Part-26
Maan lay in bed with his eyes closed.Geet thought that he fell asleep.She didn't know how the circumstances would stand the next day.It was for sure Maan was angry with her & that she was responsible for his drunk state.She sighed.She thought it best to go from there.Just when she was about to leave from there,she felt a firm grip around her hand.Her heart missed a beat.She turned around surprised.She saw Maan looking at her.
"M-Maan let me go!You must rest!" she said softly but she really wanted to be with him.
"9 hours 51 mins & 15 secs, I have been without you.Ab toh paas aao na!" he said in a drunken voice but he really meant it.
Before Geet could say anything,he pulled her towards him & she landed almost over him,her hands placed on his shoulder.He placed one hand on her back which made her shiver & he sided her hair which had come over her beautiful face with his other hand.They shared an intense eye-lock which depicted their great longing for each other.Her eyes were twinkling in the bedside lamp light which made Maan's heart beat faster.He knew he loved her deeply & that made the aura more special.
"Achcha ek baat batao" Maan looked completely dazed by her "Are you really there ya mein koi haseen sa sapna dekh rahe hoon!"
"Aapko kya lagta hai?"
"Hmm..I think it's a dream because only a dream can be as beautiful as you because...reality hurts.." he seemed shattered.
"No Maan..I am really sorry...I know that aapki yeh haalat sirf aur sirf meri wajah se hui hai..i am sorry Maan" her eyes were almost tearful.
"Geet,tum ek haseen khwaab ho...don't spoil it & agar nasha karne se tum mere paas hoti ho,toh mujhe sab kuch manjoor hai Geet" Maan tightened his grip around her, not able to taker his eyes off her
"Aap hosh mein nahi ho Maan,otherwise you wouldn't say such things!" Geet did not look at him,she was shy hearing those words from Maan.
"Hosh mein aakar kya fayada Geet i won't be able to voice my inner feelings.." he whispered in a husky voice which sent a wave of chill in Geet's body.
Her heart was continuously beating as Maan was constantly staring at her without blinking his eyes.Maan held her more closer enjoying her shyness.The more she was shy,the more his passion grew intense.
"I-I must go!" she freed herself from him & got up but Maan was in no mood to part from her.He sat on the bed & pulled her again towards him.
"Let me go Maan nahi toh..nahi toh kuch ho jayega!" she said in a rather shy voice,not attempting to look at him.
"Geet,hamare beech heim pehle hi buhot kuch ho chuka hai & there's lot more to come" he said with a smirk,trailing his fingers from her forehead,touching her lips...
The crimson colour on her cheeks darkened to a great extent.She wanted to breathe heavily but couldn't do so.
"Maan,it's midnight,I have to leave.." she uttered in a soft voice but it fell on ignorant ears.
"Tell me one thing,tum hameshe jaane ki baat kyon kar rahi ho? Kya mein tumhe pasand nahi hoon?" He placed his finger below her chin & drew her face to him.
"N-Nahi, A-Aisi toh koi b-baat nahi hai Maan" Geet didn't want him to be angry with her.
"Toh phir mein tumhe pasand hoon,right?" he asked with a streak of mischief gracing his face
"Mera woh matlab nahi tha..." she gazed downwards.
"Why are you shying away so much,maine ne kuch kiya hi nahi hai" he said with a smirk.
"Ma-an,I-" she didn't know what to say
"Waise,I didn't know you can shy this much.You look beautiful.Keep it up!"
Geet felt butterflies in her stomach.She tried to retreat but Maan pulled her more closer.
"Look at me,Geet" he said lovingly."Just tell her whatever is in your mind Maan,tell her!"
She looked at him.He continued
"Geet..." his voice changed,he took her hands in him & held it softly,"I had a feeling of emptiness in my life until you entered into it...& dad by day,you began to fill my life with your colours.We always shared a hate relation right from childhood & when it turned into something more beautiful & life-giving,I failed to see it.But today within a few hours,i finally understood everything..." Maan took her hand & placed it on his chest,on his heart.Geet was surprised to feel that his heart was beating just as fast as hers.She stared at him "My heart doesn't beats for me any more...it beats for you & only you beacuse I-" he paused for a few minutes staring at her.The wait was too much for Geet.Each second seemed centuries.Was he going to say what she wanted to hear?the question drummed in her mind. Geet rushed towards the window.Maan was a little startled.The wind blew the curtains firmly.The moon & the stars looked as if they were eyeing only at Maan & her.
Maan slowly proceeded towards her.She was standing facing the window with her back towards him.He slowly began to encircle his arms around her tummy.He slided her top a little off a shoulder & dropped kisses slowly.Geet breathed heavily.Then he whispered to her in a soft yet clear voice ,"I...I Love You Geet...very very much"
Geet stood there stoned hearing those words.He actually said that.Her voice choked.She felt as though only her heart & soul responded & rejoiced hearing his words,rest her entire body was numb.He turned her to face him.She looked him into his eyes.His eyes reflected genuineness,the words coming straight from his heart & to the point.He took her hand & kissed her palm all the while staring at her.They slowly brought their heads closer,their foreheads rested against each other.Their eyes closed & their heart beats were in rhythm.
"Maan...aap hosh mein nahi ho..." she said as tears of happiness rolled down her eyes
He cupped her face with his hands & said, "This is the biggest truth of my life Geet.Yeh Maan Singh Khurana tumhara deewana ban gaya hai.Be with me always Geet as I breathe every second of my life..."
His words got imprinted into her mind.He really loved her like no one ever had loved her before,she knew that.He brought his lips in very close proximity to hers & uttered in a low voice.
"Kya tum bhi mujhse--" he stopped.Maan noticed that a small,shy smile crept her lips.He brought his lips more closer to hers.Geet's heart again began to beat fast.As soon as he rested his lips on her,she ran away from there wanting to hide her reddest face.Her ear-ring fell on the floor.Maan picked it up...
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The next morning sunrays made it's way into Geet's room.She could hear the sweet chirping of birds.It was a new beginning for her.Maan loved her & the feeling of being loved was so special to her that she couldn't express it in words.She knew that Maan would be angry with her as now he would be back in his senses & she was also to deal with her poor exam marks.
Maan felt his head a little heavy when he woke up but innerly his heart felt light.He did not quite remember what had happened between him & Geet last night but he felt happy thinking that it was a beautiful dream.Just then his eyes fell on Geet's ear-rings kept on the table near him.He got a vague rememberence of her going from his room.When he faced the mirror,he saw her lip-stick mark on his shirt.
"Iska matlab...Iska matlab Geet had really come to me yestarday night!!!...But what had happened yestarday...mujhe kuch yaad kyun nahi aa raha!!!!"
He tried to recollect hard.He did not remember much except for that he had confessed that he loved her.The image,the moment came fresh into his memory.
"Did I literally tell her that I love her...that's why i m feeling as if a big boulder has been off myself..ab kya?" Maan couldn't believe that he confessed to her, "I don't even remember her reactions! But usne mujhe shayad nahi bataya that she loves me or not...I love her & I have told her..."
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