CHAPTER 3
Happiness and sadness…
1 week later…
Maan had become a lifeless body. All his happiness, sadness, every emotion that was in him had evaporated. His eyes were wiped out clean. Glassy and expressionless, he looked as though his soul had been sucked out of him. 1 week…he couldn't save his Geet was all that was in his heart and mind and in every particle of him. He couldn't understand what he had done. A mistake committed out of ignorance had cost him his life, love and soul.
He wasn't able to register anything happening around him because his soul was dead. Geet was dead, his mind was screaming though he didn't want to believe it. His mind was screaming everything that had happened on that night. Her hazy outline was still fresh in his mind. His whole world appeared a shocking scarlet red, engulfing his Geet in its boundaries and drifting her away from him. His heart was screaming for her. He wanted her back but had no idea how to reach her. He didn't know where she had gone…how she was and what she was doing. He lay on his hospital bed, staring at the ceiling blankly.
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Rajesh, Dev and Roshan were outside the special VIP ward watching Maan. From the past 2 days, this was the scene they were witnessing. It didn't appear that Maan was breathing. They all were extremely distressed. After seeing a full-of-life Maan, their hearts refused to see a blank, lifeless Maan. They were unable to tolerate it.
No matter how bad he was, Maan was known for his chirpy, enjoying behavior. Even though he was rude, his smile contained an innocence that was enough to lighten up the whole atmosphere. That was missing now. The twinkle in his eyes had vanished. That mischievousness was lost. Rajesh sobbed silently unable to bear while Dev and Roshan calmed and comforted him.
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'AAARGH!!!' he shouted. He was extremely angry. His plan had failed and Maan wasn't dead. How on earth did he escape alive?
'I don't know anything sir! I did all that you told me to do…' a servant whimpered.
'Yet, yet Maan didn't die! Then how did you complete the job? Didn't I warn you specifically that I don't want him alive? Didn't I' the man whispered in a cold, dangerous voice.
'But this was a difficult job sir, I managed my best. I still don't understand how come he is alive…'
'We had planned everything so perfectly. Yet Maan escaped. We had stabbed him with two blows but nothing whatsoever happened at all…' muttered the man in an agitated manner and kicked his chair.
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Neha came running into the hospital, clutching a white envelope in her hand. She was furious. She wanted to meet Maan and question him.
She marched into the ward angrily and could see Dev, Roshan and Rajesh uncle sitting around Maan. As soon as she entered, every turned towards her. All could see the amount of anger in her eyes. Maan understood why she was in so much anger. He slowly got up from the bed and went near her.
SLAP!!!
All gasped as they saw Neha muster all her strength and slap Maan hard across his face. Maan stood silent in front of her. He had to get punished. He had committed a sin in the eyes of Neha and how big a punishment he got, it was nothing at all.
Neha caught hold of Maan's collar and shook him 'Kya kar diya tumne…' she shouted at his face.
'What the hell did you do…tumne mujhse mere best friend cheen li…kya kiya tha maine tumhe…kya kiya Geet ne tumhe? Why did you do this Maan…why?' she shook him violently while Maan remained silent.
'Meri best friend mujhe chod kar chali gayi…woh mujhse door chali gayi…she left me…' cried Neha, hitting Maan and burying her head on his chest. Maan felt so disgusted of himself. He was the reason for everything that had happened. He simply stood there; letting Neha vent out all her frustrations on him…trying to believe his Geet was no more…
'Chitti likh kar chali gayi woh…ghar chod kar chali gayi…mujhe chod kar chali gayi…' she sobbed and Maan's head snapped. Chitti? His Geet wrote a letter. That meant she was alive. Maan's happiness knew no limits when he realized she was alive. His hopes sprang alive and his eyes twinkled again. In this moment, he had experienced both extreme pain of losing her and extreme happiness of knowing her being alive.
'Neha…Geet ne chitti likhi…woh zinda hai?'he questioned her incredulously. Neha stared at him open mouthed, realizing Maan had thought Geet was dead in the accident. She immediately felt hopeless for accusing him when he was suffering from the burden himself. She straightened up and handed him the letter, saying 'Geet ne tumhe yeh chitti chod ke gayi hai…'
PRECAP:
Kya likha tha Geet ne…Maan ko?
I would like to tell that Neha didn't read Maan's love letter :P Geet had left her another letter. :P
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