Chapter 7

               Part – 6

Maan is still staring the house… trying to get another glimpse of her… waiting for her to turn back and smile or wave at him… is he expecting too much? No, he actually came here with a wedding proposal, he has every right to expect it now that he has made friendship with her.. what? When did that happen? Maan’s mind is out of control today… maybe it’s the circumstances, or maybe it’s the girl… whatever it is Maan can’t stop thinking about her… 

Ranno is waiting for Geet as everyone has gone in search of Geet… 

Geet goes and knocks the door…  

Ranno comes and opens the door… 

Ranno: Geet, kahan chali gayi thi? Pagal ho gayi ho kya? 

Geet: wapas aagayi hoona? Chalo mujhe bahut bhook lagi hai

Ranno: aaj tumme bhooka hi rehna hoga, sab ko pareshaan karke rakha hai tumne

Geet: maa, ye teek nahi hai, tumne socha ki mein wapas nahi aaoongi aur mere liye kuch  banaya bhi nahi? Par uss ke liye toh kuch banayi hogi? 

Ranno: kaise batein karthi hi, saithan ki bachi

Geet: sharam nahi aathi , papa ko shaithan bhulathe?

Ranno: tu pehle andar jao beta, darji aur Brij abhi aathe hi honge tummare swagat karne

Geet: tum haina unko sambhalne?

Ranno: patha nahi tumme kab akhal aayegi?

Maan leaves after seeing Geet going inside her home with her mother… 

Next morning… 

Rajji comes and wakes Geet….

Geet: sone do rajji

Rajji: Geet, utjao jaldhi

Geet: itna subhe subhe mujhe tang mat karo

Rajji: Geet, woh aaye hai tumme dekhne

Geet: kaun?

Rajji: wahi, jo kal aaye the na

Geet is shocked to hear that… 

Why has he come back? 

Didn’t she tell him everything last night?  

Geet gets up and runs out to look down the balcony… 

Yes, it is him, it is the same guy that she met last night, she didn’t even know his name…. 

Geet: ye kyun aata hai?

Rajji: mujhe kya patha? Jaldi neeche aao, darji tumme bhula rahe hai

Geet: mein nahi aaoongi

Rajji: mein Brij veerji ko hi bhejthi hoon

That’s when Ranno comes… 

Ranno: Geet, jaldi kar puthar 

Geet: maa, ye wapas kyun aaye hai? 

Ranno: kyunki unka bahut bada dil hai, tummare harkat ko jaanthe bhi wapas tumme dekhne aaye hai, babaji aaise moka bar bar nahi dethe hai, ab chup chap tayaar hoke neeche aao 

Geet is annoyed but has no other go… 

So it’s all pre-planned, had he told her about coming in the morning Geet would have absconded again, that’s why he didn’t say anything last night… 

Geet: kitna chalaak hai ye? Babaji ye aapne teek nahi kiya 

In a few minutes Geet is all ready….. forced to get ready… 

Geet comes and serves them tea….

Geet is staring Maan… she is literally upset that he is back… 

Maan knows that she is not happy to see him…. 

Darji: Geet, ye Maanji hai 

Geet: meine poocha nahi, mein inka naam jaanke kya karoongi? 

Darji stares Geet…. 

Darji: Maanji, aap chai pijiye, Geeeeet 

Darji asks Geet to bring the tea…. 

Maan: I don’t like tea, I like coffee

Maan smiles looking at her angry face… 

Geet: hum coffee nahi peethe

Bang comes the reply….. 

Darji: Geeeeeeeet 

Darji looks at Maan worried… but Maan is thoroughly enjoying this banter… 

Darji: koi baat nahi ji, Geet, coffee lekhe aana

Geet goes to get coffee reluctantly….

Geet: ji darji

Maan stops her….: black coffee

Geet turns and asks: aur kuch?

She is really pissed off….. Maan is taking revenge for the earlier encounter….

Maan: haan, sirf ek sugar cube

Geet: hum sugar cubes use nahi karthe

Maan: no probem, ek spoon sugar is good

Geet murmers so that Maan only could hear her…: issiliye meine pehle hi bathaya ki aap ka rashtha ye nahi hai, aap galat rashthe pe aaye ho

Maan smiles looking at her antics…..

Geet gets the coffee and it’s not bad, it’s actually pretty good……

Maan: nice coffee

Geet: meine nahi banaya 

Maan: kya hum akhele baat kar sakthe hai?

Maan asks Darji suddenly….. Maan wants to speak with  Geet …… he wants to tell her why he is back… 

Darji is hopeless as he can’t say no to Maan, yet he can’t say yes too whole heartedly…. Geet too wants to ask him why he is doing this… 

Geet: hum chath pe jaake baat kar sakthe hai, haina darji?

Darji is helpless…: haan 

Geet leads Maan to the terrace….

Maan likes her fearless attitude…. 

Even before Maan could say anything Geet asks him… 

Geet: aap wapas kyun aaye ho? Aap Delhi nahi gaye? 

Maan: nahi

Geet: kyun? 

Maan: mann nahi kar raha tha aaise tumme chodke jaane ka 

Maan teases her to see her reactions that always amuse him .. kya entertainment hai? 

Geet gets worried and angry… 

Geet: kya? 

Maan: I was kidding, I didn’t come back for you

Geet: ohhh, you came to see rajji kya?

Geet doesn’t like that too… 

Maan: tum hamesha aaisa ulta hi sochte ho kya? 

Geet: aap ne kuch ulta nahi kiya kya? 

Maan: ek minute shanthi se mere baat nahi sun sakthi ho kya?

Geet: ab kya hai sunne ki? Sab kuch kal meine saaf saaf batha di, mujhe koi shadi nahi karni hai

Maan: mein jaantha hoon Geet 

Geet: phir yahan kya kar rahe ho?  Chale jao, abhi

Geet goes on and on and is not ready to listen to Maan… 

Maan stops her by placing his fingers on her lips… 

Maan: chup bilkul chup 

Geet stops talking… 

Maan continues… 

Maan: kal raat tumne mujhe ek thanks bhi nahi bola

Geet: kisliye? 

Maan: what? Tumme bhoolne ki aadat bhi hai? 

Geet: aap hi bhool gaye ho ki kal raat hui bathon ko

Maan: Geet, meine kitne mushkil se uss gundon se tumme bachaya? 

Geet: aap wahan nahi jaathe toh mein bhi wahan nahi jaathi na?

Maan: toh ye meri galti hai

Geet: aur kya? 

Maan: kal hi tum mujhse aaise hi milthi aur sab bathathi toh itne pareshaani nahi hoti

Geet: toh ye meri galti hai?

Maan: teek se socho Geet, shuru kisne kiya?

Geet: aap kal subha hi mere baat maanke chale jaate toh kitna achcha hota

Maan: tum se behes karke koi faida nahi

Geet: aap ko meri thanks se itna farak padta toh, thank you very much Mr, ab toh chale jao

Maan: mein chale jaate hoon, phir tum kya karoge? 

Geet: mein kuch bhi karoon, aap ko kya?

Maan: meine suna ki koi jab mala lekhe tayaar hai tujhse shadi karne ki, usse kya karoge?

Geet gets furious…. 

Geet: uss nikambe daman ke barein mein aap ko kaise patha?

Maan: mujhe sab kuch patha hai, tere tarah mein swaarthi nahi hoon, mein sab ke barein mein sochtha hoon

Geet: aap ka kya matlab?

Maan: kal tummare jaane ke badh koi mujhse milne aaya tha

Geet: kaun? Daman? 

Maan: nahi 

Geet is worried, who was that?