Hey...
I am really really sorry... I know.. I know.. i am very late.. I guess i have been updating almost after 25 days.. Last i have updated on my birthday and now today.. I am sorry for keeping you guys waiting.. And now even if i am updating but that too a small update.. Sorry guys.. but i was able to manage this much only.. As you are well aware that GST has really taken a toll on us.. and being an accountant.. it's somewhere difficult to cope up with it as the amount of work has increased due to filing of continuous 4 returns in a month..Really Really sorry...
Heartiest Congratulations guys...
Today we have completed an year of our togetherness.. Last year on this day.. i started writing this story.. It was just a random concept and love for manan made me write the story.. I was a fresher in writing.. i didn't knew how well it will go.. whether you will love it or not.. whether i'll be able to portray what i want or not.. whether you guys will accept me or not.. but you guys are amazing and awesome.. This whole journey was so so beautiful and it's all credit goes to you.. You made it beautiful.. i made many friends here... I received a lot of love and appreciation.. Thanku so much to each one of you.. Thanku to those who are with me from the starting.. Thanku to those who became a part of this journey in the middle.. thanku to each one of you.. This journey is beautiful because you made it beautiful... Thanku for loving each update and appreciating it and suggesting me wherever i lack in something.. Thanks a ton guys.. :-) :-0
As i have always said that this story is "OUR"... each one of you is a part of it.. So, Heartiest Congratulations to everyone..
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(Though manik tried to hide his ache from nandini, but nandini knew that manik was not okay after eating the spicy gol-gappa.. and how nandini can see her manik in that state.. So, not letting him know.. she goes for the remedy.... All were eating gol-gappas but nandini stopped manik in between and spoke.)
N: Mani, bas-bas ho gaya ab. Ab mujhe kuch aur khana hai.. chalo mere saath.. (Manik became confused by her sudden change in mood.)
M: Arey, par angel, achanak kya huya?
N: Kuch nhi.. Mujhe gol-gappe aur nhi khana.. Chalo.. (By holding his hands, she brought him in front of a vendor and spoke pointing to the stall making manik shocked.)
N: Mujhe ye khana hai..
M: What?
N: Yes..
M: No angel..Gol-gappe ke upar ice-cream.. no way.. (Nandini made a cute pout and spoke.)
N: Mani please.. (Manik spoke all concerned.)
M: Nhi angel.. tumhara gala kharab ho jayega..
N: Mani kuch nhi hoga mujhe.. Tumhe nhi pata gol-gappe khane ke baad ice-cream khane ka maza hi kuch aur hai..
M: But princess.. tumhara gala?
N: Sachi.. kuch nhi hoga.. Main aage bhi khati hoon..
M: Are you sure?
N: Very sure..
M: Thk hai.. Chalo fir... (Nandini smiled happily...)
N: Yayyy..
M: Batao, kaunsi ice-cream logi? (Nandini said after licking her lips making manik chuckle.)
N: Cornetto..
M: Bhaiya ek cornetto dena..
C: Oye ek kyun? Hum bhi hain yahan... mujhe bhi chahiye..
M: Kya mujhe bhi chahiye.... Bhukkhad kahin ka.. Tu apni doll ko samjhane ki bajaye khud bhi ice-cream maang raha hai.. Meri toh sunti nhi ye.. Agar ice-cream khake iska gala kharab ho gaya toh?
N: Mani.. mujhe sacchi kuch nhi hoga.. Tum bhai ko bhadkao mat.. (Nandini started speaking babyishly.)
N: Bhai, please mana mat karna. Mujhe sachi kuch nhi hoga.. Please.. Please.. ap meri baat nhi manoge.. please.. apki doll ki wish hai ye.. please...
C: Acha chal ab natak mat kar... band kar buttering.. Main tere mani ke jitna strict nhi hoon.. Kha le ice-cream.. par haan, zyada mat khana..
N: Yayy.. i love you bhai..
C: I love you too behna.. (Manik was seeing all this with wide-open mouth.)
M: Haww... Mujhe toh aise butter nhi kiya tumne.. Mujhe toh sidha order diya..
N: Haan toh.. I have full right on you.. Didn't i? (Manik smiled fully and spoke.)
M: Ofcourse you have and only you have that right on me...
MU: Arey ye kya baat huyi? Humnein kab mana kiya tujhe? U have full right on us too.. Kyun cabir?
C: Haan bilkul.. This is not fair doll..
N: Arey baba.. I didn't meant that.. I know i have full right on you too both.. Okay.. I am sorry.. Now okay?
C & MU: Yup..
N: Toh chalo fir.. Bhai, Muku and Mani.. mujhe ice-cream khani hai.. aur ye mera order hai.. (All started laughing.)
M: Chalo sab apni-apni ice-cream batao? (All took their ice-creams and went in a corner.) (Manik came after paying the ice-cream vendor but he has no ice-cream in his hand.. Nandini saw it and asked him.)
N: Mani.. tumhari ice-cream kahan hai?
M: Nhi angel.. mujhe nhi khani.. tum sab khao..
N: Mani.. tum bhi na.. kuch nhi hoga tumhare iss sureele gale ko..
M: Arey.. aisi baat nhi hai..
N: Ye lo.. khao.. (Nandini forwarded her ice-cream and instead of taking ice-cream from nandini's hand, Manik holded nandini hand and ate from the same side from where nandini was eating. This way they both completed the ice-cream. Always.. instead of holding ice-cream himself.. manik used to hold nandini's hand and eat ice-cream. And with this that burning feeling also sooth down.)
N: Mani.. (Nandini spoke cutely and lovingly or you can say butteringly.)
M: Hmm..
N: Mujhe ek aur ice-cream khani hai..
M: Angel no way... (And here start nandini's buttering session..)
N: Mani please.. Tum toh mere pyare mani ho.. Please.. Ur princess want it.. Please.. i promise main bilkul bimar nhi hoyungi.. Please.. Please..
M: Okay.. okay.. stop buttering and stop making these cute pouts.. Vaise, ab tumhare order ko kya huya?
N: Vo.. I know ki when it comes to my health.. my order will go in a bin by you..
M: It's good you know that.. So now?
N: Mani.. Please.. This one last.. I promise..
M: Nandini promise?
N: Yes.. nandini promise..
M: Toh chalo fir... (Nandini smiled widely and hugged manik excitedly which he reciprocated equally.)
N: Yayy.. U are the best..
M: I know madam..
MU & NA: Hamein bhi chahiye.... (All boys laughed.) (Manik took nandini in a side-hug and they all went to the ice-cream vendor again.)
M: Batao, kaunsi chahiye..
N: Mujhe strawberry cup..
NA: Mujhe vanilla..
MU: Aur mujhe butterscotch..
M: Ye lo.. Main payment karke aaya.. (All the girls moved to a side taking their ice-creams and boys started selecting their ice-cream. Mukti saw nandini eating ice-cream with fingers and spoke.)
MU: Chotti.. tu fingers se kyun kha rahi hai.. (Mukti saw that the spoon was on the floor.. so, she said..) Ohh.. tera spoon gir gaya.. tune bola kyun nhi... Wait.. let me call manik to bring another spoon..
N: Arey muku.. nhi.. Maine khud spoon gera hai.. Fingers se ice-cream khane mein maza hi kuch aur hai.. (Both navya and mukti made a shocked face listening to it.)
NA: Huh?
MU: Chotti.. Ye kya bol rahi hai?
N: Haan.. try karke dekho.. (Both made a wierd face but still tried it for nandini and actually, they loved it.)
MU: Yummm.. This is best..
NA: Sacchi.. maza aa gaya...
N: Hehe.. I told you guys... (They start eating like that with their fingers and enjoying to the fullest and was relishing the taste of ice-cream.) (Boys came there and saw them eating ice-cream with their fingers.. They frowned and Manik asked them.)
M: Hey.. tum sab fingers se kyun kha rahe ho ice-cream? Maine toh spoons laakar diye the tumhe.. What happen? Bolo angel? (Before nandini can speak something, Cabir saw the spoons on the floor and spoke.)
C: Arey, vo dekh inke spoons gire pade hain..
M: Arey, agar tumhare spoons gir gaye the, toh mujhe bol dete.. Main aur le aata... Acha wait.. main abhi spoons laya..
N: Arey nhi mani.. ruko.. Ye spoons humne hi giraye hain apni marzi se... (Now.. it was time for the boys to get shocked..)
M: Huh?
C: Ye tu kya bol rahi hai doll?
N: Arey bhai.. haath se ice-cream khakar dekho maza aa jayega.. (All boys were shocked.)
M, C & H: Huh?
N: Haan sach.. i love eating like this... (Nandini started eating the ice-cream with her fingers. Cabir and Harshad made a wierd face but manik was admiring his angel, his nandini and he was loving the baby antics of nandini to the fullest.) (Seeing cabir and harshad making faces, mukti spoke.)
MU: Arey yr.. tum log aisi shaklein kyun bana rahe ho.. try karke toh dekho.. (Now, it was again a shocking moment to see the lady bheem.. the mukti eating ice-cream with fingers.)
C: Mukti tu bhi?
H: Tum aise kaise kha rahi ho? (Nandini immediately spoke in a threatening way which actually threatened harshad and cabir as they have never saw her like that.)
N: Aayy.. What do you mean by aise-kaise? Meri iss habit ke bare kuch bola na.. toh tum dono dekh lena... (cabir immediately spoke lovingly to calm nandini down.)
C: Arey meri pyari doll.. shaant hoja.. hamara matlab vo nhi tha... Haina harshad? (Harshad immediately nodded his head.)
H: Haan.. haan.. (Mukti and Manik was enjoying the scene going in front of them as it's not a joke to see the cabir and the harshad to get scared of someone and that too a cute girl but our nandini can do anything..)
C: What we mean is that though it is looking cute but don't you think it is kind of unhygienic to eat with your fingers.. (Nandini spoke sarcastically listening to it.)
N: Kyun bhai.. hamare haathon pe kaunse germs lage hain jo hum aise ice-cream nhi kha sakte? Hum khana bhi toh inhi haathon se khate hain na.. Toh fir?
C: But.. (Nandini sighed and spoke.)
N: Bhai.. life ko khul kar enjoy karna seekho.. life ke har pal ko enjoy karo.. Haan.. hygiene dekhna acchi baat hai.. We should always take care of ourselves.. but har chotti-chotti baat par bhi ye dekhna is not right.. life jene ke liye hai.. na ki har baar but ya if ke liye.. aise toh ap life ko kabhi bhi enjoy nhi kar paoge.. Hum khana bhi toh haath se khaate hain na.. toh fir ice-cream kyun nhi... khana khate waqt toh aisa kabhi kisi ne nhi kaha.. bas ye sab society ke rules hain, unke etiquettes hain... haan hamein unhe follow karna chahiye but kabhi-kabhi apni khushi ke liye aur apnon ke beech toh hum unrules ko todh hi sakte hain..
N: Yahan sirf hum sab hain jo ek dusre ki family hai, hamare beech toh hum open ho hi sakte hain.. yahan humein koi judge nhi karega because we are family.. Agar hum apni family mein hi har waqt etiquette-etiquette karte rahe.. then we won't be able to life our life, we won't be able to enjoy it.. toh na hi apko pata hoga real nandini ke bare mein aur na hi mujhe ap mein se kisi ki real side pata hoga.. In a family we are like free birds who can do any crazy thing in front of each other because we know no one will judge us as we know the real us.. (All were amazed to hear such true words from nandini because they never thought from this perspective ever.. and manik was admiring his angel..)
N: Bhai agar ap ye rules, ye society ke bare mein hi sochte rahoge toh ap life ko kabhi enjoy nhi kar paoge.. life boring ho jayegi.. life ko khul kar jeeyo aur har pal ko enjoy karo and new and beautiful memories banao which will be full of masti, fun and happiness... (Nandini smiled and making all others smile too.)
M: Yes.. angel is right.. Aur kisi ke saamne nhi par hum sab apas mein toh open ho hi sakte hain..apna true self ek dusre ko dikha hi sakte hain.. We are friends.. an extended family... so.. apas mein kaisi sharam.. (Though they are ready but some things are there which you can show to someone special only like cabir, mukti and manik care towards nandini.. manik soft and vulnerable side on which only nandini has the right.. and they know that nandini is there for them always..)
C: Yeh baat hai.. toh ye lo.. main bhi haath se hi khayunga ab...
H: Main bhi.. (All smiled.. Nandini was going to eat but she saw manik admiring her. She smiled and asked seeing no ice-cream in his hand.)
N: Mani.. tumhari ice-cream kahan hai?
M: Nhi angel.. bas aur nhi khaani hai.. (Manik deliberately didn't brought ice-cream because he knew that nandini will share with him then or may be feed him too which he can't miss at any cost.)
N: Offo.. tum bhi na.. chalo mooh kholo.. (Manik ate ice-cream from nandini's hand by licking her fingers looking directly in her eyes. Nandini felt a wave of current in her whole body and butterflies in her stomach because of manik's this gesture. She blushed and looked down.)
M: This is the best ice-cream i ever tasted. (All gave smirk listening to it and nandini became totally red which made manik smile to his fullest. Cabir and Mukti were going to tease them but manik saw it and glared them because he doesn't want nandini to be uncomfortable as till now he hasn't confessed anything to her. So, to make the atmosphere comfortable for nandini, manik spoke.)
M: Princess, dekho ice-cream melt ho rahi hai.. jaldi-jaldi ice-cream khao... (Nandini composed herself and started eating ice-cream. She doesn't ask manik again because she was shy to do that and manik also doesn't ask her again because he wanted to take everything slow atleast till the time he doesn't confess.)
C: Sachi... maza aa gaya aise ice-cream khakar... Thanku doll...
N: Anytime bhai.... (Manik asked lovingly and teasingly.)
M: Toh meri princess ka ho gaya ab ya fir aur khani hai?
N: Nope.. I am fully done now... (Manik chuckled looking at her face.. All others also chuckled seeing which nandini made a confused pout.)
N: Arey, ap sab aise hans kyun rahe ho? Mujhe bhi batao...
C: Doll, shakal dekh apni... Aisa lag raha hai jaise ice-cream tere stomach mein kam gayi hai aur tere face par zyada lagi hai.. (She made a cute angry pout.)
N: Bhai... mera mazak mat banao aise.. Mani dekho na bhai ko... (Manik immediately glared cabir and spoke.)
M: Oye, cabir chup kar... hansna band kar... nhi toh maar khayega... Agar zinda rehna hai toh chup ho ja.. (Manik glared cabir and cabir immediately became silent listening to manik's words because monster manik se kaun nhi darta... hehehe.. Seeing cabir getting scolding from manik, nandini showed her tongue to him who made a bad face in return making nandini laugh which is admired by all. Then nandini spoke looking at manik.)
N: Mani.. dekho na.. ab main isse saaf kaise karun.. (She made a cute pout.)
M: Arey, mera baby.. main hoon na... Why to fear when your manik is here.. (Manik bring a water bottle and after taking water in his hands, he cleans nandini's face and while cleaning he spoke.)
M: Mera baby toh bilkul chottu sa baby hai.. Mere baby ko toh ice-cream bhi thk se khana nhi aata... (Nandini tee-heeded like a toddler listening to manik's words and smiled sheepishly making manik's heart to flutter in extreme happiness.) Lo ho gaya mere chottu baby ka face clean...
N: Thanku papa... (Nandini spoke in a flow but these words made manik shocked and infact.. everyone got shocked listening to it.. When nandini realised what she spoke, she felt soory as she was not aware how will manik react.)
N: M so.. sorry mani.. M really... (Manik immediately stopped nandini and spoke smilingly.)
M: Hey shh.. Why saying sorry.. I toh loved it when you call me papa.. Aur vaise bhi agar main tumhe mumma bula sakta hoon.. toh tum mujhe papa kyun nhi bula sakti.. Infact.. thanku for calling me papa... And besides you can call me with any name.. U have full right on me... Okay mera baby? (Nandini smiled to her fullest and spoke.)
N: Okay papa..
M: Mera baby... (And with this manik took nandini in his embrace and she snuggled more to it making manik smile and all others adore them.)
(After breaking the hug, all resumed their journey..)
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Sorry guys that first i updated after so long and now also.. a short one.. really sorry..
And next update.. i really don't know when i'll be able to.. i am sorry in advance...
and once again..
HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS for completing an year of this journey!!!!!