Geet looked at Maan for a while. She knew that she can't
tell him the truth, it will hurt him and moreover she was not sure how the
emotional upheaval will affect him. She can't lie to him also. So she decided
to tell him some facts without getting him know the whole past. She told,
"Maan, there are certain things in our past that everyone wants to forget. So
it will be better if we won't discuss about it. But I will tell you very few
things. Our marriage was not planned, so was Maanav." Maan interrupted her in
between, "So you mean to say that Maanav was born out of wedlock and he is the
reason why we got married?" She sighed; this was the toughest question for her.
The few days she spent with Maan after their court marriage had left no doubt
that Maan loved her. But after he lost the memory of those days, she could see
that he was not ready to accept her. That made her think that she was right. If
Maanav was not there, Maan couldn't have married her. She told, "Yes, Maanav
was the reason why we got married." He asked her, "Is this the reason why you
don't want to be in India? Dadi and Aryan were against me asking you this, but
I want to know." She told holding the pain within, the pain that she suffered,
"Maanav is not a reason for me to leave India. I was born and brought up here.
So I would have always preferred to be with people who know me well." Maan
looked at her face, it was blank. But he could feel that it was a faade that
she put around her.
After his accident and the memory loss, he was not ready to
accept a woman who was supposed to be his wife in his life. The picture he had
about Geet in his mind since his childhood was not a pleasant one. He had heard
Mohinder and Rano complaining about her outgoing nature. Even Arjun often
complained that she never listens to others. So it was hard for him to believe
that he fathered a child with her or that he married her. He couldn't
understand why dadima, Pari and Aryan were so much font of Geet. He was
surprised seeing everyone else keeping quite when there is a talk about her.
Also his family never hesitated to visit Geet and never complained about her
not being at home. Something he couldn't understand was why Mohinder and Rano
never came to meet Geet. He knew that they wanted to come, but could feel their
hesitation always. What amused him more was Geet, she never complained. He
could see her smile with others, but that was something she did mechanically.
She followed everything he told and never interfered in his life. He asked her
not to tell their family about anything and she agreed. She put up with
everything that he told without arguing. He couldn't understand how someone can
be so emotionless; it was as if she never felt anything. Even though he
couldn't accept Geet, he could never stop loving Maanav. He was his blood, his
child; he accepted it the same day Maanav was placed on his lap. He could never
keep himself away from him and that is reason why he decided that he will stay
along with Geet in London managing his business from there. He had felt bad for
ignoring Geet, but slowly it became habitual as he got more involved in
business and then rest of the time was spend with Maanav.
He thought that life was going without hassles, until he met
Rohit. He had come to meet him at office. He was glad to meet him after long
time but it was short lived as Rohit started telling about Geet. First he
couldn't believe that Maanav was not his kid, but the circumstances and the
reasons Rohit gave seemed convincing. But he was not someone who believes
something without any solid proof. The whole day he was agitated until Vishal
came to meet him. He was closer to Vishal compared to the others in their gang
as he was honest and down to earth inspite of the status and wealth he
possessed. The first thing Vishal asked
was whether he met Rohit. When he told him about what Rohit had told, Vishal
told him to stay away from him and never believe anything he told. When Maan
asked for the reason, he told not to think about it further and never hurt
Geet. But what he told next made him feel guilty, he told, "Her love is
precious Maan and she has endured more than what she can in this life, please
don't let any pain touch her." He had never really cared for her, but no one
was ready to tell anything to him, now even Geet is not telling anything. He
wanted to give their life a chance, wanted to know her more but she was making
it difficult by not telling him anything.
He told nearing her, "Geet, I know you will have reasons why
you don't want to tell about our past. But I have to know, before I could give
a chance to our relationship." Geet sighed, she knew it was difficult to convince
him telling some lies and she can neither lie to him nor tell the facts. She
told with finality in her voice, "Maan, I can't tell you everything and I don't
want to convince you with any lies. I will tell you very few things that you
might have understood by now. Our relation was not smooth since the time we
met, but an incident that happened in our life had changed everything. And I
was not a favorite person for everyone considering how I am. Life gives you
unexpected surprises, so was our relation. I can't tell you anything beyond
this. Please don't ask me further. I am happy that you have accepted Maanav
without questioning, it is enough for me. And I will be beside you until you
want me to be there." Maan was looking at her ever since she started talking.
She was true to each word she told, he was sure. She could have made up some
story like Rohit and convinced him, but no she didn't even try to justify
herself even when he told that he was ready to give a chance to their
relationship. Now he could see why everyone liked her and for the first time in
the three years he felt so much guilty to have kept her away from him.
Geet was quite apprehensive and the look in Maan's face
didn't give away any emotions until he told, "Geet, I have never seen you
demanding anything, whether it be me or someone else. Why is it like that? Don't
you have any wishes?" Geet smiled sadly and told, "May be I have become
habitual to it." There was so much pain in her voice; all he wanted to do was
pull her in his embrace. But before he could tell anything a knock in the door disturbed
them. Geet went to open the door and found Aryan. She was surprised as she
thought that they were asleep. Maan came behind her and asked seeing Aryan, "Bro,
aap is waqt. Kuch kaam tha? Sab kuch tik hena?" Aryan told, "Sab tik he Maan. I
remembered something that I wanted to discuss with you. If you are not going to
sleep soon, can we talk now?" Maan told, "Why not bro. Lets go to study."
Aryan told, "No Maan, we will go for a short drive. Pari has also slept, Geet
you too catch some sleep. We will be late." Maan smiled knowing that it was
Aryan's habit of going on drive at nights. Geet bid them goodnight and went
inside to sleep near Maanav who was in deep sleep.
Aryan had forgotten to tell Maan about some details of a
major business deal that Raj had told him. Maan had to contact the client next
morning and Aryan knew that he won't wake up early due to jet lag. So he
decided to speak to Maan before sleeping. Also he had a discussion with Maan's
doctor and he told that he is perfectly alright now. It will be good to slowly tell
him about the past which he forgot. When he was nearing the room, he heard Maan
asking Geet about their past. He was wondering why he was concerned about it so
much and was about to leave when he heard Geet. He understood that moment that
she was still in the same place where Maan left her once, they haven't moved
on. He had always felt happy that Maan accepted her even after the memory loss,
but what he heard confirmed his fears. He remembered her words when Maan had
memory loss after the accident, "Expectation hurts. It is good that we never
expect anything." He thought of her words as the result of the trauma but she
meant it. She never expected anything from anyone; she had accepted the fact
long back that she will never get love. He had tears when she told that she has
become habitual to it. He knew that it was time for Maan to know everything,
even if it hurts him. Geet had endured much more than anyone could ever go
through in their life, not anymore.
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