Yes truely manik was happy that nandini is worried for him but this is also true that he couldn't breathe because of his caller grabbing and his face was getting more and more red.

Here nandini was looking at them and manik's face was going more red with each passing second.

"Sorry muskan and navya.." nandini breathed. Saying this she went to that boy who was grabbing his callers and pushed him and make manik free.

That guy was doing as per the plan so he shouted, he was so scared from inside because it's manik's plan and if anything would go wrong then manik would've dig their grave so he shouted.

"Are you out of your mind? How dare you push me ha are you thinking i will spare you if......." The guy screeched in high pitch.

just shut up. Did you hear me just keep your mouth shut. Can't you see him, how red his face has became. Firstly tell me what were you trying to do. You are trying to kill him. What he did to get treated like this." Nandini shouted in the same tone cringing thinking that where she had taken the admission where every powerful guy is tormenting the poor one.

"He tried to take my seat." On this reasoning, Nandini left shocked. He was trying to kill a boy just because he'd taken a seat. Is it worth for choking someone.

"He tried to take your seat so you think let's take his life. You know what this college students are mentally ill and specially that manik malhotra. I know he must be your boss that's why you are harassing people here." Nandini shouted with more anger and this shocked the whole library including manik because he didn't do anything but still he was getting accused. This made him realised once again that he have to meet muskan and navya.

"Now listen to me and if your memory is weak then write it that i am taking him along with myself and i am not scared of any of you. Not you and not your manik malhotra." Saying this she hold manik's hand and take him out of the library and while coming out to the library manik again peek in and wink all of them and they smiled and he smiled back.

Manik's pov,"my girl is holding my hand right now and i am feeling out of the world. Her fingers are so soft like a jelly and i am so much attracted towards her. Why she is so beautiful that i can't even avert my gaze from her but wait where she is taking me."

Soon they were standing infront of canteen and manik remind and talked to himself in his mind," Oh god! she took me to canteen but mukti and my friends are also in canteen. Wait i am the manik malhotra and if someone shouted or whispered this and she got to know she will dig my grave here."

He was thinking suddenly he got a superb idea. He hold his head between his plam and shouted ahhhhh so that no one could see him and nandini also couldn't take him inside the canteen. Nandini ran to him and ask him what happened.

"What happened to you?" Nandini asked him worriedly. She was so worried this made manik smile and he thinks if she is so worried for a stranger like me then how much she will be worried if i would be her husband.

"Actually my head is blasting. Please take me to sickbay." Manik requested and she nodded. She took him to sickbay and make him sit on the hospital bed and give him balm but he look at it as if he didn't know what was that.

"What is this?" Manik look at the small green bottle with foreign expression making nandini chuckle and shocked both.

"you only said na that your head is aching so its balm." Nandini said forwarding the small bottle of balm in his direction.

"I don't know and i even don't know how to use it. Will you please help me?" Manik asked with a smile and nandini seem a little nervous before agreeing to him. She make him sit comfortably and start apply balm on his forhead and start to massage him.

Manik's pov- oh my god she is giving me a massage. Her soft fingers are doing magic and i am feeling like flying. Without any illness i am getting her this treatment but wait if someone will take her for granted. No no no i won't let that happened ever. I will save her from every evil. Per main bhi toh kisi evil se kam nhi. Don't worry nandini no one will save you from me.

Once nandini was done she sat infront of him and manik make an expression like he is very scared and sad.

"feeling better." Nandini asked softly.

"Thanks a lot." Manik replied.

"Its ok but that's not the matter. I want to know about the incident. Why he was troubling you. Why you aren't saying anything to them." Nandini questioned further making manik's throat go dry.

Manik's selftalk- when i myself told them to do that. How can i myself say them to stop and my nandini whatever i did just to get you and see my nandini is sitting infront of me.

"Tell me did manik malhotra troubled you?" Manik looked at her with shocked expressions and then suddenly nodded in yes.

"Yes he is very bad. He only send goons for me." Manik said fake cried by bending his head down.

"shh chup ho jao." Nandini try to coo him.

"Actually i don't have any friend so will you be my friend?" He asked very hopefully and nandini looked at him confused.

"Ok i will be your friend. what's your name?" Manik look here and there as if it was the question asked in upsc exam because if someone suddenly asked name and you are gonna give him wrong answer then you would take time to think.

"Sameer......." Manik answered after a while.

"Ok sameer so you are my friend so let's go to canteen." Nandini hold his hand and pulled him.

"Actually i can't go there because fab5 is there." Manik said freeing her hold from his hand.

"They become my friends so we can go there."

"Please try to understand." Nandini try to pushed further but he didn't agreed.

"Let's do one thing i have my lunchbox. Let's eat here." She open her lunchbox and forward it towards him.

"Main kaise........" Manik asked a little surprised.

"Actually sameer i don't know if you have heard or not but friendship has a rule and that is sharing is caring." Nandini smiled and manik smiled and finally got agree to sharing her lunch. they both have their lunch in sickbay and talk to each other as they become friends just a while ago.

"Your hands have magic. Food was fantastic. I really enjoyed it." Manik praised her food and cooking skills.

"Thanks......"

Manik selftalk- chalo manik ab thodi taareef apni bhi sun le.

"So nandini tell me why you hate manik malhotra. Did he do something to you?" Manik aka sameer asked.

"No actually from the moment i have stepped in the college all the students are saying me to keep a distance from fab5 but unknowingly they become my friends actually mukti,Kabir and dhruv are very good. They treated me very well but don't know why all of them asked me to maintain distance from manik malhotra and muskan and navya my roommates and my new friends told me what he did to them. He troubled innocent peoples i just don't like him. You know nyonika mam also warned me to save myself from manik malhotra. you know sameer i came here just to studies i don't want anything accept that."

Manik heard silently all her innocence and thought how innocent she is. All of her surroundings didn't do anything except filling her with bad thoughts about manik.

"I am man........" He trailed off and realize what he was going to say nandini look at him confused.

"Sorry i am sameer promising you that i will save you from every evil." Manik started.

"that's so sweet but sameer you know what we are here for studies so just let's not waste time."

"one minute i want to ask a question if you are comfortable." Manik asked her.

"We are friends. you can ask me anything." Nandini said giving him the permission to ask him anything about her.

"What is your plan after studies?" Asked manik.

"Actually i didn't made any plan because i know after my studies my chachi will get me married." Nandini said looking down with little bit embarrassment. Manik could see the tint on her cheek.

"With whom means are you...." He asked hurriedly because he become curious and furious. He wanna know if she really have a boyfriend or not.

"No no i am not fixed till now but i know my future very well. Now bye because its time for my classes." Nandini ran.

"kal kab milogi." Manik asked stopping her.

"In library." She answered. She give him a smile and went away and he ruffled his hairs.

Manik's pov- oh so chachi want her to get married don't worry chachiji main hu na.

He very secratively went to parking lot because he was looking like a commoner and if someone gets to know about this. What will people say about him and most importantly fab5 shoot him up with their questions. He went to his house and found viraj and abhimanyu reading a file and discussing something when they saw him that file fall down from viraj's hand and they both stood up in shock.

"what is this manik?" Viraj asked manik with his voice laced with shock.

"this is your house dad." Manik look here and there and answer plainly.

"not like that, we wanna ask what happened to your clothes boy." Abhimnayu's inquired further.

"I am doing all this just to mend you bahu dad. Actually she hates manik malhotra but behaves so nicely with me." Manik answered with annoyance clearly lingering to his voice.

"what the hell are you saying manik?" Abhimanyu asked when he couldn't make up anything logical in his mind.

manik told them everything and they laughed out loud.

"if she comes to know about this then you will land in big trouble." Abhimanyu laughed more hard.

"I will never make her cry and i will make her happy. One and most important thing i will keep her away from nyonika." Manik said with hard expressions. Abhimanyu and viraj face become sad and angry.

"you know what dad she think that nyonika is great lady i won't let her come in nyonika trap." Manik stated further and masking his emotions viraj said emotionally,"so my both sons are finally settled."

"Dad my office is Settle but your bahu is so stubborn. So it will take time."

"just remember one thing manik that things needs time, give her time. Make her fall for you by your goodness or qualities and please don't dominate her if she will be interested in you then she will also give you happiness and try to be the one which one you likes." Viraj explained his point of view and how he can get nandini more easily.

"No dad i just love her and she will also have to love me." Manik voice was laced with dominance and viraj rolled his eyes listening to him.

"Love is not the name of dominance manik." Abhimanyu try to knock some senses in him.

"I don't know anything just know one thing that i have fallen in love with her and wanna spend my whole life with her and without her i would die dad. I will die dad."

" control manik......" Viraj said with hard expressions.

"I want your help dad." Manik whined like a baby.

"what help....." Abhimanyu asked.

"I want to look like a commoner so let's go to shopping." Manik said and abhimanyu laughed where viraj just rolled his eyes.

"beto ke liye kya kya karna parta hain."

"chaliye dad wait i will get ready and come." Manik leave the table with excitement.

"dekha isko." Viraj look at abhimanyu with smile.

"Don't worry dad her love will change him."

"yes and i can see that clearly. My son who loves his aura and power will look like a commoner and for that he want to go for a shopping also."

They both laughed and soon manik come and they all went to shopping.

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