Chapter 5 Hand bag and the thief😛
'Like seriously! Can you believe it, Alya? Dadi wants me to go on arranged dates!' Manik frowned as he sipped the cup of coffee placed in front of him.
'Tho ismein problem kya hai, Manik? It's about time that you settled in life' Alya said crossing her legs sitting on the sofa in her apartment.
'Ya..you can say that...U have your Dhruv with you...but just randomly selecting a girl as if selecting a piece of artwork from a shop...that is so not me, Alya! I cringe at the thought of sitting in front of a girl and talking to her randomly..hii.hello...how are you etc' Manik said looking out through the window as he noticed the leaves of the tree on the opposite side of the road move in rhythm to the wind blowing outside slightly.
'Comeon Manik..it is not as horrible. I mean...what is wrong in meeting a totally new girl and choosing her? I mean ek baar ladkiyon se milne main kya jaata hai? You just need to talk more and perhaps you and that girl can be friends and perhaps it can move one step forward' Alya said with a little smile as she with one hand swept her long hair falling over her shoulders backwards.
'Ya..there is nothing wrong. But aise baat karne se deep connections bante tho I would've already gotten my girl in U.S., you know?' Manik said raising his one eye brow in a questioning expression.
'Arre shayad your girl is in India. You try the arranged dates na? I mean you necessarily don't have to choose a girl...bas go there talk to them..be nice and if U like one of them...take it forward from there' Alya said sipping on her cup of coffee.
'Hmm...' Manik responded but his mind was still not settled. Suddenly Alya's phone started ringing. Alya picked up the call and spoke with a little smile.
'Hiii...ya I am free...bas ek friend hai ghar pe abhi...you can come over. You come over and pick me up...we'll go to office together' Alya said as Manik looked towards her. 'Hmm...hmmm..ya...surely..bring the papers too with you..see ya then' Alya replied as she cut the call.
'Hmm...time for me to leave now. You know...parso se meri problem shuroo hogi...usse pehle..I really want to party a bit. I mean kya pata...after day after tomorrow...I will be stuck with a total stranger girl and I may not even have time for partying or for you...' Manik said getting up from his seat and trying to make Alya feel something towards him.
Alya smiled hearing Manik's words as she too got up and walked to Manik and gave him a little side hug.
'Don't be so depressed yaar! I mean...itne bhi badi problem nahi hogi...and who knows? U may find your girl soon and U will then find that this arranged date was a turning point in your life' Alya said with a smile.
'Ya ok I'm leaving now' Manik said as he walked towards the door.
'Hey let me walk you outside' Alya said following after Manik with a smile.
'I still don't know what these arranged dates will lead me too...but for now...I hope that it won't be too boring. Even now...all she see is Dhruv..this many years of waiting for her. Should I move on in life to stop getting this much attached to her?' Manik thought as he looked at the smiling face of Alya.
Manik and Alya walked together walked down the stairs out of the apartment. 'Ya..so time for me to leave.' Manik said stopping outside the apartment 'And yes, I heard your phone convo...it seems you need to go somewhere. Want me to drop you?' Manik asked walking towards the car and opening the door to the car.
'No Manik..it's o...'
Before Alya could even finish her sentence, a man ran past Alya snatching her hand bag off her shoulder and he was wearing a helmet covering his face and he was running real fast with the hand bag in his hand.
'Manik mera bag! My phone is in it! Catch him!' Alya shouted looking at the man who was running real fast away from them.
Manik closed the car door after him and sprinted after the guy who was speeding up the lane and he was pretty fast at running.
Suddenly Manik saw a bike coming towards them from the opposite direction.
'Hey...that's the thief catch him! He has got my friend's handbag..catch him' Manik shouted to the person on the bike. Suddenly the person on the bike slowed down and it slipped and the person fell along with the bike. The man with the handbag ran past the person on the bike who was still wearing a helmet and his face was not visible.
'Catch him!' Manik ordered again as he was nearing towards the person on the bike. Suddenly the person who was on the ground got up and turned around in fast reflex and in real super speed sprinted after the thief and caught up with the guy in fast moves and jumped onto the guy tripping him and making him fall to the ground and gave him a karate chop making the thief cry out a bit loud.
'Who? Who are you? You thiefff' the bike person shouted and removed the helmet and whispered 'Kabir?' 😕
The guy looked up in surprise and noticed that Manik was nearing them. The person wearing the helmet stood covering Kabir from Manik's view and let go of Kabir and snatched the hand bag from his hand and said 'Run...run now! He is nearing' 😕
'B..But who are you?' Kabir asked getting up.
'Push me and run away...I'm Navya's boyfriend' Nandini whispered 'Push me and run away' this time Nandini said in an ordering tone.
'Ok' Kabir blurted and pushed Nandini to the ground as he sprinted out from there. Nandini dropped to the ground. Manik rushed over and noticed the handbag in Nandini's hand.
'Why did you let him go?' Manik asked snatching the handbag from Nandini's hand as he noticed Alya who had followed them and run up to them.
'Wo..he pushed me and ran away' Nandini blurted out.
'Show me your face...let me see your face' Manik said pulling the helmet off Nandini's head now completely revealing her face. 'Oh you..I think I have seen your somewhere...' Manik mumbled as he tried to remember where he saw this person. This image..was stuck somewhere in his brain. Manik closed his eyes tight shut trying to remember.
'Hey...are you hurt?' Alya asked with a concerned look on her face as she noticed Nandini rubbing the back of her elbow.
'No, madam..I'm fine..just a little bruise' Alya was trying to hold Nandini's arm.
Manik pushed away Alya's hand before it could catch Nandini's as he whispered with a frown.
'Alya..I seriously think...he and the other guy are together in this! Didn't you see? This guy let the other guy escape! Should we take him to the police?' Manik said looking with intense eyes at Nandini.
Nandini's eyes widened hearing the word 'police'
'Police? Maine tumhaare handbag ko uss thief se wapas lekar diye and you want to take to police? Nandini asked as she now raised her face completely and looked up at Manik.
'Oh no! It is him...I must run from here...' Nandini thought as she suddenly rushed over to her bike which was lying on the ground.
'Shit! The bike mirror is broken' Nandini mumbled as she tried to raise up her bike.
'Oh..I'm really sorry because of me...your bike mirror also broke. Let me give you the money to repair it' Alya mumbled trying to take money out of her hand bag.
'No..No! You won't...I mean this guy is the thief's accomplice and you want to give money? Ahh but wait...I know now...he and the other guy staged this drama to get money from us' Manik said with a smirk.
'Please Manik..don't say like that...his hand is injured and you think they will stage such a thing?' Alya argued with Manik.
'Ya ya..you will say that only. Now-a-days such a lot of dramebaazi is going on...and him letting the thief escape itself is suspicious' Manik continued with a suspicious gaze.
'Aajkal bhalayi ka zamaana hi nahi raha...' Nandini mumbled as she took the helmet from Manik with a sharp gaze and placed it on her head and kicked start the bike.
'Hey hey..tum ruko...I cannot let you escape like this' Manik said as he saw the bike moving forward.
'Stop Manik..yaar hand bag mil gaye hai...and there's nothing lost. So let him go na' Alya said as she caught hold of Manik's hand.
Manik turned to look at Nandini as her bike zoomed in the opposite direction past their car.
'Where did I see him before?' Manik thought as he walked towards his car and got into the car. Manik started the car and waved his hand with a smile as he swerved his car past Alya up the lane. 😳
'You are again late and you came with a bike with its mirror broken too?' the boss asked Nandini as she stood with a dull expression on her face.
'I'm sorry sir..wo ek accident' Nandini mumbled.
'Haan accident tho honge hi...you boys just know to zoom your bikes in style around the city. Bikes are not to show off...and don't expect any repair fees from our company just because this happened during work time' the boss said to Nandini with a frown on his face.
'Sorry sir...aise aage nahi hoga' Nandini replied as she felt a drop of tear well up in her eyes.
'U may go now...it's closing time already' the boss said with a serious look on his face.
'Pata nahi kis gadhe ko dekhe aaj ke aise apne bike ko tudvaaye' Nandini thought as she walked to her bike and looked at its broken mirror. 'Abhi iske repair ke paise banane padenge...and wo Kabir? Usko aise kisike hand bag churane ki kya zaroorat thi?' Nandini thought as she kicked start her bike.
'Like seriously...why can't I remember where I saw him?' Manik thought as he rubbed his forehead trying to recall the last time he saw this boy before. But he still was unable to remember where he saw the boy before. It's been a long day and tomorrow must party real hard before facing the arranged dates challenge of dadi' Manik thought as he walked and lay down on his bed closing his eyes.
'Nandu...tu ek aur nayi job legi? Tujhe time milega kya?' Navya's mom asked her with a curious look on her face.
'Haan karne padenge...abhi shaam ko aapko toys banane main help nahi kar paaoongi..aapko akele karne padenge' Nandini said pouting her lips a bit as she sewed an eye into the doll.
'Arre pagli...ismein kya hai? Itne saal akele kiye hai ye...aage bhi karoongi' Nandini's mom whispered looking with love at Nandini.
'Haan pata hai...magar aapko jaagne padenge na raat ko?' Nandini said with a frown.
'Wo main kar loongi..magar tu ladki hai..aur tu hotel main waiter banegi?' Nandini's mom asked with a worried expression on her face.
'Maa..aaj tak kisiko pata laga ke main ladki hoon? Sabhi confused ho jaate hai mere behaviour dekhkar. Tho main aur bhi zyaada ladke ke tarah behave karoongi..tho pakad nahi paayega hotelwaale bhi' Nandini said as she wiped her forehead with the back of her hand.
'hmm..ye bhi sahi hai...tho tu kal se join karegi?'
'haan..kal shaam ko wahan jaane hai...abhi zyaada paisa aayega aur main apne bike ke mirror bhi thik kar paaongi' Nandini whispered to her mom.
'Pata nahi...iski zindagi main kab ek aise din aayenge jab ye sukh ki zindagi ji paayegi' Nandini's mom thought as she sighed and got up to walk into the kitchen.
Edited by priakachan - 8 years ago
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