Chapter Five: Uh-Oh!
Geet was pacing to & fro in her room impatiently, occasionally coming out & glancing at the main entrance of the Haveli. She glanced at the clock many times but to no avail.
“He
told he will be back by evening & abhi dekho! dinner bhi ho gaya & Maan has not yet arrived!!! Aane do
unko, I will not spare for that prank!!!!!!”
Minutes later she heard
the Haveli doors being opened. Peace was brought to her restless heart as she
saw Maan entering but her relief was short-lived as without looking here &
there, he looked up straight at her as if he knew she was standing there! Their
eyes met, which made her heartbeats go awry. She ran inside her room.
Maan went to his room,
changed into t-shirt & trousers, then making his way to Geet’s room.
Unluckily, he met Daarji on his way. Both were not at all happy to see each
other, for their own different set of reasons. Maan knew Daarji didn’t like him
much. Daarji didn’t spare a second to cast his suspicious eyes on him.
“Where are you going
this way & that to itni raat ko?”
Now Maan just couldn’t
say I-am-visiting-your-grand-daughter-hope-you-are-fine-with-it!
“I am going to the
kitchen to drink water!” he said in a most gentleman voice.
“But I think there is
another kitchen not very far from your room. Why did you come all the way
here?”
Maan was well-prepared
for that!
“To be precise I don’t
like the layout of that kitchen whereas this kitchen ! I am thoroughly
impressed with it’s design! The way it is structured making optimum utilization
of the space available, not forgetting the good quality cement used. Also the
latticed walls compliment the colour of the refrigerator from which I will be
taking out a chilled Bisleri bottle to drink water.”
At that moment, Maan
actually felt proud of being the MD of Khurana Constructions! He felt as though
he just gave a presentation & that Daarji will now shake hands with him
saying the-deal-is-final!
Maan had said his speech
in such a manner that Daarji couldn’t question him further
“Thik hai, jao iss
kitchen mein & return to your room quickly! I don’t like anybody wandering
in the Haveli at night!”
Maan nodded. They both
crossed ways.
Geet was in her room
again pacing to & fro
"Thank God Maan’s nani were not there when I made that announcement.
Warna pata nahi kya kya sochte! Waise bhi I have turned every stone to prove
myself insane in front of his family!"
She stamped her foot.
"Yahi sochte ki their to-be bahu is damn crazy!"
She heard the ever
velvety voice behind her. She turned around to see Maan calmly keeping a glass
of milk on her desk.
“Rano Aunty was saying
that you didn’t have dinner properly! So she told me to forward you this milk.”
Geet’s eyes went wide
hearing that.
“Mamma sent you here aur
who bhi itni raat ko??? I can’t believe this!”
After all when did her
mom become so modern so as to allow a handsome & charming young man into
her daughter’s room who was already bowled over by him!
“Very Smart!” he
remarked.”Why didn’t you have your meal properly?”
“W- Woh… there was aaloo
ki sabzi. I don’t like aaloo ki sabzi!”
“Why??? Just because
there are potatoes in it?” he said teasingly.
That reminded her that
she was supposed to be hell cross with him. This time she was not gonna be affected by him.
"What's your problem!!!!" Geet began marching towards him. Maan looked at her, suprised.
His face at once displayed a smirk & he began to move backward while she
advanced to him.
"You know what!!It’s all your fault!!!!!”
He wanted to interrupt
her but she cared a damn
"Nahi Nahi, aap mujhe bataiye ki why did you act as if you have come
to marry me??Okay fine!! Whatever happened just happened...but the worst part
is the entire 24-hr day has passed by still you haven’t apologized !!!!When are
you going to recite your maafi nama to me????!!!!"
Maan felt the wall
behind him as Geet leaned closer to him with her nose red & plump in anger.
He just gazed at how adorable she looked giving half a thought to her outburst.
"Easy girl easy!" he straightened her, "Should I reward you with Oscar or Grammy for your heavy dialogue??"
She frowned & looked
away distancing herself from him.
“Babaji, he is just impossible!!!”
she blabbered to herself.
He smirked hearing that.
Just then Geet heard
footsteps approaching her room. She immediately recognized it to be Daarji’s!!
“M-Maan! D-Daarji is
coming here! If he finds you here, hell will break loose!!!”
Before Maan could
express anything, she clutched him by his wrist & almost began dragging in
the entire room.
“You have to hide! But
where??.....Babaji! Why is my room so open open…you can hide here....no this
place is too small....no there....no no no ”
“Chup Bilkul Chup!!”
He pulled her closer
& put his finger on her lips. Her eyes were dazed meeting his but she
sensed it was not the right time!
“You have to hide
somewhere...” she flushed as he felt the movement of her soft, delicate lips
against his fingers.
“I will hide in the
balcony. Simple.”
“Noooooo!!!”
“But why?” he asked in
disbelief.
They both heard the
footsteps approaching nearer....
“Nahi....a-aap bed pe--”
“What !!!!???”
“I-I mean.....hide
beneath the bed.....yes this will be perfect!!”
“Geet, balcony better--”
He found himself being
pushed beneath the bed. Maan chose to give in. Fixing Maan, Geet immediately
reached out for the glass of milk, sipping it as if she had been alone in her
room since ages!. The next moment, Daarji appeared.
“Geet puttar.”
“J-Ji Daarji.”
“I heard someone’s voice
from your room, was anyone here?”
“Sharp ears! I must
say!” Maan thought from under the bed.
“No Daarji, koi nahi
tha!!” she said in an over-surprised tone, “I was drinking badaam milk which
will make my mind sharp, no one came over here & said sorry to me &
balcony mein bhi koi nahi hai..”
“Oh
God!! This girl!!!” Maan sighed.
“I thought Maan bitwa
was in your room.”
Geet was in her ultimate
best to control her reactions
“Anyways, I just want to
say ki till the time the Khuranas are here, stay away from Maan!! I don’t
approve of him much!! And we are definitely not going to marry you to him, you
can be assured of that fact! Our relation with the Khuranas are strictly professional, & it cannot go
beyond that! You get what I am saying.”
Maan heard everything.
“Yes Daarji” Geet
replied.
Daarji departed. Maan
stood up from under the bed.
“Hmm....your Daarji
doesn’t likes me much! So incase if you fall in love with me, don’t blame me
for that!” he said mischievously.
“Don’t change the
topic!!! You have to say sorry to me!!!!!” Geet retorted.
Maan at once pinned her
to the wall. She grew shocked feeling his hot breaths across her face....His
intense orbs pierced through hers & she just gaped at him blankly....
“I played the prank on
you because you had rejected to marry me. It’s not that I was ever interested
to marry you on the first place but NOBOBY rejects MAAN SINGH KHURANA, be it
for whatever reason, do you get that!!!!”
His voice was dense with
arrogance & then he staged a walk-out.
Geet frowned.
“So
I hurt his fat ego!!! Well done Geet Handa!!! Serves him right!!!”
The next morning, Maan
received a phone call from the Delhi branch of KC. For some reason, he didn’t
like the piece of news that he got to hear....
“Dad.”
Vikrant looked up from
the newspaper at his son, Maan. It had been only a year since Vikrant Singh
Khurana announced Maan as the next MD of KC & Maan had brilliantly reached
up to his father’s expectations of conducting business.
“Dad, There occurred some problem in
Delhi branch. I suppose I have to go there!”
“I
hope it’s nothing serious !”
“Not
really.”
“Okay
then, you finish your work there while your dadi, Aniee & I are leaving for
Mumbai tomorrow!”
For
some reason, Maan didn’t want to go. Because that would mean he wouldn’t be
able to meet Geet ever again...& perhaps that thought somewhere pricked
him....& he wasn’t able to fathom what was it happening to him....
Maan had another meeting
that day & it was late in the night when he returned back to the Haveli.
The Handas & Khuranas had gone to attend a wedding so Maan assumed no one to be there in the Haveli.
He walked past the
entrance gate entangled in his own thoughts. He didn’t know why but he didn’t
feel like telling Geet anything about his departure....He knew he was acting
weird but he couldn’t help it.
He was unaware of the
fact that Geet was the only one in the Haveli as had made a lousy excuse for
not going to the wedding....
“Now.....KISS!!!!!”
Maan heard those
desperate words while walking in the hall. He was shocked seeing Geet in....and
he was….
Hi Rashmi
ReplyDeleteI am Arti
OMG!!! This is so beautiful journey of Maaneet n starting all over again n i again fall in love with this ff.
Loved all five parts
Hiiiiiiiiiii Arti! GR8 to see u here!
DeleteThanks a lot! I hope u vil like d story further :D
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ReplyDeleteHi. Aanya here
ReplyDeleteAwesome story and plot
Aww I just simply loved this geet
Never imagined maaneet like this
Maan has this totally diffirent aura around him
First time saw Maan as a real prankster
Plzzz update soon
Love aanya:)
Hii Aanya!
DeleteGlad u liked it! :D
Yeah! Maan vil be a full on prankster in d story! ;)
Supreb update.....do continue soon
ReplyDeleteawesome part....
ReplyDeleteAwesome update
ReplyDeleteMaan and his pranks...Loved it
Maaneet moment and their convo superb...
Maan didn't say sorry to geet and geet also convinced that she hurt his ego... ;)
Waiting for next part :)
loved it .. finally the Kiss part
ReplyDeleteI really love this story..Thanks again to write, Happy to read once more..
ReplyDeletelovely update.... dont mind reading this ff once again....
ReplyDeleteThank you so much guys!
ReplyDeleteyes u have changed the story here...I think Geet excused herself from Hotel launch party to get home early to watch kiss scene in a movie...
ReplyDeleteI always loved this FF because of its witty dialogues....they are so hilarious...i will definitely read it again...