"I hope the you all had a no issues while coming here.."Nyonika asked as she gestured them to sit.

"Not at all Mam.."Abhimanyu replied. "Thanks to you..we didn't had any problem.."

"No need to thank me Abhimanyu. I simply did what was required..after all it's not everyday one gets to collaborate with Mr. Trilok Chaurasia. I really consider the students of SPACE really blessed that they will get the opportunity to not only meet but also learn from a great musician like him."

"I must say Pandit Ji is really very gracious. Not only did he accepted my request to become the mentor of the participants of this Fusion Concert but he also send all of you here so that we could select the best student for this Concert."Nyonika stated.

"Pandit Ji is very serious when it comes to his music. Music is his devotion. In fact music is his life. He is utterly dedicated and committed towards his Music. He is a very strict teacher..a true disciplinarian. But he is a man with heart of gold. He can do anything for his students. His students are his biggest achievement."

"Since SPACE is a renowned institution of music Pandit Ji couldn't say no as he knew that even here students are very much passionate and committed when it comes to their music.
So this was a perfect opportunity to spread his knowledge to those for whom music is their lifeline."

"..in fact it's not only just him even we all are super impressed of the fact that you gave opportunity to each and every student of yours rather than being biased towards someone specific."

His words caught Nyonika's attention who finally managed to get the words out of her mouth. "What do you mean Abhimanyu.."

"Mam..don't get me wrong..but don't your son study in the same collage.."Nyonika's eyes widened in horror as she realised what Abhimanyu wanted to say. "..yes he do..so what.."she asked scowling.

"Mam if someone else had been in your place they would have directly chosen their son for this Concert as it's not only a matter of huge honour for anyone but it's also a once in a life time opportunity to be get such a brilliant platform for any amateur singer..more like a feather in their cap..."

"..but here you are giving opportunity to each and every student of this institution to become a part of this Fusion Concert."

"Not only that you agreed to Pandit Ji's condition and got us here so that we could choose the best student for this competition without being biased...which means you gave your students a fair opportunity to prove their talent and earn the spot on the basis of merit"

"It clearly shows that you don't believe in nepotism...instead you believe in treating all your students equally..without being biased."

"To be honest he was having second thoughts about this whole thing when he came to knew that your son is a part of this institution. The only thing that stopped him from saying no was that he wanted to see what do you do next."

"He was kind of expecting to hear that your son had been chosen to be a part of this Concert..and if that would have been the case Pandit Ji would have denied becoming a part of this Concert...then and there itself.."

"..but when he heard that you wanted to keep auditions so that only the best student would be selected as a part of this Fusion Concert...that's what truly impressed him..and he immediately agreed to become a part of this."

Abhimanyu's words shocked Nyonika to such an extent that she couldn't say anything for few seconds.

Of course she was about to do the very same thing if she wasn't stopped by Manik.

It was because of Manik's stubbornness she agreed to go through this time and energy consuming process of selecting the best student through this audition.

In fact she hated this entire idea of keeping auditions..

..till few seconds ago..

...because right now she couldn't be more happy to be agreed to Manik's plan of giving equal opportunities to all the student of SPACE.

It indeed became a blessing in disguise for her.

However being the opportunist she was she very conveniently took the entire credit of Manik's brilliance.

"Thank You so much Abhimanyu. I am really honoured that not only Pandit Ji even you all agreed to my idea..and honestly I am really touched to hear such words of appreciation for myself from such reputed persona like Pandit Ji and of course future stars like you all. Thank you so much for being so kind and generous."Nyonika smiled too sweetly at all of them.

"You all must be tired..please have a seat while I will check whether the living arrangements for you all have been properly done or not..Excuse Me.."saying this Nyonika walked away from there.

And the very next moment they all burst out laughing.

"My god..what a liar she is.."Navya shook her head in disbelief. "Matlab so conveniently she took the credit ki yeh sab uska idea tha.."

"Seriously.."Aryaman snorted. "Nandini was correct this women in a pure SHE-DEVIL..who can do anything..can go to any extent just for her personal benefits"

"Exactly.."Madhyam agreed too. "We all knew that it was indeed Manik who put this idea in front of her..and see how conveniently she took the entire credit. But I have to say she is a great actress if Principal sir wouldn't have told us truth about Manik being involved into all this..honestly we would have easily fallen for her trap.."

"Absolutely.."Abhimanyu joined them too. "She is a top class actress.."

"But not better than you."Navya smirked. "I mean the way you lied so convincingly in front of her..my god..that was unbelievable..to be honest for a moment even we all agreed to it.."she turned to look at the rest of them."hai na guys" to which the rest of them replied unanimously "Agreed.."

"sach kahu man toh kar raha tha ki uski jhoot ki pol yahi khol du..par Kya karu yaar...acting toh karni parti hai..situation hi kuch aisi hai..ki indirect taunt se hi kaam chalana para..after all hamari Nandu ki hone wali saasu maa jo hai.."Abhimanyu winked which made all of them laugh.

"Arey that reminds me..Nandini kaha hai..why hasn't she reached here..kahi aadhey raste se bhag toh nahi gai.."Navya raised her eyebrows.

"Oh ho Navya..stop being so filmy..aisa kuch nahi hua hai.."Madhyam rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Pandit Ji ke sath gai thi woh Bangaluru..woh workshop ke liye..but that meeting extended a bit longer than expected..because of which she missed her flight. Wedding season ki wajah se sari flights book thi..woh bhi for next two days..so that's why she had to take volvo bus..she will be here in couple of hours..so relax.."

Navya was about to say something when all of a sudden someone spoke "Aap logo ka room ready hai.."

They all turned around only to find the peon at the door. "..please aaiye.."he gestured them to proceed.

And the very next moment picking up their respective luggages they all followed the peon as he walked out of them room.

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