Part 19
M- Fine. I was working in Dubai. So, the firm I was working with was doing some illegal business and I being in the Finance department found it. I became the whistleblower. Now these people are after me. That’s why I am here
She frowns
She is shocked and concerned at the same time
G- Do these people know you are here?
M- Don’t worry, nobody knows about you. Nobody in Dubai knows I got married and got married to you. That’s why I came here
Acha, kisi ko bataaya bhi nahi mere baare mein…naa hamari shaadi ki baare mein….kisi ko bhi nahi, naa apne wahan ke friends ko….he is ashamed of me and this marriage
Geet concludes in her mind
M- I am trying to get out of this mess. I will be out of here in few days. I will never compromise your safety
Geet doesn’t respond and goes back to the kitchen
Maan looks at her walk away
He gets up after a while and walks into the kitchen
She is making tea
M- Kuch help chahiye?
G- Nahi, thik hai
She replies with her back towards him
He stands leaning on the door
He doesn’t realize he is gazing dreamily at her
He was seeing her after more than 2 years
They had just known each other for few days but everything about her had left a lasting impact on him
Did he fall for her in those days, he doesn’t know?
But he liked everything about her
Her courage, her strength to fight her family, her skills as a detective
He felt she could understand him the way nobody ever could
He never expected her to understand his motive to find his estranged siblings
But she did
He felt a certain amount of comfort with her, like she was family, like he was Home.
Home he had lost when he lost his parents
But when was luck on his side ever?
All his plans of being in contact with Geet were destroyed after he joined back office in Dubai
Last few years were spent in trying to save himself and escaping
Contacting Geet or sharing about Geet would have meant pushing Geet into danger
But he was thankful for a little luck he still had so he could see Geet again
Even if it’s for few days
But he wishes he could come back again when he is away from all this trouble
He hopes he is there to come back
Geet is feeling little uneasy with Maan’s constant gaze
She bites her lip, pushing away a wild strand of hair
She turns with her tray of tea
Maan comes back to reality as Geet looks at him
He follows her as she walks into the room with the tea
Geet takes her teacup and opens the window
The calm breeze flows in the room blowing her manes
She sits on the bed
Maan takes his cup and sits on the floor on foot of the bed with his back on the bed
Maan takes a sip
M-Thanks for the tea. It’s nice
G- Its okay
Ab Geet kuch kehti nahi toh Maan bhi aur kuch nahi bolta
Geet as per her daily chores, cooks dinner but this time for two
G- Dal chawal bana rahi hoon. Chalega?
M- kuch bhi chalega. Main help kar deta hoon
Maan helps her with chopping while Geet cooks
They have dinner together as they had the tea in silence
Geet normally watches any show on her phone or any video toh who chala deti hai
Maan, who was sitting on foot of the bed thinks ki kya kare uthke baithe Geet ke paas aur who bhi saath men dekhe yaa aise hi thi hai, he can just hear it
He decides he does not want to alarm Geet, wohi baitha rehta hai
Geet khane ke baad goes to take a shower
Maan decides to help her by washing the dishes
Maan ke bartan dhul gaye, Geet abhi bhi bathroom mein hai
1-hour hogaya tab nikli
Maan was idling
Her head is wrapped in a towel, haath mein bucket hai
She pulls a cloth wire rope to tie with another end
Maan goes and takes over as she was struggling due to her height
He is surprised
M- Tumne ye kapde dho liye?
G-Hmm, roz dhoti hoon
M- Haath se?
G-Hmm
She replies while putting the clothes to dry
M- Mere bhi dho diye
He exclaims after seeing his clothes there
G- Haan, pade the toh dho diye
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