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PART 20
Maan is really hit with all surprises...but he is really worried for Geet now..once again she had packed all her emotions..he could very well sense that...he was taking few steps to move out and instantly stopped when he heard Sasha talking further to Aadi regarding this..
Sasha: What is this Aadi? What kind of candidates you have lined up today? They all are nothing but COUNTRY BRUTES...She takes a frustrated sigh and continues...And this GEET...
Maan: STOP IT SAAASHAAA!!
Sasha was instantly stopped and she trembles and almost falls down hearing her name taken in roaring tone..
For Sasha and Aadi, they are quite used to their boss temper..but today, it seemed to have far crossed the border line...Now, Sasha Stammers instead of Aadi and Aadi remains quite..
Sasha: M..MK..Look at t..his girl..
Maan: Call me SIR..henceforth...and dont you dare mention her name or even talk about her. Its high time you know your limits.
Sasha: M..K...she gulps..I mean, Sir.. see, because of her, all candidates have left from here.
Maan: Its not because of her, its because of YOU...
Sasha: B..but..I was just trying to choose best candidates.
Maan: Oh really? Is this the way you conduct interview? By attacking on their personal lives?
Sasha doesnt accept her mistake but tries to put the blame on Geet again.
Sasha: MK..that girl...
Maan: CALL ME SIR...he shouts...AND YES...she is the one who showed you the place you belong...which I should have done long time ago.
Sasha: S..ir...you are supporting that girl from small town over me?
Maan's anger is really topping all charts now..
Maan: How dare you raise your voice in front of me and question me?
She trembles hearing his roar..He comes near her and folds his hand and continues with a smirk... by the way, which metro city do you actually hail from?
Sasha blinks and looks here and there with shame written over her face...she hails from a small town or can term it a village.
Maan: So, you look down upon your own place you come from because its not a big city, ignoring the fact that you were born and raised there and that place gave you an identity...and you completely mold yourself when you moved to a big city like Delhi...isn't it? How cheap!!
Sasha couldnt argue now..
Maan: Till date I remained quite because you are daughter of a retired loyal employee who had dedicated three-fourth of his life to KC....but you, you didn't take that long to spoil his name and hard earned reputation. You have failed in performing your duties... that's it...I dont want to see you again in Khurana Constructions (KC)
Sasha is dumbstruck... Maan is not permitting her to give her explanation before taking his decision. Somewhere within her, she still feels that she can control the situation and win over her boss and his family and for that she is prepared to take any blame and accept her mistake..
Sasha: Sir..I am sorry..please give me one last chance to prove myself..
She almost pleads and has got tears in her eyes..
Maan has made his final decision and no way going to give a head to her crocodile tears. He now turns his attention to Aadi...
Maan: Aadi, Ms. Sasha has been terminated and she wouldn't be permitted into any of KC group office premises... Send her the official termination letter along with cheque amounting to this month's salary and final settlements due.
Sasha: SIR..Please listen to me once.
Maan: You can leave...
Sasha turns to leave and when she was about to open the door...Maan calls for her...
M: SASHA..
she looks at him with a wicked smile within anticipating that he has changed his mind.
M: Before you leave, would like to give you the privilege of knowing the full name of Geet, you were so very insisting to know.
A silence followed and Sasha is seriously wondering what is he even going to say and that too about that Geet...
M: She is GEET MAAN SINGH KHURANA...
Did she even hear it right or she has become deaf..
M: You are not deaf Sasha...you have heard it right. GEET is my wife.
What she hears further pulls away the earth from her feet and she stares back at him with a shock..she has no words to argue or comment what so ever...Unable to even think further knowing about his marriage. But when did it happen? No one even knows about it.
Aadi who was holding a file dropped it instantly...GEET... is Mrs.. Maan Singh Khurana...? he starts sweating and shivering with the very thougt.
Maan couldnt stand Sasha even for a second now.
M: YOU CAN LEAVE.
Sasha makes a slow move out of the office and Maan clenches his fist and bangs on the table thinking all what had happened... His attention goes back to Geet's thoughts...something about her hidden emotions which she didnt express it during the interview but worried for the moments that followed when she was out of here and he is hoovered with all negetive thougths...he pushes his hair back and he gets restless with some unknown fear.
Aadi wanted to discuss few things and enquire about Geet inbetween the talks. Moreover, now, he is damn sure that Geet is the one whom Maan wanted to add as a new member in the pannel and curious to talk about it.
A: Sir...I
M: Aadi...I must leave right away...shall call you later? And ...please call off this interview for today.
He must meet Geet right away and rushes out of office....he restlessly takes his mobile and calls her but no answer. … DAMN... He seriously thinks what to do...he reaches out to his car...he goes to her college..but came to know from the security guard at the entrance that Geet's name is not entered in the walk in registrar's list... He again calls Geet on her mobile and there's no answer. He sighs...trying to calm and think further. He now needs to call someone from Handa haveli and he has only Daarji's number.
M: Daarji..is Geet back home?
D: Na puttar...
M ST: Oh no...where Geet would have gone now?
D: kya hua? Sab tik hain na?
M: Haan...nothing to worry...Like yesterday, I just thought of picking her from college if she hasnt reached home yet..that's it. I tried calling Geet but no answer. Can I get Ridhima's number?
Daarji helps him with Ridzi's contact.
Back to Geet...the moment she was out of Maan's office, she was all lost...she is hearing hundreds of whispers surrounding her, questioning her identity...Just like how she felt on that unfortunate day she had got to meet Vikram. Why people take their pride and liberty in letting her down? Just because her husband has not given her that right and respect? Eventhough she managed to give good piece of mind to both Vikram and Sasha respectively, ...but she is spinning herself into something very unknown... and what further to expect? NOTHING!! On that day immediately after meeting vikram, she ran to Maan's room to seek solace for her restless mind, but once again, his room managed to slam her with the rude silence.....and today, Maan was right in front of her... but again, she felt alone..ALL ALONE.. Its just a beginning, in future, how many more people she would need to face who would either take liberty in insulting her or take advantage of her condition? How many faces she needs to bring out of her to fight with this world...this rude world ALL ALONE.
She is just making her way out of the business centre...all lost within herself. Atleast on the other day Shantima was with her after her encounter with Vikram. But today, being in hoshiyarpur, her maternal home...name all relations in one roof and you will find them – her parents, grandpa, uncle-aunts, cousins...and circastically, her husband is also present here at the moment.. yet she stands out of that crowd. She really wishes that she could run to her mom, hug her , just have a peaceful sleep in her lap quitely... but she is deprived of it...just because she is MARRIED and belongs to another family......She touches her secred chain hanging in her neck...OH YES...I AM MARRIED... and smiles circastically. She recalls all what she had asked Shantima that day questioning about her own identity. At that moment, Maan was in London and today, he is right here in Hoshiyarpur.. right in front of her.. but still, she couldnt get her answers...as there's NOTHING that bounds them together.. They say that Lonelyness kills..but it rips you apart when you have that someone special right next to you with whom you are said to be bound into a secred relationship for your lifetime but still you stand ALL ALONE.
This is her fate that she has happily accepted, then what more her babaji wants out of her? Why she was put into a situation again where she wanted to screem and tell that she is married and she loves her husband and her family...but why she cant claim it?
just then few of those girls who had attended the interview happen to follow her
Geet was just blinking at them..and they happen to shake hands with her for one by one for what she gave back to Sasha.
"Ms. Geet...this is your name right?"
Geet nods with a slight smile.. yes..GEET only GEET and no one is associated with her.
“You are really amazing...you have given that lady good lessons of life...”
“Yes dear...forget taking interview, she would never ever dare to even walk and talk around..”
“We will never forget what we got to witness today...”
“Yes..you made us feel proud and special and we freshers are also equally tallented. You are our true inspiration”
Geet just listens to them and moves on like a statue. Her mindset has blocked her to the level where she is not even willing to utter a single word...At this point, she feels she has no where to go..but her mind knocks her and takes her to one place where she can really find some peace and she makes a move to that place blindly.
Back to Ridzy...
she is waiting for Geet's call and in meantime, she is busy strolling and shopping in nearby supermarket and right at that time Ridzy gets call from her Papa who is reporting to his Clinic's Delhi branch and he will be there for couple of days...
Dr: Beta, please stay at home...I am expecting a confidential courier in half an hour or so...and you have to collect it.
Ridzy: Ok Papa..dont worry.. I am out of home right now and will reach there in max half an hour.
Ridzy finishes her talks with her papa and rolls her eyes as Geet will be calling her any time to pick her up. Now, what to do? She gives a serious thougt and decides to send her driver to pick her up and drop her back to her home. She calls Geet but there's no answer.
Ridzy ST: Yeh lo...mam is not answering now...what to do? Have to wait..
Mean time, Ridzy gets a call from the same friend of hers who had informed her the other day that Geet had attended an interview in the Business centre.. Ridzy is really crowded and not in mood to chat with her..she was about to make excuse and cut the call but she couldnt'nt as her friend continues to talk about Geet.
Ridzy: Hey how are you? What's up?
“Well.. I was here for the second round of interview at business centre..”
Ridzy: Oh yes, I remember you had an interview there..Good...so, how was your interview today?
"The entire interview got cancelled. All because of your friend Geet”
Ridzy: What? The interview has been called off and that too because of Geet? What are you even trying to say?
“Remember the other day, I had informed you about this interview and Geet was also there to give her interview?”
Ridzy: Yes..
“Geet was here again in the Business Centre as she too got selected for the second round of interview as well..
Ridzy is shocked beyond her imagination that Geet had second round of interview today...
what she heard further from her friend, was even more earth shattering beneath her feet.....Ridzy learns every thing that happened in the interview room...the hot discussion which got transformed into argument between the HR lady and Geet..How the HR lady dragged her into discussion pinpointing Geet's family and how Geet handled the situation?
“Yaar...Geet has really given that HR lady a stagger..She was really too much and Geet almost got her to her knees in front of all other candidates...”
“My schedule was right after Geet's turn of interview, but by then, the interview got called off”
Ridzy: What are you saying? Did Geet really do all this?
“Yes...she did.... Even though the entire interview was called off, all girls arround are still talking and praising about Geet..To that matter, even I appreciate her straight forwardness in answering this lady”
Ridzy is worried now...she knows Geet's nature in and out..she is aware that Geet is capable of doing all what she did in the interview today...as she is too naïve and innocent.. but if someone hits her on her sensitivity and weakness, she would'nt think before reacting and she immediately after that gets into a shell...
Ridzy: Where is Geet now? Is she still around?
“She finished with her interview quite some time back”
Ridzy cuts the call..
Ridzy ST: So, is this interview the main reason for which she had to cover up so much with her family? She takes her mobile and tries calling her...but no answer. ...Yaar...yeh Geet bhi na? Atleast she should have informed me that she is attending an interview...she never told me on that day when she had her first round and second round being today...aur yeh sab??
Now, Ridzy is really worried... Geet has outbursted on someone today, that means, she must be in a mindset where she would be aloof...Ridzy has to reach her and comfort her...
Ridzy moves to the business centre and scans the place for some time , whilst calling Geet continuously..its ringing but still no answer. Her interview is over, then where is she? I am sure she is out of this place...where could she go?
Oh god, this proves that she is really really upset.. I must reach out to her at any cost..GEET where are you? Each sec passing by is putting preasure on Ridzy..firstly, she has given into the lies what Geet has told her family about some pending college related work. If something goes wrong, how will she ever face her parents and Daarji and Maan Jiju...OMG...What about Maan Jiju? Did she even tell him about this interview?
Ridzy has to reach her home. She is really really tensed about what to do? At least if Geet could answer her. Suddenly, she gets an idea to call Maan and tell him all what happened. ...but how? She didn't have his contact details...right then to her luck, Maan calls her..
M: Hello Ridzy...
R: Jiju..thanks god you called me...
She was immediately cut of by Maan.. as he is too very impatient to hear any talks from her apart from Geet and hence he is upto the point.
M: Is Geet with you?
R: Wo..no..but..
M: Any idea where is she? I have been searching for her everywhere but didnt find her. Where did you drop her last?
Maan thinks Ridzy had picked up Geet from the Business centre where as Ridzy thinks that Maan is asking this as she is the one who had picked up Geet from Handa Haveli and dropped her near the usual signal and not at her college.
Ridzy gulps in fear listening to his worried voice...Now, no way she can hide things from him. she takes a long breath before answering.
R: I ..I just dropped her near that hospital signal in the morning..She had some important tasks to do and she told me that she will call me once she is done with her works..May be she has still not completed her work...give me some time, I will find it out and call you back. she will call me any time to pick her up...
ridzy reaches her home and just that dot of time, the courier guy was waiting for her..
Ridzy: Jiju...please...I will call you in just two mins.
she signs and collects the courier..and gets into her home and keeps this courier safe in her dad's room.. just then the maid comes to her. She looks really worried.
“Mam”
Ridzy feels as if the entire world is getting into a tensed place.
Ridzy: Kya baat hain? Why are you looking so tensed?
“Mam...wo Geet..”
Ridzy is again having a shocker and some fear in hearing Geet's name from the maid..
Ridzy: What .. what happened to Geet?
“Maam...woh..” she points towards up...indicating the floors above this ground floor.
Ridzy: Saaf saaf kaho..baat kya hain?
“Maam..your friend Geet is here..at the terrace garden. Just sometime back, the door bell rang..and I found your friend standing there. ...she didnt tell me anything. She just walk passed me towards the terrace”
Ridzy: What??
Ridzy is still not able to believe...
“I slowly followed her until she settled down in terrace garden. I informed her that you are not here...she remained quite and didnt utter even a single word . Then I asked her if she wants anything...like water, tea, coffee..but she didnt answer.”
Ridzy: What? Geet is here? You should have called me and informed me. You know how tensed I was looking out for her?
“Woh..mam I did call you but it was continuously engaged... Sorry Mam!”
Ridzy makes her way up to the terrace garden...found Geet cuddled and sitting in the corner of her favorite swing. .....She takes a long sigh..at least Geet is safe. Her back is facing Ridzy and she was not even moving a bit. Ridzy assumed that Geet is taking a nap which she usually loves to when she rests in this swing while the swing moves gently. But today, Geet was all awake and just lost looking at those pairs of colourful love birds which are caged. Ridzy takes a phew and comes back to the ground floor without disturbing her.
First thing first, she calls Maan and informs him that Geet is in her home and shares her address..He cuts the call and is so much relieved to have known that Geet is at Ridzy's home and he zooms towards the address given by Ridzy.
Over to Geet....She is all lost in those love birds... thinking where do we humans stand in comparison to these?..They express truly what they feel and they get back the same feelings in return.... A smile adorned her lips which immediately turns into a frown..We humans are created by the same god then why we differ? Why such a beautiful feeling like love is is made so complicated for we humans? Why? Why I still love him so much inspire of knowing the fact that he loves someone else and equally hates me? I manage to stay away from him but unable to stay away from the feelings that I posess for him and anything that's associated with him... WHY?? Why I end up doing things which he has strictly warned me not to do? No wonder he HATEs me for intruging between him and his love? I never ever wanted to cross his path then, why I end up doing so again and again inspite of getting insulted by him. She recalls all what he has poured out on her, especially on the last day of her stay in KM......and only her babaji knows what all bitter opinions he has developed for her in last one year...and he cant stand me for a second in and around him and I dared to visit his office today? With all what happened in this one year, she could only feel his hateredness ....What would he think about me now? I am very sure he must be very very angry on me. Will he ever understand that she was there just like any other candidate? No..Never!!! Moreover, I created such a blunder after blunder over there. I lost my control due to my clumsiness nd about to fall and he had to hold me..just like the previous day how I fell on him tip to toe... will he take it as my clumsiness? No way, he must be thinking I am crossing my limits again and again but in a different way now...and YES...I did cross my limit as that lady asked for it as she was unnecessarily dragging my family into the professional discussion.
She is not atall surprised as Maan didnt utter a single word against Sasha.. Why would he? Maan wouldn't care about all this as I mean nothing to him. I was mere a candidate ... BUT YES...He would be surely angry on me as I back answered Sasha...but I didn't back answer her intentionally. That Sasha took a self lead in bringing my family life into picture which was no way required for an interview..for me, my husband and my paternal family are most important for me..than my life. But why would he understand all this what I feel for him as I am NO ONE to him... why would he even care to understand what I feel for his family? I am no way a part of it and he has been keeping me miles apart. She smiles sadly...Annie is so right … he knows my true place and he keeps me where I belong. Now the very thought about meeting him is giving her such a fear. How will I face him now? He will pour out all abusive and harsh words on me..she cuddles to herself folding her hands over her knees and hiding her face in between...as the very thought of meeting him is making her shiver...babaji...why why me? I am doing all this so that I can leave from his life for ever and he is free from this burdened relationship. I am sure that he is literally going to spit fire on me..I am not in a position to face his rudeness..not any more. ...she looks up again...and tries to calm herself before cuddling back to the same position in the swing.
Just then, she hears Maan's voice...calling out her name...GEET...
her head still dipped between her cuddled arms and knees..tears doesn't stop at all and in between all this, she blinks her teary eyes and smiles at her silliness.. how can she even think that Maan is calling her...and for that he has to be here in the first place...but why would he be here?
GEET... she hears him for the second time and doesnt move even a bit. but her eyes are rolling in all directions and her heart beats faster and faster now. She really wonders why she thinks about him to this extent that she keeps hearing him calling out her name...amidst all the fear and emotions that she is going thro right now?
While her mind is busy seeking answers for her state of mind which she fears that she would loose it anytime. She feels a gentle touch on her shoulder... GEET...
All her emotions stands still hearing her name with that soft touch. She slowly turns to look at the palm holding on to her shoulder and then to the person....She gently blinks next second she pulls herself out of the swing.. and she looks back at him with a fearful eyes...Maan...SIR...AA..AAP?
Maan is really taken back with the fear in those eyes... why she fears him so much? And what is this? she calls him SIR now??
Maan: Geet..listen to me...
He tries to get near her..but she walks back ..keeping him captive within her fearful teary eyes...
Geet: Woh ..woh..main ne jaan boojke kuch nahin kiya (I didnt do anyting with a purpose or bad intention) .......Main..woh ..aap ko aur pareshaan nahin karna chahthi thi (I didnt want to trouble you more )..isliye..main kahin door.. ISLIYE, (That's why I was going far away...THAT's WHY) I was looking for a job for myself....and ... she closes her eyes as she is not able to frame right sentences...and clutches to her dress covering her heaving chest so that she can control her throbbing heartbeats
Maan: Geet...
He tries to make a faster move towards her and now she is almost pinned to the wall...
Geet: I didnt know APM is...is your company...otherwise, I wouldnt have applied there...
Maan: Geet..
Geet: Please don't mistake me again that ..that I am crossing my limits... she gulps and continues with a heaving voice
Geet: I..Know..I know that I have no rights on you what so ever ..but it so happens..that..
he stopped for a while hearing her talk these words ….
Maan: What? Geet...allow me to talk...
He still continues to walk further...and she by now, she is completely glued to the wall behind her...she has no more space left between her and the wall....he is just an inch away from her..her fragile and vulnerable condition and he is going weaker seeing her teary eyes that are looking back at him with confusion...
Maan: Geet..listen to me!!
She slowly nods for a NO...He is really disturbed looking at her. He really dont know what's going on within her..but he wants to comfort her and make her free from all the insecurities thats surrounding her mind...Where as for her, she scans his face thoroughly, especially his eyes...his disturbed expressions only puts her into further assumptions about his uncertain and perplexed state of mind ...her mear name taken by his perfect M Shaped lips is scarring her to the core anticipating what words will follow ahead her name? She is not prepared to take any more of his harsh words..... She folds her hands and pleads him..
GEET: "Please...Fir se eise kuch math keh daaliye jo main sehan nahin kar paaon" (Please...once again dont tell me something which I cannot take it) and she closes her eyes with her palm and out pours all her emotions in form of tears that were concealed in her hazels.
Maan's impulses gave way listening to her last words and he instantly hugs her tight...
She gets into a state of sudden shock... her body stiffens in reaction to his hug to the extent that she is not hugging him back...what if he is trying to trick her and when she will react with equal favor he will grab this opportunity to insult her again?
Its too much of a confusion that her body, mind and soul could take...but he doesn't stop here...his hug gets stronger covering herself..It does bother him a lot that she is not hugging him back but at least she is not pushing him like he had done to her...she is not like him not at all like him..That's why she is his angel..his Pari...his Geet...and he has hurt her so much that she doesn't trust him any more doesn't feel secured with his presence...and he is deeply hurt with her insecure filled thoughts on him..
Maan: GEET...please dont ever mention that you have no rights on me...hmm??.....you have all rights on me..please Geet..tears rolls down his eyes making its way to his cheeks to her shoulder...but she doesn't respond...Geet..please open up and speak with me...What ever you feel...I will not hurt you my dear...Please this silence is killing me... He could feel her stiffened body started to loosen now...he gradually opens his eyes and looks at her and screams in horror finding her in unconscious state...
Maan: GEEEEET ….
Precap: “Then how come you and your family were not informed about Geet-Maan's wedding?”
Edited by Vaidhumom - 6 years ago
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