Rikara- Ishq, Junoon, Deewanagi

Part 37

Soon his smile turned into a frown and he started thinking.

O: Gauri mujh se kuch kehna chahti thi par kya? Uss ke aanso aur aankhein... woh mazak nahi tha!... zaroor Gauri mujh se kuch chupa rahi hai. I have to talk to her.

He quickly grabs his phone and dials her number, standing back against the window. On the other side, sitting on the floor against the bed Gauri was continuously sobbing while reading her reports over and over again. She still couldn't believe her shankarji can do this to her. Maybe reading it over again, maybe she can find a mistake in the reports. But the reality is not going change. She was disturbed by her phone ring. Putting the papers aside, she looked for her phone when her hand finally reached it. Looking at the caller id she became emotional, but giving a big sigh she wiped her tears and tried to normal herself. Attending the call she made her voice chirpy and loud so he doesn't get suspicious.

G: Hello Omkaraji, ka hua? Aap abhi to gaye hain.

O: Exactly Gauri, kya hua hai tumhe? Tum terrace pr r kyun rahi thi, aur ab mujh se jhoot mat bolna kyun k main tumhe itna to janta hoon k tumhare jhoote aur asli aansoo pehchaan sako.

Gauri breaks down listening to him with silent sobs, realizing how perfectly he knows her. But, she can't give up, she have to be strong for him, for her mother.

G: Kaa ho gya hai aap ko Omkaraji. Hum ne kaha na ke hum...

O cuts her a little angry: Aur main ne bhi kaha hai jhoot mat bolna. (calmly) Gauri, dekho ab hum ek nayi zindagi shuru karne ja rahe hain, ek dusre ke saathi banne ja rahe hain zindagi bhaar k liye, aur ab humain ek dusre se vada karna ho ga k hum ek dusre se kabhi kuch nahi btayenge, sukh aur dukh dono main ek dusre ke saath saaya ban k khade honge... To pleasee mujh se share karo agar koi problem hai to, hum dono mil kr solve krenge please.

Tears continuously make their way down her cheek.

G emotionally lost: Omkaraji, humain Ba..Baba ki bht yaad aa rahi hai. Woh humesa kehte the ke Gauri bitiya chahe jo bhi ho, koi bhi mushkil ho humain darne ki zaroorat nahi hai kyun k tumhare Baba tumhare saath hain hamesha...

Om quietly listens to her, sighing that finally she is speaking and share with her. But he was sad at the same time that he can't do anything for her.

G continues: Lekin...lekin ab to Baba nahi hain... to ab jab humain koi paresaani ho gi to hum kis ke paas jayenge Omkaraji?... Baba ne humse jhoot kyun bola k woh humare saath hamesha raheinge... kyun hum humesha akele reh jate hain? Kyun humain khushiyan naseeb nahi hoti?

She starts sobbing, not able to speak anymore. While Om gets concerned for her, she is badly missing her father and he should be a full support to her right now.

O: Gauri, jaan, tum akeli nahi ho aur na kabhi hogi. Main hoon na tumhare saath, aur Maaji, shivaay Rudra, Anika Bhabhi, Bhavya. Hum sb family hain Gauri, to phir tumne kaise soch liya tum akeli ho. Aur Tumhare Baba tumhein mere liye chod k gaye hain k ab tum meri zimmedari ho. Aur waise bhi woh konsa iss duniya se chale gayen hain, tumhare dil main to hain na.

Gauri only nods with teary eyes.

O: Acha ab please rona band karo, aur smile abhi please mere liye. (No response) Acha agar tum abhi hasi nahi na to wahan aa raha hoon.

G: Nahi... hum smile kr rahe hain.

O: Main kaise maan loon?

G: To ab huma ka karein aap ko manane k liye.

O: Video call, main abhi ye call cut kr k krta hoon, tum kahin jana mat.

G: Par...

But he had already cut the call and in a second video called her. Gauri wiped her tears, hid the reports and fixed her hair before attending the call.

O: Itni der se kyun attend ki?

G: Woh hum...

O: mere liye tumhe kuch bhi chupane ki zaroorat nahi hai.

Gauri was shocked. Does he know about her health.

G: Mmmatlab?

O: Matlab apne aansoo saaf kr ke aur baal vgera set karne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Main tumhare sare emotions dekhna chahta hoon.

Gauri smiles with fresh tears coming down her cheek.

O: Yeh hui na baat, aise hi hasti raha karo, kyun ke jab tum hasti ho aise lagta hai zindagi has rahi hai.

G: Omkaraji, aap kaise jaan jate hain k hum kis wakt kia kr rahe hain?

O: Bilkul waise hi jaise tumhe pata chal jata hai jb main kisi musibat main hoon.

G: Lekin humain to sirf tb pata chalta hai jb aap par koi musibat ho lkn aap ko to humare har harkat pata chal jati hai.

O teaing: Hmm... iss ka to yeh hi matlab hua k main tumse zyada pyaar karta hoon.

G: ji nahi hum se zyada koi pyaar kr hi nahi sakta. Abhi tk aapne humare pyaar ki gehrai nahi dekhi.

O: Jitni bhi ho, mujhe se kam hi hogi.

G irritated: Omkaraji, aap humain paresaan na karein, warna...warna hum phir ro denge.

O: nahi nahi, nahi karta tang khush.

G smiles: hmm.

Gauri feels a little sleepy and Om understands her.

O: Acha Gauri, bed pe lait jao aur apni side pe dusra pillow rakho.

G confused: kahe?

O: Jo keh raha hoon woh karo.

G: ji.

Gauri lays sideways and puts another pillow on her side in front of her face.

O: Ab phone ko pillow ki support se rakh do apne samne.

Gauri smiles understanding what he was doing and gets overwhelmed. Om keeps talking and sharing his childhood stories with her to divert her mind, and he was successful in that. Om kept speaking, suddenly stops getting no response from the other side. He looks at his phone and finds Gauri sleeping peacefully with a smile but soon frowned due to a hair strand slip to her cheek. He admired her innocence and thought she looked so cute while sleeping.

O: Bas kuch din aur, phir main tumhe aise sote hue phone se nahi balke apne saath dekhonga.

Soon he too dozed off, admiring his chiraiya.

Precap: Rikara engagement.

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