Chapter 74

                                                                        Part- 73

Geet is still lost in herthoughts...

Maan couldn't see her sad...

He wants to see her smiling asalways...

She rarely gets upset and when sheis sad Maan couldn't bear that...

He might have hurt her a lot buteven then she always keeps fighting and never gives up...

But now Maan can't do anything forit's a big loss for her and she doesn't even know how her mother looks...

Maan looks at Dadi and Dadi akskshim to give her a minute or two to compose herself...

Maan remains quiet for sometimebut he has to do something...

Maan: Geet, tumme yaad haina? Kalkya hai?

Maan tries to distract herattention...

Geet gets angry...

Geet: aap fikar mat karo, kuch bhiho aapka kaam ho jayega

Maan: that's good, phir bhi tujhehar waqt yaad dilana padtha, haina Dadima?

Dadima: humme beech mein lane kizaroorat nahi hai, hum toh chalthe hai, gud night beta, gud night Maan

Maan: gud night dadima

How nice? Dadima is toogood...haina?

Maan gets up from his seat andtakes the seat next to Geet...

Maan: Geet, kya hua?

Geet: kuch nahi

Maan: tumne hi mujhe sikaya kipast ko bhool jaana chahiye aur present ko jeena chaiye, ab dekho MSK kitnabadal gaya

Maan lifts her chin and makes herface him...

Geet looks into his caring andworried eyes...

She has seen him worried a lot oftimes, but this time he is worried about Geet...

Geet feels much better knowingthat here is someone to share her grief...

But how come Maan knows that sheis worried, hare Geet, Maan knows everything about you just by reading youreyes...haina?

Maan: ab kal ki baat ko bhhol jaoaura age ki socho, chalo chalo. Jaldhi sojao, kal tumme jaldhi tayaar ho jaanahai

Maan just scoops her and takes herto her room...

Geet just Keeps staringhim...she forgets about all her worries and feels like flying high in thesky...

He lays her on the bed and coversher...

Maan: ab apne aakhen band karoGeet

Geet just obeys like a kid...

Maan sits beside her ...

Maan: sojao Geet, ab tumme gabraneki zaroorat nahi hai Geet, ab tumme koi bhi pareshaani ko akhele samna karnanahi padega, kyunki ko hai tummare saath hamesha, ab tum akhele nahi ho Geet

Geet looks into his eyes...

Maan: haan Geet, ab hum akhelenahi hai

Geet takes her time to resisterwhat Maan just said...

But Maan leaves before she couldfully understand and react to his word ...

Geet is a little disappointed...

She tries to close her eyes andsleep but she couldn't...

After  a couple of minutes Maan comes back with aparcel...

Geet is so happy as if she hasbeen waiting for him only...

Geet tries to get up but Maansignals her not to get up...

Maan himself comes near her andkeeps it on the table...

Geet looks at him puzzled...

Maan: isse tum kal pehenke aana

Geet: ye kya hai?

Maan: ye kal ki party ke liyetummare dress hai

Geet jumps off the bed and reachesthe parcel in a sec...

She grabs it and opens to find abeautiful pink lehenga...

Geet: ye kya hai?

Maan pretends that he is not awareof anything...

Maan: mujhe kaise patha?

Geet: ye aap ne hi laya haina?

Maan: par mein nahi jaantha kiisske andar kya hai, event manager ne sab ko dresses bheja tha aur ye tummarahai

Geet: ye party hai ya kissi kishadhi

Maan: haan, iss event manager netoh hummare party ko mazak banakke rakha hai

Geet: ye kaise mazak hai?

Maan: wahi toh, mein abhi ussebaat kartha hoon, achcha hua aaj hi mujhe patha chala, warna cient ke samnemujhe sharminda hona padtha

Maan pretends to call...

Maan: Mr.Mahesh, ye kaise mazakhai?  ye official party hai koi bachchonka fancy dress party nahi, samjhe aap

Maan silently listens for a while...

Maan: teek hai, it's OK, Iunderstand

Geet wonders how on earth thatMahesh convinced Maan...

It's not easy to convince Maan tochange his mind...

Geet: kya hua?

Maan: woh, hummare client chahthehai ki party ka theme traditional Indian household celebrations ki tarah ho,issiliye

Geet: par aap kaise mangaye? Aapko toh ye sab se bahut nafrat haina?

Maan: haan, lekhin business meinclients are like god, haina?

Geet: kya? ye aap bol rahe hai?MSK toh kud ko bagwan samajthe, haina babaji?

Maan: ye bhi toh meinne tumse hiseekha hai Geet

Geet: aapka matlab?

Maan: I mean, meinne tumse bahutkuch seekha hai Geet

Geet: aap joot bolthe ho, aap kotoh seekhne se zyada sabko sikana pasand haina? Geet, ye aaise nahi karthe,isse aaise karo, haina?

Maan: tum jaanthi hai ki MSK kabhijoot nahi boltha

Geet: achcha, Aap mujhse aur kyakya seekhe ho?

Maan: bathaoon?

Maan gets closer and closer...

Geet steps back and falls on thebed...

Maan leans forward and locks herin his long arms...

Geet becomes nervous...

Maan: ye mein tumme badh meinbathatha hoon, abhi sahi waqt nahi hai

Geet is once againdisappointed...ye sahi waqt kab aayega?

Maan keeps staring her andadmiring her as much as he wants...

Geet too keeps looking into hiseyes for any clues...

As always they are full of loveand passion...but still Maan keeps denying the fact that Maneet are ready totake forward their relationship...

Maan keeps Geet guessing and shecould not conclude anything as Maan is very unpredictable and lives life in hisown way...

Maan slowly and steadily inchesforward and reaches her shoulders...

He stops when he is almosttouching her and she could feel his warm breadth...

Her heartbeat rises and shefreezes...

Geet anticipates somethingmore...

Maan whispers...: gud nightGeet, abhi so joa, kal jaldhi utna haina?

Maan leaves...

Geet sighs and goes to bed...

Geet sleeps peacefully thatnight...