RikaraSS- Aankhon ki Gustakhiyaan- SeasonI- Goa Chapter-Part 1

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As a response to feedback I received on the SS, that it was hard to find and follow the updates from a talented fellow writer, I have decided to re-post the updates as individual posts. Hope you will be able to find them easily and read them. Please leave feedback.
So here's how it started :

Hello people,

Quite disappointed with current track and chopping of Rikara scenes in IB. Also, disappointed with no closure on Bareilly track, suddenly dessert love and awkward couch wake-up is not how I imagined Rikara story going forward, so I am writing my own dreams about how they should be portrayed - an attempt.

Gauri has had too many problems all her life and now she deserves to be treated like a princess, pampered all the way to the moon, she deserves to know what falling in love is like, rather than getting married on the street due to circumstances and being rebuked by so called husband the whole time after. Yes, Gauri loves Omkara, but what in the name of 'love' has she seen? No courting. No dating. No teasing. No build-up. Suddenly Omkara confesses, kidnaps, feeds dessert and is ready to kiss!!!! And in the past , he tried to seduce her twice - once when Buama fed him drugs and now when he wanted to break her completely. And lets not forget, how young she is. She is Rudy's age maximum.

Ok, here it goes, I will try to weave in the current track up to the morning only - NO GOA in this.
And, I want this song picturised on Rikara at some point - not asking for a lot - Am I?

Aankhon ki Gustakhiyaan

Gauri woke up with a slight headache, only to find herself in Omkara's room. At first, she could not believe where she was, but then the occurrences of past night started to play in her head, how her husband had put a tape on her mouth, lifted her and then she had fainted. However it went, she was happy to be home. A place she had devoted herself to. She had many memories here, good and bad. This one, will go down as a good one.

She went to freshen up, still many questions and doubts raging in her mind. So, what now?
All forgotten, start afresh? She wasn't even sure what the status of their relationship was now? Although Omkara had stated many times in past few days that she was his wife and he loved her, she wasn't quite sure what that meant for the future. Just carry on from where they left? But they didn't leave it at a very ' carry forward' stage, with the whole tearing card and Omkara's letter fiasco.
Pick up from where they left was not an option.

What then? Start afresh? What would that mean - as husband as wife? As friends for now? As lovers? Gauri was confused, utterly confused. She was drying her hair with the towel and looking at her reflection in the mirror, hoping to seek an answer, but there was none, so she decided to do her hearts bidding, wherever it takes her.

Omkara, on the other hand , was helping his brother Shivaay prepare custard for Anika, when he decided to make some for Gauri as well. He was happy. She was back. He wanted to give her all the small little joys that she was denied of so far. He will start with a bowl of custard to do just that. He couldn't help blushing thinking about Gauri's reaction when he takes the custard to her. He wanted to make a new beginning with her, give her all that was due as his wife. But her knew that Gauri was hurt and he should give it some time to get her to a place where she feels the same. He also knew that she was young, inexperienced in the ways of love , and he will have to take it very slow with her. What he did not know is - how will he manage that - after denying himself Gauri's love for so long, now he felt impatient. He wanted her, just like he wanted to breathe. He will have to restrain himself, for both of their sakes.

Slowly, he made his way to his room, no, their room. He blushed. She was sitting by the couch, taking her clothes out of her suitcase, in a monologue to herself, her back facing him, she was wearing her red kurta. His breathe hitched when he saw her, the same backless kurta, strings of which he had helped her tie one fine morning, months ago. He was very aware of the attraction he had towards her even then, but now, it was a different story. All his doubts had cleared, she had confessed her love for him, nothing should come between them now, but he chided himself. Reminded himself of the monologue he had in the kitchen and walked slowly towards her.

'Gauri' he said, and she rose, looked at him with happiness, with all the love that was possible to fill in one's eyes. He melted. He reciprocated with his eyes. There were no more words required between them. He showed her the custard bowl - ' I made it, for you' and stuffed a spoonful in her mouth. She smiled, and took the spoon from him and fed some to him. It tasted sweeter than when he had tried before for tasting, he smiled. They sat on the couch, he put his arm around her and she went into his embrace as that was the most natural thing for her to do. They talked whole night, he told her about his misgivings, his past life, some of it atleast and she shared her past experience with him. When they slept on the couch in each others arms - they couldn't tell.

In the morning, they heard some awful noises coming from the swimming pool and rushed together to investigate. Rudy was in the pool, threatening to take 'jal samadhi' , everyone else - Shivika, Bhavya, daadi had also gathered around. Rudy was saying ' I will only come out on one condition that my bros accompany me to Goa for music fest' . Omkara was annoyed, he wanted to spend some time with Gauri, get to know her a bit better, make her happy, give her peace and love, of which she had been denied all her life. Shivaay had other thoughts in his head - of course to do with Anika. But Rudy was unrelenting - he accused them of not opening the door when he knocked last night.
Anika in turn accused Shivaay of not letting her open the door, but Gauri and Omkara just looked at each other in confusion! When had Rudy knocked? Why didn't they hear? They were blushing, their cheeks red thinking about how lost they were in each other to have missed Rudy's knocking, they remained silent, again talking through their eyes.

It was decided that the three bros and three obahus will leave for Goa the next day, on separate trips, the boy gang and the gal gang. OM believed in equality, if the boys are going out to have fun, why should the gals be denied? So it was decided. This way, Shivaay and Omakar were happy, they had plans to sneak in to their respective wives itinerary every now and then. But it was not easy to convince Rudy. The bros had to join him in the pool, cuddle him, high five him, only then he agreed for a two-prong plan and leaving next day.

Omkara came out of the pool all wet and walked to his room. Gauri had showered and changed, her hair wet, her kurta dori open, she was trying to tie it. He was mesmerized at the sight that met his eye, he kept staring forgetting his own state. Gauri stared back at him in the mirror and remarked - Omakarji, aapko sardi lag jayegi. She quickly pulled out a towel from the cupboard and made him sit down, trying to dry his hair. He was intoxicated in her scent, small droplets of water trickling down her hair onto him. He couldn't take it anymore. He pulled her onto his lap. She was taken by surprise. He as looking at her as if he was possessed. He touched a droplet of water on her cheek and trailed it down to her neck with his finger. She was getting hot and bothered, she was also now completely wet bcoz of his pool clothes. She was feeling things she has never felt in her life before, not knowing how to react, she got up and ran towards the bathroom to change once again. That's when he came out of his reverie. He smirked, so she is as affected by him.

This was going to be fun ! Some teasing with his very naiive, so in love with him wife, would make a very good trip in Goa.
He got up, thinking he couldn't wait for the next day , today he had to sort out some exhibition stuff but he was ready for Goa. He was planning all the naughty things he would do in his head. He walked towards the bathroom and knocked - Gauri, he said' come out, or shall I come in?' And then smirking, he took his clothes and left to use the adjoining bathroom, leaving Gauri to gather her nerves.

END

What say people? I was hoping for a slow and gentle, eye-lock, attraction period for Rikara after confession, where they learn more and more about each other and fall in love all over again, but cant expect that from the CVs , can we?

Please leave you comments.
Some encouragement to keep me going...