~RISHTEY~(Maaneet FF)Part 7 pg 104 UPDATED - Page 47

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The acute pain that had been waiting to pounce on her heart ever since she watched Maan and Sameera together finally caught up with her. She knew she had to face this. There was no other way around it. He had made his choice just as she had made hers. She brushed her tears away angrily, she knew it would hurt, she just hadn't realized, it would hurt this much. She heard his voice on the other side of the door. The voice belonged to the man she once knew intimately. It belonged to Maan. He was here? What was he doing outside her door?

She wiped her tears and fixed her dupatta before she turned to open the door. If he thinks their relationship wasn't worthy of a mention then she would show him exactly that. She wasn't at his mercy anymore. She had made a life for her self, away from the shelter of her family, away from him. She could handle all this. She will handle all this.

She squared her shoulders, held her chin high and turned the knob to look at him directly in the eye. She was ready to see anger or maybe hurt but not confusion. He looked confused as if he couldn't make up his mind about something. He looked perplexed as he tried to put things in order.

Why did she say they were over? What was wrong with her? If she thought staying away for two years will break their relationship, she had another thing coming. Relationships don't break like that, not the ones which are etched in your hearts forever. "Away from sight, away from heart" saying never worked in their relationship and it definitely never would. Not if she still had feelings for him. What made her run away like that? But was he surprised at her reaction? No, he wasn't. This was exactly what she did. Run. Run away from him. She always had and always would. For once, he wished she could feel how it felt to be the one left behind. How it pained the heart, when your loved ones show their back and leave you. For once, he wanted to walk away from her turn his back on her. For once he wanted her to feel the pain he felt. Pushing his hair back in frustration, he waited for her to open the damn door.

~Flashback~

Meeting Yash had been a nice distraction for him, He had almost forgotten about the broken mirror and the encounter with the crazy girl on the way here. Well almost. Until he saw the same red scooter parked in front of his house. What the---- ? Muttering profanities under his breath he made his way inside but found nobody. The house was empty except for the faint voices coming from upstairs. He took two steps at a time following the faint murmurs as they became more prominent with every step he took.

He could make out the voices, there was laughter. Daadima? Who was she with? He walked carefully near the door trying to peek in as he heard another familiar voice. He knew that voice. He gritted his teeth, his jaw clenched and his nostrils flared. What was she doing here? He stood like a burglar inside in own house as he perched up his ears to hear what the conversation was all about.

"Aapko aisa nahi karna chahiye tha beta" He heard his Daadima's voice between the laughter.

"Oh Daadi, aapko uski shakal dekhni chahiye thi.. aisi badi badi aankhein nikaal kar ghoor raha tha mujhko. Aur phir usne pehle galti ki thi" defended the other girl.

That was an accident. His mind screamed.

"Lekin beta woh to accident tha. Usne jaan bhooj kar thodi na takkar thodi na maari thi"

Thankyou Daadi.

"Aree kya pata Daadi? Akeli ladki dekh kar chedne chaha hoga. Lekin usko kya pata tha ki uski takkar mujhse hui hai" she puckered up her invisible collar as she spoke.

Main??? Aur chedna? Woh bhi is sample ko?? Is she out of her mind?

"Jo bhi beta, aapko bechaare ki gaadi ka sheesha nahi todna chahiye tha. Gaalian to nikaal li thi na? Savitri Devi snickered.

"Haan, jitni aati thi sab bol daali." She snorted. "Mujhse panga lega to aisa hi hoga"

Man! She was something. She had the audacity to fight with him in the middle of the road, damage his car, made it all look like it's his fault then come to his house, to his Daadi and complain about him. He was ready to blast her, show her exactly what he thought about her when Daadima's next sentence stopped him in his tracks.

"Chalo theek hai, ho hua so hua. Geet, aap mere liye apple kaat kar laayengi?" Savitri Devi relaxed against the head board as she smiled.

"Abhi laayi Daadi" Geet was quick to her feet as she walked swiftly towards the door.

Maan saw her walking towards him and hid behind the pillar obstructing her view to him. Geet? Did his Daadima just call the girl Geet? She was Geet? The girl who smashed his mirror and called him all those names was Geet. He was pleasantly shocked yet flabbergasted. As he felt some anger evaporate, a strange sense of euphoria engulfed his heart. He marched behind her towards the kitchen where she stood peeling an apple. For his Daadi. She was in his house, like she always was, helping his Daadi, like she always did. He took in the sight of her as she carefully peeled and cut the apple into thin slices placing them gingerly in a plate. They were no sights of his childhood Geet here. The two pigtails were long gone. Instead her hair were pulled together in a intricate braid which fell on one of her shoulders, a pair of curls on either side accentuated the delicate features of her face. She still wore the simple salwar kameez with dupatta laid back carefully around her neck. She looked like a grown up, she was a grown woman! A very beautiful grown woman and Maan couldn't take his eyes off of her. How would she react if he told her, who he was? He chuckled slightly and slanted his body over the door admiring her. He didn't realize when his free hand knocked down the vase smashing it on the ground. He looked startled at her as those eyes turned towards him. The deep dark brown chocolate eyes, which at the moment were very surprised and shocked.

And then she screamed.

He moved. She screamed again and he halted his steps.

She pointed the knife at him as she took a step back "Stop, vahi ruk jaao"

"Hey Hey, now be careful with that. It's sharp"

"Oh I know, it's verrry sharp…stay back." She tried to scare the intruder and suddenly recognized the face. Haaye Babaji "Why are you here in my house?" She was scared but she wasn't going to let this stranger know that. She mentally cursed herself for leaving the front door unlocked. But then no one had ever walked in like this and especially had never sneaked up on her.

"Your house?" Maan smirked as he lifted a brow challenging her.

"Yes, My house. Shikayat lagaane aao ho meri?" How in the world did he find her? Did he follow her all the way here? She shuddered at the thought. He was stalking her. Haaye Babaji….aaj bacha lena.….. She took a tentative step ahead and when the man took a step back, her heart rejoiced with victory. Yes Geet one step at a time….take baby steps…. She just needed to be strong and throw the intruder out. She threw one quick glance upstairs where Daadima waited for her and another towards the open main door and mentally calculated the steps. How she wished her Veerji was here?

As if an answer to her prayers Yash walked in the house and stood shocked as the scene. He had seen Geet's scooter parked outside and had walked in to witness his friend and sister's reunion.

"Geet? Yeh kya kar rahi hai?" Yash asked baffled at the situation at hand. Geet had a knife pointed towards Maan. This was not how he had envisioned their meeting. Good Lord! What had gone wrong?

"Don't worry Veerji, I have this knife. Hum mil kar is lafange ko dekh lenge" she didn't take her eyes off Maan's movements.

"Lafanga?" Yash looked from Geet to Maan and then back at her. Maan simply shrugged his shoulders enjoying Geet's antics. It was clearly evident she was scared but she stood her ground waving the knife in the air.

Yash rushed up to Geet and slowly lowered her hand whispering "Meri Jhansi ki Rani. Chaaku neeche rakh. Yeh Maan hai"

"Huh?" Her mind couldn't comprehend what her brother was saying. Adrenaline pumped in her veins as she took deep quick breathes.

"Geet---- Maan..yeh kya ho raha hai?" Savitri Devi walked down the steps. She had heard Geet's screams and had gotten worried. She looked at the trio standing near the main door and Geet had a knife in her hand.

Geet looked at Daadima as she called the stranger Maan again. "Maan beta, yeh kya ho raha hai? Aapne Geet se kuch kaha?"

"Maan?" she dropped the knife as realization struck her. The stranger was Maan! Her friend Maan,the owner of this house, Maan. She gasped and took a step back. He looked very mad about the whole thing. She could actually see the vein throbbing with anger on his forehead and his jaw was clenched. Oh no Babaji. She had spoken some nasty words to him and damaged his car. He had come home after so many years and she had tried to throw him out. She threatened him with a knife. She looked worriedly at Maan and Yash before she turned on her heels and ran.

Maan stood their dumb founded. Out of all the reactions, he hadn't seen this coming. He didn't expect her to run. But she did anyway.

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~Present~

He looked as she opened the door. The pent up anger vanished as he took in her red eyes. She had been crying. Why was she crying? He thought she was happy to be away from him. Wasn't she? Maybe she wasn't. Before a flicker of hope ignited in his wretched heart, she dampened his spirits.

"What do you want?" She asked coldly. She didn't want to talk about his impending marriage. Even though she pretended it didn't matter to her, it hurt her, a lot. More than she could have ever imagined. She had never thought of Maan being with another woman. Ever!! As long as she could remember, he had always belonged to her. She had dreamt of being his partner for so long that she didn't even know when that thought had actually set roots in her heart. All she knew was if she ever got married, it would be to him. And the fact that he was here, all ready to move ahead in his life tore her insides. She didn't imagine Maan would be so ruthless or not have a shred of decency in him to bring his fianc to her doorstep.

He opened his mouth to say something when he saw her gaze shift from his face to something behind him and he turned. That's when he saw Sam and Pinky rushing towards them. He groaned inwardly. Great!!!

She took a deep breath and apologized to Sam. "I am sorry for rushing out like that. But I understand under the present circumstances, if u chose to not have me as your wedding planner." Maan had lost his marbles, not her. She would never put another woman towards this torture.

"Oh you don't have to apologize Geet. It's not your fault" Sam spoke as she shot an accusing look at Maan. "You should have told me this earlier. I would have never brought you along"

"Look, I didn't know Geet would be here. Okay?" Maan retorted. He felt the whole woman population was out to get him today.

"Sorry Geet, if having him here makes you uncomfortable---"

"It doesn't. His presence has no effect on me" she lied through her teeth. She ignored the ache in her heart that threatened to kill her. She also ignored how Maan's anger went up another notch at her comment. "But are you sure, you don't want some one else to plan this wedding"

Sam's behavior was confusing her. How could she act so cool and collected about the whole thing?

Sam shook her head in negative, "No Arjun would be pretty mad if I even considered some other company. He was very adamant on you planning this wedding."

"Arjun?" Both Pinky and Geet spoke in unison. They exchanged confused looks while Maan smirked. He stood there crossing his arms as he let the new found information seep in. He now understood the reason for her bailing. She wasn't that strong as the pretense she put up in front of others. She was still his Geet. One who could never see him with any other woman. He couldn't decide if he should be pleased or annoyed. Pleased for the fact that for the first time, he had landed in this impossible situation, he was seeing a glimpse of his Geet and annoyed over the fact that she would even think of the possibility that he had forgotten her and moved on. Where was her trust on their relationship?? How dare she think he would move ahead when he was still in love with her? Had she moved on? If she thought the same for him, maybe she too had moved on. The thought of another man in her life infuriated him. He would kill whoever that person was. Geet belonged to him. She was his!! Only his!! He was exasperated with himself for getting mad at the man, who may or may not even exist. Only one way to find out! He mused.

"I am sorry, I think I misunderstood. What does Arjun have to do with this wedding?" Geet admitted her confusion. The pounding headache was back and she didn't have it in her to solve this mystery all by herself. She looked at Maan who was smirking at her. What was he happy so about? Arrogant ass!!

"Well he is the groom, I think he should have a say in at least something. Don't you think?" Sam smiled as she answered Geet.

Arjun, Sam was marrying Arjun, Not Maan but Arjun. Relief washed over her and the tightness around her heart began to ease a bit. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She hated that she jumped to conclusions over the whole ordeal.

"Oh my God!!" Sam clasped a hand over her mouth "You thought I was marrying Maan. Didn't you?" She looked at her sympathetically. "I have to be really crazy to marry him" She shot a quick glance over to Maan "No offence"

"None taken" he spoke as he watched Geet's face keenly. The relief on her face was a clear indication of his doubts. He thought he saw a faint smile as she looked at Sam as she continued her rant "He would have me crawling up the walls, I don't think I have the stomach for a relationship with him. I love my life. I am not stupid. Oh!! I didn't mean to say that you are--." Sam looked worriedly at Geet as she suddenly realized the meaning of her words. Geet was once married to Maan.

"I am just going to shut up now" Sam spoke dejectedly.

Geet let out a chuckle, "Its okay" she assured Sam as she placed a hand over her arm.

"Okay!! Since all the confusion is sorted out, let's go, we have a wedding to plan" Pinky chirped, speaking for the first time, ever since Sam and Maan had come.

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Geet's confusion broke her... couldn't expect less... i wanted to hug her then and though i said i loved Maan that arrogant smirk... one good kick for doing tht small happy dance in his head! i tell u guys wud be guys... no matter what! but thn tht was thn tht was the clear indication tht both of them still r deeply in love with each other... i loved Maan's confidence in his relationship with Geet😛

And its also evident tht he's keen to make amends the man certainly don't believe in wasting time👏👏👏

the FB was hilarious! Geet the Jhansi ki Rani... Haye munda maze se kudi ko admire kar raha tha😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 he's a goner already! i can see tht☺️😆 Geet's stunt was so adorable... she was trying to throw him out of his own house... bechara Yash... he sure enuf got a shock of his life😆😆😆😆😆 and Maan was seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the drama... i m so keen to see wht he does now😛

thn came back the present... he instantly realized wht bothered her and the way he observed her... he's going to have his way with her undoubtedly... its certainly not over!

A small credit to Sam too... i'm liking her... poor female don't have the stomach for a relationship with Maan😆😆😆😆😆 well good for her👍🏼

Yeh dil Maange Moreee😛

first things first... sam is not marrying maan!! ah relief immeasurable relief... rest of the update i can read in peace 😃