Are we meant to be ?

Movie night

After a few days ...

Manik and Jay became friends....because Manik wanted to be closer to Nandu and keep Jay and Nandu apart

Jay calls Nandu

Nandini: what do you want idiot?
Jay : why do you think that I will call you if I need something can I not call casually??
Nandini: You never call me so I thought...
Jay : Come to my house..
Nandini: whyyy???
Jay : we are watching a movie in my house so come na
Nandini: No yaar I don't have mood
Jay : it's just a movie that too in my house ...my house is also near your apartment so come...
Nandini: I will see...
Jay : okay try to come bye

Nandini goes to Jay's house

Jay : hey you are here ...finally you moved from your house you lazy idiot
Nandini : why didn't you start the movie?
Jay : Go inside and select whatever movie you want...

From kitchen
Boy : Jay give me a bowl for popcorn
Jay : I'm coming
Nandini: who is that jay?
Jay : see that yourself ( he goes into kitchen)
Nandini's mind: it might be his other friend....when will Sanju and all come..meanwhile let me select a movie....nowadays movies are not nice..maybe horror is better...I watched all these movies...Nun conjuring..evil dead ...I should select the most horror one and scare jay ...the face he will make when he gets scared will be fun to watch..
Meanwhile someone comes near the sofa ..
Nandini : Jay we should watch horror movie...you know I'm really scared but I want to try horror movies ( she just loves doing pranks on jay so she does drama)
Nandini : Tell na ...don't tell me that you got scared by just seeing the poster ...
Nandini lifts her head up...her playful smile drops...
Nandini : Manik?
She stares for a second
Nandini : hi (trying to act normal)
Manik : hi
Manik sits in other chair
Nandini's mind: what is happening here ?? Manik in jays house?? He didn't tell me..I will kill this idiot...

Nandini goes to kitchen

Nandini: what are you doing jay
Jay : can't you see..I'm preparing snacks
Nandini : why didn't you tell me the list of friends coming for movie?
Jay : why is there a need to tell a list ?? All of them are our friends...Sanju varsha Roshini ...Kavya ..raj ..teena ..you me and ..Manik..all of them are our friends no.. what is the need to tell
Nandini: no ...why don't you not understand...when did Manik become your friend?
Jay : what do you mean...he already came for Sanju's party , we went to movies...we even go to snacks near college daily na..
Nandini: what when did we go ?
Jay : oh sorry you are lazy na to move so you as always don't come outside..
Nandini : fine...forget it ...( I should go and sit in the sofa otherwise Manik will think I got uncomfortable bcoz of him)
She goes and sits
Nandini : did you select a movie?
Manik : No I didn't...you only decide..I'm not good at deciding things..
Nandini : okay ...when will others come I'm getting bored...
Jay comes from kitchen..
Jay : you are getting bored Nandu ? Even I'm bored...let's play a game meanwhile..
Nandini : what game ?
Jay : ludo
Nandini and Manik : No
Jay : truth or dare
Nandini: No
Jay : let's play it will be fun
Nandini: No yaar
Jay : it will be fun trust me

Let me start the game ...

Bottle turns to Nandu

Nandini: the game just started you already started cheating?
Jay : 😂😂
Jay : now tell me truth or dare?
Nandini: dare
Jay : 😂😂 so get ready let me think...call a boy ...from our college and ...
Manik : and..??
Jay : say I love you
Nandini: 😂😂😂
Manik's mind - why are they laughing
Nandini: why are you giving me stupid dares ...it's so cringe
Jay : call na
Nandini : but I don't know many boys
Jay : call na
Nandini : keeps thinking whom to call sees jay and smiles
Jay : btw it should not be me
Nandini gets irritated keeps on thinking
Manik pov : God why this jay is making her do these things...what if she says iluv you to someone he thinks it's for real..they connect become friends and then lovers what will happen? God ...
Nandini takes her phone goes through contacts...calls someone it's ringing...
Meanwhile manik heart beats faster and faster he himself can hear his heart beat

Nandini: he is not lifting yaar
Jay : try once again
Nandini: not lifting
Jay : btw whom did you call ?
Nandini: it's a secret 🤫
Jay : what to do now... call another boy
Nandini: let's move on na ...
Jay : then I will change dare for you
Nandini : No I want truth
Jay : okay .....so who is your crush nandu ??
Nandini tries not to look at Manik ...
Nandini : jungkook...
Jay : yaar not him say properly
Nandini : I didn't like anyone
Jay : why ?
Nandini : I didn't find anyone good enough...
Jay : then let me help you ...what about Raj he is good looking..
Nandini : No
Jay : harsha?
Nandini : he looks like a good guy
Manik gets angry
Nandini : but no...
Jay : kiran ?
Nandini : No
Jay : what yaar you say no to everyone...
Jay looks at Manik in frustration
Jay : the good guy is here only ....what about Manik ?
Manik spits out the drink and starts coughing
Nandini: Manik...

Bell rings..

Nandini's mind - thank god

Remaining friends arrive..
They get busy in choosing movie
Raj : Nandu yaar sorry I was driving so didn't lift your call was it important?
Nandini: No i just wanted to know when you guys would come
Raj : okay
Manik hears the conversation and gets upset and as well gets happy that Nandini didn't say I love you to him

They watch the movie

Movie ends

Everyone gets ready to go back to their houses ...

Manik : Nandu let me drop you
Nandini: No it's near it's okay
Manik : Nandini it's late come on
Nandini: okay

Manik drops off

Nandini: thank you
Manik : let me know when you reach to your apartment door
Nandini: okay

Later she texts him she reached safely

Manik goes to his house
Manik goes through his phone to check at any text messages any important calls ...first he sees his already read msg from nandu but re reads it and smiles...goes through other texts ...
Sees missed calls....
Oh Nandu called me ?? I thought she texted me ...arey missed a chance to talk to her...about to switch off the phone....
Goes back to call log...
Nandini 2 missed calls at 8:21 pm ...re reads again ...

Manik : What ?now the Time is 12:45 I just dropped her 20 minutes ago so it can't be then ...at 8pm we were definitely at jay's house....
Playing......what ???? She called me to tell I love you??