~ABHI NAHIN AANA~ THREAD #7 - Page 66

Maan put on his coat, checked his schedule on his phone and smiled, "and Now..geet Handa Is back..."

Sasha put her stilettos in front of her and Geet slipped them on one by one. She turned to towards her study table where there hung pictures of some eminent people she had known all her life, with a brief description of them. she had a quick glance over them and her eyes again stuck at one picture that had left her restless. She read the name--Arjun Rathode, "and now... Geet Handa is Back!"

Sasha checked her makeup for one last time and smiled, "its time..."

Maan waited at the staircase for her. he was anxious and somewhere deep down nervous as well. he just hoped that nothing went wrong, mostly Geet was not too affected. His breath caught in his throat as he watched her descend"the Geet handa. Her dressing..her make up..her hair..her shoes everything screamed out the aura she carried, same to same. But the only difference was, this version of Geet handa was softer, in every gesture of hers, she was.

She smiled looking at him so lost..in fact blushed a bit. She stood straight, bold and confident. It was some time nd he was not even averting his gaze. She felt so shy to remain standing like that.

"ahem...", she coughed getting his attention. He smiled and extended his hand to her, "lets go..."

He escorted her towards the car, waiting for her and got into it, beside her. Sasha followed in another car. She sat nervously looking out, wondering what might happen or who she might meet. Maan looked at her lost but then his phone buzzed. It was nisha.

"maan... how are you beta? And Geet? wo theek tho hain?"

"ji Chachi..everythings fine and she is with me.."

"I so wanted to be with her today.. but I can't leave things here... its a little messy..."

"its okay Chachi... I will be with her...wait, speak to her."

He extended the phone to her, which she took with a slight nod.

"Geet... am sorry beta...to have pushed you back into this when you are still not ready.."

Nisha was apologetic but Geet had different thing in mind.

"Chachi...don't be sorry. Mein theek hun and trust me, I will do well."

They spoke for a while about stuffs. Nisha was really worried for her. she had wanted Geet to step down because that world had snatched everything from her but this was something she couldn't avoid. For Geet it was a different issue altogether... like Sasha had told her once, it was like stepping back into her past. The doctor had asked her to focus on something that had hurt her the most. This was the first step on knowing her identity. She finished with the call and gave the phone back to maan and rested her head on the glass of the window"she had recalled so many things by now but she just couldn't recall maan or anything that had hurt her badly except the car thing.

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The conference hall was decorated well for the delegates... mostly the corporate big shots from India who really wanted to take away the cake. It was time. Maan was the last person to enter the hall, taking away all the attention. It was actually a surprise to everyone that The Maan Singh Khurana was actually interested in this auction. Arjun turned back, taking off his glasses and smiled at maan. Maan could care a damn. His aura was indeed intimdating. Arjun casually walked towards him, and extended his hand for a shake, "hey man... good to see you here.."

Maan coldly shook his hand, while the entire media clicked pictures of the so-called college friends.

"how come you are in this auction? As far as I remember you were never into this, post that bitch's demise..", his tone was hushed. Well everyone in the world knew about the MSK and GH being together and their subsequent break up and then her death. Maan never showed any interest in the hands when it was in a complete disarray until now. it did surprise everyone and scared as well.. it was almost impossible to win this auction with the MSK being present there itself. But arjun cared a damn. He had expanded his business like anything and he was determined to get on top, no matter what and no matter how.

For a moment, maan felt like punching right on his nose..how dare he. But he restrained..anything he does now shall affect Geet. he gulped down his anger, very well remember that night in the past when he had insulted his jaan.

"mind your own business arjun..' he turned to walk away.

"come on maan.. get over her. she is dead! And you know what, am glad that you are here.. might as well enjoy the game.", arjun smirked. Maan smiled wickedly, he was being too confident perhaps.

There was announcement of the auction and everyone moved to their respective places. Arjun winked, "try your best Maan Khurana.. I am going to get this.."

"well, all the best then.."

Maan smiled and settled in the corner most seat while adi sat beside him. it was just a matter of time. The bidding started and one by one named their princes, every time looking at maan..if he'd bid any higher. But maan played well. he kept mum throughout the entire bidding, surprising everyone. People even assumed that he'd be the last one to name his price and take the cake. Arjun was surprised too but he'd in no way get maan to win.

Someone priced 8 million USD and someone named 10.. it went on and on and maan enjoyed. He played with the wine in his flute glass. The bidding stuck at 12.5 million USD. Everyone was silent... wondering who would speak next. When everyone thought it would be Arjun Taking away the cake, maan kept his glass down and named his price.

"15 million.."

Every head turned towards him..he finally broke his silence. Indeed it was a lull before a storm. It was too much for this small company as compared to the main office in india. Arjun shot him a glare while maan just smiled. He would never let this man win..no matter what!

"18 million..", arjun claimed. It was almost like a cold war between them. maan remained calm while arjun wished he didn't name his price. Knowing maan, he knew he wouldn't invest this much on a small branch. He was playing. Indeed he was. Maan didn't speak anything and Arjun won the bid. There was a huge round of applause. He gave a dirty look to maan and then walked over to the dais to grab the papers. He held the papers proudly and spoke over the mic, "thank you everyone for your efforts..i appreciate it. but I guess, I was the chosen one for this. Without further ado, I'd like to thank everyone and yes tell everyone in the handa office that I will be their new President from now on."

He spoke on what all ventures he had planned and then his eyes met with maan which had a devilish glint in them. he ignored, feeling proud of his acheievement.

"...and make sure, we go higher up..."

The main door opened and a pair of legs, in high heels, walked in, with a tic toc sound echoing in the entire hall. she could care less for the number of heads slowly turning towards her. arjun stopped right in the middle of his words... bewildered with what he saw in front of him. everyone was shocked and the entire focus of the cameras turned towards her. she straight away walked towards the dais where arjun stood and smiled lightly, "Am sorry.. I am late.."

Arjun stood flabbergasted"Geet handa!! He just couldn't believe his eyes... she was supposed to be dead right!! then why..and how the hell was she here!! The media jumped on her while Sasha, who was flowing Geet, stopped them. Geet look at his shocked fac but she didn't have time to think now. she gracefully walked up and took the mic.

"Hello Everyone. It is a huge surprise to see me here...like this all of a sudden. Its been a long time since I had been away from the public eye... I came very late, didn't I?"

She spoke confidently..at least she was trying hard to. The cameras flashed in front of her..everynone's gaze followed making her a bit nervous. She looked straight and her eyes fell on maan sitting at a corner, sipping his wine with such a ease. She breathed in sharply and looked at all the people sitting in coats and all formals and mentally made a note, "welcome back to your life Geet.."

"...As you all know I had been involved in a major accident a year ago and I needed a complete recovery without any disturbance. And now that am fine, Geet Handa is back.."

The working supervisor of the handas present there with the files was so happy to see her back. As per rules, the property goes to Geet handa. He walked to give her the files when someone from the audience spoke up, "how do we know that Geet Handa is really okay? Can we trust you?"

The presiding committee decided something between themselves and asked her to produce her medical report. Sasha walked up proudly, "Here they are..."

They checked the reports and looked at Geet, "you have lost your memories and you are suffering from prosopagnosia where you can't recognise faces. How can you then claim your rights when you are still not well.."

Geet smiled..ahh the Geet Handa style it was..sexy and with a devilish glint, "well, I have an arrangement for that as well.."

Arjun looked at her intnently and Geet did feel that disturbing gaze. she looked at the audience and the cameras and them arjun who was looking at her in a way that she flinched. Everyone was whispering..gossiping... the media asking questions..lights flashing.. and so many people... she felt a little dizzy. Her confidence seemed to tremble as she somehow managed to speak, "Mr. Khurana shall be helping me with the works till I recover completely..."

Maan sensed her discomfort and stood up instantly. All the cameras and head turned towards him, making him the focus now instead of her. he walked gracefully towards her and pulled her closer, snaking his hand across her waist and flashed a smiled towards Arjun, "I think we are pretty much done here Geet...lets go!"

Arjun knew he spoke to media but it was intended for him. his blood boil..that bitch actually survived. He recalled that night when she had run away from him. he had passed out in that ordeal and a few days later he had heard the news of her death!! And today, she just came out of no where and took away the cake so easily right under his nose and he just couldn't do anything at all. he hated it.. and maan being with her was something worse!

Geet looked blankly at the people throwing questions at them..those lights... she couldn't even open her eyes. All she knew was maan leading her out amidst this crowd. She was blank... and the next moment there were flashes of similar situations in the past..she addressing the crowd... the strike.. some resort...

Maan's bodyguards led them safely away from the media and they finally reached their car. He felt her quite stiff, knowing it had been a little tough on her. he looked at her apologetically, "am sorry jaan... it must have been tough.."

She smiled weakly, "no...it wasn't..'

And the next moment, she passed out in his arms itself. He was hell worried about her.. oh god! Did he do a mistake in getting her here? He immediately got her in the car and asked the driver o rush to a nearby hospital. He felt pathetic seeing that pale color of her skin. He patted her cheeks a few times, "jaan...open your eyes..please...geet..."

She flinched a bit as he sprinkled some water on her face. They were about to reach the hospital. She slowly opened her eyes, adjusting to the light and found herself in his protective arms, cocooning her like a baby. What more she could have asked for? She felt a little dizzy. she clutched his coat in her tiny fists, gaining his attention. He was so relieved to see her fine. He cupped her face, "we are going to the doctor.."

"no...maan...", she gasped out, "i...i want to go home.."

"no Geet... you are not well.."

"please...", she mumbled out and rested her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeats. A light headedness came over her as she felt tenderly drowsy. May be because she was stressed..or may be because she was in his arms, listening to his heartbeats. They were erratic... unsynchronised. He was worried..about her. she smiled as her eyes dropped, feeling that gentle breeze caress her and vaguely heard him asking the driver to drive back home.

The khurana mansion was crowded by media and reporters and so many people that it took almost like 15 minutes for the car to stop in front of the door. He walked out, carrying her in his arms as the media took pictures from afar, waiting for answers from maan khurana. But maan could care less. He gently tucked her in her bed and pecked her forehead lovingly, "I will be back soon..."

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She woke up almost post lunch time only to see Sasha sitting beside her. she blinked her eyes a couple of times. The last thing she remembered was being in his arms and she missed it.

"maan...", she called out meekly. Sasha immediately checked on her and sighed in relief, " thank god you are okay ma'am...maan sir dropped you home and went to office."

Geet slowly sat up and looked at Sasha, who was reading something.

"Sasha..you should take rest.."

"yes I will.. now please have your food and take rest... we will be going to our office tomorrow."

Geet sat cuddled up in her bed, looking out of the window. It was going to be 11pm and she was not sleepy. She was in fact very restless the whole time. She heard a click and knew intantly it was maan. She looked at him as he smiled and settled beside her.

"kya soch rahi ho? And didn't sleep yet?"

"umm..nahi..". she looked at her duvet, making patterns with her finger, "I was wondering how did I do there..."

"you did well sweetheart...", he leaned closer and placed a peck on her cheeks. She looked at him and then blushed. Ohh he so much loved it when she shied.

"waise tomorrow you are going to your office with Sasha..."

Her eyes widened with that, "aap nahi aa rahe?"

He caressed her cheek with his right hand and she leaned on to that touch, creating goosebumps all over him. its been so long that he had even touched her properly... every night had had spent dreaming about her in his arms and staying this close yet this far, it was slowly getting difficult now.

"no.. kal I have a meeting to attend.. important. Sasha will be there.. don't worry. And yes, we have a party to attend tomorrow evening."

"party? Me??" she looked worried, "no maan.. I don't think I can..."

"shhh...", he placed his finger on her lips, silencing her. her lips quivered with that tender touch of his...so warm that she wished to melt in his arms. Tingles ran all over her body, making her shiver.

"Geet handa never says No... she loved Parties..", he looked directly into her eyes.

She felt herself losing in the depth of his eyes...so much love and so much longing that she felt in them today! Oh how she wished she could just remember everything and run into his arms never to part again.

Maan watched her expression...he just felt like breaking every damn rules and kiss her senseless and he could have had it not been the clock striking midnight, breaking their cute eye lock. He wished her a good night and walked off.

She just fell on her bed, breathing heavily. He did have a drastic effect on her..like anything. Being around him was always like melting into him..he was like a fire consuming her bit by bit and she was so happy to give in.

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She stood in her cabin, running her hand on the nameplate with her name engraved on it- Director Geet Handa. Ohh my...this was her cabin..she used to be here, rule this entire place. She looked around to see a very posh exquisite look... rosewood flooring with beautifully designed couches, some awards kept on the shelf... and so much. Sasha had brought her to her London office and everyone had been too happy to see her. even the working supervisor had personally told her how happy they were to see her alright.

Sasha entered with her coffee and watched her lost in her thoughts. She kept it on her table and sat on the couch, "this is you ma'am... and everything here belongs to you.."

Geet could just say nothing. It was too over whelming a feeling for her. she got back by lunch time itself. Sasha had taken care of the work in office and they made sure they didn't disturb Geet. she sat with her laptop, surfing the net, trying to read whatever she could on her own self when Sasha came in with a smile, "you have a party to attend. Maan sir will pick you up around 7. Time to get ready.."

Geet looked at the time..it was only 5. She rolled her eyes, come on Sasha..its just 5.. I have lot of time to get ready.."

Sasha had a wide smile on her face, "but Geet handa doesn't!!! Come on..lets go!"

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She surprised him yet again with her deep red off shoulder full length gown and her hair tied in a tight bun. His jaws dropped down, seeing her walk towards him with a smile so sweet and her blush so deep. A diamond necklace stuck to her throat...only to provoke his thoughts...to run his lips over that exposed skin between her neck and her bosom. She wore white gloves and small gems over her head. She blushed harder, realizing his gaze over her as she came towards him and whispered, "we are getting late maan.."

He shook his head, coming out of his dream world and boldly laced his fingers with hers, "you look stunning..."

He led her to their car and drove towards their destination. Completely unaware of what awaited them... and what awaited her. she was happy..actually more than happy because he was with her. she was not scared like the previous day..rather walked boldly on the red carpet with his hand holding her protectively round her waist and his focus on the people ahead! She was awed by his confidence and suddenly was reminded of her pictures with maan in parties that she had net surfed! She breathed in sharply and straightened herself to give a bolder avatar to herself, to match up with his aura.

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