Chapter : 11

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{Heaven Farmhouse}

The Next Morning

[Everyone is having breakfast on the porch, except Nandini and Navya.]

Manik: Did everyone sleep well?

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Manik: Did everyone sleep well?

Abhi: Of course, man.

Cabir: Who's asking you? We know you slept in Mukti's arms after a long time.

[Mukti smacks Cabir on the head, and the others laugh.]

Soniya: But he's right. I slept really well too.

Dhruv: Looks like Nandini and Navya had the best sleep of all. They haven't come down yet.

Soniya: Here come the lazybones.

[Nandini and Navya frown upon hearing her comment as they approach the porch.]

Navya: Lazy? You must be talking about yourself. And don't you dare...

[Nandini grabs Navya's hand to stop her from saying anything more to Soniya, but Soniya doesn't get the hint.]

Soniya: Why are you stopping her? Is that why you keep her around, to fight your battles?

Nandini: Soniya, it's not like that.

Mukti: Nandini, stop pretending to be so good in front of us.

Cabir: Girls, why are you fighting? They're here now. Nandini, and Madhubala, please have breakfast.

Dhruv: Yeah, we were just about to leave after breakfast.

Soniya: Yeah, now she'll take forever to eat, just like she did to wake up.

Manik: Enough. Soniya, you're accusing them without knowing anything.

Alya: How can you say that Soniya is a misunderstanding?

Manik: Because these two were up before anyone else and were just exploring the farmhouse.

[Everyone is surprised by his revelation. Cabir has a teasing smile on his face.]

Cabir: Okay, but how do you know that?

Manik: I went to their room.

All: What??

[Manik covers his ears because of their loud reactions.]

Manik: Guys, stop getting the wrong idea. I was outside for a workout when I noticed their door was open. I knocked and thought I'd tell them to come down for breakfast. But when I peeked inside, no one was there. Then I saw them admiring the farmhouse downstairs.

[Everyone understands his explanation. Rajani serves breakfast to the girls. After Manik's clarification, no one says anything more. To lighten the mood, Cabir asks Nandini about the farmhouse.]

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