Rikara One Shot Story Collections I

He Said He Loved Me

And for the first time in his life, he saw her composure slip, "Me? Why me?" Gauri asks in panic.

"Because I want you to come with me." Om replies with a shrug as simple as that.

"I won't be comfortable." Gauri tells him getting back to her reserved mode.

"I'll be with you the whole time." Om says knowing too well that the whole not comfortable for Gauri meant Omkara Singh Oberoi.

"Why?" Gauri asks.

"What why?"

"Why suddenly you want me to come?"

Om shrugs in reply as he got up and walked off, having completely finished the tea.

"Flight is at 5:00 pm."

"Where are we going?"

"Goa."

Om and Gauri walk into the honeymoon suite the next night after dinner. Om had waited for the very last required moment to bring Gauri to the room because he didn't want her to panic. Gauri looks around the room in shock seeing the room decorated for as in a suhag raat and then turns to look at Om with eyes wide in panic.

Om gently locks the door and turns to look at Gauri. Gauri's face was filled with questions. That was the most emotion he had seen on her face in this one year.

"I lied." Om tells her as he gently walked towards the table and took the champagne bottle. Om turns to look at her and realizes that she hadn't taken her eyes off him, he opens the champagne bottle and gently pours into two champagne flutes. "I brought you here for our honeymoon."

Om watches as the confusion turned to panic and she going completely pale as he walked towards her. "I am tired of the way how our life is, Gauri. I want this marriage to work."

"A friend suggested sex is a very good first step." Om tells her very softly and very carefully.

Gauri stops breathing as her mouth drops open slightly.

"Don't think too much, Gauri. Let's just dive in and take that first step." Om tells her.

And in the one year of marriage, for the first time, Gauri addressed him by his name, "Omkara..."

"Have this. It will help you calm your nerves." Om suggests as he passed the flute to her. Gauri looks at the champagne in panic.

"No..."

"For one year we have been living in that house like strangers. I am sick of that. When I married you, I had every intention of making this marriage work. I don't know what happened between my brother and you that he left without giving us a reason. Whatever it is, it is long over. I am your present and future. Stop fighting the truth." Om tells her.

Gauri starts breathing faster as her panic increased, "Water... I want water." Gauri tells him.

"Have this." Om says offering her the champagne.

"Water."

"This." Om insists. "It will help you calm down."

Gauri takes it and gulps it down shocking Om completely then she takes the other one he was holding and gulps that down.

"Easy... easy."

"I want to tell you something." Gauri starts.

"No." Om stops her. "I don't want to hear anything."

"I want to tell you why your brother..."

"Sshhh." Om gently keeps his finger on Gauri's lips, "He has no place in our marriage. Today is for just us, Gauri."