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PART 55

It was more than 2 months and Geet was returning home.

Raji - You could keep staying here Maan

Maan sighed - No, it's okay. I know she's still not ready to see me.

Raji - where would you stay?

Maan - I could stay in a hotel.

Raji - nahi maan.. That's not fair on you

Maan smiled warmly - main khush hoon Raji.. Geet is physically healing. I would have been the happiest man on earth if only her memories hadn't gotten messed up... if only she could remember even a second of our time together.

He went silent for sometime then... asked thoughtfully - Do you think I could see her again?

Raji nodded - Wo kitni bhi koshish karen she has to face the reality. Wo humseha tum se yun baagthe tho nahi rah sakti.. I don't understand that, actually

Then she smiled sadly - meri stupid sister can't believe she could actually fall in love. You confuse her. And she doesn't know what to do with you.

Maan thought to himself ..Oh, this Geet Handa knew what to do with him.. She wants to get rid of him so fast that she was even willing to pay him. But he didn't tell anybody that. He knew Geet didn't mean it. If she were herself, she would never say those words at all.

Latter in the day. He went down to speak to Rano.

Rano - Maan beta yeh kya haal bana rakha hain. Main ne nakul ko kaha hain Geet ko kahen Nechen aane ke liyen

Rano is been trying her best to take care of Maan. He has not been eating well. Infact they have not seen him have his meals for last 2 months. Probably some fruits or some coffee. Nothing else.

Nakul came down. He didn't know how to convey the message Geet gave him. He gave Maan an apologetic smile, which confirmed his earlier suspicion that Geet didn't want to see him on purpose.

Maan nodded at him slightly.

Rano must have sensed this, too. And he knew she felt sorry for him.

Just then Mr Handa came - Well, since my daughter is unable to see you, I think you have some free time on your hands, right?

Maan nodded not making his heart break evident

Mr Handa - challo beta let's play golf

He didn't know how to say no. Everyone has been trying to cheer him up.

He just wanted a break himself. He relaxed and joined Mr Handa.

Four hours of golfing definitely was wonderful. Mohinder spoke everything about business to family. When they headed back he hugged Mohinder - thank you for loving my daughter patiently. Hope baba ji always give you the strength to fight for both of you.

He felt so warm, strong yet vulnerable suddenly.
Mohinder - I'm so sorry, Maan.

When he looked at him, his eyes were welling up with tears. He hugged Maan again - I know that my daughter chose the right man. I know how much she loves you. But she is always been like this. Thinking that every guy she finds is just after her money. I know that when she gets better, you will be the first person she will look for. If she only remembers that the reason why you two didn't happen quickly is because you didn't want her to be rich, that you were more thrilled with her when she was some model

Maan felt choked with emotions - I don't know how to make her find her way back to me. And I'm so scared that everyday, I lose her more and more.

Mohinder - Just wait beta. She's still the same girl. Somewhere in that stubborn mind of her, is the girl who lives and dies for you.

He pulled out of the hug and squeezed his hand.

Maan - Thank you.. And I hope you are right.

Mohinder - She is my daughter. I know she will find a way back to you.

Geet POV

Four months since the accident, and she was slowly returning to her old shape. Her wounds have healed. Minor broken bones and stitches... nothing she cannot recover from. She felt much better. Her hair has grown a bit now. Better than fully bald.. She thought.

Just one thing was not clear.. Her memory. There was still that something that kept one year of her life from her consciousness.
One year. .. she shied.. how significant could that year be? she read year-end reports from her businesses and she felt she was fine. She has spend time finding about the news around the world. She felt her life was falling back in place. No hassles.

She felt normal. She felt like nothing happened at all. She still had the people she loves around her. Jiji, jiju the little ones. Mama - papa..Everything is fine. Normal.

It's only when they bring up his name that things start to feel hazy. It felt like when she looked back, a huge portion of her life is covered in some thick black smoke. Something probably is there. But she don't know what it is. And he seemingly like a big part of that missing piece of the puzzle.
Who was he? How did she find him? How did she fall in love with him?

Everybody who has ever been close to her told her that she was head over heels in love with him. But how could she be? She doesn't know him. She doesn't remember him. How could she love somebody that she barely knew? How could she fall in love with somebody she met a year ago? It's just so... unlike her!

Raji - Are you okay, Geet?

She was staring at something far through her balcony, doing her favorite pastime since the accident... thinking. she shrugged.

Raji - Maan was here yesterday. Tu millen ussen?
Nahi jiji she replied curtly.

Geet - I told the Nakul to tell him that I am faking a brain trauma, and thus I could not come down to see her.

Raji held her from arms and shook her - tu pagal hain kya Geet. Why are you purposely hurting Maan?

Geet said sarcastically - I doubt that he was hurt. Remember, he's a rock!

She had to admit she admired his spirit. He doesn't give up. He kept coming back to west coast, flying from New York to San Diego every week, coming to Handa Mansion, asking to see her. And every time, he goes away with the same results. He ends up speaking to either Mama or her dad, but never did she come down to see him.

Raji shied - Geet main jaanthi hoon tu aisen hi thi. You just didn't care much about guys. You looked at them the same way. After your money, gold-diggers. You were too guarded! But Maan is...

Geet got irritated - just shut up, jiji. You're supposed to be on my side. I don't want to hear about Maan! If I hear any one of you tell me again how in love I was with him, I swear, I will kill myself

Raji - but you are just being stupid now
Geet - I can't love somebody I do not know, Ms Genius! That's just the way I am. I will not fall for a guy that easily. He must have... I don't know... given me a love potion or something. I am telling you. That guy is no different from the rest. He is with me because he wants my money. He is already manipulated me... and you.
Raji dropped her hands and stared at her for a long while. Then she sighed - Geet, when that brain of yours remembers everything, I want you to repeat this conversation over and over in your head and you will realize just how much I wanted to slap you right now. In fact, I believe when you do get better, the first thing you would want to do is kill yourself..

Raji just gave up and walked away.

Great! Even her jiji was taking Maan's side. What is it about him? What makes him so special that all the people close to her are practically worshipping the ground he walks on?
Ugh! she didn't want to know. She specifically asked jiji, jiju, mama and papa not to tell her about Maan. She didn't want any more pressure of remembering him. It's bad enough that he changed her life a lot in the past months. She knew he's leading her on.. With all his charm and Greek God look. she didn't want to meet him.. and get effected.

Geet had never dated anyone. She has gone out for a casual coffee or may be some drink. But never on a formal date. She never had time for such things. Yes did catch up with her college friends like Aryan.. Yet again he was chipku types .. but to think of it.. he had a personality.. At least that's what was the talk in college. He is smart, and came from a prominent family she thought. He didn't need her for money.. or something. His family was very well do.

Recalling Aryan's strong, sharp features and hot looks, she found herself suddenly thinking about a chocolate brown eyed Greek God, with rare, enchanting sparkling eyes.. His scent. He was very much different from Aryan. And yet... she found herself more drawn to him.
Damn! this accident induced hormones have got her bad.