Evening transformed into night..but there was no clue of anyone around her..
Geet remembered the old days of her life, this km used to so lively at that times but now everything is so dull and so quiet..as if she is the only person living here..
highly bored with her surroundings she went towards the window..the cool breeze of the night touched her face..closing her eyes she tried to feel the air more..
Geet(st)- why everything is so dull here babaji...at least in hoshiyarpur there were raji and tito to entertain me but yaha...sighing she turned around only to see dadima standing there..
Geet- dadima aap??
Dadima- yes..but were u waiting for someone else??
Geet- nahi toh...mei toh bas aise hi..
Dadima- leave that..chaliye dinner is ready..
Geet- ji.. nodding her head she followed dadima..while walking dadima asked her..
Dadima- how r u feeling here, geet??
Geet- a..nice...after a pause she continued dadima can I ask u a question??
Dadima- kyu nahi geet..boliye..
Geet- woh..why everything is so dull here...hearing geet's question dadima's steps halted at that moment ,seeing her stop ..geet too stopped..
Geet(st)- babaji..kahi kuch galat toh nahi puch liya??
Sighing dadima looked at geet., everything is not same like before geet...everyone is busy in their respective lives..can't do much! After few seconds of pause..anyways leave all this ..when u will join ur college u will not feel this bore...
Geet- hmm..
With that said both started walking again..reaching the dinning area, dadima asked her to seat and she called nakul and asked him to call others for dinner , obeying her orders nakul went to call others..few minutes later, maya came and sat on her respective seat, seeing geet she passed her a smile which geet reciprocated..soon raj too came there and sat on his respective place..
Maya- nakul start serving..
Raj- where is dev?? Till now he should be at home.., hearing the angry tone of raj, geet guessed that he is angry on dev..
Maya- woh..after college he went with his friends for group studies..
Raj- huh! Group studies..i know what type of group studies he do..pata nahi kab sudherega ye ladka!!!!!
Maya- raj calm down...
Raj- and what about m...but before he could complete his sentence maya already answered him..
Maya- I called him..but his reply was same as usual...
Raj(while sighing)- kya karu doono ka!
Dadima- raj..don't take tension..
Hearing the family conversation geet assumed few things like dev is still same like before who loves to trouble his parents and if she is not wrong then the other person was maan..but maan was never like dev then why uncle is so worried for him??
Raj- geet..
Raj called geet, which brought her back from her trance and she looked at him
Geet- ji??
Raj- we thought to admit u in same college in which dev is studying i.e xyz college but if u have some other college in ur mind then u can tell us..
Geet- no uncle...I know whatever u have decided for me will be good..so I don't have any problem..
At this raj smiled , I know geet u respect us a lot and u will happily accept our decisions too but ur choice too matters dear..never fear to put forward ur choices..hmm??
Geet- ji..
Raj- okay then ..as u r ready then tomorrow morning we will go to the college and complete ur admission procedure..be ready till 10 in morning..
Geet- ji..
Maya- good..now dev and geet will study in same college..dev will be geet's senior so geet u can take his help in studies..plus u both will be together in college so I will be tension free!
Raj- tension free or with more tension..knowing dev I don't think .. but maya cut him between
Maya- kya aap bhi..my son is not that careless..i will ask him to take care of geet , he will never deny me!, confidently maya stated
Raj- hai after all he is mama's boy na!, sarcastically he said!, in reply of this maya glared at him.. which he ignored..ignoring him maya again focused on geet..
Maya- ignore ur uncle geet..what I was saying was don't worry about new surroundings dev will make u familiar with all..waise bhi u both have to be together in future so as soon as u both start knowing each other as good it is! haina??
Geet didn't know what to reply , her openly talking about her marriage made geet shy so in shyness she bend her head down and nodded her head to give her a reply..
In hoshiyarpur, no one so openly talked about her marriage with dev , specially not in front of any male members ..there, marriage was the elders discussion and decision.. her darji never asked her opinion on this matter ,2-3 years back only she got to know about her marriage already been fixed with dev through her aunt's...hearing this everyday that dev is ur soulmate..one day u have to marry him..u have to spend ur whole life with him..have definitely changed her feelings for dev.. from that day till now she had weaved a lot of dreams with him..
She still remembers how she used to fight with him in her childhood days, how he used to tease and irritate her..all that long lost memories use to bring a smile on her face..before coming here she used to always think how he will be now..he too must have grown up..will she be able to recognize him or not..will he still tease her like before??,how will he with her. so many questions used to roam in her head...whenever dev's thoughts cross her mind she use to feel a tickling sensation in her stomach...
Maya- ye lo dev bhi aagaya!, happily maya announced ..hearing this geet got tensed..her palms became sweaty ..her back was facing the entrance so till now she didn't see him but his foot steps were clearly audible to her..
Raj- where were u till now dev??
Dev- dad I informed about my group studies to mom didn't she informed u.., hearing his manly voice made geet more tense and nervous, the only thing she wished at that moment was to run away from there..
Maya- dev see who is here, cheerfully she said to dev , till the time dev reached the dinning table and looked at her..
Geet was so shy that she didn't even looked up to glance at dev's face , all the time her eyes were down casted only..
Dev- is she geet??
Geet(st)- babaji he recognized me!
Maya-hai!
Dev- oh..all waited for geet's reply but she didn't even looked up at dev
Dadima-geet kam se kam dev ko dekh toh legiye..
At that same time maya eyed dev to say hello to geet..following her order he forwarded his hand in front of her..
Dev- hey geet.. pushing her shyness away geet boosted herself to look at him
Geet(st)- geet jhalli..itna bhi kya sharamana come on look up! Her eyes first glanced at his palm which looked so rough..then slowly moved to his hands which looked muscular..and finally landed on his face..he is handsome..with her doe shaped eyes she looked at him innocently , seeing her gaze on him , dev to smiled to make her comfortable..
Dadima came close to geet and whispered in her ear..geet dev ko baad me ghoor lena.. hearing dadima made geet realize what stupidity she is doing..soon she averted her gaze from his face..and shook her hands with him..
Geet(st)- his hands are so warm!, hey dev.. she too tried to give him a friendly smile but more than that it came out as a nervous smile..after the normal handshake , dev took his seat next to his mother..nakul served him the dinner and he started having it.. side by side raj informed dev about geet joining his college and instructing him about to take care of her, etc etc...to which he just replied in monosyllables ..while on other side whenever geet got the chance she used to look at him but soon used to avert her eyes in the fear of getting caught!
Like this their dinner got over.. greeting each other good night everyone left towards their respective rooms..
Geet was lying on her bed lost in her thoughts..
Geet- dikhane mei toh accha hai per pata nahi abhi bhi waishe hi hai ya nahi..., geet was lost in thinking about dev.. hey geet!, she mimicked dev and then blushed ...then slightly slapped her forehead on her nautanki..geet tu bhi na pagal ho gayi hai.. then few seconds later she realized that she haven't met maan yet... all her happiness vanished in a mere second..where is maan..dev ko bhi dekh liya per maan kaha hai..no one even talks about him..kahi kuch..nahi geet what non sense u r thinking..sayad kal kuch pata chale unke bare mei..i should wait.. with these thoughts she went to sleep!
Next morning
Geet lazily opened her eyes, rubbing her eyes she looked towards the window, seeing the darkness outside , she grabbed the table clock from her side table, switched on the light and saw the time which showed 4 am..
Geet- abhi toh 4 hi baje hai..
In hoshiyarpur everyone in the family has habit getting up by 4 or 5 am, living with them geet too developed the same habit ...sighing geet thought to fresh up as she won't be able to sleep now..after doing the daily chores and taking bath she was ready to start her day..she looked at her clock again which showed 5 am, then she glanced outside it was still dark but not that dark.. still thinking about what to do now suddenly she remembered about the small temple which was situated in the backyard of km..she thought to take the blessings of god as from today her new life is going to start..
The weather outside was amazing, the cool breeze of early morning made her feel cold, wrapping her hands around herself she moved towards the temple, the sun was yet to rise but it had already made his presence with the orangish colour in the sky..
Walking few metres, finally she saw the temple , still same like before painted in white from outside , the full bloomed tree outside was amazing..reaching the stairs of the temple she bowed down and touched its stairs , moving further she rang the bell which was hanging at its door step...
She joined her hands in front of the god and prayed..
As she completed her prayers and was going to leave suddenly she heard few disturbing voices..as if someone is shouting...
Geet- is waqt kon hai..
The voice was coming from the gate of km, she moved in that direction..at the gate she saw guards were holding someone while the person was struggling..due to dim light she was not able to see the faces..when suddenly she heard the man shouting..
Man- leave me!!! I'm not a handicapped person..i don't need ur support ! I can walk by myself!!!
The voice sounded familiar to geet , in order to see his face she moved towards them..
The man was still struggling to get out of their grip..
Man- LEAVE ME!!
Guard 1- sir please let us take u to ur room..u r not in condition to... but the guard was cut in between by the man..
Man- leave me or else I will fire u all..all got scared after hearing his warning, but still they tried to make him understand but he didn't listen to them!
Man- last and final warning leave me!, dangerously he warned the guards, with no option left guards left him.. smirking at them he turned to walk forward..but as he took another step he stumbled..
Guard 1- sir.. but at the same time the man showed his hand to stop him..
Man- no! ...i don't need anyone's support !, with that he moved forward, sighing guards too left him on his condition and got back to their work..
While on other side , geet with slow steps followed him..she don't know why but she was feeling a connection with this man.. when she took another step a small thorn pricked her skin
Geet- ahhh!,she moaned in pain..
The man who was till now walking while maintaining his balance stopped hearing her yelp and turned back..seeing someone's figure in darkness he moved closer to her.. but as he came towards her geet nostrils smelled some awful smell of alcohol and it was too strong!
Man- who are u??
Hearing his soft voice how can't geet recognize him
With tearful eyes geet looked up to him..
thank u for reading 😊
Edited by ..Maroon.. - 9 years ago
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