MG: Drabble|| Forged Memories #SHOT 1 PAGE 1|| April 14, 2018

Shot 1

~FORGED MEMORIES~

He entered the cottage and he looked around for his wife. They have been living there for about six months now, maan had to shift to the a small village near Jaipur for the construction projects that have been going on and this time he preferred having his wife with him. He had taken a cottage which was enough for both of them. Maan was welcomed with the aromatic smell that was coming from the kitchen and he saw his Geet smiling at him as he entered the kitchen. She left her work and gave him a glass of water and smiled at him.

Aapka din kaisa tha? She asked as she took maan's laptop Bag and picked up the files that he had carelessly put on the coffee table and took them to the study. Maan looked at the retreating of his wife, she was wearing a heavy embroided suit and he racked his brains to think if he had forgotten something. They have been married for a year and a half and his geet never was very comfortable in the heavy dresses except for the occasions where they are needed. No doubt he loved his wife occasionally in the Indian dresses but he loved her equally in whatever in whatever she wear. Maan was still contemplating if he had forgotten something but he was called by geet.

Maan, fresh hojaiye we are already late for the dinner. Maan answered her and looked at the time. It was eight and they were habitual for having dinner at around eight or nine and he looked at geet standing her hair tied in a braid and there were bangles in her hands and she was not wearing any sindoor just had Mangalsutra around her neck. He chose to ignore that geet had forgotten to put the sindoor for the very first time when he loves to carry the symbols of their married life and her duppata was around her in a very conservative way. He would have analyzed her even more if he would have not been disturbed by her voice.

Aap kya dekh rahe hain? Geet asked raising her eyebrows and she corrected her dupatta and went to settle the dinner on the dining. Maan had never seen geet so conservative. She was not looking like his wife somehow he made a conclusion and there was something either he was missing or he had forgotten.

Maan changed and came to the dining room only to see the dishes, his eyes popped out seeing all the dishes. It was all Non- vegetarian especially when geet was completely a vegan.

Did you prepared it all? Maan couldn't believe what he was seeing in front of his eyes. There were various dishes, there was biryani, chicken curry and chicken pasta and not a single dish for her. Geet didn't even eat eggs or even touch them and here he was having a cuisine he couldn't have thought he would have in these months. Whenever he wanted to have something that included Non- veg it was prepared by his mother, not geet and he never asked her to do that. He looked at her serving him and asked her.

You ordered everything right geet? Maan was still skeptical, not that the food had anything but this evening was making his very confused now. First geet's appearance and then the food. They didn't even have a cook at the cottage since the place was in a village, so maybe geet ordered from the nearby tow which was almost one hour from there.

Humne banaya hai, aap kaisi baatein kar rahe hain.. geet said with a confused face still having that smile that made maan smile back, he took the plate and when he bent forward to take the spoon, geet held his hands and asked him..

Haath se khaiye maan, Biryani haath se khai jati hai.. haath se khaane ka maza kuch aur hi hai. Maan nodded and folded the sleeves of his shirt else he would be reprimanded for having curry stains on his cuffs. The first morsel he took he was taken aback by the surprise. It was not like that the food tasted badly but it was very tasty he looked at geet and asked her.

Have you been taking cooking classes' geet? Maan asked and she looked at him in surpise, maan waited for her answer and her answer made him really look like a fool.

Why I would take classes maan. Hame hamesha se aata hai biryani banana. Aap aise ajeeb sawalat kyun karrahen hai hamare saath. Geet asked as she poured him the water and still hadn't even served herself the dinner.

Nahi, I just thought that you didn't know how to cook as you don't eat Non- veg. Wait, there is nothing for you, let me order something for you. But why did you make so many things geet. You know I don't like you slaving inside the kitchen.

Maan stood to get his food when geet stopped him. Why, I will have this maan, there is nothing wrong with the food, is it. Acha nai bana kya jo aap khane se rok rahe hain. The next moment of hers made maan shocked as she tore a piece of chapati from his plate and dipped it in the curry and had it.

Achi hai, hame toh theek lag rahi hai.. geet said as she made him sit and served herself. The whole dinner maan looked at geet who was relishing every piece of chicken like she has been eating since her childhood and urged him in between the dinner to finish his dinner.

What is wrong with geet, she never liked Non veg, she always said that she could stay hungry than being a semi vegetarian. She used to say that it is morally unjustifiable. For some time he couldn't recognize his wife and he was so engrossed watching her eat. She was still same, yet he was finding it difficult to relate with her.

Why are you staring at me? Asked geet and he noticed she had kohl in her eyes and he was thrown in a memory lane where she was mad at him for asking to put kohl in her eyes.

The work load was finally playing over his head concluded maan as he gave her an ensuring smile and asked her to eat.

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