*At the lawn*

Gauri: Boliye, ka baat karni thi

Om: I-I'm sorry Gauri, Maine bahut pi rakhi thi isliye koi idea nahi tha ki woh Kya bol rahe the, mera yakeen karo, Please

Gauri: Theek Hai, aur kuch?

Om: (Irritated) Yaar, itna gussa kyun ho rahi ho? Raat gayi, baat gayi! Itna attitude kyun dikha rahi ho?

Gauri: Wah, aapke man mein jo aaye, woh bolne ki ijaazat hai, jo karna chahte ho, woh karne ki ijaazat hai.

Aur mujhe shikayat karna, gussa hone ka bhi haq nahi hai? Samajhte kya Hain aap? Aap bhagwaan nahi ho, samjhe?

Om: God, accha baba, sorry keh diya na! Maaf kar sakti ho?

Gauri: Humne aap ko kal hi Maaf kar diya tha, Omkara ji. Hum chalte hai--

[Just as Gauri was about to leave, she felt Om's hand on her wrist. Before she could react, he had already taken a few steps and come close to her. Close enough for her to look into his eyes and talk to him. Why did Om's slightest touch make Gauri shiver so much? As much as she wanted to stay away from him, fate kept bringing them closer and closer].

Gauri:(To Om) Yeh ka kar rahe ho--

Om: Agar Maaf kar diya Hai, toh gusse kyun kar rahi ho?

Gauri: Kyun ki hum kuch bhule nahi hai. Yeh ko bharosa aur vishwaas toda hai aapne, yeh waapis nahi de sakti

Om:(Angrily holding her wrist tight) Kyun nahi de sakti?! Haan?!

Gauri: (Boldly) Kyun aap ka koi bharosa nahi hai. Aapko na apne gusse par kaabu na apne zubaan par.

Yeh mat bhuliye ki iss rishte mein hume zabardasti baandha gaya hai, Aur Zor-zabardasti se banaye gaye rishton ki buniyaad bahut kamzor hoti hai.

Haan, Main aapki biwi hoon, lekin na aap iss shaadi ko maante Hai, na main. Aur kal ki ghatna ke baad, shaayad iss rishte ko kabhi nahi maanungi--

Om: (Angry) Maine maafi maang li hai, aur Kya baaki hai?

Gauri: Izzat. Izzat ke bina rishte nahi bante, Omkaraji. Na aap humaari izzat Karte Hai, aur kal ke baad, humaari nazaron mein jo aapke liye izzat thi, woh chali gayi Hai.

Om: Agar tumhari izzat nahi karta, toh maafi kyun maangta?

Gauri: Agar izzat Karte, toh kal hum par nahi haste. Haan pata Hai, hum paanchvi paas hai, Bareilly se hai, Angrezi itni acchi tarah se nahi jaante. Toh Ka? Ka humaari pehchaan sirf udhar tak seemit hai?

Om: I know Gauri, I'm sorry. Main tumhe saabit karunga ki main kameena insaan nahi hoon.

Gauri: Dekhte hai Omkara ji.

*Next day, early morning*

[Om, in deep sleep, is woken up by the repeated ringing of his phone. Half asleep and annoyed, he picks up the phone.]

Om: (Annoyed) Kaun Hai? Time dekha hai? Yeh koi time hai phone karne ka?

Phone: Lagta hai Omkara Singh Oberoi ko apni biwi ki padi nahi hai...

Om:(Confused) Kaun hai? Kahi toh tum--

Phone: Tumhaari biwi ko yahaan akele-akele mandir mein dekh kar bahut accha lag raha hai. Waise, laal rang unn par bahut acchi lagti hai!

Om: Khabardar! Usse haath bhi lagaya toh tum zinda rehne ke kaabil nahi chorunga!

Phone: Aap waqt zaaya kar rahe Hai, meri baat manyie toh jaldi apni biwi ko dhundiye warna...

[Om slammed the phone and quickly changed his clothes. He stormed into Gauri's room and saw that it was empty. She was not at home.

He quickly got into his car and drove off to the temple, breaking almost every traffic signal on the way. For some reason, he didn't seem to care if he'd get into an accident. For him, protecting Gauri was all that mattered. If Uday Thakur got her before he reached, he'd lose her forever, and she'd be tortured for the rest of her life.

Gauri, on the other hand, was lying unconscious on the floor, tied to a pillar with a wound on her head. All she knew was that she was walking towards the temple when someone hit her head. She also remembered Chotu screaming for help.

Chotu. Chotu was missing.

Meanwhile, Om had reached the temple.]

Gauri: (Barely conscious) C-c-Chotu...K-Kahaan hai tu... C-c-c...

Om: (Outside the temple, screaming) Gauri! Gauri!

[Frustrated Om couldn't find Gauri anywhere. He decided to look around the orphanage first, but he couldn't find her. He knew this wasn't a prank. Gauri had been taken somewhere.

He then looked around the temple, and heard a faint, but familiar voice. He walked towards it and found Gauri tied to a pillar, behind the pillar.]

Om: (Running towards her) Gauri! Gauri! Utho!

Gauri: Chotu...

Om: (Untying her) Gauri, Utho! Uday Thakur ke aadmi the na? Unn Kameeno ko nahi chodunga!

Gauri: Chotu, Chotu...

Om:(Giving her water) Kya? Chotu? Woh bhi tumhare saath tha? Kahaan hai woh?

Gauri: P-pata nahin. Unhone m-mujhe y-yahaan par Mara aur Chotu k-ko k-kahi...

Om: Accha Chalo ab, gaadi mein chalo

Gauri: N-nahi, nahi, Chotu...

Om: Chotu theek hoga, ab chalo

Gauri: (Weakly getting up) Nahi, nahi, Chotu k-ko p-pehle...

[As Gauri walked a bit ahead, she found drops of blood, almost forming a path. Her face turned cold, and an awry feeling developed inside her.]

Gauri: (Shocked) K-khoon... Khoon

Om: Gauri, please, Zidd mat karo! Ghar chalo!

Gauri: N-n-nahi, nahi, Chotu p-pehle

Om: Accha chalo!

[As Gauri followed the blood trail, Om slowly followed her. The blood drops became larger and more prominent, and what Gauri saw ahead, was something she could probably never forget in her life.

Gauri's face turned cold and expressionless, and she fell on the floor.

The one person she considered more dear than her own was no more.]

Gauri: (Screaming) Chotu!!! Chotu!!!

[Om stopped in his tracks as he saw Chotu's bloody body, and then, his face shifted towards Gauri. She was on the floor, screaming and wailing uncontrollably. Om rushed to her side and held her by the shoulders, trying to console her].

Gauri: (Crying) Chotu, uth ja! Apne Gauri didi ke khaatir! Uth ja!

Om: (Caressing her cheeks) Gauri, sambhalo apne aap ko

Gauri:(Screaming) Chodiye Hume! Isliye uss din kaha tha ki Hume jaane dijiye! Hum jaane ke liye raazi the! Raazi the hum!

Om: Gauri, tum iss waqt theek tarah nahi soch rahi ho, Main ambulance ko bulaata hoon--

Gauri: (Angry) Aap Uday Thakur ko nahi jaante! Bol-bol kar thak gaye Hai! Chotu humaara bhai jaisa tha! Woh humaara sab kuch tha! Wohi hamara parivaar tha!

Om: Gauri dekho--

Gauri: (Crying) Nahi! Yeh Sab aapki wajah se hua hai! Aapki wajah se! Aapne hamaari jindagi tabaah kar di Hai! Jabse hum aapse mile hai, tabse Sab gad-bad hua Hai! Aaj Chotu ko khatam kar diya Hai, kal tumhaare parivaar ko nuksaan pahunchayega!

Om: Gauri, woh kuch nahi karega, I have it under control!

Gauri: Hey sankarji! Hum konsi bhaashaa main samjhaye Aapko! Hume jaane dijiye! Hum haath jod rahe Hai! Hume jaane dijiye...(She continues crying)

Mera Chotu, s-shaadi hone waali thi uski! Socha tha jee bhar ke nachungi uski shaadi mein!
Unn zaalim logo ko bhagwaan kabhi maaf nahi karega!

Om: (Holding her) Gauri, ambulance waale aa gaye hai, Chalo.

Gauri:(Screaming, keeping her hands over Chotu's body) Nahi! Nahi! Chotu! Uth! Tujhe apne Gauri didi ki qasam! Uth jao!!

[Om kneels beside Gauri, hugging her and gently placing her head on his chest, while trying to calm her down. In the meantime, Chotu's body is taken by the ambulance workers.]

Om: Gauri, Chalo. Please Chalo

Gauri: (Crying) N-nahi, Hume Chotu ke paas jaana hai! Unka kriyakaram karna hai! Hume jaana hai! Abhi! Abhi!

Om: (Caressing her head) Okay, Okay, hum chalenge, hum chalenge! Chalo, uth jao, hum chalenge chotu ke paas

[Chotu's death had made Gauri so weak internally and externally that she fell back when she tried walking. Om, patiently walked towards her and scooped her up in his arms.

Gauri, though too shocked to understand anything, felt slight comfort when she was in his arms. She gazed at him, as he quietly but swiftly carried her in his arms.

She still couldn't forgive him for he was the one who caused all these problems. Chotu was dead because of him, and now the Oberoi family had to be afraid of Uday Thakur.

But would Gauri's emotions eventually make her understand that all of this was not Om's fault? That he did this to protect her?

Only time would tell.]

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Wow! That chapter was so emotional to write sighhhhh :/

I hope you guys like this chapter!! I really like Om in this chapter, my baby Omkie <3

Alsoooo, did you guys see Kunal's IG post?! Artistkara is back!! That means he'll be nice to Gauri!!!!

Humaari Gauri ki kismat main Om ka pyaar likha hai ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for reading my loves!! Do vote if you like it!!