Part 37
Maan says patting her head
M- I saw earlier that Tia was crying at her way home because she lost her doll
Aadya- Really?
Maan nods
Flashback of Maan throwing away the doll
Present -
M- It's bcoz she leaves her things anywhere. You should never do that
Aadya- Okay
M- Now let's eat
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It was the wedding day.
Maan was getting dressed in the sherwani that Geet’s parents had asked him to wear
As he was buttoning up the sherwani; Geet enters
G- Ye nahi. Ye pehno
She hands over the black raincoat to him
Maan frowns in confusion
M- Yeh?
G- Pehno naa
She asks him sweetly while stepping up to help him wear the raincoat
She pulls over the hoodie as well
Maan is observing her intently
She moves back to take a good look at him
G- Nah! Nahi pehchaan paa rahi
M- Kya hua? Mujhe raincoat kyun pehna rahi ho
He says with a very emotion devoid tone
G- Yaad hai uss raat tumne ye raincoat pehna tha. Aur pata hai woh reporter ke murder wale case mein bhi uss murderer ne raincoat pehna tha. Joh hu TV pe dekh rahe the
Maan scoffs and quickly removes the raincoat
M- Toh kya hua? Raincoats like these are common
Geet’s gaze is fixed on him
M- Or do you think I went out in the middle of the night and committed murder?
Geet chuckles at his words
G- When you came in like this that day toh main tumhe pehchaan nahi paayi kuch pal ke liye. I was scared.
He gives a rehearsed smile while gazing at her face while she continues
G-But agar main tumhe nahi pehchaan paayi toh woh witness itni sure kaise hai ki usne khooni ko saaf saaf dekha hai
M- Khooni ko kisne dekha hai?
He asks with a serious tone
She looks up at him with a meaningful look
G- Kisi ne dekha hai. Mujhe kya pata. News mein hai
He nods
M- Waise tumhe achanak itni dilchaspi…
G- well…i like mysteries you know that
She says with a shrug to lighten the situation
M- That’s why I told you to continue being a detective
She shrugs again
G- Waise late ho raha hai. Main bhi ready ho jaati hoon
He nods, while walking out of the room
He stops midway
M- Waise…
She looks towards him
M- You need me to help you?
He says with a slight rakish grin
Her eyes widen and her cheeks acquire a color while she vigorously shakes her head
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Maan goes to the backyard away from all the crowd and the hustle
His heart feels heavy
He is looking at the full moon
He sits there alone for few long minutes
He puts his hand inside the pocket and finds those earrings still there
He had seen Geet’s sadness while buying the lehenga for her sister
He knows she is not jealous of her sister, just misses what her sister has in her life she doesn’t
Who would know better than him that how difficult it is to live with a secret
It is is suffocating
It kills you everyday
It kills you every moment
Hence he had bought these earrings for her
He had hoped these would cheer her up a little
He had decided to gift these to her before the wedding so she could wear them in the wedding
He puts them into his pocket
Maybe some other day
He hopes
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