Aadat hai tu meri
Theme - Arrange Marrige
Chapter 14
Their conversation was interpreted by loud ringing sound of Maan's mobile.
"Ammy ka hai.." Maan take the call immediately... a forlorn look adored his forehead as his conversation proceed with Ammy..
"Don't worry Ammy... Me and Rahul are on the way... just wait for us..." he disconnected call and turned to others... who are looking worried and scared..
"Abhi nahi.. we will talk later ... chal Rahul..." He picked the bike keys from table... and stops for a moment. .. and back on Nisha..
"Nisha..!! Please drop Geet at home..." Nisha smiled with Maan's Request... and Maan turned to Geet...
"Nisha ke saath ghar chali jaana... kahi akale jaane ki jaroort nahi hai... Samjhii.." Geet caught the urgency n apprehension in his voice ... she nodded her head positively and her eye asked him silent to take care of himself. He nodded in response as he understood her silent advice.
("Geet...!! Nisha will drop you at home...don't go alone anywhere... got it)
This little moment doesn't escaped from Nisha's eye.. and she burned in rage with this ease between Maan and Geet.. It was really something new for her to see... Maan as responsible and worried for someone to this extend that he asked her to drop his wife at home when Ammy... his best friend in some deep shit... if he is old Maan... then he would have zoomed out from their sight in blink of eye.
His sight was locked with Geet till the time he started his bike and zoomed away.
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Geet and Nisha left behind and after Maan's bike faded from their eye. Nisha got a perfect chance to take revenge about her insult. (When maan was not well... geet had shown her about who is maan wife..)
"Hume bhi chalna chahiye" Geet said with little hesitation because she always feels uneasy under Nisha piercing gaze.
("I think... We should move now Nisha)
"Jaldi kya hai geet... mausam accha hai... kuch derr yahi coffee pite" Nisha said with a smile and without waiting for geet... she left to take a table in open roof cafe.
("What is the hurry Geet... Let's have a coffee first)
Geet sighed because she is bound to Nisha because they are far away from their apartment and it's next to impossible for her to reach their alone at this time of evening.
"Bathio naa Geet.. !!! I know.. we never share a bond before.." Nisha made a sorry face because using English and repeat the same with a cunning smile... "I mean... humari kabhi apas mai bani nahi hai naa...".
Geet nodded positively but there reluctance in her every action because she never got the good vibes around Nisha.
"Let's starts from friendship.. I mean.. chalo dosti se shuruat karte hai" Geet felt like she is insulting her again n again but shrugged it off.. as This is their common language and the benefit of doubt fall in Nisha's lap effortlessly.
"Jii.. kyu nahi.." Geet reply was so small as one side her mind is wondering around Maan n Armaan, and other side she wants to reach home and prepare dinner for all of them as they must be tired after all the formalities in police station.
The heavy rain chatter- patter made it impossible to hear the voice around them and aroma of hot coffee was so soothing but nothing is working for geet, who is tapping the table restlessly.
"Tumhe pata hai... tumhare aane se phele... hum ek dusre ki jaan the"
("You know... we love each other before you come in the equation")
Nisha drowned in her own grief like a true betrayed lover with a sad smile adoring her lips but she is monitoring her words effect on Geet to spice up the story according to it. Other side Geet has turned numb to understand Nisha's evil intension, Maan's disapproval for their marriage... his accusing eye for her... Just everything played like a film in her mind.
The sound of stirring spoon brought geet back to present "lo geet..." Nisha push geet's coffee mug after mixing sugar with saddened face... Just like to make Geet feels as thief who had snatched Nisha's all happiness.
"But... he loves his mom naa.. I mean vo Neelam Anuty se bhout pyaar karta hai... itna ki usse humare pyaar ko kurbaan kar diya... unki ichha ke liye..." Nisha wiped non-existing tears with the back of her palm and took a deep breath like her throat is choked.
"Mai bhi naa... kaha ki baatien karne lagi... tum batao kuch... kaisi hai tumhari shadisuda life... I mean zindgi"
("ok forget about this... tell me about yourself... yaa about your married life)
"Nahi.. koi nahi.. app batao.. vo apko abb bhi pyaar karte hai kya??" Geet somehow formed a stance without letting her throat choked.
("No... you continue... tell me if you both still love each other)
"Abb pyaar tu ek ahsaas hai naa Geet... gala tu nahi daba sakte ki chalo kal tha aaj nahi... I know Maan bhi try kar raha hai... tumhe apna le... warna uske jaisa intelligent hot n happening man... kyu ek anpade gauv ki ladki ko apne jeevan saathi banye gaa... but Neelam aunty nai.. uske saare Armaan ka gala hii daba diya hu jaise... aaj kal tu Maan udas bhi rahta hai..." her venomous sugar coated words had burned a part of Geet's heart... She felt inferior.
("What should I say geet... Love is all about feelings... We can't just kill it overnight... I know... he is also struggling to forget everything... and accepting you or else a man... who is hot... intelligent and a heart throb... and have everything which a girl expect from her partner... Would like to bound himself with a village girl... but Neelem Aunty just crushed all his dreams... even Maan looks aloof nowadays)
Now, she understood everything actually she got reality check about her life. Maan is just bearing her for mumma and her wish...
"Geet...??"
"Geet..??"
"Hmmm...!!" Geet came back to present but still lost in her miseries of life.
"Geet..!! Meri ek friend mall mai mera wait kar rahi hai... if you don't mind... mai usse mil kar aau... tab tak tum yahi rahena please... phir hum ghar chale gai" and without waiting for any answer Nisha left from there with cunning smile and Geet was too lost to register anything as her mind is still pondering over her miserable life... where her husband deserve much batter but He is stuck with her just because he loves his mom.
("Geet... !!! My friend is waiting in the mall for me so if you don't mind... Please wait here for sometime... than I will drop you...)
She didn't notice her surroundings till the time a waiter asked her to vacant her place for other customers as she is just sitting idle in their restaurant from last hour and not ordering anything.
"Vo.. meri dost anne wali hai.. tu.." Geet told the waiter her side of story but waiter denied her request.
("vo.. my friend will be here in sometime... tu)
Geet at last left the place with heavy heart and went back to the same temple which she visit before when she angered with Maan.
There is a storm going inside her and her mind analyzed her place in Maan's life and his helplessness to accept someone like her, who is far away from his society circle. A tear escaped from her almond eye... when she went to their past when Maan struggled due to her presence in his flat... he is trying hard to accept her and mold himself and her to make this relation successful because of her mother's happiness.
"Apne mere liye bhout kiya hai Maan... abb meri baari hai rishta nibhane kii... apko phir se apna pyaar mile gaa... vo kya khate hai.. haa I promised" she decided and give a wet teary smile to the idol of Krishna. She wiped her tears and looked around... she startled with her surrounding as whole area is empty just the heavy rain pittar- patter making her deaf.
("You have sacrificed so much for me Maan... now it's my turn to return your love back to you)
A fear clutched her heart as she couldn't see anyone around her... not even a single auto or Riksha... Nisha is nowhere from last 6 hours and she descended the stairs of temple to find a vehicle or any help to reach home but road is completely clogged due to continuous heavy rain..
She clutched her Mangalsutra (Black beads chain) tightly in her fist and truly prayed to see Maan here, but she knew... he can't be here... and she has to help herself.
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Maan reached to their apartment but frowned to see everything dark... he knows about Geet's fear than... how is she staying in the room like this... he wondered..
He knocked the door in urgency but nobody respond... he push back his fear and knock once again but this time... Mrs. Sharma from the other apartment comes out and handover keys to him...
"Beta.. !!! Here is key..."
"Anuty...!!! Geet nahi aayi abb tak.." he asked astonishingly.
"Beta...!!! Tum dono saath hi tu gaye the.. phir geet kaise"
He was taken a back with this unexpected information but he didn't wait to hear complete stance and dialed Nisha's number... After few rings... Nisha attended his call...
"Hii.. Maan.. how is Arma..."
"Cut the crap... Nisha...!!! Where is Geet??? I asked you... to drop her at home.. didn't I?"
Nisha fumed... "I am not your servant Maan... and your wife doesn't want me to company her... So she left just after you..."
"How can you left her Nisha... ? DAMN... i shouldn't trust you in this matter"
"Ohhh... please Maan... you aren't expecting me to babysitting her or are you??"
But instead of answering her... Maan cut the call... He is so worried and angry at the moment that he felt to smash someone but he first focused to search geet... especially when she is lost from last few hours...
He glanced his watch once... "Raat ke 12 baje... kaha bhatak rahi hogi ye... why does she not listen to me?... hadd hai ego ki bhi" Maan decided to give her earful... once he got his hand on her... he just doesn't want think about consequences.
He decided to call Adi and Rahul... So they can search her to all different places... While he... himself zoom off in the direction of cafe... in hope to get some clue... he is somewhere hoping to find her in same temple near cafe... Where, they were with each other in the afternoon.
Other side Adi decided to take help of cops and Rahul took few boys with him and started their search and decided to spread this news of social media and Radio.
Precap - Will they get geet on time or something horrible is on the way?
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