Chapter 21

 

 

 

Next morning Maan is waiting for Geet in the Hall.

 

Geet in her room(st): "Maine packing to ker lee aur Maan mera wait bi ker rahe honge per who mujhe le kahan jaa rahe hain… keh rahen hain night stay bhi kerna hoga… Dadima se jaroor bataya hoga unhone per mujhe bhi ek baar Dadima se baat kerlenee chahiye… unhone allow kaise ker diya…"

 

So while Maan is waiting for Geet she goes to Dadima…

 

Geet:"Dadima… who Maan mujhe bahar le ja rahen hain.. who maine socha"

 

Dadima interrupted:"Geet beta… App pareshan naa hoon… Maan ne humse permission le lee hai… aur hum umeed kerte hain kea app Maan per bharosa karen"

 

Geet:"Dadima… haan mujhe bilkul bharoosa hain unpe… who bass maine socha aapse keh doon…"

 

Dadima:"Achcha abb aap jaiyee… Maan apka wait ker rahe honge…"

 

Geet leaves but she is now feeling bad for not trusting Maan or having doubt on him

 

Geet(ST):"Maan ko pata chalega to kya ochenge mere bare me.."

 

Maan see's her coming to the hall lost in her thought

 

Maan:"Geet kahan thee tum… we need to leave early.. Road bhi pata nahi kaisa hai kitna time lagega hume pahuchne me…  now where are you lost…."

 

Geet:"wooh nothing… I am ready, lets go"

 

Maan takes out his Jeep and they settle.. While Maan is driving Geet is still feeling bad and Maan sees it

 

Maan:"Geet what is the matter…. don't you want to come along…."

 

Geet:"Nahi Maan… it's nothing like that"

 

Maan:"then what is the matter…. tell me… yeh trip maine sirf tumharee khushee ke liye rakhee hai and if you are not happy then …"

 

Geet thinks for a while…. Maan is doing all this for her and she is lost in her thought and spoiling his day.. she decides to tell him the truth…

 

Geet:"wooh Maan.. I am feeling bad.. actually guilty…"

 

Maan:"Geet.. kya baat hai bataoo bhi…"

 

Geet: "Maan when you asked me to get ready for a trip and that we will have night stay I got little worried… trust me I never doubted you per mere soch kee he galtee hai… aur maine Dadima se pucha… she said me I should trust you… and Maan I should… aapp kitna kerte hain mere liye aur maine aapp he pe…."

 

Maan started laughing:"haaaha Geet tum bhi na…."

 

Geet:"Maine aisee hasne wali kaun see joke crack kee.. I am serious…."

 

Maan:"wohi toh…. Isliye hasee aa rahee hai mujhe… Pehle tum isliye pareshan thi kee main tumhe night stay kee baat keh dee… aura aab tum isliye pareshan ho that you doubted me…. Toh aab iske baad kaun sa bahan hoga tumhare pass pareshan hone kaa… "

 

Geet:"isme hasne wali kaun see baat hai… mujhe sacchi bura lag raha hai that I doubted you…. "

 

Maan wanted to relax her mood

 

Maan:"achcha toh aisa kaam he kyun kertee ho jisse baad me pachtana pade.. chi Geet tumne mujh pe shak kiya Maan singh Khurana pe shak…. Apne hone wale husband pe shak… galtee to bhoot badee kee hai tumne… sharminda to tumhee hona chahiye… tumharee soch per…."

 

This was enough for Geet to tolerate

 

Geet:"Baas kijiye.. itnee bhi bade koi Galtee nahi ker dee maine…  aur koi bhi ladka kisis ladkee ko bolega… suddenly that you have to saty a night with him to who nervous hogee… samjhe aap.. aur aap itne bhi koi mahan …"

 

Maan was again laughing:"dekha na.. abb samjh me aa gaya tumne koi galtee nahi kee…. Now calm down and enjy your trip… I have a surprise waiting for you…"

 

Geet: "Surprise??? What is the surprise…"

 

Maan:"What is the surprise… do you know the meaning of surprise.. bata kaise doon…."

 

Geet made an angry face and turned to the other side… Maan was smilling on her act… her mixture of innocence and maturity was making him fall more and more for her… after driving for a while he stopped the car near a dhabba…

 

Geet was so happy to see Dhabba but she was surprised why Maan stopped there…

 

Geet: "yeh yahan pe kyun rokka…."

 

Maan jumped out of the jeep

 

Maan:"why do you think I am a driver… aur waise  driver ko bhi break chahiye hotee hai Mam…"

 

Geet started laughing on this:"Maan please.. abb aapp mujhe embarrass ker rahe hain… "

 

Maan continued: "aur jahan tak mujhe pata hai … Drivers Dhaba per hee break lete hain… Mam appke refreshment ke liye aage ek bada restaurant hai wahan main rok dunga…."

 

Geet got down of the Jeep:"Maan please abb baas bhi kijiye na… kyun pareshan ker rahe hain…."

 

Maan: "achcha chalo abb kuch nahi bolta…. Now tell me how do you like this place…. "

 

Geet:"Wow … bohut he achcha hai… Dhabba pe break lene ka mazza he kuch aur hai…. Ek mitti ke khushboo jo yanha se aatee hai who un vadde vadde restaurant me kahan.."

 

Geet got lost in her happiness of coming to Dhaba after such a long time:"yahan pe jo freshness hain na Maan… apko pata jab hum bus se kahin jate the na……."

 

She was busy telling her story and Maan got lost in her… the way she was happy… the pure and real Geet that he was seeing was completely taking his heart away from him… he was dying to be with her… to hold her in his arm.. to make her his own… to give himself to her….

 

So many different girls he had been with earlier… all modern and urban of his style…. But none has given him this urge as Geet was giving him….

 

After a while Geet saw that Maan as just looking at her and was lost… she waved her hand infront of his eyes..

 

Geet:"Maan!! Aapko na meri baatoon me koi interest he nahi hai… itnee kahanee sunayee maine aur aap tou apne khyaloon me hee khoye the…."

 

Suddenly comes from Maan's mouth:"Apne khayaloon me nahi… tumhare khayaloon me…"

 

Geet:"ji???"

 

Maan:"koi nahi… mera matlab hai main tumharee baten he to sun raha tha… "

 

Maan:"Ok now don't fight… tumhare liye hee roka hai maine yahan pe… now you have to be my guide here.. mujhe kuch pata nahi aisee jagah ka…."

 

Geet:"aap aaj tak aisee jagah pea aye nahi hain na … aapne to zindagee jee he nahi…. Jo dhaba pe nahi aaya who kya…"

 

Maan:"achcha aabb aa gaya na… aab to jee lee… now lets get some refreshment.."

Geet was very excited….

 

Haan aap bass baithiye main lassi ke liye bol detee hoon…

 

Maan:"Baithoo.. kahan baithoon"

 

Now Geet was laughing at Maan and she guided him … she was excited and was also enjoying how Maan was behaving as he did not know anything and she had to guide him… and Maan was just enjoying her excitement…

 

He was feeling very satisfied of his decision about this trip…. Geet was so happy only being in Dhabba.. he was trying to imagine how happy she will be to reach the place he was taking her…

 

He did not even mind eating and drinking lassi at Dhaba as his Geet was enjoying it so much… he was having fun sharing her happiness…

 

After they were done…

 

Maan:"to bohut mazak udaya tumne mera… aabb main bhi tumharee mazak udaunga when I will take you to some new place and you will not know anything…"

 

Geet was still laughing:"haaha.. itne basic cheese nahi pata hai aapko… khair ab apne mera mazak udane ka mauka miss ker diya… you have trained me well enough now so that I don't behave silly…"

 

Maan suddenly brought her near her and placed her against the door of his Jeep….

He brought himself closer to her and looked intently at her… Geet felt uncomfortable with his closeness and his look on her…"Maa-aan"

 

Maan(whispered):"tumhe batane ke koshish ker raha hoon that there are many things in which I have not trained you yet…."

 

He unclipped her hair and straightened it from his hand…. Geet's heart started beating faster… she was unable to move..  he place one of his hand in her one hande and with his other hand touched her cheeks and started caressing them… he was admiring her beauty closely and shamelessly… Geet was unable to resist his touch…. she closed her eyes and turned to the other side to him her desire… She never knew what his touch always did to her….

 

Maan: "if you say.. I can train you in that too….."

 

Geet was aware that this was a dhabba place and that people would watch them if they were so close to each other but Maan's touch did that to Geet that she could neither say anything or move away from him…

 

Maan turned her face towards him… Geet opened her eyes but looked down…. Her cheek were red … Maan slowly brought his face near to Geet and brought his lips near her…. He was about make his lips touch hers when Geet gathered the courage to speak…"Maa-an"

 

Maan:"hnnn"

 

Geet (in a very low voice): "yeh Dhabba hai… yahan pe log hume aise dekhenge to…"

 

Maan separated himself from her

 

Maan:"waise Geet yeh log na hume pehchante hai na shayad aaj ke baad kabhi dekhenge… aur dusroon se hume kya matlab…"

 

Maan went and sat on his driver seat and signaled Geet to sit. He was irritated for some time but then he himself realized that Geet had been nervous and did not know what to say and that came out of her mouth…

 

After a while Geet: "bohut naraz ahin mujhse…."

 

Maan:"are you crazy…. Yeh trip maine tumharee khushee ke liye rakhee hai.. so iss trip me sirf tumhe naraz hone ka haq hai… waise tumne sahi hee to kaha tha…."

 

Next to be continued

 

Precap: Geet reaches Hoshiyarpur