In Vardhan's Mansion

For a change, today everyone gathered in Vardhan's Mansion. Even the Dixits and Kapoors were present over there. Meanwhile, Fab 5 reached the Mansion and saw everyone having a light chit chat with each other..

Mukti took baby steps towards Swayam who was actually talking with Nandini and Soha.

Mukti ( softly ): Dad..

Swayam turned to Mukti and so others..

Swayam ( expressionless ): Yes..

Mukti ( stammered ): Can I talk to you, for a moment..

Swayam ( frowned ): What made Mukti Vardhan to stammer..

Mukti ( on the verge of crying ): I just..wanted to talk to you..

Swayam ( nodded ): Go ahead..

But Mukti was finding it difficult to have a conversation with her Dad in front of these many people..Nandini understood it..

Nandini ( softly ): Papa..she wants to talk to you, not to us..

Swayam ( turned to Nandini ): Haa tho, I don't keep secrets..you are my family..

Nandini ( smiled ): We are your family Papa, but it doesn't mean there won't be any secrets between a father and her daughter, don't we have secrets Papa..?

Nandini winked at him which did it's work..He smiled and turned to Mukti and got up and moved towards her room and asked Mukti to follow him which she gladly did..

Fab 4 sat with Navya while M4 sat with Nandini..

Sid: What's cooking in your mind, Kameeni..?

Nandini ( baby face ): What..?

Arya ( smirked ): Try those tricks on someone else, not on us..

Nandini ( giggled ): Okay fine, I actually made Mukti understand about her father's value as I promised Papa that I will bring his sweet daughter back..

Fab 4 and Navya could hear it and Navya and Alya got shocked hearing it..

Soha ( shocked ): And she really understood Swayam Papa's point of view..?

Nandini ( smiled ): It seems so..

Dev ( smiled ): Well, I hope Swayam Papa gets his happiness back..

Nandini ( smiled ): He will..Waise, i got to share something..

Sid ( dramatically ): So, you are hiding something from me..? Not fair, Kameeni..Hum kabse ek doosre se chupana shuru kiya..hum tho dho badhan aur ek soul hai na..

Manik was just glaring at Sid while Cabir and Dhruv were controlling their laughter..

Nandini ( sarcastically ): Jabse tumne apne ghatiya Pj s shuru kiya..

Soha ( annoyed ): Chup kar yar..soulie kya kehna hai tujhe..

Nandini ( smiled ): Chalo, come with me..

M5 got up and moved away..

In Swayam's Bedroom

Swayam was sitting on his bed while Mukti was standing with her head down..

Swayam: Kya kehna hai tujhe..?

Mukti: Wo..I..wanted to..

Swayam ( sighed ): Don't waste my time..

Mukti: I know..I am..actually..

Swayam ( angry ): Fine..you sit and think about what to speak..

He was about to get up when Mukti just ran and knelt down and crashed in his chest and started sobbing while Swayam sat there shocked..

Mukti ( cried ): I am sorry Dad..I am sorry..I am sorry for everything..I..I know I am not a good daughter..But, I didn't know what wrong I did to deserve such a life..When you married another woman, I thought you never loved my mom..I became so frustrated and thought of getting away from you, I believed every guy is same, they look at girls only with lust..I am sorry..I am sorry..

Swayam didn't know what to say, he was shedding tears..He wiped his tears and broke the hug and got up to leave but Mukti held his legs and cried..

Mukti: Dad..please..

Swayam ( sternly ): When I wanted a daughter near to me I got only pain..You decided to stay with your friends in India, I agreed but then I heard my daughter having physical relationship with more than one boy, do you even have any idea how much a father's heart will ache hearing such a news..

Mukti started weeping on the ground and left his leg, he started moving when her words stopped him..

Mukti ( in tears ): My mom taught me to love and to be loved but I didn't get it in my childhood. Alya has also lost her mother but even though she never had a good relationship with her father, Ranvir uncle never remarried. This thought was enough for me to increase my rage..I thought you don't love me since my mom isn't with you. I thought Harshad could get me out of this darkness but he too..I decided to stay away from goodness. I became harsh, I found happiness in seeing others in pain to get rid of mine. But Nandini was right, we just know to bully..We are heartless and we don't deserve love..Our way to find happiness in others' pain was not good..I wanted to apologize to you since the moment Nandini made me understand the importance of you in my life..

Swayam closed his eyes and tears came out of his eyes..He knelt down and made Mukti to look at him who was just crying..

Swayam: I remarried because i thought you need a mother's love. You were in your teenage and every teenage girls need her mother as a support. I was seeing a living example in front of me..Nandu..

Mukti frowned at him..

Swayam: She is a strong woman but her childhood, it wasn't that eventful. She didn't have her mother beside her in her teenage. She never shared her feelings with anyone cause she thought its her mother's right and she just shares it with her mother's photo..I didn't want to see you in that state, but I never knew she would be the reason for our separation..

Mukti ( cried ): I am sorry Dad..I am sorry..Can you love me again..?

Swayam ( smiled amidst tears ): I have never stopped loving you, baby..

Mukti cried more and Swayam took her in his arms..Baby, that was something she heard for the last time when she was 15..

Swayam ( thought ): You fulfilled my wish, baby princess..I love you..thank you..

In Nandini's Bedroom

M5 were sitting on the bed facing each other..

Soha: Chal, bolo Soulie..

Nandini took a deep breathe and closed her eyes..

Nandini ( with closed eyes ): Manik and I had a confrontation, in fact twice..At first, I asked him to leave me but for the second time, he asked for a chance since he understood it was his mistake not mine but I didn't give him instead I asked him to gain my trust..

She opened her one eye and saw the boys sitting with red eyes while her soulie was looking at her with a carefree expression on her face..She sat straight and opened both the eyes and smiled sheepishly..

Sid and Arya was about to go when she grabbed both their hands and made them sit on the bed..

Nandini: Listen to me first..

Sid ( angry ): What the heck should I listen to..? That how you agreed to fall in that pervert's trap..?

Nandini ( coolly ): Arey yar, call him anything like monster, scumbag, devil..it will suit him but not pervert..He never crossed his limits with me, neither he approached any other girls..

Arya ( spitted fire ): Like really..? you think its a joke..?

Nandini ( grinned ): Of course not, I did ask him to earn my trust..I won't play such nasty pranks on anyone..

Dev ( furious ): What the hell Nandu..Do you even have any idea what you are doing..?

Soha ( annoyed ): Shut up guys..Will you listen to her pint of view..?

The boys looked at her in shock while Nandini was smiling at her..

Sid ( glared ): You've got no problem with it..?

Arya ( glared ): Don't tell me you knew about it..?

Soha ( casually ): Of course I knew..

" What " the boys shouted in unison..

Soha ( palmed her ears ): Aish..stop screaming guys..Its not like you are thinking..I know this soul sister of mine..Nandini Dixit never cared about Manik Malhotra's existence since the moment he stepped in Paris but I have been noticing her smirks which she gives to that monkey for the past few days so obviously I knew something was cooking in her tiny brain..I actually expected that she asked him to be her spot but she ditched me, nothing sort of it happened..

Nandini ( disbelievingly ): Are you serious..? My spot..? You think I forgot that monster is my Pops' son..

Soha ( coolly ): I don't care, I wouldn't mind to punch him too..

Nandini ( nodded ): Well, if you want to punch him then do it but not in front of any of our fathers..

The boys had enough with their not so important bickering..

" Shut up guys "

The girls made puppy faces..

Sid: Explanation, Miss Dixit..

Nandini ( straightened herself ): Finally, um..whatever I said is true..But, its not like I have forgiven him..Of course I can't..He and his friends have insulted me but all those things were nothing in front of my feelings for him..My feelings were genuine..But, he walked out of my life not once but twice..He was the one who took initiative in this relationship for both the times and he took the initiative to break it too..I am not some toy of his to play according to his wish, but mistakes happen with anyone and I don't think I need to remind you what Mom taught us, right..She always taught us that if you see genuineness in one's eye then you should listen to him/her even if that person has hurt you to an extent where your heart bled severely. Yes, he did hurt me, he did bring tears in my eyes, he did become the reason for my heart's ache but I am not going to forget my Mom's upbringing. If I don't give him a chance then Mom might ask me what was wrong in her principles that I decided to go against her, when once I reach to her. His eyes spoke truth and I couldn't neglect it..

By that time, her friends were looking at her with tears in their eyes..Soha just clutched her arm tightly and looked at her with softened eyes..

Sid ( softly ): You miss her, don't you..?

Nandini ( held her tears back ): Of course I do..She is my mom and my fist friend. How could I forget her..I am her blood..When I get a cut on my hand I only think about her..If she was here, she wouldn't have let anything bad happen with me..

Dev took her in a side hug..

Dev ( stared at her ): He could hurt you, you know that..

Nandini ( smiled ): He could, because I gave that permission to him but he won't do it again..

Soha ( softly ): How can you be so sure..?

Nandini ( smiled ): Cause I know Manik Malhotra very well. Once, he finds someone is close to his heart, he would do anything to protect that person. Maybe he might hurt that person but he himself will heal that wound too..

Sid ( sighed ): No matter what yar, we don't want to see you hurt again..

Nandini ( smiled ): You think you would allow him to hurt me again..

Sid smiled finally and so others..

" We wont " they said it unison and the five hugged each other tightly..

" Hurt one of us, we'll break you " this was M5's sentence..Its something they follow since the moment they found out that they can't live without each other..

At night

There was some difference in the atmosphere. Well, the reason was happening in front of many pairs of eyes..And that was Mukti Vardhan's and Swayam Vardhan's relationship..Mukti is looking softer compared to the side which she showed till now..

Swayam has shared the news on how his daughter realized his mistake. He didn't tell how cause it was a secret between his another daughter, which is Nandini and him..

Alya took Mukti in a corner..

Alya: Nandini had promised your Dad that she will bring the old Mukti back..Which is why she was lecturing you about the importance of your Dad in your life..

Mukti looked at her in surprise..

Mukti: What..?

Alya ( nodded): Yes, I think she is trying to break Fab 5's friendship..or else why would she try to change our character..

If it was before then Mukti would have agreed to Alya but today, when she started talking with her father, she realized her happiness wasn't in bullying people, it wasn't in sleeping with boys but it was in a family. And that family could be provided only her father..

Mukti ( smiled ): No Alya, she isn't trying to break our friendship. She was right, we were just being bimbos..We didn't understand the meaning of Love which lead us to all kind of nasty incidents that happened in our lives.

Alya stood there shocked..

Alya: Mukti, are you serious..? you are agreeing with that bit**

Mukti ( sighed ): No Alya, she isn't one of the girls whom we have seen back in India. I got to see my father's real character and he can't love a girl who breaks relationships. Dad loves her like his daughter, it was because of her character. She wants us to be with our father because she has seen them suffering..

Alya ( disbelievingly ): I can't believe it..Mukti, you being with your father is a good thing but how can you say that Nandini is good..She has nothing good in her..

Mukti didn't know how to make Alya understand..

Mukti: Alya, maybe you will understand one day, don't force yourself..Now, come with me..we will sit with the boys..

Mukti forced an annoyed Alya with her and occupied seats near Fab 3..

Raj: Chalo bacho..lets have some food..

Voice: Hamare bina..?

They turned towards the voice and Rishab just jumped off the couch and ran and hugged the person..

Rishab ( shouted ): I missed you, Mom..

Shanno ( smiled ): And I missed my baby too..

They broke the hug and she kissed his forehead..Soon, she was taken into another embrace..

Shanno ( smiled ): Aru, ithna jealous kyu ho rahe ho..apna hi Bhai hai..

Arya ( pouted ): Wahi tho problem hai, aapko share karna hai na..

She giggled and kissed his forehead..

Rishab: Dad kaha hai Mom..?

Arya ( bad face ): Aur kaha, yaha pe..

Arya pointed at Venkatesh who was busy in talking with his daughters, that is Nandini and Soha..Rishab and Arya pouted sadly..

Rishab/Arya: Kisiko hamara yaad hi nahi hai..

Venkatesh turned to them and opened his arms and the next second they jumped in his arms and shouted..

" Missed you Dad "

Venkatesh: Missed you too shaitaans..

They chuckled at the way their father calls them..

While for the whole time, there was one person who was looking at Venkatesh and Shanno with tears in his eyes, of course it was Manik..Fab 4 were just shocked to see the Murthy couple in this avatar..As venkatesh was in executive attire and Shanno was in saree..

The Murthy couple hugged everyone..Dev and Sid just started sticking themselves to her..They are really fond of her, except her cooking. Something they are scared of is her culinary skills..

Viren: Shanno aur Venki..inse bhi milo..you might have met them in India..

The duo turned to Fab 5 and the next moment Venkatesh found it difficult to control himself from beating them up for hurting his daughter while Shanno just ignored them which did hurt Manik..

Manik went and touched Shanno's feet making her heart ache while others stood amazed except Nandini since she knew how much Manik loves Shanno..Manik Malhotra never showed his sweeter side to anyone, not even his friends..

Manik ( small smile ): Haa mein jantha hoo inhe..

Shanno ( stern face ): Sorry beta..par mujhe yaad nahi hai..

Manik ( hurt ): Aapko mein yaad nahi hoon..?

Shanno ( looked her and there ): Nahi..shayadh tumne mujhe Nandu ki college mein dekha hoga..

Manik ( nodded sadly ): Haa..mene aapko wahi dekha..Nandini ke sath..

Shanno ( fake smile ): Tabhi tho mujhe yaad nahi hai..tumhe Nandu ke saath kabhi dekha nahi na..koi nahi..Raj Bhai..aapka beta dikhne mein aap pe gaye hai..

Raj smiled at her while Mnaik could only think one thing " I gained only hatred for hurting my Love "

Nandini went and hugged Shanno..

Nandini: Missed you Mami..( she whispered ) Mami, sab hai yaha pe..please..

She broke the hug while Shanno nodded at her with a smile and kissed her forehead..

" I missed you too beta "

Nandini ( frowned ): Waise, Rohit Papa aur Akshu Maa bhi aapke saath aaye the na..

Soha ( frowned ): Haa, mein bhi tho yahi soch rahi hoon..

Voice: Aur ham yahi pe hai, princesses..

The girls turned to them and smield widely and hugged the person..

Fab 5 ( surprised ): Mr. Khuranna..

Soha ( smiled ): Missed you Dad..

Nandini ( smiled ): Missed you, Rohit Papa..

Rohit ( smiled ): And I missed you the most, babies..

Voice: Mujhe tho miss hi nahi kiya..

Nandini hugged that person..

Nandini: Aise kaise Akhu Maa..hum tho aapko zyada miss kiya..kyu beautiful..?

Poorvi ( smiled ): Haa ha..isko pareshan karna tum dono ka favorite kaam tho hai na..

Soha and Nandini smiled sheepishly..Soha too hugged the person..

Soha: Missed you Mom, why did you take this long to come back..

Akshu ( smiled ): Amma ke saath thosa waqt bithana chahthi thi..

Rohit Khuranna: He is the best friend of Virendhar Dixit, Raj Malhotra and Ravi Kapoor. Later on he became friends with others too which include Swayam, Akash, Lalith and Ranvir. He is a man of words. Strict for the world but extremely sweet for his loved ones. Chhavi and Venkatesh are his friends since childhood since their parents were friends with each other and so chhavi is like his own sister. He loves his children a lot. He finds no difference between Soha and Nandini..He is 55 years old..

Akshara Rohit Khuranna: She is the wife of Rohit Khuranna. She is a sweet lady. She was very bubbly and friendly since childhood. She was actually the soul sister of Trisha Vardhan, the late wife of Swayam Vardhan since they both were alike in everything..She considers m4 as her own children along with Soha and pampers them a lot..She is 53 years old..She owns a company which was her father's and since she being the only heiress of the property, she became the owner and she runs it now after her father's death..

Akshara and Rohit met Fab 5 and greeted them..Rohit doesn't know anything related to MaNan since Nandini never shared it with him too..Aksha went to Mukti and cupped her cheeks shocking her..

Aksha ( in tears ): You look a lot like my Lady Hitler..

Mukti ( frowned ): I am sorry..par mei aapko nahi janthi..

Swayam ( smiled ): Mukti, she is talking about your Mom..she is your mom's soul sister..

Mukti gave a surprise look to Swayam and turned to Aksha awho was still staring at her with tears in her eyes..Mukti could only give a beautiful smile to her..

Mukti ( frowned ): Lady hitler..?

Akshara ( chuckled ): That's what we call her, your mom Trisha..she was as bold as fire..

Mukti could only smile in tears..

Akshara: When Swayam Bhai told that you like to be a tomboy, I couldn't stop smiling..Your mom was also like that..Na jaane kithne baar propose karne ke baad usne tumhare Dad Ko haa keh diya..

Mukti chuckled and so others..

Swayam ( bad face ): Oye, usmein meri koi galathi nahi thi..tumhari aur Chhavi ki galathi thi..tum dono tho usse hamesha mujhse alag kiya tha..sirf Poorvi hi mujhe support kiya..

Poorvi ( nodded ): Wo tho hai..Chhavi aur Akshu ne tho hamesha Trisha se kehthe rehthi hai..yaar kyu apna zindagi mein kachda daal raha hai..

Aksha chuckled at it..

Akshara: Arey mere buddies hai..tho mere jaise hona chahiye, sirf tu hi tho tha iss bhai ke saath mila..

Poorvi ( whined ): Bhaim dekho na..

Swayam ( glared ): oye, tu kyu usse parshan kar rahi ho..

Akshara ( pouted ): kisi ko parwa hi nahi meri..

Viren/ Raj/Akash/Lalith/Ranvir: Aise kaise..hum hai na..

Akshara showed her tongue..

Arya: chalo, mujhe zor se bhook lagi hai..

Sid: Tujhe tho hamesha bhook hi lagtha hai..

Arya glared at him..

Dev: Chal buddy, mujhe bhi bhooklagi hai..

Nandini/Soha: Here is Buddy's buddy..

Arya and Dev just ignore them and went to dining table. Others too followed them..Soha and Nandini were walking with Navya when Fab 5 walked to them..

Manik: Nandini, Mukti's Mom was friends with your Mom..?

Nandini ( smiled ): She was friends with everyone..Our mothers were friends with Mukti's Mom, Alya's , Dhruv's and Cabir's mom..They were a group..Friends forever..

The girls moved forward..

Mukti ( thought ): We Fab 5 always got together to bully others while our mothers only knew to tease each other except Nyonika and M5's friendship is an example..Maybe, this is exactly called Friendship..

To be continued..