Chapter 36
The wedding
The wedding was in full swing. After their little talk Geet simply avoided Maan and Maan couldn't take this. He kept himself busy with his work and phone and only came back for important functions, where Meera counted on his presence. Pinky had a great time, too. She mostly saw Adi in office and both always were busy. They never actually had time to talk about anything else. Adi asked about her time in college and blushingly confessed that he did notice Pinky during that time. Pinky, too, said she liked him from college, but he never even gave her one look.
"You were always busy with DD and your other friends."
"No, it was just that I couldn't bring myself to talk to you, after all it takes a lot of courage to go to a bunch of giggling and teasing girls to simply talk." Pinky chuckled. She knew very well what he meant. Every time a boy would walk up to her friends they would giggle and tease him till he turned all red out of embarrassment and ran off. Both were relieved to hear that the other felt something special for the other and it came that they got closer during the last day of their stay.
Evening came and Mota bhai and Leela bhabi had a fight'again. Usually they fought on matters concerning Leela's father and his shoe size but this time it was something else:
"Kya hai yeh Leela?" He asked her.
"Kya? Yeh Sari hai."
"Yeh to mujhe bhi dikh raha hain, lekin yeh yaha kyun hain?"
"Kyun hain? Yeh humara kamra hain aur humari almari hain to mere kapde bhi to yahin hoge na."
"Mera matlab woh nahin hain. Tum pehle se hi itne kapde laa chuki ho aur ab yeh ek aur? Kitna faltu ka kharch."
"Yeh faltu nahin hain. Shaadi ka ghar hain to kya mein saare purane kapde pehnungi? Aur waise bhi yeh Baby ben aur maine Mall se kharidi hain?"
"Kya? BAA" Mota bhai shouted. Ketki and Godavari exchanged looks. Here the two go again. Not one day had gone by where there wasn't a fight between Arwind (Mota bhai) and Leela or where Gattu hadn't driven someone crazy by his childish logic.
To add to their misery Meenaxi just started to cry. Everyone gathered around her and Meera who looked worried.
"Meera beta, kya hua isse?"
"Pata nahin, hum baatein karrahe the aur yeh acchanak roh padi." She saw Yash in the crowed and he made his way to her.
"I really don't know why she is crying Yash" Meera explained.
"Meenaxi, kya hua?" Baa asked trying to calm her down.
"Meera'" she sobbed.
"Kya hua Meera ko?"
"Is ne bataya ke is parivaar nahin'"
"Haan, to?" Everyone asked.
"Kitni dukhi kahani hain." They all breathed out relieved. Bet on Meenaxi to start crying on trivial matters. Baa gave up on her daughter-in-law and Yash grabbed the opportunity by the collar or in this case by the dupatta and pulled Meera away. He took her into the kitchen which was empty.
"Yash, what are you doing, there are so many people in the house." He pulled her by her waist and just held her close.
"I wanted to tell you something. I managed to get a holiday bungalow in Spain. One of my friends honeymooned here and recommended it to me."
"Spain? But we don't know any Spanish, how will we manage?"
"What do you mean how will we manage?"
"Yash, how will we be able to talk to people, you know when we move around the place?"
"I have booked the place for two long weeks to spend with my dearest wife and have no intentions what so ever to waste time on talking to strangers."
"So what are you going to do for two weeks, stay in bed all the time?" she asked sarcastically. He went close to her ears and whispered:
"Yup. You, me and loneliness. I have full intention not to leave your side for a single minute and you can very well imagine what I have in mind." Meera turned beet root red. The door burst open and Gudia and Geet stood in the door way. They put their hands on their hips and gave the hugging couple a fake glare.
"What are you two doing here? You know Yash you are not supposed to romance with Meera today but prepare for the wedding." Gudia pulled Yash by his ear. She, as all his other bhabis, loved Yash just as much as their other Devars. Hemlatta had never approved of his adoption but they, being closer to Baa, had accepted him as their own long ago. Yash winked at Meera and rubbed his ear before being shoved out. Gudia and Geet took Meera to her room and dressed her up.
The time had come and Meera was escorted down by Pinky and Geet. Geet searched for Maan and saw him standing a little bit apart. His eyes were stuck to Geet, who had made special efforts to look nice. She was angry at him but loved him nevertheless. 'At least he is here for the wedding Babaji' she thought. The kanya-daan (giving away the bride) was to be performed. Meera had no father or brother present and requested Adi to do it. He was all in tears. He gladly knotted both dupattas together and the wedding went on. Pinky and Adi threw more flowers on each other than on the couple and Maan just kept looking at Geet. She tried not to look towards Maan but at some point couldn't control and turned. He had changed from his usual trouser and coat to a blue sherwani in which he looked even more handsome than usual. It happened just as Geet feared. She couldn't take her eyes of him. She desperately wanted to hug him and talk to him. The two days had been torture and she didn't know how to endure it anymore. Maan saw her looking at him and a little ray of hope shun in his heart. Geet had been avoiding him for two days and now she looked at him. He went closer to her, he wanted to hear her talk and hold her in his arms. This distance between them was bringing back the same coldness that was with him before he met Geet. Though his phone rang at this very moment and Maan cursed him bad fortune. The caller ID revealed an important number. He quickly left into the backyard and took the call.
The news was half good, half bad.
"Sir, we have done our best but there are difficulties which we cannot deal with as we are locals. It is advisable if you come personally and have a talk to the people."
Maan left instantly, leaving a message with Adi telling him not to wait but to depart without him.
The wedding came to and end and Meera bid farewell to her three friends. Ketki had told them to leave directly after the wedding so Hemlatta wouldn't make a fuss. At this point Popat came up to her:
"Beta, yeh Yash mera nalayak beta hain, koi kaam ka nahin. Lekin tu meri beti hai isi liye agar Yash tumhe kabhi bhi pareshaan kare to mujhe zaroor batana, mein iska kharcha paani band kardunga."
"Kya papa, waise bhi aap mujhe har mahine 100 Rs dete hain. Is mein kya hoga?"
"Theek hain, ab teri shaadi hogai hain to aaj se 101 Rs dunga" Everyone laughed at the sweet exchange between father and son and soon they were gone. Geet, Pinky and Adi decided to leave the next day and Geet asked Adi about Maan.
"Adi sir, Maan sir kaha hain?"
"He said he has some important work to do and we are to leave without him. I am sure we will meet him back at Delhi." Geet's face fell. She went back to her room and packed her bag. She wondered what to do once she was back in Delhi. She didn't want to live in the mansion anymore. Dadi would certainly ask questions and she was not willing to lie.
Once they reached Delhi, Maan's driver dropped Pinky and Adi at their respective places. He was heading to Khurana mansion when Geet told him to drive to her apartment instead.
"Geet madam, sir is going to scold me if I do this. He strictly told me to drive you back to the mansion."
"I know. But I will not go there. Please drive me to my apartment. I will explain to Maan sir." The driver agreed and Geet was home again. Meera was not there hence the place was empty now. She dropped her luggage in her room and lay down on her bed. She considered calling Dadi but she would again ask her for not coming. She drifted off and slept in her clothes and shoes still on.
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