Cabir was standing alone in a corner. He was lost in his own thoughts.

"What the hell is happening yaar! Everything is so messed up! Sab kuch ajeeb he horaha hai..nothing is connecting.. Aryaman, Nyonika and Harshad.. Are they all responsible for this? And if they are.. then how? Akhir Hua kia hoga? And what is this Mukti saying? Abhimanyu.. Wo kaisey asakta hai? Is she hallucinating? Ya phir kahin..Sachmey to Abhimanyu.. Nahi, Nahi..Ye kesay hosakta hai? Oh God!! My mind is.. So damn messed up!!" Said Cabir to himself.

On the other hand Manik was sitting on the bench..His hands were on his head and he was extremely worried for Nandini.

"Kaisay..Kaisay honay dia menay aisaa..I'm sorry Nandini, I'm sorry.." he said to himself.

Flash Back starts:

They were lying on the top of the car on Raghav's birthday night when she was drunk , Her words were echoing in his ears: Manik tum na..hamesha mere sath raho..And I will..I will shine for you..Hamesha.. Flash Back Ends and a lonely tear came rolling down his face.

**Ajnabi..Se huay hain kyun pal saaray..Kay nazar, se nazar ye milatay he nahe..Aik Ghani, Tanhaye chaa rahi hai..Manzilein raston mein he ghum honay lagien..Ho gayi, Ansuni..Har dua ab meri.. Rehgayi ankahi, bin teray..Lusty lonely..Bin teray, Bin teray..Bin teray..Koi khalish hai, Hawaon mein bin teray..**

Location: Hospital Corridor:

Cabir, Dhruv, Navya, Mukti and Alya were standing together.

"Dhruv, tu ek kaam kar..Manik bohat der se aisay he betha hai..kuch khanay ko le aa uskay liay.." Dhruv nodded and left.

"Mukti, Alya, Navya..do ghantay hogaye hain..I think tumlogon ko ghar jakar fresh hojana chaye..look at your condition.." Said Cabir.

"But Cabir..Manik.." Said Mukti.

"Mai huna yahan uskay sath..or mae konsa kehra hun tumlog ghar jakar khana wana khakar sojao..Mae bas kehra hun kay go, freshen up yourselves.. And then, come back.."

"Par Nanduu.. hum usay aisay chorkar kaisay jayen.." Said Navya.

"Mai huna yahan..You guys go." Said Cabir in a little angry tone this time.
They Agreed and left.

Cabir then went to see Manik. He was still sitting there on the bench. Cabir went to him and sat beside him.

"Sambhal Khudko Manik.."

"Kaisay Cabir..Kaisay hogaya yeh sab..I cannot loser her..Not Again.. " Said Manik with teary eyes and broken heart. The pain in his eyes said it all.

"I know ye bohat Mushkil Situation hai..I totally understand..Par is tarhan ronay se kiya hoga? Stay strong Manik..tu aisay kamzor kaisay parsakta hai? Apne liye na sahi atleast Nandini ke liye.." Said Cabir. Manik nodded and wiped away his tears.

They kept silent for a few minutes and then Cabir asked, "Aik Minute..Par Manik..Tujhe kaisay pata chala kay Nandini yahan hai..Hospital mein?"

"Hospital se call ayi thi, they found my number in Nandini's cellphone and informed me.."

Cabir was stunned to hear this.

"Par aisa kaisay hosakta hai.. Nandini ka phone to..Uska phone to Navya ko dustbin kay pas se mila tha na..then manik ka number..Oh God! Ye sab..Ye sab kia horaha hai..Think Cabir!" Said Cabir to himself.

"Kuch Kaha tunay?" Asked Manik. Cabir looked at him and said, "Han..Nahi..Nahi wo bas.. Mae ata hun okay? You Take Care!" Saying this, Cabir went in a corner and called Mukti.

"Cabir ka phone, is waqt? Kahin Nandini ko hosh to nahi agaya.." Said Mukti to herself and picked up the call,

"Han Cabir? Kya hua? Nandini ko hosh agaya? Manik..Manik theek haina? Mae bas abhi ati hun.."

"Mukti..Mukti Chup kar! Nandini ko hosh nahi aya and Manik is fine. It's just that.. Kuch garbar hai.. Someone is doing all this..Nandini ka phone navya ko dustbin ke pas say mila..or phir Manik ko hospital se phone aya saying that they found Manik's Number in Nandini's cellphone..How is this possible? Tu ek kam kar.."

"Bol Cabir?" Said Mukti. "Pata kar Aryaman Kahan hai.. College ja, uskay ghar ja..Kuch bhi kar..dhoondh usay!" Said Cabir.

"Okay..You don't worry..You just stay with Manik! Bye.." Saying this, Mukti disconnected the call and went to search Aryaman.

Location: College.

Mukti was searching Aryaman everywhere. She checked the Library, The Music room, Canteen, Auditorium and all the classes but he was no where. She turned to Go back but then she saw harshad entering Nyonika's office.

"Yeh Harshad..Yahan Nyonika ke office mein kia karaha hai? I'm gonna screw him now."
She went near Nyonika's office and hid behind the door so that she can hear their Conversation.

"I must say Harshad. You have no idea how angry Manik was when he came to me..I mean, nandini affects him so much! But..Where is she?" Asked Nyonika.

Harshad flashed his evil smile and said, "Oh! That Nandini..You don't need to worry about her Mrs M! Wo aisi jaga par hai, jahan usay koe nahi dhoondsakta..Everything is going as per the plan."

"What do you mean? have you done something to her?" Asked Nyonika.

"Don't worry Mrs M! I've done nothing..jo hoga khud hoga. I've just made sure..That this time, Her condition gets worse and trust me on this, Even Manik won't be able to do anything to save her this time. Just 3 more hours and Bang! Nandini Murthy, Your game would be over!!" Said Harshad.

Hearing this, Mukti was shocked. "Harshad..It's Again Harshad Damnit! But wait.. He said kay Nandini kisi aisi jaga par hai jahan usay koi nahi dhoondsakta.. Hows this possible? Nandini tou..She's in the hospital!! Kia chal kia raha hai ye sab yar? Aur yeh Aryaman, Where the hell is he??" Said Mukti herself. She left the college, Called cabir and informed him about everything.

Location Hospital:
Cabir went to the reception and asked,

"Hey can you please tell me Ms Nandini Murthy yahan pohanchien kaisay? Who brought her here?"
The nurse looked here and there in search of the person and then finally pointed her fingers towards a guy and said, "Wo.. wo laye thay inhay yahan.."

Cabir turned to look who it was and to his surprise, It was Aryaman. Cabir was stunned to see him.

"Aryaman.." He said in a shocked state. He went to him and said, "So finally! I get to see you. What's up?" Asked Cabir.

Meanwhile, Manik was feeling thirsty and Cabir was no where around so he stood up and went to look for Cabir..He looked here and there in search of Cabir and finally saw him..Aryaman's Back was facing him

"Ye Cabir kissay Baat karaha hai?" Said Manik to himself. He went closer to see and just then Aryaman turned to leave.

His face was now facing Manik. Seeing Aryaman, Manik's blood started to boil with anger, His face turned red and he walked towards Aryaman and slapped him with full force. cabir was Shocked.

"Kia kiya Tunay Nandini kay sath!!" Shouted Manik.

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Just in a good mood today so decided to update both the stories. 😊 Yayy! So, Liked it? Do comment and let me know. The next chapter is also ready. Will post it today. Only if the response is good! So, What are you waiting for? Give your feedbacks!! 😁