Nandini was hell tensed..the last minute call for fab-5 ..but none of them seems to be on the stage..and this was scaring her..

Nandini : "i know..manik will figure out something.."..she was constantly trying to make herself believe..that everything be alright..

She stood up..from the seat..to check on Fab-5..but a melodious voice made her freeze on her spot..she turned her head and saw HIM..sitting on a chair ..holding guitar in his hands..singing the most soulful song..with his amazing yet intense voice..

She smiled looking at him..and sat down..

Tumhari dosti mei bheegi si meri yeh zindagi,
tumhari yaadon mei seemti si meri yeh zindagi,
Tumhari dosti mei bheegi si meri yeh zindagi,
tumhari yaadon mei seemti si meri yeh zindagi...

(He was sitting in dark..only a spot light was falling on him..He was looking down ..while singing..his eyes shows how much pain and grief ..he is carrying inside him..the people who were his family..his life..is today are broken in parts..)

Aaj hoon mai yahan,
adhura lage yeh sama,
akela mai jaaon kahan,
o yaara...o yaara,...ooo...

(he stood up..and light illuminate all around him..he was walking on stage all alone..he closed his eyes..and reminds the days he spent with fab-5..he sang..and after the last line..he observed..Cabir and Mukti back on stage..playing drums and guitar respectively..Cabir gave a smile to him,.while Mukti was in tears..he gave her smile..)

O yaara..o mere yaara..
O yaara tu sunle zara..
O yaara tu aaja re yaara..
O yaara..o mere yaara..
O yaara tu sunle zara..
O yaara tu aaja re yaara..

(all the three..sang together in chorus..while manik came in front..and sang with full of pain and sorrow in his voice..he sang wholeheartedly..soon ..aaliya and dhruv also joined him on stage..after completing the last line..he heard the piano tune and + guitar's rhythm..he turned around and found aaliya and dhruv...)

Dosti ka ek jahan tha,
hum sab se milke jo bana tha,
tum bin tha mai adhura,

(he walk towards aaliya and sang with a smile...and then between aaliya and dhruv..and sang last line looking at him..)

O yaara..

(dhruv sang looking straight..)

kaisi yeh yaariyan

(Manik sang looking down..)

O yaara..

(dhruv sang..)

Kaisi yeh yaariyan..

(Manik sang..looking at him..)

O yaara,

(Dhruv sang closing his eyes..)

kaisi yeh yaariyaaannn hooohooohh...

(Manik sang..after coming in front ..closing his eyes...raising his head high..and hit the highest note..)

O yaara..o mere yaara..
O yaara tu sunle zara..
O yaara tu aaja re yaara..
O yaara..o mere yaara..
O yaara tu sunle zara..
O yaara tu aaja re yaara..

(everyone sang..except Manik..but soon he also joined them..and sang with them..looking straight..but his eyes were telling,..the pain of his heart..)

Pure college pe raaj tha,
Sabse alag andaaz tha,
bas kal ki toh baat thi,
jab haathon mei haath tha...

(he sang coming infront of mukti with a smile..and she also smiled..he forwarded his hand and she hold it..both reminisced..how one year back..they used to rule over the college..)

Aaj sabki raahei alag hai,
nayi zindagi sapne alag hai,
ab juda toh hona parega..

(Dhruv sang..making manik more sad ..mukti was badly in tears..manik looked at dhruv and he also looked at him and sang the last line..)

O yaara..o mere yaara..
O yaara tu sunle zara..
O yaara tu aaja re yaara..
O yaara..o mere yaara..
O yaara tu sunle zara..
O yaara..kaisi yeh yaariyaaannn...

(everyone sang in chorus..wholeheartedly..while manik took a last glimpse of all and sang the last line after closing the eyes in high pitch voice..)

Eveyone clapped for FAB-5..Navya and Nandini seems to be very happy..and both stood up to leave..nandini walked a few steps..but stopped after listening him tuning the most melodious tune..she turned around and found him standing on the stage in dark only a spot light falling on him..she start smiling..when he turned around and start singing..

Kaise tujhse mila tha,
mai kuch jhagdo mei,
juda tha maiiinnn...

(he turned around and sang looking straight..while she was smiling to the fullest..he lower down his head..)

Fir najre teri meri najro se milli,
pyaar tera meri har khushi bani,
aur tu meri zindagi bani..

(he slowly and slowly raised his face..and his eyes...to look at her..and sang nodded a yes..while she was very happy...after singing the last line..the lights illuminate around him..making visible Fab-4..)

Alvida tujhhe kaise kahun main,
door tujhko kaise karun main,
mujhse tu roothna nahin..
Alvida tujhhe kaise kahun main,
door tujhko kaise karun main,
mujhse tu roothna nahin..

(he sang avoiding her gaze on him..he was looking down..and sang with painful voice..while she who was smiling till now..her smile vanished away ..after listening such lines..she was looking at him in disbelief..while he was totally ignoring to look at her..she herself was in tears..)

O yaara..o mere yaara..
O yaara tu sunle zara..
O yaara tu aaja re yaara..
O yaara..o mere yaara..
O yaara tu sunle zara..
O yaara tu aaja re yaara..

(he was badly in tears..but hold himself..all of them sang..except him..but soon he wiped away his tears and also joined them...he completed the song and left from stage..)

Nandini : "manik..why he sang such lines?..i need to talk to him.."..she thought and was about to leave when navya and aryaman came and said result is about to declare ..she wanted to go towards manik..but both of them..stopped her..

The host announced the winners..and they were FAB-5...whole college cheered for them..Manik also came back on stage..everyone was happy seeing the best band won..but Fab-5 seems to be lost ..as they knew somewhere down the line..this was the LAST SONG of their..as FAB-5..

All shared a group hug..manik was totally shattered from inside..all of them came towards the judge to receive the trophy..Manik was standing in front of stage..holding mike in his hand..as judge requested him to say something..

Nandini thought..she should talk to manik..she stood up and left for backstage...

Manik : "Fab-5 is not just a name..it's everything..to me..to us..pyaar..dosti..zindagi..this is what fab-5 is..."...he said holding tears in his eyes..while fab-4 were also in tears..

Nandini came backstage..and found aryaman and harshad fighting..harshad was loosening the knot of light of stage..which was right above the head of manik...she saw light was about to fall..harshad left the rope..and she shouted "MANIIIKKK"...but before the light fall on manik..dhruv had observed the light and pushed manik and manik fall on the ground..

She came running on stage..everyone was shocked..their was a slightest mark on manik's head..but he was safe..he stood up..and dhruv also stood up..both looked at each other..manik was about to hug him..but dhruv looked away..and this made manik more hurt..

Cabir and mukti rushed towards him..and asked is he is ok..and he nodded yes..Nandini ran upto him..and hugged him..tight infront of all..he also hugged her...

Right then aryaman..came dragging harshad on stage..and humiliate him in front of whole college..Manik was quiet ..he was so not interested in the drama..so he left the stage..nobody observed..when he silently left the stage..but nandini observed..

She followed him to green room..

Nandini : "manik ruko.."..she said from back..

Manik : "nandini ..'..he turned around..he somewhere had the hint..what she was going to say..

Nandini : "tum..why you sang those lines..what does it mean.."..she asked..he was avoiding her questions..

Nandini : "manik ..look at me.."..she said as he wasn't looking at her..Now he looked at her..

Manik : "nothing..it was just a song.."..he said and left out..even though she tried to stop him..but he didn't listened and left..she knew something is weird..

After sometime..it was announced..that there is a party for winning team..
and all the participants are also invited..she wanted to talk to manik..so she decided to attain the party..

Nandini came in the party..wearing a beautiful black gown..while manik was already present there ..in white shirt and dark blue jeans..he looked at her..she smiled and he gave a weak smile to her..she can sense..something is definitely wrong with him..

Through out the party..she tried to talk to him..but he was constantly ignoring her..he observed fab-5 standing alone..they are no longer together,..everyone was standing in the extreme corners..he felt more hurt..

He looked at Nandini ..who was talking to Navya..he smiled but that was a painful smile..he reminisced how he confessed and how she confessed ..he then look at Cabir, mukti, aaliya, dhruv..who were standing alone ..he felt like his own heart is in pieces..and he can never be able to gather himself..he took a last glance of all of them..and left the party hall after wiping his tears...

to be continued...