Edited.

Please listen to the song above, it is a perfect description of Natasha; she is a little broken, a little dysfunctional but a good person.

At the start of every chapter, there will be a snippet of Nandini's past from the beginning.

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Natasha Volkov burst into tears the minute she was put into the car and continued to do so all the way to the Sheremetyevo International Airport where she walked the small stairs onto a private plane. Her tears dried quickly against the Russian cold and it wasn't long before she slept as the plane carried her to an unknown destination. 

By the time they had arrived, Natasha was rubbing the sleep off her eyes and getting off the plane with mire than a dozen bodyguards surrounding her petite body. She smiled at the chauffer who opened the limo door for her as she slid in and a butler slid in from the other side. The limo started at a steady pace.

"Почему мы снова во Франции?" Her doe eyes were hard to resist but the butler, under the influence of the King's orders, looked away. {Why are we in France again?}

Natasha pouted and looked out the window. Although Paris was her favourite place, she didn't like that she was here under unknown pretences. Her father, whom she hadn't seen in 3 months and hadn't spoken to in 2 didn't even let her know her purpose before shipping her off to this place.

"Мы можем пойти в Лувр или в Кафе де Флор, пожалуйста? Отец не будет возражать." She asked in a cute voice, practically begging with her eyes. {Can we go to the Louvre Museum or Cafe de Flore, please? Father won't mind.}

The butler just looked away, out the window, ignoring the little girl, making her pout and back up into the plush leather seats. No one was listening to her! For whatever reason, they were instructed to ignore the little girl who had bought entertainment into their lives from the minute she was born. The butler had been with her since she was 1 month old and continued to be her companion until now where he had to let her go. Seeing tears in her eyes was the worst thing for him as he had treated her like a daughter more than her real father had. He watched as Natasha's eyes fluttered closed and continued to admire the girl who had not only received her father's good looks but also his temper. He was worried that she would throw a tantrum but she had been taught well that a public place, surrounded by strangers is no place for anger.

Natasha jerked awake when she realised that the car had halted to a stop. She looked out the window slowly, before the her car door was opened and a hand was offered to her and she was led out. She tried to arch her neck to see the building before her but her neck began to cramp. The building was made entirely of glass but she couldn't see inside. Regardless, she felt the eyes on her like needles in her skin. Several women, dressed in skin-tight leather bodysuits approached her, causing the several bodyguards to shift away.

They all parted to reveal a woman who was the one that approached her and bent down to pull her chin up.

"C'est elle?" The question was directed at her butler but Natasha raised an eyebrow in defiance and huffed a response. {This is she?}

"Elle a un nom." As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted her because the leader looked at her like she wanted to kill Natasha. {She has a name.}

"Ce sera amusant de vous briser, petite colombe." The leader motioned for the other girls to take Natasha away. {It will be fun to break you, little dove.}

What Natasha could understand was why she was led to the bathroom? She was sat down on a swivel chair as the two girls felt her hair. She only realised what was happening when the clippers came to life and created an electric buzz that filled the whole room.

Natasha let out a scream and tried to bolt out the door but the girls were quick, despite their fancy get-up. One of them held the girl down whilst the other brought the clipper closer to her hair. She closed her eyes tightly until the buzzing finally stopped. She opened her eyes as tears fell onto her lap. Her once beautiful, Ariel-like hair was now cut into a short bob, resting on the base of her neck.

Her shaky hands advanced towards her hair but it was swatted away. She let out a horrifying scream, eye pinched in frustration and she didn't see the injection advancing towards her neck. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head and her face could not longer support itself so laid back.

A yawn left her lips when she finally awoke. Rubbing her eyes, she looked to her left and realised that it was evening. She felt the black plush silk covers under her finger before getting up. A mirror was situated to her right so she approached it cautiously.

A strangled cry was heard throughout the room.

"On dirait que notre petite colombe est en colère." The leader spoke, grabbing the champagne flute. {Looks like our little dove is angry.}

And she was right as Natasha came charging towards her.

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After Nandini had gone home, waiting at the taxi stand was Navya Naveli. She touched the soil of Mumbai and wiped it on her forehead while taking a deep breath, having never left her small village and finally, getting a chance to pursue her dream. She sat in the taxi with her mother, explaining the directions to her hostel while talking to her mother about Fab 5, the winner of the best band competition. She made a yo sign with her hand which she deemed as cool and wanted to be a part of the group.

On that very same night, after Nandini had fallen asleep, the party at the mansion resumed with Fab 5 as Shahid came to the party and falling head over heels for Mukti who immediately jumped in the pool. She made a beckoning gesture with her fingers to Shahid who took the hint with wide eyes. She suddenly took her bathing suit off which is what it seemed in Shahid's mind, he also took his bathing suit off allowing Cabir to take a video as Sahid cried with what little amount of decency he had left. Manik, as usual, sat there with Aliya whilst Dhruv sat in the corner, shaking his head at them.

The next day, Nandini woke up in hopes of having a nice day at college and called her brother who was apparently in Tokyo for a business meeting. After taking a shower, she pondered on what to wear. Abhimanyu had warned her that the people in India were 'conservative' but of course, Mumbai should be different, right? Dressing in a crop top with thin sleeves, revealing lined abs and pairing them with cargo pants, she headed downstairs for breakfast.

On the other hand, a picture is going viral at the top college in India, S.P.A.C.E where Shahid walks in, dejected, and everyone is laughing at him. He rushes to the notice board as that is where Fab 5 usually put their pranks and almost cries, looking at the naked picture of himself. Walking slowly, with his head down, he reaches the terrace and steps onto the ledge, overlooking at the crowd who had already anticipated his reaction. No one tried to help him and instead, people were enjoying their daily dose of drama and filming.

Nandini's eyebrows furrowed in confusion as she parked her car, near the onlookers. The watchman rushed to her side, opening the door. Thankfully, she wasn't assigned a chauffer otherwise this experience wouldn't have been as fun. She walked towards Cabir, who was filming the whole thing with the same camera and laughing. 

Death has never fazed her, having so much experience with it even as a child and having caused many herself but the thought of one taking their own life made her head spin. Not because she was scared for that boy but because of the sheer cowardice of it. The fact that humans cannot stay and fight their battles made them seem so weak and Nandini was anything but. Ever since she was a child, she was brave and never let anything bring her down. Not her loneliness and nor her several injuries and scars. Whatever had made this boy decide to commit suicide was probably a dumb prank which would fade within a few days but the agony his death would cause to his family and friends would be there forever.

Strolling to the terrace, whistling and muttering under her breath, Nandini already saw someone there, convincing him to come down. After a lot of persuasion, Shahid finally came down. Dhruv, who was lurking in the shadows watched Nandini and Navya lead Shahid down with carnal fascination. Nandini ducked to go inside as Navya headed outside, where the press started hounding her for details.

On her way to Neyonika's office, several heads were turned her way and Nandini had no doubt it why that was the case. She reached the office, after receiving directions from one of the staff and entered without knocking, sliming the door against the wall. Neyonika looked up, angrily as no one other than Manik had the right to barge into her room but upon seeing who had entered, she schooled her expressions. Standing up, Neyonika held out a hand for Nandini to shake but Nandini just looked her up and down before sitting down.

What could be seen from outside was Neyonika's guilty and almost angry face along with Nandini's calm and collected expression. Neyonika stood up, apologising profusely before Nandini turned to leave without hearing the rest.  Neyonika gritted her teeth before pushing back the rest of her hair, framing her face.

Outside, Nandini meets the beautiful Navya Naveli, dressed in a simple kurti with white leggings, seeming more lost than she was.

"Hi, my name is Navya." It was good to assign a name to the face.

"Nandini Murthy." Her first day in college was not going as well as she had wanted but no to worry, she found a friend. Nandini had never been one for friends, not only because she mostly had no time for relationships but also because she was a difficult person. She had only one friend in her teenage years and several worshippers left in her wake.

Then five people go to Mukti's house: Fab 5, as a consequence of their actions, were told to stay hidden. They went to her house as there was a Pooja and they were under house arrest. Cabir and Mukti were suffering the most as Dhruv could hide behind his hood and shield himself from the world. Alya always plays dress up at there events and no one could say anything to Manik. 

However, Mukti, as always was checking out the younger priest and Cabir being her evil twin was helping her. Alya was dressed up in her traditional Indian attire and enjoying the pooja like it was a rave. Dhruv was daydreaming sipping his coffee whilst the hero wasn't even present because he was outside on his phone.

After the pooja, which ended with Muki and the pandit in bed, they have a pool party where Cabir tells them that he knows who the two girls, that saved Shahid were, which in their opinion was great news. After going home to Neyonika, Manik immediately has a fight with her resulting in another mirror breaking and his fist being hurt. He called Fab 5 together at college, in their practice room where they played music from 5:05 till late in the morning.

The next day, Nandini woke up, praying for no drama which was ironic because in her teenage years, she was the one to start it all and then sit back and observe but people here were petty and annoying. After having breakfast, she sat in the car, taken out of the garage and drove to college.

Dressed in all black seemed to always make a statement for her. She chose a black Balenciaga t-shit along with black cigar pants and her Vivier heels. Her hair was slicked back and she wore no makeup, seeing no use for it. There was no need for jewellery but she placed a watch on as well, looking expensive and elegant as always. 

She also placed the ring she had gotten from a dear, dear friend onto her finger.

She met Navya in the corridor, who seemed to be quite lost in the big building. She was whispering to herself before Nandini interrupted her. They exchanged pleasantries. They walk around talking but saw everyone exceptionally quiet which confused them so they asked someone and he said that fab 5 are practising and told them about their attitude. Listening to this, Navya beams with excitement whilst Nandini couldn't give a care in the world. As Fab 5 end their practice, Navya drags Nandini into the practice room and starts clapping loudly. They look at her and seem to recognise her with evil smirks which Navya doesn't notice. Navya walks up to the stage and picks up Manik's guitar and starts playing it without knowing how to. In the process, she breaks two strings, making the rest of the Fab 5 widen their eyes, scared of Manik's reaction.

This scars Navya so much that she drops the guitar but relaxes when Manik gives her a smile and lets her know that he is impressed and then they all extend an invitation to a party in the backyard.

However, as they go out, people start saying they feel sorry for her, which confuses Navya but Nandini tries to convince her that of Fan 5's intentions. 

At night, Shahid tells Nandini that she is their target, not their friend and tells her to go look for her. 

Listing to this, Nandini goes to college in the middle of the night and the guards do not even try to stop her as she bangs on the glass and they open the gate. She gets inside and starts to jump over the bushes but starts to trip when Dhruv catches her and accidentally his hand goes to her bare stomach. Nandini looks at him and they stare at each other until he shies away leaving her to admire how cute he looks. She saves Navya with the help of Dhruv who came to the college to help Navya whilst the others were partying. 

Meanwhile at the same time, at Fab 5's party, the pandit comes, the one who Mukti flirted with, all dressed up in modern clothes. 

They all sit down tired of dancing and watch the video from the live camera that Cabir installed in the bin. Seeing this, the Pandit starts insulting them and says that they are worse than animals who will definitely go to hell. Mukti gets angry and shouts at him for saying these things to her friends; she grabs anything nearest to her and throws it at him while telling him to get out. To lighten up the atmosphere, Cabir calms her down with his lame jokes.    

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