Kaise yeh yaariyan

PART 20

The dining table was set, pancakes, juice,  coffee, and milk was there. Manik, nandu, the kids, mukti and abhi were settling down for breakfast.

As they were about to have a bite, the door burst open, and everyone look and saw cabir

Cabir- I'm starving

Manik raised an eyebrow- where were you?

Cabir- morning walk?

There was silence , and then the whole table erupted in laughter

Manik- morning walk and you?

Mukti- did you walk to the fridge and back?
She teased

Abhi- or maybe in your dreams?

Namik- chachu, you didnt even get up until we came back from school

Cabir grabbed a pancake and pretended to be offended- health is wealth

Manik look around- wait, where is champ?

Nandu- he is with his friend

Abhi raised an eyebrow- he's been with that friend alot lately, are you sure its not his girlfriend?

Cabir- what, rishab has a girlfriend?

Manik- let him tell us when he is ready, he has a life to enjoy. Didn't we enjoy our days

Everyone laugh and the room filled with warmth and joy

Later that evening, manik, nandu, cabir, mukti and abhi stepped out of their car and into the cool night air standing infront of  a bar. Rishab had insisted to stay with the kids, letting them spend their time together

As they pushed open the door, a wave of sound and light hit them. The club was alive, people swayed on the dance floor with drinks in their hand, while some was just sitting and drinking, and other just lost in conversations

But what caught their attention wasn't the crowd anymore, it was the voice.

On the small stage near the far end of the room, under a single spotlight. There stood dhruv. His finger move as he strum the guitar, his voice raw and filled with emotions. Manik knew this song, it was one that he and dhruv wrote, no one else knew that

Nandini hand found manik's own. Mukti jaw tighten and cabir looked at manik whose expression was unreadable

As the final chord faded into the air. Dhruv looked up and froze

-Amru ❤️