Happy holi !
Hope you all are healthy. I wrote this as means to wish holi though it's not based on holi...enjoy
Lakeerein
"Hello...
...Geet? " He called softly a notch higher than a whisper. Cautious, not to wake up his grandmother sleeping in the next room. It was late at night ten past two. He had just laid down after spending hours in work finally it concluded. He felt tired. His lid felt heavy with sleep. He had just closed his eyes . When her name flashed in the vibrating mobile.
He picked up the phone in the first ring. Surprised and tensed. She never called this late. Since the day they started talking over the phone they never talked beyond ten. It was a rule in her family. No one was allowed to call or receive a phone after ten. Though they chatted over whatsapp late till 12 clock. Beyond that not even whatsapp. Never. She was an early sleeper too.
"Maan…" she managed to whisper his name then the sobs followed. He sat up frantically. Myriad fear gripped his heart. He could hear his own heart beating fast. Restlessly.
“Did Brij Bhaiya say something?”
Brij, Geet's beloved brother, wasn't in favour of their wedding. Brij liked Maan but not for his baby sister. For geet he wanted someone of defence background like they were. Their generation had served the nation. Maan admired and respected Brij veerji. Brij stood by him through thick and thin and most importantly for had it not been Brij there, their love story might have started at all.
Geet had come to St. Xavier convent school in mid session at XII standard. Amid Pressure of board exam she came as a wave of distraction for the whole batch. Sleepy class became the drooling class with all the boys admiring her. She had been blessed. In all means. Her intellect shone in her Marks. Maan heard her praises though he wasn't lucky enough to be in her class. She was in bio stream and he was in maths. He wasn't like the boys of their age. He focused on studies, determined to get through Jee advance. Prelims. He knew he would crack.
One day, she had approached him.
"Maan? Right."
He held the handle of the bike. One feet touching the ground and the other on a bike He looked confused. Reading his question she explained .
"Woh...Mishra sir recommended you for some physics numerical...he thinks you could help...would you?" Her big deep expectant eyes held his eyes.
He had seen her many times. At prayers, lunch, playground and where not. Like the boys of his class and junior she had held his attention too. He was no exception. Though Hard on resolution she still managed to creep in his dreams. Days, he reserved to fulfil his dadi's dream.
"Will you? "
Her eyes expectant but faltering his silence seemed like a big no to her.The most beautiful eyes he ever came across ever.
"Are you listening?"
"Hmm? He snapped of the spell she casted on him
"Now?"
She nodded with a pout "If it's alright with you."
He made his bike stand. Keeping the notebook on it. Began solving it with rapt attention. She looked curiously where she missed. Within a minute, he solved the numerical.
She looked puzzled for the moment. Then her big doe eyes got filled with the exhilaration and later she hugged him.
"You solved this i tried this till late in the night"
Bewildered, he looked here and there. They are just by the side of the school gate. School Vans , buses and many students were still around. Colour crept his cheek and he felt them warm. Then a sting pain course through the body. The girl was snatched from his embrace. A well built man was beating him mercilessly breaking him.
.............
A hairline fracture was ensued in his right leg. His cheek swelled and blue and a bandage across his forearm.
Incensed his dadi threaten to complain to police. Much aware of young blood and temper she didn't want to spoil the young man's career.
"I will help maan" Geet proposed to both the parents. Brij glowered at Geet standing by the bed Maan had been lying on. She definitely ignored Brij. Her eyes are puffy and red. She was feeling miserable. It’s her fault. She went to him. She hugged him. Her brother bit him black and blue. So penance should hers only.
"I will pick and drop him to the school and help him study too."
She implored looking at savitri devi. Savitri devi looked at the girl. Geet later had narrated everything clearing the misunderstanding that clutched Brij.
"Only if you approve it"
Mr.and Mrs handa accepted the proposal earnestly seeing the Brij fault.
Brij on the other hand first felt guilty for beating a boy much younger to him. Later he too accepted geet's proposal as they studied in the same school their approaching board exam.
Afterwards when their friendship bloomed and when his sister was in love with maan, head over heels. He was the first to raise objections. One even came on their engagement ceremony from then on Maan and Geet were on tenterhook.
......
She sobbed more as her delicate body shook with her crying.
"Tell me what happened? You are scaring the hell out of me, Geet. I am coming at our place" he was pacing restively across his room.
"No!"
After a long pause and drawing in long breath she continued "I am just tensed" She didn't want him to visit her at an inhuman hour when highways are generally full of fast riding trucks.
"Woh… aaj pink took me to a palm reader and he said we won't get married" she told him coyly. After letting him know her fear. She felt a bit relaxed and silly too to disturb him at this hour.
Listening to her , Maan sighed Frequent glitches and obstacles in their marriage had made Geet paranoid and anxious about their marriage.
He inhaled deeply. "Come may what, we will get married. I promise you Geet"
………
It was early dawn and birds were chirping.
Geet felt fresh and rejuvenated after washing her face. Talking to Maan made her relaxed. Now that he had promised her. They would get married. She inhaled the cool gentle breeze seeping in through the window. A paper rocket came crashing down at her feet.
Darwaja kholo"
She looked down. There her Maan was standing in grey trousers and cream coloured shirt.
She had tried her best to open the door noiselessly but it had made some noises. Unsure of who at handa place awake. She let in Maan and stealthily in her room.
"Maan AAP itni subah nahi raat ko yaha kya kar rahe hain"
" Woh sab chodo Geet pehle yeh batao chaku kaha hain"
"Chaku!"
"Haan chaku" he looked here and there in her room.
"Shayad kitchen mein" she answered confused.
"Maan aap kaha ja rahe hain dekh lega" she followed him lowering her volume.
Reaching the kitchen he traced the knife along the line in his palm.
It scared Geet a bit.
"Maan yeh aap kya kar rahe hain"
Lakeero mein itni Takat nahi hoti geet ki woh hamari tekdeer likhe...tumhara aur mera ek hona sitaro pe likha hain
Saying this in nanoseconds he cut his thumb with a knife and filled her partition.
"Yeh kya ho raha hain?"
It was Brij who had caught them. He had seen Maan entering their house. But wanted to see what they were up to. In his heart he knew no one could love Geet more than Maan so he too gave his nod to their marriage.
"Woh Veerji Geet began but Maan bent down to seek his blessing. Brij instead hugged.
Parso tak ka wait nahi hua"
Pink hue spread both their cheeks.
Brij tapped his back "lekin bidai toh parso hi hogi."
A Smile spread Brij across his face nevertheless he sued Maan…
Saying "ab geet se Milna julna shadi tak band"
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