Unable to take the torture, I stood up.
Immediately, Manik looked at me.
Manik ( concerned ) : are you alright Nandini? ????
Me ( giving the lamest excuse ): mujhe garmi laag rahi hai. ....main bahar jaa rahi hu! !!!!!!
Within a fraction of a second, I dashed out of there and was standing on the footpath.
Me ( pov ) ( confused ) : what was that? ????......why was I feeling so uncomfortable? ?????.....this is so not me!!!!!!!!
I was busy in my thoughts, when Manik held an ice cream cone in front of me. Without even looking at him, I took the ice cream and started chomping.
Within few seconds, I was finished with it and Manik passed me another cone. After eating 60 % of the ice cream, the realisation hit me, that it was Maniks ice cream.
I immediately looked at Manik, who was busy ogling at me.
Me ( with a cute pout ): I am so sorry. ....maine tumhara ice cream bhi. ...almost khaa liya! !!!!!!!
Manik ( sarcastically ) : its okay Nandini. ....mujhe laaga. ...yeh second ice cream. ....tumhare hot head ko thoda cool kar sakta hai! !!!!!
Me ( stammering ): hot head???????.....kya bakwas bol rahe ho? ?????
Manik ( with his million dollar smirk) : ab agar kisi ko fully air conditioned room mein garmi laag rahi ho ....toh woh sirf doo hi reason ke liye ho sakta hai! !!!!!.....pehla reason. ....ki woh insaan pagal hai! !!!!....yah dusra. ...ki woh jealous hai! !!!!!!
Me ( blurted out ) : are you out of your mind! !!!!......kuch bhi bol rahe ho! !!!!!
Manik ( with his inquisitive look ): tell me Nandini. ...pehla reason tha. ...ki dusra? ?????.....let me guess. ...pehla reason toh hone se raha! !!!!!!
Me ( anxious ) : kyon? ????.....pehla reason kyon nehin ho sakta??????
Well, world's biggest stupid is 'Me '.I mean. ...I am arguing with Manik, to prove myself a mad women, instead of a jealous women. I mean. ...aisa dimaag ayyappa ne sirf mujhe hi diya hai! !!!!
Manik ( in a serious tone ):according to my theory. ...pagal toh tum hone se rahi! !!!....because woh tum by birth ho! !!!!...it means. ...my second reason is perfect. ...you are jealous! !!!!!!
Me ( pissed off ) : accha. ...toh main paidaishi pagal hu!!!!!!!.....toh tum ek pagal ke saath kar kya rahe ho? ????
Manik ( sheepishly ) : ek pagal pein dil aa gaya. ....ab kya karu? ????
Me ( confused ) : what? ??????
Manik ( immediately distracting me ): ghar chale. ....raat bahut ho gayi hai. .....andhera bahut ho gaya hai. ...street lights jaal rahe hai. ....raaste par bahut kam log hai. ....
Me ( cutting his long speech ) ( cutely ):mujhe abhi ghar nehin jaana! !!!!!!
Manik started at me confusedly. But then , he feel for my puppy face.
Manik ( smiling like a fool ) : okay. ....