Chapter 14

Maan came back to present, not wanting to think past but Geet being near him was not helping. It was just making things worse

"Maan you don't have to be effected by her. Just keep an eye on her and treat her as a common employee"

He looked at Geet who was immersed in making presentation. Then his eye went on envelope in his table, he opened the envelope. It was regarding another project which needed his immediate attention.

"Geet you cannot divert me from my work… Gosh I was just going to miss this one"

He dialed her, she picked the phone still immersed in her work "Come in my cabin soon"

"But sir presentation…" "No arguments come immediately."

Geet knew she has to go to him as well as finish presentation, there was no option

"yes sir" "Yes, take this dictation and draft it well and send it at address by today's office outgoing mail"

"Dictation? "She is used to give the dictation not take it.

"Sir I am busy with the presentation, can I send someone else if you don't mind" Maan gave her a stern look and seeing that before he was about to start his lecture on her duties she picked the notebook and pen

"Sir I am ready" Geet took the dictation, drafted and posted it and then again started working on presentation. It has to be great and on time, no mercy this time.

While Maan got busy with other work, aloof of the fact that GEEt was here working for him since her first day without having dinner or lunch as he has loaded her with so much work and kept adding work of PS on top of it.

Geet did not have even time to even charge her phone when it went dead, she had no idea, so when her father was calling worriedly, she did not pick it up.

Geet was completely exhausted when she was called by Maan sharp at 4. She showed him the presentation and he Okayed it.

When she was about to leave "You look too messed up. Geet Handa is not this I know so don't try to act much. I want you well presentable in meeting, sharp at 5pm."

Now when she thought she will take a break, he gave her the work to look presentable.

The meeting at five went well. After client went, Maan was about to talk to Geet when his phone rang .. "Handa construction" He looked suspiciously at Geet but without telling her picked the phone

"Maan beta" he heard Mohinder handa's shaking voice. Voice was shaking as he did not have guts to talk to Maan and he was also hell worried about GEET. With no option he had to call

Maan went far away from Geet "Ji Papa…" he had thought of calling uncle but that did not happen with Maan

"Beta I am sorry to disturb you per Geet, I have no Idea of where she is"

Maan looked at Geet. This girl cannot stop troubling anyone.

But before he could say anything "she has not come since yesterday .. she informed that she has to stay in office whole night but from morning I am calling, phone nahi utta rahee. I was worried." Maan just pulled Geet and handed her the phone.

Maan then realized that she has been in office since yesterday. He closed his eyes with the though of realization but then soon gained his control

"All this to gain sympathy, I am not buying this Geet Handa" and he left.

Geet after a while came with some other files to handle them to Maan

"Listen, you had your lunch right? If you don't know, there is office canteen in the bottom floor. You have to find everything on your own. Don't expect me to give personalize tour to you." There was a hidden concern but will he accept, never. She was nothing to him now is all he wanted to believe.

"Thank you sir for asking. I will try to figure out everything soon. Can I leave now?"

"Hmm" and Geet left the cabin and closed her eyes with slight tears in her eyes. He had concern; she could not miss to notice it. He is Maan and he can never be as hard as she had been, however hard he tries to prove it, she thought.

Her whole days' pain was forgotten. His 10 pain will try to break her but his one concern will bounce her back. It was only he who will help her in her mission, she will have to look upto him and hold on to his smallest support and travel this tough route. No one else can help her in this rough emotional journey. This is how Geet has decided.

Geet was in car, back to home, happy at the thought of how he had at last made her day. And this small small hope will help her. But then she realized how she had been hard on him always.

Past

******

She had decided to stay in their house for 1.5 or 2 yrs. But staying was not as simple as she had expected.

Geet had went to her father just to know in polite manner why he selected Maan.

"Dad, just wanted to know, you must have found something special in Maan"

"Beta, don't go by the status and simplicity of Maan, he is a gem. Tabhi to itne bhir me maine usse chuna tumhare liye.Trust your dad."

"Status do matter Dad but if you say so I go by your words" she did not say anything to hurt her dad but did not internally buy any of his words.

How will she make him meet her friends if they ask.

"ohh no, I am not going to take side of that man. In fact my friend will know how this middle class man had dreamt of a rich girl. I will show him this down that he will think twice before standing in front of me." She confirmed in her mind.

"We can fix the status issue dear, why don't we make him a board member in our company"

"Yes Dad, whatever you feel is correct"

"Very well, now I know this man will jump to this opportunity and once he has done this, I will show him his real color. All his chanting for his parents will go and at least for these 2 yrs he will do whatever I say and I can pass these years in peace."

Geet's father came to visit them and they were welcomed whole heartedly.

They had offered Maan the position as Board of member

"But how can I be board member?" his father who wanted Maan to have practical approach at least literally banged his head at Maan's question.

"But Maan what's wrong if you are being offered. You must have caliber." His dad said

"off course Maan deserves it" said her dad but Geet could not bear it. This Maan has hurt her ego my arguing with her, he will see the punishment.

Geet's main anger on Maan was he was her husband and she was not able to digest this fact but she also knew that he was her husband and at present could do nothing about it. This led to more and more loathness for Maan in her heart. To calm her anger and to boast her ego she needed to do something and coz Maan was the core reason, he will have to suffer

"Well Dad, why don't I talk to Maan personally in room and tell him why he deserves this post."

Maan was surprised to see this soft Geet, maybe meeting with dad, her POV has changed.

He left to room with Geet. She closed the door "So you want to know the reason, reason is simple. I can't be seen associated with person of your status so you have to come up, at least somewhere to my position. And that's why this post is being offered to you" She threw paper on his face

"Now sign it? " Maan who never gave any attention too his ego, actually felt his ego breaking down with this much insult.

"I am sorry, take care of your status in your way. I am not interested. I was about to sign but they way you think, I will never sign for this post."

"Wow, what an ego man, but don't act pricy with me. I know your hungry eyes are dying to take this post. I very well know you middle class people."

Maan knew her father was down, if he says something everyone will know of fights and he did not want her parents to know about all this. For him this was still internal matter between them.

"After saying such pretty words, your heart must feel some peace, right. But as I said, you have to take care of your status your way" an he left the room

"Khadoos" this was first time she labeled him Khadoos for showing his attitude.

Maan politely declined the offer to her parents to which his father did not approve. What was wrong in that, he was their Son –In-Law and he deserves such posts on merit too, then why not? And this would have calmed Geet to, but this boy is ready to spoil everything. What he did not know was, what happened behind the door.