The Known Strangers✅

The Official Proposal

Recap: Abhi plans the proposal

Abhi: Tomorrow at breakfast

Fab4 and Nandini: WHAT!!!!?????

Abhi: So this is the plan (and he explains the plan to which everyone agreed)

Morning

MUKTI'S ROOM

Mukti gets up and sees Abhi besides her he smiles at her

Abhi: Good morning, I love you

Mukti smiles closing her eyes and then reality hits her she gets up with a jerk

Mukti: Ab... (But there was no one) Am I dreaming?? God! This guy is making me crazy (she gets up freshen up and then goes to the mirror while seeing her reflection she sees Abhi standing behind her, she frantically turns but there was no one) Mein Pagal ho rahi hu... Mukti Abhi nahi hai, nahi hai Abhi (she gets ready and goes down when she reach the dinning table to find the girls sitting there with Cabir and Druv, Manik joined them)

Mukti: Mom Dad kaha hai?

Raj-Neyonika: Yaha (and joined the table and settled themselves, Abhi joined them and Mukti was starring him, actually she was in delima whether he is real or not and everyone was looking at her)

Aliya: (nudged her and whispered) Why are you starring him? (Nandini was also listening to them)

Mukti: Is he real?

AliNi: What?

Nandini: (whispered) Don't tell me you dream about Bhai!

Mukti: (Same tone) Shut up Cho... Nandini (Nandini makes a bad face)

Cabir: What are you guys khus-pusing?

Mukti: (replied instantly) Nothing of your concern (meanwhile the butler comes and serves the breakfast to everyone Mukti sees her plate and widen her eyes and instantly looks at Abhi who gives her a broad smile but then she sakes her head as if coming from the trance and again looks at the plate) it's a dream, a dream (then she again looks at the plate) Nandini?

Nandini: Ha

Mukti: What do you see in my plate?

Nandini: Bread-omelet

Mukti: OK just a bread omelet? Or does a bread-omelet whre the omelet is in heart shape and bread has "I love you" written on it?

Nandini: The second one (shock was under statement for her that's when Abhi walked to her side with a box kneeled down and opened the box)

Abhi: As the Malhotra's are fond of food thought of a foodie proposal.... Mukti Malhotra the first time I saw you you were a small baby and then you caught my finger soooo tightly you were not leaving me (the heard Neyonika giggle at the memory) the same way I want you to hold my hand and stand by me all through my life, the good, the bad, the worst and the best.... You remember Aditya the one who tried to be your friend in school, his presence near you made me irk the fact that anyone making you laugh, taking care of you was making me insecure and there I knew I can't see you with anyone else... At the Goa trip when you got lost I could see my world crashing that day I knew I had fallen for you deeply and badly you remember the moment I saw you I was crushing you in my arms but I never let you break my walls and get in, I was afraid, afraid to lose you just like others, to hurt you because I was not the same Abhi your Abhu anymore I didn't want to hurt you..... But now I can't take it more please I am sorry for every instance I have hurt you but trust me it was only because I did not want you hurt... I love you Mishti I really do, will you accept me and help me be your Abhu again? Will you? (Mukti flung in his arms making them both fall and the box of canapés besides them and she was a crying mess)

Mukti: I love you too, I have always, I will always (Abhi smiled and hugged her back)

Raj: If you don't know princess your dad is here only (this made MukBhi part away and then they straighten themselves all embarrassed and Raj laughed) Awww babies I was just kidding (he went to them and practically threw Mukti in Abhi's arms) You look great together, I am so happy (he said his eyes glossy when Neyonika came and side hugged him)

Cabir: So when is the marriage?

WHAT?? (this was reaction from Manik, Abhi and the girls ofcourse all had different reason MukBhi were shocked, Manik did not want his sister to get married so early, Nandini was excited and Aliya was tensed as she had no time for MukBhi wedding 😂)

Abhi: Shut up Cabir, let us finish this degree, let her be settled in her career and then Shadi and all (this made everyone one breath in relief except Nandini who was a bit sad, Mukti saw this)

Mukti: Arey Cho.... Nandini don't be sad na you want a wedding right will make Bhai get married, what say? (Nandini widen her eyes)

Manik: No, what bakwas is this?

Aliya: Ha Manik you get married na, we will call Soha she can be your bride (that's it Nandini turned bull, but just because all were present there she didn't kill Manik then and there she composed herself)

Nandini: Soha? (she acted being confused calming her rage)

Aliya: Ha Manik's girlfriend!! (Nandini was hurt but didn't let anyone know she made an “O” face)

Nandini: Wo I have to call Aradhya, I'll just come (everyone except Cabir an Manik bought her excuse. Nandini literary ran from there, Manik was going to follow but Abhi stopped him and put a canapè in his mouth and he wasn't able to follow her because someone or the other made him busy

Here Nandini came to her room and locked the door she even latched it as she didn't want Manik to brag in her room she sat on the bed she was feeling hurt)

Nandini's POV

Why am I hurt. I know I love him, maybe he liked me in childhood but it may be just influctuation, we were kids, just kids, he has moved on, what have you got yourself into Nandini, he had never committed right, you grew up assuming things that he loved you, he will wait for you, you were a fool mere fool

Cabir: (knocking her door) Nandu! You there darwaja kholo baba please

Nandini: (from her room) Cabir I don't have lectures today you guys carry on, I will be doing my assignments whole day, please don't disturb me

Cabir: OK take care, if you want anything call me

Nandini: If you find Navya just tell her to call me

Cabir: Ha, bye (but Nandini didn't reply)