Chapter 57

                                             Part - 57

Maneet  are on their way to the mall....

Maan wants Geet to select a suitable gift and a dress for Pari....

Geet remains silent....

Maan can't waste such precious time he has to spend with Geet....

Maan: Geet tumme kya lagtha? Pari ko Teddy pasand hogi ya koi perfume?

Geet: mujhe nahi lagtha Pari ko ye sab pasand hogi

Maan is happy that Geet has broke her silence....

Geet could have gone with the Teddy itself but she is honest and wishes good for both Maan and Pari...

Maan: mujhe toh koi aur idea nahi hai

Geet: hum pehle Pari ke liye koi achcha western outfit lenge, phir sochenge ki kya gift lena hai

Maan: ye bhi teek hai

Geet: waise Pari likes to dress up and try different looks, she looks beautiful in Indian attire too

Maan: aur koi ladhkiyan aaise bhi hai jo jaise bhi ho sundar lagthe hai

Geet ignores it completely knowing very well what Maan is trying to imply....

Maan: I mean Pari looks good in any dress, but I want to get her something special

Geet: then why didn't you hire a stylist? I'm not a specialist

Maan: par Geet tummari choices bhi hamesha best hothe hai, haina?

Geet: zindagi hamesha aapko choices nahi dethi, shayad meri ek galat choice mujhpe bari padgayi ho?

Maan: tum kabhi galat nahi ho sakthi Geet, aur iss bar toh tum chahe toh bhi mein tumme galthi karne nahi doonga, ek bar mujhse galthi ho gayi hai, ab nahi, MSK apni galthi ko repeat nahi kartha

Geet: aap gyani kab se ban gaye ? babaji ye mein kya sun rahi hoon? MSK kab se apne galthiyon ko manne lage? 

Maan: I know Geet, I've hurt you a lot, I'm sorry Geet

Geet is shocked....: aap ke dictionary mein aap ne sorry ko include kar di? aur aap ne sorry bahut late boldhi, ab toh nahi mujhe iss sorry se koi farak nahi padtha aur nahi iss sorry se kuch badlega, it's too late

Maan: Geet, it's never too late, aaise ho toh tum aaj tak akhele nahi hothi

Geet ke paas iss sawaal ka jawab nahi hai....

Geet: aap bhi toh abhi tak akhele ho

Geet utters the truth unknowingly just to counter Maan's words.....

So she too knows why Maan is still single and not ready to mingle....

Geet realizes her mistake.....

Geet: aaj tak Pari jaise koi nahi milli haina?

Maan: mein chahtha toh Pari jaise hazaroon ladhkiyan milthe

Maan pauses and looks at Geet......

Geet is not rady to meet his eyes, she is staring outside........

Maan: koi baat nahi Geet, ab toh mujhe apne man pasand ki ladhki mil gayi na

Geet: congrats Mr.Khurana, aur mujhe yakheen hai ki iss bar aap koi galthi nahi karenge

Maan: nahi Geet, iss bar koi galthi nahi hogi

Maan says it with full confidence without taking his eyes off Geet......

They have come to the mall.....

Geet leads while Maan follows her....

Geet's eyes are fixed on the kids shop for a while.....

It has become a habit for Geet to keep looking for anything that's unique for Aditi....

A lovely cute ready to wear kids mini-saree caught her attention......

with the wedding in mind Geet thought Aditi would look cute in that one.....

Maan has been following Geet' carefully and he knows her intentions.....

After a pause for a fraction of a second Geet starts to move ahead.....

Maan just wanted to stop her but Geet walks faster.....Maan had to run to catch her....

Maan catches hold of her hand and stops her.....

Geet turns back and stares.....

Maan leaves her hand.....: Geet, rukho, Annie asked me to get something for Diya too

Geet's face brightens hearing Annie's name....

Geet remembers how Annie was like a friend to her....

But things have changed over the years, Geet is little interested to meet the Khuranas again....

She has very bitter memories that are hard to forget......

Maan: Geet, tum jaanthi hogi ki Pari Annie ki nanat hai

Geet actually doesn't know about that.....

Geet: toh issiliye aap ne mujhe Dev ke saath jaane nahi diya, haina? 

Maan: aaisa kuch nahi hai Geet, tumme gabrane ki koi zaroorat nahi hai

Geet: sab kuch jaanke bhi aap ne mujhe yahan aane se rokha kyun nahi?

Maan: aur kitne din tum aaise sabse bhaagthe rahogi Geet? waise bhi sab tumme Dev ki pathni samajthe hai, tumme toh kush hona chahiye, tum bhi toh wahi chahthi haina?

Geet becomes silent now..... She looks at Maan doubtfully then.....

Maan: aur Adithi ko tum donno ki beti hi samajthe hai, issiliye tumme gabrane ki koi zaroorat nahi hai, mein tumme wada kartha hoon ki hum donnon ka sachayi hum donno ke beech mein hi rahega

Geet relaxes a bit.....  she closes her eyes and tries to calm herself down....

Maan doesn't disturb her now...... she needs some space to clear her head off all the worries....

Maan just wants her to be happy like any other normal girl....

Maan: Geet, chalo

Maan moves forward, catches hold of her hand and takes her into the kid's boutique...

Geet needed a hand badly.... hope she holds on to those hands forever.....

Maan asks the salesgirl to show the kid's saree collection.....

Geet is still not comfortable......

Maan takes a beautiful millennial pink saree.....

Maan: Geet, won't you think this'll suit Adithi the best, She'll look like a little bride in this, haina?

Geet too likes it.... she imagines Adithi in that and a smile automatically spreads on her lips.....

Maan is relieved after seeing that.....

Geet asks for the choli.....

The girl says that they can match the cholis accordingly later.....

Geet: woh hum Annie ke beti ke liye lene aaye haina?

Maan: woh bhi dekhenge Geet, Aditi bhi uske saath hogi na shadhi mein

Geet: par uske paas aur bhi sare dresses hai

Maan: Geet, ye tummari Aditi ke liye meri taraf se tofha samjho

Maan stresses on the word "tummari Aditi" to cool Geet and it works....

Geet: aur uska naam kya hai? Annie's daughter

Maan: Diya, she's younger, maybe a year or so

Geet then takes a look at the rest of the collection and selects a stunning magic mint color saree for Diya....

Maan too approves it and they then select super cute designer cholis for the sarees....

Maan asks them to pack separately...