Chapter 27

                                                Part - 27

In the evening...dadi has arranged holi celebrations...

Though it's not holi this game of colors is played at the festival season every year for the people to have fun with their guests and it's a chance to forget the disputes and get united with their foes too...Maan used to play this game as a child...

Maan is the one who pulls everyone into the party ground, the old and the women busy in the kitchen, he makes the whole house the playing ground, his mother waits for his games to get over before painting the house, though the others do it for the festival and restrict the kids from spoiling it...

No one can restrict Maan, he was the yuvraj...and everyone follows his orders from childhood...his sister normally goes and hides as she is scared of crowd...

Maan carried his little sister and helps her play making sure she is safe with her big bro...

Just like that Geet is also timid and doesn't like spoiling her clothes and drenching in color water...her aunty always tries to protect her during holi and she stays at home along with her aunty while her uncle used to play with the children in their area...

Anuty strictly asks them to stay away from them for it would spoil their skin...

She is very particular about her looks and so is Geet...

She is always concerned about her looks and her dresses...she loves to dress up and look elegant...that's why the girls are after her seeking tips from her...

Even Maan admires her looks and is amused at her care and concern even for her nails and how she used to escape hard work just b'coz it would spoil her nail paint...

So Geet has decided to hide this time...

she finds a safe place to hide, the kitchen...

She takes Pinky with her so that they can escape...

Pinky loves the kitchen and is happy to stay there 24*7 as long as she gets something to munch...

Geet: Pinky, issko chak ke dekho, ye kaisa hai?

Pinky: ahccha hai, namak thoda kam hai

Geet: aur ye mittai?

Pinky: thoda zyada hi meeta hai par mujhe meetha bahut pasand hai

                Out in the ground all are playing with the pitchkari...

                Maan is there too...dadi had dragged him in...

                Adi starts with a teekha on Maan's forehead...

                But the other boys are not used to KC's diplomacy and they enjoy their game...

                And Maan is also not spared...Maan too joins them and Adi and party then plunge into the field keeping their fears aside...this is not KC, haina?

                Maan keeps looking for his Mishti and is disappointed that she is no where near him...

                He wonders where would she be?

                Maan: Adi, Geet kahan hai?

                Adi: Geeet m'am Pinky ke saath hnge sir

                Maan: Pinky ke saath? Kahan?

                Adi: ha ha ha ha ha

                Maan: Adiii

                Adi: Pinky toh ofcourse kitchen mein hi hogi sir

                Maan: kitchen mein?

                Maan rushes in...

                He finds Geet eating her Gol Gappe...

                Maan: geeet?

                Geet jumps off her seat...

                Geet: Maan sir?

                Maan: kitchen mein kya kar rahi ho?

                Geet smiles...: kitchen mein kya karenge sir? Khana khathe hai

                Maan: har waqt kathe rehthi toh tummari friend ki tarah choti hathi banjaaoogi

                Pinky looks at herself...

                Geet: haan, hathi?

                Maan: haan, ab bahar aao, sabke saath khelo

               Geet looks at her dress...

                And she nods her head...: nahiii

                Maan: ab tum aathi ho ya nahi?

               Maan lifts her and takes her out...

                Maan: bachon, dekho ye aapki didi andar chup rahi thi

                Kids come running towards them...

                Maan: toh ho jaye?

                Kids: haaan

                Maan lets her down and Geet stsrts running...

                Maan ctaches hold of her hand and slpashes color on her...

                The kids follow...

Geet has bathed in the colorful waters...

She has turned into a rainbow angel now...

She gets angry with Maan for spoiling her dress and looks...

She takes the pithckari from the kids and chases Maan...

Geet: aap ko mein nahi chodoongi

Maan takes this opportunity and runs far where there is no one...

Geet gets tired of running and stops...

Maan: kya hua? Har gayi?

Maan stops and looks at her...

Geet takes off and catches him...

             She is breathing heavily and Maan hugs her and pats her...

Maan: sambalke Geet, itne tez kyun baagthi ho?

After resting Geet steps back as she is embarrassed that she had been in his embrace for so long... Maan has lost his senses and has frozen...

Geet splashes water on him and tries to escape...

Maan won't let her go...

He pulls her back into his arms...

He looks into her eyes...Maneet eyelock...Mahiii...

           Geet ko dhoondhthe dhoondhth ek chota sa bacha wahan aagaya...

Kid: Didi, didi

Geet steps back...

Kid: aap uncle ke saath kya kar rahi ho?

Geet blinks...

Maan: hum bhi khel rahe the

Kid: mein bhi kheloon? Didi ke saath

Geet lifts him up...

Geet: haan, kyun nahi?

Geet takes him in...

Maan keeps looking at her...

He should take Geet to Delhi, then only they can interact peacefully...

Then Dadi takes Geet with her to her house after dinner...

Geet is surprise...

Itne din toh Geet Maan ke ghar pe hi thi...

Ab Maan bhi aagaye aur achana Dadi Geet ko apne ghar kyun lekhe jaa rahe hai?

Geet is scared to ask Dadi about it...

Dadi asks her to stay with her that night...

Dadi ke pariwaar kahin bahar gaye hai aur Dadi akheli hai...

Geet then wants to inform Maan...

Maan is waiting for Geet...

He asks her friends and Adi...

Pinky says that Geet had gone with Dadi...

Ab Maan kuch nahi kar saktha...

Geet ka mobile bhi uaake paas nahi hai...

Maybe she had left it at home...

She thought they will return immediately...

Geet is worried that Maan will be angry with her...

But it's not her fault, and Dadi's knows better...haina?

If Dadi needs her then Geet should be there for her for Dadi is the one who helped Geet all these days along with Munshiji...

Next moring Munshiji comes...

Dadi:munshiji, sab tayaar haina?

Munshji: ji dadiji

Dadi calls Geet, gives her new clothes and asks her to get ready...

They have a pooja at the temple...

Geet & Maan had to perform it together...

Dadi hd specially arranged this for Maan's goodness...

He is starting a new life and god should give him strength to get out of the past and keep Geet happy...there shouldn't be any more problems for Maan...

Maan is also informed about th pooja and Dadi had sent him a new dress too...

Maan has stopped believing in the almighty after that tragedy and he is still hesitant, but he can do this for Geet, she always keeps chanting babaji babaji...haina?

Maan comes to pick up Geet and dadi...

All the guests have left this morning and it's only family now...

At the temple Dadi and other family members take good care of Geet and help her in everything...Maan first stops but Dadi forces him to join them...

After entering the temple Maan feels peaceful and safe...

Somehow he had missed this guidance and he also sincerely takes part in the pooja...

Whenever Maan stumbles Geet helps him showing him how things are done...

Geet keeps thanking her babaji for all that she had received, the love of Maan, Dadi and the whole pariwaar...

Maan too thanks babaji for bringing Geet into his life and giving his happiness back...

He promises to keep Geet as happy as she is now and will take care of her always...

            And also thanks Dadi for all the concern and care they received...

Dadi blesses them and warns Maan that Dadi would want her pothi to be kush and that Maan should make sure that she is happy at her sasuraal...ye apne parivaar ka izzat ka sawaal hai...hummare yahan bahuein ek bar aathe toh apne maike ko hi bhool jaathe...

Jab koi bhi ladhki Khurana parivaar mein shadhi karkke aathi toh woh uss parivaar ko nahi apnathi, par ye parivaar ussko apnathi, they welcome them as they are and don't put any pressure on the, yahan ka ye rule hai, yahan aaise nahi hotha, iss ko aaisa hi karna hai, aais arehna hai waisa nahi karna hai...kuch bhi nahi...and they also say that women rule the Khurana family always...

Dadi ko dekhthe hi patha chaltha ki ye toh sach hi hai...haina?

They return home in the evening...

Geet is so happy to have performed the pooja and got loads of blessings from her babaji, dad and all the elders...she had been worried that her marriage was not approved by her family except for her mother and didi...now she believes that she has made the right choice, she vows to herself to make this marriage a success...she has Dadi for support...

As Geet is thinking about her new sasuraal and it's people, Maan is worried about what would happen tonight?

Will he be able to spend the night with his Mishti?

Aaj ye devil Dadi ne kya plan banaya hoga?