Chapter 44

                                               Part - 44

Aditi is still looking at the direction where Maan went......

Geet is gazing the envelope as if it's something harmful for her and her Aditi....

Geet, you can destroy materialistic things but what about your memories? how will you get rid of them?

Geet hurries to tear and throw it away when Aditi snatches it from her....

Aditi is curious to know what that is? A new object for her observation......

Geet doesn't want to forcefully get it from little Aditi....

She leaves with Aditi while Aditi is examining how to play with that....

it's neither colorful nor has any fancy buttons on it....

After a while she throws it away.... Geet takes and keeps it safely....

Geet realizes that she should at least know what's in it before destroying it...

They have reached home and Dev is waiting for Aditi.... Aditi runs and Dev takes her in....

Geet again looks at the envelope which is not addressed but just sealed.....

It might be some message for Geet..... Geet can't ignore it for the thought of what was in Maan's mind would keep haunting her..... She should read it and then get rid of it along with her other memories of Maan forever.....

she is not ready to open it in public..... Is she so much ashamed of her association with Maan that she is embarrassed to even open the envelope given by him?

Geet hides it until she gets the time to read it alone.....

Aditi is fast asleep..... as if Aditi would be able to read it?

Geet opens the closet and pulls out the envelope....

She carefully opens it as if it's some treasure.... she wanted to destroy it an hour before....what happened?

Maybe she realized that if she had to get rid of everything given by Maan then what about Aditi?

Geet finds some documents in the cover.... Geet is disappointed for she was longing to have a feel of Maan's heart, what's running behind his sudden withdrawal from even Aditi... she needs answers for his silence... But Maan is Maan, he is only worried about his daughter's financial safety and doesn't care a damn about human feelings.... 

Is this the way to payback for all his mistakes.... Geet is right, she can never rely on such an escapist like Maan..... 

she  opens and reads it with the least interest .....

it's not for Aditi.... It's for Geet.... Maan has left something for Geet.......

Whatever it is Geet is not ready to accept any kind of favor from Maan.... She doesn't need his charity nor her daughter needs it..... She can take care of her daughter without anyone's help.....

Geet doesn't want anything that would remind her of Maan.... 

Next morning.....

Maan had a good night's sleep after a long time..... He has made peace with himself that his work in India is satisfactorily done and he is free to leave anytime without any worries.....

Maan leaves early to KC....

Maan is busy sorting things at KC and giving instructions to Adi ....

Maan is ready to leave but his heart is stuck here.....

Maan'll always be thinking about his lost life in India even when he would physically live in some far far foreign land......

Maan has to live in his dreams where he would easily set things right and be with his loved ones......

He can't stop himself from thinking about what he could have done or not done so that he could also have a normal family life...... he could only rewrite the past in his dreams.....

what if he were not been enslaved by his bad addictions?, what if he was available when Geet tried to contact him?

what would have Geet expected from him when she came to know that his child is growing inside her....

why did she change her mind and wanted to contact him?

that's pretty unpredictable, how would Maan know what was in Geet's mind?

first of all what would Maan have done if he got the news from Geet then?

That Maan can surely predict....

Maan imagines such a situation.....  Maan better get used to day dreaming, he might have to live the rest of his life in imagination only.....

Maan gets a call from India.... it might be Dadi.....

Maan is surprised to see a new number......

Maan picks up the call.....

Maan: halo

there is a long silence.......

Maan: halo, who's it?

Geet: Maaaan

Maan might have been in angry lode only....

Maan would be in a dilemma whether to continue the call or not....

Geet: Maaaaaaaan, are you there?

Geet gets worried and that's the end of Maan's anger.......

Geet pauses while she is also confused whether Maan is ready to listen to her or not...

Maan: Geet, is that you? Geet, talk to me Geet

Geet breaks down....

Geet: itne din se kahan gayab ho agye the aap? aaisa bhi koi kartha hai kya? meine kitne bar aapko call kiya? ek bar bhi aapne phone nahi utaya?

Maan has no answers......

Maan: bathao Geet, tumne kyun call kiya? did you call to check on me that whom am I with?

Geet: you can be with anyone you want but you left something behind with me and I'm sorry i bothered to inform you that

Geet cuts the call....

Maan has to find out what he left back? 

Maan calls back.......... Geet ignores.... tit fot tat.....

after a million attempts Geet responds.....

Maan: Geet, kya baat hai? kam se kam ek bar toh normal baat karo Geet

Geet: normal baat karoge toh normal reply milega

Maan: teek hai, I'm sorry for whatever I did, now please bathao Geet, kya keh rahi thi tum?

Geet: aap ko kya lagtha? aap ko sawaal karne wala ab tak paitha nahi hua? ab paitha honewala hai, ab aap ko usski har ek sawaal ki jawab dena padega, smajhe aap?

Maan is so happy to hear that.....

Maan: Geet, tum teek toh haina?

Geet: ha ha ha ha ha , abhi aapko meri chintha hone lagi?

Maan: Geet, mujhe hamesha sirf tummari chintha hai, I know my baby is capable of taking care of itself, he's MSK's child, you need not worry about it, you are the one who doesn't know how to take care of yourself, where are you Geet?

Geet: India, aur kahan?

Maan: mein abhi Dadi ko call kartha hoon, tum abhi KC chale jao, aur jab tak mein nahi aatha tum wahi rukh jao, samjhi tum?

Maan ussi waqt sab kuch chodke Geet ke paas chale jaatha, haina?

Maan's happiness is limited to his dreams.... the reality is not looking so good.....

Maan comes out of his thoughts....

Maan tries to stop thinking about Geet and get some sleep....

just then he gets a call from Geet.......

Maan is surprised.... Geet iss waqt kyun call karegi? might be something important....

Maan: bolo Geet

Geet: mujhe aapse milna hai, kya hum kal mil sakthe hai? 

Maan: haan Geet, I'll come to your office

Geet: nahi, hum kahin bahar milenge, Honey Singh dabha, kal 12 noon

Geet cuts the call......

Maan is happy that he got to meet Geet one more time....

Geet can't accept anything from Maan, she wants to return it back to him.....

Honey Singh Dabha.... Maan has been waiting for Geet since 11.45 am....

it's 12.30 and Geet has not yet come....

Maan is getting more worried every passing second....

Geet comes in a taxi, she has come alone, without Aditi...

it's OK, Maan also wants to meet Geet alone, only the two of them....

where they can just talk... 

Maan: aao Geet

Maan signals chote to bring the lassi fast........

Geet always likes to start with her favorite lassi.....

Geet straight away returns the envelope to Maan....

Geet: I don't want anything from you

Geet is very agitated.... she can't digest the fact that Maan can set everything right by paying her...

how could Maan think like that?

she didn't want his money anytime, did he think that she tried to contact him for his money?

Mohan had started this Mumbai office just for Maan, he took Vicky's name so that Maan wouldn't object....

Maan is the sole proprietor of Mumbai KC....

it's an independent concern and has nothing to do with main KC....

Maan has transferred his 80% stakes to Geet's name..... he has made Adi 20% partner and Adi will take care of the business with Maan's guidance....

Maan'll have no direct contact with Geet anywhere...

no one'll know about this arrangement except Adi.....

Adi'll keep updating Geet and act according to her orders regarding the income, she may take it or put it back in business until she needs it...

Geet: I can take care of my daughter on my own, take your money back

Maan first gets back the envelope so that he can talk.....

Maan: relax Geet, pehle lassi toh piyo, just chill

Geet: I'm not here to have lunch with you

Maan: I know Geet, but it's lunch time and just imagine that you are having lunch alone

Geet: I'll pay the bills

Maan smiles.... teek hai, ab toh pee sakthi haina?

Maan just sits back and admire Geet.....

he signals chote to come and take the orders....

chote comes and asks Maan for orders....

Maan keeps his fingers on his mouth and directs him to Geet....

chote smiles and recites the menu to Geet....

Geet orders for herself and signals him to take separate orders from Maan....

Maan just haves noodles....

Geet was hungry for she couldn't eat breakfast in all the tensions....

chote brings two bills.... Maan lets Geet pay for both.... Geet Handa se panga nahi lena hai....

Maan: Geet, just keep this with you, you need not bother about it, Adi won't ever trouble you until you yourself call him

Geet: I said we don't need your money

Geet stresses on the word we..... she knows Maan is indirectly trying to take Aditi's responsibility...

Maan: it's not for Aditi Geet, I'll never tell anyone about me being the father unless you tell it to the world one day when you think I deserve to be a father, I'll wait till then

Geet: your money can wait till then

Maan knows about Geet's struggles leaving her family behind for Aditi and standing alone without any help, but for Sameera Geet what would have happened to Geet? Maan can't imagine it....

Maan is aware that Geet is still a working partner at Khanna office and is taking salary for her expenses.... he knows Geet won't take anyone's help to raise Aditi... maybe it'll be different after she marries Dev.....

Maan just wants to make sure that Geet has a backup whenever she needs anything at all....

He doesn't want her to be pushed into a situation when she would have to need any kind of support from anyone, he doesn't want her to live with the burden that she shuoldn't need Maan's support any day.... she need not constantly worry about facing such a situation.....

Maan: I'll wait forever Geet, I'll wait until there is hope, I can survive with that hope Geet, that's enough for me

Geet: Aditi is already with her father

Maan: that doesn't mean that she is not my daughter Geet, she'll always be my daughter

Geet: you are free to think whatever you want like always but the reality is different

Maan: not this time Geet

Geet: I also don't care this time, mujhe koi farak nahi padtha, Aditi meri bachi hai, mere liye yahi kaafi hai

Maan: lekhin Aditi is a Khurana heir, even by going by the theory that I'm dead according to you

Geet is hurt hearing that..... Maan can see that......... at least she accepts his existence.....

Maan continues....

Maan: i mean even if I'm dead Aditi is still entitled to her grandfather's property which in no ways have anything to do with me, I have lived my whole life in Canada and I have no connection with anything here, it's all my father's which should rightly be inherited by his grandchild, I'm just the messenger here Geet, just a link, no one has any right to deny Aditi her inheritance, not even you

Maan strongly passes this message to Geet.... Geet takes the papers back without further arguments......

Maan then keeps staring Geet as if to ask her something... He is yearning to find out more... His heart just wants Geet to know that it still beats for her...

Maan has done everything for Geet only... 

If someday Aditi is in any need she can claim her rights or even sue Maan and take what is hers anyday, legally too....

But what about Geet? Her self-respect will never let her come to Maan for she has not even gone back to her own family in all these days...

If only Geet could understand him?

Geet: good bye Mr.Khurana

Geet gets up to leave....

Maan just catches hold of her hand like old days forgetting about the present....

Geet turns back and stares him...

Maan slowly takes off his hold and looks at Geet shaken...

Have I lost all my rights Geet? 

Maan : I'll drop you Geet

Geet: I'll take a taxi, aapko chinta karne ki koi zaroorat nahi

Maan: kyun nahi Geet? Mein toh hamesha tummare liye chintha karunga, woh toh koi nahi badal saktha, aaj bhi mujhe apne ya Aditi ke chintha nahi hai Geet, jab Aditi apni maa ke paas hai tab mein kaun hota hoon uski chintha karnewala? Lekhin meri chintha toh hamesha tummare barein mein hi hotha hai Geet, ye toh meri bahut purani aadat hai Geet, itne jaldhi se chutega nahi

Geet starts moving.... She keeps walking on the road just to avoid Maan's lift...

But Maan Singh Khurana parks the car behind her and keeps honking the horn till Geet gets in the car...

Ye aadat bhi abhi tak nahi gayi.....

It's a silent journey till Maan drops Geet for both of them couldn't talk with such a heavy heart.....

Maan tries to get some sleep that night but fails miserably....