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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