FF: KAUN HO TUM? 26th Mar: Chap 22 on Pg 99! - Page 50

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CHAPTER 14. HUMEIN TUMSE PYAAR HAI KITNA...!

It was after Lunch when Maan went searching for Geet. During Lunch, he had seen her whispering something to Daadima and then after lunch she had simply vanished. So now Maan was going through every room in the house wondering where his wife had hidden herself. Just then he came across a room which had bookshelves filled with books right opposite the door of the room. Maan took a better look from the threshold. It was clearly a study room with lots of bookshelves and some hand drawn maps of Hoshiarpur hanging on the walls. This must be where Daarji and Papaji worked, Maan realised. As Daarji is a Sarpanch, he must be having his meetings here and also referred to the maps, Maan mused. He knew that Handas owned fields too and he could see some of those fields in those hand drawn maps. He knew that Pappaji and Brij handled the farm work so they would have worked here too. He was about to walk away when he noticed some of the books in the bookshelves were not in English. He walked into the room and neared the bookshelves. He smiled as he realised that some books were also textbooks and some grown up books were in French. Aha! So at one time Geet studied here too.

Maan smiled and turned around to walk away when he heard a noise from one of the corners of the room. Maan turned towards the corner and was rewarded by the sight of his wife. She was sitting in front of the Computer and working on something. Maan watched as Geet scrolled through something on the PC and then copied down something on the paper in front of her. He absentmindedly noted that she was writing with her left hand. What was she jotting down? Maan wondered.

"Geet!", Maan called her.

Geet looked up and Maan frowned. Why did she look like deer caught in the lights? Something is cooking here! Before Maan could question her, Geet hid the paper behind her and clicked something on the PC. Maan walked ahead to see what was going on only to see a blank screen. She had closed whatever she had opened! What is happening here?

"Geet! Kya kar rahi ho tum?", Maan asked.

"Kuch nahi! Kkkuch nahi!", Geet stuttered. She got up and tried to walk away when Maan grabbed her hand, "Tum mujhse kuch chupa rahi ho!"

Geet gulped, "Nahi! Nahi toh!"

Maan pulled her close and Geet felt her breath leave her. He used his other hand to cup her face and bent down. Geet closed her eyes as she realised he was about to kiss her. But the kiss never came. His hand holding hers dropped her hand and the other hand on her cheek drew away. Next thing she knew the paper was pulled away from her slack grip and she opened her hand to see Maan holding her paper.

"Maan!", Geet hissed as she realised Maan was playing with her. Maan smirked, "Everything is fair in love and war!" Geet simply growled. Maan was about to read the paper when Geet placed her hand on the paper hiding whatever she had written. Maan looked at her and Geet looked pleadingly, "Please mat dekhiye! Please!"

Maan sighed, thought for few seconds and then handed the paper back. Geet grinned, "Thank you!" Suddenly, she lunged forward, kissed Maan's cheek and ran off. Maan for a second was stupefied and then he smiled. Oh I love you Geet! I love you so much!

It was evening when Brij came into Geet and Maan's room, "Jijaji! Tussi ready hogaye? Gaao waale aagaye hain aur aapke baare mein pooch rahe hain!"

After seeing Geet, Maan had withdrawn himself into his room and was working on some tender on his laptop. Around 3, his mother-in-law had come to tell him that the villagers were coming over to meet him as he was the son-in-law of the family. She requested him to be ready in the evening and Maan accepted the request.

"Haan! I am coming! Geet ready hui?", Maan asked. Geet had come in around 4 and got some clothes out of her bags. She then was about to walk off. He asked her where she was going and was told that her mother and NT wanted to dress her up as she was for the first time being presented as married woman in front of her neighbours. So she was heading to her parents' room where she will get ready.

Brij nodded, "Haan! Tayyaar hai! Badi besabri se wait kar rahi hai aapka! Aapko udhar jaana hai aur use leke aana hai!"

Maan blinked in confusion, "Yeh koi ritual hai kya yahaan ka?"

Brij chuckled, "Nahi ji! Aapke Daadima ka plan hai! Chaahti hai ki aap dono ki filmy entry ho!"

Maan rolled his eyes as he remembered she had planned something similar at his reception too.

Brij walked off and Maan, after checking himself in the mirror, walked off too. He was dressed in traditional kurta pyjama with jacket, all in black. He walked towards Geet's parents and was surprised when he heard NT speaking as he reached the room, "Are you ready with your surprise Geet? Oh! I am so excited! Maan Veerji will be so happy!"

"Surprise?", Maan asked as he entered the room, "What surp...", he trailed off as he noticed his wife. Dressed in aqua blue Saree with bright pink border, blue jhumkas and bright blue maang ka tikka, Geet looked ethereal to him. Geet also noticed his clothes and she had to admit he looked droolworthy. Neither of them realised that they were staring at each other till NT giggled and broke the spell. Maan and Geet looked away, Maan looking sheepish while Geet shyly looking down.

"You know you can continue with your romance, I don't mind! But guests jo neeche aaye hain, they won't be happy if you two didn't come down soon!", NT teased. Daadima and Rano chuckled as Geet turned red. Even Maan had two spotches of red on his cheeks.

"Chalo! Chalo! Bas hogayi chedkhaani! Neeche bhi jaana hai!", Daadima spoke up, "Hum teeno neeche jaa rahe hain. And just like last time, I will message you and then you come down ok?" Maan and Geet nodded and Daadima, Rano and NT walked away. Realising that they were alone, Maan walked towards Geet and grabbed her hand. Just then Daadima poked her head in, "Aur haan, romance mein neeche aana mat bhool jaana!" Geet and Maan sprang apart and Daadima let out laugh. She walked away and Maan and Geet could still hear her laughing as she went to the hall. Maan and Geet looked down for few seconds feeling a little awkward and then looked at each other. Their eyes met and they broke down laughing.

After few minutes of laughing, Maan pulled Geet close, "Bahut khoobsurat lag rahi ho tum! Nazar hat hi nahi rahi tum par se!"

"Aap bhi kuch kam nahi lag rahe! Ek dum Prince Charming!", Geet spoke as she weaved her hands around his neck. His hands snaked around her waist and he pulled her close. Just then his mobile pinged and he winced, "Romance bhi karne nahi deta koi!" Geet chuckled, "Chaliye! Romance phir kabhi keejiye! Abhi humein neeche jaana hai! Aapko surprise bhi toh dena hai!"

Maan frowned, "Surprise? Kaisa surprise?"

"Woh toh aapko neeche jaake hi pata chalega!", Geet replied sassily.

Maan smirked, "Toh chalo phir chalte hain!", he pulled away from her and offered her arm to her. Geet grinned eagerly as she remembered them doing the same thing on their reception evening. She grabbed his arm and both headed towards the door.

An hour later, Maan smiled as Daarji introduced him to yet another neighbour of theirs. Hai kitne neighbours yahaan? Maan wondered as he shook hands with yet another neighbour. As he spoke with them, his eyes wandered around searching for his wife. His eyes lit up as he saw Geet standing by his Daadima. He frowned as he saw Geet shake her head while Daadima seemed to be convincing her of something. Geet's eyes looked up, met his and then looked down shyly. Maan was even more curious. What was Daadima saying that made Geet so shy?

Just then another guest came over and Maan's attention got diverted. For few minutes, Maan was talking to the guests. Then there was hush and Maan turned to see the reason behind the sudden quietness. He smiled when he saw his Daadima standing in the middle of the hall. She smiled at all of them and spoke up, "Aap sabka yahaan aane ke liye shukriya! Ab hum apni bahu aapki soni Geet se farmaayish karenge ki woh hum sabke liye ek gaana suna de! Kyunki humne suna hai ki woh behat achcha gaati hai!"

Maan's eyes widened as he realised this was the surprise NT was talking about. He looked at NT for confirmation and seeing the question on his face, NT nodded. Maan smiled excitedly and turned to look at Geet who now stood beside Daadima with her head down. Maan frowned. Yeh itna sharma kyun rahi hai? She is not the type to shy away from attention. Just then Geet began to sing and Maan's breath was taken away.

Humein Tumse...

Pyaar Hai Kitna...

Yeh Hum Nahi...

Jaante...

Maan was taken aback as Geet looked at him with intense emotions swirling in her eyes.

Magar Jee Nahi Sakte...

Tumhaare Bina...

Maan realised now why Geet was feeling shy. It was because she was singing the song just for him. And she knew that people will also realise the same thing. Maan smiled softly. How much will you surprise me Geet!

Humein Tumse Pyaar Hai Kitna

Yeh Hum Nahi Jaante

Magar Jee Nahi Sakte

Tumhaare Bina

Humein Tumse Pyaar Hai Kitna

"Waah! Bahu kitna badhiya gaati hai!", Daadima commented from beside him and Maan nodded, his eyes yet to move from Geet.

Main Toh Sada Ki Tumri Deewani

Aa aa aaa...

Main Toh Sada Ki Tumri Deewani

Bhool Gaye Saiyyan Preet Puraani

Kadar Na Jaani

Kadar Na Jaani

Maan smiled as people around him praised Geet's singing. Maan smirked proudly. He was a very proud husband today!

Humein Tumse Pyaar Hai Kitna

Yeh Hum Nahi Jaante

Magar Jee Nahi Sakte

Tumhaare Bina

Humein Tumse Pyaar Hai Kitna

Just then Rano came to where Daarji, Daadima and Maan were standing and commented to Daarji, "Mennu nahi pata tha ki humaari Geet ko joone gaane bhi pata hain!" Daarji frowned, "Mennu bhi nahi pata tha! Mennu toh lagta tha onnu joone gaane pata hi nahi!" Maan frowned at the comment.

Koi Jo Daale Tumpe Nayanva

Aa...aa...Aa...

They are right! Geet ko yeh sab gaane nahi pata! She told me the day we met for the first time! Use joone gaane nahi pata! Then how does she know this song? Unless... Maan looked at Geet with growing horror.

Koi Jo Daale Tumpe Nayanva

Dekha Na Jaaye Mose Sajanva

Jale Mora Manva

Jale Mora Manva

No! This is definitely not my Geet! This has to be Preet! Its not even 8 for crying out loud! Maan stumbled back in shock. Geet continued to sing.

Humein Tumse Pyaar Hai Kitna

Yeh Hum Nahi Jaante

Magar Jee Nahi Sakte

Tumhaare Bina...

Humein Tumse Pyaar Hai Kitna

Yeh Hum Nahi Jaante

Magar Jee Nahi Sakte

Tumhaare Bina...

Geet finished the song and everyone applauded. She smiled as everyone one by one came to her and praised her voice. Geet thanked all of them and then turned to look at where Maan stood to see his reaction. But Maan was not there! Geet started to look around. Maan kahaan gaye?

Maan paced in an empty room nearby as he wondered what was going on. How can this be Preet? Preet toh 9 ke baad aati hai! This has to be Geet! But Geet doesn't know old songs! Then this has to be Preet! But Preet before 9... Oh my God! What if due to our experiment last time Preet started to come earlier or something else... Hey Babaji! This is so confusing! I have to confront her, Maan decided. Preet ya Geet? Kaun Ho Tum?

Maan came out of the room to find Geet and talk to her only to find that no one was leaving her alone. He couldn't get a single chance to talk to her. Everytime he sought her out, there was somebody standing beside her wanting to talk to her. He could see that even she wanted to talk to him but neither of them were getting the chance. The time passed but Maan couldn't get his chance and as time went Maan kept on becoming more and more agitated. Doubts continued to swirl around his head; was she Geet or Preet? What is happening here? Finally around 8:30, he couldn't have it anymore. He grabbed Geet's hand right when she was talking to her friends and dragged her away. Geet felt a little embarrassed as her friends laughed at Maan's action. She could imagine what kind of comments they would bestow on her. Her embarrassment turned into anger and as soon as they reached a private room, she wrenched her hand away from Maan's hand and spat, "Yeh kya badtameezi hai?"

Maan was taken aback. She was behaving like Preet! Hey Babaji! His face paled and then turned red as anger and frustration surged through him. He was so lost in his own anger that he didn't even notice Dev and NT following them in worry or that they were now standing at the door of the room looking at the scene in front of them with shock.

Maan walked ahead and grabbed Geet by her shoulders. Geet looked shocked. He pulled her close harshly and spat, "Kaun ho tum?" Geet's expression turned confused but Maan didn't relent, "Bataao!", he hissed, "Kaun ho tum? Geet ya Preet?" For a second they were still and then Geet pushed Maan's hands roughly and stepped back. She looked at him with fire filled eyes, "Preet! Haan! Hun main Preet!", her voice echoed in the room as Maan, NT and Dev looked at her with horror.

Oh my! What is going on? I am confused! How come that is Preet?

Are you confused too? Then wait for next update!

The song is from the movie Kudrat (1971). There are two versions of the song, one male and one female, with different lyrics. The popular version is the one sung by Kishore Kumar. But I have used the other one, sung by Parveez Sultana. I love this one more than the male one. Do listen to it once!

Thank you, take care and have fun,

Kalpana