Hello people,
I wrote after such a long time, this is not my best of works but I hope you guys like it, after all its RiKara.
ENJOY.
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Gauri was a simple girl who loved her family and was independent. She didn't want much from her life, she was happy in what she had and never asked for more.
It was the first day of her new job in oberoi mansion. Her employer was mumbai's famous interior designer Mrs Jhanvi Tej Singh Oberoi. This was a big opportunity for her and gauri grabbed it with both hands.
As she neared the entrance of the mansion, she felt something different in the air, she shivered and her heartbeat fastened, thinking of it as her nervousness she stepped forward but tripped on the threshold. Awaiting the impact on hard marble floor she shut her eyes tight but she never hit the floor.
Her midfall, she felt sturdy arms wrap around her waist and she gasped at the contact, her eyes flew open and her arms held onto the stranger's shirt.
As soon as she saw him she was lost for words and her heart skipped a beat, Gauri never thought she wanted anything more from her life but now she felt as if she wanted something more. The man holding her was handsome, drop dead gorgeous and his eyes stood out the most to her; they were expressive, full of depth and she found herself getting lost in them. This had never happened to her before.
Gauri broke out of her trance as the man snapped his fingers. She quickly straightened up, her cheeks warm and she could just imagine how she must be looking to him. Looking at him she saw that he was tall, very tall and had shoulder length hair which was in a half pony and his trimmed beard gave him some edge, he seemed intense and intimidated.
Before anyone of them could say anything, jhanvi came to gauri's rescue. "gauri, thank god you are here, I was waiting for you jhanvi then turned towards the man "om this is the girl I told you about, she will be decorating that new wing which I have added specially for you jhanvi smiled and om looked at gauri.
His expression didn't give away much and gauri felt herself blushing under his gaze. He then extended his hand for her to shake. Gauri looked at it as if it was a snake, she was intimidated by him and she was blushing because he was so handsome. "It's ok gauri, it's just a handshake, you can do it she cheered up herself and shook hands with him.
After that he was gone, gauri worked on the wing specially for him, for his art and sculptures but he was never there to supervise it and gauri never expected him to be there but sometimes she had a feeling that someone was there, watching her. Gauri never got to talk to him and if by any chance he came there, she found herself tongue tied around him.
Two weeks had gone by, the oberoi's had a few functions lined up and gauri was invited. She had mixed up well with the family and her favourite oberoi or more like oberois were dadi and rudy. Dadi was a young soul in an old body and rudy was, well like her. gauri loved their company and even Jhanvi was nice to her. Everything was good but her eyes always looked for one person and many times she found herself staring at him with a silly smile on her face and she had an inkling that rudy knew she had a crush on his brother.
In three weeks that she had spent working there, she had learned quite a few things about omkara like he was an artist, which of course she knew because she was working on a wing dedicated to art. Other things were which made him a prince charming like he was a gentleman, sweet and kind. He loved his brothers and didn't like lies and liars. He was intelligent and observant and looked damn sexy in his glasses.
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One evening when gauri was leaving oberoi mansion, she had stayed late and it was starting to get dark outside. She was walking alone to the bus stop where her father would pick her up as usual but she had never been so late. She shivered in the cold wind and jumped when she felt someone place a coat on her. Turning quickly she saw it was omkara and she visibly relaxed. She wanted to ask what he was doing there but not a word got out of her, so she waited for him to say something. "I'll walk you to the bus stop, it's late, you shouldn't be walking alone and he started to walk but gauri didn't move, now that she thought about it, she was pleasantly surprised at his gesture. Omkara must have realised she wasn't walking beside him so he turned to look back "aren't you going to come?
Gauri just nodded and walked upto him so that they could walk together from there. Both were silent as they walked, gauri stole glances at him and suddenly burst into a fit of giggles. Omkara stopped to look at her, "you... you look like a joker gauri said in between her laughs. Om was still confused and on the brink of getting offended. "let me show you she took out her mobile and clicked his picture to show it to him. Apparently omkara was working on a painting and had somehow gotten red paint on his nose. Instinctively he moved his hand to clean it but gauri held his wrist. She held the corner of her dupatta and moved closer to him as she cleaned the paint off his nose with soft strokes. This time omkara was staring at her and she was unaware to his intense gaze.
"all done she said as she finished cleaning it and that was it, omkara waited with her till she was seated safely in her father's car.
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Next day when gauri came to work she was happy and looked radiant, dadi even asked her why she was happy but gauri didn't know it herself. Her happiness was short lived and it went out straight through the window when she saw a girl with omkara and it broke her heart to see both of them laughing and talking with each other, holding hands and hugging. Rudy had told her that the girl was ridhima, om's ex-girlfriend and now best friend. She was sad and realised she was soo foolish to think omkara could be with her but somewhere deep down she knew that omkara and her weren't meant to be and that she shouldn't even dream about it.
The whole day while she helped dadi and others with the preparation for the pooja, she avoided omkara, where ever he came she left that place and omkara had noticed it.
"gauri, I need to talk to you omkara stopped her when she was just about to walk past him. " I am very busy omkara I can't talk right now she said without looking at him. "fine, we'll talk later then and he let her go. And that was it; he didn't try to talk to her anymore during the day.
Gauri dressed up and wore a simple lehenga choli. Everybody had started to gather in the hall and dadi sent her to bring the plate of flowers kept by the poolside. "It's a bit heavy will you be okay? dadi asked and gauri assured her that she would be fine. She went to the poolside and her anklets were producing a sweet (chann chann) noise as she went.
She came back carrying a heavy plate filled with genda (marigold) flowers. Her concentration was fully on not falling that she didn't see what she was walking into or whom she was walking into i.e. omkara. He came to talk to her. Just before she could bump into him, she looked and caught by surprise she lost her balance but omkara caught her in his arms. "are you avoiding me? is the first thing omkara asks her when he helps her stand on her feet.
"no gauri answers quickly and tries to leave but omkara blocks her path. "I saw you, you were upset about something and you left whenever I was in the room he insisted. Gauri sighed and looked at him "it's nothing like that, you're just seeing things, why will I avoid you?
"That's what I want to know gauri and you are trying to avoid me now
"I am not and I am in a hurry because dadi is waiting for me. I... was just worried about something in my family but its fine now. I am just not in my greatest of moods. You should be attending the pooja and stop worrying about me. Gauri gave him a smile and left.
Om wasn't convinced but decided to leave it for time being.
After the pooja , gauri wanted to leave immediately. As she went to inform jhanvi that she was done for the day, she stopped at her door and stood frozen as she overheard jhanvi's husband tej talking "we should announce his engagement to ridhima.
"omkara won't agree for this jhanvi said.
"Doesn't matter to me what he says, end of discussion
Hearing this gauri felt heartbroken and ran away from there, tears running down her face. She saw omkara's bewildered expression when she ran past him but she never stopped, not even when he called to her.
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For the next 2 days gauri was on sick leave, but she was just nursing her broken heart. Omkara knew something was wrong. On the third day gauri entered oberoi mansion but before she could step inside, a hand grabbed her and and another one was on her mouth so that she couldn't scream. She kicked and screamed but it was useless. The man took her to the servant quarters and locked them inside a room. Angry at her kidnapper gauri turned as soon as she was freed of his hold.
Even more disbelieving was realising that her kidnapper was omkara. "You? What was this for? Are you crazy? she yelled at him. "Because you won't talk to me omkara said calmly.
"Why should I talk to you? Who are you? I just work for you she let out her frustration.
"you don't work for me, you work for my mother he said calmly. "urghh... what do you want from me omkara she asked as she surrendered to her sadness.
Omkara came close to her but it still wasn't enough so he pulled her to him and held her, his hands on her waist. "you are so beautiful om murmured as he pushes her hair behind her ear.
"no I'm not she replies softly.
"you don't see what I can see he caresses her cheek and gauri closes her eyes as she savours the feelings his touch evoked in her.
Gauri opened her eyes as she felt his hold tighten and she looked in his eyes. Omkara was leaning towards her but suddenly gauri's expressions changed, as if she just remembered something. Gauri pushed him away and turned her back to him. "This is wrong omkara, you are about to get married
omkara was confused and he turned her to look at her. "is this what you were so upset about?
gauri opens her mouth to say something but nothing comes out.
Omkara smirked and gauri was confused seeing his crooked smile. "so, you were upset because you thought I was getting married. why gauri?
"I don't know what you are talking about and don't look at me like that. She warns him but his smiles widens.
"I don't have time for this I am leaving gauri turns to leave.
"I want to marry you gauri hearing this gauri stood frozen. She couldn't believe her ears.
When gauri didn't say anything omkara continued "everyone knows it and they have agreed to it
This got a reaction out of her "what? Everyone knows it except me? And you suddenly just happen to want to marry me instead of her? she said her voice loud. Gauri couldn't believe this was happening.
"her? her who? omkara was genuinely confused now. Who was she talking about he always had eyes for her only.
"ridhima gauri replied her body visibly stiff. "I heard your parents talking and gauri told him what she had heard.
"you have misunderstood them , mr. oberoi wants ridhima to marry Siddharth rana. He is a business rival. Mr. oberoi knows that I won't let that happen if ridhima doesn't want it. siddharth is not a nice man omkara finished explaining but gauri looked as if she still didn't believe him.
"this is too much to take in, you didn't even talk to me, how can you want to be married to me? gauri sat on a chair nearby.
Omkara kneeled in front of her "I have liked you since the moment you fell into my arms gauri, you must have not noticed but I was always looking at you and whenever you turned to look at me I turned away, I was scared you'll think I am a freak. I love you smile, I love the way you talk, I love every miniscule thing about you, I love that you care so much about my family, I love you and I decided I can't let you go. He confessed and wiped her cheeks as tears fell from her eyes.
Gauri was so overwhelmed she had never thought that omkara will fall in love with her and even though she wanted to tell him so much the only thing she told him was that she loves him too. "I love you too and she hugged him.
"so when did you fell in love with me omkara asked teasingly.
"I literally fell into your arms for that and both of them laughed.
~THE END~
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