Part 6
"Maan, are you alright? Dev bhaiya theek hain na" Geet sat opposite to him. He sipped the water slowly, which he had been holding for some time now, trying to get grip over his frantic heart and frayed nerves.
He nodded slowly, taking another sip, and kept the glass in the space between his legs.
Geet exhaled a long held breath she didn't know she has been holding. In all her stupidity she almost forgot about Maan and just remembered his vow. Tormented herself to the limit of falling sick. Her family.
These days, she hasn't called Maan even once, when he needed her most.
He looked up in her eyes. Her beautiful eyes looked troubled and sunken. She looked changed, not just her health was down. The usual mirth has been missing.
"Sorry Maan"
He averted his gaze. He wasn't expecting an apology.
"Hmm...why? , tum theek ho?"
She nodded. A faint smile touched her lips. Maan has come to see her. Even of it's not love she would treasure their precious friendship.
Even if he was distraught and disorientated, minutes ago. He was at peace now. He realised it. Though in dilemma. Seeing Geet proved a panacea for his aching heart. When Sailesh, their classmate had informed him that Geet wasn't keeping well, he felt uneasy and restless. He couldn't attend the rest of lectures and came here to see Geet.
For god sakes he don't know what picture he presented to Brij Veer ji that he said "tum dono ko aakhir hua kya hain?"
" Maan kuch kam tha tumhe?"
"Why did you ask?" Maan asked while fumbling for something in his bag.
She asked for they were short of words today. They couldn't talk about everything or anything.The awkward silence that lingered between them was new and weird. Maan wasn't himself.
"Woh aise hi...
He was scared to meet those big brown eyes and lie. She would know that he is lying. Why he is here? Tumhare bina acha nahi lagta.
He produced a assignment file from bag " assignment complete karne ka koi irada hain"
Geet face palmed " it just slipped my mind"
"Tabhi mujhe ana pada"
A faint ray of hope sprouted in her heart seeing Maan at her doorstep began to diminish.
She blink back the tears and just said " acha kiya"
To be continued...
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