Entangled

Part 5

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When Nandini didn't leave, Mukti pushed her with force. Nandini banged onto Manik who had just come there. Nandini didn't raise her head to see who it was. Her eyes were clouded with tears because of the way Mukti had treated her. She hadn't expected that from Mukti. Nandini apologized to the person she had banged onto and left from there immediately.

        Manik : "What was she doing here?"

        Mukti hadn't calmed down yet, so she didn't respond.

        Alya : "She was here to talk to Mukti and Mukti knows her. But Mukti was very angry at her, I have no idea why. So far, I have never seen Mukti that angry."

        Manik made Mukti sit and gave her a glass of water. 

After she was done drinking the water,

        Manik : "Now tell me, what happened? What did that girl do to you that you are so mad at her?"

        Mukti : "I treated her like my sister, but she stabbed me on my back. I trusted her and didn't pay heed to his warnings. I felt she couldn't do anything wrong with anyone, but she did, that too with me. I wish I hadn't met her at all, then everything would have been fine."

        Cabir : "If you speak like this, how will we understand? Who is he? What did she do? How do you even know her? Can you tell what happened in more detail?"

        Mukti : "I first met her .."

Flashback

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Mukti and her mom were returning to their car from the bank. They had taken their ancestral jewelry from the locker. Before they could reach the car, a thief snatched Mukti's mom's bag from her and ran away.

        Mukti's mom : "Thief! Thief! Someone help us!"

        Nandini who was at a distance heard her and the thief was running towards Nandini. Nandini found a thick stick lying on the ground and she hit the thief with all her might when he reached her. The thief was caught and Mukti's mom got her bag back.

        Mukti's mom : "Thank you so much! If not for you, we would have lost our ancestral jewelry. .. What can I do to return your favor?"

        Nandini : "If I wouldn't have been here, someone else would have helped you. I didn't do any favor by returning what is yours."

        Mukti's mom : "You helped us and you aren't even ready to acknowledge it. .. God bless you!"

        Nandini : "Thank you! I need those blessings to achieve what I am here for."

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        A few days later at Mukti's college, a group of seniors were ragging freshers.

        Harshad : "What are you waiting for? Do you need special invitation to start?"

        Nandini : "I am not going to do it."

        Harshad : "I am your senior and you aren't going to obey me?"

        Nandini : "I am not your slave to obey your orders."

        Harshad saw something behind her and got an idea to punish her.

        Harshad : "You will have to face it's consequence."