mananff: my life starts with you ✔

chapter-20...i missed you!!

It was only two days left for the trip....
Everyone was hell excited....it was night time..after coming back from shopping. ...fab5 and navbhi were sitting in hall discussing about the trip....

Manik- Okey...can I try for last time..
Cab-if you do....then don't blame me for murdering you!!...
Mukti-common Manik....this is 17th time your are rehearsing to say sorry to nandu...
Manik-you were counting??...
Mukti-yaa....I guess everyone did!!..
All nodded in unison....
Manik-but i wanted everything perfect...and this trip is a great chance for me!!..
Abhi- Manik I don't think proposing her is a good idea...I mean this soon...you can't just come back after 2 years and say hey ..I love you..sorry for whatever happened before...will you be my girlfriend...and believe that she will accept your proposal...
Manik looked down in disappointed...all others felt sad but they knew abhi was right...
Abhi- I am not discouraging you...but it's a fact...she needs time...try to be her friend...try to make her realise that you are there for her...I guess with little time,love and care she will accept your love again...
Navya-manik she always loved you..and we all can see it in her eyes...but she doesn't trust you or maybe all of us...all we need to do is be her support system the way we were before !!..
Cabir-navyu is right...and about rivu...I guess we should make her believe we not there to hurt them...more than Nandu she is pushing us away...I know we gave her reason too...but I believe that she still somewhere cares for us!!...
Abhi- she do...she is just scared and trying to hide her fear by anger...
Alya-guys don't stress yourself much...I know they will surely understand you...it was not easy for you guys too..
Dhruv-ya..and it's just a big misunderstanding that I know will be cleared!!..
Manik- hmm...guys woo I was thinking kii..(he was about to continue when a servant came)
Servant-baba...ek mam aapse Milane aayi h...keh rahi h apki college main padti h!!..
Everyone got confused...Manik asked him to send her in....and there she was standing...she was breathing heavily....her hairs a complete mess ..she was sweating like hell...tears continuously flowing....all were shocked to see her in this state...
Cabir-rivu...wth.
All ran towards her and took her in a bear hug...she sobbed lightly..
Mukti(cupping her face and wipping tears..)-what happen??..
Cabir(who was holding her from right side)-rivu did anyone troubled you??..
Abhi(holding her from left side)-who is he??Maddy??(everyone's eyes turned furious listening to it)
Rivu-i need water!!...
Navya gave water and made her comfortable on couch...Manik sat on his knees...
Manik-you can share it with us??..
Rivu was looking here and there ...she was trying to say something but her words were lost...she looked up and saw everyone's face which held nothing but care and worry for her...which again confused her...
Gathering her courage...
Rivu-woo.... I was just...no..nothing happened...
She stood up said-and thanks...for water...bie!!..
Cabir-what happend??(holding her hand authoritively)
Rivu crashed in his arms an sobbing loudly-he was making out with someone else.!!..how could he??..
Cabir(rubbing her back)-ssushh....relax...Kaun??...who was making out???
Rivu- ashok uncle!!..
All were shocked that how she came to know about this ...she looked up to see Thier reaction thinking they might be shocked but it was shocking for her that all were normal with it!!..just a little angry...breaking the hug she said-you guys knew about it...don't you??(raising her eyebrows)..
Manik-we saw him when we went to meet Nandu at her place two years back and listened some strange voices...and following the voices we saw him making out with a random lady!!!
Rivu looked at them with shocked all written on her face...
Rivu- I came here because I didn't knew where to come...but I made a wrong choice...you were supporting that cheater...ohh yes you guys too are cheaters!!...what bad Nandu had done to deserve such traitors!!!...
All felt bad listening to her...
Cabir-ashok uncle saw us that day and threatened us that if we revealed this to nandu then Nandu will be heart broken....we thought we will talk about this after coming back from the concert because it was two days after...but that never happened..
Rivu- and now Nandu won't be broken...I cant believe it...everyone is a cheater....everyone!!...from childhood besties to love of the life to her own damn father everyone betrayed her!!!...
Cabir-its not the way you are thinking...rivu do you ever think that we will cheat you guys...why on earth I will break the trust of my sister cum bestie...you think so???...
Rivu looked in his eyes...tears welled up in her eyes again...
Rivu-i don't know whom to trust and whom to not!!I am just scared for Nandu...you know ashok uncle is her that part of life which controls her smile...he is the one because of which she still have faith that good men exist...and I can't say her that her own father is a cheater who made out with other women behind her back....
Cabir- we felt the same that day....telling her was seeming next impossible....that night when Nandu saw Manik he was not in his senses...
Rivu looked at him instantly...
Cabir- he was being hypnotized...infact next morning no one was having a idea what happened that night!!..in London Manik met with an accident and lost his memory...we were told to hide his past from him....we tried everything to contact you,Nandu and navyu but nothing worked out...ashok uncle threathed us that he will harm nandu's life if we came near to her or even entered in India..somehwere we knew uncle was responsible behind manik's condition which sacred us more and morever Manik was also not well we can't take any step with him in this state....we knew nandu was a naive soul and protecting her was our first priority....we decided not to come in india....then navya came to London and told us about what happened that night....Manik lisented it accidentally and his memory camr back....and then we came back to India ,we tried every possible thing to make sure uncle won't be able to harm Nandu again....
By now everyone was in tears remembering those most difficult two years of Thier lifes....rivu sat on sofa with a thud...it was too much for her to handle.....mukti hugged her immediately...followed by navya,abhi,Cabir and Manik....
Rivu(after composing herself)-i always questioned myself how can I not judge someone...you know I was not able to believe whatever Nandu told me ...I thought maybe she had a bad dream...but when I got to know you guys disappeared I was confirmed...I never wanna see your faces but I always wanted to ask why you guys did this??..thier was always someplace in my heart that said that you guys were innocent but whenever I used to see nandu that one part of my heart seems to be lying to me!!...you know Nandu slipped in depression...she started taking anti- depression pills...I can not even explain how much it hurt to see her like this!!...she believed because of her dresses ,you got bored of her...she changed herself....you know that day I made promise to myself that I will protect her no matter what....(tears where continuously flowing from everyone's eyes)then Maddy came ....when I was trying to be Nandu's support he became mine...you know when navya left for left for London..Nandu tried to keep me away too...she locked herself in a room so that noone will be able to contact her...that day I promised myself that I will never leave her...but everyone single moment in this I missed you guys...I missed you ...whenever a boy used to see us in a bad way I missed your possiveness...I missed the way you guys made me laugh...every single time I hate myself for missing you....when first time I saw you...all I cauld see was nandu's crying face...that pale face which was devoid of any emotion..that scene always dries my blood..and I ended up slapping you guys...when Cabir came back I forgot all my worries for a moment , a hope came within me that maybe Nandu can laugh now...although I was hating him from a corner of my heart but there was also one corner which was at peace seeing him alright ...guys if not Nandu you guys have told me atleast...I would have understand the right??.
She looked up to see everyone staring her with tears and guilt...all hugged her again...all were on tears...rivu was feeling light letting it all out..while others felt peace seeing one of thier Freind opening her heart out..after what felt like eternity they broke the hug...dhruliya were seeing them from a distance hugging eachother with happy tears...
Rivu-guys I am not able to breath!!
All chuckled and broke the hug...
Cabir-meri chooti bahut strong ho gayi h!!..
Manik- sorry because of me you all are suffering!!..
Rivu-manik she needs you!!..I know that...please give her her smile back...please give me my old Nandu back...I beg you pls...
Manik-even I want my choco back and I will surely get my choco back but for that I need to know everything that happened that night!!..
Rivu-manik don't take me wrong but it's nandu's right to tell the truth....even she didn't opened up with me properly too...she has just locked that night within herself...
Manik-i understand..but I am happy I got my sister back(taking rivu in a hug)..
Rivu-now I feel home!! With you guys with me!!...
Cabir-well bahut emotional talk ho gayi...kl we have to do many stuff before going to trip...rivu stay here only...it's late ...and guys let's call it a day now!!..
All nodded and talking a little more left for their rooms...all girls slept in one room hugging rivu tight while boys in one...

This night was one heck of a eventfull night for them...rivu found peace with her long lost besties...her only family..while others got the smile they craved for two years...now they were more confident that they will get Thier other friend back too...!