Part 4
Both of them just sat silently, embraced in their own pool of thoughts. Then spoke up together.
wo..
she looked into his eyes sweetly letting him speak
he felt so relaxed & smiled naughtily – its our SR
she looked at him making a big O face, as he reached towards her side of the bed with that glint she could kill for.
he lovingly hugged her & placed a peck on her forehead – I am sorry, it is not exactly the way you would have wanted it all to be
she peacefully rested her head on his chest feeling contented.
A feeling that bothered them just a little while ago, the feeling of uncertainty just vanished into thin air.
He made so many promises that night.
He was proud she was his. He knew he will have to build a new world for her.
All she wanted was that will in him. That love that drove him to do that.
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She turn restlessly in her bed. Her eyes was trying to avoid looking at that white powder line on the glassed bed side table. It was supposed to be just a puff that night to avoid that feeling of loneliness. It has been a month & she can’t feel better when she is sober. Her hand itched to reach it. Come on, she was more than all this. It was their 5th anniversary.
Maan had kept all his promises. It took them a little longer than a year to reach to this level. & on that day he was so happy. But when he had come back home to share that news about his project’s success, he heard his mom scold her again for something. They were both like pillars to each other. She had picked a job immediately at her friend’s company to ease the financial crunch then. But still his mom never approved. Even didn’t let them be close .. she would drop into the room in the middle of the night.
She remembered how embarrassing it was on their so called SR.. she actually just walked in brief moment after knocking on the door on the pretext of using the wash room. Geet had to hide under the spread & always feared to undress ever after in that room. Maan did get a lot frustrated trying to say it was just an isolated incident but then it kept happening to an extent that they actually never ventured into it. Sadly after that his business drove him to insanity.
Even after having this whole mansion to themselves now, alas he didn’t have the time. Initially, her job kept her busy but now he didn’t even want her to work any more. She laid blankly looking at the glass table, at that white line wondering whether just to take a puff & forget this pain. This pain of having everything & still nothing.
His assistant Adi walked in knocking at the door. Geet straightened herself wiping off the drug from the table.
Adi immediately walked across the room and opened the curtains after greeting her.
He ordered the maids to get some juice for Maan. She understood that probably Maan was downstairs. It was strange, how her mom knew dad was in the house even without any such hints. She shied at her thoughts.. feeling miserable yet
again.. mom – dad…
She ran into the wash room to touch up the make up & put on that perfect look.
Maan hated to see her otherwise
wait hated.
She paused .. no he didn’t like it like that
the moment she came out.. she bumped into him.
He smiled lovingly pushing her strands behind
thud.. her heart was beating crazily .. oh she missed this so much, just this. He leaned down to reach her lips. She blushed furiously feeling shy & reluctant
Maan knew it was the fear that Adi may just walk in.
He quickly reached the door to lock it to grab his beloved wife into a tight hug & wish her on their 5th anniversary when the maid walked in with juices.
He looked away in frustration, so did Geet.
She kind of got used to this now.
First it was her Saas & now it was this luxury.
She would give every thing to go back to that one bedroom room flat they shared with his friends. They both had so much of fun then. His business had just picked up. He was busy like hell then too but he would come back home. She chuckled. In that room he would at least doze off in her lap.
At least she could hold him in his embrace without worrying about crushing his shirt. He would give her that head spinning kiss every now & then. It was like dating all over again. Then came the business opportunities. The drive in him to get more & more & more.
Just then she felt something cold touch her neck.. she could hear the maid gasp & cheer for her.
Adi laughed with his signature stammer..
She looked at the mirror. Her Maan. He lovingly pulled her hair away & tied the necklace. Softly kissing her shoulder.
Happy anniversary sweetheart he kissed her softly
She thanked him
She rested her head in his chest where she always felt complete. She hugged him closer.. before she could cherish the moment, there was calls & after the calls, meetings. So many things lined up.
She plastered that smile she was used to giving him now days; very successfully faking her ache. She causally placed the diamond studded necklace in the dresser, among all the other jewels he had gifted her. She knew how important it was for him. He is been trying hard to replace that pendant they lost. Even he knows nothing of this could match its worth.
She was drawn back to the memory of sharing her pendant in a thin gold chain, the only jewel she wore when she got married to him, with Anni. The drama that followed was heart breaking. That was the first time Maan shouted at her too.
Even now she wondered why would Anni sell the pendant. To their ill luck, it came in hands of the jeweler who knew her dad. It was not just a pendant, it was her grandmom’s pendant & she had given it to Geet when she was born. Geet remembered wearing it through out her life. Even now when her hand reaches to her neck to trace it, her heart wells up.
Mr handa got the best chance to rub it in on Maan’s face. He met him in the office
Handa – if you needed money you should have asked
Maan was a bit taken a back
Handa – you have no rights to sell our family pendant.
I knew this is what will happen one day. From day one your eyes were on our property.
Maan clenched his fist & all that anger poured on Geet in the evening. Poor girl didn’t even know what had happened.
It was pooja who told Maan that anni had worn the pendant to college today. Rest is past.
He still feels sorry for that & wants to buy her best of everything.
thanks a lot
BIG THANKS TO AVI FOR PROOF READING IT
muskan
Life getting so change after wrads… This is so big change in her life as maan have aim to be best in bussiness.. so he is busy but he has to be with her… Taking granted…
After m?arriage incidents is so embrassing for them but annie wala part is so bad.. maan shout on her.. again di making me hating maan in this SS…
great at least maan knows it wasn’t geet who had the necklace but hope he starts to make time for geet before its too late
fantastic concept
nice update
bigger the business…..more luxuries…. less time fr family