Chapter Twelve
(Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Kay)
The next morning, Geet got up early to quickly pack because Maan was going to come. Meera helped her with her bag and she grabbed her bag and phone. " Acha.. phone karna jab tu ponch jayegi..." said Meera as she put Geet's suitcase at the door. Geet hugged Meera and she said, " I'll miss you... acha.. make sure you phone mee!"
" Make sure you take your meds on time Geet" said Meera. Geet nodded and she heard Maan's car approach at the driveway. "Acha chal" said Geet. Meera and Geet walked outside and they found Maan coming down from his jeep and towards the door.
" Good morning" said Maan. Geet smiled, " Good morning..." Maan took Geet's suitcase and put it in the back. Geet hugged Meera and she climbed onto Maan's black jeep. She had a little trouble but then Maan took her hand and helped her up. Meera smirked, " Chal Meera..." She waved at Geet and went back inside.
Geet and Maan put their seatbelts on and Maan started the car. He backed out the driveway and he started to drive. " How long is Jaipur away from Delhi?" asked Geet as her hair blew in the wind. She took out a hair tie from her bag and tied it. Maan looked at her from the corner of his eye and said, " 3 hours and 44 minutes". Geet nodded," Oh okay.. Good.. its not long". Maan nodded and looked straight ahead. Geet sat there. She was bored and then suddenly she saw a chaat stall. " Maan!" said Geet as she touched his arm.
He looked at her and then her hold on his arm. She realized and pulled her hands back and pointed, " Chaat stall!". Maan rolled his eyes, " Geet.. .we have to get going..." " Please Maan!" said Geet. Maan took a deep breath, " No Geet". " Maan... please... bohot dil kar raha hai" said Geet with pleading eyes. He looked at her and then he gave up, " Okay fine... we can only stop for five minutes". " Fine!" said Geet. Maan stopped the car and parked it to the side. Geet jumped out of the car and she ran towards the stall. Maan turned the car off and he got out of the jeep and walked over to the chaat stall.
" Bhaiya.. ek chaat... aur dus gol gappe!" said Geet excitedly. Maan frowned, " Yeh sach mein ladki hai..." thought Maan. "Aapko kya khaana hai" said Geet. " No its okay.. I don't eat that stuff". " Oh ho jii! ek khaa kar dekhlijiye..aapko itna mazaa ayega!" said Geet with a large smile. Maan looked at her and he looked away, " No thanks". Geet frowned and shrugged. "Yeh lijiye behnji" said the chaat stall man. Geet nodded and she started to scarf down the chaat... Maan looked at her eat it so furiously. He wanted to throw up but she kept on eating it. " Who knows if they wash their hands" thought Maan. Geet stopped eating and offered it to him, " You should try it!". Maan looked at the thing with disgust, " No way".
Geet rolled her eyes and continued to eat it. If Maan timed her, she only took two minutes to eat the whole thing. She took a drink of water and then she started at the gol gappe. She acted like a total child when eating it. The bitter water of the gol gappe was sliding down her mouth and she wiped it. She continued to eat it and then she said, " Pleease try one... for me Maan". Maan looked at her and then the gol gappe... and then he rolled his eyes and then took one and dipped it in the water and ate it. He was eating it and then he realized it was spicy. He ate it and then said, " PANI!". Geet laughed and she gave him the water. He drank the whole bottle and said, " How do you eat that?!"
" Bachpan se khaati aayi hoon! London mein aaisi cheez nahi milti.." said Geet as she wiped her mouth. Maan wiped his mouth and said, " Chalein?". Geet nodded and they both went towards the car and Geet jumped into it and both put their seatbelt on and drove away.
An hour passed by and Geet decided to turn the radio on. She switched it to radio mirchi... her favorite station! They always played her favorite songs. The host of the program was saying, " To all the lovers out there who found their love , this is a song for all of them...". Geet got so excited, " Haye rabba!!". Maan looked at her and he just shook his head in " Who did I get myself stuck with".
The song they played was, "Jeene Ke ishare" from the movie Phir Milenge. Geet started to sing along and Maan just looked at her with a weird look on his face. She looked at him, " Sing with mee!". " No thanks" said Maan. " Oh ho.. lighten up... Jeene ke ishare mil gaye.." sang Geet softly. She continued to hum along with the song and what Maan liked from the song was when the singer said, " Tune Hasken Mujhse Muskurane Ko Kaha
Mere Man Ke Mausam Gulmohar Se Ho Gaye".
Maan sort of smiled to himself when that line was said and Geet looked over to him and smiled, " This is my favorite song.. I can't believe they played it!". Maan only nodded and he looked straight ahead again. Geet smiled and she took out her phone and texted people for a little bit. " Geet... " said Maan suddenly. " Hm?"
" We have to make a stop... I need to fill up the tank..." said Maan. " Okay" said Geet as she was busy with her phone. Maan stopped the car at a little dhaba and Geet looked out and she saw a stalls of churiyaan and clothes. She smiled, " Hayee rabba.. I have to go check that out!!". She jumped out and she walked around. Maan came back and he didn't see Geet. He was worried, " Where did she go!" thought Maan. Maan put the can of petrol inside and he looked around for Geet. He walked through the area where it was all stalls of churiyaan and clothes.
The fabrics were flying into his face and he then saw Geet trying on churiyaan and he frowned, " Thats what she's doing!". Maan walked upto her angrily and Geet looked at him and smiled, " Maan! dekhiye.. churiyaan.. itnay rang! hayee!". " Geet! where were you! you got me worried! don't go off like that!" said Maan with frustration and relief. " Oh ho Maan!.. samne to thi.." said Geet as she shook her bangles. Geet laughed, " I love this! itnay rang! dil chahta hai kay zindagi ini rangon mein bita doon!". Maan rolled his eyes, " Geet.. are you done?". " Nahi!!" said Geet. " Now you are" said Maan as he took out cash and paid the lady. " Sada suhagan raho" said the old lady. Geet looked at her and smiled, " No hum-". The lady smiled and disappeared to the back.
Geet frowned and looked at Maan who was clearly frustrated. " Oh ho.. chaliye.." said Geet as she took his arm and pulled him away. They went to the car and she jumped in. Maan filled the tank and he came back into the car. And they started to drive. " Do you like them!!?" said Geet as she shook them. They made a sound. The colors matched her outfit which was orange and pink. Maan only looked straight ahead and she frowned, " Fine.." She sat there yawning and then she slowly fell asleep...
Maan noticed that she was quiet for the last ten minutes.. he looked over and saw her sleeping sound. Her stray hairs were blowing into her face and he only smiled a little... He looked straight ahead and continued to drive.
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Mangal Lakshmi
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
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