Chapter 28

                       Part - 28

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

As Maan moves forward towards Pari the music starts....

Dev pulls Pari who is standing near him into the dance floor.....

They start dancing.... The song begins...

Where's the party tonight....

Dev likes to party and he very much a party guy and so is Pari....

Dev signals Maan and Geet to join them....

Maan hesitates and tries to skip instead...

Geet doesn't hesitate and comes to join Maan for a dance... 

The next song is here and it's Maneet's turn....

Na na na...

Phir kahin dil ne mehsoos kiya tha

Ik dafa phir se zinda ye huaa tha

Nazar jo aaya tu toh jeena aaya

Nazar se phir kyun tu gum ho gaya

Pal mein hi...

Haan tere intezaar hai

Kahaan karaar hai

Hai teri aas hi dil ko

Haan beshumaar hai

Bayaan karoon kaise

Tera intezar hai

Maan looks deep into Geet's eyes as the lyrics are perfect for them...

It's just like Maan is pouring his heart out....

Geet couldn't meet him in the eye... She knows his pain and it's her turn to reply as the  lyrics continue...

Na meri kami, na teri khataa

Mohabbat mein dono ne paayi sazaa

Dil mein nahi wafaayein thi kam

Magar waqt humpe na tha meherbaan

Now the pair interchange and Maan is now with his new partner Pari... He knows that Geet is in the right place now with Dev....

But still Maan wishes that one day they could get together again atleast in their next life...

Maan's eyes are still on Geet as she tries to hide herself behind Dev...

Wherever she could go and hide the remains of herself but she can never deny the fact that a part of is residing in Maan's heart for eternity... 

Maan's version of the song continues...

Kisi kahaani mein tu hoga mera

Haan uss kahani mein

Milna mujhe phir kahin...

Haan tera intezaar hai

Geet couldn't miss the longing in Maan's eyes.... But Geet is helpless... She couldn't do anything but feel bad for him... She prays to babaji that Maan finds love again in Pari...

Mohan congratulates Maan for the great launch of KC...

Vicky too calls Maan and wishes him... 

Maan is also happy... He has successfully completed his responsibility and he is free to leave now...

He knows Pari too is leaving the next day and he has found a very good friend in Pari...

He is happy to have come back and met Geet again....

Now he knows that Geet is happy in her family and he could come and visit his friend's family whenever he wants...

He makes a compromise with his destiny telling himself that Geet deserves a better choice than Maan and she has got what she deserves...

He has to hand over the office to Vicky in the next week and then back to his hiding...

He is thinking that he would leave after attending Pari's brother's wedding and bid farewell to Pari then....

He is thinking of giving a grand party for Dev when he could thank him for all the help and tell him about his plans to return back to Canada...

He would also invite him to his place when Deb visits Canada again....

Dev's friends live at just 2 hours drive from Maan's place... He would love Geet to atleast come to her had been home once...

He would like to take her to that University and fulfill a part of his long forgotten promise...

lagtha hai ye intezaar kabhi katam nahi hoga Kyun ki Maan's khwaish hamesha hamesha ke liye adhura ho gaya....

What if Geet has moved on? It's not necessary that Maan should also move on....

She chose to move on or her situation compelled her to make a compromise.... But Maan is not under any pressure and he has all the rights to live with the memories of his love...

Some stories are meant to have a lonely hero singing his songs alone and some things in life are not replaceable... 

It's better to live with the pain of the loss than to mess up with whatever you are left with by trying to go for the replacement....

Maan is happy to live with the pain and he too deserves to be happy if this is the real happiness in his dictionary....

Would his decision be any different if never met Geet again?

No... For he would have still be living with his memories worrying about Geet all the time... Now atleast he doesn't have to worry about her...

Maybe babaji wanted to lessen his burdens....