"Will Nandini become Manik's sister if Shikha aunty and Deven Uncle marry?" Cabir wriggled his eyebrows

"THE HELL NO! What the fuck are you talking Cabir?" Manik was already agitated due to his conversation with Nandini and now this question had made him more. 

"Arey, I was just asking a small general question Manik." Cabir made a poker face though his eyes were shining with mischief. 

"Cabir, this question was neither small nor general so shut up before I strangle you." Manik glared at him but  surprisingly that did not make him shut up or scare.

"Aw, Manik Malhotra you know you can't do that, one scratch on me and your motive to woo Nandini will be a long lost dream, Nandini will know it and you hurting her favourite person other than her mother." Cabir raised his  chin in arrogance

"From when did you become her favourite person?" Vihan and Manik asked together and looked at each other, Vihaan immediately averted his eyes from Manik to Cabir fearing he will panic in his eyes. 

"I'm her favourite person," Vihaan added though with a fumble and sweat drops on his forehead which lucky for him no one noticed.

"Oh hello, wake up from your delusional world, I'm her favourite person, the one and only Meher Malhotra!" Meher said walking towards them with a bowl of ice-cream in her hand and before anyone can question her about her presence this late Cabir simpered,

"She laughs at my jokes!"

"She shared her chocolate with me which may I add was her favourite." Vihaan to gave them the smirk. 

"And I took her on a...." Meher was about to blurt out but she remembered the blunder she was about to create. 

"On a?" Manik raised his naturally perfect arched eyebrow and looked at her suspiciously. 

"Never mind, the gist is I'm her favourite person end of the discussion." She said coyly and made a space between Manik and Vihaan and sat between them. Manik sighed and moved more towards left to give her mores place to sit comfortably and Vihaan did the same. 

looking at the ice cream bowl in her hand he snatched it and started eating himself ignoring her murderous glares. 

"Will you guys so, no matter who is her favourite person now at the end I'm the only who will top her favourite person list." Manik mocked at them with a his infamous smirk and still eating his... I mean Meher's ice-cream. other made a face knowing he was saying somewhat true. 

"So what were you guys discussing?" Meher asked ignoring her brothers comment. 

"Ki will Nandini be Manik's sister?" Meher who was now drinking water spitted it out due to the laugh she wasn't able to control. 

"Meher!" Cabir and Vihaan whined as the spitted water landed on their feet. 

"Serves you right." Manik commented eating the last bite of his ice-cream. 

"Come again. What?" Meher asked still laughing with one hand on her mouth to stop herself from laughing and other on her stomach to control the pain.  

"Will Nandini be Manik's sister?" Abhi quipped and hi-fi-ed Meher when she raised her hands towards him to do so and Manik was fast enough to break it and glare at each one of them leaving Ansh who was silently enjoying their happy faces. 

"How did the train go from 'Nandini my wife' to 'Nandini my sister' Bhai?" Meher asked giggling looking at her brother's sullen face 

"Will you stop laughing I'm already worried what will be Nandini's answer tomorrow and on top of that Mamu didn't get any other women to complete his love story!" Manik grumbled looking at the dark green grass. 

"Aye, nothing against my mamu okay, apne socha tha Bella se pyaar karne se pehle, Nahi na? Then why will he?" Meher warned  showing her index finger "Pyaar hai kabhi bhi kisi se bhi ho jata hai." Meher said looking at the person sitting beside through the corner of her eyes. 

"Yeah, I know, I'm sorry, I'm just worried." Manik said palming himself which brought Meher's attention back to her brother.  

"Don't worry big bear, Nandini's answer will be positive tomorrow and if you are worried about the brother sister thing than don't worry the only between you and Nandini Bhabhi will be of love birds wala love." Manik gave  her a small smile and nodded but it turned into frown when he remembered something before he could asked Abhi questioned, 

"Positive for what?" 

"Oh nothing, he asked bhabhi to work with him so that  she will be under her watch and he can spend more time with her and try to impress her, try being the keyword here and also Bella will be satisfied that by working for him  she is paying his 'debt' and just for your information that was my idea that he messed up... again."  Meher explained waving her hands. 

"How did you know that he messed up." She chocked after listening to the question and cursed her big mouth for blabbering so much. 

"I just guessed by seeing his sad face Ansh Bhai." she fiddled with her fingers nervously. 

"And what did you do to mess it up?" Cabir asked raising his eyebrows and others waited patiently for him to answer, 

"I may or may not have showed a glimpse of Azrail and forced her to work with me." Manik shrugged while his eyes still on the cold dark green grass. 

"WHAT? WHY?" 

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Flashback: 

"These are the deal papers I signed with Neha." He paused "According to them she has -- umm -- She has sol --- I mean exchanged --- exchanged you with some amount of money I offered her." Nandini was looking at the papers intently which said that all the property - the orphanages and her 'We Got You' label was now under the name of Malhotras. 

"The property is in the name of Malhotras but I'll soon transfer it to your name." There was a dead silence until Manik decided to break it. 

"Say something Nandini." He looked at her calculative face still looking at the papers. 

"How much money did you offer for her to accept it?" Nandini questioned gulping down the saliva of anxiousness. 

Manik knew the answer for this question will only bring destruction for them and so he decided it was better to divert her,

"Doesn't matter Nandini, the only thing now matters is you are free from those leeches but we need to be extra careful, you and me we both know that he won't leave any stone unturned to have you back, and for that you'll be working with me so that I can keep close watch on you... I mean everything related to you." Manik tried to explain

"You mean to say I'll handle 'we got you' from your office?"  Nandini enquired with tensed posture. 

"Yes." Manik breathed out. 

"Coming back to the previous question which you smartly tried to dodge, How much money did you give her?" Nandini tried to look stern. 

"Nandini. That doesn't matter."  he didn't intended to sound harsh but his voice did came out harsh and Nandini lost her patience. 

"It does matter Manik, It does matter to me, I feel alike I'm a charity case on whom you are spending shit tons of money and I by no means will be able to pay it you even if I work life time and that is eating me from inside. The only thing I have with me is a little ounce of self respect  and I'm trying to save it. What wrong am I doing?"  

"You are not a charity case for me Nandini.  I don't know if you are blind or just trying to act like you don't know but I do have feelings for you Nandini and stop calling my feelings as a charity case."  Manik seethed and caught the hold of now standing Nandini and caught the sight of swirling tears in her eyes. He left her shoulders and tried to calm himself down. He knew he need to be extra careful with Nandini, he knew it and still he lost control over his emotions. 

He wanted Nandini to understand him, he wasn't asking her to except his feelings towards her, he was just asking her to give him a chance to make everything right, to just let him do what he has planned so she can have a good life ahead. Was that too much to ask?" 

"That's the whole fucking point Manik Malhotra you having feelings for me and me taking favors for you will only raise your hopes of me accepting your feelings and start liking or loving you which is not possible. Not only you I'm not capable of loving any man ever." 

On the other hand it wasn't easy for Nandini. She was fucking sold... sold by her so called husband into the world of human trafficking, how can she trust anyone now? She feared to trust anyone, her brain wasn't ready, it continuously kept nagging and kept her reminding what happened when she trusted Nishant. She was saving herself  from the pain, from the felling of love, and her self respect and Manik was making everything difficult each passing day. 

"I'm not asking you to love me back Nandini, I'm just asking you to let me do what I want to." 

"Your doings are crushing my remaining self respect Manik." Nandini whispered looking starting in his eyes. 

"No its not, its you who is thinking non-sense. I asked you for six months Nandini and you gave that to me now please let me do what I think is right for you."  Manik hollered and she flinched looking at his ragging red eyes. 

"I gave you six months of my life Manik and not the liberty to take decisions on my behalf." Nandini spoked with the gathering the remaining strength she has after watching his ager for the first time. 

"Manik please don't do this to yourself you know I'm ruined you'll be heartbroken at the end of this period and I don't want that."  Nandini begged and Manik's eyes soften looking at her weak figure. 

"I trust my decisions Nandini and above all I trust my feelings for you, six months and we'll be together I know that." this time he spoke with a soft voice trying to make her understand. 

"You'll regret it Manik."  Nandini wiped her tears shaking her head in disbelieve and moved to leave his office. 

"You are working with me Nandini and that's final." Manik ordered before she can leave and Nandini looked at his back for few seconds and left without saying anything. 

End Of Flashback

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"Now tell me, why or how do you know that Nandini's answer will be positive?" Manik had a defeated look on his face. 

"umm... because I know." Meher gave him a small smile and he frowned

"Yeah that what I'm asking, how?" 

"Because... because she always thinks positive na Bhai and my intuitions are also saying that Nandini's answer will be positive." Vihaan butted in trying to save his love. 

"You are Meher, how do you know how and what she felling?" Manik mocked at him and Meher elbowed him for using such tone on Vihaan.

"Oho bhai, we are best friends forever okay, we know each other in and out." Meher chirped grinning and while smiled looking at his chirpy little sister who had ability to smile no matter what the situation is. 

"But again what about the sister thing?" Manik's jaw clenched and took a pebble lying beside him and threw at Cabir. 

"Ouch" Cabir whimpered when the stone hit his shoulder. 

"Zalim admi, I was asking for your betterment." Cabir cried 

"One more word about it and I'll surely burry you alive without any food inside your grave."  Manik threatened in 'no-nonsense' tone. 

he continued, "And--- and if anything she'll be Ansh Bhai's sister and not mine, because Diven uncle is mom's cousin brother  and Shikha aunty is Nandini's maasi, right?" He wanted to make it a firm statement but it came out as a question in unsure voice. 

"Oh god Manik! Did you really got that scared?" Seeing his face and hearing his voice everyone burst out laughing making him glare at each one of them. 

"Of course she'll be my sister Manik and not yours."  Ansh chuckled and Manik made a back face with relief inside his heart. 

"Manik -- aww baby mazak samjh nahi aya!?" Cabir made an cation of pulling his cheeks 

"Dusra patthar khana hai?" Manik picked another pebble but Cabir already sprinted from there chuckling and giving Manik a teasing look. 

"Achha chalo ab bas. lets get going kal Sharu di ka birthday hai and we need to do lot of things. So chop chop." Meher clapped and made everyone stand.  

"Good night." Everyone kissed Meher's forehead though Vihaan's lips lingered on her head a little longer than others. 

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"Oye lambe baalon wali chudail," Vihaan whispered yelled entering Meher's room without knocking. 

"Manners Vihaan manners" Meher said causally combing her hairs as if nothing happened which irritated him further more. 

"Manners ki maa ka..." He was about to curse but one look from her he changed his words immediately. 

"Achar...Manners ki maa ka Achar. You said you'll be back in an hour when did you hour became equal to three?" Vihaan stood in akimbo position while keeping his hands on waist. 

"Me and Bella got busy with some serious conversation, isliye time ka pata nahi chala." She shrugged her shoulders. 

"Aur yaha agar tumhare bhai ko pata chalta ki tum gayab ko unke love interest ke saath toh mera kabhi pata nahi chalta. Seriously Meher how can you be so irresponsible knowing what your brother can do" He was really angry now, not because he had to hide this from Manik but for their safety. 

"Accha na , sorry na, ab gussa toh mat ho. Tere chere pe gussa suit nahi karta. You look like humpty-dumpty from the poem." Seeing him angry Meher came towards him and made a puppy face. 

"And thank you and sorry too." She pulled his cheeks and hugged him creating havoc inside him. 

"Ab tu itne pyaar se maneygi toh mei gussa kese rahu." He murmured and blushed. 

"I know, no one can stay angry with me for longer time and now stop blushing like a newly married bride and get out of my room before something..." 

"What are you doing here Vihaan?" 

"Oh shit." 

"Margya." 

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⋆ Guess who decided to change the story line a little and had to delete the whole update because of it. 

⋆ Yeah, the one and only me, myself and I Never mind, how is the update? 

⋆ Manik and Nandini's journey is starting to become Manan. How much excited are you all? 

⋆ Few words for apna 'Ab Tera Kya Hoga Vihaan?' 

I hope you all enjoyed you weekend and are ready for the Monday morning, because I'm not!!!! All the best to me and to you people. * waving bye with a sad face*