Chapter 15

Maan was somewhere not liking the fight. The ever light environment at home was loosing its charm. Everything seemed so serious and his parents were always in concern.

He decided to talk to Geet again and try to resolve issue and their fight.

"She is my wife, Mishty mana hai maine usse, what does it matter if I bend a little in front of her and the liveliness of house returns back. Maybe this way things will sooth and she can also absorb the situation."

"Now I am married to her, in our family never have any marriage broke. I can at least try from my side."

He knocked her door, she opened with pink night suit on. She was so beautiful, he could not deny. He again got little lost in her, his heart beating at different speed all together.

"What's up, come straight"

Maan wanted to make things Ok, he smiled "I have something to talk, can I come in"

"wow' where did all those attitude go away Mr." he was prepared, knew harsh words would come. He has to be patient and talk to her. This was all going wrong and somehow needed to be fixed.

"Anyways I don't discuss anything with person like you, I have my class but what to do, am stuck here"

"See I know, your status is way beyond mine, but we both are stuck in this situation. Can we not discuss it and try to bring situation to some control"

"Yes my dad wanted to make things normal but you, you spoilt it all by not signing the post"

"Ok, if you want me to sign, I will but let's try to make environment friendly"

He was about to sign the paper when she snatched it away

"chh chh chh'. Your dream is about to fulfilled and I snatched it away"

"What?I am doing this coz you want me to do."

"Hey,don't show me any attitude, I very well know persons like you. First you showed attitude to sign but then when it didn't work you came with your polite face and telling me that you are signing this for me."

"I know how middleclass people are, your greedy eyes on property on position, aur ho bhi kyun na'you have got a jackpot in form of marriage with me'. Now do one thing, Say sorry to me and then sign the paper. I know you will do it,just for one sorry you will not leave this opportunity and Money"

"I am sorry, if you think so I will not sign. Believe me I did not marry you coz of money, I can earn a lot than I am currently but I don't want to run after it. See try to understand we are now married and so I just want to suggest we can at least try. "

"Try with you, how can you even imagine and have guts to say it."

"See you are upset with everything, I know. But vent it out on me and please be calm in front of my parents"

"And why are you ready to take all my crap" He looked deeply into her eyes, kept looking into it, it was so intense that the hard Geet also shook for a second

"Coz I love you and I had madly fallen in love with you way before our marraige. Tumhare yeh berukhee iss pyar ko aise mita nahi sakhi Geet. I have spent nights and days talking with you thru pictures'. Haan gusse me kuch jyada bol gaya main bhi "

She immediately showed her fingers to him, how he can have guts to speak this rubbish in front of her. "Don't even dare to say that again."

Maan looked to other side and closed his eyes "And listen, OK I will not say anything to your parents but you need to see a proper place of where you belong or else Believe me I will make you hate me one day' "

Then Maan had no option but to stay working in Handa construction as Local Civil Engineer as Geet had challenged him to earn money for his family on own and he could not trust to leave his parents alone with her and move to different city for other opportunity. No better opportunity available in HP.

But however Maan tried to make things normal, Geet had decided to show him his place. He had guts to argue with her and then a middle class person like him, how he dare confess his feelings in front of her. She needed to satisfy her Ego.

Now the talks in village have started about Maan and Geet relation. People almost knew that Geet did not consider Maan as her husband .

She had declined the Muhdikhai function in which almost whole village was invited.They could not cancel the function as it would be a big talk in village but Geet not showing up for Muhdikhai had raised many questions.

Maan and his mother had tried to convince her. Maan, she had just rejected to even listen and his mother she politely had said'

"Please Aunty, aap meri reputation ka soochiye' these people and these level of people work way beyond me and I here I go and sit down to show them my face and Aunty try to understand, I don't even accept this marriage then' you should have cancelled this function at first place' maine suggest kiya tha"

"Ok if you insist then I will ' I don't know what elase I have to do for the marriage which I don't even'."

"Koi baat nahi beta, you don't need to come if you are so uncomfortable' you are more important to us. We will manage."

They had somehow tried to manage the function but people had started to talk.

Maan tried to cover up things as his family had name in village, which was being tarnished but he have to save it. His father was being hurt hearing things but his frustration only came out on Maan as he could not say anything to Geet.

Maan one day was out going to bring vegetables when group of girls caught.

"Kya Maan, hero of our village' why have you to marry that girl. Did we not say, don't go for these smart girls per nahi isse he shaukh hua tha" said harpreet

"Bass karo tum log. Everything is shocking for her and that is why she is so troubled."

"Na.. now don't even talk to your frinds' did we not say, marry any of us. Itnee diwaniyoon ke beech hote, aisa haal kiya apna" said Nandu

"Kya haal hua hai mera' jaisa tha waisa hoon' chodo mera peecha tumlog" and he went from there.

They were all friends and Girls always liked Maan for his looks, his body shody, his football and above all his simple nature'.

They always teasingly offered him their hands for marriage with which he used to get irritated but he knew they were his well wishers always.

Maan had taken two weeks of vacation for his misty but he had to spend whole two weeks managing things, which was actually not happening. Geet had left for Mumbai for 2-3 days before starting the project in HP.

He was sitting at home with his mother who was caressing his hair'

"Maa today is my match, I am preparing my team for better opportunity. They will go beyond HP. I had been called for selection in state level"

"But your bauji" He turned towards her with fake angry face. He was sitting on ground while she on chair.

"I missed going two years just coz of him.. please explain him"

His father came to know and all his frustration of these days came up on Maan.

"So now you want to tarnish whatever name is left for me. You could not handle your own life. Anyone in place of you would have seen a different life after being married to such girl but you Maan. When will you understand life."

"Just denied their offer for the great post you were getting and now instead of doing anything for your career, you are here asking for Footbal selection"

"bauji try to understand" "No You understand, you still don't understand what we are going thru just becoz of you."

After his father gave the lecture Maan was upset and with his mother. He was imitating his father's anger when his mother had held his ears and running after him, when Geet was returning home. She had went to HP office directly from flight. And when she had seen the scene, that Maan was holding his ears and sitting on the groung near his mothers knee she had made a disgusting face at Maan.

In these two weeks Geet's behaviour had hurt Maan's ego too much. He was peace loving person but he had his limit too and it was not due to himself but his father's and family name were being tarnished. Questions like how Khurana's just married Maan for money, they were reputed name in HP and how could they do it.

There were many many more talks that were coming up.

Physical aspect of their relation is soon going to come up.