It was a new day....a new beginning for maybe something good or maybe worst but whatever it was, it was for sure going to change everything. Let's see what do they think about it....
Manik
Aah! So finally today is the day when nandu is coming back. I really don't know what mukti has decided after I confessed everything to the gang and I don't even have the slightest idea about nandini's condition right now due to which I'm worried as hell. Damn! Can't this girl just talk to me once...okay I get it she wants some lone time but dude one text is enough for me to know that she's fine. She would have gotten wasted over thinking stuff. She doesn't even know that now she does not need to pretend being my girlfriend in front of fab 5. What if mukti still does not accept her? Noooooo.....no way! I can't let that happen, if that happens then nandu won't be with me even for that little time where we pretend to be together. Why does it have to be so messed up with me always!?
Nandini
Today I'm returning back to Mumbai....to space....to manik! But how am I going to face things? Gear up murthy....you can't fall weak. I repeated time and again in my head so that I stand strong when I have to face everyone there.
Right now I was sitting in the airport waiting for an announcement regarding my flight, biting my nails out of nervousness. Finally there was the announcement I had been waiting for and I moved in to board the flight.
It was a longggg longggg journey......for me at least as I was nervous to death. I quickly finished all the formalities and stepped out of the Mumbai airport to find myself a cab to get back home. I was in Mumbai after three long days....away from all the problems but now there was no running away, I had to face whatever it was now....I had no option. I seated myself comfortably in the cab and opened my phone and got busy in gazing pics of mine and manik reminiscing our old days when we were in Mangalore. Me, Bhai and manik....we were known as the three musketeers back then. Aah!...how badly I miss those days!
I miss those days!😖
Mukti
Today was the day when nandini was coming back. In these three days I have seen how badly Abhi and manik used to miss her but never showed it on their face so that I don't feel bad and after yesterday whatever manik said, it has made me rethink about my actions even harder and I finally know what I have to do now. Its time for some action now.....in my style! I exactly know what I have to do now.😏
Space academy
Fab 5 jam room
Fab 5 were chilling in their jam room but their minds were still tensed about what mukti had decided finally and what will happen when mukti and nandini would come face to face whereas mukti was sitting there with an evil smile on her face which was scaring the shit out of the rest because evil mukti was always dangerous in its own way.
Half an hour had passed when the door of the jam room opened and a smiling abhi entered side hugging his dear sister along with him. Nandini was all the time looking down, unable to meet anyone's gaze while manik was craving for one look of hers and after finally seeing her in front of him he couldn't control anymore and ran to take her in a bone crushing hug. Nandini was taken aback by his move but soon recovered from her shock and hesitantly hugged him back, not sure of what to do.
Both closed their eyes, relishing the moment. Manik was just tightening his grip on her, making himself believe that nandini was actually standing in front of him while nandini was busy thinking if she will ever be this close to manik oblivious of what was coming next. She was tensed of how will their friends react on coming to know that they were not actually dating.....it was all a lie as she did not want to hide it more now but little did she know that their little lie was already out.
Manik: nandu!!! I missed you so much!
Nandini: manik calm down....I'm right here. I can't breathe....you're hugging me too tight.
Even though they did not want to break their hug, they had to as there were six pairs of eyes staring at them.
Manik: oops! Sorry! 😅
Abhi: baby doll I wanted to tell you something
Nandini: ha Bhai bolo na....you don't need my permission to tell me something
Abhi: nandu we have come to know everything.....to be more clear we know that....that you and manik were not actually dating
Well, this came as shock for nandini.
Nandini: when? How? I mean who told you?
Alia: calm down nandini....its OK and ya manik told us this
Nandini: what!? Manik!?
She stared at manik with wide eyes, totally shocked and surprised as she was least expecting something like this. Manik nodded to assure her that this was all true.
Nandini: Bhai.... Navya...I'm really sorry. I....i did not mean to hide this all from you...its...its just that I had promised manik to play along and so I could not tell you... I'm really really sorry...sachi
She started blabbering and all smiled at her innocence.
Dhruv: nandini....its okay...no one is mad at you. So chill....yeah?
Nandini: yeah
Mukti: but my questions are still unanswered miss murthy
Mukti, who was silent all the time now spoke. Everyone was waiting for her reaction. Manik was biting his nails, praying to nandini's aiyyappa to make everything fine while nandini was sweating thinking where will this lead to.
Nandini: ask whatever you want to mukti. I'm right here to answer all your questions.
She said calmly.
Mukti walked towards her smirking with an annoyed expression. She stopped right in front of her and said-
Mukti: how are you such a nice actor? I mean wow! You do really good acting
All were shocked with mukti's such question whereas nandini was confused.
Nandini: acting? What do you mean? What are you talking about?
Mukti: I'm talking about this what you are doing right now
Manik: mukti what are you-
Manik intervened but mukti stopped him.
Mukti: stay our of this manik! (Continued looking towards nandini) tell me nandini....how do you do it? How do you hide your pain and emotions so expertly? How can you always be so selfless? How can you apologize even after being well aware that you are nowhere at fault? How?
Manik smiled to his fullest seeing things falling back in its place while nandini blinked her eyes trying to figure out if she was dreaming or was it real.
Mukti: I'm sorry nandini....I really am. Its all because of my insecurities that you had to go away from your childhood best friend...from your Bhai and had to suffer so much. Vo toh thanks to your Bhai that he put some brains in me and this idiot manik who told me the truth or I would have been misunderstanding you all my life. I was such a fool to think that you were snatching manik away from us when all you were doing was trying to get me and Abhi close and helping manik. I'm sorry...will you forgive me?
She asked sweetly. Both mukti and nandini were in tears by now and manik was dancing in joy. All were waiting for nandini to answer when-
Nandini: no I won't!
Mukti was heartbroken while the others stood there shocked.
Nandini*smiling*: how can I get upset from my elder sister? There's no place of sorry in between us mukti. You don't need to apologize. I was never mad at you.....I understand how you were feeling and i have absolutely no grudges.
Mukti smiled widely and hugged nandini and nandini hugged her back equally happy. She looked at manik who was smiling contently. He blinked his eyes in assurance at her and she smiled back. Things were finally falling in its place.
They broke the hug when mukti asked-
Mukti: so friends?(forwarding her hand towards nandini)
Nandini*shaking hands with her*: yes friends!
Mukti: can I call you choti? You are not less than a younger sister to me now so....
She trailed off.
Nandini: sure!
Nandini replied overjoyed.
Mukti: OK so this calls for a sister's selfie?
Nandini: definitely!! 😃😄
Mukti took out her phone and clicked their picture together.
"Even we are here!" Alia and navya complained childishly. Mukti and nandini laughed at their antics and all the girls clicked a picture together.
"Even we want to click a picture with our sister....come nandini" Cabir and dhruv said.
"Oye! Meri to real behen hai toh even I have the right to click one picture with her" Abhi cribbed and nandini went all aww on her brother
Nandini: why not Bhai
All were busy clicking pictures while manik was standing there admiring his bestie who was smiling and enjoying with her new friends.
Hey my lovely readers! I hope the chapter was good enough. Let me know your views by your votes and comments. The next chapter will be up soon.😇