05. ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ...!!
Shaurya was sitting on the staircase upset while watching kids flying kites with their fathers. Geet saw her son disappointed, so she went to him and asked, "What happened Shaurya..? Why are you sitting here..?"
"Mumma, will papa come today? It's festival.. Will he not gets time for us?" As Shaurya questioned innocently, Geet had lost her words. What to answer him..!
"Shaurya.. Papa.."
"I understand.. Papa must be busy and will send a compensation gift, isn't?"
Geet pulled her son in her embrace thinking, "I'm sorry baby.." After parting from her son, she kissed on his forehead saying, "I'll talk to papa and will ask him to visit you as soon as possible, okay?"
Shaurya nodded. "Now go and ask dadu, did he bring kites for you or not..!!"
Just then a car arrived and Aarav and Arnav gets down from the car and greeted with them. "Jiju, what a pleasant surprise.." Saying this Geet gave him a side hug.
"How are you Geet?"
"Absolutely fine. But you tell me, why don't you call me nowadays? Pehle toh roz call karte the..!" (You called daily before.) She asked upset.
"Geet.. Actually.." He looked away.
"What's wrong jiju?"
"Geet, whatever Abhinav had done with you, after that I haven't that face to stand in front of you." He said guilt. "I can't believe my own brother can do cheap thing. How could he ruin your life..!"
"Jiju, please don't blame yourself. It's not your fault. Please forget all these. And promise me, you will not blame yourself. See..! It's written in my destiny. You can't change it, right?" As Geet made him comfort, he still looked down in guilt. "Jiju.. See.. Today you have to help Shaurya to fly the kites. This is the first time he's celebrating this festival." Geet said excited so that he looks normal.
"Sure..!" He hugged her happily and blessed her.
"Aarav, Shaurya.. Go and play." Geet said seeing the kids standing with them.
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Geet was sitting alone at the ground watching kids were flying with their fathers and families kites during the festival, "Geet..?" Khushi came and shook her which broke her chain of thoughts.
"Look at them di, they are so lucky, isn't?" She was adoring the kids with their respective families. "Di, I even dream about such family."
"Geet.. Please don't think about past. We were so wrong about him. I.. I.. I was wrong. I brought this alliance for you. Abhi is Arnav's brother, so I thought he might be like him. You would be happy with him, I thought. But.." Khushi said in guilt while her eyes gets moist.
"No di. It wasn't your fault. May be it was written in my fate. But to be honest, I am very much happy with my son." She said wiping her tears.
"Shaurya, you should tell him about his father. See.. How long will you keep this relationship, it's almost a burden on you."
"I know di, but Shaurya is my life, I can't hurt him." Geet said thinking about her son's face.
"But it's not right, Geet.. You're giving him false hope. Usse woh sorry cards ya gifts woh sab dekar tum usse jhooti ummeed de rahe ho.. He has to understand it that his mumma papa aren't living together. Actually he should understand his papa doesn't care about him anymore. His mumma and papa, both are you.. He has to understand it." (Giving him sorry cards and gifts, you're giving him false hope.) Khushi tried to convince her.
"I understand di. Give me some time I'll talk with him about this." Geet said with a sigh.
"... And did you sign on those divorce papers?" Khushi asked.
"Not yet. After telling the truth to Shaurya, I'll step out from this relation." Geet replied.
"Okay, now change your mood and come." Saying this Khushi took Geet from there but there was another one present who heard them, that's none other than Maan. He felt emotional hearing them as like him, she also has a broken marriage. Maan looked at Shaurya who was trying to be happy but somewhere he could feel him missing his father.
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Dev, Anwesha and few of Khurana family members were preparing the kites those who were going to fly when Pari came there with disappointment. "What's wrong Pari? Why are you looking upset?" Anwesha asked.
"Anni Bua.. That Aarav.. He was making fun of me that girls can't fly kites." She pouted.
"Oye.. Uss chotey se bachhe ki itni himmat.. How can he insult us..!" (That little kid has so dare..!!) Anwesha got angry and about to go but Dev teased saying, "Well.. Anni.. First time I'm supporting him. It's true that girls can't fly kites."
"See.. Chachu also teasing us." Pari pouted.
"See, Pari.. Your chachu also saying the same, now accept it." Aarav and Shaurya came there teasing her again.
Meanwhile Geet was passing by there, seeing Pari upset and Aarav laughing, she came there asking, "Aarav what's going on..?"
"Maasi.. I was just telling to Pari that girls can't fly kites, you know she was trying to fly it." He laughed while Pari's face dropped.
Geet pulled Pari in her embrace asking, "Are you insulting us?" She raised her eye brow at them.
"Aur nahi toh kya?" (What else?) Maan came there holding kites in his hand and stood beside Shaurya. "Tum ladkiyo ke bas ka nahi hai.. Isn't Shaurya?" (It's not your cup of tea.) He asked looking at Geet while placing his hand on Shaurya's shoulder.
"Are you challenging us?"
"You're saying as if you can..." Maan asked while crossing his arms on his chest.
"Ho jaye phir ek?" (Then let's do it once?) She asked stepping ahead. "Dekhte hai kon kisko harate hai.. What say?" (Let's see who loses..)
"You mean.. Kites fight?" As Maan asked Geet shook her head. "Okay.. What say boys?" Maan asked looking at his boys gang who agreed with him.
"We're with her." Anwesha, Nandini, Khushi and few girls joined Geet while Pari made faces at Aarav who did the same and Shaurya enjoyed all these.
Boys and girls stood opposite to each other. "Five kites for each team.. Jiski pehle khatam hui woh looser." Raman said huskily with a smirk. (Who finish it first, will be a looser.)
"Okay.."
First Dev and Nandini came opposite to each other, they fly the kites in the air while Pari and Aarav held the Charkhi for their respective partners. Everyone cheering their partners while Geet instructed Nandini.
"Kai-po-che..!!" Nandini shouted as she saw Dev's kite falling down.
"Kya yaar..!!" (What..!) Maan sighed and send his cousin brother, Prateek to compete but this time Nandini's kite fall down, boys cheered, Geet rolled her eyes while Maan gave her victorious smile.
"Anwesha, you go.." Khushi said and she went to compete but this time also girl's couldn't compete.
"If you want, you guys can give up." Maan smirked but Geet didn't pay him attention and send Khushi.
"Yay... Prateek chachu... Kai-po-che.." Pari jumped in excitement.
Then Arnav went to compete with his wife but she couldn't stand against him. "Losers..!" Boys cheered.
"Aunty, we just have two kites left." Pari said disappointed.
"Don't worry. We'll win." Geet cheered her up and went to complete against Arnav.
"Yaay.." Pari hi-fi with Geet as Arnav's kite fall down when Maan came forward.
Maan saw Shaurya was sitting but since long he wanted to held the Chakhri, so Maan said, "Shaurya.. Now you have to support me.. Come and hold this." Little Shaurya gets excited and came to him, Geet also smiled seeing Maan's sweet gesture for her son.
Soon their Kite fight started. Geet easily able to cut Maan's kite as Shaurya couldn't able to held the chakhri properly but then Maan showed him how to hold it and looked at Geet saying, "Now wait and watch.." They again started but this time Geet's kite fall down.
"Oh no.. Aunty.. Only one left." Worried Pari said.
Geet saw Pari's dropped face and took a deep breath. They took off their last kite in the air and she started compete with Maan, every time Maan tried to defeat her but she managed to escape when Maan looked at her and she winked at Maan making him shocked for a while which distracted him, and taking the advantage Geet win over him.
"Kai-po-che.." She shouted as she tricked him.
"Pagal aurat.. You cheater.." (Mad woman.) He shouted.
"Kya? What have I done?" (What?) She questioned innocently but Maan felt shy to say, he angrily glared at her whispering, "I won't leave you now."
They again started compete, she was so close to his kite to cut him down when suddenly, due to the heavy manja on the thread, Geet had a cut on her finger. "Ouch..!!" She quickly removed her hand from the thread when Maan was about to come to check on her but she again held it saying, "Game must go on.." And finally Geet cut down Maan's kite and claimed to be winner.
"Oh god.." She quickly sat there holding her hand as it was bleeding badly by now when Maan rushed to her yelling, "Who told you to continue it? You're really an insane woman. Now see.. What has happened.."
"I want to make her win." Geet smiled looking at Pari who was happier and was teasing the boys.
"To make her happy, you got hurt." He said while tieing his handkerchief on her wound.
"It's okay. It's a minor cut..!"
"Yeah, I can see that. Now come.. You need a dressing on it." Maan made her on the nearby bench while Nandini brought the first aid box.
"It will burn." Maan warned before applying antiseptic on her wound.
"Then don't apply." She pouted with worry while taking her hand back.
"Pagal ho kya? Iss choti si cheez ke liye darr rahi ho..!" (Are you mad? You're scared of this small thing?) He chuckled.
"This can be small for you." She pouted.
"Haww.. Then who told you to continue playing? 'Game must go on' huhh.. Now pay it." He mocked her while Geet made faces. He looked at her smiling, "But.. You impressed me.. Mujhe laga nahi tha tum itni achhi khel paoge." (I couldn't believe that you can play well.) Geet proudly looked on. "You should be a kite champion." She gave him victorious smile while Maan applied antiseptic on her wound which she didn't notice.
"Kya..?" She flicked her eyebrow on his comment. "Aisi koi game hoti nahi hai." (There's no such game.)
"Even I know.. I just told you to distract you. You know girls like compliments." He said after aiding her wound.
"Ho gaya?" (Done?) She asked looking at her wound.
"Yeah.. Only you know how to trick?" He asked when Geet remembered her trick and bite her tongue in embarrassment.
"This embarrassment suits on you." He politely said before getting up, Geet gets overwhelmed and also shocked by his sweet gesture, she smiled at him saying, "Thank you."
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