Chapter 27

                    Part - 27

Maan: Geet, ab mein office bhi nahi jaa saktha

Maan sounds disappointed……KC se dhoor rehna toh Maan ke liye bahut mushkil haina?

Geet: mein kitna pareshaan hoon, aur aapko apni office ki padhi?

Maan: aaisa nahi hai

Geet: toh kaisa?

Maan: woh mein soch raha tha ki ab toh hum wapas bhi nahi jaa sakthe, toh

Geet: toh?

Maan: toh kyun na hum thoda goomle? Mein tujhe Delhi ke khaas jagae dikahtah hoon

Geet: par mein toh Delhi pehle hi dekh chuki hoon

Maan: magar kaise? Tum toh har waqt ghar pe hi rehthi

Geet: mein bhai aur beeji ke saath yahan aksar aathi thi

Geet thinks of her family…..

Maan wants to divert her attention……

Maan: lekhin Geet, ye jagah toh bahut khaas hai, ye sirf mein jaantha hoon

Geet: aaisa kaunsa jagah hai?

Maan: samjo ye MSK ka Mecca hai, ya phir mera apna khailash

Geet: mein kuch samji nahi

Maan: Geet, log shanthi ke liye Mecca ya Khailash jaathe haina? Aaise hi mein bhi kabhi kabhi akhela mehsoos kartha toh yahan chale aatha, camping karne, yahan thode din rukhne se mann ko shanthi miltha, tumme bhi ye jagah bahut pasand hoga

Maan takes her to a nearby jungle….it's at the foothills of some mountain….

It's very calm and peacefull……

One could hear only the bird's singing…..

It's very lovely……

They drive amidst tall trees….

Finally Maan stops near a stream….

Maan: lo, aagaye hum

Geet gets down,,,,she takes a deep breath…..

It's very refreshing out there with a cool breeze welcoming them……

Geet: Maan ye toh bahut sundar hai, aap ahan akhele aathe ho?

Maan: haan

Geet: par mujhe toh dar lagtha hai, yahan toh madat karne ke liye bhi koi nahi hai

Maan: tum aaisa sochthi ho, lekhin mujhe toh yahan aaram karna bahut pasand hai, yahan toh humme disturb karnewala koi nahi hai

Geet: aap hanesha akhele rehna pasand karthe ho?

Maan: aaisa nahi hai, par mein apne bachpan mein akhela ho gaya toh dhere dhere mujhe akhele rehne ki aadat padgayi

Geet feels sad for him…..

Maan: par ab lagtha hai ki mujhe yahan aana nahi padega, ab mein akhela nahi hoon Geet, tum ho mere saath

Geet goes and hugs him….

Geet: haan, ab hum akhele nahi hai

Geet thode dher walk karthi…..aur uss stream ko dekhthe hi rehthi….

Ussko pani mein khelne ka mann kartha hai……

Lekhin kaise> ussko toh tehelna nahi aatha haina?

Toh woh darkke dekhthe hi rehthi…..

Phir Geet pani ke paas jaakke apne haath muh dothi…..

Maan comes and pushes her into the water…..

Geet dar jaathi…..

Geet: hare, ye kya kar arhe ho?

Maan: Geet, ye koi samundar nahi hai, yahan toh zyada se zyada 2 ft pani hi haga

Geet: anhi nahi, mujhe tehelna nahi aatha

Maan: woh toh mujhe patha hai, chalo haath pakdo

Geet Maan ke haath pakadthi…..

Maan: daro mat, mein hoona?

Maan Geet ko dhere dhere pani ke andar lekhe jaatha……

Phir Geet ko bhi confidence aagay, ye toh bahut shallow hai…….

Koi bacha bhi yahan dhoob nahi saktha…….

Thode dher aaise hi pani mein khelthe hai…..

Geet ab pani se bahar aana hi nahi chahathi hai…….

Maan: Geet, ab chalo, hum phir kabhi aakke yahan camping karenge

Geet comes out…..

She looks at Maan….

Maan removes his shirt and dries it in the wind…..

Geet: Maan

Maan: kya hai Geet?

Geet: mere kapde?

Maan: lo mujhe do, mein sukhatha hoon

Geet: kay?

Maan comes mear her….

Geet: mujhse dhoor rahi

Maan: hare Geet, tum aaise gadhi mein nahi beit sakthi

Geet: Maaan

Maan takes off her duppatta……he puts it ona tree to dry…….

Geet turns back…….

Maan comes…..he touches her shoulder…..

Geet: haath mat lagao

Maan: hare Geet

Maan turns her towards him….

Maneet eyelock……mahi……

Maan: Geet, ye hummare liye pehle bar nahi hai

Geet: kya?

Maan: isskke pehle bhi meinne tummare gille kapde ko change kiya hai

Geet ke chehra sharam se laal ho jaathe….

Geet covers her face with her hands……

Maan lifts her and takes her to an open space……

Geet: hare, ye kya ho raha hai? chodo mujhe

Maan Geet ko neeche uthartha……

Maan: tum kabhi bhi mere barein mein kuch achcha nahi soch sakthi?

Geet: kya karein? Aapko dekhkke toh koi achchi baat dimag mein nahi aathi

Maan: toh ye tummara problem hai, mera koi dosh nahi hai, haina babaji?

Geet: aapka koi dosh nahi hai?

Maan: haan, meinne kya kiya?

Geet: aapne kya kiya? Aapke nazar hi kaafi hai kissi ko khaayal karne ki

Maan: achcha

Maan looks into her eyes……

Geet: aaise mat dekho

Maan: kyun?

Geet: mujhe kuch kuch hotha hai

Geet turns back…….

Maan: aaise mat karo

Geet: kyun?

Maan: mujhe bhi kuch kuch hotha hai

Geet: kya?

Maan: haan, tum aaise hi sharmathi toh mein apne aap ko rokh nahi patha

Geet: aapka kya matlab?

Maan: tum aao mere saath

Maan Geet ke haath pakadkke apne saath lekhe jaatha……

Geet: mujhe kahan lekhe jaa rahe ho?

Maan: Geet, yahan iss dhoop mein thode dher walk karthi toh tummar kapda apne aap dry hojayega

They stroll in the evening sun for a while……

Geet rests on Maan's shoulder and keeps walking…….

Geet ab bahut tak jaathi……ab aur chal nahi sakthi……

Maan lifts her and carries her to the car…….

Maan looks at his mobile……

Dadi had called him……

Maan calls dadi……

Dadi: Maan bete, aap teek toh haina?

Maan: ji Dadi

Dadi: Geet kahan hai?

Maan: yahi hai, mere saath

Dadi: aapne phone kyun nahi utaya? Hum toh bahut dargaye the

Maan: woh humkahin bahar chale gaye the

Dadi: ab aapko kahin bhi jaane ki zaroorat nahi hai, aap ghar wapas aasakthe hai

Maan: woh log chale agye?

Dadi: haan bete

Maan: teek hai Dadi, hum abhi ghar aathe hai

Geet: Dadi ka phone tha

Maan: haan Geet, chalo ab hum jaa skathe hai

Geet: par

Maan: Geet, dev Hoshiarpur wapas chala gaya

Geet: teek hai

They go back to KM……