New FF: New York times with Maan and Geet - Page 15

Part 14: Vegas Baby!

<Maan's monologue>

We were at the airport…Daadima was leaving…As always, she was teary eyed and high on emotional drama…but I liked it…after all daadiyan hote hi aise…

Daadima:"Jab bhi hum aapko chood ke India jaate hain…tho…mera jee chahta hain…ki hum aapko…kisi achi ladki ki haath saumpkar chalein… lekin mera kwahish kabhi poora nahin…hota hain.."

Maan:" Please Daadima…aaj bhi…ye topic shoroo karna hai kya…"

Daadima:" Chinta to hota hai…hum chahte hain ke koi ho..jo aapke khayal raken…"

Maan:"Aap Nakul ke baare mein baath kar rahen hain..sorry Daadima…main nakul se shaadi nahin kar sak tha hoon…"

I wanted to make the situation lighter…I was a million miles away from what she was talking about…

Daadima:"Aap hame sathaa rahe hain?...chaliye…hum aapse baath nahin karenge…"

Maan:" Please Daadima…apka flight ka time ho raha hain…aap apna khayal rakiye ga…main aapko roz phone karoonga…"

Daadima:" Take care Maan…aur roz phone kariyega…"

I wanted to tell her…if not someone to take care of me…I had someone to take care of…

She was a wreck…she needed a shoulder…someone to say everything was going to be ok…and I was that person…I can only hope I played that part well…I had not been that person in a long time… There must be invisible strings of some kind that was tying us to each other every time we were together…the strings only grew stronger and tighter when we stayed away…pulling us more closer…if this cycle was to continue…I wasn't sure how far or close we were going to end up…I wasn't sure what was the name of this string….and I didn't dare to name it…for now I was glad there was a string to tie us and I was content with that.……………………………………………….I worried what if the strings would ever break…or loosen up…

<Meera's monologue>

Its already friday...I'm working from home…to keep an eye on her…I'm glad that she didn't cry much in the past three days…Only occasional sobs…I wish there was something I could do to make things better for her…How long can she be working from home? Thanks to MK…he covered for her with Josh…She has to step out…move on..She has stuck to that window…she almost never leaves it as if she was waiting for him to show up anytime...I mean it's only been 5 days since the phone call from Dev…Is it too early for me to expect her to do that? How long does it take for things to turn normal when such things happen to someone?...I didn't have any answers and I didn't know how to solve it for her either… I need to talk to her to see what she wants now…wants out of life? I knew she was never going to be the same again…

Meera: Geet…how are you feeling now?

Geet: hmmm…good I guess…

Meera: Why so sarcastic…? I asked with a smile…

Geet:" Aur raha hi kya hai…"

Meera:" Geet I know you are hurting…but all I'm saying is you can do other stuff too…you need to get over this…"

Geet:" Like what? I'm working am I not?..."

Meera:" Yeah…but life is not just working?....it not about the 2 reports that you have done in the last 3 days…its more…you haven't gotten up from that window"

For some unknown reason…my tone was getting serious and I'm impatient…to get this stuff out of my chest…I continue…

"You don't eat…you don't bathe…your clothes are lurking around…you are not attending office phone calls…I'm taking it for you…"

I'm sobbing…God I don't know why…she was staring at me…her eyes widened in shock…

"you ran away…all that we were for all those years… you ran away without telling me…not one second you thought about me…you didn't even have your phone on you…for god's sake…I don't have telepathy…and don't expect my mind to work in such situations…Had MK not been there…how would have I found you?...we drive all that way for nothing…we come back…you haven't talked to me since then…I don't even know why Dev left Toronto…and you snub me now…Can you please tell me what you want? What you plan to do? Do you understand…I'm a part of your life and I demand to know…You are my best friend for pete's sake…just talk to me…"

<Geet's monologue>

She was sobbing badly…such fat tears rolled down her cheeks…I had not seen her get so emotional ever…she must really love me…

I get up and walk up to her…She is racing back and forth in the living room…

I hug her…

Geet: "Meer…its ok…I'm back… just don't cry...I didn't mean to run away from anything…My mind wasn't working…"

I paused…I sat down on the couch…she walked to the kitchen and brought us some hot tea….

She settled once again in the couch and we started talking…

Geet:" Dev just wanted to get out of Toronto…he said he was heartbroken too…He needed a break…I thought if I could talk to him in person I could probably change things…I thought maybe then I wouldn't have to spend my life alone…I think I was scared of being alone more than anything else..

But when I got there…I couldn't make myself go there and talk to him…."

Tears started flowing down my eyes…

"all I could see was that window…where I have stood for days and nights waiting for him to retun…we had our ups and down…not that I was not at fault… but apparently I had to travel that far to realize that I was alone…no matter what…whether I was in that house…or if I was out here…he was never there for me"

Meera: Do you think you still love him?

Geet:" Meer…they got me married and said that I will live with him from that day onwards…and I did…I did that for five years…if that was love…then yes I do…if it's not…then no…maybe I didn't even know what love was….maybe I still don't…But it hurts…I have no idea why it hurts so much…"

Meera: "I know…may be I will never understand…but that does not mean you have to stay in those god damned pajamas all day long…you are driving me crazy…"

…she wanted to lighten the atmosphere…we broke into a laughter…

<Meera's Monologue>

She was not going to come out of this by herself…and it's too soon to expect that out of her...I had to help her…yes she can smile away for sure…but I will never know what is going on underneath…but I will keep trying until I can feel that she is out of it for sure…

I picked up the phone and called Yash..I told him everything that I felt…and everything that she told me…

Yash:" So what are you thinking now?"

Meera:" We have to keep her busy…help her forget…she should forget for some time that she was even married…only then she will clearly know what she really wants…else she is definitely going to be wallowing in self pity…I feel pretty much all her life she has been told what to do…she needs to be on her own to understand what she is …and to know what she wants…"

Yash:"…..Hmmmm… Did you just say all that?..."

Meera:" I'm serious Yash…please"

Yash:" I have an idea…what better way to forget yourself than to P..A..R..T..Y…?"

Meera:" And party means….just one place…."

Yash:" Vegas baby…L..A..S…Las Vegas it is then…"

Meera:" Hey…why do I get the feeling…that we need to tell MK about this?"

Yash:" I agree…I think they are close too…"

Meera:" Alright I will inform him…I will confirm with MK and then call you back to make the bookings…"

Yash: "Chao…"

Meera:"Bye then"

I right away called MK…

Maan:"Hello meera"

Meera:"Hi MK… do you have some time?"

Maan:" Yeah…is she ok? "

Meera:" Yes she is fine…You know with all that has happened…I was thinking I should get her out of the house…maybe change of place would help …"

Maan:" Yes that is a good idea…what do you have in mind…"

Meera:"I was thinking if she has lot of distraction now it will help…and what better place for that than Vegas…..So do you want to join us…Yash is coming to…"

<Maan's monologue>

I couldn't comprehend what she just said…ever since the night we came back from Toronto…I was not able to get in touch with her…Because I didn't know how to just drop by and check on her…I was not used to such things..or call her directly…we only chatted on office messenger…I jumped at the opportunity…

Maan:" Yeah sure…why not…"

Meera:" So good then …we will be leaving tonight and we will be back on Sunday…does that work for you…then I will ask Yash to get the tickets…"

Maan:" that's perfect…don't worry I will take care of the tickets and the hotel…"

Meera:" we are splitting it later right?"

Maan:" If you say so…"

Meera:" alright then see you MK…call me later to let me know the logistics…"

Maan:" Will do…bye…"

Meera:" Bye MK…"

I was overjoyed…I was going to be under the same roof as her…

Back in the apartment…

Meera: " So are you ready to party?"

Geet:" What?"

Meera:" We are going to Vegas.."

Geet:" but why…"

Meera:" Because…trust me you need it…we are leaving tonight…"

<Geet's monologue>

she had already done so much for me...and with all the drama she had been going through because of me...I didn't fight it...if she feels that will do me good..fine by me...

Geet:" Just the two of us?"

Meera:" No Yash and MK are coming too…"

Maan? He is coming too…I didn't know how to react...I didn't know if I wanted to go…

at this stage of life I was not sure about anything…

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