Guys! This song is the (un)official song of this book! So do give it a listen! It's by favourite singer Arijit Singh <3 I love this song so so much, and came up with the story while listening to this!

It's quite important for this book!

Okayyyy back to the story!

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*The next morning*

[Gauri woke up at around 7 in the morning, earlier than the rest of the family, and after freshening up, headed downstairs, to get a breathe of fresh air. She walked around the main hall, and then walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water.

She was about to take a sip, when she saw a tall man dressed in a black track suit, wearing a hood over his head, walking on the lawn. ]

Gauri: (Confused) Ee kaun hai? Aur subah-subah ghar ke baahar? Hey bhagwaan kahi ee chor toh nahi hai?

[Gauri tried her best to look at the face of the man, was simply unable to, and was convinced that a thief was planning to enter the house.]

Gauri: (To herself) Chor? Woh bhi Gauri Kumari Sharma ke hote hue! Hum bhi dekhte hai kisme itni himmat hai!

[Gauri's eyes followed the tall man, and then she saw him walk towards the house entrance. Gauri had to act fast!]

Gauri: (To herself) Ee toh ghar ki taraf hi aa raha hai, Gauri! Jaldi dimaag chala!

[Gauri's eyes then fell on the broom laying near the dustbin, and she instantly knew what to do! She picked up the broom and slowly walked and stood behind the door, waiting to pounce on the thief the moment he entered.

As the shadow of the man moved closer and closer, Gauri gradually raised the broom in her hand, ready to attack.

The moment the man's feet entered the house, Gauri hit the man's tall torso with the broom, making him fall.]

Gauri: (Hitting the man) Chor! Chor! Chor! Bhaiyya! Dadi! Chor aa gaya! Chor!

Gauri Kumari Sharma ke saamne chori karoge? Ab dekhna, phir se chori karne ke kaabil nahi chodenge!

Shivaay: (Running downstairs) Kya hua?! Security! Security! Khanna! Iss waqt Chor?

Rudra: (Removing thief's hood) Yeh security waale so rahe hai kya? Rukiye Gauri didi, main iss Chor ko seedha karunga---O?!

[Poor Gauri.

If only she knew that the 'thief' was none other than Om!

Gauri immediately dropped the broom and gasped in embarrassment.

How could she be so wrong?!]

Gauri: (To herself) Gayi bhains paani mein!

Shivaay: (Rushing towards Om) Om, tum theek toh ho? God, I hope it's not serious!

Om: (Angrily looking at Gauri) Aur nahi maarna? Maaro! Maaro!

Gauri: (Embarrassed) Woh...H-hume laga ki chor aa gaya tha...Sorry!

Shivaay: It's okay Gauri, tumne jaanboojhkar nahi kiya tha, it's alright!

Om: (Getting up) No it's not...Aaah!! It's not alright! Aafat kahiki!

Gauri: Shukar hai humne jhaadu ka istemaal kiya...Hum toh chaku lene waale the!

Om: (Shocked) Chaku?! Are you mad?

Rudra: Waise Gauri didi, aap Bareilly mein police ka kaam karti thi kya?

Gauri: (Giggling) Arre nahi, Rudra bhaiyya! Lekin hum apne ilaake ke pehredaar the! Ek baar, humaari dukaan se mithai ki 2 kg chori ho gayi thi!

Rudra: Phir aapne kya kiya?

Gauri: Arre ek jhaanp mein deewar pe sataa diya!

Rudra: Jhaanp? Woh kya hota hai?

Gauri: (Showing her palm) Arre jhaanp ka matlab nahi pata? Thappad!

Rudra: (Laughing) O, tu aaj bahut lucky hai! Warna teri haalat isse bhi badtar hoti!

Om: (Angrily) Rudra, tu bhi isski tarah pagal ho gaya hai! Uff! Ja rahaan hoon!

*Om leaves*

Gauri: Rudra bhaiyya, ek baat poochein?

Rudra: Didi, Rudra nahi, Rudy bulao! Aur poochiye!

Gauri: Ee humesha se sadu hai ka? Matlab, kal bhi itne gusse mein the ki hume darr tha ki kahi yeh hume na kha jaayein!

Rudra: (Laughing) Arre nahi! Inka aaj kal 'Angry young man' waala mood chal raha hai, isliye!

Gauri: Accha!

*At breakfast*

Gauri: (To Shivaay) Bhaiyya, hum soch rahe the ki hum aaj bhi station ke chakkar kaatenge, shaayad bunty mil jaayein?

Om: (Sarcastically) Haan, Haan, bunty ke paas aur koi kaam nahi hoga na! Station par tumhaara intezaar karne ke siwaai!

[Gauri looked at Om in annoyance, rolled her eyes at him, making him even more angry.]

Gauri: (To herself) Khadoos!

Shivaay: Gauri, I don't think uska koi faayda hai. Mere paas ek idea hai, kyun na hum Vikram ka sketch bana lete hai? Phir usse dhoondna thoda asaan ho jaayega, nahi?

Gauri: Haan bhaiyya, ee accha tarkeeb hai!

Shivaay: (To Om) Om, tum Vikram ka sketch banaane mein help karoge na?

Om: (Sarcastically) Of course! Lekin Shivaay, main sketch karunga kaise? kissi ne mere dono haath tod diye!

Gauri: (Innocently) Arre galti thi!

Rudra: (Whispering to Dadi) Dadi, iss Vikram ka pata nahi, lekin mujhe Om aur Gauri ki pairing kaafi cute lag rahi hai!

Dadi: (Whispering to Rudra) Mujhe bhi! Anika aur Shivaay bhi toh aise ladh te the!

Shivaay: O! Breakfast ke baad tum Gauri ke saath baithkar sketch banao, theek hai? Mujhe meeting ke liye jaana hai, Excuse me!

Gauri: (To herself) Hey sankarji! Iss khadoos ke saath akela baithna padega?! Bacha lo!

[After breakfast, Gauri stood in the kitchen, trying to figure out how she'd go to Om's room asking him to sketch Vikram.

He hated her sight, and honestly, so did she.

But she did feel slightly bad that Om was beaten so badly! ]

Gauri: (To herself) Hum haldi doodh banaate hai! Phir shaayad unka gussa thoda kam ho jaayega aur woh Vikram ki tasveer banaayenge! Wahi karte hai!

[Gauri took a glass of haldi doodh and walked to Om's room, in hopes that he'd make Vikram's sketch.

Gauri would be lying if she said if she wasn't absolutely terrified.

She slowly knocked on the door, and after his approval, entered the room.]

Om: (Turning around) Haan toh---Tum?! Tum andar kaise aayi?!

Gauri: (Sarcastically) Khidki se! Kamaal hai, aapko wahaan darwaaz najar nahi aa raha!

Om: Dekho, aaj ka din tumne pehle hi kharaab kar diya hai, mujhe aur tang mat karo!

Gauri: Oh hello! Aap ko ka lagta hai? Ki aapke peeche padhne ke alava humaare paas aur koi kaam nahi hai? Hum bass aapko haldi doodh dene aaye the...

Om: Haldi doodh? Mujhe nahi chahiye! Kya pata, issme zeher mila diya ho!

Gauri: (Shocked) Haw! Ka bakwaas kar rahe hai aap!

Om: Bakwaas nahi, sach keh raha hoon!

Gauri: (Placing the glass on the table) Nahi ek minute, aapki humse samasya ka hai? Kal se bilqul nandi bail ki tarah vyavhaar kar rahe hai!

Om: (Confused) Nandi what?

Gauri: Nandi bail! Humaare Bareilly mein ek bail hai, jiska naam Nandi hai. Bilqul aapki tarah hai! Sadu aur khadoos!

Om: (Angry) Just shut up!

Gauri: Nahi, humaari baat puri nahi hui hai! Hum pagal hai ka, ki jaanboojkhar kissi ki pitaai kar denge? Chor ki tarah kaale kaale kapdo mein ghumne ki ka jaroorat thi? Upar se sar dhakaa tha!

Om: Accha, matlab meri galti hai! Meri galti hai ki main apne hi kapde, apne hi ghar mein pehnu, right?

Gauri: Arre humaari jagah koi aur hota, toh woh bhi sochta ki ghar mein chor aa gaya hai!

Om: Nahi, tumhaari jagah toh koi le hi nahi sakta, kyun ki normal log, aisa nahi karte!

Gauri: Aapko lagta hai ki hum pagal hai?

Om: Lagta nahi, yakeen ho gaya hai!

Gauri: Hum aapse behas karke apna samay barbaad nahi karna chahte! Aap humaare Vikram ki tasveer banaayenge ya nahi?

Om: Nahi! Ab kya karogi?

Gauri: (Angry) Haan toh theek hai! Hume bhi aapki madad ki jaroorat nahi hai! Khadoos!

Om: Kya bulaaya mujhe?

Gauri: (Loudly) Jaakar kaan ka ilaaj karwaayie phir! khadoos!

[Gauri storms out of the room, while Om is left fuming and angrier than ever!]

Gauri: (To herself) Badi aayi Haldi doodh dene! Hum khood hi Vikram ko dhoondenge!

[Gauri was headed to leave, until she bumped into Rudra on the way.]

(Continued in next chapter)

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