One week . it had taken him one week to go to Bareilly, get to know about a certain Gauri and then come back. From what he got to know and understood, he was shocked. Going to Bareilly had made him see through her side of the story. She is an orphan who has lived with a mother who adopted her when she was a kid, she has struggled through daily life to make ends meet and her mother had sold all the gold and spent all meager saving for her to study.
When he had met her what he knew was that she was going yo marry Kali. What he did not know is that Kali had abducted her, beaten her and chained her. Kali had forced her to marry not just him but his four other brothers as well. He wanted to make her synonymous to Panchali. Omkara knew that he had made a terrible mistake and he had to talk to Gauri about it but he was not able to find her anywhere when he entered the house. Anika was making aloo poori, and Saumya and Rudra were playing carom ... His mother and Mallika must have gone to work. But where is Gauri?
He went upstairs and saw her sweeping the room. With the sudden thud of footsteps she looked up and saw him. Many emotions swirled in her heart with a blink of a teardrop but she chose not to react. It would be better that she does not give him attention and both of them stay away from each other.
"Gauri
For the first time she heard him say her name with correct politeness but she continued to do her work.
"Hi
And she gave him a weird stare. Was he just here to say hi? Well Omkara was confused thinking about how to start a conversation with her.
"Kya chahiye aapko?
She had to ask otherwise she would have kept looking at her and stood fixed in the same spot like an unwanted statue.
"Woh ... Main ... Woh ... Hum ... Woh ... Kuch Nahi...
"Kya Woh Main ... Main Woh laga rakha hai. Hum jaante hai ke aap bohot bade laadsaahab hai lekin humaare paas karne ko bohot sara kaam hai ... bolna hai toh boliye warna nikaliye yaha se.
She herself turned to leave when he spoke "Mujhe sab pata chal gaya hai.
"Kya pata chala hai aapko?
"Sab kuch ... tumhaare baare mein, Uss Kali ke baare mein, Bareilly ke baare mein ... sab jaanta hoon main.
Another stubborn tear rolled down her cheek. He knows everything. So now he will not misunderstand her. Thank god for that.
"Achha hua aapko sab pata chal gaya ... Ab meherbaani karke humaare baare mein ulti seedhi baatein na kariyega aur humme humaare haal par chhod dijiye.
"Tumne kitna kuch bardasht kiya Gauri.
"Haan aur abhi hum aapko bhi bardasht hi kar rahe hai.
"Tum police ke paas kyon nahi gayi?
"Police ke paas jaane ka koi matlab nahi thha ... sab ke sab Kali ke hi aadmi thhe.
"Mujhe kyon nahi bataya?
Was he even supposed to ask this question?
"Aapne humme mauka hi nahi diya ... humme samjha hi nahi aur ab humme aapse koi baat nahi karni ... Jaaiye yaha se.
She stepped forward to leave but he held her wrist.
"Meri baat khatam nahi Hui hai abhi tak.
"Bataaiye kehne sunne ko bacha hi kya hai?
"Mujhe tumse maafi maangni hai ... I am sorry, maine tumhaare saath sahi nahi kiya.
"Aap aakhir samajhte kya hai apne aap ko? Jab Mann kiya gundo se maar peet karli ... Jab Mann kiya humse shaadi karli... Jab Mann kiya humme ghatiya, ghinauna aur gira hua keh diya aur ab humse maafi maang rahe hai.
"Jo hua woh nahi hona chahiye thha Gauri.
"Sahi kaha aapne ... aur isiliye ab aap humme ek bura sapna samajhke bhool jaaiye.