On our way to success.... We found love! (ON HOLD)

Chapter 74 - Strange things!

It had been a week since I hadn't seen Manik. We didn't even have a chance to regularly FaceTime each other. We had both decided that we'd spend quality time with our families. My parents, Amms and Rishu were going back to Delhi tonight and as much as I will miss them, Rishab's school starts soon and it's important for him to not miss any unnecessary days. Mum and dad had decided to keep a lunch party at our house. They even kept theme as Indian wear because apparently all us children had forgotten what Indian wear was. I honestly love to wear indian clothes and Manik loves it too when I wear indian. That reminds me I've not seen him in over a week. I've missed him so much. Surely he's missed me too. I was just finishing getting ready when a message popped on my phone. I quickly looked at it hoping it was Manik as he hadn't messaged me all day today. To my dismay it was from an unknown number. I opened the message thinking it's probably the sim companies. When I read the message I was slightly taken aback.

"Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? You my dear dear Nandini!"

I was confused at first and then thought it might be Manik teasing me. Another message popped up soon after.

"Are you a parking ticket? Because you are looking fineee!"

"If looks could kill, I'd be gone ages ago!"

"Hey beautiful, stop looking so sexy all the time!"

This couldn't be Manik. He would never use such lame and gathiya pick up lines on me. But who could it be? I was lost in my thoughts when I heard a knock on the door and to that I simply said come in. I was stood in front of the mirror looking at my phone trying to figure out who rang me when I felt a pair of hands engulf me around my waist. I wasn't scared, I knew that touch. It was Manik. My Manik. I leaned back into his chest and took a deep breath inhaling his amazing scent.

"I've missed you!" I sighed.

"And I have missed you too my love!" He replied.

"How beautiful is my babe looking today!" He further added and that's when I remembered about the message again.

"Manik you've not bought a new sim recently have you?" I questioned.

"No why would you ask?" He replied.

"Manik actually... forget it!" I said. I didn't want to worry him.

"Aray tell me what's up?" He further questioned.

"No it's fine forget it!" I stated.

"Nandini you're starting to worry me. Kya hua hai? You look so stressed out too!" He asked.

"Manik it's nothing too serious. I just got sent these weird texts and I thought it might be you." I finally told him.

"What weird texts?" He questioned.

"These ones!" I said as I showed him the texts.

"These aren't sent by me Nandini. I would never play such a prank." He admitted.

"I know Manik. I know. Neither would any of our other friends do such a thing. I wonder who it is?" I stated.

"Don't think too much into it. Hoga koi! Might be wrong number!" He said casually.

"Manik it can't be wrong number. They wrote my name in one of the messages." I said.

"Okayyy but please don't think of this too much. We'll sort it out later. For now your parents are calling you downstairs, everyone is here and we're just waiting for you." He tried to calm me down.