He was thinking how to call her, but when Nandini herself looked at him he got surprised, but never the less, he signalled to come here with his hand, she didn’t understand he sighed before walking to her, 

“Nandini come with me for a sec” He said politely Nandini knitted her brows in confusion 

“Why don’t you talk here in-front us, why you wanna talk to her secretly” Eshal asked him  raising her brows and mischievously Manik rolled his eyes 

“I just want to know songs list on which you guys are dancing, and she has that list” Manik clarified with a fake smile, 

“Oh” Eshal mouthed, Nandini give her a stop it look and got up slowly to walk with him near the pool side, 

“How’s my Heena Manik” faryal asked who’s was sitting there and showed him her palm 

“It’s cute like you” He replied and pulled her cheek making her giggle, Nandini smiled at them too 

~

“ So tell me the songs” Manik said taking out his phone as they reached to the pool side, Nandini opened her mouth then stopped in between 

“Wallah I forgot some songs, but the whole list is on my phone, you can take it from it ” Nandini muttered realising it and then gave him a apologetic smile,

“Wow, Nandini how can you be so smart, just give me your phone” Manik told her sarcastically 

“Yeah I have learned that from you only” Nandini gave him back shrugging her shoulder He shook her head and pulled her cheek finding her cute 

“Now will you please hand me your phone mam” He asked her opening his hand 

“Take it out from my pocket” She told him pointing at her waist, there is pocket in her shirt Manik raised his eyes and pointed at himself 

“Do you see someone else her other then you” Nandini asked him sarcastically 

“Why don’t you use your own hands” he remarked rolling his eyes Nandini showed him her henna cladded hands Manik nodded his head in understanding 

He looked at her before stepping ahead and leand a little down she felt his breath on her face he was that much close to her, She felt her heart beater fasted as usual 

He wrapped his arms around her waist without touching her, He opened her pocket and insert his hand inside and took out her phone staring at her, While she was feeling hot suddenly 

He moved back left without saying anything, While she took a breath which she didn’t realised she was Holding it. 

He come back after 5 minutes, Nandini gave him a nervous smile , he reciprocated the smile making her relaxed

“You phone is ringing, it’s from hospital i guess” he told her Showing her the screen 

“Yes, attend the call” She told him, he swiped at the green logo, And looked at her before placing the on on her ear she murmured him Thankyou 

While she got busy in talking forgetting that , he was holding the phone, She moved inside while talking while he was walking with her and staring at her, removing the hair strands which were falling on her face, she noticed that and realised then smiled at him cutely making his heart flutter 

While others who were sitting in the garden noticed them too, and were smiling looking at them. 

“Don’t you think there is something going on between them” haram asked from fariyal as they both looked at them 

“I don’t know, and if there would be something Manik will tell us, and that’s fine for me they look very beautiful with Eachother” Fariyal commented look at them.

~ 

Nandini joined them after 10 minutes, she sat beside Eshal, and Eshal raised her brows teasingly at her 

“Nothing has happened, whatever you are thinking” Nandini answered before Eshal could open her mouth 

“But I didn’t said anything baby” Eshal replied, Nandini realised she hit her own foot Eshal giggled at her 

“Wallah What the hell” Nandini Screamed loudly looking at her hand Scaring the shit of Eshal who was sitting beside her 

“What happened?” She asked her worriedly Nandini forwarded her palm towards her, where Manik was written on her hand, Eshal winded her eyes in surprise then burst into laughing throwing her head back 

Everyone came out worriedly listening her scream, and they saw a different scenario, Eshal was laughing and Nandini was washing her hand, rubbing the heena, making her sensitive skin red.

“What happened Nandini are you okay” Manik was first to open his mouth, seeing him Nandini hide her hands behind her back making him frown,

“Yeah nothing happened” She replied nervously looking everywhere but him, Manik moved near her, making her stumbled backwards, she shrieked , he held her wrist and yanked her towards himself,

She banged with his body, her head rested on his broad shoulder, and her hand above his heart, She lifted her head to look at him, And his eyes were already on her, 

She felt different sensations in her body, Her heart racing with the higher speed,her stomach flipped, a shiver ran through her spine

Manik instantly moved back, so she doesn’t feel uncomfortable with their closeness, her comfort was top priority for her,  while her touch was not doing anything good to him, his heard skipped a beat, he felt his muscles getting tensed! 

“Sorry are you okay” he asked her politely seeing her red face, Nandini nodded her head in yes 

“You are getting red” He told her pointing at her cheeks, She looked at him dumbfounded and palmed her both cheek, and storm out front there shutting her eyes in embarrassment .

Rest of them saw Manik going towards her so they just stayed back and ask Eshal about it 

“Erm..She just found out my heena is more beautiful then her, so she got angry about it” Eshal told them whatever came in her mind at the moment, Saad stared at her knowing she’s lying 

“Pathetic reason, I’m sure no one would have believed that” Haadi remarked when the elder went inside, just saad was present with him 

“Thank you for telling me how good I’m at lying” Eshal sarcastically replied him, Saad sniggered and wrapped his arm around shoulder and took her inside 

Haadi walk upto Manik and found him lost in some thoughts, he shook her shoulder with a sudden pat on his arm he with a jerk looked at him.

“Relax bro what’s wrong with you” Haadi asked him watching his face, 

“Nothing come let’s go” Manik answered him nodding his head in no, as he was himself confused with his feelings, 

~ 

Everyone were having their dinner, except Nandini and Eshal, Nandini, they made excuse that They are tired, Nandini didn’t want to came down thinking what if someone noticed Manik’s name in her hand, and Eshal was giving her company not leaving her alone 

Manik had an idea why Nandini is not coming down, he saw his name on her hand, while saving her, but he didn’t ask her or point out anything, he didn’t want to make her feel uncomfortable,

A smile appeared on his face thinking about the way she ran from there, he chuckled shaking his head 

“Why are you smiling, without any reason what secret are you hiding?” Haadi said the quote looking at Manik, 

Manik coughed listening him, Jannat pass his the water while barkat rubbed his back, he drink the water in on go, calming himself 

“Don’t you have any work other then noticing me” Manik taunted him glaring at him 

“See dad I was working and bhai is stopping me doing that too, now don’t say that I don’t work” Haadi complained looking at his father 

“Idiot” His father remarked throwing napkin at him, he giggled 

“You can’t be my son” His father complained looking at him 

“Of course I’m so handsome You thought that too, right ” He replied with twinkled eyes, earning a glare from father, Rest of them just smiles at their bickering.

“By the way Manik we are leaving after engagement tomorrow” Kaif announced Manik looked at him getting surprised 

“But why suddenly, you guys were here till the wedding right?” He asked them getting confused 

“Yeah, but an urgent work came up so i have to leave, Fariyal obviously will come with me, and haram and Zain are coming with us too, they don’t want us to go alone,” kaif explained Manik nodded in understanding 

The dinner got over, Everyone head to their respective room, Zain was going words the guest room, Manik placed his hand on his shoulder from behind he turned to look at him

“Are you okay?” He asked him, Zain frowned in confusion 

“Yeah I’m fine what would happened to me” he replied shrugging his shoulder 

“You seem different, too quite, look if you want to share anything you know I’m here” Manik told him patting his shoulder Slightly 

“I’m fine just a feeling a little unwell, I’ll be fine if i a get a nap, so chill” zain replied smiling at him, he wanted to tell him how he had ruined his relationship but he chose to stay quiet for now.

Manik Embraced him with a brotherly hug, Zain reciprocated it with a smile, as he needed that! 

~ 

At Nandini’s room Eshal and Nandini both have changed themselves in comfortable night suits, after finishing the dinner, Nandini was applying moisturiser on her hands when her eyes got stucked at Manik’s name whip was craved beautiful on her right palm 

She rubbed it with her thumb, Eshal saw her and rolled her eyes seeing her best friend 

“Stop staring at again and again, it won’t be removed so chill” Eshal told her teasingly, covering her self with the blanket, 

“Shut up bitch” Nandini replied throwing the bottle of lotion on her, which she catch it swiftly 

“Language Nandi” Eshal taunted her they way she used to do her, Nandini marched towards her to hit her with the pillow! 

“Nandini it’s destiny you can’t stop it, if he’s written in you fate, you can’t do anything so just go with the flow baby” Eshal explained her after a short pillow fight as they lay down on the bed comfortably 

“And if you like him, there is nothing wrong about it, stop denying and face it Nandini, you will love this feeling so accept the you like him” Eshal tired her level best to make her understand as she leaned and kissed her cheek, 

Her phone pinged she turned to see Saad’s text, she got busy in talking to him,

Nandini thought about her feelings, and whatever Eshal said, she turned it find her laughing and blushing on something, she smiled looking at her and sighed!

She closed her eyes, Manik face just appeared infront her eyes, she opened her eyes and stared at his name which was on her palm, her lips curved in a smile,

“Wallah that smile” Eshal exclaimed capturing  her beautiful smile in her phone Nandini put her pillow on her face in shyness

And turned other side, Eshal laughed at her cute best friend, While Nandini closed her eyes as accepting something, and sleep consumed her she didn’t even realised.