PART VI. DEV BREAKS A BOMB ON MAAN!
It was two days since Maan had his heart broken. It had been two days since, Maan realized that he will never marry the girl he loves. It has been two days since he spoke to anybody inclusing his Daadi. He threw himself into his work and did not even respond to Geet's calls or messages. What was he to reply? He was not even sure that he would be able to hide his emotions in front of her. Then how was he to reply to her calls and messages? So he remained quiet and struggled with his broken heart and his loneliness in solitude.
As Maan entered his house, he stopped in surprise. There in front of him stood Dev, Geet, Daadima and another girl. Daadima was smiling and feeding Geet laddu while Dev and the girl watched with a smile on their faces. Maan felt his heart break again as he realized what had happened. Dev must have told Daadima about his feelings for Geet and their rishta must have been finalized. As he stood on the doorway with horror flashing through his brain, Daadima, right on cue, noticed him and beckoned him to come closer, "Maan beta! Dekho Dev ne humein kya khush khabri di hain! Aapke chote bhai ne apne liye ek ladki dhoondh li hai!" Maan felt the dread seep through his bones as he realized that his guess was true. Daadima beckoned him again but he could not move. It seemed as if his legs were frozen on the spot. Suddenly, Geet walked towards him with excitement written on her face and grabbed his hand. He stared at her hand in shock. Before he could react, she dragged him towards Daadima. He followed her listlessly. As he reached the group, Geet took the sweet from the box in Dev's hand and pushed the laddu into Maan's mouth. Poor Unsuspecting Maan! Did not even expect Geet to force feed him and swallowed the laddu with great difficulty. And then Geet have him a shock which made him feel as if the ground had been swept away from under his feet. Geet piped, "Maan! Inse milo!", she pointed to unknown girl dressed in designer chudidaar smiling at him, "Yeh hai Naintara!" Then she pointed at Maan and spoke to Naintara, "Aur yeh hain Mr. Maan Singh Khurana! In short, aapke jeth!" Maan looked at Geet in horror. Jeth??? What was going on here? That is when he noticed Naintara and Dev holding hands and smiling romantically at each other. Does that mean Dev is marrying Naintara and not Geet? Par Dev toh Geet se pyaar karta tha na? Then he noticed Geet's smiling face. Aur yeh Geet itna khush kyun ho rahi hai? Dev toh uska pyaar haina? Maan felt his head spinning at the confusion in front of him. He excused himself and robotically walked towards his room while his mind attempted to solve the puzzle in front of him.
Dev smiled as he adjusted his jacket. He was going on a date with NT, his love. NT had already gone home to get ready. He thanked Geet's Babaji for sending Geet in his life. Warna Daadi se main akele mein apni pyaar ki baat bilkul bhi nahi kar paata! Achcha hua Geet ne hi saari baat kardi! Geet toh mere life mein Godsend gift hai! Ab bas Bro ko apne pyaar ka ehsaas ho jaaye aur phir meri best friend Geet permanently in this house! He started combing through his hair when suddenly the door to his room slammed open. He turned around only to see Maan Singh Khurana enter the room looking more like a lion and less like a human. He was fuming in anger with his face red and hands clenched in fists. Maan turned around and closed the door with a bang and Dev gulped. Babaji bachaalo! He looked up. Aaj lagta hai sher choohe ka shikaar karne aaya hai!
Maan glared at Dev, "Neeche yeh kya tamasha laga rakha tha?", Maan spoke in a steely voice. Dev looked around apprehensively looking for an escape route from the room. Maan folded his arms against his chest and barked out, "Idhar udhar mat dekho! Jawaab do!" Dev shrugged and replied hesitatingly, "Kya bolun Bro?" Maan took a step ahead looking menacingly at Dev and Dev took a step back in fear. "Yahi ki yeh neeche kya ho raha tha? Tum toh Geet se pyaar karte the na?" Dev gulped and looked at Maan worriedly. Maan swiftly marched across the room and grabbed Dev by his collar and pulled him closer with his nose almost touching Maan's nose, "Sach bolo Dev! Kuch din pehle tum mere paas aaye the yeh fariyaad lekar ki tum Geet se pyaar karte ho aur meri madat chaahte ho uski dil ki baat jaanne mein!", Maan hissed through his teeth. "Toh aaj Naintara kahaan se aagayi beech mein?", Maan roared and dropped Dev. Dev stumbled back in shock and fell down. Maan walked away from him and turned around, "Answer me Dev! Yeh yahaan kya ho raha hai?"
Dev scrambled up and stood still. He had to tell Maan Bro the truth. Suddenly, he realized that if he told Maan the truth not only will Maan be happy but also might not scold him for his trick. Chal Dev beta! Log tujhe yun hi Charmer nahi bulaate! Lag jaa kaam pe! Aaj tujhe apne Bro ko charm karna hai! Maska maar aur date ke liye nikal! He adjusted his jacket and smirked at Maan, "Kuch nahi Bro! Mera plan successful ho raha hai!" Maan took a step ahead menacingly and Dev scrambled back few steps. "Plan? What plan?", Maan asked in confusion. Dev looked at his nails on his hand and acted as if he was examining it, "Aapko Geet ke pyaar mein giraane ka plan!" Maan looked at him aghast. "Explain!", Maan hissed the word and Dev nodded. He walked few steps as if he was walking around casually, "Woh kya haina Bro! Mujhe bahut saalon se yeh lagta tha ki aap Geet ke liye perfect ho! Ya yun kaho ki Geet aapke liye perfect hai! Toh maine socha kyun na aap dono ko mila diya jaaye!" He sighed sadly, "But unfortunately itne saalon mein mera ek bhi plan kaamyaab nahi hua! Aap Geet ko kabhi pyaar ki nazron se dekh hi nahi paaye! Yeh mera new plan tha!" Maan looked at his brother with growing horror. Yeh kya badbad kar raha hai? He swallowed and mumbled, "Aur yeh plan kya tha?" Dev looked at him and winked, "Yahi ki aapko aur Geet ko dost banaana! Taaki dosti ke baad jab aap dono saath waqt bitaayein toh dheere dheere aap dono mein pyaar ho jaaye! Aur Iske liye mujhe kuch achcha waala bahaana chaahiye tha! Toh bas! Aapse aake keh diya ki I love Geet aur aapko uski dil ki baat jaanni hai! Aap gaye aur uske dost bane! Aur ab aap usse pyaar karte ho!" He came closer to Maan and wagged his index finger at him, "Karte ho na?" Maan slapped his forehead and sat down on the bed in shock. Dev smirked and sat beside him while playing with a cricket ball by tossing it into the air and catching it.
Maan could not digest Dev's words. Dev did not love Geet. He loved Naintara. And he wanted Geet to be his Bhabhi so he hatched a plan to get Maan close to Geet. He lied that he loved Geet so that Maan had an excuse to befriend Geet. Maan felt his head spinning. Aur main sochta tha ki main strategy mein number one hun! Isne toh mujhe hi ullu bana diya! Suddenly, something flashed through his head and he turned to look at Dev. Dev stopped playing with the ball when he sensed his brother's glare on his face.
Maan glared at Dev and hissed through his teeth, "Lekin in sab ke beech mein tumne yeh jaanne ki koshish ki ki Geet ke dil mein kya chal raha hai?" Dev frowned. Of course he knew that. She loved Maan from ages! So why was his Bro reacting like this? He should be jumping around in excitement. Before he could open his mouth, Maan spoke, "Geet mujhse nahi tumse pyaar karti hai!" Dev looked at his brother in shock. Yeh kab hua? Geet toh kal tak Bro se pyaar karti thi? Kal hi toh NT use Jethani bula rahi thi aur woh sharma rahi thi! Aaj kya hogaya? Maan continued, "Maine uske hi mooh se suna that she loves you!" Dev frowned. Bro must have misunderstood something! Aisa kabhi ho hi nahi sakta! Maan got up and started to pace around. Dev opened his mouth to tell his Bro that Geet loved him from ages and still loves him when he paused. Geet's face flashed through his head. Memories of Geet and his conversation flashed through his head; Geet telling him that she loved Maan, him teasing her about it, Geet crying because Maan fought with her, the countless nights Geet had called him on the phone and had cried because Maan had ignored her. As all these memories flashed through his head, Dev realized one thing. If he told his Bro the truth, then Maan would propose Geet and there would be happily ever after. But what about all those sleepless nights my best friend spent longing for Bro's one look? What about those days when Bro ignored her and Geet was left heart broken? What about those days when his best friend cried herself to sleep due to his Bro? Dev wondered what to do? Sach bataaun toh Bro ka side lunga lekin sach nahi bola toh Best Friend ka side lunga! Ek taraf mera bhai aur doosri taraf meri best friend! Kise chunun? He thought for a while and came to a decision. Bro ka saath bahut de diya ab dosti ki baari. And slowly a plan established in his head. Maan bro ko mere best friend ko diye hue dard ka hisaab dena hoga! He nodded and started his act.
Maan continued pacing when Dev piped up, "Waise it is cool that Geet loves me but I love NT and main usi se shaadi karunga!" Maan turned and glared at him, "Aur Geet ka kya?", he asked in a raised voice. Dev winced at the volume. He prayed that Daadima did not hear this argument. He was so not interested in explaining Daadima his plan. His Daadima would never accept his new plan when things could happen easily by his telling of truth. But Geet ke insaaf ke liye mujhe jhoot bolna hoga!. He huffed, "I don't care! Waise if you care so much about her then why don't you do something about it!" Maan looked at his younger brother in shock. When did his brother turn so heartless? Maan roared, "Aur main kya karun?" Dev shrugged, "Make her fall for you!" Man glared at Dev and Dev got up from his seat. He came near Maan and spoke in the voice he used to charm ladies, "Sochiye Bro! Ab uska dil bahut toota hoga! Woh baahar toh muskuraati hogi, par andar se bilkul toot chuki hogi! Aur tab aap aaoge aur use sambhaaloge! Aap Geet se itna pyaar karoge, itna pyar karoge, ki woh mujhe bhool hi jaayegi! Aap apne pyaar se Geet ke dil par se mera naamo-nishaan mita do! Apne pyaar se use jeeto! Banaa lo use apna!" As he waved the magic with his words, Maan felt hope rise in his heart again. Kya sach mein Geet ek din meri ho sakti hai? He did not want to believe Dev's words but his heart was ready to grasp any straw which would make Geet his. Finally, he nodded, "Theek hai! Main ab yahi karunga! Aaj se meri yahi koshish rahegi ki Geet ke dil mein main apni jagah bana sakun! Main Geet ko apna banaakar rahunga!" He nodded in determination and walked away. Dev smirked; Ab aayega asli mazaa! Geet puttar! Bahut rulaaya mere Bro ne tujhko nahi? Ab wahi tere aage peeche ghoomega! Tayyaar hoja thode awesome romance ke liye that also Maan Singh Khurana style! He eyed his image in mirror. Arre! Waah! Dev babu! Tum toh badhe hi tez ho chale ho! Apne hi bade bhai ko chuna laga diya! Aur kya plan socha hai? Lage raho! He mentally patted his back and walked off to his date while singing the song in his head; Aaj Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi, Yaar Ki Shaadi Mere Bade Bhai Ki Shaadi hai!
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Maan tries his hand at romance!
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