Chapter 18

            Part -17

Uss incident ke badh Geet ko ek aur pareshaani mil gayi''

Ye Tara toh ab har waqt Maan ke barein mein hi baatein karthi'..

Annie se kaise baat karegi?

Issiliye Geet ke peeche padi hai'.

Geet bhi Maan ko jaanthi haina?

Ab toh Geet ko patha nahi kya karein?

Geet bhi itna sochthi nahi thi jitna ye sochthi'.

Maan ko kya pasand hai?

Usske daily routine, hobbies, tai-chi aur toh aur black coffee tak jaan chuki hai'

Geet feels a little jealous...

Ye itna tej chalthi toh Geet ko overtake kardegi'.

Geet ko usskko breaks lagana hai'.haina babaji?

Aajkal Tara Geet aur Annie ke saath hi goomthi'.

Maan ka darshan jo milega'.

ye Tara ke chakkar mein Geet bhi Maan ke khyaalon mein hi rehthi...

par ek problem hai, ye Maan se milli toh Maan ki shararat phir shuru ho jayega jo Geet ko bilkul pasand nahi hai...

Geet nahi chahathi ki ye Maan se dubara mille'..

Par Maan toh hamesha ki tarah unexpected entry dethe rehtha'.

Maan toh Geet se milnne hi aatha'.

Geet tries to avoid Maan ''

Warna ye Tara Maan ki masthi ko galat samajgayi toh'..

This doesn't go well with Maan'.

Maan gets angry that she is deliberately avoiding him'.

He also keeps away from her'.

This turns out into a coldwar'.

Maan Annie se millne aatha toh bhi Geet ki taraf dekhtha hi nahi'.

Geet ko bahut bhura lagtha'..

Phir bhi Geet kuch nahi kehthi'..

Mein yahan kitne mushkil se innko uss Tara se bachathi rehthi'.

Innko toh meri koi parva hi nahi'..

Teek hai'.mujhe bhi koi problem nahi hai'.

Agle bar Tara Maan ke barein mein poochthi toh Geet seedhe ussko Maan ke paas lekhe jaathi'..

Maan is shocked to see her back'.

ye kya nayi musibat hai?'..

she starts pestering him'.

He tries to make her understand that he is not interested'..

Friends bhi tease karne lage hai'..

Maan ko ab patha chaltha ki Geet kyun Maan ko avoid karthi rahi'.

Maan ko hi kuch karna padega'..

Koi baat nahi, Geet haina usski madat karne'.

Next time when he finds Geet & Tara coming together'..

He stops them'..

Tara kuch kehnna chahathi'.

Maan: Geet

Geet turns back'.

Maan usskke haath pakadkke samnewale tree ke peeche lekhe jaatha'.

Tara is disappointed'.

Geet: ye kya kar rahe ho?

Maan: chup'..bilkul chup

Waise koi kaas baat nahi hai'.

Bas do minute Geet ko arrest karkke raktha aur chod detha'.

Maneet eyelock...mahi...

Geet ko Maan ke itne kareeb aane se bahut hotha hai...

Maan ko bhi koi naya aaisa hotha hai...

ye infatuation nahi hai...ye toh ab teenagers nahi rahe...

ye toh kuch aur hi hai...shayad yahi pyaar hai?...haina babaji?

lekhin Maan ko pehla hi patha hai ki yahi pyaar hai...

phir Maan ye sab Geet ko samjane ke liye nahi kissi aur ko samjane ke liye kar raha hai... 

Geet is confused'.

Isska kya matlab?

Geet looks at him puzzled'.

Maan: kya dekh rahe ho, tera kaam ho gaya, tum jaa sakthi ho

Geet: kya?

Maan: haan

Tara looks at Geet & she runs away'

Hare isse kya ho gaya?

Aaisa hi jab Geet aur Annie canteen jaa rahe the'

Tara Maan ke peeche hi padi hai'.

she wants to know what's going on'.

Maan tries to avoid her'.

Suddenly he finds Geet'.

He goes & sits with them'..

Maan: Annie tum jao, mujhe Geet se akhele baat karna hai

Annie: kyun? Itne din mere samne hi baatein karthe the?

Geet: haan Annie, tum rukh jao

Maan: meinne kahana, humme akhele chodtho

Annie: teek hai Geet, mein chalthi hoon

Geet: mein bhi chalthi hoon

Geet tries to get up & leave'..

Tara bhi Maan ko peecha karkke wahan aagayi'.

Maan stops Geet'.

He pulls her back'..

Geet: hare, haath chodo

Maan: kahan jaa rahi ho?

Geet: apne class, aur kahan?

Maan: koi jaldhi nahi hai, do minute rukh jao

He pushes her on the chair'.he looks into her eyes...

ye toh kuch zyada hi ho raha hai...haina babaji?

Geet is embarrassed'.

Ye sab ke samne aaise kaise kar sakthe?

Maan ko kuch ho gaya'.

Geet: ab meinne kya kiya? Aap aaise kyun karthe ho? Mere friends mere barein mein kya sochenge?

Maan: tumme ye sab tabhi sochna chahiye thi jab tum apne friend ko mere paas lekhe aayi thi

Geet: kya?

Maan: haan, ye mamla tumne shuru kiya hai toh tumme hi katam bhi karna padega

Geet: aap kya baat kar arhe ho?

Maan shows Tara'..

Tara is in tears'.

Geet ko ab sab samajme aatha'.

Geet:Aap apne kaam ke liye mujhe isstemaal karthe ho?

Maan: ye toh teri galthi hai, tumme hi sudarna padega,haina?

Geet: chodo mere haath

Geet naraaz ho jaathi'.

She leaves''.she is not happy with what he did'..