A Girl who was born on 15th October
Part 7
Maan was so excited to see Geet, "Geet, Geet Handa was all he was thinking while walking on towards the mansion, holding his soul in his arms, "Zeena," As he reached the house, he dropped Zeena down and stood at the door step, "Come on in," Zeena said by pulling his hands, and Maan too went in and as he stood in the hall, he was filled with happiness, this is her house, Maan thought.
The walls were filled with her pictures, different kinds of picture, but her shining eyes and baby smile was same in all pictures, "Zeena," A humble voice Made Maan to turn around, and faced a aged Man well dressed walking down the steps, with a royal pace, as he saw Maan his face showed multiple reactions, and he rushed down, and held Maan's hand, Maan was so not expecting this, he don't know why he is behaving so,
"Dada, he is my guest, and he said he need to see you and mummy, so I bought him here," Zeena said with a confident sweet voice, "ok Zeena dear, why don't you go and ask our cook to make something for your guest while I show him around the house," her Dada said and Zeena smiled and rushed away, Maan then turned to the man before him, whose eyes was teary now, "I am," Maan started,
"Maan Singh Khurana," the Man completed and Maan looked confused, "You know me," Maan asked and the Man smiled, "Walk with me, Maan," he said and he led me to upstairs, "I am Prathap Handa, CEO of GPH groups," he introduced himself and Maan looked at him surprised, "GHP groups," Maan asked in shock, it was one of the largest Indian based concern in California, and they stopped before a room, and Prathap Handa opened the door and let him in and locked the door behind them,
Maan looked at him puzzled, "Maan, this is your Geet's room," he said and Maan was shocked again, he knew about Geet and Him, "You knew," Maan asked and he nodded, "how would not I," he said and went and took a key from his pocket and opened a cupboard and took a big suitcase and opened it and dropped down and Maan was hell shocked to see this all, there was all kind of Maan Pictures, from Magazines and Photo shoots, articles, paintings of him, sketches and everything, but the one thing which caught his eyes was picture, which was take three years back when he came to California in search of her, there was so many photos, seems like she was following him,
Maan was hell confused and looked at the Man who was standing there, "Where is she," Maan asked, and the Man was silent, "Where is she," Maan yelled, "I don't know, she was gone again," Prathap said, "What?" Maan asked shocked, "she is still doing this one year thing, and how could she leave her daughter like this and go away, what kind of girl is she, why the hell is she doing, why, why," Maan started yelling as his anger hit his brain,
"Maan, Please," Prathap said, "What, what, that girl, that girl, left me alone there, and though she knew I would come for her, and after I came for her, she was hiding and now she had been keeping me away from my own daughter, who doesn't even know how I am, who thinks I am stranger," Maan yelled out loud, "My Own soul, my own blood, thinks me as a guest, an stranger," Maan yelled and suddenly he turned sad and pained,
"And I didn't see her first baby smile, I didn't hear her first crying, I didn't hear her first word, I didn't see her crumbling and trying to walk, her first step," Maan said and he sat on the chair nearby, Prathap, went and held Maan's shoulders, "Maan, please, I know how special those moment are and I am a father too Maan," he said rubbing Maan's shoulders, "then why didn't you bring her to me, why didn't you stop her from do this to me, why, what did I do," Maan asked totally broken down,
"For your own good," Prathap said and Maan looked at him, he nodded, "Maan you know why she was running like this, Maan she was my princess, the only soul left for me in this world, my lucky charm, I got this fame and fortune after her birth only, after naming my concern after her, GPH, Geet Prathap Handa, she was the happiest kid, I had never see her, upset or crying, she always took everything positive, she was smart and intelligent and everyone loved and adored her,"
"She was an angel for all who knew her, it all happened, when she was in high school, it was prom day here, and as all girls, she too went and she was crown to be the prom queen, and that night after she came home," He stopped and his tears started to roll down, "she fainted suddenly and I took her to the doctor, the doctor checked and said, she had, she had, a tumor and it's in a advanced stage, I was shocked, for six months, I took her to all the specialists in the world, I was ready to laid down my whole fortune but no use, they said they can't,"
"Geet hated those six months and she said, she is not scared to die, she asked the doctor how long will she live and doctor gave her three to four years and that's all, she said she wanted to go around the world and make these four years so special and live her own away, and I couldn't say a no, and she too did so, but every year was like a hell to me, every day I would call her to see if she is fine, and when she delay to pick the call, my heart would get restless, by god's grace she lived more than the time the doctor said,"
"Three years back, she came home and she looked sad and upset and said she wanted to be here, and then after three months of her visit here, we found out she was pregnant, she was happy beyond happy, but the doctor advised for a abortion due to her condition, but she refused, she said it's your child only you had the right to make the decision and she said she wanted to have the baby,"
Maan was in tears already, "then why didn't she say this to me, why didn't she come back to me," Maan asked covering his face, and Prathap went and took a CD and put it on the player "Maan" Geet voice echoed the room and Maan looked up suddenly and Prathap pointed toward the Player, "Maan, Maan, Maan, this was the name and will be the name in my lips forever, I am chanting it day and night and I know that, your name will be the last word I will speak when I say good bye to this world, Maan, I had many things to say, so many thank you and sorry too,"
"First thank you for coming for me, Maan, I really prayed every day, that you should have forgotten me and should have started a new life with someone else and have a beautiful life and you should forget me, but an selfish corner of me also wished that you should not forget me and find me, but only after me gone long away because if you come before that and if you come to know the truth,"
"You will be hurt and I can't see you in a pain which I had given to my dad, I wished I should go away just remembering your slight grin, and if you are hearing this, than it means my wish came true, thanks for coming for me Maan, and sorry for not waiting for you Maan and receiving you, but I am helpless Maan, I saw how you were searching for me in here, sorry Maan for hiding up, I know you would be disappointed but it was better than giving you pain,"
"Thank you Maan, and a big sorry for coming into your life, I never planned it, I never wanted to ruin your perfect life, but I did, I just can't help myself, I couldn't stay with you either, I knew you would be hurt but trust me, Maan, leaving you behind was the most painful thing I had done in my entire life," "I loved you Maan, and I love you forever, where ever I am now, know that I still love you, that 10 hours I spend with you was the best moments of my life, and it made my life too, thank you for it Maan, thank you for those beautiful moments, I felt like I had lived my entire life that day, that my life was completed,"
"But I was wrong Maan, I ran away from you, but you know, the fate had tied me to you even after that, which I can't leave behind and run away, yes Maan, you gifted me something, which I could never run away, a gift the lord gave me, which I never dreamed to have and it's so beautiful believe me," "And now I am returning you that gift you gave me, the lord gave us, Zeena, our child Maan, our child, but I will not compel you to have her, no Maan, I just want you to know, and if you wish you can then tell her but if don't want, then don't, that will never make any difference the way I love you, Maan, I can't expect you to take her up after what I did to you"
"But have to say Zeena reminded me of you all the time, she is just like you, you know, Maan, you know, I had spend my one year with her, my most beautiful one year, after knowing about my fate, I never crushed the god for this fate, but after seeing you and Having Zeena, I don't know, I felt disturbed, "why should I get the most beautiful things in the world which I could not enjoy forever, but I promise, if I ever have another life, I promise you, that I will be with you and I will not go away, I will just love you as much as I can,"
"Maan, I wanted to stop but my heart wasn't asking me to, I love you Maan, I love you, please forgive me, I love you, I love you, I love you, bye Maan, bye forever, but I will be in every smile you smile, every words you speak, everywhere you look, everything you do, in your breathe, I will be with you, Love you Maan, yours and only yours, Geet..."
Maan turned around and looked at Geet's dad watching him, his tears running down, Maan rushed from there, he felt like suffocating, Maan had enough and ran away and took his car and drove like a manic, "No, no, my life, my Angel, no," his tears flowed down without his permission. Then he stopped on a mountain top and searched to the edge "Geet," he screamed his pain out, and roared like a lion, it had hit the great sky, making the clouds to run away scared and making the sky cleared,
After his pain fade and his heart calmed a bit, his mind become a little clear, "no, she might be alive still, I can't lose my hope, I will search for her, I will search for her till my end", Maan thought, "Zeena," Maan then rushed back to the Mansion, "Why did he go without a bye, Dada why everyone is going away from me, first my daddy, then my mummy, why," Zeena asked with an sad face, "No Zeena, no," Maan entered and she smiled at him,
Maan rushed to her and kissed her all over her face, "I will not leave you, I will not," Maan said and Zeena looked at him puzzled, "Zeena, I am Maan Singh Khurana, I am your father," Maan said as he knee down before her holding her face, and Zeena looked at him and then at Prathap Handa, and Maan too looked at him, "Yes, Zeena, he is your Dad," he too approved, "Papa," Zeena called, and Maan felt a wave of happiness hitting inside his soul, and he hugged her,
"Sorry for not find you first even dear, I will not leave you alone any more, you are my child, my princess, my angel," he said kissing her, "Really, you won't leave me, will you play with me daily, buy me chocolates and ice creams," she asked and Maan hugged her again, "yes, I will do what ever you ask me too, I will turn the world around for you my princess," he said, "Zeena, will you come with me to Delhi, there too you have a big house, you have a Dadi maa, Dev Chachu, Annie Chachi, everyone, will you," Maan asked hold her hands,
And she nodded a yes, and Maan kissed her little fragile hands, thank you," Maan said, "wait papa I made something for you, to show you when you return," Zeena said and went away, Maan then looked at Prathap, "you don't mind right, if I take her with me," Maan asked slowly, "No, son, I know how it will feel if your daughter is take away from you, so I will not, I am so happy that you accepted her," Prathap said and Maan hugged him, "Dad," Maan called Prathap for the first time and Prathap smiled and held Maan shoulders, " You too come with us, to Delhi, please," Maan asked,
"No son, I had created a huge business here and lots of people are dependent on that, and also I can't leave this house, it had lots of memories and I wanted to live here, but I promise I will visit often, and Maan, Zeena doesn't know about Geet, I had told her that her mom is gonna to stay with the angels and will be back, please Maintain it until she grows,"
"Papa, Papa," Zeena ran toward him with a album and Maan scooped her up in his arms, and she showed all her pictures she had taken till date, and Maan was looking at it, "Papa when are we going to, to," She looked at him for help, "Delhi, tomorrow," Maan said and looked at Prathap who smiled and nodded, that night was so happy, Zeena was telling all her stories and experiences to Maan and Maan was listening to it everything so carefully and at night she slept in his arms even and Maan slowly put her to sleep and went to Geet's room,
Geet had made sure Maan should not feel like missing something so she had recorded everything Zeena's first smile, her first cry, her walking, and Maan watched it all night, then he saw the photo, where Geet was in the hospital holding Zeena, and Maan's tears rolled down his cheeks, The morning was so emotional, Zeena was happy as she was going to be with Maan, her papa, and sad because her dada refused to come with her, but he promised her to visit soon, it was long flight and Zeena was so excited but as Maan she turned quite and was cautious not to get any attention of other,
Zeena was behaving like a mature girl for her fragile small age and Maan admired it so much, so much as MSK, he thought, as they reached the house, Dadi maa and Dev looked at Maan shocked as he entered the house holding a Baby girl, they don't know how to react, "Papa," Zeena called looking at Maan and Dadi maa and Dev looked at them shocked, "Who is this," She asked with a smile, and Maan looked at Dadi maa and Dev who was staring at him, "That's your Dadi maa and Dev Chachu," Maan answered and Zeena smiled at them and Dadi maa and Dev too smiled at her but were looking confused,
"Nakul," Maan yelled and Nakul came rushing to him, "Zeena, go with Nakul and get refreshed, I will speak with Dadi maa, ok," Maan said and she nodded, "Nakul take her to my room," Maan said and Nakul too took Zeena up, "what's all this Maan," dadi maa asked, and "who is that child," she asked shocked, "She is my Daughter, mine and Geet's daughter," Maan said, "Geet," dadi maa asked confused, "Oh, you don't know her name right," Maan said and then said what happened, and how he found Zeena, and what happened to Geet, both Dadi maa and Dev hugged him tight,
"Papa," Zeena came down, and the trio looked at her "Can I go and look around," Zeena asked, "Why not, come on, I will take you around," Dev said as he went and scooped her in his arms, and kissed her, "Thank you Chachu," she said and dadi maa, went near them, "what do you like to eat Zeena, today Dadi maa, will make you, your favourite dish by my own hands, for this sweet princess," Dadi maa said and he hover on to Dadi maa and kissed her, "Thank you Dadi maa," she said and she kissed Zeena, and her eyes filled up, and then Dev took her to show her around,
"Dadi maa, thank you for accepting her immediately, I thought you," Maan said and Dadi maa held his face, "Maan, what are you talking, she is your Daughter, our own blood line, and I had become a great Dadi Maa, I am so happy, I am so happy, I need to celebrate, I need to share this news with all," Dadi maa and Maan too nodded, "tomorrow, we will arrange for a press meet and will announce it too all," Maan said and dadi maa hugged him,
Six months crossed as Zeena came to the Khurana Mansion, and it was October 15th, Maan wanted to celebrated it, on behalf of Geet, to cherish his memories of that day, he booked the same hotel and everyone in the house was getting ready, "Dadi maa, where is my Shoe," Zeena shouted from her room, and on the other end, "dadi maa, where is my tie," Maan shouted from his room, "Oh, I can't handle both MSK in a single house, having one MSK was too much now another one too," Dadi maa said with a smile and again they both screamed, "Coming," Dadi maa said,
Maan and Zeena came down, Zeena wore her favorite angel dress and Maan his favorite black suit, Dadi maa looked at Zeena coming down the stairs holding her dress in both her hands, and she came and smiled at dadi maa, "oh, my princess is looking so beautiful, lord bless you dear," Dadi maa said as she kissed her, "Hmm, dadi maa, after your princess came na, you forgot your prince," Maan said with a fake upset, "Maan, being with Zeena , you too are turning to be a child, grow up" she said as she hugged Maan,
Then Maan and everyone went to the party hall, and everyone gathered there and congratulated Maan and Zeena on behalf of Geet, everything was happy and sudden Maan felt like someone is watching him, and looked around and he couldn't find anyone, still he felt someone is following him, and as he playing with Zeena he suddenly turned around and was shocked, "is that Geet," he thought and rushed behind the pillar where he saw her,
Maan went and looked around the hall, which was vacant now, "Maan," Her voice made her to turn him around, "Geet," he turned around and he saw her, smiling at him, she appeared from the corner smiling and walked towards him, he don't know whether it's a dream or real but he doesn't care, he like it, she came near him and her eyes filled up, seeing him, and she held his hands and kissed it and Maan felt the feeling which he was cherishing and looked at her,
"Geet," he said and she smiled big, "how did you I mean," Maan suddenly remember everything, "Maan, when I went from California, I thought I would never return, I missed you and Zeena a lot, and I went to England and I meet a scientist, he was a great man, he had created medicine for all diseases and he was creating one for tumor and he wanted to test on someone, but he was scared, that it might go wrong and cause death, I volunteered, as if it works then I will be able to live a life I dreamed of, people will get a great medicine and if I die too it won't make a great difference ,"
"He too said ok and he tested the medicine on me, and he kept me in observation for these three years as he wanted to see and make sure if there is any side effect, finally as he conformed I am perfectly alright and I had no side effects, he let me out, and I went to California and found about what happened and papa only gave the invitation, you had send him, and so I came, I came back to you Maan, forever, Maan, will you accept me now too," Geet asked,
"Geet, I was praying and hoping that someday you will come, my love for you never reduced a bit, it was only growing," he said and kissed her forehead, "I love you Maan, I love you," Geet said, and Maan hugged her, and Geet too held him, "Mama," Zeena's voice made Geet to pull away and looked at her, "Zeena," Dev and Dadi maa came behind her, "Dadi maa, Dev Chachu, Mama," She said with a smiled as she pointed towards Geet and Geet looked at Dadi maa and Dev,
Maan then held her shoulders, and stood with her "dadi maa, this is Geet, My Geet," he said and Geet looked at him and Maan too looked at her and smiled, Dadi maa went near her and Dev scooped Zeena in his arms and went towards them, Geet Bend down to take Dadi maa blessing, "Always be happy, Welcome to your family," she said and Geet eyes filled up, "Thank you," she said with tears, "No dear," Dadi maa said wiping her tears and kissed her forehead, "Welcome Bhabhi," Dev said with a smile,
And Geet smiled at him, "Mama," Zeena hovered to Geet and Geet held her and kissed her pouring her love, "Come on Maan, let's go home, need to welcome our daughter - in - law in her new house na," Dadi maa said, "My Dad was right, you are all so nice, that's why the lord himself send me back to your family," Geet said, "Shhh, no more sadness Geet, only and only happiness in our family from now on," Dadi maa said and Geet smiled big,
And they went to the Khurana Mansion and Dadi maa welcomed her properly, and then Maan took her to their room, "Welcome to your room Geet," Maan said and Geet stepped in and her eyes filled up, the whole room was filled with her photo, Geet looked around and turned to see Maan, "for Mrs. Khurana", Maan said giving her the jewel set she left behind, "Maan," she said and Maan wore her the necklace and kissed her neck, "Maan, I love you," she said and Hugged him,
Then next day there was a big celebration in Khurana house, everyone in and around India was invited and it was filled with lots of events it was like a mini wedding, Geet's dad too came, Maan's sister Annie and his husband too came with their kids and the function was so grand and Khurana house was filled with music and laughter and happiness, Maan and Geet too danced and they were all so happy, Dadi maa was all smiles and Zeena was happy with her favourite Chachu Dev and new friends and everything was so perfect, and Maan and Geet hugged each other seeing their family happy,
Then Maan and Geet lived happily ever after...
The end,
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She came and disappeared in my life
Like a lighting, so bright,
Like a rainbow, so beautiful,
Like a dew drop, so pure,
She gave me a purpose to live, to find, to search,
I searched, searched, and searched, for the brightness, for the beautifulness, for the purity that vanished,
And I found her, I found my life, My Geet,
She came back and melted into my life and soul,
Like my own sun, so bright,
Like my own moon, so beautiful,
Like my own unstoppable rain, so pure,
She gave me the purpose, to laugh, to love, to live,
"A Girl who was born on 15th October, My Geet, Maan's Geet"
Thank you for all your support and love for this MG SS, thank you and love you all...
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