Her first golgappa on the side road which is still her favorite, her moments spent with her family mostly her dad before he stopped talking to her, her seeing Maan which made her heart beat rise to a point where she felt it would pop out of her chest flying her away to Maan's land where it would only be just the two of them...
Now, her crush was standing before her eyes looking at her with anger..she wanted to hide behind something, she wanted to erase this day forever from the history, pretend it never happened, right now she wished she was a super genius where she would invent a time machine and erase this very moment along with making sure Sameera was never born but alas her Babaji was not this nice to her..she knew that now. He would deliberately put her into situations where she would not know what to say or do...where ever she goes she ends up humiliating herself.
She tried to smile at him but her face muscles wouldn't move, her mouth was frozen at "O" expressions, her eyes showed fear and nervousness while her hands knotted and unknotted the dupatta again and again saying prayers inside her head and cursing her fate yet again.
Her eyes quickly wandered at his appearance, his hair was messy, his white shirt had a big ketchup and mustard stain in the middle, his pant was wet judging from the angel she was standing at and plus people pointing at his behind also made her know exactly how much was wet, her eyes moved upward toward his face which was covered in mustard and ketchup like his shirt, her eyes moves up toward his eyes, he also looks at her...she couldn't think straight again...his angry eyes was making him look more sexy..
She slowly moves her hand toward his face while moving slowly, she wasn't even aware of what she was doing...he looks at her with confusion but Geet didn't care all she saw was his sexy angry eyes that kept replaying in her head as she slowly raises her finger to touch his face...slowly very slowly she moves her finger along his cheek making a long streak down his face..she looks at the finger that had the ketchup and mustard on it...
These two condiments were lucky to touch Maan's face..she looks at him once again before putting her finger in her mouth trying to taste his flavor closing her eyes enjoying it until somebody brings her out of her dreamland. She looks to her left at Meera with anger who dared to disturb her dream..she points ahead..Geet follows her eyes looking at Maan who was still staring at them, mostly her, with anger; then she remembered the incident that happened. She looks down unable to say anything, Meera shakes her head stepping in front of Geet..
Meera: woh actually it was an accident
Geet stayed behind Meera while she spoke...she peaks her eyes from behind her shoulders looking at him..Maan looks at her and softens his angry expressions a little. He was about to say something when they heard someone calling his name from behind. Maan turns to look at Sameera, Geet felt jealous seeing her with him.
Sameera gives Maan elevator look in shock pointing at his wardrobe. Geet felt even more guilty and knew Sameera would leave no stone unturned to bad mouth her in college, her life was already doomed it will be even worse after this incident. Her eyes begin to well up with tears as she hides behind Meera again.
Sameera: I was waiting for you inside for so long and what happened to your clothes?
Maan (goes up to her) nothing...lets go (Sameera looks at Meera with anger and points toward her)
Sameea: Did she do this to you? I wonder where is her friend two of them are always together like glue. I am telling you these middle class people
Maan: I am leaving! (he begins to walk away with anger...Sameera quickly follows him like a little scarred puppy apologizing as they leave both sigh in relief as they went through the doors)
Meera: Lets wait for five minutes before we leave. I want to make sure they are gone
Geet: I am so dead..why does this happen to me? why? I can't work on this project with him..there is no way...he would surely kill me..I mean why wouldn't he? I ruined his clothes OMG why didn't you stop me? How will I face him? What will I say? (she walks back and fourth in worry) Maybe this is a sign from god that I shouldn't be with him or anywhere near him...yeah maybe that is
Meera (shakes her) lets think this calmly or else you are going to get stressed and get me stressed as well..lets go home now and think this through
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Maan came home, he looks at Dadima who was tying very hard not to laugh seeing his condition. She was the eldest in the household, Savitri Devi, everyone respected her including the servants for her simplicity and thoughtfulness. Never once, not that anyone can remember, did she she yell for their mistakes; believing it is important to show the right of way when someone has done wrong with love and care.
Everyone looked up to her and wished that all rich people were like her but same cannot be said for her son and Maan's dad, Vikram Singh Khruana. Everyone was scared of him much like Maan himself getting the nickname of Carbon Copy. Maan acts, behaves, and dresses like his father Dadima often cursed her faith for getting stuck with two hot-headed and very stubborn people.
Dadima; Maan what happened to you?
Maan: Seems like that is the only thing people know how to say..you, Sameera, the driver, everyone keeps asking me the same question...
Dadima; Because none of us seen you like this before
Maan: someone girl dropped food on me...
Dadima (the word "girl" got her attention...she was curious to know who did that to him and what was her outcome after the volcano erupted. She pitted the girl that had to face his anger...) ohh who was she?
Maan: No one just my classmate
Dadima: what did you say to her? I mean did you make her cry?
Maan: I (he goes back in thoughts seeing her scared and worried face, her eyes that peeked from behind the shoulders)
Dadima; maan what happened? (she was getting more and more curious to know who she was and why Maan stopped in the middle...)
Maan: nothing I got to go change..by the way where is dad?
Dadima: You know as usual at work 24/7 and trying to open up a new office location for you.
Maan nodes his head and quickly goes upstairs to change and to avoid anymore questions from Dadima... disappointed she sits down on the sofa not having anything to do. Maan goes to the bathroom taking off his shirt as he walked toward the door. He throws the shirt on the floor as he turns on the shower, his eyes fall on the mirror. He steps forward looking at the ketchup that was still stuck in his hair..he wipes it off with his finger looking at it with disgust, he quickly wipes of his finger before hopping into the shower.
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"Okay I got the perfect idea..."
Geet looks at Meera who, by the way, was pacing back and fourth past one hour trying to come with a plan to apologize to Maan while Geet sat there eating food nervously. After the mall incident she was sure that Maan would cancel being her partner, who wouldn't...this was the second time she crushed him. She curses herself for falling for Meera's words and going back to college, if she had quit then she wouldn't have to face this day and come up with a stupid plan on how to say sorry to him for crushing him the second time. Meera sits on the bed snatching away her food.
Geet: You know I like to eat when am nervous
Meera: Forget the food and listen to me carefully on how you can apologize to him.
Geet: okay am listening
Meera: First you have to promise that you will do it and you will not back out..swear on our friendship
Geet: What is the idea?
Meera: nope first promise..(She hold out her hand)
Geet (takes her hand) okay fine I promise to do whatever you say and will not back out..now tell me what is your genius idea
Meera (smiles) okay you will (Geet nodes her head listening to her intently) you will go to his house and apologize and while you are there you guys can work on the project together AND you will give him a new shirt as a sorry
Geet falls off the bed hearing her plans...his house? how? Her heart started racing faster, her head spinning, everything around her started closing in on her before she fainted. Meera tried to wake her up "if this is her state now what will happen when she goes through with the plan? She needs major help!" She shakes her head...
What do you think will happen to Geet now? Will she succeed in actually going to his house without fainting and/or embarrassing herself?
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