Part 4
She starts to frantically search around the room about anything and everything’
Initially she just finds some clothes & stuff
But searching minutely she starts finding information
‘Toh ye Dubai se hai’
‘Toh yahan kya kar raha hai?’
Dhundte dhundte things start becoming clearer but murkier to her
Some of the information almost pulls the rug off under her feet
She loses track of time
She hears the lock turning
She is shocked
She was here too long
She looks around to find a way to escape
The windows are sealed
The bathroom ventilator is too small
She is trapped
She has micro-seconds to think of something
She needs to come up with a plan
She is panicking
With no other way, she goes into the washroom & locks it
‘Geet, kab tak yahan chupi rahegi. Woh kabhi naa kabhi toh yahan aayega naa’
She hears heavy footprints enter the room
She hears the footprints stop
He must have stopped at his track seeing the room a messy state
He must have guessed there is an intruder
She thinks to herself
She hears the doorknob of the bathroom turn
‘Kaun hai wahan? Bahar aao!’
She hears the familiar deep voice yelling
She is trapped & cornered
She has no other way
‘Bahar aao! Warna police ko call karunga!’
Geet frowns and in reflex opens the door & comes out
G- Haan kar lijiye police ko call. Main darti nahi hoon!
He furrows his brows in surprise seeing Geet in front of in housekeeping clothes (mid-thigh length frill dress)
She grabs a rod of a lamp in defense
He looks around the mess & sighs
‘Why are you here? Maine tumse kaha tha Gagan ko dhundo’
G-Aapne mujse sab jhooth bhi kaha tha, including apna naam
‘Maine tumse koi jhooth nahi bola’
Geet rolls her eyes
G- Aapka naam Maan Singh Khurana hai. MSG nahi. Yes or No?
He nods clenching his jaw
G- Meenakshi Gagan aur Shalini aapke bhai behen hain. Aapke maa baap ki ek accident mein ek saath death ho gai aura aap sabko ek orphanage ne apne paas rakha aur aap sab bhai behen ka alag alag jagah adoption ho gaya. Yes or No?
Maan looks at Geet with surprise
He is shocked that Geet was able to dig this information
G- Pehle mujhe laga tha ki aap inn sab ke saath kuch galat kar rahe hain . But aapne toh inn sab ko kuch naa kuch deke settle kar diya hai. Shalini ki shaadi ke liye paise diye, who bhi destination wedding, Meenakshi ko padhai ke liye abroad jaane ke liye finance kiya aur Gagan ke baare mein pata karke uske medical expense uthana chahte hain
She looks at his melancholy & stoic expression, she had never noticed his dark black eyes. He had always worn sunglasses whenever he met her before
He speaks up after a while
M- You…you are good…you are a good detective
G- But aapne jhooth kyun kaha? Mujse jhooth kaha, ye sab chupaake rakhna chaha. Aur apne behen bhai ki bhi anonymously help ki hai. Kyun? Log aise kaam ka dankaa bajaate hain aura aap aise choro ki tarah logon ka bhala karte jaa rahe the. Kyun?
He looks up at her with his deep eyes drowning in emotions
M- Kyunki apno ke liye jo hum karte hain who hamara farz hota hai. Aur main nahi chahta mere aane se unki abhi ki zindagi mein koi effect ho. Bada bhai hone ke naate woh meri zimmedaari hain, maine jo kiya apni zimmedaari nibhaane ke liye kiya. Aur Geet, tum bhi unse kuch nahi kahogi, kabhi nahi. Who apni zindagi mein khush hain, main usmein dakhal nahi dena chahta
Both are silently looking at each other for a moment
She is in silent shock. What she thought about this man & what she found was completely different
He is also numb. This is the first time he had shared his deepest secret with someone.
He had always been a loner.
An orphan in a foreign country struggling to find his footing with no friends & family
Opening his heart & sharing his secret to another soul felt different
The door bangs open and bunch of hotel staff walk in
‘Sir, we got your text saying there is an intruder in your room. Are you okay?’
Maan- Yes, I….
Before Maan could complete one of the older staff member looks at Geet
‘Geet tu?’
Geet looks up at the man
G- Taayaa ji?
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