Served With Truth || A Rikara FS short five (27-03) pg 13 - Page 8

SHORT FIVE-A

A week; a whole week passed by and all she got from him was a statement that he is still not coming because he was busy. It was practical that he was a busy man, but he was never that busy for her. Never ever did he decline her calls and not talking for a whole week was not at all something that had ever happened. Gauri was more worried with the fact that possibly he was blaming himself for all the things that happened to her. He already had many times done that to her.

Since he had called Shivaay and Rudra sometimes, it was a relief that he was okay. Besides when Shivaay came back without him he only told her one thing "uski zindagi ki uljhan ko suljhane ke liye use kuch waqt do Gauri. She ecided to not to ask of force him for anything and not even ask him for answers this time but this ignorance was killing her day by day; minute by minute.

She could be just stupid to think that he was planning to do something that she wouldn't ever want but then how on the earth would she guess what was there in his mind? She knows that he loved her more than anything but she also knew that her Omkaraji was ready to sacrifice anything and everything for the people he loved and she was on the top in that list.

Not even once would he think to discard himself from her life if he thought that he was hampering her life or he was there in the middle of her happiness. And to make him understand that she needed to talk to him and tell him that he was the only one with whom she wanted her happiness with. But how to contact him when her Jatadhari was not even ready to pick up a damn call?

"Phone uthaiye, Omkaraji she murmured while trying to call him the fifth time in the day. "Phone uthaiye please...she said again. "The number you are dialling is not available... she pressed the red button. This was the only voice se heard on her phone from past seven days. Irritated buy this she threw her phone on her bed.

"Phone phekna SSO ka stye hai Gauri. I know he is your brother but pleae I cannot handle two SSOs in this house Annika joked. "Yeh chirota phone hi nahi utha raha hai bhaujayee. I am tired calling him. I am tired thinking of what is going on in his mind. The much I think, I get only the negative thoughts and it makes my heart... she went down her knees sobbing. "Gauri... Gauri listen... all I can tell you is that my devarji is not trying to do anything that will hurt you. He is just trying to make your life even happier Annika said.

"Is this how you make life happier bhaujayee. I am going mad thinking what when he comes and says me to leave this house and his life again and never come back because he doesn't think himself appropriate for me. I myself chose my life like this; with him forever. I don't even want happiness if it costs him she shouted. "it will not, Gauri. Your happiness will not cost him Anniks placed her hands over Gauri's shoulders.

"Omkara, it's been seven days. Where are you? And why the hell are you not picking up her calls? Shivaay shouted on phone. "Relax Shivaay... there is a reason to everything he answered.

"Reason my foot... either return back or at least call her or otherwise I am warning you... you would face some hell he shouted back. "Look Shivaay, I needed some time alone, also you know how I don't answer any calls and anything when I am painting he answered back.

"Painting... you are painting... are you alright?? Here that girl is crying her heart out and you are sitting there enjoying a cup of coffee with your bloody paintbrushes and canvas... are you serious?? Shivaay shouted again in disbelief.

"Yes, I am very serious when it comes to her. Besides why I am not talking to her is because if I hear her voice I know I would lose my control and spill out everything ruining my surprise and my way to apologise. I want to make it special for her Shivaay. I want everything like what she would have dreamt with me. Like what a girl would want from the love of her life he answered back.

"Okay... I know you told us about the surprise but Om it's been a week now Shivaay said. "And that is why I called you Omkara spoke. "Means what? Shivaay asked. "Okay listen... he told him something when Shivaay smiled and agreed to it.

"Gauri puttar, aaj purnima hai. Main soch rahi thi agar hum mandir chalte toh Dadi asked her. "Par dadi aaj toh Omkaraji aane... dadi cuts her off "haan toh ghar mein sab ahin naa... sab khayal rakhenge uska. "Par dadi... she was again stopped "haan Gauri.. Dadi is right... tu jaa hum hain naa... hum sab samhaal lenge Annika answered as Bhavya nodded smiling. "Theek hai she answered with a tight smile.

She went to her room to get dressed when she saw a beautiful white saree nicely placed on her bed "wear this written on it. Thinking that one of the ladies of the mansion must have placed it there she immediately picked it up and wore it smiling.

"Chalein puttar Dadi entered the room. "Haan dadi she smiled and walked out of the room. "Areey Gauri, try returning before 5; dadi has an appointment to the doctor so she would leave with Khanna directly. I and Bhavya are going for shopping. Shivaay would be in office and Rudra in gym Annika informed her. "Theek hai bhaujayee, I will return before 5 she smiled at Annika and turned towards dadi leaving the mansion.

"Mission accomplished Annika said on phone and gave a thumps up to Bhavya.

They reached the temple when dadi left to talk to the pandit for some puja. She went inside the temple and joined her palms to the Almighty. "Hey Shankerji, aap toh jaante hi honge ki Omkaraji ke man mein kya chal raha hain. Bas unhe itna bata dijiyega ki unki chirraiya unse kitna pyaar karti hai. I don't want him to feel anything else then love when it comes to me. I cannot see his loveless eyes again. Ab aur takat nahi bachi hain hmare andar she said a silent tear escaped her eye.

"Beta Prasad panditji offered her as Dadi too joined. "Gauri puttar bas ek ghanta aur. I would then leave with Khanna and you can head home Dadi told her as she smiled in answer.

The puja continued for an hour as expected after which dadi left with Khanna leaving Gauri to head home.

Gauri came to the mansion as she found it empty. Pressing her code she entered the house. She reached the hall when the lights suddenly went off. Gauri panicked at the moment "Annika bhaujayee... bade Bhaiya... bhavya... Rudy Bhaiya... maaji... koi hai... no answers... what was visible was only darkness.

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SHORT FIVE-B

Gauri was not able to analyse what was happening around her. All she could see was darkness and only darkness scattered around. Though she knew that no one was home but this darkness was now scaring her. She was shouting and calling names like crazy.

Suddenly a ray of light fell on a canvas which had her picture on it. A painting of a girl... wait not girl... her... painting of her... and... and him

Remember this. Well I do. I met my chirraiya back in bareilley when I was as usual in my.. um... "Nandi mode and my chirraiya was the dabbangg one. I didn't knew that time that I would fall for this little woman and a day would come when I would not be even able to live without her being on my side. Stubborn I was and beautiful you were. Let's drive back together to the memory lane and witness everything according to what I felt... let's get remembering everything I could not speak to you... and hear what I wanted to tell you...

She was stunned to hear his voice out of nowhere. He was nowhere present "Omkaraji... Omkarajiii... she called out. But no one answered.

The light closed and then came up on another one

First time in my life I felt that someone was there to understand what kind of havoc was there in my heart. The time you said "zaroor aapke saath kisi nein bahut bada dhokha kiya hoga I wanted to tell you everything but then you were a stranger. And I was an idiot who only heard of his mind. I knew my mind was not the right one but then the situations back then didn't allowed me to trust my heart. I wanted to trust on you; to say that yes you are correct but then I was a coward. I feared losing my heart to yet another wrong person.

Tears were there in her eyes. She wanted to see him right now. Why was he doing this?? "Omkaraji... please samne aaiye... she said sobbing.

Yet again the light shifted to another painting..

Remember our marriage... the day I was blessed with you... you might have thought that I was some kind of miracle that happened to you... but no.. you were the light that paved her way to me. Too proud to accept but I wanted to run back to you... hold you and tell you that though I don't know what was happening in my heart but I know that there was something... like a connection that I felt with you... but the hatred I had didn't even let me turn back.

Gauri didn't even notice that Omkara was still there... hiding with the mic he was speaking on. Caught up with so many emotions all of those memories went back to her rushing.

Omkara, on the other hand, had a difficult time to stop himself to not to rush to her and stop all those tears from her eyes. But then he had to tell her everything that he wanted her to know... that she deserved to know

This day when I told chulbul' about Gauri... this time when eventually I admitted that I hate you the most. First time in my life did I not mean my words; the time I said that you were the person I hate the most something pricked inside. But the heart was too wounded to even recognise the pain that took place. I heard that love and hate are almost the similar feelings but I didn't know that I myself would take it that wrong.

And the first blank was filled. Satisfaction and contentment was what she felt. He never hated her. He wanted her.

The things changed. The situations changed. But still I was not ready to accept what my heart was continuously telling me. I did not ever understand my feelings. But the time I saw you crying outside in rain. The first and the only thing that came to my mind was to wipe your tears away. The only thing I wanted to do was to embrace you and then never let go. First time I followed my heart and I got a sense of happiness around me. I, Omkara... felt happy with the little woman in my arms.

Gauri couldn't help the smile that ran around her face even when she was sobbing. She was not able to do anything but admire the efforts he took to convey his feelings to her... in his unique way.

And the light shifted again

You remember this; the time when I told you to not leave. At first I thought that I was indebted to you but then I realised that it was the purity of your heart that I was attracted to. Never in my life had I felt that I would be ready to beg to someone but that time I was even ready to do that for you. You asked me the reason for requesting you to stay but I myself didn't know that why your presence was important... so much so that it felt suffocated if you were not around.

The sobs increased even more. Knowing that he wanted her when she felt that she was no one to him was all that she wanted in her life.

This time the light moved to all those events which were left unanswered.

All these times when you asked me about what you were in my life... all those questions that I didn't answer was only because I did not wanted to tell you about the storm in my mind. Instead I shouted on you or many times maintained the silence which was not at all needed. I know I would have spoken to you and asked you about your heart and your feelings but whenever I saw you crying it made me go numb. I all those times cursed myself to be the reason of those tears that fell from those eyes.

Shocked... surprised... happy were just words for what she felt that time.

Remember this... the time you told me that love for you was what your Shankerji shared with Parvatiji. Remember your question "aapke liye pyaar kya hai? and I was still not able to answer. I would have dogged the topic there but love for me was you and only you. Never would I have recognised that I could also be loved if you were not present to tell me that. The battle inside me never let me guess what I felt for you. Never did I could clear and tell my stubborn self to understand what I felt whenever you asked me about your importance.

Teri aahat ke bina yeh dil dhadakta nahi

Tere bina yeh sason ka karwaan ruk jaega

Mein khuda ke samne sar uthaye ghoomta hun

Tera naam goonja mera sar jhuk jaega

She lifted her tear filled eyes as he entered the hall and all the lights shifted to her direction. More tears ran down her cheeks as she rushed towards him. Crying on his chest she held him tightly. Tight enough to not let him go anywhere. "Hum.. hum dar gaye the... vo.. vo... letter she said between her sobs. "Voh letter maine destroy karne ke liye apne table ki first file mein rakha tha she moved her chin up in confusion. "Haan Shivaay nein mujhe bataya tha. Voh letter mujhe destroy karna tha he answered. "Toh aap aaye kyun nahi she asked in a mere whisper. "Because I wanted to make this special and I knew I would not be able to stop myself if I even heard you he answered.

"Waah yaar.. ek dum khidkitod dramatic love story hai tumahri. Bilkul humari tarah, hai na Shivaay all the other four came out of their hiding places. "Haan, bilkul... Shivaay agreed. "Aur bhabhi aapne toh kabhi hume bataya hi nahi Bhavya spoke. "Ab tum ACP ho toh tumhe sab bata dein. Privacy naam ki bhi koi cheez hoti hain Rudra interrupted.

"Haan toh privacy ke bachche, ab chal nikal. Privacy de hume Omkara said to Rudra as Gauri giggled in his arms. "Haan .. haan.. ab kahan yaad aegi humari Rudra taunted. "Eisa nahi hai Rudy Bhaiya Gauri said. "kaisa bhi nahi hai.. aap jaieye... Rudra ko hum samhaal lenge Bhavya answered. "Kahan jaana hai? Gauri asked. "Bharosa hai mujhpe? Omkara asked. "Khudse zyada she smiled. "Toh chalo he smiled back.

She didn't know where she was going. She did not even wanted to; because she had him with her and they were going to start their lives afresh and this time without any misunderstandings.

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