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PART 6
KHURANA MANSION
[Maan's POV]
"Geet tum sach much one piece ho!" I exclaimed while her mouth opened in an wide O. Immediately she pounced at me.
"Sach kaha aap ne main toh one piece hoon lekin aap bahot chalu hain. Dadimaa ne cake mein ring rakhi thi yeh aap ne mujhe kabhi nahi bataya."
"GEET ... Tumne mujhe chalu kaha!"
"Haan toh ... aap ne kitni safaai se mujhe office mein bewakoof banaya aur phir yeh ring ... mujhe raat ko pehnayi thi... Haaye Babaji isme bhi planning!!!"
"Geet tum mein itni bhi samajh nahi hain ke engagement ring office mein nahi ... balke acche romantic ambience mein pehnayi jaati hain..."
"Aur Maan Singh Khurana jo bhi karta hain woh ... style mein karta hain!" I countered leaving her tongue tied.
'Shabaash Maan ... Keep it up!' I mentally patted myself.
I did manage to shut her for few moments and I feel so proud of myself!
A small win before we could proceed further...
"Lekin Geet ... tumne woh ring kyun peheni ?" I questioned curiously as whatever footage I've seen post our mangetar drama I had noticed Geet wouldn't leave a chance to escape out of any catchy situation and would keep reminding me that ... This was just an act!
Then what had prompted her to give in and wear that ring thereby somewhere accepting ... Our Relation!
She stared at me for a moment , sensing the earnesty in my voice she voiced out slowly.
[Geet's POV]
"Maan ... Jab se hum Hoshiarpur se aaye the tab se mere andar ek jung (battle) chal rahi thi! Aap se door rehna mere liye mushkil ho raha tha ... Mera dil mujhe aap se door nahi jaane deta aur mera dimaag mujhe aap ke paas nahi aane deta!"
"Main thak gayi thi apne aap se ladte ladte ... Aap se bhaagte bhaagte!" I disclosed my inner turmoil to him...
I also narrated to him how I had overheard Dadima confronting him about the ring and as usual I had tried to escape the situation but ... Maan sensed my inner turmoil and spoke
"Bhaagte bhaagte thak nahi gayi ..." I repeated his statement.
Ring scene
Ref : Episode no. 112
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgkD91xhWOM[/YOUTUBE]
{PS :As this scene is in Khurana Mansion so there isn't any tape for it... I'm just posting this for u guys if you wish to relive this beautiful moment again}
"Maan ... aap hamesha mujhse kehte the ke meri aankhen sach bol deti hain ... aur uss din bhi aap mere dil ka haal jaan gaye the!"
" Aap ne kitni asaani se mujhe ehsaas dilaya ke ... Hamaari zindagi ke kuch faisle hum karte hain aur kuch zindagi khud kar deti hain aur usse kismat kehte hain!"
"... Aur kismet se bhaagna namumkin hain!"
Maan's declaration then... had stirred something deep within me but still I held on not wanting to involve him in my miseries.
"Kiski taqdeer mein kya likha yeh kaun jaane?" I had tried to counter him but ...
"Yeh toh taqdeer khud hi bata deti hain Geet!" I quoted his words.
Maan looked at me ... astonished as I disclosed the happenings of that night.
Probably he was surprised that I remembered each word ... each moment of our conversation but what he didn't remember was that all these moments are inscribed deep in both our hearts!
Nothing had been easy for us! ... We had sailed through the most troubled times defying all the society norms to create our small little world of love!
Getting back to our conversation I added.
"Aap ne mujhe chaand ko dikhakar kahan... ke jaise chand aur raat ka saath rehna unki taqdeer hain waise hi shayad hamaari taqdeer mein bhi ek saath rehna likha hain ... Aur yeh keh kar aap ne mujhe woh ring pehna di!" I stated.
"Aur tumne pehen li?" He curiously questioned again.
"HAAN!" I whispered emotionally.
"Maan ... uss ek pal mein ... jaise koi jaadu sa ho gaya tha ... aur main apne aap ko rok hi nahi paayi ..."
"Main ek baar apni taqdeer ko apni zindagi ka faisla kar ne dena chahti thi ..."
"Aap ke saath ... Aap ke paas rehna chahti thi ... "
"Apni zindagi dobara jeena chahti thi ...!" I declared my truth.
"Uss ek pal mein pata nahi kya hua tha ... Na main kuch soch paayi na samajh paayi ... Bas main sirf yeh jaan gayi thi ke aap ne Khurana parivaar ki izzat ... Aap ka vishwaas ... Dadimaa ka sapna ... sab kuch mere haathon mein saup (handover) diya tha."
I turned to him and smiled ruefully. His eyes staring at the blank screen. To others his eyes may seem calm but I could sense the storm in them.
I know how he must be feeling at this moment! While my eyes glistened with joy remembering the moment when he had claimed me! It wasn't some official proposal nor had we confessed our feelings to each other but still this was one of the most priceless n precious moment of Our Life!
But his mind was blank! ... Fate had erazed away the memories of all those beautiful moments of our togetherness!
"MAAN..." I called out for his attention.
"Phir kya hua Geet?" He queried still looking ahead masking away his vulnerability. And not wanting him to drown in his distress I continued.
"Aap ne mujhe ring toh pehna di thi lekin hamaare beech abhi bhi bahot saari baatein unkanhee (unspoken) thi! Aap mere ateet se anjaan the ... Main toh yeh bhi nahi jaanti thi ke aap ke dil mein kya hain ... Aap ne woh ring mujhe kyun pehnayi?"
"Matlab?" He quized turning to me confusion evident on his face.
"Main yeh jaan na chahti thi ke aap hamaare rishtey ke baare mein kya sochte the ... kya sirf Dadimaa ke khushi ke kliye aap ne mujhe woh ring pehnayi thi ... yaa phir..." I let my statement hang.
"Agle din jab main office aayi toh saara staff meri ring kodekh ne laga aur ... aap achanak aa gaye toh darr ke maare kisi ne woh ring zameen par gira di. Aap gusse mein woh ring uthakar cabin mein chale gaye." I revealed playing the next tape.
Ring confrontation {Ref : episode no 113}
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtlL6nPUsFU[/YOUTUBE]
"We both were confused, nervous and restless about this sudden new situation in our lives! ... Confused about each others feelings ... nervous to accept our own feelings and restless for not being able to voice out Our Feelings! "
"And to help us out of this dilemma Babaji had sent Mr and Mrs D'mello ... who made us realize the importance of pure love and a true life partner in ones life! Seeing their love, their togetherness and their unadulterated happiness made us introspect our feelings!" I finished.
Pyar ka Ghar {Ref : Episode no 114}
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyMmZO5uNOA[/YOUTUBE]
"Maan aap mujhe apne dil ki baat nahi bata rahe the aur yeh jaan na chahte the ke mere liye ... pyaar kya maayne rakhta hain." I divulged to him.
He kept gaping at me and taking the cue I elaborated.
"Lekin 'Pyaar ke Ghar' ne hume woh mauka diya ke hum apne dil ki baat ek dusre se keh sake aur humne wohi kiya."
"Maan... 'Pyar Ka Ghar' humne banaya toh George aur Rose ke liye tha lekin ... uss ghar se hamaare dil ke jazbaat jude hue hain! ...
"'Pyar Ka Ghar' pe kaam karte karte sahi maayno mein hamaara rishta poora hua!" I affirmed.
"Lekin aap ke liye kisi bhi rishtey mein bharosa aur vishwaas ka hona bahot ahem tha (very important) !"
"Maan aap ka yeh daava tha ... ke meri aankhen hamesha sach bolti hain ... ke meri aankhen aap ko mere dil ka haal bata deti hain ... ke meri aankhen aap ko mere saaf dil ki jhalak dikhati hain!" I expressed slowly.
"Aur aap ke iss daave aur vishwaas (confidence and trust) ne mujhe janjhod diya tha (jolted me up) ... ehsaas karaya ke maine aap se ab tak ... apni zindagi ka sabse bada sach chupaaya hain!" My guilt ridden eyes failed to meet his.
"Ussi pal maine faisla kiya ke main aap ko apne ateet ka poora sach bata doongi aur uske baad aap jo bhi faaisla lenge woh mujhe manzoor hoga!" I affirmed.
I then divulged to him how I had confided in him the darkest n biggest truth of my past that 'I was pregnant!'... leaving him shell-shocked, livid and shattered!
He hadn't waited for me to complete n walked away only to torture himself thinking that I had betrayed him... broken his trust but ... that was untrue!
"Maan adhura sach (half truth) jhooth se bhi zyaada khatarnaak hota hain !" I stated firmly and having all of his attention on me I continued further disclosing...
How Maan had misunderstood the whole situation and wasn't giving me a chance to clear the misunderstanding and was torturing himself every moment!
It pained me to see him in so much agony!
Having no other way out I seeked help from Aadi Sir n Pinky and got both of us locked in the Conference Room once again forbidding Maan to walk out on me thereby giving me chance to clear out all the facts regarding my past!
The truth {Ref : Episode no 120}
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j36gt718VAM[/YOUTUBE]
There was pin drop silence in the room for few moments... Maan's eyes still frozen on the screen inspite the tape had ended few moments ago. I knew it was all so difficult for him to digest n come to terms with these facts n moments! I raised my hand to gain his attention but stopped midway thinking that I should give him some time. Contemplating wether to continue any further or no I heard his deep voice.
"Geet inn tapes mein toh Conference rooms ki footage hain?" He tried to sound normal but I could clearly sense his voice cracking.
"Haan" I affirmed and divulged to him that after that night when we both were locked up in the conference room ... Maan had ensured to install cameras here so incase of any such emergency the security is aware and can act immediately in need.
"Hmm.." He just nodded.
"Maan..." I tried to voice out my concern but he cut me abruptly.
"Geet... Main theek hoon ... aage kya hua?"
Humming in agreement I briefed him with the happenings hereafter...
How I had decided to move away from his life forever!!
I had left back his ring ... Khurana mansion ... and had reached the Railway Station to move out Delhi forever ...
But to my surprise Maan reached there in time and like always fate intervened and I couldn't leave!
I updated him how he went on his knees and once again confessed his feelings ... persuaded me to stay back and slipped their family ring back in my finger amidst thousands of people on the Delhi Railway Station.
"Aap bilkul sahi the Maan! ... Jab jab hum ek doosre se door jaane ki koshish karte... humaari taqdeer hume phir se ek dusre ke aur paas le aati!" I admitted!
We both had confessed our feelings, accepted our relation and had promised to be with each other through thick n thin!
"Lekin DEV..." Maan spoke out suddenly!
"Dadimaa chati thi ke humaara rishtey ko ek naam mil jaaye aur unhone hamaari engagement fix kar di ... Engagementwale din main Dev se pehli baar mili! ... Mere pairon tale zameen nikal gayi thi ... yeh jaankar ke woh aap ka chota bhai tha!"
"Mujhe kuch samajh nahi aaya ke main kya karu ... kaise aap ko sach bataon ...Aap kitne khush the aur yeh sach hamaari saari khushiyon ko barbaad kar deta !"
"In my anxiety and turmoil unknowingly I left the mansion walking away... Everybody thought I ran away but you trusted me and knew I could never do that ... to you ... to our relation and our family!"
"When my trance broke ... only then did I realized what I had done in my dazed state! I rushed back home to explain my side of the story but... It was too late! "
I told him how NT had taken advantage of the entire situation and brainwashed Dadimaa against me ... You had left the mansion in a fit!
There was no way I could clear out the misunderstanding as Dadimaa refused to hear me out ... U weren't there and seeking this opportunity NT successfully threw me out of the house. I was all alone ... nobody by my side ... no place to go ... Defeated and homeless I sat in a park when Meera came as my savior and took me to her house. Much later I had found out that Dev had sent her and made sure I was safe!
My heart all this time was sure that ... You can't misunderstand me! ... And I was right!
While I was struggling here to contact you ...U were searching me everywhere in and around Delhi ... I reached office to gather some information about your whereabouts and even u came back to KC looking out for me but...
"But???" Maan queried.
And I elaborated how he was trapped in the lift and met with an accident when the office lift collapsed. NT tried to create more rift between us but Dev and Meera made sure that I could meet you in time and clear out all the facts!
You were severely injured and I was worried about ur health, so decided against informing you about Dev's involvement in my past ... atleast for time being! You managed to persuade Dadimaa to forgive me and she reluctantly did forgive me!
But it didn't take much time for you to sense the undercurrent tensions prevailing ... And finally the truth surfaced out!
You made sure both Dev and NT were arrested. Dev confessed his crime to u and to the police but NT with the help of money and her lawyers successfully managed to dismiss the case. Our doctor had warned me that if I go in for a DNA test it would harm my baby so having no other solid proofs against them ... Dev n NT were out.
Probably the rest u know from Aadi n police that how NT had tried to kill me and then slipped in coma ... how Dev moved out of our lives and then again how circumstances brought him back home. I concluded and looked towards Maan but his expressions were shut and so I just managed to state.
"Maan main jaanti hoon ke Dev ke sach ne aap ko bahot takleef pohuchayi hain lekin ... hum chahkar bhi kuch haadse (incident) aur kuch baatein (facts) badal nahi sakte!"
"... Aur kabhi kabhi parivaar ki khushi ke liye hume kuch aisa karna padta hain jo hamaare usoolon ke khilaaf ho! (against our morals)" I asserted firmly. Though he didn't react much but tensing of his facial muscles did reveal his state.
"Maan..." I slowly placed my hands shoulder to gain his attention and he ruefully smiled my way.
"Geet ... aaj ... jab mujhe saari sachaai pata chali toh mujhe laga ke yeh meri zindagi ka sabse badnaseeb din hain!" I instantly placed my hand on his mouth nodding in a no. Tears started brimming in my eyes to see him so helpless n sad!
Removing my hand from over his mouth and kissing my palm he interjected.
"Lekin ... main bhool gaya tha ke tumhaare Babaji ne mere liye ek aisi pari bheji hain jo mere har aansoon ko pochkar kar mere chehre par muskaan le aati hain! ... Aaj ka din jo mere liye ek sazaa (punishment) se kam nahi tha ... usse tumne inn thode palon mein saugaat (reward, gift) bana diya!" He smiled finally.
Hearing his earnest statement my heart skipped a beat! It was like one of those rare glimpses of my old Maan! Tears of joy rolled down my cheeks and he got tensed witnessing my outburst.
"Yeh khushi ke aansoon hain Maan ... aap khush hain isse zyaada mere liye aur kuch maayne nahi rakhta!" I assured him.
"Thank you so much Geet! ... Meri zindagi mein aane ke liye ... inn palon ki saugaat dene ke liye ... meri zindagi mein khushiyon ko laane ke liye!" He emotionally confessed and I felt like crying my heart out to him but this was not the time!
He had already faced a lot in a day and now I didn't want to tense him anymore so to lighten the situation I spoke.
"Ofcourse aakhir main Geet Maa Singh Khurana jo hoon! ... Aur dekhiye Maan ... aap toh aivey shikaayat kar rahe the lekin Mere Babaji ne toh aap ko hamaari zindagi ka live telecast dikha diya woh bhi meri expert commentary ke saath!" I raised my invisible collar in pride.
"Excuse me!!! ... CCTV cameras maine install karwaaye ... tapes maine dhoondhe ...screening bhi maine arrange ki ...aur tumhe bhi maine yahan bulaaya ... Isme mera ... Maan Singh Khurana ka dimaag hain! ... Samjhi tum!" He boasted and I scowled in disbelief.
"Haw!!! ... " I tried to think of something but he beat me to it again.
"And that reminds me ... ab tak tumne mujhe meri gift bhi nahi di hain!" He smirked.
"Oh hello!!! ... aap ne mauka hi kahan diya ke main gift ..."
"Yeh koi excuse nahi hain Geet ... tum seedhe seedhe kyun nahi kehti ke tum bhool gayi ..."
"Main nahi bhooli hoon..."
"Tum bhool gayi ho...."
"Maan..."
"Geet..."
And the argument continued... Somethings can never change!
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