They reached and everyone hurriedly went towards the gate and rang the bell

Manik: kaha tha jaldi karo! Lekin ye nandini..humesha time lagati hain! Aab sunna amms ki baate..

Nandini: hoo manik! Mein late karti hoon? Tum late karate ho mujhe

Manik: sure

Nandini: cabir why is your friend fighting with me!

Cabir: why are you fighting manik!

Manik: mujhe kya pata..

Aryaman: i am sure he enjoys

Manik: actually haan..

Manik and aryaman started laughing

Nandini: fine! Enjoy..

Rishabh opened the gate

Rishabh: very late!

Nandini: shit..pooja?

Rishabh: started

They all ran inside and to the pooja room..

Everyone had already sat for the pooja..

They all sat down in a line..

Alya had myrah..

Soon the pooja was over and amms turned and looked at everyone..

Navya: namaste amms..

Amms: mere ghar ke bache hi late! Woh bhi for pooja..

Manik: haan amms..hum sab toh ready the! Lekin nandini ko time lag gaya sari pehenne mein..

Nandini looked shocked at manik

Amms: nandu! Pooja mein time par ate hain..

Nandini: haan amms! Sorry! Agey se nehi hoga

They all stood and nandini went and hugged amms

Amms: happy diwali kana!

Nandini: happy diwali amms..

Ayaan came and hugged amms too..

Amms gave prasad to everyone and then they all went and sat at the drawing room and living room..

Ayaan got busy with his friend aditya..

Chachi's family was invited too..

Nandini was busy talking to her cousins and introducing them to everyone..

Ayaan came running

Ayaan: mamma phone..

Nandini: haan do..

Nandini took the phone..

Nandini: yaha toh kuch sunai bhi nehi dega..

Nandini went upstairs to her room

Manik,aryaman and dhruv were there..lieing down on the bed and playing games on their phone..

Nandini: tumlog yaha..

She picked up the phone

Nandini: hii anubhav..

Anubhav: hii nandini! Whats up? Free ho?

Nandini: actually mein meri ghar mein hoon..diwali ki pooja hain na aaj..wohi function mein

Anubhav: ohh! Actually i was bored so...

Nandini sat on the bed beside manik..

Nandini: ohh! Wait..tum bhi aao na..all my friends and everyone are here..

Anubhav: no no! Its okay! You enjoy..baad mein kabhi milenge..

Manik held nandini's hand and started playing with it..

Nandini: no anubhav! Please do come..manik se bhi milna ho jayega tumhara..

Anubhav: are you sure?

Nandini: haan..

Manik was looking at nandini the whole time

Nandini: come fast! I will text u the address..

Anubhav: cool! See you..

Nandini: yeah bye!

Nandini cut the phone

Nandini: manik pls text him the address of here na! Yeh lo phone..

Nandini gave him her phone

Manik: yeh kha free guests party hain?

Aryaman and dhruv laughed out

Nandini: areh! Dont be so mean..

Manik started texting the address to anubhav..

Nandini: mein niche jati hoon okay! Tum log bhi aao

Aryaman: haan coming..too many aunty's out there haan..

Nandini laughs..

She was about to get up but manik held her hand and pulled her hand..

Nandini sat and half her body went above him..

Nandini looked at aryaman and dhruv who were still concentrating on their phone

Nandini: manik

Manik: kya manik.. (Whispering) i still didnt get it..

Nandini: choro mujhe

Aryaman: chill nandini! we arent seeing anything

Dhruv: haan! Eyes blocked..

Nandini and manik both smiled..

Just then rishabh entered..

Nandini looked at him and then stood up immediately

Manik: areh champ! Come sit

Dhruv was laughing looking at nandini

Dhruv: such a cutie! Look at you still blushing..

Rishabh sat laughing on the bed

Nandini: you guys..

Nandini went downstairs while the boys laughed..