Blind Dating (MG version) (Part30) (Pg50) - Page 20

PART 22

Maan gives ka frowning sa look when she comes out, thoda staring wala hai but then suddenly his frown and stare turn into a smile and chuckle

G-Kya hai?

She snaps

M-Chalo chalo. just thinking how sexy you would look with an eye patch

He says with a huge ear to ear grin

G-Shut up!

She snaps as Maan kitna besharam hai; wahan maa bhi h

Maan ko kya hai...Geet ne hi poocha tha; nahi poochti nai bolta wo

Ab dono ko gadi mein baitha kar he takes them to the doc

Doc says a week rest

Geet announces ki thik h; I will take rest

G-Thik hai Maan, thik hone pe I will call you

Geet is wearing an eye patch but jissse ke bahar eaur infection na phele..and Maan is happy jaise b'day gift mil gay ho

M-Tum rest karo. Mujhe jo karn hai main wo karunga

He says

G-Iss dhith ki to !

M-Aunty dekho kya keh rai hai Geet aapko...

G-Maaan. Behave!

M-Maan koi kutte ka naam nai hai..

Geet starts laughing

M-Waise bhi with your lovely eyepatch...<sigh> mei kaise ja sakta hoo...

Ab sab ghar pohochte hai

Maan takes Geet's hand as they go upstairs

G-Kya hai? I can walk

M-Chup. Tumhe sedative dia hai

G-Maa...yaad h kal tumhe maine kya kaha tha, wo baat yaad rakho aur isse zyada bhao mat do

M- Tum maa se kya bech beech me bolti rehti ho? Tumahri maa tumse zyada intelligent hai, jo kehna hai mujhe khud keh dengi

Geet ghar aake chali gai apne rom mein, jaake so gai

Maan waits around for a while. Aise hi, asking maa ki achanak kaise ho gaya

Doc ne zyada logon se milne ko mana kiya h coz of infection

Maa says when she would be ok...she will ask Geet to call him

Maan gazes at her sans any expressions

M- You mean I can't come till she is not well? For the whole week?

ma-I hope you understand. Jab wo thik hogi she will call you

Maan frowns

M- Yeh kya matab hota hai

Ma narrows her eyes

He is roaming around looking frustrated

He stops

M-Can't I talk to her through the door?

He asks

Ma-Maan she would call you

M- Nai karti wo call. Baat bhi nai karti

He sits down depressed

Ma-Mujhe lagta h..tumhe ab chalna chahie

He tries to give mom a glare but fails...it only comes out a half a frown

He gets up

M-yeah you are probably right

Maan jaane lagta hai fir rukta hai

M-oh I forgot, I got something for her

He takes out a small slim notebook. Uspe ek achha sa romantic sa couple bana hua hai cover par

ma--Ye kya hai?

M- Poems. Can you give it to her please?

ma-Kahan se churake laaye ho?

M- huh?

ma-Kiski hai

M-I ordered it made!! :Koi brail mein poem nai print karta hai aese cover ke saath!!

ma-ye brail mein? Thik h..jao

Maan gives her another angry look and then leaves

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Ab 15 din ho gaye Geet ne phone nahi kiya

Maan ne phone kia to Geet ki maa ne uthaake keh dia ki she is still not well, still have to be inside the room

Maan thought Geet bimaar h

Par as Maan meeting ke lie dopahar mein nikla dekha ki Geet wahan hai, smiling

A guy with dark glasses walks towards her with a red rose

Geet smiles more

The guy hands over the red rose to Geet

She smiles and takes it

Geet smiles and points at a direction holding the guy's arm

They head towards the coffee shop

If Geet gives any heed to her sixth sense she would be feeling daggers sticking on her back right now

But Maan ki meeting thi and he shoots the last mental dagger at Geet and goes to the meeting

Par jismein uska dimaag tha nai

So it jut resulted in another meeting on later date

Phir baaki sab cancel karke Geet ke ghar gaya

Ma ne door khola

Ma-emm..tum? Geet abhi bimaar hai, baad mein aana

Maan gets in anyways

Ma-arre !

M-Well, if she is still so sick, I think she needs another visit to the doctor. Don't you...

He says giving maa a chilly glare

M-Why don't I wait here and you go get her

Ma-She can't come

M-O that's bad. Maybe then I should carry her to the car

Tabhi front door se haste hue Geet enters with the rose in her hand

G-Maaa

But her smile vanishes seeing Maan there

M-Or maybe she can walk out herself...Geet

He says full of foul chilled smile like a cobra smiling before striking its prey

G-emm..hi...what a surprise

M-oh yes... I thought you were too sick to even stand on your own...besides you never called back...

He says moving slowly towards her...One menacing step at a time

Geet is freezed

G-I..I..wasn't well..

M-Or maybe I just am not amusing ...useful any more

G-What?

M-Who is the new idiot Geet? At least I should give him a fair warning

G-What? What are you saying?

M-About how he is going to be used and then effectively dumped. No no.. not dumped. That would be wrong after all you never agreed to be my girlfriend...

She frowns

M-No, we just went out as friends

He stands at level with her now. Tip of his shoes touching tip of her sandals

She moves away a little

He raises his hand and softly brushes her cheek once

She glares at him

M-Very convincing...

She frowns

Maan steps back and gives her a mock salute

M- Well now, you can brag; you officially had the best of me ..Maan Singh Khurana...

He gives mom another salute..

M-An even better actress

Keh kar Maan chala jata hai

Isse pehle he does something that would land him in more trouble than what Geet deserves to get him into

Sorry fr late ud...my comp crashed

PART 23

Maan gives mom another salute..

M-An even better actress

Keh kar Maan chala jata hai

Isse pehle he does something that would land him in more trouble than what Geet deserves to

G-Maan !

Maan sunakar chala gaya sidiyon se samne jo aaya usse rudely side mein

Geet cheekh rahi h peche peeche

Maan chala gaya dekh ke Geet bechari dejected si andar aai

G-Kya pata...kya ho gaya h

She looks at ma and shrugs

G-Ye sab kya kehke chala gaya? Kyun aaya tha?

Geet wonders aloud

She goes in her room and while fidgeting with her things the diary that Maan had given that day falls

Her mom had kept it there and she had also completely forgotten about it

She looks at the cover which has a beautiful couple

She flips it open and realizes that it's in brail

She touches the words as she reads through the first poem:

Thee is mine,

Pull and twist
Dance and hide,

I will have thee.

Run and run
To thy mother.

She is mute.

She knows,
I will have thee.

She flips to the second poem:

I walked a nameless shore
the other day,

And wondered if
Thy feet had ever known it.

A moon I also saw,

A night moon,
All round and staring bright.

I wondered if thee had ever owned it.

Ever so slightly
Twisting the universe,

I thought I would give thee
Both.

Geet flips to the last poem:

Thee is foolish
To set fires
The way thee does.

Thy Gods
May perish
With thee.

In smoke and
In rain,

Shearing away
Sprite and sprite

From their leaf.

Geet padti h and a smile comes over her lips. Uske upar ye socha ki ye sab Maan ne specially uske lie Braille mein convert karaya

Geet ne phone milaya phir Maan ko thanks kehne ke lie par Maan ne nahi uthya

Aur, naa hi wo uthaega chaahe Geet kitni baar bhi call kare, number hi screen kar dia hai

Geet thinks...shuru ho gaye Mr gusse ka pahad. Wo sochti h kal subah call karegi yaa kal jaake office mein mil hi legi

Udhar Maan ko lag raha hai ki; Geet was playing around all the while, wo hi gadhon ki tarah peeche pada tha. He felt used, dumped, fool and stupid

On the other hand, he feels he feels ki achha hai Geet se directly kabhi nahi poocha relationship ke bare mein, because Geet decent hoti to mana kar deti aur usko bura lagta; aur jaisi player wo dikhi ab to, shaayad mana bhi naa karti.. haan kehke aur use kar leti

Next day, Maan office mein aaya to reception pe Geet baithi hui thi

G-Hi

Maan ne ignore kar diya jaise Geet ho hi nai wahan par, seedha apne office mei

G-Maan !

Geet ne kund ke Maan ke baal grab kar liye, it was an awkward thing par Geet ke haath mein wo hi aaya

He stops, jerks her hand away from his hair..

M-What?

G-Listen

M-Can't you see I am ignoring you?

G-But, why are you ignoring me? Main thodi tumhara kuch bigadne aayi hu, main to iske lie thanks kehne aai hu

She shows the poem book

G-They were beautiful

He gives a snort to the book

M-huh.. yeah..

G-Kahan se churaya?

M-I don't know; my assistant picked it out

He lies

G-Hmm bye, Shankar would be waiting for me, see ya. Have a nice day. Bye

He just nods

M-um suno

G-Haan?

She looks over her shoulder

M-Mere office phir mat ana

He turns and walks away

She remains standing there, feeling empty

She also slowly turns and goes

The receptionist calls at Maan's cabin's intercom after about half an hour

rec-Sir

M-What is it?

rec-ohhh mam

Geet ki awaaz...

G-Maan, what did you mean..when you said ' I am not your girlfriend' last night?

M-Didn't I tell you to not come to my office? Besides, isn't that established that we were never a couple? What is your problem? Please leave, I don't want a scene here

G-I thought you...aren't we friends then

M-You only said you don't want to go out with me again and we shouldn't meet any more

G-hmm

M-Shall I have a taxi called to take you home if you are not well?

G-I am fine

M-Very well then

Maan phone rakh deta hai

Geet chali jaati hai

She doesn't know what to interpret...how did he change so much...why did he change so much...are all people like this...has he lost interest...was he like how mom used to describe people

Geet chali gai Shankar ke saath

Shankar ka to Maan gala daba de. Waise to wo khud ko kehta rehta hai 15 min baad ki he doesn't care...he doesn't care lekin phir bhi by 4 o clock usne keh hi diya apne assistant ko ki pata lagao ye Shankar kaun hai, kaisa hai, kahan rehta hai, kiske saath rehta hai, kya karta hai, blood group kya hai...everything...complete report...and he instructed that he needs the report by 6.30 today, sharp

Geet sad si shakal leke ghar aa jaati hai

Maan ka assistant aata hai 6.35 pe

Assistant-Sir may I come in?

M- You are late. Give it to me

Assistant-Sir wo...wife ka phone aa gaya tha

Maan's jaw is clenched with anger

Assistant-emm sorry sir

M-Maine office tumahre personal batein kane ke liye khol rakha hai na

Assistant report submit karke bhaag gaya

Maan starts reading the report

Name- Shankar Apte

Age 26

blood group: O

Marital status-Single

Height: 5.6

Weight: 80

Complexion- Wheatish

Siblings-2

Family members-6

Profession: Violin player

Income-1.5 lac p.a

Disability-Yes (blind)

Maan sochta hai, sahi hai, to tota toti ka pyaar pehle se hi chal raha tha. Bechara Shankar andha hai usse kuch dikhega nahi and Maan ki khud ki ankhien waise band thi...

Udhar Geet bechari jab sae aai hai tab se pareshaan hai

Maan bhi kuch gande hi mood mein hai

G-Mujhse baat bhi nahi ki

Geet ne irritation mein ek takiya uthake phenk dia maa se baat karte hue

maa-Itna gussa kispar kar rai hai?

G-Pata nahi...pata nahi kya bolta hai...adhi baat karta h aur...ohhh why can't I just stop thinking about him

Hides he face in her palms

maa-That's coz you...agar itna hi miss karti hai to usse call kyun ni kiya hai? Kyun ignore kar rai thi? Ab gaya wo...koi kutta hai ki jitni baar laat mar kar door karo har baar wapas dum hilata aajayega

G-Aap ye keh rahi ho? Aap nahi jaanti maine jo kiya kyun kiya?

maa- Haan haan sab tu janti hai, jo karti hai theek karti hai. Phir kyun pareshaan hai, yai to chahti thi na

G-Pata nahi. Main islie usse durr hona chahti thi kyunki darti thi kahin main aur involve naa ho jau. Uss dard se bachna chahti thi. Kahin Maan mujhe chod naa de, iss daarrr se par...

Maa-Sahi hai, phir zyada kuch hone se pehle hi chod diya usn, haina

G- Maa ! You are not helping, you know

Ma-Who am I supposed to help? Mujhe lagta tha ki ladka hi bekar hai, lekin galat thi main. Maine maana; par tu..sab jant thi.. sab pehle se pata tha tab bhi tujhe nahi rehna tha uske saath, shuru se nai rehna tha. Jab maine mana kiya to tera uske paas bhagna, aur jab maine kuch nai kaha to phir usse door bhagna, ab bhagle... azaad panchi hai

G-Fine ! Ab aap hi batao main kya karun?

Maa- Main kya batau.. tujhe to jo karna hai hamesha wohi kargi, mujhe faltu pareshaan mat karna. Waise bhi yahi sai hai, bhale hi Maan achha ladka ho lekin tu kabhi adjust nai kar payegi uski lifestyle mei. It's better to forget about him. Jo hua ab sab achhe ke liye hi hai

Geet chup

G-Shayad aap thik keh rahi hain

Maa-Mujhe jo lagta hai maine keh diya, ab tu bhi bhool ja aur apne kaam par dhyan de

Geet chali gai room mein chup chap again and again reading the poems. Usko to kuch samajh hi nahi aa raha; ek taraf maa ki batein h jo sahi lag rahi h par ek taraf mann nahi mann raha; wo khushi kahi kho gai h, wo hasssi kahin gumm hai. Her heart just expects ek baar phir wo phone baj jaaye uska