Part- 8
Once Adi comes to KC as he wanted to get some documents and also see Pinky...
Geet meets him and inquires about his cases in general...
Adi mostly deals with divorce cases only, and this surprises Geet...
He is not even married but he puts the points with such confidence that he has himself undergone a rough divorce
And to her bad luck in all his cases Adi has been appearing for men and only men it seemed.
Geet: Adi sir, won't you ever take up a women's side for a change
Geet wants to know if there is any chance he would help her with her case.
Adi: I think it is not feasible
Geet: why?
Adi's famous laughter...:how can I?
Adi is thinking of his boss already and is slightly shivering even to respond to such a question...
Pinky: why not Adi sir? I don't think you hate women?
Pinky looks at him with puppy eyes...
Geet: won't you do it even for your friends?
Adi just smiles...may be in future...: I may think about it and certainly do it for my friends
Geet is still not convinced...may be Adi can't help her much...Geet has found out that he us not so strong and definitely not the one who could stand up and put a fight as she wishes...
She has to look out for other options too...
Geet: Adi sir, suppose you got a murder case, what would you do?
Adi: murder?
Adi is scared at the sound of the word "murder"...
Geet: let us say someone stabs a person with a knife butstill escapes the laws, he is still roaming around searching for the next prey
Adi could see the anger in Geet's eyes clearly...this girl is really Kali Devi's avatar he thinks...
Adi: why are you asking this?
Geet: ohh nothing, it's just a novel I'm reading, I just want to know how realistic it would be, you know about the real laws better,isn't it?
For a moment Adi is doubtful but then he realizes that he is being tested...: oh yes, I know all the laws, it's highly impossible that someone escapes the laws after committing a murder
Geet: but there are people who never come under any law
Adi: how is that even possible? Oh maybe in books
Geet: not only in books
Adi: you mean the underworld?
Adi is already shivering...
Geet: no out there in this open world
Adi looks around in fear..." you mean here? Amongst us?
Geet: yes, among us
Adi: where?
Pinky realizes that Geet is being carried away by the Hoshiarpur episode...
Pinky: Geeet it's the novel, haina?
Geet: oh yes, that evil monster, I'll not leave him
Adi: what?
Geet: I mean the heroine of that story will eventually make sure that he gets what he deserves, hang till dead, haina?
Adi: I think you read unwanted crime stories a lot, why don't you try A suitable boy ?
Geet: that's fantasy, I like real stories
Adi : An unsuitable boy for a change? Or even Khullam Khulla, these days you get lot of books to read, all real life stories
Geet: but my story is not a joke, it's more serious
Adi: OK OK you don't get so serious, it's always better to stay cool
Pinky: Geet, I', hungry, come let's go and have a kitkat break
Adi: wait for me
Poor Geet doesn't know that Adi is dadi's chamcha and he gives a report of everything to dadi regularly...
It was actually Adi who informed Dadi about this girl whom Dev is lately interested and gave her a job at KC without even waiting for her to ask for one...
Adi also felt this time it must be a serious affair for this girl doesn't seem to be lured by Dev's charms...dadi also got to know from reliable other sources that this girl takes her job pretty seriously and looks like someone more mature and responsible for her age...she is not just another day dreamer who has come looking for a dream prince in the metro...she looks like a serious person with a bigger goal...and that's definitely not money for sure...she looks very different and not even shows interest in men...that's strange and what intrigues Dadi to know more about her... then only Dadi made a quick calculation and wanted to meet the girl for she was thinking of pairing her with someone else...our match maker Dadi is always right...
Geet always awaits her KM visits not just because of the MSKbut she is fond of Dadi and loves the time she spends with her chatting, mostly arguing with her, and from conversing with her Geet gets exposed to many new facts that seem to shake her perceived conceptions of men specially. Dadi's experiences leave Geet amazed wanting for more insight into life.
On the other hand Dadi makes it a point that Geet visits her whenever MSK is home and free from his so called busy life mostly spent in meaningless arguments and wasted evenings with spineless friends who keep encouraging and supporting MSK's views without even listening to a single word that he utters, yes, MSK is blessed with such good friends who like his company just b'coz he pays the bills always. They get free booze and entertainment all the time for just being his cheer leaders.
Geet's KM visit...
Geet goes to meet Dadi as always...
Geet: Dadimaa dadimaaa
Geet announces her entry well in advance unlike her OH visit when she trespassed into Maan's territory without any prior notice and not even bothered to use the calling bell...
This is what the is going on MSK's mind when he hears her shreek, why she has to yell always...no one is deaf here...if she continues her sermons in those high decibels then dadi sure is going to need a hearing aid very soon...
Dadi: Geet
Dadi's face brightens and she wants to hold back MSK who is with her now...
Dadi pretends not to hear her voice...
Dadi goes back to her acting mode...she pretends to be normal...
Maan: OK dadi, I'll see you later, got some important work
Dadi: Maan bete, what's the hurry? Why don't you join Dadi for breakfast?
Dadi has just finished her breakfast...
Maan: what? dadi you just had your soup and fruits
Dadi: ohh that's patient food, I want Aloo paratha, loaded with butter
Maan: what?
Geet: Good morning Dadi
Dadi: here comes my aloo paratha
Maan turns back and stares Geet...so she is the reason behind dadi's latest hunger...
Dadi: morning Geet, I was just thinking of your delicious aloo ke parathe, I'm very hungry Get
Geet: don't worry Dadi, look what I got you today
Geet opens the box that she had brought with her...Geet remembers Dadi telling about her potha's rules in the kitchen and how she gets only half boiled veggies and awful soups to eat...
Our drama queen uses her skills on both the parties alike...
Dadi looks at Maan...: Maan bete, I thought you got some urgent meeting
Maan: dadi, what's this? don't you know what the doctor advised?
Dadi: that doctor is jealous that he doesn't get to eat whatever he wants like me, look at my strength
Dadi tries to push her wheel chair fast...but acts to be slipping...
Both MSK and Get come to her rescue...: Dadimaaa!!!!!!
Their heads collide and Geet is hurt...
Geet: Dadima I have heard about stone heart but her it's a rocky mountain altogether
Maan stares Geet as she looks at him in anger...
Maan: be careful dadi, you never know from where your dangers come, a stupid is more dangers than a wise enemy, at least you know what's his plans are
Maan's experience speaking there...
Geet: one who thinks that he knows everything is the most stupid
Dadi: you two always forget about this dadi
Geet rushes to dadi as is Maan...
Geet backs off fearing another mishap...
Maan: Ok Dadi, take care, I'm leaving
As Maan makes a move Dadi snatches the box from Geet's hands and opens it to see her favorite gajjar ka halwa...
Dadi: Maan, it's your favorite gajjar ka halwa
But Maan is on diet nowadays...
Geet is not happy...she just made it for beloved Dadi...
Maan just remembers Dadi's sugar levels...
Maan: Dadi, no you are not going to have it
Maan comes and takes it away from her...
Dadi: Maan bete, I would have given you myself, I know how much you love gajjar ka halwa
Maan: dadiii
But that halwa is very tempting with that ghee oozing...
Then Maan's mind reminds of the calories...
Maan: ohh this is very very unhealthy
Geet snatches it from him...
Geet: it's OK, it's not for you anyways
Dadi: sabash bete, give it to me
Maan stops Geet...: don't you know Dadi's condition
Dadi looks dull...: thanks for reminding me Maan
Maan: but Dadi, I mean your health
Geet: what condition? She is as fit and healthy as Geet Handa
Maan: you don't interfere, I'm talking to my dadi
Geet shuts her mouth...
Dadi: Maan, she's also my pothi, come on Get, it's simple superb, just like I make them, I just gave you the hints and you have done a wonderful job
Dadi is relishing her halwa now...she can't wait for the two to end the fight and come to a conclusion...
Maan: but dadi, it's full of sugar and fat
Dadi: no Maan, it's full of love and affection, it's so good, why don't you try? You need it the most
Maan: Dadi, I'm late, all b'coz of this stupid Get, see you dadi
Maan leaves...
Dadi: it's really good Geet, I'll have it little by little
Geet: thanks Dadi
Dadi reserves some for her potha...
Dadi: Maan missed it though, he would have loved it too
Geet: it's OK dadi, men never have the big heart to appreciate others, they only know how to find fault with others
Dadi: it's not always like that Geet, you dadaji always appreciates me and keeps encouraging me, he never points out my mistakes but tries to show me the way it should have been done
Geet: dadaji was an exception
Dadi: no Get, men are like mirror, you get to see what you wish to see in them
Geet is confused...
Dadi: if I had the habit of finding fault with your Dadaji then he would have also done the same, but I always trusted him and supported him all the way when he persued his dream of owning his own company when everyone said that it's a big mistake
Geet: we women are always the best
Dadi: but I learnt that from my father only Geet, he is the one who always stood by my dream of graduation as he believed in my dreams and protected me from the social barriers that I completed my graduation back then
Geet: you are so lucky
Dadi: yes, I'm, but my mother is one strong woman who constantly reminded my father that their daughter is no less than a son and even better and they should always help her realize her dreams , at that time I only wanted to learn more and know more, and my husband persuaded me to keep learning and also make use of what I learnt all these years by joining his business
Geet is surprised that men like them existed in this world...
Dadi: Geet, you still have a lifetime to understand men better, you will soon realize that they are our strength and we are their weakness
Dadi winks and Geet is all the more puzzled...
Geet: what are you saying Dadi?
Dadi: you'll learn those tricks soon
Geet: but not all men are good
Dadi smiles: at last you agree that there are some good men,like my potha, haina?
Geet: definitely not, he's such a dhust danav
Geet realizes her mistake...: I mean all men are still dhust
Dadi: it's OK bete, I agree he is sometimes dhust only but he is just like Khuranaji
But to Geet in no way does he look like a nice gentleman like Khuranaji...
Slowly Geet opens up as she starts trusting Dadi more and more. In Dadi she has found a mentor and a guide whose words of wisdom help Geet shed her ignorance on the male community as a whole and to be more specific , her ignorance about the MSK.
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