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chapter 13
BANNER CREDITS TO MAANIQRA, KINGKHANFAN AND RU_21
"What happened Maan? why did you stop all of a sudden? What happened after that?"
Geet asked, she could feel that the next part whatever it held was difficult for Maan to tell. he tried moving away from Geet but she wouldn't let him go. she held him hard and placed her head near to his heart.
"Maan do you think you'll ever be able to hide anything from me? can you feel your heart beats? they have already gone from steady to erratic and it's proof in itself that you fear"
Geet now looked straight at him while still leaning against his strong frame on the swing and continued,
"You fear that the truth will shatter me, i'll be left torn and weak and the biggest of all the fear that you have is that you'll lose me"
instead of replying Maan brought her close and held her in tight embrace and this time when he spoke his voice seemed heavy with emotion, as if experiencing immense pain.
"everything changed Geet" Maan continued, "the month that had passed had been devastating yet Antara had somehow managed to pick the bits of her life and she was still starting to put it together when it all happened."
as if stalling the inevitable, Maan paused, he let out a sigh and then he poured it all out.
"Pregnant, Antara was pregnant with Aakash's baby."
He looked at Geet to fathom her reaction, he knew it was a big blow and he somewhere was not very optimistic about her reaction but what came his way surprised him all the more. Geet never failed to surprise him. instead of breaking down or reeling under the effect of such a magnanimous revelation she was calm, yet disturbed by the truth since Maan felt her hold upon him had gone from strong to stronger and her nails were biting into his arms yet she urged Maan to continue keeping a brave face.
"Then" she implored
"The news came in at such a time when Antara was still recuperating from her loss yet instead of it having an adverse effect upon her it worked wonders for her. As if she had found a new objective to live and she was back to her spritely chirpy bubbly self. I was happy to see the change yet i was guilty of not really being happy at the news. since she was an unwed mother and moreover i was worried at the reaction of our families. Yet i kept all my worries to myself and continued to lend my support to Antara and for me what was most important was her happiness. Those days i made frequent calls to you, you misjudged it to be my concern over your exams but it was actually to find solace in your sweet talks. Antara used to be so happy, i remember she would talk to her baby for hours and narrate stories about Aakash and how they had met. I never wanted to be reason for her unhappiness trust me but i knew that i had to speak to her regarding the baby and as to how she would face our families since a few months time we were due to be back after our course. But before i could do that i received a phone call from your Daarji and i just couldn't say no" Maan stopped.
"No! for what Maan?" Geet asked.
"For marriage to your sister, Antara. Geet i dont know how it happened but Daarji thought that me and Antara had fallen in love. He had spoken to Antara shortly after she had found out about her pregnancy and from her voice and the way she spoke to him he reached at a consensus that she had recovered because of my care and the way she spoke of me to him led him to believe that she was in love with me. I was shell shocked when i got to know and was rendered speechless. I couldn't believe what i was hearing and though i wanted to say no but i said yes." Maan said
"Why?" a distraught Geet asked, ' You could have explained the situation to daarji, you could have told him that you don't love her,that you two are friends then why did you do it Maan?"
"Your sister too reacted in similar fashion when i told her about it, she was in fact furious with me and refused to speak to me but at that time it seemed to me all the solutions to my problems. When i imagined about Daarji's reaction when he found out about Antara's pregnancy i would shudder. Both the families would have fallen apart. Your Daarji had already suffered two heart attacks and for all that he and your father had done for me for all the years, how could i just forget about all that and be selfish and thin about myself only. They made me feel that i had lost my family, your mum till the day she was alive she loved me like my mom, your dad reared like his own scion and daarji was always the granddad i missed, pampering me always. So couldn't say no. When i reasoned it out with Antara she understood and we decided to behave like a couple when we return and so when daarji asked Antara she too complied and that is how we were married."
"So di was pregnant when you married her? and..." before Geet could complete Maan said, "Dont jump to conclusions so soon Geet when i said everything changed i meant it.It is not as simple as it seems.
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