Ch 3: MaNan ki Chemistry? WHERE??
Nandini was walking through the hallways when she noticed the time on the wall clock.
"Show time....chal Nandu, thoda entertainment ho jaaye!" Nandini grinned. She walked to Manik's cabin where a small group of doctors, nurses & staff were already gathered. From inside you could hear yelling.
"Paata nahi tu kis pe gaya hai. Tera Dad toh aisa nahi hai....matlab bina baat ka kisi ko datna kaha sahi hua?" Sumitra Malhotra was scolding her son.
"Lekin Mom-"
"CHUP! Meri baat khatam nahi hua hai! Tu boss hai na? Toh boss sirf datna nahi hota hai...respect bhi chahiye hota hai. Tu baat baat pe gussa karega toh yeh sab sirf darega tujhse....respect nahi karega! Tere Dad aur Bhai ko hi dekh le...unn dono ki harr ek baat saari employees maante hai kyunki woh dono apne employees for insaan samajhta hai...woh khud unse respect se baat karta hai iss liye woh log bhi respect karta hai unka."
"Yes Mom....Im sorry." Manik kept his head down. Nandini, who was recording the whole thing from the window...kept her hand over her mouth to muffle her laughter.
"Hmm...mujhe phirse yeh sab nahi sunna hai samjhe?" Sumitra told him. As soon as it was clear that they were coming out, everyone ran off and Nandini ran to hide behind a wall. Sumitra opened the office door & came out with Manik. Nandini walked towards them as if she was just then coming.
"Sumi aunty! What a surprise! Aap yahan?" Nandini exclaimed. Manik narrowed his eyes a her. He knew....his mind was telling him that Nandini was behind the scolding.
"Bas...ek patient hai yahan mere NGO se. Ussi se milne aaya tha." Sumitra said. "Acha...tum dono ne lunch kiya?"
Manik & Nandini looked at each other, knowing that niether of them took their lunch breaks yet. Prob the only thing they had in common was their passion for work...when working, they didnt even care about themselves.
"Uhm...yeah. We ate." Manik nodded.
"Haan haan." Nandini added.
"Really? Toh dum aloo acha tha?" Sumitra asked.
"Totally Mom!"
"Aapke Dum Aloo toh world best hai aunty!" Nandini replied. Sumitra grabbed both their ears and pulled. "Aah!"
"Ow ow ow! Mom!"
"Kitni dusht ho dono! Maine Dum Aloo banaya hi nahi! Chow mein banaya tha!" Sumitra scolded them. "Yun toh haar second larte yehte ho par iss mamle mein crime partners ban jaate ho? Kitni baar kaha hai dono ko ke time pe khaana chahiye? Doctors ho ke bhi nahi samajhte ho! Kya karun main tum dono ka?"
"Sorry Mom...abhi khaa lete hai." Manik replied.
"Haan bas abhi jaati hoon main. Mera vaise bhi koi surgery booked nahi hai." Nandini said.
"Mera bhi nahi." Manik added.
"Tum dono ke bharose nahi chod sakti main! Chalo dono...andar jao office mein." Sumitra demanded. Nandini & Manik went back into the office. Sumitra asked a janitor to go get Nandini's lunch box from her office. Moments later, she was sitting infront of Manik & Nandini as they silently ate their lunch.
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"Mom ko kisne bataya?" Manik asked Nandini.
"Mujhe kya puch rahe ho? I didnt!" Nandini shrugged.
"Yeah right." Manik scoffed. "This has Nandini Khurrana written all over it!"
"Haan...mere paas aur KOI kaam nahi hai na? Other than to tattle on you!" Nandini replied sarcastically. "Cardiac Surgeon hoon main...itni bhi veli baithi nahi hoon."
"Kaafi achi actress ho vaise...if I didnt know you so well, I would have believed you." Manik commented.
"Manik...I was in a surgery! Main kaha se bataungi aunty ko?" Nandini kept acting as if she had no clue how his mom found out.
"God Nandini...why are you so annoying? Mujhe already paata hai that you are behind this...tum kisko bewakoof bana rahe ho?" Manik asked.
"Annoying? Me?" Nandini got angry and stood up. "You know what, maybe instead of fixating on WHO told Sumi Aunty maybe try to understand what she said! Agar tum aise behave nahi karte na apne employees ke saath toh daatne ki koi vajah nahi hoti. Have you thought about that Dr Khadus?"
"Stop calling me that Ms Aafat!" Manik stepped closer, looming over her.
"TUM mujhe aafat mat bulao!" Nandini tiptoes trying to get to his level. Their faces were now inches away from eachother.
"Guys...darwaza toh band kar lo!"
Nandini & Manik turned their heads and found their friend, Dr Cabir Dhawan leaning on the door frame.
"I mean...Im all for the romance par maybe a hospital isnt the BEST place." Cabir smirked. Nandini & Manik looked confused and looked at each other before realizing how close they were standing. Both of then quickly stepped away and glared at Cabir.
"Mere itne bhi burre din nahi aaye ki I'll be romancing with HER!" Manik growled.
"That should be MY dialogue! Romance....aur ISKE saath? Not even if he were the last man in this galaxy!" Nandini declared. She looked back at Manik. "Vaise...tumhe Romance ka spelling bhi aata hai?"
"For being the two of the top surgeons in this country...both of you are such idiots! I mean...how are you not seeing the chemistry!"
"Shutup Cabir." Manik & Nandini said at the same time.
"See!" Cabir's grin grew wider.
"Whatever...I have another surgery to get too." Nandini rolled her eyes as she left the office.
"Im gonna smack you if you dont drop that stupid grin." Manik threatened Cabir who quickly stopped smiling. "Good."
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After all her surgeries were done for the day, she drove to Malhotra Mansion where she lives with Manik & his family. Even though she didnt get along with Manik, she was adored by his family whom she loves like her own.
"Bestieeee!" Shivani, Manik's 5 year old niece came running to her as soon as she entered. "Guess what happened at Pwescool!"
"Cutieee!" Nandini scooped her up. "Tell me everything!"
Shivani started chatting away, telling Nandini about her day and Nandini nodded along as she walked over to the couch, sat down & placed Shivani on her lap.
"Gudiya...Bestie ko pareshan mat karo." Shaurya walked downstairs. "Chalo...go and play in your room."
"Ok." Shivaani replied and ran off.
"Come on bhaiyya..Cutie kaha mujhe pareshan karti hai?" Nandini said. "Pareshan toh aapka bhai karta hai mujhe."
"Kyun? Iss baar kya hua?" Shaurya chuckled.
"The usual...actually, uska na shakal hi pareshan karne wala types hai."
"Ab kya kaare...Mom aur Dad ke saare good looks ka genes maine le liya na." Shaurya joked. Nandini laughed & high fived him.
Mahesh Malhotra watched the two of them from the top of the stairs with a serious look.
"Mahesh...kya soch rahe hai aap?" Sumitra asked.
"Yehi ki....Nandini kitni pyaari bachi hai na?" He replied. "Paata nahi...Rajat aur Kavita ne kyun kiya uske saath woh sab. Itne saal ho gaye par mujhe aaj bhi soch ke gussa aata raha hai. Choti bachi thi woh uss time pe!"
"Samajh toh mujhe bhi nahi aa raha hai. Woh dono humesha apne dono bachon se bohot pyar karte they....phir kyun?" Sumitra shook her head. "Choro...woh sab soch ke bhi hum kya karenge? Nandini se toh unn logon ne kab ka rishta tod diya...woh ab humari bachi hai aur uski khushi humari zimmedari hai. Main kya soch rahi hoon, uski toh shaadi ki umar ho rahi hai na...toh kyun na uski aur Manik ki shaadi karwa de?"
"Sumi...tum bhi na pagal ho." Mahesh chuckled. "Manik aur Nandini haar baat pe laarte rehte hai...aur tumhe shaadi karwana hai dono ki? I mean....dil se main bhi yehi chahta hoon par unn dono ko dekh ke impossible lagta hai."
"Arre...aap na, kuch nahi samajhte! Yeh laray varay toh sab sirf bahar se hai...andaar se Im sure dono ke beech feelings hai bas unn dono ko paata nahi hai. Woh...Cabir kya kehta hai? Haan...Chemistry hai dono ke beech main." Sumitra told her husband.
"Manik aur Nandini ki chemistry? Where??" Mahesh asked.
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