Wish you all a Happy and Prosperous Dhanteras!!
Part 12
Geet sat on her bed all confused not understanding what had happened to maan all of a sudden. Pyaar ho gya hai mujhse tumhe, his words flashed in her mind making her shiver with the intensity he uttered those words. Yeah she loves him, when, how she couldn't comprehend, she only knows that he is the only person in this world who evoke such feelings in her heart, whose simple words could make her day bright and whose simple gestures could bring a smile on her face.
Kyu vishwas nhi tumhe mujhpe, that was what he said when she denied her feelings in front of him. How cant she trust him when she had opened herself only to him, let him see her helplessness, let him see her cry because of her imperfectness, when she never let anyone else to see her week and vulnerable.
But does just trusting him with herself was enough?? No, it was not. She had seen lots of rejection in world, and she had got used to of hearing people say no to her, but she wont be able to hear it from him, to hear him feel embarrassed because of her presence with him. That's why she never go out with him, never went to any restaurant or any other hang out place, because she knew people will stare, will talk and may be feel pity on him.
And what about him, he only felt friendship for her right, that was what he said till few days back, even on the night two weeks back when those people had refused her, he said she was his friend, then what had changed in these days. She had seen him stare at her sometimes, lost in some thought but what he was thinking she couldn't guess.
And today when he said all that, does he meant to say that he loves her too?? But not once he mentioned his feelings towards her, why he was so keen to know about hers, and most importantly how come he know that she has some feelings for him. There were so many questions yet no answers in her mind.
Maan too was restless as he changed sides all night. Why he had to say all that today only!!! Couldn't he wait for few more days, but no, ab pata nhi kya kahunga use mai kal??? But when dadi asked whether he has any girl in his life, why he only thought of her at that moment and then the need to know what she feels about him was so much that he couldn't control himself to ask.
He laid on his stomach hiding his face on his pillows, he remembered how her face paled when he said that she loves him, somewhat he had understood that he cares for her more than he cared for anyone else but he just doesn't want to think more before he is sure of her feelings. Uff!!!! God I was better when I could flirt with anyone, but jab se wo ayi hai shi me my life had turned into a roller coaster.
Next day geet didn't came to khurana mansion and said she was ill. Maan really got tensed hearing her say that and understood she was just making an excuse. He wanted to complain to her to do that but then thought to give her sometime, even he needed some time to think his next step.
Next day geet again came back in evening, she thought she will do away with mansi's tution before maan would come back from office and then would go back home. But what she didn't think of was that he could have taken half day. When she reached khurana mansion, she saw maan and naintara sitting on the couch in main hall.
She thought she could go straight without coming in front of their eyes but the noise made by her crutches made them aware of her presence. As she was about to step on stairs she heard naintara calling her. "bhabhi you called" she said looking at naintara straight trying to avoid maan but he was just looking at her.
"geet how are you now, aapka fever kaisa hai ab"
"jii, its ok now... I am fine" she was about to go away but naintara again said
"geet please sit with us too... dekhiye maan is selecting girls"
Geet's breathes stopped as she heard that and looked at him with accusing eyes. He too looked at her in eyes with intensity that always shivered her, locking her eyes with his. She would have walked away but his gaze held her in place and she had to sit infront of them.
"geet ye dekhiye, these girls are those I chose for him, sabhi bilkul uski choice ki hai, modern and confident... aap bhi dekhiye"
She looked at the pictures, all girls looked classy, smart, really beautiful, and she felt so small in front of them... she looked at him as he just looked at her without saying anything.
"maan aap bataiye, whom you want to meet first" naintara's words broke maan's gaze from geet and he then looked at pictures, seriously analysing each one of them.
Geet looked at the way he was analysing then and felt so much anguish in her heart that she couldn't bear and said, "bhabhi mai kya dekhu, sab acchi hai maan ke liye... aur waise bhi mai kaise dekh sakti hu ye to aap logo ka decision hai I shouldn't interfere"
She was about to stand up when finally maan interrupted, "kyu geet, tum bhi dekh sakti ho after all you are my'...he stretched my for a second making her stop in anticipation of his words my best friend na" she glared at him for that while he just smirked seeing her glare...
"ha geet please baitho and tell me which girl looks best among them"
"itni jaldii kya hai... abhi 2 hi din to hue hai na shadi ki baat kiye" she retorted him angrily but before she could comprehend what she said, he retorted, "kyu kuch badal jaega kya if I wait for some more time"
"badal bhi sakta hai, you never know"
"accha kya badlega... koi apni jid chod kar sach bolega"
"sirf mai hi kyu sach bolu, what about you"
"mera kaisa sach"
"jaan ke bhi anjaan mat bano"
"nhi janta mai, tumhi bata do"
"tum... tum na!!!!"
"ha mai.. mai bolo"
She lifted her hands in front of him making them in a fist and looked at him in anger seeing him being so irritating at the moment... she would have really pulled his hairs if it had not been a throat clearing voice of someone.
They both looked at naintara who sat next to maan looking amused at the scene that unfolded in front of her and waited for both of them to explain what they were doing.
"umm wo" geet hesitated to say something now realizing she really crossed her limits today and thought ways to explain herself. But then naintara said, "geet don't worry I know maan must have done something to irritate you tabhi aap naraz hai... why don't you go and stay with mansi" geet nodded and left giving maan back a glance.
At evening she had completed with her class and was about to go home when he again cornered her in his room. She roughly freed her hand from him while he just chuckled at her frustration. "maan please just leave me, I don't want to listen anything more"
"bhut pareshan kar rha hu na tumhe mai but don't worry ab main nhi karunga pareshan"
She looked at him shocked hearing that, "what does that mean"
"I am leaving you" he said looking away.
Her mind again played those days of loneliness in front of her eyes and her eyes with tears and immediately a layer of tears flew from her eyes. He immediately got alerted as he saw her crying and held her face in his hands.
"geet" she pushed his hand away from her face and was about to go away but he just held her in his arms.
"mai Mazak kar rha tha yaar, tum rone kyu lagti ho har baat pe"
"kyaa!! Tumhe har baat Mazak lagti hai!!!" she shouted at him while he listened her shout quietly.
"har baat Mazak hai tumhare liye, do you even know how it feels to be alone!!! Nhi!!! Shayad isi liye har baat Mazak hai tumhare liye par mere liye nhi"
"par mai shi me ja rha hu"
"not again, I am not coming in your words now"
"mai 2 weeks ke liye London ja rha hu"
She looked at him with emotions she couldn't comprehend.
"aur suno maine socha tumhari baat ko jo tumne niche boli"
"kaun si baat???" she asked confused.
"whi ki mai kya kehna chahta hu tumhe" her breathe hitched remembering when she said that, when he was forcing her to speak her truth.
"but main nhi bata rha tumhe kuch"
"kyuu" she asked like a kid.
"kyuki bologi to tum hi pehle..."
"nhi"
"ha"
"maan"
"geet"
"mai ja rhi hu"
"bas 2 weeks, uske baad kabhi ja nhi paogii tum" she looked at him wide eyed and just left the place.
Precap: same.
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