"dadima don't...sister..what?", annie went dumb hearing dadima..geet was what?? She looked at Geet and then back at dadima, "what are you saying?"
"yes...we're saying the truth. You remember maan's marriage... well for your kind information that stupid village girl you mentioned is Geet... your bhabhi is Geet...geet's husband whom you hate is none other than your own brother...so stop being disrespectful because we wont bear anything against our bahu.."
Annie's hands fell on her sides with the turn of events, "Geet...bhabhi??"
"yes...aapki bhabi...", dadima spat, "maafi mangiye annie..."
Annie was so shocked with the revelation.. it took her some time to let the feel sink in. Geet was her bhabhi... her brother actually left her without knowing anything about her...she looked at Geet who was in tears! Gosh what has she gone and done!!! She wanted to collect her thoughts and went back to her room.
Maan punched his punching bag, sweating out profusely. Damn..she feel something for him then why doesn't even understand or try to understand? He felt so pathetic...her scent drives him insane..creating a never ending desire to just hold on to her forever and ever and damn she just runs away from him. why was it not right? he wants her...he needs her and she knows he loves her crazily then why the hell does she get hurt when he gets near? Flashes of him holding her in his arms in the kitchen and she loosing it ran in his mind...until she pushed him away. He worked out, thrusting punches and kicks feeling so agonised and so much hurt within. And when he just couldn't take anymore, he freshened up and went back to office. He even informed dadima that he wont be coming home for the night.
Geet remained in her room the whole day, looking at the gift set from dadima.. the blue sari and the red sari, the kundan set.. ohh what the hell has her life come to. She just couldn't sleep the whole night. it was around 4:30 am when someone knocked her door. She woke up and opened it and what she saw made her so emotional. Dadima stood in front of her with her sargi thaal, smiling at her. she walked in and annie followed yawning badly. Dadima made Geet sit near her, "aapki pehli sargi..."
"dadima ye sab..."
"shh... hum tho aapki daadi saas hain ab.. no choice darling."
Geet saw annie who had sleot off on her bed. She smiled and freshened up. Dadima blessed her and made her eat the sweets and the kheer. Geet all the while just could do nothing but be in the awe of this woman who loved her so much. a tears slipped down and dadima wiped it, "rote nahin beta... ye tho khushi ka mauka. Hain.."
Geet nodded and hugged dadima.
"bas... ab no rona dhona.. annie will put on your mehendi...she is very good in it.. can give competition to a pro.."
"really?", Geet smiled through her tears, "usne mujhe kabhi nahin bataya.."
"she is..chaliye you both enjoy..shaam ko taiyyar rahiyega.. mrs dixit ke yahan jayenge.. unke yahan saari auratein aati hain and its great fun as well..."
Dadima woke annie up and left the two to talk. Geet sat on the bed folding her legs while annie started her design sitting right in front of her. Geet smiled at her. a few minutes of silence an annie spoke up, "Geet...i mean bhabhi.. am sorry.."
Geet felt so happy..she never had any grudges towards annie. She knew without any prior knowledge anyone would behave like she did. Annie kept on carving designs on her palm and kept speaking, "mein aapko kitna hurt kiya bhabi..i spoke all crap..please mujhe maaf kar do..am so sorry.."
Geet smiled,
"pehli baat..annie ujhe Geet hi kaho...ye bhabhi and all makes me look old.." and winked.Annie looked at Geet in awe, "but bhabhi...'
"its Geet annie.. mein nahin chahti ke humare beech kuch bhi badle. In fact tum meri sabse pehli best friend ho..."
Annie felt so happy and so ashamed of herself, that she leaned closer and hugged Geet, "mujhe maaf kar do Geet.. dadima ne mujhe sab kuch bataya.. bhai ne bahut galat kiya tumhare saath..i will talk to him.."
Geet broke the hug and wiped her tears, "no..maan ko abhi kuch mat batana.."
"but why? Tum itne dino se humare saath ho..tho tumne bhai ko kuch kyun nahi bola?"
Geet smiled through her tears, "probably because I cannot take another rejection..."
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Geet stood in front of the mirror, wearing her red sari that dadima had gifted her. her hair was let down..they were wet and stuck to her face. With trembling hands she wore the mangalsutra around her neck not even knowing if he'd at least come to break her fast. She took a pinch of vermillion and her hand stopped right on her maang... does she even have the rights to do it? today was her special day..her first karwachauth and nothing seemed right. she felt her chest tighten with the sudden pain and his words echoed in her ears, "bahut pyaar karta hoon tumse..."
She closed her eyes to get away from that feel. No wonder she lost herself to him for just a moment but her self respect didn't allow her to give in. She was insulted..she was looked down and now when he claims he loves her...it was only for Geet and not for his wife and today was the day of the wife within and sadly she was never recognised. She, with trembling hands put on the sindoor when annie knocked. She wore a cream colored anarkali and looked absolutely pretty.
"wow Geet...you are looking so pretty...am sure bhai would go fida on you today..."
Geet smiled weakly and set the pleats. Annie helped her and then both of them walked down towards their car where dadima was waiting for them. Geet took blessings from dadima and put kala teeka behind her ears, "aaj tho humari bachi ko sabki nazar lag jayegi..."
They drove towards mrs dixit's mansion. Five minutes later, maan's car stopped in front of their apartment. He walked into his house and felt her absence. He sighed and fell on the bed. Dadima had taken Geet and annie to mrs dixit's for some occasion. Dadima had informed him sometime back. He was dead tired and dozed off instantly before he went to pick them up.
Geet was awestruck by the grandeur of the mansion... just like the km back in delhi. It was decorated with lights and there was lot of hustle and bustle all around. She got down the car, holding her sarie pleats in one hand and the puja thaal on the other. She looked around to see the gents in the garden, talking and having their drinks waiting for their wives to call them. there was music and they were enjoying themselves. Dadima led them towards the hall inside where all the ladies sat, listening to katha and enjoying themselves as they waited for the moon to rise up. They all sat in a circle, talking to each other, greeting each other. Geet sat quietly by dadima and looked t the girls dancing to some music. Annie was super excited to see her age girls also dancing. She ran and joined them while Geet watched her smiling.
Mrs dixit suddenly came and announced, "since we still have some time before the moon comes up..i want all the newly married ones to join for a dance and yes...t he second year ones can also join." She winked.
Everyone laughed asking every other person to join despite their age, making fun. A few ladies gathered and a song was put on. dadima nudged Geet to join but she refused saying she won't be comfortable.
okay guys..hear the song as you read.. so you will understand geet's pov better
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztn67QKepu4[/YOUTUBE]
Sabki baaratien aayi doli tu bhi laana
Dulhan banake humko rajaji le jaana
Bandhke sehra humse milke
Niklenge saare armaan dil ke
Aankhon mein tare naachein
Ghunghat yun uthana
Phir humko haule haule baahon mein chupana
Geet watched the women dance so happily..they were so lucky. For a moment she felt jealous. She can't even enjoy the song. Those smiles playing on theirs when it said phir humko haule haule baahon mein chupana.. how many times she had wished for the same. Annie came forward and pulled Geet into the dance. She tried to stop her but other ladies pushed her as well. she just stood blankly in the middle as other ladies danced.
Apnon se juda mein hoti hui
Kuch hansti hui kuch roti hui
Jab chodungi babul ki gali tere angna aaungi chali
Jab tan mann se teri banungi
Gori baiyyan meri dharna haule se..
Mehendi wale haathon ki...haiyee
Mehendi wale haanthon ki chudi khankana
Phir haule haule mujhko baahon mein chupana
Sabki baaratein aayi doli tub hi lana
Dulhan banake humko rajaji le jana
She didn't know when tears had rolled out seeing his name on her palms or when she had started dancing with the ladies. But all she felt was that immense detachment from everything...every damn thing in the whole world. The song spoke of all the dreams that she had knitted with this marriage but look at her.. she had nothing today..just nothing.
maan...", she wishpered as she twirled around, with a smile playing on her lips. She was in a trance perhaps... blushing like a newlywed bride.
Maan woke up feeling very restless. He hadn't seen her since yesterday and it was horrible. He checked the time and decided to go for her. it was tough to live without her. even if she denies..that was fine but he wanted to see her no matter what. He quickly got ready in a white chudidaar since there was function going on as dadima had said and drove towards dixit aunty's place.
She felt the ladies put on a red dupatta over her forehead. She smiled and held it as she danced.
Phir bindiya ki sab chandaniya
Phir payal ki sab raginiyan
Tere ghar aangan sab luta degi
Dulhe raja teri dulhaniyan..
She moved her hands in a slow beautiful way and gently lifted the dupatta off her face and blushed, all lost in her own world of pain and dejection. He drove faster, somewhere not getting a good feel. It was as if something was not right... something worried him..his Geet!! his heart was beating faster...hope she was okay!!
Pehle tum khelna mere rang roop se
Phir chun daal na an gang ki kaliyan
Gore tan ke phulon se... haiye
Gore tan ke phulon se sejiya sajana
Phir haule haule humko baahon mein chupana
Sabki baaratein aayi doli tu bhi laana
Dulhan banake humko rajaji le jana..
She had imagined her night with her husband...where she'd submit herself to him because it was meant for him..he owned her but everything just remained a mere dream. She danced like crazy blushing, laughing and giggling and everyone mistook her as being happy. The moon was out...someone screamed and the next moment everyone was rushing towards the huge ganrden where the ceremony was to take place.
She smiled meanly as she stood with her thaal, not even expecting him. everything tday along with his confession had snatched away her sanity and there was no one who could understand that emptiness in her eyes and heart. she stood in a line along with others...they all looked so pretty but the only difference was that, she was standing alone. someone asked her where her husband was and all she did was smile and let it pass.
She closed her eyes, praying and then looked at the moon with the sieve along with everyone. She slowly put it in front of her face and opened her blank eyes, only to see him walking towards her, wearing a beautiful white kurta chudidaar. She smiled...she was dreaming again! she felt like laughing at herself. But the dream seemed beautiful. She did his aarti not even knowing that he was actually there.
Maan wanted to see her first but stood aghast seeing her in such a way... that sindoor..that black beaded thread around her neck..dark red mehendi..her red bridal attire... his world shook violently until she smiled at him and then his world crashed!! his eyes drank that stark beauty while his heart crushed under the weight of her sindoor brutally. She was married... she was married... he couldn't believe what he saw! He felt so much pain within... she was married all these days! His heart broke into millions of pieces... those red chudi in her hand..her smile everything seemed to kill him right there. the corner of his eyes burned... he loved her so much.. so very much and this is what he got...
She waited for him to at least make her drink the water. She had never expected him to be here.. did he even remember about her?
"you...you are married...", his voice trembled as he took a step back!
Ohh well she got her answer. Who was she even fooling! He never understood. She gave him a cold smile, "yes, I am married..."
He took a step back..and another and another..her words echoing in his ears..yes I am married!! He just gaped at her with so much pain in his eyes but Geet was far away from all that. she just turned away and walked in, drinking the water herself from the kalash, leaving him heart broken and almost dead!
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