"Kal hi Rudra…" The men clasped hands and held it up in the air, " Yeh dosti kabhi nahin choote gi"
Dadimaa wiped the tear of joy and laughed.
"Rudra, tu kal mere ghar aayega…" said Mohinderlal. " Bilkul aaongaa…Rano beti kay haath kay parathay itne dino se nahin kaahye…"
Rano stood behind Veera and folded her hands, " Namaste papa ji"
Dadajii smiled, " Jeete raho beti…"
"Chaliye to phir kal milte hain!" smiled Daarji.
The two families exchanged goodbyes and Daarji helped Geet to the Handa haveli! Truly the sarhad was removed from their lives forever!
*******
The next morning, Geet yawned awake, " Hayeee!" She sat up on her bed and smiled at the sunshine finally shining into her room!
She lookedat the time, it was almost 11 am and no one had woke her up!
"Geeet!" called Veera bhabhi.
Geet smacked her forehead. She spoke too soon!
Geet snuggled back into bed and put the covers over her and Veera came in, " Geet! Uth jaa! Bohot ho gayi neend teri!"
"Kya bhabhi…choro naa" said Geet.
Veera carefully sat down and she pulled the cover off Geet's face, " Uth jaa…"
Geet smiled sweetly, " Uth gayi"
Veera laughed, " Aaja, tere liye nashta lagaya hua hain…"
"Thanksss bhabhi!" said Geet as she slipped out of bed.
Geet was fishing through her closet and she pulled out an outfit and then went into the washroom until she stopped and turned around.
Veera was smiling profusely and Geet frowned, " Bhabhi? Why are you smiling?"
"Geet begum, aapko pata nahin hain kay aaj kaun aarahe hain?" said Veera.
Geet's eyes widened and she smacked her forehead, " Haw! Main bhool gayi!"
She let out a small smirk and Veera sighed, " Pagal… jaa.."
Geet ran into the bathroom and shut the door hard. Veera laughed and she started to make Geet's bed.
A few minutes later, Geet walked out of the washroom and started to dry her hair… She looked at her phone which had a million texts from Maan.
Geet smiled and Veera smirked, " itni subah subah Geet ji?"
"Oh ho Bhabhi stop it…" said Geet.
Veera laughed, " Acha jaldi se aa!"
Geet nodded and she did her makeup and then went down the stairs. She looked at the haveli too shocked for her own self.
The haveli was lit up, cleaned corner to corner… Geet could smell the food cooking… She stumbled down and then she saw Daarji at the dining table reading his newspaper.
"DAAARJI!" yelled Geet. She threw her arms around his neck, " Kaisay ho aap?!"
Daarji had a genuinely happy smile, " Aagayi Rajkumari?"
"Of course…" smiled Geet.
She sat down on the table and Rano served her food, " Kaah le…bohot kamzoor ho gayi hai tu diet shiet kar ke!"
Geet started to eat and Daarji smirked, " Geet…araam se kaah…"
"Kyun?" said Geet.
" Use some manners!" hissed Rano.
"Kyun!? Oh hello! Excuse me! You guys never objected before!" said Geet.
" Ab kar rahe hain, chup ho kar sun le!" said Rano as she smacked Geet's hand from picking up anymore that she could stuff in her mouth.
" Maa said Geet. Rano gave her a glare and Geet sighed…
" Tu Sanjeevani jaa rahi hain kya?" asked Daarji.
"Haan daarji, I will drop by, kyun?" asked Geet.
" Aacha jaldi aana" said Daarji.
"Ji Daarji" said Geet.
Geet frowned at the awkward behavior of her family members. She grabbed her purse and phone, " Main jaa rahi hoon! Bye!!"
She filed out the door and into the car disappearing into the distance towards Sanjeevani.
**********
"Bhaiii" smiled Sameer as he poked his head into Maan's cabin. Maan looked up from his laptop and frowned, " Kya hua chote?"
Sameer let out a bigger smile and he stepped in, shutting the glass door behind him.
Maan went back to his laptop and Sameer sat down in front of him and sat back…
"To kaisa lag raha hain?" asked Sameer as he played around with a small globe in his hands.
Maan looked up, " What do you mean?"
Sameer smirked, "Baray bhaiyaa…aaaj kya din hain?"
Maan continued to look at him with a confused expression, " Kya?"
Sameer wanted to smack his head against the wall…
And then it occurred to Maan a few moments later and he looked up, " Im so sorry Sam…"
Sameer tried to smile, " Arey…mujhse sorry kyun?"
"Kab tak jaana hain?" asked Maan trying to sound casual.
" Chupanay se chup nahin sakta bhai… " said Sameer…
" What should I wear?" asked Maan.
" Uh bhai, you have excellent dressing sense…why are you asking me?" replied Sameer.
"But its Geet's house…I should wear something traditional? Kurta shalwar?" asked Maan.
Sameer nodded, " I think you should bhai…"
"Theek hain…" replied Maan.
"Meera bhi aarahi hain kya?" asked Maan a few moments later. " Of course…" replied Sameer.
" Acha…" replied Maan.
Sameer sighed…his brother didn't give him the chance for any teasing on his side! He stood up and said, " I'll see you at home bhai.."
Maan nodded and Sameer went off singing, " Meri saamne wali khidki mein…"
Maan let out a smirk, " Chote, I know you were trying to tease me…"
Sameer sighed, " Baray bhaiya… saara joke paani mein gaya!"
Maan gave a wider smirk, " Tumne jaana tha naa? Jao…"
Sameer nodded and went off while Maan continued with work.
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