Part 6
"So that was Maan's
story" Shaina ended. She wasn't a person who will share her friends
secrets or past with anyone, but somehow, her heart trusted Geet. Geet
felt tears in her eyes on hearing about all that bitter and unexpected
cruel past of his boss. He seems a tough man, but now she know, that
time had broken him so badly that now he wore that mask of unawareness
and ignorance on his face. "But you know what is the most bitter part?"
Geet look up at shaina's
pain face and moved her head, giving it a shake, as asking what it is.
"All cause of his bad experience, Ananya is getting neglected. Maan is
kind of scared that if he ever love her, if he ever get close to her,
he will loose her too" Shaina's voice broke as she felt a lump in her
throat and get up from the bed and moved towards the window. Taking a
deep breath, she put her hands on the rail and continued. "I still
remember that day...Ananya was barely one...she just learn how to crawl
and accidentally hit her head with the sofa wood. Maan didn't move an
inch to take hold of her while she cried badly." A lone tear trace down
her cheek. Geet too get up from her bed and coming forward, put her
hand on Shaina's shoulder. "If it would have been someone else, they
would have said how cruel kind of father he is that is letting his
child cry infront
of his eyes and not moving forward to hold her, hug her, console her.
But we saw...we saw his clenched hands digging into the sofa-arm to try
to control himself to get up. We noticed his facial expression
changing from serious to hurt. We saw his eyes getting teary seeing her
crying but he did controlled himself just cause of his illusion, his
thinking, his fears that if he love Ananya the way he loved Riya, if
she got to know and learn that her father loves her, he will loose her
too." Shaina was torn on feeling that his ever so supportive friend is
so broken and helpless inside himself. She is just so afraid for his
future and she knows, if he continues to work like this in future, he
will became too practical, a robot, a mechanical man and that means,
that they all will loose this soft-hearted,
lovable and deary friends who right now need love in his life the
most. Only if God could help him someway. Geet understands and consoles
shaina. These friends bonding really inspires her. Its so rare to have
this kind of unbiased, selfless friendship now-a-days.
"Maan,
we are going out for an hour...Would you like to join us?" Nitin asked
being ready himself in a blue and green check shirt nicely tucked in
denim jeans, just wishing to get him somehow out from his shell and
this thinking process they know he was in right from last night dinner
after watching his Sneha. "No, you guys caryy on yaar...I
know you need this break after working almost the whole night to get
ready with this presentation...I am just gonna go through it one last
time and then, retiring into my bed" Maan said placing the laptop on to
the coffee table in front which was just resting in his lap before and
rubbed his eyes. The redness of them was enough to let others know how
hard the last night was for him and he surly need this sleep. "Ok but
you take care haan...it
will not take us more than one and a half hour" Nitin assures him
looking at his wrist watch. Akshay was already out to get some
information for the project and shaina was accompanying Nitin to his
outdoor visit as soon she joined them. "Isn't Geet going out with you
guys?" Maan asked with a concern face. "She said she have a little
headache...so she wanna rest" Shaina explained. "Oh..." Maan said
looking back at his laptop screen blankly. Biding him bye, they both
left the apartment. Maan again get hold of his laptop and get back to
work.
Getting tired, he shut off the laptop and went upto
kitchen only to find the stuff which could help him make a strong
coffee just they way he like. He switched on the coffee maker and pour
water into it for himself at first, but on second thoughts, added
another cup of water. "May be Geet will need it too". After getting it
ready, he pour it carefully into two mugs and went towards her room
only to get stop in tracks hearing her. "Mom, Just tell them
anything...any reason you can think of but postponed this wedding" Her
voice almost feels like at the verge of crying as she ?was in a
conversation with her mother on laptop and the speakers were on. The
door was ajar, making Maan have a clear view inside. He first thought
to moved back and stop interrupting in her personal life but he
couldn't move. "Geet, they have been asking for it from 6 months now
and now i can't make any more excuses...what's wrong with you beta?"
Her mother voice seems stern yet loving. Maan straightly remembers his
own mother and the love, the divine love he used to get by her. He
missed her badly. Only if she can get back to him, he will tell her all
his fears, all his pain, all his miseries. "You don't know about it
mom...You know nothing." Geet sighs as if hiding a bitter truth inside.
"Then tell me...You both are in this relationship from last 8
years...Your father get you engaged. ...It was his last wish to see you
both get married but time doesn't allow him that...but i don't wanna
be late Geet...I want to perform my rights as a mother before i leave
this world" Smriti get on emotional. "Mom...please don't say like
this...see i am coming back in few days...we will discuss it then" Geet
almost begged for that much time. Smriti stay quiet for a moment and
then Geet heard. "Ok...but just remember, you better get back home with
an appropriate and genuine reason to delay this marriage or with a
date for your wedding" She said and the call dropped. Geet keep looking
at the screen for a moment and get back into senses hearing a knock on
the door. As far as she remembers, Shaina told her that she, nitin and Maan were going out and Akshay was already out for something. Thats why she thought this time would be perfect to talk to her mother in detail on skype.
On not getting a response, Maan get inside holding two cups of coffee
in both hands. Geet quickly shut off the laptop and straighten herself.
Maan quietly sit on the other side of the bed and extended his hand
forward to hand her coffee mug which she took without giving him a
glance. they keep sitting in complete silence, taking small sips of
there coffee's when Maan start. "Ms.Geet...Our parents do what is in
best of our interest..."Geet looked up at him the next instant and he
said sheepishly. "Sorry, but i heard your conversation with your
mother" Geet ignored his eyes and look around trying to get courage
for herself. Maan look back into his coffee cup and traced its rim with
his finger. "You are very lucky Geet, to get love by your
mother...the much i heard from her, she loves you alot and want to do
her best possible to see your happy future...Don't loose her and her
love over some minor issues and ego" Maan said getting up when Geet
spoke up. "I know sir...parents always do what they think is best for
their child...but sometimes, they don't even realize how much wrong
their one action is going to cost their child's life" She said in a
dual meaning. Maan turned to her with a strange expression displaying
on his face. "What do you mean by that?" He asked sternly yet in a calm
voice. "I just mean sir, always what parents think, is not
right...there are somethings which i know thats
gonna harm me if i agree with my mother...but just cause of the reason
that my mom think its right, am i suppose to jump into the fire?" she
questioned him. Maan thought of her words for a minute and said.
"Certainly not. But explain her then the reason of your action...why
you are doing the thing she don't like...make her understand your point
of view" Maan suggest. Geet sighs and puting
the coffee mug on her thing, moved the other hand from her silky long
hairs, to control the fire burning inside her just even with the name
of her stupid idiotic fiance. "Somethings are not just easy to tell and
more than that, its hell more difficult to make her believe whatever i
am gonna say is truth..." Maan sit beside her and she looked up at him
instantly as he said. "If she love you...she will believe you" Saying
so he get up and left the room without turning back. Geet keep on
thinking about it for sometime and then lay back onto her bed.
Next day they all got ready and leave the hotel to have that meeting they were here for. Mr.Mehra's driver took them straight to that 32 floor building. Mr.Mehrs
has already booked a conference hall for the meeting and it worked. He
and his partners really liked this fly-over project they wish to do
with Khurrana Builders. Nitin has done his work fabulously and Akshay
also got the quality report he arranged after collecting data from here
and India. Shaina was announced to be the project manager along with
another guy. Maan was happy and confident that like before, he and his
company will do his best to get on and get done with this project as
successfully as before. The quickly get back to hotel and packed there
bags as they? have a flight to catch in next three hours to get back to
Mumbai, India, to there families. But during the whole journey in that
business class area of that airline, all Maan could think about was Geet's
words. Right from the moment, he had that conversation with her, he
was in denial. He couldn't stop thinking about it. WHATEVER HE IS DOING
WITH Ananya IS RIGHT??? IS GETTING AWAY FROM HER JUST FOR HER SAFETY
AND HAPPY LIFE, IS HE PUSHING HER INTO SOMETHING THAT SHE DOESN'T
DESERVE???? He just shake his head and pressed the seat button back to
put it into half laying position and lay back, closing his eyes. The airhostess
came and switched off the lights above him which provide great relief
to him. But his mind keep thinking about his life and Ananya, his
relation and reaction to Ananya.
Getting back home, he wished Bi and get straight to Ananya's room,
rolling up his cuffs and removing his watch. Bi took the hand-carry
from him and after leaving that to his room, came back to Ananya's room
to only found him standing beside her bed, looking at the sleeping
Ananya. Sometime later, a small smile formed on his lips as he said
"Bi, you remember, she use to say Baaa
alot even when she wasn't able to speak" He didn't turn but knew, Bi
was standing there, listening to him. "She would roll on the bed to get
to me so i can took her up in my arms whenever you had to go out" he
continued. Bi came forward and stand beside him. "She needed you then
Maan and she need you now...and more than that, she need you the most
in her coming life" Maan turn his haed
as a tear traced his cheek "You don't think whatever i am doing with
Ananya is right Bi?" Maan asked for the first time. Before, he just use
to ignore whenever whoever use to ask him to change his thinking and
attitude towards Ananya but now he just need to ask someone. "No Maan.
you are not doing right at all beta...Ananya needs you the most beta.
Who am i...just a care-taker...i love her alot but it could never be
matched to the love a child feel with the presence of a father or
mother" Bi lovingly cupped his face and said. "Its you Maan, ho can
provide her comfort, love, protection...not just these but also its
gonna be your reaction and affection to her which will help her build
her confidence and personality. Always, a child learn whatever there
parents teach them. If you let her be away from you Maan, i am afraid,
she also gonna be away from you forever...In this whole process of
saving her, you are just going to loose her" And that made Maan more
scared and frightened. He looked back at Ananya and sit beside her,
caressing her tiny face, moving the hairs away from her face. The fear
of loosing her shook him inside out. He can't afford to loose this only
left relation in his life no matter what happen. He keep looking at
her, acknowledging her amazing features and move down to give her a
soft kiss on her chubby cheek. "daddy never gonna leave her princess at
any cost now" he promised and kissed her again.
Maan smilingly entered his room as he just remembered how he played
with Ananya for whole three hours. All his tiredness went away just
with her sweet giggle she gave as he tickled her. He made her sit in
his lap and feed her while she keep playing with her spoon, making
sounds banging it on the table. He remembered Riya used to do that in
the same way and he kissed her all spicy foodie cheek just to make her
giggle more. He promised never to miss this happiness of his life ever.
Maan took a warm shower and after changing into his night suit, get a
hold of his bag and open it to get his file so he could go through it
before having a meeting tomorrow only to find his clothes and things
being replaced by a girls clothes and things. He moved hands through
the bag and cursed. "damn, the bag got exchanged" Right then, his hand
found a diary and he looked at it for a minute and open the first page
to found the name "Geet Handa"?
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