so, here is another part in morning just like i had promised... hope this is long enough.. as usual, i have replied to all the comments...read them if you want...i have taken all your suggestions and tried to wrtie the part according to it.. hope i fulfilled your wishes...if not, then its maybe coz i have planed to put some things in future...alright, go enjoy the ud..
CHAPTER 5
USA
'Ohh crap. I did call her baby by mistake. I didn't even notice.' said Maan realizing his mistake.
Maan was thinking what he should do now. He felt really bad for arguing with her and blaming her for lying when it was his mistake all along. After a while, he decided to write her a small message to say sorry and to tell her that he called her baby by mistake with no wrong intentions. He clicked on reply and wrote :
'Hey Geet. I am really sorry. I didn't call you baby. I wanted to say b bye. Jaldi mai tha toh by mistake I wrote baby. It was my mistake and I am really sorry for the misunderstanding. Please forgive me.'
He sends it.
INDIA
Geet waited for almost half an hour. She refreshed the page over and over again to see if she got any message. She didn't know why but she was eager to know his reply. She refreshed again and again but nothing. After what seemed like ages to her, she finally did get the message. She opened it and read it. She was quite for few minutes but at last she started laughing out loudly. She couldn't believe they fought over one word which was said by mistake. When she stopped laughing, she decided to reply to Maan. So she wrote :
'Lolz...What a misunderstanding!! I am sorry for being rude. I am laughing about it right now and I am sure in future you will laugh about it too... What makes you think I will forgive you though? ...BTW, I do forgive you.'
She sends it.
USA
Maan was confused. He didn't know why he was waiting for her reply. He thought maybe because he was guilty of calling her baby or being rude to her, which happens very rarely. He's mostly never rude to anyone. He clicked refresh after few minutes and he saw a message. His heart gave him a warm buzz saying it's from her. A big smile came on his face. He clicked to open. He started reading... When he finished reading, he burst into laughing. After so many days, finally he laughed with open heart. When he had controlled himself, he decided to ask her if she'll be his friend.
'Yes, you are right. We will laugh about it in future. Infact, I am laughing about it right now. I am sure you might be laughing about it too. We haven't had a formal introduction. So let me introduce myself, I am Maan Singh Khurana, I own a music company in USA, the biggest one actually. I thought you might forgive me since I was said sorry which is very rare of me and because well, I just had this feeling you will...'
He sends it.
INDIA
This time Geet knew he would reply. She didn't know why she thought that. She just knew. So she waited for 2 minutes and she refreshed the page. After refreshing, she saw a reply. She smiled and opened it after reading she replied being her normal self.
'Don't you think you are taking pride? But Music Company is cool, I personally love music. Well, your reason for thinking that I will forgive you is not understandable to me...'
USA
As soon as Maan read the message, he smiled and replied nicely, 'No. I wasn't taking pride. I was just informing you about the work I do. Yes, the reason doesn't make sense to me at all. It's just hard to explain I felt the way I did. Since you are clearly not the Geet I know, would you care to give your introduction?'
He sent it.
Mumbai
After reading the message twice, she said to herself, 'What will it hurt to give him my introduction. After the way I was rude to him, he at least deserves this much. She wrote : 'I am Geet Handa, just finished my fashion designing course and now sending in applications for work. I live in India with my step brother.'
She wrote the last sentence, thought, 'Why am I telling him this?' so she erased it. Then again she thought, what's the harm in telling? It is the truth... she wondered, why do I feel like sharing my whole life history with him? After all he is just a stranger. What if... she interrupted her own thought and scolds herself. 'Tu bhi na Geet, joh mile, un sab par shak karti hai. Not everyone is as bad as you think. Dusro par bharosa karna sikh.' Deciding to come out of her 'shak' bubble, she re-typed the last sentence and sent it before she changed her mind again.
USA
Maan read the message and found it weird that she lives with her step brother. He wanted to know more, but knew that he shouldn't interfere in her private matters. So he left it up to destiny. 'Agar hum dost bane toh voh mujhe khud batayegi.' He said to himself while typing: 'Oh, that's nice. Nowadays, not a lot of people can co-operate with their steps. Do you happen to know Mr. Karan Handa by any chance? And if you live in India, isn't it quite late over there for you to be up online?'
Mumbai
She replied: 'How do you know him? And yes, it is late. I had a rough day, so I was calming myself through music when I saw your message. I will be going to sleep in a while.'
USA
He replied back amusingly, 'He came to US few months ago and he was one of the clients whose project I had rejected to take. He was such an annoying person. Oh, I hope everything is fine by now?' He did get a little sad while reading the last sentence. He wanted to keep on talking to her even though he didn't know why.
Mumbai
After reading how Maan knows her dad, she burst out laughing remembering the day when her dad had came back and was quite mad, cranky and pissed off because a person had refused his proposal! She remembered how much happiness she had gained from seeing her dad's miserable state. She typed, "Oye, hello, Mr. that is my dad you are talking about! Better watch your words... It isn't fine by now but Geet sab kuch thik karna jaanti hu. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine.'
USA
After reading it, he put his head in his palm, cursing his fate. 'Iske saamne hi humesha gad bad kyu kar deta hu? Pehle baby wala chakar and now her dad! Beta Maan, u better apolozise again, uska temper bade uss se pehle.' He wrote fast, "Oopss... sorry... mujhe nai pata tha. Humesha tumse galat baate bol deta hu. From now on, I'll be extra careful on what to tell you and what not to tell you.'
Mumbai
She smiled reading his reply. He actually thought she'd get angry for saying those things about her dad. Little does he know that she hates her dad and was actually thanking him in the past for refusing the proposal! She wrote, 'Oh no no. Don't be sorry. Actually, I am very thankful to you for refusing it. The look on his face was like seeing heaven on earth for me! It gave me such peace.'
USA
He was quite shocked seeing her reply. After all, from what he has heard and seen, people in India, especially girls, love their family's honor and do not take anything against their parents. But this girl was quite the opposite. She was thanking him for insulting her dad! Was she out of her head? Crazy?'
'Are you out of your mind? Unknowingly, I just insulted your dad and you are thanking me for what I had done to him few months ago! Are you sure you didn't bang your head against something while you were having your rough today?'
Mumbai
She wrote after reading, 'Mujhe samajna itna asan nai hai Mr Maan Singh Khurana. Main baaki larkiyo ki tarah nai hu, family respect doesn't matter to me. Jab unhe kisi ki parwah nai hai toh why should I bother?!'
USA
He sure couldn't understand this girl. She was like a mystery puzzle that cannot be put together with almost all parts missing. 'That, I can see Ms. Geet. You really are quite strong minded.'
Just then, Vicky came in Maan's office to get a file and saw him smiling. He was really smiling after a long time. Not just faking it! His happiness seems to reach his eyes. He went around the table to Maan's side and obviously Maan was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't notice Vicky coming in behind him.
He saw that he was on at Facebook. He didn't read whom he was talking to but instead, tapped him on his shoulder making him come out of his thoughts.
With a hand motion, Vicky asked, 'What's the matter?'
Maan shook his head and asked, 'Need anything?'
He asked for a file and Maan handed it to him. Vicky told Maan to get back to completing the presentation as they needed to have it done by evening. He nodded to Vicky but he was in no mood of working.
Mumbai
'Thank you for the compliment!'
USA
After Vicky left, he rushed to refresh the page and replied back, 'Anytime.' with a smiley face. Then added, 'Will you be my friend?'
Mumbai
After reading his message, she started debating on what she should reply back. She wanted to say yes. Her heart said so. But her mind told her not to trust him. She didn't know if she could trust him. 'What if he hurts me just like everyone else have?' she said. Not wanting to be rude, she replied with polite words, 'I will think about that. I won't just make you my friend. After looking at things that have happened to me, I need to know that I can trust you enough that you won't hurt me. I am not trying to be mean but I hope you understand... I need to go and sleep... Have a nice day.'
'What should I do now?' Geet asked herself. She was thinking when she signed out. 'I need time. I can't just make a stranger my friend.' She said talking to herself confused.
She shut down the laptop and switch off the light and laid down in bed hoping Maan would understand her and wait for her reply.
Precap: A week later.....Geet's decision??
so there the ud... how'd you all like it. waiting to read ur comments. hope it was what you all wanted...this should take you through till monday...iwill try my best to give ud on monday after i come back from school..no gurantees though.. thankyou everyone who liked an commented on the earlier short ud. thank you very much...
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