Part - 11
Present times..... Mumbai.....
As Maan is disturbed by seeing that guy he just goes for a long drive still unable to understand what he wants.. why he hates that guy whom he has just met... He didn't even meet him face to face...
Why does it bother him so much that Geet is with him... Or is he over reacting.. maybe he's hurt because Geet is not with him.... Maybe he wants to be with her.... One thing he is very clear, he is not happy without her....
Maan gets a call from Mohan... He asks Maan to come and pick him up... Mohan is leaving and Maan goes to drop him at the airport... On their way Mohan tells Maan about Dev Khanna, the one M.bhai has been telling them...
So he finally made Mohan meet that Dev.. luckily Maan escaped... He has heard too much about this Dev that Maan thinks he is overrated....
But the one guy that Maan wants to meet is this huggy teddy of Geet... he has been disturbing Maan too much...
Maan calls M.bhai and asks him to fix a personal meeting with that Dev Khanna as Mohan already told him..
He then asks him if he could meet one of the other guy that was there...
M.bhai: sab, naam kya hai sab?
Maan: I don't know
M.bhai: company ka naam toh yaad hoga
Maan: woh nahi
M.bhai: phir hum usse kaise mil sakthe? Bahut mushkil hai sab
Maan: M.bhai ke liye bhi koi kaam mushkil ho saktha hai kya?
M.bhai: aaisa kuch nahi hai sab
Maan: toh do something
M.bhai: haan sab, kal woh aatha toh hum zaroor mil sakthe
Maan: ok then, hum phir kal milthe hai
Next day is just for fun... Mostly the families and kids come to enjoy all the food and games...
Maan hates all this but he is here for Geet... No, he is here for her boyfriend or maybe friend...or pathi.
Maan just wants to know how he is related to Geet... Maan has been waiting for him and he is worried he would miss him in the crowd...
It's chaos here with all loud music and kids running around....
M.bhai comes with a smile..
M.bhai: sab sab woh aagaye
Maan: tum usko kaise jaanthe ho?
M.bhai: Dev Khanna Ko kaun kaun nahi jaatha?
Maan gets irritated... Not again...
Maan: par aaj mujhe kissi aur ka intezaar hai
M.bhai: pehle inse milo sab
He takes Maan forcefully.... Dev is standing there talking with a few friends... He is turning the other way..
M.bhai: Dev sab, Dev sab
Dev turns and Maan is surprised to see that huggy teddy there... Immediately his eyes look around for Geet... She is not here.. he has come single.. so he is not a family man.. so he is just a friend.. for a moment his mind is overwhelmed with joy...
Dev looks at Maan searching for someone....
Dev: may I help you? Are you looking for your friend? Or girl friend?
Dev winks.... Maan is not amused... He controls his anger...
Maan: I don't have time for all those rubbish
Dev: you are too serious man, chill out, so who are you looking for then?
Maan: I was just looking for you Mr. Dev Khanna
Dev: oh you know me? You must be Maan then, I was looking forward to meeting you
Maan is shocked, how does he know him? Has Geet told him about her past, about Maan
Maan looks confused...
Dev: you must be Mohan uncle's son
So Dev calls chachaji uncle from the first meeting.... No wonder he is so successful in business...
Maan: yes, Maan Singh Khurana
Dev: glad to meet you Maan
Seedhe Maan, no formal addressing...
Maan: actually I'm glad to meet you Mr.Khanna
Dev: oh come on man, am I looking too old, just call me Dev
Maan: woh I'm here to talk about KC, we are new to Mumbai
Dev: uncle told me that you are looking for a good place for your office, I just looked for that and am happy to tell you that we've an unbooked space in one of our just finished project, I was holding that for myself, but I am happy to give that to you
Maan Ko shock pe shock laga... But when it comes to business Maan is also a pacca business man...
Maan: we would love to have it, I'll inform uncle and let you know
Dev: uncle told me that we have been doing business in my father's time, I'm eagerly waiting to work with you again
Maan: we are also looking forward to working with you once we get launched in Mumbai, actually chachaji wants our pilot project to be a joint venture with you
Dev: oh that sounds great, why don't you come and see the office tomorrow?
Maan: I'll
Dev: ok then, see you tomorrow, I've to go now, family commitments, hope you also find your girl friend soon
Dev winks and leaves.... Dev se toh mulakat ho gayi.. par Geet se kab mulakat hogi?
And also Dev refered to his family... does that mean he is related to Geet? Maan is not feeling so good...
M.bhai: hare, mujhe toh koi kaam hi nahi hai
Maan: haina, what do you know about his family?
M.bhai looks at Maan suspiciously...
Maan: he looks like a family guy, I thought I should know more about his family just to make it easier
M.bhai: Dev is married, and his wife is an active partner in the business, I know her too
Maan: wife?
Maan goes numb... like he has seized to feel anymore.... Could that be Geet? Maan is lost in his thoughts....
Her innocent face keeps flashing in his mind.... That smile and that awkward shyness...
She is an expression queen and her eyes did most of the conversations while she remained mostly silent...
M.bhai kept on telling more but Maan didn't hear anything after that and he didn't want to know anything else
That night Maan couldn't sleep... he keeps thinking about Geet and Dev... So he is her husband... No wonder Geet hugged him that day... She must be happily married to Dev... But when does this happen?
Maan was away from her for 5 years and this could have happened any time inbetween...
He ignored her all this time and now all of a sudden he is worried about Geet... He knows it's too late but still his heart yearns to see her again.. just for the old times sake...
Now that he knows that she is married to Dev he won't have any problem seeing them together... Haina? Or maybe not.. she might have moved on but he is still stuck in the past... It'll always hurt him to see Geet with some other guy... even when Maan too moves on... Haina?
He knows Geet very well... Though he was with her just for a month or so he got to know her more than her stupid family did...
she gives her everything without any reservations when she is committed to a relationship... She was like that only even in their relationship... be it in the early days or later into their relationship, she trusted him 100%.. or that's what Maan thought...
Or maybe it was just an infatuation, like the first crush with the harmones playing havoc... they were too young.. Geet was just eighteen and Maan twenty two..... but in the end it turned out that she trusted her stupid family more...
Maan is badly hurt..... How could she do that? He is turning crazy not knowing why she did that... He needs to know the reason.. it hurts only when you love and trust someone so much and they don't understand you...
Only Geet could hurt him so much and he just wants to know why she did that? She did nothing wrong, she just moved on in her life... He was not there for almost 5 years now...
But those golden days are not going to come back and Maan can't forget them either... Maan is back to his past....
Past days....
The Khuranas return to Delhi.. but Maan is not going with them now....
After everyone leaves Maan stays at their farm house as per dadima's orders....he has to stay back for the work Mohan has given him....it will take another week or two for him to seal the deal.... He too gets his lunch from the Handa house just like his grand father....
Usually Raju, the man working in their farm goes and gets the lunch from the Handa house in time.. today he is sick and Maan is frustrated waiting... He doesn't know that Raju is sick...
Though he didn't like the idea of troubling someone unnecessarily for his food he kind of liked the delicious homemade simple indian food which reminds him of the food Sheetal made him.... he has waited too long and decides to cook something quick for the lunch...
While at the Handa house ranno is worried as the lunch has been packed an hour before and it's getting cold... There is no sign of Raju and their own servant doesn't know to ride even a bicycle... It would be too late if he takes it by walk..
The men are out and ranno has to get help from Geet only... She asks Geet to go give the food at the Khurana house with Teeto... You know we don't send girls alone...
Geet is only happy for she gets to go out and maybe hangout with her friends for a while before Brij returns...
Ranno: Geet jaldhi kar
Geet: aarahi hoon maa
Ranno: Teeto teek se pakadlena
Geet: tu toh bahut hi chinta kar rahi ho, yahan hum donno bukhe mar rahe toh bhi koi fikar nahi hai tujhe
Ranno has forgot about everyone as she was only worried to send the lunch on time to the Khurana house... things have started looking good for the two families after a long break and ranno doesn't want to mess up ....
Ranno: Geet tu isse dekhe aao mein tummare liye aaj laddu banathi
Rishwat toh ghar se hi shuru hotha..
Teeto: didi mere liye ice cream
Geet: sshh not now
Geet signals him not to tell about their going to the bazaar to ranno...
Ranno: Geet pehle usse khana dekhe jaana
What's wrong with ranno? She is only worried about her hospitality....
Geet: teek hai teek hai, hum koshish karenge
Ranno is worried that Geet is still irresponsible and hopes she would be more responsible once she gets married and goes to her sasuraal...
Geet goes to the Khurana farm house and asks Teeto to deliver the food while she waits out...
Geet: jaldhi kar Teeto
But the lunch box is too heavy for Teeto to carry.... Geet had to get it in herself... She curses her fate and also the one responsible for that( none other than MSK, lunch toh uske liye hi haina)..
Geet: ek din bukhe rehne se koi marjatha hai kya? Nahi na
Geet knocks the door.... Maan is busy preparing his Maggie... He thinks maybe it's Raju...
Maan: andhar aao
But Geet is not going in... she is scared hearing his voice... Just then she realises that she has got the lunch for Maan....
Maan comes and opens the door... He finds Teeto standing there alone with the lunch box beside him...
Maan: tum akhele kaise aaye?
Teeto turns back and Maan finds Geet standing there with her bike...
Teeto could smell the aroma of Maggie cooking coming from inside...
Maan: andar aao
Teeto again looks at Geet... She shows him the watch... They are getting late...
Maan: why don't you come have lunch with me?
Teeto: didi Maggie.. Teeto shouts as Maggie is Geet's favourite too....
Maan: tum bhi aa sakthi ho
Geet: Teeto tujhe ice cream nahi chahiye kya?
Geet signals again... Maan has learnt sign language coming to Hoshiarpur and getting to know Geet...
Maan: I have that chocolate sundae that you liked that day
Maan tries to woo Teeto... It's the left over from the party, warna Maan is not an ice cream fan...
Teeto goes with Maan ignoring Geet... Geet stands there waiting when she hears dogs barking fiercely from a distance... That sound seem to get closer when Geet decides to go inside for her safety...
Geet stealthily enters inside and looks at Teeto relishing the Maggie like never before....
Maan comes with the omelette he made specially for Teeto... Geet hides behind the pillar...
Maan: hwz the Maggie?
Teeto: very tasty, Geet didi doesn't make them like this
Maan: your Geet didi has been cheating you, she doesn't even know how to make Maggie
Geet gets angry... Maggie toh Maggie hothi hai.. what's new? And just making Maggie doesn't make him a great cook...
Teeto: nahi nahi, she makes good Maggie but not like this
Geet is happy that her brother didn't let her down completely...
Maan: ok then let your didi decide which one is better
Maan then gets a plate ready for her...
Maan: I know you are here, it's better to come out of your hiding
Geet is embarrassed as he has found out... she then comes out and keeps staring Teeto only...Geet is also hungry....
Maan leaves so that she won't feel shy... He goes to get her an omelette...
Geet sits with Teeto and tastes the somewhat different looking Maggie... It's so good loaded with cheese... Maan has also tossed in some spinach and corn too.. Teeto hates spinach and he is enjoying this?
Geet tries to take a bite from Teeto's omelette when he pulls his plate away from her... Just then Maan comes with the omelette and puts it in front of her... Geet just gets up seeing him... Maan holds her and makes her sit back....
Maan: no one leaves until you finish your food, I don't like wasting food
Maan tells in a stern tone... Even Teeto is scared... Geet sits back and continues.... She never raised her head nor turned in his direction...
Maan too sits near her and joins them... He opens the tiffin when Geet again stands up to help him...
Maan: why do you keep getting up like this? Just sit and enjoy your food, you need not bother about me, just think that you are home
Geet thinks about their home... When the men come home the women have to discontinue eating and go serve them first... And having tasted Maan's Maggie Geet thinks that his wife must be so lucky...
After finishing their food Geet and Teeto wait for Maan to finish...
Maan: you go have your ice cream, it's in the freezer
Geet is happy to get away... She then gets Teeto his ice cream... Maan finds her empty handed...
Maan: do you need special mention everytime?
Geet goes and takes her share immediately.... Maan has seen her enjoying her ice cream like a kid...not like a kid, she is really a kid.... Geet asks Teeto to hurry for they are getting late.... And also she wants to leave before Maan finishes his lunch...
Teeto: bye bhaiya
Geet almost drags Teeto out.... She doesn't know why Maan's presence bothers her a lot... she is not used to hanging out with strangers that too young men... she did her schooling in a girls school..... That's why she feels awkward when Maan always gets closer with her without any hesitation..... He has no limitations when he is with a girl....
And with Geet he feels pretty comfortable and he doesn't realise that she is different as she is from Hoshiarpur... He thinks she is just like Annie but Annie has been brought up in Delhi... Anyway Geet is happy that he has not left with the others...
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