New FF: New York times with Maan and Geet - Page 90

Part 44: Hosiarpur Convention Center.

<Maan's monologue>

I felt like a teenger in love. She was here in India, my land, where I could turn the wheels any way I want, unlike NY. I didn't want to get carried away, but she made me do it. I wondered what the situation was at her place. Would she be staying a while? I wanted to find out to see, if I could extend the trip for the same time. I didn't mind waiting. I could always work remotely.

I checked the time. She wouldn't have reached by now. I will have to push the call out for 2-3 more hours. I wish she could spend some time here at the mansion before we left to NY. There were so many things I wanted to show her.

<Geet's monologue>

Hmmm…I must have slept off the whole way. My jet lag was bad.

I got out of the car and Brij veer ji was standing outside with a bunch of men. The sight scared me as I feared for Darji, but something told me that everything was going to be fine.

Brij:"Geet…tum aagayi? Kitni badal gayi hai…aur yeh kapde kya pehan ke raki hain…jaa…andar jaa pehle"

Geet:"Aap kaise hai Veerji?"

Brij:"Haan…haan…andar jaa pehle"

Ma came running to me and so did Tito, Tayaji, Rajji and papa.

They all had tears running down their eyes.

Ma:"Geet puttar kaisi hai tu?"

Geet:"Main teek hoon ma. Aur aap log kaise hain?"

Tito:"Geet didi, main tho aapko bahuth miss kiya…aur aap.."

Geet:"Paay laagun Tayaji"

Tayaji:"Kaise hain Geet puttar…jao apni Darji ke paas ja…"

Rajji and Papa were hugging each other and were extremely silent.

I went and hugged them. They understood my hug better than my enquiries.

I went in to see Daarji. I couldn't stand to see his situation. I sat next to him on the bed.

He was wheezing but still wanted to talk to me.

Darji:"Geet puttar, tum aagayi?"

He started crying and it seemed heart felt. Seeing such a stern man melt like this, made me teary eyed as well.

Geet:"Ab aapka haalat kaisa hain Daarji?"

Daarji:"Ab tum aagayi na puttar, ab sab teek ho jayega. Lekin pehle mujhe tumse maafi maangna hain puttar. Mere wajah se tumhari zindagi main...jab se hum ne Dev ke baare mein suna hain…hamara toh dil karta hain ki vus insaan ka khoon pee javoon…lekin…tumhare baare mein soch kar…"

He couldn't talk…he started coughing and I didn't want him to get emotional at this point as well and neither did I want him to bring up Dev either.

I didn't know how to convince them that I was much happier than what I was in my past life W*H Dev. I can only try. I showered and changed in the meantime.

Rajji:"Geet Didi, tum toh kitni badal gayi hai…ab tho shehar waale jaise dress karti hain…Arey…yeh kausa phone hain?"

Geet:"Yeh iphone hain…"

She was amazed at the touch screen feature. Suddenly the phone rang and she got scared and dropped it on the bed.

It was Maan.

Geet:"Maan"

Maan:"Pahunch gayi?"

Geet:"Ji…aur yahan pe sab teek hain. Daarji ko hospital main admit kar rahe hain. Aur main…abhi todi der sone ke soch rahi thi…"

Maan:"Accha…let me know if you need anything"

Geet:"Ji…Aur"

I saw Brij veerji come in and didn't know if I should cut his call. I cut the call immediately. I was always scared of him. He never trusted anyone.

Brij:"Kya kar rahi thi…kis se baat kar rahi thi…aur mujhe yeh bhi pooch na tha…kis ki gaadi se aayi yahan? Voh tho bada ajeeb number lika hua tha uske peeche. MSK3"

Geet:"Ji…voh mera Boss ka gaadi hain..aur ab bhi vun hi se baat kar rahi thi"

Tayiji, papa and Ma walked into the room seeing Brij veerji questiong me.

Brij:"Yeh boss voss sab ghar ke bahar rako…phone vone bhi sab control main rak ne ka…Aur Dev ka kuch pata chala?"

Geet:"Main kyon vunke baare main pata karoongi?"

Brij:"Suna aap logon ne…5 saal jo Kanada main reh gayi toh aise baatein karne lagi…kyon Dev babu ke saat rehne ka iraada nahin hain kya?"

Geet:"Nahin…vunka aur mera divorce ho ch"

Aah…even before I could finish the sentence, Brij veerji slapped me.

Brij:"Divorce shabd bhi tumhara moo se aane ke ijazat nahin hain samji?"

It hurt but I didn't cry. I was not the same geet who was going to run behind ma and papa, everytime he hurt me.

Papa:"Brij yeh sab band karo..ab voh choti bacchi nahi hain…voh kya karegi jab Dev babu aisa kar rahen hain..choti moti baat ho tho samjha sakte hain…lekin yeh aisa nahin hain"

Brij:"Hamari ghar ki ladki maike nahi aa sakthi…samje aap. Main handa paarivar ka izzat iski vahaj se jaane nahin doonga."

Geet:"Maine jo bhi kiya, usme kuch badal ne waala nahin hain…aur yeh baat aap bhi…"

He slapped me once again and this time I raised my hand against him too. He slapped me again for me standing up against him.

Geet:"Ma…main jaa rahi hoon. Aur main kisi hotel main jaa ke reha loongi…aapko mujse milna hain toh main aapko paata deti hoon…aur vahin pe aake mil lijiye…main yahan pe ek minute bhi nahin reh sakti"

Rajji:"Geet puttar tum shanth ho ja…Brij, abhi abhi toh aayi hui hain…hum baad main baath kar lenge…"

Ma cried to me and made me stay back. I said I wanted to sleep for sometime and so they left me behind in the room.

I went and checked the phone. There were no missed calls. He must have been waiting for me to call back as I cut it from my side. I dialed back.

Geet:"Maan….sorry call cut hogaya tha"

Maan:"Sab teek tho hain na?"

Geet:"Ji..yahan pe…sirf baatein kar rahe the"

I didn't know how he will react. I was sure he was protective of me but I had no clue what might happen if he was to know that Brij had hurt me.

Maan:"Toh how long do you think you will have to stay?"

Geet:"May be 2-3 weeks. Not sure. He will be fine, its not that bad to my knowledge"

Maan:"Ok. Are you going to be off the entire time or will you be working?"

Geet:"I don't want to work…but for some reason if it extends beyond that then I will have to start working"

Maan:"Internet ka kya karogi?"

We laughed.

Geet:"I think I will have to come to Delhi and come back here for the weekends...."

Maan:"Aur rahegi kahan?"

Geet:"Maan kya aap mera interview le rahe hain?"

Maan:"Aisa hi samaj lo….tum mansion mein daadima ke saath reh sakte ho and I think that is the best option"

Geet:"Hmm…Maan lekin…daadima."

Maan:"You don't have to worry about all that…Aur mujhe abhi jaana hain…baad main call karna."

He hung up after that. I didn't even get a chance to oppose him this time.

I slept for twelve hours straight. I was tired and only got up the next day afternoon. Time zones can do that to you.

I went down and asked Ma how Darji was doing. I wanted to get ready to go visit him in the hospital, but seeing that no one was there at home except ma and papa, I wanted to have a heart to heart conversation with them.

I sat down with them and told them everything from the beginning and that it was never going to work. They argued for sometime that it might get better, if all the elders would talk to Dev. They didn't understand that it was not about the elders or about a paper that I signed. It was about my heart that was broken. I gave up hope that they would ever understand, but eventually they gave up, not because they understood, but they didn't have any more arguments from their side.

I wondered why they lacked such understanding. What clouded their thoughts to not clearly see that their daughter was not happy with the marriage? Was it raw pride and the family name, which wouldn't feed them a day's meal? I was ashamed that I had such disrespectful thoughts towards them, but I couldn't help it.

The hot water calmed my nerves. I was dressing up when he called again. I was surprised he called me more frequently here than in NY.

Geet:"Maan…kaise ho aap?"

Maan:"Hmmm ok…I think my immune system is really down this trip. I'm coming down with something."

Geet:"Maan…aap apna khayal kabhi nahi rakte."

Maan:"Geet …please apna bashan band karo…aur yeh bolo ki ab tumhara Darji ka haal kaisa hain…Acchoon"

He sneezed. He was really coming down with something. Should I go visit him? Would that be acceptable?

I didn't want to give away too much. I think I will wait a day, before I leave.

Geet:"Woh toh ab teek hain…We have some specialists come from Delhi to take care of him."

He was not really interested in the conversations that followed as I was telling him about my morning conversation with Ma and papa.

Maan:"I don't know why you even made an attempt"

I smiled. He got the whole essence in just one sentence. There was more drama in my life than anything else.

Maan:"Aur tum Delhi kab aa rahi ho?…When is your counsulate appointment?

Geet:"I will be coming in two days. The appointment is on the same day. 8.30 AM slot"

Maan:"I think you should come here the previous night. Don't keep everything for the 11 th hour…Acchoon"

Geet:"Maan…you really have to take care. Teek hain…I will start tomorrow evening"

<Maan's monologue>

I had one night and half a day to pass. She will be here tomorrow night, but she would also be getting back to Hosiarpur after the visa appointment. I didn't know how to ask her to stay back with me. I didn't know if she would be in NY once we get back. This was my last chance. I was craving for some more alone time with her? I remembered New Year's night; I smiled. I had some serious guts that day, going around kissing and holding her. She wasn't ready to take the plunge yet and I didn't feel it was right to be that close to her anymore. I didn't want to convince her over what she had for me either. I wanted her to have her moment of realization. I sure was one who knew that I would cherish it for the rest of my life.

<Geet's monologue>

He didn't like it that I was staying here and I didn't like it here either. The unnecessary drama and the questions were becoming too much. People from the neighbouring houses surrounded me to tell me that I was possessed by America's demon.

"Tum par Amerika ka boot sar pe chada hua hain…aisa pati ko divorce dete hain kya? Geet…sunlo aapni badon ki baath…aur jaisa Brij kahta hain…waise hi karna"

I was tired and frustrated answering their questions and arguments. I gave up eventually. This was the fifth convention of the wise women of Hoshiarpur and I stayed mum, not wanting to indulge them. I sat there remembering all my time I spent with him. The time we were together at the vacation home, the kiss…I lifted my palm to feel his presence. I was reliving those moments as my escape from reality. I was shameless, but I didn't care.

Ma, papa and tayiji had calmed down after my conversation the previous day. They were ok that I was going to Delhi for my visa appointment and they didn't question me much about where I was going to stay or how I was going to manage in Delhi. It indicated that they trusted me, or that is what I wanted to believe. Brij stirred another confusion before I was about to leave, but that didn't stop me as Ma and papa were taking care of him.

I wonderd what would happen if Darji's situation got worse. I would have to ask him to drive me back then. I stopped for a moment. When did I become so dependent on him? He had become a part of my thoughts, my plans, and my reason for existence.

I got in the car and my lids came crashing down. I was being transported to a place where there were no arguments or justifications or questions to be answered. The commotion disappeared and the quietness settled in for I was lost in his world.

Originally posted by: aarthirajendran

awesome update...have u potrayed Brij in ur Ff as the Brij in the show... i find moer similarities of him here...

Originally posted by: aarthirajendran

awesome update...have u potrayed Brij in ur Ff as the Brij in the show... i find moer similarities of him here...