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CHAPTER 6
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 !!!!!
On Thursday morning, Maan, Dadimaa and Yash reached GK APPLE ORCHARD COTTAGE at 8am sharp!.
They found the main door open with banging sounds coming from inside.
"Geet darwaza kholo!" (Geet open the door!)
"Didiji darwaza kholiye!" (Ma'am open the door!)
"Geet open the damn door!"
"Sameera, what the hell is going on?"
"Maan, Thank God you are here! Geet has been locked in this room since last night and is refusing to come out!"
Maan tried calling but even he got no response with calling and banging. He was sure that she does not want to open the door because of what happened in the lift yesterday! Finally, Maan and Yash broke down the door.
Maan, Sameera, Dadimaa, Yash, Bhola and Gauri were transfixed seeing the interiors. Inside the room, all the four walls had Maan's photographs in all poses and attires.
It started with Maan's photograph in Final Year of M. Arch till now. There were photographs of him recieving "Topper of his batch!"award, "Best Student of the Year!" Award, "Business Man of the Year Awards!" And many more i.e. Maan laughing with friends on a joke, Maan hitting a sixer, Maan imitating a teacher etc. Placed in centre of the room on a pedestal were Baby pictures. In one corner was a small bed on which Geet was lying curled up holding baby's sweater, cap & booties!
Maan checked Geet's pulse and ordered, "Sameera call doctor immediately! Her pulse is very weak! " Sameera called the doctor. While waiting for doctor, Maan carried Geet to the couch in living room. In lying position a Thick Gold chain fell out of Geet's salwaar suit with a heavy gold pendant having "Maan" written on it. Maan & Dadimaa were shocked to see the chain & pendant on Geet's neck as it was the same chain that was given by Sumitra (Maan's mother) for Maan's 18th birthday!
"Maan kya Geetika...?"Dadimaa spoke to Maan in hushed tones. (Maan is Geetika...?)
"Dadimaa, GEET MERA PYAAR HAI!" Maan replied back in same tone.(Dadimaa, Geet is my love!)"
Sameera asked Gauri to bring hot water bottle and put under Geet's feet. Sameera just then noticed Dadimaa and touched her feet. Maan sat near Geet and was lovingly brushing her hair with his fingers. "Sameera beta, aap Geetika ko kaise jaanti hain?" (Sameera how do you know Geet?)
"Dadimaa, mai Geet ki bhabhi hoon. Geet ke bade bhai Arjun se meri shaadi hui hai!" (Dadimaa, I'm Geet's sister-in-law. I'm married to Geet's elder brother, Arjun.)
"Sameera Geet ko kya hua hai?" (Whats wrong with Geet?)
"Maan tumhe koi haq nahi Geet ke baare mei sawaal karne ka!"(Maan you have no right to ask me any questions about Geet!)
"Sameera, Geet mera pyaar hai!" (Sameera, Geet is my love!)
"Agar Geet tumhar pyaar hai, Maan toh tumne Sasha se shaadi kyun ki?"(If Geet is your love, Maan then why did you get married to Sasha?)
"Nahi beta! Maan ki shaadi nahi hui hai! Naa toh Sasha se aur naa kissi aur se!" (No Sameera! Maan is not married. Neither to Sasha nor anyone else!)
"Phir Geet ko kyun lagta hai ki Maan shaadi-shuda hai? Geet ka Maan ke liye deewanapan toh aap sab ne dekh hi liya hai!" (Then why Geet feels you are married? How crazy Geet is for Maan everyone has just witnessed.)
"Sameera, Dhruv kaun hai?" (Sameera, who is Dhruv?)
"Yeh baat aap ko Geet se he puchni chahiye, Maan!" (You should ask this question to Geet.)"Dadimaa aap sab yahaan kaise?" (Dadimaa, how come you all are here?)
"Hum Maan ka rishta Geet ke saath karna chahte hain!" (We came for Maan and Geet's alliance.)
"Dadimaa, aap Geet ki pehele sacchai jaan lijiye, phir rishte ka sochiyega !"(First you hear about Geet's truth before you think about alliance.)
"Kaisi sacchai beta?"(Which truth?)
"Geet ek anath (orphan) hai jisse Mrs. Rano Handa, Khanna Industries ki malkin ne godh liya hai(adopt)! Uss ke paas iss Apple Orchard ke siwaye kuch nahin! Geet was thrown out of her adopted home 6yrs.,back due to a mistake committed by her. Initially she stayed with me but after few months, Mrs. Rano Handa passed away and she willed this cottage & Apple Orchard to her. She has three foster brothers -Arjun, Teji & Lucky. Her brothers love her a lot and have been searching for her for past 6yrs. But due to some reason she is scared to even contact them. I'm the only person in the family who knows where she is? She has no contact with Meera & Pinky as well! "(Geet is an orphan adopted by Mrs. Rano Handa, owner of Khanna Industries! Geet has nothing besides this Apple Orchard.)
"Har "Karwa-Chauth", Geet suhagaan ki tehara "saj-savar" kar vrath rakhti hai. Mere baar-baar puchne par bhi nahi bataati hai ki kiss ke liye rakh rahi hai? Bas itna kehti hai ki mai apne pyaar aur apne pati ke liye rakh rahi hoon. Magar yeh nahi bataati ki uska pati kaun hai? Geet kehti hai "Mere pati hi humari shaadi bhul gaye aur kyunki woh sabke saamne nahi hui thi, iss liye aur kissi ko bhi nahi maloom humari shaadi ke baare mei! Magar mai jaanti hoon!" Sameera finally concluded her story! (Every "Karwa-Chauth", she dresses as a married woman and keeps fast. But even with all my coaxing and cajoling, I cannot get an answer for whom is she keeping a fast? She only says I'm keeping fast for my love, my husband. But doesn't tell me who her husband is? Geet only says,"My husband has forgotten our marriage. Because it didn't happen in front of any witnesses, therefore no one knows about it! Only I know about it!")
Just then doctor came and examined her. "Mrs. Handa, I have told you before she is very weak and needs to eat and rest properly. I have given her an injection to normalize her pulse and blood pressure. See that she has hot drinks and nutritious food. When did she last eat?"
"Didiji ne raat ka khaana teen raaton se nahin khaaya hai!" (Ma'am has not had dinner for last 3 nights.)
"Is she stressed about something? If yes, please try to solve it!" Doctor took her fees and walked out.
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Edited by LM1991 - 8 years ago
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