Manan: ek adhuri dastan

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Next morning
S: it's ok sid Rupa k room k andar jaa aur sorry bol de.... it's not so hard. Kal jo hua woh nahi hona chahiye tha

S goes inside the room and see no one there
S: rupa Rupa Rupa! Yeah ladki bhi nah subha subha kaha chali jati, par itni subha toh kabhi nahi uthti thi, bahar check karta hu

From back
Abhi: woh nahi hai
S: nahi hai? toh kaha gai hai
Abhi: kahi gai hai
S: kaha?
Abhi: it's not important for you to know
S: excuse me?
Suddenly mukti comes from back

Mukti: kyu sid ka janna kyu jaruri nahi
Abhi: mukti iss bare mein, mein phele bhi bata chuka hu, I do not want to talk about it
Mukti: kyu Rupa ko apne liye baccha k liye rakha hai
Abhi raise his hand: MUKTI......

Sid hold Abhi's hand
S: yeah kya battamizi hai Abhi, how dare you raise hand on mukti
Ab: how dare she Rupa k bare mein aisa Bolne ki?
Mu: kya galat bola, I saw you two last night in park, so close to each other. Bolo meine jo dekha woh jhoot tha! Bolo

Ab: mein phele bhi bol chuka hu mukti and if you don't trust me, mein baar baar explain nahi karne wala

Mu: see jab chori pakdi gai toh you don't want to explain anymore to me. Aacha hua chali gai Rupa, uss jaisi giri hui ladki ko mein kabhi apne bhai k liye ....

Slap slap

Abhi slap mukti hard

Ab: Ek baar bol diya ki Rupa k bare mein Kuch nahi bolna toh nahi bolna. And thank god ki sahi waqt par tumhara alsi chera Dekh liya, mujhe gheen aati hai that I loved you !

And you Sid mujhe taras aata hai Rupa par that she loved you jo uske liye stand tak nahi le sakta ! Chalta hu
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Other side
Morning

N in sleep move her hand but didn't feel Manik

N: Manik Manik
N open her eyes and see no one there
N: lagta hai bathroom mein hoga! But itni jaldi toh nahi uthta tha, let me go and check

N gets up and goes to bathroom
N: arey bathroom mein bhi koi nahi hai. Kitchen mein hoga

N goes to kitchen
N: Manik Manik, yaha bhi nahi hai, bahar dekhti hu

N goes outside and check
After half an hour
Manik kaha ho tum ? Dekho subha subha mujhe aisa majak pasand nahi. Chup Chap bahar niklo. Aacha baba bahar niklo mein haar gai

Suddenly tears start forming in her eyes
Manik where are you?
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Other side
voice: aab jab tum meri cheez apne pass rakhogi toh aisa hi hoga. Meri cheez wapas lautani toh padegi nah !

Aur yeah cheez toh mujhe sabse jyada pasand hai...... hahahahaha
hum kuch pal k liye shant kya ho gaye, duniya ne apni awaz uthani suru kar li, arthat duniya kamini ho gai.....
Koi nai aab mein wapas aa gai hu nah sab thik kar dungi, chalo Kuch bomb blast karte hai, Mr Malhotra ko promotion ki khabar sunate hai. Unhe bhi toh pata chalna chahiye nah unki mhenat rang lai ..... Hahahaha...... Nandini Veebha wapas aa rahi hai, Kuch pal ki khushiya jee lo ....
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Other side

Suddenly tears start forming in N eyes
Manik where are you?

Suddenly "bhow"

N jump in her place and turn, she see Manik standing there.....
N: Manik
M: kya hua tum ro kyu rahi ho?
N just jump on him and hugged him tight
M loose his balance

M: arey arey Nandini, kya ho gaya bada pyar aa raha hai, arey baba yahi hu aram se hug karo yr, gala daba k marne ka irada hai kya?

Suddenly "punch"

M scream: aaahhhaaa...... Nandini are you crazy? Punch kyu Mara

One more "punch"
M: fir kyu mara?

N was about to hit him again but M hold her hand and pulled her close

M: kya hua kyu maar rahi ho
N: bhaut maza aata hai nah mujhe aise dekhna, kaha chod kar chale gaye the, mein darr gai thi
M cares her back

N hugged M tight
M: mein yahi hu Nandini
N starts crying
M cupped her face: please Mera baccha aab rona band karo, I can't see your tears, mein toh tumhare liye fresh strawberries lene gaya tha

M show her the strawberry basket
M: tumhe pasand hai nah !
N: batake nahi jaa sakte the
M: batake jata toh surprise kaisa hota, aur mujhe kya pata Aaj khumbkaran jaldi uth jayega
N: woh toh hai ! Wait what did you say? Khumbakaran aur mein ? Ruko Abhi batati hu, N run to hit M, and M run away

N: mein bhi dekhti hu kab tak bhagogey
M: arey mein tumhara hone wala pati parmeshwar hu, aur parmeshwar ko koi marta hai!
N: haa mere pati parmeshwar aapko bhaga bhaga, apke charan chune hai
M: arey Nandini tumhe sach mein mere charan chune hai toh bolo.... itna bhagne ki kya zarurat hai
N: phele hath mein aao, fir batati hu

After 2 minutes
M: times up, times up times up
M was breathing heavily
N was breathing heavily too

N: kya iss mein koi times up nahi hota
M: tumne bhagne se phele koi rules decide hi nahi kiya tha!
N: Manik aisa thodi hota hai

M: dekho Nandini tum hamesha aisa karke jeet jati thi bachpan mein, remember
N: bachpan? Where that come from

M: arey bhool gai, jab hum pakand pakdai khelte the, and when you cannot run anymore, tab tum times up le leti thi ! So Aaj meine le liya

N: Manik woh bachpan ki baat hai jab hum chote the

M laugh: Hahahaha
N: sathiya gaye ho? Kyu pagalo ki tarah hass rahe ho
M: bachpan ki baat! Tum badi hi kab hui thi ! Look at your size .... Hahahaha..... bachpan mein bhi ittu si thi, aur aab bhi ittu si ho

N angrily slap his shoulder: Hahahaha very funny! Khud ko dekha hai Bachpan mein bhi khamba the, aur aab bhi khamba ho .... hahahahaha

N starts laughing
M look at her and get lost in her smile

N: oh hello kya hua, aab majak nahi udana mera
M: nah ! Bas yui hi haste rhena hamesha
N hugged him: aur tum hasate rhena hamesha
M: I promise and responded to her hugged tight
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Hospital
Rupa: report kaisi hai doctor
Dr: you don't have much time left Rupa, mein tumhe pichle ek saal se bol raha hu, operation k liye ready ho jao but you never agreed
R: Dr mein jeena chahati hu please do something
Dr: we can still do the operation par
R: par kya Dr
Dr: only 10% chance of success is there
R close her eyes
R: I am ready for operation.... koi wapas Mera intazaar kar raha hai