The following day is the Sangeet, meaning the whole song and dance sequences will be a must. Now you all know in the past I was a very traditional girl, changed most of that. I modernized myself so that no one else would be able to take advantage of my nave and innocent behavior. Some things about me haven't changed, but I have sheltered those desires deep within my heart. I'm talking about my love for music and dancing. I am very much into dancing, so Navya's wedding is an excuse to showcase my talent. I kind of don't like to dance in public though. Navya basically had to beg me to even consider dancing in front of such a grand scale audience. I reluctantly agree seeing as how she made me feel like a rotten friend for not dancing at her wedding.

We dressed up and When we make our way to the hall, where we spot Manik and Cabir laughing amongst themselves.

My eyes laid on Manik.

I look down at my own clothes and then back at him, mumbling, "Crap..." We just have to match right?

Nandini

Manik

I groan as Manik smirks looking at my clothing, yet completely awed by the sight. He makes his way towards me with that stupid smirk still playing upon his lips. He taps my shoulder and I reluctantly turn around as he says, "Well, don't we look like a couple!" I suppress the urge to yell, "THERE IS NO WE AND WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT A COUPLE" with great difficulty by biting on my lip harshly. I just nod and excuse myself from his presence. As I walk towards Navya and Cabir I can sense Manik staring as I walk away from him. I turn to glance at him and he laughs as he looks back at me with amusement. He smirks and then goes to the center of the stage as the music plays Heyy Babyy.

As I reach Navya and Cabir, I keep my back turned away
from Manik. And then I hear him sing...

Ishq mohabbat pyaar ki baatein
bekaar ki baatein
jhoothe hai saare vaadein
rasmein na jaane
kasmein na maane
karein woh jo thaane
hum to bigde sehjaade
hey babyy je lene de is pal ko
hey babyy kal ki sochenge kal ko
hey babyy je lene de is pal ko
hey babyy kal ki sochenge kal ko

I turn as I hear him sing about love. I see a bunch of girls
surrounding Manik. As the words escape his mouth, my own anger is rising. I feel reminded about my past feelings for him.
I shake my head to dismiss those thoughts. In a way he is right
love is useless, it only caused me pain and heartache.
Just look at where I am today, so caught up in getting revenge
that I have forgotten how to live. I roll my eyes at his pathetic
attempts to stir up jealousy within me. He starts twirling and swirling the throngs of girls around him, while keeping his eyes fixated on me.

aaja yahan
mere sang aake zara jhoom le jaanejaan
yun na jala
hoothon se hoothon ko zara choom le jaanejaan
ho......armaano ki in raaton mein
aag lagi hai mere jazbaaton mein
mujhko naa aise tadpaa
ishq mohabbat pyaar ki baatein
bekaar ki baatein
jhoothe hai saare vaadein
rasmein na jaane
kasmein na maane
karein woh jo thaane
hum to bigde sehjaade
hey babyy je lene de is pal ko
hey babyy kal ki sochenge kal ko
hey babyy je lene de is pal ko
hey babyy kal ki sochenge kal ko

He starts signaling me to join the tramps that are all over him.
I'M NOT HIS GROUPIE!!! He comes towards me kisses my cheek.
My hand itches to make contact with his cheek. He trails his finger down my arm before returning to his fan following. He starts dancing with the girls, taking turns to dance with each one.
His eyes continue to glance towards me in efforts to notice my disposition. He frowns slightly noticing my bored look. I start yawning, which he finds comical and I'm sure he believes it's my way of trying to hide my jealousy..

kisko pata
jaane dhal jaaye kab jawaaniyon ka nasha
chal dilruba
le le dono milke zindaganiyon ka mazaa
ho......madhoshi mein kho jaane de
hota hai jo bhi yara ho jane de
doori rahe naa darmiyaan
ishq mohabbat pyaar ki baatein
bekaar ki baatein
jhoothe hai saare vaadein
rasmein na jaane
kasmein na maane
karein woh jo thaane
hum to bigde sehjaade
hey babyy je lene de is pal ko
hey babyy kal ki sochenge kal ko
hey babyy je lene de is pal ko
hey babyy kal ki sochenge kal ko
He pulls me close to him, while I push him away with
a warning look. He laughs and continues to dance with his
groupies. Seriously, these girls have bad taste! Okay, so that's a lie because I'll admit he is swoon worthy, but as a human being... well that's an entirely different story. I have a feeling he
didn't mean one word in the song though. He's probably trying to convince himself he believes the same ideology as the song expresses. It's because his eyes strangely enough convey another message to me.

As soon as the song ends, Manik walks over to join us with a superior gloating look. I roll my eyes at his huge ego. He says aiming the question at me mostly, "Did you like my performance?" I snort, "What performance? You call that a performance? You were just groping the entire female population in this room!" He smirks, "Jealous?" I suppress making gagging noises... I think that would be hard to explain as to why I'm gagging, don't you? Instead, I reply arrogantly, "Pfft yeah right! A monkey could have done better!"

Before Manik can retort Navya whines, "Nandini dance for me please! You promised! You're too good of a dancer not to dance on my sangeet, so go dance right now!" Manik looks towards me with that challenging look in his eye. He grins, "You're a good dancer huh?" I arrogantly nod while he leans in and whispers in my ear, "Prove it!" I groan because he's always asking me to prove stuff! I am about to decline, but I don't want to give him the satisfaction of thinking he is better than me so he follows me to the middle of the hall as the song plays,Naughty Naughty from the movie Cash.
Manik starts coming after me, while he sings...

Aye chori zara nach ke dekha
Zara thumka laga
Zara nach ke dekha
Aye chori zara nach ke dekha
Zara thumka laga
Zara nach ke dekha
So basically he starts chasing me around, everywhere I turn
there he is waiting expectantly for me to start dancing. He bumps his hip against mine, which causes me to loose
my balance and stumble forward. He start dancing in front of me, only to mock me as a challenge. He so underestimates me!

Naughty naughty si fiza hai
Haule haule se dil mein
Chali koi hawa hai
Sapne sapne yeh dua hai
Roko roko yeh mujhko
Na jane kya hua hai

I turn towards him and then turn on my seductive nature,
which leaves him a little shocked. I guess he didn't think I would comply so quickly with his ridiculous demands of dancing. My finger trails his face, then leading down the side of his neck, making him gasp in excitement. I practically whisper the words to the song in that sexy phone voice type of way, arousing him a bit. I don't think even Manik knows what I am doing, but he of all people would definitely doesn't seem to mind.

Stupid boys, it's really too easy!
You 'n' me will we
Meant to be
Main tera tu meri destiny

He snaps out of his trance and puts his arm around my shoulder, while I try not to shrug it off. I roll my eyes at his corniness. Destiny, HELL NO! I for one am not destined to be with him and he will know that soon enough! He grabs hold of my hand pulling me closer

Chodo na choda na baahein
Marodo na hojaungi mein khafa

He turns be around so that my hand is behind my back, causing me a little discomfort. I decide to seduce him into letting go
of my captured hand.

Sainya sainya Sehari
Lagen hai mohe sexy
Chain mere dil ka chura gaya
I tell him exactly what he wants to hear. He smirks listening to me, loosening his hold on my poor hand.

Sainya sainya Sehari
Love the way u touch me
Tujoko dil mein basa gaya

I sway in his arms, as they wander. I contain myself from kneeing his family jewels because of his wandering hands. I continue to tell him what he wants to hear hoping this moron will let go of his hold on me.

Aye chori ..zara nazar milana
zara nach ke dekha ..zara nazar churana..
Zara thumka laga..mere jazbaaton ki
Zara nach ke dekha ..zara kadar deekhana
Aye chori ..zara nazar milana
zara nach ke dekha ..zara nazar churana..
Zara thumka laga..mere jazbaaton ki
Zara nach ke dekha ..zara kadar deekhana

He twirls me out of his grasp and starts dancing around me.
He bumps his hip against mine again and again I practically
go off flying. He really needs to stop doing that or I'm going
to fall flat on my ***! We dance throughout the song with me
eventually proving my point that I'm a tremendous dancer.
I have to stifle my annoyance from him throughout the entire song. It's not an easy task, but I somehow manage.

Soon after the song and dance, Manik starts to compliment me. More like he slips up because I don't think he had any intention to make his feelings about my performance known. I just can't seem to wait until it's time to leave because I won't have to see his face until tomorrow at the wedding. Navya and Cabir seem to like our performance... THEY BETTER HAVE LIKED IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T PUT UP WITH MANIK'S ANTICS FOR NOTHING! Soon enough it's time to leave and I can barely contain my happiness. Manik whispers, "Good night", while leaving the hall and I just watch him walk through the door looking so happy. I've never seen him like this before and I almost feel guilty for what i am going to do.

******

Today is the day Navya and Cabir have been desperately waiting for, their wedding day! This morning when I burst into Navya's hotel room I find her in a deliriously happy state. She grabs my hands and starts twirling me around screaming, "It's my wedding day!"

I gasp sarcastically saying, "Are you serious? I would never have known without you telling me right now!"

She frowns and sarcastically laughs, "Ha-Ha very funny Nandini!"

I grin and throw my arms around her neck saying, "I'm so happy for you Navuu!" She hugs me back and then goes to answer the door to find makeup artists and hairstylists at the door. They quickly come and start working on us.
As soon as I see my reflection, I smirk knowing I will be making my presence known that's for sure. I help put on Navya's jewellery and then her mother comes in the room. I slip out knowing they need a little private time to talk. It is a weird feeling knowing that your best friend is getting married. Just looking at Cabir, you can notice the love clearly showing in his eyes. If only his jerk of a friend could have been as loving long ago... it's too late for him now. I come downstairs to wait in the hotel lobby for Navya and her parents to come down. In case you're wonder what this gorgeous girl also known as Nandini Murthy is wearing, well I'm wearing

. Yes, yes modesty is not my forte, but I think we have established this already. At this point, I see Navya approaching with her deep red sari with hints of beige along with heavy embroidery. Her face is hidden by the dupatta that is draped over her head. She looks beautiful, just like a bride should. I grin widely knowing Cabir will be dumbstruck at the mere sight of her.

We drive to the hall and I help Navya out the car and escort her to the mandap where Cabir sits, and Manik right behind him.

Manik's attire

Manik seems to be talking to Cabir, but Manik stops talking as soon as he catches sight of me. Cabir looks at Manik weirdly since he seems to be in some sort of trance as he looks at me. I look towards Navya instead, with a hint of pink shading my cheeks. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW THAT HAPPENED! There should be no blushing as a response of Manik looking towards me! It looks like my own body seems to have betrayed me. I sigh and continue to walk Navya to the mandap and sit her down.

I glance towards Manik to find him bluntly staring at me, not even bothering to conceal it! In the awkward moment I look away and begin throwing flower petals at Navya and Cabir while they begin their pheras around the sacred fire. Manik stands closer to me and whispers in between the ceremony, "Blue is not your color!" I shoot him a glare while he stifles a cocky laugh and starts throwing the flower petals on Cabir and Navya straight from my hands. I just watch him as he finds amusement in getting me angry. I just turn away and smile as Cabir puts sindoor in Navya's maang. I watch as Navya blushes as Cabir brushes his lips against her cheek purposefully when he puts the mangalsutra around her neck. I sigh wishing I had someone so loving and then I guess Manik noticed because he nudges me. I scowl at him as he grins suggestively.

Cabir gets up and then helps Navya up. He walks her down the steps and Navya clings to her mother, crying her eyes out. My own eyes water as I watch my best friend break down. I start thinking about how much our friendship means to me. I've known her for many years, too many for me to count. She has always been my pillar of strength and here she is crying. I rub her back and give her a weak smile as emotions fill through me. Cabir eventually comes and gives Navya a soothing hug, while escorting her to the car.
I smile through my tears and then feel an arm come around my shoulder. I don't need to look to know it's Manik. He pulls me into a hug, one I very much needed at the moment.

His arms seem to comfort me and for those few moments I forget my hatred towards him. I need someone at the moment. I don't even know why I am crying, I mean I will still see her and it's not like she is going to be living here in Pune from now on. She will be back in Mumbai again, but I just feel like we aren't kids anymore. Manik's hands run up and down my back while he says, "Shh Nandini it's okay, I'll always be here..." Oddly those words make me feel better. I don't know what is up with me today! I really don't seem to care though because I feel so lonely at the moment. Sometimes Manik surprises me, when I least expect it!

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This part was needed to wrap up wedding!