*The next morning, at the train platform*

Anika: (Crying) Gauri, Mujhe yakeen hai ki Vikram aayega, please, ruk jaao. Aunty, kuch kahiye na, please

Gauri: (Crying) Nahi didi, Bahut kiya intezaar humne. Ab bahut Ho gaya. Hum chalte hai

[As Gauri hugged everyone and bid farewell, her eyes fell on Om, who was quietly standing with his arms folded.

Somehow she sensed that something was wrong.

What was bothering him? Why was he behaving in this manner?]

Shivaay: Gauri, Abhi bhi waqt hai. Phir se socho

Gauri: (Crying) Sochkar ka karein bhaiyya? Aur kitna intezaar karein? Ka humaari koi ehmiyat nahi hai? Sab kuch chod-chaadkar aa gaye, unke liye, Aur unhone kuch hi palo mein saath chod diya

[Gauri was about to enter the train when she heard a loud and familiar voice.

The voice she was dying to hear.

She knew it.

She knew he would stop her.]

Vikram: (Shouting) Ruk jao! Ruk jao!

[When she turned, she was relieved that he stopped her.

She saw him.

She saw Om.

Om stopped her.

But as she smiled at him, he slowly moved to the side, and she saw Vikram running towards her, and her smile dropped into a confused look.

Why did she feel so weird?

Almost like she wanted Om to stop her, not Vikram.

She was supposed to be happy, right?]

Vikram: (Panting) I'm sorry, I'm sorry, main Tumhe khona nahi chahta, Gauri

Gauri: (Dazed and looking at Om)

Vikram: Gauri? Tum sunn rahi Ho na?

Gauri: Haan? Haan, Haan

[Vikram immediately hugged Gauri tight, but her mind was somewhere else.

Why wasn't she ecstatic? Yelping with happiness?

Her confused eyes then landed on Om who was gazing at her. His eyes and face were blank, and Gauri didn't like the blank look on his face.

What was happening to her?]

Vikram: I promise main sab kuch theek Kar Dunga, I promise main apne gharwaalon ko manaaoonga, I---

Shivaay: Dekha? Maine kaha tha na!

Gauri: (Moving away) Haan, Haan...

Vikram: Maine sab kuch plan Kar liya hai, sab theek hoga, Okay?

Gauri: Haan, theek hai

Shivaay: Shaadi humaare yahaan hogi, that's decided

Gauri: Bhaiyya, Lekin...N-nahi, apne pehle se bahut Kar liya hai humaare liye, nahi---

Shivaay: Bhaiyya bhi bulaati Ho Aur paraaya bhi karti Ho?

Anika: Bilqul sahi kaha Shivaay. Shaadi humaari taraf se hi hogi

Vikram: Perfect!

Rudra: Accha yeh sab planning ghar jaa Kar karein? Yahaan bahut Garmi hai yaar!

Shivaay: Haan Chalo!

[Everyone was ready to leave, but Om was so lost in his own thoughts that he didn't even realize what the others were talking about.]

Shivaay: Om, Om? Om!

Om: Haan? Haan, Haan, Shivaay

Shivaay: Dhyaan kahaan hai tumhaara? Chalo, ghar Chalo!

Om: Ji bhaiyya

*At the Oberoi mansion*

Dadi: Toh chalo pakki hai! Kal shaam ko sagaai aur 2 hafte baad, shaadi!

Rudra: Yay! Mubarak Ho, Didi! Mubarak Ho!

Gauri: (Hesitantly smiling) Thank oo bhaiyya

Shivaay: Yeh sab chodo Aur Chalo! Sab kaam pe lag Jaao! Meri behen ki shaadi hai!

Dadi: Haan bhai, Chalo! Chalo!

[As Gauri saw everyone get ready and begin working, her mind slowly drifted to another world.

She should be excited.

Getting everything ready.

This was what she wanted! She could finally be with Vikram!

But why wasn't she getting excited? Why wasn't she enthusiastic?

She came back to her thoughts when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She looked up and saw him.

She saw Om and somehow, a part of her became happy.

But his face was blank.]

Om: Dadi bula rahi Hain. Mangni ke kapde decide karna hai, jao

Gauri: Thank oo

Om: Kya?

Gauri: Thank oo. Hum aapke bahut shukrguzaar hai. Aapne itna sab kuch kiya, Vikram ko dhoonda aur---

Om: Koi baat nahi

Gauri: Aap bahut acche insaan hai, Omkara ji. Aapko pata hai---

Om: (Moving away) Dadi bulaa rahi hai, Jao

[Gauri was immediately upset after Om walked away from her.

Why was he being so distant? So cold? So emotionless?

She shrugged her thoughts and went into Dadi's room, where Dadi, Gauri's Mother and Anika were seated.]

Anika: Aao! Aao!

Dadi: Puttar, yeh suit kaisa laga tujhe? Kal ki mangni ke liye?

Gauri: D-Dadi...e-ee Toh bahut mehenga hai...hum ee k-kaise...

Gauri's Mother:Wahi Toh Maaji, hum Bareilly se kuch Acche kapde lekar aaye the ussi ko---

Anika: Maaji, shaadi Oberoi waalo ki taraf se Ho rahi hai, Aur yahaan par sab kuch dhoom-dhamaake ke saath hota hai!

Dadi: Bilqul sahi! Chalo Gauri, batao beta, kaunsa pasand hai?

Gauri: Dadi, hum Kuch bhi pehen lenge...waise bhi sirf mangni Hi Toh hai...

Dadi: Toh phir yeh gulaabi rang ka suit pehen le, theek hai?

Gauri: Ji Dadi

Dadi: (Caressing Gauri's cheek) Puttar aaj main itni khush Hoon! Roz rab se praarthna karti thi ki ek din tujhe Vikram mil jaayein, Aur usne teri baat sunn bhi Li!

Gauri: (Lost) Ji Dadi

[Anika noticed the lost and dazed expression on Gauri's face, and decided to figure the reason behind this.]

Anika: Dadi! Mujhe Abhi yaad aaya mujhe Gauri ko kuch zevar dikhaane hai, hum Abhi aate hai! Chalo, Gauri

Gauri: Ji, Didi

*Outside Dadi's room*

Anika: Hum tum Mujhe bataaogi ki Kya hua hai ya Mujhe khud ACP Pradyuman bannkar pooch-taach karni padegi?

Gauri: (Confused) ACP Pradyuman?

Anika: Kya hua hai, Gauri? Tum itni khoyi-khoyi si Kyun Ho?

Gauri: Kuch nahi Didi, bass ee sab thoda Naya hai aur---

Anika: Jab Vikram nahi tha tab Itna tadap rahi Thi, Aur Jab Woh hai, Tab khamosh Ho gayi Ho. Tum khush Ho na?

Gauri: H-Haan Didi, hum khush hai

Anika: Toh phir? Tumhara dhyaan kahaan hai?

Gauri: Didi... Pata nahi Kyun, Lekin Omkara ji achaanak humse bahut door Ho gaye hai. Humaari taraf muskuraate bhi nahi hai

Anika: Arre Woh tumhaare shaadi ke kaam mein Itna busy hai, shaayad isliye

Gauri: H-Haan, s-shaayad

Anika: Tum Itna mat socho, theek hai? Arre! 2 hafto mein tumhaari shaadi hai!

Gauri: (Fake smiling) Ji

[As Anika left, Gauri was once again left with her thoughts.

As she walked around the house, her eyes fell on everyone, who was working to get the house ready.

Anika directing the workers on where to put the flowers, Rudra helping put up the lights, Shivaay talking to Khanna, and Om talking to the planners about the arrangements.

Her gaze remained ever fixed on Om, and a wave of memories flooded her.

Every single moment she spent with him was hitting the back of her mind.

He did so much for her.

What was happening to her?

And why was she feeling this way?]

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