Then she looked around and found he was not seen. He had left to different hall for dinner.

 

She ran to the dinning hall' it was huge and so many people moving around and she obviously knew he would be surrounded with girls or young ladies or he must be in discussion with the leading business people.

 

Her father did not had the guts to see him eye to eye so had sent his higher officials but she was here on her own.

 

But then suddenly her eyes went on him, he was getting his food and he had a glass of drink in his hand.

 

Without thinking she just ran to him almost breathless stood in front of him. With the sound of noise he rose his head, their eyes met and both could not move.

 

He was numb' not knowing what was this and she was having too many butterflies in her belly seeing him in front of her.

 

None knew what to do, but then Maan just wanted to move away' his mind was getting out of control. He looked at his glass of drink and before she could stop him he gulped it and took next from waiter walking with drink and gulped that too.

 

She knew very well, he was not used to drink. Three years must have changed him but she knew Maan would never change from within. He had glass in his hand just for party but he was not drinking it or may be taking a sip or so in business party.

 

But before she could react or do something, he himself called his guards with hand'

 

"Ask Pari to handle the party from my side.. I gulped drink by mistake, need to go home immediately."

 

And he left shaking hands with important people and wisely took his excuse.Did not even gave a look back at her.

 

Then she left the party too' such a nice opportunity she missed due to his drink'

 

Ohh Drink, she remember how it had troubled him

 

She had to invite him to her friends gathering party as they wanted to see her husband' how irritated she had been with their wish knowing how they will make fun of him and his class  but  her main concern has been her facing her friends with a very common and village class man as her husband.

 

Ohh she was stuck in Hoshiyarpur with her villager husband and his family.

 

He had not agreed to come to her party' Attitude, yes he always had it with her and only her and thus she had named him Khadoos.

 

How much she had to request him, Geet handa had to request this common man, just because he was her husband and her stupid friends wanted to meet him. Actually they wanted to show him how lucky he was to have Geet. To show him how he did not deserve her. Many ahd wished within that Geet would select them.

 

But this was not at all her concern, her own prestige was her concern.

 

The moment he had entered, they offered him Vodka

 

He had mumered to himself

 

"Maa bauji will hold my ears and throw me out of house if I even touch this.. aur itna chakkar aata hai wooh alag"

 

She smiled remembering what he had murmured then but then felt sad of how her friends had made fun of him, hearing those words and how humiliated she had felt then.

 

He then had come to her. He had always kept himself away from all these even in collage knowing his parents would not like it. Being a completely parents kid. Not realizing at all that the world expects few things to grow in modern world.

 

"Get me the thing you are having" never had he imagined that his wife would drink, a simple villager that he was. Geet had been so irritated.

 

"When you don't know things, at least speak in low voice.. this is not juice, it is red wine"

 

His eyes popped out "You Drink??? "

 

But then she came back to reality, not having guts to think what happened in party further.

 

How her lie just to gain simple praise has ruined all credit of his hard work' how her lie was accepted because she was Geet Handa and as he was a simple man., so all his credit of hard works were gone. How those kind of incident were the starting point of erasing his innocence and birthing the shrewd business man in him.

 

How that day, for first time she had felt guilty for her act towards him.

 

 

Present

*******

Maan reached his Mansion, rushed directly to the nearest washroom and threw up. His mother came to know and came running, all nervous to see her son like this.

 

After feeling better he calmed down "I am Ok Maa, calm down" he maturdly handled his mom and took her to his room.

 

She tried to place his head on her lap, but he sat, he was 30 yrs old MSK now, a big business tycoon. He was not a child anymore.

 

But then he wanted to be her child and support him when he was so much in emotional turmoil.

 

He after a while laid down, placing his head on his mother's lap.

 

"She was there,came suddenly in front of me, I could not understand what to do' aur bas hogaya" he gave explanation.

 

She was just massaging his hair with her motherly hand and he slept within minutes. Savitri Khurana was lost in thought and surprise, why was she in his party and why did she come in front of him.

 

Geet reached her home, her dad was marching impatiently in the hall

 

"Did you meet him" "No' woo actally" "Nice you didn't otherwise I cannot imagine what he have to go thru' "

 

Her dad left relieved

 

"Dad, he did see me and also did something he should not'. Gussa janab ka Uff"

 

After knowing Maan is getting settled in Delhi she somewhere felt confident that she will win him back one day, though it may take time.

 

"You have to let me in your life Maan. I know you are in pain, the pain I have given you. You have to let me in your life, give me permission to wash away all your pain."

 

She looked at their marriage album and kissed him on each and every photo' Their separation has first brought her guilt then slowly it has turned to respect and then to immense love. She had madly fallen in love with her husband who have send her away from his and his family's life.

 

Maan in his room is sleeping, keeps getting flashes of Geet in front of his eyes. It is then he suddenly wakes up.

 

"Why was she looking like my Mishti today" Mishti was so deeply installed in his heart.

Next to be continued

Part 2

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/64398657

 

Hope you all like it...

 

tellyme2012-09-14 14:13:01