It took a few Seconds for Shivaay to digest what exactly Om said... Did he just said that Kaveri is alive??? The name that ruined the name and fame of the Oberois two years back... and almost destroyed his brother Om's life. Kaveri... The name that still haunts them, especially Omkara... like a nightmare...

Shivaay was sure that something bad have happened otherwise why would his brother will behave this weird. But never in his wildest dreams he would have thought that the dreadful past to come all over again.

Shiv - Lekin... How is this possible Om?? Woh toh...

(But..how is this possible Om? She was...)

Om(cutting him) - Shivaay do saal...do saal se Hume lagta hai ki woh mar chuki hai... Pichhle do saal se...har din.. har pal... woh haadsa aaj bhi boore saaye ki tarah mere saath chal Raha hai... Maine khud ko art se door kar diya... sirf isliye nahi kyuki dad ne mujhe kaha business join karne ke liye...It was all because of my guilt... Main Apne aapko kabhi maaf nahi kar Sakta Shivaay....kabhi nahi...

(Two years Shivaay.... we all were thinking she was dead two years back.. from two years... everyday... every minute... that past still haunts me Shivaay... you know... Dad's wish was not the solo reason for me to quit my art and join business... It was all because of my guilt... I can never forgive myself Shivaay...never ever...)

Omkara sat on the bed looking at the floor,still fighting with his inner turmoil...

Shiv(sitting beside him) - apne aap Ko dosh Dena bandh kar... Woh teri galati nahi thi... Woh halaat hi kuch aise the... Uski iss haalat ka zimmedaar tu nahi hai Om...khud Ko saza mat de...

(Stop blaming yourself... it was not your fault, circumstances were different at that time. You're not responsible for her condition... don't punish yourself)

Om(with teary eyes) - nahi Shivaay... Sach yahi hai ke meri wajah se Kaveri ki Zindagi barbaad ho gayi... woh pichhle do saalo se coma mein hai...ek Zinda lash ki tarah...all because of me... shaayad uski family nahi chahti thi ki Hume yeh baat pata chale ki woh Zinda hai... isiliye unhone yeh baat baahar nahi aane di... aur sach kahoon toh mujh mein itni himmat nahi ki unse iss baare mein puchh sakoon...

(no Shivaay, the truth is... I destroyed her life. Since two years, She is in coma, living a life of a dead... All because of me. Maybe her family didn't want us to know that she's alive, that's why they kept it secret and honestly...I don't have the courage to ask them anything)

Shiv - should I contact them?? Her parents?

Om - no Shivaay... Please... It will only worsen the situation. They will not like our interference.

Shiv - but how you got to know about this?

Om - two weeks back... When I was in Bangalore... Our client Mr. Ahuja was hospitalized due to an asthma attack...

Shivaay listened to him silently...

Om - Main unhe dekhne Gaya tha... Tab accidentally I saw her.. usey stretcher pe Kahi le Jaya Jaa Raha tha... Dr se baat karne ke Baad I got to know that 2 saal se woh Wahi pe hai...

(I went to see him in the hospital when I saw her accidentally. She has been taken to somewhere in stretcher. After asking the Dr, I got to know that she was there since two years...)

Shiv - my god...

Om - Doctor said chances of her revival is minimal... I didn't want to bother you all, that's why I thought to hide this... But I guess (looking at Shivaay with slight smile on his face) I can't hide anything from you....

Shivaay putted his hand over Om's hand with assurance that he will always be there

Shiv - hmmm...you are absolutely right... And don't you dare to hide anything from now on...We will sort this out together...

Omkara nodded...

Shiv - Ab chal.. raat bahut ho gayi... So Jaa... Main bhi chalta hoon... Bye...

(ok.. it's quite late, you should sleep, I m leaving now,bye)

With that... Shivaay went to his room.
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Omkara was wide awake... Sleep was miles away from his eyes... He thought to go for a walk in the garden area, to breathe the much needed fresh air...but what he noticed in the garden area was something he can't describe in words and honestly he didn't want to. He just wanted to memorize every inch of it.

A petite woman standing in the balcony of the guest room, her face was adorned by the soft silver moonlight, looking at the night sky which was enhanced with stars.

From that much distance he couldn't notice the tears in her eyes, but her pain was so evident on her face that even in the mild rays of moonlight it was visible to him.

For that moment, he forgot everything.... He could only see the melancholic beauty infront of his eyes... Gentle breeze playing with her long silky waves.... White moon light giving her pale skin a silvery touch... The artist in him just wanted to capture this moment. She was so beautiful yet so broken...

On the other side, Gauri was lost in her thoughts, her past which she was fighting for.... Recalling every reason,why she was here. How many hurdles she has to face...

She was so lost that she didn't realise that one pair of eyes from the garden area were observing her, trying to read her face...

Omkara's chain of thoughts were broken the moment Gauri went inside her room, that is when he realise he was staring her for god knows how long. He then hurriedly went to his room to take rest and stop his mind from further imagination.
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In the morning
At the breakfast table, after meeting Gauri and knowing about all happenings of the last night, the senior Oberois were feeling bad for Gauri but at the same time they were proud of Om who saved her.

Dadi - bechari bacchi... Puttar tu fikar na kar, sab thik ho jayega.

(poor child, don't worry dear, everything will be alright)

Jhanvi - waise tum kaha se ho? Aur tumhari family?

(Where are you from? And what about your family?)

Gauri - Aunty, main Bareilly se hoon...yaha job ke liye aayi thi...

(Aunty, I m from Bareilly, I came here to find a job)

Jhanvi could sense the discomfort on Gauri's face when she mentioned about her family

Jhanvi - kya hua? Tumne bataya nahi Apne Parivar ke baare mein

( What happened? You didn't say anything about your family)

Gauri(sadly) - actually Aunty.... main anaath hoon.... Mera koi Parivar nahi hai

(Actually aunty... I am an orphan... I don't have any family.)

Gauri could see the sympathy in the gaze of all the family members.... But she wasn't there for their pity...

What made her nervous was one pair of eyes looking at her as if trying to recall his memory... whether he had seen her before or not... That questionable gaze was making her conscious... What if he finds out who she is? What if he recognise her? She have already lost too much in this battle... now she can't afford to loose.. But how can he... Before planning to enter the Oberoi mansion, she made it sure no one knows about her connection with the Oberois or their nightmare Kaveri... But he is not "no one". He is "Tej Singh Oberoi".

It might be possible that Tej had seen Gauri before... but Gauri was sure that he couldn't remember that meeting. But still... she was scared of the man who can destroy lives for the sake of one god damn name. Nobody knows his real face behind the mask of a great businessman and a caring father. Only those who are victims of this white shark knows exactly what he is and unfortunately Gauri was one of them.
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KHUSHI💙💙💙