.Prologue.
At Aashiyana (Home of Handa
Family),
"But Mom I don't want to attend
the party. I was planning on attending the New Year's bash with my friends.
Even Dad has given me permission and I am taking Shaina with me. Geet once
again tried to ask her mom's permission. She already took permission from her
father and now at the last moment, her mother is asking them to attend a party
organized by their business partners.
"I will talk with your dad, and
my decision is final. They have specially asked for you and Shaina, and I have
promised them. Now, go and get ready. I don't want any further discussions on
the topic. Sujata said and a final decision was made.
Geet looked at her father and
tried to convey her disappointment. Sushant winked at her daughter and tried to
settle the argument once again, "Geet, your mom is right here. Rajveer has
personally asked for both of you and even I want you to attend the party.
Sujata smiled and Geet tried to argue but he interrupted her, "Why don't we
take a middle route? You both can come with us to the party and after half an
hour, you can leave and enjoy with your friends. He said and winked at her
daughter.
Geet smiled and immediately
hugged her father, "Thank you so much Dad. I love you so much. She said and
left the room to get ready, dragging Shaina along with her.
Sujata turned to Sushant and
said, "Don't spoil her too much. Sushant tried to object but she continued, "I
know she is mature enough to handle herself but I don't want her to drag Shaina
with her. Shaina is not at all comfortable in these environments and even you
know, Geet tends to forget things when she is with her friends.
Sushant laughed at her
expression and asked her to relax, "I know, but Shaina needs to be more
confident and she will be more comfortable with Geet than with us at a "boring
business party. He said air quoting the word boring. Sujata laughed at her
husband's antics and they both got ready for the party.
At Khurana Mansion (Home of
Khurana Family),
"I will talk with Maan Ma and
will try my best to make him understand. Armaan said to Ragini. They both are
very worried whether Maan will attend the party or not.
"Please Armaan, ask him to
attend the party for me. Ragini said and her tension is visible on her face.
"I don't want the repeat of last time. You remember, he left his own birthday
party. Rajveer was so angry and it was so difficult to bring the peace back in
our family. She shuddered remembering the past experience.
Armaan laughed at his mother's
look and said, "Don't worry Ma, I will talk with him. You know he can never say
no to his brother. He winked at her and left for his brother's room. He opened
the door and was shocked to see Maan ready for the party.
"Wow Buddy, here you are ready
and Ma was so worried about you. She will be so relaxed to know that you are
coming with us. He said clapping Maan's shoulder.
"Na Na Na Bhai Never, I am not
getting ready for Dad's party, I am going out with my friends. He said and
opened his wardrobe to get his favorite blue jacket.
"Buddy please, don't do this.
Last time, the cold war ran for a month. Don't do it for Dad, but please do it
for me and Ma. We don't want to see Dad's sullen face for one more month. It
gets too difficult to not laugh at him in those situations.
Both of them laughed at
remembering their father's spoiled mood after the last fiasco of Maan running
away from his own birthday party. They had a lot of fun but had to endure a
month full of angry and sullen looks from their father. He is getting tired of
Maan's never ending pranks.
"Even I don't want that Bhai,
but I rather spend my time with all of you at home without any disturbances and
not at some stupid party for business partners. I don't want to meet endless
people just to forget their names in the very next second. I am getting tired
of this. So, if I can't spend my time with three of you, I would rather spend
that time with my friends. At least, I will share my time with the people I
care about and not some random money makers. He said getting tired of these
useless parties.
Armaan smiled at his brother's
reasoning and thought how wrong their father is about Maan. Here, Maan wants to
spend time with family and their father is planning professional parties. But
he also knows that his father is not wrong as these parties are really
important for their business relations and Rajveer's only goal is to transfer
all his responsibilities to his sons.
"I understand you Buddy, but
you can at least spend some time in the party and I promise, you can go wherever
you want. Do it for me and Ma Buddy. He tried to make him understand.
Maan thought for a second but
he can't say no to his brother. "Fine Bhai. I will stay for an hour at most.
But, you will not force me to stay there for a longer time and you will make
Dad understand too. I don't want to upset him.
Armaan agreed, "I promise
buddy. Now, let's go and get this party started.
At party venue: -
Handa's have just entered in
the party and Geet is already checking her watch to know if she can leave the place
or not. She wished Khurana's and left to roam around the venue to pass her
time.
Sujata smiled apologetically at
Khurana's and said, "I am so sorry about her, she wanted to attend some party
with her friends.
Ragini smiled and sneaked a
peek at her own son who was sulking in a corner, "Don't worry Sujata. Just look
at Maan and you can clearly see his interest in his dad's party.
They both laughed and started
talking about their families.
On the other hand, Rajveer and
Sushant had a similar conversation.
Sushant looked at Maan and
asked Rajveer, "How the hell you managed to get Maan here? I swear, I thought
he must be partying somewhere else.
Rajveer took a look at his son
and shrugged, "I honestly have no Idea, must be something to do with Armaan, but
I am warning you he will not be here in next 10 minutes. I know him too well.
Much to Rajveer's belief, Maan
went to Armaan and said, "Bhai, I promised you that I will stay for an hour and
now, I am leaving. Armaan tried to stop him but Maan was not in the mood,
"Bhai, please you promised. I did my end of deal fairly and now it's your turn
to keep your end of deal. Please manage Dad. See, he is already looking for
me. Maan said looking at Rajveer who was trying to spot him, surely enough to
introduce him to some of his business clients.
Armaan took a glance at Maan's
face and smiled, "Fine Buddy, go and enjoy your party. But don't go from the
main door, Dad is already on his way to look for you. Maan hugged his brother
and left immediately.
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I wanted to post one more portion but my net is really bad today because of heavy rains. But in next update, Maan - Geet will meet.
Feel free to post your suggestions.
Edited by RadhaKrishan - 5 years ago
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