Manik came to the practice room to find everyone already present there.
Manik: Was sup guys!
He hugged everyone.
Mukti: Nothing. Just had a taunting session with Harshad.
Cabir: All thanks to Nandini Moorthy due to which they could not win the musiccana. Now it's going to be fun to see how Harshad would scold his own team members.
Manik: I missed it. However we need to go to the canteen remember. I need to feed harshad the cake.
Mukti: Oh yeah! Let me do the honors.
Cabir: let's go!
Manik: yah you guys carry on. Mukti I have some work with you.
Mukti: Yah Manik
Manik: Mukti you need to go somewhere with me in the evening alright.
Manik: let's keep that a surprise for now, sweetheart.
Let's go and he encircled his arms around her shoulders and walked to the canteen expecting to meet his lady love.
Fab 5 reached the canteen to find NH3 already sitting there. Navya was saying something to Harshad and Nandini looked tensed and sad.
Cabir jumped up on a table to get everyone's attention.
Cabir: Guys! Let's celebrate the winning of FAB5 in Engage Musiccana. Today I not only want to thank my frens for the success but also Nandini Moorthy for spoiling her throat and not being able to sing on the musiccana. Cheers Harshad! By the way I have a special gift for you.
He brought the cake in front of Mukti and said why don't you do the honors Mukti.
Mukti: Umm actually Cabir I thought ki why give Harshadji stale cake you know. So I told Dhruv to get his type of cake.
Harshad: So you remember my favorite cake! I had doubts that you are not over me but now I am sure
Manik: Harshad. This is your biggest problem. You are always in your dreamland. She did not tell that she has ordered your favorite cake but your type of cake!
Have a look strawberry cake with Barbie princess. Very similar to your personality and your style.
Mukti: Forget it Manik. You know how some people are really obsessed with themselves only. Come Harshadji cut the cake please or you want me to do that for you. Umm why don't you cut the cake Nandini and feed your partner?
Manik: Guys leave her. She isn't involved in this. Let's deal with Harshad. The actual problem maker.
Dhruv: yah Manik is right. Let's not drag Nandini into this
Alya: umm yah I agree
Cabir: okay if three ppl of Fab 5 dun want Nandini to do it, why not make MAdhubala do it. You know that way our Harshad ji won't say no as well.
Nandini looked down and it caught Manik's eyes.
What's wrong with her? She was just perfect some time back. He thought "I need to do something.
Manik: Guys what are we waiting for?
He took the knife and cut the cake and then announced for the one and only Harshad and tried feeding him the cake when Harshad raised his hand to beat Manik and Manik caught it in time and made his hand rub the cake all over his face.
Manik: you try acting so smart that you will spoil your face every time. Looks that's exactly what you have done right now.
All the members of Fab started to cheer but Manik was just looking at Nandini who seemed lost and all tensed. He wanted to enquire but stopped himself.
Nandini left from the canteen quietly and Manik was also about to go when Harshad catched his collar and raised his hand to punch him when the peon entered to tell everyone
Peon: Fab 5 or NH3 is being called by Raghav sir at the auditorium.
Harshad left from there burning in anger and Navya went behind him. Shahid again searched for Nandini and said arre where is this Nandini again? What is wrong with her? Since morning she is lost.
Manik just heard it all. He had to know what's wrong with her. He went to the auditorium but only found Harshad, Navya and Shahid there. He wanted to ask where is Nandini and for the first time he liked Harshad.
Harshad: Where is Nandini, Navya?
Navya: woh Harshadji Nandini was not feeling well so she went home. She texted me few minutes back.
Manik was just worried. What happened when she was just fine with him 3 hours back? He needed to find out.
CID
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