Bhavya - Priyanka??? Bhala woh humare plan mein help kyu karegi??

(Priyanka?? Why would she help us in our plan??)

Gauri - maine kab kaha woh Humari help karegi... Bas itna samajh lo ke Tej Singh Oberoi khud hi Apne baccho ki zindagi mein andhera laane wale hai...

(I didn't tell you that she will help us.... it's just thatTej Singh Oberoi himself will bring darkness to his children's Life)

Bhavya(confused) - tum kya bol Rahi ho mujhe samajh nahi aa Raha...

(What are you saying? I don't understand...)

Gauri(with a smirk) - samajh aa jayega... You don't worry.... Everything is under control...(thinking something) tum yaha mujhse Milne kyu aayi?? Kisi ne dekh Liya toh khaamakha Shak ho jayega...

(You'll know all...You don't worry.... Everything is under control...(thinking something) why are you here...if anyone saw you with me... They will doubt on us.)

Bhavya - nahi hoga... Omkara sir ne mujhe khud yaha bheja hai...yeh dekhne ke liye ke tumhe kisi chiz ki zaroorat hai ya nahi...

(It won't happen... Omkara sir sent me here to watch if you need something.. )

Gauri (thinking something) - Hmmm.... Ab tum jaao... Mishra ji aate honge....

(Hmmm... Now you can go... Mishra ji might be coming)

Bhavya - ok... Apna Dhyan rakhna...

(Ok... Take care of yourself)

And with that .. Bhavya left her alone with her thoughts....

After sometime....

Her thoughts were broken by the knock on the door... She turned around to see Omkara standing infront of her...

Om - Woh... main aap Ko Lene aaya tha... actually... Bhabhi ka phone aaya tha... Hum dono Ko Abhi ghar Jana hai... Party ki taiyaari karni hai... Toh chale??

(I was here to take you home... Actually bhabhi called me...we have to go.. for the preparation of the party...shall we??)

Gauri - ji chaliye.... Lekin ussey pehle... Main chahti hoon ki aap mujhe 'tum' kehke bulaye... Main ab aapki employee hoon... Yeh 'Aap' sunne mein accha nahi lagta...so please...

(Yes...but before that... I want you to address me as 'tum', I m your employee now.. 'aap' doesn't sounds good... so please..)

Om (with a genuine smile) - Ok... Jaisa aap...I mean tum chaho... Ab chale??

(Ok...as you wish... Now can we go?)

Gauri - ji...

They went inside the lift... They were on 10th floor. The lift was going down, when suddenly the electricity went off and with a jerk the lift stopped causing Om and Gauri to loose their balance and fall on ground...

Om stood up and took out his phone to dial Bhavya...

Om - Bhavya...what the hell is happening. Oberoi industries mein power failure!!???...

(Bhavya...what the hell is happening. Power failure in Oberoi industries!!???)

Bhavya - woh sir... Kisi technical problem ki wajah se building ke ek Hissey ki bijli Chali gayi hai... Technicians are working on it sir... Aap thik hai naa?

(Actually sir.. due to some technical issues... there is power failure in one section of this building.Technicians are working on it sir... Are you alright?)

Om - no we're not ok... Me and Gauri are stuck here...in the lift... Do something immediately...

Bhavya - yes sir...

After disconnecting the call... Something strikes in his mind

"Why Gauri is not making any sound...not even talking"

He turned the flashlight of his phone and turned around only to see Gauri at the corner.... The light of the lift was off due to power failure... She was sitting there hugging herself.... holding her knees close to her chest, she was sweating profusely and was trembling in fear.... Her eyes were close...

Om couldn't understand what was going on... She kept her eyes close and tears were rolling down her cheeks. Unable to find any reason of her sudden change, Om came near her. He sat infront of her on his knees.

Om - Gauri?? Kya hua...tum thik toh ho??

(Gauri?? What happened... Are you all right??)

Gauri didn't utter a sound... She was breathing heavily....

Om called Bhavya again...

Om - Bhavya... call the Doctor. Gauri isn't feeling well.. and for god's sake tell the technicians to do something fast.... She is suffocating...

After the call.... Omkara held her by her shoulders as if trying to assure that he is here... With her...

Breathing heavily and with trembling voice...she was mumbling something. On listening to it, Omkara was shocked as well as confused. His mind was asking several questions.... what happened to her...why she was behaving like this...

She kept mumbling between her sobs

"please Save me... main marna nahi chahti"

(Please save me..I don't want to die)

Her vulnerable condition pierced his heart. He couldn't understand how to handle this... He just couldn't find any way to ease her condition...

He understood that she might have faced something very bad that still haunts her, may be due to this lift incident, she was having a panic attack....

She was still saying in inaudible tone...

"Mujhe jeena hai... Please help me"

(I want to live... please help me)

Om cupped her face and wiped her tears with his thumb... He tried to calm her down... He doesn't even know why he's so much effected by her. But right now.. it was necessary to be with her.

Om - Sshhh.... Kuch nahi hoga tumhe... Main hoon Na... Main wada karta hoon... Main tumhe kuch nahi hone Dunga...

(Sshhh... Nothing will happen to you.. I am here...I promise you... I will not let anything happen to you)

But she was still lost in her own World....

Om - Gauri... Look at me...

Omkara didn't even realise that his eyes were clouded with tears... As if her tears were resting in his eyes....

He again said softly... "Gauri... Look at me"

She raised her head... Her eyes met his...

Om - Bharosa rakkho... Sab thik ho jayega... Tum akeli nahi ho..

(Believe... everything will be fine...you are not alone)

If Gauri was in her state of mind... She would have laughed at the irony of the situation... The person who is responsible for all her miseries... He himself is assuring her that everything will be alright. But for some odd reasons, she was just staring at him.... His phone's flashlight was the only source of light and it was enough for both of them to lost in each other's eyes.

Suddenly the lights came and the lift starts going down in speed causing Gauri to hide herself in Omkara's arms... Omkara securely held her tightly. The lift stops at ground floor. Just then Om felt Gauri leaning more to him, he looked at her only to find that she was unconscious. He scooped her in his arms and walked out from the lift.

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After Gauri's check up, Dr wanted to talk to Omkara while Gauri was still unconscious. Omkara called Dr to his cabin to ask about her condition.

Om - Dr. Mallik kya main Jaan Sakta hoon Gauri Ko hua kya tha?

(Dr. Mallik... Can I know what happened to Gauri??)

Dr - Mr Oberoi... Gauri experienced a panic attack. May be in that lift... She had some flashes of any accident that she have survived in past... Or maybe she hallucinated something... without tests I can't say anything clearly... anyways she will wake up in an hour. I'll take your leave.

Gauri opened her eyes only to find Omkara sitting beside her. Seeing him she reminds the lift incident. She was disappointed with herself. How could she do this...to show her weakness to him. The room was filled with silence. Om thought to break the ice.

Om - thank God tumhe hosh aa Gaya... Are you ok now??

(Thank God you wake up...Are you ok now??)

Gauri - ji main thik hoon... Thank you... Kya hum ghar chal sakte hai...

(Yes I am ok... thank you... Can we go home please)

Om knew that she doesn't want to talk about her past with him... Afterall he's just a stranger... So it was better not to ask...

Om - main jaanta hoon aap is incident ke bare mein baat nahi karna chahti... I won't force you. But itna zaroor kahunga... Dard baatne se Kam hota hai...

(I know you don't want to talk about this incident...I won't force you. But I just wanted to tell you that... If you share the pain... It will lessen the amount)

Gauri - har dard ke Naseeb mein humdard nahi hota Omkara ji...

(Not every pain is blessed to be shared Omkara ji...)

Omkara sighed... He along with her, went to Oberoi mansion

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Next day, Omkara picked up Priyanka from airport. Priyanka Singh Oberoi was a simple, happy go lucky girl... She went to London for her higher studies. After spending 3 years in foreign, she came back to her homeland.

Omkara was very happy to see his little sister after 3 long years. He was glad that the incident that happened 2 years back didn't reached Priyanka. Oberois manage to keep the news and media away from their daughter. But Omkara felt slight changes in Priyanka... She was not that talkative chirpy girl anymore. He reasoned himself that may be she is now mature enough... spending three years away from her family made her that much serious.

They reached Oberoi mansion, the whole family including Gauri gave her warm welcome. After meting everyone, Priyanka went to her room saying that she was tired.
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Tej Singh Oberoi wanted to talk to Omkara about the arrangements of the upcoming party as well as about the new entrant of the mansion. Om went to meet his father in the study room.

Tej - Aa Gaye tum... Tumhara hi wait kar Raha tha... Tumhe ek important baat batani hai...

(You're here... I was waiting for you... I want to tell you something important)

Om - kya hai dad...boliye...

(What is it dad? Tell me)

Tej - kal party mein main Prinku ki engagement announce karne wala hoon... Mr Bedi ke bete Akshat se...

(I m announcing Prinku's engagement with Mr Bedi's son Akshat in tomorrow's party)

Om(surprised) - what??!! Aapne mujhe pehle kyu nahi bataya...aur Prinku??? Usey pata hai??

(What??!! Why you didn't tell me... And does Prinku know?)

Tej - Prinku se baat ho gayi hai meri... Usey rishta Manzoor hai... Tumhe toh koi problem nahi?

(I have talked to her.. she said yes... You don't have any problem right??)

Om(hiding his disappointment) - no dad... Aapne faisla Kia hai toh sahi hi hoga...main baki ke arrangements ek Baar dekh leta hoon...

(No dad... If you have taken the decision...it will be absolutely right... I should see the arrangements)

Tej - ruko... Mujhe kuch aur bhi kehna hai ..

(Wait... I want to tell you something else too)

Om - kahiye... Kya hua...

(Yes..say)

Tej - Mujhe Gauri ke baare mein puchhna hai... I mean... Hume uske baare mein sab pata hona chahiye... I just want to make sure if she's saying the truth about her background or not... because woh humare saath iss ghar mein rahegi... Aur tum toh jaante ho... Family's safety is the most important thing to me.

(I want to ask you about Gauri...I mean...we should know everything about her...I just want to make sure if she's saying the truth about her background or not... because she will stay with us...and you know...Family's safety is the most important thing to me.)

Om(without even thinking twice) - I think woh sach bol Rahi hai dad... We should trust her.

(I think she's saying the truth...We should trust her. )

Tej - hmmm... Ab tum jaao...

(Hmm... Now you can go..)

Om - yes dad

After Om left from study, Tej dials a number and said

"Ek ladki ki photo send kar Raha hoon... Uski saare details Mujhe chahiye... Uska Naam hai Gauri Trivedi..."

(I am sending you a picture of a girl... I want every detail related to her ..her name is Gauri Trivedi)

Tej said to himself - " let's see Gauri... How genuine you are..."

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So... Tell me frankly.... You guys don't like Om obeying his dad that much...hai naa??? What if I tell you...the time is near when Omkara will stand up against his father???

And I know I am terrible with the emotional scenes... Bare with me....

Precap - Party😈 and Priyanka 😔

KHUSHI 💙