Part 7
Geet walks towards her room
Her father holds her arm
Father- Andar kahan jaa rahi ho?
G- Apna samaan lene. Yahan rehne ka shauq mujhe nahi hai
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Maan after the incident was feeling disturbed, worried and mix of anxiety
He couldn’t go back to the hotel
He was driving aimlessly on the highway around the place
He would go back to the incident of how the family was treating Geet
The way they were repeatedly hitting her
He was feeling helpless for being able to not stop the injustice
He was feeling guilty for being a mute spectator
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Geet chali toh aayi ghar chodke garma garmi mein
But itni raat ko raaston par aimlessly chalte chalte realize hua ki she has nowhere to go, no plans, nothing
Itni raat ho chuki hai, gehra andhera hai, koi auto-rikshaw bhi nahi hai
Isliye raaste pe chali jaa rahi hai ki shayad koi public transport mil jaaye
Raaste sunsaan hain
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As Maan was driving, his headlight shines on a familiar figure walking aimlessly along the road alone
As his heart pauses with surprise, he stops the car
Geet is dazed after the lights directly shines on her
She squints and looks; she sees the familiar car and the familiar man getting off the car and walking towards her
M- Tum itni raat ko beech raste pe kya kar rahi ho?
She hears Maan say
She looks down, think of how to put it
M- Tumhe ghar se nikaal diya?
She nods
He sighs
G- Maine hi chodh diya
She adds
M- Hmm…toh ab? Kya plan hai?
He asks moving a little sideways towards her, she moves back subconsciously
The approaching vehicles on the road can’t access Geet if they tried to know
G-emm..woh Kanika…ke ghar jaa rahi hoon…meri friend…who raat ho gai hai toh…subah jaungi
M-Hmm
He also looking around
Both are confused what to do, how to act
M- Gaadi mein baith jao, aise highway ke beech khade hoke baat nahi karte hain
Geet who was herself feeling unsafe being on the highway does not resist
Maan lets her walk towards the car and follows her lead
He starts driving
Both are silent
Geet is looking out of the window
Kya kare samajh nahi aa raha hai. It’s all sinking in now. She left her home, family. Nobody stopped her
M-tum theek ho?
She comes out of her thoughts hearing his voice.
G- Huh?
She finds him looking at her
M- Woh tumhare kaan ke paas..woh gaal ke wahan sooj sa gaya hai
G-Huh?
She touches the area to feel it
She finally realizes the pain
G- Mere toh gaan garam hoke abhi bhi woh ssss…phisss si awaaz aa rahi hai kaam mein
She says to hide her embarrassment
He looks at her with awkwardness, he doesn’t know how to react
G- Who aap mujhe bass yahin chod dein?
M – Yahan?
G- Haan who saamne ye hotel hai, wahan room le lungi main
She points at a random small 2-star hotel on middle of the highway
He looks at the place then at her
M- Kanika ka kya hua?
G- Kaun Kanika?
M- Tumhari friend jiske ghar tum jaane wali thi
She shrinks onto her seat
G- Woh…plan chaupatt hai
M- Kyun?
G-Meri friend Kanika nahi hai…I mean meri friend hai…par uski shaadi ho gai hai toh who wahan ab nahi rehti hai. Toh main raat ko yahan room leke ruk jaungi. Aur subah….emm..subah ka dekh lenge…
Geet is waiting for him to unlock the car locks
He is staring distantly at the steering
M- Paise hain tumhare paas?
G-emm..haan…aap ne jo diye the
He doesn’t say anything
He is in dilemma
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