"I tell you Cabir,this girl and her sleeping disorders marwanyengay ekdin!! Nandini baby utho,,It's not a time to sleep honey!!Come on get up" Manik said the first to Cabir and then to Nandini who was sleeping & Manik was trying to wake her up.Cabir was laughing seeing these two.

"Utho bachha!! Kya huya hai?? Itna kyun sona hai apko?? Uth bhi jao" Manik again tried while Nandini was making only sounds like "Hmm/Mmm/sone do"

"Ok let me try" Cabir said to Manik.

"Bunnyyyyy Iceee Creaammmm" Cabir shouted and Nandini got up with a jerk and scream "Kaha hai!! Kaha haii bhai ice cream??"

Manbir was now rolling on the floor laughing seeing Nandini.Nandini looked at them with puffed cheeks,ready to cry.Manik saw this and went to her taking her in hug "Rona nahi hai bachha,, Cabir bhai was just joking only.."

Nandini looked at Cabir with a sad and moistened eyes to which Cabir made a sorry face.

"Rona kyu hai sweetie?? You are a good girl,,ok let's get up,eat something then take your medicines Aur uske baaddd" Cabir said the last part excitedly rubbing his both hands trying to make her excited too and Yes!! She got excited.

"Uske baad???!!" She repeated after him.

"Uske baaadddd,,We will have ice creams with extra scoop" As Cabir said this,Nandini's Joy knew no bounds,she got out of Manik's hold and stood on the bed jumping,dancing making worlds cutest faces.

For Atleast 5mins she was in her own world when the two brother like friend's admired this child woman ,,they felt blessed to have her.If she wasn't there with them may be they would have been together but that charm wouldn't have been there.Nandini makes their life easy,lively. Nandini is the string that attached them with eachother still now exactly how they were in college. The same bond,the same love,the care,the same possessiveness,the same toughness,the same togetherness,the same fun,everything is same as before and the reason is Nandini.

"Nandini,baba utaar jao niche Aur jaldi chalo." Manik said lovingly to which Nandini bobbed her head like a toddler.

Dinning Table-

"Guys,,I'm a bit nervous !!" Alya said.

"Don't worry Alya,,I am here with you..You will do it" Dhruv said.

"Haan,,hum toh jaise gayab hai!! Sirf tum dono hi perform karoge hum ghore bechenge" You can guess who it can be. 🙄

"Guys you are the best and you know that right?? No one can beat you. Fab5 is not only a band,It's an emotion to all of you.You 5 are the best in your genre.So,please stop worrying and start working" Nandini said and everyone got that lost confidence back.

"You are the best" Fab5 shouted making Nandini flinch and eyes wide.

"Yeh awaz kaam pe lagao aur chaloooo practice room" Nandini glared at them.

"Yess,Boss!!" Everyone saluted.

"But where's Navya??" Nandini asked looking towards Cabir.

"Woh kuch saman kharid ney gayi hai market" Cabir said.

Nandini mouthed an OK and they headed towards the practice room following Nandini who was having ice cream as promised by Cabir with extra coops.

"Waise kya kya song ready karoge socha hai kuch??" Nandini asked walking.

"Haven't yet but we will decide now" Manik said.

Jam Room-

"I am informing you pehle hi k yahase don't even move anywhere,Sit here and be comfortable. Kuch bhi chaiye ho then tell us" Manik warned Nandini making her sit on a high chair So that before coming down she will have to ask him.

(Jamming Room & the chair for Nandini 😜😂)

"Yaha nei beithna hai,,it feel like I am on 10th floor,Utar bhi na paungi" Nandini complained unaware of the fact that Manik intentionally made her sit there.

"Hum saab hai na Choti,,utaar denge..Guys lets start" Mukti said as she knows Manik very well.

Manik pecked Nandini's temple and joins the group.They took their respective positions.

"But guys what should we sing?? Let's decide the songs first!! Then we will start" Dhruv suggested & everyone nodded.

It's already 15mins they are trying to decide when Nandini irritatingly said "Kya tum log apas mein baatein kiye haa rahe Ho!! Start bhi karoge yah nahi??"

"We can't decide the songs" Manik said helplessly.

"The Fab5 ko songs choose karne mein itni takleef??" Nandini said laughingly when everyone glared at her and she stopped.

"Achha!! Ok .. Don't look at me like that.. I can help you.May I ??" Nandini said.

"Choti you don't need to ask,you know that !!!" Before anyone,Mukti replied glaring at her.

"Ok then you guys can sing woh Man mera song joh tum logo ney likhha tha" Nandini reminded them.

"That's a good one bunny" Cabir said excitedly.

"We need to give it music" Alya said.

"Manik Ki sur toh samne hi beithi hai,,So don't worry let's start" Cabir said and winked at Manik.

To which Manan look at eachother and gave an charming smile.

Cabir gives the beat-and Manik started tunning his guitar with Cabir..At first they couldn't co-ordinate and missed the beats which frustrated Manik a bit.

"Manik,Mani look here..Don't think about anything and close your eyes,listen to your heart" Nandini asked him looking at his eyes.

Manik did what Nandini said and Cabir again gives the beat and this time it worked as Manik catches the beat.A smile crept on everyone's lips.Manik started singing with closed eyes,smile on his lips,thinking about Nandini.

Saari raat aahein bharta
Pal pal yaadon mein marta
Maane na meri mann mera..

Nandini smiled knowing the meaning of his words.Manik opened his eyes an looked at Nandini when Mukti,Alya,Dhruv too started.

Thode thode hosh madhoshi si hai
Neem behoshein si hai
Jaane kuch bhi na mann mera,

Manik stopped and closed his eyes again not knowing what should he sing after,with him everyone stopped too.

"The fears we don't face becomes our limit Manik & Remember one thing Things left unsaid stay with us forever,Please let's not do that " Nandini's words hit the right cord as Manik again picked up from where he started just to let her know how much he loves her ,he doesn't want to left things unsaid to her cause it won't let him live in peace.
(Words said by Nandini are not mine)

Kabhi mera tha par ab begaana hai yeh
Deewana deewana sumjhe na ho
Kabhi chup chup rahe kabhi gaaya ye kare
Bin pooche tere tarifen sunaya ye karen

Manik sang shaking his head at Nandini & her smiles knew no bound.She knows how much he loves him but his words,his voice always makes her feel special.

Hai koi haqeeqat tu ya koi fasana hai
Kuch jaane agar toh itna ki yeh tera deewana hai
Hai re mann meraa..

Everyone sang the line together  "Maane na mann meraa.."

They stopped to which Nandini again said "Don't stop guys"

Rag rag woh samaya mere
Dil par woh chaaya mere
Mujh mein woh aise jaise jaa

Manik came to Nandini and kisses on her cheeks.Nandini gave him shy smile.

Gire barsaat mai paani jaise
Koi kahaani jaise
Dil se ho dil tak jo bayaan
Aashiq dil tera purana hai yeh
Deewana deewana samjhe na ho...

Fab4 smiled seeing the duo but sang together to let them realise that they are there too and winked at them-

Kabhi chup chup rahe kabhi gaaya ye kare
Bin pooche tere tarifen sunaya ye karen
Hai koi haqeeqat tu ya koi fasana hai
Kuch jaane agar toh itna ki yeh tera deewana hai
Hai re mann meraa.. maane na mann meraa..

Manik rolled his eyes understanding their tease but continued looking at Nandini-

Tujhko jo dekhe yeh mujhko leke
Bas tere peeche peeche bhaage..

This time Nandini kissed Manik's cheeks and surprising everyone she sang the last part-

Tera junoon hai tu hi sukoon hai
Tujhse hi bandhein dil ke dhaage

Everyone stopped again looking at her surprisingly as they weren't expecting this.After requesting her so many times in every way possible she never sang anything with them saying "I can never match Fab5's level" which obviously Fab5 never bought but they couldn't ever manofy her too.

She keeps her head down seeing everyone looking at her amusingly and her face was flushed,her cheeks were already giving tough competition to the cherries.Not to make her uncomfortable Manik sang the last line-

Hai re mann meraa.. maane na mann meraa..

As soon as the song ended everyone clapped and pounced  on Nandini for a bone crushing hug.

"That was amazing" Alya said.

"Unbelievable" Cabir corrected.

"Gosh Choti !!! What was that!!" Everyone bombarded  her with questions,praises but the eyes of that little soul were fixed on someone who wasn't saying a word.That was Manik who was just looking at her with a content face.

He was amazed too when Nandini sang,as after leaving the orphanage she never sang anything.She was a trained classical singer,,She used to work to pay for her singing classes.Only once Manik heard her singing that too secretly when he went to meet her at orphanage.He never asked her the reason why she stopped singing as he never wanted to question her decision untill today when he got to hear her melodious voice,which he loved;after so many years.There were so many WHAT's & WHY's were going in his head but he kept numb.He knew that she was waiting for him to say something but nothing came out of his mouth.

"Guys it's ok,,Please don't divert the attention cause only one song completed you guys have two more to complete Aur Manik mujhe niche utaro abhi" Nandini said as she was feeling uncomfortable with her singing after so many years.

"Kyun?? Kya huya?? If we have to practice then you will have to sit there too till we finish" Manik was adamant as he knew,Once she comes down she won't sit anywhere  properly and will keep doing things that will only stress her which he didn't want as she still was on medication.

"Mani,Abhi susu bhi yehi karoon Kya??" Nandini whispered gritting her tooth making his mouth hung open.

"It shouldn't be any trick of yours Murthy" Manik warned.

"Jaldi utaaro warna yehi kar doongi Malhotra" Nandini warned too.

"Shhiiii!!! Nandiniii!!! Shame shame.." Manik made her stand on the ground & she didn't waste a nano second and ran uttering "You guys carry on,I'll be back."

"Don't run Nandini,slow.Dont get hurt" Saying this Manik nodded his head in disbelief. But he decided to talk to Nandini about her singing.

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I don't know how's it!!
But Please votes and comments are motivation.It hurts when you don't get proper response.500+ views on chapters but it still doesn't get a proper 100 votes.Comments Na karo per votes karne mein toh seconds bhi nei lagte hain !!!Achha Na lage toh bhi bolo,So that I can  understand the problem.

And about the songs(you can suggest 2 songs),I wrote/will write that the songs are written by Fab5. Don't wanna hurt anyone's emotion.Hope you don't mind.

-Thank You.