Malhotra Mansion
All were busy prepararing for Roka. Yes it is the Roka ceremony of our very own Manan. Neyonika was running here and there giving instructions to the servants to pack everything they need to take and keep them in the car. Navya and Mukti were busy in the kitchen packing all the sweets and other things that are to be taken for shagun.
Neyo: Are are jaldi karo. Its already 10. Sadhe gyara baje puja hai(11:30). Hame Murthy mansion pahunchna hai. Shankar ye box gadi mein rakho jaldi. Are ye ladke kahan gaye?
Raj:(coming down full ready) Are Dhruv bahar servants aur drivers ko instructions de raha hai aur Cabir Maa ko lane gaya hai airport. Aur haan Mehras ko lane maine driver bhej di hai.
Neyo: Aur Manik? Wo ready hua ki nahin?
Raj: Are uski chinta tum mat karo. Aliya gai hai upar uske room mein use check karne.
Neyo: Ok. Aap chaliye mere saath.
In Manik's room
Manik was standing in front of the mirror looking at himself lost in deep thought when Aliya entered. Seeing him lost she went to him and tapped his shoulders from back.
Aliya: Kya hua Manik? Kya soch raha hai?
Manik: Kuch nahin Alu bas aise hi.
Aliya: Tujhe achhe se pata hai tu mujhse kuch nahin chhupa sakta. To come on say it already.
Manik sighed. Its right. He can never hide anything from any member of fab 5. Although no one else other than Cabir can read him like an open book but they can surely feel it when there's something wrong with him and he's tensed. And then they stand by him always. Well thats what real friends are right guys? 'His four pillars' thats what Raj called them and he being their 'Protector'. He knew very well that he is the only one who can ever break fab 5 completely because if anyone else even fab4 tries to do it he is there to reassemble them and make them fab 5 again. He looked at Aliya who was now looking at him keenly trying to understand what is bothering him so much.
Manik: Aliya, I am scared.
Aliya: Kyun?
Manik: Main ye saari responsibility sambhal paunga na? I mean Alu main.... mujhse koi galti ho gayi to? You know Aliya, she is already very hurt from within aur she is scared to trust someone. Aise mein agar use aur hurt kardoon to? Main use aur pain mein nahin dekh paunga.
Aliya: (smiling) Itna jyada sochta hai uske baare mein aur kehta hai ki use hurt kar dega? Manik main ye to nahin jaanti ki tu kis dard ke baare mein baat kar raha hai par jo bhi haina tujhe use uss dard ko bhulane mein madad karna hoga. Uska saath nibhana hoga. Har kadam par. Aur tu kya itna darr raha hai? Yaad nahin ham sab kitne dard mein the jab tu hame mila tha? Dhruv ki Mom ke jaaneke baad he became a lifeless soul. Uske life mein jaan tu laya. Mom Dad ke jaane ke baad main ek besahara ban gayi thi. Mere apnon ne mujhse meri saari property mera ghar sabkuch chhin liya aur 12 saal ki uss choti umar mein mujhe raaste pe akela chhod diya. Wahan se tu mujhe apne saath laya aur ek Mom ek Dad mujhe diya. Aur Mukti? Bhul gaya tu kaise toot gayi thi wo uss din jab Harshad ne uske saath wo... tune use sambhala Manik. Ham sab ko tune andhere se bahar nikala hai Manik. Aur mujhe pura bharosa hai. Nandu ko uske andhere se bhi tu hi nikalega.
Listening to all this Manik became emotional and just hugged her to hide his tears and secretly wiped them.
Manik: (still in the hug) Yes Alu. Main use nikalunga iss andhere se. Main use har khushi se bhar dunga.
Aliya:(breaking the hug and perfecting his collars) Ye hui na mere Manik wali baat. Chal ab jaldi se niche aja. NeyoMaa subhe se hyper ho rahi hai. Tu jaldi niche nahin gaya na to aaj teri band baja degi wo.
