For some reasons the chapter had vanished and had been replaced by 'Unveling the mystery' from my other ff 'Love is round the corner'. The original chapter has vanished and I had to re write the whole thing!! Phew finally it is ready!!

All hail mogambo

Sorry for the delay and happy reading

Dev's POV

After being smitten by Sona's performance I so wanted to congratulate her but no like a good judge I had to sit and see the other performances and smile through them.

Next on stage was Tanvi. I was trying to be attentive but the fact that my lady love was so near and yet so far wasn't letting me focus.

I felt like ... Ummm ... Like

Dil me mere hai
Dard-e-Dixit Dard-e-Dixit
Dil me mere hai
Dard-e-Dixit Dard-e-Dixit !!

"Let's welcome the youngest contestant at ISS ... Umar me hai choti par nahi hai kisi se kam put your hands together for Tanvi everyone" Karan bursted my ears with that loud announcement. He looks over excited at the mention of Tanvi.

She ascended the stage and checked the scale and then the sound of the instruments took over along with dimming of the lights. It was time for her to take over.

Hoo ..Hoo Oo ...

Heer na akho adiyo
Main te Sahiban hoi
G

hodi leke aave le jaaye
Ghodi leke aave le jaaye

Ho mainu le jaaye Mirza koi
Le jaaye Mirza koi
Le jaaye Mirza koi...

Heer Heer na aakho adiyo
Main te Sahiban hoi
Ghodi leke aave le jaaye
Ghodi leke aave le jaaye

Ohde je hi main te oh mere varga
Hansda ai sajra savere varga
Ankha bandh kar laa te thande hanere varga (x2)

Ohde je hi main te oh Mirza mere varga
Ohde je hi main te oh Mirza mere varga

Ho.. Heer Heer na akho adiyo
Main te Sahiban hoi
Ghodi leke aave le jaaye
Ghodi leke aave le jaaye
Ho mainu le jaaye Mirza koi
Le jaaye Mirza koi
Le jaaye Mirza koi...

Naal naal tur na te vith rakhna
Hadh rakh lena vich dil rakhna
Chhanve chhanve paave, assi teri parchhave, tur naa (x2)

Ohde je hi main te oh Mirza mere varga haaye
Ohde je hi main te oh Mirza mere varga

Ho Heer Heer na akho adiyo
Main te Sahiban hoi
Ghodi leke aave le jaaye haaye
Le jaaye Mirza koi
Le jaaye Mirza koi
Le jaaye Mirza koi...

Heer Heer na akho adiyo
Main te Sahiban hoi
Ghodi leke aave le jaaye
Ghodi leke aaye le jaaye
Oh ho...

When Tanvi opened her eyes after singing the last stanza I gave her a thumbs up! Well Done! And I must say all the others must beware of this chota packet bada dhamaka!

The shoot went on and on and on with more singers coming and showcasing their talent and I had to clap with all my heart and wait IMPATIENTLY for the shoot to get over so that I can go and congratulate Sonakshi for the amazing performance.

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The shoot got over by almost midnight and the level of my patience had been tested today as soon as I heard the words "Pack up!" my legs ran towards Sona with full speed shaming all the harry potter flying brooms😉.

O o jaane jaana
Dhundhe tujhe deewana
Sapno me roz aaye
Aa zindagi me aana sanam!!

I looked for her inside but couldn't trace her and finally after searching for good 10 minutes I found her standing with the support of a lone tree all alone musing over her own thoughts.

Now, this seemed to be the best time to go and congratulate her for her breath taking performance but will the story be half as interesting as it is now if my life went on smoothly?

Before I could reach her I saw someone else approaching. I squinted my eyes and recognized the person to be Nachiket the other host.

"Sonakshi!!" He called her but she didn't seem comfortable with him around. She straightened herself and looked like she was trying to maintain her calm posture.

"Hey" She replied after a long time

"Onek din dekha hoyna" He said something in a language that didn't get into my brain

"Your futile efforts to speak in my language don't crack me up anymore Nachiket"

"Offo Sona!! Le chal English me bol deta hu long time no see!" I was clueless what were they talking of!

"Seriously? Nachiket ... After doing such injustice to me and my love you are standing before me and speaking as if nothing has happened" Sonakshi lashed out at him and then I could make head and tail of the situation.

This Nachiket is that Nachiket! He is Sona's ex!!!

Dil me mere hai Dard-e-Dixit
Dard-e-Dixit Dard-e-Dixit!!

"Tu itna bhadak kyu rahi hai yaar Sona!! Accha chal ye bata Baba yaha kya kar rhe the?"

Oh My God! Look at the informal tone in which he is talking. Tu tadak pe utar aaya banda!! Maine iska muh tod dena hai

(Riti: Dev you sound like a possessive, punjabi girlfriend

Dev: Keep your humour aside for a while How dare he talk to my Sona!!

Riti: Ok! Ok! I'm leaving)

"Sona? Baba? How can you have the audacity to talk to me like that! He is my Baba and you have lost all your rights to call him Baba or me Sona" Her anger and despair could be clearly sensed through her voice

"But you can still call me Niket! After all exs can be friends" He forwarded his hand for a handshake and I could only think of one thing idhar aa mere paas tu tera saara XYZ nikalta hu

Sonakshi took his hand in hers "Yes sure we can try being friends because you and your gifted pain don't hurt me anymore" She said this boldly.

Nachiket gulped down some saliva in his throat. He looked hurt by her last line. He walked away from her and came in my direction

"Nachiket!Wait!" I stopped him

"Yes Sir" He said with a fake smile

"You were awesome today"

"You have also trained your team perfectly Sir" His attempt of buttering was so clear but my rage was taking the best of me.

"Wait a minute. What is it? There on your cheek... No not there.. Towards left a little bit ... Oh wait is that a mosquito? Very Bad !! Pata hai it can cause dengue,malaria,elephantiasis etc etc ... Ruko mai bhagata hu" and saying so I slapped Nachiket really hard enough to shake all his 32 teeth!

"Shit! Ud gaya! The mosquito flew away" I told him while he was busy rubbing his cheek

"It is on the other cheek I guess" I heard Sonakshi speak and in a fraction of seconds Sonakshi slapped Nachiket's other cheek harder than what I did.

"Tch tch tch ... It flew again" She said "Is it on your nose?"

"Uuhhh... I'll.. I'll help myself" and Nachta Hua Khet, Nachoda Nachiket ran away while rubbing both his cheeks.

I heard soft giggles and for the first time I saw her laughing from within.

"You did that on purpose. Right?" I asked her

"As if you were doing charity by saving him from a mosquito." Her remark made me scratch my head with a pakde gaye classic expression on being caught.

"Thanks by the way" She said lifting my pseudo-guilt.

"Congratulations... You were terrific " I finally said it. Now what? Will I get a hug like Jatin?

"I know" She lifted her imaginary collars and laughed again like a baby "Thanks again"

"Uhh .. Ye sukha congrats and thanks se better idea hai mere paas!"

"Really? What is it?"

"Let's go out for a date! For a friendly one obviously. I will give you a treat for defeating your own self and doing better than anyone's expectation"

She hesitated for a second and as I was about to get into the 'Dard-e-Dixit' zone again she said YES