Chapter 35

 

I felt that lightening fell on me. I had by that time completely come under your personality and completely forgot of leaving you all. I had come to say sorry to you and figure out how to clear your name in society and I got something unexpected from you. I was not ready for it.But you did not give me chance to speak

 

That night I kept thinking and I realized it was better for me to leave you alone for your own good. If my shadow falls on you all your success was going to go in vain, Maa bauji will for no reason have to listen to society. It was time for me to live my guilt.

 

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Geet and Maan were still on the ground with Geet placing her head on his chest. Maan was completely exhausted by this fight and had no strength to fight this emotional game anymore.

 

 

"You then just disappeared for two days telling I should leave for Mumbai in two days. I knew i had to leave for you, for Maa bauji, who will always have to hear things from society unless my name is removed from your success. I was in deep guilt Maan. But still leaving you all, that time felt and realized what this family meant to me. It was my family and I have to leave it and go."

 

"I then went to Maa, i wanted to gather as much as I could. I asked her about your Mishty. She gave that picture of mine who was your Mishty. Said me all about how your Mishty was for you.

All my harsh deeds came back to me. How i have broken your dream. Once i was out of my ego and fallen for everything you were, Maan, i could see everything so clearly. I remebered how Maa's bangle were so important to you and it was your first and only gift to me. How could i leave it. I requested Maa to give it to me."

 

Maan was silent, Geet was speaking. It was the Savitri saw Lights in Maan's room lit and door open. She came in to check on him.

 

She looked inside the room and it was empty, so she went in, she turned and before she could call "Maan" she was surprised to see the view in front of her. Maan was sitting still and Geet crying with her head and hands on his bare chest.

 

Maan and Geet immediatly straightened themself and stood up.

 

"Maa it's nothing like what you are thinking" Maan looked here and there, embarrassed as if he has broken some promise.

 

Savitri, it took her a while to gather the scene.

 

"If it's not like that, then i wish it is like that" She smiled and left and slightly closed the door of room behind her.

 

"Geet, its very late, now you should leave."

 

"Late so what, I am in my husband's room not some other man's room."

Maan was moving away when Geet held his hand

 

"Maan, today i have my chance, please let me tell you everything i have in my heart. Please Maan."

 

Maan did not say anything, but sat on the bed. Geet went and sat on the bed too.

 

"After i left you and reached home, whole way i was crying. I did not know why, i felt my everything is lost. My heart was feeling different kind of pain al throughout."

 

"When I reached home, i had to face my dad. He was broken with me. His belief that I will always have confidence in his decision was broken. He said to me ' if you had no trust in my decision then why did you not meet him before Geet. I had asked you and that time the trust you showed on me, made me so proud."

 

"Dad, I am sorry. The moment i came to know his status and how simple he was completely opposite to my thought, I could not take it."

 

"You did not even trust you dad once and try to find out why I selected him for you. It was my mistake to have so much faith in you."

 

"I asked his forgiveness Maan but he was too hurt. Everyone is hurt with me."

Tears drop from her eyes. Maan lifted his hand so as he could wipe her tears but then folded his fists and took his hand back.

 

"Then Maan after i started away from you, after you were not infront of my eyes, i started remebrung each moment of yours, your's simple way of taking life, your talks , your acts and how slowly i was responsible to change you. The more I thought of you the more I started falling for you, wanting to be near you. I was then madly in love with you Maan and my madness for you only increased by time."

 

Geet had opened her heart to Maan. It was not easy for any girl to open her heart this way in front of anyone. But Geet was helpless.

 

Seeing her, hearing her words and his own vulnerability towards her were compelling Maan to believe her.

 

Then there was long time silence between them.

 

The Maan got up "I need time to sink all this inside me. It's too much to digest so soon"

 

"Take as much time as you want Maan but just don't keep me so far away from you, or don't try to push me away from you."

 

"hmmm"

 

Geet went and hugged him and then left for her room.

 

Geet was feeling much relieved after speaking her heart out to Maan and happy that Maan listened to her.

 

On the other hand, Maan could not sleep. Whole night her tears, the way she dropped on floor helplessly, her each words were going in his mind. Was she really in pain due to this separation? It all looked so true today the way she said.

 

Whole night he was awake, so many things going in his mind.

 

Next morning during breakfast, their eyes kept meeting. After breakfast when Maa bauji left, Geet and Maan lingered near the dining table.

 

When Geet started leaving "Sunno" Geet immediatly stopped, while her heart raced "Ji"

 

"You can move in to my room but don;'t expect much from me so soon"

 

"so soon" "is he thinking of giving our relation a chance" Geet felt elated.