Chapter 7 : Havoc!
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She clawed the fiber of her dress near her chest automatically! Maan was crossing the road shaking his hands to stop some taxi. She shouted and called for him with salty water leaking profusely from her depressed hazels.
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"Maaannn!" She never thought she would be this much happy ever after seeing him.
He turned around to see a shocking sight. Geet whom he last saw blooming like a flower was standing tearful with her clothes ripped at few places. Her eyes puffed swollen and a mourning expression with fright, grief and plain anguish. Did she smile seeing him?
He felt his heart was ripped off from his chest seeing her painful sight. Why? He doesn't know.
He was stepping toward to her and she was coming towards him and to his utter shock, she hugged him crying loudly. She felt safe again just like she did when she found out she was in his tent. Her frame melted into his strong arms. He reciprocated the hug finally after hesitating a little with confusion and shock equally!
"Geet ...tum yaha.. Aur ... tumhari ye halat ..." He couldn't ask her more seeing her agony. His eyes did all the questioning!
"Please mujhe ghar leke chailye" She spoke with hiccups.
He took off his black shirt and covered her.
The whole way their journey went silent. She was sobbing in trance. They reached the countryside around handa haveli within 10 mins. They came off from the taxi and started walking together. It was a dark night. A real dark one!
"Suniye..." Geet called him. He turned to see what was it "main aise andar nahi jaa sakti... Shadi ka ghar hain...meri wajah se..."she couldn't gather words to describe.
"Main bhi wahi soch raha hoon ke tum iss halat mein andar kaise jaogi?" He agreed with concern. She looked at him blankly, " pata nahi. Sab khatam ho gaya!" Tears were rushing their way back to escape.
"I...I have no right to ask but..."he initiated but thinking that he is crossing his limits he stopped. It's not a very good idea or time to ask these things to her right now he thought.
"Ruko, tum ek kaam karo yehi ruko, mere kamre mein jo back door hain I will open that, tum usse andar aa jana." Said Maan. Then he opened the bag he was holding to his hand, dadi ma brought some extra clothes for him, he took one shirt and put it on walking through the porch.
She started feeling the sense of relief slowly slowly.
Within 5 mins Maan opened the back door of his room and Geet entered. It was 10.30 Pm and everyone was still awake because of the wedding.
Geet couldn't go inside her room since she doesn't have her stole and neither she can leave like This with Maan's shirt on her. So she eyed at Maan helplessly.
Guessing her dilemma Maan gestured his index finger to her "Ek minute
He went outside his room and called rajji into his room, told her to bring a pair of Geet's short dress. Rajji was shocked seeing Geet's state and she was clueless why She is in Maan's room but when Geet nodded agreeing to what Maan just told her to do she just left without any second thoughts.
Geet Changed into the new suit into Maan's room while Rajji and Maan waited outside. Meanwhile Maan told rajji briefly how he had found her. Rajji knew Geet was going to meet dev because she was the one who was providing backup for geet's absence by telling everyone that geet has a headache and she is sleeping so that none disturbs her.
Geet finally went inside her room with rajji, everyone was busy talking about marriage preparations so they didn't pay heed to Geet that much.
She told rajji everything in brief with tearful eyes, Rajji tried her best to console geet but tonight was not the night she was going to be consoled. After sending rajji away Geet broke into tears like all hell broke loose.
He didn't love her as much as she thought. Simply wanted her to agree for her flesh to be feasted upon by him. She thought he loves her. So wrong she was! And all the drunk situation made this whole circumstance more difficult. Why did those touch felt so filthy? Why does it pain so much to be in love? Why? What was her fault? She trusted him too easily that's her fault! Now what will happen? At any cost she can't disclose before roop's wedding takes place! She was hoping that Maan won't tell anyone! Maan!... She misunderstood him! "From the moment on I have met him he has been only saving me! And Here Dev! Kyun kiya aapne ye dev? Kyun? Maine kiya nahi kiya aapke pyaar mein! Aise hamare khubsurat rishtey ka gala ghont diya aapne? Aab kiya hamara rishta pehle jaisa ho sakta hain? She lamented to herself.
"Aaahhhrrggghhh"A deeply hurt Geet muffled the pillow and screamed hard, but her scream was lost inside the darkest shade of that black night!
Next morning,
Today is a new day, new sun or the old sun risen to the horizon newly, whatever it is! But for geet the black night was nowhere coming to an end!
At the porch, Maan was standing with rano and others. Daarji and All handas got to know about Maans Dadi and the crazy incident. They insisted Maan to bring Savitri into the handa house but he denied politely.
"Ye dunia kitni choti hain, hain na puttar, tum toh maan nahi rahe ho apni daadi ko laane ke liye, par beta humein bohot accha lagta unse milke, khair shadi mein mulakat ho hi jayegi!" Rano spoke to Maan, who was standing near the entrance talking with the organizer of the wedding.
When he told them about the whole story that his daadi too came for this very same wedding everyone was just happy and puzzled with it.
Rano in the heart already was considering Maan as her son, he saved Geet from the goons, he doesn't talk much, has an intense personality and the more he tries to show he is very rough but Rano's motherly heart could recognize the soft Maan within Inside.
He reminded Rano of her father, who was also very strict from outside but from inside had a heart of an innocent child. And after knowing that Roop is getting married to Ajay , who shares an amicable bond with Maan, Maan became much closer to the handa clan.
His transformation from a stranger who saved their honor (Geet) to a close house member who was preparing for the wedding just based on his gratitude for their hospitality was indeed a beautiful beginning of their bond. Especially Rano.
"Ji rano maa" he replied her. She instructed him strictly to call her rano ma instead of aunty.
He seems a bit distracted. He was, because no matter how much he tried but he couldn't brush off geet's flushed teary eyes from his mind. It haunted him. He simply hates tears, to the core! He has considered tears to the most powerful manipulative weapon on this planet. But with her tears, his heart aches.
His eyes were only searching for her, to ensure her safety. What happened, why, with whom, there were many puzzling questions yet to be answered.
"Meera beta aa gai tum?"The chain of Maan's thought broke with Rano's voice who welcomed a girl who just entered the haveli. He obviously was going to ignore that until rano screamed Geet's name and called her out. He found himself waiting to see Geet.
"what the heck is wrong with you Maan! Uss ladki ke liye itna pareshan hone ki koi jarurat nahi hain... ladki nahi, musibbat hain woh!...baas ek aur din aur phir your vacation ends ..." He scolded himself mentally.
But then He saw Geet coming out running and She crossed him, while crossing him her pace got a bit slower and for a fraction of a second they made eye contact. Her hair was blowing with the pace and the air pushing through her body lifted one strand of her hair embedding her nose followed by her lips.
This mere fraction of second seemed like time and space had stopped for maan and things were in slow motion, really really slow. But once she passed him the time jumped with equal force and he saw Geet hugging the unknown girl whom rano just mentioned as Meera!! That name kind of pricked into his heart. However, he ignored that feeling as well.
Meera noticed that the extremely handsome man who was standing a few meters apart from them was glancing at them for a few seconds and he went away.
Damn he has got style and immense attitude too! Who is that!
"Geet...main aa gai sweety..." said meera then she lowered her tone a bit "aab toh bata huwa kiya hain"
Geet who was holding Meera looked at the ground breaking her eye contact from Meera.
"yaha nahi, Andar chal sab batati hoon" with this they started walking.
"hmm paar ye bata ye handsome kaun hain?" Meera nudged Geet with a smirk.
Geet didn't understand whom she was referring to so she asked Meera about it.
"Areh wo waha jo khada tha, Black shirt mein... He is tooo damn hot! Who is he?" Meera asked geet with her playful nature!
After thinking for a little, since there are ample amount of people at the house current Geet guessed Meera is asking about Maan only.
"Areh wo sadu! Mr Attitude!" Geet blurted out!.
"sadu?"Saying so Meera and Geet was getting pretty close to Geet's room and they saw Maan talking over Phone with attitude!
"sadu ho ya kuch bhi ho, itna hot hone ka kuch toh cost hoga na... Lol. I think i have crush on him already" Meera blushed and smiled cheekily.
She started humming "thoda sa pyaar huwa hain, thoda hain baki" gave a dreamy look looking at where Maan was standing and got slapped lightly on her arm by Geet to fetch her back in reality.
"Meera tu bhi na, haar dusre din tujhe crush ki bimari ho jati hain." Geet didn't pay any heed to Meeras talk and they entered her room. Now is the time they were finally in some privacy and she inhaled a lot of oxygen before starting.
Even though she tried but couldn't control her leaking tears. She told Meera everything sobbing her heart out. Meera was shocked to the core! She couldn't believe her ears. How can dev do something like this!
She consoled Geet and asked her what she is going to do next? To which Geet replied her that She needs to go out of here first, she wants Roop's marriage to be unharmed, meanwhile if Dev calls her she is going to ignore him. And Then she will tell them.
Meera said " but what about the money? Tune gift ke jewar tak bech dali? Ekbaar kisise baat kaar leti? Aisa kiya huwa ki wo khud paisa nahi intezaam kaar saka? Geet mujhe kuch theek nahi laag raha" her voice sounded worried.
"ek baat bata usne abhitaak call kiya hain tujhe? Abhi dopeher k 2 baaj rahe hain" Meera added.
Geet shook her head and said "agar karenge bhi toh main kaun sa lene wali hoon unka nahi nahi uska phone, kaal shadi mein bhi mujhe nahi milna usse, aur wo kaise hoga ye main tujhpe chorti hoon meera."
Meera sunk into deep thoughts. She talked with dev numerous times although they never met. But in this last 20/25 days, Dev became a good phone friend of Meera. Geet used to share her the dynamics of their relationship, she finds it cute, especially at the beginning but she never told her that dev was forcing her to sleep with him.
Why would he do that if their marriage is on rolls? Even if he can't control his libido that's highly unlikely, then how come he survived this long? And on the top of all this what is this money issue? If I am fearing right then it was all along about the money, isn't it? Geet has just one younger sister Anjali who is at the hostel right now and couldn't attend the wedding due to her exams.
Moreover, her parents own a few travel agencies plus a few more side business, and one day everything is going to be in her name. So she is a very desirable target for attaining wealth! Her being exceedingly beautiful is just a cherry on the top!
Her trail of thoughts broke while Rano came to call them to eat lunch and the rest of the day went busy in the wedding schedules but there was no sign of Dev yet.
Meera anticipated her fear to be coming true. Geet trying so hard to be happy but she was scattered inside. Finally, the wedding day arrived after much a hype!
Handa family was calling dev because he didn't arrive for the wedding yet, neither they have heard from him in last two days. The wedding organizer who was Dev's friend, daarji asked him but he couldn't gather anything. However, due to chaos they kept this matter on hold since the groom's family have arrived.
Just before the wedding rituals were about to start Mohindar informed Rano that Geet has withdrawn 6 lakh of cash and he didn't take the calls from the banks due to wedding preparations, a confused Rano also found out that the jewelry they were about to gift Roop are missing!
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