GEET SAVED BY MAAN
OR
MY VERY FIRST MAAHI SCENE
Place - Outskirts of Chandigarh
Maan smiled as he enjoyed the fresh wind blowing through his hair. It was night time and he was driving towards Delhi after completion of his work at Chandigarh. The roads were empty and Maan was sure he would reach Delhi by morning before the morning traffic. He smelled the fresh air and smiled again. If the staff of Khurana Constructions saw him smiling, they would sure have a heart attack, Maan thought laughingly. Even though he enjoyed the wilderness, he wished he had a companion to share the nature's beauty. The Lightening flashed, the thunder boomed and Maan grinned. He loved driving in such weather.
Feeling the loneliness closing on him, he switched on the radio but as he was far off the city, he could not get the signal clearly. Suddenly, the radio caught signal and started blaring:
Satsri Akal Doston, Aap sun rahe hain Midnight Music
Aur Mein hoon Aapka Dost RJ Sudi Singh
Aaj ka pehla request Mr. Puppy Singh ki taraf se apni girlfriend Billo ke liye: Phalak Dekhoon from the Movie Garam Masala. Gayak Hain Udit Narayan.
Suddenly a beautiful melody strung on guitar began followed by some notes on flute and Maan raised the volume. Udit Narayan crooned away:
Phalak Dekhoon Zameen Dekhoon
Jahaan Dekhoon Tera Chehra Wahin Dekhoon
Har Ek Manzar Tera Manzar
Woh Kya Manzar Jahaan Tujhko Nahin Dekhoon
Maan shook his head at the lyrics of the song. Don't get him wrong, he believed in love but he did not believe that a person in love would see nothing but his lover everywhere. Because, if that was possible then the person could never work properly in his office. He would be disturbed by seeing his lover everywhere.
Suddenly the radio lost its signal. The lightening flashed when all of a sudden a human body came in front of his jeep. Fortunately, Maan's presence of mind saved the person from being killed. Maan practically stood on the break and the person slumped on the bonnet of the jeep. Maan jumped out of his jeep and went closer. He noticed that the person was woman and Maan rolled his eyes. As far as he knew, most of women folks were either cunning enough to trap a rich guy or always weeping over their misfortune instead of taking action. This seemed like a weepy girl ready to take her life just because she faced a hurdle in her life. Well, it was her misfortune that she chose Maan Singh Khurana's vehicle to die for. Maan held the woman's arm and pulled her up and noticed that her face was covered by her duppatta. She seemed to be swaying in her place and Maan rolled his eyes over her naatak.
Geet felt dizzy but
she tried to open her eyes. She noticed a guy holding her arm and looking at
her in anger. Because of her dizziness she could not see his face clearly. A
thought struck her, she was saved! Even with darkness threatening to take over
her mind, she gathered her energy for a last attempt to save herself from a
gruesome death. She used all of her energy to grab the man's both arms and
spoke frantically, "Mujhe bachalijiye saabji. Woh log Mujhe maar denge. Meri
jaan khatre mein hain. Mujhe marna nahin hai saabji. Woh log mere peeche hi
hain. Delhi
mein mera Veere hain. Mujhe us tak pahuncha deejiye. Please! Main aap se apni
jaan ki bheek maang rahi hoon." Geet went on mumbling her plea while trying to
stop herself from fainting.
Maan rolled his eyes again. He stared at her hands on his biceps and turned and glared at her. He realized that he had misjudged her. She was the first type of girl; the one who would trap a rich guy. He knew these types of girls very well. From the time he became one of the famous tycoons of Delhi; many girls have tried the trick of fainting in front of car to get a lift with the intention of wooing him. They even sometimes faked that they were in danger in order to get closer to him. He expected that atleast these small town girls would be better but here also the case was same. He grew more and more angrier until he thought he would explode.
Geet shook with fear when the man started practically roaring at her, "Tum samajhti kya ho apne aapko? Tumhe kya laga? Ki mere saamne yeh naatak karogi toh main pighal jaaunga. Tumhein apne ghar le jaaunga. Main tum jaisi ladkiyon ka plan achhi tarah samajhta hoon. Tumne galti ki Mujhe tumhara shikaar chunkar. Samjhi Tum! Yeh tumhari sabse badi bhool hai ki tum mujhse uljhi ho! Pachtaaogi tum!" The man went on roaring but Geet could not hear him. She realized that she was about to faint and tried to stop herself from fainting.
Maan was on roll today. He grabbed her shoulders, puller her closer and went on shouting, "Tum jaisi ladkiyon ko toh kaal kotdi mein daal kar bandh karna chahiye. Tumhein toh main….." Whatever he was to say to the girl got stuck in his throat as the wind blew and moved the duppatta from the girl's face and Maan saw her face clearly.
Maahi……Maahi
Maahi Ve Maahi Maahi Ve
Maahi Ve Maahi Maahi Ve
She had a beautiful face, Maan thought. The radio caught the signal and Udit Narayan started crooning again:
Hai Kisne Taraasha Yeh Badan Marmari Sa
Yeh Khaabon Bhari Aankhein Yeh Chehra Pari Sa
Maan totally agreed with the singer. Her Skin looked as smooth as marble and her eyes were so dreamy. He was sure she was an angel just like the singer claimed.
Hai Kisne Taraasha Yeh Badan Marmari Sa
Yeh Khaabon Bhari Aankhein Yeh Chehra Pari Sa
The radio lost its signal again but Maan was still in trance. Suddenly girl fainted right away into his arms and Maan came out of his thoughts. He glared at the girl and was about to push her away thinking that she was faking it when her face flashed before his eyes and he felt his heart soften. What if she was not lying? What if she was speaking the truth? Maan wondered. He decided to wake her up and question her more clearly. He dragged her towards his jeep and picked her up and seated her in the passenger seat. He sprinkled some water on her face and she slowly opened her eyes. Both their eyes clashed and Maan felt like drowning into her eyes. Again the radio caught the signal and it seemed that the first Para was over and the second Para began:
Chalakta Hai Palkon Se Yeh Kaisa Nasha Hai
Nahin Hosh Mein Koi Kya Dilkash Samaa Hai
Chalakta Hai Palkon Se Yeh Kaisa Nasha Hai
Nahin Hosh Mein Koi Kya Dilkash Samaa Hai
The girl fainted again, her hand hit the radio button and it turned off bringing Maan out of his thoughts. Maan shook his head unable to believe that a mere girl could turn him into a statue. He turned around when he noticed through the rear view mirror that someone was approaching him from behind with a rod in his hand raised into hitting position.
Maan turned around and caught hold of the rod before it hit him. He pulled the rod out of the man's hand and kicked his stomach. He turned around and saw around fifteen men approaching him with sticks and swords. Maan fought with all of them while defending himself but he was one and they were many. Soon he was overpowered when suddenly the girl woke up and seeing them fight started to run away. One of the men ran after her and caught hold of her. Maan while fighting tried to get closer to the girl. He noticed that the girl was struggling against the man when the man holding her hit the back of her head with the rod. The girl fell on the road with a scream and the man bent down to check her pulse. Suddenly he shouted, "Yeh Kudi toh mar chuki hain. Us Munde nu Chodo aur chalo yahaan se." Maan felt his life leave him. The girl was dead! He could not believe that the beautiful girl was dead. The rest of the men hearing the man left Maan and ran away. Maan felt anger rip through him at the thought of the girl dead. He tried to get hold of the men but the men seemed faster than him. Maan followed them on foot, running as fast as he could when they climbed a jeep which was parked far off and drove away.
Maan ran back to girl and checked her pulse. He was desperate to feel her alive. She could not be dead, Maan thought despairingly. Maan pressed his hand to her throat with a hope that he was wrong when he picked up her faint pulse. Maan suddenly felt as if he had become alive again. He took a deep breath. But his relief was short-lived. Her heartbeats were so faint that Maan was sure that she would die very soon. He picked her up and noticed that her head was bleeding profusely from behind. He picked her up, gave her a glance and made her sit in the passenger seat of his jeep. He ripped of his shirt and tied it to her head applying pressure to her wound so that it would stop bleeding. He sat in the jeep and drove off at top speed to the City Hospital in Chandigarh.
IMPORTANT NOTE
For DFL Readers: Grandma is fine but I will be staying here for another week. I am in cyber caf and to pass the time I posted this as one shot. DFL will be back by next Sunday!
For Non- DFL Readers: If you really like this one shot and want to know what happens next, then read the full story by clicking this link: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/topic/2934978
Kalpana
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