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By the time Nandini finished, the girls were in tears while manik had side hugged Nandini tightly. Sshhhhhh, we are together. This time forever. Manik murmured in her ears. She smiled amidst tears. Manik kissed her forehead.

I love you Monkey! Nandini exclaimed with a mischievous tone. Manik scrunched his nose and narrowed his eyes at her, who sat there with an innocent face.

Within seconds manik's face had a big grin. He pulled nandini's cheeks, I love you too chimpi. Both of them were grinning showing their battisi to each other.

Their happy bubble was broken by constant uhhu uhhu's and a few giggles. Nandini and manik immediately straightened up looking all flushed and embarrassed.

Navya and mukti were giggling while the three boys were smirking at the two prem ke panchi. Both of them were looking everywhere trying to escape the five pairs of mischievous eyes.

Manik and nandini looked at each other and then towards the audience. The five of them immediately burst out laughing while nandini and manik sat on the couch knowing well that their so called friends/ brother's weren't going to leave them so easily.

The five of them continued laughing at manan's cost. Damn! Thank you so much bhai for refreshing all those memories right from college time. Nishchal was still trying to recover from the after effect of excessive laughter. He had a hand on his stomach while speaking.

I swear yaar, aaj na inn dono ko dekh ke na memories from college days taza ho gayi. Mukti too commented remembering their days of college. Manik who very well knew what was coming their way tried to stop them but in vain as by then mukti and Nishchal had already began narrating the embarrassing moments that manan had gone through while in college.

Aur pta hai in hone toh library ko bhi nhi chhoda. Wahan bhi apni raas-leela racha rahe they dono. Mukti said after narrating another moment we're they had caught manik and nandini red-handed, romancing openly.

Yaar mujhe nahi pata tha humara manik itna romantic hoga. Navya said constantly laughing. Hahaha.....very funny guys. Ab ho gaya tum logo ka. Listening to manik all of them again started laughing. Nishchal and cabir were almost on the floor while Rishabh Navya and mukti were holding their stomach. And Nandini.....ah all that she could do was blush, profusely.

Having enough manik took Nandini's hand and walked out of the library. Once out of the library Nandini pulled her hand back and created some distance between them. She did not want to create a scene on her second day of job.

Both of them walked towards manik's cabin in a peaceful silence. Once inside the cabin manik pulled Nandini for a hug. Both had been craving to be in each others arms since the time they started telling their past.

They wanted to laugh at their happy memories and cry remembering their sufferings. They wanted to cry in each other arms. They wanted to console each other. They wanted to tell that this time they won't part ways. They won't let destiny win this time. They won't let fate play with their love and innocent hearts.

That one hug conveyed all the feelings and emotions that the two were feeling. That hug was passionate yet peaceful. It was full of desires yet doting. It was a much needed hug. A hug of reunion of two souls molding into one big heart.

Not wanting to break the proximity and the propinquity between them, manik rested his forehead on hers while his hands rested on her lower back holding her tightly. Nandini's hands were wrapped around his waist. I love you so much nandini.

I love you too manik.

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Manik you really need to stop. Nandini pushed manik whose head was resting on her shoulder. Nandini wa sitting in his lap while manik's lips were creating a master piece on nandini's neck.

(Imagine them on office chair.)

Kya yaar Nandini! Humare friends kum they kya jo ab tum bhi mere romance ki dushman ban gyi ho! Nandini giggled at manik's dramatic voice. She wrapped her hands around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder. Manik tightened his grip on her waist and rested his head back on the revolving chair on the Malhotra office.

It has been 1 month since nandini came to mumbai. Right now they were sitting in maniks cabin in Malhotra office. There was an important board meeting that required manik's presence. He brought Nandini along with him on the pretext of showing her the office.

Bhai woh the meet........Oh shoot sorry sorry Nishchal immediately turned around seeing manik and nandini together. Manik gritted his teeth while Nandini got up from his lap blushing all the while.

Socha tha atleast yahan pe toh koi mujhe disturb nahi krega lekin nahi this idiot brother of mine has to become a kebab main haddi. Nandini giggled hearing him while Nishchal too laughed. Manik passed both of them a glare.

Why are you here? Manik asked Nishchal still pissed. You see brother unlike you I come here to WORK so apparently I came to call you for the board meeting. Nishchal snickered. He moved out of the cabin winking at Nandini.

Nandini turned towards Manik and passed him a sweet smile. I will be back in a while meanwhile hang around. Manik said wrapping his hands around her back. Nandini wrapped her hands around his waist, How about I wait for you at the writing house? Nandini had a bright smile on her face.

Seeing her like this Manik couldn't help but peck her lips. As my lady wishes. Manik's cheesy line made Nandini blush profusely. Both smiled at each other and moved towards their respective destination.

Things were by far going very smooth. Manik and Nandini were trying to spend as much time as possible together to cover up their pain of separation. They went on long drives trying to absorb each others presence to their hearts content but there was always something that bothered them. Something that made them feel aloof. Nevertheless they didn't let it affect their love and kept being with each other.

It has been more than a month since Rishabh and Nandini had shifted to Mumbai. Both of them had been handling their professional lives quite well. Vikram and Pallavi were feeling really proud of their kids. One was managing the Mumbai branch of Murthy Textiles efficiently while the other had got promotion from editor to Chief editor in just a month of joining.

Vikram and Pallavi along with Dadaji wanted to meet their children and congratulate them. They decided to surprise the two by coming to Mumbai. Adjusting his meeting, Vikram scheduled his leave after two weeks. Meanwhile Pallavi too gave her students a weeks leave.

It was Saturday night and the youngsters decided to go clubbing. They all reached there by around 8 and decided to have something before they hit the dance floor. Enjoying themselves to the fullest all of them left the club around 11 at night. Unfortunately for manik and Rishabh Nandini was badly drunk. It was all the plan of mukti and cabir. According to them mukti was leaving in two days and thus she deserved to have some fun.

Manik was hell angry at mukti and cabir for tricking nandini to drink something alcoholic while Rishabh was hell worried. He seemed very tensed and was in deep thoughts. Nishchal and navya stood there innocently. Though they were a part of the plan too but a minor one. The majority of the plan was by the evil twins.

Manik and Rishabh both were holding onto nandini who was going tipsy and was singing a mixture of weird songs in her not so beautiful drunk voice. She laughed at anything and everything. Manik was trying really hard to control his temper but seeing mukti and cabir still giggling silently made him loose his temper.

Seriously guys this is too much. And mukti you, fun haan. This is what you call fun by getting someone drunk. Do you even realise that tomorrow morning when she wakes up how upset is she going to be. Not only that it was her first time and you guys made her drink so much. She is going to have a terrible headache. God forbid but if her health gets affected in all this then I swear I wont spare you two.

Nishchal opened the car door while manik picked nandini up and helped her sit inside the car. Rishabh took the driving seat while Nishchal sat next to him. Manik and nandini sat behind. Nandini had been speaking all sorts of nonsensical stuff frustrating manik even more.

One moment she was all clingy on manik while another she would start beating manik. One moment she would start crying remembering how manik left her while the other would start laughing thinking how she used to prank him and make fun of him. Nandini's each word acted like salt on raw wounds.

What nobody realised was that manik was having a turmoil of emotions inside him. Nandini's words were getting him memories that used to haunt him in the earlier days of their separation. He couldn't express his emotions openly like nandini was doing. He had to handle a drunk Nandini.

Manik kept closing his eyes each time she mentioned their moments. He wanted to break down but couldn't. On the other hand he also knew that it was her drunk mind that was helping her open up and release all the pain that they couldn't talk about openly.

Being all exhausted he threw his head back on he car seat and closed his eyes.

He opened his eyes to see nandini playing with his finger trying to connect them with her hand. He smiled seeing her babyish acts.

On the front passenger seat Nishchal too was fighting with an inner turmoil. He always thought that somewhere he was at fault for all the happenings in his brothers life. It was he who couldn't handle the news of his mother's death and had reacted to such extreme conditions that spoilt his relations with his brother and sister in law. He always blamed himself for whatever happened with manik and nandini.

With all these things going on they reached murthy villa. As soon as they parked the car near he entrance all four got down with nandini in manik's arms. Cabir mukti and navya's crying followed behind closely.

When they got down they saw that the entire house had its lights on and even some kind of noises could be heard.  Nishchal was the first one to voice out what was going on inside everyone's mind, Is there anyone at your place?

Nope. As far as I remember I gave kaka a holiday. And I remember switching off all the lights. Rishabh spoke trying to recollect all that he did before leaving for the club. Manik who was handling nandini in his arms spoke, Let's just go inside and see.

All nodded their heads and walked inside. What they saw there was enough to pull the land from beneath their feet. Rishabh was still shocked and spoke in a dazed voice, Amma, Appa.

There stood Vikram and Pallavi along with Dadaji. They too were stunned seeing nandini in manik's arms acting all weird. The rest of them stood there frozen.

Rishabh is nandini fine? Why is she acting like this?  Pallavi was the first one to break the silence. Her voice was laced with utmost care yet disappointment. Ha...hA...haan amma she is fine. Just a little sugar high.  Rishabh spoke trying to cover up.

Vikram realised that Rishabh was lying. Really Rishabh! Is she actually sugar high or is it something else that she has consumed? Vikram spoke in a low yet harsh and intimidating voice. Listening to her appa's voice nandini turned her face towards them and got all excited. She tried jumping of off manik's arms but manik kept holding her knowing hat she will create a big scene. Oye Monkey Malhotra! Put me down right this moment. Nandini yelled she tried pushing while manik kept glaring at her trying to shut her up.

Oh hello don't me those scary looks I m not scared of you. Nandini's tongue kept slipping and she tried widening her eyes to match manik's glares. You can scare your poor employees with these looks not me. Nandini stopped talking for a minute and there was complete silence in the house. She cutely wrapped her arms around Manik and blinked her eyes.

On the positive side you should really be scared of me coz I m Mrs. Nandini Man...........Before she could continue manik yelled. NANDINI JUST SHUT UP.

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Manik's voice echoed in the entire house. Vikram seemed to have a hard time controlling his anger. He didn't know who manik in real was. He didn't like the way manik was holding nandini. He had developed a sudden dislike towards Manik. Pallavi too was shocked seeing manik react this way while everyone else's face had become pale. Dadaji was observing each one with a scrutinising look.

Haww! Nandini palmed her mouth. Tum ne mujhe shut up kaha, Mujhe!
Nandini exclaimed loudly. Unknowingly manik's grip had lossened which made Nandini jump off from his arms easy.

Dekha appa aapne. He told me to shut up. Me. Mujhe shut up hone ko kaha. Nandini while speaking was walking towards Vikram. She was about to trip and fall flat on her face when manik held her hand from the other side and pulled her towards him. Vikram who too saw this was about to pull her towards him but failed as manik was quick. His hand was left in air and he seemed to he hurt by manik's actions.

Dadaji saw right through his son's eyes and tried to control the situation  Rishabh beta tu bata koun hai yeh sab and why is nandini behaving like this. 

Finding no way out Rishabh thought of something and started saying. Dadaji woh these are nandini collegues and friends and mine too. Hum aaj Saturday night thi toh socha yahan mumbai bohot saare famous clubs hai toh Humne socha ki Saturday night hai toh ku na hum clubbing chale jaye. And wahan pe we don't know kaise but shayad nandini ki drink exchange ho gyi and that's why she is drunk.

Rishabh spoke very lowly and also fumbled and stopped in between. He was thinking of all ways to escape this situation. He knew nandini was not in her right senses. He was scared what if she blurted something that she shouldn't. Navya tried to speak and divert nandini all this while. She tried to take her to her room but nandini was adamant. She wanted to tell her appa that her monkey husband told her to shut up.

Appa you know this guy. He....he....I don't like him.....you know why......Arrey ask na why.....nandini spoke walking towards Vikram. Vikram who was till now constantly looking at manik looked at nandini. Kyu baccha? Tell your appa. You are appa's good girl na. Does he trouble you? Did he ever harass you? Tell appa. Appa will solve everything.

No no appa he can never harass me infact he respects me so much. He is the best. But yes he does trouble me a lot. Nandini was pouting. In her drunk state also she was supporting him. Such was the strength of her faith and love.

But I am very very gussa with him. Coz......coz.....errrr.....main Bhul gyi dad.....Hehehehe......but you know what appa I can never hate him. Never. Even after what he did to me.

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Nandini was laughing smiling and was a total emotional mess. The drink seemed to have triggered her emotions badly. Rishabh and manik both tried stopping her but all went in vain as Vikram signalled them to sit there quietly and do nothing. Both didnt know how to control the situation. Things were slipping out of hand. 

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Pallavi and Dadaji were silent spectators to the entire scene. nandu tell appa na why you dont like him. vikram very politely made her sit on the couch. dad you know he told me to shut up. he told his WIFE to shut up. can you imagine, me, I MRS NANDINI MANIK MALHOTRA ko he said shut up. Bolo aisa koun krta itni cute wife hai iski. Sahi kehte hai log saare mard ek jaise hote hai. Sab dominating hote hai.

She suddenly got up from the couch and walked towards manik in full anger. You are one male chauvinist egoistic fellow and i m really pissed at you. Saying this she turned her head around and stood there with her hands folded in front of her chest.

Nandini went on and on. As soon as they heard the word wife manik and the rest of the gang freezed with terror while the elders stood up from their respective places.

Vikram felt anger coursing through his veins while pallavi and dadaji were looking at each other. The youngsters mind seemed to have stopped working. The damage was done and there seemed no control over it.

Vikram suddenly felt betrayed. He felt hurt and didnt know how exactly should he react. First he thought that it was nandini's drunk state that was talking. when he looked at Rishabh's distorted expression  he was sure that whatever nandini was talking was all true. 

A sudden feeling of betrayal anger and distrust engulfed him and while Pallavi too felt hurt. The parent in them felt defeated. They felt like warriors of a lost battle. They felt out of place. Both the parents felt that they failed in their parvarish and maybe that's why nandini and Rishabh had kept secrets.

Dadaji who had always been like a friend to the two kids not only felt shocked but also hurt by their actions. Somewhere he knew that maybe due to age difference they wouldn't have told him. But what pinched him more was that they never even tried to talk to him. Today the situation has turned from worse to worst.

Someone has rightly said lies and secrets do break even the strongest of friendships and relations......

Manik wanted to speak and justify their actions but seems like his mind was too choked up to think and react. Destiny once again had started playing it's games. The day that all had feared of was right here and all the things that they had planned to say and confess seemed to have gone down the drain.

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Nishchal who saw right through manik's eyes gestured Navya and mukti to Nandini to her room. Convincing her somehow they managed to take her to her room. Vikram and Pallavi stood there while dadaji sat down on the sofa. Cabir patted manik's shoulder bringing him back to reality.

Manik blinked his eyes and inhaled a sharp breath. The only sound heard was of the night crickets coming from the garden. Manik cleared his throat and was about to move towards Vikram when he showed him his hand and glared at him. Manik stopped in between not knowing how to handle this further.

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Pallavi tell them mujhe iss waqt kisi se baat ni krni. Main room main jaa rha hoon sone. Papa aap bhi jaldi so jana. Aur baki jiski jo krna hai woh kar sakte hai. Vikram kept talking to Pallavi then to dadaji. Before turning around he gave Rishabh a sharp look and spoke in rude and harsh voice.

Manik suddenly felt more guilty and somehow gathered the courage to speak up. Uncle......I mean sir....Please once give us a chance to explain ourselves. Uncle please give us a chance. We won't take more than 10 minutes. Give me chance to justify our deeds.

Vikram stopped in his tracks. He looked at Pallavi and Vishambhar and they both slightly nodded as if asking him to hear them out once. 10 minutes that's it. Not a minute more, Not a minute less.

Manik & Nishchal looked at each other and then nodding towards each other started narrating the incident. They narrated everything right fom college days to everything.

The three of them heard manik & Nishchal patiently. After they were done they looked at Vikram who had at straight face. Once they stopped Vikram gave them at sharp look and said Tomorrow morning after nandini wakes up I want all of you to come here. We will talk about it only when she is here.

He then walked off followed by pallavi and Vishambhar. Manik cabir Rishabh and Nishchal threw themselves on the couch and sighed. This night was going to be a long one.

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Next morning was followed by a very eerie silence. Nandini had woken up with a bad headache while Rishabh handed her the soda water to reduce the pain in her head and lessen the effect of the hangover.

Bhai this hurts a lot. Aapko pta hai mujhe na aisa dream aaya ki kal mom and appa with dadu yahan the. Humare ghar. Such a weird dream ni. She said laughing a little.

Matlab tujhe sacchi kuch bhi yaad nahi? Rishabh was shocked he thought she would cry buckets. Kya yaad ni hai bhai and please thoda Dheere bolo. Cabir bhai ko toh main chodungi for doing this to me.

Nandini jo tune dekha woh dream nhi sach tha. Mom dad and dadu are really here. Rishabh said and nandini's eyes widened in horror.

WHATTTTTTTTT!!!!  She exclaimed so  loudly that the next second her head started paining even more badly.

Chhoti careful. Rishabh cradled her and made her sleep. She woke up after an hour to find herself all alone there. She with great difficulty woke up and walked towards the washroom. Freshening up she moved down to see all sitted there in a quite silence looking at each other. That's when she realised that last night what all had she done. She thought that it was a dream but unfortunately it wasn't.  Even Gaurav was there too. Manik and Nishchal had explained him what had happened and he wanted to accompany incase things went out of hand.

She walked down and kneeled in front of Vikram. I am sorry dad. She mewed lowly. Oh really! But I wonder for what are you sorry for? Vikram had never spoken to her in such a tone. Nandini could already feel that she was loosing the courage that she had gathered while walking down the stairs.

Nandini then again explained them things from her point of view. Pallavi had tears seeing her daughters state where as Dadaji somewhere understood her dilemma. Vikram still had a blank face. Dad please say something.

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Why? Vikram asked in a very calm tone. Nandini cringed her eyebrows in confusion. Why? Why should I say something? No actually why do you want me to say something, NOW? Does it really matter? Does me saying anything hold any importance or is it just for the sake of formality? Haan? Vikram stressed on the word now.

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Nandini understood what he wanted to say and hugged him tightly. Vikram didn't hug her back, instead pushed her away from him and walked a little further. Appa please don't say like this. You mean a lot to me. You mean the world to me. Appa please don't to this to me. Please appa we didn't have any other option. Appa I know it's my mistake. I shouldn't have hidden this from you all. But I didn't know what to do. And Mira maa.....I .....I mean manik's mother's health was very critical.

Vikram turned around, Do I really mean something to you?

Nandini frantically nodded.

Do you trust me enough to take right decisions for you?

Nandini again nodded.

Will you do what I will ask you to?

Yes appa anything that you say.

Make a choice.

All looked confused at Vikram. But he not for once moved his eyes from nandini.

Make a choice nandini. Manik or Me?

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Cliff hanger!!!😨
Sorry but no sorry. 😈
Too much of a drama nai!😥
Kya bomb scene tha ni? Don't you think so💣
Maza aaya?😂
Whom do you think will Nandini choose?😮
Which team do you support Team Vikram ya Team Manik?😉
As I said I have left it to you guys to judge this chapter. You all will judge it on all scale of 1 to 10. 😌
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