" Maan sab kuch jaan ne ke baad bhi aap". I urged him but he didn't let me complete.
"Geet agar tumhe mujh mein aur apne parivaar mein se kissi ek ko chunna ho to tum kisse chunogi"?
Now it was my turn to get shocked I hadn't expected this coming, as he marched forward towards me his face was blank sans any expressions, nothing could be gauged from his eyes too all I could see in them was ME.
"Geet aaj subah tumne mujhse ek sawaal poocha tha kyun meine hamaari zindagi ka itna bada faisla akele kiya to aaj yeh faisla tum karo, tumhaare saamne do raaste hein ek jo uss darwaze se bahaar ki taraf jaata hein aur doosra jo mujh tak aata hein. Ek taraf akelapan aur ek taraf mein apni baahein phelaaye tumhaara intezaar kar raha hoon".
"Kisse chunogi tum apne parivaar ka darr ya hamaara pyaar"!!!!!
I started walking towards the door, I could see him through the mirror he had closed his eyes awaiting my decision.
I had always felt that my life was ruled by others, I had to always obey orders and decisions but today when Maan gave me the right to take my own decision, and I feel so burdened.
As I walked to the door our every moment since our first meeting till last night flashed in front of my eyes. The moments were few but inscribed deep within my soul.The unknown ties that always bound us together were too strong to snap or ignore.
He had left me for good though I wanted to be with him but even unknowingly also he had protected me from my family and even today he is protecting me,"Meri zindagi unki amaanat hein"!!!! I have no life without him.
I would rather die for him than live without him!!!!!
I closed the door and ran in his arms forever.
'THIS IS WHERE I BELONG'!!!!!
He held me close to him, I felt secured and at peace. No matter what the future holds for us we will fight it out together.
I heard him say,"Geet aaj mein bahot khush hoon, zindagi ne hume dobara mauka diya hein ek nayi shuruaat karne ka aur woh bhi yahaan se, hamaare sapnon ka ghar jo hamaare pyaar aur milan ka sakshi hein".
I looked at him confused to which he just smirked and the next moment I was in his arms as he started taking me down the stairs and out of the house. I stared at him, when he put me down on my feet and slowly turned me around.
My sight glued on the nameplate outside the house which read 'AASHIYAAN' tears of joy and contentment brimmed in my eyes as he continued cupping my face in his hands.
"Geet kaisa lag tumhe hamaara sapnon ka aashiyaan, yahi tha na tumhaara sapna". I nodded falling short of words, my emotions had chocked me.
"Aapko pata tha. Kaise?" I asked him still not believing. Too many things were happening in my life all of a sudden. He had just turned my world around in a jiffy.
He looked at my confused face and smiled nodding for a yes and continued, " Geet ek din Annie ko pata chal gaya tha na tumhaare iss dream house ke sapne ke baarein mein". I frowned as realisation dawned upon me Annie and Meera both knew about my This Fantasy.
While Meera found it too romantic and dreamy Annie had burst out laughing. I pouted remembering how she had teased me then.
I looked up to see Maan looking at me with his typical smirk but instantly softened his stance and spoke,"Geet Annie ne uss din ghar mein aake bataya tha, woh jab Dadima aur Maa se keh rahi thi tab meine sunn liya tha".
I was too shocked Annie had actually disclosed my secret to her family as understanding my unsaid words and emotions he elaborated,"Tumhe to khush ho na chahiye agar woh nahi batati to mujhe tumhaari dil ki baat kaise pata chalti, aur waise bhi ek wohi to thi liske zariye mein tumhaari baarein mein jaan pata tha. Woh anjaane mein tumhaari har baat mujh tak pohuchaati thi".
He held my hand and walked me further behind the cottage the view was spectacular and spell bounding!!!!!
A waterfall ending in rivulet surrounded by lush green trees and grassy lands just like a dream come true. My dream had indeed come true.
"Geet yehi tumhaara sapna tha na aur mera yahi sapna hein ke Mein, Maan Singh Khurana tumhaara har sapna poora kar saku. Duniya ki har khushi tumhaare kadmo mein laa saku..."
I was standing in our dream world when I remembered when I had shared my dream with my Maa, she had laughed it out and told me to grow up saying dreams and reality never go hand in hand. When I had argued with her only to be shut off by a harsh voice of my Tayiji, "Tere liye koi aisa sapnon ka ghar nahi banane wala hein aise sapna dekhna chod de , takleef kam hogi". And gradually I had understood how right she was that dreams can never become reality.
But My Maan as always had swept me off my feet.And here I was living my dream, It was for real!!!!!
I was too lost to react when his husky whisper near my ear jolted me out to reality,"Geet jo kahaani kal adhoori reh gayi thi yahaan woh aaj hume yahi le aayi hein ek doosre ke paas, ek doosre ke saath hamesha ke liye".
I looked at him confused to which he smiled and continued,"Gor se dekho iss jagah ko ye wohi jagah hein jahan hume ek doosre ke liye pyaar ka ehsaas hua tha, Yahin humne ek doosre ko paakar khoya tha, farak sirf itna hein kal yahan tent tha aaj cottage hein".
Suddenly I felt as I was in 7th heaven , he had built this cottage to treasure our memories, he had been living here since then to just relive those moments as understanding my silence he confessed.
"Geet tumhare jaane ke baad mere paas tumhari yaadein hi to thi, ye jagah mujhe tumhaare paas hone ka ehsaas karaati. Mujhe bahot mushkil se yeh jagah aur uss pe cottage banane ki permission mili. Yeh shayad meri sazaa hi thi tumhe khone ki, tumhe takleef pohuchane ki, ke mein yahaan akele reh kar har pal tumse door rehne ka dard sahu".
Tears of happiness and pain brimmed in my eyes. It was not just me but he too had endured so much pain, I just hugged him tight never to lose him again and unknowingly those priceless three words just made their way out.
"I LOVE YOU MAAN"!!!!
He pulled apart not believing what I just confessed, "Phir se kaho" he requested to which I moved away and shouted out loud," I LOVE YOU MAAN"!!!!
Today no restrictions, no apprehensions, no bondage could stop me from accepting and confessing my love for My Man, My Maan.
"I LOVE YOU MAAN ...", my confession echoed in the wilderness but before it could die down I heard his voice reciprocating my acceptance.
"I LOVE YOU GEET..."with equal intensity all around.
I shivered when I felt him just behind me. He turned me around slowly closing the distance between us, his lips claiming mine in a soul searing kiss as our confessions echoed in this wilderness who were always there to witness our love then and now...
He had fulfilled all my dreams, my fantasies. I just hugged him and he too held me close we stood there treasuring.
OUR MOMENT FOR A LIFETIME AND BEYOND...
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