THE JADED PRINCE [MG] 'Epilogue' Page 66 - Page 14

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PART 202

M-You think I care of what I am?

Maan too couldn't help a laugh...it's a cruel cold maniacal laugh

Ranjeet bhi bhauchakka sa reh gaya

Ranjeet-Pagal ho gaya hai tu?

M-Huh? I thought you understood how I was feeling...

Maan's tone s all polite and wintery and indulgent and condescending

Phone ke peeche waiting ki beep aa rahi hai...

It is his secretary's call as he was filtering Maan's calls

Maan ne Ranjeet ka phone kaat diya aur secratary ka utha liya

Sec-Sir, some unknown no. is calling you. But I guess it's a blank call

M-No, let it through

Sec-But sir, the person didn't call again. Must be a wrong number

M-Send me the number. I'll call back

The secretary does

Maan calls back

The phone isn't picked

He keeps trying

The phone is picked after several rings but nobody is speaking on other side

M-Who is this? Hello?

The person disconnects

Although Maan still isn't in right fram of mind... he thinks that the call was strange... he has got a lot in his life but blank calls have been very few. He calls his secretary and tells him to get the phone traced

Maan pure airport mein ghum raha hai...beech bech mein he checks up with Ram Singh and the watchman

He didn't think about the phone call much coz he is in a disturbed state of mind...a blank call does nothing more than annoy you and let be an outlet for your anger..

Secretary calls again

M-What?

Sec-its form a phone booth near Shikur dam

M-Hmm...fine. Wait...go out to this place and...

He remembers walking into the hospital and he really didn't think that Geet can be suicidal and it's a dam and all...

M-Come over here to the airport and keep an eye on all the passengers leaving

Maan goes out and gets in the car and decides to go to this place...aur agar wahan kuch nai mila to railway station chala jayega... two pair of eyes are always better than one

It starts raining heavily

He drives over to this place as soon as he can under the heavy rains

It's a huge dam with water rushing in bullet speed and heavy current

Maan looks around for the phone booth or any human around nearby

He locates a small phone booth

Badi si railing hai neeche wo dam

Uss railing ke dusri wai side ek lady latak rahi

The familiar figure is looking down as if she is determined

M-HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He starts running towards the dangling figure

She gets alarmed and becomes misbalanced

'Ahhh!!!!!' she cries out

It's raining...he can't be too sure if it's Geet or not...but since he isn't sure and he has doubt he runs as fast as he can and somehow manages to catch the hand of the woman who was falling into the dam

He sees it is Geet now and her disturbed big eyes gazing him

He dare not loosen his grip...although in a situation like you go faint with relief or weakened or relaxed

He doesn't relax his grip... he is managing to function and deal with reality by shutting down a lot of himself and is emotions

M-What were you doing?

Maan asks pulling her up so that her feet can find a strong hold but not over the fence back to safety... ab bhi bahar ki side hi khadi hai wo...agar Geet ka itna hi mann kar raha hai usko chod kar jane ka... so maybe he should push her over.. .that way she won't be committing suicide and going to hell for it...baaki uske khud ka ka kya hai... he is going to hell anyways...

She looks at him, with her badly swollen eyes

Maan ne ek he hath se pakad rakha hai doosre se he shakes her shoulder a bit roughly-

M-What were you thinking?!

She comes out of her trance and looks down as few tears trickle down

G-I...am sorry... [Her voice has become hoarse and heavy]

M- Do you want to leave me so badly? Is that it? IS THAT IT??!!!

She is silently crying and panting too

PART 203

She looks at him, with her badly swollen eyes

Maan ne ek he hath se pakad rakha hai doosre se he shakes her shoulder a bit roughly-

M-What were you thinking?!

She comes out of her trance and looks down as few tears trickle down

G-I...am sorry... [Her voice has become hoarse and heavy]

M- Do you want to leave me so badly? Is that it? IS THAT IT??!!!

She is silently crying and panting too

G-I...am sorry...

She repeats in a low voice

Maan too lowers his voice after a few minutes.

M-If it is it, then maybe I can jump... that would solve your problem too and then your family won't be worried or sad anymore either

G-Stop it Maan...she puts her palm on his lips for a second

M-But like if you want scenic view of heaven then maybe I should push you... suicide, you go to hell you know

G-It's not about you...

She is trying to stop herself from breaking down

Maan finally hauls her over the railing into the safe side right into his arms

M-What were you thinking huh?

He asks very slowly very softly this time holding her very close

She starts crying bitterly

G-I love you... [She is murmuring between her sobs]...I love you...I am sorry

M-So do I... I love you too. But I am not sorry for feeling love for you

G-No...I...I...am not sorry about that. You...you...Shouldn't have come...here

M-No? I shouldn't have? You think I wouldn't have? Is that's so then why did you call me?

She looks down

G-That...was so stupid...I should have guessed your...intelligence

M-You are diverting ... why did you call me? If you didn't think that I may come, if you didn't want to see me again. If you have so much lingering here in this life then why did you think it's wise to leave it, you fool?

He holds her face and kisses her hard then coz he didn't care for what her answer was or what she was thinking or feeling. At that time he was just glad that she was there. He didn't care about word, about explaining, about reasoning. He didn't care about anything other than the fact that she was at that moment right there in his arms and his lips were on hers just to drive this single point this single sensation home in both their brains and hearts

It's the no holds bar, heart stopping breath holding kiss ... which makes them swoon from lack of oxygen but not stop kissing...the kiss goes for a long time

She pushes him a little to separate

G-Please...please...don't love me so much

M-Yah well you should have worried about that earlier. It can't be helped now. C'mon we're getting out of here

G-No...please...no...you don't understand

He kisses her again for a long time and when that's done he says simply

M- I don't want to understand anything right now

Maan drags her to the car and picks her up if she absolutely refuses to walk and puts her inside the car and then takes out his phone and calls the secretary and tells him to call his servant and s family and tell them that everything is fine and that he had found Geet

G-Maan..Maan...please listen to me

M-I asked you on the bridge itself Geet. Now I know you don't want to jump so I will not hear any more about it or about any more suicide missions and by God if you try something again and succeed by mistake... I'll haunt you up there. I swear I won't leave you alone. so think really carefully what you say to me

She opens the car door while the car is running in full speed

Maan jaldi break marta hai and grabs Geet with other hand...pulls it hard twisting it hard too

G-Ahhh Maaan!!!!

M-Shut up!

He stops twisting her hand but keep a firm grip on it racing the car again

G-Aaah! Why did...you...?

She is shocked...she never expected Maan to hurt her deliberately

M-If you twitch in your seat I'll twist it out of the socket so tight

He snaps at Geet not even looking at her

G-You...wh...what?

She is become white with shock

Maan drives straight to home

He parks the car and drags Geet out of the car because she is resisting and not moving fast enough

Drags her inside the house and ghar aakar he shouts at top of his lungs-'R.AM.S.I.N.G.H!!' itni tez to wo kabhi kisi ke samne nahi chlilaya

Ram Singh bhaagke aata hai saab ke paas

RS-Ji saab

M-Get out. And no one. No-one comes in

RS-Yes sir

Wo bhaagke nikal jaat hai

Geet is looking at him with eyes full of shock. She has never seen him in this state She is scared...there is uncertainty of his anger...she doesn't know but his actions have scared her enough. She is in state of shock disbelieve seeing his reactions. She doesn't know what will happen now

Ab dono akele hain...

Maan guides her to the bedroom and makes her sit on the bed...he is not going to let her out of his sight

He sits there on the bed too but a bit away from her handing her a towel to dry herself with and calls his secretary

M- Take care of the media. I don't want the circus. We'll give a statement tomorrow

Then throws the phone near Geet

M- Call your home

She looks at him

G-Do you even ...? Did you ask why?

Maan is not in mood to reason with Geet...her Gods must help him right now or somebody would get hurt badly hurt...

He takes the phone from near her and calls up Geet's house

She gets up to go out of the room but Maan won't let her

He holds her hand again. This time it's a firm but gentle grip ...yet the hold cud get painful and cruel with the slightest effort on Maan's part

Maa ne phone uthaya Geet ke ghar

Ma-Haan beta, Geet ki khabar mili?

M- Haan wo theek hai, mere saath hai...thak gai hai aram kar rahi hai. Aapse baad mein baat kar legi

Ma-Thik hai beta

M-Ji.

Maan disconnects the phone and looks at Geet

M- They were worried about you too

She doesn't reply

He looks at her for a few minutes silently

Tears are trickling down her cheeks

He pulls her close and wipes her tears

M-Stop worrying.

She looks at him and he looks back at her

She gets up with determination

G-I have made a decision

M-What have you decided?

She looks at him

G-Don't ask me anything

Maan narrows his eyes...very close to giving her the same look jo uss hospital ki receptionist ko diya tha

M- You are losing rapid points for intellectual competency with me... so if you think that I would let you do something and not ask... is really a fantasy which will not turn into reality anytime soon. So I am asking you again what you have decided.

She again starts crying

G-I...don't want you to suffer...I have made everyone suffer...family now...you...I am just a bad omen...I don't want people to raise fingers at you...I know you archived everything with great difficulty...with lot of hard work... I don't wanna ruin it...I don't want people to raise fingers at you...to destroy your rapport

M- And how are you planning to accomplish all this?

Geet looks at Maan as if he is an alien talking in some different language

Maan bhi chup chap dekh raha hai Geet ko... waiting for her answer...waiting for her to decide...to understand what she should do and what she shouldn't do

She narrows her eyes than rolls her eyes

G-All men are same

She goes out of the room

He follows her... not stopping her but following her keeping her within 10 feet distance

She goes to some other room and locks herself

M-Geet, open this door or I will break it down. I have had enough for today and you are not getting out of my sight

He says from outside the door

G-Leave me alone

She pleads from inside

M-Last chance. Open it

He is unyielding, totally cold in behaviour

G-Maan, can't you hear? Can't you give space?

M-No

He starts the process of breaking down the door...it doesn't take much...3-4 kicks... coz the door were not built to be strong... Maan hadn't liked to have doors on room which he couldn't break and get out of if he got locked...so all the doors were very breakable...

He walks in casually inside after breaking the door

Geet was sitting...mooh chupake baithi hai

Maan bhi chair khichkar baith jata hai thodi duur mein...he would give her space but not outside his field of vision

M-Geet. [He says after quite some time]

G-Kya hai?

M- Don't worry about it. It's just a gossip today. In a few days everyone will forget it

G-You don't understand

M-What part you think I won't?

G-Maan...you don't understand

M-If you want to believe that then fine.

G-Hmm

M-And if it means anything... neither I nor your family cares about this.

G-Maan...stop making me understand. I'm not a kid

M-I am not making you understand anything...I am just telling you that some people don't care about this

She starts crying again

G-Maan please!!! Just leave me alone

He sits there quietly... trying to be a part of furniture in the room

G-Maan...please go

M-What would that accomplish?

G-Just don't ask...just go please

M-I won't. I would have left you alone if you hadn't...if you hadn't... if you...hadn't tried what you tried...now I can't leave you alone

She looks at him

He looks straight back at her as if except for what she had done nothing else out of ordinary had happened

G-As if guarding me would stop me [She smirks aft looking away]

M-Then why didn't you just ask me then to push u off? I did offer, didn't I?

G-Maan...will you stop irritating me and go?

Maan laughed another one of his bone chilling close to maniacal laughs...

M-Telling you sweetheart...should I irritate you to death?

He says getting up and moving to stand near where Geet was sitting

She looks at him

He bends down close so that his eyes are at level with hers. Their nose almost touching. His lips twisted in a cruel yet beautiful smile

M-I don't care that some sleazy video of yours got released... yeah...heartless of me I know... and I know you are probably feeling so ashamed that you wished you were never born so you would not have embarrassed everyone like this...But like I said... I don't care how miserable you are feeling...not that I don't understand it. I just don't care about it.

She looks down, more miserable

M-Maybe coz I know that when the whole world has had is fun... it soon gets bored and looks for new entertainment...

She shakes her head

G-I know what you are doing is right...your duty [she whispers in low tone] but what I am doing isn't wrong too. You will understand later

M-It isn't?

Maan holds her shoulder and curls his fingers on her shoulder so tightly that it almost hurt

She cringes

He feels like shaking her hard ... but holding her tight would have to suffice

M-What you are doing is fine...crying, feeling miserable, feeling and regretting it all is fine. But what you tried earlier... Geet... you should have never called me if you wanted to do that then or even now...

G-Yeah...fine sorry I did that

She thinks he is just bothered she went wrong with the process rather being worried about her dying... but she will soon find out what he means ...if he tries anything again

M-Now...you better not even try it again

Maan lets go of her and stands straight

G-You go and sleep

M- Why do you think you married a fool?

She looks at him

G-What now? Did I say that?

Maan just shakes his head ...

M-You want to have some dinner? My treat, I'll cook

She shakes her head

M- Would you eat the dinner I am going to cook willingly or would you like me to force feed you? We can also arrange VI bottle for direct nutrition in your veins...your choice sweetheart.

G-Just leave me alone

She walks to her room but Maan catches hold of her hand before she can get there

M-You should have thought about that before marrying me or saying you love me and changing my feeling towards you...now I will not leave you alone. I would like for all this to go on without any fight... but so help me your dearest god Geet... I wouldn't stop to use force too. So come to kitchen with me

Maan says with a very perfect plastic smile smacked on his face tugging Geet downstairs

G- Why are you...stop...please...how can you use force on me?

M-Same way you can try and leave me.

Maan starts to pull her when tugging won't work...

She is gazing at him, as if seeing his new side

It's the his ruthless determined side... the heart of his tunnel visions... where he become so focused that nothing can stop him...

He gets her downstairs in the kitchen area...

G-What do you want Maan? Doesn't my opinion count?

M-Your one particular opinion doesn't and other related to it also don't

He puts her on a seat and then starts making dinner...macaroni cheese coz it nice to eat and fast to make

She sits silently trying to understand the man in front of her as he doesn't seem to be her Maan

She is unaware that she pushed him up to a point even... what he does now... its best described as highly erratic

Maan aram se khana banata hai...puts everything in two plates and forks and brings it over to the table where Geet was sitting

Rakh deta hai 1 plate uske samne

M- Bon appetite.

He start to eat looking at her all the time..

She is just sitting silently and staring blankly

wonderful update...

i loved maan's possesiveness when he saved her before jumping into waterfall and how he says that he will follow her after death also...

wish maan and geet will clear the misunderstanding soon...

haa...he got her back
determined Maan is wow and scary too

nice update

Lovely update
Geet tries suicide nd maan saved her.
Maan is becoming a possessive lover.
Y Geet is not saying anything to maan.
Waiting for next

He found her yay... well why did she call him if she wanted to die. So the reason is the video is it. I was a little uncertain about geet leaving the house. Maan should talk to her properly and geet too. Great job :)

Read it altogether. Great story... love the battles, conflicts, turbulence and turmoil in M&G relationship and you've very nicely weaved in the acceptance, happy moments and finally Maan letting go of his past...now it's Geet's turn. Their togetherness is always punctuated by deep emotional troubles but that's why it becomes the love more touching.

superb part geet again tried to suicide but maan reached on time loved this side of maan he was not leaving geet alone 4 a moment very nice part thnx 4 pm

thats fabulous !! maan is completely terrified by geet's attempt...but, not able to express it ...he is showing somehow his survival ...lessons maybe...!! how he got through his own ordeals...she is not understanding the depth of his fear...or his love...!! love this wierd maan...continue pl...