"Manik..aa gaye tum party se" Nyonika asked Manik who just arrived home

"Yeah mom..i'm going to bed.."

"Arre..! Dinner kiya tumne?" She so cared for his son

"No mom..main party se jaldi aa gaya na tou.."

"Koi baat nahi abhi karlo..main Ramu ko kehti hoon" (Ramu is the servant)

"No mom..let it be. I'm not in mood..going to sleep now..goodnight!" Manik said while going upstairs to his room

"Isse kya hua ab?! Ye ladka bhi na!!" Nyonika sighed

Nandini's house

"Arre Nandu..khana kha lo beta!!" Koyal was telling Nandini to eat but she was not in mood to

"Mamma..I said na, mujhe nahi khana!!" Nandini said sternly

"Kuch hua hai kya party mein?" Koyal asked worriedly

"Nahi mamma..bas mann nahi kar raha khane ko..so..abhi I'm going to sleep..goodnight!" Nandini said and went to her room

***

Nandini's Pov

Why are you doing this to me Manik..?

Why so rude??

You hate me that much now..?? I still remember when I first met you..

Flashback
3 Years ago..

Nandini's pov

Omg..first day at space..

I'm late!!

Yeah, I woke up late and it's just because of him!!

That new guy!!

Kal ko itna loudly music baja raha tha jaise ke he owns this building..! I just wish ke appa yahan hote..he could have teach him a lesson..! I miss appa..he's out of town beacuse of his job..Ugrrhh again this music!! Poore mumbai mein yehi building mili thi usse rehne ko..yeah..he lives here! He has taken a flat which is just beside mine..i just don't like him..leave it Nandu..aiiyappa please make everything goes well..today its my first day at college so please be with me..!
Pov ends.

***

Nandini was struggling to close the door.."What the hell!! Ek tou I'm already late upar se ye.."

"Need help?" A voice came from behind..Nandini turn to see that was the same 'new' guy whom she doesn't like..more of that he was shirtless! Nandini quickly turned her face..

"No! I'm doing it..I don't take any help from strangers ..especially from those who don't let me live in peace..!" Nandini said while closing the door:

"Excuse me..are you trying to say that i don't let you live in peace?!" He asked as he was confuse

"Happy Realisation!" Nandini faked a smile..just then a girl came from his room wearing a short skirt and a crop top

"Baby...!! Let's go inside..iss middle class ladki se kya batein kar rahe ho" Girl said while looking at a shocking Nandini

"Haawww!!!! What kind of guy is he?? Ladki iske kamre mein..aur itna close?!! Ek tou she is drunk..aur mujhe middle class bola isne?? How dare she?!!!" Nandini murmured

"Who are you haan? Mujhe middle class kyun bola tumne..?" Nandini raised her voice and pointed her finger at the boy "aur tum..khud to middle class ho hi..iss ladki ko sambhalo isse kaho ke mujhe middle class na bole okay!!

"Hello.. Don't you dare say that he's not middle class okay! He's Manik Malhotra..he's the son father is Raj Malhotra who is the richest business man in Mumbai..! And I am his girlfriend.. Baby bolo na iss middle class ko.." The girl said

"Rehne do..let's go inside.." Manik said pulling the girl inside and Nandini's eyes widened

"Urghh...jo karna hai karo..I don't care! khud peeke pata nahi kya kya bol rahi hai..!" Nandini said and left

College..Break time

"What!!? Are you serious? I mean tum keh rahe ho that 'Manik Malhotra the son of Raj Malhotra!' is living just beside your flat??" Sanaya said as she was totally surprise when her best friend Nandini Murthy told her everything
(Sanaya is the best friend of Nandini)

"Haan..! His girlfriend told me that he's Manik Malhotra..but I don't believe it..how can the 'Manik Malhotra' stay in a flat??! I mean he's rich na tou..he should stay in a big bungalow! tujhe pata hai that girl was drunk also..shayad drunk state mein aise hi bol diya hoga ke he's Manik Malhotra.." Nandini didn't want to believe it.

"Ahemm!!" They heard a voice and both turned..Nandini was shocked to see Manik!

"Tum?!! Tum yahan kya kar rahe ho? Are you following me??" Nandini asked sternly

"What..? Listen.. I need to talk to you! Meet me at the backyard of college okay! Manik said and left

"Sanaya..yehi hai wo..Manik Malhotra..i didn't know that he comes here, at Space only.." Nandini mumured

"What? Seriously? Yehi hai Manik Malhotra! Wow yaar he's so handsome..ja ke milo na..tujhse kuch baat karni hai usse.."

"Main kyun jaoun? I don't trust him..pata nahi kya baat karni hai usse mujhse.."

"Offo go na..maybe it's something important?"

"Yeah..! Maybe.." Nandini decided to go.

***

"Ye tumhai kahan se mila?!! Oh my god I was so worried..I thought i lost it!!" Nandini said while taking the bracelet which Manik was giving her

"I got this in morning..remember? You were struggling to close the door..maybe that time only it must have fallen down..i took it..socha jab tum aogi tab i will return it to you..but i didn't know that i would find you here only! is this that important for you?" Manik asked looking in her eyes

"Haan..this is so special for me..appa gifted this to me! This is very precious!! Thank God i got it back..thank you so much aiiyappa!!" Nandini prayed

"Vaise...don't you think you should thank me first?! I mean.."

"Mera class hai..I'm getting late..I have to go.." Nandini said and she got up to go

"Suno..!" Manik called her..she turned to him "Woh..she's..she's not my girlfriend.."

"Kya..?"

"Woh..that girl whom you saw with me in the morning..is not my girlfriend.." Manik sammered

"Tou main kya karoon?"

"Nahi woh, aise hi..I thought of telling you...actually she came to me..but yeah we don't have any relation..and i don't have any girlfriend.." Manik said as his eyes was glued on her

"Tum mujhe ye sab kyun bata rahe ho?" Nandini asked with a frown

"Because I don't want you to misunderstand me..!" Manik said coming closer to her and Nandini was stepping backwards "Yeah but one truth she said which you are not believing..!"

"Wha..what is..tha..that?" Nandini asked as she hit the wall and now she was trapped between Manik and the wall

"Manik Malhotra!..I am Manik Malhotra" Manik said and Nandini's eyes widened

"Lekin tum..flat? I mean..your dad is a big business man..then why you??" Nandini asked as she was confused

"What's your name?" Manik cut her in between "I told you mine right so now it's your turn..come on..say"

"But I asked you something!"

"And I don't want to answer that!..don't ask why.. forget that..just tell me your name?!" Manik wanted to know her name.

"Agar tum mera question answer nahi karoge then even i will not answer your question.." Nandini said and turned her face to the other side..Manik smiled at her

"Nandu!! Nandini!! Jaldi aao yaar class ka time hogaya hai" Sanaya shouted and Manik's smile grew bigger

"So Miss Nandu..Nandini..!! you're not getting late for your class now?!" Manik asked with a smirk and Nandini glared at him

"Bye..Nandu..see you soon!" Manik said smilingly and left

Flashback ends.

"I miss that Manik! Please come back Manik!! I don't like this monster Manik..i want that smiling Manik back! Aiiyaapa please!" Nandini prayed..

Next morning..

"Nandu..! See who come to see you..your best friend!" Koyal said loudly, enough to make Nandini hear

"Sanaya!!!!" Nandini shouted and hugged her

"Nanduu...!! Kaisi hai tu?!" She said while hugging her tightly

"I'm okay yaar..tu bata kab aayi Paris se?"

"Arre bas..today only..around 3:30 a.m. I have taken a flat. I just came to see you and aunty..aap thik hai na"

"Haan..i'm good" Koyal smiled at her

"Flat kyun? Yehi raho na" Nandini asked her to stay

"Arre chodo yaar..I don't want to bother you and aunty. Flat is quite good yaar..main manage kar lungi.."

"You sure beta?!" Koyal asked

"Yes aunty..!" Sanaya replied

"And how is your Nani Maa now?"

"She's okay aunty.. Nandu you're going to office na tou chal I will go with you. Bye aunty.." She dragged Nandini with her

"Bye.." Koyal waved her hand at them

***

"Tune kyun nahi bataya mujhe?!!" Sanaya asked sternly "Aunty told me everything..Manik Malhotra is your boss right.."

"When I got to know, I was surprise. Phir to tujhe pata hai na how much i needed job"

"But how, even I didn't know yaar..I was in Paris. Manik ki company how..?"

"Barun said that his father died..and after that he look after the entire business..he renamed the company.."

"Ohh..by the way..who's this Barun..? Why are we going to office by a taxi? Where is your car??"

"Arrey..I sold it..!" Nandini answered

"But why..??!" Sanaya asked with a pout. She so much loved her car

"Sanaya, car was damaged. I had send it to be repaired but it's costing me too much money!! And abhi humara financial state pata hai na tumhai..ab chodo yaar iss baat ko.."

"Hmm.." Sanaya just hummed

"And Barun..he's a very nice guy..Manik ka friend hai..he works in office only.."

"Chalo phir..office mein mil lungi usse..main bhi dekhoun kitna 'nice' ladka hai"

***

"Chal..tere cabin mein chalte hai" Sanaya said

"Lekin agar..Manik aa gaaya tou" Nandini was afraid of Manik?

"Tou kya..darti hoon usse main haan? I don't care..it's my best friend's cabin yaar"

"But Sanaya..he's change!! Gussa bahut karta hai woh..monster!!" Nandini said while entering her cabin

"Let it be yaar..if anything wrong happen..I will handle okay!" Sanaya said "Nice Office haan..! Vaise Nandu..do you still..i mean Manik..do you still lov.."

"Nandnii!!! Here you are!" Barun said while entering her cabin

"Nandini! I need to talk to you alone..it's personal so.." He said looking at Sanaya

"Barun bolo na..and yeah she's Sanaya, my best friend! So we can talk here only..bolo kya baat hai?" Nandini smiled

"It's about you..and.....Manik! Why did you left Manik?"

"What?!" Nandini and Sanaya..both said in unison

"Me and Manik? Left? Wha-what are you say..saying Barun?" Nandini said looking here and there

"Nandini please..! For god sake don't act. I know, I listened yours and Manik's conversation yesterday. Now I know you are the girl who left manik before. You are the one who broke him..his trust. Once when I asked him he told me everything but he never said that girl's name..and the way he behaves with you..isse saaf pata chalta hai that how much he hates you..Nandini..how could you.."

"Enough Mr!! You can't say anything about my friend.." Sanaya interrupted

"Yeahh..your friend..so called friend..kaisi friend hai tumhari??! She broke my friend's trust..! My buddy Manik!!" Barun said sarcastically

"Shut up!! Nandini didn't left Manik..woh tou .." Before Sanaya could speak further, Barun cut her in between

"She wanted money and that time Manik didn't have any relation with his father right..and your so called friend wanted money!! That's why..that's why she left him.." His! Barun was crossing his limits now.

"Barun..Sanaya please guys stop fighting..! Sanaya you go home.." Nandini choked

"Nandini relax! Main isse dekhti hoon..Listen Mr Barun! You don't have any right to talk to friend like that!!" Sanaya was all ready to fight with Barun

"Sanaya please..ghar jao!.." Nandini cried more

"Nandini..you betrayed my buddy!! Don't you have any shame..?! Kaisi ladki ho tum?!" Barun said and Nandini was crying..her tears were not stopping..she was totally shattered to hear these words from him

"Barunn!!!!!" Manik shouted..anger was clearly visible in his eyes..

Okay..how was it? Quite long!
I will gradually reveal the past of MaNan..
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