Thanku for the concern guys.. means a lot... I am better now but still not recovered fully.. so the update will be slow..

Thanku to each one of you for showering all the love on the last update.. thanks a ton.. :-) :-)

Thanku Blooming_flora, AjithaSunil, deepikabhopale, manan147, AsthaVerma92, rattri210, user08302490 for trying and guessing it correct that yes nandini was hiding something :-)

Thanku bindassgirl, priyamunmun, KajalJain185, vershasachdeva   for trying to guess.. Though I haven't planned to reveal it here but it's okay.. so let me tell you that you all guessed it correctly.. nandini is going to meet manik dad but yes it will be revealed after 2-3 chapters.. but yes.. let me tell you.. that there is more in store for all of you.. :-)

Let me tell you in advance.. many of you might not like the ending of this chapter.. and also there is no manan.. but I request you to just trust me.. I hope you will atleast like it...

So, here is the update..

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IN MALHOTRA MANSION (IN PUNE):

(After manik, cabir and mukti went from there, Harshad turned to nandini and asked her smirkingly.)

H: Haan.. ab bolo.. kya plan hai manik ki happiness ke liye? (Nandini became shocked listening to that but then composed herself and spoke.)

N: Pl.. plan? Kya plan? (Harshad smiled and spoke.)

H: I know ki tumhe apni kisi friend se nhi milna.. It was just an excuse.. (Nandini asked like an innocent kid.) 

N: Ye kya bol rahe ho? (Harshad called her in a final tone.)

H: Nandini? (Nandini whined like a child and spoke.)

N: Kya yr.. This is so wrong.. Main kuch bhi kar loon.. har baar tum mein se kisi na kisi ko pata lag jata hai especially Mani ko toh humesha hi.. I thought iss baar usse pata nhi chala toh matlab tum mein se kisi ko bhi pata nhi chala hoga... Par nhi.. How bad actor i am.. Ab batao how you come to know that? (Harshad smiled and spoke.)

H: Itna toh janta hoon tumhe ki tum manik ko aisi haalat mein akela nhi chodogi jab vo itna tensed aur worried hai. Jiss waqt usse sabse zyada tumhari aur tumhaare saath ki, tumhare support ki zarurat hai uss waqt tum usse kisi bhi reason ki wajah se akela nhi chodogi because manik comes first in your priority list.. Aur jab manik tumhe khud keh raha hai saath aane ke liye tab toh bilkul bhi tum uske bina nhi rukogi... Vo uss waqt tensed tha isliye vo samajh nhi paya otherwise manik knows you the best.. so.. I know agar manik ke kehne ke bawjud bhi tum yahan ruki ho toh uska reason manik ki happiness se hi juda hoga.. Am I right or am I right? (Navya also realised it and spoke.)

NA: Haan.. nandini bolo.. (Nandini sighed in disbelief and spoke.)

N: Ab tumse kya chupana.. Yes Harshad.. you are absolutely right.. 

N: Dhruv ke liye vo sab honge vahan.. and I know manik needs me the most at this time par jo mujhe karna hai vo manik ke liye.. uski happiness ke liye hi karna hai.. aur mujhe ye mauka dobara nhi milta.. isliye na chahte huye bhi mujhe yahan rukna pada aur manik ko akele bhejna pada..

H: Hmm.. so tell me what's the plan?

N: vo.. (Then she narrated her plan to them. Listening to her plan both harshad and navya smiled. Harshad blessed nandini in his mind to be always there for manik and his happiness and he also thanked god for bringing nandini as an angel in manik's life and prayed to god for their togetherness.)

IN HARSHAD'S CAR:

(To put the plan in action, they started their journey towards it. They took the car from malhotra mansion. Harshad was driving the car, nandini was beside him on passenger seat and navya at the back seat. Nandini knew that manik will try to reach her or may be tracking her to be sure of her whereabouts and safety but she doesn't want manik to know where she was going as he will get tensed otherwise. So, she switched off her phone and as expected after 20 minutes only.. manik opened his phone to track nandini but signal was not coming.. so he called nandini immediately but her phone was coming switched off.. He frowned and called on harshad number.. At that time harshad was driving.)

H: Haan.. manik bol? (Manik being worried for nandini bombarded him with questions.)

M: Angel kahan hai..? thk toh hai na vo..? uska phone kyun band aa raha hai..? meri baat karwa uss se..

H: Haan vo thk hai.. ye le baat kar..

N: Haan mani bolo.. (Manik spoke all worried.)

M: Arey kya bolo.. Where is your phone? Why it is coming switched off? Tum thk toh ho na..?

N: Mani.. relax baba.. main bilkul thk hoon.. vo mere phone ki battery khatam ho gayi.. isliye vo band ho gaya.. (Manik got relieved listening to her and then spoke.)

M: Arey.. toh fir put it on charge na?

N: Vo main apni friend se milne ke liye ja rahi hoon aur yahan toh charger nhi hai na mere paas.. toh... (Manik sighed in disbelief and spoke.)

M: Angel.. tumne dhyan kyun nhi diya? Tumhe ghar se nikalne se pehle dhyan dena chahiye tha na.. Main kabse tumhe call karne ka try kar raha hoon.. Pata hai I got so much worried when it was coming switched off..

N: I am sorry mani.. please tum pareshaan mat ho.. main bilkul thk hoon.. And mujhe jaise hi mauka milta hai.. I'll charge my phone.. (Manik spoke lovingly. Manik love nandini so much that he can't be angry on her for long.)

M: Koi nee.. It's okay.. Ek kaam karo.. harshad ka phone apne paas hi rakho.. aur mujhe thodi-thodi der baad msg karti rehna to tell me about your whereabouts. Okay?

N: Mani.. main thk hoon.. itna pareshaan mat ho.. (Now, manik knows how to make her agree by using his stern tone.. Arey he is a monster manik.. so everyone has to agree to his monster tone na.. hehe.. Though.. it's a different case that nandini never listen to him.. hehe..)

M: Angel.. maine kuch kaha na.. (Nandini knew it's useless to argue with him that too when it is about her safety.)

N: Acha okay.. I'll do that... Ab tum aaraam se drive karo.. and take care and jab pahuncho.. do message me..

M: Hmm.. u too take care.. (With this they cut the call. Then nandini turned towards harshad and asked him.)

N: Harshad.. vo tumhara phone main apne paas rakh sakti hoon thodi der ke liye.. Vo manik ko thodi-thodi der baad message karna hai.. varna vo pareshaan ho jayega..

H: Ofcourse nandini.. u can..  (Then he started teasing nandini.) Vaise.. manik bhut care karta hai tumhari.. ek second ke liye bhi tumhara khayal uske dimag se nhi jata.. (Navya also started teasing her.)

NA: Haan.. dekho na.. vo pehle hi khud itna pareshaan hai dhruv ko lekar.. but fir bhi usse tumhari puri fikar hai.. (Nandini blushed listening to them and then spoke seriously.)

N: I know guys.. Main bhi usse meri vajah se aur pareshaan nhi karna chahti thi but main jo karne ja rahi hoon.. vo bhi bhut zaruri hai.. (Harshad smiled and spoke.)

H: It's okay nandini... Everything will be fine aur jo tum karne ja rahi ho na manik ke liye.. vo aur koi bhi nhi kar sakta.. I am proud of you.. Jitni fikar manik ko tumhari hai na.. utni hi tumhe uski khushi pyaari hai.. Don't worry.. everything will be fine...

N: I just pray for the same.. Aur haan jab main kaam kar rahi hoyungi.. toh tum meri taraf se manik ko message karte rehna that I am okay.. aur jo bhi uska message aaye.. do reply dhyan se.. varna vo pareshaan ho jayega..

H: Sure.. Don't worry.. 

(Manik in between messaged nandini many times and she replied everytime or on her behalf harshad used to reply. Sometimes, manik even called nandini, most of the times nandini managed to attend as nandini knows that otherwise manik will get tensed.)

IN DHRUV'S ROOM (IN MUMBAI):

(Manik reached Mumbai and messaged nandini the same. They knocked on dhruv's home door but no one opened it... then they decided to break it.. Manik and Cabir started pushing it and finally it opened. They entered and saw all house is dark. They switched on the lights and saw dhruv was no where to be seen. They reached dhruv's room and saw it was also dark. They switched on the lights and saw that dhruv was lying on bed. They started waking him up but he was not waking up. They got tensed.. then they saw alcohol bottle near him.)

M: Dhruv.. get up buddy... (Manik started patting his cheeks. Then cabir gave manik water bottle and spoke.)

C: Manik ye le.. PaNi maar uske mooh par.. (Manik called mukti but she was lost somewhere.)

M: Mukti.. aur PaNi la.. Mukti.. I am asking you something.. (Cabir also called her.. but she was lost somewhere .. so cabir turned to see and he himself got shocked looking the sight.)

C: Mukti.. kahan khoyi hai tu.. Manik kuch keh raha hai tujhe.. Muk... (Cabin spoke in shock.)

C: What the....

M: Guys.. kahan kho gaye ho tum dono.. Tum.. (Manik turned and saw all room is filled with Alya's pics. Every wall has her pic.) (In between this.. dhruv started murmuring in his sleep.)

D: I love you alya.. I love you a lot.. Please come back.. I love you so much... (This came as a shock to everyone. They immediately turned towards dhruv and saw him murmuring all this in sleep. In all this.. the most shocked person was manik.. not because alya was his ex-gf but because his buddy has a secret with him and that too with a girl who happened to be his ex. And also he didn't tell him anything ever.) (All came out of shock then mukti asked.)

MU: Guys.. ye sab..

C: Ye sab ka jawab toh dhruv hi de sakta hai..

C: Manik.. wake him up.. Manik.. (Manik was all lost.)

M: Huh?

C: Utha dhruv ko..

M: Hmmm..

M: Dhruv.. get up dhruv.. mukti PaNi de..

MU: Haan.. ek minute.. ye le.. (Dhruv opened his eyes.. and manik helped him to get up.)

M: Get up.. (Shrub got up and was shocked seeing all there and asked being concerned.)

D: Ma.. Manik.. Tu? Guys tum sab log yahan aise.. sab thk toh hai na? Kya huya? (Cabir asked in stern tone.)

C: Ye tu bata ki ye sab kya hai? (Dhruv was confused.)

D: Huh? Kya?

MU: Ye sab? (He saw the wall and immediately stood up and realised that they all know everything.)

D: Oh damn..

C: Kya hai ye sab dhruv?

D: Vo.. vo.. ku.. kuch nhi guys.. (Mukti asked totally angry.)

MU: Ye tujhe kuch nhi lag raha hai and even in your sleep you were saying that you love alya.. kya explanation hai iss sabka dhruv tere paas.. (Dhruv started looking here and there and spoke.)

D: I don't think it's that important..

C: It is important dhruv.. tell us.. (Manik asked him calmly.)

M: Buddy.. tu mujhe bhi nhi batayega.. main toh buddy hoon na tera.. Bata mujhe..

D: Nhi manik.. kuch nhi hai..

M: Kya kuch nhi hai dhruv? Mujhe bata dhruv.. share with me.. I am your best buddy na.. toh.. (Dhruv became angry listening to that and shouted.)

D: Kya buddy-buddy laga rakha hai.. (Manik became shocked listening up him.)

M: Huh.. (Dhruv spoke being angry. Actually, he was taking all his pain out.)

D: Haan.. kya buddy-buddy.. Tu buddy hai na mera.. toh tab kahan tha jab main roz iss dard mein tadap raha tha.. tu buddy tha na mera toh tujhe kahun nhi dikha ki main alya se kitna pyaar karta tha.. Dekha tune kuch bhi.. Uss waqt tujhe sirf apni khushi dikhayi di.. tera buddy aur uski khushi toh tune dekhi hi nhi.. (Dhruv spoke with tears in his eyes, with all the pain in his heart.)

D: Aur ab kitni aasaani se tune keh diya ki nhi vo sirf ek galat-fehmi thi.. ki you never felt anything for alya.. Par iss sab mein mera kya.. haan... iss sab mein meri kya galti thi.. meri life toh barbaad ho gayi na.. mera pyaar toh mujhse dur ho gaya na..

D: Pata hai main kitna pyaar karta tha alya se.. jaan basti thi meri uss mein.. par usse tere aage kuch dikhayi hi nhi deta tha.. har waqt manik-manik.. Maine socha tha ki jab mera pyaar samjhegi toh tujhe bhul jayegi par nhi tabhi tum dono ne aakar confess kar diya.. pata hai uss din kya haalat thi meri.. I felt I lost everything that very moment.. Tab tujhe nhi dikha ki tera buddy kaisa feel kar raha hai..

D: But still.. tum dono ki khushi ke liye.. I tried accepting that.. Mushkil tha mere liye.. bhut mushkil.. but still I tried.. aur fir vo accident ho gaya jisne usse mujhse humesha ke liye cheen liya.. pehle saath nhi par kam-se-kam saamne toh thi.. par uss accident ne vo bhi cheen liya.. Tu toh apna dard dikha bhi sakta tha.. sab tere saath the.. par main.. main toh apna dard kisi se share bhi nhi kar sakta tha.. aakhir bolta kya sabko.. tujhe toh sambhalne ke liye mukti aur cabir the.. par mujhe kisi ne aakar nhi kaha ki vo aa jayegi.. koi hope nhi di.. infact main hi tujhe hope deta firta tha.. aur ab tune kitni aasaani se keh diya.. ki you never had any feelings for alya.. it was just your guilt..

D: Uske accident se aj tak ghoot-ghoot kar jee raha hoon main.. har pal mar raha hoon main.. koi hope nhi dikh rahi mujhe.. apna saara dard apne dil mein samet kar baitha tha...

D: Aur tune.. tune kya kiya.. kitni aasaani se aakar keh diya ki you love nandini.. Manik love Nandini and nandini is your true love..

D: Kitna aasaan tha na tere liye ye kehna ki you never felt anything for alya.. it was just a confusion.. par tere uss so-called confusion ki vajah se maine mera pyaar kho diya.. uska kya.. jab saath thi... na tab usse keh paya aur ab toh saath bhi nhi hai vo..

D: Bol na.. ab chup kyun khada hai tu.. Bol na.. tu toh buddy hai na mera.. bol ab.. samjha mujhe.. sambhaal mujhe.. (Manik doesn't know what to say.. he never knew that his friend.. his buddy was in so much pain and that too because of him.. he was feeling guilty and was blaming himself for all that happened in dhruv's life.) (Cabir spoke listening dhruv pain.)

C: Dhruv.. itna sab apne ander rakha tumne.. kabhi share kyun nhi kiya humse.. ek baar share toh karta.. (Dhruv sighed and spoke painfully.)

D: Kya bolta cabir.. ki jiss ladki se main pyaar karta hoon vo kisi aur se pyaar karti hai aur vo koi aur nhi balki mera hi best-buddy hai.. Ye kehta aakar.... ya fir ye kehta ki ye sochkar ki mera buddy khush hai aur uske liye maine apna pyaar chod diya.. lekin usse ab realise huya ki vo toh uski khushi thi hi nhi.. usne toh pehle kabhi pyaar kiya hi nhi hai.. vo toh ab pyaar karta hai aur vo bhi apni angel se.. apni nandini se.. Bol cabir.. kya bolta main aakar.. bol.. (Mukti spoke on manik behalf..)

MU: Dhruv.. I understand jo tere saath huya.. vo sab galat tha.. circumstances galat the.. par inn sab mein manik ki kya galti hai.. usse thodi pata tha ki tu alya se pyaar karta hai.. (Cabir also supported manik and spoke for MaNan.)

C: Haan dhruv.. iss sab mein manik ki koi galti nhi.. Ab doll ke uski zindagi mein aane se pehle usse pyaar ka matlab nhi pata tha.. toh uss mein uski kya galti.. ab agar usne apni angel se pyaar kar liya.. toh vo galat thodi hai.. Manik and nandini love each other a lot.. jaan basti hai dono ki ek dusre mein... (Dhruv was looking towards manik and manik was looking towards dhruv.)

What will happen next? What will dhruv say? Will nandini be able to take manik out of his guilt? Will MaNan came together or this truth will bring distance between them?

PROMO:

M: Aur haan.. angel ko iss sabke bare mein mat batana vo pareshaan ho jayegi.. Pehle hi vo meri vajah se bhut pareshaan ho chuki hai.. ab aur nhi.. So.. pls..

C: Manik.. you will not leave doll na?

MU: Manik.. please aisa mat karna.. please.. Chotti loves you alot.. And you too loves her alot... please.. usko aur khudko itni badi saza mat dena.. Please...

What's happening? What will manik say? Will he leave her or will MaNan come out more strong?

Just trust me guys.. I'll make everything alright by the end.. and yes next 2-3 chapters will be sad one..