New FF: New York times with Maan and Geet - Page 68

Part 38: My frozen dinner wali.

<Geet's monologue>

I always felt my problems and pain have a half life once I go to bed. The next morning they either dwindle down to nothing, or atleast seem bearable.

It has been two nights now and I felt much better. I was facing the day with much more confidence. The intensity of my feelings for Maan were coming down, but I was scared what tonight's class was going to awaken in me.

I tried to act normal after that night, both at office and outside.

We had very few meetings together and went out for coffee once, but the whole gang was with us as well and it was so much easier to be around him. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to handle any more alone time with him. I didn't know about him, but I had no doubt that I could ruin what we shared if I was going to be left alone with him.

It was 7.00 PM already. Just one hour to go and he would be showing up in a little while to pick up Meera. Yash had stopped showing up at the apartment. We had no clue what was going on with him.

I was planning to talk to Meer about the same and have us intervene with his strange absence.

I didn't understand if it was one day of Meera with Maan that caused his weird behavior.

I didn't have a problem with it anymore. To me what I had for him occupied my mind more than anything else.

I left for the class early, for I didn't want to face him when he would come to the apartment.

<Maan's monologue>

I had no choice. I had to find out what was going on with her. She was acting strange all of a sudden. Her eyes no longer met mine and atleast stayed 10 yards from me.

I went to their apartment to pick up Meera. Why did I feel that she wouldn't be there?

I wanted to check with Meera if she was doing fine at home?

Maan:"Meera…chalein…"

Meera:"Haan MK…"

She turned to lock the door..

Maan:"Meera…Geet kaisi hain ghar mein? Tumse baat to kar rahi hain na?"

Meera:"Please don't tell me you guys are fighting again. She is normal with me…yesterday we were sitting and talking till 11.00 PM"

Maan:"Hmmm ok…no just wanted to ask."

Meera:"MK…did you notice anything strange about Yash…he is not showing up at the apartment nowadays."

Maan:"Haan…I know. I thought that was the whole point of me coming to pick you up."

Meera:"True…woh tho aise hi ghayab ho gaya…I called him yesterday and told me that he is busy and I wonder what it is…"

I couldn't answer her question. I was not close with Yash and neither was I inclined to find out.

I saw her at the studio. She was seated to tie down the payal…or gungroo…I wasn't sure what they called it.

She was showing some of her steps to a small group of young students who were standing around her.

Impressive, she already had a fan following. Sad that I couldn't stand as part of them to let her know that I was a great fan too.

The class was almost about to start when Yash showed up. Not at the window this time. He was enrolling and he was with a girl whom we had not met before. The dance studio seemed to be profiting a lot from our sign ups. The whole gang was here. I had only one question on my mind at that moment.

Will Meera be able to handle it?

He walked towards us and introduced the girl to us. She was definitely girl friend material in every sense a guy would want to flaunt around as his girlfriend.

Yash:"Meera, MK…meet Pari"

He didn't mention the relationship, good so nothing is decided. I was watching out for Meera's reaction. She was hesitant in greeting them.

Meera:"Hi…..Yash….Hmmm..Hi Pari…"

Maan:"Hi….how are you? I'm MK…"

<Pari's monologue>

MK? Maan Singh Khurana? Delhi ka dreamy dude? Yahi pe chupa huha hai?

Oh! I'm so glad I finally agreed to join Yash. If he didn't keep convincing me to come along with him I would have just missed out on the opportunity. MK….Mumbai ka dreamy princess is here for you….Main hoon aapke biggest fan.

<Yash's monologue>

Meera ab to tumhe line mein aana hi padega…Ab dekte hain ki tumhare man mein main hoon ke nahin…Mere saath khel rahe ho?…Mujhe sab pata hain ki tumhara aur MK ka kabhi kuch ho hi nahi saktha hain… By god…sach mein…I had to beg plead Pari to come along with me…to see her final reaction. I hope this plan works."

<Meera's monologue>

Yash? Sach main…I wonder why I even bother about him. He is never going to be able to read me or what I have for him"

Maan:"Meer…are you ok? Do you want to continue?"

Meera:"Yes MK…just bear with me if I go crazy today"

Maans monologue: I simply smiled at how the tracks had changed.

Instructor:"Ok…guys, we have a new pair. So let's make room for them too."

<Geet's monologue>

The song was going on but I was to observe Sana for the next few routines and then practice it.

Yeh! Kya…Yash aur ek nayi ladki…Meer…tum teek ho na?

I wanted to check on her during the break, but I wasn't sure if our break time were at the same time.

<Maan's monologue>

We went on for some time. Yash and Pari were messing up big time. I just played along as Meera wanted.

She wanted me to be as close as possible and I had to. If this was going to make things happen between the two then I was up for it.

Instructor:"Hmm…MK I think you didn't sign up for the Dance show right?"

Maan:"Haan…I'm not going to be doing it"

Meera:"Is there a problem?"

Instructor:"No from today all the steps will mirror what we will be doing for the show, so I want you to pair up with someone else. Will that be ok?"

Meera:"Yes…that is fine."

He called out to Yash and pari.

Apparently Pari had signed up only for a short duration like me. The Instructor paired me with pari and Yash with Meera. As long as Meera and Yash were going to get together I was fine.

I couldn't figure out what Meera wanted.

<Yash's monologue>

Aila…yeh kya twist hain…main ek soch kar aata hoon…aur yahan pe kuch aur…toh mujhe ab isse kaise behave karna padega?

Yash:"Toh! Tum thodi bahuth dancing bhi kar lethi ho…mujhe pehle kyon nahin bathayi?"

She came and stood next to me. I held her waist and pulled her close. Our right and left hands were tangled together in the air. Her other hand was on my shoulder.

Meera:" Main kya newspaper hoon…tumhe saari khabar den eke liye…tumhe kuch maloom karna hai to pooch na padega…"

She was angry that was evident.

Yash:"Sab log mere tarah open book hona chaiye…."

<Meera's monologue>

And I believe that's exactly why I have been struggling with you for the last 1 year.

I didn't want to respond to his questions anymore..

Meera:"My time is real bad…apparently I have to end up with you even here…office mein tho roz dekthi hoon…aur yahan par bhi…"

Yash:"Kya maine tumhe roka hain…kisi aur partner chahiye toh doond lo…lekin muj jaise partner toh tumhe kabhi nahin milega…"

Meera:"Yeah I'm sure…such a flirt…tum jaise toh koi nahin ho sakta hain."

Yash:"Flirt aur main….hullow…people are not that simple…sometimes jaisa diktha hain…vaise nahin hota hain…"

Meera:"Acha…who bhi dek le the hain…"

<Geet's monologue>

I strained to catch a glimpse of him. Hmmm…He is not with Meer. He is with that new girl, Yash came along with?. What is happening? I wanted to see where Meer was and she was with Yash. She didn't look happy, but something else occupied my mind. This girl with Maan, didn't look right. I was not jealous alright…I mean may be a little bit, because, I'm not her, but now she was all over him.

She is slipping, falling on him. I mean what is all this? Chi Chi babaji…

I will ask Meer to switch back partners.

I continued practicing the steps, but my mind was elsewhere, waiting for the break.

Dance Director:"Ok…a short break for 5 and be back"

Babaji, sirf 5 mts…will they also break at the same time.

I was standing near the glass partition for them to break. I was impatient.

It was already 2 mts past our time and that's when they were announced a break.

He instantly walked towards me. He came and stood right on the other side of the glass. I didn't realize that my hand was on the partition and he kept his hand on the glass to from my imprint from the other side.

I removed my hands from the parition and turned away. Yeh Maan bhi kya kya karde te hain?

He came around.

Maan:"Geet….ab bhi mujhe avoid kar rahi ho?"

He asked in a stern voice. He was offended?

Geet:"Pehle aap ye baatiye…ki aap vus ladki ke saath kya kar rahein hain?...aap tho meer ka partner hain na?"

Maan:"Pehle mere sawal ka jawaab…"
He seemed angry.

Geet:"Agar main aapko avoid kar rahi hoon tho ab kyon baath karoongi…"

Maan:"Geet tum jaanti ho…ki main kis avoid ki baat kar raha hoon…mere phone tak nahi uta rahi ho…"

His new partner walked in.

Pari:"Hi aap…MK ke friend hai… I'm Pari"

Geet:"Hmm…Hi…Geet"

I shook her hand. Her hands were fragile. I wonder if she affected Maan in any way.

I couldn't continue to ask him to get back with Meer.

My break was already over. I had to get back.

I could feel his eyes follow me into the studio. I turned to confirm the same. He was there and Pari was pulling him by his wrist to get to their class. Babaji…I wasn't sure I could endure this for the whole class.

I kept peeking at them to make sure, she wasn't crossing boundaries. Ofcourse it wasn't like the last time when I saw him with Meer and doubted him unnecessarily, but the girl is what I was not comfortable with.

My class ended and I waited for Meera to get out. Now that she was available, I wanted to find out from her as to why the switch had happened instead of Maan. I didn't want to face him unnecessarily.

Meera got out of the class and I pulled her aside immediately. She had tears in her eyes.

Geet:"Meer…kya hua…"

Meera:"Yeh! Yash….ab naya story spin kar raha hain…is pari ke saath…"

Geet:"Lekin Meer…yeh pari to zyada…Maan mein interested dik rahi hain…I don't think you should be worried"

It's just me for now.

Maan came and joined us. I was careful not to look into his eyes.

Maan:"Meera, are you ok?...I don't think she is serious…who tho bacchi hain"

Bacchi? Lekin uske harkatein tho bacchi jaise nahin hain? Why didn't you ask her to be in her limits when she was behaving like that Maan?

I looked at him angrily. He was surprised at my look.

Yash came and joined us. Now we didn't know what to speak about.

Yash:"Ab kya hua? Yahan pe conference kyon hain?...arey meera tum ro rahi ho…"

Meera turned towards Yash and started hitting him.

I was surprised. I didn't understand what was happening. I walked back in the shock and Maan was right behind, so I went forward to stop Meer.

Geet:"Meer…stop it…yeh! Tum kya kar rahi ho…"

She suddenly stopped and started walking away. Yash started running behind her.

I was glad that he was going behind her. I hoped that it was to convince her and I prayed that Yash had a clue about why Meer did what she did.

I and Maan followed them slowly but weren't far behind that we couldn't hear them.

He looked at me once and was about to ask me something when Yash and Meer started fighting.

Yash:"Ab kya ho gaya hain…why are you crying?"

Meera:"Kuch nahin…aur tumhe kya pharak pad tha hain…"

Yash:"Arey…I'm asking right…kuch to importance de yaar…"

Meera:"Tumne mujhe kabhi importance diya hain…hamesha sadkon pe jo bhi ladki milti hai…usse hi tum importance de te ho…"

I smiled at what she said. I was waiting for Yash to respond. Maan was enjoying the conversation too. There was a smile on his face. We kept walking.

Yash stopped and had his hands on his waist. He sighed and started following Meer again.

Yash:"I had to…aur main kar bhi kya sakta tha….jo ladki main chahta hoon…woh toh mujhe importance nahin de thi hain…uska maan ki baath padna bhi toh itna muskhil hain"

Maan turned and looked at me…babaji…yeh kya kar rahen hain? I hope he is not implying the same question to me.

I dared not to look at him.

Meera:"Acha…aisa koi ladki hai toh…usse seeda seeda kyon nahi bata de tha…mujhe kyon tang kar rahe ho?"

I looked at Maan. Babaji…ab mujhe kya hogaya hain? Why am I behaving the same way?. He looked at me as if he wanted to answer. I turned away.

Yash:"Main toh bata doonga…mujhe koi problem nahin…lekin kya woh ladki mujhe accept karegi…main rejection handle nahin kar sakta hoon…mera bahuth nazuk dil hain"

No…No….please meri taraf math dekhiye Maan.

Meera:"Tum kehna kya chahte ho…."

She stopped and waited for him to say something. She was still upset and perhaps tears were still flowing down her eyes. He didn't repond but seemed very nervous as if he was preparing for a lifetime journey. She started walking away without looking at him.

At that instant, I was a witness to Yash's love.

He went down on his knees and shouted…

Yash:"Main kehana chahta hoon…ki…I love you….Meera…please…main tumhare bina paagal ho javoonga…"

She stopped, I could hear her sobbing. She turned to look at him kneeling. Yash got up and ran towards her. He took her hands by her wrists and held it close to his chest.

Yash:"Meera…please…I know…tumne mujhe bahuth saare lakidiyon ke saath dekha hai…lekin until I saw you with someone, I didn't know what I had for you. That I couldn't let go of you at any cost. I fought within myself for weeks. I didn't know how to tell you about it. I first wanted to know your reaction and finally today…"

Both were laughing but she was still crying in happiness and I was happy for them.

Yash:"I couldn't…take it…I'm telling you now…You are mine and just mine…please….I love you meri frozen dinner wali…"

They were both laughing and their foreheads came together and she nodded.

Yash:"Yes…Yes…" He jumped in joy and twirled. He took her hand and kissed her hand.

Meera:"Ab tum romeo jaise harketain…"

He cut her off…

Yash:"Ab main romeo banunga toh sirf tumhare liye"

I enjoyed it. This was the first time I saw someone propose to anyone. I wanted to see Maan's reaction.

But he was not there next to me. He was just kneeling on the ground.

I was about to faint. Babaji….ab main kya karoon? Should I run towards Meera and start congratulating them. And then a ray of hope came into the picture. He went down to tie his shoe lace.

He got up and my face probably had traces of the shock…he had a wide smile on his face.

Dhusht Dhavav….Mujhe itne tang jo karte hain.

We walked together to congratulate them. Meer came and hugged him.

Meera:"I'm so happy."

Geet:"Main bol bhi nahin sakthi….I'm so happy for you."

My eyes were moist. Meer hugged Maan too.

Maan:"Ab toh I think I can stop coming to classes…congrats…"

I looked at Maan and he was indeed happy for them. We walked back to the apartment as one big happy family…that is what we were…my own happy family here. All my questions for him during the class were cleared up atleast partly. I wasn't sure if Pari will be a problem again, unless Yash brings her into the picture.

I couldn't take my eyes off Meer and Yash.

I wondered what it felt like to know that you have the one in your life

to love

And to share and care…

And have a laugh at each others jokes

And to give you a hanky when you cry at silly soaps

And to pamper you

And to complain about you

And to fight your opinions and ideas

And to do have nonsensical arguments with you,

And to kiss and make up

And to sit next to you and understand everything without a word being uttered.

And to share that chai on a rainy afternoon…

Mera number kab ayega Babaji?

OH MY I LOVE YOU! that was a fast update and that too this long! You've already started my Monday on a super duper happy note.

awesome....waiting for some romantic moments between them too...its been so long :)

loved both updates!

awesome update dear......finally Yasheera's prob is solved...

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