*Recap*

A bruised and injured body of a woman dressed in a yellow saree, who looked very familiar, lying down at the end of the stairs

Anika held on the railing in order to compose herself, before screaming.]

Anika: (Screaming) GAURI!!!!
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[Rudra immediately recognized Anika's screams and rushed towards her direction, whereas the Oberoi family broke from their prayer to find out why she screamed. Both of them reached Anika at around the same time, and found her next to a woman in a yellow saree.]

Anika: (Crying while Caressing Gauri's cheek) Gauri! Gauri! Meri taraf dekho! Om! Shivaay! Rudra!

Rudra: (Running downstairs towards them) Gauri bhabhi! Bhabhi uthiye! M-main ambulance ko bulaata hoon

[The entire family ran downstairs to Gauri's side, but Om didn't move an inch. Instantly, he felt cold and numb.

How could Gauri have fallen? Anika and Rudra were by her side!

Needless to say, the entire family was in tears. Shivaay had never been so terrified before.
What would happen to her? Was the baby alright?

Shivaay then saw Om standing sturdier than a statue, with no emotion on his face.]

Shivaay: (Screaming) Om! Kya ho gaya hai Tumhe?! Come here! Ambulance aa rahi hai!

[Om slowly walked down the stairs, number than ever, like nothing ever affected him.
He knew it.

The baby was gone. Forever.]

Anika: (Crying) Shivaay, hum ambulance mein jaayenge, aap Dadi ko ghar lekar jaayie

Dadi: Nahi! Hum Sab chalenge! Meri Gauri ko Kya ho gaya? Haye rabba!

Jhanvi: (Crying) Gauri please utho! Kuch nahi hone denge Tumhe!

Anika: D-Dadi...b-baccha?

Dadi: (Crying) P-pata nahi puttar!

[A few minutes later, the ambulance arrived and Gauri was immediately taken in. Anika, Shivaay and Om sat beside her in the ambulance, while Rudra drove the car and followed the ambulance with the rest of the family.

Anika's tears were unstoppable and Shivaay continuously rubbed Gauri's hands to give her warmth, and Om sat in the corner, colder and number than ever.

It was difficult to say if he was too shocked to react or was still trying to absorb what had happened, but he didn't come close to Gauri even once. Not a single tear fell from his eyes despite knowing that his wife wasn't in a good state.

It was almost as if his dreams, hopes and aspirations tied to his unborn child had shattered in front of his eyes.

Halfway through the journey, Gauri finally gained consciousness.]

Gauri: (Gaining consciousness) B-b-b...

Anika: (Crying) Gauri! Hey bhagwaan shukr hai Tumhe hosh aa gaya hai!

Gauri: B-b-b...

Shivaay: Kya hua Gauri? Kya kehna chah rahi ho? Tumhe paani chahiye?

Anika: (Giving her water) Yeh lo Gauri, paani pi lo

[Gauri, despite barely being conscious, immediately noticed the distance at which Om was sitting. She knew he could hear her voice, but he didn't turn to look at her even once.

What was this sudden distance he created between them? Why wasn't he close to her?]

Gauri: (Stuttering) B-b-b...Bac...Ba...

Anika: Gauri, please iss waqt kuch mat bolo, please araam karo, please

Nurse: Iska blood pressure kam ho raha hai! Aap log please kuch mat boliye! Patient ki haalat badtar hoti jaa rahi hai!

Gauri: (Putting her hand on her tummy) B...b...bac...bach...b...

Anika: K-kuch nahi hoga bacche ko! Tum please araam karo, Gauri, please!

[The ambulance parked inside the hospital, and Gauri was immediately carried to the operation theatre, while the rest of the family waited outside.]

Jhanvi: (Crying) Mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai! Hey bhagwaan, yeh Kya ho gaya? Kyun hume itne saare musibato ka saamna karna pad raha hai?

Rudra: (Consoling Jhanvi) Kuch nahi hoga, Mom! Please don't lose hope! Sab kuch theek hoga! Unhe ambulance mein hi hosh aa gaya tha! Aap please rona band kijiye!

[While the family was wailing uncontrollably, Om stood in the corner, emotionless. There was not a wrinkle on his face. It was almost as if nothing affected him.

Shivaay immediately noticed Om's sudden change in behavior, and rushed to his side to console him.]

Shivaay: (Hugging Om) Om, Gauri ko kuch nahi hoga! I know tum iss bacche ko chahte the, but shaayad kismat mein---

Om: (Emotional) Kismat kuch tay nahi kar sakta

Shivaay: Om, Gauri ko tumhari zaroorat hai, tum aise kone mein kyun khade ho?

Om: (Speechless)

Shivaay: Om, Sab theek hoga, please take care of yourself, okay? Hum sab tumhaare saath hai, okay?

[As Shivaay walked to console Anika, Om still stood there like a statue.

Why was he behaving this way? Why was there not a single emotion on his face?

A few minutes later, the door of the operation theatre opened and a doctor walked out. Immediately, the entire family surrounded her.]

Dadi: (Crying) Doctor! Kaise hai woh? Aur baccha?

Doctor: Dekhiye, woh ab khatre se baahar hai, lekin bacche ka kuch kehna bushkil hai

Jhanvi: K-kya matlab?

Doctor: Gauri bahut ucchai se giri hai, lekin thankfully uske stomach par itna asar nahi pada hai. However, she's still in trauma, aur iss ka asar bacche par padh raha hai

Jhanvi: Toh baccha bach sakta hai?

Doctor: Bahut mushkil lag raha hai, lekin hum try kar rahe hai. Hum reports doosre hospital ke experts ko bhi bhej rahe hai, so we'll only know tomorrow. Aap log aaj shaam Gauri ko ghar le jaa sakte ho, lekin please dhyaan rakhein ki usse aur stress nahi hona chahiye.

Dadi: Accha, t-theek hai doctor! Lekin, baccha theek hoga na?

Doctor: Main zyaada kuch nahi keh sakti, lekin aap logo zyaada expectations mat rakhiye. Hum poori koshish karenge

Jhanvi: T-thank you doctor!

*Doctor leaves*

Rudra: Kaha tha na maine! Sab theek hai! Gauri bhabhi bhi theek ho gayi, dekha!

Dadi: Haan puttar, bass baccha bhi bach jaaye!

Rudra: Dadi, aap realistically sochiye, please! Gauri bhabhi kitni uchaai se giri hai! Aap hi bataayie, bacche kiss haalat mein hogi!

Shivaay: Shut up Rudra! Kyun khamakha sab ko dukhi bana raha hai?

Rudra: Bhaiyya, jhooti ummeed dene ka kya faayda? Hume har situation ke liye mentally prepared rehna chahiye

Jhanvi: (Crying) Kuch nahi hoga bacche ko! K-kuch nahi hoga!

Rudra: Mom, please apne aap ko sambhaaliye!

Anika: (Crying) Pata nahi kiss ki nazar lag gayi!

Shivaay: (Consoling Anika) Anika, kuch nahi hoga, Okay?

[Om heard every word of the doctor but he knew the baby couldn't be saved. It was impossible.

His suspicions were instantly confirmed.

The baby was gone. His child was gone before he even entered the world.]

Jhanvi: O...Om kahaan hai? Woh wahaan kyun khada hai? Rudra, jaa use lekar aa

Shivaay: Nahi Rudra. Badi maa, maine usse baat karne ki koshish ki, lekin woh bilqul emotionless ho gaya hai. I think he's too shocked to speak

Jhanvi: Lekin woh Gauri ke paas kyun nahi hai? Kya ho gaya hai usse?

Shivaay: Wahi toh mujhe bhi samajh nahi aa raha. Woh sab se itne door kyun hai?

Rudra: (Walking towards Om) O, tu theek toh hai na?

Om: (Speechless)

Rudra: O, tujhe Gauri bhabhi ke paas hona chahiye

Om: (Speechless)

Rudra: O, tu kuch bol kyun nahi raha hai?

Shivaay: Rudy, Om ko akela chod do, please

[A few minutes after later, Om stood straight and walked past the Oberoi family and straight out of the hospital. The whole family looked at him in awe and shock.

How could he just leave the hospital when his wife was in such a state? What happened to him?]

Dadi: (Crying) Om kaha jaa raha hai? kya ho gaya hai usse? Gauri ko aise haalat mein kaise Chor sakta hai?

Rudra: Mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha, Dadi. Om kuch bol bhi nahi raha hai!

[Om got into the car and drove off at the fastest speed, completely not in his senses. No one knew what had happened to him. Even he couldn't understand his cold behaviour.

Within 10 minutes, the car stopped in front of a bar and Om ran in before crashing on the bar stool and finally opening his mouth.]

Om: Waiter, ek old monk. Woh bhi puri bottle.

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