Chapter 3

 

 

 

 

andheron mein guzar karte karte hum roshni ki aahat bhul gaye

roshni bahar baithi, dastak deti reh gayi

 

 

 

 

Maan in Gym... after a long physical torture of self he comes out... He is remebring his each encounter with Geet and how every time she had diverted him from his work... "Why has this girl the power to affect me... No she doesn't have any she just keeps coming behind... To trouble me"

 

Geet in her room remembering her encounters with maan

 

 

After 5 days of locking himself in room Maan came out with some strong determination... Determination of not crying... not letting things or people around him affect him in anyways... He will now get things back, his family name, his companies reputation and everything back... He will not let anything that diverts him from his aim to come near him... He had to work hard...

 

Everyone was seated in the family room when Maan came there... It was evening.. tea and snack time... Rano was more than happy to see him getting out of his shell...

He gave a smile and then "Uncle can you start my admission process from tomorrow.. I want to join as soon as possible..."

 

And from then and there he just started working hard on his studies.. he also started getting to know about his company... he had no intention to join half prepared but he wanted to be updated...

 

He then started getting friendly with Brij and Rajji... Rajji was his same age while brij was 2 yrs older... He was Maan's senior but they would mostly end with Maan helping him out in everything... But still kept himself less involved... Geet used to avoid him seeing his anger the other day but as she saw he slowly got mixed with others she wanted to get her friend back... Actually she wanted to go to him and share his sorrows...she somehow felt his pain

 

Mostly a day or two before exams or test Maan used to come to kids and get refreshed'. That was his way... But this time when Geet too decided to join in their fun with Maan so she went there... Everyone was playing throw ball to each other... They all called Geet too and she joined, she started playing... she wanted to play good, somewhere within her heart trying to impress him.. it was all unknown... But the effect was huge...the moment she started playing Maan's complete attention went to her... How she was jumping, how she was playing... How her skirt flowed how her hair moved on her face and how she pushed it back... They had played together earlier too but this was sudden... he got effected with her 1^st time...

 

His life has changed ... he needed to fill the gap of missing love... to own someone... but he didn't realize it...

 

He went to his room... pretty soon then... That night however he tried he was not able to concentrate on his work... Her face, her smile, her actions everything started coming up to him... No this was not done... he went out for refreshment and he was all back with a diverted mind... how can this happen' how can he be affected... He cannot do this... he needs to give full to his work... he had a big mission ahead... Not able to concentrate he slept that night... with only dreams of Geet...

 

Next day he had locked himself and concentrated...Then on his exam day everyone wished him luck... As he had played with them the other day Geet too thought to wish him... "All the best Maan" She had given a sweet smile with her innocent face... this was last thing he wanted...to face her.. he got furious and he turned to her in full anger... Just kept looking at her with his angry look... Reminding Geet again of his anger that day... She gulped her saliva... "Maine kya kiya??" He again turned back with even angrier look... He had no answer just angry at her for taking his attention... 

That day evening when Maan came Geet went to his room... she wanted to know what wrong has she done...

 

"App mujhse naraz kyun ho??? Maine kya kiya??? "

 

"Kuch nahi' just stay away from me... I don't want you near me that's it"

 

"per kyun achanak' maine kya kiya..." Now this was too much for him.. he was trying to concentrate and she was troubling him... His anger rose up... he turned to her, held her hand hard and twisted it... looked at her and kept looking at her "don't want you near me... that's it... itna samajh nahi aata...mere peeche kyun padi hoo... Now get out... " and he pushed her towards the door... Even he didn't knew what gave him the right to behave so roughly with her... and he knew somehow she will keep things to herself... even If she complained he didn't care..

 

Geet had felt bad...why was he so bad to her and only her... but he was right she didn't complain... he was disturbed she knew... he needed time... She cried all alone in her room... 

So this kept on happening... Geet would separate herself  from him... just they had dinner or break fast together .. she kept quiet when he was near... 

But again days would pass and Geet would get restless and as he would cool down with everyone she would used to come and try to be friend... But everytime time she came closer he would just be lost in her and thus to try keeping her away from him ... for this he started using harsher ways... making Geet even scare more of him...

 

This happened slowly in days.. even the family members started realizing that but they felt Maan and Geet had some serious fight... And slowly they realized Maan didn't want Geet near him so they suggested her to not interfere in his matter... They in no case wanted to disturb Maan who had already gone thru much...

 

But slowly something different started happening... Geet started new feelings... she always wanted to go near him... she somehow felt, if she will near him he will heal... she started getting the urge to come near him... to get away all his pain... Staying away from him was hurting her...

 

Things changed with Maan too... He didn't let Geet near him but now even a sight of her affected him... He was excelling in all ways and even learning more and more about companies and how to manage them... this he learned in background... he let nothing bothered him... Nor functions, b'day patries , gathering... Nothing but only one thing... Geet... Why so... this was not bearable... What was the problem...

 

Sometimes it became so unbearable that he would steel sight of everyone and used to steel glance of her while she was studying or busy in something... Later he would always regret his deed and hated Geet more for making him do so... On those occasions if by mistake Geet would anytime come in front of him he would give her such angry spitting look and demoralizing words that it would break her... she didn't knew her fault...never knew... only his anger... But she took it all... falling more for him...It would keep on going so...

 

Time would pass in separation this way until either Geet would get restless and when the pain was unbearable she used to go to him only to get back his anger and harsher mean words... That would at least satisfy him... Pouring all his frustration on her... Or sometimes when it would be unbearable for him and unknowingly his self taking him to her... Only to have some looks and result would be same... Getting frustrated on himself he would again pour out his anger on her...

 

3 yrs passed this way, and when he was 19 he got admission abroad for higher studies... Now also he got much better grip of how his company's work... He even seriously started making plans on how to work on the changes... what to do to make the expansion... 

He was ready to go... Really happy that he was going away from the daily torture... somewhere his heart cried but he ignored it completely... He was doing his packing... Dadima and Annie too came to say him good bye... Everyone was in his room helping him packing, giving last minute suggestions etc... he was fine with all that and people surrounded as it helped to ignore the unknown pain... Geet got restless to see him... he will be gone for 2yrs... She has to meet him... It's Ok if he shows anger, he had anyways always done that and she had taken it all so it would not be a wrong bargain...

Dadima: "Sambhal ke beta... Aiye idher baithiye..."

 

For Maan it was not tolerable "kyun koi tamasha laga hai yahan jo sabhi ko bheer laganee hai... main bass packing ker raha hoon isme itnee bheer kee kya jaroorat hai..."

 

Rano wanted to send Maan with peace and didn't want violence at last moment...

 

"Chalo sab log abb apne apne kamre me jaoo... maan ko aram se packing kerne do... Videsh jar raha hai bachcha kuch chutna nahi chahiye..."

 

Dadima:"aarree abhi to aayee hai becharee... aaoo beta"

 

Maan was angry as why Geet was not leaving... But she wanted to have some last minutes general talk with him...

 

Maan:"kyun exams hain na tumhare kal... tou phir meri packing pe nahi apne pardai pe dyan do... Go do your work and let me do mine..." Rudeness was boiling but due to Dadima he tried to keep his calm... He then looked at her and signaled her to go out... she had no option but to obey him...

 

She went but his peace that night was gone...

 

Day after Maan left for London

 

Part 1 Next to be continued

 

Precap: Past ends, Back to present