Chapter 18
Sharma Mansion!
Minutes have passed but the two souls who have recently found their home are still embraced tightly in each other's arms...None of them want to get out of the coziness the other has to offer
Gauri!! om calls out...
Hmmm...she says
Aaj poori raat yun he rehne ka iraada hai kya?? Om asks her hinting towards their hug ( Do you intend to stay the whole night like this?)
Aapko koi dikkat hai kya?? Gauri counter questions him getting out of their hug ( Do you have a problem?)
Jiss mauke ka maine sadiyon se intezaar kiya hai aur aaj jab wo aaya hai bhala kyun mujhe usse dikkat hogi?? He tells her looking into her eyes... ( Why will I have a problem with what I have been yearning for since decades..)
Mera bass chale toh main umar bhar tumhe yun he apni bahon main bhar ke ghoomun..he adds ( I wish I could cage you like this forever in my arms...I wish to carry you always)
Acha wo aap baad main kar lijiyega; filhaal toh bas hume rehne dijiye yuhin...saying this she hugs him back... (Oh!! You can do that later but for now just let me stay encaged)
Burrying her face deep into his crook; she says...Omkaraji hume yaad nhn hai ki hume kab aakhri baar itna sukoon mila tha! Hume yeh bhi yaad nhn hai ki kab hum aakri baar itne khush the; kab hum bina matlab ke jhoomna chahte the; chilaana chahte the...Gauri tells him.. (Omkaaji! I don't remember the last time I was this content and peaceful; I don't remember the last time I was this happy as I am today... I can't recall the last time I wanted to be free spirited and shout out aloud for the world to know; to swing in happiness)
Mujhe bhi gauri! yakeen maano mujhe nhn pta ki kab main aakhri baar muskuraya tha; jeena chah raha tha ...om tells her ( Feelings are mutual gauri! Trust me I don't remember when was the last time I had smiled; had the will to live)
Iss lamhe se zaada na he maine kuch maanga tha kabhi aur na he mujhe kuch chaheye tha...Tum ho toh sab hai meri zindagi main...He confesses to her making her blush! ( I had never asked for anything more than this moment...Neither do I need anything else besides this... With you by my side; I have everything I could ever need gauri)
Acha toh matlab aapko rayan aur omira kabhi nhn chaheye the?? Gauri asks him curiously ( so does that mean you never wanted rayan and omira??)
Mujhe hamesha se aarzoo thi tumhare saath apne parivaar ko aage badhaane ke liye par wo aarzoo tumhare saath se badi kabhi nhn thi! He truthfully tells her... ( I had The hots for a family; a family with you but it was never more than I hankered for your companionship)
Coming out of the hug she cups his face in her hands and says...Bahut pyaar karte hain na aap humse?? ( you love too much; don't you??)
Bahut zaada...Mujhe alfaaz kam pad jaayen apni mohabbat bayan karte karte; Main shayad tumhe kabhi samjhaa bhi na paaun ki main kya mehsoos karta hoon tumhare liye...Bas itna jaan lo ki tum wo sab ho jo mujhe badi he shiddat se chaheye; tum meri zindagi ka sukoon; mere saans lene ki wajah ho ..he tells her ( A lot; I feel like the words in the dictionary would fall short to express my love for you, I think I can never make you understand the depth of my love for you.. Just know that you are everything I had veraciously wanted; You are my life's truce; the reason for my breath..)
Yakeen maaniye aapko zaroorat bhi nhn hai...Gauri apne omkaraji ko bina unke kuch kahe he samjhti hai..Hume pehle se pta tha ki aap humse mohabbat karte hain; par hum chahte the ki aap use zaahir bhi Karen...hume dikhaayen ki hum aapke liye kya maayine rakhte hain...She confesses ( Trust when I say this...You don't need to tell me anything..Gauri indentifies with her omkaraji without any need of words from him...I have known that you are head over heels in love with me since eternity, but I just wanted you to express it..I wanted you to show me what I mean to you..)
Acha?? Om asks raising his brow ( really??)
Ji!! She shyly says ( yes)
Sorry agar aapko bura laga toh..she quickly adds ( sorry, if you felt bad)
Gauri isme buri lagne waala kya hai bhala?? Mere pyaar pe, meri har cheez pe tumahra haq hai. Infact main he gadha tha jo tumhe kabhi dikha nhn paaya; mehsoos nhn karwa paaya...Mujhe sochna chaheye tha ki baaki ladkiyon ki tarah meri gauri ko bhi unn chote chote ishaaron ki zaroorat hogi jinse usse sukoon mile. Par ab taiyaar ho jaao! Omkara singh oberoi; gauri kumari sharma ko roz izhaar karega ki wo usse bepannah mohabbat karta hai...Gauri tumahri zindagi ke har aane wale din main tumhe main apni mohabbat dikhaaunga aur mehsoos karwaunga...Aur dekhna roz ek rang gehri hogi meri mohabbat..He tells her rubbing their noses together ( Gauri what is there to feel bad in it? You have a right on my love; on everything that I have under my name.. infact I was a fool to never show you; express to you my feelings openly.. I should have thought that like every other girl, my gauri would also need those tiny miny gestures to make her feel at peace. But now get ready! Omkara singh oberoi will declare his love for Gauri kumara sharma everyday.. Gauri I promise to make you feel loved for the rest of our lives and I promise that everyday the color of my love will be one shade darker)
Hume intezaar rahega dekhne ke liye...gauri tells him ( I will wait for it)
Waise gauri thank you...om says
Thank you?? Kis liye?? She asks him confused ( Thank you for what??)
Mujhe maaf karne ke liye; mujhe ek mauqa dene ke liye, apni zindagi main mujhe fer se haq dene ke liye...He tells her ( For forgiving me and giving me a chance; A right on your life)
SHH!! Aapko thank you bolne ki koi zaroorat nhn hai...gauri tells him ( SHH!! You don't have to say thank you..)
Magar kyun?? He asks ( but why)
Kyunki thank you insaan tab bolta hai jab koi uske liye kuch kare...Magar humne aapko maaf aapke liye kam aur khud ke liye zaada kiya hai...Humne aapko doosra mauqa apne liye diya hai...Akele aapko he humare saath ki zaroorat nhn hai omkaraji! Hume bhi hai...Aur bahut zaada zaroorat hai aapke saath ki... She explains him ( because we thank when someone favors us... But in our case I forgave you more for my myself...I gave you a chance for myself.. Not only you; but even I needed our inseparableness.. I have yearned for you the same way you have)
Main waada karta hoon ki marte dam tak tumhara saath nibhaunga aur kabhi tumhari aankhon main aansun nhn aane doonga gauri...Om promises her ( I promise to strive by with you till death do us apart gauri! I promise to never let tears cloud your vision...)
Hum jaante hain! Bharosa hai hume ki aap aise he poori zindagi humare saath rahenge...She tells him and hugs him.. ( I know! I trust you to be by my side till eternity)
Sach main bharosa hai na mujhpe...He asks like a small child ( You trust me for real, right??)
Gauri leans over him and claiming his lips with hers makes him believe that she trusts him...This kiss seals their bond of love and trust that they posess for each other... The kiss which was supposed to be assuring is now burning with passion pouring from both the souls; raw ardor is now driving their need for each other...
Gauri so jao! Isse zaada lage rahe toh control nhn kar payenge...Om tells her ( gauri! let's sleep! We might not be able to control if we go on a little longer)
Mat kijyega na fer...Aaj behene dijiye khud ko aur hume; tootne dijiye wo saari deewaren jo ban gyi thi humare rishte main...she tells him clouded with love ( we don't need to... Let us both just go with the flow; let the walls break..the walls that are in between you and me)
Nhn gauri! Aaj ke liye main bas tumhe dekhna chahta hoon; kaid karna chahta hoon tumhe apni aankhon main; tumse baatein karna chahta hoon... Main humare beech ki saari deewarein humare pyaar se giraana chahta hoon baaki sab ke liye toh zindagi baaki hai! Om tells her cupping her face ( NO!! gauri.. For tonight I just want to see you; capture you in my eyes, talk to you. I would want our love to break the walls in our relation rather than the physical intimacy...we have our whole lives for that gauri)
Gauri understanding him nods proudly at her samjhdar jatadhari..!! and kisses him on his forehead
Cuddling and speaking about the smallest things; they fall asleep in each other's embrace...
Next morning;
Gauri wakes up due to the rays falling on her face...Placing a gentle kiss on om's cheek she tries to leave the bed
Kahaan jaa rahi ho subeh subeh apne pati ko akele chod ke..om speaks in a sleepy baritone ( where are you off to early in the morning leaving your husband stranded)
Bachon ko taiyaar karne...Aaj humara mann hai ki unhe hum uthaayen..She tells him facing him ( to get the kids ready...Today I wish to wake them up)
Toh chalo fer! Agar tumahra mann hai toh yeh meri zimmedaari hai ki main tumhare mann ki muraad poori karun...om tells her sitting up and smiling ( so let's go then! It's my vocation to fulfill what you want)
Nhn nhn!! Aap so jaayie; hum dekh lenge...she tries to tell him ( no no!! You go back to sleeo; I will manage..)
Bilkul nhn!! Agar tum unki maa ho toh main unka baap aur tumhara pati toh tumhare saath har cheez main hona mera haq bhi hai aur farz bhi ...toh chalen Mrs.?? Om asks her ( no not at all! If you are their mother; then I am their father and your husband so that gives me the authority to accompany you in everything...It's my duty gauri)
Theek hai chaliye!! She says giving up. ( Ok! Let's go)
Waking up the kids; They both together get the kids ready after which om goes and prepares the breakfast as per his routine..
Aajse main tum teeno ko drop karunga...om announces after breakfast ( I will drop the three of you from today)
Lekin omkaraji! Iski zaroorat nhn hai! Aapko kahin jaana nhn hai toh kyun bahar garmi main? Gauri asks him in concern ( but omkaraji! There is no need for you to do this! Why do you want to step out in this sunny weather when you aren't going to go anywhere else)
Gauri! please mujhe mat roko...Main jaanta hoon ki mujhe kahin nhn jaana hai par fer bhi mujhe mann hai tum teeni ko drop karne ka...aur itni bhi garmi nhn lagegi mujhe! Gaari main he aana jaana hai na.. Om convinces her ( Gauri please don't stop me! I know that I don't have to go anywhere but I want to drop you three...And I am not feeling hot at all! We will be going by the car anyways)
Haan mumma! Kitna maza aayega...humare saare friends bhi dekh lenge humare papa ko...dekh lenge ki kitne handsome hai humare papa...Rayan and omira tell her ( Yes muma! Please let him come...We will have fun...Also our friends can see our father; can see how handsome he is...)
Papa ke bachon? Papa mile nhn ki muma ko bhool gye...gauri says with fake anger and dramtically cries ( Tail of your father?? You guys have completely forgotten your mother since you have had a chance to know your dad)
Nhn muma!! Aap toh sab se beautiful ho...Aapko kaise bhool sakte hain hum...the kids run worriedly and hug gauri...while om mumbles nautanki making gauri wink at him! ( no muma! You are the most beautiful... How can we forget you? )
Om smiles at the sight of his lifelines hugging each other and goes to engulfe them in his embrace...
Acha main soch raha tha ki kyun na aaj movie night ho jaaye! Kaafi din hogye humne koi movie nhn dekhi hai..! kya kehte ho bachon...Om asks once all of them are in the car ( Ok so I was thinking why not have a movie night tonight??? It's been long since we 4 saw a movie?? What do you have to say kids)
Haan haan!! ...rayan shout ( yes yes)
Meri princess ka kya khayal hai? Om asks omira ( what does my princess have to say)
Haan papa maza aayega..! omira tells him... ( yes papa it will be fun)
The 20 mins drive to the school was spent talking and teasing each other...
Kids run off to their class after kissing bye to their parents...
Gauri!! agar main kahun ki tum aaj office na jaao toh?? Om asks her skeptical ( Gauri! What if I tell you to not go to office??)
Hum soch he rahe the ki kab niklega aapke moo se yeh sawaal...gauri tells him looking straight.. ( I was actually wondering! Wondering why haven't you asked me this yet)
Kya?? Om asks shocked halting the car.. ( what??)
Taking his hands in hers; gauri says hume pta hai ki aapko humaara office jaana pasand nhn hai... She tells him ( I am aware that you don't quite like the idea of me going to office)
Nhn gauri aisa nhn hai! Mujhe galat mat samjhana; mujhe tumhare kaam karne se koi problem nhn hai...Par kya tumhe mujhe akele chod ke office jaana zaroori hai...he confesses with a pout ( no gauri it isn't like that! Don't take me wrong or to be conservative..I have no issues with you working! But is it necessary for you to go away leaving me alone??)
Arrey omkaraji! Hum aapko galat nhn samjh rahe hain...Aapka haq hai humpar; aur humare waqt par. Lekin ab aap he btaayie ki agar hum office nhn jaayenge toh kaam kaise karenge?? She assuringly asks him ( Ohh!! My omkaraji...I won't take your words in a wrong light..You have the right on me; on my time... But now you tell me how am I supposed to work if I don't go to office)
Main jaanta hoon ki tum apni jagah sahi ho! Par gauri tumse itne waqt tak door raha hoon ki ab ek pal ki bhi doori mujhe gawaara nhn hai...He lovingly tells her while caressing her face with his thumb ( I agree you are right on your stance..But gauri I don't agree to stay away from you anymore given that we have been separted for so long already)
Omkaraji! She says lost in the sensations his thumb is innervating in her..
Pride swells up his chest seeing gauri melt under his touch in the way she did 5 years back...
Leaning forward; he places a soft kiss at her temple...Gauri looks up at him skedaddling from the feeling.. Looking into his eyes; she says! Chaliye jahaan jaana hai aapko! Nhn jaa rahe hain aaj hum kaam par...Aur aapke liye hum apna office bhi ghar par he shift kar lenge; kyunki ab hum bhi aapse door nhn rehna chahte hain omkaraji!.. ( Let's go where you want to! I am not going to office today... I will shift my office to my home for you; because now even I don't want to be distanced from you)
Omkara hugs gauri!! and drives back to home...
They enjoy some time cuddling; discussing the happenings of the past 5 years.. Gauri mujhe na bahut dukh hai ki main tumhare saath nhn tha jab tumhe meri zaroorat sabse zaaada thi! Main tumhare saath tab nhn tha; jab mujhe hona chaheye tha. Om tells her guilty ( gauri! I feel very sad thinking that I wasn't with you when you needed me the most.)
Omkaraji! Udaas mat hoyiee...Jo hogya usse bhool jaayie; aur khush ho jaayie aur aaj main jee lijiye kyunki ab hum saath hain...gauri pacifies him.. ( omkaraji!! Don't be sad..! just forget what has happened..! and now be happy and live this moment because we all are together now)
Waise gauri tumhe pta hai maine humesha se sochta tha ki meri gauri kaisi dikhegi jab wo mere bache ko carry kar rahi hogi! Par kitna badnaseeb hoon main jo maine yeh miss kar diya... He says sadly ( Gauri do you know I always used to dream about how my gauri will look impregnated.. But look at my misfortune; I missed what I always imagined)
Nimbly getting up from the bed gauri shouts omkaraji!
Omkara is shocked seeing the sight before him; His gauri is standing in front of him mimicking a pregnant woman...!
A sight so cute; so ethereal that he springs off the bed to reach near gauri...Going down on his knees; he hugs her belly and whispers the sweet nothings that he had always wanted to for his child...
Kaise kar leti ho tum yeh sab! Om asks her still in tears seeing his wife fulfilling his wish ( how do you manage to do all this?? )
Theek waise he jaise aap humare liye karte aaye hain pichle 2 mahino se...she tells him.. ( The same way as you have been doing all this since the past 2 months)
Chaliye ab hume bethne dijiye; Thak gye hain hum khade hoke; aur bache laat bhi maar rahe hai..! bahut badmaash hai gauri adds making om chuckle ( ok now let me sit! I am tired standing for so long; your children are kicking me...A very naughty child this is )
In a flash; om pulls her on his lap and burries his face in her chest crying...and smiling seeing his cute, tiny wife
Kuch mat kaho meri betiyon ke baare main! Bahut achi hogi wo; duniya ki sabse pyaari bachi! ...om tells her ( don't say anything against my daughters!...They will be the best in the entire world)
Aapko kaise pta ki betiyaan hone waali hain...Gauri asks him ( how are you so sure of having daughters)
Main chahta hoon ki tumahri jaisi sundar aur samjhdaar betiyaan hon hume...He tells her ( I wish to have daughters; who are as beautiful as you and as understanding as you are)
Par hume toh beta chaheye jo bilkul aap jaisa ho...gauri puts forward her word...( But I want a son just like you)
Chalo theek hai! Ek beti aur ek beta..! dono khush honge hum om negotiatingly tells her ( ok let's hope for it to be a son and a daughter. Both of us will be happy)
Ji!!! Gauri squeals happily.and hugs om ( yes)
Chaliye ab hume aapko kuch dikhaana hai...she says lifting his face with her index finger ( Ok!! Now get up..I want to show you something!)
Kya hai gauri; kuch der aur aise he bethne do na...om requests her ( what is it gauri? let's just be like this for some more time)
Nhn yeh bahut zaroori hai saying this she drags him towards the bed and brings out some files... ( No this is very important!)
An already emotional om is now taken aback seeing the content of the files...
Gauri yeh toh...om begins to say ( gauri this)
Haan!! Yeh omira aur rayan ke time pe humare doctor ke check up reports; sonography reports; saare diet charts aur delivery ke documents hain... Gauri tells him ( yes!! These are the check up reports; sonography reports and the diet charts with the other delivery related documents during my gestation)
Dekh lijiye inhe; aur samjh lijiye ki aap kabhi humse door the he nhn! Hamesha paas he the humare...she adds ( just see them and think that you were with us..! Think that you were never away from us)
Kyun ab tak rakha hai inhe sambhaal ke tumne?? He asks her ( why have you kept all these till now)
Pta nhn! Shayad humare iss dil ke kissi konne ko yakeen tha ki humara pyaar sacha hai aur aap humare liye zaroor aayenge...! Shayad hume pta tha ki aap inn sabko dekhna chahenge; shayad kahin na kahin hum chahte the ki tasveeron se he sahi par aap uss journey ka hissa banne jisne hume poora kiya hai!.. She tells him truthfully! ( I don't know!! Maybe deep down in my heart; I had the faith that my love for you was true..! That you will someday come looking for me..! Maybe I knew that you will want to see these; Maybe somewhere even I wanted you to live through this journey which completed me..I wanted you live through this through these images)
Sirf tumhe he nhn hume poora kiya hai inn dono he says; hugging her side ways he says thank you gauri! Mujhe wo sab dikhaane aur mehsoos karwaane ke liye jo main nhn kar paaya...Pta nhn zindagi mujhe yeh mauka fer de na de.! ( Not just you! This journey has completed both of us. Thank you gauri! for showing me and making me feel that I couldn't..I don't know if life will be ever so grateful; if I will ever get this chance again)
Shhh!! Omkaraji! Rona band kijiye; humne yeh sab aapko rulaane ke liye nhn dikhaaya hai...zara dekhiye kitne cute lag rahe hain humare nanhe shaitaan inn tasveeron main ..she points towards the pictures of them as cute toddlers..!
( SHHH!! Stop crying omkaraji.. I didn't show you this to make you cry... Just look at how cute these two devils look here)
Apni maa jaise cute toh hona he tha na...om says admiring her ( they had to take after their mother)
Aapko acha nhn laga kya ki wo humpe gye hain?? She asks him pouting ( Don't you like the fact that they have taken after me??)
Bahut khushnaseeb hoon main jo mere bache uss aurat pe gye hain jisse main duniya main sabse zaada pyaar karta hoon... Main kabhi isse zaada kuch nhn maang sakta apne bachon ke liye...Tumpe jaana unki khushnaseebi hai gauri..!! he lovingly tells her ( I am the luckiest man gauri! and I say this because I am proud that my kids have taken after the woman who I love the most in this world. I could have never wished anything more than this for our kids.. They are lucky gauri)
Chaliye ab! Hume emotional mat kijiye... waise humari khwaish thi ki rayan aap jaisa dikhta...Khair chodiye; dikhte chahe wo humare jaise hain par hum khush hain ki unki aadatein aap jaise hain..she confesses ( Enough now; don't make me emotional... You know I had always wished rayan to take after you but leave it! I am happy that even though they look like me; they have your habits)
Wiping off his tears; getting up from the bed he says chalo bachon ko lene ka time hogya hai!
Ji chaliye...gauri says ( ok let's leave)
Papaa; mumma!! Rayan and omira come running to their parents and hug them...
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