Nanima whose eyes filled with water after hearing that she took all the blame on herself and that is due to her heart attack. She made her sat on the bed, wiped her tears and cupped her face. On the other hand Om's eyes also became teary not because she took the blame on herself but because he couldn't betray her insecurities after these much time.

Nanima: tumhe ye sab khayal mere heart attack ki vajah se aaye na? (Gauri didn't utter anything) tujhe pata hai mujhe heart attack aane ki vajah kya hai? 

Gauri(after calming down): stress aur improper diet ki vajah se...doctor ne bataya tha...

Nanima: aur tune mujhe meri pareshani ki vajah puchi?

Gauri: usmein puchna kya hai, obviously aap meri shadi ko lekr pareshan ho aur isiliye to upvas rakhte ho...

Nanima: main bahla kyun tumhari shadi k liye pareshan hone lagi, jab ki tumhe Om jitna acha ladka mila hai...meri pareshani ki vajah kuch aur hai...

Gauri: kuch aur? kya?

Nanima: maine tujhe bataya nahi lekin kal ganv(village) se meri saheli Kusum ka phone aaya tha...jo meri jameen hai na vaha par uss ko vaha k jameendar ne hadap liya hai...main vaha par aspatal banvane k bare mein soach rahi thi aur isi silsile mein maine sarpanch se baat ki lekin kal mei saheli ne bataya ki main itne saalo se gaanv mein nahi aayi to ab vo jameen meri nahi hai...aur isiliye kal pareshan thi, sayad isi vajah se...

Gauri: to nanima ye sab aapko mujhe pehle batana chahiye tha...aur vo aapki jameen aise kaise le sakta hai, usko to main dekh lungi...kal hi main lawyer se baat karti hoon...

Nnaima: main tujhe batane vali thi par tu kal itni khush lag rahi thi to phir maine soacha nahi batati...

Gauri: nanima sach mein yahi baat hai na? aap mera dil rakhne k liye zuth to nahi bol rahi na?

Nanima(putting her hand on Guari's head): teri kasam, sach mein yahi baat hai, main zuth nahi bol rahi...ab to manti hai na ki jo bhi hua usmein teri galti nahi hai...aur ye sari andh-shraddha(superstition) ki baton mein tu kabse yakeen karne lagi. 

Gauri just looked down feeling bad about her illogical thoughts and then she remembered Om. She felt guilty for hurting him now and then. She knew that this time she will have to do something reasonable and big to woo him. 

Nanima: pata hai jab tu choti thi (Gauri looked at her)tab main tujhe school chodne aati thi?(Gauri nodded her head) ek din kali billi hamare aage se ikli aur maine kaha ki hum ek minute baad chalenge tab tune kya kaha tha? (she tried to remember but couldn't) tune kaha tha ki ye sab su...supe...vo kya kehte hai english mein?

Guari: superstition..

Nanima: han vahi...aur phir tu mujhe khinch kar ghar le aayi thi...aur phir gahr aakr bolti hai, dekha nanima kuch nahi hua na...promise karo ki aap ismein believe nahi karoge...aur ab tu hi aisi betuki baaton mein vishwas karne lagi?

Gauri: sorry nanima...aage se nahi hoga...pichle ek saal main itna sab kuch ho gaya ki kabhi kabhi lagta hai ye sab meri vajah se ho raha hai...

Nanima: acha baba thik hai...ab ja aur so ja, tu bhi kafi thak gayi hai...

Gauri stood up from the bed while nanima was going to take water from the table where she found the keys of Om's bike.

Nanima: ye chabiyan? (Gauri looked at the keys)

Gauri(taking the keys): ye to Om ki bike ki keys hai...

Just then Om entered in the room and both looked at him. His eyes were little moist which didn't went unnoticed by Gauri. 

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