OMG😕 I know you guys want to kill me ... for vanishing for so many days. Sorry!!!
⭐️EPISODE TEN⭐️
Scene 1:
Geet's House, Outside Geet's Room
Finally the door to her room opens after like one hour of tension, fear and apprehension that was killing Saakshi. She didn't know what her daughter's reaction was going to be.
Geet comes out of her room, and Saakshi breathes a sigh of relief after seeing her looking all normal ... though her eyes had lingering trails of red and pain which meant she was crying😭. But Saakshi was happy that her daughter didn't break up completely or that is what she thought ... whereas in reality that one hour was excruciatingly tormenting for Geet. She was battling a storm, a tempest that wrecked havoc in her innocent heart and her stubborn brain. But she didn't give up ... and that is why she was different.
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(Earlier: The moment the guests left, Geet barged into her room, without speaking to anyone and locked herself up there).
Saakshi was scared the whole time. All the time, her mind was only engrossed in what her daughter was feeling, and what decision she was going to take. While clearing the table, her eyes only wandered towards the door of her daughter's room. She wanted to give her some space and time to think. She was an understanding mother in that sense.
She hears the sound of the knob rotating and the door being opened ... Her hands tighten the grip around the glass she was holding and puts it down when she sees Geet coming out.
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>>>>>Now Geet has come out...
She looks at Geet apprehensively ... as she knew what was coming next. But to her surprise, Geet looked calm. Was she dreaming?😕 Saakshi thought shaking her doubts mentally, or was there really a smile on her darling angel's face? Tears welled up in her motherly eyes after seeing her child happy😭. She rushed to Geet ... paused for a moment to confirm what she saw ... and then couldn't stop herself from taking her angel into her motherly arms😳😭😳.
"Beta, I was so scared for you ... but now seeing you like this I am so relieved," she broke down.
Geet pulled her mum gently away from her, and spoke holding her shoulders, "Ma, why should I be sad?😊 Aap jaanti hai na...your Geet is never sad ... woh toh main aap logon ko ainwayi hi darra rahi thi😊."
Saakshi knew it wasn't true and that her daughter was in pain ... she cannot hide it from her? ... after all she's her mother ... but she was seeing her this happy after ages, and she didn't wanted to spoil that.
... Suddenly the twins rush in...
"Maasi, keh dijiye apni beti se ... we are very angry at her..."
"Angry? Why bhai?? Ab yeh kya natak hai tum dono ka?" asks Geet.😕
"Ohhh ... natak?😈 Ab toh hum nautanki hi lagenge ... ab ji-ja-ji joh mil gaye hain😉," taunts Maya specially stressing on the word jijaji.
"Shut up you two😡 ... Kya jijaji-jijaji laga rakha hai? Ma dekhiye na inn dono ko ... Maya-Chaya ... I think bahut dino se meri joothi tum dono ke sir par nahi padi ... issi liye screws thode dheele hain ... koi baat nahi abhi tight kar deti hoon..."
She picks up her shoe and starts chasing the girls...😆
"Aahhh!!!" screams both of them after one chappal hits Maya's bum and she crashes into Chaya🤣. They continue running rubbing their bums and throwing cushions and other things at Geet, "Maasi save us ... BACHOOO!!!"
They vanish out of sight ... along with Geet aiming her chappal at them.
Saakshi looks at them and their antics and smiles, nodding her head...
"Yeh ladkiyaan bhi na ... ab bhi bilkul bacchon ki tarah harkatein karti hain ... Bas jo bhi ho ... meri bacchii humesha aisi hi hasti rahe ... Kitne dino baad usse aisa khul kar hasta hua dekh rahi hoon ... Bappa! meri bacchii ko humesha khush rakhna."
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Jhilmil enters ... and sits beside her handing a cup of tea to her...
"Saakshi ... humari Geet toh lakhon main ek hai ... aur tu phikar na kar ... sab kuch acha hi hoga,"
"Hmmm..."😕 she looks at the door...
"Accha ..." Jhilmil captures Saakshi's attention, "Kya tumne usse poocha?"
"Kya Jiji?😕"
"Arre ... yahi ki usse Vikram kaisa laga?"
"Woh🤔 ... woh ...😔" she didn't know what to answer, "Jiji ... woh ... abhi taq nahi poocha😒 ... I'll ask her later."
"Later??😲 Kab later??? Saakshi ... this is serious ... Ab hum aur aise baat ko nahi bada sakte ... thode dino main sab baat karne lag jayenge ... I know Geet abhi shaadi nahi karna chahti ... par ab woh bacchii nahi rahi hai ... she's 24. Aur kab taq aisi taalti rahegi ... Vikram bahut accha ladka hai ... aur itne acche rishtey kismet se milte hain..." She shakes Saakshi who looked lost in her thoughts, "Tu samajh rahi hai na meri baat ko?"
"Haan jiji😔 ... par main Geet ki marzi ke bina kuch nahi karoongi ... It is her life and it would be her decision."
"Her decision??😲 Dimag toh theekh hai na tera, Choti ... She is still immature ... Dekha nahi kaise bacchon ki tarah harkatein karti hain? Woh kya decide karegi ... Meri baat dhyaan se sun le ... You are her mother ... and you are mature enough to understand that every girl needs a support in her life. And jitna jaldi tum Geet ko yeh samjha do utna hi accha hoga uske liye bhi aur tumhare liye bhi."
"Parr😕 ... how can I hurt her feelings?? 😭Woh shayad kisi aur se..."
"Saakshi-Sakshi..." Jhilmil shakes her head, "kya tum jaanti ho woh kaun hai?? Aur kya pata aisa koi hai bhi ya nahi??🤔 It must be just some figment of her imagination ... zarroor apne bachpane main kisi fairy tale ke Prince Charming ka intezaar kar rahi hogi ... Tum toh bacchii nahi ho na? Probably she is using it to avoid marriage. It is natural to have such wedding jitters, but it doesn't mean that she'll wait for her lifetime for the right person. Dekho main tumhari behen hoon ... and there's nothing more important to me than your happiness and Geet's happiness. And that is why I have come here to stay with you."
Saakshi breaks down and hugs her...😭😭😭
"Jiji ... Main kya karoon?😭 ... Kuch samajh main nahi aa raha."
"Sshhh ... shaant ho jao ..." she calms her down, caressing her face, holding her to her chest, "After Ram's death, you have looked after the kids bina kisi ke help ke ... all by yourself. And you know it very well ek akeli aurat ke liye duniya main jeena kitna kathin(difficult) hota hai. Do you want the same fate for your daughter as well. You faced it all alone, but you were different. Ofcourse we were there for you ... but only physically... mentally and emotionally you were all alone with two kids ... and you did a great job ... looking after your kids ... never letting them feel the loss of their father. But now you have to be tough ... and decide for your kids in their best interests. And do you think Geet will also be as brave as you? Kya usse khushiyon ko mehsoos karne ka haq nahi hai?"😕
Saakshi breaks down unable to even think of her daughter facing all the challenges that she had to face...
"Nahi ... meri bacchi woh sab nahi sehen karegi joh maine kiya ... Main aisa nahi hone doongi ... kabhi nahi."😭
"Sshh ...I know you'll face this challenge also ... and always remember your sister is always there for you ... Main humesha tumhare saath hoon ... Don't think of you and your family as alone. Main hoon na. Sab theekh kar doongi."
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Geet overhears everything ... She had come back to drink some water ... and she heard her mum cry and couldn't stop herself from listening. She clenches her fists and falls back on the wall ... closing her eyes in immeasurable pain and guilt. Her mind was racing crazy and she didn't know what to do ... everything was just going blank.
Scene 2:
Somewhere outside the city
Night
The place looks heavenly ... calm and serene ... peaceful ... lush green carpet of grass and green plants ... blossoming trees ... and a stream flowing ever so gently as a calm soul... and everything gleaming in the moonlight. But Maan who was seated beside the stream ... in contrast was in a state of turbulence, the inner turmoil of a heart which was playing havoc inside the calm exterior and composure of Maan.
Flashback<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Maan driving back from Geet's house
Pagal ho gaye ho? What were you doing? How can you lose yourself like that?
Maan was driving very fast, completely engrossed in what happened some time ago at Geet's place.
He drives out of the city and halts the car near a meadow with a stream...
He comes out and walks towards the gliding stream ... cool breezes ruffled his neatly combed hair ... her fragrance still lingering on ... driving his senses into remembering that moment when they were together ... those few seconds felt like ever ...
He removes his shoes and sits on the edge, dipping his feet in the cool water.
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<<<<<<<<<Back to Present "Today, I forgot everything when I decided to go there, to meet her. And then I kissed her (on her cheek) ... kya ho jaata hai mujhe jab bhi woh mere saamne hoti hai? Kyun apne emotions par control nahi kar pata? Aaj maine joh kiya, woh galat tha? I shouldn't have done that to her ... Akhir what is she to me? I decided to ignore my feelings, to accept my fate ... phir kyun usse main bhula nahi pata? Aur aaj maine usse bhi unhi ehsanson main jakad liya hai. Today I have sowed my feelings into her as well AGAIN" he stresses on the last word, "I shouldn't have kissed her ... What had happened to my reason?" he jerks his head😕, and stares into the chiming stream ... and her smiling face emerges from the depth😳, his breathing gets stuck in his heart. And he's lost in those loving eyes...

(I take no credits for this pic...or for any other😃 All credit to the uploaders😃)
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He could have had a totally different life ... a life with her ... but he himself chose a different path ... that day if he hadn't left her longing to hear the those words from his mouth ... his life would have been different ...
... she stood there with her eyes closed, his palm almost touching her cheeks ... her blush ... her quivering lips ...

... she looked different ... no more the the naughty, impish girl that he found her to be from the first day at college ... she looked like an angel ... he was stopping himself with all his might to take her in his arms ... and kiss those lips quivering in anticipation ... and claim as his angel ... his LO-- ... but he didn't ... he left her standing there in her trance ...
PRESENT>>>>>>>>>>>>
Tears gushed down his eyes thinking about her plight ... what she might have felt after being abandoned by him...

Oh God, she might have stood there for ages with her eyes closed, her fists clenched, lost in that new feeling that had blossomed inside her ... because of him ... he too felt that feeling for the first time ... and everytime when she was near him ... but then he left her ... just like that ... like a coward ...
His thoughts again lingered on that day in college ...
Her eyes were closed ... and thank God for that ... cuz she didn't see me staring at her ... lost in her innocence ... her beauty.😳
... I remember how her cheeks blushed ... I saw it for the first time ...

I wanted to touch those cheeks ever so gently ... fearing I would hurt her even with a slight contact ... but I didn't ... I LEFT HER ... I LEFT HER ... (his heart screamed in agony)😭.
Aur jab usne apni aankhen kholi hogi ... aur dekha ki main wahan par nahi hoon ... tab kitni taqleef hui hogi usse ... How humiliated and rejected she might have felt? She might have wondered what wrong she had done to deserve such humiliation ... Aur aaj phir maine wahi kiya ... I gave her false hopes and left her again ...
The image of her with closed eyes rose again in front of him ... taking him back into the past ...
Same time the scene shifts to Geet's place...
She was sleeping ... curled up ... on her bed ... but tonight her bed was not comfortable ... it felt like rock ... like thorns ... pricking her ... Saakshi and Jhilmil's conversation reverberated in her mind ... and she sat upright ... opening her eyes in agony ...

She got out of the bed and moved to the balcony. She suddenly remembered the quick peck by Maan on her cheeks ... Her palm automatically rose to touch her cheek and a smile was born on her lips with tears filming her hazel eyes.
Kitna bhi dil ko samjhaa loon, kitni bhi koshishein kar loon ... kuch farak nahi padta. Yeh dil toh sirf apni hi karta hai ... Jin ehsaason ko main bhulna chahti hoon, har baar woh phir se mere saamne aa jaate hain. Bhagwaan ji now how will I survive?😭
Suddenly she remembered the Ganesha Maan had given her. She went to her dresser and picked it up on her palm. She remembered how she had given it to Maan's mum at the mall and his mum had told her that it would not make any difference whether the Ganesha idol stays with her or Geet. Is it just co-incidence or was fate playing games again? She sat on the purple velvet cushioned stool in front of the dresser, and placed the Ganesha on the dresser. The mirror was not ethereal enough to reflect the pain and turmoil in her beautiful eyes.
Aap toh sab jaante hain phir aapne kuch kyun nahi kiya? Aap ne chup chap sab kuch hone diya? Main toh alag thi na? Then why did you allow those feelings to blossom in my heart? You knew that he belonged to someone else then why did you do this to me? Ab main kya karoon? I can't even breath now without thinking about him.

She breaks down ... and lay her head down before Ganesha, on the dresser. Her tears reflect the past ... how she accepted her feelings and on that day rushed to him to hear it from his mouth ... stood there with her eyes closed ... how his breath ran shivers down her spine ... and then he moved away ... leaving her ... her thoughts trailed back to the time when it all began ...
MAAN WAS WRONG ... HE DIDN'T HUMILIATE HER BY LEAVING HER LIKE THAT ... HE MURDERED HER HEART.
Scenes of Maaneet musing on the past merge together...
(Maan sitting by the stream ... and Geet in front of the dresser)
Scene 3:
FLASHBACK
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Ooopsss ... Next episode !!!😃
~End of Episode 10~
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