It was a new day, with new hopes and new responsibilities. Nandini was making her plans for the day, because her life had suddenly changed, her being the GP of Space. Everything was so overwhelming but Nandini hadn't been the perfect School Prefect for nothing!

So there she was, working on some schedules while Navya was reading her book.

"Life is so different and surprising na, Navya?" Nandini asked, placing her pen down and leaning forward on the desk.

"Bilkul. Bohot kuch change ho gaya ek saal main." Navya said with a faint smile playing on her lips.

"Hai na? Ab bhi believe nahi ho raha ki vo Fab 5 ke bullying days ko ek saal ho gaya hai." Nandini said and shook her head as she recalled the past events.

"Aur tum apne bully ko boyfriend bana chuki ho." Navya said with a smirk, booping Nandini's nose and both of them burst into giggles.

"That is the most surprising thing. Agar mujhe last year koi bolta ki mujhe Manik se pyaar ho jaayega, main has deti uss par." Nandini laughed.

"Aur agar hume koi bolta, ki hum Mukti aur Cabir ke itne kareeb ho jaate, hume toh attack aa jaata, Matarani ki kasam!" Naya said dramatically.

"Jo bhi hai, I am very thankful. And thanks to you, hum dono ek saath rahe." Nandini kept her hand on Navya's. Navya smiled and squeezed Nandini's hand to show her that she's always there.

Navya leaned closer to Nandini after looking around, making sure they were alone.

"Achha suno...uss din humne Cabir ko kisi ladki ko kiss karte huye dekha." Navya whispered.

Nandini looked at her wide-eyed and shook her head wildly. 

"Aise kaise ho sakta hai? Cabir is gay, Navya. Tumne kisi aur ko dekha hoga." Nandini said nonchalantly.

"Nahin. Hume hamare aankhon par pura bharosa hai." Navya defended herself stubbornly.

"Thik hai. We'll find out if it's true. Par tab tak yeh kisi aur ko mat bataana." Nandini said cautiously, placing her hand on Navya's.

"Hmm, okay." Navya agreed. Both of them knew that Fab 5 was very sensitive when it came to Cabir's love life, and they should be, after all Cabir had been through some rough phases. The last thing they wanted to do was to mess anything for Cabir.

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Alya walked with Soha to the college. They were like a Queen Bitches Duo. Both of them were pretty, smart and evil at the same time.

Alya had bonded with Soha over the days. Soha revealed Varun's secret and had won Alya's trust forever. Alya hadn't taken too long to break things off with Varun.

Alya was working on a mannequin when Varun hugged her from behind. Alya turned and slapped him.

"What the fuck?" Varun exclaimed, holding his cheek.

"Don't you ever touch me, you dickhead! I saw you with another woman. Both of you were kissing." Alya said. Varun saw everyone watching them.

"We can talk somewhere else." Varun said.

"No, it will be done right here. Suffer the humiliation I felt. Who is the other woman, Varun? It's me, isn't it? Why are you doing this to me and your girlfriend, or should I say fiancée?"

Varun looked down and didn't answer.

"Tum toh deserve hi nahi karte. I hope you get dumped by her as well. And yeah, I quit! You'll have my resignation in 20 minutes." Alya announced and went to her desk.

There is nothing worse than a woman scorned. Alya was totally back in her bitch mode. Soha smirked as finally got some company to have fun in college.

Alya entered the jam room and saw Manik and Nandini being cozy. Manik was on the chair while Nandini was on his lap, playing with his shirt.

"Give me a break from all this mushy stuff god!" Alya exclaimed and Nandini slipped from the chair and fell down on the floor. Mukti, who was fixing her guitar, laughed at Nandini, who rubbed her butt.

"You okay?" Manik asked, pursing his lips and trying not to laugh. Nandini glared at Manik and got up, by herself, pushing Manik's hand away.

"Arre!" Manik said, as Nandini stomped away.

Alya laughed and then noticed Manik's scowl.

"Put up a smile, Manik." Alya said.

"Alya...what happened to you suddenly? You liked happy couples right?" Manik asked.

"Yes I did. Until I stopped being a part of happy couples. Three bad break ups in 2 years, what an achievement." Alya said dryly, setting up her keyboard. Manik looked at Mukti who shrugged.

"Do you want to talk?" Manik asked.

"No offence whatsoever Manik, but talking to you about my love life would be a disaster, considering our history." Alya said. Mukti squirmed uncomfortably, feeling the tension in the air.

"Right, I am sorry." Manik said.

"Don't be. It's just a bad phase. Mujhe time do. I need to get my shit together." Alya said. Just then Cabir and Dhruv walked in together, Dhruv busy on his phone.

"Usko kya hua?" Mukti asked, as she saw Dhruv not taking his eyes off the phone.

"Aurat ka chakkar Babu Bhaiya, aurat ka chakkar!" Cabir cracked a joke, not aware how ill-timed it was. Mukti glared at him, pointing at Alya. Cabir shut up immediately while Manik sighed.

"Dhruv, phone chod ke hamari taraf dekhega?" Manik asked. Dhruv looked up and then nodded. Alya noticed a glow on his face and felt envious.

"So guys, all of us have our own lives. Since a couple of months, there have been many problems." Manik said.

"Yes, what about that?"

"Yeah, humne discuss bhi kiya alternate careers ke barein main, but all of us chose to stay in Space for our last year." Manik said.

"Yes, we did." Mukti said, still confused about the general direction of the conversation.

"Toh humare beech main itna discomfort kyun hai?" Manik asked and looked at each one of them.

All of them then looked at each other, and noticed the discomfort Manik was talking about.

"Ek saal guys, ek saal. Can we keep our differences aside and enjoy life? Mujhe nahi lagta hum jitne free hai ab, utna free kabhi rahenge future main." Manik said.

"I agree, Manik ne bola tha, boyfriends and girlfriends will come and go, but we will stay forever. Agar forever nahi toh ek saal hi sahi." Cabir made his point, remembering their good times and their promises.

"Exactly! Alya, I love you and you are my best friend. And I understand that the past few months have been very rough. But please, for the sake of our history, let's stop being bitter. Your history with Dhruv makes every meeting awkward." Mukti said. Alya looked away, not wanting to answer.

"Alya, I am sorry, I really am. But please, let's leave it in the past." Dhruv said.

"I can't just forget the tears I have wasted on you. But nevertheless, I will try." Alya said. Cabir rolled his eyes at her dramatic flair.

Just then, Nandini barged into the room with Navya.

"Guyyyyss-" Nandini screeched and then stopped abruptly, seeing them in a serious mood. She saw Alya's sour face and shut her mouth.

"Is this a wrong time?" Nandini asked, cringing at her own excitement.

"Do you ever care?" Alya snapped. Manik glared at Alya who shook her head and murmured an apology.

"Umm, I'll come later." Nandini said, while Navya asked Mukti what happened by raising her eyebrows. Mukti shook her head and smiled.

"She's just...never mind. Ab aa gayi ho toh bata do." Manik said. Nandini nodded and showed them a pamphlet.

"Musicana 2015? Interesting." Dhruv said, reading the details.

"It is! And this time, the finale will be in Kolkata!" Nandini announced, excitedly looking at the hopeful faces of the Fab 5 members.

Manik looked at everyone, to see their response.

"I think it will be a fabulous end to our journey?" Cabir suggested.

"Maybe..." Alya said, biting her lip nervously.

"Maybe?? Arre tumlog ko toh pehle hi register karna hoga! Fab 5 ho yaar!" Navya said excitedly, goading them on.

"Guys...let's do this!" Dhruv said, sounding determined and confident unlike the Dhruv from the past. Everybody smiled at the new change.

"Yes!!" Mukti joined in and Nandini watched with happiness, sensing the excitement.

"Tumhara kya?" Mukti asked Nandini.

"Actually, I received this notice from Principal sir and I just came running to y'all." Nandini said sheepishly. Cabir stood up and put his arm around Nandini's shoulder.

"Secretly, Nandini wants Fab 5 to win. Hai na? Last year bhi tumne hume jita diya." Cabir joked.

Nandini remembered how Manik broke her heart that night and faked a smile while Manik bit his lip.

"Cabir...don't." Manik whispered. Cabir heard it and let it go.

"NH3 toh ab nahi raha...NH 4?" Cabir asked. Nandini poked him with his elbow and smiled.

"I don't know, actually maine ab tak socha nahin. With the GP duties and all, it's hard to find the time."

"Nandini, tum Space main reh kar Musicana nahi karogi? Are you mad?" Mukti asked, laughing at the ridiculous excuse.

"Nandini, tum hum par chhod do. Hum kuch arrange kar lenge." Navya said and ran away, to start her work right away.

Nandini also left after bidding bye to everyone, and Fab 5 huddled together to plan their last Musicana.

-----

Navya waited for Aryaman to get out of his class. The bell rang and the students left the class. Navya spotted Aryaman and held his arm.

"Hey, waddup?" Aryaman asked.

"Bohot kuch! Musicana 2015 aa raha hai. Tumhe participate karna hai?" Navya asked.

"Sure. With?"

"Nandini aur hamare saath." Navya replied.

"Interesting. Iss baar tum log sure ho na? Don't toy with me like you guys did last time." Aryaman said.

"Aryaman, uss vakt haalaat vaise the. Ab sab thik ho chuka hai." Navya glared at him and elbowed his ribs.

"Achha thik hai. But wait, even Soha wanted to participate. I will join on one condition, Soha bhi honi chahiye." Aryaman laid his condition before Navya.

"Yeh kya bol rahe ho tum? Nandini kaise..."

"Navya, tumhe percussionist chahiye. Main handle karlunga. Lekin Soha bhi honi chahiye." Aryaman said.

"Uh...hum Nandini se baat karke bata denge." Navya said and went with Aryaman to the Student Council room. They saw Nandini surrounded with files.

"Yeh sab kya hai?" Aryaman asked, looking at the piles of files lying on the desk.

"Complaints. Actually past complaints, against Fab 5. Navya, they have been really bad." Nandini gulped, looking at the file, a big one.

"Matarani! Yeh toh kafi mota file hai."

"Haan. Kyon ki kisi ne bhi yeh complaints ko kabhi acknowledge nahi kiya. Because of Nyonika, they were never recognized." Nandini said.

"Nandini...ab vo sab past hai na." Aryaman said.

"Haan lekin main inhe aise hi nahi bhul sakti na. Fab 5 has bullied a boy so much that he almost slipped into depression. That's horrible!" Nandini said.

Navya looked helplessly. Nandini loved Manik, but after seeing so many complaints against Manik, Nandini got scared.

"Vo itna monstrous tha, Navya! They pranked a junior and she ended up losing her place in the hostel. She was a scholarship student too, and she had to change colleges because of this." Nandini said.

"Nandini, tumhe iss ka idea toh tha na, jab tum General President bani?" Aryaman asked.

"I guess."

"Toh chhod do. Ab yeh suno, Aryaman ko humne pucha Musicana ke liye. Usne haan toh bola, lekin condition bhi hai uska." Navya said, glancing at Aryaman.

"Kya condition?"

"Soha. Usey Soha chahiye band main." Navya said.

"Soha? The girl who tried to kill me?" Nandini asked Aryaman.

"Haan vahi." Aryaman said.

"How could you do this?!" Nandini leapt out of the chair in anger.

"Tum mere best friend reh kar aise conditions kaise daal sakte ho?" Nandini blasted Aryaman.

"Wait a second, Nandini. How can you be such a hypocrite? You are letting Fab 5 go even after they bullied the entire college, even you!"

"That is very different, Aryaman! They didn't kill them!"

"Soha didn't kill you either! It's about time you let go of that!" Aryaman argued.

"Aryaman, Nandini, please shant ho jao."

"Shaant? How? Yeh itna irrational condition kaise rakh sakta hai?" Nandini asked.

Just then, Dhruv and Mukti were passing by the door and saw Nandini and Aryaman shouting at each other.

"Guys! Yeh kya ho raha hai?" Dhruv asked.

"You stay out of it Dhruv!" Aryaman said.

"Don't talk to Dhruv like that!" Nandini snapped.

"And you stop defending Fab 5 all the time." Aryaman replied.

"Fab 5? What is happening?" Mukti asked, participating in the conversation at the mention of her band.

"That file? You see that? It has every complaint which has been registered against Fab 5 and it shows how mean you guys were with everyone. With Nandini and Navya too, for that matter." Aryaman said.

"What's your point?" Dhruv asked.

"Navya ne mujhse Musicana ke liye pucha. I said yes, provided Soha is also in the band."

"Wait. What? Are you serious?" Mukti asked, stepping forward threateningly.

"Yes, do you have a problem with it too?" Aryaman asked.

"Haan, of course. Soha ne jo kiya uske baad kaise Nandini accept karegi?" Dhruv replied instead.

"Nandini is alive, in one piece, right? It's my sister who slipped into a coma, not Nandini. It's my sister who lost three months of her life, not her."

Mukti was about to retort but Nandini held her back.

"Fine. All of us will perform together." Nandini said.

Mukti made a face. She was frankly surprised with Nandini's ridiculous decision.

"Nandini, tum life mein pata nahi kab tak wrong decisions logi." Mukti said and left the room, followed by Dhruv.

"We'll register at 1 PM." Nandini said and sat in her chair. Navya took a deep breath and left with Aryaman.

-----

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Manik roared, making Nandini flinch.

"Manik, aawaaz neeche karo." Nandini said.

"How are you so bloody stupid sometimes?" Manik went on. Nandini said nothing, she just looked at her shoes.

"I try so much to save you from trouble but you never fail to land yourself in trouble. She harmed you, and you will perform with her?"

Nandini looked at Manik at that.

"Manik, you were a bully, like months ago. Isn't it ironic coming from you?" Nandini asked.

Manik paused and looked at her.

"What are you trying to say? Where is this coming from?"

"I am trying to say that if I forgave you for all the pain you caused me, I can certainly decide to forgive Soha." Nandini replied.

"Tumhe yeh do situations equal lagte hai?" Manik asked, controlling his anger.

"Bilkul. You broke my heart so many times, Manik. You humiliated me in front of the entire college. Because of you, I couldn't even try to perform last year." Nandini said, closing her eyes to hold back the tear that threatened to slip out as she recalled some of the worst moments of her life.

"Nandini, that is...different."

"How?! It's not Manik! It's not! And stop protecting me! Your love is enough. I can take care of myself. Tumne O2 ke time pe bhi mere liye decision liya tha. You can't do that Manik." Nandini said and Manik looked at her, his anger fading away.

"Fine. Lekin main yeh nahi pretend karne waala ki mujhe koi problem nahi hai tumhaare iss decision se."

"Manik, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you like it or not. I want to win too, as much as you want to. So please, just...give me space to make my decisions, right or wrong." Nandini said before she left.

-----

Soha signed on the application after the three did and smiled at Nandini.

"Thanks for giving me a chance." Soha genuinely thanked her.

"Yeah, it's in the past. Let's move on." Nandini said, looking at Aryaman, who had a small smile.

"Chalo, ab hum yeh sochte hai ki hum kya karenge." Navya said.

"Yeah sure, let's go." Nandini said and turned towards the staircase, when she saw Fab 5 in front of them. Manik looked at her and then at Aryaman and Soha.

"Hey Manik, don't worry, Nandini will be fine." Aryaman said.

"I don't care. She doesn't care about my opinion. So I think it is only fair that I don't care about her decisions either." Manik said in a deadpan tone.

"Manik yeh kya bol raha hai?" Cabir asked, looking at the ferocity in Manik and Nandini's eyes.

"Cabir, let's not waste time. We have better things to do." Manik said and walked off, buttoning his jacket.

However, Nandini was not one to back down, so she turned and shouted,

"Fine Manik! It's on. You want to be immature about it? Even I can be!"

"Good luck!" Manik shouted back, without turning. Nandini also went her way angrily.

"Manik Malhotra, you got to change!"

"Nandini Murthy, you got to change!"

"Are these two serious? Are we really back to that now?" Alya asked.

"Inn dono ke beech hum na jaaye toh hi behtar hoga." Dhruv said.

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