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CHAPTER 9 (a)
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Geet went to her room, changed her clothes (so that mark left by Maan's strong grip could be hidden!) took a new garland and went to the puja venue.
She was sitting alone in a corner, still in a state of daze by Maan's words. She felt that she was wrong in imagining Maan to be a "man of her dreams, HER PRINCE CHARMING"! She still remembers the day which happened two years back when she first saw Maan. She was trying to save herself from those goons sent by Brij, the landlord's son. He had just murdered a girl and she was the sole witness. Brij along with his men had come to kill her. Geet who was still innocent like a newly appeared bud at tender age of 18. It was her misfortune that she had left from Delhi by last bus to Hoshiyarpur. She wanted to surprise her grandfather, Daarji, the Sarpanch of this village for his birthday. This village was next to town of Hoshiyarpur, it was in dark and secluded portion of the village that she landed in this mess. Her only fault was that she was at wrong place and at wrong time. Men kept repeating, "Kudi nu aaj pakad kar maar kar nadi mei dubba deinge. Koi saboot hi nahi rahega!" (We will catch the girl kill her and dispose her body in river!) She had covered her face with her dupatta tightly and only her eyes were visible. Her eyes were her best feature but she was unaware of it! Her run had come to an abrupt halt by her banging into a solid hard male chest and falling down. She quickly picked herself saying "MAAF KIJIYEGA! SORRY!" and scurried away hearing Brij and his goons voices! Later when the goons struck her, she lost her consciousness. When she regained her consciousness, she had found Maan by her side and hugged him being scared. He understood her unsaid fear and had comforted her. Maan rubbed her back calming her, "Daro nahin woh chale gaye hain!" (Don't be scared! They have gone!)
"Aap ka bahut shukriya!" She had thanked him. (Thank you very much!)
"Mai yaheen hoon tum befikar ho kar soo jaao!" (I'm here, you sleep without any fear!) He had again given her strength against her fear making her fall halfway in love with him, MAAN. Next morning seeing his jeep's bonnet open she understood the reason for his being stranded in the lonely street and so as a humble favour she filled his cannister and wrote the note.
When she had seen him arrive with Yash jeejaji's family she had at once recognised him but he had not recognised her maybe due to the fact that her face had been covered to hide her identity from Brij's men. Seeing his well built body, beautiful eyes, his biceps and thick dark hair she had fallen head over heels in love with him. Two years back in dark night and in darkness of jungle she could not even in her wildest dream imagine that her saviour was so handsome. Then that day when he was closing her kurti's hooks his fingers brushed her back giving toe curling shameless emotions. Anyway, after hearing his view about her and her family, Geet will not think about him! Maan was right neither she nor her family were equal to Khuranas in terms of wealth or status! But for Geet, respect of Handa family, her self-respect and her unblemished character is most important. However, Geet didn't know that its not easy to forget your first love !!
"Gudiya! Gudiya! Arre kahaan khoi hai?" Teji was shaking her. "Panditji ko Meera ke parivaarwale ke haaton ka banna prasad chahiye! Kya tu banna sakti hai?" (Gudiya, where are you lost? Teji was shaking her. Panditji wants someone from Meera's family to make prasad. Can you make?)
"Haan Veerji! Kya chahiye? Sooji ka halwa theek hoga?"(Yes! What should I make? Will halwa be ok?)
"Haan beta!" Lata Mausi said very gently. (Yes my dear!) Geet nodded and went to make it!
After the arguement between Maan and Geet, Lata Mausi and Dadimaa went to a quite room where no one was present. Both of them were in their own thoughts! Daarji came to Lata Mausi & Dadimaa with folded hands and said,"Behenji, humei maaf kijiye ki hum yeh rishta nahi kar paayenge! Aap Maan bete ka kaheen aur rishta kar dijiye!"(Savitri Deviji, please forgive me! I won't be able to do my Gudiya's alliance with your grandson, Maan!)
"Bhaisaheb, kyun? Pareshaani kya hai?"(Why? What's the problem?)
"Jab Maan humari Gudiya ki izzat nahi karta usse gande naamon se bulata hai shaadi se pehale toh shaadi ke baad aur beizzat karega!"(When Maan doesn't respect my Gudiya and calls her insulting names before marriage, how much he will disrespect her after their wedding?)
"Iska matlab..." Lata Didi said (It means...)
"Behenji, maine toh pehle hi aap se manna kiya tha ki hum dono parivar mei koi samaanta nahi. Meera aur Yash ek dusare se pyaar karte hai, iss liye mai uss rishte ke liye maan gayaa!" (Savitri Deviji, I was against this match from beginning as there is no similarity between the two families. I only agreed for Meera and Yash's wedding because they love each other.)
"Theek hai bhaisaheb, hum zabardasti nahi karenge! Accha hai aap ne Maan ka gussa dekh liya jiss ke baare mei humne aap ko bataaya tha!" Dadimaa said. (Fine Lalaji, we won't force you! Its good that you have seen the extent to which Maan's temper can go.)
"Behanji, meri koi burai kare mai sunn loonga magar meri Gudiya ko kuch kahaye toh sehan nahi kar paaonga!" Daarji said humbly. (Savitri Deviji, if anyone criticizes me, I will withstand it but not my Gudiya. I won't tolerate it!)
"Theek hai Bhaisaheb aap jaise theek samjhe! Kintu hummei aap ki Geet bahut pasand hai, jo swabhimaanwali hai. Apne aur parivaar ki izzat ke aage uss ne itne bade aadmi, Mr. Maan Singh Khurana ko thappar maar diya. Yeh baat tareef ke kabil hai! Ek patni padhi likhi, ghar ke kaamon mei paripoorn aur apne pati ko sahi raha par le aaye bina pati ke gusse se darr aisi honi chahiye. Yeh sab khoobiyian Geet mein hain!" Lata Mausi explained (Lalaji, its your decision! But we like your grand daughter a lot as she is highly self-respecting. For the sake of her family's prestige she slapped such a renowed person like Mr. Maan Singh Khurana. This is really creditable! A wife should be educated, should have knowledge of household chores and should be able to pull her husband on right track if he is going on wrong track without being effected by his temper! These qualities are present in Geet!)
"Maaf kijiyega bahenji! Yeh sab khoobiyian aap ke aur mere liya sahi hai kintu aaj kal ke bacchon ke liye nahi!" Daarji said disappointed. (Forgive me Snehalataji, these maybe qualities for us but not the younger generation!)
"Bhaisaheb! Hum ek sujhaav dein?" Lata Mausi enquired politely. (Can I suggest something?)
"Ji kahiye?" (Yes!)
"Abhi Maan aur Geet ki rishte ke baat hum teeno aur Pammi ke siwaye koi nahi jaanta." Daarji nodded in affirmative. "Aap agle che mahine mei Geet ka koi rishta matt kijiye. Bass Geet se kahiye ki aap ne uss ke liye ladka dhoondha hai aur hum bhi Maan se yahi kehenge. Agar woh ek dusare ka naam pooche tabhi bataayenge. Inn che mahino mei agar Maan aur Geet ke bichmei galatfahmiyaan door hogi aur Maan Geet ki izzat karna shuru karde toh shaadi karaa denge varna nahi. Bhaisaheb aap yeh matt bhuliaye ki Maan ne Geet ko "chunni chadha di" hai (narrated dupatta scene) aur Geet ne Maan ko "varmala pehnaa di" hai, chahe galti se hi huwa ho!" (For next 6 months don't accept any alliances for Geet. Only tell Geet that you have choosen a boy for her wedding. We'll tell Maan the same. If they ask about their prospective groom/bride, then only we will tell them. In these six months if their misunderstandings are cleared and Maan starts respecting Geet, only then will we get them married otherwise not! Lalaji you cannot forget that Maan had done ritual of "chunni chadha di"on Geet (narrated dupatta scene) and Geet has done the ritual of "varmala pehnaa di" on Maan, maybe due to mistake!)
Daarji sat down on nearby couch shocked, "Haye Babaji! Yeh kya ho gaya!"(Oh God!)
"Bhaisaheb, shaayad Babaji ki yehi maarzi ho!" Dadimaa said. (Maybe its God's wish!)
"Theek hai mai aap dono ki abhi ke liye baat maan leta hoon. Magar agar che mahine tak bhi Maan aur Geet ke swabhaav mei anter nahi hua toh main apni Gudiya ka rishta Maan bete se nahin karoonga!"(Fine! For now I'll listen to both of you ladies. But if after 6 months, there is no change in Maan and Geet's behaviour, then I won't get my Gudiya married to Maan.)
"Aap sahi keh rahe hain bhaisaheb! Kya abb aap humei Geetakshi ki 'janampatri' de sakte hai. Panditji bhi aaye huwe hain!" Lata Mausi requested. (Alright Lalaji! Can we now get Geetakshi's horoscope as Panditji is here!)
"Abhi bhijwaata hoon!" (I'll send it!)
After Daarji left, Dadimaa asked Lata Mausi, "Didi, aap ne Geet ke liye 'haan' kaise keh di?"(Didi, how come you agreed for Maan and Geet's alliance!)
"Savi, abhi tak mai Geet ke baare mei "haan" iss liye nahi kar rahi thi kyunki abhi tak humne jo bhi dekha tha woh sab acche ghar ki ladkiyon ko aata hai. Magar aaj jo maine dekha ki ek poti kaise apne dadaji ki izzat ke liye laadi, yeh dekhaata hai ki uske liye parivaar aur baadon ki kya jageh hai!" (Savitri, till now I was not saying 'yes' because whatever Geet was doing any girl of good family will do. But today a grand daughter fought for respect of her grandfather. This shows she gives importance to respect of family and elders!)
"Didi mai samjhi nahi." (I didn't understand!)
"Jo ladki Mr. Maan Singh Khurana ko thappar maar de, woh koi sadhaaran ladki nahi. Mr. Maan Singh Khurana jiss se poora Business world tharr tharr kaanpta hai! Wah Savi! Kya ladki dhoondi hai! Maan ke liye ek dum sahi! Maan jaise gussail aur ghamandi (attitude) ke liye bilkul sahi." (The girl who has guts to slap Mr. Maan Singh Khurana, is no ordinary girl! Mr. Maan Singh Khurana whom the whole Business world is scared of! Excellent Savi! You have choosen a perfect girl for Maan. For Maan, who has attitude and gets frequently angry Geet is perfect!)
Soon Lata Mausi & Dadimaa with Geet's 'janampatri' left for puja venue where Geet was sitting in daze state and Teji shaking her. As both Lata Mausi & Dadimaa were in a state of shock after Maan and Geet's fight; and then Daarji's wish to not consider Maan and Geet's alliance that they overlooked absence of Maan from Handa Haveli after the fight!
Maan had gone back to Khurana Haveli after the fight. He was in his room trying to simmer down when Adi arrived. Adi came and handed Maan the latest technology new phone. "Sir aapka nayaa phone! Magar SIM puraana hai!" (Sir your new phone! But SIM is old!)
"Arre thanks Adi! Tumhe nahi maloom ki phone ke bina...Magar tumhe kaise maloom ki mera phone toot gayaa hai?" Maan asked. (Thanks Adi! Without phone...But how did you know that my phone broke?)
"Mujhe nahi maloom tha sir. Pinkyji ne mujhe abhi diya aur kahaa ki jisne aap ka phone todha hai yeh usne lautaaya hai! Sir woh kaun hai jiski itni himmat ki apka phone toode?" (I didn't know sir. Pinky gave me this phone saying that the person who broke your phone is returning it! Sir who had the guts to break your phone?)
"Adi, mind your own business!"
"Yes sir!"Just then Pammi came and Adi left.
"Bete tumhei maloom hai ki Daarji ne Geet aur tumhari ladai dekhi aur sunni hai?" (Maan do you realise that Daarji has heard and seen your fight with Geet!)
"Kya?"
"Beta abb Handa parivaar humara samdhi hain! Thoda apna gussa control karo!" Pammi tried gently explaining to Maan. (Maan we now have relations with Handas. Please try and control your temper.)
"Satyanarayan ki Puja" started, Meera and Yash were asked to sit together as it was for their prosperity. Daarji, Lata Mausi & Dadimaa sat nearby. Mohinder, Teji, Lucky and Geet were kept continously busy by Panditji doing different errands. Soon the pooja was over with Meera and Yash doing aarti. Then started "Satsang", Lata Mausi & Dadimaa asked Geet to start the Satsang by singing a bhajan. Geet sang,
Mangal bhavan amangal haari
(Dulhan wohi jo piya mann bhaaye)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVVlS5A0AKA
After finishing the bhajan, Lacchi came to call Geet as haldi had to be ground fresh for the later "Haldi" function. Geet changed her clothes, wore yellow suit and covered her face tightly with dupatta so dry haldi doesn't irritate her i.e. only her eyes could be seen. She was pounding the turmeric knots when a male hand stopped her alarming Lacchi, Channi and two other female servants. "Kudiye tu Brij veerji nu jail bhijwayegi?"(Girl you will send Brij to jail?) Standing in front of her were two goons. Turning her hand she had the thick wooden rod in her hand with which she was pounding. She started beating them much to their surprise. Lacchi ran inside to find Teji and Lucky. Unable to find them, she saw Vicky and said, "Veerji please jaldi chaliye Geet didi ki jaan khatre mei hai!" (Please come fast, Geet's life is in danger!) Vicky ran with his two friends outside seeing Geet handling the two goons alone.
Just then a jeep stopped and Maan got down. He in a split second understood the situation and got in the fight. Goon seeing themselves loosing the fight took out a knife to strike Maan but Geet intercepted it and Maan was saved but her left arm got nicked! Seeing that Vicky and his friends came, finding themselves outnumbered crooks ran.
Maan just turned to see if the girl in yellow suit is fine but saw the same eyes that were haunting him day and night. Maan had finally found his "Mrignayani" standing with pain in her eyes.
She removed her dupatta from her face as she was gasping for breath. Maan was shocked on seeing her face!
(Please ignore Maan's turban!)
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