It was a dark night with moon being the only source of light in the thick dense forest of Hoshiyarpur with no anthropic sign. The creepy sounds of wild animals could be heard. And probably that's only sound which could be heard in the forest. No sane person or a person with full senses would dare to go in the woods at this time of night. In daytime, these woods are beautiful but same woods can scare the hell out of any one during night.
But there is one girl who has now dared to go in the woods at night, well it wasn't exactly her choice but then she didn't find any place more safer for herself. Strange but true that the deserted woods seems her a safe place than to a place with humans around. She took a deep breath & shot a quick prayer to god to protect her from this dark dense forest. " I can't believe I am here in the woods at night when I am even scared of coming here in day itself. Babaji, please be with me. Apko toh pata hai naa mujhe andhere se kitna darr lagta hai." In that manner talking to herself she kept going more inside the woods but her journey soon took a halt - a forced halt !
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A well built young man dressed in a shirt & jeans was driving through the through the road which was connected to Hoshiyarpur. He was hell worried & was driving fast like he wanted to reach somewhere soon. It started getting dark when he was passing through woods. Suddenly his Jeep did some trembling & then stopped with a jerk. Frustrated, he got down to check what happened only to find that engine broke down & would need a mechanic for repairing. " Darn! Now from where would I get a mechanic. Isko bhi abhi kharab hona tha." He spoke helplessly, his voice laced with anger & frustration. Sighing he took out his bag from back side of Jeep & threw it on the ground. He then took an axe & went into the forest to get some wood. He knew he's stuck here now till morning & thought everything would be fine till he reach his destination.
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The girl just halted in her steps as her eyes spotted something right in front of her. She got scared with figure standing in front of her at a distance of some 40 odd yards. She was terrified & was sweating but then she tried to control her raged heartbeat. " U can't be scared. Ur a strong gal, naa! Kuch nahi hoga." Thinking so she again looked in front & then something struck her.
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Here the man was going deeper & deeper into woods not knowing why but he was just going. Maybe he thought he could walk & reach his destinationbut is it so? He kept going until he spotted a blur figure at some distance.
It was a girl, a human, that too here at this time. That's strange! he thought & took some quick steps towards the girl. As he started nearing her his vision got more clear & clear. Finally, he was behind her standing at a distance of 20 yards. He looked at her keenly & found the girl talking to someone. He looked right ahead of her & was shocked with the sight. There stood huge size Cheetah & the girl was talking or basically telling that creature to go away. He just couldn't believe his eyes & went towards her. As he stood beside her at an arm's distance, his shock knew no bounds to see who the girl was & he whispered, " GEET ".
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The girl was horrified spotting a huge size Cheetah in front of her. First she had thought of running but then how far she could run from this speedster ? She looked at it intently & assumed that it has not yet noticed her presence. She sighed but for how long she wouldn't be noticed. So, she mustered up some courage & spoke to Cheetah with a wooden stick in her hand, " dekho Cheetah ya jo bhi apka naam hai tommy-shommy... meri aapse koi personal dushmani nahi hai infact main toh aaj se pehle aapse mili bhi nahi. So, please aap na mujhe chhod do. Mujhe pata hai main apke ghar mein hoon just like a bin bulaya mehmaan par main apko bata doon ki yeh HINDUSTAAN hai aur yahan mehmaan kaisa bhi ho Bhagwaan hota hai aur Bhagwaan ko koi marta nahi hai. Toh abhi ek achhe mezbaan ki tarah aap jaiye aur main bhi jati hoon. Chaliye, bye !" Saying so she idiotically waved at the Cheetah hoping it would go now. Just as she was busy in her all this she heard someone's soft whisper calling her & she just closed her eyes tight.
" Oh Babaji! Yeh yahan kahan se aa gaye. He wasn't supposed to be here. Inhe kaise pata chala ki main yahan hoon jo yeh mere peechhe aa gaye.Yeh toh plan mein tha he nahi. Ab main kya karu? Yeh toh mujhe kaccha kha jayenge.Ek sher se peechha chhuta nahi ki ek aur aa gaya. Babaji bacha lena mujhe inse." She thought & turned to her left slowly & looked at the man standing beside her. His eyes spitting fire & numerous questions. She gave a nervous smile to him & spoke, " MAAN... aa..aa...aap yahan iss waqt kya kar rahe hain ?" and then mentally kicked herself for asking such stupid question.
Maan looked at Geet with fire in his eyes & spoke with a voice which wasn't loud but the gravity it hold made Geet shiver, " I could ask you the same question. And I am fairly certain your answer can summed up all into one little word - ME. Am I right ?" Geet looked away knowing what he meant & said is true. She is here for him, to save him from that bitch Rasika who's hell bent on taking revenge from him for shelving her project in the middle. " Na..na..nahi...aisi koi baat nahi hai." Geet denied trying to sound normal but whom she was kidding was Maan Singh Khurrana. " Stop lying Geet!" shouted Maan & turned her towards himself in a jerk & spat, " how many times do I have to tell you that I am not in this mess coz of U ? Haven't I made it clear to U last time. Then why did you come here ?" Geet though was scared with his rising anger but composing herself she said, " Maan, please aap chillao mat. Woh..woh..cheetah sun lega hume." Geet said making a baby face which reminded Maan of the other creature present around. He looked in its direction & found it looking here & there maybe trying to locate their voice. Maan grabbed Geet by her forearm & dragged with him a little far from dangerous animal & spoke in a hoarse voice, " Geet tum pagal ho kya ? Tum uss khatarnak jangli janwar se gappe lada rahi thi !" Geet made an "O" shaped mouth & spoke with same tone, " main koi gappe nahi maar rahi thi. Main toh bas usse bhagane ki try kar rahi thi."
Maan rolled his eyes & spoke sarcastically, " Ohh really? Tum usse bhaga rahi thi ya phir usko dinner pe invite kar rahi thi woh main dekh chuka hoon. Main time par nahi aata toh ab tak woh aaraam se baith kar Geet naam ki dish ko relish kar raha hota. So, you better come with me now." saying so Maan dragged Geet with him but after few steps Geet managed to get out of his grip & spoke, " Baat toh aise kar rahe ho jaise aapne fight kari ho uske sath mujhe bachane ke liye !" She twisted her lips as Maan looked at her incredulously, " mera dimaag kharab nahi hai jo main usse ladta. Now stop your nonsense & come." Geet felt hurt with his words but then composing herself she said," I am not coming with you !" Maan looked at her & spoke with attitude, " and what made you think so ?" Geet gave him equal attitude & said, " maine kaha naa mujhe apke sath nahi aana. Main jo kaam karne aayi hoon woh pura kiye bina nahi jane wali." saying so she turned her face. Maan had enough of her dramas by now, he grabbed her hand & pulled her towards himself with a jerk which made her land straight on his hard chest. Geet gasped with this sudden act of Maan's while Maan encircled his arms around her slim waist pulling her more closer.
He intently looked at her & spoke huskily without breaking the eye contact, " You are coming with me !" Geet wriggled in his grip shaking her head in denial & said, " you can't force me." while Maan tightened his grip & said, " Of course I can sweetheart." He gave his typical MSK smirk to her as she looked at him with wide eyes. He spoke again with same smirk on his face, " You heard me right Mrs. Geet Maan Singh Khurrana!" saying so Maan scooped up Geet in his strong arms & started walking towards his Jeep while Geet just helplessly wrap her hands around Maan's neck to support herself. Maan looked at her pouting face & smiled inwardly at her antics while he heard her saying, " Dusht Danav!"
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After walking for sometime Maan put Geet down on her feet & looked around to see if they are safe now. He had walked around a kilometre by now carrying Geet & well was a bit tired. He then looked at Geet who was still all grumpy on the failure of her plan. Maan shook his head at her stupidity. " What is with this girl ? Why is she so stubborn & stupid together. She knew its not safe for her to come here in Hoshiyarpur then too she came not caring about her just coz she wanted to bring him out of the mess Rasika has created. Pagal !" thought Maan as he watched her antics. He knew his wifey is in her sherni mode but what to do, he can't let her put herself in trouble for him. Sighing he went near her & turned her to face him holding her by her shoulders, "Geet" he called her but she didn't respond. " Geet, listen to me. See we aren't yet far from that Cheetah so we need to move out from here quick. Though I won't mind carrying you in my arms but then I can't walk faster, so from here can you please walk ?" he asked her knowing very well her reaction. Geet was pretty much convinced with his first set of words but then listening to his later words she felt embarrassed & blushed at the same time. First she thought to reply him but then thought otherwise & started walking ahead of him while Maan smirked & followed her.
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They had been walking for good 15-20 mins now & finally Maan spotted his Jeep at some distance. He sped up & walked past Geet which made her to look at him & then she spotted his Jeep as well as a tent. She was surprised with arrangements but then he was Maan Singh Khurrana- man of perfection, what else she can expect. Sighing she went behind him & stood near him as he was looking for something in his Jeep. When he didn't pay any heed to her she poked her index finger on his shoulder & spoke, " Maan" " hmm..". She rolled her eyes over his back to monosyllable mode & said, " aap kya dhoond rahe ho? Aur aapne yeh tent kyu lagaya hai ?" Maan didn't reply as he was busy searching for something which irritated Geet & she again poked her finger this more & spoke, " Maan, suniye !" " kya hai...bolo !" he said frustratingly now looking at her. Geet gulped down seeing him angry again but then gathered & said, " woh..aap kya dhoond rahe ho? Aur aapne yeh tent kyu laga ke rakha hai ?" Maan looked at her unbelievingly & said, " Geet, main apna wallet dhoond raha tha jo mil gaya hai. And for tent toh hum puri raat khule mein toh nahi guzaar sakte naa.!" Geet nodded & then frowned at his words, " puri raat..matlab ?" Maan smiled a bit to her & said, " well...my sweetheart..woh kya hai na as I came here searching you...meri Jeep kharab ho gayi & we are stuck here till morning jab tak koi mechanic nahi mil jata." He completed and looked at her. Geet was shocked with the newly found info. & she instantly grabbed Maan's arm & said feeling scared, " Maan..matlab ab hume iss jungle mein rehna padega ? Agar woh Cheetah yahan tak aa gaya toh? Ya phir brij veerji ke gunde aa gaye toh ?" Maan glanced at her her she looked really scared. He wondered few moments ago she was doing all stupid things & now all scared. He held her hand which was over his arm & said, " relax Geet. Kuch nahi hoga aur koi nahi aayega. Main hoon na tumhare sath. Darro mat. And by the way jab tum akele iss jangle mein ghoom rahi thi tab tumhe darr nahi laga?" asked Maan trying to divert her mind & he succeeded as Geet retorted him back, " main yahan ghoomne nahi aayi thi, samjhe aap! Har waqt taane marte rehte hain...dusht danav !" Maan raised his brows & spoke with sharp voice, " kya kaha tumne ?" Geet looked at him & moved away a little with his intimidating looks & said, " kuch nahi. Waise ab aapne tent lagaya hai toh kuch khane ke liye bhi hoga! Mujhe bhook lagi hai." Geet said to escap his wrath & Maan shook his head & went inside to get food for them.
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