PART 19
Maan wakes up at 9:00 in the morning and Dadimaa was standing in the living room.
Maan- Hi Dadimaa.
Dadimaa folded her arms.
Maan- Kya hua?
Dadimaa shows Maan a picture of Maan and Geet at the Cafe that was in the newspaper.
Dadimaa- Yeh kya hain? MSK and Mystery Girl ka Affair?
Maan- Dadi, yeh.....
Dadimaa- Kaun hai vo? Vo larka jo larkiyaan se sakht nafrat karta tha ek larki ke saath hain?
Maan- Geet mein koi kami nahi hain. She's perfect. Smart, caring, loves people and animals, friendly yet sharp and BEAUTIFUL!
Dadimaa- Beta, main khush hoon ke aap use pasand karte hain lekin koi family background, education, kuch nahi dekha aap ne?
Maan- Main Geet se pyaar karta hoon, uske family se mujhe kya lena dena?
Dadimaa- Maan beta! Lena Dena hain! Aapko pehle Geet ke background ke baare mein pata karna chahiye, main milna chahti hoon use. Agar aap galat larki se pyaar karenge to....
Maan- Dadimaa! Geet galat larki nahi hain...
Dadimaa looks at Maan and smiles lightly.
Dadimaa- Accha, batayi kitne saalo ki hain vo?
Maan- 18.
Dadimaa- 18???!! Maan! Age difference to dekho! Aap 25 ho! Aur vo 18! 7 years ka difference hain! Thori bhi sharm hain?
Maan- Jab pyaar ho to age se kya lena dena? Saif Ali Khan ko dekho, he's 40. Uski pehli wife uski use 13 years bari thi aur Kareena to dekho, aise lagta hain jaise Saif uska Chacha hain! Aur aap mujhe besharm keh rahe ho?
Dadimaa- Maan beta! Aap pehle aise baat thori na karte the!
Maan- Vo hi to main keh raha hoon! Geet ne mujhe aise banaya! Ek accha ensaan!
Dadimaa smiles.
Dadimaa- Accha kahan ki hain vo?
Maan- Punjab.
Dadimaa- Accha, Punjabi larki. Interesting. Kaise lagti hain?
Maan- Beautiful.
Maan shows a picture of Geet. Dadimaa smiles.
Dadimaa- Bahut sundar hain. Lekin Maan beta, main Geet ko milna chahti hoon.
Maan- Dadimaa hum 11:00 Geet ke ghar jayenge aur aap dekhenge Geet kitni acchi larki hain.
On the other hand, there was our Miss Geet Handa-sleeping. Geet was drooling, hair messy and she was spread all over the bed. Her pillow was on the ground and half of her blanket was on the floor. Suddenly Maan rang the doorbell.
Geet- UGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Maan rang the doorbell again.
Geet- AA RAHI HOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KYA SUBAH SUBAH AA JATE HO.
Maan and Dadimaa were astonished. Dadimaa stared at Maan.
Maan hesitated.
Maan- Ha. Bahut pyaari larki hain.
Dadimaa- Pyaari?
Maan- Dadimaa, aap dekhlenge.
Geet opens the door. She was wearing super short shorts, tank top and bunny slippers. Dadimaa just stared at her. Maan just stared at her clothes.
Geet- Kya Maan, subah subah aa gaye. Chuti thi aaj meri. Aur yeh kaun hai?
Dadimaa- Main Maan ki Dadimaa hoon.
Geet- Namastey Dadimaa.
Geet takes blessings from Dadimaa.
Dadimaa didn't respond and Maan shook her.
Dadimaa- Khush raho beta.
Geet- Andar aaye. Betho. Main aapki liye chai lekar aati hoon aur Maan, tumhare liye black coffee.
Dadimaa- Arey beta, nahi. Koi zaroorat nahi hain.
Geet- Yeh kya baat hui Dadimaa, aap pehli baar aaye hain, main abhi aayi.
Dadimaa looked at the house.
Dadimaa- Ghar to bahut saaf hain, larki nahi.
Maan- Dadimaa! Vo abhi uthi hain. Ab makeup thori na dalkar soti hain.
Dadimaa nods.
Geet comes in five minutes with her teeth brushed, hair combed and face washed and in proper clothes- Kurta with tights.
Dadimaa was impressed by her natural beauty. Geet brings Chai for Dadimaa and Black Coffee.
Geet- Yeh lijeye.
Dadimaa tasted Geet's chai and it was really tasty.
Dadimaa- Beta, yeh hum vaise nahi keh rahe formalities ke liye, main sach bol rahi hoon, tumhari chai bahut acchi hain.
Geet- Thank you Dadimaa.
Dadimaa- Arey, aap to abhi bhi Dadimaa kehn lag rahi ho.
Geet- Agar aap Maan ki Dadimaa ho, to aap meri Dadimaa ho. Aur aapko Dadimaa kehne ka mujhe bahut shaunk hain.
Dadimaa smiles- Vo kyun?
Geet- Vo kya hai na, jab main choti thi, Dadi ka pyaar kabhi mehsoos nahi kar payi. Unki death ho gayi thi. Aapko dekhar lagta hain jaise aap bilkul unki tarah ho.
Dadimaa smiles and touches Geet's head.
Dadimaa- Khush raho beti. Apne parivaar ke baare mein kuch batayi.
Geet- Mere Papa ji ki shop hain aur Mama school mein teacher hain. Mera ek bara bhai bhi hain jo Canada mein hain.
Dadimaa- Aapki Mama kaunsi class ko parati hain?
Geet- 10th class.
Dadimaa- Ah, to aapki family educated hain.
Geet- Ji. Mama ne B.A. kiya hain aur Papa ne MBA kiya hain. Mere Dada ji bhi Military mein the, to humare ghar mein strict rules bhi the lekin pichle saal mere Dada ji ki death ho gayi thi..
Dadimaa- Hhmmm...
Dadimaa whispers to Maan- Family background acchi hain.
Maan nods.
Dadimaa- Aap Punjab mein kaha rehte the?
Geet- Patiala.
Dadimaa- Ohh...humara ek ghar Chandigarh mein bhi hain.
Geet- I love Chandigarh.
Dadimaa smiles.
Dadimaa- Accha beti, aap University mein kya parti ho?
Geet- Sociology and Architecture. Main hamesha kuch aise field mein jana chahti thi.
Dadimaa smiles- Bahut Acchi baat hain.
Geet- Accha Dadimaa, lunch ka waqt ho gaya hain. Main abhi khanna banati hoon.
Dadimaa- Geet bete! Nahi, itni takleef kyun leh rahi ho?
Geet- Dadimaa, yeh koi takleef ki baat nahi hain! Mujhe bhook lagi hain aur aapko bhi shayad lagi hogi. Mujhe bas 30 minutes chahiye.
Geet goes to the kitchen and Maan follows her.
Maan- Impressive Geet. Lekin tumhara jo subah vali look kaafi sexy tha.
Maan hugs Geet from as she starts cutting some vegetables.
Geet- Arey! Yeh aap kya kar rahe ho? Dadimaa bahar hain.
Maan- Main tumhe help karta hoon.
Geet- Arey Vah... Sher ko cooking bhi aati hain. I'm impressed.
Maan smiles.
Maan chops some vegetables and get starts cooking it. Geet made Mixed Vegetables and leftover Shahi Paneer with Butter Naan and Ice Cream for desert.
Maan- Arey? Yeh Shahi Paneer kitni din purani hain?
Geet- Kal banaya tha!
Maan- Tumne banaya?
Geet- Han.
Maan raises his eyebrow.
Geet- Accha Baba, restaurant se layi thi!
Maan smiles.
Geet- Lekin Dadimaa ko mat kehna.
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PRECAP- Lunch with Dadi