Manik Malhotra - it's my love story

Only when you are around me

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Manik when he is about to go home after college, as all his friends just went away he walked to his bike and found tyre punctured he kicked the tyre and was about to go to his mom he found Nandini

"I can give you lift Manik, come on sit" she smiled
Manik bit his lip and sat besides her, while driving Manik unintentionally held her waist, he is totally smitten by her words and actions as she is the one ruling him now.

When Manik held her waist she gawked and stopped all of sudden as it is first time some held her so intimately all her body got goosebumps and hands strummed.

"Manik hold my shoulders" she asked softly
"No it's fine" he said casually
She looked at him, he is just casual. Having no choice she started her bike. In half an hour they reached Malhotra mansion.

When they reached Manik felt irritating as he as to leave Nandini and go in, going home for first time made him irritating. Nandini smiled and his antics and said "Manik never sit back of any girl other than me" he nodded bid bye and entered in, something hit his mind he came running out side found Nandini smiling broadly she winked and started her bike waved her hand and went away. Manik smiled broadly and ruffled his hair and walked in.
"This girl has audacity to make me go crazy just at a wink"

Manik came to his room, removed his shirt, jeans and stood under shower for bath, he started recollecting what Nandini said "Manik new things make us confused and crazy but that doesn't mean you should act crazy and hurt yourself like this" he bit his lips.
"What you are feeling and what is making you confused, I figured out it's now your turn sit in place take guitar and tune it then close eyes feel it you will know what it is then walk to me say it, it's simple" he closed his eyes and started to recollect everything he felt when ever he sees Nandini.

The way she laughed at first meet, then her walking on road with lots of bags, then her first day college next her dancing in rain he touching her first time he got smile on face. Then he recollected his out burst, he got angry and then today's conversation all rolled at once infront of him
"What am I feeling for her? Why am I confused?" He came out of shower wrapping a towel and straight away took his guitar and started to tune it.

Saawali si raat ho, khamoshi ka saath ho
hmm Saawali si raat ho, khamoshi ka saath ho
Bin kahe bin sune, baat ho teri meri
Neend jab ho laapata, udasiyaan zara hata
Khwabon ki razaai mein, raat ho teri meri

hmmm mmm...

Jhilmil taaron si aankhein teri
Khare khare paani ki jheelein bhare
Hardam yun hi tu hansti rahe
Har pal hai dil mein khwahishein
Khamoshi ki loriyaan sun toh raat so gayi

Bin kahe bin sune, baat ho teri meri
Saawali si raat ho Khamoshi ka saath ho
Bin kahe bin sune, baat ho teri meri

Barfi ke tukde sa, chanda dekho aadha hai
Dheere dheere chakhna zara
hmm Hansne rulane ka aadha-pauna vaada hai
Kankhi se takna zara
Ye jo lamhe hain lamhon ki behti nadi mein
Haan bheeg loon, haan bheeg loon
Ye jo aankhen hain aankhon ki gumsum zubaan ko
Main seekh loon, haan seekh loon
Ankahee si guftagu, ansuni si justajoo
Bin kahe, bin sune, apni baat ho gayi

Saawali si raat ho khamoshi ka saath ho
Bin kahe bin sune, baat ho teri meri

be charming, be loved, be chaalu, be crazy, be happy, be in love be barfi!
"Do I love her?" Manik's heart started to throbbing in his chest. "And she knew it?how?" This time his heart is on marathon. His body shivered he is shaken by his own realisation. He is taking heavy breath and feeling sophisticated and more else which he is unable to point out.

Manik kept his guitar a side and got dressed up and took his favourite Royal Enfield and started to Nandini house.

After reaching he couldn't go inside as he is scared to face Nandini as she is reading his heart and mind before he can comprehend. He parked his bike and just sat on it watching her house and thinking about everything and nothing.

When he is drowned in his own thought, Nandini who came out to go to near by shop to buy some groceries which her mom asked to bring, she found Manik in front of her house.

She walked to him and called him but he is in his own thoughts, she jerked him, he came out of his thinking and looked at her with surprise and even touched her with finger to confirm as she is real when he felt she is real he gawked in fear "you are real? How can you read my mind and heart before me?" He genuinely want to know

Nandini smiled widely "I don't need to read your heart or mind your actions speak louder than your thought process"
"Still how can figure out and why can't me?"
"Because you are budhu" she laughed sweetly
He got little angry as she is making joke of him but her laugh made it go away and again drown in her thoughts.

"Can you walk with me till groceries shop? I need to bring something's fast"
"Ok" he got down from bike and started walking
"So!!! Why are you here?"
"I..... I actually did what you said earlier"
"O!!!!" She became nervous
"So!!!! You got answer? Or still in confusion?" She asked in curiousness
"I..... rather .... I mean...... I kind of got answer" both stiffened
She is silent lowered her gaze and biting her lower lip
"Don't do that" he said in hurry
"What?" She asked innocently
"That biting your lip, I may loose control and kiss you" he said showing her lip which made him bit his tongue for blurring like that without thinking. He nodded his head in disbelief while she closed eyes and tried to compose herself "this boy is death of me, he blurs so many things without thinking" she scolded him mentally
"So!!! You know what I felt?"
She nodded nervously
"So what I feel?" He asked
Nandini opened her mouth in surprise "this boy as audacity to ask me what he feels for me? This is insane" she thought
"I heard just before that you too came to know what you feel so you say"
"But first you know them so you say"
"First you felt so you say"
Both looked at each other as both are stubborn "Ok fine let it be like this we will make each other loose for each other and say it" Manik proposed she agreed
"Manik I think you have a habit of blurring things which your heart feels so be ware of it" she warned
He smiled and answered "only when you are around me" he smiled bid bye "I need to go if I stay I may loose it here and now bye Nandini think of me all night" he ran to his bike and started went away.