Chapter Eight: Shock In The Air!
Early
next morning.....Geet’s very very very deep sleep was broken when the sunlight
fell on her closed eyes. The rays were strong as if she was close to the sun
itself.....or either she was sleeping just by the window.....The next thought
which crept in her still semi-conscious mind was the fact that she felt herself
in a half-lying position as if she was sitting on a chair.....!That did not go
down well with her as she clearly remembered she had lied on her bed to sleep & she was not a sleep-walker....Next
she heard two female voices a little
ahead of her.... which not at all sounded like her mom’s or sister’s.....
“Sir,
veg or non-veg. Mam, veg or non-veg.”
These
disturbing aspects registered in her sleepy mind bothering her enough to
finally open her eyes & investigate the matter....
Geet’s
eyes opened to see Maan smirking at her which at once made her heart skip a
beat! Then reluctantly, she shifted her gaze from him & casted her sleepy
eyes at her surroundings..... a chill ran down her spine & shock walked
into her mind enough for her eyes to open extremely wide kicking sleepiness
miles away.....
Stunned,
she jumped & sat upright trying hopelessly to digest the place where she
was.....Her horrified eyes again met Maan’s mischievous ones. Finding no help from
him, she looked at herself.....Staring hard at the seatbelt fastened across
her. she still tried to make sense. She then looked through the window....The
gleaming sun & the snow-white clouds below her not only graced her but also
served as a climax to her goose bumping discovery.....She pinched herself hard
which only made her realize that she wasn’t dreaming. Maan was having a gala
time viewing her antics & expressions.... & then she did the last thing
which any sane person would do in her situation. Geet screamed on top of her
voice.
“Good
Morn--” he was interrupted.
“Ahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
she screamed out loud.
Maan
pressed his palms against her mouth to stop her but she refused to give in.
“Mam!!!
Please!!!! You are disturbing other passengers!!” The air-hostess exclaimed smiling bitterly.
Still
in shock. Geet paid no heed ! Instead, she attacked Maan with her hands, as his
palms still covered her mouth.
“What
are you doing Geet.....ouch....stop it....I will get hurt....ouch.....your
nails....ouch....why don’t you cut them!!!......ouch!!!” she continued to
squeak against his palm while showing him with more baby punches,
“Stop....it....ouch.....Geet.....ouch..stop.....I don’t want any more of your
scratches after what you gave me yesterday!!!!!....ouch”
Maan
leaned towards her, finally over powering her. He held both her hands firmly
& glared at her. Their faces were very close & her eyes were on the
verge of being dazed staring at his stern ones....But sensing it not to be a
right time..... she pushed him away!
Maan
tidied his ruffled hair & also his tie & vest coat, finally repairing
the damages incurred. Geet’s nose turned crimson red as she stared at him with
an angry pout!!!
“Where
am I????!!!” she demanded.
Maan
had regained himself, “You are in Air India flight no AI1234 which had taken
off from Chandigarh & will land in Delhi within an hour!”
His
calmness angered her even more!
“Why
are we here!!!!????”
“Woh
kya hai na, you said you enjoyed the walk with me so I thought you would even
enjoy an aircraft ride with me! ” he said flashing a smirk.
She
was stunned.
“D-Delhi...p-par
kyun.....and why am I going to Delhi??????????????????”
“Because
I am going to Delhi. Sinple.” His voice was direct & he was looking in
front, watching Geet’s expressions through the corner of his eye.
“T-Toh
y-you must have taken p-permission f-from my family to bring me a-along in a
s-sleeping state ?”
She
asked sheepishly not ready to believe that her parents would allow her go with
him & his next set of words confirmed that.
“Permission???
What permission?? MSK needs no permission. I picked you up from your room &
slipped outside while all were in deep sleep!” he said proudly.
Geet
was aghast.
“That
means....That means....no one knows that we are here????!!!!!”
“Well…ah!
Not exactly!” his smirks increased, “Everyone knows that I am supposed to be in
this flight during this time but no one knows that you are here with me!!!!”
“That
means…That means…my family is clueless of me going to Delhi with
you!!!!!!!!!????”
“Perhaps
or perhaps not.”
She
was wholly petrified at the thought of facing not only Buaji but also of her
parents who would be equally angry.
“But
I haven’t eloped with you.....” She mumbled, shocked.
He
smirked.
“Land
the aircraft right now!!!!!” she glared at him while he still watching her
through the corner of his eye.
“The
pilot has not yet received any emergency landing ! Yeh flight ab Delhi mein
land karegi aur waise bhi I want you to come with me!” his voice was firm
though he was smirking.
“But
I don’t want to go anywhere with you!!!!! I want to return home!!!”
He
turned to look at her with rapt attention.
“Aww
Geet, mera dil toh baadal baadal ho gaya yeh sun kar, I am hurt!” his eyes
& voice were husky.
Her
heart let go of a beat. His eyes were still staring at her & she looked
away from him.
“Pata
hai, jabse you came into my life, my life has become a bed of shocks!” she
rued.
“Tea
or coffee?” he asked calmly while directing her attention to the air-hostess
who had two mugs in her hand, forcing a smile on her face. She clearly didn’t
like Geet sitting next to hot & sexy MSK!
“Kya
pharak padta hai, both are bitter!” Geet whinged.
“Use
the sugar! Maybe your shock…opps…I mean bitterness lessens with that!” he
sneered.
“You
kidnapped me!” she accused him.
“Yeah
right! Didn’t you know kidnapping you is my side business & I’m loving
it!!” he exclaimed sarcastically.
She
closed her eyes to calm herself down.
“Ab kuch nahi ho sakta Geet, you go back now or later, World
War III is bound to happen. It’s better you select proper safety measures…I
mean…excuses to minimize the effect!”
“Why
did you do this Maan? Kyun?” she whined.
He
closed her eyes & replied calmly.
“I
had told you yesterday that you are coming with me to Delhi, it’s your mistake
that you didn’t listen & didn’t answer!!”
She
looked at him, puzzled. Yeah! He did say something but she did not hear…, she
recollected.
“And
I have a habit of taking a yes for granted if people don’t reply back to me!!So
that’s why you are here, I expect things to clear to you now!!” he ended.
His
manner made her speechless. There was nothing left to debate on that matter. He
spoke again
“I
mean each & every word I speak Geet!” he smirked at his victory.
She
did not like being silenced. “Par how can you just---”
“Shsssssssshhh!”
Maan quieted her, “One more thing! I suppose you did answer me! Woh kya hai na
I took your bite on my neck for a yes!” he smiled quirkily.
Geet
shrunk back in her seat clenching her fists tight to monitor her raising heart
beats along with controlling the redness of her cheeks…
Geet
then wore her contact lenses which was also brought along by Maan. That made
her nightmare all the more clear! The announcement of the aircraft
landing shortly in Delhi was made soon after….
Delhi
Airport---
“Wow!!!
Maan choice is super-perfect!!!”
She
gushed as she saw herself in the mirror of the airport’s washroom. She just
loved the gorgeous dress which Maan had bought for her from the airport’s
boutique. She twirled around seeing herself merrily in the mirror but then she
stopped abruptly.
“Great!!! Fantastic!!! Here my family would be worried about
me & incase if they know that I am with Maan here, then I don’t even know
how would I face them!!! It’s everything because of him & the best part
mujhe Maan par gussa hi nahi aa raha inspite of the calamity he has brought to
me!!!! Why am I here on the first place?? Mana ki life is unpredictable but not
so much unpredictable that you don’t even know in which city your eyes will
open the next day!!!!It’s my life & I only don’t know what will happen with
me the next second & it’s all because of a soul named Maan Singh Khurana!!!!!!!!!!
”
She
put a hold to her cribbing & resolved calmly.
“I am angry with Maan & I am not going anywhere with
him!! That’s it!!!!”
But
the resolution took a detour once Geet exited the washroom & saw Maan
leaning against a wall having a smirk fevicoled over his face!
She
went blank staring at him while her heart beats began racing with each other…
Maan
was staring at her with rapt attention.
“Geet, meri zindagi ko tumhari aadat ho gayi hai….good
habit…& as they say one should never let go of good habits!”
He
signaled his bodyguards to leave. Then straightening himself, he walked towards
her roguishly. Geet sensed the dire urgency to look away from him, trying her
best to retain normalcy in her beats!
He
held the phone in front of her & said
“Inform
your family because I am not letting you go very soon!!”
She
looked at him, shocked.
“Hold
the phone.” He implied.
She
took it . The number had already been dialed. She held the phone near her ear
while her mind worked hard to formulate some world-class dialogues.
“Hello?”
the voice came from the other end.
“Hello
Rajji?”
“Di!!!!!
You reached Delhi so fast???”
Now
Geet did not except that coming. She looked at Maan. He was smirking.
“Ye-es…p-p-par
how come you know??”
“Aree,
Mamma- Papa aur Daarji ko bhi pata hai that you are in Delhi!” exclaimed Rajji,
surprised.
“K-K-K-K-K-Kaise???????”
her hands shivered.
“What
do you mean by kaise, we know why you went & with whom you are & why
you left slyly!” she giggled, “ Do you want to speak to Mamma, wait I will call
her! ”
“No!
No ! No! Rajji listen!” she stopped her, “You tell everyone that I am fine…”
She
doubted whether the statement held relevance or not as her parents would be
angry with her rather than worried.
“Thik
hai Di, we will talk once you return!”
Rajji
rang off.
“Sabko pata hai I am with Maan! Babaji, yeh kaisi mushkil
mein daal diya aapne! Ab mein kya karu? Mere kya hoga??”
Maan
held an airplane ticket in front of her.
“You
return ticket to Chandigarh today evening!”
She
glanced at the boards which conveyed either delay or cancellation of all the
morning flights back to her hometown. She had no other choice but to accept the
ticket from him.
“And
now you are coming with me!”
“Nahi!
I am not coming with you!” she rued.
A
sly smile crept from the edges of his lips.
“I
think you believe that I have kidnapped you! So as per kidnapping rules, you
are supposed to abide by whatever I say! ”
They
were on their way to Maan’s office. Geet looked through the tinted glass of his
car. It was not that the roads of Delhi were unfamiliar to him given the fact
that she has spent two years of her college life here being in hostel..
“Iska matlab Maan stays in Delhi & he was to leave
today!”
There
were three more cars following them with Maan’s officers & bodyguards in
them….So they reached their destination….
It
was an experience worth to be felt & a sight to beheld as Geet walked into Khurana
Constructions, one of the largest MNC in the world. She felt & saw
uniqueness in everything, be it the polished marble floor, the way the
interiors were designed evincing hard-core
professionalism, the employees who sent vibes of possessing both
dedication & intelligence in their outlook. Inspite of being high-profiled,
she felt that KC still managed to strike a friendly chord with all it’s clients
& visitors alike & here walking with her, the MD himself MSK who was holding her hand & escorting
her inside making her feel like a most sought-after VIP & all her worries
were shown the exit door…
But
one thing that Geet did not like much,
“The staff mostly comprises of females....young girls to be
precise.....”
“Maan
…woh…there is gender disparity in your company…” she did not look at him.
“Really?”
“Woh…
females are more than males…”
“KC recruits the best ones who are not less
than perfect in their department of skills & merit and as you know women are one step ahead of men
in every field toh isliye… ” he winked.
Geet,
as usual could not debate on that…
“Where
is the office canteen????” SHE ASKED
Maan
told her the route & then added.
““Geet,
I have little bit of work. I will finish up those and--”
“Take
your sweetest time! No Problem!!”
She
headed to the canteen while Maan walked to his cabin where two nervous
employees were waiting for their fate to be decided by him.....
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