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"Excuse me !! Hello.. Abhii" Mukti who was almost running to match Abhi's pace called from behind.

Abhi stopped on his track and smiled but before turning he made an serious face and said "Oh!! Hi.. You want something ??"

"Woh.. ummm... Actually I ...errmmm..Actuallyiwantedtosaysorry" after stammering for some good minute finally Mukti said.

But what she said BTW !!? 🤔

Abhimanyu didn't say anything just raised his eyebrow as if wanted to ask "What??"

Mukti too raised her eye brows as if asking "What what?"

Abhimanyu again made his eye brows dance to which Mukti looked at his art very carefully making a pout,scrunched nose and a frown on forehead " How did you do that??"

"How did I do what??" Abhi asked imitating Mukti's astonishing tone.

"How did you do this!!" Mukti asked making her eye brows dance like him but with the help of her fingers.

Abhi laughed lightly on her cuteness.

Wait !! What?? Cute and that too Mukti !!??

"It was easy,See like this!!" Abhimanyu showed her his art again.

"Show me naa!! Kaise kartein hai mujhe bhi batao??" Mukti said impatiently.

"You came here to learn this Ms Mukti??" Abhi asked with a smirk.

"Wooh.. Nei .. Bola Na Maine .." Mukti said nervously.

Mukti !! Cute??
Mukti !! Nervous??
Are you kidding me !!! 🙄

"she was completely whole
and yet never fully complete"
-Unknown

"Yeah that I heard too ki you said something but I'm really eager to know that what language was that ???" Abhimanyu was teasing her.

"I was saying So...." Mukti was going say again when Abhi stopped her "Please don't say anything.. Main Itna bhi berahem nehi hoon jitna tum mujhe sochti ho,,I know everything,,and friends don't say Sorry or Thank you to eachother"

Mukti was looking at him while he was talking.Something in him attracted her,that smile,those eyes,that face everything.But his last words snapped her out of her dream land.

"Friends !! And when did this happen ??" Mukti said raising her eyebrows.

Abhi came close to her,they were few inches apart. Abhi said huskily "Why ?? Don't you consider me as your FRIEND!!??"

Mukti was in a trance!! She bobbed her head in positive.

"See you in sometime beautiful" Abhi said and went away while Mukti looked at him shocked.

What just happened!!!

"Let love simply bloom..It is unstoppable "
-Unknown

Inside the Cabin-

"Baby please come to me..." Manik cribbed again.

He was cribbing like a baby from a long time and Nandini was handling him calmly.

"Manik let me tell you main yaha sey tumhare koi bhi cheez ghar nei leke jaungi !!! I don't want anything related to this incident in our house please." Nandini who was decorating his cabin with flowers said all these while working.

"Haan baba,,kuch nahi leke jayenge !! But I'm getting bored please aao Na..." Manik said making a pout to which Nandini went aww.

"Manik you're too cute but baby Sleep Na,,your body needs rest" Nandini said giving a smacker.

"Haan issi liye toh I was calling you,,don't you know ki tumhare Bina mujhe neend nahi ati" Manik again said with a yummilious pout.

Nandini laid beside him keeping her head on his shoulder when Manik smiled,a smile of satisfaction.

Manik put his hands to stroke her head which he always does to make her sleep with him otherwise he knows she'll again wake up after he sleeps.

First Stroke of his hands through her scalp and a shriek escaped her mouth.Manik stopped immediately.

"Kya huya bachha?? Is it hurting somewhere?? Tell me baby??" Manik panicked when Nandini remembers about her pain given by that girl.

She forgot about her pain seeing him there lying unconscious that day.It shook her to the core.His wounds hurt her more than any damn thing.

She definitely didn't want to bother Manik by telling all these.He is in pain already and now if he get to know about her pains it'll only help to worsen his condition which is the last thing she wanted.

"Kuch Nahi Manik!! It's just that after so many hours I laid Na ,,so my back hurts,nothing else,you sleep" Nandini tried to sound convincing and she removed his hand from her head politely.

"Nandini what's it tell me ,,that time you also didn't let me comb your hair!! Kyun ?? Show me" Manik tried to see and Nandini wasn't ready at all.In between this Nandini's hairs got tangled with Manik's thread.

"Maniiii..." This time that pull in her hairs pained her causing her cry.

"I'm sorry I'm sorry..What is it bachha!? Don't cry please..Let me see !! Kya huya batao Nandini please,you're scaring me baby" Manik gets up with Nandini in a hug and this time Nandini didn't protest may be didn't have the strength to fight again.

Manik's finger tips has a little blood which he saw when he again touched her scalp and his eyes widened,his heart started beating fast.

"Nandini..." He called looking at her when she lowered her head.

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"I think those pins were being pushed very roughly cause she got many bruises on her scalp,good that she applied ointment" Abhimanyu who was sitting on the sofa in Manik's cabin checking Nandini's bruises;Fab4 along with Navya standing around them while Manik was sitting beside Nandini holding her hand.

"Nandini I'm giving you this shampoo and ointment.Use these and do not tie your hairs tightly. Don't worry kitty it'll be fine" Abhi said smiling.

Nothing else matters when it comes to Nandini's health.Shes important more than his own breathes.

"She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order."
-Tonni

Nandini nodded in positive acknowledging Abhi's words.

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"Why didn't you tell us bunny??" Cabir said.

"Ha Nandu,,tumhe bolna chaiye tha,,Atleast you should have informed Manik about this" Navya said.

"Uss Kamini Ki toh main gaala kaat Doon" Mukti was high on nerves.

"I knew you guys will react like this and then concert bhi tha toh I didn't want you to get angry and ruin your concert.Aur I didn't ignore the bruises ,, see Abhi said na I did that right,And it's all fine now.And before you scold me let me tell you I can be angry on you too for being careless but I didn't right??? And one more thing remember that I'm the Boss of the house now.So,don't even try ...." Nandini's rants ended and everyone was looking at her like they have seen alien.

"Only you can do this Babe,,just look at Manik guys" Alya said laughing.

Manik was shocked seeing the table turned ,he who was almost ready to burst on Nandini for hiding all this was now numb.

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Fab5 was in the cabin when Navni went to brought food from canteen.

"Guys you know right what you have to do??" Manik asked sternly.

"You relax bro,we will handle everything..We have two most popular lady goons here" Cabir said looking at Muklya evilly when they too smirked.

"You gotta deal with us bitch,,you don't know what you have done" Alya said with a evil smirk.

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"I checked the reports and it's all normal now,,you can take Manik home but proper rest is a must" Abhi said to everyone as he came to discharge Manik.

"We will take care Abhi" Nandini said.

"Haan hum hai Na.. 24x7 at your service sir" Navya said making others giggle.

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"Finally home sweet home,it really feels nice to be back at home,,,It has some unique smell of its own hai Na Nandini!!!" Manik said as he just entered inside the house with Nandini.

"yes Manik it really feels amazing with you" Nandini said looking their house.

"I just love my house Nandini because it has your smell everywhere and you are my peace" Manik said hugging her and she kissed on his heart.

"Ok now you sit here,,I will be back with your soup,Don't move." Nandini said and Manik frowned.

"No..Nahi tum kahi nahi jaarahi ho,,Anna will bring" Manik said making Nandini sit beside him on the sofa.

"No,Manik I will make it,,I know how to make it according to you diet,So please" Nandini said.

"Nahi Nahi Nandini,,tum nahi jaa sakti,, See I am not well!! You can't leave me alone like this!!" And the drama king is back on his track.

"Manik sit here and don't talk,,I'll be back within 15mins" Nandini said glaring at him to which he made a pout with a bad face. Nandini stood up and walked towards the kitchen when .

"Babyyy...." Manik couldn't finish,

"Finger on your lips!!!" He hard Nandini's voice.

"Areh meri baat toh ...."

"I said finger on your lips Malhotra" Her loud warning made him scared and he immediately put his finger on his lips.

Nandini who was watching him from behind the pillar came running to him and smacked on the finger on his lips and glared again not to say anything and ran back into the kitchen When Manik made a helpless crying face.

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That's it for today.Guys I want to know something !!! Do you think that the track is going too slow!? Do I need to fast forward it??

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