Chapter Sixteen: Winds Of Change
It was around
3 a.m when Maan's eyes suddenly snapped open from his sleep. On his way to the
balcony to have fresh air, he passed by Geet's room. Gosh! She had fallen
asleep on the study desk itself over her book! As, her exams were round the
corner, she has been putting her best efforts.
The pale blue
moonlight entered her dark room & Maan just kept staring at her. Man! She
looked really cute & extremely angelic in her sleep & that he had
admitted the trillionth time! His hands had an extreme urge to scoop her in his
arms & lay her on the bed...or rather carry her to his room & lay her
on his bed and...
He didn't know
what suddenly had come on him. He had been getting such kind of thoughts more
often now... Casting aside all thosethoughts,
he walked upto her.
"Geet!
Why---"
He was left
startled when she got up with a start!
"Omigod!
Omigod! Omigod!! Am I late for my exams?? I must quickly brush my teeth!!! Why
didn't you wake me up...will you please make me a cup of tea...put only sugar
& not tea leaves..."
Maan grew
wide-eyed hearing that! Yeah! She was blabbering in her sleep! She rose from
the chair & headed to washroom.
"Geet
No--I--"
Maan stopped her
when she was just about to put the toothpaste on her brush!
"Chill!!
It's still night!!"
He shook her &
that's when she came out of her drowsy state! Maan couldn't help but laugh
seeing her confused & flustered state! Geet frowned!
"Yeah! I
know you have 32 white teeth! So stop laughing!!" she snapped.
Maan did so. She
went to the hall & sat on the sofa in a perplexed manner. Maan made coffee
for her & himself.
"You looked
tensed!" he remarked offering her a cup.
"Actually...I
know I have prepared myself very well for exams, but still I am not confident,
don't know why! This happens before every exam that I appeared in my
life!" she sighed.
He took a breath
& held her hand in his. She was startled by the gesture but at the same
time, her heart missed a beat.
"Geet.." he spoke, "You fight with me so confidently!
If you deal with exams with the same confidence, you will excel, for
sure!"
Geet looked at him
wide-eyed. What kind of a motivation was that?, she wondered. He smiled
quirkily & departed. She reflected. His words really did sooth her. Maan
had worked really hard to teach her one of the subjects- Business Law. And how
much they had fought during the learning process so much so that she now
thoroughly knows all the aspects of Business Law! Geet smiled recollecting all
that. She felt relaxed. She looked at her hand which he had held.
"Thank
you Maan..." she whispered to herself & smiled...or
perhaps blushed...
The next week
passed real fast with all the written & practical tests. And much to Geet's
awe, everything went on smoothly. Maan was there whenever she needed him. To be
precise, both of them mutually decided to atleast try being cordial to each
other & accordingly they even tried to behave friendly for one WHOLE day!
But sadly! Things didn't work out & they were back in taunting &
throwing jibes at each there! Jeez!
Anyways, the exams
were finally over. Lorraine & Geet heaved a sigh of relief & were munching
chips in the Uni campus.
"You know,
Sid & me are getting married in five days!" she exclaimed, excitedly.
"Lorry!!
This is the trillionth time you're telling me this!!"
"Okay Okay,
so listen! Sid & I are going for a late night horror movie date today &
I want Maan and you to accompany us! It will be fun!!!"
"Horror
movie????" Geet's eyes sparkled in delight," That's awesome plan!...But I
doubt Maan will come...specially after what happened last time!" she sighed.
"Oh Come
Geet! Ask him & convince him! It will be a great film, full of spooky
horror!"
~*~
"How was
your exam???"
Maan saw Geet
sitting with an innocent face as he entered his cabin after having a press
conference.
"Woh
actually..." Geet spoke unsurely, "Uh...will you do me a favor??" she didn't know how else to frame the
question.
"Favor???" he narrowed his brows, "Don't tell me you were caught cheating in the exam &
the principal has called me!!! Geet, how many times have I told you that you're
not a four year old kid, so stop your kiddishness & behave like an
adult!!!"
His voice was
kinda mocking. Geet frowned hard.
"Listen
Mister!!!! Stop being Baba Maan Singh Khurana & giving your so-called
pravachans!!!!"
"Excuse
me??!!!!"
Maan glared at
her. Geet thought to calm herself down.
"Fine, I
will come straight to the point...Please come with me for a horror movie, I
wanted to see it since long...Please Please Please!!!!!"she literally pleaded.
Maan was shocked
to the roots!
"NEVER!!!!" his voice was terrorized, "The last time I accompanied you, you were so damn scared
after the movie that you thought I was possessed by an evil spirit & I will
never forget the drama you did after that!!! I don't want to go through all
that all over again!!!!"
He said that in
one go that he was breathing heavily! That was the craziest & weirdest
night of his life!!Yeah! Even though Geet loved to watch horror films, Maan had
to bear the consequences in the end!
Geet bits her
lips. He was right! She really did make things difficult for him!
"Please...!"
"No!!!!"
"Please..."
"I said
NO!!!"
"Maan! I
won't trouble you this time, pakka promise!!!" she said with a puppy face.
Maan raised his
eyebrows.
"Oh! So you
FINALLY agree that you are the only one who creates trouble!!!!" he smirked!
She wanted to back
answer but controlled herself! And yes, Maan agreed for the horror film!
So as decided
Sid-Lorraine & Maan-Geet first went for dinner that night. The restaurant
was mainly for couples & so was dimly lit. The atmosphere was romantic
& soft English music played in background.
And as expected,
Sid & Lorraine were cozying up & so lost in each other that they didn't
even realize that Maan & Geet were sitting with them! Instead of feeling
awkward, Maan & Geet felt irritated!
"I guess we
don't have to have dessert today, this PDA is more than enough!" Maan whispered.
"I swear!
How can people be lovey-dovey to such an extent!!!" Geet whispered back.
"If both of
you are done with your dinner & romance, can we proceed to the cinema hall,
the film is about to begin!"
Maan spoke out
loud enough for Sid-Lorry to hear!
"Both of you
are so unromantic!!" Sid-Lorry complained.
"Our
Pleasure!" Maan-Geet answered sarcastically!
~*~
The film was about
to begin. All four of them were seated in their seats. Maan saw Geet was very
excited. He just wished the film not be to so scary! The opening credits of the
movie was being rolled & the film began...BUT much to Maan's dismay, the
film turned out to be extremely paranormal so much to give the audience
goosebumps!
So when the film
ended, Geet was completely white in the face & even her hands & legs
were shivering. She was so terrified that she wasn't able to even to speak
properly. Lorry & Sid were in better state than her.
"You
okay??" Lorry enquired.
"Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Yeah...I
am...I am...p-p-perfectly...fine..." Geet managed to answer in a shaky voice.
Maan sighed.
"Don't worry
Geet! Even if ghosts are there in real, most probably they won't haunt
you!" assured Siddharth.
Geet gulped her
saliva in fear hearing that.
"Wow Sid!
Thanks a lot for scaring her more!" exclaimed Maan sarcastically, "Pata nahi, what drama Geet will create tonight, it's
better we reach home fast!" he mumbled to himself.
All said &
done, both the couples waved each other 'Bye's' & 'Good Night's' &
headed to their respective homes.
Maan was driving
the car & Geet sat next to him praying to God that they don't come across
ghosts & zombies on the way! That obviously irritated Maan a lot!
"D-Don't you get bored of driving
car always, y-you should fly a helicopter for a change!" she said that in an attempt to divert her mind which was
hallucinating zombies on the road!.
"Yeah sure,
tomorrow I will join Air Force, Happy?" his voice was sarcastic.
Geet frowned.
"Ek toh I
am so scared over here & you're least bothered about me!!!!"
"What the
hell!! The movie was not scary at all!!"
"Yeah!
That's because you were sleeping Mister!!"
"So what?
It was hell boring!!"
"Oh hello!
You require brains & bones to understand & feel horror which you don't!!" she sneered.
He took offense
& got angry!
"Excuse
me?? I--"
He wasn't able to
complete as the car suddenly broke down!
"Damn it!!
Now what's wrong with the car!!!"
Maan got out to
check it. Even Geet came out as she was scared to alone in the car! But just
when Maan was about to open the car bonnet, there was a strong lightening &
the next second, it began raining heavily!
Both Maan &
Geet were shocked at the sudden turn of events! They tried to get in the car
but the door was jammed! Geet was even more terrified.
"Omigod!
Omigod! Omigod! W-W-Whatever happened in the movie is happening with us!! N-Now
we will be surrounded by z-z-zombies next!!!!!!"
Maan rolled his
eyes.
"What
rubbish!!!!"
It was then that
he saw that Geet was completely wet...She looked even more sexy in that silver
frock...The water dripping from her hair to shoulders was enough to arouse
him...He stood there gaping at her as his mind went in oblivion...Geet grew
conscious as he had never looked at her like that before...Realizing that, he
at once looked away! His eyes fell on a cottage at the opposite side of the
road!
"Lets go
there!"
Upon arriving at
the cottage, they found it to be dark & the door was partly broken. Maan
knew Geet was very terrified. She clutched his arm tightly as they walked
inside. His heart beat turned untamed as she clinged to him in fear! To be
precise, the cottage did give a spooky feeling...!
"Ma-an,
I-I-I don't wanted to be k-k-killed b-by ghosts...!" her voice was choked.
"Geet
Please! Stop it! Ghosts are just imagination, not real!!!"
That hardly had
any effect on her! Her legs were shivering & she refused to leave Maan's
arm. There was a lot of dry grass & Maan somehow managed to light a little
fire.
"Geet,
since it's raining heavily & there is no mechanic available at this time,
we have to stay here till dawn!!"
Geet was shocked.
"What!!!
No!!! I-I-I-I don't want to meet the zombies!!!"
"Calm
down!! Nothing will happen!Buhot raat ho chuki hai, you should rest."
Just then a strong
wind blew & there was a scary creaking sound of the broken door. Petrified,
Geet hugged Maan as reflex...! And that was the moment, he felt he just
couldn't control himself anymore... He couldn't fathom what was happening...The
feelings in his heart which he was very well able to ignore till now suddenly
seemed to overpower him...He felt her entire wet body against him as she hugged
him tightly...Everything felt so different between them to him...He somehow
controlled himself. He held her shoulders & parted her from him... Geet was
so much scared that she didn't realize what she just did...
The fire suddenly
burnt out & it was dark again...! By the time Maan could lit it again, Geet
stumbled on a rock & was about to fall.
"Geet!!!!"
He rushed forward
for her but they both fell on the heap of dry grass with him on her...Their
eyes locked & both were drowned in each other...The rain was falling
outside... He wasn't able to take his eyes off her...Her hands slowly moved to
touch his face...He was losing himself even more with the feel of her soft
fingers...But soon, he realized & got off her...She was lying on the grass.
"Maan
please...!"
She held his wrist
& he turned to her. His mind went blank when she intertwined her fingers
with his...!
"Maan...I
feel safe when I hold your hand...don't know why..."
She couldn't
fathom why she said that. It was as if she had no control on her own
words...And even he hardly knew what was happening...He leaned over her...&
then lay next to her...while their fingers remained intertwined throughout the
remaining night...
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