Journey To The Sunshine..MG FF.chapter 6 posted - Page 18

sorry sorry for late comment

i was on holidays wid my family

superb

seems like NT is intersted in DEV

nd d convo b/w all four of them shows dat dey need to understand each-other views

Recap: 1857 India, A place somewhere in UP.. Geet and Blair are best friends .. their fathers have motivated themselves in the noble work of educating illiterate and superstitious commoners .. Maan and Chuck joined them but different culture, views made it difficult .. amidst everything Maan-Geet, Chuck-Blair love story bloosoms

Journey 5 : The Party Begins

Two weeks had been passed since they started to work. The work of school is progressing well. But somewhere in their mind an ego problem was created as all of them strictly think their views are right. Others are wrong.

It was Maan's daily routine to go to the colony of commoners. He was getting ready in his room when he heard Nayantara humming.. He came out of his room..

"you're looking extremely happy." Maan asked grinning. "what happened?"

"nothing." Nayantara nodded negatively.

"nothing." Maan raised a eyebrow. "that means you've got another letter from Dev. What he wrote this time? What did you reply to him last time?"

Nayantara blushed into a deep shade of red but she faked anger saying.. "you're my younger brother. Behave like a younger brother. Stop trying to be an elder brother." Maan gave him a wise smile and left the house.

Dan was waiting for him with carriage.

"Good afternoon sir." Dan said opening the door.

"Good afternoon." Maan smiled. Where is Chuck?"

"Mr. Bass told me yesterday he wants to reach the commoners colony half an hour before than others."

"Oh! Thank you" Maan gave a small smile.

He arrived after 15minutes. The spring time was making the beautiful sight even more beautiful.

When he arrived Geet and Blair were already there.

"Good afternoon ladies." Maan greeted them with a charming smile. "Where is Chuck?"

"How do we know?" Geet answered jerking her shoulders. "We just came here."

"Oh! Dan told me Chuck came here before half an hour."

"Let's take a walk around." Blair cut in the middle. "May be he is around."

"Geet.." As she turned back to meet Maan's eyes he said "I need to talk."

"Go ahead Maan.."

"In my absence did you speak to Nayntara?"

"No. we locked her in a room so that none can talk to her." Geet said with annoyed expression. "what kind of question this is? Why won't I talk to Tara di?"

"Did she tell anything about Dev'"

"The Burma based doctor?"

Maan nodded excitedly knowing she got it right.

"yes she told me they met in Calcutta. They have became good friends.."

"anything else?"

"No I can't remember. She talked with my father more than me. Ask him. He will be a help." Geet replied plainly.

Maan murmured something under his breath and lost into deep thought.

"Chuck!" What are you doing here?" Maan's trance broke hearing Blair's voice. Following her gaze he found Chuck sitting on steps of an abandoned house and trying to talk with some local kids who were not understanding a single word uttered by him. He turned hearing Maan's voice.

"Well I came here to take a look around but from the last twenty minutes I'm sitting here not able to move an inch." Chuck replied flinching.

"Why? What happened?" Without answering Blair's question he pointed his index finger towards his left leg. There were so many cuts on the leg.

"How did it happen?" Blair asked in a concern way.

"I fell on the stony bank of the river." He half smiled half sighed. "but the local people were very helpful. They applies medicine and went to call carriage..Or else I would have sit on the river bank.."

"So Indians are not that uncultured right?" Maan said in a low meaningful tone. Chuck didn't reply, his silence was just showing he admitted his mistake.

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"only a week left.. no?" Geet said to Blair when coming back.

"only 5days." Blair replied.

"may I know what are you ladies talking about?" Maan knotted his eyebrows.

"Maan you forget about the party? Father told you.." Geet stated looking at Maan.

"Oh.. No I remember. Two businessmen from France are coming here for a huge deal."

"French men why? wasn't there any businessmen to make a deal." Chuck made an annoying face. Maan smiled inwardly. Chuck is a typical British man who thinks he belongs to a superior race and French people are their born enemy. Still he liked this chap, though proud and snob he has a good heart and things will change his mind like today he changed his view a little on the commoners here.

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All the servants of Waldorf mansion were busy as the party will start in few minutes. Geet and her father were already there. Ayushman and Henry were at party hall to welcome the guests. Geet were with Blair in her room gossiping.

"Tonight will be a special night." Geet smiled.

"hmm.. this party is very important." Blair replied looking out from the balcony watching carriage of the guests to stop in front of the main door and arriving of the guests.

"and this is the first time I will attend a party with Maan." Geet blushed.

"Aww.." Blair put her hand on Geet's shoulder. "your face has became as red as tomato." She smiled playfully.

"Blair.." Geet took her hand between hers "am I looking pretty today?"

"you always do."

"I am nervous"

"I can see it Geet.." As Blair smiled playfully Geet blushed into a deeper shade of red.

"Blair.. Are not you as excited as me?"

"why?" she raised her one eyebrow.

"Blair I know you are. It's first time you will be with Chuck in a party." Geet looked at her to see she is blushing which she was trying to hide looking at other direction. "Blair no need to hide." They looked at each other and smiled.

After a few minutes of watching guests' arrival silently Geet spoke looking at a carriage. "It is Maan's. He is here." Geet wasn't wrong. Maan came out of the carriage followed by his family.

"Geet.." we should join the party now. Geet nodded taking a glance at Maan and headed to party hall. Before leaving the balcony Blair's eyes travelled to one side of the garden. A few people were there talking. Who could be here now? She knotted her brows thinking. People usually don't go there after the sunset.

Waldorf house was biggest house of the city. People call it Waldorf Mansion. But Mansion doesn't justify it. It was a palace.

Ayushman was standing there to welcome them. He and Henry got busy with Maan's father. Maan took a look around to see the guests. Most of them have already arrived. Maan saw Chuck standing in a corner with a few guests and he decided to join him.

A few moments have passed. Maan felt Geet's aroma in the air. Maan smiled thinking from the time he has arrived he tried to find where Geet is but he couldn't. Now he can even sense her aroma. Maan smiled at own stupidity.

"Maan.." Ayushman called him. He looked at him but his eyes stopped behind Ayushman. Geet was standing there. She was dressing lavishly her expansive accessories were complimenting her dress. Her loose hair was flying softly in air. Maan scared to blink. He was scared that she is a dream if he closed his eyes for a moment she will fade out. Ayushman gave her hand into Maan's.. "what are you doing? Go join the dance floor."

"My pleasure." Looking at Geet Maan kissed her hand and escorted her to the dance floor.

"Now where are Chuck and Blair." Ayushman looked around to find Chuck standing in a corner and Blair in another corner. He made his way to Chuck.

"why are you standing here lonely?" Ayushman asked. Chuck didn't reply. Following his gaze Ayushman noticed he is looking at Blair. "Go ask her to dance." Ayushman said shifting back his gaze on Chuck. "she is waiting for you to ask." Ayushman patted on his back to encourage. Chuck gave a small smile and made his way to Blair. Just a few minutes later they joined the dance floor.

Maan was asking trivial things while dancing and Geet was only replying with yes, no or with a simple nod. Maan tried to begin a romantic conversation but Geet didn't even look at him and fixed her eyes at the floor shyly. It was for the first time That Maan was holding Geet so close to him, but Geet's coyness was not letting him make the situation romantic enough. He thought today he will convey his love to Geet. Their marriage was fixed much before but he wanted to propose her as a lover. Suddenly an idea stuck his mind.

"Geet look at that French lady she is beautiful no? And that blond British, such beautiful hair, don't you think so?"

Geet forgot her coyness and looked at the direction Maan was indicating. "Beautiful, from which side she is beautiful" Geet murmured in a low voice. "pale, skinny. Does Maan like such women?" She pouted, "this is the result of staying in London for years." She thought. Maan noticed Geet's expression with the corner of his eyes and again made a straight face.

"And see that girl wearing a lovely gown .." Maan couldn't complete his sentence. Geet cut him short.

"How is my dress? You know this is woven by the royal tailor of our palace. It has work of real gold and pearl on it and.."

" Emm it's good too." Maan casually said it trying hard not to laugh. Geet felt really hurt this time. She has made this dress with so much love just to dance with Man on this party and spent hours for choosing the perfect jewelry but Maan didn't spend a single word on it.

"Do you like British and French girl only?" Geet asked with a sad voice.

"No I like Indian girls most but they are so shy that they don't even spare a look on their lover , soo" Maan keep his line incomplete meaningfully and hold Geet's waist firmly. "Geet I like an Indian girl actually love her like crazy but she is not looking at me. I think she doesn't love me."

"No Maan I also love you." Geet just replied instantly and at the next moment blushed furiously biting her tongue with her teeth.

Maan smiled. He was so happy she said it. It was even better than what he planned. He wanted to cup her face and kiss her but circumstances don't allow him to do so. He just hold her a little closer while dancing.

"Really Geet. I was dying to hear this from you and now that you have admitted I am the happiest person in this world. I love you Geet, I can't live without you." Maan showered all his emotion in this words gazing deeply in her eyes. The choir changed their music and their eye lock broke. Geet blushed and started looking here and there. She was initiating a talk on some not so important topic like the dcor of the hall when Maan stopped her.

"Oh Geet I forgot to say" Maan made a face as if he has forgot to say something really important, "don't bite your tongue like this, it's my job, leave me on it."

Geet blused furiously. She don't know how to kiss but she could feel what he meant. She somehow released herself from Maan's grip and ran away t hide the havoc that was going inside her. Maan stood there rooted, smiling. He never in his life teased someone, but today it just happened. His disobedient feelings just came on his lips and her beauty compels him to speak his mind like a shameless. He left the dance floor with a content heart.

Chuck and Blair were dancing silently. None of them tried to pick a conversation. Chuck was afraid to start. He remembered an incident happened back in London when she was 3years old and he was 8 probably.

Their parents were just joking saying when they will grow up they will marry each other.

Chuck was standing behind his father listening everything.

"she will be my wife?" Chuck said looking at Blair who was sitting in a distance playing with her doll.

"yes she will be." Blair's mother said caressing his hair. As others got busy in their conversation Chuck went to sit next to Blair who was too busy with her doll didn't notice Chuck sitting beside her.

Chuck looked at Blair who was dressed in pink frock and shoes. She looks exactly like a doll.

Chuck has seen his father to kiss his mother. So he thought he should also kiss her. He kissed on her apple like cheek.

Now Blair noticed someone sitting next to her. She observed him for two or three minutes then offered him her doll. Chuck took it from her hand but after a few seconds he gave it back to her. She took it back and again started to observe him this time with sharper eyes. Again she offered it to him again, this time Chuck refused. She thought something for a few seconds. Then threw the doll on the floor and started crying. As reaction Chuck also started to crying.

Still Chuck could remember the day and still he couldn't start any conversation thinking what would he do if she starts crying? Well she still looks like a doll. Only a bit more matured and more beautiful, like an angel. Chuck thought again and again but couldn't gather courage to talk.

As the music end they stopped dancing.

"it was the best night till now." Chuck looked at her honey brown eyes.

"I enjoyed the night too." Blair replied smiling.

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After half an hour later Maan noticed hassling of the guests as a carriage arrived. It didn't take time to understand some one really important has arrived. Four of them were standing together with Ayushman and Henry. After a few minutes a tall and well built British man entered through the door. His presence was so commanding that others conversation came to an abrupt halt seeing him. He was too pale. But none can deny he was excessively handsome. He was dressed in black. He has got really sharp features. He was just' flawless. His beauty was so different. You don't want your eyes move from him but you can't look at him for a long time.

Author's Note: Sorry for the late update .. I was going through an author's block .. thanks my Di (sayaneegupta) for helping me out .. and I am going for a vacation so updates of all my FFs will be after 1st OCT .. n plzzz plzzz hit the LIKE button n COMMENT 😭