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The scream landed them in front of Soha's door. Even Raj and Nyonika too come there listening to her. They opened the door and what they saw made them gape at her in confusion and shock.

Soha was sitting on the ground more like fallen down, since a broken chair was beside her and her face, hair covered with paint. Nandu was the first one to compose. She went to Soha and helped her to stand up.

Nandu: ye kaisa haal banaya hai Soha apna?

Soha: Maine nahi banaya hai Nandu. Pata nahi kaise hogaya.

Nandu: come, let me help you till the washroom. Aur aane ke baad yeh Volini laga lena. Dard come hoga.

Soha: Ok Nandu. Thank you for helping.

Nandu turns back to return to her home. She wishes goodnight to Raj and Nyonika and waits till they leave for their room. She goes towards her house when Manik drags her to his room with Aryaman following them.

While on the way,

Nandu: Manik, chod mujhe. Itni raat ko main ladkiyon se baat nahi karti.

Manik turns back and glares. After they reach his room, Manik locks the door while Nandu stands their keeping a brave face. Maintaining a stern face he continues,

Manik: spit it out, Ms. Murthy.

Nandu: wh...what...are...you...talking ...about?

Manik: what's up with Soha, Murthy?

Nandu: arey Manik. Soha up nahi, Soha down thi. Floor par.

Manik: Aur uske piche aapke haath hain, right?

Nandu: nahi, mere haath tho yahi par hai Manik, mere paas..

Manik: Stop acting Murthy. Let out the truth. Kya kiya tumne?

Nandu: main kyun karungi? Maine kuch nahi kiya. Aur yeh murthy, murthy kya laga rakha hain?

Manik: oh really, Nandini? Waha hum sabko uski halat dekhkar compose hone mein itna time laga aur tum use help kar rahi thi. Upar se your extra sweet behavior with her and you were ignoring her nonsense since morning. Aur tho aur you were even stopping me from saying anything. I am damn sure, all this is connected to Soha's incident.

Nandu: Manik itni tareef mat karo na meri. Sharam aa rahi hai mujhe.

Manik: Nandiniii

Nandu: arey, why are you shouting? Acha haan, maine hi kiya tha.

Manik: I can't believe this. How did you even do that?

Nandu: I changed the chair of her dressing table with a broken one from the storeroom. Phir maine table ke upar Asian paints ka bottle rakh diya such that jab wo giregi that would fall on her. Waise bhi she is so fond of Asian Paints. Uski shakal newly painted wall se kam nahi lagta. Makeup ki dukaan.

After her not so little confession she looked up and found both the guys with their mouth wide opened. Manik composed himself and glared her while Aryaman questioned,

Arya: but what about your 'forgiving someone needs a big heart' dialogue?

Nandu: Oh that? That was a quote from Google. And by the way, look at my height. I am so small, how did you expect me to have such a big heart?

Aryaman couldn't help but gape at Nandu due to shock. Manik who already have an idea about how Nandu could be (regarding the quote), softened a bit and asked her by holding her hand,

Manik: Nandini, why did you do all this? You know right agar dad ko pata chalta tho problem ho jaati. She is his best friend's daughter.

Nandu: Manik, don't play this best friend card on me. Even you know that dad doesn't like her. Aur waise bhi, yeh maine tumhare liye kiya hai.

Manik: (confused) Mere liye?

Nandu: What did you think? She will irritate my best friend aur main chup chap dekhungi.

She said the last line with a disgusting face looking away but how does it matter, now? The one for whom she did this mischief is already looking at her with a wide smile.

Manik: Tumne yeh sab mere liye kiya?

That's when she looked at Manik and the next moment she was engulfed in his arms. She could sense his smile on her hairs, which made her smile too. Their little moment was disturbed by the sound of a cough followed by a dialogue.

Aryaman: Guys, even I am here.

Nandu: Then what are you waiting for? Meteor shower?

And pulled Aryaman too into the hug. After few minutes they broke their group hug.

Aryaman: Guys, I love you both. I mean you are goals.

Nandu raised her invisible collar with an attitude while Manik just smiled at him. Meanwhile, he got a call and he went out to the balcony to attend it. After the call,

Manik: Nandu, it's too late. Why don't you go and sleep?

Nandu: What's up, Mr. Malhotra? Are you pushing me out so that I don't question you about your late night secret talks?

Having understood the tease in her voice, Manik glared her.

Nandu: Stop glaring Malhotra. Who was on the call. Don't you think aaj tumhara mobile kuch jyada hi baj raha hai?

Manik: (sarcastically) Why do you bother? Those are my secret talks, right?

Nandu: Acha chodo. I am not even interested. Manik drop me home na. Bahar andhera hai aur mujhe bahut dar lag raha hai.

And she dragged him out without waiting for his reply but not before shouting a goodnight to Aryaman. When they were just outside the door of Manik's house, he stopped her.

Manik: Tumhe andhere se darr lag raha hai? Aate time kya aankh bandh karke aayi thi.

Nandu: Malhotra, I need to talk to you which I can't say before Aryaman. And you were accusing me? Yeh sunne se pehle main ma...

Before she could complete the sentence, Manik placed his hand on her mouth and gave her an angry glare.

Manik: Dare you complete that line, Murthy. kabhi bolne se pehle sochti nahi ho kya? Kuch bhi bol leti ho.

Nandu: (meekly) Sorry.

Manik: what did you want to talk?

Nandu: Ma...Manik...wo...actu...

Seeing her stuttering badly, he pulled her into a hug. And whispered in her hairs

Manik: Nandu, I am not angry with you baba. I can't imagine you getting hurt. Isliye overreact kardiya.

He broke the hug and said sorry, by holding an ear. Nandu smiled and answered while removing his hand.

Nandu: Manik, papa warned me.

Manik: papa? Kyun?

Nandu: He doesn't want Aryaman to become another Harshad.

Manik: Nandu, he is right at his place. Abhi abhi bas Harshad ka drama khatam hua hain and just then we introduced someone totally unknown to him as our friend, right? Maybe he is worried because of that. But, we know right that Aryaman isn't any Harshad. He is the purest soul Nandini, who doesn't even have any idea about either the bondings on Earth or cruelties of people here, yet. He is as pure as a newborn baby, Nandini. But we can't explain this to anyone, reason, his life is at stake here. So, just don't argue with him. He will come to know how Aryaman is. Okay?

Nandu: How do you manage to calm me down every time, even when the situation is so new and strange?

Manik: Perks of being your best friend, maybe.

They both burst out laughing. After which Manik went to drop Nandu till her room but they found Raman sitting in the living room.

Manik: Papa aap soye nahi ab tak? Kitni raat hogayi hai.

Raman: Nahi beta. I wasn't sleepy tho bas thought of watching tv. So, Nandu ho gaya tera plan successful?

Manik: aapko pata tha? Aur aapne ise roka nahi?

Raman: Kaise rokta? Wo mere bete ko pareshaan kare aur main use chod dun?

Manik: Like father, like daughter. Is ladki ne na aapko pura bigaad rakha hai.

Raman: vo toh hai.

Nandu stomped her foot reminding them of her presence.

Manik: oops, we are in trouble.

and the father-son duo earned a fake glare from an angry Nandu.

Manik: Acha meri glaring queen, maaf karde. Go and sleep now. Goodnight. Goodnight papa.

Manik left and other two too retired to their respective rooms. 

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