Part 12:
Geet who had succeeded in hanging Maan's boxer was about to pull out the stick that she had used, when the string along with her other clothes were on the ground in a blink.
She fumed as she saw Maan passing cooly right infront of her after pulling out that stunt.
"Oyee" Geet called out gritting her teeth
"Haan? " Maan stopped and turned to her
"You are walking off as though nothing happened!!"
"Actually according to timetable, aaj laundry ka khaam tumhara hai. So please, kapdoko phir ek bhar dholo
*Maan annoyed her by gesturing to wash the clothes again*
Hmm!"
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Maan started walking towards the stairs while laughing at Geet's puffed up face, that he didn't see a person blindly running everywhere for his life and searching for someone.
He was looking behind while running that he didn't see Maan in his way and banged with him.
Maan was startled and both of them looked at each other, a relief spread over the man's face while Maan was confused seeing the man's distorted condition.
Immediately the man stood behind Maan
"Arre, Ravi.. Kya kar.."
Before Maan could finish his sentence he heard a painful yelp of a woman.
A group of armed men, climbed up the stairs and pushed a woman who unknowingly came in their way, that caused her to land on the floor. But the people cared less, and looked very much in rage. They spotted Ravi standing behind Maan, a well built man in the middle, took a long sharp thalwar and swung it as soon as he came near them, he was blind in anger, that he didn't see someone else was also standing in his way.
Geet gasped in shock as she stood rooted in her place all her anger vanishing as worry took over. The revenge game they were playing just a few minutes back had turned into something that non had accepted.
The thalwar was just a few inches away from striking both of them, when Maan prevented it by holding the persons arm. That was when the enraged guy saw Maan, they glared at each other for a couple of seconds...
A woman came and held onto Ravi
"Please mere bete ko chhod dijiye"
While Maan smiled
"Arre sir...ye sab kya hai? Chaliye betke shanti se bath karte hai"
Maan's respectful request and the tears of the woman did cool down the raging man as he agreed to them.
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Few apartment residents, the managing authorities, Maan Geet, Ravi and his parents and the man with his goons gathered in one of the meeting hall.
"Sir, iss ladke ke ki badmashi aapne hadh par kar rahi hai."
One of them commented. Maan stood beside Ravi and his parents who stood with their heads down.
"Stupid fellow, tumhari wajhe se humari apartment mai aaj goonde aayi hai."
Another one pinched in, only to be silenced by a roar.
"OYE...goonde woonde kaha to hath pair kath dunga" the man waved this thalwar in the man's direction who dared to call him a goon.
"Because of this idiot the security of our apartment is at stake." another man raised his concern.
The man seemed to be loosing patience with all the unnecessary drama that was unfolding
"Oyee. Mai yaha tumhari problems sunne nahi aayahu.
*he pulled a young beautiful timid woman who was standing beside him a little*
Ye mai ri behan hai, usko ek aachi family mai shaadi karne ka soocha hu.. Lekin wo saale pyaar wyaar ke chakar mai mere behan ki aage piiche goom rahi rahi.
If I see him still going behind her... I will chop him into pieces
*he pulled his sister by her hair as her yelped in pain*
Aur iss ki gala kath dunga."
Cruelty oosed out of the man.
Geet who was standing by the door held on to the handle in fear hearing the man. While Maan gestured both Ravi and his parents to not worry.
"What's the use of scolding him? Can't you see his parents standing beside him? If you really want to scold then scold them. Nahi tho yaha se jane keliye kahiye."
"Arre iss ki hui galti keliye inke parents ko doshi kyu kehrahi ho sir?
See just because of you what and all your parents are hearing?
People should have guts to face the obstacles or keep quit"
Maan stepped in not able to bear people's mentality, if a person falling in love is such a big sin why should ones parent be blamed.
Maan walked up to the person who had raised his concern about the security
"Sir, aagar aapki betine ki sisse pyar kar rahi hoti to aap kya karte te?"
"Chappal se maarunga" the answer he got was instant.
"Ha, right!
* he turned to the lady who was just beside the man*
To, tumhari boyfriend ke naam Srikant haina?"
"Nahi, Naresh." the dumb girl replied and her cheek was met with a tight slap in the very next second.
"Dekha, buss naam lete hi aapko kitna gussa aaya...to wo (pointing to the gangs leader) gussa karne mai galat hi kya hai?"
Geet who was not getting the head or tail of what Maan wanted to convey fumed when she saw Maan support the don.
"To aab Ravi aap ki behan ke peeche gooma chhod kar...anyways he has completed BE..he can search for a good job and settle down. Haina Sir? "
The don stood up from his chair too pleased with Maan
"Wah wah.. It's only you who talked wisely."
"Bas aap jaise bade logo ke aashirvad sir, air kuch nahi"
"Oye (looking towards Ravi) kuch seeko inse..sir aap hi kuch gyan dijiye usse"
"Ji "
"Oye, chalo." he gestured towards his men and his sister to get moving from the place.
The girl slowly walked behind her brother, while looking at Maan like what next, for which Maan just sighed. Seeing his sister still near Maan, he roughly pulled her along with him.
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"Aapne bi to pyaar kiya tha na!"
Was the annoyed voice that welcomed Maan as soon as he entered the hall.
"Sab ke sath milke aap bi uss bechare ko daata...uss ladki ki anumati ke bina wo pyaar kiya kya?"
"Hogaya? Aab mai kuch kahu?
Wo jo aaya tha is a very big goon. Aagar kuch bi unke muthabik nahi hotito... He wouldn't think twice before harming someone."
"To wo sab kya tha?"
"We have to blend ourselves according to time aur situation..."
Geet mellowed down as she got to understand Maan's point
"Dekho, wo dono char saal sai ek dusre se pyaar kar rahi hai...aabhi aabhi to engineering complete ki hai. Let him get a job... Uske badh mai hi kadha hokar unn dono ki shaadi karvavunga"
Geet was surprised hearing him, both of them being in love with each other and Maan supporting them. And he was right as well maybe something would have happened to Ravi if Maan had not interferred... As all were busy blaming for no mistake.
Geet had slowly started understanding Maan.
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Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan
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