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CHAPTER 18

Geet

Maan's arrival had left me confused more than overwhelmed.. yes I was overwhelmed by him goin out of his way 2 help us.. bt confusion dominated my thots.. WHY was he doin all dis? His words n actions.. none of it made sense!! The last tym he walked out on me.. 'twas d end of thngs btwn us or so I thot.. bt he follows it up wid an offer 2 help wid d car which was necessary for bauji's comfort n so I cudnt deny it.. but he himself cming 2 help was smthng I hadn't even imagined in my wildest dreams.. n nw it was difficult to deny him' but it all came down to why?!!

As we settled in d car, I realized I was d only one lost in thinking abt his motives.. bauji, surprisingly seemed to hv warmed upto him n was being more thn cordial wid him while maahi seemed to b thoroughly njoyin his company and maan was listening to her non stop talks n even replying bk encouraging her!! I looked upon dem wid mixed emotions.. glad tht dey finally got along but also scared tht maahi may get hurt on knowing abt d divorce!! I knew she terribly missed a father figure in her life who'd pamper her n love her!! Though bauji loved her n taught her d mannerism of d royals n her behavior had alwaz been impeccable, she had an attitude of her own!! Though still a kid, she was extremely sensitive n matured n adjusted herself as per d demands of d condition.. though she dint know abt my troubles.. she d try her best nvr to cause ny problems.. bt ryt nw being wid maan seemed to bring out d child in her n she seemed 2 b herself.. it hit me hard.. she missed living a normal life.. being wid her FAMILY..

My thots drifted to daadi ma wen I thot of a family.. I still remember d tym wen after we'd confessed our feelings to each odr, we had seeked daadi maa's blessings. She was happy though nt surprised. She said she alwaz knew I was d one for maan!! Though I knew maan was d only one for me but telling bauji was smthng I feared.. I knew it ll b nxt 2 impossible to convince him, bt hving maan by my side.. I knew we cud mk it happen..

Maan got busy wid kc while dev moved to London to handle his family business. I kept hearing of his changed life style der bt we lost contact!! Kc was almost non existent wen maan took ovr.. bt twas his dad's n his dream.. he cudnt leave it.. he cud hardly think of nythng else.. al his days n nyts were in d office n I hardly got 2 c him.. so I decided tht aftr attending college I wud join him in office in d afternoons!! Der wasn't enuf money 2 hire a secretary n since I had just finished my second yr I wasn't qualified for bigger thngs.. bt for maan I cud do nythng n evrythng from small thngs in office to basic support in planning I did al I cud n den he wud drop me to d hostel by ten at nyt.. atleast he wud go home coz of me.!. bt many a times I d land up at his flat wid daddi at nyt.. she wasn't keeping well!! Maan wanted to wait for marriage till I got my architect degree plus it wud give him d tym to settle kc too.. but tht meant almost 3 yrs more n I wasn't willin 2 wait for tht long plus since maan was in office all day, sm body needed to tk care of daadi too!! as for kc 2gthr we wud mk it work!!

Finally I introduced maan to bauji and as expected thngs dint go well.. maan was neither a royal nor rich.. bauji refused outryt but I was adamant abt marrying maan n tht too nw.. finally bauji had to agree.. he loved me n my happiness was tht mattered most!! We got married at d end of my third yr in a small ceremony but it was a big day for us.. we cud nt afford nythng nt evn a honeymoon!! But maan promised me one after I got a graduatn degree..!! but though we dint hv anything we had each other.. n we cud hardly keep our hands off each odr.. he made our first nyt special by making me his.. his every touch filling my soul wid his love n affection!! I still remember in d aftermath of our sr.. he had held me close n said..

"mishty.. u complete my life bt I hv two more dreams to hv kc at d top n den hv a daughter who's just like you!! I just cant hv enuf of u in my life"

I cud only blush n hide myself in him!! he alwaz made sure to use protectn n we mutually agreed 2 think of a baby only after my graduation and kc's success!!

i cud only painfully smile at d memory considering d way d present was!!

In d yr tht followed.. we d continued d same way.. a few small projects had started.. bt d previous losses were too big to cover up..!! Sadly daadi expired due to her health n twas a massive blow to us.. bt we held on to each odr.. encouraging ourselves nvr 2 give up.. kc had just broken even n I had graduated as an architect.. bth bauji n maan stood in d crowd as I went up on stage.. I was happy I was wid my FAMILY!!

Evrythng was perfect until..

"ummm geet.. we ve reached hoshiarpur!!"