Before we begin..

I wanted to share something with you all..

I don't know how many of you remember this message...

It was posted by one of the reader in Kaisi Yeh Yaarian..

...in response to one of the note that I put up in that story when the response wasn't picking up.

As you all can see she literally wrote an essay telling me that how I am at fault just because I asked for proper response..and how asking for response from reader is a crime and all.

However in general she never for once put up a single comment but in order to tell me that "NOBODY WILL DIE WITHOUT MY STORIES " she went ahead and put up this message.

Honestly I have forgotten about this message and her as it was posted somewhere in October last year..

...but few days back I got a notification that indeed she had voted on one of the updates of COVENANT—A pact of love.

Given the experience I had with her i really never expected to see her name popped up like that..

...that's when I checked her activity in her account..

...only to find out that indeed she had voted on not just one but almost on every chapter of this story.

I seriously didn't knew what I was supposed to feel but I can share what I actually felt..

...liberated.

That's because indeed my work had spoken for me..

..and those people who once said "THAT NO ONE WILL DIE WITHOUT MY STORIES .."apparently can't stop themselves from reading or voting on my stories.

I am not going to put up that person's name..

..neither would I ever bring this topic up again..

..it's just I am so ecstatic today that I couldn't stop myself from sharing this will my EXTENDED FAMILY—MY READERS ❤️❤️❤️

Anyways..

...coming back to the update..

....here it is...

...ENJOY ❤️❤️

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"What the hell Manik..dhyan kidhar hai tera.."Mukti slapped him hard across his arms. "..dekh ke nahi chal sakta kya.."

"I am sorry Mukti.."as he rubs his arms to reduce the pain that was given by his best friend. "..mai..woh mai.."but before he could apologise Mukti yelled again "..bakre ki mai-mai kya kar raha..where are you lost Manik..bata na.."

Fortunately this time before he could say anything Cabir stepped in "..Arey yaar..chod na..ho gayi galti se mistake..itna kyu bharak rahi hai LADY BHEEM..shant ho jaa.."

"Tu toh chup hi rah..iske saath saath pata nahi tujhe bhi Kya hua hai..pata nahi kaha busy rahte ho tum dono.."Mukti stopped abruptly as she remembered something "..sirf tum dono ho kyu..in fact Dhruv bhi..ussey bhi tum dono ki bimari lag gai hai lagta hai.."

Her words confused both Manik and Cabir "..matlab.."Cabir asked. "Ussey Kya hua.."

"Kya pata..20 minute pahle message kiya tha to remind him ki Fab5 ko principal ne summon kiya hai..uska reply bhi aaya tha immediately..but ab dekho..Abhi tak bhai sahab ka koi pata hi nahi.."Mukti checked her phone "..no messages..calls..god knows where the hell is he.."

"I hope he is okay.."Mukti and Cabir immediately sensed the panic in Manik's voice. "I think hamey chal kar dekhna chahiye.."he was about to walk out of the room when both Mukti and Cabir stopped him. "Relax Manik..aisa kuch bhi nahi hai..he is fine..in fact he will be here any moment.."

"But Cabir woh abhi tak aaya kyu nahi.."Manik looked towards the door. "Aa jaega woh..raaste me hoga..relax..I am sure he is fine.."this time Mukti spoke.

"Mukti ek baar aur try kar na..please.."Manik requested to which Mukti nodded her assent and got busy in dialling Dhruv's number.
Taking the advantage of her distraction Cabir asked "Manik baba..dhyan kidhar hai aapka..Nandini devi ke pyaar me itne andhe ho gae aap ki aapko 5feet 7inch ki ladki nahi dikhai di.."

"Arey mai woh Nandini ka wait kar raha tha..toh bas kisi aur cheez par dhyan nahi gaya.."Manik replied to which Cabir added.
"Abhi aati hi hogi apne Friends ke sath..so just relax.."

Manik was about to say something when Mukti spoke "Yaar woh call nahi utha raha.."these words were enough to make Manik restless. "God kahi ussey attack toh nahi.."before he could finish Cabir spoke "Manik..don't be so negative..aata hi hoga.."

"Cabir then why was he not picking his phone..yaar let me check.."he was about to leave the room but before he could do that
Principal walked into the room.

But he was not alone.

Pandit Trilok Chaurasia's troupe was here as well..

...a.k.a NANDINI'S FRIENDS.

Manik's eyes immediately scanned every face who was entering the room so that he could finally see the face that he was craving to see pretty much since last night when she stepped into her room.

But unfortunately he couldn't find her either..

..an uneasy feeling passed through him.

Cabir could clearly read exactly what was going inside his head. So without wasting his time he typed something in his phone and pressed a button.

..and within few moments he got to the answer he was looking for.

Cabir simply passed the phone off to Manik. At first Manik wasn't able to understand why was Cabir extending his phone. However when he saw that how adamant Cabir was Manik took his cell phone..

...and the very next moment his facial expressions changed as he too got the answer of his unspoken question as he read the conversation..

..between Navya and Cabir.

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Navya

Yaar where is Nandini..hamara Majnu pagal ho raha apni laila ke Bina.🤪🤪🤪

                           Woh Pandit Ji ka call aaya tha             wahi attend karne gai hai..bas aati hi hogi..
Majnu ke kaho thoda sabra rakhe ..
Laila aati hi hogi 😉

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Though Manik so wanted to strangle at the moment for making fun of him but at the same time he couldn't feel anything less than being the ultimate lucky guy in the world to have such a loyal friend like Cabir.

So he simply passed his cell phone back and mouthed "THANK YOU.."to which Cabir replied my simple winking.

Once Manik got the answer to his question he was feeling really relaxed..

..that's why he was now able to sense that apparently there were several eyes on him..

..in fact even Cabir felt the very same feeling..

...so the very next moment they both looked up only to find Nandini's friends looking at both of them.

As soon Manik's and Cabir's eyes met there a silent communication passed between them and it was made pretty clear that how difficult was all of them to keep a straight face.

They all wanted to burst out laughing remembering last night..

..but couldn't as there were other people present in the room as well...

...and of course the SHE DEVIL who though wasn't present there physically but they all knew that she had eyes and ears on all of them.

They all were happy that they all were spared from her lecture and unnecessary drama..

...but as they say nothing lasts forever.

So did there happiness.

Because right on cue NYONIKA entered the room looking like MIDDLE AGE SUPERMODEL.

"Kya yaar why can't she skip this meeting..Kya kaam hai inn madam ka yaha..gane ka A,B,C,D toh aata nahi..toh iss meeting me Kya Ramp Walk karne aai hai.."Madhyam rolled his eyes while the rest of them was finding it difficult to keep a straight face.

"Chup kar Maddy..budiya ne sun liya na..toh yahi tera court marshal karwa degi.."Abhimanyu scolded though he himself was finding it too hard to keep a straight face.

Even Manik and his friends couldn't stop themselves from rolling their eyes because of Nyonika's old fashioned antics.

However unknown from all this Nyonika begin to speak "..so finally the day has come when we are officially going to begin our preparation for the Fusion Concert. Me...Your Principal and every person of SPACE is looking forward to that day when this Concert will actually take place...so without any further ado..let's begin.."Nyonika stopped abruptly as she noticed something.

"Manik..where is Dhruv.."Nyonika folded his arm across her chest and continued "..didnt I asked you all to be present at this meeting then where the hell is DHRUV..I mean how irresponsible can you guys be.."

Her words irked Manik like anything. He was about to remind her who she was talking to that's when someone else spoke.

"Dhruv isn't irresponsible..in fact he is reason why you would be successfully conducting this FUSION CONCERT at first place.."

All the heads snapped up and there eyes rested on the door through which the very next moment not one but two figures walked in..

Dhruv and Nandini...

...now there arrival—that too together was something that confused every one in the room.

..except Manik.

...because he wasn't feeling Confused..

...as all he could feel in that particular moment was....

...an uneasy pang of feeling..

...which was so intense that could burn everything around...

...however for the rest of the world it was very easy to define his exact condition.

...that THE MANIK MALHOTRA..was jealous..of his "buddy"—DHRUV.

...courtesy of his star..

...NANDINI.

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