Ripped Apart... (Maaneet) part 18 updated - Page 10

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Part 4

Closing her eyes... resting her head on the window pane as the cold morning air hit her face and the actuality struck that she was finally going home, She remembered home... A modest two-story structure where she stayed with her parents... A place where she had spent all her growing years... where she had built a small world of her own... The place that was simple yet cosy and warm. She let herself drift back to those days when her things weren't so complicated...

Flashback:

Dressed in a baby pink chudidar suit, she throws the duppata around her neck... her beautiful big brown eyes twinkle as she carefully applies some kohl. She then applies some gloss over her naturally pink lips. Brushing her hair on one side, she picks up a few bangles and wears them. Just then she hears her cell buzzing... she turns to look at the phone lying over the bed and sighs... she goes over to it, looks at the caller id and shaking her head a little receives it ready to charge the person, "Oye... my dad is a General Manager in an IT firm and not a post master ki Indian post and courier services would do me an additional favour to deliver my mails as early as five in the morning, the time you had been calling from... teen ghante main this is your 7^th call asking reply aaya ki nahi. I don't quite understand Khurana Group main trainee programme ke liye application maine di hai aur neend teri uddi hui hai ... (pause) Haan haan I know I know you care for me. Lekin tu kya expect karti hai, ki who gadha, kya naam hai uska, haan woh Mr. CEO, Maan Singh Khurana meri application dekhte hi mere ghar aa jayega saying madam, I and my company would be obliged to have you as a trainee (pause)... Kyun? Agar maine usse gadha kaha toh tujhe kyun itna bura lag raha hai? (pause)... Ok Ok baba gussa mat ho, jaise hi mujhe mail milega I'll call you. Happy? (pause)... Bye." She disconnected the call smilingly and said, "Yeh Anu bhi na".

Just then she heard her mother calling her, "Geet... neeche aaja Puttar... nashta thanda ho jayega" Geet swirled around and left the room, closing the door behind her to join her parents on the dining table...

Geet was doing her MBA and had finished her two-semesters. Half way through, it she had now applied for a three-month trainee programme with a few renowned business houses in Delhi. She was confident that she would get through at one place or the other, but Anu was keen for her getting into Khurana group, why? Geet couldnot guess!

Geet had graduated from the best college in Delhi and its alumni list had names of who's and who of the corporate and social world. Being an academic topper Geet easily paved her way into this renowned college. Anu, none other than Anahita was two years junior to Geet during her graduation and she had first met her in the fresher's party. After that she saw her couple of times in the common room but none spoke as both used to be with their respective friends. When one day Geet reached college early and saw Anu too sitting all by herself in the cafeteria, she decided to strike some conversation with her meanwhile waiting for her friends to arrive... However, in less than half hour both the girls were laughing and talking as if they had known each other for ages... Geet realized that Anu shared her penchant to blabber non-stop. It was evident that Anu came from an affluent family just like most of the crowd in the college but was very sweet, down-to-earth and soft-spoken girl. Soon Geet and Anu grew to be best of pals and Geet also became a little protective about her. She even spilled the whole glass of lassi on Ronit's head, the brat of college, when she saw him being rude to Anu. Geet, then finished her graduation and enrolled herself for the MBA programme.

Anu had jumped out of her chair literally when she learned that Geet had appeared for an interview at the Khurana Estate and was relatively interested to do her trainee project with them... she offered to help Geet, but when Geet looked squinted her eyes at her, Anu hurriedly told her that her dad may have some influence over there... But Geet politely declined and said, "Well, if I don't get there I'll get somewhere else... It's no big deal... (with a wink she added) Infact it would be their loss if they miss the opportunity to get me on board" And to Geet's irritation Anu had given her one hour lecture on why she should be persistent on getting into Khuranas. Geet had asked her if she was secretly working in the Public Relations department of Khuranas for she seemed hell bent into publicizing their name!

Anu on the other side was really anxious and restless the entire night... she didn't know why but she wanted Geet to work at Khurana Group. Often her Maan Veerji had been cynical about her friends... Apart from being sensitive, loving and caring, Maan was a typical bossy, over-protective big brother and if that was not enough, he had an annoying habit of speaking in superiority all the time. She loved him undoubtedly, but his bossing around got to her nerves sometimes and she would run to dadi ma who would reprimand Maan and would let Anu get her way once in a while. She wanted him to now meet Geet... for she knew if not more; Geet would meet him fair and square! "Dadi ma aap Geet ko nahi jaanti... woh Veerji ko perfectly counter kar sakti hai..." she said to Savitri Devi, rubbing her plams together, anticipating some clean fun...

Savitri Devi was amused when Anu stated her logic behind her persistence for Geet working at Khuranas and shook her head at Anu, wondering if Anu really thought that Maan would be personally dealing with a trainee all the time. After all the CEO's do have better jobs to do! However she laughed her lungs out when she told her that Geet often called Maan, a gadha! Dadi ma was her partner in crime... they both would do things together to rib Maan off and would have a gala time at his expense... to put her grand daughter's anxiety to rest, she offered to speak to Maan to take Geet on board but Anu refused. "No way dadi ma... Ek toh Geet nahin jaanti ki I'm part of Khuranas and if she gets to know that I got her in, she would kill me with bare hands!" Anu stated animatedly.

"Mumma aapke jaise aloo parathe koi nahi bana sakta" Geet said biting on a steamy hot paratha... "Hmm... Kya baat hai Geet, aaj apni mumma ki badi tareef ho rahi hai... Rano sambhal ke... koi na koi farmaish zaroor aane wali hai" said Geet's father trying to pull her leg. Geet pouted and looked at Rano who stood for her daughter's defense, "Mohinder aap bhi na... jab dekho meri bachchi ke piche pade rehte ho" He was about to say something when they heard a door bell, geet was about to go but Mohinder stopped her asking her to finish her breakfast while he went and answered the door. Coming back to the table he said, "It's your much anticipated reply, Geet" Geet jumped up from her chair and took the white envelope that bore the Khurana Group's name and logo on it and examined it carefully. Rano chuckled and said, "I think you would have to open it to find out whether you are joining them or not" Mohinder laughs too but placing a hand on Geet's head and said, "Mujhe yakeen hai, Geet ka selection ho gaya hoga... open it Beta"

She carefully opened the envelope to read its content and the proud parents rejoiced yet another success of their daughter. Promising a dinner, Mohinder quickly grabed his bag and left for work while Rano got caught up with her routine household chores. Geet had yet not reached her room when her phone buzzed again and it was none other than Anu, she received it and as usual without giving an opportunity to Anu to speak she said, "Yes I have received the mail and would be joining them from Monday... Haan, I know you are very happy. Ma aur Bauji bhi bohut khush hai (while Anu is blabbering how happy she was, Geet thinking something interrupted her) Anu are you hiding something?... (pause) Yes I feel so... from the day one you are pestering me... you didn't even allow me to consider another option...(pause) Hello... hello Anu?... The line went dead as Anu not wanting to take the conversation in the direction at which Geet was heading, abruptly cut the call... Geet looked at the phone exasperated.

On the other hand, Anu jumped up and down the room and went to meet Dadi yelling all the way through the hallway, "yes yes yes... she's accepted Dadi... she's been accepted" but she was cut short the minute she entered Dadi ma's room as Maan, the man himself was present in the room and looking at her with puzzlement as she froze near the door, just as a child was caught stealing a candy... Dadi ma tried to control her smirk... Maan looked back and forth from his crazy sister to his Dadi ma and rolled his eyes, "What now?" this brought Anu back to the present and feigning ignorance, she walked with poise towards Savitri. As she reached her she said, "What? I didn't say a word veerji... Hai na Dadima?" Maan narrowed his eyes as he looked at his little sister, "well you don't have to say things all the time... I think I can sense when something is cooking up" Anu smiled cheekily as she said, "yes, your not-so-favourite Bhindi is on lunch menu today" Maan made a face, "Thanks for telling me that... Now please let mom know that I have a lunch meeting today... Besides what were you shouting? Who's been accepted and where?" Dadi interfered this time, "Beta, humme laga aapko der ho rahi hai?" Maan instantly looked at his watch and made a move, but stopped at the door and said sternly, "Anu, I warn you... you better behave... agar phir se mujhe tang karne ka koi plan bana rahi ho to iss baar Dadi ma bhi tumhe nahi bacha payengi" Anu gave him another cheeky smile and batted her eyelids innocently... Maan who was a little surprised at no come-back from his sister turned to go and mumbled, "Beware Maan Singh Khurana" and walked off.

Anu whisked around to face Dadi ma and said, "Ohh Dadi ma... I'm so happy that Geet has been accepted... I'm so happy for Geet... Not only will this be a little fun but working with Veerji would be a good start for her career, isn't it? " Dadi nodded and said, "Jaise aapne Geet ki tareefon ke pul bandhe hai, unhe toh acceptance milni hi thi... Lekin beta its just three months and office culture is not what you see on television or read in your novels... It's true that Maan personally wants to know all the people who work in his close proximity but she's just a trainee after all and there is quite a possibility that they would never cross paths... Anu shook her head, "Nahi Dadi Ma... its not possible... Its Geet we are talking about... she cannot be at one place and not make her presence felt" Smiling at her, Savitri said "hmm lagta hai humme aapki Geet se jaldi hi milna padega" Anu agreed to get Geet home someday. Anu didn't know why but she had this feeling that these 3 months would turn out to be quite eventful...

Anu did have her secret fancies regarding her best friend and her favourite Veerji. The fact was that after her failed attempt to befriend Naintara, Anu had been very upset. She wished that just like Vicky Veerji it would have been so nice if even she wouldn't have been present here at all. For once she had regretted her decision to complete her education in India unlike her brothers. The kind of atmosphere she was brought up, she had always experienced a smooth and co-ordinated family life but Naintara was a complete misfit. Anu wished to share close and amicable relations with her sisters-in-law but that couldn't happen with Naintara. Even Dev left the house because of her and that had hurt Anahita the most. As friends Geet and Anahita often spoke about their families, but it was just a matter of fact that she had addressed her family members the way she addressed them at home and not with an intention to hide anything from Geet. Once Dev and Naintara shifted to Mumbai, She had invited Geet a couple of times to her place but something or other always came up and Geet just couldnot make it.

Whenever Anu spoke about her Bade Veerji to Geet, Geet would have something or the other to say or comment and often that would reduce Anu to splits as she would mentally imagine how her Veerji would react if Geet actually said that to him on his face! This is how; she had started imaging Maan and Geet together. "Baap Re!" Geet had exclaimed when Anu told her that her family was trying to convince Veerji to agree for an alliance and added, "Tere uss Hitler Veerji se shaadi... well for the sake of that poor girl make sure she's a warrior princess or else your Veerji, the way you tell about him, is going to devour her raw!" Anu had giggled but when a while later she saw her Veerji once again throwing his weight around, her mind quickly went over to Geet's warrior princess comment... "Geet bilkul sahi keh rahi thi... Veerji ki zindagi main koi docile ladki aa gayi toh woh usse pagal kar denge... unhe toh koi aisi ladki chahiye jo unki eet ka jawab pathar se de sake" she was muttering to herself but stopped short as she remembered from where or rather from whom she had picked those lines... yes Geet had said it to Ronit after she had spilled lassi over him... she chuckled as she thought to herself, "Geet herself was a no damsel in distress"

Anu didn't know exactly when the thought that they would look cute together crept into her mind, CUTE?... She shook her head, they would be disastrous, she rectified herself, giggling. Yet she knew she would love to see them together... Clandestinely, she had also thought to herself, how good it would be to have someone like Geet as her Bhabhi rather than someone like Naintara... Oh how she would have loved to play cupid between these two... But she would dare not voice out her whims and fancies to anyone as she knew both of them well and knew that a word from her mouth on this and both the specimen, who were unique in their own way and yet as different as chalk and cheese, would definitely come together to get her... And most importantly these were her illusions and imaginations and it was their life... she cannot and wouldnot interfere in it.

When Geet told her about summer trainee programme and her interview at Khurana group, her eyes almost popped out of its sockets. She was thrilled that at least they would come close to work in the same office... She knew when her Veerji spoke, no one dared to utter a single syllable however keeping Geet from speaking her thoughts, no matter what was impossible... She couldn't wait to see what would happen when these two forces of nature would collide... If nothing than at least Geet would have quite a learning experience as she knew that her brother always ensured any person who once entered Khurana's work space was to move out only with as a smart and enriched professional. His work attitude was rigorous but he was an excellent mentor or ensured that trainees, whom he saw as potential industry players, were well-trained in his realm. And so getting an opportunity to get a summer project with Khuranas was a distinction in itself! So she was also happy for Geet's professional success as well. So she thought that if she tells Geet that Khurana group was presently being run by her Dad and Veerji then she might become hesitant. But then she was more eager to find out whether fate had planned any twists and turns for them or not. She hoped and prayed that it did!

Weekend was spent by shopping. Despite her constant protests, Anu had dragged Geet to shop exclusively for her summer programme. To her disappointment, even her parents backed Anu up and pushed her out of the house. So she had ended up buying a few kurtis and chudidar pants for her office. Geet was checking a few accessories in one of the shops when Maan called Anu. He wanted to know where she was... "Such an over-protective, chauvinist" Geet thought!

And finally, it was Monday. Geet got ready for her first day at Khurana Group. Smartly dressed in a green kurti with black chudidar she wore her jhumkis and applied her usual kohl and a little gloss. She gave herself a last look in the mirror and smiling confidently wished herself luck. Anu had called, of course... she was the one who woke her up even before her alarm went off and stressed that she shouldn't be late on her first day. Anu was acting weird... Geet quickly ran down the stairs and standing in front of Babaji's picture, seeked his blessings... Rano and Mohinder wished her luck, Mohinder offered Geet to drop her off at her work-place.

Anu was all smiles and looking meaningfully to Maan and Dadi ma all through their breakfast and it didn't escape Maan's notice. He looked at Dadi ma with squinted eyes but dadima shrugged her shoulders feigning ignorance. Maan shook his head and started to leave for work, but Anu stopped him, "Veerji, ek minute, main bhi aa rahi hu" Maan looked at her, "Kyun" gathering her purse, that was kept on a rack beside the dining table she replied, "kyunki you are dropping me off to the arcade". Turning to look at her he said, "Now when was that decided?" Anu walked towards the door and without looking back replies, "Abhi" and walks out of the door. Maan looks back to the table towards his family and speaks, "Aur bigadiye isse" as they giggle at him; he glared at them and stormed off!

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