Who's that person with whom you can share everything..??

Everyone have different answers, right.

For some, its your mother or father. Of course, its true for some, parents are their best friends so sharing anything with them won't be anything awkward or difficult for them.

While, for some, it can be their life partner, some don't even feel any kind of emotion like, hesitation or awkwardness because, according to them, it's the love of their lives, what's the big deal if you shared that particular thing with them..

But then there's one person also in one's life, who can be a best listener and that is, their best friend. A best friend can listen patiently, can advice without any stop, can even scold us and not-so surprisingly, we wouldn't mind it either. After all, it's his/her right to get us to the right point..

Manik Malhotra and Nandini Manik Malhotra also preferred their best friends to share their problems..!!

In Malhotra's Farmhouse..

In GYM

Staring at him venting all his frustration on the poor punching bag wasn't a new thing at all for Arijit Sinha.

Who better than him can know Manik Malhotra well, after all..?!

Arijit: Should I call your Lilliput..?

This halted everything that Manik was doing. He turned his head towards Arijit with his raging breathe which he ignored and took a towel and threw it to Manik..

Arijit: Wipe your face, you stink..

Manik shot a glare at him which made him chuckled..

Arijit: Trust me, girls won't like stinky boys so I don't think your Lilliput will allow you near her if you stink like a rotten egg..

Manik simply sighed and occupied a seat..

Manik: I don't think she'll allow me near her anymore, even if I smell good..

Seeing Manik's sad face, Arijit settled beside his best friend and passed a water bottle to him..

Arijit: Drink it and spill what's your problem..

Instead of drinking, Manik poured the whole bottle of water on himself, which made him look like he just took a head-bath..

Arijit: What's wrong with you, Buddy..??

Manik: I kissed Lilliput..

Arijit stared at Manik with his bulged out eyes and jaws dropped down in shock..

Arijit ( whispered in shock ): You what...??

Manik turned towards him and closed Arijit's mouth..

Manik ( annoyed ): I kissed Lilliput..Mene apni beewi ko kiss kiya..aur koi language mein chahiye kya..

Arijit got out of his shock and then stared at Manik again..

Arijit: How..??

Manik ( irritated ): Yar, ab mein tujhe ye bhi bathaoon ki kaise kiss karthe hai. You should have watched something matured till now..

Arijit ( glared ): Shut up yar. I was talking about how did it happen..?? Tu kabse usmein interest hone laga..??

Manik, sighed and looked down..

Manik: I don't know how it happened. It just..happened..

Arijit sighed and kept his hand on Manik's left shoulder..

Arijit: Its fine, buddy. Maybe, it just happened in the heat of some moment..or something..Huh, just forget about it, ab regret karke kya faida, galathi hua hai tumse th...

Manik: What...?? Galathi..??

Manik's eyes suddenly turned dark..

Manik: How could you just call our kiss a mistake, Buddy..??

Arijit, got shocked again..!! Poor guy..!!

Arijit: What do you mean by that..?? It..it wasn't a mistake, then..

Manik: Of course not..

And, Manik realized what he just said. He turned to Arijit who was looking at him with a smirk on his face making him hell conscious about what he said.

Manik: Uh..wo..Nothing, I..I was just..thinking..something..else..

Arijit: Oh..really..fine then, I really thought you don't regret after kissing your Lilliput..Koi nahi, its a mistake right, so just tell her, that kiss didn't mean anything to you..

Unknowingly, the bottle in Manik's hand got crushed by him and his eyes turned red..

Manik: That kiss did mean to me, okay..

He looked away after saying it and threw the bottle. He palmed his face with his hands in frustration..

Manik: I don't know what I want, buddy..

Arijit: What does it mean, buddy..??

Manik looked at Arijit and met his curious gaze..

Manik: She's special to me but then, I can't understand why she's so special for me. We aren't so alike, in fact, we have a lot of differences between us, she's someone who wanted to be free forever like a bird, enjoying her life always, but then I'm..I'm not like that..

Arijit ( softly ): Weren't you also like that, before..??

This made Manik to get up from his seat but Arijit's next question surprised him..

Arijit: You're shutting everyone, buddy. Why do you find it so amazing to shut us all..??

Manik: Shutting you all..?? When did I do it, Buddy..?? You knew I liked to be with you all..

Arijit stood up and glared at him..

Arijit: Really..?? Then, let me ask you when was the last time, we had our time with each other, oh yes, scratch this trip..Apart from that..when was it, buddy..??

Manik had to zip his mouth on this question..

Arijit: You don't remember right..?? But, I do. It was on the last day before your break-up with that bi***, Alya Saxena..

Manik went silent. Yes, they partied every night, because they loved to be with each other. No matter, how much hectic schedule they had but they will always find some time for each other, that was their friendship. But, since the day Manik broke up with Alya, their parties too ended. He never wanted to enjoy, then..

Manik: Let's leave what I just said, Buddy..

Arijit: Does Alya still affect you, buddy..??

Manik frowned at him..

Manik: What..?? Affects me..?? You mean the same girl who never cared about my love still affects me. Yes, in one way she does affects me, like her name brings only anger to me. Anger because I was a fool to love her..Nothing else..

Arijit smiled at him..

Arijit: Have you ever felt the same with Alya like how you're feeling with Nandini..??

Manik, who was about to get out of the GYM room, got baffled with this question but he didn't turn behind. While, Arijit sighed in defeat..

Arijit: Think about it, maybe you'll understand which was love and which wasn't..!!

Manik, simply moved out of the GYM in rage while Arijit held his head in anger..

Arijit: Why can't it be normal with my buddy, God..?!

In MruNi's Bedroom

Nandini was staring at her best friend who was sitting with an ice-pack on her head, still in a daze..

Nandini: Can you just tell me when will you get alright. Kab thak aise ek hi jagah pe koi insan beit sakthe, Unfortunately, I can't sit idle in one place for more than 10 minutes..

Nandini spoke with full-on irritation while Mrunal was still speaking something in a daze..

Mrunal: I..expected Jeeju to get jealous and confess his feelings but then..he was so fast. He just kissed my best friend. Oh my God, how did it happen so soon. Like before kissing, you need to say " I love You " but then he just claimed her his without saying that magical sentence and kissed her. I, even planned a grand proposal for fluffy and then expected to see the kiss of their pure love..par..yaha kya hua..

Nandini: Okay, that's it, she is in need of something.

She took the jug of water, placed beside her and poured it on Mrunal..

Mrunal: Witch..I'm so gonna kill you..

Nandini: Thank you so much for the compliment. Ab ek kaam karo, tum jaakar ek shower lelo, phir bath karna warna tere saath mein bhi pagal hojaoongi. Ek tho mein already pagal ho rahi hoon aur ye khooni, God ka saara kaam easy karwa rahi hai..

She got out of the room while Mrunal still sat with the ice-pack..

Mrunal: I'm really in need of a cold shower..

MaNan's Bedroom

Nandini walked inside their bedroom while cursing her best friend and her fate but then she had headphones on, to calm herself down.

Apart from yoga, its music which calms her nervousness..

But this time, there's something extra, it wasn't some random music, it was her Grumpy Coffee's songs that she was hearing because that brings her peace. She copied the songs from the C.D to her mobile only to listen to him..

Nandini: Whoa..

She rubbed her head and looked up to see whom she bumped with..

" Aankhen nahi hai kya.." she rolled her eyes at the person..

Nandini: Mere paas hai, tumhare paas nahi hai kya, Grumpy coffee..

Manik glared at her. He just came out after a shower but even that didn't help him to control his rage.

Manik: Nandini..I'm not at all in a mood to fight..So, leave..

That did surprise her, since the moment she heard "Lilliput" from him, she never heard Nandini from him unless the moment isn't so pleasant..

Nandini: If you have forgotten, let me remind you, this bedroom happened to be mine too..

She ignored him and started to listen to the music which angered him. He snatched her mobile leaving the headphones with her and the song that she was hearing got into speaker mode..

Nandini: What the..What's wrong with you, Grumpy Coffee..??

But, he went still, after hearing his voice..

His song from her mobile..

Hearing his own voice after 2 years made him numb. He couldn't even move away. He was simply listening to it and now, the rage that was trying to control got doubled..

Manik: How the hell did you get this, Nandini..??

Nandini, bit her lips and muttered a "shit" before snatching her mobile from him and stopped the music which was still coming out of it..

Nandini: It doesn't matter..

She started to walk, when all of a sudden she felt herself pinning on the wall..

Nandini: I told you I hate when you pin me on these stupid walls..

Manik ( shouted ): From where did you get it..??

She flinched with his voice. It was so high that she was unsure that she could have heard him shouting to this high-pitch voice..

Nandini: From..your music room..

He was about to take her mobile when she held it back..

Manik: Delete it, Nandini..

Nandini: Why would I delete it..??

Manik: Because, I say so..

Nandini: That doesn't mean I will have to listen to it..

He punched the wall behind making her scared but she masked herself to be confident.

Manik: Listen, Nandini, don't make me angry, I don't want that in your mobile. In fact, I don't want it with anyone..So, delete it..

Nandini ( casually ): This..is my mobile and its me who decide anything related to it. Aur waise bhi, tum ithna chilla kyu rahe ho, aise bhi kya problem hai iss singer se tumhe..

She gave a mean look to him and his eyes turned more red..

Manik: Forget it..

He knew he would hurt her, so he decided to get away from it but whom was he kidding with. If Nandini decides to do something then it should be done..

Nandini: Ya phir tumhe, music se problem hai..??

He was about to move when he heard her while she was staring at him curiously. He turned to her still with that hardened jaws but she didn't have any difference in her expressions..

Manik: What do you mean..??

Nandini: Tum delete karne keliye bol rahe the, you didn't like this voice or does it mean, you don't like music. Are you some music-phobic, by any chance..?? Tum dikhne mein aise nahi lagthe ho, phir bhi..

Manik: Enough...

She flinched again and he trapped her between him and the wall and breathed like a bull on her face..

Manik: Music..? Music ke barein mein tum kya janthi ho jo tum mujhe question kar rahi ho..?? Agar mein tumhare saath thoda sweetly behave kar raha hoon tho iska mathlab ye nahi ki mere sar pe beit sakthi ho tum. Or is it because that I kissed you..?? You just thought that you can get into my personal matter and I won't even mind it..Then you're wrong. You can't, you just can't..did you get it..??

All she did was to stare at him. She stared at him like she was seeing someone else, not her Grumpy Coffee. She just couldn't believe what she heard. Can he be this insensitive..??!!

While, he didn't even realize what he just said. He didn't even know how much he would regret afterwards..!!

Nandini: Move back...

He looked up in her eyes and for the first time, he saw a flash of hurt in her eyes. He has shouted at her before, he had been mean to her since she has stepped in his life but never in his life, he saw hurt in her eyes. It never happened..

But, today it did happen..!!

Nandini: I said, move back Manik Malhotra..!! Get off me..!!

He frowned with the tone that she used. Soon enough, he realized what blunder he just spoke out.

Guilt rushed through his veins..!!

Manik: Nandini li..

Nandini: Tumhe sunai nahi detha..I said, move back..I don't like any random guy this close to me..!!

And he just got to know the meaning of getting hurt by someone's words..!!

He moved back without saying anything and she was about to move when she turned back and what she did next shocked him..

She punched him..!!

Manik: What the heck is wrong with you, Lilliput..

Nandini: Nandini..It's Nandini, Mr. Malhotra..

He was getting another shock..!!

Nandini: And the punch was for, kissing me..!! You had no right to kiss me so I punched you..

And she moved out of the room while Manik stared at her retreating figure without blinking his eyes..!!

Manik: Damn..!!

He cursed in anger and ran his fingers through his hair..

What just happened..??

Or else..

What did he just do..??!!

In the backyard..

Nandini, sat beside the lake while throwing stones in the lake and each time, she threw a stone in it, she remembered his words..

" You just thought that you can get into my personal matter and I wouldn't mind it..You're wrong.."

" Or, is it because I kissed you..?? "

Nandini ( muttered ): I wonder how come I fell in love with someone who doesn't give a damn to my emotions..

Suddenly, she felt her eyes getting palmed making her to shriek..

Nandini: Who the heck is this, dude..??!

" Aapki nanand ho sakthi hai.." Nandini sighed at the voice..

Nandini: Choti, lagtha hai tumhare paas aur koi kaam hi nahi..

Mukti took her hands back and settled beside Nandini..

Mukti ( pouted ): Not fair, Bhabi. Mein tho aapke saath masti karna chahthi thi aur aap hai ki sadu mood mein..

Nandini ( raised her eyebrows ): Sadu aur mein..?? Ye tho world record hai, phir..

Mukti: Tho phir aap yaha akele kya kar rahe hai..?? Mujhe bulaya kyu nahi, hum sath mein bath karthe na..

Nandini ( sighed ): Bas, thodi der keliye "Nandini time" enjoy karna chahthi thi..

Mukti ( frowned ): Nandini time..??

Nandini: Arey meri jaan, mathlab, lone time..I wanted to spend some lone time with myself..

Mukti: You're impossible, Bhabi..Waise, aaj ka kya plan hai..

Nandini: Mujhe kya patha..Tum Grand Pa se poocho na..

Mukti: Dad tho hum kaha jayenge waha jaane keliye taiyar hai..

Nandini: Mein Lonavala mein pehli baar aa rahi hoon isiliye I don't know anything about it..

Mukti: Why don't we visit Lohagad Cave, then..?? Its so beautiful and serene inside..

Nandini ( smiled ): If you say so, done..

Mukti squealed in excitement and kissed Nandini's cheeks and ran away muttering an ' I love you ' which made Nandini to chuckle..

Nandini: Ekdum meri choti ki tarah..waise, madam ne aaj phone kiya hi nahi..

She got up from her place and dialed her Choti's number in her mobile and walked inside the farmhouse while keeping the phone in her ears..

But then she wasn't picking the call up and the worry was showed on Nandini's face. She was still trying to reach to her sister when suddenly, she bumped into Arijit..

Nandini: I'm sorry..wo..

On seeing it was Arijit, she tried to avoid herself from him. Their relation is not yet so good..

Arijit: Its fine..

He smiled at her and she got shocked with it.

That was the moment, when Manik walked down the stairs in anxiousness. He was searching the whole farmhouse for Nandini, after realizing how much hurt she would be with his words..

Thanks to God, at least he realized it..!!

On finding Nandini talking with Arijit, he sighed in relief and moved further..

Nandini: Are you sick, by any chance. I mean, koi fever tho nahi..??

Arijit looked at her in surprise and so Manik..

Arijit: Do I look sick to you..??

He checked his forehead and frowned because he wasn't having fever..

Typical idiot..!!

Nandini ( sighed ): Well, no, you don't look sick but you just smiled at me tho mujhe laga aap beemar pad gaye..

Arijt gave her a disbelieving look which she shrugged it off and was about to walk away because the main motive is to get her Choti online as soon as possible..

Arijit: Hang on, Miss. Ithni jaldhi kaha ja rahe ho tum..

He asked after seeing her worried face. He was also getting worried about his buddy and seeing her worried made him to think what if his buddy is in some problem..!!

He was already in a bad mood, after all..!!

Nandini ( casually ): Unfortunately for you, I'm married, so you have to call me, Mrs. And, why are you getting so worried, if you're trying to hit on me, then let me tell you, I'm already calling you Bhai, isiliye no chance for it..

Arijit's jaws dropped down in shock while Manik tried to open his mouth and interfere but he couldn't form words. Firstly, he knew she's angry at him and secondly, he's out of words..!!

Arijit: No...wonder, why buddy calls you Lilliput, mathlab, dikhne mein choti si ho par bathein tho hai..sabke samaj se bahar..

On this comment, she felt herself getting uneasy. She didn't want anyone to remind her about that name or Manik..

Nandini: Uh..agar koi bath nahi hai tho..can I leave..??

Arijit nodded with a frown on his forehead and she immediately left the place..

Arijit ( muttered ): Doesn't she sound..weird..??

He shrugged his shoulders and left towards his room while, Manik followed Nandini to the kitchen..

The Kitchen..

Nandini ( muttered ): Why isn't she picking up my calls..??

She dialed another number and the person attended the call..

Person: Hello Nan..

Nandini: Cad...she's..she's fine, right..

That would be the first time, Manik had seen Nandini this worried. There was never a sign of worry on her face, no matter whatever the situation is but today, there was a kind of worry..

An emotion, that how much scared she is feeling now..!!

Manik: Who's she talking about..?? Maybe, her sister..?!

Cad: Of course, she's. I'm watching her from outside her college.

Hearing it, Nandini breathed a sigh of relief..

Nandini ( gritted her teeth ): I'm so gonna kick her butt, when I get my hands on her..

Cad chuckled hearing it..

Cad: What did she do, now..??

Nandini: I was calling her for the past 10 minutes but she isn't even picking my calls. She isn't studying in some sanskari college that she can't pick my calls. I'm not any boyfriend of her's that she needs to get all sharam before picking my call or she needs to make me wait until I lose my heartbeat..!!

Manik rubbed his forehead and chuckled lightly..

Cad ( face palmed ): Nan....listen to me for heaven sake..She's writing an exam..

Nandini: Oh....But, she could have told me about it..Anyhow, she's..

Cad ( interrupted ): Yup..she's totally fine..Now, will you let me do my job..??

Nandini: When did I even deny it..Go on..

Cad: Impossible..

Nandini: Oops..wait..

Cad: Now what..??

Nandini ( grinned sheepishly ): I forgot to say, I love you and thank you so much..

This made Cad to smiled brightly while Manik had a heart attack..!!

Cad: Well, I love you too, lil sissy..And take care..

Nandini: Aye aye captain..Bu-bye..

She hung the call up and Manik was about to march towards her with an extremely angry face when someone walked to Nandini making him hell annoyed..

Poor boy couldn't hear Cad's part of conversation..

" What made you so worried, fluffy..?? " asked Mrunal, who entered the kitchen through the other door along with Mukti..

Nandini: Where are you both coming from..??

Mukti: Bhabi, we had to pack some snacks for our outing..

Nandini nodded in understanding and turned to Mrunal..

Nandini: Wo..Choti mera phone nahi utha rahi thi, so I had to check with Cad..

Mrunal: Phone kyu nahi utha rahi thi, she knew you'll go all P.T. Usha here, phir bhi nahi uthaya..

Mukti ( frowned ): P.T. Usha..??

Mrunal: Arey, she'll be running all through the house when Choti doesn't pick her calls, isiliye bola, she can even run like P.T. Usha, ithni tez se poora ghar ka tour lethi hai..

Nandini: Shut up, khooni, I was serious about the issue. Let her call me, mathlab mujhse kuch kaha bhi nahi uski exam ke baarein mein. I'm really gonna kick her butt, today..

Mrunal ( irritated ): Why would you..? Spank karne keliye hai na uske honewale hubby..Mathlab, ye sab apne partner ke..

Before she could complete, Nandini palmed her mouth and then looked at Mukti, who was staring at Mrunal in shock..

Manik ( muttered in shock ): What the hell did she just tell..?!

Nandini: Uh..wo, sorry Choti, iske muh ke koi license hi nahi..

Nandini took her hands back and Mrunal glared at her..

Mrunal: Mene aise bhi kya galath bola..

Nandini: Shut up, yar, ek tho choti ke samne aise bathein keh rahe hai jab isse sab bachi manthe hai ghar pe aur tum mujhpe gussa nikaal rahi ho..

Mrunal ( grinned sheepishly ): Oh sorry..mein tho bhool gayi thi Mukti choti thi..

Mukti: Not you, at least, Mrunal di, I'm not so little, waise aap ye sab kaise janthe hai, don't tell me you watch such movies..

Mrunal: Arey sirf mein nahi, balki aapki Bhabi bhi dekh liya bas ek baar..

Mukti and Manik looked at Nandini in shock while she gave a casual look to Mukti..

Nandini: Ithna bhi ghooro math, Choti, it was a dare that we got in college, isiliye dekhna pada..uske baad kabhi dekha nahi, its so vulgar..

Mukti ( sighed ): Thank God, mujeh laga aap kuch zyada hi bold hai..

Nandini and Mrunal giggled but they were interrupted my someone else's presence..

Mukti: Bhai, aap yaha..??

Nandini turned her face the other side on seeing it was Manik, who interrupted them..

Manik: Haa wo, mujhe..kuch..kaam tha..

He spoke nervously and stared at Nandini who wasn't even looking at him. She was scrolling something in her mobile..

Mrunal: Well, aapka kaam ke barein mein patha chala..

She smirked after seeing him gazing at Nandini making him to look away..

Mukti: Koi nahi, she's all yours..

Mukti smiled and walked out of the kitchen along with Mrunal while, Manik moved further to Nandini, who immediately, tried to walk away when he held her hand..

Nandini: Hath pakadne ke zaroorath nahi hai, bol sakthe ho tum, bina chuke..

She spoke plainly without turning to him and he felt his heart getting cracked. He stood in front of her but didn't leave her hand..

Manik: I'm sorry..

She looked up at him to see him staring at her with guilty eyes. He didn't even try to break their eye-lock, instead, he decided to stare in her pair of eyes, as if he wanted her to feel how much guilt, he's in..

Nandini ( plainly ): Tumhe yaad hai kya, this is the second time you're apologizing to me after speaking shit to me..

Manik, simply nodded and she gave a knowing smile to him..

Nandini: Thank God, kam se kam tumhe wo tho yaad hai. Warna, mujhe laga, jaise tum apne ghar walon ko treat karthe hai waise hi mujhe bhi treat karna chahthe ho..Aur agair aisa hai, tho let me tell you, mein unmein se ek nahi hoon, jo bina kuch karke, bina kuch kehke, tum jo kehthe ho wo sab kuch sunke apne aapko hurt karegi..

He snapped his head at her in surprise and on seeing it, she simply gave him a smile..

Nandini: Tum nahi samjha hai na, you know sometimes I wonder, what would have happened with you that you became such an insensitive soul, ya phir, pehle se hi aise tha..

Manik ( hurt ): Lilliput..

Nandini: I prefer Nandini, Manik..

He was just getting hurt, again and again..!!

Nandini: Mere hath chodo..

Manik: Mein kuch bhi karoonga, bas..Nandini nahi chahiye mujhe..

She looked at him confusedly while his eyes had desperation in them..

Manik: Nandini, shayad aise hi hogi par meri Lilliput aisi nahi hai, mujhse kabhi..aise bath nahi kiya..

She, slightly chuckled..

Nandini: Aap Nandini ko nahi janthe, kuch bhi nahi janthe mere barein mein, par aapne humesha judge kiya hai. Have you ever heard about it, never judge a book by its cover. Jaise ki mujhe jaane se pehle mujhe judge karne ka haqq bhi nahi hai aapko..

Manik nodded again..

Manik: I..Understand..galathi meri thi..

Nandini: Haa Manik, galathi tumhara hi hai, wo bhi ithne saalon se kar rahe ho tum, don;t think that I really don't know how Manik Malhotra used to be, 2 years back..

He shot his head at her in shock.

Does she know about his past..?!

Nandini ( sighed ): I don't know what happened with you. All I got to know from your family is, you weren't like this till 2 years back, I never knew how you could have been but I do have an idea about it, par mein jaanna bhi nahi chahti hoon, par ye bath ek baar tum zaroor soch lena, kya tumhara sath ithna bura hua ki you thought of hurting your mom by not having proper meals, kya tumhara past ithna hurt kiya tumhe ki you thought of hurting your siblings by not being with them when they needed you, kya tumhara past ithna important tha tumhare liya ki you thought you can ignore what your Dad wants from you, kya ye tumhara past ithni badi bath thi that you thought of ignoring your friends' happiness which actually belonged in yours..?!

Manik, stood still without having any answers for her question.

For sure, he was depressed with his break-up. But, even for once, he forgot to think about the consequences of it which would have affected his family more than him..

Nandini waited for him to respond though she knew what his answer could be..

Nandini: You never did..right..

He managed to nod at her and she gave a small smile to him..

Nandini: That's the exact problem..

She freed her hand hand from his hold and was about to walk away..

Manik: What would you have done, if you were in my place..?? If you were cheated by your girlfriend..??

Hearing it, Nandini froze in her place. She got so shocked after hearing him. She turned to him still in her shock to see him turning to her with a lot of hope in his eyes..

For her..

To listen to him..

Manik: I loved her, I guess so, but I was always loyal to her, but then, whatever she did was nothing except for snatching me from my family, snatching myself from me, sab kuch seh liya because according to me, I loved her so I can adjust too but then at the end, she cheated on me, which I couldn't digest, so I became..like this..

He looked up in her eyes but then what next happened was shocking for him..

To be continued..