Dadima was in the living room selecting sarees for Geet with Madhuri and Anwesha...Maan smirks at them as he was coming down the stairs to go to Pandayji's house..."they all are wasting their time...thanks to Pandayji this marriage won't happen...he performed a full pooja on me last night..and I know it will work this time...maybe I should tell them that they are wasting their time...what is the point anymore...that chudail will be out of here now...I will see how they go against Pandayji now...they don't know their true powers..I will take Dev with me someday so that he can see how magical Pandayji is...then he will tell everyone they will have no other option to believe him...but first I have to make sure that this chudail is gone...or else she might do something again...her magic won't work on me anymore...(he takes out the locket..Geet's hair lock was tied at the end of the locket...he carefully puts it around his neck and hides it inside his shirt...) this will protect me..." He goes up to his Dadima...
Maan: What are you guys doing?
Dadima: We are selecting sarees for your and Geet's engagement ceremony
Maan: Dadima is this all necessary...I mean look at these clothes...
Madhuri: You are right Maan...(Maan smiles...) we should go to the actual store and choose the clothes there...we will have more options there (Maan becomes sad..)
Maan: NO that's not what I meant...I meant to say
Dadima: Maan good job..I forgot that Geet should be here as well...after all she will decide what dress she wants to wear...
Anwesha: yeah I will go home and tell her about the plans...we will meet you guys at the store
Dadima: Yeah..I will get ready..come Madhuri (she gets up..both pat Maan's head as they were leaving...)
Maan: Dadima I meant to say...
Dadima: save it...you can tell us what you meant to say later..now we have to go shopping
Maan: ok...I will go meet someone
Dadima: you are NOT going anywhere...you are also coming with us...
Maan: why? (shocked)
Dadima: 1st: because I said so and 2nd because I don't know your size...I want you and Geet to be matching during your engagement ceremony
Maan: I am not going
Madhuri: Maan stop acting like a little boy...we all have to go...now wait for us and we will be back after getting ready...
Maan sat there fumming..."now what will I do? they are not ready to listen to me...I have to say something before they decide to get me married to her...or else even Pandayji won't be able to help me...what should I do now...I have to come up with some excuse or else I would have to see that chuadil's face and I don't want to ruin my whole day because of her..whenever she comes in front of me something bad happens to me...imagine her being stuck with me the whole life..." (He imagines Geet sitting down fanning herself while ordering Maan around to message her legs and arms..while everyone else is laughing at him...he comes out of his thoughts..) "no way...I will not do this...eww how could i even imagine of touching her..that chudail...now she even did magic on my thoughts...Maan you have to do something soon!" He sees his Dadima and Mom coming down the stairs after getting ready...he goes up to them...
Maan: Dadima I can't go...I just recieved a call from dad he needs me at the office ASAP
Madhuri (worried) why what happened?
Maan: umm he didn't say..he said that he needs me right now...
Ronit: who needs you? (He says after just entering the house..while Maan looks at him shocked)
Maan: woh umm
Dadima: Maan just said that you called him to the office right away
Ronit: no I didn't...i left work early..and will be working from home today (all look at Maan...)
Maan: umm main yeh shaadi nahi karna chahata
Ronit: tuh toh kya tera baap bhi karega
Maan: how can you marry again without divorcing Mom? (he asks innocently while Madhuri gasps in shock while Dadima laughs..Ronit was about to hit Maan in anger but Dadima stops him)
Dadima: Ronit...he is a grown man now...you shouldn't hit him
Ronit: Did you hear his talks...
Dadima; yeah you can talk to him later for now we are getting late...come on Maan...we have to go shopping
Maan: But Dadima
Dadima: Do you want to stay home with your dad? (Maan looks at Ronit who was looking at him with anger...Maan quickly started walking ahead)
Maan: come we are getting late..(Dadima and Madhuri smile and walks off...Ronit shakes his head and goes up to his study "God help him quickly...or else I will end up going to jail for killing him with my bare hands")
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Maan seemed least interested at everything that was going around him. He watched his Dadima, mom and Anwesha or soon to be mom-in-law..he frowned at that very idea...he knew he had to do something to change their minds but with no one listening to his words it didn't seem like it would be possible...Every few minutes Dadima would come up to him and hold sharwani's close to him...asking for his opinion just when he was about to say how he felt she would decline the clohting and bring another one...He felt like a maniquin standing in one place while everyone around him sampled clothes...he was glad that Geet or chudail hadn't shown up yet...whenever she is around he has major bad luck..everyone seem to forget him and start attending to her needs. He needed to escape from here as soon as possible to go talk to Pandayji about how bad the situation is getting; his magic should've worked by now.
Maan was about to leave the place without anyone noticing him he saw Geet enter the store both looked at one another and gave angry glare. Geet walked past Maan while Maan stuck out his tounge behind her back but quickly pretended to look at soemthing when Geet quickly turned around. As expected, Dadima and mom gave Geet a big hug and surrounded her with their full attention while he was left alone in the background doing nothing. He thought this would be good time to leave when his soon-to-be-mom-in-law came up to him and dragged him to sit next to Geet. Maan patted his pocket for holy water but was shocked when he didn't find it. He knew that he forgot it at home, he gave Geet angry glare because of her he forgot holy water at home. Geet began looking at the clothing in front of her while Maan just sat there wanting to get up but couldn't since his mom-in-law was standing right behhind him. He regretted coming here, it would've been better staying home with his father and listen to his yelling at least he could ignore him whenever he can but he couldn't ignore all the women around him even if he wanted to especially his Dadima. She would do anything to make sure that he and Geet were close together at any given chance. Geet held up a red saree in front of her asking other approval.
Dadima: Geet this will look so nice on you. I like it. What do you think Madhuri?
Madhuri: I like it too mom but we should ask Maan his opinion after all he would be looking at her after marriage. (Maan head shot up hearing his mom's talk he made a funny face just thinking about the whole scenerio. Everyone giggled around him except for Geet who looked away embarassed)
Dadima: Maan what do you think beta? Do you like the saree?
Maan: yeah it's nice. Anyway nothing will look good on this chudail (Maan mumbled to himself so that no one can hear him but Geet did. she looked at Maan with anger as if she is ready to kill him with her bare hands. She leans closer to Maan and whispers in his ears)
Geet: Buffoon wait till you get married; I will make you pay for everything. (she smirks at Maan while looked away in fear...)
Anwesha: What are you guys whispering in each other's ears? (she looks at them with a big smile but at the sametime was content that both were getting close she hoped their marriage last forever)
Geet: Nothng Mom I was just asking what else should I buy. Right Maan? (Maan noded and got up to go to the other side of the store while Geet tried so hard not to laugh after a while Geet got up too to look at other things in the store)
"I have to do something soon this chudail is getting scarier and scarier everyday. I should've recorded of what she said in my ears and make everyone realize how evil she is. What does she think of herself that I will marry her just like that. No way I rather die then marry her. I don't want to ruin my life. I have to talk to Pandayji he is the only one that I can trust nowadays my whole family has turned against me. First, it was them that threatened me to get married even my Dadiama. My poor Dadima is even against me because of that chudail. I wonder what kind of magic she does? If I could find the magic source, I could have Pandayji reverse her magic then everything will be back to normal. How would I find out though? OR maybe I should take my Dadima to Pandayji so that he can remove the magic on her. Yeah, that seems like a good idea but I have to trick my Dadima that I am taking her to the temple. I know if she finds out that I am taking her to Pandayji she won't come. Once the magic is removed, only she can convince others to stop the wedding." Maan smiles but quickly it turns to frown when he sees Geet few feet away from him. He quickly hides behind some clothing rack making sure that she doesn't see him. He watches her closely, "look at her pretending to buy clothes. I can't believe that she will be stuck with me. Oh my god what if after marriage she does magic on me while I am sleeping?"
Maan was sleeping on the bed when he slowly opens up his eyes after hearing some noises in the room. He seats on the bed and was shocked to see sitting on the floor in the middle with candles all around her making a full circle. He quietly gets off the bed and goes toward Geet who was wearing a black saree with her back towards him. He faces Geet and gets scared when he sees her hair in front of her face while she is chanting away. She opens her eyes and looks at Maan with evil smile. Maan moves back toward the door but the door closes automatically. "You can't get away from me pretty soon I will control you" She laughs while moving her head back and forth. "No, No, I won't let you..." "Who will stop me? You?" She laughs again as she closes on him.
Maan comes out of his thoughts hearing some noises in front of him. He sees some guy bothering Geet. Not wanting to come out of his hiding he brings the rack closer to where she was standing so that she doesn't notice him. He listens to their converstaion.
Geet: Listen Rohit I told you leave me alone.
Rohit: But I love you! How can you decide to marry someone else? Am I not enough for you?
Geet: I don't care. I never liked you. Why don't you understand. Leave me alone
Rohit (holds her hand really tightly with anger..while Geet tried to free herself): You are only mine. I will kill whoever comes my way
Geet: Shut up! I was never yours. You are crazy. Leave my hand right now or else
Rohit (smirks): Or what would you do huh? (he holds her other hand and brings her close...)
Geet: Let go of me..right now...(she kicks him on the knee..Rohit stumbles back a little but quickly grabs Geet's arm and was about to slap her when Maan holds his hand. Geet looks at him shocked)
Rohit: Who are you? Let go of my hand.
Maan: First, let go of her arm. Is this a way to treat a girl?
Rohit (Looks at Maan from top to bottom and laughs seeing his attire) I can do whatever I want with her. She is mine.
Maan: You don't own anyone. Now let go of her hand.
Rohit (grips Geet's arm tighther. She screams in pain): What will you do now? (he smirks) Anyway judging from your attire it doesn't seem like you could get any girl. Now get out of my way and mind your own business.
Maan: Maybe you are right but I know how to treat a women with respect and no matter how bad they might be no one deserves to be treated like this (Geet looks at Maan with happiness)
Rohit: you know what I have enough of you. (He let's go of Geet and punches Maan. Maan sees the blood on his face and looks at Rohit with anger. He closes his hand making a fist and punches Rohit right on the nose. Rohit falls down. Dadima, Answesha and Madhuri joins Maan and Geet hearing all the commotion. They were shocked to see Maan's bloody lip while Geet stood there holding her arm which was red.)
Dadima: what happend? Maan why are you bleeding?
Maan: Dadima he was bothering Geet and was about to slap her if I hadn't come on time. (All were shocked and happy at the sametime hearing Maan. Dadima and Madhuri thanked God for this change in Maan. Anwesha went to Geet and looked at her bruised arm)
Anwesha: Geet beta are you ok? (She nodes while looking at Maan)
Madhuri: Maan I am so happy that you protected Geet.
Maan: It is not about Geet mom if there was anyother girl in her place I would've done the same. I know I stay away from girls but that doesn't mean I will take any injustice done towards them either.
Dadima: God bless you son. Let's take them back home and call the doctor there.
Maan: Wait before we go. (he calls the security guards to take Rohit away) Make sure he doesn't get out soon from jail maybe that will clear his head a little.
All were very happy with Maan. Geet looked at Maan as if she is seeing him for the first time. She smiles when she rememebers him standing up for her.
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