Today was the first day of mentoring..each n every mentor had figured it out how and what they r going to do with their groups..n so had Abhimanyu. As he had decided..he wanted to b a friend-cum-mentor..though a friendly relation but on strict basis. After completing their lectures..fab 5..navni n abhi were leaving from there..

Ab: ok so..before we leave..i wanted to tell u all tht we will b visiting few ofcs and markets too..to study how they work..to see how well u understand. But that wud b a later step..we wud initially consider theory only..i will show u the practical world of business..and when i feel u guys have got enough of what u r supposed to knw..we will step into the field. I was thinking that without effecting ur lecture timings..it wud b gud if we start our little classes after ur college..is that ok?

Nav: lekin hum to college k baad Nandu se tuitions lete hai. Hamari english strong nahi hai na isliye.

Cab: actually sirf Navya hee nai..hum sab b.

Abhi looks at them n all of them nod. He then looks at Nandini questioningly.

Nan: wo not exactly tuitions..we do group studying at Manik's place.

Ab: ooh..ok then..well..thats even better. I will b accompanying u guys n then i could even guide u there..in that way..u could benefit more. What say?

Man: yea..that sounds good.

Ab: ok then..Barbie..lets go..we will go in car.

Nan (frowns ): car? Where did ur car come from? Ddnt we come here together on my ride?

Ab: yes..but i had some work out..so i had to get the car here. So come..

Nan(crossing her arms): and what about my ride?

Ab: Barbie..wo..hum kal le lenge na.

Nan: u mean to say i will leave my baby back here? No ways m leaving her alone here. N waise b..kal sunday hai.

Ab: baby. I need the car later on..n m not letting u go alone..so

Nan: so i wont go alone..Navya aayegi mere saath. Chalogi na Navya.

Nav: haan haan..zaroor chalenge.

Cab: arre Madhubala ... mera matlab Navya ji.. wo me kya bol raha tha k..k...haan..mene na apna driving license tumhare hostel k baahar gira diya. I mean..gir gaya. To plz aap mere saath chalengi so that me apna license le lu?? Plzz.

Nav: to phir Nandu k saath koun jaayga?

Ab: aur me kya akele jaau? Mujhe to ghar b nahi pata. Mere saath koun jaayga?

Cab: Manik

Al: Mukti.

Abhi looks at them confused.

Cab: we mean to say that..
Manik Nandini k saath uske bike pe jaa sakta hai. Aur Manik ki car me lejaaunga. Mukti tumhare saath chali jaaygi..use Manik ka ghar pata hai..kyu Mukti..pata hai na?

Mukti glares at him: ofcourse pata hai.

She looks at Abhi hopefully..which ddnt go unnoticed by Nandini.

Nan (self talk): why is Mukti looking at BB like this? N fab5 b..y r they sending Mukti with BB..they cud have sent Dhruv too. M i missing something here?

Ab: Barbie..r u ok with going with Manik?

Man: dont worry Abhi..mujhe bike rides ki aadat hai. I dont need to squeeze the waist of the person riding the bike (smirks at him)

Ab (self talk): haan..wo to ride pe jaane k baad hee pata chalega.

Dhr: cool then..lets go..we will meet at Malhotra mansion.

Everyone leave as per decided..

Manik-Nandini on bike.

Cabir-Navya in their car.

Abhi-Mukti in Abhi's car.

Dhruv-Aliya in their car.

Man: so Nandini..r u serious that mujhe peeche bethna padhega?

Nan: aapko kis angle se lag raha hai m kidding?

Man: nai..lag to nai raha but...i mean yaha se me nikaalu? Wo college me sab dekh rahe hai.

Nan: m sorry..i wont give my baby to anyone. Aap ek kaam kariye..aap ye helmet pehen lijiye.

Man: no its ok. Chalo phir..chalte hai.

He climbs on the bike behind Nandini.

Nan: waise u r sure na u dnt need to hold on anything?

Man: kyu? Tumhe mazaak lagta hai kya? (Going closer to her) yaa phir..tum chaahti ho k me tumhe pakdu?

Feeling his breath so close to him sends jitters down her spine..making her blush..but she soon composes herself.

Nan: r u ready?

Man: yea..always.

Nandini starts the bike n starts riding. Initially she was riding slowly n in limited speed. She was thinking about Mukti n Abhi.

Man: waise Nandini..tum bike aise hee chalati ho? I mean itne shaant tareeke se?

Nan(smiling): haan..kyu?

Man: nahi bas..aise hee.
Agar aise hee chalati hai to Abhi ko ise aise kas ke pakad ne ki kya zarurat thi. (He whispered the last line but it ddnt go unheard by Nandini)

Nan (self talk): time for some action Manik Malhotra.

She takes a turn when Manik says..

Man: ye kaha se jaa rahi ho Nandini..ye to long route hai..ooh...kahi tum mere saath zyada time bitaane k liye to nahi.....

Nan (smirking): wo dusre route pe traffic bohot hoga..isliye ye route liya. N dnt wry..hum time pe pohoch jaayenge.

Saying this..she increases the speed of bike. Manik gets startled and says..

Man: araam se Nandini..thoda speed kam kerlo.

Nan: kyu? Aapne to kaha aapko bike rides ki aadat hai..n u dont need to hold upon anything..so just enjoy the ride.

She again increases the speed of bike..scaring Manik.

Man (immediately holding the back handle of the bike and screams): Nandini kya kar rahi ho...aise to hum mar jaayenge. Plz yaar speed kam kerdo.

Nandini smirks n increases the speed further..causing Manik to immediately leave the bike handle and back hug Nandini..squeezing her waist from back.

Man (screams): mummy...
Nandini plzz yaar..slow down..gir jaayenge hum.

When Manik holds her waist..she again feels those current feelings..but righr now..this thrill was more important.. she smirks seeing Manik in the rear view..n again increases her speed..reaching above 140km/hr.
Manik further squeezes her waist n shuts his eyes tight..chanting his mother's name.. he hugs her tightly from behind..not leaving her for a second.

Nan: Manik...

Manik had still kept his eyes shut n holding her waist tightly.

Nan (controlling her laughter): Manik..hum pohoch gaye.. ab aap mujhe chod sakte hai.

Manik was still lost in the thrill.

Nan: Mikku..open ur eyes n see.

Listening to Mikku..Manik again frowns n immediately opens his eyes..he was about to snap at Nandini when he finds themselves in front of his house. He looks around n sees they were the first one to reach his house.

Man: tumne..1 hr ka distance...25 mins me complete ker diya? Wo b long route le ke?

Nan (smirking): well...that's Nandini's style.

Manik was still holding her waist n coming in terms with his surroundings when all of a sudden he yelps n withdraws his hands from her waists immediately..as Nandini had pinched his hand..he glares at Nandini.

Nan (innocently): kya kerti..aap mujhe chod hee nahi rahe the.

Winking at him..she leaves from there to go in.. while Manik smiles to himself n follows her.

After sometime..all the couples arrive..they were heading towards the study room when Nandini gets a call from orphanage. She asks the rest ro proceed n stays back to answer the call. Completing her call..she was going towards the study when she hears someone sniffing and some other voice trying to console. She moves towards the room from where the voice is coming..n gets surprised to see Aliya crying and Dhruv trying to console her.

Nandini knocks on the door..which was kept open..

Dhr: Nandini tum?

Aliya wipes her tears n passes a small smile.

Nan: kya huwa Aliya? Aap ro kyu rahi ho?

Dhr: nothing big Nandu..bas aise he.

Nan: i was just worried. Aap chaahe to share ker sakte hai.

Al::its definitely something big Dhruv. How can u say its not. Nandu tum bataao..baat badi hai ya nahi.
Kal Vedant enterprises ka ek collaboration hai..n Dhruv k parents ne collaboration k baad ek party rakhi hai..jisme wo chahte hai k Dhruv dance kare..coz they knw he is a terrific dancer. N Dhruv chahta hai k me b uske saath dance karu..n he is planning to introduce me to his parents tmrw. Aur ye baat wo mujhe aaj bataa raha hai. Ab tum bataao..me kab dance practice karu..aur kal k tayyar b hona hai..shopping pe b jaana hai..

Dhr: baby..mujhe khud dad ne aaj subah bataaya. Aur y r u getting so worried..tumhe dance nahi kerna mat karo..its ok.

Al: mujhe dance kerna hai Dhruv..but time chahiye na practice k liye. M not a good dancer like u.

Dhr: baby u r getting worked up for no reason.

Al: no reason? Nandini tum bataao..m i getting worked up for no reason?

Nan: actually Dhruv..its not a small matter for Aliya. Wo aapse bohot pyaar kerti hai..n she doesnt want to spoil her first impression on ur parents. Aur aapke saath dance kerke wo ye dikhaana chahti hai k she always wants to stand next to u..to support u..even if that means being out of her comfort zone..n since u r a very good dancer..aise me Aliya ka pressurized feel hona is normal.

And Aliya..aap tension mat lo. Dhruv aapse bohot pyar kerta hai..for him..ur heart n love matters the most..not how perfectly u manage to dance with him. Wo aapko dance se rok ker ye bataa rahe hai k for him the most imp thing is ur comfort.

Al(surprised): r u sure tum humse choti ho? How can u always manage to say such beautiful things n calm me down..n also lift my morals.

Nandini just smiles.

Nan: waise aap ab bhi practice ker sakti hai. Party to kal shaam ko hai na..aapke paas to aaj ka poora din hai. So u can practice now..what say?

Al (excited): really??? (Getting sad) but i have 2..no no..3 problems.

Nan: what problems?

Al: ye time to hamare tuitions ka hai na. Chalo even if u give us an off..what about our mentor..Abhi? Aaj to pehla din hai na uske mentoring ka.

Nan: u dnt wry abt that. I will talk to him n explain.

Al: really? Wud u really do that?

Nan(nods in positive ): 2nd problem?

Al (pouting): mujhe dance nahi aata. Aur ye Dhruv..agar ye sikhaane aayega na to he will talk in his dance language jo mujhe samajh me nahi aata. In short..i wont b able to learn from him.

Nan (thinking for a while): Dhruv..aapne konsa dancing style final kiya hai?

Dhr: salsa

Nan: oh wow. Thats good. Aliya..salsa me na..u need basic techniques..uske baad ur partner wud dominate u n u will find urself melting into his steps. N if u want...i can teach u that.

Al&dhruv: tumhe dance aata hai?

Nan: ye...yes.. thoda bohot. Dhruv jitna acha to nahi..but salsa aata hai. Dhruv can guide me with the song n what steps he is planning..n me wo aapko sikhaa sakti hu.

Al(excited n hugs Nandu): thank u thank u thank u so much Nandini. Uncle sahi kehte hai..u r our lil Angel. Tum to kuch b theek ker sakti ho.

Nan: u dnt need to thank me Aliya. Pehle aap seekh lijiye..phir ye thank u boliyega. Aur aapko 3rd problem to bataai nai aapne?

Al (nervous): wo...wo mujhe..sabke saamne dance seekhne me nervousness feel hoti hai. Lekin me chahti hu k mere saare friends b mere saath rahe..it wud give me support. To i dnt knw what to do?

Nan: hmmm...iske liye b ek solution hai (winking)..chaliye mere saath.

Dhrulya and Nandini reach the study room where everyone were waiting for them.

Ab: Barbie..where were u? Itna time kyu laga aane me? Koi problem hai kya?

Nan: nai..koi problem nahi hai. Wo actually...kal Dhruv aur Aliya... (she explains everythingto them) so..aaj they need to practice..to aaj group study nai hogi..aur tum b mentoring kal se start kerna.

Ab: Barbie..u knw this is not possible. I have to submit the report at the end of every week..aur aaj pehla din hai.. we have to.....

Abhi looks at Nandini n finds her standing with her arms crossed at her chest..looking at him with her head tilted at right side. He gulps down his saliva n says..

Ab: we...dont have to..start from today... yea...u want an off and thats important. So i have no problem.

Everyone hide their smile seeing Abhi getting scared of Nandini.

Nan: good. So now we will make space here..

They move all the tables to a side n make space in the room.

Nan: Dhruv..what song have u chosen? N what steps r u planning to include?

Muk: Nandini..y r u asking these questions? I mean..hum dekhenge na when they will practice.

Al: actually mukku..its Nandini who is gonna teach me.

Manik looks at her amusingly. Dhruv then tells Nandini what song he has thought of and what all steps he is thinking.. everyone had by now taken seats n were sitting on the couches.

Nan: ok so...Aliya..dont wry..it wont b tough..m sure u will easily pull it off. But...aise akele if only they dance..u guys might get bored. So....... (pretending to think ) Navya..plz kya tum Cabir..bhai k saath dance karogi?

Cabir shots his head up n looks at Nandini surprised: kya bola tumne?

Nan: wo..aapne mujhe sabke saamne apni behen bola. Ao kya me aapko Bhai bula sakti hu?

Cabir comes n hugs her: of course my behna..ye right mene sirf tumhe diya hai.

Nan: to chalo phir..aap n Navya b hamare saath dance karo.

Nav: lekin hum kyu? Aur hume to ye dance aata b nahi hai.

Nan: tabhi to keh rahi hu. Nayi cheez seekhne ko milegi. Plz Navya..

Al: haan navya..plz..mujhe b company mil jaaygi.

Nav: acha? Theek hai.

Mukti was looking at Abhi with hope..but all her hopes come crushing down as soon as she hears Nandini..

Nan: BB..tum mere saath aao.. i will need my partner to explain it to Aliya.

Manik feels uncomfortable on knowing that  Abhi wud b dancing "salsa" with Nandini. But something that caught everyone's attention was..BB

Nav: BB?

Ab: wo ye mujhe ye pyaar se BB bulaati hai.. not really imp to knw. To start kare?

Nan: Mukti..aap Manik k saath dance ker lijiye.

Muk: no Nandini..plz mera mann nahi hai. I wilk sit here n watch.

Man: yea..even m not feeling to dance.

Nan (self talk): ye Mukti ka face achanak se udaas kyu hogaya? N Manik b..he looks upset. Huwa kya hai in dono ko? Filhaal mujhe Aliya pe focus kerna hai.

Nan: Aliya.. see..pehla rule hai apni body ko stiff rakhna. Hold ur partner's hand like this..(she holds Abhi's hand while showing Aliya) apna elbow ko apne shoulder k thoda neeche rakho..stand straight with ur back straight..aise nazdeek raho n look into ur partner's eyes.
(While saying all this..Nandini was doing exactly the same with abhi)

Seeing Nandini And Abhi standing close to each other irks Manik and Mukti. The patience n hope that they were planning to keep in the morning was slowly finding its way out of the window. Aliya was exactly copying Nandini n she was doing quite good..but at times her attention used to get diverted at her foot steps. Nandini was explaining her time to time..but she couldnt focus. Nandini goes to her n says..

Nan: Aliya..mene kaha na aapse..aapka partner aapko dominate karega..n u will just melt into his steps.

Al: lekin nahi horaha hai na Nandu..m not able to do it. Aisa huwa to me kal tak kabhi tayyar nahi hongi. I dnt think i shud dance. I should just....let it go.

Nan: n give up? So easily? Aliya..u remember..test se pehle b..aapne kaha tha k u wont b able to do it..but aapne thoda focus kiya..u did it n u scored good too. Yaha b bas thoda focus kerna hai. Aap bas..Dhruv ki aankho me dekho..look at his love for u..just dont move ur gaze from his eyes..n u will easily follow his footsteps...aapko pata b nahi chalega kaise aap do alag insan ek hoke dance kerne lagoge. Just fix ur eyes on him. Hmmm?

Though the words were only for Aliya..but it effected everyone present there. Aliya nods with a different determination..n starts again. This tym..Nandini looks at Mukti n says..

Nan: mukti..plz aap meri jaga BB ki partner banogi? Wo me yaha se Aliya pe zyada focus ker paaungi. Plzzz?

Nandini notices Mukti's face glows up on hearing this. Her doubt gets confirmed that Mukti has feelings for Abhi. But what makes her frown was y Manik too got happy on hearing this.

Muk: yea..sure.

Mukti stands up and goes to Abhi. When she holds Abhi..a strange feeling runs down both their spines..causing both of them to look into each others eyes.

Nandini slowly plays the music and all the 3 couples start dancing...all the time lost in themselves. She stands at a corner n observes each one of them..but her eyes stop only at Mukhbi.. she was confirmed that Mukti has feelings for Abhi..but she wanted to knw about Abhi too. While her eyes were focused on them..Manik's gaze were all the time fixed on Nandini n only Nandini.

Night 10 pm

Al: ufff..m so tired.i dnt believe we have been dancing for so long.. thank u Nandini..now m sure i can dance with Dhruv tmrw. Thnk u so much.

Nan: its ok..u dnt have to thnk me. Now u r ready for tmrw ryt?

Al: oh noo!!! How can i forget? Dance is ready..but what about my look. I have no more energy to go n shop..but will have to. Oh noo...

Nan: aa...can i suggest u something Aliya?

Al: ofcourse babe u can..

Nan: y dnt u go for Prince theme? I mean Dhruv can wear a suit and u can wear a beautiful princess frock..may b a short frock..so that it wont even disturb u in ur dance and even Dhruv 's parents wud get to see the princess their prince has chosen for himself!!

Al: OMG!! That wud be absolutely perfect!! God Nandini..what wud i do without u? U r in all means our personal Angel..meant only to solve problems n spread happiness.

Abhi looks at Nandini n finds her smiling but lost somewhere..n he exactly knew where. Before anything else comes up..he says..

Ab: well..i think its quite late now. Barbie..chale?

"Koi kahi nahi jaayega" says Vishal coming from back. He comes n directly goes to Nandini n takes her in a hug.

Nan: so? Pat gai?

Vi: haan...after all Angel ne jo idea diya tha (winking at her).

Nyeo: ohhh...to wo idea Nandini ka tha.. tabhi me bolu k aaj sunrise dhayad west se huwa hai ko ye aise behave ker rahe hai.

Cab: ek min ek min..koi hume b bataayga k kya chal raha hai.

Nyeo: me bataati hu. Aaj subah ye apni dawaai lena bhool gaye..upar se butter lagaa ke aaloo paratha khaaya.

Vi: to madam mujhse naraaz hogai..aur moo phula k beith gai.

Man: haan to aur kya kerti mom..aap humesha maa ko aise hee sataate ho.

Vi (whispers to Nandini ): kaha tha na..Maa ka ladla hai.

Nandini giggles.

Vi: haan to..manaa ne k liye paapad b to bele mene.

Nyeo: haan..board meeting me aake bole k Mrs. Vishal Malhotra..me aapko kidnap kerne aaya hu...for a lunch date. And phir mujhe mere favorite restaurant me le jaake mera fav food order kiya mere liye..aur apne liye...sirf healthy salad.

Everyone bursts into fits of laughter..but the loudest wss Cabir.

Cab: waah partner.. itna darte ho tum mother india se.

Al: but aunty..that was really sweet of him to make it up for u in such a way.

Nyeo: ji nahi..abhi pata chala k ye to inki favorite ANGEL ka idea tha..ye to bas implement ker rahe the. And Nandini..thats not fair..tum sabse pehle mujhse mili..to technically u shud be in my team..phir tum Vishal k team me kaise chali gayi? (Pouting )

Nan: me to aapke hee team me hu aunty.

Vi: aise kaise Angel..tum meri team me ho n thats decided.

Nan: haan to mene kab kaha me aapke team me nahi hu?

Cab: waah re behna..kya diplomacy dikhaa rahi ho.

Nan: koi diplomacy nahi hai. Uncle aunty to soulmates hai na..matlab half half soul..so me kisi k b team me rahu..hongi to dono ki hee na..ye dono alag thodi na hai. Hai na aunty?

Nyeonika comes n hugs her..

Nyeo: bilkul sahi. Chalo ab sab dinner kerte hai. And aaj raat yahi ruk jaao sab k sab.

Ab: thank u so much aunty..but mujhe bohot imp kaam hai..so i wont b able to stay back tonight.

Nyeo: ooh..ok koi baat nahi..Nandini ruk jaaygi.

Ab(immediately ): Noooo..i mean aunty..mujhe Nandini ki zarurat hai.. i cant leave her alone.

Nan: aunty..its ok..hum kisi aur din ruk jaate hai na.

Man: kisi aur din kyu..kal hee tuk jaana. Waise b kal Abhi ko mentoring kerni hai..so ek extra set of clothes laana n parso yahi se sab college chalenge.

Vi: haan..ye sahi hai. Pehli baar nikamme ne kuch sahi bola. To decided..kal tum sab bache..yaha night stay k liye aarahe ho. Ab chalo..dinner kerte hai...

All leave for dinner..which gets over with Cabir's silly jokes..Mukhbi's eyelocks..n Manik's staring at Nandini.

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Merry Christmas everyone..
Hope u have a joyous year ahead.
This update is dedicated to the birthday girl diyaniya...
Happy birthday dear...