Chapter 19

                    Part - 19

One evening at KC .....

Geet is tired and wants to go early..

Geet keeps looking at Maan to find out of he is done for the day...

Maan is yet to finalize tomorrow's presentation for the huge housing project for the war martyr's families....

It's already past 5pm and Geet can't be kept waiting for long...

Maan knows that Geet wants to go home...

Maan calls Adi as his girlfriend (!) wants to go home early...

Maan: Adi, what's taking so long?

Adi: it's almost ready sir

Maan: what do you mean by almost ready?

Adi: Sasha is working on it sir

Maan: you people had two weeks time and yet you are still working on it? It's not how KC works, haina?

Adi: but sir

Maan: Adi, I want to see the presentation now, ask Sasha to bring whatever she has got

Maan is losing his cool looking at the tired Geet....

Maan: Geet, this may take a while, of you want you can go home with the driver

Geet: how can I go home leaving you?

Maan is pleasantly surprised to hear that...

Maan: why not Geet?

Maan gets curious to know more...

Geet: I'm your PA, is it not my job to help you?

Maan smiles... So that's the reason?

Maan: it's nothing you can do, Sasha is there to take care of it

Geet won't leave her friend with that Sasha aunty alone....

Geet: it's OK, I'm here to take care of you

Geet is more interested to know about the project... She knows it could be a learning experience for her... It's such a huge project... Adi was saying that this is going to be a milestone project for KC and is very close to Maan's heart 

Maan: as you wish, but don't blame me later if it gets late

Geet: am I blaming you always? You are the one who keeps finding fault in whatever I do

Maan: there you go

Geet gets off her desk and starts leaving...

Maan doesn't want her to leave...

Maan: Geet, where are you going?

Geet: to the pantry, do you have any problem with that too?

Maan: can I get some coffee please?

Geet: ohh sure, it's your office, it's your pantry, it's your coffee machine, my chai can wait

Geet walks off continuing her rants...

Maan's mood is lifted hearing her cute complaints as usual....

Geet comes back with his black coffee with a single sugar cube as he wants....

Sasha is showing the presentation to Maan and Geet enters without knocking as always...

Maan knows that it's Geet with his coffee but Sasha gets irritated by the unexpected unannounced entry of Geet...

Sasha: I'm sorry MK, I didn't know it's tea break

Geet: it's not tea, it's coffee break

Sasha smiles at Geet's ignorance but Geet thinks that Sasha is welcoming her with that smile...

Maan doesn't miss what Sasha just did, Maan feels as if he is being insulted and stares Sasha...

Geet doesn't understand anything and feels pity for Sasha...

Geet: can I get you a coffee Sasha ma'am?

Geet calls her ma'am for she is much senior and is almost the same age as Maan... She respects her for her seniority....

Maan gets angry that Geet is inviting insults...

Maan: Geet, you are my PA and not others, come and take a seat

Maan pulls the chair from the other side and puts it beside his...

Geet hesitates to take a seat equal to Maan's...

Maan stares Geet and she runs and sits beside him....

Sasha clearly understands who the boss is now ...

Maan; let's get going Sasha, I don't have the whole evening for this

Sasha starts with the presentation..

Geet eagerly listens to her to know how it's all done...

As Sasha is doing her job Maan is engrossed in watching Geet taking notes like a sincere student...

Geet interrupts Sasha in the middle of the presentation as she is having some issues...

Geet: why do you need a Gym and football ground? 

Sasha laughs at her ignorance again...

Sasha: do you even know what's all this about?

Geet: I know, I'm an engineer

Sasha: I'm the chief architect of KC for your kind information

These architects always believe that they are the GODS of construction while the engineers are the slaves who carry out their plans....

Maan thinks that there is nothing wrong in the design...

He doesn't want Geet to get insulted by Sasha...

He stops her trying to save her....

Maan: Geet, let Sasha finish the job first, then only we will get to see the whole picture clearly

Maan asks Sasha to go on...

Geet: I know, you carry on

Geet keeps quite then...

Geet feels that she has been insulted by Maan in front of Sasha...

Every tiny thing that Maan does bothers her very much....

Geet then feels that she is not a part of this.....

She takes her mobile and gets busy...

Sasha rushes and finishes the presentation as Maan seems more interested in going home with his new friend rather than the project...

Sasha is surprised to see the drastic changes in MK...

She definitely doesn't like it... That MK who remained undeterred all these years has suddenly become tender within days of Geet's entry into KC....

Maan: that's pretty good Sasha, well done

Sasha is so proud of her work...

Sasha: thanks MK, I know how important is this project for you

Sasha tries to prove who is the superior at KC to Geet...

Geet is least interested in knowing the hierarchy at KC...

Maan is offended by Sasha's boasting that she knows Maan better....

Maan: Geet, what was your point? Now you must be knowing everything clearly, do you think this community for the veteran's families don't need a Gym or football ground?

Geet is happy that Màan has given importance to her opinion...

Geet gets excited....

Geet: if I:m not wrong, this housing project is for the martyr's families and not for the veteran's families

Geet doesn't fear to point out Maan's mistakes....

Maan: you are right Geet, what's your point?

Geet: it's obvious that the persons who need to work out and keep practicing their daily rme are gone, it's no use to give priority to the people who are not there, instead you can have a society hall with some recreational facilities for the lonely women where thay can get to meet the other women and make friends, chat about their loses and children

Maan: that's a good idea Geet, Sasha let's convert the Gym into a recreation club

Sasha: but MK, Marty's heirs would like to join the force, they will need these facilities

Geet: it's not necessary that they should join the forces, specially after having sacrificed a loved one already

Maan: Geet is right Sasha

Geet likes Maan supporting her...

Maan: I think the football ground could be converted into a children's park with provisions for jogging and walking

Geet: that's what I was also thinking

Maan has understood Geet's point of view and believes that she has got a valid point....

Sasha: I'll make the changes MK

Sasha leaves immediately not waiting for Maan to conclude his conversion after being humiliated by the stupid Geet...

Geet doesn't like the way she left without respecting Maan...

Geet: that's rude, how can you let her disrespect you like that, I don't like the way she calls you MK

Geet mimics Sasha's style of calling Maan MK ..

Actually Sasha family is Khurana's family friends....

She joined KC as soon as she graduated and is part of KC over a decade.... She knows Maan from her childhood...

She even had a crush on him...

Sasha is quite jealous of Geet... 

Maan has been a thorough professional with Sasha...

Now looking at Maan showing extra care and concern for Geet irks Sasha...

Maan: careful Geet, you have just joined KC and Sasha has been working for us for the past 10 years

Geet: so what? She is still just an employee

Geet doesn't like Maan treating Sasha specially....

Maan: you should respect her work

Geet: I know, she is too proud

Maan: you seem to be jealous of her

Geet: no never, I can never compete with her, too OTT

Maan: what?

Geet: she is much more senior na

Maan: hmm, let's go

Geet follows Maan....