Part 25
M- Waise tum xyz place mein kya kar rahi thi? Tumhara office toh woh side nahi hai
Maan says to change the topic
G- emm ....woh...woh ..kuch kaam tha
She doesn’t want to divulge that she wnet to the forensic lab after work
Maan’s eyes sharpen as he realizes the hesitation in Geet’s voice
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Both have dinner
It’s still dark due to power outage so they had to light a candle
After the dinner both Maan & Geet go to their respective places and lay down after blowing off the candle
Geet is laying on her bed
The night is still fresh in her mind
The sky is clear now with moonlight sneaking through her window and illuminating the place
The sleep is eluding her
She turns a little, Maan who is laying on the floor, his profile is visible in the moonlight
He is laying turned on the other side, so Geet does not have to worry that he might catch her gazing at him
Maan assumes that Geet had slept
He gets up and starts doing push-ups, as he always does as a punishment for smoking
Geet frowns, thinking ‘isse kya ho gaya’
But does not say anything
She lays their still
M- 51-52-ooofff…hu….53….54
He is heaving with every push-up
Geet thinks ki ye raat ko push-up kyun kar raha hai. Uss din shaam ko bhi kar raha tha. Weirdo!
Haanf raha hai, thak raha hai, phir bhi nahi ruk raha
G- Tumhe chaadar chahiye
He hears Geet and almost scrambles down. He had assumed she was asleep
M- Huh? T..tum soyi nahi
G- Neend nahi aa rahi. Tumhe bhi nahi aa rahi?
M- Huh?
G- Isliye push-ups kar rahe ho yaa thand lag rahi hai
M- Nahi…nahi..aise hi
He quickly lays down on the floor
G- Ab tumhe need aa rahi hai?
M- Haan…haan…tum bhi so jao
G- Mujhe thand lag rahi hai. Chaadar nikalni hai. Tumhe chahiye?
M- Nahi
Geet gets up and walks towards the cupboard
Maan is laying hiding his face under his arm hiding his embarrassment
He was laying for quite a while then he wonders -kya hua itna time ko lag raha hai Geet ko chadar lane mein
He gets up and goes to see what she is doing
He sees she is jumping to reach the top shelve where the bedsheets are
He walks closer to look
M- Kya hua?
Geet has goosebumps as she hears Maan’s voice so close as if his lips are near the curve of her ears
G- Wo…who…andhere mein stool nahi mil raha
She could sense his sweat laden body
M- Main help kar deta hoon
He moves forward in the tiny space to get the bedsheet as Geet steps back
Their bodies brush for a moment
They feel a wave of electricity run through their body with the touch
Both stiffen up so the other does not know what is happening
Maan finds his voice and says
M- Kuansa nikaalun?
G-emmm…..dono nikaal do
She replies looking down
He gets the bedsheets and hands over to them
She is still looking down
G- Ek tumhare liye hai
M- Oh…okay
Geet bhaag ke jaake bed pe letke chadar odh leti hai, hiding her face
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Next day as she goes to office her colleagues are chatting about the last nights flood
‘Geet tum toh late nikli thin aa, phir ghar thik thak pohunch gayi thi?’
G- Woh…raaste mein phass gai thi…
‘Kya???? Phir??’
‘Kal toh bohot khatarnak toofaan aaya tha’
G- Phir…Maan ko call kiya toh who lene aa gaye
‘Ohhh...’
Sab maze le rahe hain
‘How dreamy, tumhe musibat se bahcaane tumhara hero aa gaya’
‘Sab musibatein paar karke’
Geet was also smiling
As they are a close knit company the owner also comes and asks about how Geet reached home
Sab kahaani suna dete hain
Owner- Geet
G- Yes sir
Owner- Ek din milao apne husband se. We are like a family, sab ki family se mile hain. Milao kabhi
G- Ji
‘Kabhi kyun sir, iss week jo company dinner hai ussi mein bula lijiye naa sir’
Owner- Ye bhi acha idea hai. Uss din apne husband ko bhi le aana
Geet nods
G- Ji sir
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