u always look beautiful" he said and I smiled
We entered the auditorium .. Manik pointed his finger towards Alya " Wo rahi Alya .. Beautiful na ??" He asked looking at her
"Yeah " I said sadly .. She is really beautiful .. The way he was looking at her was way more beautiful than her ..
"Nandini .. U wait me mil k aata hu sir se " he said leaving me alone in that crowd .. And I sighed ..
"Why I am here even ?? " then I remembered Manik never invited me .. He came back soon ..
"Nandini lets go and sit " he said and we both sat there in the same line with Alya and her frnds.. Manik went and sat beside Alya and then me ..
"Nandini should I talk " he asked .. No my heart replied
"You should " I said with a forced smile "Manik I will be back in a minute " I said
"Where " he asked
"Washroom " i replied and left the place ... I searched for the washroom ..
Manik POV
"Nandini , she is behaving weird today " I called her but she was gone .. I was about to follow .. But
"Manik , ryt ??" I heard alya .. Omg alya , my dream girl
I smiled "Yeah .. Hey Alya "
"Congrats " she said
"Thank You" I smiled wholeheartedly
We talked some random stuff .. For the first time .. Then our principal announced my name .. I went to stage .. Received my certificates .. Nandini was still not there .. Was searching her through my eyes .. But then all the students received their certificates ..
Then there was some couple dance going on .. I was searching for Nandini .. But she was nowhere to be seen ..
"Manik " Alya forwarding her hand "Let's dance " and I gave in happily
We danced on a romantic number .. Then gathering some courage I asked her "Alya if you don't mind , can we just go on a drive " and she blushed
"Sure " she said and I was on cloud nine " Let's not waste time then " she said and I nodded happily asking her "Sure" and she nodded positively ..
We reached the parking and I messaged Nandini "Nandini am leaving with Alya .. U go home .. And be safe .. Call me once you reach home "
"Manik My dad gifted me a car today so ussi me chalte haii pls ??" ALYA asked with a cute pout
"Okay " I said and checked my phn hoping a reply from Nandini ..
And yeah suddenly her msg appeared "Okay .. Have fun .. And take care .. Bye Manik " I smiled at her concern
"Bye .. Be safe " I replied and alya came so I went with her ..
Nandini POV
I came to washroom after a big struggle uff .. When I returned , I saw Manik with all his glory standing with a beautiful smile on the stage .. Some kind of proudness I felt at that time .. But then he came back and got busy with alya .. I just stayed there in a corner .. He was happy .. Smiling .." Am happy for you .. Although my heart is aching .. And my eyes are craving for your attention " I whispered ..
They danced .. Their closeness was suffocating me .. Then suddenly they started walking towards exit door .. For once he didn't search for me .. I followed them secretly when Manik's msg came .. Atlst he remembered ... I replied him back and they left ..
I also drove away from that unknown place .. I was sitting like a lost puppy on the seashore .. Suddenly I remembered "Aryaman " I dialed his number
"Hey " he said cheerfully I smiled
"Am waiting for you .. Humare spot me .. Come soon .. And get a taxi .. Am having a car " I said in a go
"Beach ?? Will be there " he said
I was waiting for Aryaman when my phn rang flashing "Manik "
"Hello " I said
"Nandini can u believe this .. Alya said YES .. She said she will give us a chance .. Wohooo I can't believe this .. Am so happy Nandini " he said snatching my life
"Am happy for you Manik .. " I said struggling with my tears
"Did you reach home " he asked .. Stop showing me ur fake concern Manik ..
"Yeah .. Bye .. Am sleepy" I hung up the call and cried kneeling down then and there .. My hope shattered in to pieces .. Just like my heart ..
"Nandini" I felt Aryaman's hand on my shoulder "Kya hua ??" He was worried
"I lost Aryaman .. I lost my 1st love .." I said and he took me in his embrace ..
"Am sorry for what Mukti did " he said
"I don't love Abhi Aryaman ... I love Manik and he loves Alya " I said sobbing hard .. He didn't ask Mr anything .. Just hugged me
"Shhh ... Everything will be fine " he said and I silently cried
"Shit Nandini I think there is press .. We need to get going .. From here " he said but am not in a state to understand anything .. So side hugging me , he took the car keys .. We reached my car and drove off .. He took me his home ..
Before 2 yrs it was my 2nd home .. But then I never came to his place .. The place was just same as before .. "Manik was never mine" I consoled myself and directly went to his terrace .. Aryaman made coffee for us ..
"Aryaman am Hungry " I said .. Coz I was really hungry .. I last ate with Manik only .. In the morning .. And then I had nothing ..
"I ordered a pizza don't worry " he said and settled beside me
"DDLJ ??" He asked and I said "No"
"Huh ?? U r saying No for DDLJ .. Pinch me " he said dramatically
"I missed my frnd .. Let's just talk .. About life .. About ur life .. I know nothing about you " I said .. And he smiled ..
The pizza came and we talked and talked .. After 2yrs am having a heart to heart conversation with this guy .. Shit I missed him ..
Manik pov
"Manik are you serious ?? Its NM printed here .. And u r saying its ur frnd's design " Alya argued
"Alya am saying the truth only " I answered
"Yaa to NM is ur frnd or ur frnd lied" she said .. We are on a date .. And were talking about the dress .. The cars .. My job ..
"Okay forget it ... Wo NM ni ho sakti .. But sayad usne kharida ho " I said " now lets go and eat panipuri .. I know girls love panipuri" I remembered Nandini's love for panipuri
"I hate them Manik .. Its so unhygienic " she said breaking my thoughts ..
"Bike ride ?? Do you like " I asked remembering Nandini's wish
"No .. Dhul hawa in sab se face makeup hair sab kharab ho jate haii Manik .. " she said and I was disappointed ..
"So what's ur future plan ?? " she asked
"Umm bas kuchh salo k lie achhi si cmpny me kaam krna haii or fir apna alag sa cmpny banana haii " I said dreamily
"Wow manik that's nice " she said excitedly and Manik smiled
"What about you " he asked
"Well I want to be a model .. A top class model " she said and he smiled
"Umm I never noticed you in class .. Tum class ni aate the kya " she asked
"Arey haan .. Last bench Jo tha mera " he replied
"Oww .. Fir v .. I was shocked when I read ur name on the board .. " she laughed
Her phone rang and she smiled and said "Manik we will meet tomorrow .. Avi I wanna go home .. Kuchh urgent haii .. Tum yaha se chale jaoge na ??"
"Yeah yeah sure .. " I replied and she drove her car away ..
"Ye mera best day hona chahiye tha .. But .... This is something different .. " I said and quickly dialed her number ..
She didn't pick up .. I again dialed her number .. And finally
"Hello" a male voice came .. I checked my number again .. But No its Nandini's number only
"Hello " that guy again spoke
"Yeah Nandini there ??"
"Aryaman come na .. Its so beautiful .. See na " I heard her voice from behind
"Hello" I again said
"Coming " he said and hung up the call
"
Nandini ?? Aryaman ?? .. Is she fine or not ?? I thought and tried to call but nothing happened .. Taking a taxi I angrily reached her home .. It was locked ..
"Nandini kaha ho tum ??" after waiting there for next 2hrs I came back to my house .. I remembered when she was here .. And I smiled remembering her haq jatana ..
First I took her with me and then left her alone in an unknown place
I didn't even call her to know where she was
I left her alone just giving her a msg ..
Just for Alya !!!
Guilty stroke me hard "Pls Nandini just call me once .. Pls .. I wanna apologize pls pick up the call atlst .. Pls tell me you are fine .. Pls " I dialed her number continuously and then I don't know when sleep over took me