Part 26
Owner- Geet
G- Yes sir
Owner- Ek din milao apne husband se. We are like a family, sab ki family se mile hain. Milao kabhi
G- Ji
‘Kabhi kyun sir, iss week jo company dinner hai ussi mein bula lijiye naa sir’
Owner- Ye bhi acha idea hai. Uss din apne husband ko bhi le aana
Geet nods
G- Ji sir
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Company dinner ka din kareeb aa raha hai
Geet is in dilemma to invite Maan or not
Poora time isi procrastination mein nikal jaata hai
Finally Geet ko laga ki- aaj shaam Dinner hai... Aaj office se Ghar jakar discuss Karti hu... Leave it to him…aana hai to aaye... Nahi to nahi…
But office ke baad colleagues directly take her to the company dinner venue
Geet phir thinks ki – Ab Ghar jaana hi nahi hua toh no need to mention company dinner at all
Venue mein phohonch sab toh few colleagues ask ki
‘Tumahara husband kab tak ayega?’
G- Nahi wo nahi aa paayege. Unko kuch aur kaam hai
They all say ki - Nahi koi nahi. Late aayenge toh bhi its okay. Tum bol do aane ke liye
Geet says okay but does not send any message nor calls Maan
Fir thoda late hua
Na Geet ghar aayi, Na Maaan Dinner party par aaya
Wahan party par log bar bar pooch rahe the
Yaahan Maan bhi thoda pareshaan haiast time ki baarish wale episode ke baad se
He is wondering koi problem ho gai hai kya hai, itna late kyun ho raha hai Geet ko
Wahan Geet finally takes out her phone in front of everyone ki fine sabke saamne message kar rahi hoon
She is internally panicking a bit ki kya likhkhe
Itne mein it shows Maan ka incoming call
Everyone says ki put it on speaker. Let us convince him
Darr darr ke she picks up and phone uthaate hi she says-
G-Tum free ho gaye kya finally?
M-.....
He doesn't know what to say... Is this some secret code? Is she in trouble?
He looks in direction of the hidden tools he had used on the reporter and tries to remember ki landlord ki car ki duplicate chaabi bana kar same jagah rakhi hai kya…
Geet is relieved ki he is able to play along
G-Agar free ho gaye ho toh yahan party mein aajao…sab log ki bohot ichcha hai milne ki
Maan is now 100% convinced ki kuch to problem hai. This is her call for help. He starts to retrieve the necessary things.
Itne mein he hears couple of voices in background inviting him to come
Maan pauses his action
M- Address?
Geet quickly tells the restaurant name
M-hmm aata hoon
He disconnects the call and sits down for moment
Is this a party or a setup? He can't be sure... maybe he is bit more paranoid ever since that reporter showed up
He borrows landlords car again, stashes some emergency tools under the car and dresses up properly to go to the restaurant.
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Finally Maan arrives at the party in a black tucked in shirt with sleeves rolled up and jeans
Geet spots him walking in and scans the attire head to toe
He looks at Geet and walks towards the table
G- Maan is here
She informs the table
Inform karne ki zarurat thi nahi because all the eyes were on him
Sab log welcome him
He sees ki everyone was having food and drinks and sees ki Geet ke samne bhi beer rakhi hai.
He knows she doesn't like it... maybe she called him out of peer pressure, and she needs different kind of help
He laughs and says hello to everyone and apologizse for being late.
He reaches Geet’s side and picks up her beer glass and says ki he will apologize being late with this drink and chugs it down in one go
Ye sab dekh kar everyone is extra happy ki he is not a stuck-up snob or low EQ person… he really was busy
Sab log start conversing with him and dragging him into various discussions and jokes... thodi der baad koi dekhe to lagega ki Maan actual employee hai and Geet uski wife, guest hai party mein
Geet also thinks ki he sure can charm anyone when he wants to... isse bachke rehna chahiye.. kitna act hai to get something out of her and kitna genuine hai... Kya pata
Party is going very well
He is getting along well with everyone
He figures out ki party kaafi time se planned thi but Geet didn't want to invite him
He feels a bit... what is it? Heartburn? Disappointed? Acidity?
He doesn't know…but decides if Geet doesn't want to involve him then woh bhi nahi hoga
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