*In office*

Omkara was focusing on his work, but his thoughts were elsewhere. For some reason, he couldn't get Gauri out of his mind. Her constant chatter, her big, dark eyes and the fact that she was the first girl who stood him up. She stood up Omkara Singh Oberoi, the brother of the richest man in Mumbai.

After a long day, he finally got into the car and headed home.

Dadi: Arre om! Tu aa gaya puttar?

Omkara: (lost in thought) J-ji? Haan dadi

Rudra: Kya Hua O, itna khoya khoya sa kyun hain?

Omkara: Today was such a bad day yaar! Aaj ek ladki ki wajah se office ke liye late ho gaya! Itni badtameez thi woh!

Dadi: (excited) Arre! Tujhe itni jaldi ek ladki mili? Aur bata!

Omkara: Arre Dadi, Aisa kuch nahi hai

Bua ma: Omkie, Chal puttar bata de, We want to know!

(Om narrates the incident of how his car hit Gauri, she created a ruckus and made him pay for his mistake)

Rudra: Matlab woh Teri gaadi mein baithkar tujhe hi ghoomaaane Le gayi! Wah! I already like her!

Om: Shut up Rudra

Jhanvi: (Smiling) Pehli baar sunne ko aa raha hai ki ek ladki ne baraabari ki. Maaji, lagta Hain om ki takkar waali mil gayi, kyun?

Dadi: Haan Jhanvi, lagta Hain bhagwaan ne meri sun li! Agar yeh ladki hamare om ki kismat mein hogi, toh woh khud iss ghar par kadam rakhegi

Om: Aap log Kya bakwaas kar rahe ho? Main yahaan shikayat kar raha hoon aur aap log phir wahi shaadi waali baat karne lage?

Anika: Vaise Om, main iss ladki se Milna chahti hoon. Mujhe lagta Hain ki hum dono ki khidkitod dosti hogi!

Rudra: Haan main bhi! Woh ekdum bindaas type ki lagti hai

Om: Aap sab se baat karna hi bekaar Hai, main apne kamre jaa raha hoon.

(Om gets up and leaves)

Jhanvi: Kitni ajeeb baat hai maaji, hum aaj subah om ki shaadi ki baat kar rahe the, aur aaj hi uski mulaaqaat ek takkar waali ladki se hui

Dadi: Haan Jhanvi, uss Ishaana ki wajah se humara om itna dukhi ho gaya tha, aaj kam se kam uske chahre par gussa toh tha

Jhanvi: Haan maaji, aaj kitne samay baad Maine Om ke chehre par koi expression dekhi

*The next morning*

Dadi: Accha Jhanvi, main mandir jaakar aati hoon. Driver se keh dena ki mujhe drop karne ke baad ghar waapis chale jaaye. Mujhe panditji se baat karni hai

Jhanvi: Ji maaji, sambhaal kar jaana

(Dadi gets into the car and goes to the temple; yes it's the same temple Gauri works in ;))

Dadi: Aaj itni bheed Hai, aur yeh garmi bhi, Uff!

(Dadi enters the temple, gets the Darshan and walks out, but she feels dizzy. Gauri, who is walking a bit further away from Dadi, observes her and runs to help her)

Gauri: ( Holding Dadi's hand) Arre maaji, sambhaal kar! Aap theek toh ho na?

Dadi: (A bit dizzy) H-Haan, Haan Beta main theek hoon.

Gauri: (Taking Dadi to a bench and helping her sit) Aap bahut kamzor lag rahe ho. Aaiye, yaahaan baithiye

Dadi: Thank you, beta

Gauri: Aap ka koi parivaar wala Hain aapke saath? Main unhe phone karoon?

Dadi: Nahi beta, woh sab office gaye hain. Tum tension mat lo, hum chale jaayenge apne aap

Gauri: Aise kaise jaane de? Chotu! Jaldi paani aur prashaad lekar aa maaji ke liye

Dadi: Beta, uss sab ki koi zaroorat nahi Hai, main theek hoon. Tum kyun taqleef Le rahi ho?

Gauri: Maaji, beta bulaate ho aur paraaya bhi karte ho. Yeh Kya baat hui?

Yeh lijiye, paani peejiye.

Dadi: Thank you beta

Gauri: Accha maaji, hum aapko ghar chodkar aate Hain, chaliye

Dadi: Nahi beta, main chali jaaoongi

Gauri: Maaji, mujhe yahaan aapka koi rishtedaar ya jaan-pehchaan waala nazar nahi aa raha. Main Aapko akele jaane nahi dungi

Dadi: Par...

Gauri: Beta bulaaya hai, bete ka farz toh pura karne do!

(Gauri and Dadi enter a rickshaw and Gauri safely drops Dadi to her doorstep)

Gauri: Apna khayal rakhna maaji

Dadi: Jeete raho beta.Thank you

Accha, apna naam toh bata do!

Gauri: (Smiling) Myra. Myra Hain mera naam

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Confused? Why did Gauri call herself Myra? Hmmmm, find out in the next chapter!!

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