Hearing her cell phone ring nandu wakes up cringing her eyebrows and silences it quickly taking it into her hands not wanting to wake up manik who was peacefully sleeping on her shoulder...!!!

"Hello....par....teek hain" and she cutting the call soon moves away placing manik's head on pillow only to get ready and leave muttering a sorry to sleeping manik....!!!

"You have to give a very good explanation for this mrs nandini malhotra" and manik utters getting disappointed to wake up alone and reaches office directly without talking to anyone completely irritated....!!!

"Aao gi na ab....dekho kya kartha hoon tumhare sath iss baar" and he mumbles to himself staring at door waiting for nandu in his cabin while riya walks in at the same time smiling and "hello"

MANIK : hi

RIYA : tumne bathaya nahi aaj office jaldi are ho

MANIK : kyu....tumhe mere office jaldi aane se ya na aane se kya matlab

RIYA : I was just...forget that....tum teek ho na

MANIK : mujhe kya hoga....dikh raha hoon na tumhare samne

RIYA : tum itne gusse se kyu bath karre ho

MANIK : mera chodo aur tum bathao....kya kaam se ayi thi ander

RIYA : main actually....athi hoon....wo kuch documents edit karni hain....!!!

Manik was getting agitated second by second seeing nandu not entering into the cabin and when clock struck 1 in noon he dialed her number deciding enough was enough only to learn that her number was switched off....!!!

"What the....kaam se bahar hain tho kam se kam cell tho switch on rakna chahiye na....aane do....jab ayegi thabi bath karunga usse....infact iss baar usse aisi punishment dunga ki wo kabi galthi se bi aisi koyi galthi na kare" and he muttering gets himself busy in work wanting to distract his mind from her and soon forgets about everything until riya knocks his door and says him that it was time to leave....!!!

"7....shit....ek second....ye kayi gar ko tho nahi gayi" and getting up manik dashes out ignoring riya while she nodding her head in disbelief silently walks out thinking about the reason of his changed behavior.

"Nandini.....nandiniiiii....!!!" and manik walks in shouting on top of his voice while kabir stands up from couch and "tu aise kyu chillara hain....nandini yaha kyu hogi wo tere sath nahi hain"

MANIK : nahi....wo office aayi hi nahi aaj

KABIR : kal rath tum dono sath main hi the na....nahi?

MANIK : haan the rath ko sath main par subha main akele hi tha....mujhe laga bahar gayi tho office ajayegi....lekin jab office bi nahi aayi maine socha uska kaam katham nahi hua....main kaam main ulaj gaya aur jab vakth dekha tho seeda yaha aaya ye sochke ki wo shayad gar vapas agayi

KABIR : tch....main call kartha hoon

MANIK : switch off hain uska mobile

KABIR : kyaaa

MANIK : wo itni der kabi bahar nahi ruki....kya wo....aryaman

KABIR : kya aryaman....wo kaha se aya beech main

MANIK : forget it

KABIR : nahi bol

MANIK : nandini uske sath milke bahar jathi hain....kuch kaam ke liye

KABIR : kya kaam

MANIK : patha nahi

KABIR : nandini ne bathaya nahi tujhe

MANIK : nahi

KABIR : tune pucha usse

MANIK : haan

KABIR : usne fir bi nahi bathaya?

MANIK : nahi

KABIR : aur ye tu mujhe ab bathara

MANIK : tune mujhe bathane diya hi kab hain

KABIR : tum dono ka jagda kayi issi bath se tho shuru nahi huyi

MANIK : technically yes....ab ye bathe chod aur nandini ke bare main soch....kaha ja sakthi hain wo

KABIR : am not sure....orphanage gayi hogi tho bi vapas ajana chahiye tha

MANIK : main ek baar aryaman ko call try karke dekhtha hoon

KABIR : hmmm

MANIK : uska bi cell switch off hain

KABIR : agar police complaint dena chahe tho bi hame 24 hours rukna padega....tho thodi der aur dekthe hain

MANIK : kuch sahi nahi lagra

KABIR : don't worry wo teek hi hogi

NEXT DAY

11 AM

"kya hua" and nyonika utters worriedly looking manik and mayank while kabir rubs his forehead and "complaint file kardi hain hamne....ab bas intezar karna hoga hame"

NYONIKA : kab thak patha karenge kuch kaha unhone

MAYANK : wo log tho dundna shuru kar diya hain....par kuch confirm se nahi kaha

NYONIKA : patha nahi kaisi hogi meri bachi

MAYANK : shhhh kuch nahi hoga usse

NEXT DAY

4 PM

RIYA : manik

MANIK : not now

RIYA : ek baar

MANIK : I said not now

RIYA : par manik

MANIK : just leave riya

RIYA : fine

"teen din....teen din ho gaye hain....kaha ho tum" and manik curls up into a ball on bed holding nandu photo close to his heart while mayank and nyonika cry silently staring him from door praying god silently to send her daughter back to them...!!!

NEXT DAY

8 PM

RIYA : manik

MANIK : no....leave

RIYA : listen to me manik....please

MANIK : leave

RIYA : why are you doing this....why are you torturing yourself

MANIK : I said leave

RIYA : nandini doesn't deserve you manik

MANIK : just shut up and leave now riya

RIYA : I can't hold back myself anymore....i thought to let you know this when you get a bit peaceful but seeing it cannot happen anytime soon....i have to do this....am sorry manik

MANIK : what are you talking

RIYA : 5 crore rupees are missing from your account

MANIK : what

RIYA : withdrawal has been done three days back on the same day nandini went out

MANIK : no

RIYA : yes....it was nandini....!!!

MANIK : it's not true

RIYA : it is...you can check this yourself

Kabir who was listening to their conversation takes the papers from riya entering into room while manik nods his head as a no and "she might be in trouble and hence took it from my account"

"please check this and repeat the same manik" and she offers another set of papers which he lazily takes it into his hands only to gasp widening his eyes trembling like hell....!!!

RIYA : These were delivered to you in office the day you filed a missing complaint for nandini

"You did this right" and kabir grips her hand staring her angrily while she jerks away his hand and "I am just stating facts that I know sir"

KABIR : facts you know or you created

"what's wrong" and mayank utters entering into room along with nyonika while kabir hands over bank transaction papers to him silently....!!!

NYONIKA : we can't doubt her mayank

MAYANK : I agree....so what if she takes the money....its hers anyhow

RIYA : you are going to remain silent manik

NYONIKA : tere hath main kya hain

Kabir closes his eyes not knowing what to say or how to react while mayank and nyonika stare each other in shock after reading the papers forgetting to utter words

RIYA : what about these papers then

"Its all because of you....its all because of only you" and kabir shouts opening his eyes and holding her arms while she lets out a evil laugh and "really....i can't just forgery some one's signature on papers sir"

"every one....out....!!!" and hearing manik whisper they all silently walk out without arguing further while he falls down on his knees with a thud letting a lone tear roll down his eye and "divorce papers???"

Kaisa laga...you know I always do the unexpected na so please don't throw tomatoes and onions haa...pretty please...!!!