MG SS My Perfect! Suitor Thread 1 - Page 43

Part-7

(Before I 4get, let me tell you that this story is taking place in Chandigarh & will latr shift to Mumbai!😉)

Geet peeped inside & saw Maan's stolid face as he held the phone next to his ears.

"Chakkar kya hai?W-Why i-is he so a-angry???" she wondered.

She immediately hid in a corner when she saw Maan emerging out of his room but his sharp eyes noticed her. She was utterly petrified when she saw him walking towards her.

"What are you doing outside my room?" he asked her, sternly.

"W-W-W-Woh...I..I-I just came to ask you whether you want sugar or cheeni in your coffee.. "

She readily slaughtered her tongue after that! His face produced a slight smirk.

"Put both of them!"

He walked away.

"Hamesha mera saath hi aisa kyun hota hai!!!!!" she stamped her foot hard.

Vikrant & Mohinder were seated in the verandah when Maan came there.

"Dad!"

Both of them looked at him.

"Yes Maan, kya hua?" asked Vikrant seeing his son.

"Dad, There occurred some problem in Delhi branch. I suppose I have to go there!"

Maan looked at both of them.

"Beta, is it really very urgent because tomorrow is the hotel inauguration, it would be really nice if you attend it." said Mohinder.

"He is right! See to it Maan. Waise bhi whole year toh office office hi hota rehta hai."

Maan thought for a while & then replied, "Okay then, I will leave for Delhi day after tomorrow.I will inform Rishi about it!"

"That's great! Your mom, Dadima & I will meet you straight in Mumbai then." said Vikrant

Maan then turned to leave but saw Geet coming in with a tea-tray. Their eyes locked..She felt as if something was wrong with him...he was tensed.

Maan glanced away, "Geet ko kaise batau that I am here just for one more day..."

Geet served tea to Vikrant & her dad. She then held the tray in front of Maan who was still perplexed.

"C-Coffee..." her voice was soft.

"Oh...Thanks!"

He took the cup & departed from there followed by Geet.

"Vikrant! I must say your son is very responsible & focused !"

Mohinder very well knew how Maan had been wonderfully handling Khurana Construction since he became the M.D. His intelligence in planning & decision making earned him a lot of appraisals in the corporate world..

"Yeah..I am proud that he is successfully carrying forward the family business but still sometimes I feel that he must settle in his personal life too!"

"So have you all looked for any girl for him?"

"Nah! Actually we want Maan himself to select a girl for himself. We know his choice will be the best!"

"Hmm..You are right! Yahan pe hamein khud Geet ki liye ladka find karna padhega as we cannot at all rely on her choice! " he laughed

"Yeah..your daughter is very innocent!"

~*~

Geet was pacing to & fro in an open space of the Haveli, folding the edge of her dupatta with her fingers.

"Why Maan looked so worried???Kya ho gaya unhe? That phone call was from office. Is he'Is he going away from here'.??"

Geet's heart missed a beat at the thought'She looked out of the window. She saw Maan talking on the phone.

"Rishi, have you got what I have told you & one more thing--"

Maan gazed up & saw Geet looking at him.

"Rishi, I will speak to you later!"

He rang off. Maan next gave her a quirky smile signaling he is coming to her.

And after a few minutes, when Geet turned around, she saw him walking up to her...with a red rose in his hand! Geet was puzzled. She stared at him as he smirked.

"Is this rose for me???????" that unsteadied her heart-strings, "N-Nahi, enough!! I am not going to dream now'everytime I think something else & kuch aur hi ho jata hai!!! This time I will not let him do anything ulta-seedha!!!!"

She was already standing with her back to the wall. Maan leaned closer to her supporting himself with his one hand on the wall & his other hand held the rose in front of her. She looked away, trying her level best not to look at him.

"Hmm..either you are angry with me ya toh phir you don't like the geometry of this flower.." he whispered huskily'

"I-I d-don't want to talk to you!" she strained her voice.

"O..kay? So you are angry with me...Kyun?"

"Aap na!!!" she looked at him but felt weak seeing him smirk , "Chaddo!!" she again looked away.

"Maine aisa kya kiya...?" he pretended to think hard, "Yes!! I remember!!"

"Kya?"

"The sugar in the coffee was just perfect but tum toh cheeni dalna bhool hi gayi!!!" said he mischievously.

Her mouth opened in an oval shape hearing him.

"Mein jaa rahi hoon yahan se!!!!"

"Ruko na.." he stopped her clutching her wrist,"Take this rose, I have brought it for you..."

Geet was startled when he presented the flower to her.

""Mere liye???" she asked in disbelief.

"Any doubts?" as asked huskily.

"A-Aap mujhe rose kaise de sakte hain?...& t-that too red!!!! White h-hota toh could have understood but red!!!!R-Red rose!!!" she was hyper.

He yanked her closer to him & held her tightly. She gazed at him dreamily with her hand resting on his shoulders..

"Why can't I give you red rose? Mana hai kya??" his eyes were intensely staring at her..

"M-Maan k-koi dekh lega..." she said as if hypnotized.

He shook her more closer & his hot breath swayed her face..

"A-Aapko p-pata h-hai n-na what does it mean when a boy gives a red rose to a girl?" she glanced sideways.

"Nahi toh! What does it mean?" he whispered naughtily.

"It means he wants to say 'I lo--"

She stopped immediately. Her heart beats were raised & her face became pink...He stared at her incessantly taking in her beauty...Her eyes looked down...

"I am giving you this red rose as it matches with the colour of your cheeks..." his voice was very husky. There were numerous butterflies in her stomach & her cheeks turned red. She smiled shyly, her eyes still gazing down...His eyes refused to blink even once..He touched her cheeks with the rose & whispered

"Aree ??Your cheeks are more redder than this rose!"

"Ma-an please..."

She took the rose from him. He had a glint in his eyes

"Ma-an...m-mujhe aa-apse kuch puchna h-hai.."

"Hmm..."

"A-Are you going from here...??" her voice faded away'

He was startled hearing that. His face grew somber. Her eyes desperately stared at him seeking an answer. He looked away for a moment but he still held her close...

"Geet I...I--"

They heard some footsteps approaching. This time even Maan recognized them to be of Daarji's ! He immediately distanced himself from Geet.

"Your Daarji is coming, I must leave!"

"Wait!! How did you guess??" she was surprised.

"I have to be very careful of him...woh kya hai na my smartness doesn't seems to work on him!"

He disappeared next moment. Geet started laughing hearing his earnest confession. Daarji arrived almost next! He saw her laughing with a rose in her hand.

"Geet!!!What are you doing here & who gave you this rose & why are you laughing???" he asked her casting his suspicious eyes on her.

Geet grew scared. "W-Woh.. mein yahan...I-I was checking which part of the Haveli receives more sunlight!" She then looked at the rose & continued, "I-I wanted to study the geometry of this flower'shape, sizeee, so I got it..."

She was very sure he wouldn't believe her. He raised his eye-brows giving her what-are-you-saying look.

"And why are you laughing?"

"L-Laughter is the best medicine.."

Saying that, Geet scurried away...

~*~

"Nahi!!!!!"

"But why????!!"

"Yes Maan, if she wants to go take her along to Delhi! " asked Niharika.

"Mom, maine kehe diya na nahi!"

"Why? I don't want to stay over here!" Annie was irritated.

"Kyunki..." Maan thought for a moment, "Kyunki, your college is opening three days later so it's better you go straight to Mumbai "

Annie frowned

"Koi boyfriend toh nahi hai na Delhi mein?" asked Maan teasingly.

Niharika looked at her sharply. Annie stammered & left from there!

Maan lay on the bed with his head rested on Niharika's lap.

"Maan, I heard that you played some marriage prank with Geet?"

He was shocked to hear her. He immediately sat on the bed.

"H-How did you know?" he did not look at her.

"Annie's slip of tongue! It's true then?"

"Yeah..." he admitted.

"But aapne jo kiya woh galat hai!"

"But it was just a prank!"

"The prank was about marriage! It was not right beta. We have a professional relation with the Handas. If they come to know about it then?"

Maan kept quiet. Daarji had heard the entire convo as he was passing'.. He walked away with a rueful face'..

"Waise, from when did you become a prankster??" Niharika asked him lightly, "Aap toh pehle aise nahi the!!!!"

"Because Geet ne mujhe kuch aisa kaha which was clearly not acceptable to me!" said Maan.

"What?"

Maan smirked but did not answer...

Next Day

5:00pm

"Whoa! That's great! The meeting got over very early than I had expected!" exclaimed Maan glancing at his watch. "I think I should head straight for the party!"

He sat in the car instructing the driver to drive to the hotel for the inauguration.

On the way, he received a call from Rajji.

"Bolo Rajji?"

"Geet di has not yet turned up in the hotel. She told she will come later but she hasn't arrived till now!I called her so many times but she is not picking up!"

Maan grew perplexed, "I will see where she is.."

The driver took a U-turn back to the Haveli.

"Geet!!!!!!!" his voice echoed in the Haveli but there was no answer in return. Maan again called her still there was no reply'."Where has she gone???"

He was tensed. There was no one in the Haveli. He began searching for her everywhere. The gardens, rooms, kitchens, balcony & even washrooms but she was nowhere to be found'He again called out her name but to no avail. He even checked under the tables & beds as she had a fantasy to hide under them but still he did not find her. He panicked

"Where are you Geet...?"

He had to find her at any cost...

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