From today onwards, I would ask a question before every update.

Question of the day: What are your names?

I only know most of you by your username.

Here is your update!!

Nandini's POV

"Manik, I want a chai too"I shout from the living room.
We reached back here at early morning and had a quick nap of Five hours.

"Bicepwala, please" I say in my sleepy voice.

He comes to the living room with a grumpy face and says "Neither am I your Bicepwala nor your Chaiwala"

I scowl at him and snuggle on to the cushion. Suddenly Manik lies down next to me, squishing me.
I try to sit up.

I notice that he was already asleep.

I lay on top of him, resting my head on his chest.

He wraps his hand around me and says "damn, your heavy. What did you have for breakfast, bricks?" He asks.

I stand up and scowl at him.

"Where are you going"? he asks sitting up on the couch with a sleepy face.

"I am going to eat some bricks. Would you like to have some mud. Oh sorry, you already have a lot in your head. Pardon me" I say sarcastically smiling.

I walk away.

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"Manik, a little more higher" I instruct.
He lifts me up more higher.
I stretch my hands and try to place the star on the peak of the Christmas tree.

We had finished decorating the rest of the house.

Suddenly we both tumble and fall to the ground.

"Shit" Manik cursed.
I try to get up from Manik but fail as we got trapped between Christmas lights.

"Get up, your heavy" manik says .
" I can't get out" I cry.

We both manage to stand up.
"Wait. I will try to to get us out. Stop moving" Manik says.

I stay still and observe him making faces.
He suddenly looks at me and asks "what are you looking at"?

"You" I say poking his cheeks.

I suddenly peck his lips, surprising him.

He smiles brightly. He pulls away the lights that tangled around us, maintaining his smile.

He hugs me and says " sorry for calling you fat. I don't want you to fast again like that day and faint. God, that was scary".

I faked my fainting. I feel so guilty.

"Manik..I want to say something. Promise me, you won't be angry" I say playing with his shirt.

"I can't promise you because I don't know what to expect from you" he says switching the Christmas lights on.
I frown and he asks "tell me. What mischief have you done"?

"ACTUALLY, you remember that day I fainted"? I said reluctantly.

"Ha, what about it" he asks.

" I actually faked it" I said.

He remained silent.

"I know I did wrong. I know you must have been really concerned. You would have felt guilty and scared. It's just that, I was really hungry. Mom made such delicious food. I couldn't resist it. I am really sorry" I say in one breath.

He stood up and walked away.

"Manik I am sorry"I apologise.

"Seriously Nandini. This is what I get for being concerned about you. You know that I can't bare to see you in pain. You took advantage of that. You just want to have everything in your favour. Don't you?" Manik yells.

"I am really sorry. It's fair from your part the angry at me." I exclaim .

He sighs and hugs me.

What the hell! Why is he hugging me.

" I don't want to fight during Christmas" he says.

I smile.

"Do you want cake. I bought one from the bakery" I say.

"No, we will eat it with mom, Fab five and Amms at evenings Christmas party" Manik says and I agree.
My phone rings and I see Amms call.

Me -"Merry Christmas Amms"
Amms-Same to you
Me- Don't forget about the party today evening.
Amms-yup. Where are you?
Me- I am at home.
Amms- your not with Manik
Me-umm...no. We all meet at evening party. Manik is at his house.
Amms- oh ok. Bye

I feel guilty for lying to her.

Suddenly the door bell rings. I open up the door and Cabir rushes in.

He looked super tensed.

"What happened"? Manik and I asked.

Fab three and Navya rushes in and answers "Cabir messed up very much"

" What did he do"? Manik asks.

" Nyonika Aunty called and asked if you were home and asked for your address. Sleepy Cabir said yes and gave your address"Mukti says.

"Amms and aunty is going to come over now." Dhruv says.

The silence prevailed for a few minutes.
We both glared at Cabir.
He smiled nervously and said "merry Christmas"

"I am going to beat the shit out of him" I whisper angrily.

"You shouldn't hit your brother" Cabir says running.

Alya stops me from chasing him and says " we all can beat the shit out of him later. Right now we have got to make a plan."

"Why do we need a plan? We just got to remove our photo in the room. There are so many pics, they will have a doubt. We can just say Nandu came over"Manik says.

"No. Amms just called half a minute ago. She reassured that I was home. I had to lie" I say.

"It's fine. We will say that we forced you to come here" Mukti says.

Suddenly the door bell rings.

Alya peeps through the window and says.

"How did they come so fast."?

"Now we can't lie that I came here because all of you forced. I can't reach here within a minute of Amms call. She will understand i lied" I say.

"Hide" Manik says hearing consecutive door bells.

I jump inside the laundry basket to hide.

"DAMN, this stinks" I mutter.

Manik's POV

I open the door and act surprised.

"Merry Christmas" they both scream.

They walk in with a few shopping bags and two bottle of wines.

" You guys are here too" mom exclaims looking at Fab four.

"Ya" Cabir says laughing sarcastically.

"Wow manik, this is an awesome house. I am sure Nandini helped to arrange all these" mom says.

"That girl can't even move her plate from one side of the table to another" Amms says.

Everyone chuckles.

I hear a soft protest of Nandu.

Shut up!

I press the laundry baskets top signaling her to shut up.

" What was that noise"? Mom asks.

" I..I just couched" Cabir covers up.

Mom shrugs away the topic and says "Manik, give us a house tour".

I show her around the guest bedrooms, kitchen and the living room.

"Which is that room"Amms asks.

That's our room. If they go there, we are doomed.

"T..that's my housemates room. We can't go there. She has to stay with her parents for a few days. We can't invade her privacy" I lie spontaneously.

"I need to use the washroom" mom says.

"I need to freshen up too" Amms says

Alya offers to lead them to washroom.

"Manik, call Nandu and tell her to come over. She shouldn't miss the Christmas party"Amms says.

As they go "Nandini jumps out of the laundry basket.

She takes in a deep breath.

"We need to act quick" I say.

Suddenly we hear Amms coming in our direction.

I open the window. I lift Nandu and let her out of the house.

"Pretend that you just came. After five minutes ring the bell and come inside.

"I can't come in this dress" Nandini says indicating her PJs.

I run to our room and grab a random outfit "change in the garage"

I close the window.

Amms comes towards the living room and eyes us suspiciously.

She shrugs away her suspicion and starts setting the table.

After five minutes, the doorbell rings.

I open the door.

Nandini was standing in a reindeer onsie.

Damn it. I didn't even look at what dress I gave her.

"Why are you in a onsie Nandu"?Amms asks.

"It's ... Christmas. Merry Christmas" she says giggling nervously.

She comes in.

She smiles at me.

She isn't angry for giving her the wrong outfit.

She seems happy and damn cute in it.

"You look so cute" I whisper.
"I know" she says cutely shaking her head.

After breakfast, Mom says she has an announcement.

"What's it"? I ask.

"You should be excited" Amms says.
"What is it" I ask.

"We are staying for few days. As Nandini's house a little far, Amms is also staying"

Holy celebrity of raisins.

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This chapter isn't written properly, as I barely found time to write. This was a quick work.

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