Recap : Nandini's phone started ringing..and it was Nikhil..

Nandini : "Kya hua Nikhil?".. she asked as soon as she answered the call..

Nikhil : "Nandini..Cabir ka call aaya tha..he was enquiring about aryaman..but now his phone is out of reach.....".. he told her everything..while Nandini was shocked..Manik looked at her in confusion..

Nandini : "how's this possible?".. she asked in shocking tone.. while manik was confused..

Manik : "Kya hua Nandini?".. he asked as Nandini seems to be shocked ..surprised.. she looked at him and disconnected the call..

Nandini : "Manik!".. she stopped as she looked at Aliya who was looking at her with confusion..

Nandini : "Aliya! Who else was with you?".. she asked after walking towards her..on which Aliya seems to be in tension..

Aliya : "dhruv..Han! Bas dhruv..".. she looked here and there..but MaNan sensed it that she was lying..

Manik : "look Aliya.. in this one year I realized one thing..that you're innocent..they must have manipulated you..we're here to help you..but for that you need to tell us everything..trust us! Please..".. he said after holding her hands..and this instantly made her eyes teary..

Nandini : "Manik is right Aliya..please believe us..we won't harm you..and we won't even let anyone harm you..so please tell us..".. she said in her assuring tone..and Aliya knew she can believe them..

Aliya : "I trust you both..but will you both believe me?".. she said unsurely which made MaNan confused..

Nandini : "yes! We will...tell us everything.."..

Aliya looked at both of them..and then spoke the whole truth..

Aliya : "you're right..dhruv isn't alone..in fact dhruv is not the master mind.. because dhruv can't even plan all this manik..someone has implanted all this In his mind.."..this made them shocked as well as confused..

Manik : "Aliya please..clear the air.."..he said impatiently..

Aliya : "manik! .. she told them the most shocking truth which snatched the floor beneath them..

Nandini : "what?.. how I never noticed ..".. she wondered as she knew dhruv from last 4 years..

Aliya : "because in front of the whole world..he is normal.. like there is nothing wrong with him..but he in real is a psycho..".. she told her with anger ..as she recalled ..how he slapped her..how he killed Maria aunty..

Manik now recalled their Agra trip before the accident..

(Flashback)

Manik picked out his phone from his pocket..and start walking in the Amar Villa's hall..he was very much into his phone..and just then he collided with someone ..due to which his phone fell down...

"Dikhai nahi deta kya??.."..the other person shouted..manik till now didn't saw with whom he collided..but just when he heard the harsh voice..he instantly looked at the person's face...who was glaring manik..

Manik : " you?.."..he said in a little surprise tone..as who has the guts to shout on manik..

Manik : "have you lost it..DHRUV VEDANT".. he said in strict voice..controlling his anger..

Dhruv : " have you lost it?.."..he too reciprocate with the equal fervor.. And manik was shocked with his new avatar..

Manik : "behave yourself Dhruv..."... This time his anger crossed all boundaries..while Dhruv was giving him equally angry glares..

Dhruv : " listen..you collided with me ...and you are showing me attitude..get a life dude.."...he said in a disgust manner..

Manik so wanted to beat him black n blue for talking with him like this...But he was bounded with the promise made to his shona..that he won't trouble Dhruv or anyone..otherwise this would have been the last day of Dhruv...

Manik : "I guess you are not in your senses...".. He said while trying hard to control his anger...

Dhruv just rolled his eyes upwards and walked out from there...while manik being bounded with the promise ..let Dhruv went away just like that..

(Flashback end)

Manik : "that's why he behaved so weird that day?".. he thought and all his confusion got cleared..

Nandini : "but who is the real mind?".. she asked her and now Aliya looked at her and Manik both..

Aliya : "woh kaun hai ..yeh toh main bhi nhi janti ..but mai itna janti hu ki woh jo bhi hai usne manik ke mom dad ko mara hai..and now he wants to kill Manik as well..".. she told them..and Nandini held Manik's hand tightly..as after listening about his parents ..Manik seems to be angry as well as hurt..

Nandini : "esa kese ho sakta hai that you don't know him?".. she asked with suspicious look..

Aliya : "believe me..I don't know him.. Maine use sirf ek baar dekha hai..that too when I had saved Manik ..".. she told them with honesty in her eyes..

Manik : "Iska Matlab tum use pehchaan sakti ho..right?..".. he asked and she nodded..Manik then looked at Nandini ..and she knew what he wants..she smiled and nodded her head..she went towards the cupboard and brought paper And pencil with her..and handed over to manik..

Manik : "you're required to tell me everything about his face..every single detail..".. he told her and she instantly agreed..

Manik started sketching while Aliya was narrating him every single feature..and Nandini was sitting beside manik..as she was very impatient to know who the real culprit is..

And soon he completed the picture .. which shocked MaNan ..

Manik : "Madhyam?".. he said totally in shocked filled voice..while Nandini stood up..

Nandini : "Maddy?"..she said with shocked..while Aliya was confused with their expression..

Manik too stood up..and looked at Nandini who was equally shocked.. Aliya was very much confused..

Aliya : "why you both are so shocked??".. she asked and now Manik's eyes became teary..

Manik : " how could you Maddy? ..how could you?.. why?why ?.. WHYYYYYYY?" ..He shouted at the end and threw away the sketch..Nandini held his hand tightly..

Nandini : "Manik! Please.. control yourself..please..".. she tried to console him..

Manik : "control?.. Nandini " .. he shouted his lungs out which shocked Aliya..

Aliya : "Madhyam is your friend?"...she asked in utmost shocked..while manik was fuming in anger..

Just then Nandini's phone started ringing and it was cabir..

Nandini : "cabir..where are you?".. she asked in low tone..

Cabir : "am following aryaman Nandini..he can lead us to dhruv.."..he told her but this alarmed Nandini..all this while she totally forgot about Nikhil's call..

Nandini : "cabir! Tum aryaman ke peeche kese ho sakte ho?".. she asked in surprised tone..which confused cabir..and now both Aliya and Manik looked at Nandini..

Cabir : "what do you mean?".. he asked in confusion..

Nandini : "cabir ..Nikhil ka call aaya tha..he told me that then how he can be here in Shimla?".. she asked which shocked cabir..as aryaman was standing in front of him..

Cabir : "Nandini.. Aryaman is right here in front of me .then how can he be there in jail?".. he asked in shocking manner..which confused Nandini as well..

Nandini : "cabir..there is something wrong definitely..tell me where are you right now?..".. she asked sensing something fishy..

Then cabir told her about his location..and Nandini disconnected the call..

Manik : "baat Kya hai?"..he asked and now she looked at him..

Nandini : "Manik .. Aryaman is in jail..but cabir is saying ..that he is here in Shimla..ek insaan ek he waqt pe do jagah kese ho sakta hai?".. she asked in confusion..while Aliya looked at them

Aliya : "kiski baat karhe ho?".. she asked and now Nandini instantly showed her .. Aryaman's picture which was in her phone..

Nandini : "do you know him?".. she asked ..

Aliya : "yes! He is dhruv's friend..".. she told her which shocked MaNan..

MaNan : "ANUSHUMAN KHURANA?"... they both said at the same time in shocking manner..

Aliya : "Han! But what happened?".. she asked ..

Nandini : "Manik! Jaldi Chalo..we need to stop cabir..before he do something wrong..".. they both rushed out while Aliya was standing there totally confused..

*****

Nandini : "Navya! Maine DCP se baat ki hai.. they're providing extra security ..bas tum log hospital se bahar mat Jana..and Han! Just be safe please.." .. she told on phone..while manik was driving very fast..

Navya : "tum bilkul tension mat lo..but cabir?" .. she asked in tension..

Nandini : "hum cabir ke pas he ja rahe hai..".. she said with little worry..

Navya : "tum pareshan lag rahi ho..sab theek hai Na?".. she asked sensing her restlessness..

Nandini : "I hope so!".. she muttered underneath her breath..

Navya : "hmm?".. she asked as she wasn't audible..

Nandini : "kuch nahi Navi..bas be there only..".. she told and then disconnected the call..

Manik : "don't worry ..I won't let Maddy win this time..".. he said in anger filled tone..and now Nandini looked at him..she knows he is hurt but he is covering his pain with anger..

Nandini : "Manik! We'll ask him why he did this to us?.. we had always treated him as a family..then....".. she stopped talking as she noticed his grip tighten on the steering wheel..

Nandini placed her hand on his shoulder..and caressed a little..there was complete silence but it was soothing him..it was a comfortable silence..as if there silence too is talking with each other...

Manik : "I never knew that my own friend is going to deceive me this badly..right now! Am only concerned about cabir..I just hope ..he is fine..".. he said with deep worry..and she nodded..she too was worried about cabir..

*****

MaNan reached Starbucks, and saw Cabir's car parked in a side..and they both were still in the car..

Manik : "Nandini! Call him..".. he said while looking all around the cafeteria..

Nandini : "cabir! We are here..but where are you?".. she asked as soon as he answered the call..

Cabir : "Nandini ..am in my car itself..and aryaman is inside..".. he told her with a little worry..

Nandini : "okay! Keep sitting inside the car only.. we're coming to you..".. she told him or rather to say ..she strictly instructed him..

Manik with eyes ask where?.. she pointed towards his car..and he nodded..Manik wrapped a muffler all around his face..while Nandini covered her face with shawl..so that none can see them ...

Soon MaNan reached towards Cabir's car..and cabir allowed them to sit..Manik sat in front..while she sat on the back seat..

Nandini : "cabir you fine?".. she asked in tension..he nodded positively..

Manik : "bro! Let's go from here ...".. he told him ..and his voice was shaking..which cabir instantly sensed..

Cabir : "Kya hua hai tum Dono ko?.. and ek minute! We had asked you to leave Shimla.. then why you people are still here??".. he bombarded with questions while MaNan were quiet..and Manik was extra quiet..as if some kind of storm is going inside him..and he is busy in calming it down..but nothing going in his favor..

Cabir : "will you both stop talking with eyes? Am not a face readers! Please for heaven sake ..tell me what's wrong?".. he asked being frustrated because of their useless silence..

Nandini : "cabir, dhruv isn't behind all this..".. she told him softly..while manik was looking outside..he didn't wanted to be a part of this conversation..

Cabir : "what do you mean Nandini?".. he asked being confused..

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath..she grabbed all her courage because she already knew it's not going to be easy for cabir, after all Maddy was there childhood bestie..

Nandini : "Cabir actually! .. it's who did all that with us..".. she told him..and what she saw was shocking..Cabir was looking at her without even blinking his eyes..and Manik was all silent..she wanted both of them to talk something .. but there was complete silence ..none was uttering anything..as if they both has lost the power of speaking.

"Hell! Please speak up damn it! "

Nandini : "cabir..Manik..".. she called them..while Cabir started looking down..he was muttering..only A big

Cabir : "no! This isn't true! No way..nahi..esa ho he nhi sakta..Maddy can kill anyone for us..but he can't ever deceive us ..no he just can't..no..no..nahi! Nandini..there is some misunderstanding..no way!".. he straightway denied the whole truth.. while manik was all quiet..Nandini was loosing bit by bit ..she can't see the shattered totally...

And finally ..spoke ..but only to shock cabir..and tears eloped from Nandini's eyes..

Manik : "Maddy is the one..who always wanted to kill me..".. he told in his cold tone..but only his heart knows how badly it aches while speaking that particular line..

Cabir was totally stunned..speechless..and Nandini was in tears..as she knew what Maddy means to manik..what he means to cabir..what place he holds in their lives..she knew it's not going to be easy..she knew will definitely from them..

Screen freezes on their stunned..emotional faces..

Loads of love

Kajal ❤