Rikara Short Stories Collection

Marriage Most Scandalous : Epilogue

"No... no... I wanted to tell you something."

"Me? What?"

"Actually both of you." Omkara says nervous and slightly embarrassed.

"I have put you on speaker. What is it?" Harshvardhan asks slightly worried.

"Is everything alright there, Omkara?" Nayantara asks him worried.

"Yes... yes... everything is great here."

"Then?"

"Just tell him!" Gauri tells him glaring at him.

"I am telling them!" Omkara tells her irritated.

"What is it?" Harshvardhan asks hearing Gauri's voice.

"Oh God! Just tell him Om!"

"Then you do it." Omkara tells her pissed.

"No... no... you tell him." Gauri says in a contrite voice.

"Papa... the thing is..."

"What is?"

"Gauri and I..." Omkara swallows as he tried to tell him the big news.

"You both what?"

"Gauri..."

"Gauri?"

"I am..."

"What is it, Omkara?" Harshvardhan asks losing patience.

"Just say it, Om!" Gauri says hands on hips.

"First time I am going to be a father, so please forgive me if I am nervous." Omkara tells Gauri glaring at her.

"What?" Harshvardhan and Nayantara shouts in shock.

"Ah Damn!" Omkara realizes that they heard.

"Omkara... is Gauri...?" Nayantara starts and Omkara finishes for her, "Pregnant."

"Oh my God!" Nayantara says happily.

"She is fine right?" Harshvardhan asks.

"Yes, she is fine." Omkara says as he smiled at Gauri who was blushing uncontrollably now. He wanted to ask her parents whether they wanted to talk to her but he didn't as he was scared they might say no and that would hurt Gauri.

"Take care of her, okay?"

"Sure, Papa."

"How many months is it now?" Nayantara asks him.

"7 weeks." Omkara tells her.

A few minutes later he hangs up the phone.

"You should have told Papa to inform Dad and Mom." Gauri tells him.

"I didn't think of that." Omkara tells her.

"Hmmm why don't you try calling Dad once more?" Omkara sighs and dials his number and it was engaged.

"Engaged." Omkara informs her.

"Maybe Papa is talking to him now." Gauri tells him smiling.

"Maybe." Omkara replies then he tries his number again, he wanted to tell his family.

This time the call goes through and Tej picks up the call, "Hello, Om?"

"Dad." Omkara says smiling.

"Yeah tell me."

"I miss you all." Omkara tells him melancholy, talking to his father after all these months.