UNWANTED SACRIFICE

Part16: protect!

Cutting her
Man: nah..nah..i am just saying that blaming her Won't reduce ur doings.

Nan: what have i done?

Man: so many to tell.just answer to my this question, " why did u make nandini know that her expulsion was cancelled by pundit instead of me?"says raising  his eyebrows

Niyonika smirks and thought to take advantage of this confusion.

Niyo: no, i haven’t tell any lie.its truth only.pundit has also requested me to withdraw her expulsion. Seems like he is very fond of her.i must appreciate this girl.she has made so many men run behind her,says with a smirk.
Manik looks at her angrily.

Man: don’t treat others like urself? Now leave my room.

Niyonika left the room.

Manik thought : pundit!! What is the issue with pundit now?

Scene shift to College

Navya: kise call kar rahi ho, nandu?

Nan: manik.. But he is not picking my call,says sadly
Accha, navya mei punjitji k class me jati hu.

Nav: ok

In the way to her classroom,she saw manik.

Nan: manik?

Manik looks at her.

Nan: manik,i was calling u. U even left without meeting me in the morning.
Manik,kuch bolo bhi,i m getting late for punjitjis class, says in a go

Manik got irritated hearing pundit name again

Man: just shut up,says loudly

Nandini  flinched  a bit.

Man: do u think that everything is as normal as before?a night Won't  change everything u did to me..says ridely

Nandini feels guilty very listening him.A tear falls from her eyes,turns to leave from there..

Seeing her tears , manik realises what he have said..
Manik holds her wrist to stop her, but immediately leaves it.

Man: uhmm..Nandini.. Sorry.i shouldn’t have shouted on u.its just not easy for me to forget everything in just a day..

Nandini nods sadly.

Manik: nandini,i think u should not be a part of this fusion concert under pundit.i dont find him trustworthy.

Nandini looks at him confusingly.

Nan: manik,why r u saying so?Pundit ji is not like that.he is amms student.moreover he has cancelled my expulsion nd give me a 2nd chance.i Can't break his trust.

Manik: not beacause of him, u r here because...but stops in midway

Nan: kya??

Man: nothing

Nan: manik,i need to go.today is the audition  for the rock part in fusion concert.
Saying this she left from there.

Manik sighs.

Manik pov
" i have to do something about this pundit"

At the audition room,manik enters the room.nandini sees him and come near to him.

Nan: manik, what r doing here? I will talk to u after class.

Man: i m not here for u..i m  here for the audition, says bluntly

Nan: what?no manik,how can u...

She was abt to say more,pundit calls her

Pun: what's happening here?

Nan: nothing sir.

Pun: nandini,its high time u  should understand the importance of music.again u r making the same mistake.

Nandini looks downward, manik got annoyed.

Man: pundit.....jiiiiiii...she is not doing any time pass.not even me.. I m here for the audition, says bluntly

Pun: owww...good. But Don't think that being ur mother trusty of this college will affect my decision..

Man: even i Don't want that to happen  so..

Manik passed the audition and got selected. Nandini got annoyed and leave from there

Manik Follows her and comes to the staircase.

Man: nandini?

Nan: manik,i need some alone time.

Man: listen to me, first.

Nan : manik,plzz,Don't hamper ur music.i know u want to take revenge from me.just find another way to hurt me,plzz,says pleadingly.

Man: nandini,i m not  doing this for revenge..i m..... Nothing leave it,says hopelessly.

Nan:manik, u hate me so much?asked looking at him
Manik looks at her painfully and thought " i m Just trying to protect u"

Man: nandini,i can't tell u anything right now.

Nan: manik,i m losing hope for us,says crying looking downwards

Manik thinks to make her feel good.

Man: nandini, what if the fusion concert gives us a  hope

Nandini looks at him smilingly. This made manik smile.

Scene shift to fab 5 jam room

Dhruv : manik kaha hai?

Cab:he must  be coming..

Dhu: why did he always make us wait?seems like we Don't have any other work,says rudely

Muk: why r u talking like that, druv? Tu bhul gaya ki o tera buddy hai..

Dh: tum log sirf mujche.. But stops seeing manik.

Man: kya hua, guys? What r u talking abt?

Cab: o sab chor tu..where r u?

Man: giving audition..

Muk: for what?

Man:  for fusion concert?

Cab: or for nandini? Asked with a smirk

Manik ignores his teasing.

Dhu: but  how can u do this without our approval?

Manik: buddy,approval!!,says confusingly

Dhu: we r a group. U r performing solely now.so now everyone of us should start perform separately then.

Mu: dhruv is right,manik.don't  u think that ur extending this Nandini's issue way too much.

Cab : guys give him a break. U  all r  ready to pounce on him all together.

Man: guys, plzz i request u all.let me handle this matter myself.

Everyone nods positively.