Cross Road

Embrace the chaos. Embrace the unknown. The most amazing and transformative times in your life were unexpected ones. The ones you did not plan and the ones that you did think were going to make a big difference in your life.

I cannot enjoy Cabir and Navya's fight as a tall person standing far away resembles someone I have met earlier. As I go near his eyes also falls on me and we started to stare at each other.

"You?" Both pointed at each other with same hatred. WOW what a similarity.

"Nandhini, you know my friend before." Cabir asked me curiously. Though his voice seems like questioning but his eye express something different.

Flashback one month back:

"Shahid don't be sheepish always, you are going for it, no more excuses"

Did I mention it before? Shahid is wonderful painter.

I have seen many glass painting in his room when I went to his room. Those were so wonderful that everyone would believe that those were painted by a professional painter but his shyness while we appreciate those painting says there is something more.

One day, when Aryaman paid a surprise visit to Shahid's room, he found that those glass paintings are painted by Shahid. Those painting are really superb, no one except Shahid hide having such a wonderful talent. But what, he did hide it!

We selected the best painting among all his painting and decided to display it in art exhibition in Mumbai. Initially when we informed, Shahid did not accept as he did not consider his paintings are worth to display in exhibition.

He is really a fool not able to recognize his own talent. Gradually we manage to make him to accept for displaying his paintings in art exhibition.

"You and Aryaman go ahead; I am bringing your paint..."

The glass painting I was carrying slipped and smashed into pieces. It takes some time to realize that someone slammed on me resulting to slip the painting from my hand.

But the person who bumped on me was holding his head with hand tightly and eyes closed, annoyance running across his face. When he opened his eyes he didn't seems sorry for his action instead he gave frown at me.

"What the f**k, are you blind?" I was shocked as these the word came from that tall arrogant species instead of me. I was supposed to be mad and shout at him but he outstripped.

Taking my silence as advantage he continue, "Are you too dumb that you can't notice that there is also other persons walking?"

Without waiting for a word, he started to move away.

I was too numb to react for that encounter till the walking Eiffel tower reach lift and press the lift button. I really hate his attitude, he was the one totally at fault as I was standing in the corner and speaking to Shahid. He was the one too dumb to collide at me but what... he is accusing me.

"How dare are you to call me dumb. Clearly you are the one who drank last night and not able to walk straight even the next and now walking without even having the courtesy to apologies" Finally I found my voice coming out. Though it is clear that he is suffering from hangover, I feel bad to mention it to him; I am no one to point that to him. But what... I am too furious to realize what I am speaking.

"What the f**k, you are shouting like some one is dead. Apologies??? Apology for what? You are the blockhead, not able to carry the glass carefully and expecting me to ask sorry. And don't ever dare to point me as drunkard."

He was so furious with his whole eyes is in red because of his anger that I would be scared if I was not equally furious.

"Stop here when I am nice or you can't bear the consequences" he spoke these words holding his head.

"In which dictionary these words you spoke are nice? You are the first one to clash on me and glass slipped from my hand because of you. How mean and cheap you are! And your attitude is impossible" I shouted in same pitch as his.

"Stop now or else" he twisted my right hand to my back making to slam my back to his front. His hold on my wrist is so tight that I am sure there will be his fingerprint on my wrist.

"Or else what can you do mister, can't accept your mistake and apologies" I spoke even though my wrist hurts badly. As the lift open at the ground floor, of course I didn't realize when we get into the lift; his mobile rings and his face turn more frenzied than before that it really startle me now.

I have not seen any person this much furious. He left my hand, rushed to his car and disappear which seems to be happen in blink of my eye.

Back to present

As I have already informed our encounter to Navya, she understands when I mention him as Eiffel tower to her at the same time he mentioned something to Cabir.

"Oh... you are the mickey mouse?" I was confused by Cabir's statement.

"What?" is the obvious word out of my mouth.

"Manik have already informed about your sweet confrontation".

The name Manik felt more intimating now when it is not form Soha's mouth. But Cabir addressed that Eiffel tower as Manik and suddenly something strikes out.

Wait!!!

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Soha have informed that in Manik's band Fab 5 has 5 members; one other than Manik is Cabir.

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That means ...this person standing like tall brick wall in front of me is

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MANIK

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whose voice fascinates me but his attitude irritates me. It seems I am the only one to get shock and speechless. I expected Navya too get shock but big No. Why I feel I was surrounded by mystery.

Sometimes I am too dumb to react to the current situation, but clearly I don't know why I am speechless now that this Eiffel tower is the Manik Malhotra.