"what the hell Geet..are you stupid? How can you tell him that he can be in the group just like that? I thought you didn't trust guys so what makes him so special?"
"yeah I agree with Meera..."
Geet looks at both of them as they fired question after question toward her...she sits down on her chair and smirks
"guys what do you think that I will let just anyone in our group? He has to prove that he is worth fitting in..."
Pari: What do you mean?
Geet (looks at her with a smile) you can be such an airhead when you want to be...(she stands up in front of them) I won't let him join until we test him out first. You know put some situations in front of him and see how he handles himself
Meera: But still what will that prove
Geet: Meera he knows our truth whether he lost his memory or not..at the end of the day he knows who we are...and if I had denied him then I am sure he would've called the police on us..that is why I agreed...Now, just because I agreed does not mean he is in our group...we will test him, see if he is strong and fit enough to be in our group...
Pari (smiles) hmm I like that idea...
Meera (still looks skeptic) I don't know...its just that I don't want us to make any wrong decisions
Geet: don't worry Meera...At the end of the day he would regret asking us to be in our group..(she smirks...everyone high-five each other...Maan goes back to his room after hearing their conversation..)
"So she wants to test me? hmmm this should be interesting..even I was wondering why she agreed so fast in me joining the group...She is one hard cookie but I will enjoy crumbling the cookie into pieces..." He smirks but then frowns..he runs his fingers through his hair in frustration...
"why did I want her to say something different then? Why did I want her answer to be something different? ugh this case is so complicated...I wished that Rahul had sent Adi here instead of me..."
He thinks about it and shakes his head...when he imagined Adi becoming close to Geet..."Adi...he won't be able to handle the bandit queen..he would run away at the very next chance...yeah am the only one that can handle her..." He jumps on the bed putting a pillow on top of his head to stop his thoughts from wandering to places that he does not even want to think about...
Maan woke up when he felt weight shift on his bed...he saw Geet looking at him with a smile...her hands were on either side of him balancing herself as she half lay on top of him...he looks around..it was still dark the only light that was in the room was the moon shining in through the window...she goes off of him and lies sideways with her head balancing on her left arm..she runs her right hand over his face and abs...
She gives him a sly smile as she moves her hands over his chest...
"What are you doing?"
Geet: Sshh...you know I like you and (she stops her hand near his lips..) I know you like me too...so...
Maan: So?
Geet: So why not take it step further?
Maan: Like?
Geet (laughs): like this..
She bends toward him giving him a peck on the lips...she stops and looks at Maan...he bends up to kiss her back...Geet moves back while laughing..Maan tries to grab her hand but she again moves away..eventually he finds himself on the floor..Maan wakes up looking around..there was no Geet..he hits his head on the floor in frustration...he gets up..."ugh what is going on? Why are my dreams getting weirder and weirder?" It was 3am..he gets up to take a cold shower to clear his mind...
When he came out of the shower, he noticed that the water jug was empty...he runs his fingers through her hair with frustration...he opens the door to get more water from the kitchen...as he was going back to his room...he heard some noises coming from Geet's room...her door was slightly cracked..he opened the door half way to see Geet squirming in bed while sleep talking...Maan quickly goes near her...he puts the water jug on the side table...
"Mom...dad...NO..." She sleep talked and kept moving...she puts her hand out as if to reach for them..."please...no..." She starts moving faster, tears flowed from her eyes while she was sleeping but she was unaware of it...
Maan tries to hold her down but she wouldn't calm down...he grabs some water in his hand and sprinkles it on her face...she wakes up and hugs him tight without realizing what she is doing...Maan slowly puts his arms around her back soothing her back...
"Geet are you okay?" She looks at him with pain and worry...she then looks around realizing what is happening..she pushes him away and stands up...both avoided looking at each other..."ohh sorry...I heard you screaming that is why I came in here to check up on you..."
Geet (looks at him) am okay and next time you don't need to do that...am fine...
Maan (goes near her) are you sure?
Geet: yes am sure...
Maan (goes near her again and wipes her tears...she looks at him..he holds the tear drop on his finger...he looks at her with a smirk) this does not look like you are okay...
Geet: If I said am fine then I am...(Maan holds her arm and brings her closer...Geet looks at him shocked) What..
Maan (puts his finger on her lips to silence her..) I can see that you are not fine
Geet: What do you know about me huh? Nothing...
Maan: You are right I don't know anything about you but I can see the pain in your eyes...
Geet: Why do you care?
Maan: Why do I care? (he lets go of her...and walks back...) why do I care? (he asks himself that question rather then her...he leaves the room leaving confused Geet...she sits on the bed thinking about about his expressions.."did she see something in those eyes for her?" What were those expression expressing?"
Maan walks in his room with anger..."what is happening to me?" What kind of effect does she has on me?"
"What was in his eyes?"
"Why do I worry if she is worried?"
Both Maan and Geet look at the sky as they question themselves respectively..."I wonder what tomorrow will bring..."
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Maan came down after waking up...he saw Geet and the rest of the gang sitting at the table eating breakfast...Geet stops eating and looks at Maan..both look at each other but quickly looks away..Maan felt weird being in front of him...he didn't get enough sleep last night questioning himself about his weird behavior...he sat down opposite of him...he kept looking at Geet for her reaction..for her to look at him..he didn't know why but he wanted her to look at him...it was paining him that she was avoiding looking at him...
Maan (smiles at everyone..) Good morning guys
Pari: Good morning Armaan...I hope you are ready for today
Maan (pretended to be confused): what do you mean?
Meera (tells him with a straight face) we are going to train you to join us
Maan; I thought I was already in the group
Geet: No you are not unless we all are fully convinced that you are capable to be in our group
Maan: okay...
Meera: Good we will begin right after breakfast...(Maan nodes his head and begins eating...he looks at Geet who was looking away)
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"Okay Maan lets see how well you can balance first..." (Meera told him to balance himself on the balance beam..Maan stood on top of it shocked.."how was he suppose to balance himself on a little beam?"
He looks at all the girls smirking at him..he had no other option but to do this to prove to them that he is able to fit in..."he starts to walk on them slowly...he sees Geet standing a little bit closer to the beam then Meera and Pari..Maan takes one more step and finds himself loosing his balance...he sees Geet and falls on top of her...
Both look at one another as he lay on top of him...she tried to remove him but he puts his pressure on her...she looks at him shocked...
Geet: Get up
Maan (comes out of his state and gets up..) oHh am so sorry (he offers his hand to her she pushes it away and gets up with the help of Pari and Meera..
Meera: Geet are you okay?
Pari: Don't you know how to balance?
Maan: I lost balance...sorry..this is the first time I am doing this
Geet: its okay...lets start on the boxing section...(she looks at Pari) Pari you teach him boxing...
Pari: But I am not very good at it like you are...
Meera: Yeah Geet and you know am not good at all this stuff (Maan looks at her amused as she is trying to get out of being alone with him.."why?")
Geet (looks everywhere) okay we will do that later first
Pari: No he needs to do the boxing first so that it will be easier for him later
Maan: no its fine..I can do something else then boxing...(he says while looking at her for reaction..) I mean if she can't teach it then...(she looks at him with anger)
Pari: But
Geet: Fine I will do it..I could teach him boxing
Maan: Are you sure?
Geet: Yes (she looks at him confidently)
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Maan puts on the boxing gloves as he watches Geet come in with the gloves..she looks at him...
"are you ready?"
Maan: Yes, are you? (he had double meaning in his question...he knew that his presence affected him just like her presence affects him but what is the meaning of this feeling? Is it...love?" Maan shakes his head from this thought.."no..it can't be...I mean I can't fall in love with a thief..." the very thought made him laugh...)
Geet: Okay lets go..(she holds the boxing box in front of him..) hit this as hard as you can...(Maan does a light punch on purpose...) harder Armaan...(he does another light punch...) is that all you got?
Maan: I don't want to hurt you...
Geet (looks at him..) nothing can hurt me...now punch! (He does one hard punch..Geet falls down...he goes up to her and offers her his hand..she pushes it away) I got it
Maan: Why are you so stubborn?
Geet: Because (she wipes the dust off) that is how I am..If you don't like it then you can leave
Maan (smiles) No I like it...(he winks at her...) so what is next...
Geet (smirks and stands in front of him with her gloves) lets fight (he looks at her shocked)
Maan: fight?
Geet; yeah...fight...to see if you know how to..
Maan: No am not going to fight you...
Geet: why not? (she hits him on his stomach...Maan holds his stomach)
Maan: Geet I am not going to hit you (Geet punches him again...Maan still nodes his head no...she hits him again...) how about now? (he shakes his head no..she was about to punch him again when he ducks and holds her hands down...he falls on top of her...she squirms underneath him..)
Geet: move
Maan (shakes his head no) no ways
Geet: move or else I will...
Maan: you will what? (he holds her legs in place with his legs...she looks at him with anger..)
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