Part 16
Both look at each for a whole minute
The eye contact breaks as Maan realizes he should get going
He starts to go
G- Woh…paise…
He stops mid-way
M- Paise….hain
She nods
As Maan leaves, Geet lets out a deep breath that she didn’t realize she was holding, while wondering why is he back? What trouble is he in? Can she trust him enough to let him stay with her?
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Both are silently having the food
G- Thanks for the food and about that too
She says referring to Maan saving her from her leech neighbour
He nods
M- Thanks for letting me stay
Geet also nods formally
Both continue eating
G- How did you know I was here?
Geet asks as the question arises in her mind
He looks at her
M- You told me you are going to Hyderabad, last time we met
She gazes at him astonished that he still remembered
M- and two years is enough time to find someone
He confesses
She looks at him with surprise and confusion, not fully understanding what he meant
Their eyes meet for a second then Geet moves her eyes away
She does not want to raise her hopes
M- So tumhari jasoosi kaisi chal rahi hai?
He says to change the topic
G- I work as Data entry operator in a small start up
She replies dryly
M- Oh. But you wanted to be a detective…
G- I realized there is a vast gap between dreams and reality. Dreams don’t come true, and reality is what we live with
She says and walks to the kitchen with the dishes
Maan is surprised himself, he feels Geet he knew has changed
Maan follows her and washes his own dish
Geet does not protest
She walks to her cupboard and fetches a spare pillow and bedsheet and hands them over to Maan
She goes to her single bed and lays down
Maan is struggling to find a room in that tiny room to set his make do bed
Finally, he spreads the sheet on the floor just at the foot of Geet’s bed
The floor is hard
He curls up like a fetus and shuts his eyes, trying to get some sleep
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As Maan opens his eyes in the morning, he sees Geet is ready to go to work
She looks and dresses much more feminine now, he notices
Geet sees Maan is awake
G- Office jaa rahi hoon. Ghar mein samaan hai, you can cook if you feel hungry
He nods
M- Thanks
Geet grabs her purse and leaves
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She is on the bus, on the way to office
She doesn't know what she feels
She feels a void
She does not know is it good or bad
If this would have been few years back, she would have been excited, elated, happy…. but now nothing
Maybe, that’s why they say time heals everything
She thinks to herself
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