RiKara SS ~ Unveiling Love CH 4 Pg 11 ( 11/5) - Page 8

A determined Gauri was walking to the principal's office when Bhavya stopped her.

"What happened to you Gauri ? I've never seen this side of yours ?

Gauri was confused over what Bhavya meant by that. She raised an eyebrow asking what she meant. "You never fought like this .. I'd seen you crying when your chacha chachi troubled you, when you brother left you..I never expected you would become so heroic one day ! said Bhavya with an amused smile.

Smiling , Gauri says her that she was always temperamental. It's just they staying under the thumb of her chacha chachi all these years made her a little weak . She would have spoke for herself only if she knew that it was she who had power and not them. Only if she wouldn't have lived with a misconception or if her brother would have been a little supportive and encouraging, her childhood would have been 1000 times better. And now when she has realised that there's no use of staying mum against wrong, in fact it's like wronging oneself , she won't fall weak again. Gauri had tears in her eyes when she said all this.

Bhavya hugged her and tells her how proud she is to be her friend.

Omkara was hurt , he didn't know why but he was . He didn't like the indirect accusation that Gauri laid on him. She probably thinks that since he belongs to the same friend circle that bullied her;he is the elder brother of Rudra , so it's definite that he is also like them. Does she even know whether he likes staying among these so called elites.Does she know whether his brother's reckless behaviour makes him feel proud or tensed about his future. He even apologised her last time . Does she think his apologies were a lie , that he is fake ?

So many things were going on in his mind.

Furiously moving his fingers through his open Hair, he goes towards the principal's office. He stops when he sees her smiling and hugging Bhavya at a distance from the office. Unknown to him , seeing her smile made him a little happy.

But masking that little happiness he went and stood in front of her .

Gauri was hugging Bhavya when she felt someone was standing right in front.

She opened her eyes to see Omkara looking at her with a glint of hurt and anger in his eyes. For a moment she felt scared seeing those emotions in his eyes.

She broke from the hug and looked at him.

"You? If you have come here to stop me from complaining...

"What do you think you are ?

"Excuse me ?

"You think you read minds ? You think you know all about everyone and everything?

"I didn't say that

"You didn't say that vocally, but your actions did !

Gauri was getting uncomfortable with the way he was looking at her. He seemed deeply hurt about something... was he hurt about what she said ?

She looked at him all confused when he said again,

"Next time you judge someone , please think twice. The rules of etiquettes apply to the middle class too.

Saying that he walked away while Gauri kept looking at his retreating back.

Bhavya was even more shocked at what happened.

"Does he like you?

"WHAT?!

"I don't know , he seemed so disappointed. Why would someone be disappointed with a stranger ?

"Shut up Bhavya... he helped me once ... that's it ! Probably he expected me to go behind him after that.

Bhavya was surprised at what Gauri just said.

"You're judging him again dude... and erm frankly the way you indirectly rebuked him today is definitely not a way of returning favors.

"Are you supporting him ? Can't you see how he laughs and giggles amongst those people ? How would he be different ? His supposed girlfriend insulted us today...his brother keeps troubling me every single day ...and a person who accompanies such jerks is different? Seriously?!

" I don't know ! I felt he is genuine...and he did seem hurt .

Gauri could cloud her mind with all sort of assumptions but she couldn't deny the fact that the hurt was quite evident in his eyes.

Those chocolate brown eyes were so deep, so expressive. Anyone could drown in those and she definitely didn't want to think about it at the moment .

She dismissed the topic saying that she doesn't care much and asked Bhavya whether they can go in and complain now.

Bhavya suggested her not to take names as it's just the start of their college and they shouldn't be risking it. Juniors do need their seniors at times of need and their step could actually cost them .

When Bhavya said that, Omkara's face flashed in front of her... she got reminded of the time when he helped her.

Shaking her head quickly , she tried getting rid of those thoughts.

After arguing for a while , Gauri did agree to Bhavya but with a condition that if something like this happens the next time , she wouldn't ask her again and would directly go to the HOI to complain against them.

*******

That night Omkara didn't sit near the pool and chat with his brothers as he usually does. On being asked whether something was troubling him , he didn't tell anyone the reason. He was an introvert who preferred keeping what he has in his heart to himself. His night was spent on his high stool, with him playing with two colors on his canvas; black and white .

While Gauri's was twisting and turning on her bed. Everytime she closed her eyes , she saw his chocolate brown one's, filled with pain and disappointment . And Bhavya's words rang in her ears "Does He Like You?

P.S I know it is short but pardon me ... I'm writing this on phone so couldn't help it.

I don't know how is this turning out...hope u guys are liking it:)