*The next evening, before Rudra's party*

[It had been more than a day and Om and Gauri hadn't spoken to each other after yesterday's fight. Yes, Om was at fault this time for unnecessarily venting his anger on Gauri, but his ego simply wouldn't let him apologise. Gauri, however, became unusually quiet. Om's words constantly kept ringing in her mind.

"Tum ek nashukr, khudgarz aur ziddi ladki ho!"

Despite being dressed in her favourite pink saree, Gauri just couldn't get herself to smile. She still couldn't understand why she cared so much about what Om said to her.

Gauri applied a small bindi on her forehead before heading downstairs for the party. She held back her tears as she had to put up an act with Om. Again. ]

*While walking downstairs*

Jhanvi: Arre beta, tum please Om ko neeche bula sakti ho?

Gauri: Ji maa, ab chaliye, hum aate hai

[Gauri nervously walked to his room and knocked on his door. After his approval, she walked in.

Om, too busy looking at his reflection couldn't help but turn to take a look at Gauri. He felt as though every new saree she wore just made her look more and more beautiful. Yes, Om couldn't take his eyes off Gauri.

Gauri was too hurt and nervous to talk to Om, but decided to muster up some courage and speak.]

Gauri: (Nervous) W-woh...neeche sabhi bula rahe hai

Om: (Setting his hair) Okay

Gauri: Aap kuch kehna nahi chahte?

Om: (Looking at Gauri) Nahi. Tum kuch kehna chahti ho Kya?

Gauri: Toh aapko nahi lagta ki aapko maafi maang leni chahiye?

Om: (Leaving) Sach bolne ke liye main maafi nahi maangta. Aur haan, neeche jaldi chalo, Sab wait kar rahe hai

*Om leaves*

Gauri: (To herself) Innse zyaada ghamandi insaan humne apni zindagi mein nahi dekha Hai! Uff! Chod Gauri, Iss Khadoos ke alaava iss parivaar mein sabh teri izzat Karte hai! Chal!

[Just as Gauri was about to leave Om's room, she heard a phone ringing.]

Gauri: (To herself) Ee lijiye! Gussa dikhaane mein khadoos phone bhi saath Lena bhool gaye! Chalo, Hum hi dete hai!

[Gauri picked up the phone and answered the call, hoping to tell the person on the other line to call the phone.]

Gauri: (On the phone) Dekhiy---

Phone: Kamaal hai Omkara Singh Oberoi! Tum sach mein bade khilaadi nikle! Humne anaath ashram ko gher liya, uss Chotu ko maar dala, tum par aur Gauri par hamla kiya, lekin phir bhi, Hume Gauri waapis nahi di? Zidd ki bhi hadd hoti hai! Koi nahi, aaj ki party ki candle ke saath saath, ek arthi bhi jalegi!

Humne pehle din hi kaha tha, Uday Thakur se panga lens natijaa kabhi accha nahi hota! Aur aaj iski keemat tu chukayega! Kyun ki jab tak tu zinda Hai, tab tak Hume Gauri nahi milegi! Aakhri khwaaish taiyyar rakhna! Humne iss ghar ko baahar se gher liya hai!

*Call disconnects*

Gauri: (Dropping phone on the ground) N-n-nahi, w-woh log unhe maar denge. Nahi, nahi nahi! Woh Omkaraji ko maar denge! Nahi, Nahi!

[Gauri immediately ran out the room and ran past the large mansion walls. Om couldn't die. She couldn't let him die. She couldn't do this to her family. She promised to be their shield, right?

A few seconds later, Gauri found herself in the lawn, quickly scanning her surroundings. She couldn't find Om anywhere, and her heart beat had reached an abnormally fast rate. She turned around and saw Om smiling while talking to some guests, and a wave of relief flooded over her. However, a few meters ahead, she saw a man dressed in black with his face covered, holding a revolver in his hand.

This couldn't happen. He couldn't shoot Om. He wouldn't.

Gauri's feet instantly made her run towards Om, uncertain of the consequences.]

Gauri: (While running towards Om) OMKARA JI!!

[A loud gunshot echoed throughout the lawn and chaos followed. Om, completely unaware of his surroundings found himself unwounded but a wounded woman in his arms.

The face and clothes looked eerily familiar, and when Om got back to his senses he'd realized what had happened.

Gauri's pink saree turned a shade of blood red, and Om's face went cold.

Gauri was shot.]

Om: (Shaking) GAURI! GAURI!

Dadi: (Crying) Rudra, ambulance ko bula Jaldi!

Shivaay: Anika, Dadi, mom aur Jhanvi Aunty ko andar le chalo abhi! Main abhi police commissioner ko phone karta hoon!

Om: (Shaking) Gauri, please!! Please! Thodi der aur thehr jao! Please!

[As the ambulance arrived, Om immediately carried Gauri in his arms and held her hand as she laid unconscious and severely wounded.]

Nurse: (Checking blood rate) Oh god! Uska blood rate kam ho raha hai! She's losing blood!

Om: (Scared) Gauri, please, please, main kabhi tumhe tang nahi karunga! Kabhi tumse nahi ladunga! Please Gauri, Please!!

[The moment they reached the hospital, Gauri was rushed to the operation theatre. Om suddenly felt so weak that he collapsed on the floor, unable to take care of himself.

Gauri couldn't go away. She was supposed to be in his life, for good. What sick game was this then?

Om felt a hand on his shoulder, and turned to see Rudra, with tears in his eyes. He looked behind and saw Anika, Jhanvi and Dadi crying uncontrollably.

Uday Thakur had done this, and this time Om decided that he would finish Uday Thakur.]

Om: (Angry) Uss Uday Thakur ke bacche ko main--

Rudra: O, Shivaay sambhaal raha hai! Tu yahi rahega, bhabhi ke paas

Om: (Realization) Rudy woh shooter mujhe maarne waala tha...A-a-aur Gauri ne m-meri j-aan

Jhanvi: (Shocked) Kya?

Dadi: (Crying) Rab humaare saath Kya khel khel raha Hai!

[As Om sat down on the seat outside the operation theatre, he felt a tear roll down his eye.

Omkara Singh Oberoi was crying.

The possibility of Gauri being gone forever had made him cry.

He called her selfish and ungrateful. The same girl who took a bullet for him.

At that moment, Om also knew that his life depended on Gauri, and a life without her was not worth living. He too had fallen for her. ]

Om: (Crying to Rudra) Woh sahi kehti Hai Rudy, Maine uski zindagi barbaad ki hai! Uss jaldbaazi shaadi ki keemat aaj usse chukaana pad raha hai!

Rudra: O, apne aap ko dosh dena band kar! Agar tu usse jaane deta toh woh zinda nahi hoti!

Om: (Frustrated) Toh abhi kaha zinda hai! Meri wajah se wahaan padi Hai woh! Kya kuch nahi kaha use... Main duniya ka sabse ghatiya aadmi hoon, Rudra! Agar Gauri chali gayi toh...

Rudra: Toh?

Om: Main shaayad jeena nahi chahunga

Rudra: Toh tu maanta Hai ki tu usse mohabbat karta hai?

Om: (Confused) Please yeh Sab bakwaas iss waqt mat kar! Main bahut tensed hoon!

Rudra: (Putting arm around Om) Accha Chal, Aaj Anika bhabhi aur Shivaay yahaan par hai. Ghar Chal. Waise bhi, rishtedaar operation ke waqt yahaan nahi reh sakte

Om: Nahi, Nahi. Main yahi rahunga. Jab tak Gauri theek nahi ho jaati, tab tak main yahi rahunga!

Rudra: Accha, accha okay. Tu apna khyaal rakh, okay? Main kal subah aaonga. Abhi police station jaa raha hoon, uss Uday Thakur ki band bajaane

[The hospital was deserted, but Om sat alone, outside the operation theatre. He would sit there his whole life waiting for Gauri, but he wouldn't move without her. Come what may, he wouldn't leave her side.

However, would god be on their side and help them realize their feelings for each other?

Would god give Om his Gauri?]

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