Together Hamesha (MaNan Version)

Chapter 7

Manik and Nandini reached college and headed towards the canteen. There they met Fab 4, who were already waiting for them to come. Navya and Aryamann joined them too.

Alya : Kaha the tumlog guys?

Dhruv : Haan buddy.. Humlog kabse se tumlog ka wait kar rahe hai. Aur tum dono phone bhi nai utha rahe the.

Cabir : Dhruv, Alya tumlog bhi kya puch rahe ho? Ofcourse vo dono saath hi honge na. Kal raat bhi toh saath hi the.

As soon as the words were out of Cabir's mouth, he realized what he had just said. Everyone stared at him with wide eyes. Nandini glared at him. Manik looked at him suspiciously.

Manik : Tujhe kaise pata ki mei kal Nandini ke saath tha? Maine toh yeh kisi se nahi kaha tha.

Mukti facepalmed. Everyone gave a death stare to Cabir. If looks could kill, he would be a dead man. Because of his one mistake, their surprise could be spoilt. Everything would have been in front of Manik if they didn't think of an excuse soon.

Cabir : Woh.. woh..

Cabir stammered. He couldn't think of an excuse.

Navya came to his rescue.

Navya : Woh Cabir ke kehne ka matlab hai ki Chacha-Chachi yaha nahi hai naa. Toh tum dono kal raat saath hi honge naa. Hai na Cabir?

Navya eyed Cabir. Cabir took that as a cue.

Cabir : Haa haa. Mera woh hi matlab tha.

Manik nodded his head as if he bought the excuse. Cabir mouthed a 'thank you' to Navya. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Aryamann : Lekin tum dono ko itna late kyu hogaya?

Cabir : I think kal raat yeh dono soye hi nai honge isliye inhe late hogaya.

Cabir pulled their legs. Everyone started giggling except MaNan. Manik didn't like the comment at all.

Manik : (Angrily) Shut up, Cabir! Tujhe hamesha sirf mazaak hi sujhta hai na? Sab kuch mazaak nahi hota hai Cabir.

Everyone was appalled. Their laughter had died down at his outrage. This demeanour of Manik was a very rare occurrence.

Mukti : Manik yaar, chill kar. Cabir mazaak kar raha tha. Tu itna furious kyu ho raha hai?

Manik : Har baar mazaak sahi nahi hota hai Mukti. Isne kabhi yeh socha hai ki iska yeh mazaak kisko hurt bhi kar sakta hai? Aur mei itna furious kyu ho raha hu? Tu yeh mujhse puch rahi hai? Isse puch na ki isse hamesha sirf mazaak kyu karna hota hai? Kabhi serious kyu nahi ho sakta hai yeh? Haan hum kal raat saath the. Toh? Haan mein nahi soya tha raat bhar par uss wajah se nahi jo tu samajh raha hai. Lekin tujhe usse kya? Tune toh pucha bhi nahi ki aisa kyu? Yeh tak jaane ki koshish nahi ki, ki hum late kyu aaye? Ofcourse tu yeh kyu karega? Tujhe toh bas mujhe aur Nandini ko tease karne ka mauka chahiye. Kabhi yeh sochta hai ki hamari lives mein kya chal raha hai? Do you even know what happened yesterday night? Nahi, tujhe kaise pata hoga? Tu toh kabhi puchta hi nahi hai. Bas apne assumptions ke basis pe kuch bhi bakwaas karta rehta hai.

Nandini held Manik's arm and stopped him.

Nandini : Manik, Cabir ki kya galti hai? Tum uspe kyu chilla rahe ho? Woh toh kuch jaanta bhi nahi hai. And he was just goofing around. Ismei itna kyu gussa kar rahe ho Manik?

Manik : Nahi Nandini. Mujhe bolne do. Bohot hogaya iska mazaak. And he doesn't know because he doesn't bother asking. Yesterday Nandini..

Remembering yesterday's incident, Manik shut his eyes in pain and took a deep breath. He lowered his voice.