Rikara One Shot Story Collections I

Hearts Aflame

Thanks to all for voting and commenting on the previous part.

Warning:

I have been hesitating in posting this story so far.

This is the original warning message I had posted regarding this story when I posted it on Rishabala. Just reposting it.

Finally, I am here with the Rape story. Please, if you have issues with the love story between a Rapist and the Rape victim, then please don't read it because I seriously don't want any comments on 'how you could write a story on rape and how big a crime it is'. I know that, and I personally feel that a rapist should be castrated and then hung in public. This is a story idea that had haunted me and I had to get it out of my head. And another thing... this story follows the rapist and not the rape victim. So, please don't accuse me of selling Gauri's hurt and pain short... the story idea I got was about Om's feelings. I tried to show Gauri's too but I didn't want to make it too much painful... and I felt I couldn't do justice to Gauri's side of the story even if I tried to write it andjust following Om's story in this, I had been feeling too heavy, so I don't know how I would have felt if I wrote it from Gauri's side. And no offense to Kunal Jaisingh or Shrenu Parekh. It is just a story.

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"DI!!!" Gauri excitedly calls her as she ran into Anika's room dropping her luggage on the way.

"Gauri!" Anika smiles at her as she hugged her happily.

"Oh my God! You are getting married! I can't believe it. Tell me all about him. What all did he say when he came to meet you? Is he hot?" Gauri asks her teasingly as she nudged Anika.

Anika giggles happily and tells her, "He is so hot! So dreamy."

"I bet. But why this sudden rush? You just saw him two days ago and now tomorrow engagement. Do you know how much I had to beg my boss for a sudden leave?"

"His sister is getting engaged day after, and his family wanted to conduct both the functions together."

"And Mami might have thought she can foot the bill to the groom's side for the function if we do it together." Gauri teases her.

"Sshh... It was Papa's idea." Anika whispers to her giggling.

Gauri laughs loudly hearing that. "Show me his picture."

Anika grabs her laptop and gets his photo. "This is him."

"Let me see your hot Omkara." Gauri teases her as she turned the laptop towards her. Then seeing the photo her smile drops. "This is Om, right?"

"Omkara Singh Oberoi. You know him?" Anika asks curiously.

"Yeah... Di what do you know about him?" Gauri asks her curiously.

"Why, Gauri? What do you know about him? And how do you know him?" Anika asks her frowning.

"I know him from college."

"College? But he didn't study in your college."

"But we had common friends. We used to hang out together."

"And?" Anika asks frowning realizing there was more to it.

"He is a nice guy, Di. Very sweet."

"But? What is it, Gauri?" Anika asks her frowning.

"I don't know, Di... he might have changed... don't know how he is now."

"How was he before?"

Gauri contemplates for a while and then decides that her loyalty was more towards her sister and their family who had raised her after her parents' death and tells her, "He used to be a little wild."