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Chapter 4

It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes.-Anne Baxter

Geets father - I hope you remember me not as a man who failed you but someone who tried and lost the battle......I will always love you and you will always hold a special place in my heart....

Geet blinked her eyes trying to open it she felt very groggy, sunlight streamed through the windows and she was feeling very calm and well rested. The warmth of the sunshine on her face made her feel home and happy; she stretched languidly trying to relieve the stiffness probably from sleeping in the same position too long.

She turned around trying to find the time on the table clock, thinking it must be 3 or 4 in the evening since she fell asleep at 1. The clock said it was 10.30am; she blinked rapidly trying to grasp the time. Is the clock working and if it was, why was she seeing it as 10.30 in the morning.

She shot up in the bed to a sitting position realising it was 10.30 the next day. Meaning she has slept through the whole afternoon and night yesterday, surprisingly without any nightmares too.

But immediately she felt guilty, 'geet what will pinky and her father think of you, you just came yesterday and you have been sleeping ever since'.

She whacked herself on her head, 'babaji, help me. Let them not be angry or upset'.

With that she got out of the bed to quickly complete her ablutions, put on one of her salwars and walked out of the room. Pinky was nowhere in sight, only her father. He was sitting on the dining table chopping vegetables. She walked nervously up to him wondering what he might say,

"Morning, Uncle Ji"

He looked up and smiled "arrey geet beta, good morning. Did you sleep well and how do you feel today"

"Ji uncle, I am fine thank you. But I am sorry I slept through the whole day. You could have asked pinky to wake me up"

"No, No beta. In fact I asked pinky not to disturb you and let you sleep. You needed the rest"

She smiled thankfully for his generosity and relieved that he was not angry or upset with her.

"Are you hungry beta?"

"Ji uncle, if you can tell me where everything is I can make something to eat"

"Don't worry beta, when I am home I love to cook. So indulge an old man his passion. Now would you like to have some eggs and toast"?

Geet nodded not knowing what the food is going to taste like. It wasn't that she didn't eat eggs. She was a non vegetarian and she liked all the food her mom made. But she never tried any of these foods which sounded weird for her.

He seemed to be very nice and he was even offering to make food for her, she dint want to disappoint him. She chided herself 'geet, you have to learn and adapt to Delhi now. So be open minded about it'.

She followed him to the kitchen to see if she can help him with the cooking but he waved her away again. Ok, maybe she can make something else. "Can I make some tea and would you like some too".

"Sure beta, you will find everything in the pantry and milk is in the fridge"

She quickly got everything and started making tea while pinky's father was working alongside her breaking some eggs in a bowl.

Geet hesitated, but she slowly started talking "uncle ji, I forgot to ask you yesterday. What is your full name?"

He smiled and said "Rajeev Manchanda and geet you don't have to call me uncle ji all the time you are making me feel old, just call me uncle ok".

"Ji uncle and thanks", at least now she knows who she is living with instead of complete strangers.

Both were working silently in the kitchen while she could hear a faint tune that uncle was humming under his breath. Everything felt so calm and quiet and the chores felt like it's just another day. They were familiar and it soothed her.

She took a deep breath enjoying the feeling of peace and harmony of this moment. There are millions of things waiting for her outside of this, but for now she just wanted to bask in the feeling of warmth and support of people who seem to genuinely like her and she inturn likes them too. She was in a safe cocoon for a few moments.

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Pinky walked through the front door loaded with bags of groceries and papers. Geet was just finishing her tea and seeing pinky she quickly got up to help her. Once they put everything away, pinky said "ah! Geet, you don't know how easy that was else I have to spend at least an hour trying to put them all away, phew. Here... you got a courier too, was an overnight delivery just signed it from the deliveryman outside the house".

Geet took the package from pinky looking at it oddly; she could not imagine who would send her a package. She turned around to see if she can find out who it is from and all it said was hoshiarpur. She slowly walked to the room and opened the pack. There was some bundle of papers, she pulled out the first one and recognised it was her dads handwriting. It said --

Dear Geet,

Life as we know has changed for all of us forever; I am hoping and praying to babaji that you are doing well and will always do so. I ask him to give you the strength and courage to carry forward.

I am writing this letter in a hurry as I am being watched by darji. He believes we both are responsible for brij being in jail and dishonour of our family's name. I don't care about either; all I am worried about is you.

After you left us forever that morning, I was very disappointed with myself and I decided to take some action instead of being a weakling.

I have moved a portion of my money from the families account to a new separate account with your name for your further studies. All the details are with this letter. I couldn't fulfil your other dreams, but I wanted to do this. Hope you will not deny this money.

I am aware that whatever money I left for you in the bag would be over by now. Use this. This is my money, my blood and sweat and you have every right to this.

I just have to say one thing more. Forgive me, please don't hate me. I hope you remember me not as a man who failed you but someone who tried and lost the battle......I will always love you and you always will hold a special place in my heart.........forgive your father for his incapability.....

With your fond memories and lots of love,

Your father

And geet could see the tear stains on the paper. She closed the letter with tears streaming down her own face. She has always loved her father and she understood him in a way. She wasn't angry with him anymore and neither is she going to throw away his money. As he said it was his blood and sweat and she has every right to it.

She found all the necessary bank papers in the paper bunch. She decided she cannot sit around and dwell on the past; it's time for her to move on. Her family have set her aside and the fates are irrevocable by anyone anymore.

She wiped her tears with determination, she can sit and cry all she wants but that's not going to put food on the table nor is it going to help lead her life normally. Maybe she needs to get a job, but who will give her a job when she has not even completed her degree. She dint know if she had many other options, its time she asked for some help.

She walked to pinky and her father with the letters and told them about the contents.

She looked at both of them and said, "I can't thank you both enough to have given me a place to stay. You are providing me board and shelter and I don't want to be a burden, so I would like to pay rent for my stay while am here and share monthly expenses too".

"Arrey geet, don't make us strangers by wanting to pay rent or anything. You can stay here as long as you like. It's your house too now" said pinky.

"Han beta why do you want to pay rent, we have no problems. Consider this as your home and don't worry about paying rent".

"Thanks uncle, but you know my past. I have lived a very sheltered life and never had the opportunity to face any troubles. Now after all that has happened I do not want to face a day where I am unprepared for the struggles of life. I hope you will understand me and I don't consider you both as strangers at all. You are the only people who I know in my life now".

Pinky and Rajeev looked at each other and nodded at geet. But he quickly added "geet you can start paying rent when you get a job. I won't take a penny from you before that. You agree".

Geet smiled at that "sure uncle". She then asked them what would be the best way to get a job for her qualifications. All three brainstormed almost till dinner time about the various options available.

In the end they all came to the same conclusion, pinky said "geet the best option is I know an institute where you can get your diploma depending on how fast you finish your course work, you determine the duration of your course. And they help you with campus placements too for a job later".

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That night while in bed... geet thought about everything they spoke, they accepted her decision to work rather than go to studies straight away. Pinky even provided her an idea about doing a distance education program to complete her degree once she gets a job. Now she knew what to do next. She closed her eyes thinking...

....Tomorrow is a new day....

**********End of chapter 4*********

Chapter 5

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P.S2 - I am sure many of you might be wondering where is Maan, its been 4+1 chap already. So for all of you Maan is entering in the next update..............

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Originally posted by: shivangi783

Lovely update!

I am liking the way you're gradually progressing the story. It has a realistic touch. Its not easy for a person to move on in life who has suffered so much.

Pinky and her dad are too nice.

Yeah, missing Maan😛 Hope you update the next part soon😉

BTW I really like the way you put up quotes and important lines from the update having the essence of the whole part. The are deep, thought-provoking lines!