The Known Strangers✅

For Her, For Me And For Us

Nandini was sitting with fab5 in their jam room and they were talking with each other.

Aliya: Accha Nandini can you help us in setting up the auditions I mean you are a EM student you can help us you know to organize the auditions

Nandini: I can help, I will ask people who are free and can help me

Mukti: Free as in?

Nandini: Free as in, for next three days we don't have lectures, staff is on holiday so we have only combine lectures with you guys but people were discussing that they might bunk the lectures so mostly jo available honge after that will help

Cabir: You won't bunk lectures?

Nandini: No, everyone is planning for family outing so... And those who stay away from the family will attend the lectures. Accha you guys tell me tum logo ne permission and all le li?

Mukti: Permission mil jayegi you don't worry about that.... Tum bas baki sab arrangements dekh lena ok?

Nandini: OK. So I will let you guys know (Nandini's phone ring) Ha Navu, ok I am coming.... Guys I have to go... See you tomorrow....Bye (and she runs from there)

Fab5 and Abhi: Careful...!! You will fall (Nandini bites her tongue and runs again)

Abhi: This girl always on marathon run. So set for auditions?

Manik: Yes, accha tune kya socha??

Abhi: Kis bareme?

Cabir: We want a flutist you know

Abhi: (sees everyone having hope in their eyes) Wo I had a book to return in the library I will just come

Fab 5 signs on his excuse

Abhi after coming from fab5 jam room sits at the back stairs of the building thinking something when he feels a tap on his shoulder

Abhi: Kya hai doll? Tu gai nahi?

Nandini: Arey how did you know it was me?

Abhi: Wo I know yo are a curious cat and you won't sleep unless you get your answers (to which Nandini smiles sleeplessly)

Nandini: Give her what she wants

Abhi: It's not easy baba

Nandini: Hey don't underestimate my bahi ok

Abhi: (smiles) She wants something which I left for a reason

Nandini: Which is?

Abhi: My music

Nandini: Can I listen to you??

Abhi: No

Nandini: Why?

Abhi: I left music doll

Nandini: Aap music kabhi chod nahi sakte its always there, over hear (she said pointing his heart) ek chotu sa kuch suna do

(ignore the tabla beats)

After a long pause
Nandini: That's soo soothing. Why did you quit it?

Abhi: I lost my inspiration my mom and my sis... (his eyes teared up)

Nandini: Nor your mom or your sister would wish to take music away from you... Music na bhai.... It's magic which heals all the wounds and become ones strength and trust me you have that strength you just have to strengthen your strength.... And rahi baat inspiration ki tho Mukti can be that you know... Please do it for her, for me, for us
(she said peaked his cheek and left Abhi there thinking and deciding something)

Next day

Navya, Nandini, Vibhuti, Saraswati, Vaibhav and Hrishikesh were organising the fab5 auditions rest all EMs had bunked college

The auditions were going on and fab5 was frustrated because nor they got the female voice neither the flutist some were pathetic and some were good but fab5 wanted the best. Abhi had excused them as he had important work in office. The auditions were coming to the end. Fab 5 were sitting facing the stage and since the auditions were ending EMs were resting behind them

Cabir: Bas bhaut ho gaya... Mein Pagal ho jauga yaar

Mukti: Main bhi... Like there is no one single person who we can select...

But she could not complete her sentence as the lights of the room went off all were straled and Nandini was going to check the problem when Vaibhav held her and said

Vaibhav: Just look straight
(where there was a small spot light, a guy standing there his face not seen clearly and then they heard the most melodious flute been played

All eyes teared up listening the music it had some unsaid, unexpressed emotions

after the performance was finished Mukti and Nandini whispered together
“It's him” and looked at each other and smiled their brightest
Where as everyone except Vaibhav looked at them confused when the duo reached the person and hugged him tight together

“Thank you Abhi” they again said together

Sorry guys a late and short update kind of busy will surely get back with a long update next time

How was the part??