Her soft breaths fell on his lips as she held his face with one hand softly.Touch of her hand as well as breaths made him yearn to close his eyes to savor the moment but It was not possible for him.He could not close his eyes because his wife was busy applying "Kajal{Kohl}" in his eyes.He smiled slightly as his gaze traveled from her beautiful eyes to her mouth.She was holding cap of her "eye pencil" between her teeth.His one hand moved towards her lips of its own to take out the cap..
"uhumm..Maan don't move.."Geet said in barely understandable voice.
"First leave this cap.."Maan spoke as he pulled out the cap from her mouth.
"Please maan..Don't move no..Just few minutes more.."Geet spoke now taking her eyepencil towards Maan's fore head.
"But what are you doing on my fore head???" Maan asked in confusion.
"I am making "Tilak" on your fore head..Make up should be proper before you start acting.."Geet explained."Now please stop disturbing me..Let me finish your make up peacefully.."She spoke further while concentrating on her task.
Both Maan and geet were back from Aadi's house after lunch,however they were still in the car,parked infront of their home. Geet was busy doing her husband's make up in the car
"You are wasting your time on this make up,geet..I am sure aarav would be there in the hall and I won't act..It would be your responsibility then to remove all this.."Maan said with confidence oblivious to the fact that his "so smart" wife had already texted Kiran di to keep Aarav away from the hall.
"We would see patidev.."Geet replied with a naughty gleam in her eyes.
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"Where is aarav di???"Geet asked as soon she entered the hall.Maan had not come inside yet.He had sent geet first to check about Aarav as he stood near the door.
Her voice startled Maya aunty who was busy with her "pooja mala" however Kiran and Mamta looked towards her with apprehensive eyes.Mamta was sure that her daughter in law was ready for some mischief.
"He is sleeping in room,geet.."Kiran replied.
Maan was shocked beyond limits hearing his sister's voice.He was sure that he would be saved from all this with Aarav's help.
"How come aarav is sleeping at this hour??"He mumbled to himself.
"Where is Maan,geet???" He heard his mother asking geet.
"He is outside Maa..He must be coming inside "SOON"..."Geet almost yelled the last "word" to make it audible to her husband.For once,Maan wanted to run back to aadi's house,but he knew very well that doing so would be an "open invitation" for his wife to tease him endlessly for rest of their lives.
"Maan..Come in..."He heard Geet yelling from inside.
"You can't escape now,Maan khurana.."Maan whispered as he inhaled sharply while entering the hall.To his utter dismay,"bad luck" precisely,He found Maya aunty sitting on the easy chair in the corner whereas his mother and sister were on couch.He had to act with the person sitting on the easy chair,as told by Geet to him.
Maya aunty opened her eyes to get biggest shock of her life.Her "puja mala"fell from her hands as she saw Maan approaching towards her with thick line of kajal adorning his eyes and a "Trishul shaped" tilak on his fore head.
"JAI BHAIRONATH!!!!.."Maan yelled in a heavy voice,making Maya clutch the arms of easy chair in fear.
"What happened to you maan..."She asked in a scared voice.
After infinite pestering by Maan,Geet had finally accepted his request of not dancing on Beyonce song.He was ready to do anything except shaking his hips like a girl in the presence of his best friend and wife,So geet had asked him to mimic Amreesh puri who had played "Bhairo nath" in movie Nagina,when they would enter in the house.
It gave a childish pleasure to Maan's heart to see "nervous" and "scared" Maya aunty for the first time in his life.
"Whats going on Geet???"Kiran asked geet as she got up from the couch to reach near her scared mother-in-law.
"Nothing di..Maan is acting..You sit and enjoy.."Geet replied pulling back Kiran to couch.
"Yes..Kiran beta..lets enjoy.."Mamta said to her daughter trying hard to suppress her laugh after seeing her son with weird make up.
"Maan beta...Are you drunk???"Maya asked meekly..
"SARVNASH..GHOR SARVNAASH..!!!"Maan replied widening her "Kohl blacked" eyes as he towered his sister's mother in law on easy chair..Maya closed her eyes in fear as she yelled for help.."Kiran..Mamta ji...look what happened to maan..."
"Listen carefully maa and di..Now he would speak my favorite dialogue from movie..."Geet said in ecstasy as she clutched Kiran's hand.
"AREY MAAI TERE GHAR PE PAPI NAGIN KA SAYA HAI..!!!!!"Maan said in a high pitched voice.
"What???"Maya asked literally trembling with fear this time..
"APNI BAHU PAR NAZAR RAKH MAAI..VO EK NAGIN HAI..CHAUBEES{24}GHANTE ME EK BAAR VO APNE ASLI ROOP MEIN AATI HAI...He said the fourth and final dialogue of his act.Geet had asked him to speak these four lines.
End of the "Bhaironath act" got different reactions from the persons present in the hall.Whereas Maan sighed in relief,Maya aunty,using all her strength,pushed Maan hard as she ran towards the couch where Geet,Kiran and Mamta were busy controlling their laughter.
"Bahu..Mamta ji..You son has gone mad..Kiran..He is calling you "Nagin",,,"Maya spoke with labored breaths hiding herself behind Kiran.
"Maya aunty..I was actin..."Maan tried to make her understand as he came near the couch.
"Don't come here..I said Don't come near me.."Maya yelled in a warning tone,running upstairs towards her room.
As soon Maya left the hall,All three ladies in the hall burst into laughter.
"You were better than original "bhaironath",beta.."Mamta exclaimed amidst heavy laughter,holding her stomach.
"Thank you maa..!!!"Maan said in sarcastic tone,eyeing Geet simultaneously.
"Stop staring at me "patidev",,It was not my fault if you lost the bet..."Geet replied.
"What bet,geet???"Kiran asked curiously.
"She would tell you later di..First go and check your Mother in law.."Maan spoke in urgency pushing his sister towards the stairs..
"Yes di..you go and take care of Maya aunty..and I would tell everything to "mumma and daddy"..They should be aware of their "son-in-law's" brilliant acting skills.."Geet exclaimed running towards the stairs.
"No geet..You won't tell anything to Rano aunty.."Maan tried to warn his wife.
"Stop me if you can.."Geet challenged him halting her steps on the stairs.."And stop calling her "Aunty"..She is your mumma too..."She yelled further resuming her "running" towards her room.
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"Let me help you.."Mamta said taking the wet tissue from her son's hand.Maan was trying to cleanse the "makeup" on his face,in the hall.He did not want to go to his room knowing very well that his wife must be busy making fun of his with his in laws.
"No I would do it.."He denied.
"I have brought this "cleansing milk"..It would help.."Mamta replied holding her son's face from chin as she started rubbing his fore head and "under eye area" with a cotton ball having cleansing milk. Maan was sitting on the couch whereas Mamta was standing infront of him,busy cleaning his face.Their positions reminded him of the time when her mother used to comb his hair.
"Its done.."She said after some time as she held his face in her hands to check for any left traces of "eye pencil". Mamta was about to leave when she found her son hugging her from waist..
"What happened beta???"Mamta asked caressing his hair softly.
"Its long time,I have hugged you this way maa..."Maan replied now looking upwards towards his mother's face.
"Its long time,I have seen my "Naughty" son..."Mamta exclaimed pulling his cheek lightly.
"Your "Naughty bahu" is contagious maa.."He replied with a slight smile.
"You like her beta???"Mamta asked further.
"I think I love her maa..."Maan replied hiding himself once again in his mother's embrace.
"Mother-son" moment was disturbed as both of them heard some foot steps. Geet was coming downstairs.
"Daddy wants to talk to you maa.."She said forwarding her cell phone towards Mamta..Maan did not miss the slight dampness in her eyes as she turned around to go back to her room. Maan kept looking at her retreating back wondering what made his cheerful wife sad..
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PS- I KNOW CHAPTER WAS SHORT..BUT IT WAS A SPECIAL CHAPTER FOR GF READERS..I WON'T UPDATE IT ON PV FORUM...
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