Part - 19
Maan returns with a little girl, a toddler of 1 and half years old, clinging to her father tight seeing a stranger…
Geet is shocked to see him with a kid…
Maan: This is my child, my blood, meet my daughter, Mansi Maan Singh Khurana
Geet comes and looks at the child, Geet smiles and the cute little bundle of joy looks at Geet and smiles back….
Geet takes the kid from Maan and starts playing with her…
Geet: halo Mansi dear, I’m Geet
Geet introduces herself…
Mansi looks surprised to see someone new…
Geet: I’m his friend, so we are friends
Geet shows Maan to Mansi and tries to impress his daughter… she is not any less than her papa… all same blood…
Maan: Geet, I am not joking, I am very serious, this is my daughter, she is my child with Sameera and she means everything to me, she is my life and I don’t want anyone else to come in between us, do you understand miss Geet Handa?
Geet knew that Maan is already married and he is a widower, but she didn't know that he has a daughter….
Darji knew about Mansi but didn’t want to make it a big issue, he was sure that Geet would understand her responsibilities slowly….. he is not bothered about the others, they may know when the time comes, actually the shadi is not happening any sooner, so if they know the news they will start thinking negative, and create unwanted problems…. So Darji decided to tell them later when the actual date for the shadi is fixed….
He knows that his pothi is capable of handling adverse situations pretty good and she likes challenges… she is not any ordinary girl, she is Geet Handa…
Geet is only interested in winning over Mansi’s friendship right now….
Maan keeps watching her impatiently for her reactions…..
Maan has revealed his secret to Geet finally…. Now it’s about time she retreats, haina?
Maan thought that this will help her realize his situation better and she will easily understand him…
But knowing that Maan has a daughter doesn’t make any difference for Geet, she knows that Maan is her love, her future, that’s all that matters for her, she doesn’t bother about anything else…
Geet has made friends with Mansi and is playing with her now…
Maan keeps watching her anxiously…
Maan: I am talking to you geet, say something
Geet: You have got a very beautiful daughter
Maan is shocked by her reply… he was expecting her to explode for hiding such a huge truth about him… but Geet never seizes to surprise him….
Maan: That’s all you got to say
Geet: I would wish to call her our daughter if you don’t mind
Maan is helpless…. he doesn’t know what to do with this stupid girl who is not willing to understand his plight…
Maant snatches his daughter from Geet ..
Maan: This is my daughter, she is my everything, there is no room for anyone else in my life and that's final
Maan looks into Geet’s eyes and tries to make sure that he is pretty determined about what he is saying…
Geet is not upset hearing that, instead she keeps looking into his eyes with more love, trying to test his determination…
Maan can’t continue it, he turns towards Mansi suddenly not able to face her suspicious yet magnetic eyes that have the power to win him over anytime…
Geet is not going to run away like always… for this time she has found her destiny, she now believes that she is destined to become a mother even before her marriage, she has decided that her future is with Maan and his lovely daughter….
Geet: I love you more and more now, I myself was not sure if I was in love with you or not, but now I can confidently say that I love you and I will marry you and you only
Maan is frustrated that it’s getting more and more complicated and this girl is turning out to be a nightmare for him….
Maan: Don’t you understand what I am trying to say? or are you just pretending not to understand it?
Maan looks at her in anger, but Geet is not afraid… she understands everything very clearly, she knows that Maan is already a father…. She knows very well that, it’s not the same marrying a man with a child as marrying a widower…
Geet: I understand everything very clearly now and I am happy that you wanted to share this with me, that confirms the fact that I do mean something to you
Maan is running out of armors to fight this girl for she is turning all his amours against him itself….
Maan: You have gone crazy Geet, I don’t think you understand anything that you are saying
Geet: I may be crazy but I am happy to stay this way, to be crazily in love with you
Maan: I am damn sure that this craziness will not last for even a couple of months
Maan thinks that she needs some time to realize the seriousness of the situation and then she will forget him as she comes out of her so called love…
Geet: I take this as a challenge Mr Maan Singh khurana, I challenge you to give me two months, within which I challenge to change your mind or I will leave you alone forever
Maan: OK that’s a challenge, Maan Singh khurana is never afraid of any challenge
Maan is relieved that it’s just another two months, after that Geet would have to leave automatically…. But he doesn’t know that this two months is not going to change Geet’s mind, but rather it’s going to be an agni pariksha for him only…
Geet: You should not question me till then and you won't tell anyone about this challenge, we are still following the nakli shadi drama, deal?
Maan: Deal
Geet: OK then the countdown starts now
Maan and Geet return after Maan spends the day with Mansi…. Geet tries to find out more about Mansi .... But Maan is on maunvrat for a change…
Geet is also thinking about Mansi and their family, Maan, Mansi and Geet, after their marriage…. Geet has a number of questions in her mind which she needs answers….
why did Maan leave his beautiful daughter in someone else’s care?
It’s not fair, she should be with her family, specially her papa in the absence of her mother… maybe she needs a substitute for her mother, then Maan should not hesitate to accept Geet, it’s not that he is taking care of Mansi all by himself and doesn’t want anyone to come in-between their relationship, he has already left her with someone else, so why doesn’t he have some trust in Geet? wouldn’t she be able to give Mansi the mother’s love and care?
You don’t need to give birth to become a mother, every woman is born with a mother’s instincts naturally, a mausi is the one who brings up her sister’s children, any girl would provide childcare when needed, haina? Then what’s his problem?
Who is actually taking care of Mansi right now? All these questions haunt Geet….
But Geet has to first focus on the main issue, MSK and the challenge, she has to somehow outsmart him this time, and it’s not going to be easy….
Geet has to stay back another couple of months, she goes back to Chandigarh….. while Maan wanted to drop her at Hoshiarpur himself then, Geet tells him that she has some paper work left, and she has to go back to the college…
Next couple of days Geet tries to figure out how to make Maan realize that she is actually in love with him and it’s not just a crush… Geet thinks it’s better to seek someone’s help… she definitely knows who is the right person to understand her… yes, it’s Dadima who started all this…
Geet packs her things and goes to Delhi instead of hoshiarpur…
Geet goes and meets Dadi … she tells whatever happened to Dadi… as if Dadima is unaware of her potha’s attitude…
Dadi says that she was always confident that Geet would bring Maan’s happiness back and she was right….
Dadi promises to help Geet in whatever way she could… .
The duo plot a plan to catch Maan red handed, he thinks he is a smart ass? He can easily fool them and hide his feelings? He might think that he is the best actor, but these two know him so well that they can easily read through his acting proficiency…
Both of them have the same hunch that Maan likes Geet, Dadi is sure that he not only like Geet but also loves Geet.
Dadi knows Maan’s psychology, he hides his feelings very well, but not every time, when he is pushed to his limits, he goes to the denial phase and gets his anger mask ready as his shield…
That’s what he is doing now… he is frustrated that he couldn’t keep his secrets like he wanted and is trying to prove that everyone other than him is wrong in judging him….
Maan gets angry rarely, when things are out of his control and when he doesn’t get what he wants….
Here it’s both, his feelings are out of control and he himself is has become the hurdle for what his heart wants…. So the anger is unmanageable... But why is he stopping himself from accepting the truth?
Dadi wants Geet to bring out the truth so that he will eventually surrender…
For that Geet has to be here, near him, and not at Chandigarh or Hoshiarpur…
But Geet knows that Maan won’t let her come to Delhi definitely….
Dadima kis ke liye yahan beiti hai? Dadima will welcome Geet with both her hands… her legs might be weak but her arms are stronger…
Dadi asks Geet to pack her things and come to Delhi for a long stay… she should be prepared for a long and tough battle….
But Geet only knows that she has just got two months, but that is more than enough for her….
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