Part-18
A moment matter! He realized when her sudden sad face & fearful eyes made him chose to be in control.To everyone surprise instead of leaving da party Maan walked to gazebo where other were waiting too.Geet nervousness was clear on her face as she lead dadu wid her.Her eyes md contact wid Saleel who signalled her to smile in a cute encouraging way.Maan remain like statue as everyone greet dadu wid warm welcome.The hesitate smile turned into a real,direct from her heart when she cut cake standing between two most beloved persons of her life.Full of love wishes echoing around & dadu,Maan on her both sides. .It was like a dream come true.
But soon da beautiful moment turned into war zone as her hand packing piece of cake remain in air.Her delicate heart sank in dilema of to whom it raised?Maan or Daddu? The most terrible question of her life! But to her & everyone surprise, engrossed in cell Maan walked from there.Making da CHOICE easy for her.
Ending da call as he turned he found da rose princess infront of him,raising a plate of cake to him.It was a surprise party so she was dressed in her simple clothes but still da plan pink salwar kameez looking so adorble on her.Specialy wid those magical eyer & delicate lips.
Geet:thank u for everything. .par phir bhi mere lye sb se important tumhare do lafz hen.tumhari wish mere lye dunya ki sb se bdi khushi hai.
In reply of her loving tone he replied bitterly:par us khushi se zyada bdi nhe ho skti jo tumhe apne dadu k aane se hui hai.
After a moment of silence she asked wid her hurtful eyes:ye shikayt hai?
In his usual burning attitude,he replied simply:nhi. .Fact hai.mera,tumhara,hmara!
He went away from there.
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The only light was of study table in Study but to him everywhere around was darkness.He gulped down da glass of heavy vodka to calm his mind..Which was completely tired.Everything so complicated,so narrow,so suffocating.His egocentric & stubborn nature was making harder for him to point out da real reason of explosion in him.The door opened & his already red eyes turned darker:tumhari potti yahan nhe hai.
He answered to Sukhvindar who enterd inside closing da door behind him:janta hun. .mujhe tumse baat krni hai.
Maan busy in making one more drink,snapped:par mujhe nhi krni.
"men janta hun..tum ne Geet se shadi kyun ki hai"
Maan hands stopped in his way & he looked at Sukhvindar.The stronger old man was trying best to maintain his strength but seem his energy had sucken up.And than taking a seat infront of his table he continued:kyunke tum jante ho men us se buht pyar krta hun..aur usi pyar ki khatir men aaj apna mun kholne k lye tyar hun.
Maan lookd him astonished,unable to belive.While Sukhvindar continued:yehi manga hai us ne mujhse..Kasam di hai apni tumhare hr sawal ka jawab deni ki.
"mere dad k sath galt kya hai. .koi bhi sch is se bda to nhe hoga?"
Maan desperate eyes were fixed on him as wid great courage he continued:Rudr London aaya sb kuch chod kr apna career bnane. .sapne dekhna galt nhe hote par kuch sapno k lye sch much ki zindagia barbad krna galt hota hai.Aur usne apna ghar,maa,baap hi nhe apni patni aur bache ko bhi choda tha.
Maan stood up in disbelief:what?
The stress was written on Sukhvindar face as he completed da sentence:Rano aur Brij ko chod key. .
Shock was not da enough word for Maan.."Rano was his wife?His dad was married?A betryr husband?A selifish father?Brij. .His own blood?And Geet?
He felt da whole world spin around him.Before his toungue followed his mind Sukhvindar snapped:mujhe jhot bolna hota to saalon pehle bol chuka hota. .men chah kr bhi apni Geet ki kasm nhe tod skta.naa mere lfzon men kuch zyada hai naa thoda.
He contnued:bete ki judai se zyada uski is zalim hrkt ki tklef thi jis se tumhare dada bistr par lag gaey. Mohindar ne dosti nibhai,uska hr farz smbhal kr..
Rishte hmesha insanyt k aage aate hen. .Diljeet ji ko apna pota chahey tha par phr pta chla Rano kbhi ma nhi bn skti thi.
And than liquid brust out from ever so stone eyes as dadu words made sense to him"phir hum ne Geet ko god le lya"
helpless tears flowed down from dadu eyes,his lips trembled on helpless confession.Da fact he can never change:bad men bta dya tha Rano ne khud. .Par Diljeet ji kya krti?itna pyar krne lgi thi wo Geet se.Wo thi hi itni pyari.mujhe aaj bhi yad hai jb wo meri god men aai thi. aesi hi hssi thi us ki,pta nhe kis ki Pari thi.hmari zindagi men hr tarf rang he bikhey dya.hr tarf hasi,hr tarf khushi,hr tarf mohabbat.
And dn he helplessly added:tinka tinka jod k mene sb smbhala tha. .aur phr Kumud ko talak dene k baad Rudr wapis aana chahta tha.hmari,Rano ki zindgi me.Brij ko cheen naa chahta tha..Kya btate ek 13 saal k bche ko uske baap bdlne ki wja? ye hrqt thi jisne Veer ki jaan li. mera gussa ya kisi ki narazgi nhi,uske apne pchtave ne uski jaan li.
After a long silence,Sukhvindar spoke:tumhe lagta hai men chor hun,tumhare baap ki property ka haq nhi de rha tumhe..Property transfer krne se ye sch hr haal men samne aaey ga Rudr k do bete hen..sch se tumhe takleef hoti,Brij tut jata aur Geet. .
Mene yehi faisla kya tha,tumhari sari nafrat brdasht krunga par kbhi sch nhe bolunga.par aaj men harr gya.
Direct looking in Maan eyes he admitted:sb se zyada mujhe dar apni bchi Geet ka tha..sb kuch brdasht krne k lye tyar tha par men use takleef nhe dena chahta tha men.Lekin jo aaj mene uski aankhon men tumhare lye dekha us se mujhe andaza hua uske sch se bhi zyada bda tumhara pyar hai jo use bdbad kr dega.
men janta hun tum ne us se shadi sirf mujhse bdla lene k lye ki,mujhe azyt dene k lye ki. ab to tumhe tumhare sawalo k jawab mil gaey naa? Krdo mujhe brbaad ..sb ko sb kuch bta do.Brij ko bhi aur Geet ko bhi.mujhe yakeen hai wo ye sb jaan k to jee le gi par jb use tumhara sch pta chlega. .wo mar jaeygi.uska koi kasoor nhe hai in sb men. .use khud se alag krdo.use chod do.
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Finally fate did its mercy on Geet when Simi call her to inform Maan arrival in office.She reached office in hurry & almost ran to his cabin.He luked up from his file..her eyes swollen from cryng,her face pale.Between her abrupt breaths she asked:kahan the tum?
He remain silent,engrossed in his file.Geet on da urge of crying:koi aese itni raat ko ghar se jata hai?mera phone bhi nhe uthaya,subha office bhi nhi aaey.kitna preshan thi men.
Then she snatched file from his hand:mujhe btate kyun nhe ho.
He roared:stop it.
Her eyes became wet in tears:meri baat to suno.
Maan:leave me alone.
Geet:mera intentn tumhe hurt krne ka nhe tha. .men tumhe tkleef men nhe dkh skti.
He snapped:chli jao. .
Eyes are windows of soul maybe dts y her pain,her shock was nt hidden from him.While his eyes were determined of translating each meaming clear.
Geet in a low whisper of disbelief:chli jaun?
Maan stonned face:haan chli jao. .Jaane k lye hi to aai thi.jaana to tha hi.
His words felt like a stab on her heart.Her innocent eyes stared back him in disbelief.And as he remain still tears slipped down from her eyes.
She turned & walked out from there takng her shatterd soul & heart.
~*~
The sky was dark more dn usually or maybe it was fault of his sight.As he stepped in living area of his home Saleel bitter words knocked his ear:mujhe lagta tha men tumhe janta hun. .par men kitni galat tha.
Maan:mujhe bhi yehi lga tha.
Taking his coat in his arms his stumbld feet approch stairs.But Saleel blocked his way:tumhari hr harkat k bawajod mujhe lgta tha shayd tum men thodi insanyt hai,ek dil hai. .par mujhe aaj pta chla men kitna galt tha.
Saleel in disbelief:dil bhar gya khilone se to use jane ko keh dya?kyun ab kuch bcha nhe lutne ko?tumhe zra sa bhi ehsas hai uski tkleef ka?
His tone was gvng hint of his alcohol:takleef. .kbhi nhe dena chahta tha.
Saleel became quite getting helpness in his friend honest eyes.
Maan:nhi andaza tha ye chota sa khel. .itna bda tufan bn jaey ga.
Runing fingrs in his hairs he helplessly:mene sb galt kya,sb kuch galt hogya. .ab aur galt nhe krna chahta.
His eyes became blur wid tears:use hurt nhe kr skta men. .itna bda gam nhi dey skta kyunke naa chahte hue bhi mujhe tkleef hoti hai uske hr dard se. .islye yehi theek hai.
Pushing him away he ran up on stairs while Saleel voice frozed him: jb kis k dard se itna dard ho k uske dard dur krne k lye hum rasta bdlne k lye tyar ho jaey. .to wo mohabbat hoti hai.
Maan luked him hearing da words whch he was tryng best to bury in him.Saleel:plx usko khud se dur mt kro Maan. .kahen wo itni dur na chli jaey k usko wapis laana mushkil ho.
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"ek aesa lamba raasta jise hr mushkil se guzara ho aur anth men pta chle,uski koi manzil thi hi nhi. . .aesi thkan sch men buht takleef de hoti hai"
It was what he feeling right now.His each limb was aching due to emotionally disaster in him.He was broken,ashamed,helpless. .infact all da adjvctive for miserble state was falling short for him."kisi aur ko kasoor var thehra kr sza dena kitna aasan hota hai par jb gunha khud ka ho?"
24 hours had passed but his heart was still sore.He was feeling like a lonely bird in a strom.His soul craved,a killing hunger evoked in him for a pair of protective arms..for those soft words of assurance,for loving eyes,for a loyal warmth. . .For HER.
"waqt k sath tum bhi bhool jao gi aur men bhi"
The reminder of his own words felt like a slap to him.Fresh tears gethered in his eyes as he felt da intense whisper again in his mind"I love you Maan"
Runing his fingers in his hairs he helplessly mumbld:sb kuch itna asaan lga tha. .phr kyun itni tkleef.kyun hr guzrte pal men meri jaan ja rhi hai?
He got up wid a fierce anger:kash ye sb naa hua hota.aap ne mujhe bta dya hota dad.men aap ko aur khud ko ye takleef nhe deta.Kash mene MOM ki baat par belive na kya hota. .Kash men India naa gya hota.Kash men Geet se. .
His mouth refused to complt da words.Just da thought of Life Without HER pierce is soul.
The slide show of each moment wid her passed infront of his eyes.The ONLY beautiful moments of his life.And dn his heart once again whisperd da words"tum tum naa hoti men men naa hota to socho kya hota?"
But dis time it was not for traping her pure heart...It was a pray of his sinful heart. His expressions were frozed like reflecting his inner state.For a while he was lost in hs own world.The memories. .when for da 1st time he found her as hs bride here..da time she shared bed wid hm for da 1st time,her things were scatterd on dresser.Her clothes hanging next to his.His fingers reached on their own to da white sari he gifted her on Date.
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His spell broke noticing her passport in her jewelry drawer.
"Saleel,Marry" his shouting made them ran to stairs.Maan worriedly:Geet kahan hai?..Wo Sukhvindar saahb k sath nhe gai.
Marry informed him:wo to subha nashte se pehle he chle gaey. .kyunke unki flight ka time tha.
Saleel signaled Marry to went & check dadi.Maan paniced:use to apne dadu k sath jana tha. .mujhe lga wo unke sath gai hai.phr wo kahan gai hai.
Saleel tried to calm him:jb wo mujhe office se nikalte hue mili thi to usne rote hue kaha wo ja rhi hai. .mujhe aur kuch nhe pta.Shayd India.
Maan worriedly:uska passport yahe hai.wo yahen he.par is waqt kahan.
Saleel:men Shefali ko call krta hun.
Jay,Shefali & even all da office girls nt had a single clue about her.Maan desperatly thought for a valid place where she could be.But his intelligent mind was nt working at all.Then her voice smwhere from inside whisper:dil k kaamo men sirf dil se kaam lena chahey.
Saleel kept calling him from behind as he stormed out of his house.
~*~
Geet thoughts broke hearing sudden noise in silence.She lifted up her chin from her folded knees & luked in direction of car lights far on opposite road.She got up & finaly her eyes recognized him.
Maan recognized her even from da distance & who could be here in dis deserted area of LAKE expect from his Geet.He stopped his car & stepped out of it.Both of them didnt move a bit,only thier eyes were whispering in da gush of wind.And then to his horror she turned her back to him & started walking away.He almost ran to her:Geet. .Stop.
Wiping away her fresh tears she kept walking wid her full speed.Both of them in dis lovely surrounding just like da memorble evening of their date But da smile had changed wid tears in a span of fate.
He yelled as she kept walking away from him."Geet please Stop. .meri baat to suno"
Stepping down from da wooden bridge she was about to approach da road when her foot stopped hearing his groan from behind.
The Great Maan Singh Khuranna had lost his balance on da stony path & his head was bleeding terribly.
~*~
Saleel scanning da file:u dnt need to worry about.men presentation de dunga.U can rest.
He luked up at his friend whose body was in blanket,back was resting wid head board of bed wid a clear bandage on his forehead & da soul lost in his own world.
Saleel sat down & kept his hand on his to assured him:wo nhi gai.
Maan:kyunke use sch nhi pta.
Saleel heart ached seeng his strong friend in dis helpless state.Saleel:to kya tum use sch bta doge?
Maan thoughtfully:Sch?jo charo traf se jhoot men uljha hua hai.Kya kya btaun?uske kareeb hona plan tha par ye bhi to sch hai uske pass ho kr dur hona kbhi mere bss men nhe tha.hr us lamhe jb mene use churana chaha hr baar khud ko he gum paya.
ye sch k kal is choot se mujhe bilkul bhi tkleef nhi hui kyunke iski wja se wo mere pass ruk gai.. Wo Chahat jise men pehli baar se he apna gussa,apni nafrat,apna bdla,apni kamzori,apni hawas smjh rha tha wo Mohabbat thi.
par in sb se bhi bda sch ye hai k mene jo kuch kya use bdl nhe skta,men use deserve nhe krta.
Saleel:mohabbat k aage koi sch bda nhe hota.
Ignoring all da morals & right,wrong he insisted Maan to open a fresh chapter of hs life.He always fought wid him,always accused him just because he wants his happiness..a real happiness which he had lost years ago.
Saleel:tum us se pyar krte ho aur wo tum se. .trust men ye kafi hai.
They became quite as Geet enterd wid soup.Giving her a chance to argue :men to bs office ja hi rha tha. .tum bheto.
Before she could open her mouth in argue he left.An awkwrd atmosphere appeared as both of them remain quite.They didnt gt any chance to be alone from last night & dy avoid talking too Because some time words were not enough.
She sat down on bed wid soup still luking away.And then dy both spoke up at da same time"Maan..Geet"
Their mouth again shut waitng for eachother to continue.Geet,the impatient again started & her words collide again with him.To his surprise she got up & signalled him to be quite.Then her sad words coated wid anger came out:bs chup. .men baki sb ki trhan nhi hun.jo tum bolo ge men wo sunu gi.wese bhi mujhe pta hai tumhe kya bolna hai. .for your kind information men kahen bhi jane wali nhi hun.
Wid her wifey attitude she snapped:tumhara mujhse peecha chutne wala nhe hai. .men tumhari wife hun.Agle sath janam tk tum mujhse apni jaan nhe chudva skte.tum chahe kuch bhi kaho. .
She paused as he pulled her closer & wrapped his arms around her waist"I am Sorry Geet. .mujhe chod k mt jana. .Plz mujhe ye sza mt dena.I cant live widout u.I love you"
she wrapped arms around him unable to hold herself anymore on intensity of his honesty.
Precap: dil tham k bhetho!
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