Dhundlae aks
PART 187
That was odd!! she was being practical.. so was he.. then wat is he wanting suddenly. It was like he would have felt much lighter had she been mad at him.. but her taking to all cool ..not just cool.. helping him pack his bag all silently without any complain was killing him. He tried his best not to get distracted..well he didn't have much time either.
The whole week Geet was quiet. Her silence, that he could clearly understand now. He knew she didn't want him to leave, but she would never voice it out, he just silently learned that. Probably he even knew if she ever voiced it out he won't be able to go against it. How much ever he loves his job but the simple fact she doesn't like it pricks his heart every day he drives to office. Its not that he has never given it a second thought... just he never let the second thought over power his dream.
As the week came to an end.. Geet even stopped helping him with his packing or even seeing into his eyes. How much ever he wanted it to... but thanked babaji she didn't. It was THE day he took blessings from Daadi & yash. Yash just ignored the whole thing & went to his room. Daadi hugged him & complained. Cutely warned him not to get involved with any gouri mame.
Dev & Nt went along with him to the airport. Geet also just went along.
Maan checked in his luggage & came out to say final bye. He hugged Dev & Nt. He looked at her once didn't say anything.. he just couldn't. There was suddenly too many things she wanted to say, & not enough time to say them, she thought bitterly. He looked away.. his eyes found hers again. Geet made no attempt to hide the depth of love, pain she knew was echoing in her expression. Maybe it was too late to say all those things she had often considered making known, but at least she could let him catch a glimpse of her feelings. He felt something caught in his throat. He just turned to leave..
Dev & Nt smiled walked towards the exit, while Geet stood blankly looking at him drifting away, without saying a word, not even a bye or smile.. just blank. He walked few steps to the security check.. it was like an unseen, unknown shackles.. he came back, dragging her to the corner away from the crowd & squeezed her into a bone crashing hug.
Tum ek bar kaho tho.. she looked into his eyes, was he really wanting her to stop him.. she parted her lips to say don't go... don't.. His voice broke on his last word. Geet felt something catch in her throat hearing the pain in them. She swallowed hard, fighting not to break down completely, he just sealed her lips pulling her closer. Geet wrapped her arms around his shoulders. She stood there, holding him tightly against her, in shock as he spent his own tears. Maan Singh Khurana in tears. Sucking in a breath, she closed her eyes briefly, squeezing back her own tears. I don't want to go without u.. he squealed between the kiss but I have to.. he cried hating himself.. hating every moment of this torture. It was just tearing him apart. Every sec of this moment was like standing bare foot on fire for him as he slowly pulled away, his eyes finding hers. He held her gaze, a comfortable silence hanging between them don't do this to me.. it hurts, he squeezed her hand & placed it on his chest over his heart, it hurts ..it pains why does it pain so much.. he asked her innocently complaining still unaware of the fathom of pain he was going to go through. The silence held a few seconds longer before Maan crushed her lips again into another breath taking claim.
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Today was their second anniversary. Wish he could have been with her. He looked wrecked all day. His eyes was red & puffy deprived of sleep not just today but all the days he had been away from mistimia. He had been thinking of her since the moment he broke out of the kiss in the airport. He never dared to call her, fearing his own breaking down. Today he couldn't concentrate on anything, he stared blankly at the laptop screen as his colleagues exchanged glances of anxiousness.
Maan sighed deeply looking down the memories of them, the night they spent cuddled up, the holidays they spent watching movies, eating from each others plate. He left the office when he couldn't take it anymore of this torture. He missed her terribly.
For Geet it was an long wait, for she understood one thing he loved her dearly, more than anything else but just that he himself doesn't know, or just that he needs to come out of his shell to realize it. She was not surprised he didn't even call her once after reaching there. She couldn't... she didn't have his number. But she promptly mailed him everyday the report & would wait until she doesn't get a notification that he checked the mail. He always did it immediately, except when he is held up. She would send it again .. if it needs his approval. He would understand & would check it the moment he could. It was this silent understanding that helped her survive.
Yash did call him after few months & asked if him to come down for his bday. But Maan some how refused since he had a different plan. But today he just wanted to be with her, it had been so hard without her all these days. There wasn't a day, a min, a sec he didn't miss mistimia. There wasn't a day that he hoped she was alright. There wasn't a day where he didn't wonder if she would be going to sleep that night. All of his thoughts were filled with her. It wasn't enough for him to hear her, he wanted to feel her the way he always did. Every moment they spent together.. how he dossed off just being in her arms, the feel she fine.. she is smiling.. she is breathing.. he sighed.
He realized she never said anything to him.. never expressed herself, but her silent acceptance to his every claim bound his heart. Suddenly, called her beyond him. her cell phone ringer went off loudly, looking back at, she picked it up quickly, not even bothering to look at the number, tears already forming in her eyes. hi he said into the phone she nervously bit her lips happy anniversary he said in a low voice juti wali she chuckled, tears falling down her face tumhe yaad tha he tried to tease, trying hard to hide the whimper in his own voice. Then followed a silence. It was unlike him to be so quiet. All these days he never called but never failed to send genda a phool to mistimia. Expressing his love in his own unique way.
Geet had completed her Engg now & had joined KC as a full-time employee, he knew everything from her mail indirectly. While prachi got few offers from the campus job. Armaan & Geet spoke rarely, since Geet was scared of his feelings towards her.
Precap
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Edited by muskanp - 13 years ago
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