back with him, he makes her suffer, as he felt Nandini didn't trust him enough and felt she betrayed him. However, realising that he can't let her go, he sets a hope vs hate challenge between them, and if Nandini manages to sing with him on the night of the Fusion Concert, there is a chance of them getting back together again. Meanwhile, Mukti falls for Abhimanyu, who is a cancer patient, as he teaches her to smile at all times and be happy. After his departure, she suffers greatly, but her friends support her. On the other hand, Dhruv and Alya's relationship crumbles due to Dhruv's inferiority complex. This leads to Dhruv leaving FAB5. Manik clashes with Nandini's teacher, Pandit Trilok Chaurasya (Dishank Arora), for the Fusion Concert. Manik believes that Pandit has the wrong intentions for Nandini but she brushes them off, thinking Manik is jealous and overreacting. On the day of the Fusion concert, Manik and Nandini sing together, and all misunderstandings between Dhruv and FAB5 are cleared, and Dhruv attempts to mend his broken friendship with the group. After the concert, Manik tells Nandini he loves her. Their happiness is short-lived when the Pandit kidnaps Nandini. Although she is saved, she suffers from the great shock and pushes everyone, including Manik, away. Nandini decides to take a break and goes to Mangalore with her brother, but Manik goes after her. With the help of Nandini's grandmother, Ams, Manik succeeds in bringing Nandini out of her shock a day before her 18th birthday. On her birthday, Nandini tells Manik that she loves him, and they become an official couple. Meanwhile, Aryaman enters the scene (brother of Soha and friend of Harshad). His initial motive is to seek revenge for his sister's death, believing it is all Manik's fault. While others only suspect him, Nandini finds out the truth and asks for a chance to prove Manik's innocence. On the other hand, Alya begins to suffer from an eating disorder and depression due to her failed relationships and loneliness. On Friendship's Day, she announces that she wants to leave FAB5 and begin a new life which angers Dhruv, who blames Manik, claiming that he is their overshadower. While Alya and Dhruv claim that Manik has always been absent from their lives, Mukti and Cabir take the initiative of getting FAB5 back together. During the Talent Hunt competition at