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CHAPTER ONE
1 September 2017
Baauji,
Anth bhala toh sab bhala.
Aaj akhirkaar Bade Bhaiyya and Bhaujaai ki dobara saadi ho hi gayi.. Ee sab na aapke Chiraiyya ke pelan(plan) ka kamal hai.
Itna sab kuch ho gaya ek din mein. Humne toh umeed hi chhod di thi. Dono ke beech itne gile sikhwe the. Un dono ki Tadi na, unke beech deewar ban gayi thi. Hume laga tha, woh kabhi bhi ek dusre se apni mann ki baat nahi keh paayenge. Par ab, hum bohut khus hain. Ab wo dono humesa ke liye ek ho gaye hain. Hume khusi hai ke hum apne bahu hone ke pharz nibha paayein hain. Iss ghar ne hume bohut kuch diya hai. Rudy bhaiyya ne hume laut ne ki jo wajah di ab woh poori ho chuki hai. Sankarji se hum yahi prathna karte hain ki ee parivaar ko humesa ese hi khush rakhein.
Stains of tears are found on the page, as she writes. No one knew when did she fall asleep on the floor, with the diary tightly clutched to her bosom. Gauri Kumari Sarma was a woman of her kind. She expresses things when she must. But, when she had something to share with her father, who used to live somewhere amongst the stars, only then we could see her writing something in that diary.
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Omkara was losing his patience. He so wanted to talk to her about the ISSUES between them. Throughout this marriage saga he was unable to have a word with her, because she always found reasons to stay away from this topic. Her being oblivious of him, was becoming difficult for him. Now that all things are settled, he wanted to clear the air. She was not there in their room (or his room?) or in the guest room. His patience started transforming into fear, when there was no sign of her in the whole Oberoi mansion
"Aapke paas hume rokne ki koi wajah nahi thi. Magar aapke bhai ne aur iss ghar ne hume waapas aane ki wajah di hai. Aur hum yahan laute hai, toh sirf iss ghar ki bahu bankar aur kuch nahi. Sirf Bahu."
Her words.
Her words reminded him of his worst fear. Did she leave again? He panicked when he didn't find her anywhere in the house. He called Khanna immediately and asked to check the CCTV footage. The security personnel informed him that they have not seen her leaving.
A gush of relief spread over him and he sees the moon gloriously shining in the sky through the window. He wanted to seek solace in this blissful moonlight. He goes to the terrace, and to his surprise, he finds Gauri fast asleep on the floor, with a diary tightly clutched to her bosom. His restlessness turned into repose. He could see the traces of tears on her face. He pulls a blanket over her, and sits beside her, not intending to disturb her sleep, because he knew they could talk later.
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The next morning, he wakes up to find no trace of her. He is informed that she left. But to his surprise, all her things were in their place in her room.
He descended the stairs and paced around the living area for some time. Tired, he sits on the sofa-
"Itni subah subah kahan chali gayi?"
He spoke to himself, only to find her coming back much to his delight. He gets up and rushes to her --
"Kahan thi tum? Main tumhe kal se dhoondh raha tha aur tum kahin nahi thi. Mujhe tumse kuch zaroori baat karni thi ..."
"Wo... hum ..."
As soon as he faces her, his smile turns into worry. Omkara notices that she was looking way different from regular one.
She wore a white dress. She tied her hair into a bun. Her eyes were red and puffed up. It was evident that she had been crying for a while. She was carrying a Puja Thaal in her hand. He gets worried--
"Tum theek ho? Is everything ok?"
He was cut in the middle.
"Gauri!"
Gauri's eyes grow wide. She turns around to get the shock of her life. She almost drops the Puja Thaal --
"Sambhal ke Gauri, Baauji ka Prasad!"
He holds the plate and her hands. Tears of happiness and grief spill out of her eyes. He places his hand on her head and --
"Kaisi ho?..."
Omkara stands clueless seeing the man treating his wife so affectionately. Somehow this started causing an ill feeling in his stomach. He asks abruptly --
"Kaun ho tum?"
Much to his annoyance, none of his wife, or the stranger listened to his question.
The next moment, Gauri eyes turn fiery and jerks his hand off her.
"Hume tumse baat nahi karni hai!"
He comes closer.
"Kahan na koi baat nahi karni"
"Yeh sahi hai. Main itne door se tumse milne Mumbai aaya hoon aur tujhe mujhse koi baat nahi karni? So mean!"
She catches hold of his collar and confronts him in a filmy style, shaking him ---
"Accha! Teen baras ho gaye. Tumhara koi pata nahi. Na tumne humare patron ka jawaab diya aur na hi hum logon se milne aaye. Aur aaj achanak aate ho aur chahte ho ki hum tumahara swagat kare kyunki tum Mumbai tak aaye ho humse milne? So mean!"
Omkara was surprised to see Gauri shouting at this guy.
"Gauri, suno, main jaanta hoon ki tum mujhse naaraz ho..."
"Ek aur sabdh nahi, ..."
"Magar,.."
"Bass! Ek Jhaanp mein deewar se sata denge tumhe hum.!!!"
"Theek hai. Agar deewar par sataana chahti ho to satado. Main tumhe nahi rokunga. Dekho, mujhe saza dene ka poora haq hain tujhe."
Gauri turns back and walks into her room, leaving Omkara puzzled.
Daadi's voice brings Omkara back from his thoughts -
"Arre kya hua? Kaun ho tum puttar? Aur iss tarah se Gauri naraz kyun hai ?"
The family was amused seeing Gauri's anger. Omkara had not realized that Gauri's voice had reached all parts of Oberoi mansion and all the family members were watching the scenario along with him.
"Shekhar!!!"
"ACP Bhavya?"
"It's so nice to see you here."
"Om Bhaiyya, yeh..."
"Please, let me tell everyone, Bhavya. I am Captain Shekhar Singh Shekhawat. Main aur Gauri bachpan se bohut acche dost hain."
Shivaay is surprised
"I didn't knew my sister has got a friend from the Combat. It's so nice Captain, I am so glad to have you here."
Rudra goes to Omkara and whispers --
"O, Waise I am impressed by Chulbul Bhabhi haan... Kisi ko pata nahi tha ki unke pass mere jaise muscle wala accha bodyguard hai !"
"Shut up Rudra!"
Shekhar is confused --
"Gauri aaj ye prasaad giraane wali thi. Woh toh aisa kabhi nahi karti. Aaj ke din ye aise kaise ... I guess something is really wrong."
"Matlab ?!"
Omkara had enough of this. He several questions in mind.
"Tum? ..."
"Omkara Singh Oberoi."
"Oh, toh woh aap hain. Gauri ke pati?. Waise, aap toh jaante honge. Kam se kam aaj toh woh aisa nahi karti. Koi khaas wajah ... kuch hua hai ?"
"Aaj ke din? Aaj kya hai ?"
"Wait. Tumhe pata nahi hai? Tum yeh kehna chahthe ho, ki tumhe kuch nahi pata? ... Kya tumne kabhi poocha nahi ? ..."
"Kehna kya chahte ho tum!?"
Irritation was evident in Omkara's voice.
Shekhar was clearly pissed off. He was unable to believe that Gauri had married this man who seems to know nothing about her ---
"Aaj Gauri ke Baauji ki barsi hai. Jahan tak main Gauri ko samajhtha hoon, woh apne dukh kisi ke saath baanti nahi hai. Par, mujhe laga tumhe zaroor pata hoga kyunki tum uske pati ho. Kya tum dono ke beech... ?"
"Excuse me?! I have not given anyone the rights to speculate things about my relationship."
"Relax, Mr.Oberoi, Let me assure you, main yahan sirf Gauri se milne aaya hoon. Mujhe waise bhi aapse koi matlab nahi hai.!"
Little did Omkara knew that Shekhar was just confirming his doubt that something is fishy about Gauri's marital life.
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That was the first installment of this story folks.
Any idea, why exactly Shekhar is here?
Do share your thoughts on it by commenting.😉
Edited by ...Dexterity... - 8 years ago
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