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Part 5
Maan was working in the garden when she reached. Even before she could voice herself he turned around as if his soul felt her presence as if his heart ached to see her tormented and guilty self.
Geet (hardly any audible whisper as her voice choked in her throat): Maan…
Maan (voice laden with worry seeing her devastated self while his eyes as if reflected her unsaid pain): Kya baat hai Geet? Why are you crying?
(What happened Geet? Why are you crying?)
Geet (she just couldn’t control herself any longer and fell on her knees seeking forgiveness): Please mujhe maaf kar do Maan, mujhe sach mei yeh andaza bhi nahi tha ki meri us ek kwaish ki wajah se you will have to suffer so much (she sobbed truly guilty for her wish, she hadn’t realize its gravity then)
(Please forgive me Maan, I truly didn’t realize that due to my one wish you will have to suffer so much)
Maan (lifting her up): Nahi Geet, isme tumhari koi bhi galti nahi hai, jo bhi kiya maine apne hosho hawas mei kiya, apni marzi se kiya toh phir iski zimedar tum kaise ho sakti ho. Geet mei nahi chahata ki tum is baat ke liye kabhi bhi apne aap ko doshi mehasoos karo, (Seeing her still numb he continued) yeh toh Babaji ki marzi thi. Please don’t blame yourself, you didn’t commit any mistake.
(No Geet, it was not your fault at all, whatever I did, I did consciously, being fully aware of the situation and consequences, with my own wish then how can you be responsible for it. Geet I don’t want you to blame yourself for this ever, (Seeing her still numb he continued) it was Babaji’s wish. Please don’t blame yourself, you didn’t commit any mistake.)
Finally his words provided her soul with the much needed solace and she calmed down. When someone called out for Maan.
Mr. Khanna: Maan beta idhar toh aana zara. (Maan beta, please come here)
Maan: Ji aaya. (to Geet) Mei toh bas yehi aasha karta hoon ki tum jaha bhi raho khush raho bas. (saying so he left from there)
(Ji coming. (to Geet) I only wish that wherever you stay, you stay happy. (saying so he left from there))
Geet was about to leave when Meera came to her.
Meera (mocking smile): Waise manana parega, apni rooh ko sakoon dene ka sabse aasan shortcut tumne doondh hi liye (Geet was surprised to hear her words) Aur nahi toh kya, you knew Maan Bhai would never ever blame you and so hence your guilty heart would so easily be forgiven (Geet was speechless) But if you really want to earn true forgiveness then you should undo the wrong that has happened because of you.
(Hmm I have to agree that you found the easiest shortcut to provide solace to your soul (Geet was surprised to hear her words) What else, you knew Maan Bhai would never ever blame you and so hence your guilty heart would so easily be forgiven (Geet was speechless) But if you really want to earn true forgiveness then you should undo the wrong that has happened because of you.)
Geet was sobbing in her room still trying to contemplate the truth and how his complete life had shattered thanks to her one wish and how stupid that wish now looked after Dev’s betrayal when Mrs. Handa entered her room with her super.
Rano (shocked to see her condition, she kept the tray down and sat next to Geet): Kya hua Beta… (What happened, Beta…)
Geet (she hid herself in her mother’s warm embrace hugging her by the waist as she lay her head in her lap): Maa, yadi unjane mei hum se koi bahut bara paap ho jaye toh… (she sobbed uncontrollably)
(Maa, if unknowingly we commit a huge sin then…)
Mrs. Handa (she knew something was truly amiss but she didn’t want to force Geet rather she wanted her to open up herself, ruffling her hair): Toh beta hume apni galti ka prayashit karna chahiye. Jiska humse bura hua hai usse hume maafi maagani chahiye.
(Then my child, we need to repent our sins. We should seek forgiveness from the person whom we have wronged)
Geet (faint whisper, as if to herself): Pa yadi woh insaan aapko doshi hi na mane toh… woh aap ke maafi maagane se pehele hi aap ko maaf kar de toh… phir aap kya karo (she paused before continuing) uski aakho mei aap ke liye koi nafrat koi ghrina… kuch na ho… chahe aap ne uska sab kuch kyon na cheen liya ho… usse toh aap se jaise koi shikayat hi nahi… usne toh jaise us zillat kohi apni zindagi maan liya ho… par aap ki aatma ka kya… aap ke zameer ka kya… uski nisawat aakho mei zaak kar toh jaise aapki rooh tarap utth thi hai, galini se bar jati hai… aapki aatma aap ko kachotti hai… (she hiccupped as she sobbed bitterly) yeh poori kayanat jaise cheek cheek kar mujhe uska doshi manti hai, usse barbadi ka zimedar karar karti hai… (she howled uncontrollably)
(But what if that person doesn’t even consider you a culprit… if he forgives you even before you can seek forgiveness… then what should you do (she paused before continuing) what if his eyes have no hatred no ill feelings for you… simply nothing… irrespective of the fact that you snatched his everything… he toh as if has no complaint from you… as if he has accepted that humiliation as his life… but what about your soul… what about your conscious… just by peeping into his selfless eyes you soul flinches with extreme pain, your soul fills up with remorse… your consciousness pricks you… (she hiccupped as she sobbed bitterly) it is as if this entire world is screaming declaring me his culprit… accusing me of ruining him… (she howled uncontrollably))
Rano (tears flowed from her eyes seeing her child dying of guilt): Toh phir meri bachi apni galti ko sudharne ki koshish kar (Geet looked up at her mother trying to understand her deep meaning) Kuch aisa kar ki uska dukh kuch kam ho sake… kuch aisa kar jisse ki woh phir se aabad ho sake…
(Then my child, try to correct your mistake (Geet looked up at her mother trying to understand her deep meaning) Do something so that his sorrow can be lessened… do something such that he can be happy once again…)
Geet got up completely determined to undo all wrong and correct everything come what may… she wiped her tears as her mother’s words echoed in her ears. Making up her mind Geet went to her dad.
Geet (her head bowed as silent tears rolled down her cheeks): Dad…
Mohinder (was astonished to see her broken state): Kya hua beta… (What happened beta)
Geet (sobbed as she continued): Mei Maan se kabhi pyaar nahi karti thi (he was surprised as to why was she touching her topic today after 3 months but seeing her devastated state he let it be) Mei Dev se pyaar karti thi magar shayad kisi ke sache pyaar ki itni bekadari karne ki saza mujhe mili, maine jisse sacha pyaar kiya usne sirf aur sirf mera istemal kiya… mere pyaar ke badale mei mujhe itna bada dokha diya… shayad yehi meri saza thi… Par shayad mujhe pyaar ka sahi mayna hi nahi pata tha… pyaar toh woh hai jo Maan ne mujse kiya… mere ek baar bas keh dene se usne meri hare k baat maan li, maani bhi kya… mujhe toh pata hi nahi chala ki usne meri khusi ke liye apna sab kuch daav pe laga diya aur toh aur mujhe uska aisas bhi nahi hone diya apne balidan ka… (She sobbed and sobbed more, Mr. Handa was stunned at the revelation) Maine usse bas kaha ki mujhe usse shaadi nahi karni aur kyunki usne mujhe is bandhan mei bandha hai toh wohi mujhe isse bahar nikale… yeh jante hue bhi ki mei usse pyaar nahi karti usne apne pyaar ke khatir meri yeh kwahish bhi poori kar diya… aur toh aur takhi meri izzat par koi daag na lage usne apni izzat ko daag daag kar diya (she howled as she fell on her knees feeling like a worthless piece of shit) koi kisi se itna pyaar kaise kar sakta hai woh bhi bina kisi swarth ke… yeh jante hue bhi ki uske pyaar ki koi kadar hi nahi hai…. reciprocation toh door ki baat hai… kaise koi apna sab kuch daaw par laga sakta hai (she completely broke down sobbing inconsolably)
(I never loved Maan (he was surprised as to why was she touching her topic today after 3 months but seeing her devastated state he let it be) I loved Dev but maybe because I abussed someone’s pure love so mercilessly that I got its punishment, the person whom I truly loved with all my heart just used me, I only got betrayal in respose to my love… maybe this was my punishment… But maybe I never realized the true essence of pure love… true selfless luv is what Maan did… just because I told him once he agreed to all my conditions, not only did he agree… i didn’t even come to know that just for my happiness he put his everything at stake and he didn’t even make his sacrifise obvious to me… (She sobbed and sobbed more, Mr. Handa was stunned at the revelation) I just told him that I didn’t wanna marry him and since I was in this relationship due to him he only had to make me come out of it… despite knowing that I didn’t love him, for his divine love he fulfilled even this wish of mine… and more over so that I don’t get blamed for it he ruined even his self-respect (she howled as she fell on her knees feeling like a worthless piece of shit) How can someone love someone so much, that too without any selfish interest… knowing that there was no value for his true love…. let alone any reciprocation… how can anyone sacrifise their everything (she completely broke down sobbing inconsolably))
Mr. Handa was completely speechless realizing what all had transpired that day… first he was furious at Geet but seeing her condition he mellowed down. Also he felt that somewhere he too was responsible for the whole ordeal as somewhere he felt he had failed as a father as his only daughter couldn’t even come and tell him that she was unhappy with the marriage he had fixed.
Mohinder (gently caressing her hair): Ab jo ho gaya so ho gaya… we can’t change the past, but we can surely repent for our sins and undo the wrong we did (Geet looked at his with hopeful eyes) Chalo, come with me we have to reunite a family which has been through hell due to our misdeeds, to bestow the lost dignity of the pure soul who has suffered so miserably at our hands, to seek forgiveness from the sister who was forced to accuse her divine brother of a sin so brutal that it would have shook her very soul to the limit of nightmares.
Mr. Handa took Geet along with him to the Khurana Mansion. Mr. and Mrs. Khurana were stunned to hear the revelation to say the least. Thought they felt relieved on the one hand that their son was innocent and pure but on the other hand their soul was burning in hell remembering all the atrocities they had bestowed on their divine child while one part of their heart accused Geet for the infinite sufferings of their Maan. But leaving all the said and unsaid feelings aside they simply rushed to Maan wanting desperately to absorb all his pain and to grant solace to his tortured soul.
As they reached the old age home, Mr. Khurana rushed to Maan’s room with Mrs. Khurana at his heels while Meera stayed a little behind peeping from the door truly relieved that soon her big bro would finally be free from all the filthy accusation as tears of happiness escaped her eyes while Geet stayed far behind as if just to witness their reunion and leave all this far behind.
Maan was cleaning his room when Mr. Khurana called him from behind…
Mr. Khurana (a meek whisper): Maan…
The cloth dropped from his hand hearing his father’s voice and time as if stood still as Maan slowly turned around and as soon as their eyes met, Maan knew that his father knew the entire truth, while on the one hand he was relieved that his family would finally be able to breathe free far away from the tortuous hell he had pushed them to but his soul still declared him responsible for their misery and sufferings and he simply dropped on his knees as tears of remorse overflowed his eyes truly repenting the agony he had caused his beloved family, his heart bleed at having destroyed his own family by his own hands.
Maan (choking with emotions): Bauji, please mujhe maaf kar dijiye… Maine aap sab ka bahut dil dukhaya hai… Mei kitna khudgarz hoon ki apne pyaar ki pavitrata sabit karne ke liye maine aap sab ko dukho ke andero mei dhakel diya… Mei kitna busdil aur kamina hoon, kyunki mai apne pyaar ke saat joot mei bhi bewafai na kar saka mei apni behen ki zindagi nark bana di… (he sobbed bitterly as he desperately clung on to his father’s legs seeking forgiveness for his sins while Mr. Khurana shook his head how could be blame his beloved child after knowing the entire truth)
(Bauji, please forgive me… I have caused so much agony to you all… I am so selfish that in order to prove my love I pushed you all into the dungeons of darkness… I am such a coward and cheap person that just because I couldn’t be unfaithful even in a lie I ruined my sister’s life…)
Mr. Khurana held his shoulders as he gently raised Maan just not able to absorb what all torture their noble child had undergone at their as well as destiny’s hands. Just not able to control his emotions Maan hugged him hard while Mr. Khurana tightly hugged his back wanting him to let go off all his bottled up emotions.
Mr. Khurana: Nahi mere bache, tera toh koi kasoor hi nahi tha… tune kuch bhi nahi kiya…
(No my child, it is not your fault, you didn’t do anything…)
Maan (but how was his soul to forgive himself): Nahi… mei…
Mr. Khurana (cutting him, how was he to see his innocent child suffer in hell): Nahi mere bache bas ab aur nahi… (he broke the hug shaking his head) (No my child, not anymore…)
Madhavi (as she wiped Maan’s tears): Bas ab aur nahi Maan, ab aur aasu nahi… jo hua woh Babaji ki marzi se hua usme tera koi bhi dosh nahi hai (and Maan simply hugged his mother wanting to let go of all his guilt but how was he to console his still remorseful and dying heart. His conscious cursed, accused and abussed his already guilty heart to have caused such unbearable agony to his beloved family. Despite his entire family being there his heart felt numb as his soul was still wandering in the dungeons of darkness as his heart burned in hell to have ruined his family so mercilessly)
(Not anymore Maan, no more tears… whatever happened, happened as per Babaji’s wish, it is not your fault)
While Meera and Mrs. Mehra looked on from the door as tears of happiness poured from their eyes that finally his soul will be able to find some solace, finally he would be free from all the burden, finally he would be able to smile once again…
While Geet silently slid away from the background, no longer having the guts to face her own accusing soul which blamed her for all his misery and she slowly slipped into the oblivion.
Precap: Maan’s guilt trip continues…
Maan’s luv for his Geet was truly selfless but alas he and his family really suffered…
Geet too is not at fault entirely she was lost in her own pain…
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Meera voice jolted Geet back to reality.
Geet (murmured totally lost): But I only asked him to break the marriage.
Meera (laughed at her): And pray could you highlight how did you intend for him to do that. (Geet was speechless as she tried to think of a way that could call off the wedding) What was he to say to your father that it was all a joke, that he no longer loved you… do you think your father is a fool to believe him when his eyes only ever reflected pure love for you, don’t you know he would have realized that it was you who asked him to break off. (Meera mocked her) Do you know what Maan Bhai said when I asked him “Nahi, nahi Meera, mei kabhi apne pyaar pe, apni Jaan pe, apni Geet par koi aach nahi aane de sakta. Already due to me she is suffering so much I can’t cause her more misery by making her a culprit in the eyes of her father”.
(“No, no Meera, I can never let any finger be pointed on my love, my life, my Geet.”)
Geet (murmured): Drinking…
Meera (shook her head): Do you seriously think that your father would have believed that a guy who was a complete teetotaler would start smoking or drinking over night. (Meera mocked her stupidity) Do you think he would have bought that… haan… that to for a guy who is truly perfect who has absolutely no vice what so ever, who is simply the best. Do you think anyone would have believed anything disgraceful about him unless it was the worst, can you think of anyone who wouldn’t have over looked a minor vice in a perfect soul. And more over your so called love Dev has all the vices on Earth, he is not only a drunk, a chain smoker but a flirt as well. Did you really think that if your dad would have broken Maan and you alliance on this pretext, he would have later married you off with Dev. (mocking smile) you know it was as if Maan Bhai’s perfection became his greatest mistake or shall I say his greatest sin.
Geet slowly felt the ground collapse beneath her feet yes Maan was truly perfect he was not only the best student, the best son, the best brother, the best friend but also extremely mature and his business skills left all speechless. His was such an enchanting personality that any person who came in contact with him even for a second was left mesmerized by his demeanor and could never ever forget him. Which father would even deny such an alliance and a small mistake is likely to be easily forgiven as the first mistake especially if pitted against any normal error prone person.
Meera (holding her collar): Do you have an idea what you had asked from him that day… Just because you couldn’t deny our father, just because you didn’t want to fall in his eyes, just because you couldn’t refuse for the marriage yourself, tumne Maan Bhai ko apni hi aakhon mai apno ka gunegar bana diya. (you made Maan Bhai a culprit of his loved ones in his own eyes) (Geet was speechless as that indeed was the truth… she didn’t have the guts to go against her father nor did she want to fall in her father’s eyes as she desperately wanted to marry Dev. She realized maybe for the first time that unconsciously she was indeed using Maan by making him break the marriage so that she could easily marry Dev because after that her father won’t be able to force her as the boy he had himself chosen would be flawed)
Tears rolled down Meera’s eyes as she recalled the dreadful night when Maan Bhai came to her.
FLASH BACK
Meera (totally stunned to see Maan in such a devastated state, his shoulders dropped, his bent head, tears welled up as his eyes spoke of some heart wrenching pain): Kya hua Maan Bhai (she asked, her voice laden with worry when to her horror Maan folded his hands)
(What happened Maan Bhai)
Maan (he couldn’t even meet his beloved sister’s eyes as his soul cursed him to be asking her for such a disgusting favor): Apne is khudgarj Bhai par ek eksan kar de meri behen. Mei janta hoon jo mai tujse mangane wala hoon waisa sochne ke liye hi meri rooh ko kabhi shanti nahi milagi, uske liye meri aatma pal pal tarpegi, yadi mera katra katra bhi baha diya jaye toh woh bhi kam hoga par mei kya karoon mere pyaar ko nibhane ka mere paas aur koi rasta bhi toh nahi hai.
(Please do a favor on this selfish brother of yours. I know that for the favor I am about to ask you for, just for thinking about such a sin my soul will never find solace, my sprit will suffer each second, even if I am made to bleed till the very last drop leaves my body it would be less, but what should I do I have no other way to prove and fulfill my love.)
Meera (totally stunned at his words, holding his hands as tears brimmed her eyes): Yeh aap kya keh rahe ho, mei janti hoon aap aisa kuch bhi kabhi bhi nahi kar sakte jisse mera kuch bhi nuksan ho. Aap apne aap ko aise kyun kos rahe ho, aap toh mera kabhi bura soch bhi nahi sakte, apne aap ko sambhaliye Bhai, mei aap ko is tarah toote hua nahi dekh sakte.
(What are you doing, I know that you never ever do anything that can harm me. Why are you cursing yourself like this, you can never even think ill about me, please control yourself Bhai, I can’t see you broken like this.)
Maan (his conscious mocked him that how much his sister believed in him and what he was about to ask her, he didn’t even deserved to be called a brother but still he somehow controlled himself): I destroyed Geet’s life, she loves someone else but because of me she is now bound to me. I can’t be selfish, I can’t break her heart, I can’t crush her soul, I will free her, I have to free her and I want your help Meera.
Meera: But how can I help you?
Maan (he almost choked at what he was about to ask his sister): You have to announce in front of the college that I tried to molest you.
Meera was way too stunned to even react, she felt like someone had punched her hard in her stomach, his voice echoed in her ears, he wanted her to accuse him, her brother, of molesting her, had he lost his mind… when to her utmost horror he fell on his knees begging her to ruin him but how could she…
Meera (she too dropped on her knees holding his folded hands as a tear rolled down her cheek): Nahi Bhai, yeh mujse nahi hoga. Mei aap par itna gira hua ilzam nahi laga sakti, aap koi aur wajah se yeh rishta tor dijiye.
(No Bhai, I can’t do this. I can’t accuse you for some so disgusting, please find some other way to break this marriage)
Maan (looking deep into her eyes): Tu hi bata aisa kaun sa karan ho sakta hai jisse mei yeh rishta tor sakoon aur meri Geet par koi aach nahi aaye…
(You only tell me what can be the reason due to which this alliance breaks off but my Geet doesn’t get blamed)
Meera: Why don’t you run away and not show up at the marriage day.
Maan (shocked): Nahi nahi Meera, mei aise usse chor kar nahi baag sakta… aise toh sab usse hi doshi maanege… aaj bhi humare samaj mei kisi larki ki shaadi aise tootne par larki ko hi doshi mante hai… I can’t ruin her more Meera, no way, it is much better that I die, that I rot in hell rather than make her suffer due to my love.
(No no Meera, I can leave her like this and run away… then all will blame her only… even today in our samaj if a girl’s marriage is broken like this, the girl is only blamed… I can’t ruin her more Meera, no way, it is much better that I die, that I rot in hell rather than make her suffer due to my love.)
Meera: Bhai how can you love her so much when she didn’t even once bother about your feelings.
Maan: Meera pyaar apne fayade ya nuksan ka mahutaj nahi hota. Jo pyaar mei apna fayada doondta hai usne toh phir kabhi pyaar kiya ki nahi, woh badnaseeb toh jaise kabhi pyaar ke mayane jaan hi nahi paya. Aur waise bhi mei Geet se beintehah muhabat karta hoon par yeh jaroori toh nahi ki woh bhi mujse pyaar kare. Mera pyaar itna swarti ya matlabi nahi hai ki mei apne pyaar ke liye ussi ki khusiya rondh do jisse me itna pyaar karta hoon. (Meera was speechless, his love was truly selfless and unconditional and Geet was a fool to have rejected such pure divine love. Tears rolled down his eyes as he continued) Please help me Meera, I can’t fall so low that I actually misbehave with a girl for her to accuse me neither can I trust anyone else with this secret what if they disclosed it then all would be lost… I can only trust you kiddo and once all realize that I can be so disgusting (his voice almost chocked as he continued in a faint whisper not even able to voice what he was about to be accused of) to have such sick intentions for my own sister who would like to give their daughter’s hand in mine (He paused trying to somehow compose himself) Other than taking my own life this is the only option I have left. Please Meera I beg of you, please (his words absolutely stunned her, she truly feared he might do something to himself in such a devastated state. When to her utmost horror he was about to touch her feet, she immediately stopped him completely taken aback at his broken state.)
(Meera love is not done for your own lose or gain. Those who search for their profits in love, they have never loved anyone, those unfortunate soul have never ever realized the depth of true love. And anyways, I love Geet from the bottom of my heart but it is not necessary that she also loves me. I love is not that mean and selfish that for my love I will ruin the happiness of the one I love beyond self)
Meera: Bhai, yeh aap kya kar rahe ho (she held his hands) Aapne soch bhi hai ki iske baad kya hoga.
(Bhai, what are you doing (she held his hands) Have you even thought what will happen after all this.)
Maan (gaining some strength as a ray of hope kindled that maybe his sister will help him prove his love, cupping her face): Tu chinta mat kar, maine Yash (Meera and Yash loved each other) se baat kar li hai woh meri gair maujoodgi mei tera poora khayal rakhega aur tere upper koi bhi aach nahi aane dega. Also I will make sure that no one even dares to blame you, I will take up all of their accuses.
(You don’t worry, I have talked to Yash (Meera and Yash loved each other), he will not let any harm even touch you in my absence. Also I will make sure that no one even dares to blame you, I will take up all of their accuses.)
Meera (she just shook her head why was her brother so selfless, why did he only ever think about others. She looked deep within his eyes): Aur aapka kya (And what about you) (Maan lowered his eyes, not able to meet her gaze) Aap ka kya. (What about you) Your life, your career, your self-respect, your identity, your existence will be absolutely doomed after this, uska kya Bhai… (what about that Bhai…)
Maan (tried to be brave for his kid sister): Tu mei chinta mat kar, mei sab sahan kar loonga, par uski aakhe mujh uska kasoorwar mane yeh mei kabhi sahan nahi kar paoonga. I won’t be able to see her dying by the second due to my love. I can’t be the reason of her tears Meera, I love her from the bottom of my heart and I am ready to destroy my very existence from her one smile (tears rolled down her eyes, he simply loved her beyond self and not able to control herself any further Meera simply hugged her brother sobbing bitterly to be the reason of his destruction.)
(You don’t worry about me, I will bear it all, but her eyes holding me responsible for her destruction that I simply won’t be able to bear)
FLASH BACK ENDS
Geet fell on her knees just not able to contemplate the consequences of her one desire while tears rolled down her cheeks. She tried to compose herself but was not able to find any solace for her guilty soul and she immediately left for the old age home.
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An Alternative Ending
For all those who cried reading Maan’s heart wrenching ordeal including myself and who simply hate sad endings. I am writing this continuation from where I actually ended this OS to provide solace to ourselves as well as to his tormented soul…
Here Maan was about to almost breathe his last but how was his Babaji to see him suffer more by letting him die a culprit in the eyes of his beloved Rano Maa and Geet.
On the other hand a highly inconsolable Rano Maa followed by a weeping Geet went into Maan’s room…
Rano (her tortured soul as if questioning Maan’s essence there): Meri mamta mei aisi kaun si kami rah gayi thi Maan ki tumne humare saath aisa kiya…. Hume itna bara dhoka diya… ki tumne mera sab kuch mujh se cheen liye aur Geet se uske pita ka hath uske sir se hata diya… kya humare pyaar ke koi mayane nahi thi tumhari nazaro mei…
(What was the mistake in my motherhood that you did this with us… that you stabbed us in our backs… that you snatched my everything from me and removed a father’s hand from Geet’s head… did our love mean nothing to you…)
Lightening thundered in the skies as if not able to see a mother blame her true child (yes he wasn’t her own but she truly loved him like hers) and suddenly a book fell from the rack as if even God wanted them to know about his innocence and his infinite sufferings.
Geet (picked up the book which had “Dear Diary” written on it): Maa…
Rano went to her and was stunned to see Maan’s diary in Geet’s hands, she almost snatched it from her hands… yes… maybe it contained the answers of her unanswered questions. She flipped across the pages which captured Maan’s initial happy child hood then his trauma after the tragedy of his parent’s loss and then suddenly she came across a page which reflected of the untold trauma which was always evident in Maan’s eyes… Somehow the very appearance of that diary page sent jitters deep within her heart and she literally trembles as she read on…
Maan’s diary: All said that I was very lucky that despite being an orphan the great land lord had decided to adopt me and was so kind enough to take me to his home. Though I was very scared but somewhere I was relieved that at least I won’t be alone anymore but how was I to know that he was the devil himself and just wanted to use and abuse me for his own disgusting pleasures… (Rano Maa was stunned “the devil” and she read on…) He took me along with him in his car, the ride seemed peaceful but then he stopped suddenly and as if the entire hell let loose… he came to the back seat where I was sitting… he had that devilish look in his eyes which freaked the living daylights out of me and I moved back and more back till my back banged the door… I hugged my knees close to my chest as he so creepily crept towards me with that evil smile spread across his face… it was as if the devil totally possessed him and he pulled me beneath him. I shrieked in terror but he gagged my mouth with his big filthy hand while the other roamed all over me… I felt so cheap, so small, so disgusted, so humiliated as he stripped me of my everything including my self-respect. I tried to protest, to save my honor by hitting him with my small hands and legs but he slapped me right across my face and crushed me completely underneath him, destroying all my futile efforts to somehow free myself. My soul screamed and howled… but he was nowhere to stop… he violated me again and again… till every inch of my body cried in pain, shame and disgust…
Tears rolled down Rano Maa’s as she almost witness what the young kid had undergone via his almost live portrayal of his ordeal, what all misery he had faced at the hands of her monstrous husband… her tears dropped on the diary page where already the pen ink had smudged owing to Maan’s tears that night when he poured his heart wrenching agony to his diary. With a trembling hand and a very heavy heart Rano Maa flipped a few pages.
Maan’s diary: The love of Rano Maa and Geet are the only reason why I still want to live otherwise this blood sucking monster has destroyed, ruined and scared not only my body but my soul as well.
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Today he once again robbed me of my very existence… why God why… what have I done to be tortured and abused so mercilessly by this monster…please God… please save me for I can bear it no more… It is only the love of Rano Maa and Geet that has still held my lifeless soul together otherwise that devil has left no stone unturned to ruin me completely… but I wonder for how long…
Rano Maa desperately flipped ahead and she reached an entry which had today’s date on it.
Maan’s diary: Bas ab bahut ho gaya… jab bhi us raksha ka maan karta hai woh aata hai aur apne neech irado ke liye mera istema karta hai… par bas ab aur nahi… I can’t tolerate it anymore… I won’t tolerate it anymore. He has used, abused, tortured, tormented, violated and ruined me enough but not anymore… Aaj faisala ho jayega… ya toh woh apne gande, gatiya, gire hua aur ghinone iraded tyag dega… nahi toh mei usse zinda nahi choroonga…
(Enough, it is enough now… whenever that monster wants he comes and uses me for this disgusting pleasures… but not anymore… I can’t tolerate it anymore… I won’t tolerate it anymore. He has used, abused, tortured, tormented, violated and ruined me enough but not anymore… Today it will be decided… either he will give up his horrible, disgusting, revolting and sick deeds… otherwise I will not leave him alive…)
Tears escaped Rano Maan’s eyes as she slowly closed his diary which was the mirror of his heart wrenching agony… she sobbed how could a mother be so oblivious of the pain which her Maan was undergoing and that too for so long…
She got up just not able to absorb his trauma and rushed out when Geet spoke.
Geet (tears rolled down her eyes to see her mother cry): Kya hua Maa… kya likha hai diary mei… (What happened Maa… what is written in the diary…)
Rano (gently caressing her hair and face): Beta… humara Maan begunah hai… come we have to save his soul… (Beta… our Maan is innocent… come we have to save his soul…)
And they both rushed out to where Maan was breathing his last yet somehow alive, unconscious yet living… uski rooh toh jaise is duniya se ruksad bhi nahi ho pa rahi thi jaise ki woh yaha is duniya mei apni begunahi bayan karne ke liye ruki hui thi.
(It seems as if his soul was not even able to leave this world, like it was still waiting in this world to speak about his innocence)
They rushed to his dying self, his soul as if felt their presence and he slowly blinked his eyes.
Maan: Maa… please mujhe maaf kar dijiye mei majboor tha (his guilty yet innocent heart pleaded his mother but how was his mother to blame him for a crime he was forced to commit in self defense and she immediately covered his mouth via her hand.)
(Maa… please forgive me, I didn’t have any choice)
Rano (shaking her head as tears of his agony rolled down her eyes): Nahi mere bache… mujhe sab pata chal gaya hai… galti toh meri hai… mei toh teri woh badnaseeb Maa hoon jo apne bache ka dukh, uski aatma ki takleef bhi na samaj payi (she sobbed uncontrollably) how could I not feel you heart wrenching pain, how could I be so oblivious to your tantalizing sufferings… how could I… (but how was he to let his beloved mother feel guilty for that monster’s doings and he somehow raised his bleeding and torn hand to wipe her tears.)
(No my child… I know everything now… it is my fault… I am that unfortunate mother who couldn’t even feel his sorrow, his pain, his suffering…)
Maan: Nahi Maa isme aapki hoi galti nahi hai (but how was she to forgive herself… while the little innocent Geet was yet to understand what all was transpiring between them but then how could they both tell her what a monster of a father she had, she was way too small and naive for them to ruin her by telling her his sins and they just kept escaping her innocent questions)
(No Maa it is not your fault)
Rano realized that Maan was literally breathing his last and she gestured him to stop talking and with great difficulty she and Geet helped their brutally beaten, profusely bleeding and completely drenched Maan inside their home and settled him near the burning fire. Geet rushed to get him a pair of dry clothes and towels while Rano Maa rushed to get all sorts of medicines as she knew his condition was deteriorating fast and that night was really crucial for him to somehow pass otherwise she would lose her son forever…
By the time Geet and Rano rushed back Maan was already jolting in and out of consciousness…
Rano (touching his forehead): Geet beta jaldi se patti aur pani la… he is burning with fever…
(Geet beta get cold water strips fast… he is burning with fever…)
Geet rushed to get the water while Rano helped Maan change his wet clothes as well as very pain stakingly applied the turmeric paste to his in-numerous wounds. Geet rushed back with the water and Rano took it from her as she gently laid Maan’s head in her lap and started placing cold water strips on his head and hands while Geet resumed putting the turmeric paste on his brutal injuries when Maan spoke…
Maan: Maa… aapne mujhe maaf kar diya na… ab meri aatma shanti se ruksad ho sakti hai (Rano Maa and Geet were shocked to say the least)
(According to Arpi this is the ideal end of this story when both Rano Maa and Geet know about his innocence and when his mother truly understands his suffering, then they both have healed his tormented, abused and bruised heart and his soul has finally found the solace it was so desperately seeking that he can finally leave this brutal world in peace… that he indeed leaves for his Heavenly abode.
But then it would be unjust with Geet and especially Rano Maa and also against my commitment to you guys, hence Arpi continues… Bhai after all ek bar commitment kar di toh hum humari bhi nahi sunte )
Rano (as tears of remorse poured from her eyes): Nahi mere bache… tu hume cho kar aise nahi ja sakta… Tumhari Maa… Tumhari Geet hum dono ka kya hoga… beta mei janti hoon that I failed as a mother to protect you, to save you, how could I be so blind to your pain… how could I never realize the trauma you were undergoing… how could I not realize that monster so brutally stamping over your heart and soul… destroying your self-esteem… how could I not… (she sobbed and sobbed more as her soul bleed to have not been there for Maan when he needed him the most… how could she never feel his pain… how could she never see that his smile never reached his eyes… that he was only faking his happiness… how could she not and she cried more and more as her heart was simply not able to fathom what all had transpired right under her nose yet she had been so oblivious to it all)
(No my child… you can’t leave us like this and leave… your Maa… your Geet what will happen to us… beta I know that I failed as a mother to protect you, to save you, how could I be so blind to your pain… how could I never realize the trauma you were undergoing… how could I not realize that monster so brutally stamping over your heart and soul… destroying your self-esteem… how could I not…)
Maan (his heart bled to see his Maa guilty): Please Maa don’t make me more guilty by blaming yourself… please Maa.
Rano: Then promise me you will never ever talk about dying or even leaving me and Geet alone (and Maan blinked his eyes… how could he when he loved them both more than even his life)
Rano Maa and Geet somehow managed to hide Maan from the eyes of the villagers as Rano knew they would never believe him, for them the landlord was perfect. And once Maan was completely healed with the unrelenting efforts of Rano and Geet they sold off their house and pastures and moved to a new place to restart their lives without the shadows of that monster’s sins.
And so his trauma came to an end… he was able to stop his tormentor and by the grace of God his Rano Maa and Geet came to know about his innocence and Finally God granted that troubled soul solace and those three loving souls lived happily ever after.
