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CHAPTER 1
ALL THE NAMES & PLACES ARE FICTITIOUS(if any resemblance to persons & places is purely coincidental). Any royal titles, architectural terms,IT terms & programs, office hierachy, wedding rituals, etc. are from my imagination hence THEY ARE NOT TRUE. PLEASE DON'T BASH ME !!!!!
Location : KHURANA MANSION
"Maan beta, abb che saal (6years) ho gaye hain aur aap apne pyaar ko dhundne mai asamarth hain. Humari maanye aur kissi se vivaah kar lijiye!" Savitri Devi said pleadingly to her grandson, Maan Singh Khurana. (Maan its been 6yrs., and you have been unsuccessful in finding your love! If you listen to me, get married to someone else!)
"Dadimaa, mai uss ke siwaye kissi aur se shaadi nahi kar sakta!" Maan said firmly. (Dadimaa,I cannot marry anyone but her!)
"Bass Maan abb aur nahin! Aap ko uska poora naam bhi nahi maloom, yeh bhi nahi jaante woh kahaan rahti hai? Hum aap ko ek varsh ka samay dete hain. Agar ek varsh mei aap ko aap ka pyaar nahi mila toh aap Natasha se shaadi karenge!" (Enough Maan no more! You don't even know her full name, you don't even know where she lives? I give you 1 year more, if you don't find your love, you will marry Natasha!)
"Dadimaa, agar ek saal mei mujhe mera pyaar nahi mila toh mai shaadi karonga magar apni pasand ki ladki se aur woh Natasha nahi hai! Abb aap jaldi se tyaar huye hummei Manali ke liye nikalna hai!" (Dadimaa, if I don't find my love in a year's time, I will get married to a girl of my choice but not Natasha! Now get ready, we have to leave for Manali!)
When they were about to leave, Dadimaa saw Yash coming downstairs with his packed luggage. "Aap kahaan ja rahe hain,Yash?"(Where are you going Yash?)
"Nanimaa, mai bhi aap ke aur Bhai ke saath Manali jaa raha hoon!" (I'm going with you and Maan bhai to Manali!)
"Accha hai! Hummei kamse kam company toh mil jaayegi varna aap ke Maan bhai ko toh kaam ke aage kuch nahi dikhta!"(Good! At least I'll get company otherwise Maan can see nothing besides work!)
"Dadimaa, Yash Manali project ke colour scheme final karne ke liye aa raha hai, chutti ke liye nahi!" (Dadimaa, Yash is coming to finalise colour scheme for the project not for holiday!)
"Dono bhai kaam ke deewane!" Muttered Savitri Devi. (Both brothers are workaholic!)
Dadimaa, Maan and Yash flew by private chartered flight and reached Manali in 2.5 hrs. On reaching their hotel it was only 11:00am so Dadimaa wanted to go to a temple. Maan and Yash were not in favour but with Dadimaa nagging that what will she do alone, Maan booked Hotel car and sent her to the temple about 5Km. from the hotel. As soon as Dadimaa put her foot on the Mandir's step she was greeted by a sweet voice singing,
"AREE OO MUJHSE MORA SHYAM ROOTA,
KAHE MERA BHAAG PHOTE ASOON BEEJ BOYE..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBz-cSJuPAA
Dadimaa sat there and heard lot more bhajans and finally when the aarti was over, she got up to leave but felt dizzy and sat on the temple steps unconscious. A young girl of about 24yrs. wearing a white Tussar saree with pink border saw Savitri Devi's condition i.e. lying unconscious on the steps!
She looked around and asked few people if they knew her but no one knew her so the young girl with help of a couple took the old lady to her cottage. Once inside the cottage, her helper made fire in the fireplace and the young girl went to make a cup of "adrakwali chai "for the old lady. The heat from fireplace revived the old lady, then the girl gave her a cup of tea and few biscuits.
"Ma'am, aap ko itni thaand mei akele mandir nahi aana chahiye thaa!" (Ma'am, why did you come alone to temple in such a cold weather?)
"Beta, hum aaj hi Delhi se aaye hain. Humare pote aur dhevate (grandsons) kaam ki wajeh se hotel ke bahaar ja rahe the aur hum akele hotel room mei nahi rahena chahte the. Hotel ki car se aaye the magar uska number hummei yaad nahi!"(My dear! I have just come today from Delhi. My grandsons had gone out of hotel for some work. I did not want to stay alone in hotel room. I came in a hotel car but don't remember its no.)
Just then old lady's phone rang which was with the young girl. The girl answered, "HELLO!"
The person on the other side froze hearing her voice as if someone has thrown ice water on him. He collected himself and said in his deep baritone, "Who is this speaking where is my Dadimaa?"
"If you were so concerned about your Dadimaa you should have not left her alone to faint on temple steps!"
"WHAT? Why you..."
Old lady took the phone from the young girl's hand before World War 3 erupts and said,"Maan beta hum theek hain. Thaand ki wajah se chakker aa gaya. Yahaan ka pataa..."(Maan I'm fine! But due to cold felt dizzy! Address here...)
Hearing the name "MAAN!" Now girl froze but regained her senses, took phone from old lady's hand and said, "GK Apple Orchard Cottage, second right turn from Shiv Mandir!"
Maan and the young girl were lost in past by hearing familiar voices.
"Beta, aap ka bahut "dhanyavaad"! Hum hain Savitri Devi Khurana aur jiss se aap ne abhi baat ki woh hain humare pote Mr. Maan Singh Khurana." (Thank uou very much! I'm Savitri Devi Khurana and the person whom you spoke on is my grandson,Mr. Maan Singh Khurana.)
"Ma'am..."
"Aap hummei Dadimaa bula sakti hain!"(You can call me Dadimaa.)
"Dadimaa, meri taraf se aap apne pote se maafi maang lijiyega. Mujhe gusse mei hosh nahi raheta ki mai kya bol rahi hoon!" (Dadimaa, please apologise to your grandson on my behalf! When I'm angry, I don't know what I'm talking!)
"Beta, aap ka naam kya hai?" (What's your name?)
"Geetika Singh"
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Edited by LM1991 - 7 years ago
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