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Precap: Cabir's date crash.
Manik and Nandu decided to go to his home as Nandu didn't meet Aryaman the whole day but going to Manik's room, their eyes bulged out.
A few minutes back
Aryaman who has completed preparing his initial draft, which he was supposed to send to his professor, was waiting for Manik as it's been hours he left with Nandu. He was thinking about them when he was disturbed by a knock on his door. He glanced up to see it's Soha which scared him as Nandu has told him a lot about her in the past days. He tried moving out of the room when Soha held his hand and pulled him inside. She closed the door further increasing his worry. He started running and jumping around the room and Soha was behind him. When he saw Manik, he hugged him making him almost fall due to imbalance. Composing himself, Manik asked Aryaman to calm down and asked Nandu to handle, to which she side hugged him while Arya was taking deep breaths. Seeing Aryaman a bit normal, Manik shouted on Soha.
Manik: What the hell is this Soha? What were you doing to him?
Soha: Trust me, Manik. I didn't do anything. Main bas baat karne aayi thi.
(Soha: Trust me, Manik. I didn't do anything. I just came here to talk.)
Manik gave a sarcastic smile before replying,
Manik: Yeah baat. Jaan nikal rahi thi uski, tumhare baat karne ke chakkar mein.
(Manik: Yeah. Your talks are taking the life out of him.)
Soha: Manik, he was overreacting.
Manik: Overreacting? Just a minute.
He pulled out his mobile from his pocket and opened the front cam to show her face in it.
Manik: yeh bhoot bankar ghumogi ghar par, toh yahi haal hoga logon ka.
(Manik: If you are roaming in the house in this 'ghost' look, everyone would be scared)
Soha: Manik, main bhoot bankar nahi ghum rahi hun. This is a face pack.
(Soha: Manik, I am not roaming like a ghost. This is known as a face pack.)
Nandu: Soha, didn't I just tell you that he is allergic to cosmetics?
Soha: I just wanted to talk. I am in deep trouble.
Manik(frustrated): Great. Even we want to talk to you. But before that wash whatever the thing that you have on your face.
Soha leaves making everyone sigh.
Manik(concerned): Aryaman are you ok? I shouldn't have left you alone at home with her.
Nandu(laughing): But that was damn funny.
Both Aryaman and Manik glared her to stop.
Nandu: Get used to this. Yeh ladki aisi hi hai.
Manik sits on the bed with Aryaman beside him while Nandu settles on the couch. They were talking randomly when Mukti barged into his room followed by Abhimanyu.
Mukti(shouts): Manik are you fine?
Manik(surprised): Woah. Shaant ladki. What are you doing here? And yeah, I am absolutely fine.
Abhi: Manik, Soha messaged us saying there's an emergency at your place and it's about you.
Manik: what? Guys, I am fine. I don't know about that jellyfish.
Abhi: jellyfish?
Manik: Yeah. Vo bhi jellyfish ki tarah chipakti hai and even jellyfish don't use their brains.
(Manik: Yeah. She is just like a jellyfish. Sticky. And even jellyfish don't use their brain)
Nandu(grinned): arey waah Manik, tum mere saath rehkar kitna improvise kar rahe ho.
(Nandu(grinned): Great going, Manik. You are improvising a lot, staying with me.
Manik(sarcastically): Main jo bhi hun, aap hi ki wajah se hun na.
(Manik(sarcastically): Whatever I am, is all because of you.)
Nandu: I will take that as a compliment.
Mukti: Guys, before you both decide to get into an argument, Where is she?
Nandu(giggles): Apne face se Asian Paints hatane gayi hai.
(Nandu(giggles): She went to remove Asian Paints from her face)
Mukti too giggles and sits beside Nandu. Soon Soha joins them after washing her face much to Aryaman's relief. She settles down on a chair facing everyone.
Mukti: What was that message for, Soha?
Soha: I am in a deep trouble guys. I need your help.
Abhi(confused): kitna deep? I mean kuch measure kiya hoga na tumne depth ka.
(Abhi(confused): Did you measure the depth of your trouble?)
Nandu: Haan, kitna deep, Soha?
(Nandu: Yes, Soha. What's the depth?)
Soha: pata nahi Nandu, measure karna bhul gayi.
(Soha: I don't know, Nandu. I forgot to measure)
Manik(glared): Nandini Murthy and Abhimanyu Thakkar, just shut up for some time. Soha, before that, mind explaining what Harshad and his dad were doing at Nandini's house this morning?
Soha: I was doing social service, Manik.
Nandu: Social service?
Soha: I found Harshad yesterday on the backside of our college sitting all gloomy and talking over a phone that he broke up with his girlfriend. I really love the chemistry that you both share, Nandu. Isiliye, I offered him help.
Nandu(whispered to Mukti): Meri chemistry us chipku ke saath?
(Nandu(whispered to Mukti): What's my chemistry with him?)
Manik(sarcastically): Un dono ke beech aisi kaun si chemistry tumhe dikh gayi jo hame nahi dikhi? Please, enlighten us.
(Manik(sarcastically): What chemistry did you see that we all failed to notice? Please, enlighten us.)
Soha(shrugging): How would I know. Generally, break ke baad sab aise hi bolte hai na. Maine bhi bol diya.
(Soha(shrugging): How would I know? Generally, everyone says this after a breakup. So, even I said the same)
Everyone felt like banging their head against the wall. Manik went to stand in front of her almost towering her. Giving her a threatening look, he spoke in a dangerously low tone.
Manik: Listen, stop playing matchmaker otherwise..
Before he could complete, Nandu pulled him back and held his hand, asking him to calm down. She gave a sweet smile to Soha before continuing.
Nandu: Soha, do you know this? The chemistry between a boyfriend and girlfriend should be like water and sodium chloride but not like water and sulfuric acid.
Soha: Matlab?
Nandu: tumhe yeh nahi pata. Wait let me give you a better one. Soha, I am the string theory. He is trigonometry. You know right, how these two are related.
Soha: Trigonometry has triggers in it so I guess it's related to history or geography. And strings matlab guitar ke strings haina. So, string theory is related to music. Is that correct?
Nandu(giving a fake proud look): I knew you are the smartest person I have ever met.
Soha: Thank you, Nandini.
Manik(stunned): what the hell did you even understand in this?
Soha: yehi ki they don't have chemistry between them.
Manik: Just brilliant.
Soha(blushed): Thank you, Manik.
Manik(rolling his eyes): Anyways, what did you want talk?
Soha: I am confused.
Manik: About what?
Soha glances everyone's face for a minute.
Soha: I am in love.
Mukti(with a bored expression): What's new in that?
Soha: Let me complete, Mukti.
Nandu: Go ahead, Soha.
Soha: Actually, I am not able to decide between Abhimanyu and Manik.
Everyone rolls their eyes except Mukti who was fuming in anger.
Mukti: Soha, Abhimanyu ke baar mein socha bhi na I will make sure to mix something in your makeup after which you will look like a piece of coal.
Soha(declared): I have decided. I love Manik.
Manik(stands up): What?
Nandu(to Soha): Listen Soha..
Soha: Nandu, do pyaar karne wale ke beech mein kabhi baat nahi karte.
(Soha: Nandu, don't come in between two people who are in love)
Nandu frantically searches everywhere.
Soha: What are you doing?
Nandu: Searching for the person who is in love with you. Tumne do pyaar karne wale bola na. Ek tum ho, Lekin mujhe dusra nahi dikh raha.
(Nandu: Searching for the person who is in love with you. You just said about two people who are in love. One is you, but I couldn't find the other one.)
Soha: Arey Nandini, it's Manik. He loves me.
Manik: Listen, Soha, just leave.
Soha: But baby, what about my love?
Manik: I am tired. I need to rest. Would you mind giving me some peace?
Soha: Okay. Rest in Peace, Manik.
Manik gave her a bewildered look.
Nandu: Rest in Peace?
Soha: Offo Nandu. Manik ne hi rest aur peace maanga hai na. Goodnight guys.
(Soha: Offo Nandu. Manik just asked for rest and peace, right? Goodnight guys.)
She rushes to her room leaving everyone shocked.
Aryaman: Is she mad?
Nandu goes and pulls his cheeks.
Nandu: Aww.. how smart you are. Kitna jaldi pata chal gaya.
Manik: Nandu kuch kar. Yeh ladki mujhe pagal kar degi.
(Manik: Nandu, do something. She will make me mad.)
Nandu: Why fear when Nandu's here.
Everyone dramatically bows down to her. Mukti and Abhimanyu leave for their home along with Nandini after talking for a while.
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