In Dreamland

Fab 5 and Navya were sitting in front of the reception as it was time to leave Dreamland after working hours which is till 6 p.m. Raj has asked them to join Nandini to Dixit's Palace as he wanted them to meet someone..Navya accompanied Fab 5 so that she could see Dreamland..

Alya ( tired ): I am dead tired..Who is that guy Raj uncle wanted to introduce us to..?

Mukti ( sighed ): God knows..I just wanted to crash on my bed..

Navya ( admired ): Cabir, I seriously can't stop gawking at this building..Its rally beautiful..

The boys smiled at her..

Cabir: Indeed, your friend is very talented..

Navya smiled at him while the girls just ignored the comments..Dhruv noticed Manik who was glancing at a particular direction every now and then..He followed Manik's gaze and saw it was a guy whom he was staring at..

Dhruv ( confused ): Buddy, why are you staring at that guy..?

Manik who was busy in staring at the guy turned to Dhruv..Others too turned towards the duo..

Manik ( sighed ): Patha nahi buddy..that guy..he..he looks familiar..

Others frowned at him, they too started staring at the guy who was reading a newspaper..He wasn't aware of these many gazes..

Cabir ( scratched his head ): Why do I feel the same thing..?

Dhruv ( surprised ): Honestly, I feel the same now..

Manik looked at them in surprise..

Mukti ( frowned ): I have never seen him..

Alya ( nodded ): Neither me..

Navya was just staring at that guy..She felt some connection with him..She felt mixed feelings after seeing him..He was looking familiar to someone she knows..

Navya ( called out ): Cabir..I don't know why, but I feel like..I have seen him somewhere..Like I know him..

Fab 5 looked at her in surprise..

Cabir: Well, then he is someone known to us..How can 4 of us feel the same thing for an unknown guy..

They were still staring at that guy and trying to recall where did they see him, when they saw an old lady occupying a seat near to him..

The Guy's POV

I am so happy to come back in Paris..I really missed it..One more thing to be happy is I am going to join our hospital soon..Wow..My dream is getting completed..I always wanted to be a doctor and see now I have completed my dream..Now I am here to meet her, the most special person in my life with my Mom..She is my life, if I am someone in my life then its because of her..I know she will be surprised to see me here as I didn't tell her about my come back..Surely, she would twist my ears for doing it but at the same moment one hug and a forehead kiss from her will soothe all my worries and sadness, actually I don't have sadness whenever she is around..

End of The Guy's POV

The old lady was looking pissed..She was even mumbling something in her sweet voice..The guy was noticing everything.." tring " " tring " ..It was the old Lady's mobile..She answered the call..

Old Lady: Where are you Manuel..?

Old Lady: I am waiting for you..I am seriously angry at you..I just can't walk anymore, so come inside and pick me up once you reach here by the boat..

Old Lady: Fine..Bye..

She cut the phone and sat with a sigh..The guy and Fab 5+Navya could hear only her part of conversation..

Guy: It isn't a pleasant sight to see such a beautiful lady in trouble..

The Lady looked at her left to see the guy reading newspaper with a sly smile on his lips..

Old Lady ( smiled ): Were you hitting on me..?

The guy turned towards her..

Guy ( raised his eyebrow ): If you think so, then its a yes..

Old Lady ( giggled ): Well, then you should know that the lady whom you are hitting on is an old lady of 60s..

Guy ( chuckled ): It doesn't matter until you are beautiful..

The lady too chuckled with him..Fab 5 and Navya smiled at the guy's way of encouragement to make the lady cam..

Guy ( smiled ): What happened to you..? You were looking angry while talking to that person on the call..

Old Lady ( sighed ): It was my son, he told he will pick me from here by 6 p.m. But he is late and I need to reach my orphanage before 7 p.m..

Guy ( frowned ): Orphanage..?

Old Lady ( smiled ): Yeah, I have an orphanage..

Guy ( smiled ): Its really sweet of you..

Old Lady ( confused ): What is sweet of me..?

Guy ( smiled ): A person who run an orphanage should be someone with kindness, yeah some even do it with greed and selfishness but looking at your face, one can say that you are genuine..

Old Lady ( smiled ): Thank you son..But It has nothing to do with my character..I am just following my father's path..It was he who used to run the orphanage.When he passed away, he gave the responsibility to me..Moreover, I like to spend my time with those kids..After all kids are the most precious thing in this world..

Guy ( smiled ): Indeed..but why are you here..? Its a fashion designing company..

Old Lady ( smiled ): Oh, I was here to meet Nanz..

Fab 5 and Navya frowned..

Guy ( smiled ): The kids wanted to meet her..?

Old Lady ( shocked ): How do you know..?

Guy ( smiled ): I know her..And so I know how much she loves kids..

Navya ( thoughtfully ): He knows Nandini..Is it why I feel that I have seen this guy somewhere..?

Cabir ( confused ): But then why do we feel like that..? I mean, you are close with Nandini but we weren't so we can't meet someone who is known to Nandini..

Dhruv ( nodded ): That's a point..Buddy..Has Nandini ever introduced you to this guy..?

Manik ( frowned ): No..I don't remember her introducing me to this guy..But still, I feel like I know him..

Old Lady ( smiled ): Indeed..She loves the kids a lot..The kids go crazy when they didn't see her once in a week and last week she didn't come so I was here to ask her to meet them once she get free..Her mobile was unreachable..

The boys and Navya smiled..She always loved kids which was a known fact to Manik and Navya..She blabbers a lot whenever she speaks about kids..

Guy ( sighed ): She is always busy..I am sure, she would meet them immediately once she get free..

Old Lady ( smiled ): Even I am sure about it..

Soon the Lady saw a man approaching them..

Old Lady ( smiled ): Ahh, here he is..My son Manuel..

Manuel came and shook his hand with the guy and then turned to his mother and picked her in his arms as she was really mad at him and wouldn't forgive him soon..

Old Lady ( glared ): Good for you..Now you need to carry me till the boat..

Manuel ( smiled ): At your service Madam..( he turned to the guy )Well thank you for occupying her busy in your talks gentleman..

Guy ( smiled ): Mention not..It was my pleasure..

Manuel and his mother smiled and bade him by while the guy again sat on his place..

Navya ( annoyed ): I still didn't get him..Who might he be..?

The next moment they saw someone smacking that guy's head and that person sat beside the guy making Fab 5 and Navya sit in surprise..

" Ritesh "

Guy ( glared ): What the hell Ritu..It hurts okay..

Ritesh ( coolly ): As if I care..so, did you meet her..?

Guy ( sarcastically ): Do I look like a monkey who do nothing except eating bananas..Obviously I would have brought her home if I met her..

Ritesh ( grinned ): Point..but still you don't look like a monkey cause you are a monkey..

That guy glared at him and Ritesh ignored it..

Navya: Cabir, let me go and meet Ritesh..

Cabir ( smiled ): Sure..

She smiled and got up form her seat and went towards the guys and tapped on Ritesh's shoulder..he turned and saw Navya and smiled..

Ritesh: Di, aap yaha..

Seeing Ritesh turn even the guy turned to Navya, but then after seeing her, he got shocked rather surprised..His eyes went a bit watery..He was looking at her with a sweet smile on his lips..

Navya ( smiled ): Haa, main Nandu se milne aayi thi..

Ritesh ( smiled ): Wow, acha kiya..anyway you need to come to our home..waise ( he turned to the guy ) Meet her..I don't think I need to introduce her to you..Kyu..?

Navya frowned at Ritesh but then saw the guy staring at her with some emotion that she can't read..

Navya: Um..Hi..

Guy ( composed himself ): Hi..

Navya ( awkwardly ): Please don't mind, but I think I have seen you somewhere..Have we ever met before..?

The guy smiled at her..

Guy: We did..

Navya looked at him in surprise and so Fab 5 while Ritesh was just smiling..

Navya: We did..? But..I don't remember..When did we meet and where..?

Guy ( smiled ): Maybe, you could get your answers once I meet the person whom I wanted to meet..She will be an answer for your questions..

Navya ( confused ): She..? Who is this she..? And where is she..?

Ritesh/Guy: She is here..

Fab 5 and Navya got confused..But they saw both the guys moving towards a girl and the guy went behind her and closed her eyes with his palm..

" Nandini " the Fab 5 and Navya got surprised..

While Nandini who was talking on the phone got freaked out as she was about to fall due to the sudden off-sight but then the guy caught her by shoulders from behind but still didn't leave her eyes..

Nandini: What the..Wh..

Before she could complete she touched his hand to remove when she went stiff after recognizing the touch..

Nandini ( whispered ): Ri..

The guy just removed the palm and went in front of her..

Guy ( pouted ): Not fair, you always recognize me..

While Nandini just smiled widely in tears and hugged him for which he hugged her tightly..They broke the hug and she kissed his forehead while he kissed her cheeks..But all these things were just making someone frown..

Manik ( thought ): I never liked any guy near Nandini but here this guy is hugging her and kissing her but then I am not feeling angry..Why..?

Fab 5 joined Navya who was standing with Ritesh..

Nandini slapped that guy's arms..

Guy: ouch..Miss Nandini Dixit, is it the way to welcome someone..?

Nandini ( glared ): Seriously..You didn't bother to inform me about your arrival and you expect me to be so kind with you..

Guy ( pouted ): I just wanted to surprise you..

She smiled and cupped his cheeks lovingly..They heard a throat clearing sound and the duo turned but then the moment they turned back, the guy went stiff..in anger..

Ritesh who saw it got confused and looked at his left to see Navya standing with Fab 5 which immediately alerted him. Nandini got worried after seeing his angry eyes..But Ritesh was smirking..

The guy moved towards them and stood in front of them and immediately Nandini grabbed his hand and nodded in No which he ignored..

Navya ( confused ): Nandu..ye hai kon..he said I know him..but..I don't remember..

Nandini smiled while the guy moved towards her and smiled..

Guy: Maybe, you would understand once I do this..

She got confused but then he gestured to her that " You don't look good with braids but you look good in open hair " in sign language..

Navya's eyes went wide..She just understood who is this guy standing in front of her..She cupped his cheeks, she was in tears..

Navya ( smiled in tears ): Chotu Packet..

He smiled widely and nodded..She just hugged him and sniffed..While Fab 5 stood there in shock..Nanhesh were smiling..They broke the hug..

Navya ( held her ears ): I am sorry, I couldn't recognize you..arey par hoga bhi kaise..You changed a lot..and this voice..how..?

Guy ( smiled ): I did my treatment in London and got cured..

Navya smiled widely and kissed his forehead giving a heart attack to Cabir..He wasn't liking it at all..

The guy moved towards Manik..

Guy ( smirked ): Finally, we meet again..Mr. Malhotra..!!

While Manik stood there confused..He didn't know how that guy know him..

Manik ( frowned ): Uh..Do I know you..?

Guy ( smirked ): Of course..My appearance wouldn't be enough..So, i would like to introduce myself( Manik looked at him curiously ) Hi..Myself..Rishab Murthy..

Rishab Murthy: The youngest son of Venkatesh Murthy and Shanno Murthy. He is the second youngest in the family of M5..He is a child at heart but shows only his matured side to the outer world. He loves Nandini a lot as she was the one who took care of him whenever he gets attacks and so they were together most of the time..He and Ritesh always fights over her..He just completed his studies to become a doctor..Soon he would be joining Dixit's hospital..He got cured form his attacks when he was 18..He is 23 years old..

Fab 5 looked at him totally stunned. Rishab Murthy..? Nandini's brother..The 17 year old mute guy have grown up into a handsome young man and the most surprising this, he got back his voice..Manik smiled after knowing that it was his champ..

Manik ( grinned ): Champ..

He was about to cup his cheeks but then he saw Rishab backing off and showed his palm making Manik stun in his place..

Rishab ( glared ): May I know who is this champ..? According to me, I gave that right to someone else..

Manik ( shocked ): Rishab..ye tum..kya keh rahe ho..?

Rishab ( angrily ): So, you expect me to hug you and get to know about the past 6 years of your life when you were the reason for my sister's tears..

Manik was standing shocked to get such an outburst from Rishab..

Nandini ( caught his hand ): Ri..

Rishab just composed himself..

Mukti ( angrily ): What the hell..how can you talk to my best friend like that..?

Rishab ( rudely ): Oh just shut up Miss Vardhan..I hate to hear bullshits, especially when its from ill mannered people like you and your best friend Mrs. Alya Vedant..So, just stay out of it..

Mukti and Alya were looking at him like they were seeing some alien..The quiet and calm boy of 17 is looking like a tiger now, after 6 years and 6 months of their lives..

Nandini ( sighed): Rishab..we need to move..

Rishab looked at her and then nodded..Meanwhile, Nandini got a call from Vishal so she excused herself from them..Ritesh came and stood beside Rishab..

Ritesh ( smirked ): So, Fab 5..I have heard that you like to play pranks, especially the girls of your gang don't even have mercy on the prey..Now, why don't we change it..Let you be the prey and we be the masters..what say..??

Fab 5 and Navya looked at him confused..

Ritesh ( glared ): What..? You didn't understand..Rishab Bhai..why don't you clear it..

Rishab ( smirked ): Of course I could..He means to say that..from now on wards, we will play pranks on you and you people won't even have anyone beside you to help..

Alya ( furiously ): You dimwit..

Manik ( shouted ): Alya..

Alya stood there baffled while Ritesh and Rishab could care less..

Ritesh ( coolly ): Ab chillane se kuch nahi honewala hai Mrs. Vedant..You are paying for whatever you did with my Di..

Fab 5 looked at him shock..

Ritesh ( angry ): You thought I don't know..Well, then hear it form me..I know every bloody thing about you..About how Fab 5 insulted My Di and how she has to bear it for Papas..about how Manik Malhotra decided to give her to his buddy without even thinking about her wish, about how he dumped her by telling some shitty lectures on ' Trust ' in a relationship..

Rishab ( furiously ): Let me ask you something Mr. Malhotra..Have you ever trusted my Di..( Manik stood there hurt ) I don't think so..Cause if you have ever trusted her then you would understand her point of view..You would understand whatever she said in the court wasn't against you but it was just truth..But you, you decided to dump her..and what did you get..Pain..Only pain right..Cause you had only a witch mother and some bunch of selfish friends..nothing..Your count down has started Mr. Malhotra..I would make you realize that hurting my sister was the biggest sin you have ever done in you life..Ye mera vaadha hai..

Manik was just staring at him. He didn't know that Rishab has hated him to this extent..Once there was a Rishab who used to wait for Manik, to play games with him or to talk with him even if it sign language..but now..all he could see was hatred and anger in his eyes..Somewhere he could read hurt in his eyes..

Nandini has come back or you could call rushed back to Rishab so that no more fights could happen but she was late..

Nandini: Uh..Ri..Baby..lets go..Vishal Bhayyu ka call tha..He was asking us to get back to Mansion soon..Chalo..

She hurriedly took the boys with them while they went with her not before glaring at Fab 5..While Manik stood there in shock..Cabir kept his hand on Manik's shoulder making him turn to Cabir..

Cabir ( shocked ): Manik, tu ro raha hai..

Fab 4 looked at him in surprise..Navya has gone with Nandini..

Manik ( in a daze ): He hates me..

Dhruv ( worried ): Buddy, why are you crying..?

Manik ( tears rolled down ): I never knew he hated me to this extent buddy..I had hurt him a lot..Nandini has already showed her cold behavior and now Rishu too..I loved him too..

The boys just hugged Manik and consoled him while MukLya was staring at each other in surprise..They have seen only a strong Manik..A weak Manik was never-gonna-be-seen case but then here they saw him crying..They didn't know what to do or what to say.." Was Nandini that important for him " they thought..

To be continued..