DIL, DOSTI.. HUM!!#2 ch 43: pg 141/thread #3 added - Page 54

Chapter 39

Maan

"Happily confused"

Yes.. thts wht I was feeling ryt NOW wid all tht was happening!!

Esp after all d turmoil of d past week..

I had run away fm facing d situation which wasn't a great move bt a desperate measure..!!

I wasn't sure hw I'd react to d situation involving d two ppl I loved n cared d most abt..

But d equations were changing too fast n dramatically..

N I m only human.. I cudnt really stand n pretend to be happy abt d engagement of d girl I loved wid my younger brother!!

But der had been no respite..

I had switched off my phone hoping to cut off completely!!

Bt all dose moments wid mishty had cm to haunt me like never before!!

They were all I had.. d remnants of wht I shared wid her, of wht she meant to me..!!

I thot staying away wud prepare me to keep my feelings in check.. bt I had been proved horribly wrong by my treacherous heart whn I had heard of d engagement!!

I realised tht no amt of preparation was enuf..

But I cudnt deny dev his happiness.. he wanted me to b der..!!

So fearing d worst n praying to god to help me ctrl myself, I boarded d plane back home!!

I wud be reaching just in tym..

N thus was shocked to c dev der at d airport to receive me..

Shudnt he have been der getting ready!!

But d happiness on his face made me forget everything, even lamenting for myself!!

As soon as we reached home, d decorations made me realize d truth..

But dev.. he dragged me to my room n gave me a sherwani he had bought for me!!

I dint feel like dressing up bt I cudnt deny him nythng!!

Bt all thots deserted me wen I saw mishty.. I wonder if I still had d ryt to call her tht..!!

Wen I saw geet on d stage luking so beautiful!! Just like a dream!!

For a sec I wished it was me she was waiting for as I stood at my spot frozen..

I cudnt go thru dis!!

But again dev pulled me towards d stage..

This was d difference between dreams n reality!!

Just as we settled on d stage, daadimaa spoke up announcing d engagement of geet n

Me!!

It took sm tym just to sink in wht daadi maa had just spoken!!

N den evrythng froze!!

I cud feel all eyes on me now..!!

Wht was happening?

I only snapped out whn I felt dev's nudge to raise my hand for geet who nw stood in front of me!!

Was dis happening for real!!

I glared at dev..

"don't give me luk bro.. I dint lie.. I never said it was my engagement!!"

Nothing seemed real bt dis was a dream I dint want it to end..

I wanted to live it!!

I smhw did manage to put d ring in geet's hand!!

The only thot in my head..

"mishty is mine.. 4ever!!"

I so wanted to take her in my arms.. der n den..

Bt she almost instantly moved away!!

Initially I thot it was d jitters.. shyness!!

But later I realised der was more to it!!

We were together.. yes bt only in front of odrs!!

As soon as we were alone, she behaved aloof!!

I just cudnt make out nythng out of her behavior..

N her coldness tht caused my rational mind to start functioning again, overcmin d trance caused by d events just nw!!

What had caused such a turn around?

While I realised tht evry1 knew of d engagement except me!!

If geet's behavior was weird!!

Weirder still was d reactions of d elders..

while daadi n mohinder uncle claimed dey knew we were meant to be..!! while rano maa apologized for having a misunderstanding??

Wht was happening?

But d weirdest was meera.. who met me after d guests had left..!! she had burst into tears n hugged me crying apologizing for all d mess!! All I cud make out was she blamed herself for it all!! I spend most of d nyt consoling her n landing up getting more n more confused!!

Thankfully dev made sm sense. He told me hw while talking to meera he had realised tht geet was in luv wid d guy whom she had been chatting wid.. n thus she agreed to get engaged to him..!!

I wanted to apologise bt it brushed it aside!!

I felt der was more.. n realised he was hurt!!

I wished I cud reverse thngs n set dem ryt!!

So mishty knew I was d DD she had been in contact wid..

I tried callin her bt her phone was switched off..

It was nearing 2.. bt I so desperately wanted to c her!!

Bt it wasn't possible wid d guests staying over..

I glanced at d ring..

Sleep had deserted me..

N as glad as I felt feeling it on my finger..

I wondered hw I'd make it upto her!!

Waking up next day.. I felt so gud..

It was like I'd lived thru a dream.. whr me n mishty had gotten enagaged..

I dint wish to open my eyes n ruin it!!

Almost spontaneously I touched my ring finger n felt d cold metal der..!!

I smiled.. n den woke up wid a start!!

It wasn't a dream.. I was supposed to make it upto her!!

Shit!!

I glanced at d clock.. it was almost 12!!

Hw long had I slept.. probably making up for all d sleepless nyts of d past week!!

I rushed to her room.. bt it was empty as expected!!

I freshened up n rushed downstairs!!

Whr wud she be?

I was abt to dial her no.. wen daadi spoke up..

"maan.. hw r u feeling nw? I was worried bt geet said u were very tired after all d travelling n all so I dint wake u up!!"

All I cud make out was tht geet did check on me.. sm hope for me!!

"n whr is she.. geet?

"at work.. uff u have made her just like u!!"

I immediately got upto leave bt daadi forced me to have lunch.. I ate smthng hurriedly.. I dont think I wud have an appetite till I cleared thngs up wid her!!

I rushed to office hoping to meet her der!!

As soon as I entered.. I saw her in her cabin wid pinky n adi so lost in her work..

But b4 I cud enter, ppl surrounded me congratulating me for d engagement!!

By d tym I managed to get rid of all of dem she had slipped away!!

I looked arnd.. bt she was no whr..

Finally I heard fm adi dat she n pinky had left to c d site!!

Damn!!

N den suddenly der was so much work which needed my immediate attension..

Thanx to my goin away for a wk!!

But by d tym d clock struck 4, I had lost my patience!!

Within minutes I found myself driving to her site..

She still wasn't receiving my calls!!

This was it!!

I was getting so restless!!

Why was she avoiding me?

If she was angry, we cud talk.. hw can we sort it odrwise??!!

Atleast I deserved a chance to explain my view!!

Or was she just playing hard to get!!

Afterall she was my fianc now!!

Smhw d thot of it calmed me bt I had to settle dis matter!!

Dint she realize wht she was doin to me?

Bt den it struck me hw she must have felt knowing d truth fm dev n wid my phone switched off!!

Did she too undergo dis restlessness wid half d truth known n me out of reach!!

Wht had I done!!

N one thng was sure she wasn't just angry.. bt very very angry on me!!

N I had a bigger task at hand than wht I had anticipated!!

Smhw I managed to get to her work site n was glad to know she was still der!!

I had to act fast!!

Finally I found her..

Der she was busy in her work, instructing d workers n discussing thngs!!

wid no fan or ac, I cud see d sweat drop sliding down her face from her forehead.. getting lost down her neck!!

I so wanted my fingers to trace d same path!!

Bt suddenly she looked arnd.. restless!1

Did she sense my presence??!!

I hid behind d pillar..

I had to make it upto her.. bt for tht I needed her alone..

N if she wasn't willing to give her DD a chance,

Maan singh khurana knows hw to claim his fiance's attension!!