Chapter 89

                Part – 87

At KM…

Time is running, these two have forgotten that they are not at the apartment, but they are at KM, where the others are waiting for them…

Annie calls Geet…

Annie: Geet, come down, everyone is waiting

Geet: Haan Annie

Maan: thode dher rukhne dho sabkho, meine kitna intezar Kiya tha? Let them wait

Geet: Maan, ab nahi jaathi toh Annie yahan aajayegi

Annie calls Maan…

Maan: Annie, Geet busy hai

Annie: bhai I know that your wife is always busy, but I need my friend for a few minutes

Maan: she’s coming

Annie: aap bhi aajaao bhai

Maan: ok Annie

They go down….

Annie and Pari have arranged for a small family celebration of Geet’s birthday…

The whole family sings ..: happy birthday to you Geet

Geet gets emotional….

Maan holds her hand and takes her to the table where a cake baked by Sheetal is waiting….

Geet looks at Maan…

Maan signals her to go ahead…

Jagdish: Look at Geet, cake kaatne ke liye bhi Maan ki permission le rahi hai, tum seekho kuch Geet se Kiran

Kiran: abhi toh shuruwat hai, dho saal baad dekho kya hota hai

Everyone laughs….

Geet cuts the cake and gives it to Dadi first….

Dadi: nahi Geet, pehle Maan ko dho

Geet feeds Maan….

Everyone is cheering… Geet blushes…

Annie: Bhai, now it’s your turn

Maan takes the cake near Geet and he whispers in her ears…

Maan: Geet, tum sharmati bhi ho?

Geet’s cheeks turn red now…

Annie: Bhai, kya secret hai? Geet itni kyun sharmati hai?

Geet is embarassed….

Maan: tumhari friend haina? Tum usse hi poocho kyun sharmati hai

Sheetal: let her enjoy the cake, you people don’t harass her

Madan: Geet, jaldhi bathao ki usski cake bahut achchi hai, warna tumhare saas naraz ho jayegi

Sheetal: pehle aap bathao ji, cake kaisa hai

Madan: it’s good like always

Madan escapes…

Kiran: Bhai will be happy to see you happy like this Geet , aaise hi kush raho hamesha

Kiran gets emotional….

She goes and hugs Geet….

Geet too is reminded of her family…..

Geet is in tears….

Kiran: Aaj bhaiya aur bhabhi hothe toh kitne kush hothe, they just wanted to see this Geet, specially bhabhi, she wanted her daughter to live like a princess and I know you will always be our princess, everyone loves you so much Geet, and I was just praying for this

Geet: I know buaji

Geet is reminded of her times with her family….

Maan is just watching Geet, she is about to breakdown…

Maan doesn’t like it…

Maan: Dadi, humme jaana hai, meine dinner ke liye table book Kiya hai, chalo Geet

Maan wants to take Geet from there , else she might get upset again….

Dadi: Maan bete, aap apni patni ko lekhe jao, inn logon ka time katam ho gaya

Maan drags Geet away from there….

They are in the car ..

Geet is still in her thoughts….

Maan pulls over the car….

Maan: Geet

Geet: Haan

Maan: I’m too tired, come on, you drive now

Maan gets out of the driver’s seat…. He has to do something to distract her….

Geet starts to drive….

Geet: Maan, humme Kahan jaana hai ?

Maan: mujhe kya patha?

Geet: you told that you have booked the table

Maan: I didn’t Geet

Geet: then why did you like to everyone Maan?

Maan: because I hate when you get upset thinking about your family

Geet: but they are my family, how can I forget them ?

Maan: you have to Geet, because one Maan Singh Khurana is enough for you, I can give you all the love that you need

Geet: I’m sure I’ll forget them soon if you are with me

Maan: you know that you are never alone Geet, MSK was, is and will always be there with you

Geet: I know Maan, now where are we going?

Maan: you keep driving Geet, I’ll tell you

Maan keeps looking at Geet and admiring her…

Geet doesn’t like his silence…

Silent Maan is always naughty…

Geet: don’t you fall asleep Maan, then I’ll too

Maan: I’m human Geet, I may fall asleep, you should know that better for you are the one who kept me awake all night Geet

Geet: don’t you have anything else to talk about?

Maan: you are only interested in “That” Geet

Geet: what? Mein sanskari ladhki hoon Maan

Maan: sanskari ladhkiyan shadhi ke badh sanyaas lethe hai kya?

Geet: aap ko sharam nahi aati mujse aaise batein karte hue?

Maan: aaise batein toh mein tujhse hi kar sakta hoon Geet

Geet: Maaaan

Maan: toh chodo, let’s change the topic, wahan sabke samne kaise sharma rahi thi Geet, par mere samne besharam ho jaathi

Geet: aaise sabke samne hum donno ko pathi pathni banke milna toh mere liye naya naya haina, issiliye shamagayi

Maan: toh kya mere saath ye sab saloon se karthi aayi hai kya? Kahin tum punar janam ki yaad mein toh nahi ho Geet?

Geet: aaisa nahi hai Maan, I don’t no, I always feel comfortable with you

Maan: what?

Geet: it’s always been you and you only, I knew you are the one for me and I was sure about one thing, it’s either you or none

Maan: I don’t understand

Geet: I’m being myself only when I’m with you, that’s why whether it’s love, hatred or war, it’s only with you Maan, because I have no one but you to share my feelings with

Maan: phir emotional mat hona Geet

Geet: aap itna bolte ho? Meine aap ko kabhi aaise batein karte dekha nahi

Maan: batein karna toh meine sirf tumhare liye seekha hai Geet, warna tum baat hi nahi karthi

Geet: mujhse baat kyun karna chahte the aap?

Maan: kyunki tab toh mein tumse sirf baat hi kar sakta tha, tujhse aur koi umeed bhi nahi rakh sakta na?

Geet: aap aur kya karna chahte the?

Maan: ek smile, ek hug aur kya?

Geet: mujhe lagta hai ki aap ne teek se try nahi Kiya, kya patha try karte toh mil bhi jaatha

Maan: what?

Geet: why are you so shocked? Mein bhi toh ek ladhki hoon

Maan: mujhe kya patha tumhare sapnon ka Rajkumar mein tha

Geet: aaisa nahi hai, Lekhin aap ne toh sirf dost banna chaha na?

Maan: tab toh mujhe patha nahi tha ki ye pyaar hai ya dosti hai, mujhe toh sirf tumhare saath waqt bithana tha

Geet: patha hai ki gaav mein meine apne family se zyada kisko miss Kiya tha?

Maan: Kiran chachi ko?

Geet: buaji ko miss Kiya tha, par buaji ki jagah pyaar karne wali wahan meri padosi wali mausi thi

Maan: Annie ko?

Geet: nahi, wahan Preeto thi meri saheli banke

Maan: phir kisko miss Kiya tha Geet?

Geet: mere competitor ko, wahan uske jaisa koi nahi tha

Maan: competitor?

Geet: mujhe aap ke saath compete karna pasand tha, aur aap ko harana pasand tha, issiliye mein mehnat karke apne aap ko hamesha tayaar rakhthi thi

Maan: abhi bhi tumme harana mushkil hai Geet

Geet: par ab toh hum ek dusre ka pyaar ban gaye hai na?

Maan: wahi toh, I like the way you are always ready to compete with me, in every matter

Maan winks….

Geet: Maan, you don’t know that losing is more satisfying sometimes, you have to let your partner win at times, for the best experience

Maan: Geet, I think I’ve to learn a lot from you

Geet keeps going, it’s been almost an hour…

Geet: Maan, I’m hungry

Maan: let’s stop somewhere

But most of the restaurants are closed…

They have lost track of time in all their talking….

Geet: kya karein Maan? Ab noodles bhi nahi hai, and we are far from the city

Maan: wait Geet, take the highway

Geet: aaise hi aap Kashmir tak jaana chahte ho kya?

Maan: Annie ki wedding nahi toh Jaa sakte hai Geet

Geet: what?

Maan: that would be fun, let’s try that later

Geet: abhi kya?

Maan: highway mein 24*7 dabhas honge Geet

Geet: pehle jab mein aap se jagadthi rehti thi tab toh aap ne mera kitna khayaal rakha tha? Time pe khana khilathe the? Abhi aap bahut badal gaye ho Maan

Maan: tumhare pyaar ne mujhe bigada hai Geet

Geet: toh jagda hi karoon kya? Tabhi aap ko mere kadar hotha

Maan: Geet, wahan ek dabha hai

They go to the dabha…

They are a lot of truck drivers eating there ….

Maneet are the only couple…

The dabha owners are an old couple…

They give them a private place a little away from the others…

Maan likes that privacy…

He sneaks a kiss before chotu comes….

Geet: Maan, yahan bhi

Maan kisses the other cheek…

Geet: Maaaaan

Maan: Geet, tumne hi kaha “yahan bhi kiss Karo” , toh meine kar diya

Geet: babaji, ye mein kaise jagah pe aayi hoon, aur upar se ye Maan bhi mujhe tang karte hai

Maan: Geet, babaji se kaise kaise complaint karti ho?

Geet: aap se seedhe seedhe kehti toh aap aur shararat ho jaathe, it’s an indirect appeal Maan

Maan: appeal rejected Geet

Maan side hugs Geet..

Geet: Maaaan

Maan: mujhe bahut tand lag rahi hai Geet

Geet: ye chotu Kahan hai?

Maan: woh nahi aayega

Geet: kya?

Maan: meine pehle hi order kar diya hai, aur kaha ki koi jaldhi nahi hai

Geet: Maaaan, mujhe bahut bhook lagti hai

Maan: mere hothe hue tujhe bhook kaise lag sakti Geet?

Geet: meine socha at least aaise aap ko distract karoon, magar ye idea toh back fire ho gaya

Maan laughs….

Maan is happy that he could make Geet happy after a long time…

He is ready to do anything to keep her smiling… uske liye Maan pagal deewana bhi ban gaya, pehle hi deewana tha, ab pagal bhi ban gaya…

Maan signals and the food comes….

They have a good time and return to the apartment…

They sleep peacefully in each other’s arms that night….