Part – 108
Maan knows that he has spoken unnecessarily…
He goes to see Geet…
She is staying in the garden…
Maan: Geet, tum yahan kya kar rahi ho? Mansi, tumme dhoondh rahi hai
Geet: toh usko sikhao, zindagi mein Naany se achcha koi nahi hai
Maan: Geet, ye kaise bachpana hai? Chalo, andar
Geet: aap jao, mein badh mein aathi
Maan lifts her and takes her in….
Maan: I’m sorry Geet, mujhe aaise baat nahi karna tha
Geet: mein kya karthi Maan? Aap ne Mansi ko dekha nahi, subhe se wait kar rahi thi
Maan: mein kya karoon Geet, mujhe kaise patha tha ki itni late hogi
Geet: aap nahi aaye toh mujhe jaana padha
Maan: Aaj nahi toh kal jaathe the
Geet: lekhin aao ne Mansi ko promise kiya tha
Maan: toh kya hua?
Geet: Maan, woh bachi hai, usko kya patha aapka kaam kaisa hai ?
Maan: haan Geet, Mansi bachi hai, lekhin tum?
Geet: Maan, mein Mansi ko aaise udhaas nahi kar sakthi
Maan: tum kab samjhoge Geet?
Geet: mujhe kuch nahi samajhna
Maan: Geet, mujhe dekhi, aur iss baat ko dhyaan se suno
Geet looks at Maan, he is very serious….
Geet: Maan, aap itna pareshan mat ho, agle bar aaisa nahi hoga
Maan: nahi Geet, Aaj tumme samajhna hi hoga
Geet: mein samajh sakthi hoon Maan, aakhir Mansi meri beti hai
Maan: wahi toh tum nahi samajh rahi hi Geet, Mansi humare bati ho toh kya? Hum uski har khwahish Puri nahi kar sakte, kabhi kabhi aaisa hotha hai, you know how unpredictable life is, ye tumse achcha Kaun jaatha? Humme sab kuch apne bachon ko sikhana hai, life is not about roses only, you have to prepare them for the thorns too
Geet: she is just a child Maan
Maan: that’s why, you should start now itself, else she’ll only suffer Geet
Geet: I understand Maan
Maan: Geet, ek baat ko tum kabhi doubt nahi Karo, tum hi Mansi ki maa ho, sirf tum, tumme iss mein kbhi koi shak nahi hona chahiye Geet
Geet: I know Maan
Maan: maa bachon ko sab kuch sikhathi hai, unko sirf kushi aur Jeet ka siikh nahi deti, lekhin unko gam aur haar ka bhi siikh deti, takhi aage jaake woh nidar se sab ka samna karein, haina ? Jaise tum hamesha karthi ho
Geet: ye baat toh sahi hai Maan, ab mein samajh gayi
Maan: kya samajh gayi ho?
Geet: Yahi ki Ranno itni bhuri bhi nahi hai
Maan: what?
Geet: aap nahi samjhoge
Maan is happy that there is not much problem and he knows that Geet will gradually learn to be a caring as well as a responsible mother for Mansi…
Ranno returns and Geet is much relieved…. .
As usual Ranno takes care of her duty, looking after Manav…
But there’s nothing much for her to do, Geet feeds and she just has to put him to sleep…
She has to do the nappy duty from time to time and let Geet take rest…
Geet sleeps only when Mansi sleeps…
They take a nap in the noon…
Maan takes over during night time…
Sometimes Mansi doesn’t sleep in the day, that time Geet is too exhausted…
Today is one such day…
Geet feels so sleepy… she badly needs this nap to keep her charged the whole day…
Geet: Mansi, chalo, hum thode dher sothe hai, badh mein khelthe
Mansi is not ready to go to bed…
Mansi: nahi, hum badh mein sothe hai
Geet: Manaansii, mumma ko sona hai
Mansi: hum thode dher khelthe haina?
Geet doesn’t know what to do… Ranno comes…
Geet: maa, tu Mansi ke saath khelo, lao, mein Manav ko lekhe jaathi
Ranno is surprised… but she is happy that Geet is ready to share the responsibility of Mansi…
Ranno: haan Geet, tum jao
Mansi looks at Geet… she is not so happy…
Geet: rehne do, mein badh mein sothi
Ranno: nahi nahi, tum jao, mein apni bitiya ko Hoshiarpur ki kahaani sunathi hoon
Mansi looks interested…
Mansi: Hoshiarpur mein kaun hai?
Ranno signals Geet to go while she puts Mansi on her lap…
Ranno: ye tumhari maa ki kahaani hai, jab woh choti thi
Mansi: baby jaise choti
Ranno: nahi, tumhare jaise thi, ek din tumhare nanaji usko chodke bahar chale gaye
Mansi: phir kya hua?
Ranno: phir Geet unke gadhi ko peecha karke chali gayi
Mansi: nanaji ke paas gayi?
Ranno: nahi, unko patha nahi ye peeche aarahi hai, woh nikal gaye
Mansi: phir
Ranno: phir aaise hi kahin ghoom ho gayi thi
Mansi: achcha?
Ranno: sab pareshan ho gaye, aur usko dhoondhne lage
Mansi: aur Geet nahi milli?
Ranno: nahi
Mansi: aur papa ke paas aagayi?
Ranno: kya? Nahi nahi, tab toh tumhare papa bhi chote hothe, Geet mandir chale gayi thi
Mansi: mandir?
Ranno: Haan wahan jaake bagwan se shikayat kar rahi thi apne papa ki, aur Panditji usko dekhke apne saath bitake baatein kar rahe the
Mansi: phir
Ranno: humare padosi Jo mandir gaye the, Geet ko lekhe aaye
Mansi: achcha?
Ranno: haan, woh bahut sharaarthi thi
Mansi: bad girl?
Ranno: haan
Mansi: nahi, mumma good girl hai
Ranno: achcha?
Mansi: haan
When Maan comes Mansi tells the story to him…
Maan has a good laugh…
Geet: Maan, kya baat hai? Aap itna kyun hasthe ho? Mujhe bhi bathao
Maan: woh kuch nahi Geet, Mansi ki story sunke mujhe hassi aagayi
Geet: kaise kahaani ?
Mansi: aap ki story
Geet: meri?
Maan: shshhhhh nahi
Geet: Maan, aap kya chupa rahe ho?
Maan: koi silly story hai tumhare bachpan ki
Geet: kya? Mere bachpan ke? Mujhe bhi sunao Mansi darling
Mansi starts telling it…
Geet: ye tumne nani ne sunaya?
Maan: Geet tum bachpan se hi bagwan ko pareshan karthi aayi ho?
Geet: Maan aap na, thoda chup raho, dadi se pooche toh aap ke batein mein patha chal jayega, chalo Mansi
Maan: Geet, Geet rukho
Dadi tells them about the time when Maan sat on the hot jhula once…
The kerosene jhula, if you remember that one...
After making mithai for a function, the cook had left it in the backyard to cool before cleaning it.....
Maan who came there, accidentally sat on it and luckily for Maan, the jhula had cooled down a bit...
Geet: Maan aapko itni tand lagi kya ki aap seedha jhule mein jaake beit gaye?
Maan: dadimaaaa
Dadi is happy to share the stories with Geet….
Geet: dadima, kal ek aur story
Geet looks at dadi and winks…
Dadi shows a thumps up…
Maan: dadi, aap ko koi aur kahaani nahi milli kya? Kal se aap panchatantra ki stories sunao
Maan pulls out the book from the cupboard…
Dadi: ye toh you tube bhi sunayega, lekhin aapki kahaaniyan toh iss dadi hi suna sakti bete
Maan: dadima, aap Geet ke saath rehke uski tarah ho gaye ho
Dadi: kaise?
Maan: aap bhi ab mere baat ko nahi manthe
Dadi bursts out laughing….
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