Part - 5
Manik rested his forehead on the cold tiles of his bathroom's wall, ice cold water was coming out of the shower which was trying to make him cool down his anger. He was not angry at Alya for lying to him, or Dhruv for loving his enemy or Mukti and Cabir for canceling their practice. He was only angry at himself for letting his guard down, for almost loosing control. And only one thing was on his mind.
'Dhruv Loves Nandini...Dhruv Loves Nandini...Dhruv loves Nandini...'
Frustrated he took a step back and shouted at himself "Dhruv bloody loves her!!!" and without thinking, punched the wall in front of him. Pain shot through his arm but it made him feel better because now he could get rid of the other thoughts and let the pain fill his mind.
Finally Manik got out of the shower, took his cell as he went to lie down on his bed. He didn't even open the text that saved him from making the mistake that he was going to regret. As he read now he saw it was from Mukti. After reading it, he tossed the phone on the other side of his bed. Manik didn't want to meet them now, especially Dhruv. He would eventually but first he needed to sort out his mind.
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"Hey guys." Alya greeted as she entered Cabir's room
"Hey." Cabir and Mukti replied together.
When Alya saw it was just them she frowned and asked "Where is Manik and Dhruv?"
"Dhruv ne khaba who aunty k saath bahar gaye hai aur Manik..." Mukti didn't finish her sentence because she didn't get a reply back from Manik.
"Who shayed so raha hai eya Nyonika k koi deal sign kar raha hoga." Cabir covered up for him and to make it more believable he rolled his eyes as he took Nyonika's name. He didn't want Alya to think anything else as there was already a problem going on between her and Manik.
"Oh, okay." Alya said as she went to sit beside Mukti on the bed. Honestly she was not even in the mood to hang out but she had to. For her plan to work. Her plan to bring Dhruv and Nandini together and for that she needed to find out what Mukti and Cabir was thinking, she needed to convince them.
So, after a moment of silence she spoke up "Sorry guys I left like that in the morning. Though I'm not sorry for what I said because I believe it's is true but I shouldn't have left like that, it's just that what Manik said..." She trailed off and when none of them reply she asked "So, what you guys actually think about Dhruv and...Nandini?"
"Whatever Mukti says. I don't want to die a painful death by going against her." Cabir replied at once.
Now both of them turned towards Mukti. She sighed before she answered.
"I don't know yaar. This is so absurd. Dhruv and that 'behenji' " Mukti made a disgusted face and took a deep breath to stop herself from insulting Nandini anymore.
"But..." Alya started but Mukti cut her off.
"But Dhruv loves her, we should think about his feelings and blah blah blah...I know I heard it from you, aunty and even from Cabir. But it's not easy for me, I can not like a girl that I hate in a matter of second. I need time to think and I don't want to think about it now because if I do then I will loose my appetite and before that I want to eat." She finally finished her speech.
Before Alya or Cabir could reply to that his mother called from the other room "Baccho khana taiar hai." She still treated them like 8years old and may be cause they acted like ones. Because when they heard her, they first looked at each other and then raced towards the door like kids.
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Dhruv came home after he spent some quality time with his mother. He didn't spend as much time with his mother as he did before so he thought he would spend the day with his mother. His mother was really happy about it and tired too because after they came home she went straight to bed without even eating anything. And for that Dhruv didn't eat either but it didn't bother him much.
Now he was standing by the window of his room only one name one his mind and debating whether or not to call that person. As he took out his cell phone he noticed the time and thought it was a bit late to call, she might be asleep. After debating for a bit more he finally came to the conclusion he will send a text. He surfed through the contacts and then his phone's screen showed the name that was on his mind.
Nandini
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Nandini groaned and her stomach grumbled.
She groaned out of frustration. No matter how hard she tried not to think about her scene with Manik her head wouldn't just stop replaying it.
And her stomach grumbled in hunger. She didn't have neither lunch nor dinner because she was afraid that if she ate and then the scene came to her mind she would through it all up, so there is no point in eating.
But now her hunger reached at such a point that she can not even ignore and also she can not do anything about it. Because if she went down for food hunting, all the noise would surely wake up her aunt and uncle because their bedroom was just beside the kitchen.
First she thought she would go to sleep but then it occurred to her that if she fell asleep then Manik would come in her dream or more like nightmare. Even the thought gave her a chill down the spine. Nandini knew she was being stupid but she just couldn't help it.
As she was scolding herself for not eating her phone vibrated indicating that a message arrived.
Her face lit up 100times brighter than her phone's screen and all worries flew out of her mind when she saw the text was from Dhruv.
'Hey. Are u asleep? I hope i did't disturb u.'
She quickly typed 'Hey! No I'm not sleeping. N no u didn't disturb me. i was just scolding myself ' and hit SEND.
But after re-reading her text she mentally slapped herself. The last part was weird and now she felt stupid. And Dhruv's reply just confirmed it 'Huh? scolding yourself? o.O'
The harm was already done and now she might just explain her stupidity 'Who actually i dint have my dinner n now im hungry. N cant go downstairs chacha chachi is sleeping :( '
She was waiting for his next text but that did not come. Now she got angry at herself for being stupid and mentally killed herself 5 times. It was a good thing that Dhruv texted her and the best that happened today. He didn't talk with her properly for days and now as he finally did she had to be stupid and go ruin it.
She was in her la la la land for god knows how long but came back to reality when she got another text. She smiled and opened it to read but frowned. It was from Dhruv but it said
'Ma'am ur delivery boy is outside. waiting...'
Still confused she went to look down from her window and got a huge shock when she saw Dhruv standing beside his bike with some boxes. He looked up and waved her to come down.
Nandini went downstairs like a cat not making a single noise and opened the door lock as quietly as possible. She saw Dhruv right outside the door.
"Dhruv tum pagal ho." Nandini stated, a smile forming on her lips.He was carrying two pizza boxes along with a bottle of coke.
His get up was different which was a bit eye catchy. Okay totally eye catchy. He wore shoes and a faded jeans. A white T-shirt clung to his body and also wore a black hoodie above it which was only zipped upto his abdomen. Though he didn't have much abs but whatever he had, the white T-shirt made the structures perfectly visible and the sleeves were pulled upto his elbow. The lover boy wasn't carrying his guitar which made his shoulder look broad. For the first time he was not wearing a cap and his hair was spiked up.
Nandini kept looking at Dhruv, till he gave a cough. She came back to reality and realized she just eye raped the boy in front of her. Akward.
She quickly composed herself and said "Eh saab kaya hai?"
"Tum ne kuch khaya nahi aur bhook bhi lagi hai, so..." Dhruv trailed off handing her the boxes and the coke.
She was still surprised and took a moment before she said "Thanks." When Dhruv didn't say anything and just stood there she asked "Kuch kehna hai?"
"Ummm...Raath ho chuki hai, hum kal bath karenge."
Dhurv turned to leave when Nandini heard herself saying "Dhruv tum andar kyun nahi ate?"
The boy was staring at her as she kept on saying. "Who itna sara khana hai, mein to saab khabhi nahi sakti aur rakh bhi nahi sakti. Cacchi ko pata chaal jayega. Aur kuch dino se thik tarha baath bhi nahi hue so baath bhi ho jati." Nandini tried to make an excuse. She didn't know why she wanted his company, wanted to talk with him. Her desire even made her forget that it was middle of the night.
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Some minutes later Nandini found herself under the starlit sky sitting on one of the comfy chairs in her open balcony/terrace, Dhruv sitting opposite to her and there was a table between them where the food was lying.
For the first few minutes they just ate silently. After her hungry stomach stopped grumbling Nandini spoke up.
"Thank you Dhruv. Thank you so much. Mujhe saach mein bohath bhuk lagi thi and always you saved me."
She gave a warm smile which made Dhruv smile too.
"Thank you? Aab mere saath formality bhi karogi?"
"Nahi...who...ummm..." her loss of words made him laugh.
"It's okay. Aur saach bataun, mujhe bhi bohath bhuk lagi thi."
"Tumne bhi dinner nahi khaya? kyun?"
Scratching his head, he answered "Who mom tired thi to khaye begar hi so gayi issiliye mene bhi nahi khaya."
"Awwwe that's so cute." she said in a baby voice
Her voice made him smile even more. "Tum ne kyun nahi khaya?" now he asked.
She bit her lower lip. "Who maan nahi kar raha tha." She didn't lie, it was the truth just not the whole truth.
Dhruv let it go and that's one of the many things that Nandini liked about him, he will never push you for anything.
" I'm sorry." Dhruv spoke up suddenly.
"Kyun?" Nandini asked, confused.
" I'm sorry for huting you. Mene tumhare sath kuch dino se thik tarha baath bhi nahi ki. But tum mere satath normally baath kar rahi ho jase ki kuch bhi na huya ho." Dhruv said guiltily.
" Sorry huh? Aab tum mere saath formality karoge." she teased but continued "Dhruv tumhe sorry bolneki koi zarurath nahi hai. Main janti hu NH3 or Fab5 k bich bohath problem hai specially between Harshad and Manik aur main nahi chahti ki tum in saab k bich mein aao. Mein hummesha tum hari friend rahungi lekin mein nahi chahti ki tumhe koi problem ho."
Though she said all those things but she really didn't want Dhruv to leave her and as if he read her mind he said "I won't leave you. Aur koi problem bhi nahi hoga mere Manik se baath hue hai."
"Kaya baath hue?" Nandini asked remembering her incident with him but quickly shrugged it off. She didn't want to bring it up now and spoil her mood. She was having a good time.
Dhruv told her about his and Manik's conversation. Not the whole thing just the part that, that Manik didn't have any problem with their friendship.
In reply Nandini said "Hmm...Surprising lekin mein tumhe abb ek shocking news dene whali hu."
Then she told him what happened between her and Alya. And surely he was shocked by the news because when Nandini finished her story, Dhruv's mouth was slightly hanging open. Seeing that Nandini started laughing.
"Alya ne tumse sorry kaha? Aur tum dono aab friends ho?" Dhruv asked in disbelieve.
Nandini stopped laughing. "Hain. Alya ne sorry kaha, mene maaf kar diya aur aab hum friends bhi hai. Hum ne baad mein number bhi exchange ki hai."
Dhruv leaned on the chair he was sitting on, closed his eyes and let the words sink in.
"Eh expected nahi tah, lekin jo hua accha hua" he said keeping his eyes closed.
"Hain." Nandini said simply.
After a while Dhruv opened his eyes and stared at the sky. Following his lead Nandini also looked up. The sky was lit by shimmering dots and a single white string. Stars and a moon. It looked beautiful.
"Iss whaqth asmaan bohath kubsuraath lagte hai." Nandini complimented.
"Hain. Who bara whala star hai na..." Dhruv was cut off by her.
"Bara whala? Mujhe to saab ek jesehi dikte hai. Tum kesse differentiate kar sakte ho?" Nandini asked, frowing.
Dhruv stood up, moved his chair and sat right beside her. He started telling her about the different stars but Nandini tuned out. Her mind was fogged by his cologne and all she could think about how close he was to her. She shivered when his arm brushed against her.
Dhruv stood up, unzipped his hoodie, took it off and handed it to Nandini. He thought she was feeling cold. Hah! What he didn't know was that this only caused her to shiver even more. Now that his hoodie was off she could his whole muscle structure properly. Thanks to that damn white T-shirt ! And all his movement cause Nandini to go all C-R-A-Z-Y.
She was debating in her mind.
'Nandini. Focus. Clam. Breath.'
' I am focusing. But can't stay clam, just look at him. Breath? What's that called?'
'What is wrong with you? Don't focus on him. Focus on the...ummm...the pizza boxes. Wow they make such good boxes.'
Staring at the pizza boxes, Nandini siad "Dh...Dhruv it's ok. I don't ne...need your hoodie."
"Nandini you are shivering just put it on."
As if hypnotized by his voice she wore the hoodie without arguing.
As time passed by Nandini got accustomed to his smell and closeness. If truth be told she was liking it. They were opening upto each other. They talked about music, their family and also shared some happy childhood memories.
Nandini was telling Dhruv about her school life when a strand of hair fell infront of her face. She didn't seem bothered by it much but something in Dhruv clicked.
He took the strand of hair and pulled it back behind her ear. This caused her to stop talking and they just stared at each other. Slowly Dhruv's thumb found her cheek and he stroked her soft skin. The movement caused Nandini to close her eyes and feel his touch.
When he realized what he was doing he moved his hand so quickly as if her cheeks turned into hot potato. At the same time Nandini snapped her eyes open and came back to reality. Both of their cheeks turned to crimson.
Dhruv stood up and checked the time on his cell phone.
"Nandini paach baaj gaye. I think I..." before he could finish Nandini also stood up.
"Kaya? Paach baaj gaye? Dhruv tumhe aab jana hoga, thorehi der mein chacha chachi uth jayenge." Nandini said freaking out.
"Hain mein bhi..." he was again cut off.
"Chalo." Smiling at her reaction he followed her downstairs and through the door.
Nandini thanked him again and they said their goodbyes. She stood at the doorway watching him as he made his way towards his bike. He was halfway away from his bike when Nandini heard herself call
"Dhruv!"
He slowly turned towards her. The first ray of sun hit his face and he simply looked beautiful. Looking at his innocent face she knew she fell in love with him.
Without realizing what she was doing she ran towards him and gave a little kiss on his right cheek. Without waiting to see his reaction she ran back to the house and closed the door.
Nandini flopped down on her bed and lied there hugging a pillow. She started replaying the night in her mind and moments later she feel asleep, all worries forgotten, with a smile on her lips. Still wearing his hoodie.
~Author's Note~
Yaaay I finally gave you DhruNi moments. This is officially the longest chapter I have written so far. Pheeew!
Also I'm very happy because my story reached 1000+ views 1151 to be more exact. I know it's not much but as a new writer its a lot for me.😃
Thank you everyone for reading and commenting. I wish the silent readers would also comment, it will make me even more happy. Good or bad your opinions matter alot.😊
And please forgive the mistakes. I didn't get time to check it's 4:28am😕
Edited by anaddictof_KY2 - 11 years ago
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