Rikara One Shot Story Collections I

Dreaming of You

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

One important thing, my last story, My Adorable Darling, I kinda forgot to wrap up the watch track, so I had edited the story and just added two lines regarding Om ordering the watch online for her. it kind of slipped my mind, sorry about that.

Months ago, I was watching Malayalam movie Shubhayathra on TV and I kinda got the idea for this story. This story has no connection to that movie, just that the idea came to me when I was watching that.

Title from a book by Lisa Kleypas

"You heard Nani." Jhanvi gently tells Om.

Om nods sadly.

"We know it is your life... but..." Tej says hesitantly.

"Why me? why not Priyanka?" Om asks feeling helpless.

Jhanvi keeps her hand on his shoulder. "You're her favorite grandchild, and her eldest grandchild."

"What does my marriage have to do with her agreeing for her operation?"

"She feels that she might not get to see you married."

Om helplessly looks at her. "But this is not right."

"We know." Tej sadly agrees.

"Om, we don't have much time." Jhanvi gently reminds him.

"Fine, do whatever you have to." Om gives in and walks away upset.

**********

That evening, Om walks into his house and finds his parents. They gesture him to join them and he walks towards them. He slows down seeing the photos with them.

"Will you take a look at all these photos? And if you liked any of them, we could go and see the girl." Jhanvi requests him.

Om sits on the couch as he took the photos from her and started looking through the photos without any interest.

"You didn't like any?" Jhanvi asks sadly, realizing what they were doing to him. it was not right to force him into marriage but like her husband and son, she was helpless.

Om shrugs disinterestedly.

"Maybe if you could tell me what type of a girl you want, then I would look for that." Jhanvi asks him.

Om thoughtfully starts chewing on his inner cheek as he wondered what to tell them.

"You would have some expectations from your partner."

"Someone like Gauri." Om hesitantly whispers.

"Gauri? Priyanka's friend?" Jhanvi asks curiously.

"Yes."

"Why like Gauri? Why not Gauri?" Tej asks confused. "We'll take the proposal for Gauri."

"She has an elder sister. She is not married." Om tells him shaking his head.

"Hmmmm."

Hearing his father, Om looks up and sees his parents studying him silently. Having enough, he quickly gets up and offers the photos to his mother, "You decide. It doesn't matter who it is. You both decide." Then without waiting for further discussion, he walks off.

**********

The next day, Om was walking out when he notices Priyanka and Gauri walking in. He slows his pace as he slyly looked at Gauri. Gauri smiles seeing him.

"Hi." Gauri says with a smile.

"Hi." Om smiles at her.

Om was about to stop to talk to her when she nods at him and continues to walk off with his sister. Om sighs as he walked on then stops noticing his mother sitting nearby and curiously watching him. He hurries off without saying anything.