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Hello again, my lovelies,
A big hug for the beautiful comments and encouragement.
I'm loving it. In the last part, I wanted to show that there is some interaction between Rikara when Gauri was in the 40s get-up, as I was loving Omkara's expressions when he saw her on-screen, so I thought what if he saw her in-person like that? I hope you liked that?
So here goes the next part:
Aankhon ki Gustakhiyan Season II Mumbai Chapter
Part 2
Gauri was confused and scared. She has no experience of the worldly ways, the only boys she knew so far in her life were the little chirotas she played with and taught dance and music to, in Bareilly. Besides that, her life had been pretty basic, living with her mom, getting abused by her chacha-chachi almost every day and running between the shop and home trying to make ends meet. This was her life since her adopted father passed away, she was only 1 then. She had to take responsibility of his shop (a small street=side stall, more like thela) where he sold mataji's clothes made by her mother and her. Her mother was unwell mostly; she was of a sick constitution. She could not bear the heat and dust of the street and was unable to sit at the shop. So Gauri left school and did just what she thought was right. At night, she used to help her mom prepare the chunris and clothes and in the morning she would sell them at the stall next to the temple. Before Kaali Thakur, the only other acquaintance she had with evil was her chacha-chachi. The people who came to buy chunris from her were mostly Mataji's devotees and she didn't see them as threats. She has never read mature science books, any novels, never had any boyfriends and never on any occasion had the chance to speak to her mom about what happens after marriage.
Kaali's eyes were on her ever since she turned 18; he used to visit the temple every Friday, that's when he had spotted her. She didn't know what kept him from making a move towards her for another three years, but as soon as she turned 19, Kaali asked for her hand from her chacha-chachi and they readily obliged. That was the ill-fated occurrence but a fortunate day when she met her Omakraji, only for him to misunderstand her. She had borne Kaali's lust and Omkara's hatred all this while.
What love' is had never made an entrance in her very tiny dictionary. And now, after all this while of hating her and showing her only wrath, Om had suddenly started pampering her like crazy. What happened in Goa, she took it as a one-off? As, something that happened when one goes to Goa. Or as something that Omkara did to console her after the entire Ajay fiasco. She could find several excuses to justify Goa, but could not believe that this is how life was going to be for her from now on. She had seen too many troubles in life so far, to readily accept these pleasures.
To add to her confusion, was the fact that she had no idea about what happens between a husband and wife after marriage. She had seen some Bollywood Salman Khan films, where couples dance around trees, go behind trees holding hands. That's all she knew. And that's why she so easily could convince herself that when he was under the spell of buama's jadibooti, what he did to her, their close proximity could result in a baby and managed to convince Omkara she didn't have to say anything in fact.
And what Omkara did to her on Daadi's bday night, she was gob-smacked. She was so affected that she had not come out of the washroom for ages. Omkara kept waiting for her, but she made excuses of taking a shower, feeling hot after the performance blah blah. The truth was that she was feeling things she had never thought of, imagined even in her wildest dreams. That lip to lip kiss left her hot and bothered. Although it felt as the most natural thing to do, and she liked it, but she couldn't explain what she felt during and after it.
Since then, she had been avoiding Omkara. What if he discovers how ignorant she is in the ways of love? Somewhere in her head, the thought that she was ignorant and illiterate was rooted so deep down that she felt inferior. And when she felt inferior with herself, how could she feel equal to her Om and reciprocate?'
Omkara was confused and more confused. What was wrong with Gauri these days? Was she avoiding him? Did she not like him kissing her? He was desperate to find out. Ever since that night, she had woken up really early and slept before he got back from the studio. He was also busy preparing for his next exhibition, and didn't have time to chase her around the house. She was polite and did all the stuff she did for him before, but just avoided being with him alone anywhere. She was perfectly normal on the dining table and living room in the presence of others.
I have to find out, what is bothering her' thought Om and resolved to speak with her soon. But that day was his exhibition launch. Gauri' he called as he walked into the room,' get ready, we have to go.'
Where?' she asked
To my exhibition launch'
Nahin... Aap jaiye. Hum waha kya karenge?' she pleaded
Gauri, you don't want to come with me on this important occasion? I want to share my happiness with you'.
Haan, toh, ghar par hum saath hain na' she turned and started walking away from him.
He leapt to grab her hand, Don't walk away from me Gauri, when I am talking to you'. He pulled her to himself, this time encircling her waist and inter-locking his hands behind her. Ab batao, what is going on in your head? Are you avoiding me? Did you not like that beautiful moment we shared the other day?'
Na...Nahin. Om. Par hum exhibition mein ja kar kya karenge?'
That's when he understood.' Tum darr rahin ho, what happened last time will happen again? Don't worry Gauri, they will not dare to insult you, you are Mrs. Omkara Singh Oberoi'.
Main nahin chahti ki log meri respect sirf isliye karen kyunki main Mrs. Oberoi hoon.'
Par Gauri, you shouldn't be affected by what those idiots think and say. You are much better than them. For me, you are like a precious stone, so pure, so shiny, so lovable' pleaded Omkara.
Nahin Om, aap jaiye' she had made her decision.
Gauri, do you want to continue your studies? It doesn't bother me at all that you are 5th pass and cannot speak fluent English. I love you as you are, my Gauri. But if it will make you feel better, it can be arranged. I will organise a day tutor for you who will come and give you lessons at home, you can learn English and other subjects and then appear for exams and get your board certificate. Would you like that?' asked Omkara with concern in his eyes.
Gauri looked up at his eyes to check if he was serious and seeing the concern and love, she hugged him tightly.
Haan, Om, kya aa aisa karenge mere liye?'
Of course Gauri, and I am doing this for myself, not you. What I don't want is that you refuse to go to events with me in the future because of this reason. I want you to be a part of everything that is me. And I want to be part of everything that is you'. He spoke hugging her and placed a kiss on her head.
Gauri was happy, she broke the hug with a smile and quickly sent him packing, Thank you. Ab Jaaiye, apka exhibition launch hain'.
Mann toh nahin kar raha tunhare bina, but I promised the gallery I will be there. Main you gaya and you aaya'.
He felt lighter somehow. He had started to understand her. Her fears, her thoughts, her perspective, he had started putting himself in her shoes to see her world-view. And he realised, his chiraiyaa was the bravest person he knew. Coz the world looked very scary from where he was standing (in her shoes).
She had the strength; all he had to do was to give her the skills that will give her the confidence to see the world differently. Love will have to take a bit of a back-seat, of course he will continue to show her his affection, with the teasing and pranks, but he had to get her to a place where she will be standing on the same page as him, when it came to intimacy. With this new resolve and a smile on his face he walked out of their room.
END
So guys, looking forward to the comments.
MY INDEX:
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4954353&PID=146018424&#p146018424
A big hug for the beautiful comments and encouragement.
I'm loving it. In the last part, I wanted to show that there is some interaction between Rikara when Gauri was in the 40s get-up, as I was loving Omkara's expressions when he saw her on-screen, so I thought what if he saw her in-person like that? I hope you liked that?
So here goes the next part:
Aankhon ki Gustakhiyan Season II Mumbai Chapter
Part 2
Gauri was confused and scared. She has no experience of the worldly ways, the only boys she knew so far in her life were the little chirotas she played with and taught dance and music to, in Bareilly. Besides that, her life had been pretty basic, living with her mom, getting abused by her chacha-chachi almost every day and running between the shop and home trying to make ends meet. This was her life since her adopted father passed away, she was only 1 then. She had to take responsibility of his shop (a small street=side stall, more like thela) where he sold mataji's clothes made by her mother and her. Her mother was unwell mostly; she was of a sick constitution. She could not bear the heat and dust of the street and was unable to sit at the shop. So Gauri left school and did just what she thought was right. At night, she used to help her mom prepare the chunris and clothes and in the morning she would sell them at the stall next to the temple. Before Kaali Thakur, the only other acquaintance she had with evil was her chacha-chachi. The people who came to buy chunris from her were mostly Mataji's devotees and she didn't see them as threats. She has never read mature science books, any novels, never had any boyfriends and never on any occasion had the chance to speak to her mom about what happens after marriage.
Kaali's eyes were on her ever since she turned 18; he used to visit the temple every Friday, that's when he had spotted her. She didn't know what kept him from making a move towards her for another three years, but as soon as she turned 19, Kaali asked for her hand from her chacha-chachi and they readily obliged. That was the ill-fated occurrence but a fortunate day when she met her Omakraji, only for him to misunderstand her. She had borne Kaali's lust and Omkara's hatred all this while.
What love' is had never made an entrance in her very tiny dictionary. And now, after all this while of hating her and showing her only wrath, Om had suddenly started pampering her like crazy. What happened in Goa, she took it as a one-off? As, something that happened when one goes to Goa. Or as something that Omkara did to console her after the entire Ajay fiasco. She could find several excuses to justify Goa, but could not believe that this is how life was going to be for her from now on. She had seen too many troubles in life so far, to readily accept these pleasures.
To add to her confusion, was the fact that she had no idea about what happens between a husband and wife after marriage. She had seen some Bollywood Salman Khan films, where couples dance around trees, go behind trees holding hands. That's all she knew. And that's why she so easily could convince herself that when he was under the spell of buama's jadibooti, what he did to her, their close proximity could result in a baby and managed to convince Omkara she didn't have to say anything in fact.
And what Omkara did to her on Daadi's bday night, she was gob-smacked. She was so affected that she had not come out of the washroom for ages. Omkara kept waiting for her, but she made excuses of taking a shower, feeling hot after the performance blah blah. The truth was that she was feeling things she had never thought of, imagined even in her wildest dreams. That lip to lip kiss left her hot and bothered. Although it felt as the most natural thing to do, and she liked it, but she couldn't explain what she felt during and after it.
Since then, she had been avoiding Omkara. What if he discovers how ignorant she is in the ways of love? Somewhere in her head, the thought that she was ignorant and illiterate was rooted so deep down that she felt inferior. And when she felt inferior with herself, how could she feel equal to her Om and reciprocate?'
Omkara was confused and more confused. What was wrong with Gauri these days? Was she avoiding him? Did she not like him kissing her? He was desperate to find out. Ever since that night, she had woken up really early and slept before he got back from the studio. He was also busy preparing for his next exhibition, and didn't have time to chase her around the house. She was polite and did all the stuff she did for him before, but just avoided being with him alone anywhere. She was perfectly normal on the dining table and living room in the presence of others.
I have to find out, what is bothering her' thought Om and resolved to speak with her soon. But that day was his exhibition launch. Gauri' he called as he walked into the room,' get ready, we have to go.'
Where?' she asked
To my exhibition launch'
Nahin... Aap jaiye. Hum waha kya karenge?' she pleaded
Gauri, you don't want to come with me on this important occasion? I want to share my happiness with you'.
Haan, toh, ghar par hum saath hain na' she turned and started walking away from him.
He leapt to grab her hand, Don't walk away from me Gauri, when I am talking to you'. He pulled her to himself, this time encircling her waist and inter-locking his hands behind her. Ab batao, what is going on in your head? Are you avoiding me? Did you not like that beautiful moment we shared the other day?'
Na...Nahin. Om. Par hum exhibition mein ja kar kya karenge?'
That's when he understood.' Tum darr rahin ho, what happened last time will happen again? Don't worry Gauri, they will not dare to insult you, you are Mrs. Omkara Singh Oberoi'.
Main nahin chahti ki log meri respect sirf isliye karen kyunki main Mrs. Oberoi hoon.'
Par Gauri, you shouldn't be affected by what those idiots think and say. You are much better than them. For me, you are like a precious stone, so pure, so shiny, so lovable' pleaded Omkara.
Nahin Om, aap jaiye' she had made her decision.
Gauri, do you want to continue your studies? It doesn't bother me at all that you are 5th pass and cannot speak fluent English. I love you as you are, my Gauri. But if it will make you feel better, it can be arranged. I will organise a day tutor for you who will come and give you lessons at home, you can learn English and other subjects and then appear for exams and get your board certificate. Would you like that?' asked Omkara with concern in his eyes.
Gauri looked up at his eyes to check if he was serious and seeing the concern and love, she hugged him tightly.
Haan, Om, kya aa aisa karenge mere liye?'
Of course Gauri, and I am doing this for myself, not you. What I don't want is that you refuse to go to events with me in the future because of this reason. I want you to be a part of everything that is me. And I want to be part of everything that is you'. He spoke hugging her and placed a kiss on her head.
Gauri was happy, she broke the hug with a smile and quickly sent him packing, Thank you. Ab Jaaiye, apka exhibition launch hain'.
Mann toh nahin kar raha tunhare bina, but I promised the gallery I will be there. Main you gaya and you aaya'.
He felt lighter somehow. He had started to understand her. Her fears, her thoughts, her perspective, he had started putting himself in her shoes to see her world-view. And he realised, his chiraiyaa was the bravest person he knew. Coz the world looked very scary from where he was standing (in her shoes).
She had the strength; all he had to do was to give her the skills that will give her the confidence to see the world differently. Love will have to take a bit of a back-seat, of course he will continue to show her his affection, with the teasing and pranks, but he had to get her to a place where she will be standing on the same page as him, when it came to intimacy. With this new resolve and a smile on his face he walked out of their room.
END
So guys, looking forward to the comments.
MY INDEX:
http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=4954353&PID=146018424&#p146018424
Anupamaa
Naagin 7
Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki
Dr Aarambhi
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