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Manik, Nandini, Arya, Soha has reached manik home after sometime Cabir, Mukti, Aliya and Navya reached.

Malhotra Mansion:

Manik: Welcome!!! To my sweet home everyone

Nandini: Wow!!! So beautifully house.

Manik: thank u, have a seat guys

Just then they all hear a voice.

Nyonika: Aarav

Manik: mommmm I missed u

Nyonika: I missed u too mera bacha

Man: mujhe toh koi miss nahi kiya

Manik: come on dad, I miss u too but not more than dad

Shrikant: I know u love her more, I missed u too

Manik hugs his dad tight. All his friends adore the family.

Manik: dad mom meet my friends u know, Arya , Mukti Aliya and Cabir already so meet nandini, soha, navya

Nandini: Namaste aunty and uncle.

Nandini bends and take their blessing; manik parents bless her after that everyone takes their blessing.

Nyonika kisses nandini forehead and says,

Nyonika: ur looking so pretty.

Nandini: thank u aunty

Nyonika: chalo first all of u take blessings of ganesh ji and then we will have breakfast

Manik: done.

All of them take blessings and after that all of them went to have their breakfast

Nyonika: y don't u all take rest for some time u must be tired, aarav showed them the guest rooms.

Manik shows them the room all of them takes rest for some time, an hour later nandini wakes up and goes down.

Nandini: hey!!! Aunty

Nyonika: Hi beta u will have coffee

Nandini: yes

Nyonika: Ramu Kaka

Ramu: ji Badi bahu

Nyonika: kaka do cup coffee banadiyai

Ramu: ji beta abhi laayi

Nyonika: so beta u comfortable

Nandini: ji aunty

Soon a servant brought coffee, nandini and Nyonika where having fun and chit chatting both started to like each other company, just than a servant arrived.

Servant: ma'am woh rangoli artist nahi aati hai

Nyonika: kyu??

Servant: woh actually unki mom ki tabiyat thik nahi hai bol rahe hai

Nyonika: acha thik hai aur koi mila rangoli artist

Servant: nahi ma'am.

Nyonika: abh kya kare

Nandini: aunty I can do rangoli

Nyonika: arey beta how can u?

Nandini: kyu nahi? By the way im make beautiful rangoli

Nyonika: beta u are our guest na tumse kaise

Nandini: aunty aap beti bhi bolte ho aur guest pehli aap decide karo mein kya hu aap ke liye.

Nyonika: tum mere liye meri beti ho

Nandini: so as ur daughter I can na pleaseeee I can't sit idle also

Nyonika: ok u make the rangoli

Nandini: Yeahhh!!!! Thank u

Nyonika ask the servant to give all the things required to nandini, meanwhile in manik room manik and arya are making some plans (so, let's peek into his room and see what these two are discussing)

Manik Room:

Arya: so all set.

Manik: yess!!! Little nervous bhi hu

Arya: don't worry u will do it.

Manik: yess,and ha before the puja start u need to bring her to backyard

Arya: done.

Manik: aur kal ka plan

Arya: all set once they leave we will leave.

Manik: don't u think when they get to know they will think we are not including them.

Arya: u don't worry I will handle it and before I go back I want to spend some time with u three and I don't feel anything wrong in it, and don't forget they too went to trip without u and her did u guys felt bad, tell me?

Manik: no

Arya: then, let's not discuss about it, chale niche

Manik;ya

Living Room:

( imagine Ganesh Idol kept in between the stairs)

Manik and arya are coming down they see nandini is making rangoli in the center of living room, manik was lost in her.

Arya: bhai chale

Manik: ha

They went near nandini sat on either sides of nandini

Arya: wassup nandu

Nandini: nthg bhai waise how is it?

Manik: beautiful looking into her eyes

Nandini blushes seeing his gaze on her

Arya: bhai she is asking about rangoli

Manik: oh (rubbing his neck) it's nice

Rangoli Design:

Nandini was giving final touches but how can the boys be calm they started irritating her by applying it on her cheeks.

Nandini; kya kar rahe ho tum dono

Manik: masti

Nandini: I will tell u wait

Manik and arya runs away and nandini runs behind them all the decorators are smiling at their bond; just then mukti, Aliya, Navya, soha and cabir woke up and sees what's happening

Shrikant: arey bhai kya horaha yaha

Nandini: uncle dekho na yeh dono mujhe pareeshan kar rahe hai

Shrikant: manik and arya how dare u tease my daughter

Nandini shows her tongue.

Manik: arey dad it so fun to tease her

Nandini: uncle

Shrikant: manik

Manik: acha sorry doll

Arya: sorry nandu

Nandini: it's k

Shrikant: thank u beta

Nandini: kyu uncle

Shrikant: I was missing my daughter today but due to ur presence I'm not missing her so much

Nandini: where is she?

Manik: actually di went to US with jiju as he got urgent work so she went him

Nandini: don't worry uncle I'm their na

Shrikant kiss her forehead.

Soon day passed by its 6pm and decorations are done manik, nandini and arya helped Nyonika a lot

Living Room Decoration and Outside Decoration:

Nandini: wow whole living room looking is so beautiful

Manik: ya

Nandini: u know I love Ganesh Chaturthi it gives us so much peace

Manik: I agree I too love Ganesh Chaturthi

Arya: mee too

Nyonika: arey you  three are still here go get ready

Manik/Nandini/Arya: going aunty/mom

Time: 7:00pm

Nyonika and Shrikant Outfit:

Mukti , Aliya, Soha and Navya Outfit:

The entire guest start coming Nyonika and shrikant are receiving them, mukti, navya, soha, Aliya and cabir. Just then Manik and arya

Manik outfit:

Arya Outfit:

Manik: hey!!

Mukti: looking handsome manik

Manik; thank u

Just then they hear someone shouting manik name they turn and see manik best friends standing their

Abhi, Zain and Cabir Outfit:

Manik: Abhi, Zain

Abhi: how are u

Manik: I'm good. How are u two

Zain: first class

They meet all and they start talking .....

Zain: wow

All look at him and see he is staring at someone all of them see nandini coming, she looking so beautiful all are lost in her, seeing all gaze on her nandini feels little shy and uncomfortable, manik notices this and goes towards her extends her hand , nandini takes his hand and come towards their friends

Nandini Outfit:

Manik: guys meet my best friend Nandini and nandini my best buddies Abhi and Zain

Nandini: hi!!

Zain: hi beautiful

Abhi; hi

Manik signals arya and he nods his head

Manik: guys just excuse me I will be back

All nods their head, after few min manik msg arya to get nandini to backyard

Arya: nandu zaara ek min meri sath chalo na

Nandini: ya

Arya takes her to backyard

Nandini: bhai yaha kyu laya

Arya: ek min yahi ruko I will be back

Nandini: bhai

But arya went by the time

Nandini: weird

Just then manik comes from behind

Manik: nandini

Nandini: manik

Manik: ur looking so beautiful

Nandini: thank u and ur looking handsome

Manik: thank u and I need to tell u something

Nandini: ha bolo na

Manik: When I first saw u I was lost in ur innocence and beautiful smile and slowly we became best friends I started to like ur presence around me and with u I can be just manik I want to protect u from the all the evil eyes .I Like You nandini or may be more than like but I want to take it slow

Nandini hugs him tight and manik hugs her back and twirls her around.

Nandini: I Like You too manik, with u I feel so protected and ur smile makes my day and I too want to take it slow.

Manik kiss her forehead and her cheek

Manik: may I, showing the ring

Nandini gives her right hand manik slips the ring and kiss her knuckle

They hug each other tight and manik kiss her cheek and nandini smiles unknown to them arya clicked the pic he came to call them as nyonika was calling them

Manik: can we keep it secret except arya no one knows

Nandini: sure

Arya: are u both done aunty is looking for u both

Manik: ya shall we

Arya side hugs nandini kiss head

Arya: u happy

Nandini: very much

Three of them came inside

Nyonika: where were u three?

Arya: woh aunty we are looking at the dinner preparations

Nyonika: uskai baki log hai and no more work for u three stay here only

Three of them nod their head

Nyonika kiss nandini forehead and says,

Nyonika: ur looking so beautiful

Nandini; thank u aunty and ur looking gorgeous

Manik and Arya: aur hum

Nyonika: u two are looking handsome

Manik/Arya: thank u

Soon Pandit ji came and started to do puja and all of them pray later one by one comes and takes blessing, Nyonika ask nandini to distribute prashad to everyone.

Nyonika was talking to her friends

Friend1: waise nyo yeh ladki kon hai

Nyonika: she is nandini manik friend

Friend2: badi soni kudi hai

Manik  Arya  and Nandini decided  to keep some songs so that all the guests will be happy and entertained so they called few dancers also.

Soon lights were off and they see spotlight on girl, the girl turn nyonika and shrikant were shocked as it is nandini dancing and soon arya and manik joined her.

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Three of them pulled Shrikant and Nyonika to dance

Arya: so guys it's not over yet , put ur hands for manik and nandini

They performed on Dilliwali Girlfriend song.

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All the guests enjoyed the performance so much, after sometime the guests  went to have their dinner which is arranged in backyard before leaving shrikant and Nyonika gives them return gifts.

Now only manik friends and Nyonika and shrikant except nandini

Nyonika: today was so tiring day

Shrikant: I agree

Nandini: Aunty, uncle here have some ice cream

Nyonika: thank u beta

Shrikant: thank u nandu

Nandini; ur welcome guys take

All of them take the ice cream, nandini takes her sit beside manik, manik immediately catches her left hand.

Soon after having ice cream all of them go back to their room as they were tired. Zain and Abhi stayed back.

Precap: Manik and arya plans a secret trip , leap

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