PART 3

Geet just smiled , nodded and then once again her paintings needed her and soon she forgot everything else...

She didn't know that Maan was there all the time .. she thought he might have left coz of crowd ..but in reality he was looking at her.. only her .. and he knew this time for sure.. there was something in that girl , that he liked to be around her .. with her ...

Maan(ST):- She is special..Everything she does, is so simple yet unique ..

He didn't know , for how many times his phone vibrated in his pocket and got cut, while Maan stood there oblivious of his vibrating phone....

Irritated with his behavior, Maan's friends went to party without him.. Shikha didn't want to spoil other's celebration mood by saying no to them and so went with them ...

It was now late evening, and it was the time for the results .. as Maan had expected and told Geet earlier, Geet's dream painting won the first prize .. that form a child like happiness on her face and in her eyes , when she hugged her friends and to their surprise , the second prize was also on Geet's name .. that made the group of girls to jump and scream in happiness .. Maan found  himself smiling on her win...

He wanted to wish her on time, this time .. so he moved towards her and Geet had shocking expressions on her face when he went and stood in front of her..

Geet (looked down):- I...

Maan:- congrtz ... (He smiled and extended his hand for a handshake)

Geet(shook her hand with his after thinking for few secs ): Thanks ..

she was withdrawing her hand but he didn't let her do that .. Gasping she looked at him... .. after all, whatever they talked and done, even then he still was a stranger and top of that a boy.. Maan sensed her uncomfortable look...

Maan:- uhh!! I guess, now we should get introduced with each other, formally??? Am Maan...

Geet(sighed and looked at him):- you scared me .. Hi, am Geet...

At that, nodding he left her hand ,and Geet moved to pack her things .. ,while Maan tried to help her ...

Geet(looked at him in astonishment ):- Don't mind, me asking that but what are you still doing here??? Your friends??? Its celebration time for you too ???

That made Maan to think abt his bunch of friends .. but then he wanted to be with her, and he definitely wasn't going to tell her that ...so he came up...

Maan:-Ahh !! yeah.. They might have left for partying ...I .. I was waiting for your results so..

Geet(smiled):- ohh !! Thanks ..(and then she resumed with her work ... but Maan thought something and looked at her)

Maan:- Hey !! BTW you said I scared you ?? How ???

Now it was Geet's turn to fumble with words..

Geet:- uhh!! Wo.. wo... you are a stranger .. came out from nowhere and am not comfortable in boys presence.. don't get me wrong , wo.. I have studied in girls school, college and now girl's uni. so was just .. uhh !!

Maan:- That's ok.. (he smiled) I understand ..shall we???

He gestured to move out and nodding Geet followed him ..

Rest of the girls had already left and MAANEET were the last one, to come out .. Maan helped her to settle her things in the bus ..and then he stood outside smiling... Geet to smiled .. None spoke, just looked here and there ...

At last ,breaking the silence ...

Maan:- ok then bye ..

He smiled and extended his hand for the final handshake ..smilingly, she took that happily

Geet:- Bye...

She felt something –A paper in her hand .. so she looked at him confused while he smiled and left from there....

Geet came to her seat as bus has now started , and looked at the paper and then opened that ... it read...

Hi there, we don't know each other... apart from our names .. well, I might know your college name as well, as I have seen that entering the hall... I would like to know more abt you .. I.. like you... If you trust this stranger enough , then here am giving you my cell no... contact me .. I hope, I won't disappoint neither you..not your trust on this stranger..

Regards

Maan..

Maan sat in his car , with driver driving for him and took out his guitar from case... and tuned it.. after that he started to sing ...

Ho ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga

Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga

(He recalled his first meeting with HER.. her bumping with him..)

Jaise khilta gulaab

Jaise shaayar ka khwaab

Jaise ujli kiran

Jaise van mein hiran

Jaise chaandni raat Jaise naghme ki baat

Jaise mandir mein ho ek jalta diya

Ho ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga

(He thought of her smile to him how she just forgave him saying that's ok.. you carry on... )

Ho ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga

Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga

Jaise subahon ka roop

Jaise sardi ki dhoop

Jaise veena ki taan

Jaise rangon ki jaan

Jaise balkhaaye bel

Jaise lehron ka khel

Jaise khushboo liye aaye thandi hava

Ho ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga

(He thought of the time when he saw her painting her arts..she was doing that with full concentration)

Ho ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga

Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga

Jaise naachta mor

Jaise resham ki dor

Jaise pariyon ka raag

Jaise sangdal ki aag

Jaise sola sighaar

Jaise rasti fuhaar

Jaise aahista aahista badhta nasha

Ho ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga .

(Finally he thought abt her smile , which came on her lips when she saw him standing there.. and congratulating her.. and her jumps in joy with her friends.. )

He ended the song and then thought ...Either she would call him or she would have threw the paper away after reading that .. Did he make mistake doing that ???

Geet read the letter twice and then thrice , she was feeling uneasy reading that .. but then she couldn't trust any stranger like that .. be that him, who helped her without any reasons and purposes..or he had ???

Sighing and deciding something she wrapped that paper and kept that in her bag for FOREVER..

The end ...

Precap:- Was that the end of their story???

                   Final part or you can say Epi..    

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