Part 17
She is on the bus, on the way to office
She does not 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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Geet is in the office
It’s a usual day
But she is unable to concentrate on her work
‘Kya hua khoyi khoyi lag rahi ho, kya baat hai?’
Her female colleague asks
She comes out of her thoughts
But the same question is coming to her mind again and again
Maan wapas kyun aaya?
Aaya toh 2 saal baad kyun?
Aur mere paas hi kyun?
Why is he adjusting in my tiny home? He is affluent enough to afford a hotel or is he not?
He said he is in “big trouble”, does that trouble mean that he has lost his money?
Even if that is the case, why come to her?
And, why come to her after not contacting her for 2 years?
All these questions are revolving around her mind
She decides she needs to know the answers
She will ask Maan today
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Udhar Geet ke jaate hi Maan lapak ke uske bed pe so gaya
Neeche poori raat so ke kamar tutt rahi thi
Her bed and pillow had her fragrance
The nap he had was the best
He wakes up after 2 hours
Uthke bhook lagti hai toh kitchen mein jaata hai for some breakfast
Searches for food in the kitchen
He finds a milk packet in the kitchen and some chocolate cereal puffs
He looks at them and smiles ‘Kid!’
He spills some milk while opening the packet and pours some in the bowl with some puffs
He cleans the mess after he is done eating, thinking ‘saaf kar deta hoon, madam ke waise hi garam mijaaz hain’
Maan decides to take a shower
After coming out of the shower and changing, Maan wonders wear should he put his clothes for laundry
Ghar mein toh koi washing machine dikh nahi rahi hai
Does she wash her clothes herself?
Kapde kahan rakhun?
Where does she put her clothes for laundry?
Is it in her cupboard?
No, he can’t check her cupboard. Will ask her when she is back
She didn’t even give me her number
He doesn’t want to keep his clothes anywhere, matlab uski bhi koi privacy hai; the clothes has his inner garments too
Ab koi jagah nahi mili toh wapas kapde apne vag mein patak diye
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Geet unlocks the door and enters her home
She stops at her place
Maan is doing push ups
Maan also stops hearing the door open
Both of them look at each other for a moment
Maan gets up
M- Hey
G- Hi
She walks in
Joote utaar ke sahi jagah rakhti hai
Purse apni jagah rakhti hai
Dupatta utaar ke rakhne jaati hai as per her habit but then glances at Maan with corner of her eyes and stops
She thinks for a moment then goes into the bathroom to change into her home clothes
As Geet comes into the room to ask her questions to Maan, he asks
M- Chai piyogi?
G- Haan
He starts to go towards the kitchen
G- Nahi
He stops mid-way and looks at her
G-emm..I mean…main banati hoon
M- I will make it. You sit
G- Nahi, mujhe bass apni haath ki chai achi lagti hai. Let me
He doesn’t protest as Geet walks past him and enters the kitchen
She checks the fridge
He hears her wonder
G- Arre dudh kahan gaya? Ek packet pada hua tha
M- woh gir gaya, packet kholte hue
She appears at the foot of the room
G- Kya??? Poora?
He nods apologetically
She clicks her tongue with annoyance
G- Toh bataya kyun nahi mujhe, aate huye le aati main
M- I don’t have your number
G- Toh tum khud jaake le aate! Uff!
She is irritated
She grabs her dupatta and purse to go out to get the milk
M- Tum itna chidh kyun rahi ho? Jab se main aaya hoon tum chidi hui ho
Maan retaliates
Geet turns towards Maan facing him
G- Haan, toh aur kya karna chaiye mujhe? A person appears in my life after 2 years 8 months, after disappearing without any communication and contact. Please enlighten me, how am I supposed to react, Mr MSG!
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