I Feel It Deep In My Heart

7:. Preparation or frustration

Today choreographers have arrived Alia, Mukti, Navya and Arohi were learning there dance moves for Sangeet ceremony. Nandini was in her room with her chachi who was selecting dresses as per function so she will have no difficulty at that time. She was trying every dress and chachi was taking notes of each fitting if they are fine. Tomorrow will be mehandi after that next day will be Sangeet and then haldi. On Sangeet except Manik everyone was allowed to be present, Haldi ceremony is being held separately and boys are not allowed. After movie night she hadn't talked to Manik properly he have joined his office two days back so she knew it must be hectic because he was away for long time so she didn't had courage to disturb him. "Chachi ye wala nhi I'm not liking it." She distasteful refused a dress "Nandu try this one." Her chachi gives her other dress. Whole afternoon went by like this.

It was night she was having her green tea with others having there drinks. Only her family was present all friends have went to there home. When her cellphone starts ringing. She slow got up to pick it up from shelf were she have put it. She taking her tea made her way to her room. "Chachi main sone ja rai hun." "Acha beta Good night." Her chachi said "Hello" she said the number was not saved. "Hello Nandini." It was Manik. A shy smile immediately take over her lips. "Yes. How are you?" She ask him "fine how are you?" "I'm also fine." As she reach her room she close the door then she talked "enough being formal how office your went." Manik was taken back by this but "hectic i will never leave office for this long again" he truly answer "acha kese yad kara mujhe?" She ask him in a joking manner "kese yad kara means we are friends. And friends do call each other." He said but in reality he just want to listen her sweet voice who gives him peace with all the chao's that are going around him he really wanted some peace. "So true I'm so tried too." "Why is that?" He ask "i was trying every dress chahe yahan k hon ya wahan Niyonika aunty ne diye hon all i have tried from morning till now i was doing that. I'm feeling like hanger." She said as she laid on her bed. "For me mom have selected all as she know my taste." He said "good for you." She said "kal se new being start ho rai what do you are going to give me promotion?" Teasingly ask he "off course I'll give you promotion. From friends we will become good friends." "Thank my lady and how is preparation going on." He ask her "nothing much i have to be bride so i will be free from work bonus is they will pamper me with whatever i want. Isn't it great." She ask him excitedly. "Yes don't expect that from me through because I'll be groom so all will listen to me." He said. They enjoy talking with eachother. The talked till Nandini fall sleep in between talk.
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"Mom today i have to go it is important i promise i will be back after meeting." Manik was arguing with his mother. "Rituals have start how can you go to word on your wedding function." Niyonika ask him with little announce. "My dear maa it is girls function i promise today will be last day i will not go office till you say but let me just go in this meeting. I will come early." He giving his most cute puppy face which she didn't refused. "Okay go just today I'm allowing you. Complete all your work today so you would not get disturb after." She sternly told him "off course maa thank you. Your the best." He kissed her cheek and made his way for office he was about to sit in his car when he receive a message from Nandini "all the best for your meeting." He quickly typed "thank you" and start driving he reached in office with in 15 minutes. He then packed his car and taking lift made his way for his cabin "how it going?" He massaged Nandini her reply was quick "so not good mehandi lagane ka time hone wala ha I'll have to be patient with it. Will have to sit like statue." She replied. "So you can't type after this?" "Yes but you can call me i will give you update about this whole scenario. Only for you i can wear Bluetooth also. What's say." "Done deal wear it i will call you after this short dull boring meeting." He replied her. And after that he made his way to meeting room in his office. Meeting was taking longer then expected. He impatiently started to play with his pen. Cabir who was partner in this deal noticed his friend. As meeting ends he saw Manik taking sigh of relief. "Thank you Mister Varma. It is pleasure we will be working with you." Manik shakes his hand cabir did the same but went to leave them till the lift as they were from his side of in-laws.

Manik took opportunity to call Nandini as they left dismissing his P.A. "Hello Mister busy man." As soon she picked his call "how do you know its me only." He asked with amusement. "Well i was only expecting your call na jabi." She answered him that makes him smile. He came out of meeting room to go to his cabin. "How is it going?" He ask her. "Frustrating i will tell you what is happening." She said "sure I'm listening tell." He enters his cabin. "So here it goes. Mehandi wali are doing mehandi on everyone's hands. My cousin's, your friends an cousin's are dancing like mad people's. As you can listen whole lot of Punjabi songs are being played. I'm not allowed to move. Wait a minute. Chachi what is this see i don't want it na. Nandu just do whatever is happening be a good girl." He listens trying to understand what is happening on other side. Cabir enters his cabin. "Thank god they're very impressed by your presentation Manik." Cabir told him about varma's "I have noticed that. That is why i have come to give presentation myself." He tell cabir. "Who are you talking too." Rising his eyebrows cabir. "New friend of mine." He with a smile said "Manik busy hogae." Nandini on the other side asked him. "No I'm not tell me what was happening before. Wait 2 minutes cabir is here" He ask her. Cabir who doesn't have idea "i know all your friends ab ye kon hai? With whom you are talking too?" "I have na someone you don't know. You can meet this friend on my wedding day. You go in mehandi now mom have massaged me to ask when you are coming. Now move make your self useful." He said to cabir in playfulness. "Dost dost na raha but tu to rukh i will complain to Niyonika maa and Nandini." Cabir saying this stands to leave. "As if I care. Bye chal drive safe." "Han han bhaga q raha hai going I'm." With that cabir left. "Nandini han tell me now what was happening before." He ask her as he start to do his work with that "everyone is making me eat sweets every now and then. Like they are punishing me. And these devil friends of yours and mine are the one who are doing this on purpose and chachi said i have to do as I'm told. Dhruve is making this idiotic video which I'm sure only contain Alia but also my useless face making. This mehandi i tell you is hell itching. And now it will take hours and hours to dry. My stupidity was on peek when I was getting ready in morning." She huffed in frustration. "Why what did you do?" He ask her enjoying knowing everything. "I left my hairs open. They are coming on my face. It is hell irritating. My hands they are being helpless." She made a sad pout. "Give me two minutes everything will be sorted." He said to her "but we are talking. You can't cut call how will i pick it then this time chachi have helped me now she is gone somewhere too." She sai which made him smile "I'm not cutting your call just wait." He called Navya from his office number "hello Manik Cabir nikla yahan ane ke liye?" She asked manik before letting him speak "Madhubala Cabir is on his way he must be coming. Do one thing ask nandini if she needs help in anything. Don't tell anyone and please don't tease me or anything. You know me well to do that." He gives warning to her. "I'm not scared of you manik and I won't tell anyone." She cuts call then Manik picked his cell "Nandini." He said "yes. What happened?" She ask him "Navya is coming pretend we are not talking." He informed her. She laughs at him and then navya come she asked her if she needs help she told her to tie her all hairs in a bun. Which she did with that nansini thanked her and she left. "Thank you too. Mister businessman." She said "pleasure." He said while talking to her he was doing his work. "Why are hiding that we are talking to eachother." She asked him little confused. "Because of my these stupid friends they will make our life hell by teasing. I can't handle that." She laughs at him "so you are scared of there teasing." She ask him "yes off course i have done that with them before. So i know i will get the worst." He informed her. "Can i ask you something?" She said to him "sure ask anything." He said "i don't want media in our wedding or even don't want media to get involved in anything i don't want them to know anything about us." She said "why is that?" He worriedly ask her. "The make fake news and everything i don't want that. We can get married without there involvement?" She ask him "As your wish i will make sure of that and mother have only invited close friends and family who will not leak and thing." He told her "it not like that i don't want too. But it is that i have been low profile person in my family the media interaction and everything scares me. I'm sorry if you're hurt. We will do as per you say" she told him "it is alright Nandini also it will be good for us to go anywhere without all this media hanging on our heads all the time. I don't mind that. I fact I'm happy you shared this with me i will make sure of everything. We will not go publicly as long as you are not comfortable." He with all seriousness told her "thank you for understanding." She said. "I can. Is Cabir have arrived." He ask her. "Yes he have came long before now he and Navya are dancing." "Tell me more about what is happening there." With that they continue there talk.