"Meri shadi ke liye mata pita ne ek ladka dekha hai , wo log kuch dino mein aa jayenge, Her words reverberated in Maan's mind like a broken record. "Geetji ki shadi..., He thought making him all the more restless. "Maan ji ...Maan ji..., She called bringing him back to his senses making him notice he has dropped all his hard work on the ground. He collected them hurriedly and mustered up the courage to face Geet smiling. "Ji...y..ye to b..bahut achi baat hai, He stammered.
Geet smiled, "Dhanyavad (Thank you)."Aap us ladke se mili hain.., He asked. Geet looked up to him and he got nervous thinking he is prodding too much in her private life so he corrected himself, "Ji mera matlab hai ... aaj kal vivah (marriage) se pehle log milte hain baat karte hain to maine poocha aapko bura laga ho to ... "Nahi nahi Maan ji mujhe bura nahi laga aur jahan tak aapke prashn (question) ki baat hai to haan bhi aur nahin bhi, She smiled inwardly confusing him more, oh she was so much enjoying his confused expressions but what could she do her idiot would be was going to become a Priest and she was no way going to let that happen so she played along.
"Matlab ...aap bina dekhe shadi karengi, He said. "Mere aur uske parivar (family) mitra (friends) the wo chahte the humara rishta aur mere mata pita ne dekha hai so unki baat main nahi taalti (refuse), mujhe un par poora vishwas(trust) hai, She said. Maan got lost in thoughts again and she smiled looking at his expressions all that watching DDLJ for the umpteenth time gave her mind this great dialogue which she spelled it out in front of him in her own way. "Aap kuch soch rahe hain, She asked.
"Haan ki ye shadi kaise todoon (break)..., He mumbled incoherently without thinking. "Kya.., She asked a little louder bringing him back from his la la land. "Ji kuch nahi, mujhe acha laga ye sun kar ki aaj kal bhi aisi ladkiyan hain jo apne mata pita ki pasand par itna vishwas karti hain, He smiled though his heart was crying. "Ji...mujhe unki baat pe poora vishwas hai ...aap milenge un logon se, She asked torturing him more. "N..Nahi..., Maan said.
"Kyun...aap mere yahan sabse ache mitra (friend) hain aap meri shadi mein nahi aayenge to mantra koun padhega(read), She smiled. "M..Mantra, He asked confused. "Ji mera vivah aap hi sampann(complete) karwayenge to mujhe khushi hogi, She said dropping another bomb on him.
"Main nahi aa sakta ...ab mujhe chalna chahiye, Gurudev chintit (worried) ho rahe honge, Maan said making a dash from there. "Arey ye to bhaag gaye ...chal Geet aaj ka karyakram (program) yahin samapt hua ab dekhti hoon kab tak ye pandit ban ne ka bhoot chadha rehta hai, She giggled.
Maan's heart and mind were in a mess. His mind could not conjure a perfect answer to all his queries. Why was he so hurt and shocked when she told about her marriage, he is her friend right so shouldn't he be happy but why was he disturbed by that piece of news. And to top it she wanted him as a Priest in her marriage...he can't think of seeing her with someone else...no never. Now after thinking over the matter his mind and heart finally zeroed up to the conclusion that he has fallen for Geet unknowingly and now he can't let her go. He went to see his friends waiting for him. "Beta aaj aapne aane mein vilambh (late) kar diya, Guruji said. "Ji shama (sorry) kijiye Guruji aagey se aisa nahi hoga, Maan apologized. "Koi baat nahi putra (son), aao bhojan (food) grahan (take) karo, He smiled. Maan nodded and sat down after washing his hands and feet. The dinner was served and after the prayer they started having it but Maan's mind was preoccupied with Geet's words making it difficult for him to eat his food. He somehow finished the task at hand and went to bed. His friends noticed his gloomy face and decided to talk to him later.
They entered and saw Maan trying hard to sleep but was not able to. "Maan, Aditya called. "Kya hua koi baat hai jo tumhe pareshan kar rahi hai, Yash asked sitting beside him. "Maan got up and tried to cover up, "Nahi aisi koi baat nahi hai, tum dono bhi so jao thak gaye hoge. "Maan hum tumhare dost hain ...humse nahi bataoge kya baat hai, Aditya asked. "Kisi ne kuch kaha tum se...ya Geet ne, Yash asked.
Thinking of Geet his eyes welled up, "Geetji ki shadi ho rahi hai. He finally blurted what was troubling him. "Kyaa, Both Aditya and Yash were shocked hearing that. "Aur wo chahti hain ki main unka vivah sampann (complete) karwaoon, He said.
Aditya and Yash were speechless hearing her request and somewhere angry too as their innocent friend was crying. "Maan tum rona band karo, Aditya wiped his tears. "Ab bol kya tujhe Geet pasand hai, Yash asked in a serious tone. "Mujhe kuch samajh mein nahi aa raha, He said still confused. "To phir vivah sampann (complete) karwane ki taiyaari kar le, Yash said.
"Nahi...main nahi kar sakta, Maan denied. "Kyun..tumne kaha tum Geet ke mitra (friend) ho to usne tumse bol diya to ismein galat kya hai.., Aditya tried to trick him using reverse psychology. "Main kisi aur ke sath nahi dekh sakta Geetji ko, He said . "To ab kya karna chahte ho, Aditya prodded. "Unka vivah rukwana, Maan finally said it. "Chal ab aaya tu line pe ab rona band kar hum kuch sochte hain, Yash smiled. "Aur ullu isko hi pyar kehte hain, They smiled. "Dhanyavad mitron (thank you friends), He smiled.
Dadima and Dev on the other side packed their bags for Rishikesh. They were boarding the train the next day. Dadima got to know about the whereabouts of her stupid grandson and was happy that Geet agreed to marry her grandson and also helping her in her mission. She was now already thinking of her fun filled life after Geet becomes their daughter in law and they could team against Maan anytime. Dadima, will bro come back with us, Dev asked bringing her out of thoughts. "Yes dear he will, She said caressing his head. All of them awaited the new day for different reasons.
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