Echoes of Fate (Part 2 of Hallway love series)

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Next morning

T-24 days to the wedding

Everyone was up and ready by 6:30 am to leave for Murthal and were all talking to one another clicking pictures and getting some last-minute things.

Nandani: arre guys we don't have cold drinks for the way!

Manik: Who drinks cold drinks in the morning itself? But whatever, we will take it from 24x7 nearby, let's leave otherwise it will get late!

Dhruv: Manik it is predicted to rain today!

Manik: Yeah we are taking SUV's so it shouldn't matter.

Listening to them Maya said to the girls around her,

Maya: It feels so weird to see Dhruv talk about the weather and stuff.

Everyone laughed out loudly as she was not so discreet about her Volume while Dhruv just rubbed the back of his neck and said,

Dhruv: It became a habit as we have to check it even though we are informed.

Everyone nodded and chuckled at his words and soon left the apartment to sit in cars. Settling down their first stop on to trip was 24x7 where they got an ample amount of cold drinks which they knew was going to last them way after the trip was over. Abhimanyu standing on the checkout corner was waiting for everyone to get their stuff when he saw Cabir getting 8-10 chip packets. He looked at him confused and asked,

Abhimanyu: Why are you getting these? Are you not going to eat anything there?

Cabir: Yeah! I am of course that's why I am going! I am just preparing my stomach to eat everything else!

Manik: How does that even make sense to someone? Navya should really ask her gods to bless her so that she doesn't end up with a husband like you.

Cabir threw all the packets he was carrying on the desk and said looking at Manik,

Cabir: She doesn't need to find a husband LIKE me when she is getting me in my entire form! Also, why don't you worry about your marriage and relationship?

Manik and Abhimanyu looked at him confused while he said,

Cabir: What? With Murty's in the picture do you really think things are going to be easy for any of us? They are going to make our lives a living hell.

Abhimanyu nodded along with his words and said thinking something,

Abhimanyu: HE is not saying a lie Manik, what have you thought about them? They are going to interfere in all of the discussions and decisions that are going to be made and that is going to be a lot silly but also risky.

Manik and Cabir looked at him confused and as Manik said,

Manik: Why risky?

Abhimanyu: You don't really expect them to have a change of heart just because Nandani is their granddaughter. I mean yeah maybe for Ritvik Murty and Aakash Murty cause of how they acted in the dinner last night but others? We saw everyone acting up from Mohini Murty to Sanya and that is not a pretty picture when we are talking about your families all together. Yeah, none of us cares what others in our external families have to say about us but our parents do and so do Raj Papa and Neo mom. The Murty's, are going to try to ruin the preparations or the atmosphere one or the other way. And we don't know how long anyone or for that matter Nandani is going to hold onto their anger. If any one of us is going to end up saying anything it will just worse the matter than it already is.

Manik: I understand that! Why do you think that I didn't want them there? But Abhi they are Nandani's family how can you expect them to not attend their only granddaughter's wedding? I don't know! I have to get in touch with the planner and even book some bodyguards.