*Bold letters are flashbacks

Introduction of Kaveri

Kaveri was a simple, sweet and a very emotional girl, she was a true dreamer. Her parents and her Viraj Bhaiya was her life. She was a lovable daughter and adorable sister... In short...the lifeline of Shastri family was Kaveri Shastri. Growing up in a middle class family never stopped her to dream big. She always wanted to be an artist, to make her parents and her Bhaiya proud. After her family, the only thing she was in love with...was her passion for art. And this passion of hers led her to Omkara...

Omkara Singh Oberoi was her role model. His every art... every work conveyed something special....some emotions... Some intense thoughts... Some stories.. his creations could speak louder than words... which made Kaveri  one of his admirers.
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Present day
Gauri took a deep breath..as if trying to prepare herself to relive the past once again.... Looking at Bhavya she said with a sad smile...

Gauri - Bhavya iss kahani ki shuruwat aaj se 2 saal pehle hui thi... Jab Kaveri Pune se Mumbai aayi thi..... Kyuki usey mauka Mila tha... Famous artist Omkara Singh Oberoi ki art workshop ka hissa banne ka. Woh bahut khush thi...woh Omkara ki bahut badi fan thi... Uske saath workshop...uske liye kisi sapne se Kam nahi tha...Kaveri ki chhoti si duniya thi...Apne maa baba aur bade bhai ki laadli thi woh... Lekin usey kaha pata tha... Ki uski duniya bahut jald Badalne wali hai....

(Bhavya this story started two years ago...when Kaveri came to Mumbai from Pune... because she got a chance to do a workshop with famous artist Omkara Singh Oberoi. She was so happy coz she was one of the biggest fans of Omkara..for her, it was like a dream come true. Kaveri was happy in her small world... she was dear to all...her Mother, Father and Elder brother... But she didn't realise... that her world was about to change forever.)

Bhavya - Artist??? Matlab yeh baat sach hai ki Business mein aane se pehle Omkara artist tha?

(Artist?? That means it's true... That Omkara was an artist before joining the business?)

Gauri - haa Bhavya... Yeh jis Omkara Ko Tum dekh Rahi ho na... Caring... Understanding.. sab ki fikar karne wala... Sab se pyaar se baat karne wale...sab ki madad karne wala... Yeh bas usi ki tarah ek jhoot hai...

(Yes Bhavya.... This understanding... caring... Omkara you are seeing now... Worrying about everyone... Talking sweetly with others... helping them...all of this...all of this is just a big fat lie like him)

Bhavya was shocked by Gauri's statement.... She have seen Omkara from the past one year... But she never felt like he's faking it all.

Bhavya - what do you mean Gauri???

Gauri continued...

Gauri - Jis Omkara Ko maine do saal pehle dekha tha... Use Naa hi rishton ki kadar hai... Aur naa hi kisi ke emotions ki...

(Which Omkara I have seen two years ago...that guy is not bothered about relationships... Or anyone's emotions...)

TWO YEARS AGO

Omkara Singh Oberoi was a different man in the past... Not like the one he is now... he was not a person who can love anyone... he never believed in the idea of  love... he wasn't arrogant or egoistic...but he was less emotional...more practical... He was one of the best artist of the country and he always took pride in his decision of not joining business over his passion...

Omkara met Kaveri for the first time in his art gallery along with some other talented people as Omkara was requested by a well-known organisation to share his experiences and some of his techniques in art with the emerging artists. Kaveri was not like the other girls present in the workshop who were always busy in gaining Om's attention... Yes...she admired him but she was not clingy like other girls... and that's what gained His attention towards her.

As days passed... Both became friends...they were very close and comfortable with each other... For Omkara it was a normal friendship.... But for Kaveri... This friendship was slowly taking the shape of love in her heart... He never realised that his friendly gestures were changing Kaveri's admiration into love... unintentionally he became the biggest reason for Kaveri to live for... that is when Kaveri's feelings started to create mess...

She decided to invite him to her brother Viraj's wedding...where she was planning to tell him all her feelings...

Kav - Om main Jaa Rahi hoon... Do din Baad time se pohoch Jana... don't be late

(Om... I m going... After two days...be on time ok... don't be late)

Om - where are we going?

Kavi - phir se bhool Gaye tum...?!! Viraj bhai ki shaadi hai... Main aaj Pune Jaa Rahi hoon...aur tum do din Baad mujhe waha join karoge...

(You forgot again...??!!! It's Viraj bhai's marriage... I m going to my hometown Pune and you're joining me there after two days...)

Om - but Kaveri... Isn't it awkward??? Main Tumhari family Ko nahi jaanta...

(but Kaveri... Isn't it awkward??? I don't know anyone from your family)

Kav - you know me right??? That's enough... You are coming and that's final...ok now bye....I m getting late...

Gauri wipped her tears off and then looking at Bhavya she said...

Gauri - she was so happy...Lekin  har Khushi ki Umar lambi kaha hoti hai...

(She was so happy...but not all happiness comes with long span of time....)

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Omkara was driving like a maniac while his mind was replaying each and every word which Priyanka have said to him with immense pain inside her and tears in her eyes...

"Aap jaante ho... Dad ne mujhse kya kaha....agar maine... abortion nahi karvaya toh... I will never be able to see Ranveer again..."

(You know...dad told me... If I didn't abort my child...I will never be able to see Ranveer again)

He stopped the car with a jerk... He came out of the car... It's the same place... he believed once...that he belongs to... His art gallery...but why he stopped at this place...??? He stormed out of the hospital to reach Oberoi mansion to confront his father...but he ended up at this place...

"Why???" his mind asked him... The answer was... Priyanka's another statement...

"The guilt of spoiling Ranveer's life was already eating me up Bhaiyaa...I don't want to be the murderer of my own child.... because of me... All were suffering.... My family... Ranveer... I just wanted to get rid of this guilt..that's why I....took such step..."

"The guilt of spoiling someone's life..." Is That why he's here... He.. himself is suffering from this guilt ever since that day...he still remember each and every word Kaveri said to him in her house  while her brother was taking marriage vows....

After meeting her family... When the marriage took place... Kaveri dragged Om along with her to her room saying that she wanted to tell him something... After a few minutes of silence.. Kaveri gained some courage to tell her feelings while he was confusingly listening to her

Kav - Om... Tumse milne se pehle.... Main ek normal life jee Rahi thi... Papa... Maa aur bhai ke saath... Phir... Meri zindagi mein Tum aaye... Tumhe andaza bhi nahi hai... Tumhare aane ke Baad... Meri life kitni Badal gayi hai...

(Om.. before I met you... I was living a normal life...with Papa..Maa and bhai..then you came in my life... You have no idea...how my life have changed after meeting you....)

Om(Confusingly) - Kaveri...??

Kav(cutting him) - let me finish first please...I am very nervous right now.... Your friendship means alot to me... I don't know if you say yes or no... But I don't want to loose your friendship... (kneeling down) Mr. Omkara Singh Oberoi... I... Kaveri Mishra...want to tell you...that....(taking a deep breath) I.... I love you...

Om was looking at her... dumbfounded... Unable to give any reaction... Not getting any reply Kaveri looked at him... He was looking at her in utter confusion...

Kav(trying to lighten up the situation) - ab kuch bol bhi do... My knees are paining...

(Say something...my knees are paining)

That is when his chain of thoughts broke... He made her stand... Holding her by her shoulder he thought to clear this confusion while she was looking at him with so much of love and hope...

Om(hesitated) - Kaveri... I... I am... I am sorry but...I think there's some confusion... I.... I never looked at you in that way... I mean... I adore you as a friend but... I.. don't love you...

Saying so he distant himself from her. He wasn't looking at her....she stood there staring at him... watching him silently. He was looking at everywhere but her

Om - I am Sorry.... I think I should leave..

He left from there hurriedly... He didn't even congratulated the newlyweds... He wasn't sure if he could face her and her family..

For that very moment when he said he never loved her... She froze... As if her racing heart beat stopped all of a sudden... She couldn't feel anything. She fell on her knees. A lone tear escaped from her eyes...

she would have cried her heart out if her mother wasn't calling her out for further rituals... She can't let her mother to know this... Saw her in vulnerable state... She came out of the room as if nothing happened. But deep within she was suffering... surrounded by the broken pieces of her heart...

Omkara's chain of thoughts broke.... He stepped into his gallery. He once again opened up the doors of that room... which he had to close once .... After two years he dared to stand there... The place which still haunts him...

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Bhavya placed her hand on Gauri's shoulder...whose eyes were still wet.. she was looking at the Shiva idol.... Still looking at her Shankar ji...she said...

Gauri - Bhavya... Kaveri ka pyaar galat nahi tha.... na hi Omkara bhi galat tha... Uske Dil mein Kaveri ke liye feelings nahi thi toh uska inkaar bhi sahi tha...Lekin iske Baad jo hua... Woh sab..galat tha...bahut galat)

(Bhavya... Kaveri's love wasn't wrong... Neither Omkara was wrong...he didn't have any feelings for Kaveri so his rejection was right too...but what happened after that...was wrong... terribly wrong...)
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