Chapter 5

                     Part - 5

Maan is ready to go to KC...

Maan has not gone to KC for over a week now after he got that shocker of his life from Dadi....

From then on his life is out of his control and Maan is used to lead his life pre-planned as per his will and wish without any interference of any sorts all these years, his personnel life might have gone out of his hands but Maan wouldn't let his proffessional life slip away from his hands too, mind you, his wife is a civil eng......

Aadmi ko ek jagah toh apne karam ka malik hona chahiye, haina?

Maan comes to have his breakfast.....

Nakul rushes with Maan's cereals and cheese omlette.....

Dadi stops him.....

Dadi asks him to hand over the plates to Geet....

Dadi: aap lekhe jao beta

Geet takes it to the table where Maan is sitting with his laptop.....

Geet adjusts her throat.....

Maan looks up and is surprised to see Geet....

She is in her simple salwar... She looks even more beautiful....

Maybe beauty lies in the eyes of the one who is looking....

Maan: Nakul kahan hai? 

Dadi comes....: Nakul andar kaam kar rahe hai

Dadi: Maan, ye aapka office nahi hai, humne litne bar kaha hi kam se kam khana khathe waqt apne kaam ko bhool jao

Geet: dadima teek keh rahi hai

Maan puts his laptop aside....

Geet places his cereal in front of him.....

Dadi: Geet, aap bhi beitjao

Geet hesitates.....

Maan looks at her and signals her to sit.....

Geet sits beside him at once.....

Dadi: Nakul, paranthe tayaar ho gaye ya nahi?

Naakul: abhi latha hoon Dadima

Nakul brings the garma garam aaloo ke paranthe and the smell of butter drenched paranthe makes dadi salivate....

Dadi: humme bhi paranthe hi lenge

Nakul serves them.....

Geet toh toot padi.....

Maan is stealthily enjoying Geet relishing the humble parantha like some rare feast.....

Maan ko bhi parantha khane ka mann kartha....

Maan outs his hand on Geet's plate to take a piece of her parantha....

Geet pulls back her plate like he usually does when someone treis to touch her food....

She doesn't like anyone touching her food....

Dadi: Geet, aap ko Nakul aur paranthe lekhe aayenge

Geet: woh

Maan understands Geet's plight and respects her choices.....

Maan pulls back his hand and asks Nakul to bring him a piece.....

Geet is still looking at him in awe.... She thught Maan would forcefully take a piece from her plate only... but Maan is different.....

Maan has used the spoon to have his cereal and his hands are clean.....

Geet now realizes that and is feeling embarrassed....

Geet: ye toh toota hai

Maan: tum khao, Nakul mere liye lekhe aayega

Dadi smiles and continues eating leavng the two alone....

Geet thinks she should do something to please Maan....

Geet finished her paranthe fast and goes into the kitchen to bring the kheer....

She is in a hurry for Maan would leave before tasting her kheer.....

Maan is puzzled looking at her....

Geet brings the kheer in a hurry and she almost drops the kheer as she hit the table hard.....

Maan catches hold of her and stops her from falling.....

Maan: sambalkhe Geet

Maan is worried that she would hurt herself.....

Dadi: Geet, aap teek toh haina? 

Maan: tumme ye sab karne ki kya zaroorat hai, Nakul haina

Dadi: Maan, Geet ne aap ke liye apne haathon se ye kheer banaya hai, aap zaroor chak ke dekhiye

Maan: par dadi aapko patha haina ki mein meetha nahi katha

Geet looks disappointed..... Maybe Maan is still angry with her for stopping him from sharing her food....

Geet turns back to take back the kheer....

Maan moves swiftly and catches hold of her hands to stop her.....

Geet looks at him surprsed....

Maan: lao

Geet gives him the kheer.....

Maan likes it.... it's actually light and not so sweet.....

Geet is eagerly looking at Maan for his response.....

Maan is liking that.... Maan's eyes are always on duty when Geet is around....

Maan: it's good dadima

Dadi: humme kyun batha rahe hai bete?

Maan: kyun ke aap ne hi mujhe kheer chakne ko kaha tha

Dadi: toh ye kheer aap hummare liye chake hai?

Dadi smiles looking at Maan and Geet intentionalyy.....

Maan: waise kheer toh bahut badiya bana hai

Dadi: haan haan, aap ke biwi ne banaya haina?

Maan: teek hai Dadi, mujhe jaana hai

Dadi: aaj bhi kaam hai kya?

Maan: haan Dadi, ye bahut zaroori meeting hai

Dadi: teek hai bete, par lunch ko aayenge na?

Maan: I don't think so Dadi

Dadi: jaldhi aana Maan, ab aapki shadhi ho gayi hai

Maan: teek hai Dadi, ab mein jaaoon?

Dadi: aap seedhe seedhe aapki biwi se baat kyun nahi karthe?

Maan looks at Geet.....: mein jaatha hoon

Geet just nods her head......

Maan leaves with a smile......