Time stops...................

Manik's Thoughts--

What?... Did she just propose to me?

Wait! It's that garden girl, right? Yellow dress?

She looks beautiful... What eyes she got, ....enchanting!

Nandini's Thoughts--

Oh My!  Did... did I just proposed him?

No, Nandu! u r demonstrating and he came in front of u.

But he'll think that I'm confessing to him, Right?

Wait, wait!... It's the kiss boy, Right?... Blue jacket?

He looks so handsome, and cute... wow... His eyes r so magical...

"I know I'm hot n sexy, but that doesn't mean u'll confess ur love in the first meet." Manik said with attitude breaking Nandu's admiring session...  Nandu got an angry hearing this.

"Don't u think u r overestimating ur looks, mister?" Nandu commented still kneeling as her complete attention is on Manik's words.

"Of course not... I know how handsome and dashing I look... Everyone goes gaga over me." Manik flaunted in the air...

"What do u think of urself, mister?... Do u think u r Shahrukh Khan or Hritik Roshan... Or Ansel Elgort or Henry Cavill, hun?... Do u think u can do anything in this world with... with this looks..?" Nandu snapped in anger.

"I'm more hotter than any of them, okay!... And ya! I can do anything!" Manik made it loud and clear. Nandu glares at him.

'If I challenge him to do it... Then I think, the situation will be less embarrassing for me in the eyes of this Langur... After all, acting+ acting = Null effect... Right?' Nandu thought of something.

"Achha... u can do anything... Toh mera confession ke jawab me meri tharha hi reply deke dikhao!" Nandu opened her thought to Manik.

"What? Are u crazy?"

"Kyun, Dar gaye?
If u r a man, toh u'll not go back on ur words... Let's see." Nandu challenged him.

But her words created a rage in him... Even his family who r watching this drama live... got alerted with these words and could see Manik eyes in anger looking at Nandu... Becoz... She challenged him as a man!... Phew!

Everyone r sure that now, Nandu is gone...

But suddenly, Manik's words made their jaws hung to the ground...

"I love u too...."

Nandini too didn't expect him to say that, that too when he was looking at her in anger... She in surprise, got up her knees n stood in front. ... Manik instantly got down his knees and continued...

"Hey Priyatama, 
Maine bhi pyaar kar liya hai..... Although, maine socha nahi tha tumhe dekh ke itna bettab ho jaunga.... But ye aaj kal ka love nahi, Romeo-Juliet ki kasam. Kayamat se kayamat tak... I love u too."

There was complete silence... Nandini couldn't digest that she was proposed by such a handsome man, even though it was a challenge...

While on seeing Manik's filmy andaz to reply to her proposal that too in 'i love u too'... made the audience shocked to the core... And his bro and sis... are not believing what they saw. They thought Manik's gonna lash out on poor Nandu, but it was unbelievable.

"That's it!... Now, u see, don't underestimate me... I, Manik Malhotra... can do anything... means anything, u get that!" Manik said in a rude and cold tone after getting up and leaning to Nandu.

Manik moved back n left. While Nandu is still in shock...

"Nini, u okay?" Navya came to her and asked placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Hun?" nandu's stated broke...

"Han! Main theek hun... woo.." Nandu whispered but her mind is still on that handsome man and his words.

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"Samajhta kya hai khud ko? How rude he is!... kitna badtameez & Besharam ladka hai. Openly kiss karta hai... ladkiyon se rudely n coldly baat karta hai... Aur kya? I'm a hero... Girls go gaga over me!
My Foot!...
Kahan ka hero? Agar ladka thoda... I mean, thoda zyada hi handsome, hot, well-built body, six-pack abs, jet-like black hairs, brown chocolaty eyes like deep ocean, sharp jawline, sparp pointed nose, and lips... ... Stop it Nandu!
Han! to main kahan thi? Hain! Agar banda accha looks-wala ho to kya hua? Manners naam ki bhi koi cheez hai ke nahi? Ek daam arrogant, ill-mannered, uncivilized, impolite, unpleasant, graceless, ungentlemanly and... and harsh ladka."

"Yeh sab synonyms hai Nandu!" my brain said as a matter of fact.

"Toh kya? Yeh sab... for that not-so-sweet kiss boy.... with Whatever name he has!" I huffed in anger.

"Wait! Wait! He did mention his name, right?.... Kya kaha tha?" I tried to recall n process.

"Manik Malhotra!" my eyes widen recalling what he said n also remembering the same name before.

"Is he the same Manik Malhotra, CEO of Malhotra technology Lmt., Developer of the famous 'Indian GM' online game software... Jiska games mind-blowing n super crazy hain?.... Really?" I wondered.

"Kya hua, Nini?" Di entered the room while I was sitting on the bed talking to myself.

"Nahi... Woo...woh ladka kon tha, gusse-wala?" I asked raising my brows as she might know him n clear my doubts.

"He is Manik, Cabir's younger brother." she answered while searching for dress in the cupboard. My eyes r wide open realizing everything.
Manik Malhotra, brother of Cabir Malhotra. HUN!!!

"Kyun? Why did u ask?" Her question bringing be back to the world. I cleared my throats n diverted the topic.

"Nothing.. .....Aab Kaha jana hai?" I asked as we r supposed to have some fun after lunch today, so we r here, in the hotel to get ready.

"It's surprise. Cabir said I'll be super happy watching it..." She answered blushing.

"Aohoo... Jiju's Surprise... hun?" I teased making her red.

"Shut up. Now get ready fast." She hurriedly entered the washroom leaving me laughing at the room. Such a cute couple they r!
True Love! like my Ammi-Appa. *Smile*

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"Woowww" I heard Navya n her friends n cousins gasp as they saw the view ahead of them. It a clear view of the endless sea from the balcony of our place. We r at our farmhouse near the beach n Cabir specially decorated it for navya.

"This is so amazing Cabir! Thank u!" Navya said hugging Cabir dearly. I saw everyone smiling. That propose girl, what's her name again, Ya! Nandini... She is clicking pictures with her Canon Camera.

u may ask how do I know her name? Let's see in Flashback...

After that girl angers me, I rushed out to my room... and ran my hands in my hair.

"How dare she challenge me? Does she have a doubt that I'm a man? That girl called for her ruin. I won't leave her... How Dare she?" I was burning in anger when I saw the door of my room open n Cabir, Mukti, Dhruv enter locking it behind.

"U okay, Manik?" Mukti asked. I looked at her controlling my anger filled eyes and just nodded.

"We know u r angry.... But don't even think of doing anything with Nandu!" Cabir said in a warning tone making me frown.

"Who's Nandu?" I asked.

"Nandini aka Nandu, the girl who proposed u" Dhruv answered.

"Also the one whom u proposed back" Cabir added with a teasing tone.

"Ya right! What was that Manik?" Mukti asked with a stupid smile trying to break on her lips.

"What, what? She challenged me... so I did" I aid as a matter of fact with a slight anger tone.

"Exactly... She asked for an answer, not to reply as ' i love u too' " Cabir said with a sheepish smile. Now I got what they r trying to say. Why did I reply as love u too, instead of 'NO' as an answer?

"That's what strikes my mind that time..." I reasoned not looking at anyone. That time I didn't even bother to think of anything I just said what I feel like!

"That was epic... Mujhe toh pata hi nahi tha ki tu itna filmy hai!" Mukti said in between her chuckles.

Then suddenly Cabir burst into laughter and Dhruv n Mukti joined too.

"Shut up" I growled. They r making fun of me!

"Okay... ok... fine" with that they stopped gradually.

"But... On a serious note, Manik! Don't cause any trouble for Nandu. She is Navya's best friend n more like a sister for her n me too. She's here to enjoy the wedding n we r responsible for her as long as she is here. ... So." Cabir said in a serious tone. He really sounds like a brother to her.

"Ya! She's so sweet n lovely. I don't think she did anything on purpose." Dhruv added making me roll my eyes. Sweet, my foot!

"Right! She is too cute when she smiles with her dimple chin... And moreover, she didn't propose u, Okay! She was just showing us how she did it during her ragging... aur tu galat time pe tappak gaya!" Mukti explained.  Oh! That's why she looked nervous seeing me in front of her.

"Maybe... Galat Nahi, SAAHI time pe tappaka ho!" Cabir exclaimed to which I gave him deadly glares.

"Manik" Soha jumped n stick to my hands making me come back from the flashback. She is wearing off-shoulder skimpy top n shorts showing her skin to a great extent...
unlike Her... in a long pink traditional gown full-sleeved... covering her whole body! Yet looking beautiful.

She turns her head from the camera to look at me... and our eye-lock. Her eyes... shows many emotions asking me to explore!

"Come... let's go in" Soha tugged me inside causing me to break the lock forcefully.

I glance for the last time turning back only to see her glaring at Soha's hands on my arms.
A smirk formed on my lips...

So, how was Manik's reaction?

A word for Manik?

A word for Our Nandu?