"बड़ी लंबी गुफ्तगू करनी है,
तुम आना एक पूरी जिंदगी ले कर!"

Manik's Room-

Manik came back in his room after spending his time with his sweet family, as usual. He went to his walk -in- closet and after changing in a grey vest with black trousers, he moved towards mirror and started setting his hair. Smiling at his own reflection, he was moving out when he looked at the drawer and opened it before fetching the blue cover diary kept in it, and moved out of the closet.

Closing the lights, he just kept the bed lights on. Laying down on his stomach he opened a blank page in the diary and started thinking something, with pen in between his teeth. He closed his eyes and a certain pair of brown doe shaped eyes, flashed in his mind. After a few seconds he grinned and started scribbling it on the diary. He was too lost in scribbling his words, that he didn't heard the knock and neither he noticed his bhai and bhabhi entering in the room, who shaked their head in disbelief at his daze. Mrunal smiled mischievously, while Arijit nodded in no, but she being she, moved towards the bed and snatched the diary from Manik's hand, making him shock. He looked at the snatch-er to saw its his Bhabhi-jaan. He quickly stood up while Mrunal stood on other side of the bed.

Manik:(pouting) Bhabhi!! Ye nahi please!!! Wo diary de do na, pleach!!!

(Bhabhi, no this please! Give me that diary, Please!)

Mrunal:(tsked) Na Na Na devar ji, aise kaise? Aaj toh khazana haath laga h. Waise toh bade lockers me chupa kar rakhte h aap.

(No No No, brother-in-law how come? I've got hands on treasure today, otherwise you always keep it hidden in the locker.)

Manik; Bhabhi!! Ni naa yaar. Bhai bolo yaar bhabhi ko.

(Bhabhi, no please, Bhai tell Bhabhi naa)

Manik spoke trying to take the diary from Mrunal who hid it behind her back. Arijit was shaking his head in disbelief seeing them.

Arijit: Baby, yaar kyu pareshan kar rahi ho usko? Give him naa.

(Baby why are you troubling him?(

Mrunal: Aap chup hi raho Arijit, you're no fun.

(You stay quiet Arijit!)

Manik:(chuckling) Haha! I agree Bhabhi..

Mrunal:(grinned) I know right!!

And both hi-fied and Arijit glared them.

Arijit:(to Manik) Aacha bachu, am no fun hmm?

(Is it?)

Arijit:(continued) And you madam, come in the room, I'll show you how much of a fun person, I am!

Mrunal bit her lip and gave him a sheepish smile while Manik made a gross face and Arijit smiled at him sarcastically.

Arijit: Haa haa Janab, aap bhi mat kijiyega mujhse expect.

(Yes yes Mr. Even you don't expect from me!)

Manik:(wide eyes) Kya? Kiss?

(What? Kiss?)

Arijit:(throwing a cushion at him) Help, Donkey!

Manik realised then, that he had to get his diary back and he looked at Mrunal only to widen his eyes as he saw her standing on the bed with diary open in her hand . And before he could stop her she started reading making him palm his face..

"beautiful dark brown eyes,
orbs of dark n night sky
looking from the outside, in
your depth carry much more
soul, than any other thing!"

Mrunal:(aww face) Aww!! Wow Mann, what a brilliant price of writing!!

Arijit:(shaking his head) Enough, no Mrunal!

Mrunal:(teasing) Arre! Wait no!! Manik, tumhe mil gayi kya tumhari 'The One' ? Because ye aaj ki entry hai and the poetic lines you used express something something!! Hmm?

(Manik you found your The One? Because it is today's entry)

Arijit:(narrowing his gaze) Buddy?

Hearing them, again those pairs of eyes flashed in his mind, but he chucked them and quickly chucked them and snatched the diary from Mrunal's hand.

Manik: No!! Aisa kuch bhi nahi h. Jyada dimag na chalao aap dono and jao jakar room me mujhe cute sa neice or nephew dene ki process chalu karo.  Shooo!!

(There is nothing like this. Don't run horses of your brain so much, and now go and start the process of giving me a cute nephew or neice. Shooo!)

And before Arijit could twist his ears for it, Manik pushed them outside and closed the door behind, and sighed.

Manik: Now what's this about Miss Deep Eyes' eyes? Why I am feeling a connection with them? Anyway, let's sleep Malhotra! You will know..

Kapoor Apartment-

Nandini:(firmly) Tch, Anahita come here fast and finish your dinner.

Anahita who till now was playing with her doll looked at her mother listening her firm voice. She made an innocent face before replying to her Mumma..

Anahita: No Mimi, aaj tuzday h, it's my fasht today..

(No, Mumma it's tuesday today, it's my fast today)

Nandini narrowed her eyes listening her excuses and smiled sweetly at her daughter's innocent face. Sitting beside her she took her doll in hands and started talking with the doll, whose name is Poo, credits ofcourse to Anahita.

Nandini: But Poo, what about the chocolate cookie, your friend had?

Anahita bit her tongue listening her Mumma and then again made an innocent face..

Anahita: Haa Mimi wo toh aaj no dinner fasht h naa.

(Yes Mimi, today is no dinner fast naa)

Nandini:(narrowed gaze) No dinner fast, ya No Pumpkin fast?

Anahita:(Haww face) Haww Mimi, that's long  I toh lobb Pumptin.

(Haww Mimi! That's wrong, and I love pumpkin.)

She replied dramatically but making bad faces at the name of pumpkin making Nandini nod her head in disbelief at her daughter's drama.

Nandini: Ho gaya drama karke aapka? Get up now, jo bana h wahi khaoge aap..

(Done with your dramas? Get up now, you'll eat, whatever is cooked.)

Anahita: Mimi fasht!

(Fast)

Nandini:(stern) Anahita!! Go and have your dinner.

Anahita: Otay!

(Okay!)

And she stood up with a sad face and started moving out of the room and Nandini smiled a little and started collecting her toys. Stopping at the door Anahita turned and tried her luck for the last time.

Anahita:(cutely) Mimi noodles ni mil shakte?

(Mimi, can't I get noodles?)

Nandini glared her daughter who grinned sheepishly..

Anahita: I lobb pumptin Mimk m ja ri hu thane.

(I am going to eat.)

Nandini chuckled at her daughter before moving out after placing the toys at their place. And after having dinner, she made Anahita sleep, ofcourse after playing his rockstar's song, and hearing him they both fell in deep slumber.

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Since it was Sunday, so Fab five were chilling and enjoying. And hence they came out for lunch. It was then, when Manik's phone rang flashing his mom's name. He came out of the restaurant as the network, in there was weak. He talked with his Mother India and smiled after hanging up, that's when his gaze fell on the person on the other side of the road. He grinned seeing her, oh how much he was missing her. Keeping his phone in his pocket he was about to cross the road, when he saw a van stopped near her and forcibly two man took her in the van, before rushing off. He was shocked to react but soon ran behind the van, but the van was out of his sight in a full speed..

Anahita!!!

Manik woke up with a jerk. He looked at his surrounding and found himself in his room. He frowned remembering his dream. Rubbing his face with his palms he walked to his balcony and sighed when cool breeze caressed his face. His face was calm but his thoughts weren't!

No doubt he had felt a different connection with Anahita from the first meet itself. She had managed to make her own place in his heart, with her cuteness, smile, bubbliness or fondness towards him. He smiled remembering the first time he met her in the mall, and how she stopped crying listening his song, and the way she called him Loktal (Rockstar) in her toddler voice. He smile remembering, how she didn't let anyone else kiss her cheeks or touch her hairs except for him on Janmashtami. And not to forget, the time when his heart beat increased listening "Papa" from him. Although he know that was unintentional, but he had always felt that protective feeling towards her. And then the dream flashed in-front of his eyes and he again became restless..

Now he wants to see her to make sure that she is fine!!

But the question is How??

Except for her name he don't know anything about her..

Damm you Malhotra...!!!

Oh Yessssss!!

Mrs. Ishita Kapoor!!

Eurekaaaaaa!!

Imma coming Princess..

Be safe please.. Baba ji Please haa!!

And soon after lots of golmaal he found the address of Ishita Kapoor, which although wasn't a difficult task as she is a well known dentist. And standing infront of the apartment he rang the doorbell and waited for the door to open while tapping on the floor..

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