Part – 10
It’s been a month and still there is no news, the most desperate person here is Geet….
Though her family didn’t want Geet to know, Annie has told Geet everything…
Geet has started thinking about the wedding, and she can’t wait….
How long can she pretend to be innocent and unaware of the happenings?
There is a lot of discussions going on between dadi and Maninder, Maninder and ranno, dadi and Ranno and no one has anything to share with Geet…
Geet is doubtful if Annie had misunderstood her brother’s words… she keeps asking Annie, but Annie too is surprised by the silence at the khurana mansion … maybe her father Mr khurana has to convince Pammy… but that’s not a problem…
Maan has never bothered Pammy nor does she interfere in his life… it’s always been like that and everybody is happy with that arrangement, specially khurana ji….
With the month long silence, Maan thinks that it didn’t work out as he thought and is going to Malaysia on a business trip, he has been working on starting a project there for a long time… it’s a 15 day trip….
Maan goes to meet Annie..
If at all there is someone that should know about Maan’s business trip, it is only Annie…
Maan considers only Annie as family… Maan never shares anything with anyone… he is on his own…
But with Annie staying at KM after a failed marriage, Maan makes it a point to keep her informed so that she doesn’t feel unwanted or left out…
Maan knows very well about feeling like a guest in one’s own house…
Maan distanced himself from his father after he married and got another family…
Maan disowned his father and his new family before they could disown him…
Whatever it is, it should be his decision to make, that’s MSK…
And as you know, Annie is the exception in Maan’s life…
Maan is ready to bend his own rules and principles for Annie…
Maan goes out of his way and tries to converse with Annie as much as possible, he gets senti when it comes to Annie…
All his logical thinking and reasoning powers seize to work with Annie and Maan’s strong personality becomes weak as a big brother…
Though Maan believes that he can take care of his sister better than anyone else and make her life better, he can’t give her the happiness she desires…
What Maan fails to understand is the fact that, While Maan has never tasted the sweet joyful feeling of togetherness, his little sister has enjoyed the happiness of being together with her husband, though it was just for a very short period….
Maan feels helpless and frustrated when he thinks that he is failing his sister and betraying her strong faith in him that he is there to take care of her life and she need not worry about her future when she has got her BigBro…
Maan: Annie, Annie
Annie goes to the OH hearing her brother’s voice…
Annie: Bhai, what’s the matter?
Maan: come, sit here
Annie thinks that Maan must be waiting to talk about his marriage…
Annie gets curious and excited…
Annie: any good news Bhai?
Maan has forgotten about all that….
Maan: good news?
Annie: hare, I am talking about your wedding, did they say anything?
Maan: forget about that Annie, it’s not important, I want to say something else
Annie: nothing is more important for me than your happiness Bhai
Maan: I’m going to Malaysia for a few days
Annie: what? When?
Maan: tomorrow
Annie: but bhai, you can’t go now
Maan: why?
Annie: what if they say yes
Maan: they can wait till I come back
Annie: but these things shouldn’t be kept waiting
Maan: they should know that
Annie finds that Maan has lost his patience and is losing interest..
That’s not good…
Annie: Bhai, shall I speak to Geet?
Maan: no, why should you? Let them come to us
Annie: can’t you postpone the trip?
Maan: no, this is important
Annie is not happy….
Annie: Bhai, I was happy after a long time, but now everything looks doubtful
Maan: you stop thinking about that, that’s not going to happen, just tell me what do you want
Annie: I want my bhabhi
Annie is very disappointed…
Maan wants to cheer her up…
Maan: I’ll definitely look for one in Malaysia
Annie: bhaaaiiiiii, what about Geet?
Maan: she is not so lucky I think
Annie: don’t do anything stupid, you just finish your business successfully and come back, we’ll talk about it later
Maan: ok, you don’t stress yourself, just chill out and take care of Riya
Annie: ok Bhai
Maan: where’s Riya?
Annie: with maa
Maan: I’ll see her later
Annie: no no, wait, I’ll bring her
Annie goes and brings Riya..
Maan: hi Riya, give me high five
Riya stretches her hand instead..
Maan is in his Tees… so no chocolate….
Maan goes and gets it from the drawer…
Maan: here you go
Riya tries to take it. .
But Maan takes it back…
Maan: you forgot your gift
Maan lifts her and she kisses him…
Maan gives her the chocolate…
Riya is happy, she got her second one today…
Maan: Riya, I’m going to Malaysia
Do you think Riya knows where it is or what Maan is telling?…
Maan is very happy talking to Riya than Annie, for Riya doesn’t have any cross questions like Annie…. She will have if only she could understand what Maan is saying…..
Riya waves bye with a big smile on her face unlike her mother… she thinks that Maan is going to office…
Maan: take care of your mother and don’t trouble her, be a good girl
Riya nods her head and smiles as if she understood everything….
Maan: that’s my girl
Maan hugs and kisses her ..
Annie doesn’t like Maan leaving in the middle like this…
Annie is really worried…
What happened? Why there is no response from the Handas?
This Geet is useless, she doesn’t know what her family is thinking… it’s her marriage, she should show more interest and speed things up, haina?
But what could Geet do if her family doesn’t discuss anything with her…
Annie should tell Geet that Maan is not going to wait forever, he will change his mind if he gets irritated by their silence…
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