Reaching the balcony, I left Maniks hand and turned to face him.
Me ( pissed ) : tum mere room ke bahar kya kar rahe the? ??????
Manik ( confused ) : wait. ....what? ??????
Me ( angrily ) : I said. ....tum mere room ke bahar kya kar rahe the? ?????
Manik, scratching his forehead, confusedly said " ek minute. ....ek minute. ....tum iss baat se gussa nehin ho.....ki Grandpa ne sab ke saamne mujhe tumhara boyfriend bulaya! !!!!!!!......balki tum issliye gussa ho. ....ki main tumhare room ke saamne khada tha? ??????"
Me ( annoyed ) : boyfriend wale part ka toh main kuch nehin kar sakti! !!!!!!....but you Mr Pervert! !!!!!!.....tum mere room ke saamne khade the......par phir bhi tum ne kuch nehin bola? ???????
Manik ( full accusation mode ) : kaise bolta! !!!!!!......mere kuch bolne se pehele hi. .....tum ne mere muh pein darwaza bannd kar diya! !!!!!
Me ( saving my ass ): tum toh waha pein statue ki tarha khade the! !!!!!......aur mujhe laaga. .....ki main shayaad phir se tumhe imagine kar rahi hu! !!!!!!
Here goes, the perfect brain to mouth malfunction.
Manik ( smirking ) : wait a second! !!!......aaj kal tum mujhe imagine kar rahi ho! !!!!!.....not bad kid. .....
This was it, I don't know why, but I started blushing. My mind helplessly screamed 'THIS IS BAD! !!!!!!!!'.While my heart, was speaking a completely different language, a language of it's own.
My tomato like red cheeks, were a treat for Maniks eyes.
Manik ( pov ) ( dancing in joy ): gosh. .....how can someone be so cute? ??????.......God. .....she is really something! !!!!!
It was a very awkward situation for me. I don't know why, but these new feelings are really confusing.
Manik ( mocking ): tum meri taraf dekh sakti ho. ....main koi bhoot nehin. ....balki insaan hu! !!!!!!
With this comment, the awkwardness just vanished and I was back to my normal self, all ready to strangle Mr Pervert.
Me ( sarcastically ) : bhoot bhi tumse kam Pervert hoga! !!!!!
Manik ( sarcastically blurted ): oh really! !!!!.....bechare bhoot ka naam kharab maat karo! !!!!......ek toh tum aaj kal mujhe har jagah imagine kar rahi ho. .....upar se pataa nehin. ....mere saath aapne imagination mein aur kya kya kar rahi ho! !!!!
Me ( horrified ) : chiii! !!!!!.......main tumhari tarah nehin hu. ...Mr Pervert! !!!!
Manik ( smirking ) : chal jhuthi! !!!!!!!!!!!
I was about to answer him back, when I heard, rather we heard, a sharp voice "chup baith jhuthe! !!!!!!"
Confusedly, I and Manik looked at the source of the voice.
Standing over there, Fab4 was really looking scary and pissed.
Cabir ( snapped ) : saale jhuthe! !!!!!
I looked at Manik and Manik looked at me. Both of us, not at all understanding, what is going on.
Manik ( hell confused ) : tu mujhse baat kar raha hai? ????
Mukti ( pissed ) : nehin nehin. ....hum tere duplicate se baat kar rahe hai! !!!!
Manik ( confused ) : duplicate? ?????
Aliya : stop acting Manik! !!!!.....hum logo ko sab kuch pataa chal gaya! !!!!
Manik ( annoyed ) : kya pataa chal gaya tumlogo ko? ?????
Cabir ( angrily ) : yahi ki. ...tum dono relationship mein ho! !!!!!
On listening to this, I and Manik were at a loss of words.
Mukti ( accusing ): tune hum sab se itna bada sacch chhupaya Manik. .....how could you! !!!!!!
Finding my equilibrium, I quickly looked at Maniks face.
Manik really looked confused, trying hard to analyse the situation. Me ( pov ) ( mischievously ) : ab inn se Mr Pervert ko kaun bachaega? ?????......kisne kaha tha usse Grandpa se jhuth bolne ke liye? ????.....ab bhukto! !!!!!
Me ( playfully ) : have a nice time. ...dear boyfriend. ...
Saying this, I left from there, but not before looking at a shocked Manik.
Manik ( pov ) ( shocked ) : dear boyfriend? ??????.....am I dreaming? ?????
Immediately, coming back to the reality, Manik found Fab4 staring at him like angry bulls.
Manik ( stammering ) : guys. ....jaisa tumlog socch rahe ho. ....waisa kuch bhi nehin hai. ....main aur Nandini. ....
Before Manik could complete, Cabir cuts in.
Cabir ( hurt ): tu humein kab baatane wala tha Manik? ?????
Mukti ( angrily ) : aur humlog yaha pagalon ke tarah bass yehi socchte rahe. ....ki tujhe aur Nandini ko kaise ek karna hai! !!!!!
Manik ( annoyed ) : guys. ....I know that you are hurt. ....but. ....just listen to me for once. ...please. ...
Saying this, Manik narrated them the whole story, that how Grandpa mistook him to be Nandini's boyfriend.
Manik, completing his narration "hence. ....I and Nandini are not in a relationship! !!!!.....we are not boyfriend and girlfriend! !!!!"
Cabir ( jokingly ) : saale. ....tune toh mujhe dara hi diya! !!!!!.....ek second ke liye toh. ....main bhi socch mein padd gaya tha. ....ki tu itna fast kaise nikla???????
Manik ( angrily ) : Cabir! !!!!
Aliya ( sweetly ) : tum dono relationship mein nehin ho toh kya hua! !!!!.....we will make sure. ....that Nandini falls in love with you! !!!!!!
On hearing this, Manik started blushing.
Mukti ( teasingly ) : someone is really blushing hard! !!!!!!
Listening to the comment, everyone burst out laughing, except Manik.
Hence, Fab5 had a group hug.
Climbing the stairs, I was having a brain storming session.
Me ( pov ) ( confused ) : ayyappa. ....why I always feel shy around Manik? ????.....is something wrong with me? ????.....and why was that Pervert smiling like a fool? ?????.....gosh. ...maine Manik se lover's heart ke bareme mein poucha hi nehin !!!!!.....but then. ... I am really scared of his answer. ....what if. ....ussne sacch mein mujhe propose kiya ho toh? ????.....no. ..no. .... Nandini yeh tu kya socch rahi hai! !!!!.... nehin nehin. ....aisa nehin ho sakta. ....
Suddenly, my eyes fell on Rishab.
Me : Rishab. ...idhar aa. ....
Rishab walked towards me, with a confused expression.
Me ( detective mode ): tujhe pataa tha naa. ....ki Grandpa ne Manik ko yaha invite kiya hai? ?????
Rishab ( pov ) ( scared ) : kha phass gaya! !!!!....ek taraf kua. ...toh dusri taraf khaai! !!!!.....agar maine di ko sacch baataya. ...toh Grandpa mujhe zinda nehin chhodenge! !!!!.....aur agar di ko jhuth bola. ....toh woh pataa nehin mere saath kya karegi! !!!!!.....ab kya karu? ????
Rishab ( innocently ) : nehin di. ...mujhe sacch mein nehin pataa tha. ....
I just gave a suspicious look to Rishab.
Me ( sternly ) : hmm. ...agar mujhe pataa chala. ...ki inn sab mein tera haath tha. ...toh tu socch le. ....main tera kya karungi. .....
Rishab just horrifiedly nodded his head and ran away from there. Me ( pov ) ( suspiciously ): Grandpa ko pehele se hi pataa tha. ...ki Manik unn ke dost ka poota hai! !!!.....tabhie toh.....unn hone itne easily Manik ko mera boyfriend mann liya! !!!!....but. ...Manik ko yaha pein suddenly invite karna? ?????.....yeh baat mujhe samajh nehin aa raha? ????.....is Grandpa upto something? ??????