Chapter - 3

Maa-Ni studio :

The night has finally passed..it's true..whole day you

can roam all around and make yourself busy ..but in the

night..you have to come back home..and then ..you

have to face yourself..in all these 3 years..every

night..wasn't easy for him..every night gave him a

reality check..he realized he had done wrong..actually

he realized he had committed the biggest sin..but he is

still unaware from what damage his one wrong move

caused...in someone's else life..just because you

realized your mistake..doesn't mean..you will get back

everything ..as it's true that..once a mirror is broke..it is

in pieces..you can't mend it..same is in the case of

trust..once it's broken..it's all over..all over..

Manik was in his studio..his head was on the chair's

back..his eyes were closed..he was in deep

thoughts..when he heard a knock on his cabin's

door..he quickly straightened himself..and picked a

file..and start reading it..and said..

Manik : " yes..come in.."..he said in a stern voice..

Dhruv : "manik..i just got a call from a very renowned

college of Mumbai..they want you to perform in their

annual fest..so i just came to ask you..if you're ok with

it.."

Manik : still looking in files "no dhruv..i don't want to

perform in a college fest..say no to them.."..he said in

his own MANIK MALHOTRA TONE..

Dhruv : "i won't force you..but..it's really a great

college..i also want you to perform there.."..he said in

coaxing him tone..

Manik : "i said no.."..he said in aggressive way..

Dhruv rest his case...as he very well know..how

stubborn Manik is..if he said NO..that means..it is a big

NO..

Dhruv : "fine..as you wish..i will call the principle of

SPACE ACADEMY..and will say no to him.."..he said and

start moving outside..Manik got alarmed by the mention

of SPACE ACADEMY...he called dhruv ..who was about

to step outside the cabin..

Manik : "say yes to them.."..he said sub

consciously..while dhruv instantly turned around..as

what Manik change of heart in just a mere second..he

doesn't believed what he heard..as Manik never change

his decision..he without any delay..took out the phone

from his pocket and called the princi and finalized the

date and said..

Dhruv : "done Manik..am glad..you changed your

decision..it's really a great college..and you will love the

place.."..with this he moved out cheerfully..

Manik was still in daze..but soon..he realized what he

said to dhruv..

Manik : "yeh maine kya kardia..how can i go

there..but..why i said yes ..just when i heard SPACE

name..mai aaj tak khudko face nahi kar paya..how will i

face her..she will be there only..what if..she came in

front of me..what if..she asked the questions..what

if..she accuse me..what if..she break that

silence..which she didn't broke 3 years back...what

if..."...he put a end to his thoughts...and rushed outside

to say dhruv ..that he can't make it up..dhruv was

talking to some composers on phone..

Dhruv : "sir you know MANIK MALHOTRA well..he never

move back from his words..and about his attitude..you

have to bear it..as it's is in his nature..and i don't think

there is any harm in it..so you need not to

worry.."...Manik heard dhruv's word and realized that

yes..he can't back off now..

He left out of studio in a dilemma..sat inside his

car..drove away..

Navniti Residence :

Nandini and Mukti were at home only..and Navya was in

SPACE..as she is also a music teacher there just like

nandini and mukti..

Both were in kitchen..busy in making pasta for

mukti..while Mukti was busy in making orange juice for

nandini..just then they heard door bell..Mukti was about

to go..when nandini said..that she will check..so she

went out..to open the door..

When she opened the door..she was shocked as well as

extremely happy..there was HE..CABIR DHAWAN...a

long lost friend of nandini..whom she is meeting almost

after 3 years..he instantly hugged her tight and she

reciprocate the hug with equal intensity..

Cabir : "how is my angel.."..he said with a grin after

breaking the hug..

Before Nandini can answer him..they heard a voice

from nandini's back..she turned around and cabir

looked straight in the direction...

Mukti : "yeh ..sirf meri angel hai..cabir.."..she said with

a broad smile on her face..on which cabir gave her a

bigger smile..she rushed towards him..and hugged him

tight...they were meeting after a long long 3

years..which was nothing less than a century to them...

Nandini : "acha acha..ab andar chal ke baat

karei.."..she said making them come inside the house...

Trio sat on the sofa of living area..cabir was sitting

beside nandini..while..mukti sat in front of them..

Mukti : "tujhe kese pata ..hum yahan hai?"..she asked

as in these 3 years..they never contacted anyone of

their past life..

Cabir looked towards her and then nandini and said..

Cabir : "agar tum log nahi bataoge...toh mujhe pata nahi

chalega kya..3 years..i were trying to meet you from

last 3 years..but i wasn't able to gather that much

strength to come in front of you..but yesterday i

decide..that i will see you..no matter what happen

next..i will come and meet you both.."...he said looking

especially towards nandini..

Mukti looked downwards and said..

Mukti : "who should be shameful of his deeds..is

roaming freely.."..she raised her head to look at cabir

and said .."you shouldn't be ashamed of his deeds..you

had done nothing.."...there was complete silence for

some minutes...but nandini broke the silence and said...

Nandini : "ok..so ..you people carry on..with your

chats..mujhe kuch paper work karna hai..i'll be right

back.."...with this she departed for her room..

Cabir : "she has changed a lot..."..he said while looking

backward..to nandini's room..

Mukti : "she hasn't change cabir..he had killed our free

bird.."...she said with pain but with anger tone...she

was looking straight where nandini's room is..cabir

turned towards mukti and saw how much anger is in her

for manik..

Cabir (self thought) : "i met them..through you

manik..but i had never thought..that one day..when i'll

again met them..you'll be not with me..i had never

thought ..one day..their life will be a big mess..and that

too..because of you..."...he thought while looking

downwards..

After sometime..cabir said : "bahut dair ho gayi..nandini

bahar nahi aayi..mai andar jaa sakta hoon..?"...he

asked in a very formal way on which mukti slapped on

his shoulder and said..

Mukti : "puch kyu raha hai..ja andar.."..she said with a

smile and he entered in nandini's room..

Nandini was sitting on her study table.. writing

something ..wearing a glass..she was so engrossed in

work..that she didn't realized cabir's presence..Cabir

still standing on the door...

Cabir : "ahem! ahem! ...kya mai andar aa sakta

hoon.."..he asked ..and she turned in her left side to

look at cabir..and she just gave a smile to him as a

approval..

He came inside and sat on the bed..and she again start

with her work..

Cabir : "you and your work..."..he smiled..as she is from

always very dedicated towards her work..she just gave

a smile to him..

Cabir : "nandini ..i so wanted to meet you..but tum toh

jese gayab he ho gayi thi..us din ke baad..."...he

paused as she raised her face and then look towards

him...he thought she will say something about that

day...but her reply made him stun...

Nandini : "bas ..i wanted to elaborate my work..and also

wanted to pursue my studies..isilye Mumbai aa gayi

thi.."..she said with a smile..and he was

looking dumbfoundely at her..

Cabir : "how..easily you ignored my last line (us din ke

baad)..."...she just chuckled at his answer and said..

Nandini : "past is past..let it be there only..one should

never mix past with present..as it can ruin the

future..."..she said with a serious tone but still holding a

big smile on her face...he was more shocked at her

neutral answers...

But before Cabir could ask anything further..Mukti

called Nandini from outside and she excused herself for

some minute...and now Cabir stood up..but just when

he was about to walked out..he collided with the side

table and some books fell down..he quickly picked all

the books..and placed back on the table..just then his

eyes fell on a paper..which was in mid of a book..he

picked out that paper and start reading it...

ek aah aaj bhi baaki hai,

is dil mei aaj bhi wo tadap baaki hai,

koi aake bas kehde itna,

jhooth tha wo kal mera,

sach nahi hai ,mera aaj hai ek sapna,

ek aah aaj bhi baaki hai,

mere dil mei aaj bhi wo yaadei baaki hai...

It was a poem written by Nandini..cabir recognized it in

first glance only as he knows nandini loves poetry...she

used to do it 3 years back..he was a fan of her..and her

writing was cherry on the cake...

Cabir : "this poem proves all..i got all my answers..jo

tum ho..wo tum dikha nahi rahi ho..aur jo tum nahi

ho..bas wahi sabko najar aa rahi ho..."..he said in a

painful tone..a tear rolled down from his eyes after

reading the poem,..he wiped his tears and went

outside...

It's late in night..Manik was on some isolated road..he

was walking all alone on it..

He remembered how he always wanted to be a star..and

today when he is a star..he isn't happy at all..but still he

wonder ..why?

Manik : "sab kuch toh hai..fir bhi ..itni kami kyu hai.."...

He asked himself... " kal jab kuch nhi that..tab esa lagta

tha Sab kuch hai..."...he was walking while talking to

himself...

Suddenly he saw his mirror image...

Manik : "who are you?"

Image : "am your soul manik.."..

Manik : " what nonsense.. "..

Image : " manik..kab tak sach se bhagoge.."..soul asked

him..on which manik was in deep thoughts..

Image : "ADMIT IT..THAT YOU LOVE HER..".. manik's

eyes opened widely. ..he looked at his image..

Image : " ese mat Dekho..tum khud socho..kyu aaj bhi

tum apne har awards use dedicate karte aaye ho..kyu

har roj..us NGO mei jaate ho..kyu ..tumhe aaj bhi uske

baarei mei sochte ho..because you love her..you love

NANDINI .."...now this was a reality check for manik

and he realized that yes..he love nandini..

He smiled broadly and said "I LOVE NANDINI".. the soul

of his start smiling and vanished ...he now shouted

loudly... " I LOVE HER..I LOVE NANDINI"...

Manik smiled and murmured under her breath : "i love

her.."...his smile showed that this mere realization

soothe his heart a lot...

NAVNITI RESIDENCE :

Nandini was in her room..when cabir entered inside and

saw a teddy on her bed..

Cabir : "yeh ab bhi tumhare pas hai..".. He asked while

pointing towards the teddy placed on the bed..

Nandini : " kuch cheeze aadat ban jati hai..bas..adat hai

is teddy ki..." ..she said with a smile... Looking at the

teddy..

Cabir observed her..that the way she was looking at the

teddy was not a normal gaze..it had some kind of pain..

Cabir : " can I ask something?.. "

Nandini : shifted her gaze to him "Han..ask.."..

Cabir : " you love him?"..he asked straight forwardly..her

reaction was very normal..she didn't reacted ..she just

smiled and said...

Nandini : "nothing is norm cabir..and I do..I love

him...".. He was about to ask something but she

showed him her hand and continue...

Nandini : " meri baat puri nahi Hui hai..I LOVE HIM..but

you know what..I HATE MYSELF FOR THIS...and this

feeling over power everything inside me which is left for

him"...she said very coldly..and moved out of the

room...

Cabir : "I had never thought..u will someday start hating

yourself.. The girl who not only love others..she used to

love herself too..but today you hate yourself... Mai tujhe

kabhi maaf nahi karunga manik ...kabhi bhi

nahi...because of you we lost her..because of you..only

you are responsible for this destruction.. Will never

forgive you..never"... He said in pain and anger..pain

for nandini..anger for manik...

Nandini was walking in a garden..wrapping a shawl

around her ..her hands were crossed around her body...

(Background Music)

Kyun phoolon ke khile khile rang udd gaye

Kyun phoolon ke khile khile rang udd gaye

Kyun in dino khud sei rehti hoon mai khafa khafa..

(she was walking in the garden...remembering how

much happy she used to be...but today..everythi

ng is

ruined..everything is meaningless...she sat on the

nearby bench...rested her head on the back of bench

and closed her eyes..)

Kyun phoolon ke udde udde rang khil gaye

Kyun phoolon ke udde udde rang khil gaye

Kyun in dino hosh mein hai mere naasha naasha..

(he is very happy today..finally he realized that he really

loves her..he happily sat down inside his car and smile

wasn't vanishing from his face..he drove away...)

Hoo..kyun phoolon ke khile khile rang udd gaye...

(she opened her eyes and gave a sarcastic smile...at

her situation..)

Aaj se jo mere kal honge,

teri aankhon mei woh dikhte hai,

teri baaton ke jo akshar hai,

meri daastan wo likhte hai,

aesa mujhe kyu hua aaa?

(he happily entered inside his room..and picked up

nandini's photo from his side table and caressed her

face very lovingly and then sat down on the floor

..holding it tight to his heart and closed his eyes in

contentment..)

Dhuan dhuan si kahan hai

Tabhi aankhon mein bhi pani hai,

gaalon se ye jo gujrti hai,

teri gum ki nishani hai,

mit si gayi meri har dua..

meri hi hai khata,

meri hi hai saza

Phir bhi dil kahe yeh kyun hua

Kyun in dino khud se rehti hu main khafa khafa

Khafa khafa...

(A lone tear finally fell down from her eyes..but she

quickly wiped it off and stand up..and again put a

smiling face..and start walking again)

Kyun phoolon ke khile khile rang udh gaye,

Kyun phoolon ke udde udde rang khil gaye...

(the screen divided into parts..in left there is nandini

with a fake smile..while in right there is Manik with a

broad real smile..)

Manik's Room :

His eyes were still closed...a smile was playing on his

lips..but soon some flashes of past came in front of his

eyes...and in a fraction of second his smile faded

away..and he opened his eyes...

Manik : "i realized i love her..but i can't tell her...am the

most helpless soul..i set fire in my own house with my

own hands..and now..am expecting to rebuild

it??..kyu?..just because i love her...she left without

saying anything to me...she was selfless and from

always i were selfish..self-centered...now..when i know

i love her..meri kismat...toh dekho..mai use yeh keh bhi

nahi sakta...i ruined everything between

us..everything..."...his eyes were teary ..he touched

nandini's face in pic and then planted a kiss on her

forehead...

Manik : "I LOVE YOU NANDINI..."...he said in a very soft

low voice...

Garden area :

Just when Manik said "I LOVE YOU

NANDINI"...Nandini's step freezed on her spot..a cold

wind touched her face...and she instantly raised her

face...her heartbeat wasn't normal..it was running very

fast..as if..she had heard his confession...

Nandini : "MANIK.."...she said in a very low pitched

voice...

Screen freezes on their faces...

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