A hooded figure is standing at the back of some building, looking at his/her watch constantly.

"You...are completly useless!" A voice said from behind. The hooded person turned around and came face to face with.....Lavanya. "Kitna mushkil hai ek ladki ko marna? Do do mauke they tumhare paas....and you still failed."

The hooded person stood silently, glaring at Lavanya.

"Ankhen mat dikhao mujhe. Main tumhe iss kaam ke liye itna paise de rahi hoon ke tumne saath janmon mein bhi nahi dekha hoga. And its not even about the money, Nandini ko marne ki vajah agar mere paas hai toh tumhare paas bhi hai. Tum usko utni hi nafrat karte ho jitna ki main....so next time apna kaam thik se karo and kill that bitch!"

The person nodded and turned to leave. 

"Suno..." Lavanya took out a ziplock bag that had a sharp knife in it. "Its laced with poison. Aaj raat sangeet mein jab sab log dance kar rahe honge toh....stab her with this. Itne bheer main koi tumhe notice nahi karega aur zehar ki vajah se Nandini ki bachna ka koi chance hi nahi hai."

The person smirked and took the bag from Lavanya before leaving.

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Lavanya Khanna: 48 year old sister of Vijay & Ravi. She will act all loving and caring but truely she hates Nandini with a passion (For a reason I wont tell yet). Unmarried and has no kids of her own and thats a good thing because she is so cold hearted that she wouldnt think twice before killing her own child let alone Nandini.

Note: Anyone who watches hindi serials will know that this actress plays alot of villian/ vamp roles so thats why I didnt show her pic when she was introduced....still many of you guessed that she was involved. Unfortunately, she is not the only one.

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"Meri pyari Nanhi...ab bachke dikhao. Yeh zehar itna khatarnak hai ki 10 minute ke andar andar....tum apne dam tod doge...Hahaha! Hahaha!" Lavanya laughed evilly. As she left, she didnt notice that one person had heard and seen the entire conversation. The person even saw the face of the hooded person and now knew who the two people responsible for Nandini's attack are. The person stood there in shock....unable to move.

"Yeh....kya...main....nahi nahi...woh Nandini ke saath aisa nahi kar sakta...I...mujhe abhi Nandini ko batana hoga...I have to....bachana hoga mujhe Nandini ko." 

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Manik entered his room to see many clothes out on the bed.

"Manik! Kahan reh gaye they tum?" Nandini asked. 

"Main bas...."

"Acha woh chodo. Yeh batao, main sangeet pe yeh blue wali lehenga pehnu ya yeh pink wali?" Nandini held up two equally beautiful lehengas. "Originally mein yeh blue wali pehene wali they par phir maine yeh pink wali dekh li aur mujeh bohot pasand aayi...lekin yeh purple lehenga bhi achi hai na? Par tum kya pehnoge? Uske hisaab se main choose karu-"

Nandini was cut off by Manik wrapping his arms around Nandini and hugging her tightly....like if he let go she would vanish.

"Manik....can't.....breathe..." 

"Sorry...sorry...." Manik let go, "Nandini main...main bohot.."

"Darr gaye they....hai na?" Nandini asked, "Idhar aao...baitho."

She led Manik to the bed and pulled him down so he would sit. Then she knelt down infront of him and cupped his face. "Mujhe kabhi kuch nahi hoga...pucho kyun?"

"Kyun?" Manik asked.

"Kyunki...mere pati mujhe protect karenge! Jab tak Manik hai tab tak Nandini ko koi kuch nahi kar sakta."

"Itna bharosa hai mujhpe?" Manik asked.

"Sabse zyada....khud se bhi zyada." Nandini replied.

"I love you so so much Jaan....aaj agar tumhe kuch ho jaata toh main marr-"

"Chup!" Nandini clasped her palm over Manik's mouth and glared at him. "Agar phirse aise baat ki na tumne...toh...toh..."

Manik removed her hand and watched amused as Nandini tried to figure out what she would do. "Toh...kya?"

"Toh....toh main...main chapal se maarungi tumhe!"

"Hahah!" Manik burst out laughing. "Hahaha!"

"Manik! Im serious!" Nandini stood up and put her hands on her waist angrily. 

"Hahaha! Haha!" Manik continued laughing, not able to control. Finally Nandini got annoyed and turned to leave but Manik caught her waist and pulled her onto his lap. "Acha baba, Sorry sorry. Nahi bolunga aisa kuch...okay?"

"Hmm." Nandini nodded still upset. Manik kissed her cheeks surprising her. 

"Abhi bhi naraz ho?"

"Haan." Nandini replied. Smiling, Manik leaned forward and kissed her neck making Nandini gasp.

"Abhi bhi naraz ho?"

"Main...woh...H..H...Haan." Nandini managed to let out and the got up toleave again but Manik again pulled her back this time onto the bed and caged her in as he hovered over her. "M...M....Manik...K..k...kya kar rahe ho?"

"Apni biwi ki narazgi door kar raha hoon...problem hai?" Manik smirked and started to lean towards her lips. 

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Bhai! Bhabhi! Aap dono tayyar ho gaye kya?" Laksh asked from behind the closed door.

Manik closed his eyes in frustration. "No, we're both naked! Kyun?"

"Manik!" Nandini pushed him aside and ran to the door. "Laksh..."

Laksh stood at the door embarrased. "Sorry bhabhi, take your time...main...main woh."

"Manik mazak kar raha tha!" Nandini replied. "Hum dono bas abhi aa rahe hai."

"Oh...ok!" Laksh smiled and left. 

"Kabeb mein haddi...." Manik muttered under his breathe.

"Kya karun main tumhara!" Nandini shook her head and then grabbed a lehenga to go get ready.

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Nandini entered the hall where the sangeet was taking place in a killer red lehenga and soon started taking with Preeti & Ankita. There were two people who badly wanted to get close to her. one was the hooded person who was someone they all knew, someone who wanted to kill Nandini and hated her just as much as Lavanya. The second person was the only person who knew what Lavanya and the hooded person planned on doing, this person wanted to warn Nandini but couldnt find the chance to go talk to her.  Soon the music started and one by one everyone started dancing.

Lavanya stood to the side, to everyone else it looked like she was enjoyimg the music but really she was waiting for Nandini's death. The hooded person, now obviously not in a hood slowly slid the knife out of his/her sleeve and made his/her way towards Nandini....Everyone was dancing so they didnt notice. The hooded person pulled his/her hand back and was about to stab Nandini but was stopped by another person.....Roshni. Roshni grabbed the hand of the hooded person and pulled him/her away from Nandini and walked up the stairs. The person tried to get his/her hand out.

"Kaise kar sakte ho tum aisa?" Roshni whispered. "Lavanya bua ko main nahi jaanti. Nahi jaanti ki unki Nandini se kya problem hai lekin tum? Tum kyun kar rahe ho yeh?"

The person still struggled to get his/her hand loose.

"Nahi jaane dunga main tumhe...sab ko tum dono ki sachai bataungi main!" Roshni said. "Tum aur woh Lavanya Khanna kabhi kamyab nahi honge...main Nandini ko-"

GASP!

Roshni and the person both looked down and saw that while struggling, the person had accidentally stabbed Roshni in the stomach. Not sure what to do, the person left the knife embedded in Roshni and ran.

"Ruk..kho.....gasp..tum...gasp...." Roshni grabbed her stomach in pain and stumbled backwards, tripping down the flight of stairs. "AAH!"

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Note: So what do you think? Yes Lavanya does want Nandini dead but nope she is not the hooded person so who is it and what is going to happen to Roshni now? Will she be able to tell everyone who the person is?