Chapter 13

Part – 12

The wedding is fixed within a month and the preparations are on…

Annie is continuously warned by Geet to keep this news as a secret for her bhai…

Every time Annie talks to Maan over the phone, it’s only Annie who keeps reminding Maan about his wedding proposal to the Handas, Maan has totally forgotten it or he is just ignoring it for some reason…

Has he changed his mind?

Annie wishes to tell Maan about the wedding being fixed, but she doesn’t want to upset Geet, it’s Geet’s wedding and she has all the rights to do whatever she wants…. Haina?

Maan has some problems at Malaysia and his tour is extended for another week…. Maan calls to inform Annie…

She will be expecting Maan to come this weekend itself….

Maan: halo Annie, tum log kaise hai?

Annie: very happy, just can’t wait for your arrival

Maan: I just called you to talk about that only

Annie knows that it’s not a good sign….

Annie: Bhai, aap Saturday ko aa rahe haina?

Maan: haan, but next Saturday

Annie: what? Bhai aap ko toh abhi yahan hona chahiye, aap please jaldhi wapas aajao

Maan: kya hua? Tumme koi pareshan kar raha hai kya?

Maan is immediately reminded of Geet….

He can’t trust that stupid Geet, it’s always a risk when Geet is around Annie, now that Geet is free from Maan’s radar, she would definitely mess up….

Annie: nahi bhai, par aap ghar chodke itne din wahan kya kar rahe ho? Ghar wapas aao Bhai, we miss you, Riya keeps asking for her mamu

Maan: I know Annie, but this is important

Annie: but you should not keep extending it, then there will be a huge problem

Maan panics, it must be that Geet only….

Why did I leave her with Annie?

Maan: what? What’s going on Annie? Are you hiding something from me? Tell me

Annie: aaisa kuch nahi bhai

Maan: Annie, tum kahan ho? Tell me the truth

Maan is afraid that Annie went somewhere with that Geet….

Annie: Bhai, aap kyun pareshan ho rahe ho? Mein ghar pe hi hoon, hummare Ghar pe

Maan: You stay away from any trouble, rather you stay away from that troublemaker, then there won’t be any problem

Annie: aap kiske baat kar rahe ho bhai?

Maan: wahi, tummare friend, Geet

Annie: mere hone wali bhabhi kaho na bhai

Maan: Annie, stop talking about that, it’s never happening

Annie: don’t you want that to happen bhai?

Maan: it’s not just about me

Annie: that’s why I’m asking you to come and talk to Geet

Maan: Annie, we’ll talk about it when I come back, you take care of yourself and Riya, I’ll call you tomorrow

Annie: bye bhai

Geet takes Annie along for all the shopping and other work…

Annie gets involved happily for its her bhai’s wedding…

Sometimes Maan calls when they are out shopping….

Maan: Annie, ye kya awaaz hai? Where are you?

Annie: mein Riya ke saath shopping aayi hoon bhai

Maan knows that she is with Geet at once… but he is only happy to see Annie enjoying her outings with Geet…

Maan: sare shopping tum log hi karoge toh mein Riya ke liye kya lekhe aaoon?

Annie: hum jo bhi kareedhen, par Riya ko toh apne mamu ki choices hi pasand hai, haina?

Annie looks at Geet and winks…

Haan, Riya is having a great time eating ice cream with her friend Geet ..

Geet: sshhhhh don’t talk about me

Maan: I know, she is mamu’s darling always

Annie: you can’t boast that if you don’t come back soon, your position is in danger bhai, someone has set an eye on it and it looks like Riya has forgotten her mamu already

Maan: what? You put her on video call, let me talk to her

Annie calls…

Maan is not surprised to see the two babies having ice cream together…

Maan: mujhe Riya se baat karna hai, it’s personal, if you could excuse us please

Maan tells Geet and Geet turns to the other side immediately…

Riya is looking at Geet itself, Geet is acting funny all of a sudden…

Riya thinks they are playing hide and seek now…

Roya: eet eeeet

Riya tries to catch Geet’s hand so that Geet will turn towards her….

Maan: hai Riya, what are you doing darling?

Maan is jealous that Geet is stealing Riya’s attention which used to be his….

Geet: tumhare mamu andhe hai kya? Can’t he see that we are busy enjoying our ice cream here, ice cream mein mirchi(like kabab mein haddi) banke aagaye hai

Maan is more amused to see Geet than Riya…

Maan: Riya, itna ice cream nahi kaathe

Geet: itne dhoor se bhi humme chain se ek ice cream bhi nahi khaane dete, Annie, tum kahin aur jaake baat karlo, humme disturb mat karo

Geet turns back, her ice cream is melting….

Geet: Annie, hattao isse, inke nazar padthe hi meri ice cream bhi melt ho gayi, tumhare bhai se kaho ki zyada ubhalne ka nahi, thoda tand rakhne ka

Geet ignores everything and starts eating her ice cream before it becomes a chocolate shake …

Annie: bye bhai, hum ghar aake baat karthe hai

Maan is happy to have gotten a glimpse of his would be…

Now Maan can’t wait to get back to Delhi….

If he stays away from Riya any longer, then Geet would have to introduce Maan to Riya again…

Geet has this magical powers to win over anyone and make a place for herself in no time…

Maan comes back without any further delay….

When Maan reaches home, the wedding party is all set to begin….

Maan is first confused and then remembers about his proposal….

But he had no idea that this would happen so soon, he is not yet prepared himself for all this….

The wedding itself is going to take place in a week’s time???…

Maan is shocked to hear that…

Maan has lead his life on his terms from childhood, not even Madan could dictate terms in his son’s life, that’s MSK….

But now, the biggest decision of MSK’s life, his wedding has been decided by someone else, that too some stupid girl whom he barely knows….

But with the proceedings going on at lightning speed, and the two families coming together and working along for the wedding relentlessly has made it impossible for MSK to do anything now….

He is made into a mere spectator in his own wedding…

Maan doesn’t know that it’s just the beginning and the main picture is yet to come…

Whatever it is, with Geet’s company it’s going to be quite adventurous and interesting… haina?

Moreover, it’s not just any ordinary wedding, like Geet said, it’s going to be a week long extravaganza…

Geet has planned her wedding for years and she won’t let anyone ruin it, even if it is Mr.MSK…

Maan never wanted to complicate this wedding process, thereby catching everyone’s attention…

MSK’s private life has been like a secret mission, which only the MSK has the access to and at times he himself has no idea about it...

BTW, is there a personal life for MSK other than his office routine and business?

That’s a million dollar question, maybe now Geet Handa would be able to give a answer better to it…

For Maan this wedding itself is just another new venture he is trying out, and with the bitter experience of his little sister in her marriage and the insults she faced after the failure of her “Grand wedding”, Maan would never wish that for anyone else, even if it’s his worst enemy, but this stupid Geet is neither an enemy nor a friend!!! Yet Maan wouldn’t want to see her unhappy…

Maan would never hurt anyone unnecessarily, and that includes Geet Handa…

Maan wished to have a secret wedding or sort of a low key wedding….

That way it would be easier later, there would be lesser consequences …

You should think about every possibility before you invest in anything, be it business or marriage, it’s all same for MSK…

Just like a business, a wedding too has a risk of failure, and the percentage of failure is higher in a wedding…

Moreover MSK has little or no experience in the wedding field…. Haina?

So Maan is once again shocked to find out about the elaborate wedding planned by Geet… he has not spoken to Geet for a long time… why didn’t she discuss about it with Maan?

Maybe Geet couldn’t because Maan has not directly talked to her regarding anything about the wedding, but she could have at least discussed with him about the wedding considering him as a client!!!! Haina?

Moreover, he is the bridegroom and he needed to have been better informed about his wedding…

This whole wedding process wouldn’t have happened without Annie’s knowledge, that’s for sure….

So, Annie has been Geet’s partner in crime in this matter …

Maan knows that these two have been planning all this behind his back, and even Annie didn’t open her mouth…

Maan goes and confronts Annie….

Maan: Annie, Annieee

Annie knows that it’s all about the wedding as soon as she sees Maan’s face….

Annie: Haan Bhai, aap ne Geet se baat ki?

Maan: mein usse kyun baat karunga? Ye sab tumne hi kiya haina?

Poor Annie doesn’t have anything to do, haina babaji?

Annie: lekhin Bhai, meine kya kiya?

Maan: tumne Geet ko kyun nahi rokha?

Annie is shocked…. What’s he talking about? Doesn’t he want this marriage?

Annie: Bhai, aap kaise baat kar rahe hai? Ye sahi nahi hai bhai

Maan: ye tum logon ne jho kiya haina, kya woh sahi hai?

Annie: humne? Meine pehle hi Geet ko kaha ki bhai se baat karthe hai, lekhin usne mere baat ko kahan maana?

Maan: tummari friend ne kabhi bhi kissi ka bhi baat ko maana hai kya?

Annie: wah bhai, aap Geet ko bahut ache se samajh gaye hai, ab toh koi gadbad nahi hoga

Maan: Annie, lekhin tum kaise bhool gayi ki tummare bhai kissi ka bhi nahi sunta, apna baap ka bhi nahi

Annie: par bhai, koi bhi ladhka apna baap ka nahi sunta, sirf apne girlfriend ka sunta hai

Maan: what?

Annie: I mean wife ka toh zaroor sunta, haina?

Maan: Annieeeee , what nonsense is this?

Annie: Bhai, aap ne suna nahi? “ wife ka suno toh life hai warna kuch nahi hai “

Maan: tumse baat karne se acha mein uss pagal se hi baat kartha

Annie: that’s a good decision Bhai, you are all ready to be hitched now, I’m so happy, baat karne se hi pyaar badtha hai

Maan would turn insane if he keeps listening to this so called “love gyaaan”…

Maan decides to go to the Handa house and talk to Geet….

Maan’s visit comes as a big surprise for everyone, but they think that it may be something personal that Maan wants to share with Geet… Yes, something personal to Maan but not Maneet as their families think… they are not even friends yet…

Would this work out as they think? Or would this turn out to be something that they haven’t even imagined?

Either way it’s going to be interesting for this is “Maneet”….