Part 26:
2003
Maan is a studious boy, obedient, hard-working topper of the class, every girl's dream as he is a goody two shoes. You see him sitting and reading in the library, at the most talking with professors, attending lectures, browsing the net for further information. The only world he knows of is his books, his academics as he knows he is to take over the khurana empire from his grandmother who was the caretaker of their business since the time his father had passed away in a plane crash. Apart from his grandmother, his family comprised of his step siblings Dev and Kamya, whom he had been taught since childhood to be his own siblings.
Dadi: "kisi aur ki galtiyon ki saza kisi aur ko nahi dete Maan beta" is what his grand mother had taught him '.
Sameera Saxena had been Miss college for three years in a row, and every guy wanted her in his life. Sameera on her part, never really interacted too much with other men in college. She was beautiful, and brainy too, but never took anything in life too seriously. While Maan was a first bencher by choice, she was forced to share the first bench with Maan because she was the last one to enter the class and the back benches would be filled up by then. For more than a month, they had been sitting together now ' But they never spoke to one another 'obviously because they didn't care about the existence of the other.
One day '
Sameera is as usual late to class and she gets yelled at by the teacher ' The teacher asks her a question ' and she doesn't know the answer to it '
Maan on his part opens the book and shows her the answer saves Sameera ' at the end of the class '
Sam: Hey !! Maan right ?
Maan nods '
Sam: Sameera Saxena ' Miss college ! three years in a row '.
Maan: jaanta hoon '.
Sam: tum jaante ho ? wo trying to play hard to get huh ? ignoring me and all?
Maan: main nahi jaanta aap kya keh rahi hai ' mujhe late ho raha hai ' .library main notes banane hai '
He gets up and walks away 'as Sam chases him '.
Sam: Hey Maan ! thanks yaar ' tum ne mujhe bacha liya ' issi baat pe ek coffee ho jaye ?
Maan: nahi .. main ghar ke bahar coffee nahi peeta ' dadi ne kaha hai ' ghar ke bahar waali coffee unhygienic hoti hai '
Sam: oh ho! Toh main kahan tumhe kisi dhabe pe le jaane waali hoon? Lets go to a coffee shop na ?
Maan: no thank you! Mujhe ghar pahunchna hai ! mere martial arts ke trainer aate hi honge .. I am already late '
Sam: ek din miss nahi kar sakte ? mere liye ? please ?
She says this so sweetly, Maan has no option but to agree ..
Maan: lekin hum coffee shop nahi jayenge .. hum mere ghar jayenge ' meri dadi bahut acchi coffee banati hai !
Sam: ghar! ??? so boring!
Maan: tumhe coffee se matlab hai na ? jagah se nahi?
Sameera makes a face and says ' " err .. yeah ' chalo"
So that day Maan takes Sameera home '. As she enters the house ' looking at the palatial building '.
Sam: Oh my god ! is this for real? Tum itne badey ghar main rehte ho?
Maan nods '
Sam: par tumhare pehenaave se, aur tumhare behavior se aise nahi lagta jaise tum itne raeez khandaan se ho!
Maan shows Sameera his entire house, introduces her to his dadi, who is very takes a liking to sweet sameera. Dadi is starts teasing Maan right in front of sameera that he never brings any friends home but he has gotten a girl home ' Even sameera jokes with dadi saying, Maan never really talks to anyone and everyone thinks he is super boring.
Dadi: beta ab, yeh aapki haathon main hai 'ke aap inhey boring se interesting kaise banayengi ' over to you '
Over the next few months Sameera and Maan become good friends and slowly, and start depending on one another totally'.
To maan, sameera is an integral part of his life, but he doesn't feel the need to express it, but sameera on her part being a little more out going wants to watch movies, hang out with friends, try out different stuff with life . Plus around this time, she starts getting modeling assignments as well from top ad agencies. Maan is pretty possessive about Sameera, though she is only his friend,and hence expresses complete displeasure'.
When Maan is around 22 years old, his grandmother suffers a heart attack and she is quiet critical. This is the time when Maan has to take over the business. As he gets busy with work, and responsibility, he starts realizing sameera is drifting away from him'.
They start fighting a lot, over various petty issues like ' "tum aise kapde kyun pehenti ho ? iss project main kaam karna zaroori hai kya ? dadi ma ko yeh pasand nahi ayega '.tum mujhe waqt nahi de pa rahi ho '
While her share of worries are ' " tum har waqt kaam main busy rehte ho ' pehli boring they, ab annoying ho gaye ho .. etc etc '
One day, when Sameera cancels out on Meeting Maan to go out with some boyfriend of hers that she has hidden from Maan' sameera comes to Maan only after the guy misbehaves with her ' When maan gets to know of it .. he grows really mad at Sameera '
Maan: tumne mujhe bataya kyun nahi ' how dare he ' waise bhi ' galti tumhari bhi thi ' aise kapte pehenke jaane ki kya zaroorat thi ' aise behave karogi toh koi bhi ladka provoke ho jayega '
Sam: oh come on Maan .. don't tell me ' main tumhare saamne har tarah ke padke pehenti hoon ' bahut freely behave karti hoon' iska ye matlab nahi hai na, ke main tumhe uksane ke liye yeh kar rahi hoon' hum pichle teen saalon se dost hai ' tum meri itni care karte ho ' hum dono itna waqt bitate hai .. par ' humne kabhi ek doosre ke saath misbehave nahi kia '.
This conversation though happens casually actually leaves new thoughts in their minds .. Both Maan and Sameera go through a horrible next few days .. With neither of talking properly to one another ' Maan more than Sameera, he just cant get why he has started feeling differently towards Sameera! That one conversation had changed everything '. He wanted to repair it ..undo it '. and he didn't know how to do it '. He had stopped taking her calls, he had stopped interacting with her .. all because he didn't know how to handle this situation'
And one day ' as he is sitting in his room ' Sameera comes to him '.
Sam: M ' kahan they tum itne din ?
Maan: wo main office ke kaam main busy tha '.
Sam: itne busy the .. ke mujhe ek call bhi nahi kar sakte they '
Maan: mera phone band hai '
Sam: wahi pooch rahi hoon main ' tumhara phone band kyun hai ?
Maan: main nahi jaanta Sam '. Bas ' main akele rehna chahta hoon'
Sam: Par maan ' jab tak hum baat nahi karenge .. problem ka solution hume kahan se milega ??
Maan: kya baat karna chahti ho tum? Hum dono ke beech pehle jaisa kuch bhi nahi raha .. aur tum keh rahi ho ' ke hum baith ke baatein kare ?
Sam: haan ' kyunki ' dukhi sirf tum hi nahi ' dukhi main bhi hoon' I miss you M '
Maan looks up ' and see's tears in her eyes and for the first time, he cant see Sameera sad, she doesn't look like his friend, she looks a girl, he cant live without ' a girl, who he wants with him all the time ' Maan doesn't say anything '.
They spend the whole day sitting next to each other not talking to one another in the same room as though in deep thought ' at the end of which Sameera finally says '
Sam: mujhe pata hai .. tum khud kuch nahi bologe ' par, shayad mujhe pata hai .. hum dono ke beech kya problem hai?
Maan: kya ?
Sam: we ar in love '.
Maan is shocked as he stares at sameera open mouthed '.
Sam: yes M ' we are in love '. Hum dono ko har waqt ek saath time spend karne ka mann karta hai ' jab ek doosre se baat nahi karte toh kuch accha nahi lagta .. aur ' we don't like seeing each other with other people '
maan: (in thought) ' Par '.
Sam: well.. lya pata .. shayad issey ko log pyar kehte hai '
Though the thought doesn't go down well with Maan at first, he soon, starts to believe and understand what he feels for Sameera .. and he knows, this much that she is very important.
At first it is all beautiful' Since both of them have discovered a new dimension to their relationship. They are no longer friends. They are now "lovers"'
However with time, Maan gets busy with work and Sameera with her modeling assignments. Sameera finds very little time for Maan, while Maan on his part, though busy with work always believes in making time for Sameera, as she is now a part of his life, his routine' Sameera travels for more days than she is actually around and Maan also realizes she is drifting apart.
Once when Sameera had returned from Australia after an assignment he Maan had noticed, Sameera had been too preoccupied. She was either chatting on the computer, or talking on the phone. When maan would come she would not pay attention to him. Maan had gotten curious as to why she was behaving this way.
Later when sameera had taken off again Maan had decided he would surprise her, only to be surprised himself. Sameera had been living with a guy in Australia for the past year and a half and she had gotten married to the guy. This was a shock to maan. When Maan had confronted her this is what she had to say '.
Sam: we were great as friends M, but as lovers ' you don't have what it takes to love a girl '.
Maan was not only shocked, he was hurt as well'.
Sam: look, ek din ek aisi ladki tumhe milegi ' jo tumhari zindagi ko badal degi ' mere saath, you were the same old Maan Singh Khurana to whom, I was like his books, his assignments ' a I was a part of your rountine ' I never felt special with you M '.
Maan dint know what to say ' that was all '.
On his way back on the flight ' her words kept ringing in his mind '.
" you never really loved me ' you never really made me happy ' it was not love .. you never cared '"
"I don't want to ruin this friendship we share M ' I cherish it '."
Maan: did you ever intend telling me this ?
Sam: I wanted to when I came this time, but you were so busy with Dev's wedding and you were mad that was marrying NT, I didn't want to break this news to you '.
Maan had just walked away ''
After that one flight from Melbourne, Maan Singh Khurana was never the same man, ever again '. The simple, sweet boy had died .. and in his place was born a tough man, who for the first time realized, how trusting someone whole heartedly was the biggest blunder one could commit . how could Sameera the woman he loved soo much say he didn't love her? Or he didn't care for her? He wanted to know how he had failed'
How hard was it for Sameera to tell Maan, she didn't want to be with him? Wasn't she the one who had made them believe they were in love? Wasn't she the one who had given him the hope that there was more to their relationship? He hadn't felt this bad when his mother had killed herself' Cos dadi had told him' his mother was in too much pain ' and this was the only way she could get rid of it ' by killing herself '
Maan had learnt a lesson from this ' that when the pain is too much to take, it is better to kill the pain' For him, he knew, he didn't want to end his life because of a girl, instead, he wanted to kill the feeling that had crept inside him' that's why once he had returned to India, neither did he ever bother to contact Sameera nor did he try and remember her' Everything about her had been locked inside the attic room, where he went to time and again to remind himself of the betrayal the false promises as well as the subsequent infidelity '.
Ever since his return for over a year, Maan had never found peace of mind ' he would be least involved in business or he would travel across the world- He had been soo lost in his own world, that, his brother Dev had to manage the business, and he had messed it all up. Maan had been in China attending a camp when dadi had called him to inform him that the Khurana Mansion was at stake and Dev had messed up. Maan had been so mad at his brother, he had thrown him out of the house, himself shifted into the outhouse, so that he wouldn't have to answer too many questions.
Maan however, had a soft corner for his family, and hence had set out looking for them. That was why, he had first started looking for his youngest brother Vicky who had walked out of the house after all this mess. It was this journey to HP, that had first brought him face to face with Geet- something inside Maan had disturbed him, making him all restless the very first time he had seen her, and this was something he had never experienced. That was the very reason why, he always helped her even though he didn't want to. He hated the control someone else was holding over his life ' Espe cially after being let down by a person he had really loved and cared for, he thought wasting time on a stranger was a loss of valueable energy. But destiny had other plans '.
2010, Present
It is a moonlit night and Geet is on the terrace of the Khurana house. Maan comes and hugs Geet from behind kissing her on the cheek'.Geet blushes holds Maan's arms clasping them tight ' Both of them are admiring the sky '.
Maan: Humari sagai ho gayi ' aura b tum meri mangetar ho ' asli waali '
Geet: Haan ' main bhi aapki jhoot-moot ki mangetar banke thak gayi thi '
Maan makes Geet turn to his side and takes her hand in his .. kisses it and says '
Maan: Geet .. aaj main tumhe ek waada karna chahta hoon geet ?
Geet: kaisa wada ?
Maan: ke main apni zindagi main tumhari jagah jo hai , wo main kisi ko nahi doonga '
Geet : accha ? issi liye usey bulaya aapne ?
Maan: (grinning) kisey?
Geet: usey '.
Maan: kisey Geet ??
Geet: wahi ' Sameera '
Maan: haan ! main usey batana chahta tha ' ke tum wo ladki ho jisey main zindagi bhar ke liye apna banana chahta hoon '
Geet: (blushes) lekin iski kya zaroorat hai sir ' aapko kisi ko kuch bhi saabit karne ki kya karoorat hai ' ( annoyed a little)
Maan: wah! Har baat ka ulta matlab nikaalna koi tumse seekhey Geet!
Geet: toh fir iska aur kya matlab ho sakta hai '.
Maan: Sameera, ke saath mera ek aur bahut purana rishta hai ' wo meri college main sabse acchi dost thi .. aur ussi ne mujhse kaha, ke jiss din ek aisi ladki ayegi jo mujhe humesha ke liye badal degi.. main usey batadoon' maine bas apni dosti ka farz nibhaya hai '
Geet: wo yahin, haveli main rukhegi ( innocently)
Maan: nahi ' wo hotel main ruki hai' ab mere ghar main rehne ka haq agar kisi ko hai .. wo tumhe hai Geet '
Geet: ' haan ' magar shaadi ke baad '
Maan: haan ' aur main tumhe aaj ke din ek aur wada karna chahta hoon ' ke jab tak tumhari padhayi poori nahi ho jaati, hum shaadi ki baat nahi karenge ' ab main chahta hoon ke tum apne, bacche aur apne padhayi pe concentrate karo '. Maine tumhare ma aur papa ko bhi issi liye bulaya hai .. takey main sari duniye ke saamne yeh keh sakoon ke agar tum par ab kisi ka hai .. toh who sirf mujhe hai '
Geet: Thank you '. I love you '
Maan: I love you too Geet '
Maan hugs Geet '. Both are smiling '
At a distance, Sameera who has come to say bye to Maan, notices all this and has tears in her eyes as she thinks to herself ' She walks towards them'
Sam: sorry to break you guys apart ' and your moment of romance, par ' main bas bye kehne aayi thi '.
Geet smiles ' Maan says ' " oh .. tum ja rahi ho? Main driver se keh deta hoon' wo tumhe drop kar dega '"
Sameera comes forward to hug Maan but he stops her half way and resists it shows his ring and says ' " Sam, I am engaged!"
Sam: ( a little taken aback) yup ' right! You are engaged! Bye M .. Bye Geet '
She walk away from there.
Precap: Sameera comes to say sorry to dadi, she meets NT and is surprised to know Geet and NT are friends. Will Sam tell Maan, that Geet and NT are friends?
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