Mumbai, India

"Yaar Manik....ghar nahi jaana hai kya?" Cabir asked his cousin.

"Nahi...bohot kaam hai. Tu aur Abhi chala jaa." Manik replied, not looking up from his laptop. 

"You sure? Kaafi raat ho raha hai aur zyadatar employees bhi chale gaye hai ghar." 

"Haan, Im sure. Tu jaa."

"Okay...." Cabir sighed and left. As he entered the elevator, he saw Abhi who worked on a different floor.

"Manik kahan hai?" Abhi asked.

"Where do you think?" Cabir said.

"Seriously? Phirse? Yeh Manik bhi na...kitna zyada workaholic hona bhi shai nahi upar se Dadi aur badima roz iske intezaar mein jagte rehte hai." Abhi shook his head.

"Haan par woh thodi na sunne wala hai." Cabir agreed. "Anyways, lets just go home. Manik ko jab aana hai, woh aa jayega."

A few more hours later Manik finally closed his laptop and came out of his cabin. By this time, the office was empty except for a few night guards.

"Goodnight sir." An elderly guard greeted as Manik came out of the front door. Without stopping, Manik just nodded curtly and went to his car. He then drove to a big mansion that had the name plate Malhotra Mansion on the gates.

"Manu...aa gaya tu?" Two women were sitting on the couch as he entered.

"Dadi..Mom, aap dono aaj bhi sone nahi gaye?" Manik went over and lay his head on the elder woman's lap.

"Jab tujhe paata hai ki tere ghar aane se pehle hum sote nahi hai toh jaldi kyun nahi aa sakta tu?" The elder woman, Kavita Malhotra asked as she stroked her grandson's hair.

"Bohot kaam tha na Dadi...kya karun?" Manik explained.

"Hmm...tujhe toh humesha bohot kaam hote hai." The younger woman, Manik's Mom Nyonika Malhotra said. "Chal ab, main khaana laaga deti hoon tere liye. Khaa ke soh jaa, thik hai?"

"Yes Boss." Manik got up and saluted. Nyonika & Kavita warmed up the dinner for Manik and he sat and ate before going upto his room.

He took his clothes off and went straight to the closet to hang them. Then he took his watch off and put that away in its proper spot. as he was doing that, he saw another watch that he owned but hadnt worn in years. Manik touched the watch and remembered the day he recieved it.

*Flashback 8 years ago.*

A 18 year old girl gives a 18 year old Manik a box.

"Birthday present, kholo toh!"

Manik smiled and opened the box to see a watch. "Oh wow...this is limited edition na? Thanks so much, I love it!"

"Of course...I know your obsession with watches! So I figured, kyun na birthday ke liye yeh present diya jaaye? Specially Italy se mangwaya hai maine."

Manik happily wore the watch. "Best gift hai yeh."

"Hai na? Toh phir promise me...aaj se tum sirf yeh wala watch hi pehenoge. Ek toh yeh na tumhare bakki saare purane watches se 1000 times zyada mehenga hai, limited edition hai aur uske upar se humare pyar ke symbol  bhi hai. So you have to wear this everyday....forever." The girl said.

"I promise.....yeh watch main roz pehenunga!" Manik assured her.

*Flashback Ends*

"Huh...pyar ki symbol my foot!" Manik scoffed as he angrily looked at the watch. "Yeh humare pyar ki symbol nahi hai...tumhare dhoke ki symbol hai. Yeh watch main kabhi nahi pehenunga...lekin phekunga bhi nahi. Kyunki yeh mujhe yaad dilata rahega ki duniya mein pyaar naam ki koi cheez nahi hoti hai...sirf dhoka aur dikhava hota hai."

Manik then shoved the watch back in its place and closed the drawer harshly leaving his closet. As he came out he came face to face with Kavita, his Dadi.

"Manu...kab tak yun past mein rahega? Aage bar.." Kavita said.

"Main aage bar chuka hoon dadi...bohot aage. Usne mujhe dhoka diya, she cheated on me woh bhi uske saath jisse main bohot trust karta tha. Kyun? Kyunke uss waqt uske family humare family se zyada paise wala tha. Lekin aaj dekho, maine kuch hi saalon mein Malhotra Industries ko puri duniya mein number 1 banna diya hai. Aur woh..jiske liye usne mujhe choda...uska company aaj duniya mein 5th hai...from number 1 straight to 5th place." Manik said. "They deserve this....mere bharose ke saath khelne ka, mere pyar ke saath khelne ka yahi nateeja hai."

Kavita looked on silently, she wanted Manik to move on but knew that somewhere he was still affect by that betrayal. "Kaash mere Manu ki zinadgi mein koi aisa aaye jo usse firse hasna sikha se, jo usse phirse purane wala Manu banna de."

"Idhar aa." Kavita sat on his bed and motioned for Manik to come. They did this freqeuntly, where Kavita came and sat by Manik as he fell alseep because although Manik would never admit it...he has trouble sleeping at times. 

Manik went over to his bed and lay down as Kavita started stroking his hair again. "Sweet dreams Manu.."

"Mmnn...Dadi, you know I dont do dreams. Dreams sirf tootne ke liye hote hai." Manik mumbled with his eyes closed.

London, UK

https://youtu.be/o-Gmhk90JOE

Tumko Paya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon

Kehna Chahoon Bhi To Tumse Kya Kahon

Tumko Paya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon

Kehna Chahoon Bhi To Tumse Kya Kahon

Nandini was wearing a pink ball gown and dancing with a tall man wear a suit (his face isnt shown).

Kisi Zabaon Mein Bhi Woh Labaz Hi Nahi

Ki Jeene Mein Tum Ho Kya Tumhein Mein Bata Sakun


Main Aagar Kahoon Tumsa Haseen

Kaynaat Mein Nai Hai Kahin

Tareef Yeh Bhi To Sach Hai Kuch Bhi Nahi

Tumko Paya Hai To Jaise Khoya Hoon..

The man twirled Nandini around and then pulled her close to him. Nandini is seen smiling at the man.

"Nandini...."

"Nandini..."

"NANZZZ!" Nandini's roommate, Sara yelled into a sleeping Nandini's ears to wake him up. This worked, she was so startled she fell of the bed with at hud.

"Ah! Wha- who died?" Nandini got up rubbing her head.

"Nobody...but why were you singing?" Sara asked.

"Huh? Singing? Who me?" Nandini pointed to herself.

"No...Oreo." Sara motioned to her small black & white pomeranian. "Yes you! Who else! I just came home to hear singing and when I came in here you were asleep but singing in your language and you looked like you were hugging someone. What were you dreaming about?"

(Oreo)

(Nandini's London bedroom)

"A really really handsome man." Nandini replied.

"Who is it?"

"Dont know...couldnt see his face." Nandini shrugged. Sara just stared.

"Well then how do you know he is handsome?"

"Intuition babes! Anyways, its my dream of course he is gonna be super handsome!" Nandini said. "Now, if its not too much of a trouble, Id like to get back to my dream....thank you very much!"

"Woah there woman! Who's gonna clean the place?" Sara said.

"What do you mean?"

"Follow me, Ill show you what I mean." Sara pulled Nandini out of her bedroom to the main apartment living room. The place was a mess, clothing piled on te couch, beer bottles lying around, books all over the place...and some food wrappers here and there.

"How did this happen?" Nandini asked, even though she knew it was her fault.

"Thats what I was gonna ask. I swear, I cant even leave this place for 2 days!" Sara exclaimed. She then kneeled next to Oreo. "Oh my poor baby! Did Nanz even feed you?"

"Oh come on sara....I admit I may be a bit messy but Im not evil! Of course I fed Oreo....." Nandini paused for a second and thought carefully. "Yeah...I totally fed him. Anyways, Oreo is not a complaint master like his mommy. He is the best roommate ever!"

"How mean!" Sara picked up a pillow and started hitting Nandini with hit. Nandini also picked up a pillow and a pillow fight started.

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Note: Thoughts? Did you guys like this second chapter?