Chapter 26

                        Part - 26

Past days.... Delhi....

It's the D-DAY in the past too... It's Annie's wedding.... The Handas are here.... Ranno and handaji have took Geet to KC a day before the wedding so that Maan could meet Geet...

Wah Wah... The official meeting between the boy and the girl...

Dadi has already informed Naina and Naina has made all the arrangements...

It's like Geet has come to meet the boy.... It's just that Maan has to go meet Geet the coffee or her favourite chai.... 

Maan wouldn't have a problem doing that but the tradition doesn't recommend that...

So it's Geet who goes with the black coffee for Maan... Naina knows her beta very well... He would even send Geet back to get his black coffee if it was a regular coffee....

Annie has applied whatever she learnt from frequent visits to the parlour and helped Geet get ready...

Geet doesn't need all that but she looks unusually more beautiful... It's only that she looked a little bit funny in Annie's lehenga.... It's a little bigger for her and doesn't reveal her true figure as such... But Maan has now seen her so much that he could see her real figure underneath the lehanga perfectly... Just his imagination.... How Maan's thoughts change instantly after knowing that she is his girl... Why blame Maan for both of them are in the vulnerable age group... Geet is 18 while Maan is 22... Still immature... 

Maan wouldn't wait till marriage if it was his place, Canada... But here his hands are tied...

Maan keeps staring Geet as if he is seeing her for the first time like the Handas' are thinking right now...

As Maan takes his coffee Geet stares back but it's the angry stare....

She is not enjoying this drama much... Maan thinks that she needs some time to accept this for it all happened in a couple of days....

Maan decides to give her some time... But the families are more than happy like him.... It's decided that they'll soon have a simple sagayi in Delhi and then a lavish wedding at Hoshiarpur...

Geet is happy to attend Annie's wedding... She has been eagerly waiting for this... She usually enjoys the wedding parties if only it's not her wedding....

That evening Annie is hosting a ladies Sangeet for her girlfriends and she wants Geet to join them...

It's been going on with a loud music since evening and the boys are really curious about what is happening there... Vicky has made plans to gate crash the party with Arjun and he wants Maan for support if at all Annie complains to Mohan... 

They enter the party pretending to be serving food and are easily caught by Annie... Maan is searching for Geet...

Annie: bhai babhi is there see

she has easily made friends with Annie's friends... she is feasting with a few of the foodies in Annie's gang...

Vicky straight away hits the dance floor with few of the girls... He is younger and always does all the errands when Annie calls them home.. he is their ladla and also the Prabhu Deva of the pariwar...

Arjun shakes a leg with Annie and Maan tries his luck asking Geet for a dance but Geet is nervous seeing him and also still angry with him..

It's not like before, everything has changed suddenly... Geet couldn't even look into his eyes like before after she knows that he is her fiance.. it's little scary and embarassing when he tries to get closer... She goes and hides behind one of the girls..

Maan doesn't want to compel her...

It's not their Sangeet.... 

Next morning Maan hopes he would have better luck today....

Geet follows Annie like a shadow as she is the unannounced bride's maid of Annie.... She is happy to help Annie with all the make up and dressing like a little sister...

Annie keeps calling her bhabhi to tease Geet.... But Geet is not bothered at all....

Maan is also busy issuing orders to everyone.... But he doesn't miss to peek into the mehendi ceremony where Geet looks angelic in her simple silk salwar.... She is enjoying full on with only the women folk present... 

Geet is busy dancing with the ladies as it's also a ladies Sangeet with women playing the dhol shol and singing bollywood songs...

It's bangra and she is used to dancing at her cousins weddings...

Maan is little disappointed that she refused to dance with him last night...

Maan tries to have a chat with Geet but Geet is not even looking at his side... She turns her face away when he tries to make eye contact....

Maan has to wait till the wedding is over when he could unleash his dadagiri....

With Geet's little non cooperative nakras the wedding is over in grand style....

Geet would leave to Hoshiarpur next morning... Maan needs a kabootar...

He asks Vicky to get Geet to the garden... And here is Geet looking for Dadi... But it's Maan.... She is startled and there is no escape for poor Geet this time as Maan already has her hand in his...

Maan: Geet? What's wrong?

Geet doesn't talk...

Maan: aren't you happy?

Geet bursts out... 

Geet: stay away from me, you are also one of them

Maan is worried....

Maan: I just want you to be happy

Geet: only you are happy, just another stubborn selfish man

Maan: I didn't plan this Geet

Geet: chodo mujhe

Geet runs away and Maan couldn't sleep the whole night...

Next morning before the elders announce the sagayi date to everyone Maan wants to clear things with Geet...

This time dadi herself helps Maan meet her alone in dadi's room...

Geet is shocked that dadi is part of the show...

Geet keeps looking at dadi shocked as dadi leaves shutting the door behind....

Maan: shocked?

Geet blinks....

Maan: it's dadi's plans, the whole wedding idea

Geet is going to the door and is about to open it when she hears Maan speaking....

Maan: I just accepted as I like you

Geet 

Geet suddenly stops.... She doesn't know how to react to this.. she is happy that Maan likes her and she too likes him.. but marriage is far away..

Maan: I don't know why I hate to see you unhappy, I just want to see your smiling face for the rest of my life Geet

Maan gets closer and closer as he talks...

Geet has frozen....

Maan: I thought you would not miss this opportunity to join the college in Canada

Geet turns back and looks at him instantly....

Maan has that pamphlet in his hands... The one from the fair...

Maan: I've kept my promise but if you are not happy I can easily stop this before it's late

Geet just moves forward to snatch the pamphlet and run away....

But Maan wouldn't give it to her easily.... 

Geet turns red as Maan keeps staring into her beautiful eyes...

Maan: I want an answer Geet, shall I stop the wedding?

Geet keeps thinking of running away...

Maan gets a hold of her hand...

Maan: I won't leave you until I hear what I want to hear from you, just say yes or no

Geet struggles to find the words...

Geet: woh I,  I , don't

Maan is stunned.... : What? You don't like the wedding?

Geet: no don't stop it, I can't say no to Dadi

Maan is happy but not satisfied with the answer... As Maan tries to savour the moment Geet escapes from his hold and vanishes in a second....

Maan has to be happy with that as of now....

Present times.... Mumbai KC launch party...

Dev has invited KC's long time client Mr. Khanna to open this branch...

It's a surprise for Mohan too and the launch is just perfect....

Geet is busy introducing the loyal and probable clientele to Maan...

Maan couldn't take his eyes off Geet...

It's feels like they are back in the past.... 

Dev: OK people let's get party on, and no party kicks start without music and dance, music please

Maan is hit hard by the reality looking at Dev and he comes out of his trance and looks for Pari....

Human mind is just unbelievable, only when you realise that it's impossible to get something you start loving more and more....