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Manik moved back with shock on his face. What did he say? How could he fall so weak? How could he commit such a mistake?

Understanding his turmoil, cabir pulled him in a hug. It's ok. Main tujhse kuch nahi puchunga. Jab tera mann kare mujhe bata dena. I promise tab tak main kuch nahi puchunga. Tu please shaant ho ja pehle.

Manik calmed down and hugged him back.

I am sorry, so sorry. Mujhe tujhse ya Navya se kuch chupana nahi chahta tha. Lekin uss waqt jo situations the, na main kuch bol nahi paya, na kar paya. Manik was hugging cabir tightly while cabir patted his back.

Its ok Manik, we know you and we understand ki koi bohot bada reason hoga. Being the understanding and caring soul brother, Cabir consoled manik.

Reason nahi cabir. Halaat...Halaat hi aise the ki main puri tarah se helpless ho gaya tha. Maine socha jab sahi waqt aayega tab bol dunga, par....par main nahi bol paya. Manik broke the hug. There was a hint of helplessness in his tone

There was a small silence between them. Manik was looking at the floor while cabir was looking at manik's face that was devoid of any emotion. Manik broke the silence and looked at cabir with a smile on his face.

Aaj jab maine usse dekha tab sab jaise meri aakhon ke saamne mera woh lamha wapas zinda ho gaya. Sari memories, sab kuch....

He got up and walked towards the glass sliding that lead towards his elegant balcony.

Matlab? Manik why do I get these feeling ki aise kuch hai jo kisiko nahi pata. Nandini ko bhi nahi. Manik's words confused cabir. Being manik's reflection he immediately caught what nobody could.

Manik let out a sarcastic laugh. Haan Cabir, sahi kaha tune. Hai aisa sach jo kisi ko nahi pata except me and HIM.

Him? Aur koun manik? Cabir asked all perplexed.

Manik turned around with a mixture of emotions in his eyes. Pain, love, guilt, frustration, hurt.

But the feeling which grabbed Cabir's highest attention was REVENGE.

This revenge wasn't the one because of  hatred or enemity. This revenge had a different meaning which couldn't be gauged or assumed.

Manik baat kya hai? Koun hai woh? Bol na? Hum definitely koi solution nikalenge. Cabir got up from the bed.

Tears had started falling out of manik's eyes as he stared aimlessly on the floor. Not a word escaped from his mouth. He pressed his lips tightly and clenched his Jaw. He was shivering, not with cold or fear but with anger. Anger which threatened to burst out but he held it back.

Cabir placed a hand on his shoulder and manik looked at him. He gave a faint smile while cabir stood there all patient waiting for his soul brother to speak up.

Manik spoke nothing and asked cabir to follow him. They walked past a few rooms and stood exactly in front of the room that was locked for years after manik's  mother's demise.

Opening the rusted door by applying a little extra force manik entered inside followed by cabir. Cabir wasn't shocked when he saw the room clean. Nobody could tell that this room was locked. Surely nobody entered this room but every Sunday Manik Malhotra himself came in the room to clean it well. Nobody was aware of this fact apart from cabir who once caught him doing so.

Manik walked inside and went towards the other side of the room. He shifted one of the couches a little and dragged out a mini shelf that was nicely hidden behind the couch. The shelf had quite a lot of drawers. It seemed to be quite old. Cabir helped him pull it out.

Yeh hai kya? And why was it hidden behind the couch? Cabir asked all perplexed.

He didn't understand what exactly was going on. Manik never allowed anyone to enter this room and here he was standing right at the centre of the room with a box like shelf placed in front of him.

You will find the answer to all your questions in this shelf. Manik said with a plain voice. No excitement. No happiness. No dullness. No sadness. No grief. No smile. Just nothing. Simply no emotion.

This is the first time when manik's behaviour was beyond justification. Manik's state shook cabir in fear. He was scared for his only friend and his only family.

He has seen Manik's vulnerable side during his mother's death where Cabir had a hard time handling him. Since that time, cabir had never left manik alone and stayed as a strong pillar.

But today he felt something strange. So without any rational thought cabir just hugged manik.

I m fine, Cabir. Manik said wrapping his hands around cabir.

Manik enough now, I want to know everything right from the beginning. Main tujhe aise aur pain mein nahi dekh sakta. Please. Cabir literally pleaded him.

Manik smiled faintly and nodded his head. He walked out of the room leaving a confused cabir behind.

By the time manik returned cabir was looking around the room.

All the four walls of the room were filled with only pictures which held millions of memories. One could easily assume that the Malhotra family had actually taken the "ILY" in the word famILY quite seriously. Each frame depicted the immense love and Bonding between each member.

Seeing the images Cabir's eyes welled up in tears. He too missed the love of parents, love of a family.

He has seen Navya missing her parents as they hardly spent any time with her. However she atleast has parents in her life whom she can call for help when needed.

But cabir has no one, he is all alone in his life. He has always craved for love. He craved for a father who could help him in lessons of life. He craved for a mother who could care for him when he skips meals, falls sick or works till late.

He did receive a small share of love and affection from Manik's parents but the difference between your own and other's parents did show it's existence.

Manik walked in with two beer cans and saw Cabir staring at the pictures. His moist eyes gave manik the  evidence of cabir's  state of mind. He realised that it is not the right time to speak and decided to pamper his friend who has always been a support to him. Always there for him like his own shadow.

Manik walked closer to cabir and handed him the can.

Cabir I think let's just leave this topic right now. Chal tu aur main chill karte hai like old times. Manik tried to lighten up the mood.

Nahi manik. I want to know everything today right now. I know it must have been difficult to gather the courage to tell me. Isliye pata nahi phir kab tu wapas bolne ki himmat jutaye. Coward kahi ka. Cabir mocked him while manik glared at him.

Both of them settled on the floor keeping the small shelf in between them. They started sipping in the beer can when manik opened the first drawer to reveal a diary, A bracelet and a note.

Manik looked at cabir and handed him the diary with a small smile on his face. Cabir opened the diary to be shocked. He looked at manik to confirm whether it was true. Manik just nodded his head and and got back to sipping his beer while cabir continued to read the diary. He then had a close look at the bracelet. Handing everything back to manik he got up and both moved out of the room. Manik locked the room.

Cabir took his departure. He needed sometime to process so much. He was driving his car back home with only one thing in mind. If all this was true then he definitely needed to have a word with nandini as well. On reaching home he crashed himself on his bed.

On the other side manik too slept off with all hopes of being able to talk to nandini the next morning. Nandini too slept off hugging maniks picture while Navya on the other hand slept crying missing her parents love.

The screen divides in four parts each showing the vulnerability that the four were going through.

Next morning nandini walked in the office with a pale face. Lack of sleep had taken a toll on her and she was having a very bad headache. She went in her cabin to find a bouquet of roses kept on it.

She reached out for it and pulled out the card that had only one word written on it~JUNOON.

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I hope the update was upto your expectations. Special thanks to my sister. She has helped me a lot in editing this update as well as making a few changes that were required. 😀

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