Chapter 12:

Truth and Truth

 

So that evening when Geet came home she was greeted by Pinky and Meera. Geet told them all about the preparations and that everything was finalized for tomorrow evening. Even though Geet was a little tired she made some cheese sandwiches for all. Maan who was on the other line felt his mouth watering.

The game was on; they played for some time asking casual questions. Meera and Pinky had decided to ask each other as Maan was listening to the answers. Then it was Geet's turn and Meera asked:

"Geet, is there currently someone you like, you know as in some guy?"

Geet turned red. She was mostly thinking about Maan sir in her free time and now this question; she felt being caught red handed.

"Ahem, why are you asking?" Maan laughed.

"Geet, this is the game, we gave you a question now answer us." Pinky said. Both had noticed her head turning into a tomato.

Geet thought for a minute them nodded her head. After all Meera and Pinky were like her sisters. What was the harm in telling them?

"Sach, whom? I mean do we know him" both asked so loud that Maan had to keep his phone away from his ear.

"Only one question at a time" Geet said.

"Arre game ko mar goli. Tell us, who is the lucky guy?" Pinky exclaimed.

"Woh, 'woh '.office main.." Geet muttered.

"Office mein kya?" Meera asked. Maybe they were pushing her too much. Even Maan noticed and quickly said:

"Meera, ask her if he is good looking"

Meera asked. And Geet nodded. "Yes he is" Meera said rolling her eyes but Geet didn't see.

"Now ask her if he is just as good looking as me?"

Meera asked. Geet turned even more red but nodded again.

"She says yes." Maan had made sure not to hire someone better looking than himself after all his ego would get hurt if some girl would look at his staff rather than him.

"Ask her the name." Meera hesitated. This was a bit too direct but she did.

"Waise, naam kya hain uska?" Geet looked up, shocked. She was looking at Meera and Pinky who waited for an answer. Should she tell them? What would they think of her? But it is not like they are going to tell him, right? 

"Dusht Daanav" 

Both her friends were shocked at the revelation.

"Oye tera matlab hain Maan sir?" Pinky asked. Geet nodded.

"Parr'"

"Parr kya Geet?" Meera asked.

"I don't know. Pehle toh Maan sir ko yeh bhi nahin pata ke main hi BG chalati hu aur mera naam Geet hain. Upar se jab bhi mujhe dekhte hain mujh pe baras parte hain. Mujhe nahin lagta ke woh mujhe kabhi pasand karenge. Aur phir Rahul ke wajah se'" Geet bit her tongue.

She had never told Meera about Rahul when they were in Mumbai. She knew Meera was protective of her and wouldn't let her go anywhere alone after that.

"Yeh Rahul kaun hai?" Meera asked strictly. Maan was listening intently. He knew Geet was right, his behaviour in front of her wasn't really talking in his favour but what was it about this Rahul. He remembered the photograph of him in Geet's scrapbook.

"Woh, main jab cooking seekh rahin thi tab main Rahul se mili thi. Woh mujhe bohut accha laga'" Maan didn't like this.

"Phir" Pinky asked.

"Mujhe laga ke main usse pyaar karti hu lekin he had other intentions." Geet looked down. She couldn't face Meera who was staring at Geet unbelievably. Meera never thought Geet would hide such a thing from her, she was hurt.

"Mujhe pehle kyun nahi bataya? Haan, kyun batati, main teri lagti kya hu." She got up. Geet and Pinky got up, too.

"Meera, sun toh, aisa kuch nahin hain. Usne aise kuch nahin kiya."

Maan was in flames, he had to find out who this Rahul was and what he did to his Geet. Even in front of her sister like friends she might not say everything.

Meera was in a fix. She wanted to ask Geet more details but MK was on the line. And even if Geet didn't know Meera would feel uncomfortable asking.

Pinky came to the rescue:

"Accha phir kya hua? You broke up, right?"

"Haan, maine usse maar maar ke uska bharta bana diya." All three laughed. Meera hugged Geet, careful not to expose her Bluetooth device. Geet went to bed and Pinky went home, too.

"MK?" Meera asked hesitantly.

"Haan Meera. Bolo." Meera could sense that MK was angry.

"Main phone rakhti hu."

"Suno Meera'" He didn't know how to ask her. Only Geet could tell what really happened.

"I will ask her, shayad bata de."

"Thanks" Maan cut the phone and lay on his bed.

 

He was enraged but the thought that Geet liked him, too, cooled him down again.

Tomorrow he had to come to the food festival that is where he would see her again after a week's long wait. He had missed her no doubt and he had to admit that after tasting food from her hand he didn't like anything else anymore. Morning coffee had become a pain, it tasked disgusting and even lunch which he had from his favourite caf had lost its charm. Now that he knew what she felt for him it was now necessary to take another step. He thought of what Geet had said about Rahul. It seemed that she wasn't ready to trust her feelings that easily.

'Just like you, isn't she' his inner voice said.

Me, how?

'You didn't trust your feelings for Geet after Samira, either. True, both situations might not have been the same but both resulted in breach of trust. Now it is up to you to make her trust you.'

How? I have a pretty bad image in front of her. She even calls me Dusht Daanav.

'Yeah, your first impression might not be too good but why not show her who Maan really is. She likes you and that is a bonus for you. You have always been a charmer, use it.'

Mina4202011-05-11 05:08:42