Fab5 in unison: WHAT??!!

Man: have u lost it?

Muk: listen..we r not going to fulfill any of ur conditions.

Cab: aur nahi to kya..waise b iske conditions torture se kam nahi hote..
(Remembering the previous day)

Dhr: but we dont have any other option.

Al: what r u saying baby? How can we just accept her condition of fulfilling her 2 conditions tomorrow? Thats cheating

Nan: and why is this cheating? We had made a deal that if u guys win, i would leave the job and if i manage to stick by u guys, then u would fulfil my condition by the end of the day..
And i dnt remember mentioning WHAT TYPE OF CONDITION u r supposed to fulfill!!so technically i dont see it as cheating..

Muk: whatever it is..u just cant tell us to do this..u r clearly taking an advantage of the situation

Man: we r ready

Fab 4 turn to see him in shock..

Cab: manik..pagal hogaya hai kya?

Man: nai..but this is ryt..
(Turning towards Nandini)
We r ready to fulfill ur 2 conditions tmrw..

Mukti drags him to a corner n fab4 follow them

Muk: have u lost it manik? Tu ker kya raha hai? Aise kaise tu haan bol raha hai? Tujhe pata hai na wo kya kya kerwaa sakti hai humse?

Man: wo kerwaa sakti hai..but hum kare..ye zaruri to nahi 😉

Al: what do u mean Manik?

Man: she will put forward her conditions only if she WINS tmrw... agar wo jeete hee nahi..tou??!!

Cab: correct!!! If she loses..then she wont b able to put forward any of her condition!!

Dhr: matlab we will b saved

Man: exactly..so its infact good for us that she decided to add her conditions for tmrw..we will defeat her n will b free from her conditions as well..

Cab: wah mere sher wah..aaj tune saabit kerdiya k tu mera hee dost hai!!

Muk: ok enough..lets go back

Man:ok so Nandini, we r ready

Nan: good..so see u tmrw

N turns to leave..before leaving, she turns back to Manik n finds him smirking..n tells him
Nan: waise Mr.Malhotra..being confident is good..but being over confident is not good..ye to kal ka waqt hee bataayga that will u guys b free from my today's challenge or will u guys have to face my 3 challenges..
All the best..👍

N leaves with victorious smirk, leaving behind fab 5 whose jaws were left open..as how easily Nandini read Manik's mind.

Al: guys, how did she guess what was going on in our minds? Or to be precise..in Manik's mind?

Muk: mayb she overheard us.

Dhr: but i was keeping an eye on her all the time..she ddnt move from her place even for once..

Cab: yaar..she is one dangerous girl..we need to b careful..

Manik (self talk): damn..ye Nandini..how does she get to knw whats going on in my mind? Everytime she manages to cross the walls n peep inside me...
N y do i get so carried away with her around me..
No..this cant happen..i cant let her win over me..i have to...I HAVE TO DEFEAT HER at any cost.....

Dhr: but how r we gonna defeat her? We attempted the worst pranks on her in these 2 days..yet she stood strong..now what can we do?

Man: anything! We willl do anything and everything to defeat her! Come on guys whats wrong with us? We r fab5..the fab5..we cant just let that Miss Topper win over us, can we?

Al: absolutely not! I mean think what wud people say..tht tom boy defeated the fashion diva....no ways...i cant let that happen

Cab: so lets sit n think..in fab5 style..

Their discussion was interrupted by Mukti's phone ring...

Muk: yes mumma..
...
Haan m at Manik's place..
..
Mommmm..is it necessary?
..
Pakka na?
..
Ok..i will b there
..
Yea ok..bye

Man: what happened Mukti? Is everything ok?

Muk: yea all ok..i just need to go home for sometime..some relatives have come n r asking about me..

Cab: what?? But how can u go Mukti yaar..we were supposed to think about MNMB..

Fab4: MNMB??!!

Cab: arre..MNMB..Mission Nandini Moorthy Bhagaao

Muk: cabirrrr yaar..chill..
N dont worry i will b back within 2 hrs..so aake discuss kerte hai..

Dhr: but how will u go?

Man: yea..come i ll drop u..

Muk: no yaar Manik..mom has sent the driver..he is already here..dont worry..i will b back within 2 hrs.

Man: ok..tc n if u need anything..just call us..

Muk: sure..chalo bye guys..see u soon.

Al: yaar..ab to mukti b gayi..now what to do for 2 hrs?

Man: guys..just chill back here itself till Mukti comes..then we can discuss..

Per: what serious discussion is going on among fab5?

Fab5 turn around to find Vishal Malhotra coming towards them..

Fab5 get stunned on seeing him there..

Man: nothing serious dad..just casually..about us..

Vishal (self talk): ahaa..ye khadoos ne khud aage se mujhse baat ki..definitely kuch gadbad hai..but ye to khud bolega nai...
Hmmm..apne partner se ugalwaana padhega..

Ok..i take that..so kaise ho tum sab?

Fab3: we r fine uncle..

Vishal: gud to knw..acha Cabir..
I have arranged for garma garam aalu k parathe..with some pasta, chicken rolls, grilled sandwiches n many more. Wanna have some with me?

Dhr: not fair uncle..y only cabir? Y not wd us?

Al: exactly uncle

Vishal: arre..tum sab k liye b hai..but tum log beemaro ki tarah khaate ho..Aliya doesnt like oily food..n dhruv to ek khaake hee bas bas kerne lagta hai..aur ye Manik toh..huh..khaata hee nahi hai..sirf ek Cabir hee hai mera humdost..khaane me mera baraabar ka takkar waala..kyu Cabir?

Cab: ofcourse partner...chalo..

N both leave for Vishal's room..

In Vishal's room:

Cabir was eating to His heart's satisfaction. .when Vishal speaks:

Vish: acha Cabir..what were u guys discussing so seriously?

Cab: bola!!! Tabhi me sochu aaj achaanak se is partner ki yaad kaise aagai?

Vish: haan haan..tu toh bada yaad kerta hai mujhe..acha chal bata..baat kya hai?

Cab: aap nahi chodoge na..lekin phir b i cant tell u..its a fab5 secret..

Vish: acha chal ek hint dede..plzzz

Cab: offfoo yaar..kaha phas gaya me..
Emmmm...acha its related to someone new.. who has come into our lives..

Vish: ahaa.. toh ye baat hai..let me guess..is is about Nandini Moorthy?

Cabir looks at him with wide open eyes

Vish: ur expressions say tht i hv guessed it ryt..m i ryt or m i ryt?

Cabir was still shocked to react.

Vish: ok so now when i have guessed it ryt, tell me what r u guys planning? Dont tell me u have found Fab5's next target in Nandini?

Cab: why? Whats wrong in that? I mean even if we have found our new target in her..whats the problem?

Vish: hmmm..so u haven't noticed anything..n i was thinking tht u really r a smart detective.. 😕

Cab: acha acha..now tell me..what is it that i have missed..n how do u knw tht we r targetting her?

Vish: well..for tht we need to go in the flashback...

Flashback..
(In Vishal's pov)

I was coming back after a meeting yesterday when i saw Manik going to the garderner with a towel...i found it strange so followed him..

Man: ehemm..kaka..

Kaka: ji chote saab..kuch chahiye tha?ye kya chote saab..aapki aisi haalat? Ye grease kaise lag gaya?

Man: haan..matlab nahi..mera matlab haan... (breathing in deeply to calm himself)
Kaka wo abhi ek ladki baahar aayegi..wo aapse shayad pani maange..to aap use washroom dikhaa dijiyega aur saath me yeh towel b de dena..use zarurat padhegi.

Kaka takes the towel in confusion n obliges.

I stood there watching Manik hiding behind a pillar when Nandini came out drenched in grease and as expected..she asked for washroom. And as she leaves from there, Manik sighs in relief.

And today..i was passing thru the corridor when i saw Nandini rushing towards the washroom n Manik was behind her..he waited for her outside the washroom n as she came out..he handed her a cup of ice cream..n that too..after taking a spoon from it..

Cabir was shocked would b an understatement..he was bewildered with the new piece of information. He just couldn't believe what he heard.

Vishal saw Cabir lost in his thoughts. He poked him..n when Cabir turned his gaze towards Vishal..he raises his eyebrows to ask Cabir where was he lost.

Cabir remembers how because of Nandini, Manik calld Nyeonika MOM after 2 yrs, how because of Nandini, Manik vents out his feelings, how Manik and Nandini were so lost in their eye-looks that they ddnt realise in what situation and position they r..

Cab: how could i not see all this? U knw partner..she was assigned by mother India to b our private tutor..n that day..manik and nandini had an argument..n in the flow manik even called mother india MOM..

Vish (surprised): what??!!!

Cab: yes..infact nandini is the only one who has the guts to stand against the Manik Malhotra! !

Vish: not only stand cabir..but also convince and make him go round n round..
N u..duffer. .r planning to throw her out..?
U knw Cabir..when i saw her today..i felt as if she is an Angel..an Angel who has come into our lives to set everything right.

Cab: for the first time i ddnt notice whats positive with her being in our lives..guess mother India saw all this coming..thats y she was so adamant in making her our private tutor..

Vish: yes..so now stop all ur plans n dont let her go.

Cab: first i need to talk to Manik..need to knw whats going on in his mind..

Saying this...he leaves for seeing Manik.

Manik was sitting idle on the terrace..looking at stars which give him peace..a way to run away from his surrounding..

Cab: hey bro! Whats up?

Man: hey..tu itni jaldi..? Dad ne khaana nai diya kya?

Cab: haha..not at all funny.

Cab: kya soch raha hai Manik?

Man: kya sochunga..kuch b to nae

Cab: really? Kuch b nae? Kisi k baare me nae?

Man: tu kehna kya chahta hai? Me kyu kisi k baare me sochunga

Cab: hmmmm..
Waise Nandini..

Man: what Nandini? R u mad or what cabir? Y wud i think about her? Mujhe kya farak padhta hai usse jo me uske baare me sochu?

Cab: but mene to nahi kaha k tu Nandini k baare me soch raha tha..i was just saying k Nandini smart hai..the way usne hamare tortures sahe n hume palat k jawab diya is commendable..

Man (looking here n there): yea whatever

Cab: but tune aise react kyu kiya? Kya chal raha hai manik? N plz..dont u dare say nothing..coz jis tareeke se tu uske aankho me kal kho gaya tha..wo dekha mene..aur aaj jab hamare prank se usse stomach me takleef huwi..to y could i see her pain on ur face??n achanak se Manik baba ko ice cream khaane ka mann hota hai..u knew it k in case Nandini asks us to drink tht vinegar..to counteract its effect we had kept ice cream ready..but nandini ddnt do tht..phirb tune ice cream mangaai..n tht too for nandini too..

Manik (self talk): what should i tell Cabir..when i myself dont knw y i did tht..y cant i see her in pain? Y it hurts me to see her struggling? Y i want to free her from all the pain? Y i want to b her healer? I cant let her come close to me..but all i want is HER TO B CLOSE TO ME..i cant let her affect me..yet SHE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO AFFECTS ME..

Cab: manik..kaha kho gaya?

Man (looking straight): she doesnt affect me... (turning towards Cabir)..suna tune.. she.doesnt.affect.me..(emphasizing on each word)

Cab: ye tu mujhe bataa raha hai ya apne aap ko? Whom r u trying to convince Manik..me or urself?

Man: i knw it tht she doesnt effect me..n u will come to knw when i will defeat her in this challenge..dekh lena..

Saying so Manik leaves from there..

Cab: u were right partner...Nandini is the one who can make Manik go round n round..chal beta Cabir..i guess MNMB ko rukaana padhega!!

After 2 hours.. on a highway..

Mukti: damn it! Is car ko b abhi rukni thi? Aur aap check nai ker sakte the kya pehle se?

Driver: sorry mam..lekin ise theek hone me abhi time lagega..aap chaahe to taxi me jaa sakti hai..

Muk: toh yaha khade kyu ho? Jaayiye rukaaiye na..

D: mam..agar aap bura na maano to ek baat kahu?

Muk (annoyed): bolo

D: mam..yaha highway pe taxi to milegi..lekin is waqt is jagah koi shareef taxi waala mile ye zaruri nahi..

Muk: to kya chahte hai aap? Me yahi khadi rahu? Rehne dijiye..me apne dost ko call kerlungi

D: mam..ek taxi service aati hai jisme lady driver hoti hai..aur raat k 9 baje k baad wo sirf ladies ko hee drop kerte hai..wo 20 min me yaha pohoch jaayenge..agar aap kahe to me unse taxi mangwaalu?

Muk: haan bulaalo..waise b mere frnds b 30 min se pehle nai aa sakenge..lekin jaldi karo..

D: ji mam

The driver then calls the centre n requests them to send a taxi at their location..

After 20 min..a cab stops near Mukti..n Mukti steps in..n tells the cab driver the address

Muk: listen..mujhe jaldi pohochna hai..so speed up

Cab driver: yes mam

Mukti (self talk): ye awaaz to suni suni si lag rahi hai..

After 40 min they reach Malhotra mansion..
Mukti steps down..as soon as she goes to pay the cab driver..she sees her n shouts..
TUM!!