MG-FF What does she want? Part 37 page 139 - Page 9

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Dev, who had not believed that Maan was friends with the Handas, had been waiting outside Handa Haveli all day in his jeep to find out for himself. He looked intently at the door. It finally opened, and Dev was shocked to see the person come out. Maan exited, followed by Brij. Brij again thanked Maan and gave him a big hug. Maan did not know how to respond to the hug, but thankfully it did not last long. Dev looked on the scene in front of him, with disbelief. "Oh God, it is true. Maan seems to know the Handas very well. He will be at the wedding and our lies would be found out. No, this cannot happen. Maan cannot come in our way and if he does I am not taking it lying down, He will have to pay this time!", Dev thought. Quickly, Dev dialled Naintara's number. "We need to execute our plan, Maan knows the Handas"

It was a bright sunny morning. Waking Geet up, by throwing water on her, Rajji shouted, "Two days to go didi. Then Dev jiju will take you away from us to Canada" and ran out of the room before Geet could hit her!

Geet felt nauseous at the thought...but which thought? Being married? Being married to Dev? Going to Canada? Going to Canada with Dev? She couldn't decide and was very confused.

Geet got up and went into the washroom to have a bath. When she came out, she heard her mobile phone ringing. She saw the number and answered excitedly.

"Hello Pinky, how are you ? Missing you yaar. Wish you were here."

"Missing me ki bacchii. HP jaake sab ko bhool gayi? No phone calls or emails?"

"Pinky, you know what Veerji is like"

"No excuses, if you really missed me, you would have found a way to contact me" Pinky pouted. "When are you coming back to Dehli?"

"Not sure...Ah, I am enjoying being back with the family...Ah, I will let you know..." Geet answered slowly. She hadn't told anyone about her impending marriage. A week ago, she herself had not known about it. Her friends would not believe that she would agree to a marriage so quickly.

"Ok, but make sure you call. I get worried about you" said Pinky sensing that Geet was holding something back. She decided not to force the issue and wiat until Geet was ready to talk.

"I promise. Talk to you soon. Take care of yourself and Adi Bhai. Bye" Geet said sadly. Maybe this would be the last time she talked to Pinky, her best friend. The friend who changed her perspective on life and allowed her to feel that it was right to make your own decisions even if you were a girl. Geet had gone to Delhi from HP 2 years ago. She met Pinky in college and the two became fast friends through their love of gol gappas. Pinky was studying finance while Geet studied interior design. Pinky's boyfriend Adi, who was now her rakhi brother, worked for a construction firm, Khurana Construction, as their Finance officer. It was Pinky who made Geet apply for the job in that construction company and probably because of Adi, she was offered the job. She would always be grateful for their friendship and support. Then she thought of the job. The job she had worked so hard for; the job that she had beaten lots of candidates to get; the job, which she wouldn't be able to take, she thought sadly.

Just then Rajji had come back with a cup of tea. "Geet didi, let me see your mehndi?" Geet held up her hands. "Wow, didi. Jiju will love you very much. Look how dark it is." Geet looked down to see her mehndi for the first time. It was very dark and the contrast with her pale skin, made the design all the more attractive. As Geet studied her hands, she noticed a letter M, then a N and 2 As. ...Maan! There was no sign of Dev's name. But how? Geet went pale and stopped looking at her hands. "Hai Babaji, ab kya hoga", she thought.

"Were you looking for Jiju's name? Could you not find it? Come here didi, and let me help you" Rajji said excitedly.

"No, it's ok", Geet replied, hiding her hands.

"Accha, you want it to be a surprise for Jiju!" Rajji teased.

"Yes, it will certainly be a surprise for him!" Geet thought absently.

To change the topic, Geet said "Chalo, let's go downstairs and have some breakfast. I am starving". Running down the stairs, Geet stopped abruptly at the bottom of the stairs, as she came face-to-face with a very angry Brij. The next thing she felt was the stinging on her cheek, where Brij had slapped her hard. "You have brought shame on the family. You lied to my face. You lied to Daarji. You lied to all of us. You have ruined our reputation. You do not deserve to live. I will kill you with my bare hands."

Maan was sitting with his lawyer discussing Handa's proposal of leasing the land for 40 years. It was risky, but there would be an option to buy once Geet was married. The lawyer started drawing up the papers as per Maan's specifications. Suddenly there was a loud knock on the door and a formidable voice shouting "Mr Maan Singh Khurana, Inspector Pandey here. I would like you to open the door."

Maan quickly opened the door, and saw not only Inspector Pandey but a number of other officers too. "Mr Khurana, I am here to arrest you on the charge of kidnapping and the sexual assault of Ms Geet Handa, grand-daughter of Mohan Lal Handa. You do not have to say anything, but anything you do say, will be used in evidence" Pandey stated coldly.

Did you see that coming????😕