Maan could feel her continuous gaze on him. He felt it while he turned and started moving toward the exit.
Rohit who was silently watching the silent eye locks between maan and that girl, was really surprised when maan started to leave the party without saying anything. Finally, for the first time his friend had shown interest in a girl and even this time he was leaving.
He followed Maan resolutely and managed to stop him.
Rohit,''where are you going,party is not finished.''
Maan,''i am tired, so I am going back to your house.''
Rohit,''ok, but just stay till midnight, after the countdown you can go, I promise I won't stop you. Come on Maan just 40 minutes left.''
Maan was about to say no when there was some disturbance on the dance floor, 2 guys were fighting over something. There friends separated them and along with the hotel management took them away. As they passed maan saw that one guy looked really drunk. It wasn't even new year and people were already getting drunk. He couldn't leave geet alone in this crowd and just what was she doing in this party? Didn't she have any sense to avoid such parties. But he still didn't look toward her for some unknown reason.
He didn't look so he missed the hug taking place between arman and geet.
Geet was looking at where maan was going worried that he was leaving the party when the fight started between Armaan's friend and another guy. When she looked fight was over and armaan and his friends had stopped the fight. They were taking them with the help of management when armaan jogged off to geet and quickly hugged a very surprised geeet and said,''i have to go now, I am really sorry about this, I promise I will make it up'' and then, he was gone givig geet no chance to say anything. What did he mean and why he huuged her? She quickly looked at Maan but he was talking with his friend. Thank god he didn't notice her. His temper was very quick any way but armaan?...
Pari,''wow that was so shocking, did you see how vijay punch that guy, simply wow.''
Geet,''hmm.''
pari,''oh you must be feeling bad that armaan left but he had to go. The hotel management might file a complaint against those 2 .But don't worry, I am here I won't let you get bored.''
Geet,''i don't care if Armaan is here or not, he is just a friend.''
Pari,''geet you don't have to hide it from me...come, lets enjoy ourselves.''
she grabbed geet's hand and started moving. Geet belatedly realized that they were heading toward Maan's group. She tried to stop but pari was holding her hand and not stopping and it would create another scene if geet forcefully freed herself.
Maan had his back toward them but rohit saw the girl in white saree coming toward them. Hmm, unexpected,he hadn't thougt that this girl was this bold but may be maan needed someone bolder.
They stopped near them. Rohit put his most sincere smile on his face and smiled at them. The girl in white dress(which he noticed was good looking and had good figure) smiled back at him and extended her hand. ''hi, I am pari and this is my friend geet.''
Maan became absolutely still for a moment and then, tuned toward them more fully.
Rohit,''hi, I am rohit and this is my friend Maan.''
Pari,''Maan, Maan singh khaurana, right. Oh, then you must already know geet.''
Rohit looked at maan surprised. Maan looked at geet and said nothing. Geet waited for him to say something.
Pari looking between them.''meera introduced us.''
Maan still said nothing.
Rohit was really angry when maan still didn't said anything this was beyond rude . It was not girl's fault that Maan felt attracted toward her. He was no novice, he could feel the electricity simmering between them and knowing maan since his early days he also knew that he was really attractive toward this girl. But Maan and his rules...
He quickly raised his hand to geet,''hi geet, its really nice meeting you. I guess many people must have already told you but you are very beautiful.''
Geet looked at Maan who was glaring at Rohit. She shook hand with rohit.
Maan took a large gulp of his drink. He expression so hard as if carved out of stone.
At that time, shashank came over to join them back. He was tugging a white paper inside his coat pocket. He looked interestingly at new comers his gaze lingering on geet for a second.
Shashank,''hi, I am shashank and your beautiful names.''
Rohit,''pari and Geet.''
Pari,''so, you guys are all college friends?''
Rohit replied to her question while trying to catch shashank's eye. He slightly nodded toward Pari while laughing and pari's joke.
Geet was standing silently lost in thought while Maan seemed to be really angry and to what rohit referred to as ''Volcanic rage.''
Shashank smiled at Pari.''i must admit that I am a silent admirer, I was watching you dance with guy, you are a great dancer. Your movements are really graceful, can you do classical dance?''
Pari flattered,''no I haven't learn dancing, I am natural and no I can't do classical dance.''
Shashank,''pity, I would have loved to see you dance.''
Pari smiled.
Shashank,''so how about a dance with me.''
pari,''sure.''
They went off toward the dance floor. Rohit mentally rolled his eyes, shashank was so melodramatic.
Anyway, the coast was clear.
Rohit,''so, what about you geet, do you dance.''
Geet,''no, I don't, please excuse me.'' she quickly went to her old spot and started waiting for Pari. She wanted to go back to her room. Maan's behaviour was like salt on open wounds especially as they were surrounded by couples.
Rohit was pissed at this turn of event,'' Maan whats wrong with you, you could at least pretend to be civil.''
Maan,''what did I do?''
Rohit,''exactly you did nothing, you have been looking at her since you came to the party and when she came to stand beside you, you didn't even look at her once. Why?''
Maan,''why are you asking these questions? Have you seen me socializing with girls at any ther party?''
Rohit exasperated,''fine, if she is nothing to you then I don't give a damn either. Any way its not like she is going to be alone for long anyway.''
Maan turned toward the direction he had seen her earlier. She was standing with two guys who were obviously asking her for dance. She refused, then another another guy came and cycle repeated itself..
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Geet was getting anxious now, seeing her alone many guys were coming to ask for a dance and most of them were forming a loose circle around her asking again and again. Geet couldn't see maan in the gathering crowd. She suspected that many were drunk. At that moment music stopped and sudden silence made everyone look around. The announcer came up on stage and started to say something. Geet noticing that guys were looking at stage seize the moment to quickly escape. She started walking near the wall as they were shadowed. The announcer gestured toward the big plasma screen hung on the wall near stage, the countdown to new year was about to begin. !0, 9 8, the crowd roared each number, 6,5 ,4,3 ,2,1. the light went out hall was in complete darkness, geet stumbled and started to fall but two strong arms held her. Geet put her hands on the shoulder to prevent the fall. Her high heels made it almost to regain the balance. He held her tight almost picking her off the feet. Geet's heart was still beating with the adrenaline but she had recognized his touch. She put her head on his chest. Their were sounds coming from around her, but she had closed her eyes. She was where she wanted to be this new year, in the arm of man whom she loved more than herself.
Maan had been really angry when he had seen the guys gathering around her. Without any thought he had swooped down on the group but geet was not there. He had finally managed to find her going toward the exist, she had been walking near to the wall believing that she could hide in the shadows but her white dress was a beacon in dark for anyone who was looking in that direction.
A/n iam writing....
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