Next morning at Malhotra Mansion

Cabir and manik have left for the office, Raj and nyonika are at home.

"Raj, apko yad hai na jo maine kal kaha tha..."

Nyonika asked.

"Han baba! mujhe yad hai, par tum thoda to wait kar hi sakti ho na, ya abhi ke abhi ladki lekar aon..??"

Raj said jokingly

"ap taunt karna band kijiye aur kam par lag jaiye, jitna jaldi ho sake mujhe apne bete ke liye life partner chahiye...."

Nyonika, still serious, said.

"thike, main try karunga..."

Raj replied to which nyonika just hmmed.

Raj got a call of his friend and business partner Mr.Khanna,

"hello"

"Yes, how are you Mr. Khanna"

"Okay, yes sure"

"today....okay! fine!"

"At 12 pm, in Global fusion restaurant"

"Okay, bye"

This was all nyonika heard.

"kya hua, Mr. Khanna ka call kyun....or ap kaha jane ki baat kar rahe the??"

She asked curiously

"Vo, Mr. Khanna mujhse milna chahte hai, keh rahe the kuch bat karni hai, agar aj mil sakta hun to acha rahega. Vaise bhi main aj free hun....to aj jana hai at 12pm. Main unhi ke sath lunch kar lunga, thik hai..??"

Raj replied to which nyonika said okay
And she also got a call from Navya.

"Hello"

"hello Aunty, Kaisi hai ap?"

"Main thik hun Navya beta, tum kaisi ho. Itne dino bad meri yad kaise ayi?"

"Main bhi thik hun aunty. Vo actually apse kuch discuss karna tha, to kya ap NGO aa sakti hai...??"

"Han beta, main aj free hun....abhi thodi der mein nikalti hun. Okay?"

"Okay aunty, Bye"

"Bye beta!!"

After hanging up the call, she said,

"lijiye, mujhe bhi aj NGO jana hai, navya ka call tha. Keh rahi thi ki kuch discuss karna hai. Acha hai, main bore to nahi hongi"

Raj thought this was good. She would also not get bored now!

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Malhotra office

In Manik's cabin,

Manik was fully engrossed in his work, when cabir came

"hey bro..! what are you doing?"

He said while he entered

"what cabir, dikhta nahi hai kya?? kam kar raha hun..."

Manik said irritated.

"dikhta to hai, par yeh bhi dikhta hai ki tum kam isliye kar rahe ho taki tum uske khayalo mein na kho jaon...Am i right or am i right...??"

Cabir said.

(cabir also knows about manik's dream, as he is a mirror to manik)

"hmm...you are right!"

He said absent minded. Upon realisation he said, without making an eye contact.

"no, i mean...aisa kuch nahi hai..!"

"Manik, When you can't lie to me, why do you even try??"

Sighing, Manik said,

"okay, fine! Pata nahi tujhe aur mom ko sab kaise pata chal jata hai..."

"vaise hi jaise tujhe pata chal jata hai...."

Manik just hmmed sadly.

"Manik, kyun devdas bankar baitha hai...?? Don't worry...tujhe teri laila zaroor jaldi mil jayegi...just chill bro!"

"Cabir, ye kya Devdas aur laila laga rakha hai, apne jokes ke level badha yar!"

Manik smiled and said.

"the point is you smiled at least..."

Cabir said a bit emotional.

"which only you can do..chahe tu kitna hi irritating ho..par sabse acha bhi hai!"

"vo to mujhe pata hai..."

They both hug and resume their work.

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NGO - 'SAPNE'

NGO 'sapne' supports trafficked kids, refugees, child laborers and help them regain their rights and pursue their dreams. Also, if any child is found on the roads who is in a bad condition are brought to 'sapne'. The impact is thousands of children are going to school instead of going to work; thousands more protecting themselves from , escaping the bonds of slavery, and getting the childhood they deserve.

Nyonika reached 'sapne' and went to navya's cabin.

"Good Morning, navya."

"Good morning Ma'am"

"why Ma'am?? call me aunty..."

"okay...come sit aunty!"

"sure..."

After sitting,

"so what happened navya, anything serious? I mean aj tumne mujhe yaha bulaya."

Nyonika asked worriedly.

"No aunty, nothing serious. I just needed your signatures on some papers to admit a new child in the NGO "

"okay! when was this child brought?"

"sometime ago, Aunty..! Mukti told me some girl brought her here. She is still here because she wanted the child to be admitted in her presence."

"okay, didn't you see them."

"No aunty..i was waiting for you since it's after your signatures only that we admit any child here."

"okay..call them in."

"okay. just give me 2 minutes"

Saying this she left.

Nyonika was waiting for her when she sees navya coming in with a girl of her age only, it seemed navya was quite happy seeing the girl...

"aunty, she is nandini Murthy, a very good friend of mine and the girl who brought this child."

"oh, she is nandini. Cabir has told me about her. Hello beta!"

"Hello Ma'am"

"call me aunty..! Where did you see this child...??"

"okay aunty! Actually i was going to my office when i saw this child begging and some people were forcing him to beg, so i brought him here!"

""very good beta. Tum bahut achi ho...May god bless you!"

"are aunty, ye to mera farz hai. acha aunty, navya ab main chalti hun, i am already very late for my office."

" Okay, bye!"

Nyonika and Navya said

"bye! "

Nandini left.

Nyonika said to Navya,

"bahut hi achi friend hai tumhari, beta."

"han aunty, bahut achi hai vo bas kabhi dikhati nahi hai...!"

She said, almost in a whisper.

"matlab?"

Confused, Nyonika asked.

"kuch nahi aunty, ap aiye signatures kar dijiye"

She said diverting the topic.

"okay..."

After signing the papers nyonika left.

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In global fusion restaurant,

Raj entered and saw Mr. Khanna sitting on one of the tables,

"Hello Mr. Khanna. How are you..?? Its been long time we haven't met."

He said greeting him.

"Hello, I am fine. Yes, its been a long time. Come let's sit"

"yes, sure!"

After sitting they ordered something to eat,

"So, Mr. Khanna...."

Interrupting him,

"Yeh kya Mr. khanna laga rakha hai raj. Hum business associates ke sath friends bhi to hai...call me sameer yar..!"

Sameer said with a pout.

"acha, okay. To sameer bolo kya bat karni thi tumko."

Raj said smiling.

"Han, vo actually...dekh tu bura mat manna..main jo bhi kahunga its just a suggestion !"

Sameer got a bit nervous and said.

"han, thike.."

"Han, to main kehna chahta tha ki...vo...dekh ab manik bada ho gaya hai. Well settled bhi hai, to ab tuumhe uske liye ladki dekhna chalu kar dena chahiye. Shadi chahe bad me kara lena. Aur tu kahe to mere dhyan mein ek family bhi hai..!"

After saying, Sameer was prepared for the outburst.

'Wow! Nyonika ki wish to khud mere pas chalke aa gayi...aur yeh mujhse is baat ke liye hesitate kar raha that...you are the best sameer!'

Raj thought in his mind.

Sameer shook him to bring him out of his thoughts,

"huh, kya hua??"

"Yeh to mujhe puchna chahiye, kaha kho gaya tha tu. Tujhe meri baat ka bura to nahi laga na!"

Sameer asked, again a bit scared of the reaction.

"Are nahi yar, in fact i should thank you for this. Kal hi nyonika mujhse bol rahi thi ki ladki dhundna chalu kar do raj, ab main or wait nahi karungi...!"

Sameer's eyes widened. He never thought Raj would react that way.

"are wah, yeh to bahut achi news hai...to mein batau ladki ki family ke bare mein?"

"han, par sun manik ko mat batana yeh bat. nyonika ne mana kiya hai abhi batane se."

Raj explained him seriously.

" thike, to sun vo actually mere business associates hai, kafi ache log hai aur....."

Sameer told him about the family and after the discussion, Raj said.

"han, yeh family to bahut achi hai, kab mil sakte hain hum?"

"Han, bahut ache log hai vo, main unse bhi baat karne ke bad tujhe bata ta hun...okay?"

Sameer said. To which Raj replied,

"chalo, thik hai. par jitna jaldi ho sake utna acha hai...Ab mein chalta hun!! Thanks a lot sameer!"

"Bye, chal mujhe thanks bolega kya ab tu..."

" Hahah, sorry sorry...! Bye"

Raj excitedly went to Home so that he could share the information with Nyonika.

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1250 words....too long!! But i love you all for the good response so this is my way of thanking you guys....How was the update?? i have tried to show almost everyone in this one..i hope it was not boring?? Tell me your reviews through your comments....today's update is mostly about friendship...even Cabir and manik are like friends only so...

At the end i would say...

This is for you Rhunjhun... TheSweetGirlYouKnow

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. - Walter Winchell

You are the friend that walked in my life when others walked away!!Thanks for coming in my life...