Manan - Monster's star

5~ Hum tum ek kamre mein band ho

The next day starts with nandini coming to space and bumping into navya near the staircase
N- heyy navya, what's up, main tumhe call karne hi wali thi.
Na- nandu woh fab 5 jam room mein practice kar rahe hai phir se
N- kya? But humne toh unse deal ki thi na subah practice karne ki?
Na- haan nandu lekin woh logon ne hume wahan se nikal diya, aur harshad ji ko bhi kitna suna diya she says going into flashback.

(Flashback)
Navya harshad and aryaman arrive at the jam room to practice and see fab 5 sitting there talking and laughing amongst each other,
H- guys, times up, we've got the jam room to practice till 1.
Mu- good morning to you too harshad, tum apne pets ko leke yahan kyun agaye phir se? She says getting up from the chair and walking towards him.
H- mukti, humari deal hui thi, morning se afternoon jam room kein practice karne ki...it was decided.
Manik suddenly gets up and smirks at harshad and walks towards him.
M- konsi deal?
H- manik you know very well, nandini ke kal tumse baat ki thi...
M- nandini kon? Kab? He said looking sarcastically confused
Ar- vey funny manik, c'mon ab tum yeh games kheloge? Thought you had some class, aryamaan walks towards manik in defense
C- aryaman, aryaman, aryaman tumhe nahi pata, kids shouldn't talk when elders are speaking. He said teasing Aryaman
Fab 5 start laughing at harshad,navya and aryaman
M- too bad harshad, the deal's off, fab 5 rules khud banate hai, and we leave it upon ourselves to decide whether to follow them or not. He said in confidence.
H- tum sahi nahi kar rahe ho manik, harshad says gritting his teeth.
Manik walks upto him sheepishly closer and whispers.
M- or what? Last time tujhe college se suspend karwaya tha ab expel kara doon?
Harshad looks at him angrily and walks outside the room, followed by aryaman.
Na- tum log shaitaan ho...hum tum logon ki complain kara denge.
Al- really madhubala? Aur kis basis pe karoge? Tumhare paas koi evidence hai? Get lost warna we don't have a problem escorting you out the fab 5 way she said smirking.
Navya gets scared and runs outside the room, followed by fab 5 who are seen high five-ing each other and smirking.
(Flashback over)

Na- humne hamari zindagi mein aise khudgarz log nahi dekhe hai nandu.
N- navya don't worry, woh jam room mein hum zaroor practice karenge anyhow. She says determined and walks to the jam room.
Navya hold her hand to stop her,
Na- dhyaan se nandu woh log kuch bhi kar sakte hai.
Nandini holds her hand assuringly and smiles and walks away. She enters the jam room and instantly gains manik's attention.
M- ofcourse harshad ka dusri pet bhi agayi yahan. He says smirking
N- main kisi ki pet nahi hoon, i've just come here to practice. Tumne baki sab ko nikal diya but mujhe nahi nikal paoge. She said confidently. Fab 5 was shocked by her confidence.
She sits on the chair and takes out her guitar and starts tuning it.
Aliya comes angrily and holds her hand.
Al- what the hell, you loser you gives you the guts to to come and talk like this to fab 5? You know what hum tumare saath ab tak theek se behave kar rahe the but you asked for it. She takes a bottle of water and pours in nandini who closes her eyes but doesn't say a word. She continues to tune her guitar. Mukti starts to scold her and insult her. But nothing works, nandini is calmer than ever.
Manik gets angry seeing this and walks towards her and snatches her guitar. Nandini stands up and looks at him, for the first time reacting. Harshad and aryaman by the point are standing outside the door watching this silently. Manik hits the guitar on the ground hard and it breaks. Aliya looks at nandini smirkingly and cabir and dhruv look on worried.
Nandini looks at manik and smiles.
M- i told you the consequences of messing with fab 5! He screamed at her.
N- manik, she said touching his shoulder.
Manik felt a current pass through his body and it somehow calmed him down. He looked at her surprisingly.
N- music comes from within, yeh guitar thodne se tum mujhe thod nahi paoge, jab tak i have my music in me i'll always be unbreakable. She said and she moves towards fab 5.
You guys really need to buck up your game. She points towards a cctv camera at the corner of the room and smiles.
N- yeh cctv camera dekh rahe ho? It was here since we left practice yesterday, pata hai kyun? Because i knew tum log aise kych karoge. And so i needed to have a back up plan. Ab jo yahan hua hai from the time harshad came here this morning to this point has been recorded and yeh footage at this very moment is being viewed by the principle. Ab manik tum chahoge bhi na, tumari trustee mother, nyonika malhotra kuch nahi kar payegi even if she wants to because evidence tum logon ke khilaaf hai. Nandini says confidently.
Manik looks at her angrily with venom in his eyes.
Harshad walks in proudly along with aryaman and navya.
H- manik look how the tables have turned ab expel ya suspend kon hoga woh toh hum decide karenge na? He says smirking at fab 5
N- you may leave fab 5, i'm sure you guys wouldn't want to  tarnish your reputation any further. She says smiling.
Al- how dare you, she goes to slap nandini, manik hold aliya's hand in the air.
M- we're done here. He says glaring at nandini.
Manik stomps off the room glaring at nandini one last time, followed by fav 5 who look at nandini angrily.
H- that was amazing nandy, tumne manik ka chehra dekha? This was so necessary to show them their place.
N- harshad, mujhe unki enemy nahi bana hai, yeh cctv wala drama fake tha, sirf is liye thaki hum yahan practice kar paye. I wouldn't destroy someone's life like that. She said determinedly.
Ar- are you serious nandini? Tumne dekha ki woh logon ne kaise behave kiya phir bhi how can you be so nice to them?
N- aryaman, hum unse fight karenge toh woh logon aur bhi reasons milenge to make life tough for us. We should just maintain peace, taki baad mein koi bada problem na ho.
Someone is seen listening to this conversation from the doorway, but his face isn't shown.
The dazzlers get done with their practice and they were ready to leave, thanks to nandini fab5 didn't bother them the whole day.
H- so our first official song is done. All because of you nandini! You're the best! He says high fiving nandini, and also you navya he said flirting. Nayva started to blush heavily.
Ar- ya nandini, i think we should all celebrate! Let's go for dinner? Aryaman said standing up.
H- sounds like a plan, lets go guys!
Na- nandu chalo na ab tak guitar pakad ke kya kar rahi ho. Navya says calling out to nandini
N- you guys carry on, i have to practice. A little more.
H- oh come on nandini you done enough for today, just take a break, you'll need it.
Aryaman goes closer to nandini and  says
Ar- nandini, i'll really like it if you came, i mean hum sab ko ek dusre ko jaane ka mauka milega.
Harshad smiles at them
Na- harshad ji yeh aryaman nandini ke paas jaane ki koshish kyun karta hai har baar? she whispered to harshad.
H- because he likes her, he says smirking.
H- nandini come on, it's one day kal practice kar lena.
N- no harshad sorry guys, music makes me feelt at peace mujhe isse break nahi chahiye, don't worry we'll do something tomorrow?
H- fine, guys let's go
Ar- take care nandini he said smiling at nandini and she smiles back at him.
N- see you guys, bye
Nandini continues to write the song. Harshad abd the rest of the gang leaves.
Suddenly manik walks into the jam room and closes the door behind him. Nandini looks at him astonished!
M- what? Ab practice karoon toh bhi problem hai?! He says sarcastically looking at nandini
N- no...no woh i didn't expect to see you here manik malhotra. But on the other hand, company buri nahi hai... she says in a cheeky manner.
Manik ignores her and starts playing the chords of his guitar when suddenly they hear someone lock the door from the outside. They both get alert, manik runs towards the door and tries to open it, but sees that it's locked from the outside.
M- shit!
Nandini runs towards the door and tries to open it,
N- yeh toh locked hai
M- no shit sherlock, he says angrily at her.
M- i should've known tum jahan hoti toh wahan kii na koi problem aah hi jati hai. Bloody aafat! He says walking off from her.
N- maine kya kiya? Main toh practice kar rahi thi, tum yahan aye, aur musibat saath leke kar aye.
She says innocently.
M- oh please now i'm stuck her with you! UGHHHH he grunts.
N- heyyyy, i'm not so bad. Tum mujhe jaante hi kitna ho? Meri friendship bohot valuable hai mr malhotra!
She says smiling widely.
Manik gets shocked listening to that and instantly thinks of taara and his childhood where she had said the same thing to him. Manik sits down on the chair and nandini comes and sits opposite to him looking here and there awkwardly.
M- what the hell are you doing?
N- what do you mean? Main kya kar sakti hoon. I've written this song itni mehnat se and i can't even practice it because you broke my guitar. She said pouting angrily. Manik finds it cute and looks down trying to hide his guilt. Nandini observes this and smiles.
N- it's okay only a guitar tumhe bura feel karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai, she says smiling at him.
M- bura kon feel kar raha hai? You asked for it, abd you got it. He said giving the signature monster manik smirk.
N- nice cover up mr malhotra! She says smiling and gets up and walks around aimlessly.
Manik gets distracted partially out of the guilt of breaking her guitar, but he obviously does not ever say sorry, he's manik, and manik is his own boss, arrogant and rude. But something in him melted that day and it was because of nandini
M- umm, tumhe practice karna hai toh i can play the music for you. He says looking down pretending tune his guitar:
Nandini looks at him in admiration
N- sooooo The Manik Malhotra meri help karna chahta hai, wow i'm honored, but fab 5 ko pata chala toh woh kya kahenge?  She says sarcastically making a with her mouth.
M- listen shut up! Koi help nahi kar raha hoon, i'm bored and i need entertainment and you are going to entertain me! That's all.
Nandini laughs to herself and goes and sits next to manik.
N- so cute she says pulling his cheeks, manik nudges her hand
M- what the hell.
N- you really remind of someone, someone really special to me
M- flirt karna band karo, you're not getting anything he says ignoring her.
N- acha toh blush kyun kar rahe ho? She says teasing him
M- blush, what? Main koi blush wush nahi karta he says looking away embarrassed.
N- okay baba, song shuru kare?
M- hmm...
N- actually i don't know kaise sound karega ab tak iska tune decide nahi kiya hai.
M- lyrics dikhao
Nandini showed him the lyrics.
M- i think i've got a tune for this, just sing along...try and match up. He said
Nandini nodded.