Cab driver: Nandini

Nav: Nandini..ye to bohot hee pyaara naam hai..lagta hai hume mumbai me hamari pehli dost milgayi

Nan: aapne bataya nahi aapko jaana kaha hai?

Nav: ohhhoooo..hum b na..ek number k bhulakkad hai..ye hai wo address jaha hume jaana hai. (Handling her the chit)
Actually hume na bohot minnato k baad amma bauji ne yaha aane ki ijaazat di hai..hum pehli baar patna se baahar nikle hai..waise to hamari bua hume receive kerne aarahi thi..lekin woh b bhool gayi..bhulakkad hai na.. (giggles) isliye bauji ne hume b unka pata de rakha tha..
And she keeps going on with her ranting till nandini stops the car..

Nan: lejiye madam..aapka hostel aagaya

Nav: hain?? Itne jaldi?? Aur ye madam kya hota hai..tum hamari dost ho..hume hamare naam se bulaao..

Nan: sorry mam..mein duty pe hoon..

Nav(with a sad pout): acha..theek hai hum chalte hai..ek aur baar thank u.

Nan: ek min mam, ye lijiye (handling her a business card)..ye hamare centre ka card hai..aage kabhi is time pe cab ki zarurat padhe to hame call kerna..hum lady driver rakhte hai.

Nav: arre wah..yeh to bohot achi baat hai..hum to ab se roz tumhe hee call karenge..thank u Nandini..byeee

At the same time..in Malhotra Mansion..in a dark secret room...
Manik is punching the punching bag with all his force..as if venting out all his pain, his guilt, his frustration, his anger on the punching bag..
But today was something different..today with every punch he was recalling Nandini's tearful eyes..with every punch he was seeing those unshed tears, with every punch he was feeling an unrecognised pain in his heart..
Man (out of frustration ): aaahhhh...what the hell r u doing with me Nandini??? Y m i not able to forget those eyes? Y cant i just wipe ur face off from my memory? Y on seeing some pain in ur eyes i m feeling restless? Why why why?????!!!!! (Punches hard on the wall)
U r the only one who has managed to dig out my emotions which i had kept hidden in me for 3 yrs..y cant i control myself whenever u are around? Y do i lose my self control?? Y dd u have to come in my life n mess everything up again?? Y nandini y???
Breathing deeply he continues..
Enough..i have to make her lose this job..i dont care what i will have to do..but i will do it..by hook or by crook..
Just wait n watch Nandini Moorthy..the fun begins from tomorrow..

Next day..a new morning..a new day..a new challenge..
In Space school of business..
Enters Navya wearing a white churidaar and hair held at its place with just a clip, looking simple yet beautiful.  She walks towards a group of 5 friends and speaks softly:
Suniye

The guy who was facing his back turned n saw her n got bowled over seeing such beauty in front of him.

Nav: kya aap hume principal sir ka cabin dikhaa sakte hai?

That guy keeps gawking at her which makes her uncomfortable.

Nav: ehemmm..excuse me?

On getting no response from him, she leaves from there.

Here a boy shakes him to get him out of his stance. .
Dhr: cabir..where r u lost yaar?

Cab (still lost): wow..beautiful

Mukti n Aliya giggled: but she is gonee

Man (smirking): u like her?

Cab: bohot yaar

All fab 5 break into laughter.

Cab: tum jaise dost ho to koi khush kaise reh sakta hai..chali gayi na wo..rok nai sakte the kya?huh..

On the other hand navya was still looking for the cabin when she bumps into someone..
Aah..hey matarani..aaj ka toh din hee bekaar jaa raha hai.pata nahi kiska chehra dekha tha..
Turning towards the person..
I m sorrr........
TUM!!
N she hops on the person...: thnk u matarani..kuch to acha huwa aaj hamare saath subah se..

The person separates her from her: hogaya?

Nav: arree kaha..ab to shuruwaat se shuru kerte hai.
Taking out her hand:
Hum Navya..

Seeing no response from the person ,  she forcefully takes her hand in a handshake and says;
Aur tum Nandini. Is Mumbai sheher me Hamari sabse pehli dost. Ab jab tum hamari dost ban gayi ho to hume principal k ofc tak lejaao na..plzz

Nan: go straight and second room on your left is his cabin.

Nav: ab tou hume poora yakeen hogaya k matarani ne tumhe hamare liye hee bheja hai..tabhi toh kal b tumne hume bachaaya aur aaj b ..
Toh chale?

Nan: actually i have work so...

Nav: arre tum apni dost ko aise hee akele chod dogi?

Nan: I DONT MAKE FRIENDS.

nav (shocked): kya???lekin kyu?

On getting no response from Nandini, navya decides to drop the topic.

Nav: chalo koi na..tum na sahi par hum toh tumhe apni dost maante hai..aur wo b pakki waali..so isiliye tumhe hamare saath chalna hoga..

Saying so she drags her with her and starts blabbering and Nandini all the time just hmmed giving her a signal that she is listening. She even told her how Cabir was staring at her..

After a long long time Nandini felt that someone was genuinely trying to befriend her. But Nandini had lost all her hopes on friendship..due to her past, she doesnt make any new friends nor she trusts anyone. But she thought if Navya counts on her then let it be that way. She cant make friends but this doesnt mean that others cant befriend her.

On reaching the principal's cabin, Navya goes inside after instructing Nandini to wait for her.
P: welcome Miss Navya..good to see u here..tumne apne formalities poori kerli?

Nav: jee sir..bas ye form aapko dena tha.
Sir..ek request kerni thi aapse.
Wo kya hai na sir..humari english utni strong nahi hai..aur Patna me b hum hindi bhaasha me padhaa kerte the. Hume thoda samay lagega lekin hum kar zaroor lenge. Par kya aap hamari madad k liye kisi ko bol sakte hai?

P: dont worry Navya. Me tumhe tumhare batch ki topper se milwaata hu. M sure woh tumhari madad karegi. Come.

Outside the cabin, principal sees Nandini n asks her: arre Nandini tum yaha?

Nav: jee sir..wo actually ye hamari dost hai..

P: really? Then ur matter is solved. Nandini hee tumhare batch ki topper hai. N Nandini, this is Navya..new admission in ur batch. She has problem with english language and i told her that u would help her.

Nav: kya??? Sachi me? Nandu nandu nandu..humne kaha tha na matarani ne tumhe khaas hamare liye hee bheja hai..dekha..hamari zindagi ki har raah tumse hoker guzarti hai..
(Hugs her tightly)

P: ehemm..girls..

Nav: so..sorry sir.

P: its ok..

Whats happening here?

They hear a lady's voice from behind.

P: mrs. Malhotra.. plz come

Nyeo: Nandini..how r u dear?

Nan: m fine thank u mam

Nyeo: and who is this girl?

P: she is Navya..new admission..she needed help to cope up with the syllabus so i was suggesting that Nandini would help her.

Nyeo: but Nandini is already giving private tuitions to fab5. How will she manage?

Nan: its ok mam..i will look into it.

Nyeo: no Nandini..u already r busy and u r giving tuitions to fab5.

Nav(sadly): mam, toh kya hume Nandini help nai karegi

Nyeo: mene aisa to nahi kaha.
(Thinking for a while)
I have a solution. Nandini..why dont u give tuitions to navya alongwith fab5?
I mean that would save ur time and dono kaam b hojaayenge.

Nan: but mam, i dont think fab 5 would like to share their space.

Nyeo: dont worry about that, i ll talk to them.

Saying so, she leaves from there to go to fab5.
Here, Nandini thinks to herself..
If navya joins fab5 then they would trouble her too..n i cant let that happen. .
Aa..Navya...actually kuch kehna tha

Nav: haan bolo na Nandini..

Nan: wo actually,  kya tum 5 din baad join ker sakti ho? Mera matlab mein in dino thodi busy hu, so 5 din baad se mein tumhe padhaana shuru karu?

Nav: haan haan kyu nai.hamare liye to yehi bohot hai k Tum hume padhaaogi. Hum itne khush hai by God.

N they together leave for their class.

Navni sit in the middle bench when fab 5 enter with their attitude..while Manik is fuming on seeing Nandini, cabir is lost in Navya.

Nav: hey matarani..nandu..dekho us ullu ko..phirse hume taak raha hai..kya kare hum iska.

Nan (following navya's  gaze): yehi hai fab5. Tumhe inhi k saath padhna hai. Lekin hosake to inse dooor rehna.

After the class gets over, all leave. The only people left r navni n fab 5. Navni were leaving the class when Aliya rushes n closes the door.

Nav: yeh kya tareeka hai? Hato hamare saamne se.

Al: listen u...

Cabir interrupts in between: ah ah madhubala ji..aap kyu ghabra rahi hai..aap araam se yaha bethke tamasha dekhe..aapse to koi problem nahi hai hume..bas kuch logo ko dokhe bazi ki saza yaad dilaani thi.

Nav: pehli baat..humara naam madhubala nahi hai.
Dusri..hum aapki sune kyu? Aur aapne hume aur hamari dost ko roka kyu?

Muk: dost?? Oh..so now everything is crystal clear..wow Nandini Moorthy.. i mean i m clean bold by ur witty brain..kya idea laaya..apne friend ko humare..fab 5 k saath tuitions join karaa do..so when we win our challenge against u..tab tumhari friend jaake trustee se complain kerde..n u can easily escape as it wont b u who will b complaining.. ek teer se do nishaan..

Man: exactly Mukti..i mean people can stoop so low just for a mere challenge..n tht too the TOPPER of our batch..ahhaa..ddnt expect this..MISS TOPPER?
But what did u think? U will double cross us n we will just sit back at the pavellion n watch u.. nahhh...not happening.

Al: exactly..n hence, u need to know what r the outcomes of double crossing us..ab hum tumhe fab 5 style me samjhaayenge..

Nav: ek min..kya horaha hai yaha? N khabardaar agar kisi ne hamari dost k taraf ek kadam b badaaya..

Man: chill Madhubala..u stay out of it. N miss topper..see u today..day 1.. (smirkingly winks at her)

N fab 5 leaves leaving navni behind.

Nav: nandu...ye tha kya? Aur aise kaise baat ker rahe the ye? Aur tum kya aaj se unhe padhaana shuru ker rahi ho? Par tumne to kaha tha k tum busy ho so 5 din baad hee...

Nan: navya..ye 5 din fab5 k hai..sorry pehle hee commitment dedi thi..lekin u dnt wry..5 din baad se tumhe b poora attention milega.

Nav: hume us baat ki tension nai hai nandu..hum to ye soch rahe hai k agar college me inka aisa behavior hai sab k saamne to phir to unke ghar pe tumhare saath to kuch b kar sakte hai..hum tumhe akele nahi jaane desakte.hum b tumhare saath chalenge.

Nandini feels different that after so long someone has showed some friendly concern towards her:
thanks but uski zarurat nai hai navya. I know how to deal with them. Bas tum in sab k baare me kisi ko batana mat. Its a request.

Nav: theek hai nandu..lekin hum tumhare liye prathna karenge..matarani tumhe in dusht daandavo se bachaay rakhe..

This brings a small smile on Nandini's face:(self talk)
Abhi to bas shuruwaat huwi hai..Aiyappa only knows what they r planning to do.

Evening 2.55 pm..
Malhotra mansion:

Man: is everything set?

Cab: chill yaar Manik..everything is under control. But me kya bol raha tha..wo jo nandini ki dost hai na..kya naam hai uska (faking as if thinking hard)..neha..nai nai..namrata..naah...

Dhr: Madhubala?

Cab: arre wo to me use bulata hu..
Navya!! Haan Navya..
Me kya soch raha hu k wo bichari seedhi saadhi hai..use kyu beech me ghaseetna..revenge to Nandini se hai..hai na?

Man: yeah yea..dnt wry..we wont become a hurdle in ur LOVE story (stressing on love)

Cab: .ai..aisa kuch nai hai..

There come aliya and mukti laughing hardly..

Dhr: whats wrong with u both?

Muk: guys...u sho..u should have..seen Nandini..i mean..our TUTOR...
She has reached....n guess what..she came here on a cycle..CYCLE..can u believe it?

Al: OMG..my stomach hurts..i cant laugh anymore.

Man: in tht case Aliya..hold on for a sec..since Nandini Moorthy has come so let us welcome her..
Welcome to HELL..NANDINI MOORTHY.

As Nandini rings the bell, a servant opens the door and leads her to the study room.
Nandini goes n finds the room closed. She feels something fishy. So she takes out a scarf n ties it on her head, covering her hair.
N opens the door.....

As soon as she opens the door.. a bucket full of grease falls on her and at the same time fab 5 throw buckets full of garbage, rotten tomatoes and eggs on her.

Nan: fut the whakkk!!!!!

And all fab5 break into fits of laughter..seeing Nandini covered in garbage which got stuck to her due to the grease.

After a while..controlling his laughter..
Man: tch tch tch miss topper...full of garbage??? Awwww...must say...u look... (looking up to down)
AWFUL.

Al: eeeewwww...u smell so disgusting...

Muk: yea..but i cant figure it out..is it the smell of the rotten tomatoes or of the eggs? (Laughs again)

Cab: m so sorry Nandini. .no i really m..
M sorry that i cant take ur video n show it to u that how BEAUTIFUL u r looking. Actually we like to keep some entertainment personal.😉

They again start laughing.

Nan: r u guys done? So lets start with today's classes, and goes towards a chair to sit.

Fab5 stop laughing abruptly. .

Al: what the hell? Is she serious? I mean even after this she is planning to sit here n teach us?

Muk: is she mad or what?

Dhr: guys, dont forget we r playing a fair game..n she even ddnt bring Navya today..or else nyeonika aunty had told us that she would b joining us from today. So i think lets just sit.

Man: he is ryt..come lets sit..n mind u..sit..but not QUITE..(winking)

They all sit next to nandini when aliya says..
Eeewww..i cant sit here..i mean she stinks like hell..i will just vomit..

Nan: well aliya, u should have thought about this before carrying out this prank. Now i cant help it if u have spoilt my entire getup. So plz sit n let us start with our business.

N before she continues,
Cab: manik..i forgot to tell u yaar, there is a new disc that has been opened recently..wanna visit? I have got special passes?!

Man: ofcourse yaar..who would say no to a disc..unless its some useless bookworm SONI MUNDA (eyeing at Nandini)

Nandini ignores and again tries to start the class when Mukti interrupts:
Aliya..we havent gone for shopping since like ages..dont u think we need to spend some girls' time?

Al: ofcourse Mukti..but i hope our new TUTOR understands what girls time mean 😉

This continues till 7 pm. Whenever Nandini starts her class they keep poking her and eventually they ddnt listen a word of what she said.

Nan: ok guys..so our fist class has successfully come to an end..

All look at their watches n find that Nandini has succeeded in sticking to them till the end of the first day. This makes them angry.

Nan (smirking): so as per the deal. . M here till the end of my class..so that means i have won the first day challenge. N now..its ur chance to listen to what i say..n i hope fab5 stands by its words.

Man: just cut the crap n tell what do u want. N the whole college knows that we never go back on what we say

Nan: ok then..
Since u guys have given me such a warm welcome, i would like to return it to u.

Fab 5 get confused..
Cab: what do u mean?

Nan: it means that u have touched my heart with ur welcome, so i thought y not sharing it with u guys? After all safar ab lamba hai na? (Sarcastic )
I would looovvveee to hug Aliya and Mukti and in turn they would hug u boys.

All r stunned n shocked on hearing this..n scream together:
What? ?!!

Al: r u out of ur mind? Do u have any freaking idea how awful u look n smell?

Muk: n by no chance we r going to listen to u.

Nan: tch tch tch..Mr. malhotra..i thought that fab5 stands for its words. But here toh..u dont even have the guts to complete ur own challenge..
Its a shame!!!!

Man: just shut up ok..

Nan: ok so who is gonna come first...Mukti or aliya?

Both mukti n Aliya look at each other making terrible faces..they were yet to come in terms with what is happening around them when all of a sudden Nandini hugs Aliya tighhtttt, rubbing her grease and garbage over her..

Al: eeeeee...just move away u garbage girl.

Nan: ah ah..don't call me that..coz u urself r one now 😉

N then she goes n hugs Mukti tight.

Now its time that aliya n mukti hug dhruv, cabir and Manik.

Aliya goes towards Dhruv
Dhr: plz baby..dont do this.

Al: m sorry baby..cant help

N she hugs him

Mukti proceeds towards Cabir..
But cabir runs

Cab: mukti paagal hai kya..khud to daayan lag rahi hai mujhe b bhoot banaaygi kya..

Muk: abbe cabir..daayan kisko bola..ruk tu..abhi dikhaati hu

N they start tom n jerry chase..running everywhere in the study.

While running..Cabir gets a slip due to the fallen grease and he is about to fall when he pushes Manik by mistake..who in turn falls forward where nandini is standing, n in order to balance himself..he gets hold of Nandini and both fall with a thud on the ground..with Nandini below Manik n Manik lying completely over Nandini..

Both r now covered with grease..

Manik moves his face to see Nandini n looks deep into her eyes..and thats when he again gets that unrecognised feeling..
Her eyes..devoid of any expression..yet he can find floods of emotions in them..though he doesnt recognise the emotions now, but he wants to knw..he wants to feel those emotions..but the question is y..the answer to which he himself doesnt know.

While on the other hand, Nandini finds some sort of unshared pain in Manik's eyes, some kind of restlessness, some kind of longingness..

Its truly said tht the relations which r  bound by pain r the strongest..

Both have their own shares of pain..which they havent spoken about to anyone..n mayb thats what is pulling them towards each other...

All this look game was seen by Cabir..the all time pranskter noticed that "eye-talk".
To avoid any awkwardness,  he fakes a cough to get them out of their stance.

Manik comes out of his stance n moves immediately.

Nandini composed herself n says:
See u guys tomorrow
N yea..all the best..1 day has passed..4 more to go

N she leaves..

Muk: what the hell? What does she think of herself?

Cab: she is something yaar..i mean to b honest..first time i ddnt mind losing, coz i knw the winner is well deserving.

Muk: acha bachu..ruk tu..
N she gets hold of Cabir n all hug him tight..

Man(self talk): what was that? Y again that unrecognised feeling came into me? Y couldnt i move my eyes from her eyes?
Guys..lets get cleaned up..we all stink..

On the other hand..
Nandini reaches out of the mansion n goes to the gardener:
Suniye kaka..thoda pani milega..wo thoda saaf kerna tha kapdo ko to..

Gardener: haan bitiya ruko..
He gives her keys of a washroom n hands a towel.
Ye lo bitiya..iski zarurat padhegi.

Nan: thank u kaka

Nandini then leaves the mansion after cleaning herself..
Congratulations Nandini moorthy..
U have survived thru day 1!!!