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Manik & Nandini - Stars & Fireflies 54
Abhi's plan initially left everyone shocked but as they sat and thought it looked a good idea... "Waise you are not that bad as Manik thinks you are.." Cabir said... "Manik never gave me chance to prove myself.. I guess one of the disadvantages of being Neyonik's son..No trust.." Abhi said with visible pain in his voice.. DJ's eye filled with tears... Abhi always took in Manik as his little brother but Manik hated him to the core.. Today even Cabir and Dhruv felt how wrong they are by judging people without knowing, bullying people cause it gave then happiness.. They realized their happiness is superficial...
"But dude..Be careful with Mukti.." Cabir said as he knew Abhi wanted to be with Mukti.. "Dude I came here for Mukti and trust me I when I say this I don't promise there won't be any problems but I promise she won't face it alone.." Abhi assured them.. "Mukti deserves good and your are good Abhi.." Dhruv patted his shoulder.. Abhi smiled and said "wow my lucky day..two approvals from fab5..three more to go.." and they all smiled marking a beginning of a new friendship.. this mission was going to be a new discovery for themselves where they will find and rediscover themselves in a better way...
Nandini was sitting on a bench and writing or rather trying to write something in her diary... But every time she tried to write all she remembered was how Manik dragged her, how jealous he was on seeing her with someone else.. "Does he loves me and can't say it?" Nandini thought but soon the visions of the video leak and Manik's words came haunting her... "No Manik Malhotra can't love anything..all he knows is how to destroy..but I am not letting him destroy me.." Nandini thought and closed her eyes to calm herself down...
"Trying to hate him and failing again.." a voice broke her meditation.. She looked up to find Abhi, who gestured if he could sit.. Nandini nodded in a yes... "You are trying hard to hate him.." Abhi repeated again.. "I am trying hard not to let him know that I still care.. After everything I still care I shouldn't but I do.. I guess that's why its called..." Nandini didn't complete the sentence and looked down... "Love.." Abhi completed and smiled.. "Its love Nandini.." He said.. Nandini was looking here and there tying to figure out what to say.. "I don't hate Manik.. I am not Manik to hate someone and make their life miserable no I am not.." Nandini said.. "I know Nandini you can't hate him or for that matter anyone.." Abhi said..
"But Manik he doesn't hate people on purpose.." Abhi continued.. "I guess a broken home breaks a child too..and Manik is one such broken child..yes he's still a child." "Oh so he can get away with anything with this excuse.." Nandini asked Abhi.. "You are also from broken home but I didn't find you to be like him.." Nandini said.. Abhi smiled and said "Because I am lucky enough to not to have Neyonika as my mother... You just don't know Nandini that woman is what.." Abhi was about to say something else too but Nandini cut him short "I don't even want to know.." Abhi looked at her astonished as to how much she dislike Neyonika already.. "Fair enough..Let's not talk about her..let's talk about shahrukh khan.." "Haannn.." Nandini gave him a weird expression...
"Haan you didn't want to talk about anything that affects you so let's talk about SRK.." and Abhi started laughing.. "You are weird.." Nandini said.. "Weird is not the word Nandini mad hatter is the word.." Abhi said and extended his hand towards her saying "now you know I am not like Manik so can we be friends..please." making a cute puppy face and Nandini couldn't help but smile at him.. She thought for a while and Abhi knew she was hesitating so he said "Trust me Malhotra boys are not bad just mad.." She took a deep breathe and said "friends.." shaking hands with him thus starting one of the most beautiful bond of her life..One of the purest friendships with Abhi is what she's gonna share as he would be the person standing with her when life's toughest problems hit her...
While Nandini and Abhi were having some heart to heart someone was getting jealous.. It seemed the entire universe was working in favor of Nandini in making Manik realize his mistake... Manik and Fab5 were leaving the college for a party suddenly Mukti notices Abhi.. "Abhi and Nandini..".. Everyone looked up.. Dhruv and Cabir were super excited to see Manik's reaction and they gestured all th best to each other.. Manik looked up and saw Abhi and Nandini shaking hands and smiling...
"WT.." And before Manik could complete Cabir said "F or H.. and why.." and started laughing.. "Shut up Cabir.." Amnik said with great displeasure as watching Nandini smiling with Abhi made him more angry then watching her with Dhruv... "They are bench friends?" he said angrily as Cabir and Dhruv fi=ound it hard to control their laughter... "How dare he come and sit next to and he held her hand.." Manik was about to charge in when Dhruv stopped him...
"Manik where are you going?" Dhruv stopped him.. "Woh I am.." Manik stopped realizing everyone was looking at him with surprised expressions.. "I am am not going anywhere..' Manik replied after tinking for a while.. "In fact Dhruv you should go and stop Nandini and that one.." Manik said trying not tokk at them but constantly staring at them from the corner of his eyes... "Why ?" Dhruv asked him.. "Why what do you mean by why Dhruv cause she's your partner and she is talking to Abhi.." Manik said in an astonished tone.. "Yes Manik why should I.. She's my play partner not my girl friend why should I go and stop her.." Dhruv reason.. "And moreover Manik why does it bother you you hate them both so let them do what ever they want be friends or..." Cabir said leaving the sentence incomplete...
End of part 54...
Ciao..Love...