DIL, DOSTI.. HUM!! ch25: pg 148,thread #2 link:pg1 - Page 77

Chapter 25

Geet

I cud feel his gaze on me!!

It was back to square one..!!

Here I was lost.. again..

I looked into his eyes!!

There was a sparkle in dem.. he seemed happy.. bt also der was a restlessness..

As if he wanted to say smthng..

Wht cud it be.. I wondered bt den thot, wht else he'd want to wish me..

As if thts so difficult..!!

Bt dis was maan..

Guess I wud hv to initiate dis also..!!

Hey babaji..

"you know u can wish me.."

"hmm.. wht?.. I mean.. yeah.. happy bday!!"

He had moved his hand ahead while I had moved ahead expecting a hug!!

Hey babaji..

The reverse happened next whn I moved in for a hand shake n he for a hug..!!

Uff.. inka kuch nahi ho sakta babaji!!

Forget it..

I hugged him.. without thinking whthr he was ready for it or not..

It felt so good!!

As we moved out.. after a moment longer than necessary..

I looked at him, trying to read his expression..

"umm.. geet.. I wanted to tell u smthng!!"

"I know.."

He looked shocked..

"what?"

"yeah.. I know.. I can see.. its obvious isn't it?"

"what..s so obvious?" he seemed so flagger basted..

"obviously.. I c no gift in ur hand.. so u obviously forgot my bday n so dint bring me one.. its ok.. I don't mind!!"

He stared at me as if I was speaking alien language..

First of all.. he dint get a gift

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Nw tht I m telling him its ok.. he behaving weird!!

Hey babaji.. why did u forget to give him sm social sense?

"what?!!"

"what what? Obviously a gift is normally expected on a bday, isn't it? Bts it ok.. u don't have to get so tensed.. I m cool wid it, seriously!!"

Again he was back to staring..

Uff.. babaji..!!

"maan.."

He was blank.. I just made it easy for him.. n still he was all lost!!

Bt probably it was best to trick him now wen he was lost..

"umm.. maan, its ok.."

"what else can b expected fm a bore like u!!" I mumbled loud enuf for him to hear!!

"what?"

"nothing!!"

His expressions were suddenly alert..

"did u just call me a bore?"

"did I?"

Then mumbled again for him..

"wht else can b expected fm a dusht danav like u!!"

"GEET.. I can hear u!"

Thts wht I want.. I thot!!

"umm.. nothing!!"

"geet.. m not a bore n u also called me a dusht danav!!"

"well.. maan seriously, I guess I need to tell u a truth abt urself!! We are frnds ryt.. so.. umm.. u need to know thts wht u've bcm.. a bore!! U don't hv a life.. work, work n more work!!"

He looked hurt..

Tht wasn't my intension..

This is goin all wrong babaji..

"I mean thts nt wht I think.. bt evrybdy else.."

I just let the words hanging.. not sure if I'd hit or missed d target!!

"geet.. maan singh khurana doesn't care wht d world thinks!!"

Looks like it was working..

"umm.. bt just think maan.. all u do is work, nothing else.. you don't socialize n.. I mean if u have to spend tym wid sm1, she myt.. u know, just get so bored!!"

Plz babaji.. dis was my best chance to get him out of his shell.. plz let him react d way I want!!

"r u challenging me? Tht I cant keep a female interested enuf to spend a day wid me?"

"maan.. no,.. I mean.. yes, umm.."

"GEET!!"

"wht!!"

"just speak up wil u?"

"fyn.. den prove it!! Prove it tht u have a life!! Prove it tht u can socialize.. forget evry1 else.. why not just spend today wid all of us?"

he wasn't as irrational as I expected him to be..

he thot over it..

"fine!!"

Yes.. thank u babaji!!

Atleast we'd started ryt..!!

B4 I cud continue, dev n meer were back!!

"hey wine for all" dev said!!

"lets toast to geet di.. may whtever u hv wished for come true!!"

I smiled as we all had our drinks!!

"so geet wht do u wanna do today? Tell me nw, if u have nythng specific in mind for d three of us!!"

"not three, four of us.. maan's joining us too!!"

"really veerji" "really bro!!" meer n dev echoed!!

Needless to say d day was a blast!!

Evry1 was happily surprised tht maan was spending the day wid us!!

Ryt fm breakfast.. to going to d mandir, lunch at home, den party in d evng, n dinner outside n even at d disc!!

Wht a day..

It felt like family!!

It felt great..

.. n I was sure evry1 was happy at d end of the day..

Even maan!!

Our project had completed!!

It felt good..

Bt I was fatigued like hell!!

I wanted to just crash in d nyt..!!

Happily content at d work done, me n maan drove back home!!

Every1 had slept off, it was late n Saturday nyt..

We had a quite dinner!

As I turned towards him to wish him gud nyt..

I was surprised to c him wait by my room!!

I lukd at him questioningly!!

"hope u r up early tomoro!"

"why?"

"bcoz-i-m-gonna-prove-to-u-tomoro-tht-i-m-not-a-bore!!"

He winked n walked away.. leaving me too shocked even to wonder wht had gotten into him!!