Next day
The start was same Manan entered college with the same expression bt a Lil more hurt n restless then yesterday

Nandini ended the pandit's class n left to leave home bt today also the same guy came to ask nandini's help n Nandini helped him

Today they were working on the same floor were fab5's jam room is located

Fab5 entered the corridor n Nandini started smiling so that Manik can stay strong

Fab5 noticed nandini's smile bt left inside the jam room

As soon as they entered the jam room Dhruv said in his harsh tone

D-Dekha tune Manik kaise smile kr rhi thi woh dheere dheere tuje uska real colour nazar aayega usse bas Mauka chahiye koi bhi ladke k pass Rehna ka pehle mei fir abhimanyu aur fir Tum aur ab woh ladka ab tuje samj aayega k usne kitne b****y games kehle hai hamare sath Aisi characterless ladki ko toh dhoob k mar Jana chahiye

Manik fisted his palm tightly controlling his anger for hearing ill words against Nandini which was seen by Cabir bt mukti's loud roar stopped him

Mu-shut up Dhruv tuje para hai tu kya Bol rha hai Nandini aur abhimanyu hosh mei hai tu

D-ab tuje samj aaya wat I m gng through jaise Nandini ne abhi k sath khel khela ussi tarha hamare sath bhi

Mu-enough Dhruv tuje pata hai Nandini kaun hai abhimanyu k liye Haan behen jaisi hai woh uske liye childhood friend hai uski woh aur tu itne pure realtion par Aisi gandi ungli utha rha hai

D-abhi aacha tha isliye tu usko defend kr rhi hai lekin Nandini ki niyat toh Khrb thi na isliye Manik kch nhi Bol rha hai jaise usse samj aa rha hai waise tumlog bhi ek din samj jaoge k Nandini ne kaise black magic kiya hai hum sab par

That was enough for Manik so he left the room without saying anything

He banged the door so loudly that at once Nandini shivered n turned around to see the source n then their eyes met all Nandini could see was failure,helplessness n guilt in Manik's eyes which she could not tolarate n her emotions flowed down in a way of tears while Manik walked out having no strength to face her after hearing such words from Dhruv for her which was all wrong while Nandini bend her head down out of Shame that she can't give peace to his soulmate

Today too pandit came to ask for coffee to Nandini bt she denied n after completing the work left back home

Meanwhile as Manik left Dhruv too left after awhile

Inside jam room fab3 were left alone n Mukti n aaliya turned to Cabir to talk to him bt felt weird seeing a weird smile on his face n asked curiously

Aa-itna sab kuch hogaya n you r smiling

Mu-exactly dimag thikane pe hai k nhi

While cabir's smile grew wider m said after siting down on floor with the back touching to wall n pointed on the chairs placed there trying to say muklya to sit n they sat without argument n then Cabir continued

C-tumlog ko kya Lagta hai Nandini ko bahut Maaza aa rha hai Manik se dur ja k Hhmm Manik has changed completely Nandini ki smile uski sabse Badi takat hai sab ko Lagta hai she is his weakness lekin galat hai Nandini Manik k sabse Badi strength hai yeh muje bhi ab tak Lagta tha lekin aaj samj aagaya they are way beyond these beyond our thinking n understanding ek dusre se dur reh kar bhi inn dono ka ek dusre pe control hai

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C-mtlb m not sure wat Manik n Nandini talked for last tym Lekin mei itna janta ho k Nandini had stopped Manik to be violent isliye aaj Dhruv Bach Gaya

He thought something n then said

C-you know Manik k baad Nandini was the one who got to know that I m gay aur meine usse bola bhi tha k she can expose me bt she denied fir musicana k opening night k baad harshad ko sab pata chal Gaya muje laga Nandini ne double cross kiya humlog ko isliye mei Manik k pass Gaya tha aur meine bhi Nandini ko gaali di thi (his smile grew wider after remembering Manik's reaction n said) uss waqt they were not too deep into these feelings fir bhi Manik ne jaise react kiya tha you won't believe it

Seeing his smile aaliya n Mukti understood wat Cabir was trying to say n some how it calmed them too while Cabir continued

C-aur aaj Dhruv ne wohi bola jo usse nhi bolna chahiye tha bt Manik kept quiet so that fab5 does not break kyu ki Nandini bhi yehi chahti thi isliye toh usne Manik ko chod diya n how can Manik left her down

Mu-Nandini Manik ko kitna samjti hai na

Aa-Nandini have actually managed to heal Manik to manage him pata hai Dhruv me mujse bola tha k Manik pani ki tarha hai usse jitna tight mei hold karugi woh utna hi mujse slip hojayega n see he slipped out of me bt you know they are meant to be together so how is it possible for me to be with him

N she gave a understanding smile soon they too left

Nandini reached home did her work n spend most of the time with rishab

Today the day passed out quickly Manik after Cmg back home was crying silently n playing his guitar non-stop he had played it to that extend that he got rashes on his finger tips due to the strings at one point even his fingers gave up n he stopped jamming bt still his heart was not at peace so he took out a dairy n started writing a song remembering Nandini

It was 8.00 pm while Manik was still not a peace so he came to his bar n started drinking

Shots after shots he gulped down mercilessly n was thinking abt Dhruv's words n Nandini's words(their last convo) his anger rose to peek n he held the glass tightly the pressure increased so much that the glass broke into two piece n both the piece pierced in his palm gvg a big n deep cut bt he still dint give up n started drinking from the bottle

Here aaliya mukti n Cabir were getting negative vibes for Manik so gvg up on their thoughts they con called each other n dcd to go n check Manik

Soon they reached mansion n started finding him bt they could not see him finally they came to terrace n saw Manik drinking limitlessly n rushed towards him Cabir tried to take the bottle from his hand bt Manik jerked him n shouted

Ma-go away

It was then aaliya saw the cut in his hand n freaked out taking his hand

Aa-Manik wats all these

N tried to remove the glass from his hand these was the opportunity n Manik took the bottle from his hand n held him so that he does not fall by now Manik was too tight to even walk alone properly

Soon aaliya removed the glass n said to Cabir n Mukti

Aa-mei first aid Lekar aati ho tumlog Iss room le jao

N they both nodded n aaliya ran to get first aid while cabir n Mukti with lot of difficulty n strength got Manik in his room n made him sit while aaliya came n sat Infront of him n started cleaning his wound

Manik was so drunk that he could not even feel the burning sensation on his cut due to dettol

While cleaning his wound a thick strand of hair fell on aaliya's face which made to hide her face infront of Manik 

N Manik imagined nandini's face wen her hair use to fall n he thought that it's Nandini so a small smile crept on his face n with his empty hand he raised his fingers n putting the strand behind the ear

His touch helded so much intensity  that aaliya looked up to see him n saw him imaging her as Nandini while his touch made her feel that wat Manik feel for Nandini is beyond her imagination n he never touched her like that which brought tears in her eyes not coz she failed in front of Nandini bt coz wen he actually felt true love it was not only being snatched from him bt also his feeling were being murdered again n again by someone's harsh words n hatred towards his love

Their these actions were seen by Mukti n Cabir bt were helpless n speechless

While seeing tears rolling down from her cheeks Manik raised his finger to wipe the tears so he looked into her eyes n that's wen reality brought him back that it was aaliya n not Nandini n a lone tear escaped his eyes bt he was helpless

After finishing his dressing Cabir n Mukti tried hard to make him sleep n Manik too dint show tantrums coz even in his drunk state he knew that she is not here to handle his tantrums so he slept quietly closing his eyes bt tears were flowing even in his closed eyes

After half n hour fab3 left his remove thinking Manik has slept bt they dint knew that he was awake so they left Manik opened his eyes after hearing the sound of door closing n turned to side sleeping got his phone n started seeing nandini's pic

Soon sleep tookover him

Here after Cmg out fab3 dcd to stay back as leaving Manik in these condition is not good bt aaliya's tears were not stopping so Cabir side hugged her wiped her tears consoled her silently n then they headed to hall n settled down in sofa

Here the whole nite Nandini was feeling restless n she removed her whole nite either by pacing in her room siting standing looking out were Manik use to park his car n praying to keep him safe n the nite ended

It was morning by now n fab3 woke up early n made black coffee for Manik n came to his room to see him still sleeping so they kept the coffee on his side table n were gng wen their eyes caught the attention of Manik's hand which had held his phone tightly so Cabir somehow freed his phone while freeing a button got pressed m the light came n wat they saw made them guilty

They saw nandini's pic on the screen n realised Manik slept seeing Nandini's photo

Due to taking his phone Manik's sleep got disturbed n wen he tried to held his phone he felt his hand empty n got up with a jerk to see fab3 helding his phone n staring at nandini's pic

Getting up with a jerk made Manik hiss in pain due to hangover n grabbed their attention so without talking abt Nandini they sat down around him n said casually as if nothing happened mins ago

C-tere liye black coffee lai the pee le toh sir dard kam hojayega

N handed him the mug while Manik was staring down blankly

Feeling the awkward silence over there they thought to leave him alone for sometime so they stood up b left saying

Mu-college sath mei chalte hai tu ready ho ja even we will get ready kk

Saying so they left(fab5 had some spare clothes at Manik's place so that the can change whenever they come like that only without planning to stay back)

Manik too quickly had his coffee bt not before remembering abt Nandini he got fresh n came out n opened his cupboard n removing his clothes

While removing his jacket his hanger dragged out a golden box along n before it could fall down Manik held it n opened it to find a beautiful pair of earrings he gifted to Nandini (the valentines gift in serial that earring) he carresed that earring n again a stream of tears started flowing from his eyes bt came back to reality wen he heard aaliya's voice

Aa-Manik are you ready should we leave

Manik wiped his tears n nodded n properly n safely placed the box back closed his cupboard wore his jacket n then they left for college

Precap-more to happen in college n with Manan

Okay guys here's the update hope you will like it stay tune for more twist n turns hope to see you soon till then enjoy bye take care half fun see you