Few months later

Navya:- (angrily) For your kind information study tour is a part of our studies. If you won't go then our professor will cut your 25 marks.

Nandini:- I don't care.

Navya:- Why would you care because you are a school topper. As usual you will top here too. But I am an average student. I hardly get passing marks. 25 marks is a big matter for me.

Nandini:- That's totally your fault. I always tell you to study but you don't touch the books before our exams knock on our door.

Navya:- So you won't listen to me right?

Nandini:- Nope.

Navya:- Okay then I will tell everyone that you write stories on Wattpad.

Nandini:- You can't always blackmail me like this.

Navya:- I don't have any other choices you see. If you won't go on the study tour then who would help on writing the assignment about that place?

Nandini:- Can't you do anything without me? Even if you go to the washroom you force me to stand out of the washroom door. I am not your nanny, okay.

Navya:- You know the washroom's door lock is so loose. What if someone pushes the door hard and the door lock breaks?

Nandini:- For god's sake it's a girls' washroom.

Navya:- So what? I feel shy.

Nandini:- Whatever. Your beloved seniors are going with you. They will help you in your assignment.

Navya:- First of all they are not my beloved seniors. Especially Cabir. He always makes fun of my cute height. Secondly what if we get different topics then what would I do?

Nandini:- You are going with your classmates and you have already made a few friends among them.

Navya:- I can be friends with many people but that doesn't mean I trust them all and expect them to help me because I hardly know them but you are my school bestie. I can trust you blindly.

Nandini:- Okay, fine.

Next morning

It was decided that they will visit a historical place. Every bus was filled with half junior students and half senior students. Two lecturers were also on the bus. Senior students were volunteering for this study tour. Nandini and Navya were in the same bus where Manik and his friends were volunteering. Everybody was having fun on the bus but as usual our nerd Nandini was reading a book which had information about the place. So Navya said,

Navya:- You won't change for good right? Come on, everybody is having fun but you are sitting with this stupid book.

Nandini:- We are here for a study tour, not to have fun and don't forget that we have to write an assignment about the place too. So don't disturb me.

Navya:- As you wish.

Nandini's full focus was in the book when she heard a guitar sound and looked at the source of the sound. She saw Manik was sitting with a guitar and playing it. He also started singing,

Dheere chalna hai mushkil to jaldi hi sahi
Aankhon ke kinaaro mein bahaane hi sahi

Hum chale baharon mein
Gungunati raahon mein
Dhadkane bhi tez hain
Ab kya karein
Waqt hai toh jeene de
Dard hai to seene de
Khwahishein anjaan hai
Ab kya karein

Shabdon ke pahaadon pe likhi hai dastaan
Khwabon ke lifaafon mein chhupa hai raasta

Hum chale baharon mein
Gungunati raahon mein
Dhadkane bhi tez hain
Ab kya karein
O.. waqt hai toh jeene de
Dard hai to seene de
Khwahishein anjaan hai
Ab kya karein

(Nandini's father was a south Indian but her mother was a bengali. She loves to sing. In fact her father used to teach her singing everyday. She suddenly started singing with him,)

O.. aakash, o.. palash rashi rashi
Ektu sobuje chokh muchiye de...
Ghor chhara manusher mone

O.. jiya, O.. guzarte nazaare
Rang udaane de
Hum nashe mein hain
Bhool gaye sawaalon ko saare

Mehaki si hawaon mein chale hain hum kahin
Hum jo chaahe dil ko wo pata hai ya nahi

Hum chale baharon mein
Gungunati raahon mein
Dhadkane bhi tez hain
Ab kya karein
O.. waqt hai toh jeene de
Dard hai to seene de
Khwahishein anjaan hai
Ab kya karein

O.. aakash, o.. palash rashi rashi
Ektu sobuje chokh muchiye de...
Ghor chhara manusher mone

O.. jiya, O.. guzarte nazaare
Rang udaane de
Hum nashe mein hain
Bhool gaye sawaalon ko saare

Manik finished the song. Nandini was looking at him all the while without blinking her eyes. She was amazed by his soothing voice. She felt embarrassed when everybody clapped for them and praised their bonding in the song. They also praising them for singing the song so beautifully. She immediately regretted singing with him as she hated to be the center of attention. But she can't be rude to them. So she thanked them and covered her face with her book because of shyness.

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That's it for today. I hope you enjoyed this small update. See you soon.
Take care
Bye
Nahar...😘😘😘