MG FF-Till Death Do US Part Thread 3 - Page 20

Chapter 55 – Impeding Storm

Saturday evening 6:00 PM

Maan entered KM with intent of taking his parents home early. He wanted to talk to his dad about Geet and make sure there were no misunderstandings going further. He was determined to nip Naintara's proposal in the bud itself. As he strolled in he found foyer to be empty.

Maan called out for Nakul. Naintara strode in. "Hi Maan"

Maan - "Hi Naintara….where is everybody?"

Naintara - "All have gone for diwali shopping."

Maan – "Oh ok…thik hai I will come later"

Maan turned to leave. Naintara thought of taking a chance – "They should be coming home soon…tum baitho na"

Maan hesitated – "Nahin, it's ok"

Naintara laughed – "oh come on Maan….I am too part of this family…come on you must be tired…please sit"

Maan shrugged and thought that all should be returning home soon anyways. He sat down.

Naintara asked "what will you have…some beer"

Maan was nervous about his talk with his father about his and Geet's relationship. He was not on call either so nodded for it. Naintara brought beer for him while she sat down with a glass of white wine.

Naintara – "So Maan…we have hardly spoken alone…You must be so proud of your achievements"

Maan didn't want to talk and looked at his watch. He sighed and spoke for sake of politeness "Well I don't think I am proud of it….If anything I am proud loving my job…we try to do our best and rest is always in hands of God….only time I wished I had that kind of power was with Geet….didn't want to loose her at any cost"

Naintara – "You are so humble….that's the best part about you….otherwise hot, rich, famous and humble is a rare combination"

Maan felt uncomfortable with her words especially the way she said hot and rich. He bottomed up his bear and got up. "I think I will freshen up and come later."

As he got up he suddenly felt dizzy and his feet wavered. Naintara rushed to give him support. She held him by putting her hands on his arms. Maan felt revulsion at her touch. He wanted to shirk away those hands but for some reason his body was not listening to his minds command. His brain and rest of the body felt detached from each other. He spoke with difficulty – "I don't feel very good"

Naintara smiled – "You are high on one beer!!! Come on let me take you to room and you rest for some time"

She dragged him towards his bedroom. Maan wanted to protest but again his limbs were not in his control. "Please call Dad….I am not well" He could hear that his voice was slurred and he felt very lethargic and tired.

Naintara pushed him slightly on the bed. She placed her finger on his lips – "Shhh….relax baby…don't worry, I will take care of you sweetie"

Two hours later

Maan woke up from what felt like a deep sleep. He was being disturbed by some loud voices. With great difficulty he opened his eyes to see face of his dad close to him. He spoke groggily – "Dad"

He struggled to get up and as soon as he sat, he felt the stinging sensation of tight slap his dad had delivered him. Maan was dazed and his reeling head struggled some more. He looked up to see almost entire family standing in front of him. He tried to comprehend the scene in front of him. But before he could analyze what just happened he saw his naked chest. He just realized he was not wearing any clothes and was covered by a sheet.

Maan st – "Why the hell I am not wearing anything. Where are my clothes?"He realized his clothes were strewn on the floor along with some other clothes. "Wait are those female clothes" He jerked his head to see Naintara crying on her mother's shoulder. She was wrapped in another sheet.

Maan looked shockingly at his dad who gave him one more slap. He bellowed "What the hell were you thinking….in your own home…how could you break our trust"

Raj moved ahead to pull Rishab back. "Rishab, control yourself….this is not the right way"

Maan looked up again and his eyes connected with a pair of hazel eyes, eyes with unfathomable pain. Maan could not keep up the gaze and closed his eyes in pain.

Raj continued – "Come on…let's go down and talk about it. Both of you wear some clothes and come downstairs…now!!!"

Saying this he dragged everybody out leaving Naintara and Maan in the room.

Naintara came close to him – "Don't worry Maan…it is going to be ok…we both got drunk and went overboard but it is ok…I am there with you"

Maan looked expressionlessly at the women standing in front of him. She collected her clothes and moved to the washroom. She dressed up and came outside. "Jaldi aa jao…sab wait kar rahe honge" Saying this Naintara moved outside.

Maan kept on sitting on the bed still confused with what had happened. He could not come to term with the reality of what had transpired.

After sometime, Pari knocked and came inside "Please get ready and come down…everybody is waiting."

Maan looked at her. Pari continued – "They sent me because I am probably the only one right now who will not hit you"

Maan nodded and Pari left. He got out of the bed with great difficulty and collected his clothes. He dressed up and splashed cold water on his face to make some of the ache in his head go away.

He stumbled downstairs to face entire family looking at him with utter disgust written on their face.

Rishab again lunged at him – "It was all my mistake…to trust you…I should have known you can't be"

Raj tried to calm Rishab down. He came and stood close to Maan – "Maan, I want to know from you what happened here"

Words barely registered in Maan's mind. He just stared straight.

Rishab held his collar and shook him violently – "Speak up dammitt"

Naintara rushed to Maan's side. She was sobbing hard – "Please uncle…please…it was not his fault…we were drunk…he didn't force me or anything…it is just a mistake people do when they are drunk…when they are in love"

Maan moved his arm away from Naintara and walked out of the house. Rahul tried to stop him but Raj gestured him not to.

Raj - "I think he needs some air to clear up his head"

Chaiji went ballistic – "Need air to clear up his head…he has just ruined my daughter's life"

Raj consoled her - "Please Preeto…there is no difference for me between Geet and Naina…We will talk to him and resolve this…I just think he is in shock"

Rishab spoke loudly – "I promise you that he will fix the mess he has created."

Everybody slowly moved out of the living room.

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Precap – Anguish