Chapter 22

Part – 21

Back in Delhi…

Dadi constantly nags Geet to find opportunities to spend time with Maan, and specifically without any extra baggages ..

Geet to kind of wants to see what her beloved husband is like when he gets a chance to be with Geet alone…

He must also feel something or anything at all when he is with Geet…

Kuch kuch hota wala ‘kuch kuch’ ka toh patha nahi, par kuch toh zaroor hota… jaise pyar nahi toh nafrat, ya toh humdardi, haina?

Anyone who sees poor Geet’s plight would definitely feel for her, empathy nahi toh phir sympathy bhi chalega, haina?

Geet ke saath hone ka koi toh asar tab hoga jab donno saath honge, haina?...

ye baat toh Dadi ne bahut sahi pakada hai…

Ab Geet ko hi kuch karna padega….

One fine weekend…

Maan is in the OH…

Geet takes Riya to the OH…

Maan knows that Geet wants to talk to him about something…. She is planning something…

Geet: Riya, where are we going tomorrow?

Riya: hmm

Poor Riya doesn’t know about Geet’s plans….

Geet: to meet your friends

Riya: haan

Geet: what’s his name? Haan, Simba, you should introduce me to your friends na?

Simba is Maan’s horse… Riya named it…

Riya: haan, Simba, Rocky, aur

Geet: Don

Riya: hmm

Geet: we will have a lot of fun, haina?

Maan keeps ignoring them…

Geet takes Riya closer to Maan…

Geet signals Riya ..

Riya: mamu

Riya jumps towards Maan…

Maan catches her …

Maan: hmm

Riya: Simba

Maan: we’ll go next week, Simba has gone out

Geet whispers…: nahi, joooot

Riya: nooo Simba

Maan stares at Geet….

Geet: you shouldn’t lie to kids, they learn everything from us only

Maan: oh, it that so? Then you must be knowing that we don’t teach kids to be adamant

Geet: I’m not adamant

Maan: I have some work this week

Geet: we are going this week, haina Riya? You go do your work, we will go on our own, as you might know, hapiness is in one’s own hands, and not on any other akdu Khusna’s, we don’t need anyone else’s company, haina Ria?

Ria nods her head happily, she is happy seeing Geet happy…

But someone is not so happy…

Maan stares Geet in suspicion… what am I hearing?

Riya is going to the farmhouse without Maan?

That itself is not sounding good, here Geet is talking about giving company to Riya?

Maan can’t let Geet take care of Riya, no ways… it’s like asking little Riya to play with fire, haina?

How could Maan let that happen?

His work can wait for he can’t risk the safety of Riya….

Maan: I’ll try to finish my work today itself

Geet has a victorious smile… As Ranno says, Geet knows how to get things done as per her will and wish…

Geet: we did it Riya, give me five

Geet is excited….

Geet doesn’t ask Annie to come along…

Annie can understand, they are a couple, newly married…

Pammy: tum bhi jao, Riya ko akhele kaise chodoge?

Annie: Maan, Bhai haina

Pammy: tum akhele kya karoge?

Pammy is afraid that Annie will be depressed when left on her own …

Maan too thought that Annie will also be coming…

Riya: bye mama

Annie: bye

Maan: Annie, you too come with us

Annie: nahi bhai, I’m not feeling good

Maan: then we can go next week

Annie: nahi, Riya will be disappointed

Maan: but Annie

Annie: Geet haina, she will take care of Riya

Poor Annie, how can she trust Geet like this?

Maan is not liking this at all, but he has no other go…

Geet: haan, Maan, jaldhi Karo

Geet takes Riya and goes…

Maan goes after them…

At the farmhouse….

Geet takes a look around the farm with Riya…

Maan is as usual busy with his work…

He told them that he had some work, so they have to excuse him….

Suddenly Maan hears the sound of the horse galloping, Maan is scared…

Who set them free?

Where is Riya? What did this stupid girl do?

Maan runs out to look out for Riya…

Maan: Riya, Riyaaaa, where are you? Nandhu, (he is the horse keeper), kahan ho tum? Nandhu

Nandhu comes running from the stable….

Maan is even more petrified…

What is he doing here?

Maan: what’s going on? Who set Simba free?

Nandhu: madamji

Annie is not here, then who is the madamji?

Maan stares Nandhu…

Maan: tumhare alag se madamji hai kya?

Nandhu blinks … ye kaisa musibat hai?

Maan: Riya kahan hai?

Nandhu: madamji lekhe gaye?

Maan: kahan?

Nandhu: godhi pe chale gaye donno

Maan: kya? Pagal ho gaye ho kya? Kissi ko bhi chalane dethe?

Nandhu too was first hesitant, but after seeing Geet’s expertise with horses he backed off letting her ride….

Nandhu: madamji aagaye

Geet comes back with Riya, Riya is enjoying the ride very much..

Geet is as good or even better a rider than Maan….

Maan thought that she can only drive a car, but she has surpassed his expectations…

Geet: Nandhu, Don ko lekhe aao

Nandhu looks at Maan….

Maan: do you want to ride them all at once?

Geet: no, we’ll race

Maan: what?

Geet: haan, bahut maza aayega

Maan: this is not a race course

Geet: come on, be a sport, it will be so much fun, Riya, what do you say? Who will win?

Riya: Geeeet

Maan: what?

Geet: she is right, she has just seen how good I am

Maan: these are my horses, MSK’S

Geet: then why refuse, let’s see who is a better Jockey

Maan: I’ve got work

Geet: you are afraid of losing to a girl? Haina?

Maan: I don’t believe in gender differences

Geet: so, you are scared of losing to your wife

Maan: Nandhu, bring Don

Maan gets ready….

They make Riya the judge, and leave her with Nandhu….

Geet gives a tough fight, and Maan let’s her win for she is the guest….

Geet: MSK har gaye?

Maan: MSK nahi, Don har Gaya

Geet: achcha bahaana hai

Maan: you are good

Geet: so finally MSK bhi maan gaye, that’s great, Geet, well done

Maan: Nandhu, inkho lekhe jao

Nandhu takes the horses to the stag…

Maan takes Riya in his hands…

Riya: mamu, Geet won, Geet won

Riya is happy, she is clapping…

Geet: Riya knows how to appreciate others

Maan thinks, does she expect me to jump in joy and clap?

Riya: mamu, Geet won, Geet ka prize

Geet: wow, you give prizes? Where’s mine?

Geet thinks that Maan might give chocolates…

Geet stretches her hand to get her prize…

Riya laughs …

Riya: yahan nahi, yahan

Riya shows her cheeks ..

Maan kisses Riya whenever she wins….

Geet: ye bhi chalega

Maan leans forward towards Geet….

Geet is shocked….

Geet closes her eyes and waits for the impossible to happen…

This would complete her incomplete dream, her Prince charming is ready to kiss her…

Maan let’s Riya to kiss instead…

Geet imagines something else, this time too she has to be content with her dream only…