Manik- Cabir come to my car right now I am in the deserted area of the parking lot. With that he cut the call.
Soon Cabir join in and they drove off.
Cabir- Do you realise the blunder you did?
Manik- Shut up he was holding MY NANDINI'S HAND
Cabir- What if the blackmailer or Dhrulya saw you then.
Manik- Shit!!!
Cabir- yes you are in deep shit. You need to control your anger Manik waise bhi he held her hand not her waist. Friends can hold hand.
Manik avoided this whole topic and his grip on the steering tightened on remembering how Nandini denied to remove her hand.
Cabir- Drop the idea of going to the place you're going...let's go and check the nearby motel and hotels toknow whether Navya checked in last night.
Manik seemed to find the idea genuine and said: Let's go Cabir Deewana Dhawan!!!
After three days, Nandini was ignoring Fab5 especially Cabir because of Navya's stupid plan.. she did not even go to the canteen. She would mostly spend her breaks with Navya in the store room. She was about to enter her science class when the principal made a sudden announcement requesting all students to be in the auditorium. She rolled her eyes and was about to go in the class when Cabir grabbed her and signalled her to come with him.
Cabir- helloooo behena can you please tell me why are you ignoring me? where is Navya?
On listening to Navya's name..Nandini eyes widened but she quickly composed herself.
Nandini- It is not like that...uh...I was...tr trying to avoid drama from Fab5. I don't know where Navya is...the last time she called me she was crying and she said that she is leaving everyone...umm...I called her but her phone is off and...and she is absent too since so many days... why are you asking?
Cabir- Navya left the house...I want to meet her to clear something with her... your stammering tells me that you are hiding something...
Nandini- Yes I know....I know she loves you but this is impossible...you can never love her naa...let her be happy wherever she is bhaiii
Cabir- still I feel you know something more than this Nandini plzzz tell me
Nandini lowered her head and said: I don't know Bhaii I am going to the auditorium come naaa.
saying this she walked quickly to her destination because she knows Cabir will force her to tell the truth... Aiiyaaappaa sorry for lying!!!
Once Nandini reached there,the principal announced to the crowd that Fab5 is going to perform the first song of their album and we are ought to support them. Nandini was not interested in this and so, she chose to leave but Aryaman came and told her: bear with it Nandini
Soon Fab5 came on the stage and they were preparing their instruments. Manik was restless,he relaxed when his eyes fell on Nandini... On the count of three, they started their performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiKzU6bmAcE
Manik started singing: Khuda ko dikh raha hoga..na dil tujse juda hoga..teri taqdeer mein mujhko wo ab to likh raha hoga (x2)
Nandini started to feel uneasy as Manik was looking at her while singing. His eyes were filled with unrecognised emotions.
Manik- Tera bas hona chahoon..tere dard main ronna chahoon tere dil ke in zakhmo pe marham main hona chahoon(x2)
Nandini felt tears rolling down her cheeks. She lowered her gaze and started playing with her fingers trying to ignore the pain in Manik's voice.
Manik: Tu phir na soya hoga shayad phir roya hoga..assoo merii palkon mein..yuhi naa ayaa hoga...Dena mujhko awazaein ya sunn meri faryadein..Ghere hain Mujkho yaadein bin tere...
Tera bas hi hona chahu..khud ko mein khona chahoon...tere dil ke inn zakhmon pe marham hona chahoon...
Nandini started crying hysterically but Aryaman side hugged her and wiped her tears with his free hand. She also hid in Aryaman's chest to hide the tears from Fab5 and others.
Seeing this Manik fumed with anger and stopped his singing but Cabir sang the last part of the song in order to avoid it from ruining their performance as later Dhrulya might taunt Manik. This was also a sign for Manik to control his anger. He closed his eyes and snapped open them when everyone started clapping.
He looked for Nandini and saw her leaving with Aryaman still hugging her. He so wanted to beat the hell out of Aryaman. Manik got up and went to the greenroom without listening to the directors and principal.
Cabir knew he was angry but, he could not go to him so, he chose to go behind Nandini.
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MaNan FF: ESCAPISM
FanfictionThis story highlights the scene when the day after the talent show, Manik was asked to choose between Fab5 and Nandini. Nandini was dumbfounded because she knew Manik would leave her for Fab5. However, deep inside she wanted her Mani to choose her...