Part – 29
At the restaurant….
Maan has already booked a table at a fine dining restaurant…
Maan goes to the table reserved for them and Geet follows him like a kid…
Its in a corner facing the garden, very private…
They wait for the server when the restaurant manager comes and tells something to Maan….
Maan: no no, we are fine
Geet: kya hua?
Maan: kuch nahi
Just then an elderly man comes to the table….
Old man: halo beautiful, my wife wants to invite you for our anniversary celebrations, would you like to join us and be our guests of honour tonight?
The manager was just conveying that message to Maan…
The elderly couple are celebrating their 50th anniversary and when they saw Maneet they wanted to celebrate with this young couple who are yet to step into their love life….
Geet doesn’t know what to say…
She looks at Maan for his response…
Seeing that old man Maan is reminded of his dadaji…
Maan: sure, it would be our pleasure
Geet: happy anniversary uncle ji
Uncle: thank you sweetie for not calling me dadaji, and halo young man, let me show you something
Uncle asks Geet’s hands, takes her hand and walks her to their table…. He pulls the chair for her and requests her to sit there….
Maan would have loved to do that if only they are a couple…
Uncle: that’s how we have hit half century and still batting strong, haina ji?
Aunty smiles to acknowledge it… haan ji
Maan: excuse me
Maan takes leave and goes to talk with the manager …
Geet thinks that it’s not nice to leave like that when they are inviting you with so much love ….
They are all alone na…
Maan comes back….
Aunty: take your seat beta, you are just like my grandson, our son and his family are in Auckland, we didn’t want to celebrate our fiftieth anniversary alone, that’s why we wanted to invite you
Maan: wish you a very happy anniversary
Aunty: you too look cute together, I think it’s just the beginning of your sweet journey together
Uncle: wish you both too celebrate fifty years of love together just like us
Aunty: why are you so quiet beta?
Aunty finds Geet feeling a little out of place…
In a couple of minutes the manager comes with a beautiful cake for the couple…
Maan has ordered it…
Uncle: oh, that’s wonderful
Aunty: that’s so nice of you
Uncle and Aunty cut the cake and they all have a good time eating the cake…
Geet likes how Maan has won the hearts of the couple in no time….
Uncle orders a drink as it’s celebration time and no celebration is complete without a drink according to him…
Uncle is a retired service man who was a Colonel in the army….
Aunty has a few drinks occassionally but nowadays she has stopped drinking and also restricts uncle…
Uncle is in no mood to listen to her today…
Aunty also doesn’t mind him having a good time….
Aunty orders mock tails for the ladies…
Uncle asks Maan to give him company…
Maan politely refuses as he has to drive back…
Uncle insists he has a drink at least…
Maan obligues….
But when uncle compels Maan to drink again Aunty gives her drink to Maan and asks him to pretend to give uncle company…
Then she gives Geet’s drink too…
Aunty doesn’t know that uncle had asked to spike the ladies drinks for fun…
Maan ends up being drunk badly…
Maan is in no condition to drive…
Geet feels helpless…
Aunty asks Geet not to worry for they can take a cab…
Geet books a cab for the four of them…
Aunty thought Maneet could drop Uncle and Aunty on their way as their home is nearby…
Geet holds Maan and guides him to the cab while Uncle feels sorry for his mistake…
Aunty apologizes to Geet for what happened and suggests that Maneet stay at their place for the night as she thought she couldn’t trust the cab driver…
Geet too was very scared and she is more than happy to stay back with Aunty…
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