She was in a wine red dress. It was dark & windy here outside,on terrace. He looked at her...she was looking beautiful...with her midnight black brushing against her creamy white skin,her red gown,creating beautiful contrasts. The only thing that ruined this perfect picture,was her sad eyes...eyes that were crying,without shedding tears.
Her lips were moving.She was saying something...he could not understand it, So he tried to get more closer.
He tried to say something,but his voice was chocked,in fear. Why would he fear something? & of what would he be fearful?? He was puzzled with a strange sense of dejavu.
He looked at Geet again. Finally,he could hear her...
Thak gayi hoon Maan. Thak gayi hoon main...apse ladte ladte ,apne pyaar se ladte ladte...har pal,har lamha...apne hi dil se ladte ladte.
She looked so sad & alone...he wanted to go close to her & sooth her. He wanted to say something,but again he found his voice chocked. Why?
Thak gayi hoon main....she said for the final time & to Maan's horror,jumped from the high building terrace.
GEEETTT!!!!
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He woke up startled,drenched with sweat. Sunlight was tricklingg thrrough the glass in his bed...
A dream...'
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A DREAM!!!!
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OHHH!!! THANK GOD !!! A DREAM!!! IT WAS DREAM!! THANK GOD!! Maan almost moaned in relief with his hands covering his eyes,as if trying to block what he saw in his dream.
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He went to breakfast table to find everyone else present there,except Geet.
He hesitated a bit before asking dadi.
Dadi...Geet kaha hai?'
She said she is going to dine in her room beta.
Maan didn't ask anymore questions...after yesterday's event,maybe she didn't want to face everyone just now...
He did his breakfast silently aware of everyone's glare & went to office.
How the hell he was supposed to answer what triggered such a reaction from Geet yesterday,when he did not know himself!! She didn't tell him. He couldn't ask her...
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It was almost noon when a call from Principle of Geet's college was connected to him.
He was quite surprised about why principle would call him,when the college matters of Geet were all handles by Dev or dadi. Though he made it a point to personaly know about every details without anyone knowing.
But when he was called to her college he knew something was odd...Did Geet do something in her anger? That was the first thing appeared in his mind.
He was more surprised to see not only he,& Dev ,but Chris was also called...
He knew that Chris visited Geet whenever he could taking his time out of his busy schedule as the MD of the most reputated hospital in Mumbai & his thesis...& took her for a friendl day out.So that she would not feel alone & depressed...& ofcourse,there was his own feelings of love too for Geet. But he did not assert them on Geet,knowing how disturbed the little lady would feel to not being able to return his feelings when her own feelings were not reciprocated...
Maan could not stop them from seeing with any excuse in the world...he had none...so what,is Chris now promoted to the honorable rank of boyfriend now after yesterday? Maan thought angrily,sarcastically.
But before he could make any crude comment to Chris about his presence ,the principle spoke.
Where is Geet Mr dev? Maan thought he heard a not of sarcasm in principle's voice.
She has acute fever . So she could not come.
Fever huh! Fever..!!! Right! Fever to hoga hi,after what she is doing...
What do you mean? Dev growled. Chris looked angry too,but he was not in a position to speak.
Where as Maan felt like a caged lion with his repressed anger.
Ahem! Do you know anything about this? Principle held out a flyer infront of them.
Dev took it,while the others tried to look in that piece of paper without being obvious.
Know need to share . There are enough for the whole town. The principle added sarcastially as he gave to more flyers in Chris's & Maan's hand.
What they saw...made their emotions churn in there stomach & made the nerves raw & sensitive.
Those three pictures...those three despicable pictures!!!!
One was with Dev,with Geet kissing him on his lips...!!! Dev instantly knew it was photoshoped. Because he remembered the event clearly when the photo was taken...that day ,He,Meera,their little baby girl & Geet had went to shopping. Geet was craddling & cooing Anya with all the love while they were enjoying the lunch...Suddenly Anya had said her first word...it was not mama,or papa...it was Geet. She was so happy,but also cautious that Dev & Meera would feel bad about this. But when Dev & Meera shrugged off her fear with their broad smiles,she was more than happy & had kissed them both,on the cheek.
He could not believe that such an innocent & joyful moment was turned into such a disgusting picture...he stood there holding the flyer like a statue.
Chris felt no less than him. His one precious moment was also turned into something so dirty ...him hugging Geet..the moment was innocent for her,but so precious for him,now it was turned into something so cheap looking...
The worst was for Maan,his picture with Geet was of that day...the night of the party...the night,when under influence of alchohol he tried to...if that night was a nightmare,it was now turned into a hell in picture...
" CLEVER PLAYER...OR wh**e"
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? Maan raged in unspeakable fury .
I want to know the same from you guys Mr Khurana,Mr Chris . I can't let a student like this study in my college. It will ruin our college's image.Principle said.
Ye sab bakwas mein Geet ka koi haat nahi. Can't you see damn it! These are obviously photoshoped. Dev , known or his clam & cool lost his mind. Dreading if it was hell for him...uss bacchi par kya biti hogi! he thought, pain & fear lurching in his stomach for her.
Ah ! There it is! Protecting the wrong doers!Tch ! Tch! Tch! You know what Mr Dev Khurana... It's because of this attitude they get away with murder.
What do you know about Geet? Chris asked in cold calculating chilled voice.
What is there to know Mr Chris? These photos speaks volume.
You dare to call yourself a principle when you don't hesitate to point a finger at a girl just casually based on some damn photos? What if the photos are false. If Chris wanted to he could give the details of each photo,but he felt too disgusted with the man sitting before them to share personal informations about her. Besides,he knew it, that it won't make any difference.
The principle was startled a little. But he managed to say ... what is there to know? Generally galtii ladki ki hi hoti hai. Wo ladko ko phasati hai,apni ungli par nachati hai ,jaise app logo ke saaath iss ladki ne kiya,aur phir sach samne aaye, to bechari hone ka bahana banati hai. He said smugly,smirking like a fox.
Maan wanted nothing in the world except to break his teeth & wipe that dirty smile from his face forever
GEET IS NOT LIKE THAT. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR POINTING FINGER AT THE GIRL WITHOUT EVEN TRYING TO FIND OUT THE DETAILS. SHE IS MY GRANDMA's WARD DAMN IT! AN INTELLIGENT CHILD YOU CAN RARELY FIND & WHAT IMAGE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HUH!! YOU ALLOW A BOY TO CREATE & SPREAD FALSE PICTURE THROUGHOUT THE COLLEGE & THEN INSTEAD OF PUNISHING THE BOY FOR SUCH BEHAVIOUR YOU DARE TO CALL THAT ALREADY TRAUMATIZED CHILD FOR GRILLING!!! Maan screamed.
Relax Mr Maan . May be before screaming you should check with that girl. Maybe she is not as innocent as she appears before you. May be she just feigns innocence before you.
I understand. Maybe we were wrong. Utterly wrong. Maan replied ,suddenly in a calm voice. Chris & Dev looked at him unbelievably,but one look at him told them what he was talking about...& it was way different from what the principle was thinking.
Oh ! We understand too. Dev said.
See! There was no need to waste our energy on a cheap girl like that.
But I don't understand one thing. How you were so sure that she is...Chris couldn't even get the rest of the words out of his mouth in disgust,but managed to hide it somehow.
It's the blood Mr Chris,Blood! Blood speaks for itself. Now see, the boy, Rahul, he is from a good family, the Mehra's press? They have the biggest press in the town. Like ..Look at you,Mr Chris, Biggest hospital in Mumbai, then your own famous books...Like...Mr Maan & Dev,,with one of the top 10 construction company in world...aur kaha wo ladki...kya hai uska naam??? Ha! Geet...what does she has? Only brain & pretty face? Kaha Rahul Mehra group ka waris,aur kaha ek ladki jo dusro ke tukro pe palti hai. Can you really believe her!!! No . Not at all. He answered his own question with smug confidence.
I totally understand your dadi ,Savitri devi's wish to do some social work,but i will advise to get rid of such problematic girl.
It was so obvious from his talks that the "blood" he was talking about was money & status in society...his trust shifted based on those. They felt sick!
Thank you Mr...Keshav. Dev gritted through his teeth. You opened our eyes.
No problem at all.
In thank you,we would like to return favour.
Principle's eyes glowed with greed. Oh no! Although there is no need for it,but if you insist...
You can take a long vacation wherever you want . With no limited time. Chris bit out coldly.
Oh! I mean thanks . Let's see,where can I go...
Because you are terminated from your heavy post as a principle. Maan declared.
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As if their day was already not worse,to make it worst ,Dadi's call came just as they were returning home,while they were thinking about how the scandal had affected her .
Maan ,dev beta jaldi ghar aiye. Geet ne subha se apne apko Akriti ke room mein badn kiya hai. Pata nahi kya kar rahi hai wo!
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That spoke for itself. It was an alarm,for something bad...very bad.
The moment they entered into the house Dadi & Meera ran towards them.
Maan ...
Dev...
She is not opening the door,but only answering that she is ok...but...
One look at them,& they ran towards Akriti' s room.
GEET,GEET OPEN THE DOOR!!
DARWAJA KHOL DO BACCHA,Dev requested really stressed
The door was impossible to break since it was a thick old style grand wooden door. But the window of the room was an easy one.
What they saw through the the now open window,shocked them beyond their words..there were pictures cds ,dressed everywhere scattered around the room...Geet was in midst of them, wearing Akriti's dress,her dark midnight black hair was transformed into burgundy colour like that of Akriti,her innocent face...which barely knew any make up items except powder ,coal & lipgloss was now full with make up...just like AKriti...what scared them ,was the scissors in her hands...near her hair.
Geet!!!
She turned towards Maan. App aa gaye? Dekhiye na...kya ab mein ab lag rahi hu appki Akriti ki tarha?
Geet stop it. Don't you dare do anything,Maan said helplessly from the window,unable to reach her through the grills of the window.
She continued as if she didn't hear him...looking at the mirror...hmmm,nahi abhi nahi. Abhi to ek zaruri chiz baki hai...
Geet stop it...stop it Geet...I beg you, stop it!!!!Maan cried, without caring if anyone saw if or not.
She turned towards him,answering his only question with a calm ,sad smile that frightened him...
Kya karu Maan,app to mujhse ...Geet se pyaar hi nahi karte,to maine socha...shayed...shayed agar main Akriti ki tarha lagu,to app kujhse todha sa hi sahi...pyaar to karoge...
Geet nahi, dekho ,hum baat kar sakte hai,pagalpan maat karo.
Ye pagal pan lagta hai ..hai na Maan,?? Par ye hai nahi...kya karu Maan, main sab kuch bhul gayi...mera pata,maera parivaar...mera sab kuch...ab jo hai...meri duniya,mera pehchan...sab app ho,agar app hi mujhe nahi appnaoge ,to mujhe to try karna padega na...for my only family...
(before you raise questions about dadi & others being her side...When married, a girl's new family starts from her husband,right? The she gradually warms up to other family members...The considered strongest bond after blood relation is that of husband-wife ,right? I wrote it from that perspective. No matter how many are supporting Geet,in her distress,she would want the love of her husband most of all...)
She finished raising her hand with scissors one more time to her hair & without breaking her eye contact with Maan...without batting an eyelash...without flinching a little,to Maan's utter horror...she cut her long knee length hair to shoulders...Just like Akriti...
She asked with an uncertain smile,with doubtful voice filled with fear of rejection...
Ab to app mujhse pyaar karoge na Maan???
Precap- What will Maan do? Geet warming up to Chris?? A little leap in time.
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