"Toh kya karna hai Manik?" Raj asked.

"First....Cabir, Navya aur especially Nandini Saabji ke samne nahi aa sakte. Mukti, Saabji ke samne tum Nandini ban ke rahogi" Manik said.

"What? Par tum dono ki shaadi?"

"Shaadi toh meri Nandini ke saath hi hogi...no matter what." Manik replied. "Luckily yeh shaadi sirf gharwalon ke beech ho raha hai and you guys already know everything....bas Saabji se chupana hai ki asli Nandini kaun hai."

"Lekin main chup ke kya karungi Manik? Hume toh uske muh se sach nikalwana hai na?" Nandini asked.

"Haan...thats actually where you come in. Tum Saabji ke samne aaogi, lekin Nandini ban ke nahi......Jhanvi ban ke."

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Once everyone, Nandini started to get ready to go to bed when she heard a knock on the door.

"Yeh kaun hai...sab toh sone ke liye chale gaye..." Nandini wondered. She slowly crept to the door and peacked out the eye hole to see...Manik.

"Manik.."Nandini opened the door. "Tum...kuch bhool gaye kya?"

"Haan."

"Kya? Main deti hoon." Nandini turned to look in her room.

"This.."Manik stepped into the room and  hugged her from behind, closing the door. 

As Manik kissed her neck, Nandini giggled. "Manik....that tickles!"

"Yaar seriously? Romance bhi nahi karne doge na?"

"Humare sabse bada dushman yahan hai...ek hi hotel mein aur tumhe romance karna hai? Yeh koi romance karne ka waqt hai kya?" Nandini put her hands on her hips.

"Romance ka koi waqt nahi hota hai sweetheart....kabhi bhi kar sakte hai." Manik told her. Nandini just shook her head chuckling. "Aur Dadi ki order toh main vaise bhi nahi manne wali thi ab toh actual reason mil gaya hai humme. Saabji ke hote hue main tumhe akela toh nahi chod sakta na?"

"Right kyun raat ki 12 baaje Saabji haveli ki haar ek kamra check karne wale hai na?" Nandini asked sarcastically. "Manik, itna andhera bhi ho gaya hai....Saabji soh-" 

Manik & Nandini both looked at eachother with a smirk. "Are you thinking what Im thinking?"

"Hum plan kal ki jagah abhi shuru kar sakte hai." Nandini said exactly what Manik was think. 

"Aur andhere mein usse kuch thik se nahi dikhai dega so...its perfect." Manik replied.

"Main abhi bhai ko message karti hoon." Nandini took out her phone only for it to be whipped out of her hands.

"Oh bhai ki behen....baat baat pe Cabir ko kyun bulati ho? Main kaafi nahi hoon kya?"

"Acha ok baba...nahi bulaungi bhai ko." Nandini agreed. She quickly changed her dress and they left the room.

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Saabji AKA Kuldip Malhotra was fast asleep in his room when he heard a girl's voice.

(NOTE: Gumnaam Hai Koi from the 1965 film Gumnaam. I tried adding the video but it wont work. Its a really old movie but I love it and this song is perfect for this moment. Comment here, how many of you guys have seen this movie? )

Gumnam hain koi badnam hain koi
Kisko khabar kaun hain
Woh anjan hain koi
Gumnam hain koi badnam hain koi
Kisko khabar kaun hain
Woh anjan hain koi
Gumnam hain koi

Saabji woke up with a start and looked around confused as to where the voice was coming from.

Kisko samaje ham apna
Kal kaa nam hain ek sapna
Kisko samaje ham apna
Kal kaa nam hain ek sapna
Aaj agar tum jinda ho toh
Kal ke liye ke liye mala japna
Gumnam hain koi badnam hain koi
Kisko khabar kaun hain
Woh anjan hain koi
Gumnam hain koi

He opened the door and looked up and down the hallway but saw nothing. Slowly, he followed the voice.

Pal do pal ki masti hain
Bas do din ki basti hain
Pal do pal ki masti hain
Bas do din ki basti hain
Chain yaha par mahanga
Hain aur maut yaha
Maut yaha par sasti hain
Gumnam hain koi badnam hain koi
Kisko khabar kaun hain
Woh anjan hain koi
Gumnam hain koi

Saabji looked out one of the windows and on the other side he saw a girl wearing a white saree, holding a candle....just walking down the hall.

"Yeh....kaun hai? Aadhi raat ko gaana kyun gaa rahi hai?" Saabji thought. He walked through the halls to get to the girl when he bumped into Manik.

"Oh, Kuldip tauji? Aap soye nahi abhi tak?" Manik asked all innocently.

"Manik.....nahi woh uss ladki ki gaana ne utha diya toh socha ki bol ke aaun usse gaana na gaane ke liye." Kuldip replied. Manik looked at him strangely.

"Gaana? Ladki? Aap kya bol rahe ho Tauji?"

"Arre...yeh gaana sunnai nahi de raha hai?" Saabji asked. "Aur...woh raha, woh ladki."

Saabji pointed out another window where the girl was still just walking. Manik held a laugh in and just looked around like he couldnt see anything.

"Kaunsi ladki kaunsa gaana? Mujhe seriously kuch samajh nahi aa raha hai Tauji.....aap shayad thak gaye honge. You should rest." Saying that, Manik left from there. Actually he just walked a bit far away and hid behind a wall while watching Saabji who was very confused.

"Isse....isse kuch sunnai kyun nahi diya? Aur saaf saaf ladki dikh rahi hai, Manik ko kyun nahi dikhay diya? Chodo...main hi dekh ke aata hoon." Saabji mumbled. 

Kaun bala tufani hain
Maut ko khud hairani hain
Kaun bala tufani hain
Maut ko khud hairani hain
Aaye sada wirano se jo paida huwa
Paida huwa woh pani hain
Gumnam hain koi badnam hain koi
Kisko khabar kaun hain
Woh anjan hain koi
Gumnam hain koi badnam hain koi
Kisko khabar kaun hain
Woh anjan hain koi
Gumnam hain koi.

He went to the otherside of the haveli where he had seen the girl but by now she was gone and even her singing had stopped.

"Kahan gayi yeh ladki..." Saabji looked around when a reflection caught his attention. He looked again and was shocked at what he saw. In the mirror was a reflection of Jhanvi, with blood dripping down her face. "J..J...J..J...Jhan..vi!"

He spun around but didnt see anyone, then turning back he was surprise to see that there was no refection. "Yeh...yeh kya tha? Mujhe Jhanvi kyun dikhi...woh bhi itne saalon...no no woh maar gayi hai. Rudra ne khud usse maar diya tha....par phir yeh..."

"Gumnam hain koi badnam hain koi"

"Kaunsi ladki kaunsa gaana?"

"No no no....mujhe na needh aa raha hai haan...thats why. Tabhi mujhe aise ajeeb si khayal aa rahe hai...varna, its just not possible. Jhanvi maar chukki hai....maar chukki hai woh!" Saabji assured himself and went back to his room. 

As soon as he was gone, Nandini dressed in a white saree came out of her hiding place from behind a pillar and Manik also came there laughing.

"It worked! Pakka usse darr lag gaya!" Manik high fived Nandini.

"Haan par abhi tak puri tara se nahi darra. Saabji ko vishwas hi nahi hai ki main Jhanvi ki bhoot hoon." Nandini replied.

"Dont worry Nandini....vishwas ho jayega usse. Hum itna darayenge ki woh apne jaan ki bheek mangega humse." 

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