Fan FictionHinglishManeet (GHSP)

Past Resurfaces (Part 1)

Note on the OS

This story narrates the track of Dev’s truth revelation to Maan. It borrows the dialogs and situations heavily from the show, but the approach is different.

Where could she have gone? Was she all right? What happened? He was searching for her in every corner of the house. Finally he decided to go out and that’s when he noticed her in the garden. She was unconscious, lying on the ground. Maan was scared to death.

“Geeeet!!” He shouted and ran towards her, “Aankhein kholo Geet. Kya hua tumhein?”

He called Dadi Ma and the servants outside using his mobile and told Dadi Ma that he would take Geet to the hospital.

“Bete doctor ko phone kar dete hain. Yahin aa jayenge. Aur saare mehmaan…”

“Nahin Dadi Ma. Usmein der lagegi. Main khud Geet ko le jaunga hospital. Aap bas apna khayal rakhiye aur party cancel kar dijiye.”

He did not stop to hear anything else, took Geet in his arms and carried her to the car. As such he did not have an issue in calling the doctor home. But that would mean risking revelation of Geet’s pregnancy, which he did not want to do with so many guests around.

“Geet!” Maan rushed to her when she gained consciousness, “Geet tum theek to ho na?”

Geet suddenly sat up. She appeared confused and looked around bewildered.

“Ghabrao mat Geet. Main hoon yahan. Sab theek hai. Tum let jao,” he made her lie down again. She was more in control by then, but she still did not look her usual self. Her eyes showed a strange pain and Maan was worried. But doctor had advised against giving her stress. So, he let go for the time being and did not ask her anything.

When Geet gained consciousness, she was agitated. She sat up and wondered for a while if all that had happened was a dream. Then she saw Maan and the hospital and the events of the evening started coming back to her. She must have fainted and was now in the hospital. Nothing was a dream. That dreadful thing was true. What would she tell Maan? The new life that they were looking forward to… What would become of it? As she looked at him, her pain reflected in her eyes.

When she thought Maan was asleep on the sofa, she got up from her bed. She was too restless to be able to rest or sleep. Suddenly the lights went on and she turned around to find Maan looking at her searchingly. She got nervous. But Maan put her at ease with his soft, concerned voice.

“Neend nahin aa rahi Geet?”

She nodded.

“Tum pareshaan ho Geet. Tum party ke baare mein to nahin soch rahi ho?”

Geet had much bigger issue on her mind, but at that point of time engagement party seemed like the right alibi. So she nodded and said, “Saare guests…”

“Tum uski chinta mat kar Geet. Tumhari sehat sabse zyada zaroori hai. Party to phir ho jayegi. Hai na?”

She nodded once again. Maan led her to the bed and tucked her in.

“So jao Geet. Main yahin hoon. Sofe par. Tumhein kissi cheez ki chinta karne ko zaroorat nahin hai.”

The next morning Geet was discharged.

“Geet. Doctor ne tumhein aaraam karne ko kaha hai. Unke hisaab se stress aur thakaan ki wajah se tumhari tabiyat kharaab hui thi. To tum ab hamare saath ghar mein hi rahogi. Outhuose mein nahin.”

“Nahin Sir,” Geet was petrified at the thought of sharing a roof with Dev.

“Kya hua Geet? Ismein kya pareshaani hai?”

Geet had to quickly think of an alibi, “Woh… mujhe nayi jagah par neend aane mein dikkat hoti hai. Mujhe outhouse mein sone ki aadat hai na. Abhi neend nahin aayi to tabiyat aur kharaab ho jayegi na?”

Maan found this odd, but did not want to take a risk with her health. So, he agreed. He arranged for one of the maids to stay in the outhouse through out, especially during the night. He himself would work from the outhouse and stay with her all day.

Meanwhile, Dev and Nayantara were having a restless conversation.

“Dev! Aap kar kya rahe the itne dinon se, ye hamari samajh mein nahin aata? Aapke hisaab se Maan ki mangetar to koi Pari thi na?”

“Main mila tha usse Nayantara. Pata nahin ye Geet kahan se aa gayi beech mein? Woh itne dinon se outhouse mein rah rahi thi. Tabhi tumhein jab-tab dikhti rahti thi. Agar tum use le kar mere peechhe nahin padi hoti to shayad maine thandhe dimaag se socha hota aur samay rahte hi kuchh kar liya hota. Lekin khair. Ghabrane ki koi baat nahin hai. Aakhir uske paas hamare khilaaf koi saboot bhi to nahin hai.”

“Haan. Agar usne apna bachcha gira liya ho to.”

“Kya matlab?” Dev had no idea of Geet’s pregnancy.

“Bahut ashcharya ho raha hai? Aur chinta bhi? Zahir hai ye bachcha aapke siddhantwaadi Bro ka to hai nahin. Uske saath sone se pahle nahin socha tha Dev?”

“Nayantara,” Dev shouted.

“Hum par mat chillaiye Dev. Dhokhebaaz aap hain.”

Dev fell silent. This was too big a news to digest easily. Plus, now he could not have feigned innocence in front of Nayantara. He was obviously guilty of cheating on her.

“Khair. Hum iske baare mein baad mein baat karenge,” Nayantara came back to the immediate issue, “Abhi ye sochna hai ki Geet ko Maan Veerji ko sab kuchh batane se kaise roka jaye. Kyonki saboot ho ya na ho, agar Maan Veerji ke dimaag mein zahar ghul gaya, to hamare liye achchha nahin hoga.”

“Haan,” Dev said but he was unable to think straight right now. The news of Geet’s pregnancy had thrown him off balance.

“Waise dekha jaye to woh Maan Veerji ko kuchh nahin batana chahegi. Aakhir usse use kya milega? Balki unka rishta hi khatre mein pad jayega agar Maan Veerji ko Geet ka ateet maaloom pad gaya to. In fact, agat usne bachcha nahin giraya hai to hum uske future ko lekar hi use blackmail kar sakte hain.”

“Tum theek kah rahi ho Nayantara.”

“Hum abhi ja kar uske kamre mein dekhte hain agar koi suraag mile to. Aur aap jitni jaldi ho sake kal subah Geet se baat karenge, taki woh bewkoofi mein sabke liye museebat na khadi kar de.”

“Theek hai.”

Maan had brought Geet back quite early in the morning. So, Dev did not get a chance to meet her in the hospital. Maan hadn’t left her alone until the afternoon when he had to go for a while for an urgent meeting. That’s when Dev entered her room.

When Geet noticed him, she gave him such an angry look that he was taken aback for a moment. But he gathered himself together, “Geet. Jo ho gaya use badla nahin ja sakta. Lekin main sirf tumhein ye samjhana chahta tha ki agar tum Bro ko hamare baare mein kuchh bataogi to usse sabka nuksaan hi hoga. Ho sakta hai ki woh mujhe sazaa de dein. Lekin tumhare ateet ke baare mein jaanne ke baad kya woh tumhein apnayenge? Kabhi nahin.”

“Bakwaas band karo Dev. Apne ochhe dimaag se Maan ke pyaar aur unki achchhai ko taulne ki koshish mat karo. Unhein samajhna tumhare wash ki baat nahin hai. Kaash tumhare andar unki achchhai ka ek chhota sa ansh bhi hota.”

“Dekho Geet, koi kitna bhi achchha ho…”

“Shut up Dev. Tumhein sab log tumhare jaise dhokhebaaz hi lagte hain na? Tumhein lagta hai ki maine Maan ko apne ateet ke baare mein nahin bataya hai? Rishte sachchai aur vishwaas se bante hain Dev. Lekin tum ye nahin samjhoge. Bas itna jaan lo ki Maan ko sab pata hai mere ateet ke baare mein. Unhone mujhe waise hi apnaya hai jaisi main hoon. Mujhe unse darne ki koi zaroorat nahin hai. Haan – mujhe iski fikr zaroor hai ki jab unhein ye pata chalega ki mera gunehgaar koi aur nahin unka apna bhai hai, jiske oopar woh jaan chhidakte hain, to unke dil par kya beetegi. Unhein us taqleef mein main nahin dekh sakti. Agar maine Maan ko ab tak nahin bataya hai to wo isi wajah se. Tum mujhse door hi raho Dev. Maan ko jo bhi batana hai ya nahin batana hai, woh mera faisla hoga…”

“Kya saazish chal rahi hai mere khilaaf devar-bhabhi ke beech?” Maan had come back. He had overheard only the last sentence of Geet. But both Geet and Dev panicked for a moment on seeing Maan. What all had he heard? His casual remark put them at ease temporarily.

To be continued

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