*Next morning*

[Gauri enters Om's room and finds him struggling with his tie. She decided she'd give him the silent treatment, till he felt so guilty that he'd apologize. He had to win her trust and faith back, if he had any hopes from this 'relationship'.

She pulled out the stool and stood on top of it, while taking the tie in her hand.]

Om: (Embarrassed) Gauri, Kya hum baat kar sakte hai?

Gauri: Humne kal raat ki kaha tha ki Hume baat nahi karni

Om: Toh yahaan kyun aayi ho meri madad karne? Kal ki incident ke baad?

Gauri: Yehi toh farak hai hum dono mein, Omkara ji. Aap sirf rishte banaate ho, hum unhe nibhaate hai.

Om:(Confused) What do you mean?

Gauri: (Tying the tie) Matlab ki aap iss galat faimi mein na rahein ki humne aap ko maaf kar diya hai. Aapne aur aapke dosto ne hume Uday thakur se bhi zyaada zaleel kiya hai

Om: Gauri, main nashe me tha, believe me--

Gauri:(Getting off the stool and walking away) Neeche nashta laga hai

[Gauri quietly exited the room while Om stared at his reflection in the mirror. What kind of person did he become?

Om shrugged his thoughts and walked downstairs for breakfast. He quickly ate, ready to drop Gauri off to the temple. However, she was nowhere to be seen.]

Om: Bua ma, Gauri kahaan chali gayi? Dikhai nahi de rahi hai

Bua maa: Arre puttar woh toh kab ki chali gayi! Kyun, Kya hua?

Om: (Surprised) Oh, kuch nahi hua. Main office ke liye nikal raha hoon, theek hai?

Bua ma: Theek Hai puttar, sambhal kar jaana! Aur sunn, aaj shaam pooja hai, bhulna mat!

*In the car*

Om:(To himself) Gauri mere bina chali gayi? Mera intezaar bhi nahi kiya? Samajhti kya hai khud ko?

[A few minutes later, Om's mind played an incident that took place a few days ago in his car--

*At the traffic signal, a flower seller stopped by. Yes, the same one!*

Flower seller: Bhaiyya, bhabhi ke liye---- Aap? Sorry Didi! Aapko Bhabhi nahi bulaayenge!

Om: Arre bhai koi baat nahi, bhabhi bolte-bolte, teri bhabhi ban hi gayi!

Flower seller: (Excitedly) Arre Baddhai ho! Toh bhabhiji ke liye phool banta hi hai!

Gauri: Tu bada khush lag raha hai! Chal, bhaag yahaan se!

*Flower seller leaves*

Gauri: (To Om) Yeh bhabhi shabd ek aur baad suna na, toh aapke liye accha nahi hoga! Yeh bhabhi shabd sunte-sunte, hum toh puri duniya ki bhabhi ban gaye hain!

Om: (Flirting) Sivaai mere

Gauri: (Haan badkismati se, sivaai aapke!

Om: Tumhe pata hai jab se hum mile Hai, tabse hum jhagad rahe Hai?

Gauri: Ka karein, saare jhagde ki jadd aap hai na! Aapko toh chain nahi milti hum par awaaz uthaate bina!

Om: Accha, toh saare jhagde main shuru karta hoon?

Gauri: Aur nahi toh ka! Baat ee hai ki aap ne kabhi hum jaisi ladki nahi dekhi hai

Om: Excuse me? Please, iss galat faimi mein mat raho ko tum khaas ho

Gauri: Aapko aadat ho gayi thi unn logo se, jo hamesha aapki baat maante the, aapke peeche-peeche bhaagte the, aapki chamchagiri Karte the! Lekin hum Waise bilqul nahi hai, isliye aap jhagadna shuru kar dete hai!

Om: Main isliye jhagadna shuru kar deta hoon kyun ki tum bahut zyaada bolti ho

Gauri: Toh aap maante ho ki aap jhagadna shuru Karte ho?

Om: Tum---

*Present day*

[Why was Om think about her so much? Why did he keep replaying incidents with her in his head, repeatedly?]

*In the evening*

[Om and Gauri are dressed up, sitting for the pooja. Gauri hasn't spoken a word to Om since morning, and Om on the other hand wants to know why Gauri didn't wait for him in the morning. He knew the reason very well, but he needed an excuse to talk to her and apologize.]

Panditji: Pati-patni haath mein haath rakh kar, yeh vastu agni mein daaliye!

[Om held his palm open, and Gauri slowly, and hesitantly placed her hand on top of his. Om turned his head to take a look at Gauri, and he could see the pain in her eyes. He was the reason behind that her pain.

Om, too busy noticing Gauri didn't realize that his hand was too close to the fire, and soon enough he burned his hand.]

Om: (Yelling in pain) Aaah!!

Gauri: (Shocked) Hey ram! Ka kar diya! Yahi rukiye!

[Gauri sprang up and ran to get a first aid kit and ice. She herself didn't know why she was running around for someone who was ashamed of her identity, someone who didn't value or respect her. All she knew was that seeing Om in pain made her uncomfortable. She ran back and sat down beside him, slowly healing his burns.]

Gauri: (Applying ice) Thoda dard hoga, chot bura lag raha Hai

Om: Ahh! Ouch!

Rudra: O ka haath jal gaya, lekin Hume toh unn dono ki hot chemistry nazar aa rahi Hai!

Om: Shut up Rudra!! Ouch! Ouch!

Gauri: (To herself) Baahar toh hero jaise tevar dikhaate hai, aur ek maamooli si chot ne unki yeh haalat bana di hai, Uff!

Om: Kuch kaha tumne?

Gauri: (Tying bandage) Nahi

Om: Lekin mujhe kuch kehna hai

Gauri: Hume nahi sunna

Om: (Gently holding wrist) Please, pooja ke baad, baat karogi?

Gauri: (Letting go off his hand) Humne aapse kal hi kaha tha ki Hume haath mat lagayiega, Aapko samajh nahi aati?

Om: Gauri, main request kar raha hoon. Usske baat tum zindagi bhar mujhse baat mat karna, mujhe koi aitraaz nahi

[Gauri silently nodded and the pooja continued. During the pooja, Om was focused on how worried Gauri got when he was hurt. He did matter to her, and that's why she was hurt.

It made him slightly happy that Gauri cared about him, but then why was she so rude to him?

Would Gauri agree to all that Om had to say after the pooja? What effect would it have on their relationship?]

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