
Part 14 (b): A rumble and a tumble
Maan smiled at Geet looking straight into her eyes which held a certain delight, she for the first time was smiling back at him from the heart
'ahhh' Geet screamed the next minute hugging him in fear as they felt the car jump out of control and then rumble to a stop, so much for being his prized procession couldn't it drive on its own without breaking down but maybe that's the exact reason why this was his favourite car since it had a mind of his own. He sighed feeling her little heart beat against, smoothing the fear he felt a second ago. His big hands rubbing her small back while she lay in his chest, eyes tightly closed smelling heavenly just like fragment flowers on an April morning. Or maybe even better he smiled into the curve of her shoulder.
'Are you ok?' he questioned when she broke out the hug, a little hue settling of those plump cheeks of hers. Seeing her nod in a yes, Maan walked around to the bonnet of the car with a quirky smile knowing this was the first step towards betterment.
'It is ok?' she tried to not get scared but seeing the amount of smoke she knew something was wrong, so very wrong
'Water reservoir has broken and engine seems to be worked up' he noted looking at his baby moan in pain, endless stream emitted from it and water dripped out like no tomorrow
'What shall we do?' Geet asked looking at endless road with rice fields on either side. Perfect, just perfect now their stuck in the middle of nowhere but it did make a beautiful sight for someone like Maan who was new to such scenery
'Wait for help' he motioned settling back in the jeep knowing that it would be a long wait
It was early evening and both were still stuck, Geet more than once requested him to walk home which was roughly 20 minutes away but Maan being Maan, outright refused. Firstly not wanting his beloved jeep to be high-jacked by random thief's, everyone knows unoccupied beloved cars are stolen by thieving predators. Secondary, he couldn't be asked walking for that long. Ever since he passed his driving, his never walked anyway for that long even the 5min journey to the snooker club was made in a 4 wheeled vehicle.
'Maan if you want to stay you can, I'm going. It's so late and I'm still not at home, what will people say, what would Darji think' her pitch getting higher with each minute, this was latest she stayed out thanks to Maan and she wasn't exactly loving it. Brij Veerji was probably bringing down murder and don't even get started with Darji, he may be silent but his deathly stare just about does the trick.
'Chill Geet it happens, you can't please everyone in life and I say forget about people, those that talk bad are not worthy to worry about' he advised brushing his shoulders seeing her freeze in astonishment, was he right did she worry a bit too much?
'lekin' she tried seeing the sun settle over the hill, the sky was a mix of pink and orange which means daylight was edging to the end.
'Atcha what do you do here for fun' Maan changed the topic
'Huh' came her sudden response
'Where's Geet?' Brij questioned the minute he entered the haveli, somewhere knowing his sister was missing. Calling it a brother's intuition but he felt something missing in the air, just like all those movies when a child is coming and the smiling mother turns around with a huge plate of insane food or when lover is in trouble and his lady friend goes berserk shouting and scheming. Just like that Brij knew Geet was in trouble
'Woh she's on her way' Dida squeaked running off to Dadi's room, this was getting scary with every minute she thought looking back at her slightly scary grandson
'See see there' Maan shouted like a child pointing at a baby sparrow sitting in its nest
'Its shooo cute' Geet yelped grapping onto his forearm shifting Maan's appreciation from the baby bird to the beauty in front
'So are you' he added, the flirt was back
'Geet kaha hai Radha' Darji asked his running wife who immediately ran the opposite direction shouting I'm coming' to which he itched his head knowing she will go missing for another few hours
'JUUGNU MAMA, JUGNU MAMA' Geey shouted, the big hand settled on 2 and the little on 9 clearly showing it was quite late, very late in the evening
'Kya hua beta' Jugnu mama asked walking down to the distressed Geet and a dead looking jeep. Maan on the other hand was really chilled, the dark sky did little to his happy mood which was flourishing with each golden minute spent with Geet
'Car's broken down mama and we've been struck here for the last few hours' she threw a look towards Maan who smiled back before turning to Jugnu
'Aww I see' Jugnu mama set about inspecting the jeep, after all his known to be a famous mechanic in Hosyarpur
'The tyres have burst' he uttered after a thorough check shocking Maan out of his happy zone
'Kya' he asked jumping down to see all four tyres where still intact
'Yep and the exhaust seems blocked' Jugnu continued diagnosing bewildering Maan, see now you know why Jugnu Mama is famous; famous for who not to hire to fix up a car
'Mama there you are' Teji shouted who followed his folly uncle and co-worker of Teji Garage
'Veerji help' Geet squeaked getting rather tired, she was worried sick and now so was Maan with Jugnu Mama's constant wrong prediction
'Main teek karlunga but tomorrow, I'll trail it back to the garage tonight. You both need a lift' Teji questioned with a look of surprise seeing a stranger with Geet, who hardly spoke to strangers never mind hanging with them
'Yes please' Geet shot running to the back seat pulling Maan along, if anything she realised Maan was lazy, severely lazy and extraordinarily irresponsible, Brij veerji would kill Maan if he knows they stayed out just for the sake of it since Maan wasn't feeling like walking. Imagine that, na baba na Geet's love story was just about starting and the lover dying wasn't exactly considered the perfect ending to a love story.
'It's nearly half 10 yet they're not back, Dida where did you set them off to' Rano spoke in whisper seeing the men parade in the hall, everyone was scared. It was normal for Raji but this was Geet
'She'll be back' Dida tried encouraging but deep down she was scared to death
'Thank you' Maan's chirpy voice hit their ears stopping everyone making Dadi sigh in relief who was also in the hall along with Pinky and Adi, with Geet missing they had a tough time. Ddai even had the strangest thought of Maaneet eloping to get married leaving them imprisoned in the Handa Haveli for life, NAH that's not happening at least not on her watch
'Geet I had so much fun' Maan sang holding onto her hands
'DID YOU' it wasn't a questioned but a shock, they were stranded for almost a day yet he had fun
'Of course tum jo ho meri saath' he flirted raising his brows throwing her off-guard
'Humara first date' he slowly thumped his shoulders with hers and whistled through the double doors leaving an extremely shy Geet behind but unknown a crowd of wild buffalos awaited for his presence ready to attack.
'Where were you guys?' everyone shouted the minute Geet stood beside Maan smiling letting her family know she had a good time
'We were...'
'MAAAN' someone shouted from behind stopping all conversation and then the next minute she ran to him and hugged his life out, like literally taking everyone by surprise.
'AB YEH KAUN HAI' Pinky moaned seeing everyone's expression turning from shock to anger to something beyond, maybe a death or two would happen tonight
Edited by sophiexx - 8 years ago
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