PART - 19
Geet was in turmoil. She lost her last chance of revealing truth to all. In all this fuss if she had some relief then it was her daughter Piya. She was safe and with her. She demands of discharge and doctor allowed her. Maan took her back at KM. Both were silent,only Piyu's chimming voice add life to their monotonous routine. She came back home but she wasn't well. Her left arm fractured and had plaster for support. Being a left arm user she become depended on others. Maan arranged nurse at home for her. She didn't even able to do any work at her own. Life become tough for her. Infact she needs someone's help if she wants to carry Piya in her arms.
Due to her condition Maan shifted her and Piya to his bedroom,so he can help her with Piya. Geet slept on his bed with Piya and he used couch. This made Piya happy as she get her parents love and attention together.
8 pm and nurse left after doing her daily works. Maan was playing with Piya. He placed her on his chest and she was enjoying playing with his beared,nose and eyes. With her tiny soft hands,she tried to picked his stubble hair.
"baby what are you doing?" every time she pinched Maan felt itching and she only stare in amusement.
"mum mum..." she waving her small hand in air.
"mum mum is coming baby." he assured her but Piya keep tapping her fingers on his nose and eyes. His eyes automatically romed at the door of washroom. His baby wants both,so he to look forward for her. For once he thought to call her but suddenly stopped himself.
She was playing and giggling,while threwing her saliva on him. Maan stood up with her,looking for some soft cloth to clean her mouth,when Geet come out. She had a sprain in her foot so it was difficult for her to walk properly.
"Mum..." Piya utter loudely seeing her.
"Coming shona." Seeing her jumping Geet tried to pace her steps which caused her badly. Geet lost her balance but she was saved by her saviour once again.
Maan reached to her on time and holds before she fell down. "sambhal k Geet." his deep voice having a concern for her. His eyes said every thing. Piya sensed the tension and turn quite. Her smile vanished. Maan waved her and Geet caressed her head.
"Mumma is fine baby." she assured her and Maan support her. He helped her in walking.
"i think you should stay at hospital for few more days. Your wounds are not healed." Maan said in concernd voice,while passing a glass of water to her.
"some wounds never healed." she said in a flat dead voice. Her eyes were still as there is no life.
Maan sense her pain but don't know how to comfort her so he stood up to left the room. He thought might Piya's company gave peace to her. But Geet was in guilt. She wants to clear everything with him, since her pregnancy secret revealed.
"Maan wait a minute. I need to talk." she raised her eyes to glance at him and he stopped his raised feet. Maan sat back near her. Both were silent but then she couraged. "i dont know how to start. I mean what should i say first,- thanks or sorry. Thanks for saving my dignity before my parents and sorry for hiding this from you." Geet whimpered and glance into his eyes. "Maan trust me if you can but this pregnancy wasn't the reason of keeping this marriage. Its true i was aware about this but i don't have any intentions to put this on you. Main waise bhi abortion k liye jane hi wali thi par usse pehle hi....." her throat chocked and eyes clenched hard in shame.
"I don't know why you saved me but Thanks once again." Geet poured out what was in her heart. She wants to clear him and now waiting for him to said anything as she had no idea what he was thinking about her regarding this hidden pregnancy.
"No need to say thanks to me. I did all this to lessened the burden of my sin. If this come out before your parents they will be hurt more which i don't want. Already because of me they going through of so much pain and now if they got to know about your truth,they felt ashmed. Geet,they are our elders and i don't want to see shame in their eyes. Unka sir garv se utha hua tha or main nahi chahta tha ki kisi bahar wale k samne wo jhuke." Maan told the reason why he lied to them. Geet felt happy, but hurt at the same time when he consider himself an outsider. Which clearly means this relationship of them is only a burden on him. Her eyes welled up and shed tears.
Maan noticed her tears but failed to reached the depth. The reason behind those warm drops which suddenly appeared from her eyes. "What happened?" he asked but she shook her head only. "Geet don't take stress. You need rest. Already you had faced so much in past few days. Now try to relax." Maan advised without knowing what exactly happened.
Piya also saw her tears and slipped near her. She patted her tiny hands on Geet hand. "mum mum..." She was staring at her with a serious expression. Geet noticed and quickly wiped off her tears because Piya was on the verge of crying.
"Maan ise..." She asked and Maan helped her in carrying Piya in her right arm.
After dinner he grabbed his pillow to move onto couch. "Aap yahi so sakte hai." She said and Maan glanced her in awkward moment. "I am saying for Piyu's safety. If you sleep on other side then she will be covered." Geet know couch is not comfortable but till they were sleeping on his bed, he would not going to sleep there.
Geet tried but her tries goes in vain when Maan covered the boundaries with the trail of pillows. "Don't worry. I know how to keep my daughter safe. Just relax with her and sleep comfortably." He told his decision and left.
Geet laid down and closed her eyes. Maan was a bit far away but his eyes were on them only. So many times he awake in night to check both and she knew it. He keep tugging both under comforter and also humming a tune while patting Piya softly, if he found her restless.
PRECAP : PAPA WAS IN TROUBLE OF CHANGING CLOTHES OF BOTH MUMMA AND DAUGHTER 😉 WILL HE?
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