*That same day, in the evening*

Rudra: Nahi! Nahi! 'I love you' bolne se kuch nahi hota, tumhe propose karna padega!

Om: What? Kyun? Isn't it obvious ki hunaari shaadi hone waali hai?

Anika: Kar Li na SSO waali baat? Hey bhagwaan, Billuji ne Toh aapka dimaag kharaab karke rakh Diya hai!

Shivaay: Ek minute, main iss sab mein se kaise aaya?

Anika: Aur nahi Toh Kya! Aap mein Kya, Kam tadi thi?

Shivaay: Listen, tum---

Rudra: Arre aap log kahi bhi shuru Ho jaate Ho!

*Gauri suddenly enters*

Gauri: Ka Ho raha hai?

Rudra: Arre Bhabhi aa gayi!

Gauri: Bhabhi?

Rudra: Aur nahi Toh Kya! Ab O ko propose hi Toh karna hai!

Gauri: Woh kahe Karenge? Akdu insaan jo hai!

Om: Kya kaha?

Gauri: Akdu! Aap hi bataayie na Bhaiyya, agar shaadi karna chahte hai, Toh propose Toh karna chahiye na!

Shivaay: (Putting his arm around Gauri) Bilqul sahi!

Om: Wow, mere bhai mere khilaaf!

Anika: Waise bhi, shaadi ke saare rasam Ho gaye hai. Gauri ke haath ki mehendi bhi Om ke naam ki hi Toh hai!

Shivaay: Chalo Om, propose karo! Hum oberois ka izzat ka sawaal hai!

[While Gauri was talking to Anika, Om stood behind her and went on one knee, before pouring his emotions out to her.]

Om:

Tumse mohabbat tab Ho gayi thi jab mujhe ehsaas Hua ki tumhaari hasi ne mujhe ajeeb si khushi di thi, jab tumhaari khushi ke liye main Kuch bhi Kar lene ke taiyaar tha.

Mere paas filhaal koi anghoota nahi hai, Lekin main vaada karta Hoon ki marte dum Tak tumhaara saath dunga, tumhe bepannaah mohabbat Aur izzat dunga.

Haan, main khadoos Hoon, thoda badtameez bhi Hoon, bahut zyaada daant ta Hoon, Lekin agar tumhe paane ke liye mujhe saat samundar bhi paar karne pade, Toh Kar lunga!

Mere iss pagal, ajeeb Lekin khoobsurat zindagi mein mera saath dogi?

[Gauri wiped the tears that formed at the end of her eyes before hugging Om tight and crying in his arms.

The person she hoped to find in Vikram, she found in Om.

Someone who loved and respected her unconditionally.]

Gauri: Kyun nahi denge aapka saath?

[Shivaay. Anika and Rudra cheered and clapped before hugging Om and Gauri tight.]

Jhanvi: Yeh lo! Yahaan hai bacche! Chalo, shaadi nahi karni hai Kya tum dono ko?

Anika: Itni Jaldi Aunty?

Dadi: Haan! Agli taareekh 3 mahine baad hai!

Om: (Grabbing Gauri's hand) Accha? Chalo! Chalo! Abhi shaadi Kar lete phir!

Anika: Badi Jaldi hai! Aap dulhan ko nahi dekh sakte! Chalo Gauri, taiyaar hone!

[While Gauri was taken by Anika to her room to get ready, Om was looking at Gauri with longing eyes.

Shivaay, for the first time, had seen genuine happiness in both their eyes, and was happier than ever.]

*In Gauri's room*

[As soon as Gauri and Anika reached the room, Gauri hugged Anika tighter than ever.why, she didn't know.]

Anika: Arre, Kya hua?

Gauri: Thank oo, bass yahi kehna tha

Anika: Pagal! Chalo, Chalo, taiyaar hona hai!

[Soon enough, Gauri slipped into the prettiest and most exquisite lehenga.

Yes, it was the same lehenga she wore before, but she looked more beautiful this time because she looked happy.

After placing a tiny bindi under her maangtika, Anika placed the dupatta over her head, completing the final look.

Ah, Gauri looked like an absolute dream.]

Anika: Haye, Chalo, Aaj main didi se jethani convert hui!

Gauri: Nahi, hum aapko bhojai bulaayenge!

Anika: Bhoj...Kya?

Shivaay: (From downstairs) Anika! yahaan aana Zara!

Anika: Aayi! Accha Gauri main abhi aati Hoon theek hai?

Gauri: Haan bhojai, hum taiyaar Ho jaate hai

[Gauri twirled in her lehenga in happiness as soon as Anika left.

This was the happiness she was longing for, and she finally had it.

Never did she ever think that she'd fall in love with someone apart from Vikram. That she'd ever meet someone who protected her, loved her and most importantly, respected her.

She felt exactly like how actresses felt in movies when they were in love.

She ran to her idol of shankarji and went on her knees, in a prayer.]

Gauri: Shankarji, Aaj jindagi mein pehle baar aise lag raha hai jaise hum asal mein khush hai. Aap ne omkaraji ko humaare liye chuna hai, Aur hum vaada karte hai ki zindagi bhar mohabbat sirf unse karenge. Aap bass kissi ki buri nazar na lagne Dena...Aap bass Hume sambhaal lena

[Soon, Jhanvi, Anika and Gauri's Mother came to get Gauri, and gracefully, with the widest smile on her face, descended down the stairs (for the second time!). This time her eyes didn't wander to look for Om. Om was sat at the mandap, waiting for her.

Her Om.

Om couldn't believe he was marrying Gauri. Something that seemed unthinkable and unimaginable 3 days ago was actually happening.

She sat in the mandap next to him and soon the rituals began.]

Pandit: Var-vadhu phere ke liye khade Ho jaayein

[Om and Gauri stood up, and instantly, clasped their hands into each other's, before looking at each other with loved looks. Shivaay did their gatbandhan, before Shivaay and Rudra gave Gauri's hand in Om's.]

Shivaay: Apni behen saunp raha hoon tumhe, dil Bilqul nahi todna hai isska

Om: I promise, Shivaay

[Hand in hand, they circled the fire 7 times, vowing to be their for each at times of health and sickness, happiness and sadness, and to be each other's pillars.

Om took a pinch of sindoor and finally applied it on her forehead parting.]

Pandit: Vivaah sampann hua

[The whole family cheered and clapped, while Om gazed at Gauri while she laughed and smiled in happiness.

This was the Gauri he longed to see.

Slyly, he leaned in for a kiss on her cheek, and Gauri looked at him in surprise and shame.]

Gauri: Haw! Kuch Toh sharam kijiye!

Om: Sharam gayi tel lene, Mrs. Omkara Singh Oberoi!

Shivaay: Congratulations! And welcome to the family!

Gauri: Thank oo Bhaiyya!

Rudra: Accha O, Aaj raat koi gadbad mat karna, please!

Om: Shut up Rudra!

Anika: Gauri, mere saath Chalo, main tumhe apna kamra dikhati Hoon

[Gauri blushed shyly when she entered the room, and sat on the bed, waiting for Om to enter.

Soon enough, Om entered, and Gauri hugged him tight.]

Om: Kya baat hai, apne pati par Itna pyaar?

Gauri: Aapne humaari Jaan bachaai hai, Omkaraji. Agar uss Vikram se shaadi hoti Toh---

Om: (Putting a finger on her lips) Shh...Shaadi mere saath hui hai, Mrs. Oberoi, Shaant Ho jaayie

Gauri: Waise, hum apna surname nahi badalna chahte

Om: Kyun?

Gauri: Aise hi. Accha, Gauri Sharma Oberoi kaise lagta hai?

Om: Aur Omkara ka Kya?

Gauri: Naam mein Ho ya na Ho, dil mein toh hai!

Om: (Pulling her close) Kya baat hai! Meri biwi shaayraane andaaz mein baat Kar rahi hai!

Gauri: Aur nahi Toh ka!

Om: Jo bhi naam rakhna hai rakho, Duniya ko bass Pata chalna chahiye ki main tumhaara hoon

Gauri: Aur hum, aapke

[Om and Gauri spent the rest of the night sleeping in each other's arms, talking about almost everything.

Maybe true love did actually exist.

If someone like Om could fall for it, then maybe it really did.

That night Gauri was Glad that she boarded the train to Mumbai a couple months ago. Not because she finally got true love, but because she found herself and her inner strength in someone else - Om.

Her Om.]

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