Geet sat in the park looking at the flyer..it was almost an hour since she has been there...touching the ink where her crush crossed of the donkey's face...her happiness new bounds..she felt a new strength inside her..the strength to fight, the strength to live but still it wasn't enough to talk to him at least not in this lifetime. She sighs as she stares at the flyer all over again...Geet frowns when she saw someone's shadow on the paper...
Geet: Oye mo (she looks up and her voice got caught inside her mouth...she saw her crush standing in front of her smirking...)
"You were saying something?"
Geet shakes her head no and then shakes her head yes...she wanted to say so many things like how much loves him, how she can't live without him...how she stalked him well not stalked followed him everywhere he went, she knew his likes/dislikes, what color suits him the best...everything...but nothing came out of her mouth...she just stared at him with her mouth forming "O" shape...he comes close to her..she holds her breath..she steps back...he moves forward again and again she moves back until she felt herself falling...
*thud*
Geet wakes up from her dream...she was on the floor...she sighs..."Geet you are so stupid..why couldn't you talk when he was asking you something...you are so stupid sometimes..." She checks the clock...12am..."Thank god I don't have college tomorrow or else I don't know how I would've talked to him..." She lazily gets herself up from the floor going toward her bag where she kept one thing that she valued more than her life...her dhano...
Dhano was her diary's name..since Meera and everyone in the house call her basanti for her non stop talking...dhano was the only thing that listened to her quietly without complaining...She described everything in her diary, her feelings for him, how they would look together as a couple, his habits good and bad that she noticed over the years...yeah that doesn't sound like a stalker at all just a person hopelessly in love...
Geet places the pen in between her lips as she stares at the blank diary paper...what should she write? How should she begin describing what he is feeling now? She smiles when she thought about her whole day today..sitting next to him for full one hour-ignoring the fact that she embarrassed herself in front of him but anyway that was besides the point...
Geet pulls out the flyer trying to feel his touch...he had touched this same flyer...she runs her fingers slowly over the crossed out donkey's face...this is his ink that he used from his pen..just the thought of that made her heartbeat rise faster than the train...
She rests her head on the desk supported by her left arm..she smiles to herself as she begins to write...
I am so happy...he ends up surprising me one way or another that makes me fall in love with him all over again...Maan Singh Khruana...the name itself gives me the goosebumps *sigh* but he doesn't even know that I exist or does he? I don't know he makes me so confused sometimes...I mean why would he cross out the face of the donkey on the flyer? What does that mean? I don't know how I will be able to last a week working with hi (Geet puts her head up) and that too alone...(she held on to the pen tightly as she imagined them two alone together working...she started breathing hard...Geet blamed Meera...) If only I had left the college when I had the chance...now I am stuck...you know na dhano that let alone talk I can't even breath near him..how can I concentrate on a project with him? Babaji help me...what should I do?
Geet closes her dhano as she makes her way to the kitchen..whenever she is nervous she eats...Geet sits on the dining table thinking about Maan while she indulges herself with chocolate cake in dim light...she needed to calm her heart and her mind...food was the only comfort she got that helps her get calm...she was so lost in her thoughts that she notice kitchen light turn on...when she is thinking about Maan nothing can get her out of her thoughts...
Geet jumps when someone touches her shoulder almost falling off...she saw her mom looking at her with anger and than at the cake on the table...Geet bit her tongue looking down apologetically...her mom, Rano Handa, was the sweetest mom in the world but when she is angry everyone tends to stay away from her. In the house, she is the only person that supported her "weight" issues but Geet knew that deep down she was worried for her..worried if she is able to find a guy that would marry...but to Geet that didn't matter..this is who she is..she can't change herself for anyone...
Her dad Mohindar Handa was totally opposite compared to her mom...Geet doesn't remember the last time she shared any father daughter bond...ever since she started gaining weight his love for her kept decreasing..he was embarrassed to take her anywhere with him..whenever guests come home..he was asked to go inside...this part always pinched Geet's heart but nonetheless she still had little hope left that maybe one day he will see who she really is...
Rano: "Geet what is this?"
Geet (smiles at her mom) cake mom...I was hungry
Rano (shakes her head) Listen beta why don't you stop..you know your father
Geet: yeah I know dad doesn't like me eating but mom you know I can't stop this...
Rano: Listen your father gave me this doctor that specializes in helping patients who are overweight
Geet (gets up with anger) then dad can say this to my face..i am okay the way I am mom...good night...(Rano looks at her going toward the room with sadness..Geet slams her door shut burying her face on the pillow crying...after few minutes when she felt lighter she goes to the window taking in the fresh air...she wanted this weekend to pass fast so that she can see Maan again...speaking of that the project...what is the topic? She quickly opens up the folder from that class she saw 10 different topics that she and her partner had to choose...
Hey babaji almost all of these topics require us to spend a lot of time together...how will i manage? I don't know why I had to choose a psychology class with Meera...she will kill me one day...(Geet puts the paper away not being able to think straight...) I wonder if he is awake now too like I am..(Geet hits her head) You stupid why would he be awake now? Its 1am..he might be sleeping just like everyone else...you should sleep too...(Geet closes her eyes dreaming of Maan)
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Kicking was heard in the empty dark room...a guy wearing his black vest and track pants worked out in the gym...he air kicked the boxing bag that was hung in front of him...sweat slowly drops down from his hair to his shoulder...after few practice rounds he stops...he drops on the ground feeling relaxed...he closes his eyes as he tried to calms his racing heart...lights turn on...
"Maan..."
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