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Finally new day showed its sunshine...

Murthy mansion was quite but one girl woke up...

Who else our dear nandini murthy.

Nandini's P. O. V

I woke up stretching my arms in air feeling quite fresh...

I walked up to balcony and inhaled the fresh air having the smell of roses and orchids in our garden...

Suddenly i remembered that manik told me about his hectic schedule he would be having back to back meeting and also he would accompany us after 6 in the evening as he is busy till then or even not its depends on hia meetings.

I know manik would sulk like a baby on not being able to spend time with me so i think i should surprise him by visiting him in the morning..

I completed my daily chorus ,took bath and wore a simple black dress and black sandels

After getting ready i went to dolly's room to check on her..

She was sleeping and as the college would start at i 9 i did not wake her up cause it was just 6:30 in the morning to early for her...

I went down and asked kaka about everyone...

He told me that bhai was up for gym dad and chachu had left for some site seeing mom went to ngo and chachi already left for boutique...

I instructed kaka to make bhai and dolly breakfast and wake dolly at 8 so that she would not get late..

I had my breakfast with coffee and left...

It was 7 by the time i reached malhotra mansion..

I entered inside only to find nyeonika aunty sipping coffee and reading magazine...

End of P. O. V.

Nandini : good morning aunty.

Nyeonika: good morning nandu bete...

And she wished her with a hug...

Nandini: mm aunty woh manik uth gaya kya i wanted to talk to him...

Nyeonika: nahi abhi kaha bhai sahab ke meeting hai and he is sleeping... Ek kaam karo you go and wake him up i will send coffee for both of you...

Nandini: okay aunty i will wake him up but aunty i just had my breakfast so i am full...

Nyeonika: okay mein manik ke liye bejvati hu.

Nandini: aunty uncle kaha hai and baki sab..

Nyeonika: vansh jogging pe hai ram ke sathe and baki malhotra clan is sleeping...

Nandini: aunty i will wake him up okay..

Nyeonika nodded...

Nandini went upstaris to manik's room and saw him sleeping with cushion on his face as the sunlight was disturbing his beauty sleep.

Nandini giggled on the site she went near him and sat.

She took the cushion and he made ahaa sound and turned his face to nandini's side.

She ruffeled his hairs and manik smiled in his sleep as if he recognised her touch even now.

Manik smiled and thought that he is dreaming about nandini so he spoke...

Manik: kya nandu ab mein tume hallucinate bhi karne laga hu... Woh bhi subha subha..

Nandini thought of being little naughty and mischievous.

Nandini bent down and pecked on his lips for few seconds...

Manik again smiled and opened his eyes and saw nandini and again closed it...

But next moment he got up with a jerk.... A sat upright on the bed...

He rubbed his eyes to confirm whether its nandini only..

Nandini was giggling like anything seeing manik behaving like such a cute kid..

Manik smiled fully on seeing nandini and next he did was he placed hus head in nandini's lap and slept folding his hands on his chest.

Nandini smiled and started ruffling his hairs slowly.

Nandini: good morning baby.

Manik: well tum roz aaya karo na utha ne baby meri morning ase hi good ho jaye gi...

He lifted his face a little up and kissed nandini's cheeks.

Manik: i love you.

Nandini: love you more..

Manik: wase why this surprise for...
Nandini: kyun tume pasand ni aya..
Manik turned around holded her from waist and nuzzled in her lap..

Manik: nahi bahut pasand aya please come everyday to wake me up...

Nandini: aacha roz..

Manik: yes....

Nandini: woh i knew who day we will be busy nat be able to meet each other so thought of waking you up toh bas isse liye.

Manik tightened his grip more on her...

Nandini sensed that something is surely worrying manik...

Nandini: manik kya hua...

Manik:ni...

Nandini: manik please asa toh bolna hi mat ke kuch nai hua i know something is bothering you... Chalo out with it now...

She spoke softly making sure manik opens up.

Manik: nothing nandini please promise me you will be safe..

By now manik got up from her lap and sat beside her and held her hands tightly and spoke..

Manik: nandini please i know you must be thinking i am behaving like idoit but please promise me if you are alone or you don't feel right you will call me guddu swayam or anyone else and yes whoever that harshad or whatever please stay away from him please see nandu i have mone and everything but more precious than those things i have one thing which i can't afford to lose on any cost and that is you. Nandini after yoh came in my life things are going well ..you being by my side i feel like i can fight whole world nandini i had never experienced love before you came in my life its you who made me know that what this feeling love is.. And i want to experience everything with you by my side so you will be careful promise me...

Manik had slight tears in his eyes by now.

Nandini: manik even you are the bestest thing happened to me and my first love i will take care of myself i promise i will call you whenever i am alone or anyone else.... Manik why are you feeling so...

Manik: nandini it was something in past...

He was hesitant in speaking nandini understood his feeling and spoke...

Nandini: its okay manik and tell me when you feel like no need to say anything and wase bhi its past so let it be there only and mr. Manik only mine malhotra you must know that i love you very very much...

And that was it manik felt soo much proud and lucky to have her that he was just not able to express he just crashed his lips on her's for a soul searing kiss.

The kiss was a promise and a way of expressing their love for each other that how much happy they are to have each other in their life. They are lucky to experience this feeling called love in their life.

They were busy kissing each other and pouring out their feelings...

Finally after feeling breathless manik pulled back and then hugged her tightly ...

Meanwhile when manik was hesitant about the past thing nyeonika just came few seconds ago listening to tge topic she stopped.

Nyeonika heard manik confessing all his love for her and she also heard nandini's answer and she was just awestruck by her answer she knew manik loves nandini but nandini also loves him this much and then she heard about the past topic she thought that nandini would force manik to speak but the way nandini answered manik even before manik completed his sentence left her speechless right after hearing her answer she prayed to Almighty to keep them safe and sound and left from their without saying anything in order to let them spend some good time with each other.

After kiss they joined their forehead.

Manik picked her up in his arms and took her to the swing placed on the terrace garden.

Manik sat and made nandini sit in his lap.

Nandini was sitting in his lap with her head on his heart and maniks face nuzzling in her hairs...

Nandini was giggling on manik's antics...

Nandini: mani kya kar rahe ho..

Manik: kuch nai ....

Nandini: accha toh yeah kya hai...

Manik: kya... Kaha toh kuch nai...

Nandini knew he liked her hairs very much he felt safe ...he just loved her hairs way too much...

Nandini let him do whatever he wanted and thy sat their soaking each other's presence...

Finally manik placed his chin on her shoulder and asked..

Manik: tume college nai jana...

Nandini: my lecture is at 9 and abhi just 7:30 ho raha hai i woke up early so came to spend time with you .

And she turned her head sideways and kissed him on cheek..

Manik: woh miss murthy bada pyaar aa raha hai ajj..

Nandini: hmm woh toh humesha hi ata hai...

Manik: achha... Keep loving me like this only... My world exist in you.

Saying this he gave a long kiss on her cheeks making her blush...

Manik: yeah comeone thoda aur... Aur thoda... Nandini you can do it more better... My rabbit...

Nandini giggled...

Nandini: rabbit...??

Manik: yeah when you blush na you look too cute just like rabbits... So aajse i will call you rabbit only mine and no one else's..

Nandini: only yours my dear possessives boyfriend ji...

She said ruffling his hairs ...and rubbed her nose against his...

Manik and nandini were spending good time with each other..

Nandini: manik nyo aunty ne bola ke you have meetings...

Manik: ha par mera maan nai hai hume yaha beth te hai na ase hi mein meetings postpone karva dunga...

Nandini: manik we will meet at night na and tume ase karo ge toh uncle and chachu par pressure badh jaye ga na....

Manik felt that where did she came from how did she entered his life she not only cares about him but also about his family members..

Nandini: okay chalo go get ready have bath aunty ne breakfast bijva ya hoga tumare liye i am her only go fast...

Manik quickly pecked her lips leaving a blushing nandini and he ran to his room got ready.

Meanwhike the servant came with manik's breakfast and a cup of coffee...

Manik got ready and came in his room he gelled hus hair perfectly and wore office wear looking dashing as always .

He searched for nandini and found her in balcony of his room.

He sat on the chair beside her.

Nandini: looking handsome mani..

Manik: thanks rabbit...

Nandini: manik seriously tum mujhe yahi name se bulane wale ho...

Manik: yes you know sounds different then other names and infact not at all chessey one tum bhi koi asa aacha sa name soch lo mere liye..

Nandini: ha thik hai abhi finish your breakfast.

Said nandini handling him the breakfast plate.. 

Manik: tum khila do na please...

He said making a cute pout..

Nandini went all aww on him and started feeding him...

Manik: tum nai khao gi

Manik asked after nandini fed him first morsel.

Nandini: manik i just had my breakfast and my tummy is full i can't eat right now please..

Manik agreed as he knew she was not lying but manik is manik he fed her some morsels in between though she denied...

And Ofcourse not to mention that when manik malhotra is around the breakfast would have not been completed without necessary pecks and masti ..

Finally after finishing breakfast they went down.

Nyoenika had already left for her ngo and no one was around also.. 

Nandini: manik aunty kaha hai.

Manik: woh its 8 na so she must have left for the ngo...

Nandini: ohhh...

Manik: come i will drop you to college and then i will go office..

Nandini: mmm manik i need to pick guddu and wase bhi mein car leke aai hu...

Manik: are you sure nai mein driver ko bol dunga car murthy mansion Drop karne ko..

Nandini: manik i will go na and guddu ko bhi pick karna hai na so chill i will go...

Manik hugged her tightly and kissed her forehead amd said...

Manik: stay safe call me if you need anything and i love you.

Nandini also kissed his cheeks and said :love you more take care and don't overstress miss me...

Manik: woh that h mein abhi se kar raha hu rabbit...

Nandini laughed on his statement..

Finally after bidding bye manik left for malhotra industries while nandini left for murthy mansion.

She reached murthy mansion amd saw swayam and dolly having breakfast...

Dolly saw nandini smiling and coming towards dining table so without sparing amy glance to her guessing that where she must have been this early in the morning, so in order to tease her dolly started singing song...

Dolly: tere bin nahi lage jiya tere bin...  Ab toh aaja piya tere bin...

Then she paused a little and again sang..

Dolly: milne ko tujh se bahne karu,
Tu muskuraye wajah mein banu,
Roz bitana sath mein mere sara din tera
Iss dard-e-dil ki sifarish,
Ab karde koi yaha.....

Swayam: kya hua guddu ase achank se ase gane kyun ga rahe hai. 

Dolly: balak hum ek pyaar mein khoi hui balike ke dil ke vyatha bata rahe hai.  

Swayam: vyatha what. 

Dolly laughed on thus statement on swayam and spoke

Dolly: mein uss ladki ke bare mein baat kar rahi hu jo apne ye new found love mein love sick puppy ki tara behave kar rahi hai.... Nandini di pillar ke piche se nikla jav please yr... Itna bhi kya blush kar rahi ho...

Swayam laughed like anything

Till now nandini came all red blushing and stood beside swayam...

Swayam took her in side hug..

Swayam: aww baby sister yeah guddu ki toh adat hai wase where were you. 

Nandini: woh i went to malhotra mansion woh bhai pure din we will be busy and we will not be able to meet so i went to spend some time with him...

Dolly: awww so cute of you di...

Dolly said getting up from her chair and pulling her cheeks...

Swayam also got up and kissed both of their's forehead and took them in brotherly hug and said them to be safe and bid bye to both of them...

Nandini was driving and dolly was sitting on passenger's seat and humming some song...

Dolly: so didu spent a quality time...
Nandini: hmmm bahut hi aacha time spend kiya...

They reached college parked their car and got down amd as they were walking towards the auditorium harshad came and greeted them..

Dolly was all fine but then dolly noticed nandini she was being little cautious around him and not behaving the way she used to before and being uncomfortable.. So she thought to ask her later when they are alone..

Nandini's class was announced so she left..

Harshad and dolly spoke for sometime and then it was dolly's lecture time...

Dolly: okay by then harshad bhai see you later i have a lecture to attend.

Harshad: okay fine guddu... Catch you ater..

With that dolly left....

Harshad was alone standing there...
Harshad: so manik malhotra be ready i will make you life hell ...
(*Evil smirk*haha)

So introducing to you guyzz Abhishek malik as Harshad saxsena

22 years old, uber rich, spoilt brat... The evil villian of the story . A cruel person but a caring brother. Yes brother of alya saxsena. But alya doesn't considers him as her brother due to past experiences and he is not any student just joined college for his evil purposes. Rest things will be revealed as the story proceeds.

Nandini messaged manik as she knew manik will be worried so she updated him with everything..

Dolly went to canteen to have cold coffee as she had another lecture after half and hour...

And meanwhile harshad was also having break so he sat with her only...

Harshad and dolly were talking on random things when dolly's phone rang...

Her phone was lying flat on table so harshad saw the caller id which said "manik bhai"

Dolly picked up the phone...

Phone conversation

Dolly: hello arav bhai...

Manik: hello gudda...

(Guyzz remember manik calls him gudda most of the time...)

Dolly: hmm bhai di ko kaha pohchana hai aur kitne baje... Kam hojaye ga...

Manik: what....

Dolly: hmm bhai di ke siva toh apko koi aur yaad ni rehta...

Manik: guddaaaa...

Dolly: haha okay sorry sorry bhai...

Manik: aree kabhi kabhi beheno ko bhi yaad ati hai...

Dolly: aacha kabhi kabhi...

The both laughed on their talks...

Meanwhile harshad was listening to their talks carefully

And dolly didn't had any idea about manik-harshad past or nandini's promise to manik so she was casually talking to manik infront of harshad ...

Manik: nai nai genuinely missing you sissy okay bol what you want.. 

Dolly: bhai apko pata hai...

Manik: ha i know chocolates..

Dolly: haha bingo bhai... 

Manik: okay done....

Dolly: bhai you coming at noon for preparations...

Manik: mm nai gudda it won't be come i have 3 meetings lined up and moreover bohot kam bhi hai office mein...

Dolly: kya bhai please try to come na... Aur mere chocolates

Manik: haha okay gudda i will ty to come nad don't worry i wilk bring you chocolates my foodie gudda...

Dolly: haha... Bhai i am sorry i will call you later actually lecture ka time ho gaya so.... Byee lobe you bhaiyuu take care...  And don't forget my chocolates..

Manik: haha nai bhulunga byee love you to gudda take care...

Phone conversation ends.

Dolly: harshad bhai byee i need to leave for the class...

Harshad: yep bye...  Seeya later...

After dolly left....

Harshad's P. O. V.

Hmmm interesting... Very very interesting ....

Manik apart mukti and sharon is close to guddu also....

I knew about nandini ab i can target guddu also...

Yeahh you don't know guddu tune yeah call mere samne pick karke kitna aacha kam kiya hai...

I got one more person as my bait against manik...

Seriously manik you don't know what's coming your way....

Haha now i am more happy....

Ab dekhta hu kon bacha ta hai manik malhotra tume mujhse

Nandini and guddu...  Well good for me and bad for manik .

Bahut pain hua tha manik last time but this time its your turn and shared and sharon amd mukti will also suffer... 

Hahaha...  I am feeling like king having all the weak links of manik in my hand....

Manik your gone this time... 

P. O. V.  Ends

Nandini had 3 lectures lined up till 12 so she didn't interact with harshad and then break was there from 12-1 in which she was in library with dolly as break time was common for all the students..

After that dolly had practicals and nandini had one more lecture to go so they both didn't got time to interact with harshad after that at all... 

It was time to go home and again they saw harshad... 

As soon as nandini saw harshad she told dolly to hurry up with as soon as possible like literally nandini was dragging dolly and before harshad could reach nandini and dolly they sat in the car and drove of.

Harshad: haha nandini aaj bach gaye tum dono lwkin kab tab aase bago gi...  Kabhi na kabhi toh...

He stopped midway and gave an evil laugh...

In car.

Dolly: whats up with you di... Out with it right now... I saw you are behaving quite strange today and avoiding harshad bhai... I mn all okay... Any problem...

Nandini sighed... 

Nandini: manik...

Dolly: manik bhai what... 

Nandini then told that how much scared and possessive anik behaved when she told him about harshad flirting with her and how much he was angry and also about the promise and what all manik told to nandini.

Dolly: what....  I guess anik bhai ne bola hai toh there must be some reason foresure...  Warna manik bhai is not like this...

Nandini: isse liye i am quite and till the time manik shares about the past related with harshad and till the time we don't come to know that he is the same harshad manik is talking about we will maintain a distance from him... 

Dolly: don't worry di i will not let him come near you and i will handle it... And i am there na for you... 

Nandini: i know guddu my possessive siso... That's why i am tension free...

Dolly and nandini laughed and then headed towards murthy mansion as they were going to start the preparations for engagement. 

Dolly and nandini reached home talking about almost everything and nothing...

They saw swayam already waiting for them at dining table... 

Swayam: chalo meri behno lets have lunch then everyone will come...

They finished their lunch having un talks and talking about their day so far and chitchatted pulling nandini's leg while sometime pulling manik's leg...

Finally after finishing their lunch they sat in the hall...

Everyone came and sat with them thy greeted each other and started..

Mukti: guyzz since navya nandini and dhruv se already in deco thing i will help alya with dresses...

Swayam: cool... 

They all started with their work.

Alya and mukti started working on designs.

While navya, nandini and dhruv thought of 3-4 concepts and theme of the engagement

Abhimanyu also accompanied navya, nandini amd dhruv as the time was decided in the morning so lightings were not needed..

And abhimanyu also asked manik to mail the guest list as manik was not able to come due to meetings..

(Guyzz guest list was just for them and the guards to allow only the people who are invited cause if you all remember then the engagement cards were already given when sharon praposed swayam in the party kept for swayam and dolly's welcome... Remember the beginning of the story)

Cabir and dolly had left for the caterers place to decide on the menu and taste dishes whih would be finalized. Once the approval was given from swayam and sharon dolly and cabir fixed the menu and told them about how many people would attend it. It was around 7 when both pranksters returned.

Meanwhile in mansion everyone was busy doing there work and swayam and sharon looked at them.

Finally having enough they spoke.

Swaron: guyzzz...

They spoke loudly that everyone turned their heads towards them...

Dhruv: kya hua...??

Mukti: are you fine.

Nandini: kuch chaiye

Sharon: stopp...

Swayam: bhai aur meri behno kuch bolne doge toh na hum kuch vi bolenge..

Alya: oo...

Sharon: hum kya kare yaha....

Abhimanyu: ohhh god... Yr kitne idiots ho...

Saying these he winked at mukti...

Abhimanyu dragged swayam while mukti dragged sharon.

Swayam: kaha le ja rahe ho yr...

Dhruv and alya pushed both of them from back towards the terrace staircase .

Nandini: bhai its your engagement go and have fun soend time together yeah time fir ni aane wala hum lok hai na yaha par arrangements dekh ne ke liye you to jus live the moment nothing else...

Swayam amd sharon smiled and felt blessed on having such great friends.

They left for terrace.

Here after working for so long finally nandini, navya, abhimanyu and dhruv decided the theme to be pink and white and decorations adnorned with flower balls, white orchids pink roses...

Alya amd mukti had designs ready but as they came to knpw about the theme they thought of colour cordinating it so finally all of them sat and finalized the type of materials to make the outfit.

Alay also called leena to ask about which material would suit best and also showed her the designs by video call leena guided her as she also runs boutique amd she was more than happy hearing that all of their dresses were to be designed by alya. As being from same industry she knew alya's fashion skills..

Everything was decided from decorations to sitting arrangements. Entrance to end. From food to drinks. From dress design to dress material . From engagement cake to desserts. Everything was ready just making it was left.

All of them had dinner at murthy mansion and then left bidding bye and also to meet tomorrow for the plotting of the plan that means supervising the work.

Manik also didn't met nandini that day the talked for an hour at night and slept.

Next day manik had early morning meeting at 7:30 so he told nandini not to come as she would have to wale to early nandini cribbed like a baby but manik denied her.

Nandini and dolly left for college as hopefully harshad hadn't appered today for the college.

Rest of them also did their routine works.

They all met at 5 o'clock.

Alya had already told her staff to start working on the outfits and make them ready by tomorrow evening as the engagement was to be held day after tomorrow.

Leena also had sent some of her staff to alya's help and alya was to happy and overwhelmed by her this gesture.

Alay and mukti went to the boutique in evening supervising the staff.

Dhruv and abhi had left to book the beach.

While nandini, navya and cabir went to order the flowers from the florist shop as they personally wanted to supervise everything and wanted it to be the best.

Aa cabir was having nothing to do he went with nandini and navya to supervise them.

Manik was having last check on the guest list and he also called the security company which provided them bouncers to call for more bodyguards and security arrangements.

Dolly and bhavan had went to hospital for dolly's lat and final checkup and doctor was impressed by the way dolly was talen care of dolly gave all the credits to nandini and swayam saying that the only took care of her.

Doctor told that dolly can now stop taling medicines and she is totally fit and fine now just a minor checkuo after week to confirm that there are bo effects left as all the medicines have been stopped now.

Having this good news dolly was happy that finally she will be fit and not given much of "beta tu dhyaan rakh abhi abhi operation hua " wala lecture.

And sharon, swayam and nyoenika and kala went for shopping the engagement rings while men where busy in wrapping the meetings.

After supervising the staff alya, mukti, navya and nandini went to shop the matching jewellery and footwear for the outfits.

Around 9:30 they were done and left for their respective houses.

Finally after a hectic day next day was Saturday so everyone was sleeping till late as all these had drained the total energy out of them.

Everyone woke up around 10 in the noon.

After having lunch nyeonika and kala left for shopping the things need for rituals.

Men had alredy wrapped their works so they were relaxed.

It was 6 in the evening.

Cabir and dolly went to check on caterers.

Mukti and alya went to boutique to check the dresses they were perfectly ready so the packed them along with the matching jewellery amd footwear and handed the parcels to drivers to deliver them at their respective places.

Swayam and sharon werw slending a gala time .

Manik had some meetings so he was attending that and moreover due to the hectic schedule he also forgot about harshad's topic.

Dhruv and abhimanyu already reached the beach and were supervising the works to do the arrangements properly.

Meanwhile navya amd nandini went to the florist to collect flowers and headed towards the beach to give them to decoraters so that they could decorate them early im the morning so that it looks fresh.

Finally everything was done they met at murthy mansion as it qas near to beach.

Manik was asking for everything.

Manik: food.

Cably: checked.

Manik: decorations

Navya, nandini: checked.

Manik: venue work.

Dhruv, abhimanyu: checked.

Manik: outfits and other stuffs.

Alya, mukti: checked

Manik: engagement rings.

Swaron: checked.

Manik: guest list and security.

Manik: checked.

Cabir: finally everything is done.

Girls left from there to have some spa and rejuvenate themselves.

Boys sat their sipping soft drinks and talking on random things while dolly decided to watch "Lights outs" as she loves horror movies .

It was 9:30 when allbthe girls were back.

They all had dinner at murthy mansion only and then left for their homes to catch on much needed sleep as tomorrow will be the day and the all didn't wanted to look tired with dark circles.

Finally the day came to an end and the next day going to bring many more happiness to their lifes.

As they didn't knew that this was the happiness or calmness before the storm.

But having that faith in themselves that whatever might come their way they will fight it together, they all were relaxed and content.

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Hope you all liked the update..

Soo how did you find these evil brat harshad saxsena...??

What are your opinions about him...? 

And what is his past....??

How is he related to manik.

What happened between them before murthy came in their life...??

How is fab5 or sharon or navya related to them..??

Waiting for your feedback guyzz...

And all your questions will be answered as the story proceeds further....

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Do share your opinions on the chapter.

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Enjoy.

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Love,
Div.