Chapter 21"Mr. Khurana kahan hain aap?", hissed Geet, trying to contact Maan after parking her car and walking to the atrium of the mall.
"Bhabhi, you have high expectations of Bro huh. He'll never come", said Kiara, standing beside Geet and looking around the mall to see if she would spot Maan anywhere.
"No, he will. Mujhe bet nahin haar ni hai", she said, tensed for a moment.
"Woh to aap zaroor harenge bhabhi. Aur aapko mujhe woh 50 lakh vaali diamond set gift karni padegi"
"Yaar chup kar", said Geet.
"Theek hain, theek hain, main chup Ho jaungi. Lekin Aapke paas sirf dus minute hain iss bet jeetne mein, bhabhi".
Geet looked at her watch and realized Kiara was right. She was in a grave danger of losing the bet. Well, it was her fault,wasn't it. Having known Maan, if not completely, she should have also known that he hated all these. Couldn't she just up and not get into any bet? Now, her bet would cost her husband a hefty amount. Though it isn't hefty for him, but for her it was an hefty amount. She wasn't used to spending so much though her husband was sitting on few thousands of crores. She always lived simple and liked being simple.
"Oho", thought Geet, "babaji mere pati hi mujhe hara rahe hain. Kuch kijiye babaji", she prayed silently. She couldn't tell Maan about the bet, that was one of the conditions. Kiara had planned it out cleverly, cos she knew if Maan was told, then he would never let Geet lose, only Kiara knew to what extent Geet was Maan's weakness in certain things. She loved the confusion and tension on Geet's face. She knew Geet and Maan would fight.that night, as Geet would lose the bet and she won't keep quiet. Well, Kiara's hope was atleast then Maan would confess that he loves Geet and he would never let her lose. But his self control was something Kiara hated at the moment. How could he not tell her that he loves her? "Huh, what all I have to do, to make this couple realize?", she thought, counting the seconds left now, to win her bet.
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"Naintara, tum shopping last minute kyun kar rahen Ho, iss baar?", asked a frantic Dev, who was driving his wife to the mall nearby to their mansion.
"Socha, iss saal sab kuch Aapke style mein karu", she said, coolly, looking out of the window.
"Meaning?"
"Meaning, waiting till the last minute to do things you know, when ass is on fire, keep your spouse waiting endlessly in the mall, keep no track of time and money and"
"Okay I got the point Naintara. I dint know you love me so much", interrupted Dev.
"Love? Ofcourse I love you Dev", she said, pinching Dev's cheeks. "Despite all your negatives, unfortunately I still love you".
"Thank you Naintara", said Dev. "Very nice of you".
"Anytime Dev", she said, laughing, as they drove into the mall. "Dev, please try making it on time. Daadima's alone at home. Need to go back early", she pleaded.
"Aren't bhabhi and Kiara home?"
"No, Geet went to the office in the morning and hasn't returned. Kiara went out in the afternoon and I'm not sure when she'd return".
"Ok", he said.
Naintara and Dev were a couple who were pretty open about most of the things. They always went and did their anniversary shopping and Dev's birthday shopping together. Naintara would choose gifts for Dev and he would choose gifts for her. Though they would go for shopping together, they would be on their own once they reach the mall and decide on a time n place to meet- so that they would head back home together.
Naintara made it a point to finish her shopping on time but Dev being Dev always made her wait for an hour or two.
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"Chaliye, pehle diamond store chalte hain. Aap ke haar ne ke khushi mein Aur meri jeetne ki khushi mein", said an elated Kiara.
"Pehle Dev Aur Naintara ke liye gifts, phir tumhari gift", said Geet, frowning.
"Bhabhi, aap mere gift bhulenge nahi na?"
"Bilkul nahin. How will I? I'll make your brother only swipe his card", she fumed.
Kiara smiled evilly. "Bro, mahayud ke liye taiyyar Ho jaeye"
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"Yaar Geet kahan Ho tum. You haven't made it to the party at my place, last weekend. You haven't called for so long? What the hell are you doing these days? You've become so busy that you've forgotten your best friend?", screamed an angry Niharika, over phone as Geet answered the call. She had just gotten home after a long shopping session and stepped into her bedroom, when Niharika called.
"How will I forget you? I was thinking of calling you, but so many things happening that I..."
"That you forget me, right? I'm not your priority anymore", she screamed.
"Nihu, yaar chilla mat. Aisi baat nahin hain. See, I'll call you day after and I'll come down to your place or you come home. Tomorrow is Dev's birthday and anniversary too. So, Kiara s hosting a surprise party for them".
"Hmmm", said Niharika, not convinced a bit.
"Arey yaar, ab tu nahin samjeghi tuo Kaun samjeghaa? Samajh le meri Maa. Pucca day after tomorrow I'll meet you".
"But I'm not free, Mrs. Khurana", said Niharika, with a lot of attitude.
"Ok. Tell me when you are free. We'll meet then", said Geet, softly. Understanding her best friend was very angry. And she knew she was completely at fault for ignoring her.
"Ah well, ok! 6pm at your place", she Said.
"Okay done", smiled Geet and Niharika smiled too, at the other end. Irrespective of how angry they were on each other, they couldn't stay that way for long. They couldn't stay without talking to each other. Well, whom would they go and tell all the gossip to?"
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"Shreyasi, what appointments for tomorrow?", asked Maan, at around 8:45pm.
"Sir, I'm outside- I'll go back home, check your calender and get back", she said.
"Oh you're not in office? That's why I was wondering why you weren't answering the extension", he Said.
"Yes Sir. Had to do some shopping and..."
"Oh no!", he screamed. "Ok, talk to you later Shreyasi", he said hurriedly, remembering he had to go with Geet, at some time in the evening and to some place that he couldn't remember.
"All ok?", she asked.
" yeah, I just remembered something. I'll talk later", he said and hung up. He searched for his phone and realized he had left it in the ringer off mode during a meeting in the afternoon. He had twelve missed calls from Geet and two from Kiara, one from Dev and few other calls from his clients and other administrative heads.
"Why dint she call me on the office land line?", he thought.
He quickly packed up all his things and left for home. On his way back, he tried calling Geet, but it was her turn to not answer.
It took him an hour to get to the mansion and he found everyone at home. Dev and Kiara were in the living room and greeted him as he entered. He.greeted them back and asked where Daadima was. They told her that she was with In the kitchen with Geet and Naintara and that they were trying their hands on some new recipes for dinner.
He nodded and walked upstairs to freshen and change. By the time he was done, Shreyasi had emailed his schedule for the next day and he sat down to take a look at it.
Geet walked in, and found him meddling with his phone. She walked to him and Said sarcastically, "thank you Maan".
"Geet I wanted to come and talk to you", he said, putting his phone aside and standing up, opposite to her. "Actually main bhool gaya tha, shopping ke baare mein".
"Ofcourse, kuch naya bataeye na. If you'd remember and come, then I would be surprised and there would be serious catastrophes reported somewhere on the planet or in the galaxy. But nothing happened", she Said sarcastically.
"Geet, seriously, shopping and all, is something that I can never keep track of. You were expecting a lil too much", he said, honestly.
"Yeah, I realized. My expectation is going to cost you 50 lakhs or more", she said.
"What? Are you gifting the mall itself Dev and Naintara?", he asked.
"Well, this 50 lakhs is not for them, Mr. Khurana. It's for your sister that you'd gift, for forgetting to make it to the mall"
"Geet can you be clear and precise", he asked.
"Ofcourse. Tomorrow when you swipe your credit card at your family's favorite diamond jeweller, then everything will be crystal clear and precise", she said, turning to go away.
"Geet", he called back.
"Come for dinner Maan. Everyone's waiting", she said, walking out of the bedroom.
"Why did she come to the bedroom and why did she walk out? And what's with this 50 lakhs gift. This lady never fails to amaze me", he thought.
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"Geet, what's with the gift, did you not go shopping or what happened? ", asked Maan, after dinner, while Geet was making the bed.
She gave him a stern look and continued doing her work.
He walked to her and pulled her up.
"when I'm talking to you, you better answer and pay attention. Neither am I going to repeat what I said nor am I going to excuse this sort of attitude", he said, seriously and angrily.
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