Chapter 8

4 years ago

Neer Kataria

@Neeju

Geet removes her hand and mumble  "mujhe aapse baat nhi kerni" in cute childlike angry voice. Rano laugh at this

rano- "seriously geet some time you behave like 6 not 26.

geet whisper- "Aaj sabko mere umar ke pdee hai."

rano- "tumne kuch kaha"

geet- "nhi.. mujhe bhook lge hai plz jaldi say kuch khane ke liyee magvayee"

 Rano shakes her head and takes out the phone to order something for geet. geet come out of her mother's office. A small smile is teasing her lips. she is feeling very much relieved after her conversation with rano. In past they try to avoid the topic of maan. Her father's death was too much them. It takes them years to come out of grief. Her mother's tears make her hate maan more. 

Whenever the heart of the lover within her want to forgive maan, the heart of daughter never lets it happen. The pain of losing her lover is nothing in front of losing her father forever; the man who has been with her in every step of her life, who forgives her every mistake and even on the death bed he thought only about her well being. He has kept her about his pride and has gone beyond the limits of a father to understand her.

 In his private room, Maan is lying on a hospital bed. Tears are continuously flowing out of his eyes remembering their past. The past has to separate them and ruined them to bits. His one mistake leads them to break up. He brutally destroys her faith in him.  He remember meeting geet for the first time in college. The relationship changes from classmates to friends than to best friends and then finally to lovers. The more they get to know each other, the more it seems like they are falling for each other. He never truly reveal his identity. 

He was altogether with a different person with geet, who love painting and want to adopt it as his profession in the future. Maan remembers how insecure he used to felt with boys approaching geet. He always know that geet love him but still his insecure heart want insurance. He wanted to make her his in every way but he forgot that everything come with its own price. Many times geet tried to understand, to remove his insecurities. She believed him with all her heart and without a second thought give herself to him.

He remembers the night he demands her complete surrender. The most beautiful night of their life turns out to be a nightmare. He clearly remembers the day after their union. He was very happy in the morning. He was having his breakfast when his father suddenly asked him to meet in his study room. He left everything and went after him. He had just entered when his asked him.

Ranvir- "is their anyone in your life maan?"

He was shocked and without thinking anything he blurts out "no". As words came out of his mouth he felt a sharp pain on his cheek. His father had slapped him and shouted.

Ranvir - "then what the hell is this?"

Ranvir threw a brown paper bag on his face. he opened the bag and was shocked to find compromising picture of his and geet from last night. His so-called grandmother was also present in the room.

Savitri - Ranvir why you are making an issue? its nothing... he is a young boy and these kinds of things tend to happen in young age. It's just a mistake... right maan?

"Ji" I said without thinking much all i wanted at that time was to be away from this situation. She took that advantage and said bad about geet.

Savitri - good, I already know this, that girl just want to trap him. She knows that he belong to a rich family so take advantage of his vulnerable state.

I did not want anyone to say those kinds of things to geet but I failed to stop them. She kept on humiliating geet and I got no the courage to stop her. At that time I thought that this matter has finished now but the bigger and worth thing was wanting for me. My father shouted at me follow him. I did not know where they were taking me and I never question them.

A car stopped and the sight in front of me took my breath away. We were standing in front of geet's home. My father pulls me inside and while the whole family follows behind. My grandmother started to do the only thing she knew best; humiliating other. The shouting noises from both family members echo in the house. All the while I was standing still there listening to them. I had no courage to face them and to come out of the situation I simply nod in yes to whatever my grandmother said. Moving out of her house I thought that I thought that I had to let them calm down and then confess my mistake.

 I never wanted to leave geet alone but there was nothing much i could do. I was on the verge of losing my family, the family who had to adopt me and gave me a better life. I needed to choose between them either geet or my family and I did choose i choose my family over geet not because I loved her less but because of the fact that I had nothing of my own to give her. I could never be able to give her a comfortable life. I just wanted to be independent and fulfill all her dreams, gave her perfect life and for this one dream, I unconsciously destroy her whole world. Her father death happened because of me.

Maan 's thinking process break with a loud bang of the door. He looks up to find a nurse standing with heavy tray which is filled with medicine, glucose bottle, and other medical things. Nurse look you with the apologizing face.

nurse- sorry sir

she somehow manages to close the door while handling heavy tray.

nurse - sir your medicine

she gives maan medicine and water. He silently takes the glass of water and has his medicines. His mind is still roaming in the past memories.

Geet comes out past memory and she finds herself standing in front of maan's private room. She takes a deep breath. She smiles thinking how unconsciously her feet take her to her destination, her maan. She push the door open and find nurse standing near maan, writing something on her note pad. Both nurse and geet look at each other and nod their head in silent greet. She take her seat on couch and let nurse do her work. The nurse completes her work and closes the door behind. Maan glance at geet and again turn to look at the white empty wall of his room.

maan - I am sorry geet..what I did to your family is not forgettable. No matter how much i try to justify myself, my crime is unforgettable.

geet - maan..

He rises his hand and stops her.

maan - no geet no; don't try to defend me. I know rano maa has forgiven me long ago. She has always been like a mother to me only because of her love for me she forgives me. I am unworthy of her love, your love, in fact, i do not deserve any love from anyone maybe that's why God has taken my parents away from me and make me orphan and I deserve every bit of that. I am an orphan and will always remain one.

 The once strong man is now crying like a child. It's true that when painful past strike it strikes hard. No matter how strong the wall you make to block your pain, it will take just a little weak moment to break you. it's better to let the wall shatter before it can shatter you.

 she is standing still listening to him. Tears roll down her eyes looking at the love of her life breaking in tears. She remains standing without making any move. She so much wanted to cuddle him in her arms but stop herself from taking any step, thinking it better to let him break for once and all. But all her self control break when he calls himself orphan. At once she rushes toward him and plants a tight slap on his teary wet face. This slap comes as a shock to maan. The impact of a slap is so hard that all his concern land on his face specially on his jaw. he feels like he can not move it. He slowly rubs his face and tries to move his jaw.

geet - maan are you listening to me?

she asks angrily but maan did not give any answer still busy with the pain-filled jaw. she pushes his hand away.

geet - maan

maan - what azz ahh

geet - I did not slap you that hard so stop moaning like a girl.

maan - damn geet you hit like a man

geet - and you deserve it and what were you saying haa - you are unworthy of love an orphan.

maan shout - yes I am orphan. it's the truth of my life. and nobody can change it not even you.

geet angrily - really that why so many people are waiting for you to get well? and that way you get VVIP room for your treatment? really maan? I never know orphan get this high standard treatment.

maan yells - you all are here just to show me how helpless I am. you all have abandoned me especially you. you are not here because you feel love for me. you feel no love geet no geet just pity...

one more slap to land on his face stopping him from saying anything further.

geet yells - I abandoned you? I left you?... after ruining my life you are the one who never shows his face. even after all the fingers pointing at my character I try to meet, to call you but you left me to die. we had to left the place because of your family. there was always a hope in this heart that you will come to search for me but you never come maan, you never come.

geet loose balance, all the emotional breakdown makes her weak. maan catch her and make her sit on the bed. he hugs her tight.

maan - geet..i ...

geet in slow broken voice- forget about love maan i did not even get pity from you, not even pity.

maan - geet Jaan, I am sorry. I am really sorry please forgive me.

he did not get any response. he pushes her hair back and kisses her forehead.

maan - geet?

he finds her unconscious. he immediately rings the side bell yelling for a doctor. he pads her cheek trying to wake her up but gets no response from geet. 

Neeju2015-06-22 12:34:09