"manik, control yourself! You cannot go to prison for murder! Think about good things! Think think..." manik kept murmuring to himself while he watched her rehearsal performance. Swayam was getting on his nerves by dancing so closely with Nandini.

Finally!

The performance ended and after some discussion with the crew both nandini and swayam walked off the stage. Swayam had a guiding hand on her back which irked manik but he schooled his expression and made his presence known. The sparkle in her eyes when she saw him made him forget whatever killer thought he had been building for swayam.

"manik! Tum yahan...wait! You watched my performance??" she asked trying to keep her voice down and excitement in check as another group moved for their performance. He smiled at her but more out of satisfaction on watching swayam's face fall.

"yeah" he pecked her lips quickly, surprising her "you were great out there baby". Nandini's eyebrow rose. Nevertheless she proceeded to make the introduction "thank you manik and this is swayam my mentor and swayam this is manik my.." manik interjected with a haughty tone "boyfriend. Nice to meet you swayam"

Something is wrong with him, first he kissed me on the lips and addressed me 'baby' ,second he is acting rude towards swayam.

"likewise. Its really nice to know that you care to be here at last" swayam quipped. Truly speaking he had thought that manik is someone whom nandini is using to fend off his advancement. He thought she was playing hard to get, but clearly he had read her wrongly.

What??? Nandini was confused by the behavior of both the men. What are they doing!! She watched panicked as a moment passed and everything stood still. She thought manik was going to reply scathingly but at the last moment his demeanour changed and his eyes riveted towards her with an expression so intense, so full of love that it awakened every cell in her body "I know I wasn't there from the beginning, but I am here now. You don't need to worry" he was answering swayam but his eyes spoke to her.

"I will see you tomorrow nandini. Give yourself proper rest. Tomorrow is a big day" swayam spoke hastily without really looking in her eyes and left. He had witnessed something surreal today, a love like that, he would never want to be responsible for commiting such a sin as to break up lovebirds.

Manik watched nandini as she looked at the retreating figure of swayam with furrowed brows "let's go home" he said and for both of them the word 'home' never sounded as promising as now.