FF #1 || Chapter 9

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Omkara was talking to a few of the board members when he turned to find she was gone. She had just been by his side.

"Omkara.Let's go." His mother said causing him to turn back at her.

"You start, I will find Gauri and be back."

"She's not a kid Omkara. If she wanted to come with us she would be around. Anyway I don't think she is dumb to not find her way. Come. "

Omkara took in a deep breath, burying his anger. Maybe his mother was right, percase Gauri had gone back on board. She anyway didn't seem interested to even talk normally to him. It pissed him off. He looked around. Rupaali was there and Akshay was by her side. Where was that idiot? Whatever, wherever... He din't care. The group of people walked into the groove of coconut trees to reach the land that was owned by the Oberois.

* * *

Omkara had not been constantly paying attention to anything. His thoughts had been messed up by the woman, he once called wife. She hadn't come down to the land. Maybe she was just strolling around the cruise. He had noted the discomfort in her gait. He grinned sheepishly in his head. But what a night it was. Yet, there was nothing so great about last night because she seemed more distant after it.

"Omkara?" He heard his mother. He turned trying to make his way back into the discussion.

* * *

Omkara walked back up. The discussion had taken an hour. They had arranged for a lunch by the cruise on the island. The cruise was a Valentine special. He liked how his mother smartly made the arrangement of coming down to the island in the cruise. The Chaddas, and the Mittals who had joined this morning, seemed very impressed. The small crowd of people seemed to be having the best time of their life.

He had set out to look for Gauri. After good twenty minutes of walking around, he couldn't find her. He decided to get on board and check if she was inside.

As Omkara walked back from his room, where he didn't find her, he paused outside a room hearing his mother's voice. She was talking to his PA.

"Where is she?"


"She hasn't been spotted."


"Did you try to reach her phone?"


"No response!"


"God, this girl. Omkara must be going mad about her whereabouts."

Omkara by now knew the conversation was about Gauri. He walked in prepared . "Where's Gauri?"

Jaanvi looked shocked. "She must be around."

"I heard your conversation. So cut the pretense and tell me where she is!"

"Well, if you heard it. You must know that I don't know either. She's always on her wings. Must be around."

Omkara stared at his mother and then at her PA. He knew there was no point interrogating further. He walked out to find her all by himself.

It had been an hour, Omkara was unsuccessful at finding her. He remembered her taking the camera. Maybe she was around capturing scenes. He looked at the direction which was mostly isolated. He began walking in long strides.

After a good ten minutes, he found himself away from the cruise. He walked towards the trees. It was then that he noted, footsteps. With prolonged determination he walked. A little while later, he gave up after finding no one. He sat on the log to rest a few minutes before walking back. His eyes fell on his hand. He reached the tip of his index finger on the ring finger of his right hand. Once upon a time it held a ring which named him hers. He missed her. Didn't she feel the same thing strongly? A tear rolled down his cheek and fell to the sand and disappeared in no time. He sighed. Why was he trying when it was always her decision that prevailed?

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