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Manik got a call early in the morning from his dad asking the gang to come to Malhotra Industries. He woke up and asked everyone to assemble in the living room in an hour after getting ready.

9.00 am

Nandu(whined): Manik, office kyu jana hai? It's so booooorrrringggggg. They will ask me to behave and stay silent and all those 23 pages of rules.

Cabir(laughed off on her face): Ek minute shaant nahi reh sakti. She's going to have a tough time.

Nandu(pouted): Manik, dekho na.

Manik blinked his eyes and turned towards Cabir.

Manik(glared): Dude, stop teasing her. Your dad is especially attending this meeting on Skype just for you. Even you have to behave.

Nandu sticks her tongue out.

Cabir(holding his head): Manik, I am sick. Chakkar aa rahe hai.

Navya(rolling her eyes): Cabir, your mom called me and asked me to bring you there no matter whatever excuse you will give.

Everyone chuckles and leave for Malhotra Industries.

Malhotra Industries, Conference Room

Everyone greets Raj and Raman and they all take their seats. Nandu was about to sit beside Manik, as always but she was stopped by Raman.

Raman(sternly): Nandu, you both are not sitting together.

Nandu(confused): But why?

Raman(smiled sarcastically): Because we want this meeting to happen peacefully.

Nandu gives a longing look to Manik and mouths a 'miss you' before taking her seat opposite to him and beside Aryaman.

Raj(smiled): Good morning kids. You might be wondering why we called you here.

Nandu(concerned): Arey, Dad why are you standing. Aap baitho na. You must be tired due to all the traveling you have done.

Raman(glared): How caring, Nandu. None of your tricks to cancel today's meeting will work. So shut up and listen.

Nandu(pouts): Papa, I wasn't acting.

Raman(announced): Good. Now, listen. Guys, you are the future of all our companies. We decided to check your business skills.

Cabir(innocently): Lekin hum toh abhi bache hai na, uncle. Business skills kahan se aayenge?

Cabir's Dad(angrily): Kis angle se bache lagte ho Cabir. Duniya ke sare harkatein karte time 'I am a grown-up' aur jab kaam ki baat aagayi toh bacche?

Cabir(meekly): Pita ji. Aap yahi ho kya? Sorry, maine aapko dekha hi nahi.

CD(glared): Badtameez ladka. Ab meeting par dhyan de.

Raj(informed): Ok. So, as I was saying, you guys will be shown an area. Basically, you need to give ideas for making a complex for people to live.

Nandu(bangs her hand on the table furiously): Oh really? Hum aapko ideas de aur aap log usse buildings banaoge. Aur hume kya milega? Complex ke opening day par samose aur cold drink? I will put a case on you guys regarding copyright issues.

Raman(mutters): Iske ideas se buildings banayenge aur uski opening bhi hogi. Wow. Miracle.

Nandu(glared): Papa, you have to always support me.

Raman(puzzled): why?

Nandu(informed coolly): Kyunki aap mere papa ho aur main aapki beti.

Raj(amused): Nandu beta, we won't use your ideas. This is just for a trial. So you guys can be as creative as you can. And the rest of the gang, meeting mein itna silent? You guys are working really hard to stay quiet but this is not a class. Abhimanyu, start now.

Abhi(pleaded)): Why me? Kisi aur se start karo na uncle.

Cabir(teased): Kyunki tere naam A se start hota hai. Dictionary-wise, uncle.

Abhi(declared): I need some time to think. My sister will help me.

Raj(confused): who?

Abhi(grinned): Nandini.

Raman(astonished): Nandu tumhari sister. Yeh kab hua?

Abhi(chuckled): Kal raat se Uncle.

Nandu looks towards Abhimanyu confusedly and he nods his head. Nandu asks Manik for help through her eyes. Manik blinked his eyes and maintained seriousness.

Manik(professionally): Before Nandu or anyone could give any ideas, Dad, we need to know what are the requirements?

Raj(happily): The main requirement is a spacious apartment. We need recreational parks, playgrounds....

Raj starts listing all the requirements when Manik got a message from Nandu.

Message

Nandu - I am getting bored.

Manik - I am now sure the meeting will be 'happening' :P

Message ends

Nandu glances towards Aryaman who was sitting beside her.

Nandu(whispers): Aryaman, I am really sorry for this.

Arya(confused): Why?

Nandu(whispers): You will get to know.

She looks towards everyone and raises her hand looking towards Raj, who was still giving his requirements.

Nandu(seriously): I have an idea.

Raj stops abruptly. Raman who was sitting beside a standing Raj, calls him.

Raman(whispers): Raj, mera sixth sense bol raha hai ab yeh meeting hamare haath mein nahi hai. Tu baith ja aaraam se.

Raj looks confusedly and takes a seat beside Raman after asking Nandu to continue.

Nandu(advices): You need a creative idea, right. Let's plan this complex on planet Mars and trust me that will be Soha's favorite place.

Manik secretly gives Aryaman a thumbs up to which he pouts.

Soha(confused): Why?

Nandu(fake concerned): Arey, waha baarish nahi hoti na. Tumhara make up nahi hatega.

Soha(smiled widely): Wow.

Harshad(questioned): Lekin dhup hoga na?

Soha(coolly): Harshad, hum umbrella use karenge.

Harshad: Ohk.

Dhruv(frowns): Hum construction materials kahan se le jayenge?

Manik(grinned): arey, why materials. Wahan par rocks hoga na. Hum usi se construct karenge.

Nandu(announced): Aur apartment complex ka naam hoga, 'The Rock World'.

Navya(raising an eyebrow): Aur schools aur hospitals bhi toh construct karna hoga na?

Nandu(teased): Aryaman will take care of those.

Arya(sarcastically): How?

Nandu(winked): Use your brain, boy. Mukti, Abhimanyu?

Mukti(happily): Let's open up self-defense classes. I will teach them all the techniques.

Nandu(chirped): Perfect. Tere hi side mein, mere anger management classes ka dusra branch bhi khol dungi mein.

Raman(perplexed): First branch kab khula?

Nandu(in an 'obvious' tone): Jab aap tour par gaye the. Stop interfering me, papa. Flow miss ho raha hai.

Abhi(excitedly): Nandu, schools ke liye na ek naya rule rakhenge. Instead of a holiday on Sunday, we will keep Sunday as a working day and rest of the week as holidays.

Nandu(wiping off her fake tears): Isiliye maine tumhe apna bhai banaya hai na?

Arya(disapproved): kids will become lazy and won't learn anything.

Nandu(rolling her eyes): Ok. Instead of holidays, we will rename it as 'self-study'. Now don't cry.

Alya(squealed): How about a spa? Even they will need some place to relax, right? And a shopping mall. I will design the clothes.

Dhruv(disbelievingly): Baby, wahan bhi shopping?

Alya(pouts): Dhruv, stop complaining.

Nandu(frowns): Cabir, why are you silent?

Cabir(mouths inaudibly): My Dad

Nandu(smirked): Be free, Cabir. Maine iss laptop ka internet connection hata diya hai. Your Dad is offline for long.

Cabir(rubbing his hands in excitement): Arey, tu mujhe pehle batati. Let's open a restaurant there.

Navya(mocked): Cabir, yaad hai, tumhe maggi tak banani nahi aati?

Cabir(proudly): Look Navya, meri restaurant sabki tarah nahi hogi. It's unique. Janta will be leaders. Jinhe interest hai, woh log khud aakar khana banayenge and customers ko khilayenge. Charges, bill sab unhe hi milega. Khali restaurant mera hoga and as a tax, they have to serve me food prepared by them.

Nandu(gives a 'thumbs up'): Waah Cabir. Tu bhi smart ho raha hai.

Cabir(glared): Tu mujhe maska mat maar. Main tere se food share nahi karunga.

Nandu(rolling her eyes): Zaroorat bhi nahi hai. Mere liye Manik hai. Haina, Manik?

Manik(smiled): Of course. Woh sab theek hai, but hum wahan humans ko lekar kaise jayenge? It won't be cost effective.

Abhi(sadly): Exactly. We haven't found life there, right?

Arya(sighed): Finally, some sensible question.

Nandu(glares Aryaman and then smiles turning to others): Manik, hum na Priya Prakash ko Mars le jayenge. Woh wink wali ladki. Uske peeche peeche do din mein uske sare followers apne aap aa jayenge.

Manik(amused): Arey waah. Such a brilliant idea.

Nandu looks at Raj and Raman and found them holding their head.

Nandu(smirks): Dad and Papa, aapko ise bhi jyada creative ideas chahiye toh phirse meeting bula lena. For now, we are leaving. Bye guys.

She hugs both the men and leaves and the rest of the gang follows her.