Chapter 5: Schooling

Geet was in grade 3 now and Maan in grade 8 along with Brij. Their sections were different though. Meera was in grade 6 now.

Maan now did not need to drop Geet to class. She was already boss in her class and had group of all extroverts and Geet being the boss. She did not like her friends watching Maan dropping her like kid. Maan would now go to middle school section with Brij. It was only in break that he would run down to Junior Kid spark, take a look at her and run back to his friends.

Geet always knew he came to look for her. Geet somewhere cherished it. No one had someone who would be available to check on their need in middle of school. Many had siblings like her but siblings have their own world. Maan had his own world too, he was way too popular in school by now but he made sure if she needed anything or not. One day he came little near the park to check on her and Geet was with her friends.

She came to him “Why you come to check on me here. I am not a kid. My friends will laugh on me”

“Okay princess. Will not come from tomorrow” 

She kept looking at him

“Not princess?” he questioned. ohh.. she cherished it. “Not when my friends are there”  she fade her face

“Okay noted.” He smiled and left.

Maan then gave Geet her needed space as he too realized, she was growing. Though his heart would be restless, what if she hurt her, fall down then how will he know. It was not Aunty’s scold that scared him, he was somewhat used to it now and he would be worried for Geet.

So it had been some 4 days and Maan would not come to check on Geet and would be busy dominating the big boy’s playground. Maan was now Student President of middle school. Unanimous leader. Girls would anyway vote for him unanimously and seventy percent boys were also always behind him. It was some few big money spoilt Brat who could not digest an orphan boy being so on top. Maan simply ignored them.

They would tease him “Care taker” but rest whole lot would stand in his support. That personality he had earned all on his own. That lot tried a lot to break Brij from Maan. Calling him ‘Chamcha’ of his little sister’s care taker. But they could never bring single crack between Maan and Brij.

He was fun around everyone.  And that day he was laughing with big group of girls and boyz. His eyes then went on Geet standing far away with her hand crossed and looking intently at him. He left everyone and ran to her

“Geet why did you come this side of school. Anything happened, chot lagi, anyone said anything”

“It’s you” she shouted at him. Her eyes filled with tear drops threating to fall

“What happened” he asked softly in low voice

“Don’t act now. You have all these friends, so now why should you check on me? And those Didis, they are more fun, why would you care for me? You only act in front of Mamma and Dad”

“But you asked me to keep away, remember”

“I remember. I asked you to not come in front of my friends but you got all chance to get away with boring responsibility of me.” He sat on his knees in front of her

“You and boring? Now who told you that” Geet pushed him and he stumbled on ground

“Get lost!! LIAR” Geet had now started becoming little rude with Maan. She knew he can never complain about her nor will he ever wish to do so. If she was upset, she can pour her anger as she wished to him. That was now automatically getting set in her system.

Maan got up and stopped Geet “Ok, my mistake I misunderstood. You are my first priority, promise” he took swear holding his throat with his fingers.

But she stood still looking at him with her hands crossed on her chest. Maan knew she was not easy to appease once upset with him

He checked around to see if no one was there and the held his ears “Sorry, Maan joa please”

“Cheh” she nodded her head for no 

“Criss cross wali ear holding karo” 

Maan again checked the surrounding and then criss-crossed his hands to hold opposite ears

“Please forgive me”

“hmm” she had big smile on her face and she left

Brij saw Maan coming “Why did she come in this section of school?”

“Nothing. She just wanted to say something” Brij left it knowing Maan would not say. But seeing Maan little upset for few minutes, he guessed Geet had made him do something.

Off course Maan’s ego was bit crushed by that act. He was young growing boy, a teenager now and so popular in school and she treated him like trash. She was not baby anymore and somewhat knew what she was doing. This type of ego only sometimes surfaced though. Or else he preferred to keep it sleeping in her case.

Other day, when coming home from school, from car parking to their room, all kids would by default carry their own backpack but Maan would naturally take Geet’s and she would walk ahead like a boss

“Geet you are not a baby anymore. Take your own backpack. Are we all not carrying?” Brij Scolded Geet

“Maan has no problem Veerji. Why you scolding me for everything?” She turned to Maan

“You have problem?”

“Brij it’s fine. School bags are getting so heavy for lower classes these days.”

“Maan we are carrying; she can carry as well” snapped Meera

“You both are jealous of me.  Maan is there only for my work, that’s why” she said turning towards them walking backward.

“I am all for you” and Maan pulled her cheeks with smile and love. She snapped his hand away and showed her index finger to him

“Don’t!!!”

“Stay in limit”

“GEET!!!” Brij roared in anger

“Brij leave it yaar. She is tired, Hungry and cranky” But Geet was furious. She ran away from there in anger. Maan was all worried and ran behind her.

Rano saw Geet coming home in all tears – “Geet what happened?”

“Veerji shouted at me” and she hugged Ranoo. All kid reached there by now

“Mom.. she is going out of limit” said Brij in anger. Maan was quiet spectator till now

“Veerji scolded me because I asked Maan to not touch my cheeks” and this rose Ranoo’s anger to next level and target was Maan

“Maan, I need explanation here” Maan did not know what to answer, things had gone to complete different angel.

“Mom she is twisting the whole thing. She is so small, don’t know from where she learns these things. Maan was caring for her”

Ranoo was not listening “Maan!!” Maan did not know what explanation to give.

He knelt down in front of Geet “Sorry Geet. I was just trying to lighten your mood. It just happened. Promise, it will never ever happen again. Sorry” 

“Its Ok” and she left.

Brij and Meera felt bad. It was their anger and Maan had to face all humiliation. They thus mostly did not try to interfere between Geet and Maan, as it would all ultimately lead to Maan’s humiliation.

Maan that day learned his limitation with Geet.

Days just passed by, with Geet dominance on Maan increasing every day. Maan could never say no to her. One she would complain and second he was used to fulfill any of her wish. He made sure, Brij and Meera never scolded Geet in front of him at least. That hurt her ego and she would get it out on him.

Geet was becoming so possessive of Maan. Maan have to do everything for her and her wish and it has to be only her.

In school, Maan led his own life though. Geet threw tantrums when she would see him with his friends especially senior girls. Maan would take all that after effect from her at home, but in school he just ignored her anger.

But mostly all her tantrums now started in her room or when they were alone. After making her upset at school, in evening when he would come to check her studies she would shower her anger on him, throw stuff at him, hit him with her small fist. Maan would let her calm her anger and then would get started with her studies and other work.

Thus days passed by. They also became friends in this while. He would play with her, sometimes intentionally make her win, sometimes made her lose so she learnt. She would be angry to lose but then he would compensate with pleasing her. Geet started becoming free with Maan. She could do anything with him and he would take it all. Never take her acts on him outside. He himself did not want anyone saying wrong about her. 

Geet would sometimes sit on top of him and make designs on his face. Sometime, she would make weird design on his face, dress him up weirdly and challenge him to walk in house like that. She would call it challenge, he knew it was an order.

All knew whose act it was on him. Ranoo and Mohinder thought it as cute act of Geet. Brij and Meera would be irritated. Maan would drink his humiliation with smile on his face. Taking it quietly was better than making issue out of it. She would take it in all wrong way and it could become a major issue.

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