I found this video last night (I watch Gaurika VM's almost all the time) and it was on the song that's coincidentally the title of the book so I HAD TO SHARE IT!! Please watch it, like it and subscribe to the channel that made this video!!

Fun fact: I named this book "Tu thodi der aur thehr ja" because it's one of my favorite songs and I love how beautiful it is.

The video ISN'T mine, it's made by Bijal's creations so FULL CREDIT goes to her. She has other VM's on Gaurika and it's honestly so beautiful :')

Just a little treat for y'all :) Do watch it!!

Okayyy, back to the story :)

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*The next day, in the evening*

*In the living room*

Dadi: Anika, yeh hari rang ki saree tum par bahut jach rahi hai. Yeh Le lo

Gauri: Arre, yeh saari taiyyari kis ke liye ho rahi hai? Koi khaas din hai ka?

Anika: Hum soch rahe the ki kal hum ek pooja rakhenge. Pichle mahine kaafi kuch hua Hai na- Om aur tumhari shaadi, unn gundo ka saamna, business mein success. Uss Sab ke liye bhagwaan ji ko thank you toh banta hai!

Gauri: Accha, toh batayie humaara kaam ka hai? Hum prashaad bana Le?

Dadi: (Smiling) Nahi nahi beta. Kal pooja tumhaare aur Om ke liye ki jaa rahi hai. Isliye tum koi kaam nahi karogi

Gauri: Arre Dadi, yeh ka baat hui! Gauri ke hote hue, aap dusre logo se prashaad banwa loge?

Dadi: Haan! Beta, iss ghar mein pooja hoti rehti Hai! Tum agli baar banaa Lena

Gauri: Accha theek hai, Dadi

Anika: (Showing her saree) Accha Gauri batao, mein yeh Hari waali Le loon ya yeh neeli rang waali?

Gauri: Hari waali aap par bahut jachegi bhojai ji, woh waali Le lo

Anika: Accha theek hai! Gauri, Maine tumhare liye yeh khaas gulaab waali sari li hai. gulaab rang tum par bahut pyaara lage ga

Gauri: (Taking saree) Thank Oo, Bhojaiji! Hum kal yeh pehen lenge!

[Just then, Om walks in].

Om: Dadi, main dost ki party ke liye jaa raha hoon. Aane mein deri ho jaayegi, Okay?

Dadi: Arre puttar, Gauri ko bhi saath le ja

Gauri: Dadi hum wahaan ka karenge? Hum toh kissi ko jaante bhi nahi

Om: Haan dadi, woh bore ho jaayegi

Dadi: Toh tum usse bore hone mat dena! Apne dosto se milwa lo! Waise bhi tum dono shaadi ke baad kahi baahar nahi gaye ho! Jao, Gauri, taiyyar ho jao

Gauri:(Looking at Gauri) Woh--

Om: Jao, Jaldi karo

[Gauri went upstairs to get ready. She was utterly confused. What would she wear? All she had in her closet were Indian clothes. ]

Gauri: (To herself) Chal Gauri, aaj kuch desi hi pehenna hoga!

[Gauri slipped into a red saree and wore a tiny bindi on her forehead. She adorned her ears with medium sized jhumkas and lastly, applied a line of sindoor on her forehead. She walked down the stairs and felt Om's gaze on her.

Om, on the other hand, was confused. Why the heck was she so dressed up for a small party?]

Om: Yeh tum Kya pehen rahi--

Dadi: (Hitting his shoulder) Chup kar! Haye, kinni soni lag rahi hai meri bahu! nazar na lage!

Anika: Gauri, lagta hai sabki nazar tum par rehne waali hai! Bahut acchi lag rahi ho!

Om:(annoyed)Chale? Der ho gayi hai

Gauri: Ji chaliye

[As Gauri sat in the car, her thoughts wandered to what the party would be like. She prayed Om's friends would be nice to her. She had never felt so scared and nervous before. What would happen at the party?]

*At the party*

Friend 1:Hugging Om) Arre Om, kaisa Hai tu? Tune shaadi kar li? Bhabhiji Kahaan par hai?

Om: (Nervous) Yeh, G-Gauri

Gauri:(Shyly) Namaste

Female friend: (Laughing) Wow Om, I didn't know you were into such girls!

Gauri: (Confused) Ka?

Om: (Laughing) Hahaha, nahi yaar, aisi baat nahi hai

[Confused Gauri excuses herself from the crowd and walks to the bathroom. What were they saying about her? They seemed nice to her, but what were they telling Om?

Why was Gauri suddenly feeling so unsure of herself? She looked around at her surroundings and saw how out of place she looked. The girls were scantily dressed in short skirts and dresses, and here she was, wearing a saree, all decked up.

She walked back to find Om but found herself overhearing a conversation between Om and his friends.]

Friend: Yaar sach kahoon, toh mujhe nahi pata tha ki tujhe gaaon waali ladki pasand hai! I mean seriously!

Female friend: Haan yaar! Ishaana iss 'behenji' se kaafi behtar Hai! I mean aaj ke zamaane mein ek house party ke liye sari kaun pehenta hai! She looks like she just walked out of an Ekta Kapoor serial!

Friend: (Laughing) Aur iss zamaane mein sindoor kaun pehenta Hai! Tujhse yeh ummeed nahi thi! Please don't tell me woh tumhe 'Pati parmeshwar' bulaati Hai! Hahaha!

Female friend: Hahaha! Usse English aati bhi hai ya nahi? If she doesn't, main sach mein has-haskar mar jaoongi!

Om:(Laughing) Hahaha, pata nahi yaar actually woh--

[Om's face goes blank when he sees Gauri listening to their conversation from afar. The tears in her eyes were evidence that Gauri had heard everything.

Gauri, on the other hand, went numb. Her idea of Om had shattered. The trust she was beginning to develop had completely disappeared. A hard and cold truth hit her.

Om was ashamed of her.

Why wouldn't he be? She didn't even meet his status. She came from a small town. She couldn't speak English.

Wiping her tears, Gauri walked away from the party, as fast as she could. She couldn't show her tears to the rest of the guests. What would they think of her?]

Om: (Running behind her) Gauri woh--

Gauri: (Calling out for a rickshaw) Auto! Oberoi mansion chaloge?

Om: (Holding her arm) Gauri...

Gauri: (Angrily pushing his hand off) Khabardar! Haath mat lagayie hume! Samjhe?!

Om: Accha chalo ghar chalte hai, mere paas gaadi hai na

Gauri: (Sitting in the auto) Apni gaadi apne paas rakhiye. Chalo, bhaiyya

[Om immediately got into the car and followed the rickshaw. Within twenty minutes, his car and the rickshaw stopped in front of the Oberoi mansion. He followed her up to the stairs, where both their rooms were opposite to each other.He had to talk to her.]

Om: Gauri, tum jaisa---

Gauri: (Quietly) Zindagi mein aaj Pehli baar humne aap ko chota mehsoos kiya hai

Om: Gauri, meri baat toh suno

Gauri: (Angry) Mera haath pakadkar mandap ki ore kaun le chala?

Aapne.

Mera haath pakadkar, mere saath phere kisne liya?

Aapne.

Meri maang mein sindoor kisne bhara?

Aapne.

Om: Gauri--

Gauri: Mere naam, khandaan, pehchaan se agar aapko itni sharm aati hai, toh aapne mujhse shaadi kyun ki? Kisi ne aapke sar pe bandook rakh kar nahi kaha tha ki "Iss ladki se shaadi karo". Yeh shaadi ka faisla aapka tha! Sirf aapka!

Om: Gauri please meri baat Sunno!

Gauri: (Crying) Bharosa hone laga tha aap par! Aise lagne laga ki shaayad yeh rishta behtar ho sakta hai!

Har ladki ko shaadi ko lekar kuch sapne hote hai, kuch armaan hote hai. Haan, meri shaadi aise hui ki mujhe sapne dekhne ka mauka nahi mila, lekin Maine hamesha apne aap se kaha tha ki main sirf ussi insaan se shaadi karungi jo meri izzat karein.

Pyaar toh sabki kismat main nahi hota, lekin izzat? Izzat Sab ka haq hota hai!

Aaj jaan gayi hoon ki aap mein aur uday thakur mein koi farak nahi hai.

Om: Gauri, woh mazaak tha--

Gauri: Wah, Kya bahaana banaya hai aapne!

Om: Gauri...

Gauri: Badtameez aur besharam toh aap pehle se hi the, aaj pata chala ki aap bedil bhi ho.

[Gauri wipes her tears and goes to her room. For some reason, the tears are endless. She stares at her reflection in the mirror and her eyes fall on the sindoor. What was the meaning of this sindoor if there was no respect?]

Gauri: (To herself, while wiping off the sindoor) Izzat toh teri kismat mein nahi likha Hai Gauri. Itni ummeed kisse kar rahi thi? Ek besharam, beghairat aur pathar-dil insaan se? Ka matlab hai iss sindoor ka?

[That night neither Om nor Gauri slept. Gauri cried herself to sleep, while Om was awake, ridden with guilt. His mind played the words Gauri told him when he initially met her.

"Pyaar-vyaar toh door ki baat hai. Insaan ko sirf apne hisse ki izzat chahiye"

Why did he get carried away? Why was he so spineless that he couldn't stand up for her? Even though they didn't believe in this marriage, he should have still stood up for her because she was a good person.

That night he realized that relationships can't just be made. They have to be maintained. But would Om be able to win Gauri's trust back? Would he be able to show her that he was nothing like Uday Thakur?]

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New update!!! I felt so sad writing this you guys :/ Meri Gauri 💔💔

Anywaysss, thank you to everyone that's loved the book till now! There's more drama, humor and romance coming your way!!

Hope you liked this chapter my loves!!