When She Coloured My Canvas 😍

Colour 16 - A peaceful night

Now gouri was in her bridal attire, at the doorstep of OM, ready to kick the kalash & enter the mansion with her right leg.Of course she was tired with the attacks and had pain in her body, but the joy of beginning a new chapter in her life had engulfed all her pain.Om was holding gouri like a soft petal; this was enough for her to forget all her  pain.She slowly hit the kalash, stepped onto the laal rang, walked inside the mansion leaving her little footprints behind. She remembered her entry as chulbul & then as gouri into this house; she was thinking about her weird fate and smiled.They were seated on the hall; only their families were there now and rikara were fed with sweets. Om surprised everyone by eating the sweet from Gouri. Jhanvi was very very happy on seeing this much happiness on her son's face after a long time. He also surprised everyone by taking blessings from Tej on Gouri's insistence; she had slowly brought  significant changes in him during this time.  

All the rituals were postponed to next day due to Gouri's condition; she was ready for the rituals but Om was stubborn. He asked her to change all the heavy clothes immediately from prinku's room.In between shivaniru sneaked into prinku's room to take selfies with gouri. Anika's happiness was beyond control as she is gonna have her chutki with her for lifetime. She didn't cry in front of gouri to not make her also emotional but shivay consoled her right away.

Gouri was now about to climb the stairs to move into Om's room. She had slipped into her night wear.It was quite difficult for her; but there came 2 hands to sweep her feet away and take her in his arms. She was at first shocked but then silently smiled.His hands were tough but yet he carried her softly.The door was already opened and even the room was very well decorated.She remembered when she entered as chulbul and then as gouri to act in front of sultana.She was confused that time ; still she is  confused about her feelings for Om. She didn't know what Om was feeling for her; was it a friendly care or something beyond that?She thought not to open up.

Om kept her softly on the bed which was filled with rose petals.The couch was already arranged as a bed for him.

As Om kept her on the bed , he wanted to talk to her. He had not talked to her for almost one day ever since she had come back from bareilly. Even she didn't take an initiative to talk .He thought that she was tired so he should let her rest.His heart was longing to hear her calling omkaraji after all those tough times he had.He covered her with the cozy blanket;she was still watching him with widened eyes like kids. He switched off the light and was about to settle on the couch when gouri called him.
G: omkaraji
His heart paced fast.
G: I want to....say ... something
He was anxious, what does she have to say?
G: woh... can you ...can you please open...open the curtains so that I can see the moonlight, I can't sleep in darkness.

Om smiled, so that was her demand . But he wondered, all these days when she used to sleep here she had never opened the curtains. Is she hurt by yesterday's incident? Does she remember that dark room of kali's place? He wanted to ask her but then he thought not to remind her of all those.

He opened the curtains and the cool moonlight was extra bright today as if they wanted to console her, he thought. He saw that Gouri has already cuddled into blanket with closed eyes.....

Om had a small nap & he was awaken by some sound.As he looked around he saw that Gouri had opened the windows & was watching the sky.He felt that she was disturbed.He slowly stood up from the couch & moved towards gouri. She could sense him and turned back.
" kya hua gouri?"
" kuch nahi omkaraji!!"
" then come & sleep , it's already 1 am!"
He held her by her shoulders & made her lie on the bed.As he turned away , she took hold of his wrist. He was surprised.
G: woh darsal, if I ask you some thing will you be angry?
O: no Gouri, just ask.
G: I'm not able to sleep.Can you ...can you sit with me on the bed?
Om was amazed.So she wanted his presence now; may be she might be feeling insecure, he thought.He could only adore her innocent & worried face.
O: fine I will. But you should not sit, you will have to  lie down OK?
She nodded.

Without thinking, he slowly patted on  head and forehead.Neither Gouri nor Om stopped.Both were enjoying this moment. Gouri was laying on the bed and Om was sitting next to her.He wanted to ask her many things but he  didn't.

G: mujhe maaf kar dijiye omkaraji!!
O: kyu gouri( laughing)
G: you had to bear this much pain because of me.It was because of me kali had attacked you.I'm unlucky for you ...
Om kept his finger on her lips.Both were shocked; suddenly he took back his finger as he had touched fire.
O: why do you think rubbish like this? Are you still thinking of yesterday's incidents?Do you still feel fear ?
G: haan...I'm not afraid of myself, I don't fear about myself...but ...but for you..If anything might happen to you...

Om's eyes were filled. Even after all this, she is still worried about his safety. He silently thanked God for him such a jewel as his partner!!!!!

O: ( fake anger) now stop all this ranting & just sleep, ok??
She smiled whole heartedly, yes he just wanted to see this smiling Gouri.

Gouri was feeling so peaceful in this position.She was remembering about her marriage which happened before few hours.How she entered the mandap, how they took vachan, how he tied MS,how he filled her maang, how they took pheras....she immediately slipped into sleep with a smiling face recollecting all those.

Om was in joy too; now he was  sure that she do love him not just as a friend.Her eyes says it all; but she wouldn't open up soon.But this was enough for him; he was sure that they will have a beautiful married life ahead.As for him, now it is almost impossible to be without her; still he was afraid to say this to her as he thought how she would take it this soon.He have given away everything to time & fate now.He was dreaming of a beautiful life with Gouri...

It was the first morning of a new journey of an adorable couple.Gouri slowly opened her eyes & at first felt strange to see a place other than her room in palace; but soon she came to her senses.She saw that both of them were sleeping in embrace; she was lying on his chest & he had covered her with his hands.Now she knew that this was not a dream; the fact that it was reality made her more excited.She slowly slipped from his hold & went to freshen up...

As Om had opened his eyes, the first view he saw was beautifully decorated idols in his room.He wondered why he didn't hear the sound of gouri's puja today; had he slept that deep to not hear the sound of ringing of puja bell and her sweet voice which chanted gayathri mantra?

Without even thinking, Om folded his hands and prayed silently with closed eyes to Sankarji for giving him back his Gouri safely; in fact it was her vishwas which had rescued her.

As Om came after freshning, he was literally flabbergasted to see gouri in a sleeveless skin coloured salvar with perfectly kajaled eyes.His whole day is gonna be most beautiful;he thought as this was his first view on the day.

She was approaching him with chai.
O: did you do your puja today?
G:( amazed) haan ..in Mandir.
O:( sad) why ..why didn't you do it here?
G: you don't like it I do it here, so...
O: no...you ...you can do here.I don't have any offence.
Gouri was really surprised.What happened to him?
O: also you should do puja for this shiv parvathi too.
Gouri was surprised.She remembered him scolding her for touching the idol when she was his student. Gouri silently nodded.

Om took the tea.
O: is this special glucose wali chai.
Gouri realised her mistake.She should have took normal chai.She asked him to wait for 2 min to take another chai and went downstairs.

When she came back ,he was not in the room.But to her surprise, he had drank the whole chai in that cup!!!!

Precap:- lovey dovey rikara moments