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Originally posted by: guddi07

nice story maan geet have problems in there marrige life ,they meet cincidently and they atrract with each other with pain in there eyes . superb update

Originally posted by: guddi07

dev cheated geet he and meera having affire behind geet when geet witness this she fill cheated from and cheated in friendship bec whereve any issue arrirse between dev and geet she goes mera sharing it and maan lost his baby unknown to him samera choose carire instead of baby now maan and geet with there spouse nice update

Originally posted by: guddi07

part 3 is wonderfull muskan allready knew somthing problems with her parents dev and geet vety carefully understand her whatevere happen there are her parents and maan confess about spending one night with geet and he fil gulity

Originally posted by: guddi07

part 4 nice maan and samera there releantionship is confused me and geet did not have god chilhood i love bonding of pari and geet ,geet share very thing happened with her

Originally posted by: guddi07

part 5 and 6 are very emotional geet trust maan blindly and siblings talk also very nice not only suffer brij also have lost his love lovely update

Originally posted by: guddi07

part 7 very emotional samera and anie bond is very strong and they re like sisters and anie still have hope that her bhai and bhabhi will patch up in future and i feel samera is very selfrespect women and understanding she khows when her husband doest loveher then there is nothing left in the marrige

Originally posted by: guddi07

part 8 superb finally maan and geet get divose from them spouse

Originally posted by: guddi07

nice update samera and geet become friends and when truth come out geet is same person husband spend one night how will samera react

Part 10

Baring the hearts

Geet was startled by the question. It was the same question that had haunted her ever since yet was she any better? True, Dev had been the one to have an affair first. But that doesn't mean it was right for her to have a one night stand.

Sam:" You know, that is what broke me. Why was it so easy for him to cheat me?"

Geet:" How did you come to know?"

Sam:" He confessed asking for another chance."

Geet:" I found out my husband making out with my best friend in our bedroom."

The words were met with silence. Sameera was too overwhelmed to speak.

Sam:" So... "

Geet:" They were having an affair behind my back for a year or something. I did not know how to react you know. I lost my husband and best friend in one go."

Sam:" Harsh!"

Geet:" Tell me, was infidelity the main reason?"

Sam:" No actually. I and Maan, we had met in social gatherings. He was new to his business and I had just made my debut in bollywood. We were younger and I dare say we both had been very career oriented. I think that was what attracted us to each other. We became friends and then lovers. Then one fine evening Maan proposed me."

Geet:" Sounds really romantic. So what went wrong?"

Sam:" I don't know how it started. I mean I loved being with him. We both respect each other till date. I enjoyed being a part of his family. His family loved me too. May be it was during all those times when I was not there because of shooting or when he was busy in his business meetings. We drifted apart. We were husband and wife but inside the confines of our four walls we slowly started being strangers."

Sameera stopped at this point. Geet was after all a stranger. Is it right to tell so much about herself to a stranger? But as she looked at Geet all she found was genuine care for her. Was it only there because she was Brij's friend? Or is it because in some ways they were in similar ordeal?

Geet watched Sameera scrutinizing her every move. It is not easy to share everything with another person making yourself vulnerable. She knew how hard it was. After all that night had been similar to this one...almost.

Sameera took a deep breath. Geet looked at her trying to portray a look that conveyed her inner sincerity.

Sameera:" We both drifted apart Geet. I made some mistakes and so did he."

Geet:" Didn't you both try to patch things up? Work your differences out?"

Sameera:" Initially we did. We used to argue like any other couple out there but no matter how bad the arguments were and how rude we would have been it always used to end in a heated kiss and passionate make-up sex. In fact those days I used to sometimes cherish the arguments just so we could kiss and make up later."

Geet smiled watching Sameera as red hue covered her cheeks and her eyes had that far away look as she was lost in old days. Geet could remember some of the similar encounters with Dev as well. After all, her ten years of marriage had her own share of beautiful memories.

Geet:" Sounds like the recipe for a healthy marriage. So what changed?"

Sameera:" Don't know Geet. Honestly, I don't remember now exactly why it stopped from being a happy companionship. Somewhere down the line we both stopped arguing about things. If I would come home after a late night party with alcohol in my system Maan would not show his disproval or possessiveness. If he would work like a robot I stopped reprimanding him. It was like suddenly we were having no arguments yet we had never been farther. It was like suddenly we created walls around us."

Geet was stuck with the name Maan. She had met Maan at court and Maan was for his final hearing of divorce. Sameera got her divorce finalized today. Could it be that the Maan she had met in Darjeeling is actually the Maan Singh Khurana? After all his and Sameera's story was eerily similar till now.

Getting a grip on herself Geet looked at Sameera and asked the inevitable.

Geet:" Didn't you both try breaking the walls?"

Sameera:" You know, we did. We went away for trips. I tried avoiding things Maan generally doesn't approve. Maan tried not being too busy into his business. However we both could feel that the spark was missing. And then I became pregnant."

Geet:" That is a good thing right? Sometimes children can act as a bridge between couples."

Sameera looked pained and Geet held her breath in anticipation of the news. Even before Sameera said Geet knew what she was going to say.

Sameera:" I aborted the baby."

There was an uncomfortable silence in the room while Sameera sobbed. She cried for the lost relationships and what ifs. She cried for her unborn child she had brutally murdered. She cried for her Maan. Geet went near her and held her as she broke down into painful sobs...

Once Sameera was sober Geet asked the inevitable.

Geet:"Do you regret it Sameera?"

Sameera:" I regret aborting the baby for my selfish needs. But I had been in the other side of the coin Geet. I didn't want that for my child Geet."

There was a strange desperation in Sameera. It was the need to be understood as to why she took the decision. She didn't want to be that mother who would think that her child was the reason she didn't succeed in her career.

Geet:" As much as I try to keep myself in your shoes Sameera I can't. I am against abortion. I don't think anything in this world is more important than the innocent little life whose survival depends on you. But then, I shouldn't judge you. After all I don't know what being you is. But if it was so important for you not to be pregnant why you guys didn't use protection?"

Sameera was heartbroken hearing Geet but she understood. Geet was a simple girl but she is a fiercely protective mother when it comes to Muskaan. She had heard enough from Brij to know that.

Sameera:" We did use protection Geet. But as you know that no birth-control method gives you hundred percent guarantees. I mean, how more pathetic can it be? There are couples out there praying for a child and I had to be that one person who gets a child in spite of trying everything not to be in the situation."

Geet was sure that Maan was indeed Maan Singh Khurana. She knew what had happened but she had to keep on the conversation so she asked,

Geet:" I mean I am sure your husband might have known that you don't want a child. So I mean, the abortion couldn't have caused your divorce, could it?"

Sameera:" You know Geet that was my second mistake. I knew Maan would support me but he was out of station. He was in Darjeeling for some construction project. He was there almost for two months and I found out about the pregnancy. I don't know why but I went on with the abortion without informing him. Maybe because I was almost near the three months mark post which abortion is not possible. May be I was too stressed with everything and wasn't thinking rationally. Anyway, few days later Maan came to know about it when he came across a copy of report. He confronted me and I couldn't have lied to him. He was devastated. I had never heard him calling names before that day. I think he couldn't believe I could take such a big step."

Geet:" Hmm. I understand. But maybe he wouldn't have reacted like that if you had informed him or something. It was his child too. He had the right to know you know."

Sameera: "Yeah. You know he left for Darjeeling immediately after. It was like he was trying to run away. Only when he came back nothing was same anymore."

Geet knew very well what had changed. A feeling of dread held her as she felt if she was the reason of everything.

Sameera:" He had a one night stand. I don't blame him you know. Strangely even when he broke my trust I could understand how much pain would cause him to act like that. But something broke in me when I came to know of it."

Geet:" How did you come to know?"

Sameera:" Maan himself confessed also asking for another chance. That is the most endearing quality of Maan. He is brutally honest. I wish he would have spared me the honesty this time. If Maan had been that kind of person who would be the type of cheating around then it would have been easier to forgive and forget. But if Maan had touched another woman it cannot be just physical."

Geet stayed silent. Sameera was right. They had started their rendezvous to forget pain yet it wasn't just physical. Geet felt a stab. Was she the reason of their divorce?

Geet:" Do you blame the one night stand for the divorce Sameera?"

Sameera:" No. It was inevitable. But I can't deny that it acted as one of the catalyst. Maan and I... we both had made our own sets of mistakes we can't change. Our relation was doomed but yeah it hurts...You had it far worse Geet. But mine hurts too."

Geet:" It doesn't matter. You know no matter how many times you are betrayed it all hurts the same."

Sameera:" Would you like to share?"

Geet:" Guess I want to. You know I shared about it with others but no one seems to understand. Maybe you would since you are in a similar situation."

Sameera:" I would try my best Geet."

Even when Geet was saying she knew she was lying. There was one man who had understood her pain. They had talked about stuffs and had shared a part of themselves and now she is sitting with a woman who used to be the wife of that very man. However she wanted to share a bit even if the she didn't want to tell Sameera about her connection with Maan.

Geet:" I, Dev and Meera had been childhood friends. From as long as I can remember, we three had been together through thick and thin. I had a difficult childhood and these two had always been pillars of strength for me. When I was in college Dev and I started dating. Meera was always there in every step of my relationship... I had seen Dev and Meera interact. There was nothing more than friendship. "

Sameera:" It happens Geet. From what I know, you had been married for almost ten years. A decade is a long time Geet. She is no longer the Meera you knew maybe."

Geet:" That is for sure. Anyway as we completed our graduation, Dev had to shift to Darjeeling to take care of the tea-garden his father owned. Both of us were apprehensive about the long distance relationship. Darjeeling and Mumbai are two almost extreme corners of our country. Dev proposed me for marriage and I accepted it. Both Brij veerji and Yash bhai were against it because I was so young. I didn't even complete my education then. I took admission in Darjeeling and we married. It was a huge change. I had been born and brought up in a metro city. So suddenly shifting to Darjeeling wasn't easy. Darjeeling is a beautiful place."

Sameera:" Yeah, Maan has bungalow there. We had visited it in the initial days of our marriage. He also has a farmhouse but I haven't been there ever. "

Geet shuddered at the memories of the said farm house. How ironic was it? Maan's wife hadn't visited his farmhouse ever yet she did. Another thought warmed her heart. Maan had been honest even with a stranger. She had asked that night to be taken to some place neutral and he did that even if she had no way of knowing the truth.

Sameera:"Where are you lost Geet?"

Geet:" Nothing. Anyway, our marriage was a normal, healthy marriage. I completed my masters and soon I joined a college as a lecturer there. Dev meanwhile started investing in other ventures. He was planning to shift to Delhi and was working on it. Then I found out I was pregnant. Life couldn't have been any better. Meanwhile Meera also was there. She had applied for a post in a private school in Darjeeling. Trust me; I never even thought about it much. I mean now that I think about it, why would Meera come to work in Darjeeling when she could have found a job anywhere in the country? I was so happy to have Meera. We asked her to stay with us. Muskaan was born. Dev had been so happy that day. It is the happiest I had ever seen him. Life was going on beautiful. But then suddenly Yash bhai passed away. Pari was devastated. We immediately came to Mumbai. Dev asked me to stay back with Muskaan to help out Pari. He had to return back as his work demanded him. I had so much trust on my best friend and husband that I never thought anything of them staying together without another soul in the house."

Sameera could hear the disgust of betrayal in Geet's voice. Truly, Geet had it worse. Yes Maan had been disloyal and broke the marriage vows but he was not a betrayer. He had confessed and Sameera knew Maan enough to tell that he was repenting his deed.

Geet looked strangely vulnerable. She was so beautiful and clearly too much in love with her husband. How on the earth did Dev have heart to do this to Geet? Even in one evening Geet had made place in Sameera's heart. How could Dev be so insensitive even after marrying this girl?

It was now Sameera's turn to help Geet. She held Geet's hand and pressed it a bit showing that she supports her. Geet wiped away her stray tears to continue with her story.

Geet:" I almost stayed a year and half with Pari. Pari had been in depression and needed constant vigilance. That was the time Brij Veerji offered her the job of receptionist when she decided to live her career as junior artist. Pari didn't really need that job. Yash bhai had left enough and Pari had her inheritance from her parental side as well. But she needed to spent her time and that normal 9-5 job brought back some normalcy in her life. It was also the time Dev was switching between Delhi and Darjeeling trying to set things up. In this one and half year we met only few times that also not more than a day or two. So when I finally returned I was busy with my household. In my absence Meera had been taking care of the house; from the bills of servants to what groceries are supposed to be bought. What I didn't really realize was that I had been replaced even in Dev's heart. I joined back my university where I had taken a long LOA. Muskaan was going through the terrible two phase and was a handful. Settling down was so difficult. It was like some strings were broken and now the magic of the music is forever gone. "

Sameera:" Do you think that by then the affair had already started?"

Geet:" Frankly I don't know. What I had witnessed had grossed me out to such an extent that I never let Dev tell me the details. Something had changed and I had a gut feeling but I tried avoiding the issue. As I settled down Meera slowly seeped back in the background. It was as if she had been feeling in and now giving me back what had been rightfully mine. A year passed like this. Dev and my relationship were strained. We hardly spent time together. Yes we did share a room and even became intimate but the spark was not there. Soon it was time for Muskaan to attend school and I got busy with Muskaan. Meera suddenly announced that she is going to Delhi with a job. Her parents had shifted to Delhi years before so I thought she was going for her parents. If only I had understood the real motive. Dev and I fought a lot. And I don't mean normal fights couple have and then make up. I mean nasty fights involving name callings. Muskaan was getting negatively affected. So I let her join hostel when Dev suggested. The school was best one out there and anyway she gets to come home on weekends. I didn't really agree with Muskaan's hostel stay but I didn't want my child to suffer. Also, maybe I thought that Dev and I would get more space to repair the damages in our relationship."

Sameera:" Sounds like plan. So what happened?"

Geet:" Dev became even way busier. He would visit Delhi more frequently. I guess now I know the reason. I also started getting disheartened and the distance increased. Then few months back I told I would visit Mumbai. I let Muskaan stay in the hostel. I had come here for some college had applied. May be in my heart I knew I would have to leave Dev. I went back a day early because I was missing Muskaan very much. I let myself in with the duplicate key and slowly opened my bedroom door not wanting to wake Dev up. But what I saw disgusted me. I saw Meera naked with my husband. They had their hands all over each other and were moaning passionately each other's name. They were joined at their hip and Dev's movements were a clear give away of what they were doing."

Sameera:" That's disgusting. This makes me think that Maan had been a saint or something."

Geet smiled. She knew Maan only a night yet somewhere she believed Maan to be good. No one is perfect yet you shouldn't lose your integrity.

Geet:" I left the house and checked in to a Hotel. Next day I came and pretended to have just arrived.I waited for one of them to confess to me. But nope; It was so funny that even after watching my husband doing it to my best friend I still wanted to believe that it had been a mistake they wanted to repent. I asked about Meera's arrival and they fed me some story. I observed them. The flirting which I used to think was harmless held a different meaning as I observed the naughtiness in Dev's voice or the slight blush of Meera's I never noticed before. I watched that Dev seemed to find reasons to touch Meera and the occasional glances between them. Finally I let go of my patience after few days. I said what I saw. I watched Dev. He was ashamed of his act but he didn't regret it. And that's what broke me completely. "

Sameera held Geet as she cried. Once Geet was little better Geet said in a broken tone," You know had they come and said to me I would have moved out of the way. Yes that would hurt but at least I would have been proud of my husband and friend. But they didn't have the guts to do it to my face. That room which had thousands of beautiful memories for me felt suffocating. It was like if I touch anything in that room I would be impure. And then I left the house and went into a pub and drank. Next day I came back and Dev and I decided on divorcing. I couldn't have let Muskaan grow up with those two people. He doesn't deserve Muskaan. But I can't deny Muskaan her father. Dev let e have the primary custody of Muskaan and asked only for visitation rights. Guess he is now free to move on with Meera. But then again he had moved on a long time ago."

Sameera left Geet's side. They had been talking for almost four hours now. The morning light was coming through the window. Geet came and stood beside Sameera.

Geet:" You know what the worst part is! I can't blame Meera no matter how hard I try to. In the end I felt like I was cheated by life more than anyone else. I gave ten years of my life to a man and got nothing but betrayal. I am happy about Muskaan. I think she is the best part of my marriage. Otherwise I would have wasted ten years of my life for nothing."

Sameera:" I guess!"

Geet:" Do you mind if I ask you something?"

Sameera:" Not at all!"

Geet:" Can I call you Sam instead of Sameera? Your name reminds me of Meera."

Sameera:" Sure!"

Geet was lost in her own thoughts. She had done to Sameera what Meera had done to her. How was she any better? But then again, she never intended to destroy Sameera's life. That night she wasn't thinking really. Suddenly she was brought back by Sameera's words.

Sameera:" You know right that Dev never deserved you. He was one lucky bustard who didn't know how to preserve the gift he had from life."

Geet smiled. She still remembered from the foggy night Maan's first words after hearing her ordeal."You don't deserve this pain and he really doesn't deserve you."

Maan and Sameera were more in sync than they think they are. Maybe all they needed was a common friend helping them seal the cracks and maybe this divorce could have been avoided altogather.