Everyone froze where they were. For sometime, it was felt that those words were mere imagination of all of them. But next second vicky proved them wrong, when he looked into sneha's eyes and spoke out loud...I Love you, sneha...!!
The words echoed throughout the the area as it was quite late and almost empty. The sea waves and the wind were the only other sound audible apart from vicky's. He didn't wanted to rush things, but something told him that it was time now and thus he went with the flow.
Maan was about to seal the kiss, when vicky's words rang in his ears bringing him back to the real world around him. At first he thought it was a figment of his imagination, but then when vicky repeated he finally let go of geet and turned his attention to vicky. With maan's movement, geet's reverie broke too and she realized what they were going to do and that too in public. She was hell mortified.
But her face turned blank, when she saw where everyone was looking. Vicky was kneeling down infront of sneha, confessing his love to her...CONFESSING LOVE TO SNEHA...??...it was a pure shock to geet as well as others. Geet then looked at maan and found him in a totally different emotion as if...as if he knew it already, but was not expecting vicky to declare it so soon. And she fumed beyond anything.
Vicky kept looking at sneha for sometime hoping to get an answer from her...anything, but all he got to see was disbelief and fear. It was confusing as well as hurting. Sneha never ever in her wildest dream thought something like this could happen.
Vicky was confessing his love to her and there was a pure determined look in his eyes stating that he meant each and every word he said. She felt reality suddenly slipping away from her reach and next moment all the dark traumatizing incidents of her life started appearing before her eyes. She felt she was living her nightmare again and this man before her with so much love in his eyes was being snatched away from her life like every other thing she has held precious.
So, she did what she felt would save the little happiness her life has got and stepped back one step and then another and so on, till she turn and ran away from there towards the entrance of the beach.
Vicky stood up disappointed as well as heart broken as his biggest fear came true. He lost the only girl he had ever loved truly. His eyes automatically turned misty, but what hurt him the most was her sudden disappearence. He felt she didn't trust him enough to give a reply. Its not that if she had denied, he would force her. She could have atleast voice out her feelings, whatever it may be.
He turned around and his eyes fell on maan and geet...and when he saw geet's eyes blazing with anger, he remembered he hasn't told anything to geet yet. But before he could reach her, she too rana way from there to where sneha went sometime before.
Sam gave a sorry look to vicky for bringing this up and left with adi, while others too went from there sensing the sudden tense atmosphere. Maan saw everything with his usual calm and composed persona and then fished out his cell and msged adi to take everyone back to the villa, while he will come with vicky.
He placed his cell back into his pocket and saw vicky standing on the shore dejectedly. Making up his mind, maan moved towards vicky and stood beside him. For few minutes both stood there quietly looking at the vast expanse of sea infront of them, when vicky suddenly spoke...
If I had ever known that my flings will cost me the only love of my life, I would have never looked at any girl in the past...!!
His voice contained the pain and fear of loosing sneha. But maan was shocked to hear something like that from him.
I so wish, I had listened to you in the past and not been the brat I was...he continued regretfully...I lost her, bhai...his eyes became wet with the unshed tears and soon some drops came out from the barrier. Maan had never seen vicky crying from anyone except for his mishty and before he could go ahead maan held his shoulders firmly and asked looking straight into his eyes...
Do you really think sneha has rejected you let alone coz of your past affairs...??...maan asked in a stern voice. Vicky looked up at his elder brother's eyes and saw the challenge.
But she didn't agree...he argued.
Neither she disagreed...maan argued back.
Vicky fell silent on this. Maan took a deep sigh and tried to knock some sense in his heart broken brother...listen vicky, if you really truly love her...he paused for vicky to look at him...then don't give up on her. True love only comes to few lucky people and now, when you have been blessed with it, don't let it go...!!
Maan completed thinking about his own foolishness of attempting to do so once. He regret every moment for letting the thought even come to his mind and now, he can't let his brother commit the same blunder.
But bhai, what if...vicky started to state his fear, when maan cut him off in the mid...
Leave all these ifs and buts to god. Talk to sneha and clear out all those misunderstandings in between you...maan looked into his eyes and emphasized...sometimes truth is not what we see or assume and never...and I mean never jump on any conclusion before getting to the root of the problem...!!
Vicky felt a new light of hope flickering in his heart with his brother's words and nodded at him to let him know that he will act upon his advice.
Maan smiled at vicky and said patting his back...thats like a khurana...now come on, we have to get back at the villa. Others have already left...!!
Vicky all of sudden overwhelmed by his brother's love hugged him tight, while smiled softly at him...thank you so much bhai and I promise if sneha feel even tiniest of a fraction for me, I will win her heart...!!
Maan nodded in appreciation and thought...you have already won her vicky. You just have to help her win over her fear and insecurities...!!
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Geet, sneha, meera, adi and sam were coming in a single car, while dev, jiya, yash and pari in another. Sneha hadn't talk to anyone after vicky's proposal and neither had anyone had asked anyhting. Sam was feeling immense guilt to even raise the topic for vicky to act on impulse and thought of apolozising...
Sneha...she beckoned her hesitatingly...uh, I am very sorry for today...it was my mistake...!!
She just nodded her head in acknowledgement not knowing what to say and turned her gaze back outside the window. How she wished she could say her feelings to vicky. Her long cherished dream of being loved by someone came true and look at the irony, she didn't even had the option to say yes. She swallowed hard suppressing the painful cry of helplessness and anger at her doomed destiny and life. Moreover, she felt terrible to let vicky down like this. He is such a lovely person and what he received by getting under the black shadow of her life...only pain and dejection.
But if vicky had tired to persuade her more...just a little more...she shook her head vehemently to block the thought out of her mind. She should not think like that. Vicky deserves the best in life and she could not marr his sparkling life with her ill luck. She sighed closing her eyes in defeat at the hands of her fate.
Geet looked at sneha sitting beside her and felt like killing vicky for troubling her friend like that even after warning him to stay away from sneha. How could vicky do something like this to her friend. He had never taken her words for granted even when she had confessed her love to maan at the age of 15 then how could he hurt her friend. Was it actually some game for him or was he serious when he confessed to sneha...??...this question kept nagging her mind and she knew her restlessness will end ony after knowing the truth from vicky.
They reached the villa and everyone left for their respective rooms. A while later sneha was standing near her window, when there was a knock on the door. She opened it to see an anxious geet standing at her door.
Geet...??
Geet entered and without warning hugged sneha tight muttering a number of sorrys...
I am so so so sorry sneha. I never knew vicky would do something like that...I mean he is my buddy since we were kids and never had he gone so low to play with anyone's feelings. I swear if I had the slightest idea of stupidity, I would have smacked him hard to even dare to think of hurting my friend like this. I am really sorry. I promise you I'll never let that moron to be anywhere near you ever again and give him a good punishment for m,aking a mockery of your emotions like this...he is such a jerk...he...
Geet stop it, what are you saying...??...finally sneha managed to put a stop at geet's ranting. When geet suddenly entered and started saying sorry, she couldn't get a thing, but when she heard her blaming vicky and cursing him to be at fault in all this, sneha couldn't hold back from stopping her.
How could you say such things about vicky. He is a gem of a person and he had never played with my feelings or hurt me. In fact he is one of the few genuine guys I have met in my life, who always brings a smile and a feeling of security in me rather than humiliating or eyeing me with wrong intentions...sneha blurted out her bottled up thinking about vicky not able to hear anything against him.
Geet was shocked to say the least...but sneha, whatever he did today...
He is not at fault geet, he can never be and please do not blame him for anything, I beg you...her voice turned hoarse. She could not imagine her act could lead people against vicky like this, especially geet coz she knew how close they are. She would be damned if both friends drifted apart because of her and moreover, she will never tolerate anyone pointing fingers at vicky, when he is as much as victim of the circumstances or rather her own jinxed shadow.
She saw geet giving her that incredulous look and turned her back to geet...I am sorry geet, but it is not vicky's fault. Please don't be mad at him coz of me...
Do you love vicky...??...sneha froze in the middle of her sentence as geet's question reached her ears.
They stood silently for sometime before sneha spoke...I am tired geet and I want to sleep, now...please...!!
Geet heard her and left the room instantly saying good night. Sneha turned when geet left and slid down on the floor crying.
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Maan and vicky reached the villa a bit late and went to their respective rooms. Vicky stopped at sneha's door, which was on the same floor as his. Though he wanted to talk to sneha at this very moment, but controlled himself knowing its not the right time. So, with a heavy heart he went back to his room.
Maan too at first stopped at geet's door step, but unlike vicky, he knocked to let her know. But when she didn't opened her door for a long time, he got worried...
Why is geet not opening her door...??...its not that she would have slept so easily after what happened...??...he frowned and then not waiting for another second, fished out a duplicate key from his pocket and opened her door. He looked around everywhere, but couldn't find geet.
Geet is waqt kahan ho sakti hai...??...and then it suddenly striked him and he rushed out towards the lift.
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Vicky inserted his key in the hole and opened his door only to see a very angry geet standing there.
Oh no...!!...tu toh gaya vicky...he gulped seeing her glaring at him and then asked nervously...uh,...gee...t...what are...you doing here...??
But instead of answering him anything, geet stormed towards him and gave him a tight slap...how dare you...??
Vicky gave her a shocked look, but then he couldn't expect anything less than this from his doll-cum-tyson. But what shocked him more was what she said next...
How dare you hide your love story from me...??...I should have been the first one to know, but even after bearing you for the longest time this is what I get in return. Knowing your heart matters through a stupid game...she blasted to her best capacity.
She panted after shouting so much on him and waited for him to say, but he stood still silently with his hand on his cheek.
Finally getting irritated with his silence, she blasted again...speak up will you...??
I am sorry...vicky replied meekly only to get a super icy glare in return alog with the sarcastic comment...
Great, this is what I was dying to hear...!!
Vicky thought for a second and then asked...how did you got into my room...??
Geet looked at him as if he had grown two horns on his head...you know what, just forget it...!!... and placed the key she got from the reception on vicky's palm answering his query.
She pushed him aside in anger spating...now move from my way you moron...and rushed out of his room.
She was so angry that she didn't even noticed maan standing behind the door, who had came at the moment vicky got the slap from her and stood listening everything. After geet left, maan came inside and said with sigh...give her sometime. She will come around...!!
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Geet came baack to her room in full angry sherni mode and started pacing in her room. After sometime she felt someone's gaze on her back and briskly turned around. Maan was standing at her door leaning in a relaxed posture with his arms crossed across his chest.
She got another anger fit seeing him as she remembered his not so shocked look during vicky's confession.
What do you want...??...she asked angrily.
Maan looked at her and then moved towards her, till was at an arm distance from her...
I came to ask you my wish...he stated calmly.
Excuse me, after what happened at the beach how can you be so relaxed and then demand something in such critical situation...geet gave him that unbelievable look, but maan was least bothered about that. But before maan could say something geet again spoke...oh...!!...of course you can, after all it was no shocking news to use coz you knew everything, right...??...she gave that cold look and maan closed his eyes...damn...!!...he knew he have to explain this.
You always do this maan. You promised me not to hide anything, but...she felt her eyes got teary...I guess, I expected too much from you. It seems no one considers me important enough to share their problems or feelings with me...!!
No geet, its not like that. You are tyhe most important person in my life and in vicky's too and you know that...maan retorted at geet's piercing words.
Oh really, I just got a hint of my importance at the beach an hour ago...she spat back.
Maan came close to her and held her shoulders...YOU. ARE. THE. MOST. IMPORTANT. PERSON. IN. MY. LIFE. GEET...he stated firmly.
Then why didn't you tell me about vicky and sneha...??...she asked with her teary hazels.
Coz it was not my right to tell. In fact I hadn't spoken about it to any body apart from adi and that too for security purpose, else I wouldn't have disclosed it to adi also...maan saw her attention was at him and tried to explain everything...geet, it was vicky and sneha's right to share their thoughts and feelings with you. I know vicky should have talked to you, but you know how big a jerk he is...!!
Geet scowled and looked away...but he was himself confused about his own feelings then what he would have explained to you...??...didn't you remembered your time...??...then think about vicky in that light. Do you think vicky could hide anything from his doll...??...he just needed time and confessed in the flow of the moment...!!
Geet thought for a second and then asked...then how did sam di knew about it...??
Adi and his big mouth had to be blamed for it...maan replied with a frown.
Geet sniffed as her tears got controlled and complained in a childish sort of way...but he shared it with you, even though I have been on his side always even against you...that traitor...she murmured grumpily.
Mishty, he never told me anything about his feelings for sneha...maan paused for a moment and blurted out...I figured it out...!!
Geet gasped at he said that and asked...how...??
Oh come on it was so obvious. I mean have you ever seen vicky sticking around KC as he had been doing after our engagement party. I guess he met sneha there only or may be before I don't know and then coming to the office with one or another excuse. He even stopped flirting around with other girls and not to forget, he hasn't dated anyone in the past three months, which makes me think that he did knew sneha from before the new year's party...I mean vicky without a girl friend for whole three months...maan shook his head at the thought while geet kept looking at maan in awe.
And then his extra attention towards sneha...maan came near geet and said lovingly...you know how my doubts got confirmed, when I saw the same look in his eyes for sneha, which I always have for you...he caressed her cheeks softly...and then I did a back ground check on sneha coz I wanted to be sure of sneha being the right choice for my brother...geet's eyes widened at the information. She couldn't believe maan was spying on sneha, but then this was maan singh khurana, who could do anything for his family.
And when I saw the same love in sneha's eyes for vicky I was sure that there could be no other girl more suitable for vicky...he finished with a smile.
What...??...you also know about sneha's feelings...??...geet shrieked in surprise.
It was obvious from her side too, if you people are blind to notice it then what's my fault...??...maan asked annoyingly, while geet twisted her lips.
I am not blind okay, its just that...
Its just that you are always busy checking me out that nothing else comes to your view...maan finished for her naughtily and then winked while adding...I understand sweet heart...!!
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Haww...!!...geet mouth made a perfect 'o' , but then something else striked geet's mind and she thought to ask maan now itself...
If you know so much then I am sure you must be knowing the reason behind sneha's refusal...geet asked with a pointed look.
Now it was maan's turn to get shocked. But he composed himself and asked calmly...what do you mean...??...its her personal reason, may be she needs time...he averted his gaze not wanting to lie while looking in her eyes.
You really think I am a fool...??...geet said a bit furious this time...I just talked to sneha sometime ago and the way she was defending vicky, it seemed as if she was craving to accept his proposal, but just...couldn't...she completed recalling the helplessness in sneha's voice...and I know maan, you know the reason, but of course...you won't tell me, right...??
She turned to get out, but was held back by maan's hold on her wrist...wait geet...!!
She stopped but didn't turned around, while maan continued...you are right, I know everything and still I can't tell you coz again its not my right to disclose. Its related to sneha's past and I got to know this while investigating about her...!!
What do you mean...??...what past...??...geet frowned hearing maan.
I already told you geet I can't tell you and if you trust me even a bit you won't ask me again...he said in a stern voice.
I have always trusted you, its just that you don't trust me enough...geet said feeling low and maan couldn't bear that.
I trust you mishty. You are one of the most wise and patient person I have ever met in my life...maan cupped her face and added...but it'll be unfair to sneha and her father if I disclose their dark secret to you. You should make her trust you enough to share it herself with you, hmm...??
Geet nodded finally getting it that its much more serious and maan would not budge.
Fine...!!...i think you should leave now, its late...!!
But I haven't even asked the thing for which I came here...he said suddenly getting remembering the purpose of his arrival.
What...??
Remember you have to grant me two wishes of mine...he replied with a grin and then it hit geet that he had came for those advantages.
Yes, I do remember. But you could have waited for the situation to get normal...geet spat back irritatingly.
Well, my demand will help to ease the situation...maan replied casually.
Oh really...!!...geet said sarcastically...then please do enlighten me...!!
Maan's face turned serious again as he stated...forgive vicky...!!
Geet flashed him a glare for his wish, but maan didn't deter...plz mishty, I know you won't be able to enjoy this trip if you remain miffed at vicky...!!
Geet pouted and looked at him from the corner of her eyes, when maan again pleaded...please sweet heart, I want you to enjoy each and every moment of your stay here...!!
But I won't approach him first...she said making a childish arrogant face.
A smile crept up on maan's face knowing his mishty has granted his wish. He cupped her face and kissed her cheeks lovingly...I love you, mishty...!!
Both kept looking at each other without blinking eyes and maan held his breath to hear the same from geet's mouth as well, but geet soon came back to her senses and moved her gaze away. Maan sighed knowing he has to wait more and turned to leave, when geet's voice stop him...
Maan...she beckoned and he turned around...why did you wasted your wish...??...you could have asked me to forget our differences...!!
Maan smiled at her and replied with all the love and honesty he has for their relation...I don't need advantages to win my love back or force you to accept me back...you'll come to me soon geet, and that too on your own will...she was so touched by his words and was proud to be his love interest, but she didn't showed it to him. He turned around and walked to the door only to stop at the threshold...and yes, I have not used my first wish in my favour doesn't mean it wil be the same for the second one too...saying so he winked at her again after giving her a heated gaze and went out leaving a super duper blushing geet behind.
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Next day, maan got up and moved to the balcony to get the fresh view of morning goa. It was actually mesmerizing, but when his gaze shifted to his neighbour balcony, mesmerizement got a new meaning. His princess...his angel was standing there in her silky night gown, feeling the lovely whether and relishing the view ahead. His eyes became immobile for sometime and the words automatically escaped his lips...heavenly...!!
Geet turned hearing his sexy husky voice and blushed seeing him lost in her rather than the beautiful sea ahead...good morning...geet said softly and smiled at maan, while maan got a beautiful surprise. This was surely progress...!!
Good morning, love...maan wished her back. When he saw she didn't opposed him for the endearment, he asked naughtily...so, have you finally lifted the ban from endearment usage...??
Shut up maan...she twisted her face, but didn't denied yet and maan knew it was an approval. He grinned ear to ear, while geet turned around and went inside the room smiling herself.
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Vicky got ready before his normanl timings and rushed out of his room to sneha's. He has to make things normal between them, he vowed and knocked at the door.
Sneha opened the door after sometime and was shocked to see vicky there. She didn't know what to say as facing him again has become really difficult.
Seeing her avoiding his gaze, vicky break the silence...uh, good morning sneha...!!
Good morning...she replied back softly after few seconds.
Can I come in...??...he asked hesitatingly. Sneha thought for sometime and then moved aside to give him way.
They sat down in her room with vicky on the chair and sneha on her bed. Silence prevailed for quite sometime and finally vicky thought of saying what he came for...
Ahem...sneha, I know I made you uncomfortable by my sudden proposal yesterday, but I want to clear that it was not part of any game. Every word of mine was true...she looked at him nervously not knowing how to avoid him and vicky sensed that.
He got up from his chair and came to her and settle down on his knees in front of her looking straight in her eyes...I know I have a colourful past, which can bother you, but trust me I have never felt an inch for anyone else of what I feel for you. I have connected myself emotionally only to you, sneha. I truly love you...!!
Sneha felt her eyes turning wet by his sincere words, but her throat was jammed due to the fear and pain in her life for her to say anything in return.
I know you may not feel the same way as I do for you, but I have seen the softness in your eyes for me sneha...she looked at him shocked...don't look at me like that...he smiled at her innocence and added...if I didn't had any inkling of your feelings, I would have never voiced out my feelings for you. I could have never gathered the courage to confess and get rejected. I know you have not accepted my proposal yesterday, but you didn't rejected me either. So, I just want to say that I know there is something that is stopping you from opening up to me and I'll wait till you have enough confidence and trust on me to share you problem...he spoke each word fioxing his eyes on hers to let her know he mean it.
Sneha was overwhelmed at his love and shiny pearls rolled down her innocent eyes. Vicky sighed seeing her tears and wiped them gently saying...I want to remove every pain and sorrow from your life and fill it with the world's happiness...just give me one chance, sneha. I won't disappoint you...he moved up and pecked her forehead gently coming to her face level...and do remember that even if you decided to refuse me, I'll still be the same old friend of your with whom you can share everything, okay...??
Sneha nodded understandingly and pressed his hands in gratitude. She had spent the whole night crying thinking that she had lost him forever. She could never thank god enough to have sent this angel in her life. Yes, he is her angel...!!
Vicky smiled seeing her getting relaxed and turned to go, when sneha stopped him...vicky...woh, I am sorry...she kept her gaze fixed on the floor.
Vicky frowned in confusion and asked...for what...??
For running away like that and creating misunderstanding between you and geet. I hope she is not angry on you anymore...sneha said with a guilty face.
Hey, you don't have to feel guilty for anything, okay. It was my fault and don't worry about doll, she has already unleashed her anger...he said caressing his cheek chuckling at the reminder of the slap...I'll manaofy her soon...saying so he winked at her making her smile at his words and antics.
Thats better...you keep smiling like this and get ready and come down soon. We are going to visit a number of places today...he finished and moved out of her room contented with himself to have taken the first step successfully...'getting her back to normal' .
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Geet got ready and went down. She met meera, sam and sneha below and greeted evryone. She was happy to see sneha back to her normal self and then saw her smile at someone behind her. She turn around and saw vicky smiling back and she knew they have sorted things out. She was glad about it.
They gathered at the restuarant, had their break fast headed to their next destination. Maan saw vicky and sneha behaving normally and was happy about it, but then his eyes feel on geet giving silent treatment to vicky and knew that the idiot hadn't apolozed again yet...I wonder if he really is a khurana or mom has found him from some temple or something...maan murmured and got inside the car.
Meera had been wisely avoiding dev since he got down and jiya was not ready to leave his side today. Dev wanted to talk to meera badly as yesterday, he couldn't get a chance. But seeing her avoiding him, he felt hurt. He knew he was at fault, but they need to talk like civilized people and he need to apolozise. He thought he'll catch her at Dona Paula, where they were heading first and got inside the suv along with jiya.
Geet too got inside the suv with sneha, sam and meera with maan and adi in front and vicky at the back. Maan instantly adjusted the mirror to have a look of his mishty and complemented her thoroughly for the beautiful yellow sun dress she was wearing. She looked like a sun flower with goggles to protect her eyes from the sun. Geet saw his appreciating eyes fom the mirror and blushed as usual, while maan smirked at his effect on her. Adi was silently watching the eye romance of the couple sitting beside maan and coughed 'not-so-intentionally' to make maan realize that they were not the only two existing on the planet Earth.
Maan gave him an annoying look for disturbing his romance and started the car looking ahead.
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