CHAPTER 20
Maan
Seeing d state here I had realized tht in order to live here a lot had 2 b done.. though d place had been superficially cleaned up.. but tht aint enuf!!.. as geet n maahi went in, I thot first I shud mk sm calls especially without geet knowing of it.. coz I wasn't sure hw she wud react to it!!
As I entered d hall almost done wid d calls.. I noticed maahi lost in d beauty of d place n geet anxiously lukin arnd for something!! Maahi's reactn was expected.. I too had been bowled ovr by dis place d first tym I was here.. bt geet.. why was she so anxious.. as we shared an eyelock I tried reading her expressions.. she looked worried, angry?!! N den suddenly her eyes filled up.. wid questions n tears.. bth of which I cudnt understand why? Did I do smthng which hurt her..
Unable 2 see her like dis..
"ummm. Geet.. I guess we shud arrange for lunch!! its quite late n bauji cud rest aftr tht"
She nodded lifelessly n left fm der.. I cud nt understand nythng.. bt ryt nw we needed 2 arrange all d stuff.. so wid maahi n d care takers' help we shifted the luggage to d respective rooms..
At lunch time.. all of us were sitting 2gthr at d dining table.. n dis was wht I was waiting for.. so tht I cud talk 2 all of dem.. speaking to geet alone wud get us nowhere..
"um.. wo I was thinking.. tht we cud do a little improvements to dis place n get d basic stuff set"
"as in?"
"wo.. I mean painting a othr maintenance work etc etc.."
"maan.. bt tht ll tk time.. I wil hv 2 look up n find d ryt ppl here.."
"umm.. actually I already hv.. I spoke to dem aftr reaching here. I just wanted ur approval to get thngs started.."
Geet
What was dis man made up of? I wondered..
I cudnt stop staring at him as he blurted out dose words.. so he wasn't talkin 2 sameera.. he was just getting stuff arranged for here.. I felt a strange relief wash ovr me.. bt suddenly I was worried again.. why was he doin all dis n hw wud I ever repay him bk for all dis?
B4 I cud even deny his offer.. bauji spoke up
"thts great maan beta.. I m so proud of u!!"
"bt bauji.. why wil maan?"
"oh cm on geet.. if he wants to, let him do it!!"
"bt.."
"geet.. plz.." he said..
Again I was fighting a losing battle.. I was getting more n more indebted 2 him.. was dis his ploy 2 get an easy divorce? I wondered..
I saw him lookin at me for my approval.. lukin in his eyes I saw sincerity der n all dose thots vanished!! I nodded n continued my food bt nt before noticing a beautiful smile light up his handsome face d one he had only after getting a major satisfaction out of his work..
Within 2 hrs which flew away in arranging bauji's room.. maan was helpin me while maahi was wid bauji to keep him company, d haveli was full of workers! I had only expected local workers bt maan had arranged for professionals.. thr was an interior decorator, a pest ctrl team, a gardener, a plumber n wht not.. I wondered hw he managed evrythng so fast.. bt wid contacts n money evrythng cud b arranged!! well why was I surprised.. dis was maan he nvr did thngs half heartedly!!
Infact he even apologized 2 me tht he had 2 hire an interior decorator whn I was der bt he thot I already had my hands full so.. plus he had instructed every1 to work in co-ordination wid me!!
Wel he never failed to surprise me.. in no tym, d house was buzzing wid activity..
When I walked into d guest room, maan was packing his bag wid his bk facing me.. still giving instructions to some workers to tk care of d antiques etc!! whn it came to work he forgot evrythng.. I stood at d door waiting for him to get free..
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