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CHAPTER 5. GEET AND HER PLANS CONTINUED!

Previously on Love...

Nahi! Geet stood up. It is good that they did not come for dinner. What stupid thing she did by inviting them here! She was playing this game very carelessly. She had to try some other way to confirm her doubts. Calling Khushi here was nothing short of stupidity. She paced as she thought of another way to confirm her doubts. Then she remembered why Khushi was not coming over. Her husband's Naaniji was ill. Perfect! She grinned. She will use this opportunity to visit them. After all, the old lady of her acquaintance was ill. It was her duty to go and ask about her health. Geet nodded. Yes! That's what she will do! She will meet Naaniji under the pretext of enquiring about her health and subtly extract information about Khushi's family. Yes!

Geet smiled as she knocked on the door eagerly. She was standing in front of the apartment that Khushi had told her to come to. One of her hands was shaking but that was not because of nervousness or excitement. It was shaking because that hand was being held by her son Vicky who was jumping in eagerness of meeting Khushi or Happy as he tended to call her. Geet was thankful that Vicky did not blurt that name out to Maan yet. No! She did not want that incident on her hands till it was confirmed that Khushi was their Happy.

"HAPPY!", Vicky squealed the moment the door opened and Khushi stepped out. He ran and hugged Khushi who had the expression of delight on her face at seeing him. She grinned and hugged him back, "Kaise hain aap Vicky?"

"I am awesome!", the boy pulled away and gave her thumbs up. Both Geet and Khushi chuckled and Khushi asked Geet to come in. Geet entered and took a look around. The apartment was large and quite classily designed. The door opened into the main hall where an old lady sat on the sofa smiling at them.

Khushi introduced the lady as her husband's Naaniji to Geet and then introduced Geet and Vicky to Naaniji.

"Hello Naaniji!", Vicky chirped and Naaniji smiled.

Geet called out with warning in her tone, "Vicky?"

Vicky turned to look at her while Naaniji and Khushi were confused at Geet's reaction. When Geet said nothing but stared at her son, Vicky blinked and then blurted out, "Oh teri! I forgot! Sorry Mummy!"

Geet smiled as her son turned and bending down touched Naaniji's feet. Naaniji's eyes lit up with delight while Khushi looked surprised.

Vicky stood back up and spoke to Naaniji, "Mummy says humaare culture mein you are supposed to touch elder's feet! Pairi pena Naaniji!"

Naani's heart melted at the cute fellow and she hugged boy, "Humesha khush raho!"

Vicky grinned and pulling away he looked at Khushi, "Come on Happy! Lets play!"

Vicky grabbed Khushi's hands and tried to drag away when Geet spoke up, "Vicky? Happy nahi! Happyji bolo! Badi haina tumse? (She is older than you, right?)"

"Koi baat nahi!", Khushi blurted out but Geet shook her head, "Nahi Khushiji! Aap badi hain! He should know to respect elders!"

"Fine!", Vicky pouted, "Happyji! Lets go! Abhi theek hai?", the last line was for his mother and he said it with a cheeky tone.

Geet smiled, "Shaitaan! Jaa! Aish kar!"

The boy giggled and dragged Khushi away. Khushi happily ran away with him towards the window.

Naaniji chuckled and Geet sat down beside her, "Waise Khushiji ke pati nahi dikh rahe? ( By the way, I don't see Khushi's husband anywhere?)"

"Uu toh nayi phone lene gaya hai! Nandkishore bitwa, jiska yeh ghar hai, uske saath! Khushi bitiya ko bhi jaane ko kahaa tha lekin kal humri tabiyat dekhke bitiya hil gayi! Kehti hai humein akela nahi chodegi! (He has gone to buy new phone! Nandkishore, whose house is this, with him! I told Khushi bitiya to go too but seeing my ill health yesterday shook her up! She claims she will not leave me alone!)", Naaniji replied.

Geet thanked her Babaji that no one else was at home. Now she could enquire about Khushi's family without anyone getting suspicious. But how to start the topic?

Outwardly Geet nodded, "Sahi toh kiya usne! Aap uski Naani Saas hai! Aise thodi na aapko chodegi! Mujhe yaad hai jab meri Daadi Saas bahut bimaar hui thi! Ek minute bhi unhein akela nahi chodti thi! ( She is right! You are her grandmother-in-law. She is not going leave you alone just like that! I remember when my grandmother-in-law fell ill. I did not move away from her even for a minute!)"

"Ab kahaa hai woh? (Where is she now?)", Naaniji asked curiously.

Geet shook her head, "Woh nahi rahi! Vicky ke paida hone ke ek do saal mein hi chal basi! (She is no more! She died one two years after Vicky's birth!)"

Naaniji nodded her head sadly.

Geet looked on wondering how to ask about Khushi's family.

"Waise aap yahaan kaise? (So how come you are here?)", Naaniji and Geet smiled, "Woh Khushi ne bataaya ki aapki tabiyat kharaab hai? Bas toh poochne aayi hun ki kaisi hain aap! Waise aapko kuch chaahiye toh nahi? Mujhe yahaan kis dukaan mein kya kya milta hai sab pata hai! Aapko jo chaahiye bas bol deejiye! Main jhat se le aaungi! ( Khushi told me you are not feeling well? So I just came to ask if you are well now! By the way, do you want anything now? I know where to get anything and everything here! So if you want something, just tell me! I will bring it to you right away!)"

Naaniji chuckled, "Arre naahi naahi bitiya! Ab hum theek hain! Bas aadat nahi iss sheher ki hawaa ki isliye tabiyat kharaab hui! Warna hum toh theek thaak hain! (Oh no bitiya! Now I am fine! Just I am not used to this city's weather, so felt a bit unwell! Or else I am perfectly fine!)"

Geet was glad that nothing was serious. She spoke again, "Waise ek aur wajah thi yahaan aane ki! (By the way, I have another reason to come here!)"

"Kaunsi?", Naaniji was curious.

"Vicky!", Geet replied, "Woh apni Happy ko bada miss kar raha tha! (He was missing his Happy too much!)"

Naaniji and Geet chuckled as both turned to look at Khushi and Vicky who now sat in front of the window. He seemed to have brought cards with him and Vicky was trying to teach her how to play them. Khushi looked up sensing their gaze and smiled at them. Naaniji felt her heart swell. Her Khushi bitiya was smiling after ages!

Geet wondered on how to start the conversation about Khushi's family with Khushi being in the same room by the window and most probably able to hear their conversation. As she wondered about this Vicky came towards them dragging Khushi with him, "Mom! Happy wants icecream!"

"Happy?", Geet asked and Vicky huffed, "I mean Happyji! Happyji wants icecream!"

"Is it Happy who wants icecream or is it you?", Geet asked and the boy smiled sheepishly. He suddenly started blabbering, "I was just telling Happy, sorry Happyji that Rocky Road is my favorite icecream and she says she never tasted Rocky Road! Can you believe it Mom? That's why I am taking her with me! So that she can taste Rocky Road! Can I take her with me?"

"Of course you can! But first you have to ask her Naaniji if you can take your Happyji with you?", Geet replied and Vicky turned towards Naaniji. He gave her his sweetest smile and Naaniji melted right away, "Haan beta! Jaao!" Vicky grinned happily and walked off dragging Khushi with him. Geet heard Khushi tell Vicky that she did not know where ice cream shop was. Geet shook her head as her son replied that he knew every ice cream shop in the city. She prayed that the money her son carried in his pocket would be enough for their ice creams. She was brought out of her thoughts by Naaniji.

"Tohaar beta bada hi pyaara hai! Humko humre Chote ki bachpan ki yaad aagayi! (Your son is very sweet! He reminds me of my Chote's childhood!)", Naaniji mused, "Khushi ke pati, humaar Chote, bhi bade shaitaan the! Aise hi idhar udhar masti karte rehte the! (Khushi's husband, my Chote, was also a mischievous boy! Just like that, he would create havoc here and there!)"

This is the right time, Geet mused, to ask questions about Khushi's family. Thank you Vicky beta, for getting Khushi away just when I needed it. If this turns out to be our Happy na, I swear beta, I will buy you tubs full of Rocky Road.

"Waise aapke parivaar mein kaun kaun hai? (By the way, who all are there in your family?)", Geet asked and felt guilty for asking when Naaniji started looking upset. But before she could say anything, Naaniji started telling Geet about her family. Geet raised an eyebrow when Naaniji ended her monologue by talking about Khushi's elder sister Paayal who was the younger bride of Raizadas. So this Khushi cannot be my Khushi if she has an elder sister! Geet was disappointed but something told Geet that there was more to Naaniji's story and asked Naaniji about Payal and Khushi's family. Naaniji told her about Khushi's family, her mother, father, aunt, sister and Khushi. She explained a little about them and Geet's hope died. This is definitely not my Khushi. Maan's Khushi had no family. And then Naaniji said something that rekindled the hope in Geet's heart.

"Kaash hum yeh bol paate ki Khushi ka parivaar bahut achcha hai par yeh sach nahi hai! Khushi se nafrat karte hain uu sab aur woh bhi sirf isliye kyunki uska unsabse koi khoon ka rishta nahi! Ab humka bataao, rishte kaa sirf khoon ke hote hain? (Wish I could say that Khushi's family is good but it is not true! They hate Khushi and that also just because she is not related by blood to them! Now tell me, is a relationship created just by blood?)", Naaniji ranted.

"Khoon ke nahi matlab? ( What do you mean by not related by blood?)", Geet asked in shock and Naaniji shut up. She realised that she was telling family stories to an outsider. Geet was anxious to get answers now, "Boliye na kya matlab hai aapka? ( Tell me, what did you mean?)"

Naaniji shook her head, "Nahi! Kuch nahi!"

Geet was desperate now, "Nahi! Kuch toh hai jo aap bata nahi rahi ho! ( No! There is something you are not telling me!)"

Naaniji opened her mouth and shut it again, hesitating.

Geet sighed and spoke kindly, "Dekhiye! Aap yeh mat sochiye ki aap ek ajnabi ko ghar ki andruni baatein bata rahi hai! Yeh sochiye ki ajnabi se baat karke aap apne dil ka bojh halka kar rahi hai! ( Listen! Don't think that you are blurting out your inner secrets of your house to a stranger! Think you are lessening your burdens by talking to a stranger!)"

Naaniji thought for a while and then started speaking. She explained how Khushi was adopted and how her mother and aunt showed her love only to get some money but hated her behind her back. She also told Geet that they were partial to their own daughter. She mused that the adoptive father might have loved Khushi but the rest of the family definitely hated her. "Humne toh ee bhi suna tha Anjali bitiya se ki unhonein Khushi ko zabardasti kisi aur se sagaai ke liye majboor bhi kiya tha! Aur uss bechaari ne toh haan bhi kardi thi! (I even heard from Anjali bitiya that they forced Khushi to get engaged! And that poor girl actually agreed!)" Naaniji shook her head as she continued to tell Geet how after marriage, Paayal also treated Khushi badly because she felt jealous. Of course, Naaniji left out the whole story behind how Arnav married Khushi and how their relationship was before marriage. She only told Geet about Khushi's family and their behavior towards Khushi, "Aur jab shaadi ke baad Khushi unke ghar gayi tab use yeh sab baatein pata chali! Bechaari! Ek dum bikhar gayi thi! Use kya kya nahi bulaaya? Manhoos! Chali gayi achcha hua! Koi apni bachchi ke liye aisan sab kuch bolta hai kya? (And after wedding, when Khushi went home to visit, that is when she came to know everything! Poor girl! She shattered at that moment! What all things they did not call her? Bad luck? It is good that she is gone! Does someone say such things for their own kid?)" Geet was aghast and blurted softly, "Koi itni pyaari ladki ke saath aisa kyun bartaav karega? (How can someone be so cruel to such a sweet girl?)"

Naaniji shook her head, "Arre! Jab uske maa baap hi use chod gaye ho, toh paraayon se humdardi ki kya ummeed! ( When her own parents abandoned her, then what can we expect from adopted ones?)" Geet was confused now. Was Khushi their happy or not? Because as far as she knew, Happy's parents did not leave her! She was totally confused now.

While Geet was getting confused, Arnav was standing in a cellphone shop with NK looking through the latest mobiles. As Arnav browsed, NK looked around. And that is when his eyes fell on a beautiful Indian girl, her skin dark mocha, her figure lithe, her height was like a model, "What a beauty!", NK blurted out. He walked over to talk to the girl. Arnav was too busy with going through the mobiles to notice NK's movements.

"Hi!", NK told the girl. The girl who was discussing flowers with the shop assistant turned around, "Yes?"

"Has anyone told you beautiful you are?", NK said with dreamy eyes.

"What?", the girl was confused.

NK grinned, "Myself NK and you are?"

"Oh my God! Look I am not interested in you, just go from here!", the girl muttered and walked off.

NK huffed and looked up. What mom? Can't you send me one good girl? With a huff he looked down, only to see the girl squeal in excitement, "OMG! ASR!" She ran towards Arnav who was just coming outside the shop, done with his shopping and searching for NK. NK watched with wide eyes and Arnav and the girl hugged each other. His jaw dropped open. Bloody Hell! Even in Sydney, girls are crazy for ASR! Wahaan Khushi yahaan yeh! This is so not fair! Nannav! Atleast leave one girl for me!

NK walked towards them only to stop in shock as the girl said something and Arnav started laughing. He laughed! NK was beyond shocked now. What the hell is happening here? Who is this girl? I have to tell Khushi all about this! As he neared them, the girl hugged Arnav again and walked away. NK asked Arnav the moment he reached him, "Who was she? Kaun thi woh?"

Arnav was still smiling in the direction the girl went, "That's Lavanya, my old girl friend!" NK's jaw dropped open again. Ex-girlfriend! Arnav continued to speak, "She invited me to meet in a nearby coffee shop to catch up!" He shrugged and walked off while NK stared with wide eyes. Oh no! Nannav is married to Khushi and is going on a date with his former girl friend. This is so wrong! I have to warn Khushi about this! He followed Arnav all the while glaring at him. How dare he try to betray his best friend Khushi? NK won't allow it. Khushi was his best friend, and he refused to allow Arnav to betray her. With a huff, he continued to walk.

"Toh Khushi kya bachpan se unke saath rehti hai? ( So Khushi lived with them from her young age?)", Geet asked her heart thudding in her chest.

Naaniji shook her head, "Naahi! Aath saal ki thi jab uu Shashi babua ke ghar rehne aayi! Chote bata rahe the ki koi insaan Khushi bitiya ko Shashi bitwa ke paas chod gaya tha! (No! She was eight when she came to live with Shashi! Chote was telling me that some man dropped Khushi off to Shashi!)"

Geet's jaw dropped open but Naaniji did not notice. Happy was also eight when Maan lost touch with her! Khushi had to be their Khushi!

Naaniji continued, "Chote bata rahe the, ki jisne Khushi bitiya ko choda unka naam Udayji tha! Kaash poora naam pata hota, Chote unhein dhoondh nikaalte! (Chote even told me that the man who dropped Khushi was called Udayji! Wish we had their whole name, Chote would have found him!)"

Geet's eyes became as wide as saucers. Uday was Maan's father's name! A conversation from few days back flashed in her mind. It was when she had found Nandini Bui's photos.

"Dad was with Happy when I was here but by the time I reached India, I found Dad but no Khushi! I searched for her a lot but did not find her. You remember, when I got called back by Daadi's Doctor and I had to come back home! I made sure that I left a PI searching for Khushi in Dilli with her description! Even today the PI sends me detailed report of his fruitless search every month!"

Geet was now sure that the Khushi she knew was definitely their Khushi. Uday Papa must have left Khushi with Shashi Gupta's family and Maan could not find her because Guptas were from Lucknow and PI searched only in Dilli. By then, Guptas might have travelled back to Lucknow with Khushi.

Geet could not believe her fate. She found her husband's Happy. How happy her husband would be when he met his Happy! Geet was filled with excitement. Just then the door opened and Khushi and Vicky arrived both happy with their ice cream.

"Mom! Happyji tasted Rocky Road and she loved it! She claims now Rocky Road is her favorite too! Awesome right?", Vicky excitedly spoke. Geet smiled at her son and hugged him. Because of you running away at the photo set that day, I found Maan's Happy today! Thank you beta! Vicky was confused as to why his mom was suddenly hugging him so tightly but he shrugged. Moms are so weird!

Soon it was time to go home and Vicky and Geet said their goodbyes. Soon they were out of the building and walking to their car. That is when Geet saw something and walked off. Vicky followed her and was shocked to see his mum buying many tubs of Rocky Road.

"Mom?", Vicky stared at her with wide eyes.

"For you beta! For you!", his mom kissed his cheek and walked to their car.

Vicky looked at his mom with wonder. Babaji! You changed my mom from strict mom to loving one! I love you Babaji!

Geet smiled as their driver drove them home. She had extracted promise from Naaniji before leaving that Raizadas will attend dinner at their home next day. Yes! Tomorrow Maan will meet his Happy! Maan will be so happy with my surprise!

"Kya?", Khushi looked at NK with wide eyes.

"Yes! I am not lying Khushiji! I saw it with my own eyes! Your husband is going to have an affair!", NK explained as he stood in front of Khushi, "The girl I met went and hugged Nannav. And she said something that made him laugh! Nannav laughed Khushiji! And then when I asked him about her, he claims it is his ex-girlfriend Lavanya whom he was going to meet in the evening! Can you believe it?" NK shook his head and turned away, "You have to do something Khushi!", he turned around to look at her, "You have to... Eh... Where did she go?" Khushi was nowhere to be found. She had left the room.

NK ran outside only to see Khushi confront Arnav, "Aap aaj Lavanyaji se mile the? Aur aaj shaam ko unse phir se milenge? (You met Lavanyaji today? And you are going to meet her again this evening?)" Very good Khushi, NK cheered. Take the bull by the horns! Confront him! Arnav nodded and NK grinned. Now Khushi will give him a good scolding. But his glee turned into shock when Khushi suddenly became excited, "Humein bhi le jaayiye na Arnavji! Please! ( Take me with you too Arnavji! Please!)" As NK watched, Khushi nagged Arnav to take her with him too and when Arnav said yes after getting fed up of her naggings, Khushi became more excited and started jumping around. She even went and hugged Naaniji and rambled about meeting Lavanya.

NK shook his head. What the! Why is Khushi more excited to meet this Lavanya? I wonder... Is Lavanya Nannav's exgirlfriend or Khushi's?

And that was the today's update folks!

Next year on 16th January, we will go back in past but not 22 years this time!

We will go a little more than decade back when Maan was 22 and dwell into the story of Khushi, Nandini and Uday! And yes, decade means you will hear from an eight year old Khushi too! So get ready folks, we will have some sweet scenes with sweet Khushi next time!

Happy New Year and see you Next Year!

Thank you, take care and have fun,

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maan and Geet entry

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Yup. But wont say anything more! Rest of the story will be out in few updates!😉

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Will try to update soon!

Yes, he is her brother!

No connection to NK but he will be the reason they meet again! You will get to know how in chapter 1 itself!

good maan be khushi's brother

is super

I always want the khushi from rich family

and teach the pathetic gupta

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And yes, Happy is Khushi but how she is connected to Khuranas and how they got separated will be out in few chapters!

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