Maan just finished asking gaurav for something as she understood n offered him water ...n he said so suddenly ...
I am staying here for tonight ...
What ...??
Geet simple english hai french nahi ...I am staying here tonight ..
Nhi ...I mean its ok ...u can ...u can stay here ... I don't hv any issues par wohh ...
What do u mean ...iss situation mien bhi u can hv any issues with me here ...??
Y will I hv having u here in any situation maan ...its just ..wohh...I mean ..
Kya ...?? ..
Geet looked towards the bed n said ever so innocently) : bed tou ek hi hai ...aap soge kahan ...??
Maan shrugged n said casually ...thts not an issue ..
Geet stood thr confused but happy ...more than happy actually what more she would want than having him so close n concerned for her ...
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Geet was sleeping on her bed cuddled up in the comfy quilt turning occasionally adjusting it ...maan was sitting on the small couch with his laptop in his lap working when he noticed the window partially open .. Then saw geet uncomfortable with the chilly winter breeze ...his eyes stuck to her for a moment in was lost in those memories again ...
YEARS BACK it was the same winter night n a ajar window like this n ..HER.. his whole life ..
A very similar fragile figure ..a girl in her teens.. on a huge queen size bed ..in a button down pyjama ..was twisting n turning over the whole bed ...n he came in the room shaking his head ...seeing that kiddo girl n covered her with the duvet she just kicked off herself in sleep ..n she smiled with her eyes closed ..
Thank u
Y do u always kick off ur duvet in ur sleep when u have to eventually end up waking up girl ..
Umm ..(Cuddled in the duvet n murmured in a sleepy voice).. Coz I knw some1 will fix it ..
Yeah ...right ..(Tucked the duvet close to her n sat by her side niharofying her).. u r such a kid even at the age of 14 ..
Umm ..(She turned n tucked his hand under her chin) .. Lemme sleep na maan ...
Maan smiled n sat thr for a while until she was in a deep slumber ...than freed his hand n left pecking her cheeks lightly ..
The sound from his lappy indicating a new email broke his trace n he saw geet ..she was now better with her duvet covered around her ..but the window was still open ...he firstly muted the volume of his lappy n moved to close the window ...
The half moon slightly visible under the dark clouds surrounded by so many stars made the sky look so beautiful that maan couldn't help but to stop n glance at it from the slits of the window ..n the shinning moon hide behind the dark clouds again ..he would have teared his gaze but ..
Then thr was the similar laughing face of that very girl in front of him on the now dark sky ..her dramatic expressions ..those jut black deep eyes ...he will never be able to forget .. Another image appeared but to his surprise it was of his n geet's when he hugged her for the very first time ...n than that eyes started to fade ...like a melting wax it disappeared leaving geet n his image prominent making him restless ...n the moment it fade a panicked shout echoed from his mouth ..
NEHA ..
SANAYA AS NEHA ..😉
His eyes blinked n a water drop slid from his eyes for staring continuously so long ..n the moment he looked back at the sky thr was nothing but darkness... He stood thr confused ... with all that happened ..he could understand none ..with a sigh he wiped the wetness off his cheeks n looked back to have the moon shinning at him ..
Maan : Neha y do u have to leave me alone jaan .. Kaise sambhaloon mien sab ..tum tu humesha se jaanti thi na ..I am idiot than y do u have to leave me on my own ..
dekho yeh sab kya hu raha hai ...
Meri waja se geet iss sab mien phas gayi ...pata nahi kaise mene usse apne itne kareeb aane diya ..
(He smiled a torn one).. Pata hai she is just like u ..
but kabhi kabhi mien uss se samajh nahi pata magar jab bhi uske saath hota hoon aisa lagta hai tum mere paas hu ...
Uski baatien ..uski zid ..ghusse mien tu bilkul tumhari tarha laal hujati hai ...par ziada muskurati nahi hai ..ya shayad mene hi usse kabhi koi waja nahi di ..
Buhat kuch galat kiya mene usske saath ..aaj uski life mien jo bhi problem hai sab ki waja mien hu ...
17 ya shayad 18 saal ..bas yeh hi age hai ..iss age mien tou mujhe struggle "S" bhi nhi pata tha aur meri waja se woh itna struggle kar rahi hai ...aur aaj uski jaan jaa sakti thi ...
But sachi ..mene kuch jaan kar nahi kiya tha ..mien tu bas thori si khushi chahta tha ..uska ghussa ...uski zid ..woh dabi dabi muskaan ...mujhe tang karna ..sab bas tumhari hi yaad dilati thi mujhe ...mien jaanta hoon uske kareeb rehna theek nahi hai but kya karoon mien ...ek baar tum se door jaa chuka ..abb iss ehsaas ko nahi khona chahta tha ...but dekho yahan bhi mene geet ko takleef hi de di ...
Mien kabhi maaf nahi kar paonga apne aapko agar geet ko kuch bhi huya tou ..
But I don't wanna betray u jaan ..par uske saamne aatee hi Pata nhi mujhe kya hu jata hai ...
I can't handle ths anymore ...plss
Plss wapis aajao neha ...plsss ..
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Andheri raatoon mien ab saaya tumharaa pata hoon ..
Mien jaanta hoon yeh hu nahi sakta ..
Par phir bhi aaj kal ..
Kisi aur k chehre mien aks tumhara pata hoon ..
Tum woh haqeeqat hu jis ka zikr ..
Khayaaloon mien bhi mene kisi se kiya nahi ..
Par phir najaane kyun har pal ..
Tumhare paas ka abb mien ehsaas pata hoon ..
Woh masoom larki ..
Maano aasmaan ki paak pari hu jaise..
Uski muskaan mien ab mien ..
Tumahri hasee ki aawaaz sun pata hoon..
Aajao laut kar tum k abb..
Inn ulhajte jazbaatoon aur be-kabu halaaton mien..
Mien khud ko abb uska kasoor-waar pata hoon..
Kaise door jaon uss se abb ..
K har baar tumse dobara door hujaane ka
wohi dard pata hoon ..
Sambhaal lo aakar ek baar phir mujhe ..
K abb uski aankhoon ki gehrai mien..
Me khud ko dobta pata hoon ..
Woh nadaan samajh na payegi meri khud-garzi ..
Faqat ek kashish hai jo usko meri taraf kheenchti hai ..
Par abb bhi anjaan iss ehsaas se woh mujhe kuch iss tarha nihaarti hai ..
K mien abb uski masoomiat par ..
Apne aap ko kurbaan pata hoon ..
Uske husn ki madhoshi mien khu na jaaon mien ..
Kahin aane wale waqt mien..
Tumhara gunehgaar hu na jaoon mien ..
Sambhaalo aakar mujhe ..
Ke abb mien apne dil mien ..
Bewafa hu jane ka darr pata hoon ..
...A poem by me ...
Plss do not use it anywhr without my permi
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(just if u forgot tis story is running in past)
Aniee (shocked) : u ..u actually hid that device ..
Geet (looked down guilty) : hmm ..i did it ..
Meera (confused tone ..shocked expressions) : tujhe bilkul darr nahi laga geet ... ek baar bhi nahi socha kitna danger hai iss mien ..
Geet (with her dipped down rolling her wedding ring in a meek voice as if lost in that time) : janti thi ...har pal jaanti thi ...itni bhi nadaan nahi thi k apni taraf aate huye khatre ko na dekh paun ...but pata nahi kyun ..maan ke saamne humesha nadaan banna acha lagta tha ..(a small smile touched her face)..akele rehte rehte khud apna khayaal rakte rakhte life buhat boring si lagne lagi thi na ...(she tried to humour her but knew it was nt possible nt at ths moment at least)...zindagi mien pehli baar koi itna protective tha mere liye ...acha lagta tha ..maan ki attention ..unka mera yoon khayaal rakhna ...pata nahi kyun but yaqeen tha k maan k hute huye kuch bhi nahi huga mujhe ... mien jaanti thi k USB chupa kar galat kar rahi hoon ..har lamha iss baat ko jaanti thi but phir bhi ...life mien ek baar tou selfish hona banta tha mera .. 3 months ...meer 3 months whn he wasn't around I didn't knew wht I was feeling a-miss ...sab kuch theek tha meer ..sab ..
But phir bhi sab adhora tha ..aur yeh sirf ek mauqa tha mere paas ..uss ehsaas ko samajhne ka ...yeh jaane ka ke kyun ek ajnaabi jis se mujhe nafrat honi chahiye mujhe itna effect karta hai ..
Aniee : even at the cost of ur life ...??
Geet (looked up with a teary eyes smiled at her) : kuch bandhan zindagi aur maut se buhat upar hote hain ..right ..??
Arjun (angry) : how could u ..pagal hu kya tum ...sab jaane ke baad bhi u ..
Maan (circled his arms around her n held her in a supportive manner) : ok now stop it ..u all prayed for her a lot arjun ...n all u guys wanted was to know what exactly happened ...n that's the only reason I am having u all here ...doesn't mean any of u ..n I mean it any of u will accuse her of anything ...its not her fault n she is no whr guilty in any of this ..
Geet (still her head dipped down) : but it my mistake ... mene sirf apni khushi ka socha .. (looked at maan with her eyes full of tears).. apne bachpane mien kisi ka khayaal nahi aaya mujhe ... kya kar rahi hoon ...kyun kar rahi hoon ..sahi galat sab bhool gayi mien ...I am sorry maan ..
Maan (wiped her tears n smiled at her) : don't be ..kyun k agar tum mere saath rehne ki zidd mien yeh sab nahi karti tou shayad ...shayad mien apni life k kuch sab se beautiful lamhe khu deta .. u brought the life back to me in those 3 months geet .. u actually did made me feel alive again ..
Geet (looked down sniffing) : aap yeh sab sirf mera dil rakhne ko bol rahe hu na ..
Maan (shook his head) : nahi ..coz i know agar tum woh jhoot na bolti tou mien phir tum se door bhagne ki planning start kar deta ...aur shayad hum aaj yahan hote hi nahi ...
Aniee ( asked out of curiosity ) : bhai u trusted her so easily ...I mean she said she doesn't have the USB n u believed ...??
Arjun (mockingly) : abb aniee har koi tumhari tarha james bond nahi hota ..
N suddenly the intense air was cleared with fit of laughters seeing aniee throw a cushion in arjun's direction which he tackled ...but maan's smirk didn't go un-noticed by any1 ..
Meera (more of a statement) : u didn't jij ...u didn't trusted her at once right ..??
Maan (smiling) : arjun ..i guess tht james bond thing ..thts a khurana heritage ...
Geet (confused n with a authortive tone) : iss ka kiya matlab hai ..u checked my house again ...
Maan (smirking) : not just ur house ..
Geet was left with a O-shaped face when maan started telling how he checked her college locker ..her house ..
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