*The next day*

[It was about 11 in the morning and Gauri came downstairs to find the family standing on opposite sides of the room.

Dadi, Shivaay, Jhanvi, Rudra and Shakti were on one side, while Om, Anika, Pinky and Tej were on the other side.

Gauri figured that it was probably 'family time' so she made her way back up until she heard Shivaay's voice.]

Shivaay: Gauri, kahaan jaa rahi ho?

Gauri: Woh...Maaf kijiye, aap logo ke kaam mein dakhalandaazi nahi karna chahte the...

Dadi: Uff! Kaunsi dakhalandaazi? Tu bhi toh iss parivaar ka hissa bann chuki Hai! Chal, hum antaakshari khel rahe Hai, tumhaara hi intezaar tha!

Anika: Gauri humaare team mein hogi!

Shivaay: Ji, Nahi, Gauri humaare team mein hogi!

Dadi: Uffo! Bass bhi karo! Gauri, Anika ke team mein jaa!

Rudra: (Confidently) Waise aap logo ko bata doon ki Rudy antaakshari ka champion hai!

Anika: Accha? Woh khelne ke baad pata chalega! Gauri, aa jao!

[Gauri walked towards the other side and sat next to Anika.]

Rudra: Accha game doosri team shuru karegi! Kyun Dadi?

Dadi: Haan! Haan! Kaun aana chahega?

Om: Anika bhabhi pehle jaayegi! Jaayie, bhabhi

Shivaay: Haarne ke liye taiyyaar ho jaao, Anika!

Anika: Mujhe woh aapse kehna chahiye, billuji!

[Shivaay walked towards Anika and whispered a movie into her ear, and after he did, Anika tried her best to control her laughter while she was enacting the movie.

After several tries, Anika's team finally guessed the movie and won a point!

The game went on and on, and then, it was Om's turn.]

Rudra: Accha O, aapki baari hai! Aa jao!

[Om stood up and walk towards Rudra who then whispered a movie name in his name.]

Rudra: (Whispering) Kuch kuch hota hai

Om: (Confused) Arre, woh kaise act karun?

Rudra: Wahi toh challenge hai! Chaliye, chaliye!

[Om put 4 fingers up, indicating the number of words in the movie title, but somehow, he was somehow unable to enact the entire movie.]

Anika: Om, tum kya act kar rahe ho, kuch samajh nahi aa raha!

Om: Yaar, main koshish kar raha hoon lekin aap logo ko samajh nahi aa raha!

Rudra: Accha Om, tu chahe toh kissi team member ki help le sakta hai

Anika: Yeh accha hai! Gauri, tum jao, help karo, tum filmo mein acchi ho na?

Gauri: Haan theek hai!

[Gauri stood up and walked towards Om who then bent down and whispered the movie name to her.

The whole family looked at both of them in confusion. What were they planning so much?

Om then went on one knee, and placed his hand in the air, trying to play the piano, while he placed his other hand forward.

They were trying to enact the scene from kuch kuch hota hai!

Gauri then hesitantly placed her hand in his, and Om slowly stood up, before placing his other hand on the small of his back, slightly startling her.]

Anika: (Excited) Mil gaya! Mil gaya! kuch kuch hota hai!

[As they gazed into each others eyes, they somehow completely forgot the world around them. Almost like they didn't even know where they were.

It took them a while until they realised where they were and they consciously moved away from each other, trying to pretend as though they didn't just share a 'moment'.]

Rudra: Kuch kuch hota hai ke chakkar mein, inn dono ka Shahrukh-Kajol moment ho gaya, nahi?

Anika: Haan, bilqul!

[Om and Gauri immediately returned to their seats, Gauri consciously sitting away from Om, to maintain a respectable distance.]

Shivaay: Accha chalo, kuch aur karte hai!

Anika: Jaise?

Dadi: Om! Puttar! Itne dino se tumhaari shayari nahi suni hai! Ek ho jaaye!

Rudra: Waise Gauri didi, aapko pata hai Om kamaal ke shayar hai! Isliye unki baatein itni complicated hoti hai!

Om: (Annoyed) Shut up Rudra!

Rudra: Accha theek hai! chal, aaj ek shayari ho jaye!

Om: Rudy, Shayari maggi nahi hai, jo 2 minute mein bann jaayegi! Inspiration chahiye, ambience chahiye, feel chahiye!

Gauri: Arre, inhe chodiye! Aapko pata hai, hum bhi kamaal ke shayar hai!

Anika: Kya baat hai! Tum toh chuppi rustom nikli!

Rudra: Wah! Toh ek ho jaaye phir!

Gauri: (Clearing her throat) Arj kiya hai...

Om: It's arz! A-r-z

Gauri: (Rolling her eyes) Arj kiya hai!

Anika: Irshaad!

Gauri: Kaafi dino se peena chah rahe the, chai ka ek pyaala...

Om: (rolling his eyes) Pehle line sunte hi pata chalta hai ki kya ghatiya shayari hogi!

Gauri: Aap chup nahi reh sakte?!

Dadi: Aage bol puttar!

Gauri: Kaafi dino se peena chah rahe the, chai ka ek pyaala...

Humaari favorite heroine ka naam hai, Madhubala!

Kya shayari likhi hai na!

[Om glared at Gauri in disgust, while the entire family laughed at how terrible her shayari was!]

Rudra: (Laughing) Wah! Kya baat hai! Log toh mohabbat,dosti par shayari likhte hain, aapne toh chai par likh di!

Om: (Annoyed) Please iss bakwaas ko shayari mat bulao! It's insulting!

Rudra: Isliye toh aapse keh rahe the ki aap ek acchi si shayari sunaayie, lekin aap maan hi nahi rahe the!

Om: Haan aur maine bhi kaha tha ki shayari 2 minute mein nahi banti! Filhaal mere paas koi inspiration bhi nahi hai!

Gauri: Arre toh issme ka hai! Hum ek aur bolte hai---

Anika: Nahi! Nahi! Ho gaya! Ho gaya!

Dadi: Arre, main bhool hi gayi! Kal holi hai! Tum logo ko yaad hai na?

Rudra: Arre, yaad kaise nahi hoga Dadi! Maine bhaang ka bhi bandobast kar liya hai!

Dadi: Tum toh ho hi iss layak! Kal jaldi uthna! Subah subah pooja hai, aur phir mehmaan bhi aayenge

Anika: Dadi, maine sab kuch organize kar liye hai, aap tension mat lijiye. Gauri, tum kal bahut mazein karogi!

Gauri: Hume holi bahut pasand hai didi!

Accha, bhaiyya, Police commissioner se koi khabar mili?

Shivaay: Nahi, Gauri. Om, tum aur Gauri kal kahi gaye the na? Wahaan se kya mila?

Om: Kuch nahi mila, bhaiyya! Lekin haan, hume lagta hai ki railway station par bunty tha

Shivaay: Matlab? Tumne usse dekha?

Gauri: Dekha, aur baat bhi ki! Lekin woh kabse ee keh raha hai ki woh bunty nahi hai, aur woh Vikram ko nahi jaanta! Lekin humaara dil hume bata raha tha ki woh jhoot bol raha hai!

Shivaay: Tumhe woh mila kaise?

Gauri: Woh taxi driver tha! Isliye hume lag raha tha ki woh wahi bunty hai, jisski hume talaash hai!

Shivaay: (Angry) Sach toh main ugalwaaoonga! Om, Gauri, mere saath chalo! Hum abhi railway station jaayenge aur uss Bunty ka sach pata karke rahenge!

[Immediately, Om, Gauri and Shivaay got into the car and sped through, to reach the railway station 20 minutes later.

Gauri was anxious, but happy at the same time.

After Bunty would speak the truth, she'd finally be able to meet Vikram! Her days of waiting would finally come to an end!

They stepped out of the vehicle the moment they reached and headed towards the area where all the taxis were parked.]

Shivaay: Kya yehi woh jagah hai?

Gauri: (Anxious) Haan bhaiyya, yehi woh jagah hai. Aur uss aadmi ne hume bunty ke baare mein bataaya

[Shivaay walked towards the taxi driver standing, whilst Om and Gauri closely followed.]

Shivaay: (To the taxi driver) Yahaan bunty naam ka driver hai kya?

Taxi driver: Bunty? Arre woh kal hi toh madam se mile the!

Shivaay: Haan, lekin aaj main usse milna chahta hoon. Jao, usse bulaao

Taxi driver: Aapne thodi deri kar di saahab

Shivaay: What do you mean?

Taxi driver: Kal shaam ko bunty ne apna isteefaa de diya aur apne gaaon chala gaya

Gauri: (Shocked) Ka?! Chala gaya? Matlab hum sahi the! Woh wahi bunty tha!

Om: Usska gaaon kahaan par hai?

Taxi driver: Yeh toh nahi pata mujhe

Shivaay: Accha tumhaare paas uska number ya pata hai?

Taxi: Haan number hai, yeh lijiye

[Shivaay dialled the number but before it rang, he received a message saying that the number was switched off.]

Gauri: Ka hua? Phone mila?!

Shivaay: (Frustrated) Switched off aa raha hai!Shit!

Gauri: (Crying) Hume yahaan aana hi nahi chahiye tha...humaari hi mat maari gayi thi! Ab hume vikram kabhi nahi milega!

Shivaay: Gauri, tum himmat nahi haar sakti! Do you understand? Hum bunty ko dhoond nikaalenge! Tum jaao, gaadi mein baitho, hum abhi aate hai

[Gauri walked away and sat in the car, while Om and Shivaay observed her from a distance.]

Om: (Folding his arms) Shivaay, mujhe kuch gudbud lag raha hai

Shivaay: Mujhe bhi. I don't know why, but right now, I feel like Vikram is a really shady character

Om: Lekin maajra kya hai? Yeh bunty achaanak kyun bhaag gaya?

Shivaay: Wahi toh samajh nahi aa raha! Main police commissioner ko yeh number dunga. I'm sure woh usse track kar paayenge

Om:(Looking at Gauri) I bass hope ki jo kuch bhi ho, accha ho. Kal Gauri ki haalat kaafi badtar thi

Shivaay: Lekin tum bhi toh the, usska khyaal rakhne

Om: What? What do you mean?

Shivaay: You know what I mean, O. Or at least aaj ki antaakshari ke baad toh pata chal gaya hoga

Om: (Rolling his eyes) Aap logo ke dimaag mein pata nahi kya bhara hai! Ab chalein?

Shivaay: Chalein!

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