Chapter -5 - PANDIT WITH BROKEN WICKETS
(MEGA UPDATED)
For a split of second, all froze. Manik's expression darkened fiercely.
Pandit instantly shot from chair throwing Nandini forward. She lurched against the table , trying to steady herself.
'Sir it wasn't my fault...Nandini""
Manik raised his hand and pandit flinched. Nandini closed her eyes, anticipating the blow to pandits face any second.
With immense control ,manik dropped his hand to his side and yelled " I KNOW! MEETING CANCELLED!"
And manik strode out.
Pandit turned towards Nandini " if you ever open your mouth""
Before he could complete. Nandini gave a tight stinging slap across his face.
"Next time you come near me, I swear you won't ever be able to have your own kids" threatened nandini by holding him by his collar.
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"Great , so all six of you tonight at our place" mukti said to Cabir while moving out of the cafe.
She saw Manik walking in anger, enough to turn into incredible hulk any moment who slammed his door shu followed by Nandini who was spewing fire went towards the washroom.
"Oh freak"
Mukti Nearly screamed as the moment she saw pandit coming out of conference room.
"What happened"Cabir asked immediately.
"Something happened that shouldht have... "
"What"
"Fab5 alert Now "
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Manik slammed the door shut. It shook with force. The sight of Nandini and that man continued to engage him beyond words.
In anger he started throwing and crashing thing.
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Manik took side vase to throw but was stopped by a similar voice.
" Manik"
He turned towards the source. His eyes softened and vase slipped out of his hand. His nerves went numb but mouth still functioning to whisper " buddy"
Manik looked at him as he stood on his door with tears in his eyes and next moment
Dhruv engulfed his arms around him,taking him into a bone crushing hug, while manik was still recovering from the shock of seeing his best friend after so many years.
Dhruv started sobbing in his arms and manik couldn't stop himself from self breakdown while patting dhruvs head to calm him down.
Dhruv let the last of his tears and sobs out of his body and then looked at him with just pure admiration and love for him.
"Finally my buddy remembered me...how are you...I must say you have grown even more handsome" said manik cheekily, walking toward desk and called
"Get my cabin cleaned in 10 minutes"
And took dhruv to adjoining room.
"So dhruv how's life" said manik finding moment awkward with Dhruv as he was continuously throwing accusing glares at him with out saying a word.
" What"
" My life is going great ... What about you " said dhruv still staring at manik.
"My is going good too"
"I am not buying it, and u know that...so puke it out right now"
"Nothing much buddy...after dad's death I had to immediately leave for England , as share market went down company was suffering losses someone was needed there and neonika couldn't be trusted with it...so Now I am owner of malhotra industries and silver swish too...and about personal...I don't have any"
" or I should say you don't give time to any other thing other then your work...what about music"
"If 7 years back someone would have said that manik malhotra is gonna give up music...I would have laughed on him but now it has became truth of my life" sighed manik with a painful laugh
"So where are other" said manik not wanting to take conversation any further.
"There are waiting outside waiting for the mad lion to get tammed...let's go"
Manik and dhruv broke into fits of laughter while walking towards his cabin.
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As manik entered the cabin it was all dark around.
"What the ... What's going on" said manik frustratedly
"Wait manik ...let me see" saying this manik went away.
Suddenly he heard someone singing and was shocked to look at the source
Apne roothein, paraaye roothein
Yaar roothe naa
Khwaab tootein, waade tootein
Dil ye toote naa
Apne roothein, paraaye roothein
Yaar roothe naa
Khwaab tootein, waade tootein
Dil ye toote naa
Roothe to khuda bhi roothe
Saath chhoote naa
O Allah waariyan
O main to haariyan
O tooti yaariyan mila de oye..
O Allah waariyan
O main to haariyan
O tooti yaariyan mila de oye..
He saw Dhruv singing with guitar , mukti playing the guitar, aliya with her Piano and cabir with his drums with smiling faces. He noticed that they left they were in the same poition as the used to be in concerts and middle area which was his place was left by them for him .He couldnt have asked for more today.His eyes welled up seeing all of them after so many years and saw them singing a song for him was overwhelming. He couldn't stop himself from crying .
Udte patangon mein
Holi waale rangon mein
Jhoomenge dono phir se yaar
Udte patangon mein
Holi waale rangon mein
Jhoomenge dono phir se yaar
Waapas to aaja yaar
Seene se laga ja yaar"( cabir choked)
Manik sang looking towards manik. Manik's tears continued to flow as all the memories of the came crashing to them.
Manik turned his face with his back towards them as he couldnt take it any more, he closed his eyes, he was so overwhelmed that the family he was carving for so long was finally here.
Seeing Manik ,Mukti and aliya let out silent tears but cabir chocked while singing...
There was complete silence.manik slowly turned around ,ran towards Cabir taking him in hug.
Dil to huye hai zaar-zaar,
Ho.. apne roothein, paraaye roothein
Yaar roothein naa..
Khwaab tootein, waade tootein
Dil yeh toote naa..
Roothe to khuda bhi roothe
Saath chhoote naa..
Roothe to khuda bhi roothe
Saath chhoote naa..
O Allah waariyan
O main to haariyan
O tooti yaariyan mila de oye..
O Allah waariyan
O main to haariyan
O tooti yaariyan mila de oye...
Dhruv continued , keeping his hand on manik's shoulder.manik and Cabir smiled towards dhruv and manik ruffled his hairs. Mukti and aliya looked towards each other and smile between there tears while witnessing the seen in front of him.
Reh bhi na paaye yaar
Seh bhi na paaye yaar
Behti hi jaaye dastaan
Reh bhi na paaye yaar
Seh bhi na paaye yaar
Behti hi jaaye dastaan
Umra bhar ka intezaar
Ik pal bhi na karaar
Ungli pe nachaaye dastaan
Mukti sang while walking towards manik, having all the eyes on her.
Manik and mukti had eyes on each other. Mukti couldn't take it any more she ran towards manik and hopped on him, taking him in a bone crashing hug where he nearly lost his balance.
He let out a chuckle while hugging her back.
"Missed u " mukti whispered in his ears
"I missed u too" manik whispered back.
Ho.. apne roothein, paraaye roothein
Yaar roothein naa..
Khwaab tootein, waade tootein
Dil yeh toote naa..
Roothe to khuda bhi roothe
Saath chhoote naa..
Roothe to khuda bhi roothe
Saath chhoote naa..
Aliya sang while coming towards manik and hugging him and manik patted her head affectionately
O Allah waariyan
O main to haariyan
O tooti yaariyan mila de oye..
Aliya mukti Cabir and dhruv sang in chorus and the
They shared a group hug which lasted for long .After that they started having a gala time with each other. And hours passed with constant cabir's polio effected sense of humor anand mukti's prank stories... Nikhil's stories from aliya and dhruv...
(And this is what fab 5 made of...Fab5 is not a a name of inseparable friendship.. its about even after being separated...nothing changed .It does not needs words to to express themself...even after so many years music is still like soul take for all of them...as long as relations are in heart...true friends will never apart. I couldn't have asked for more today) thought manik smilingly
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"Ohky... Now its getting let ...I think we should leave" said Cabir
"Hmm Yes , see you all tommorow" said manik
All gave him a confusing look.
"Ms saxena, I joined office lately so I need a personal Secretary...so you are appointed as one"
Manik wanted to laugh seeing shock written on aliya's faces.
"Mr vedant, you are appointed as event organizer...here are your appointment letters...you can join us as soon as possible"said manik trying not to laugh at their poker faces while handling aliya and Dhruv their letter
Mukti and Cabir shared a smirk .
Everyone bid farewall a walked out leaving mukti and manik in the cabin.
The both sat down on the desk with out speaking a word.
"Are you alright manik"
"Yes"
"Manik...I have been working here since 7 years ...I know every hell thing about people around which you are still unaware of... What you see is not always true here...I am telling u this because I don't want you do something which you would repent later..."
"What are you reffering to"
"I think you are capable of finding few answers for yourself" said mukti coming back on her feet and walking towards door
She stopped and turned around and said
"More than anything, these are important for you"
And mukti left a manik in thoughts.
Manik couldn't make out anything out of mukti's advice. He recalled the conversation.
"More than anything , its important to you"
Manik's eyes widened as his brain clicked and lips whispered
"Nandini"
He hurriedly called to the HR department of the company
"I need full profile with his previous records of Mr T.K."
While listening to the details His blood boiled and a pang of guilt for misunderstanding Nandini caught him.
He slammed the phone back and said
"You are so dead pandit"
Manik thundered out of his office and walked towards pandits cabin.
Manik came inside pandits cabin and slammed the door so vigorously behind him which made pandit jump in horror.
Blanching, pandit hastily rose , sputtering , ' sir is smthing the matter?"
"YES" was all manik could shout out, as severe rage rendered him incapable of speech.
Pandit guessed what could have been the reason behind it and started explaining
"Mr malhotra, today what you saw between me and nandini""
Pandit's words got lost in the sound of a powerful blow , cracking his jaw. Belly up, he fell down on ground
Manik hauled him up with his tie and violently , pushed him against the wall. Pictures and plaques bounced around them.
Using his elbow as a chokehold, manik actually lifted pandit a few inches in air
"How dare you touch my Nandini?... how dare you even take her name?" He quietly menaced, increasing the pressure.
"Please... Help me!" Pandit moaned , addressing someone at door.
"Forget coming close to my Nandini ! If you ever think of her , I will not think twice before ripping you apart with my bare hands"
Manik dug his elbow deeper in his neck. Pandit's face turned blue. He gagged but managed to nod. Aditya released him. Pandit tumbled on the floor massaging his neck and gulping in big breaths of air.
"Manik malhotra, I will take you to courts. I'll get you arrested " he hoarsely warned, staggering to his feet unsteady.
"You saw all that he did!" Pandit again addressed someone.
Manik shifted. It was mukti standing partially inside the door which made manik smirk.
"I have no clue what are you talking about .I didn't see a thing" mukti spat at pandit.
"Thankyou Ms vardhan, won't you like to have a piece of share with me" said manik hinting towards pandit with a smirk with didn't get unnoticed by mukti.
"Why not Mr malhotra, I am more than eager to rip his head off and so are few people outside"said mukti ,
As she Walked followed by aliya, dhruv and
Cabir and mukti.
Mukti and aliya started beating and Cabir made a video of pandit being beaten to viral it in whole office.
While Manik punched at reception from the deal phone
"Contact HR and let them know that Mr T.K chaurasia has been terminated.and silver swish wants to sue him for punitive damage of worth 50 crores and for repeated harassment of its employees.
Send security to throw him out of the premises."
Pandit leaning against the table lurched. Manik had not finished yet
"make sure the local media gets a whiff of it"
Pathetically, pandit fell in manik's feet. Please forgive me! I am sorry. I have a family !" He grovelled
"So does she" was all manik could say
" get out and get lost.just remember what I said" said manik coldly as pandit was taken away and brutally thrown out of the company's premises.
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How was it...you guys wanted me to take this pandit out as soon as possible so here it is...as I was in no mood of throwing him out for at least few updates...
now I want long long comments from you and maximum likes too ...this time even silent readers are gonna comment ..
.your criticism is more than welcome...
I am eagerly waiting for your long comments...
Love u tonnes...
Misha😆
