PART 3. MAAN RELIVES OLD MEMORIES - I
Maan paced the room in annoyance as he wondered what to do next. Achcha khaasa seduction ka plan banaaya tha! All went to drain thanks to that phone call! Aur ab Geet mere se aise dur bhaagti hai jaise mujhe chicken pox ya malaria hogaya ho! After the seduction plan, Geet evaded Maan so much that Maan decided to not implement anymore plans till she became normal. But even after almost a week Geet continued to avoid him, Maan had enough. His patience was gone and he made his decision. He was implementing his next plan whether Geet liked it or not.
As Maan paced he wondered what plan to implement next. Seduction is out of question. What else to do? As he thought he remembered the first time they met, how he slowly fell for her and then how she slowly fell for... Idea! Maan grinned in excitement not remembering that he was in his Office.
Dev was about to enter Maan's cabin when he saw him grin. Dev gulped. Bro? Grinning? Kuch toh gadbad hai! He did an about turn and scrambled off.
Geet walked towards Maan and her room when she crashed into someone. She fell down and brought the person down with her. She closed her eyes the moment she felt herself falling and now lying on the top of the other person she opened her eyes. And then her eyes widened. Hey Babaji! Yeh toh mera husband hai! No! Wait! Future Former husband! Divorce hone waala hai, remember Geet?
"Dekhke nahi chal sakti? Andhi ho kya?", Maan spoke softly and for a second Geet felt like she was 18 again and had crashed for the first time into Maan during her sister's wedding. He had said the same thing that time too. But unlike last time when Maan spoke the same lines harshly, this time she was looking at her sweetly and had said the same line so tenderly that Geet could not look away.
"You know what Geet?", Maan whispered and Geet looked at him with curiosity.
"Kai saal pehle aise hi hum takraaye the, yaad hai?", Maan said softly and Geet nodded.
Maan continued to speak, "Uss waqt maine tumse poocha tha ki uthogi ya godh mein uthaaun? Yaad hai?" Geet nodded wondering where Maan was taking this conversation.
"Iss baar soch raha hun, woh offer hi na dun!", Maan looked amused, "Tumhein godh mein utha hi dun!"
Geet's eyes widened and she started to get up. But she was unable to as she realised that something was holding her down. Maan! Maan was holding her in his arms! His arms were snaked around her waist and holding her tightly to him. Hey Babaji!
"Chodiye!", Geet whispered as she struggled to get away.
Maan shook his head.
Geet felt her anger brew, "Maan! Chodiye! Warna mujhe ghussa aayega aur main lad padungi aapse!"
Maan smirked at her, "Achcha?", Maan looked amused, "Tum auratein apne aapko samamjhti kya ho? Jab dekho ladne ke liye ready rehti ho! Lagta hai ladne ke siva kuch aata hi nahi hai tumhein!"
Geet's jaw dropped open as her mind remembered their second crash when Maan said the same thing to her! Hey Babaji! Yeh kya ho raha hai!
Geet had enough, "Dekhiye Maan! Mujhe chodiye! Varna..."
"Varna kya?", Maan cut her off, his expression and voice still reflecting laughter and amusement, "Kya karogi? Mujhe maarogi, peetogi ya kiss karogi?"
Geet felt her breath leave her as she remembered not just the moment in their third crash when he had said the same thing but also their almost kiss a week ago.
"Maan! Aap mujhe chodte kyun nahi?", Geet almost whined.
Maan simply smiled at her, "Kyunki tumne please nahi bola isiliye!"
Geet's eyes widened. Hadn't he said the same thing in their third crash during NT and Dev's wedding? Yeh kya ho raha hai yahaan? Babaji! Aisa kyun lag raha hai jaise main chaar saal peeche gayi hun! Jaise main apni Di aur Jijaji ki shaadi mein hun aur Maan se pehli baar mil rahi hun! Maan yeh sab anjaane mein bol rahe hain ya sab jaan boojhkar? She continued to look at Maan with shock and speechlessness.
After thinking a lot, Maan had realised why the seduction plan failed so badly. It had failed because he had jumped directly to seduction. As far as he remembered there were many things happened before his Shirtless waala plan as he had dubbed it. Using that plan right away was wrong, Maan realised. It took her four years to fall in love. He cannot expect one plan to make her fall again. He had to ease Geet into it. He had to do it step by step. And Maan decided he would do exactly the same thing he did last time, same plans he used then and in the same sequence so that she will fall in love with him the same way she fell for him six months before the marriage.
But Maan was not interesting in waiting for 4 years before anything happened between them. No thanks! Already the wait was long enough! No need to double it! So he decided that he would choose only some of the plans and go through it faster than he did last time! So crash waala plan it is! And if I get to keep her in my arms, that's just bonus!
So here was Maan Singh Khurana, lying on the floor, holding a baffled Geet in his arms and quite happy with himself. And to this scene Daadima arrived.
"Yeh kya ho raha hai yahaan?", Daadima asked as she looked at them with confusion, "Neeche letke kya farsh saaf kar rahe ho? Aur Maan, tumne Geet ko aise kyun pakad rakha hai?"
Both looked at Daadima with wide eyes and then looked at each other. Maan let Geet go and with embarrassment on their faces, both scrambled to get up.
As they stood up, Maan looked away while Geet fiddled with her dupatta, both looking distinctly red. Daadima finally realised that she must have intruded in some private moment after taking in their expressions and looked at them knowingly, "Arre bhai! Romance karna hai toh kamre mein karo! Yeh raste pe kya hai? Aur kamre mein bistar hai! Farsh pe letne ki zaroorat nahi hai!"
That did it! A red faced Geet ran away from there. As Daadima observed a running Geet, Maan sneaked away. Daadima shook her head. Kya paagal hai dono! Kamra chodke hallway mein romance kar rahe hain! Uff! Kya karein hum inn aaj kal ke bachchon ka!
As Maan walked off, he had a smirk on his face. He did it! His first plan to relive moments was successful! Geet remembered the crash! Now next plan! Which one should he use? Hmm...
Two days passed as Maan waited for the right opportunity to implement his plan. And finally the day came. Maan overheard Daadima and Geet talk and he knew his opportunity has arrived. Geet was asking Daadima's permission to go to her friend's house to meet the friend's newly born baby in the evening. Perfect! Maan smirked and first sent a call to Dev's secretary and made sure Dev's schedule was full in the evening. Busy raho Dev beta, warna Daadima tumhein meri Geet ko chodne bhej degi! Aur yeh main hone nahi de sakta! And then he happily gave all the drivers leave for the evening. Aur meri Geet ko toh driving aata nahi! Ab aayega mazaa!
Evening time came and Maan arrived home early only to get a request from Daadima to drop Geet at her friend's house as rest of the drivers had gone home and Dev was busy in the meeting. Maan grumbled a little but agreed and swiftly walked to his car. If anyone would have seen him, they would have seen a happy smirk on his face.
As Maan and Geet drove off to Geet's friend's house, Maan spoke up, "Kya tumhein yaad hai Geet?"and Geet looked at him. Till now she avoided looking at him, but at his voice she could not avoid him anymore.
"Kya?", Geet asked in confusion.
Maan smiled tenderly and for a second Geet felt her heart skip a beat, "Kuch saalon pehle main tumhein aise hi College chodne aaya tha! It was your first day of college here! Yaad hai?"
Geet nodded but did not smile and Maan mentally sighed. Plan flopped. Lagta hai maine jo tease kiya itne saalon pehle woh ise itna bura laga ki it is not a good memory for her! Koi baat nahi Maan! You have other plans too!
As Maan drove, Geet looked out of the window and remembered that day when Maan had dropped her. She smiled as she remembered how on the first day he had teased her that she will be ragged in the College and everyone speaks English only. At that time, Geet had been so scared. And then when she came to know that Maan had pranked her she had gotten so angry. But today remembering that moment only brought a smile on her face. And before she knew it, Geet started laughing.
Maan blinked in surprise as he heard Geet laugh. He turned around and saw her laughing, "Geet! Kya hua?" He asked in worry. Geet shook her head and bestowed him with the brightest smile. Maan felt his heart skip a beat at that.
"Aapko yaad hai Maan? First day of college, aapne mujhpe kya prank khela tha?", Geet asked with twinkle in her eyes.
Maan's eyes widened. She remembered! And she is laughing about it! Yaani ki plan worked! He gave a relieved laugh and was surprised to notice that Geet was laughing with him.
"Maan! Aap bhi na! Koi aisa prank kisi ke saath karta hai kya?", Geet pouted and Maan shrugged, "Arre! Main kya karun! Tum itni dari hui thi! Main kya aisa chance chodta!"
Geet nudged him lightly while pouting and Maan chuckled. With lighter mood, both reached Geet's friend's building. As Maan drove into the parking lot of the building, Geet gathered her bags to get down. As Geet was about to get down, Maan grabbed her hand. Geet turned and looked at Maan with wide eyes. He gave her a tender smile, "Main tumhein ek ghante mein pick up karne aaunga!" Saying this, he placed a kiss on her hand. Geet's eyes went wide and pulling her hand away, Geet ran off.
Geet felt her heart beat increase as she ran into the building lift. As she pressed the button rapidly so that the lift door would close faster, she saw him stare at her intensely. Geet gulped. Hey Babaji! Yeh kya hua tha! Mujhse shaadi karke khush nahi toh haath kyun chuma? Aur iss tarah kyun dekh rahe hain abhi? Maan! Please don't play games with me! Kabhi baahon mein lete ho, kabhi haath ko choomte ho aur kabhi dil aisa todte ho ki main use sau saal mein bhi na jod paaun!
As the lift door closed, Maan wanted to bang his head on something. Kya bewakoof hoon yaar! Achcha khaasa has rahe the, baat kar rahe the, yeh kiss ki kya jaroorat thi! Hui na uncomfortable woh! Bewakoof Maan! As he berated himself, he looked up and noticed the lift door close. Lift door! Idea! Next plan ke liye idea aa gaya! Perfect! He dialed NT's number and asked the flat number of Geet's friend. As the call disconnected, Maan smirked. I am coming to get you in one hour Geet! Aur building kya, tumhaare friend ke ghar ke darwaaze pe aake tumhein pick up karunga!
Hello people,
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BTW, the crashes happened in Dhoom Dhadakka series and the dropping and pick up thing happened in Part 9 of Jab Se Tere Naina.
Next up, Maan reliving memories continue!
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