After Bhavya went Rudra went into his cabin disappointed. Om and Gauri went to Om's cabin. They were talking about Ruvya.
Om: tumhe aisa majak nahi karna chahiye tha...Rudra ko dekha tha, kitna pareshan ho gaya vo!
Gauri: par hame ye to pata chal gaya na ki uske dil mein bhi Bhavya k liye feelings hai aur vo use kisi aur k saath nahi dekh sakta...
Om: lekin ab? maine to Bhavya ko vapas jate hue dekha...mujhe nahi lagta ki unn dono k bich koi baat hui hogi...I think hame Rudra se baat karni chahiye...
Gaurii: nahi, use kuch der akela chod dena chahiye...use aisa lagega ki hum uski personal life mein kuch jyada hi interfere kar rahe hai...so let it be...
Om: ya...I think you are right! hume ye sab unn dono par chod dena chahiye... acha tum ye presentation dekh lo...
He came near her chair with his laptop and put it on the table. He was going to start it when she also put her hand on the laptop. Their hands touched each others. She looked up at him and he also looked at her. They both lost in each others eyes. That day first time both noticed each other from so close and felt a strange feeling towards each other. They were this close before also but that time they didn't felt something like this. They kept looking at each others eyes for long time. After sometime she looked at their hands and then immediately take her hand from his hold and he also stood up properly.
Gauri(standing up): vo...vo mujhe kuch kam hai....
Om: ha...han!
She went out of his cabin immediately. While he also lost in his thoughts. They both were thinking about each other and what happened sometimes before. On the other hand Rudra messaged Bhavya.
"I hope tum raat ko free ho! Mein intejar karunga...8:00 baje, at my home. Kuch important baat karni hai!"
Bhavya read the message and went in deep thoughts.
Bhavya(in mind): ab Rudra ko kya baat karni hai..vo bhi important? aur usne ghar pe kyun bulaya hai? vo vaha office mein bhi kuch kehna chahta tha par pata nahi kya! lekin baat kya hogi...Gauri se puchti hoon,,nahi nahi jo bhi hoga vo hi batayega!
At the time of returning home, Om and Gauri went to the parking. She started the car.
Om: Gauri, vo mein soach raha tha ki...ab to ek hafta ho gaya hai...mein apne ghar chala jata hoon! ab to mein bilkul thik bhi hoon...
Gauri: lekin abhi tak tumhare mom dad vapas bhi to nahi aaye...
Om: actually vo dono vahi par ruk gaye hai,,,lekin mujhe lagta hai tumhe ab sab batana padega!
Gauri: sab batana padega? matlb?
Om(he gave her a brochure of apartments): look at this...I'm thinking to buy an apartment here...mom dad bhi mere saath yaha reh sakte hai...last time mom ko heart attack aaya tha to mein nahi tha unke saath,so maine yahi par ek ghar lene k bare mein soacha hai!
Gauri(she just looked at name written on it as she was driving): ye to mere ghar se najdik hi hai!
Om: I love that area and it's in my budget also. aur mom dad ko mein surprise dena chahhta hoon,, kya tum kal chalogi mere saath, ye ghar dekhne?
Gauri: acha thik hai hum kal chalenge par tum aaj ghar chalo mere saath...
Om: par mein kal vapas chala jaunga apne ghar...itne din tumhare ghar rehna acha nahi lagta...at least tum to samjo...
Gauri: acha baba...tum kal ghar chale jana, ab khush?
Om: hmm...
At night Bhavya went to Rudra's house as he asked her to come. She rang the doorbell. He has a flat here which was not so big as he was from delhi and his parents also lives in London with his brother. It was only 2 BHK home and he was living alone there . Whenever she comes there she got memories of Saumya. She ignored her thoughts and again rang the doorbell.
Bhavya: ye itna time kyun laga raha hai darwaja kholne mein??
Inside the house Rudra was standing near the door thinking about how to face Bhavya and how to ask her for marriage. He didn't opened the door till she rang 3-4 times. His heart started beating fast when she called him.
Bhavya: Rudra...tum andar ho?
He took a deep breath and opened the door. There she was standing with a frown on her face. He smiled at her but she didn't smiled back just like old days. After realizing this he felt relieved.
Bhavya: ab kya soach rahe ho? kitni der se yaha khadi hoon...darwaja kyun nahi khol rahe the...
Rudra: lekin ab to khol diya na...aa jao andar!!
She went inside. First time in the last one year his house was properly arranged. After Saumya's death whenever she came there, in any occasion, it was all dusty, disorganized, untidy! All his clothes, files, stuff and everything would be here and there but this time there is nothing unhygienic there. Her face turned into perfect O after closely observing his hall.
Rudra: ye sab maine hi kiya hai,,itna heran hone ki koi jaroorat nahi hai! vaise kaisa laga ye?
Bhavya: par ye sab...I mean kyun? tum to kabhi saaf karte nahi ho aur kisiko karne bhi nahi dete na!
Rudra: par tumhe to pasand hai na sab kuch thik se arrange kar k rakhna! aur tum aayi ho isiliye maine ye kiya....by the way sari baatein yahi par karogi ya phir baithogi bhi...
Bhavya(sitting on the sofa): tumhe koi important baat karni thi na? Gauri se related kuch hai?
Rudra(sat infront of her): nahi...
Bhavya: to?
Rudra: hamare bare mein!
Bhavya(surprised at the word 'hamare'): matlb?
Rudra(he hold her hands and looked in her eyes): hamare bare mein matlb mere aur tumhare bare mein...
She didn't know what he was going to say but still her heart started beating at uncontrollably fast rate. She looked at their hands, and the way he was holding her hand. While he was finding the correct words to justify his feelings. Then suddenly he sat on the floor on his knees while she was still sitting on the sofa.
Bhavya(going to stand up but he make her sit on the sofa again): ye kya kar rahe ho tum? niche kyun beth gaye?
Rudra: pehle tum baith jao...
Bhavya: par...
Rudra: aur 2 minute k liye mein jo keh raha hoon use suno...
Bhavya: acha bolo...
Rudra: dekho Bhavya, I know ki mein tumse pyaar nahi karta par tum mujse pyaar karti ho!(she became shocked at this statement) par mein tumse...(he took a deep breath) mein tumse shadi karna chahta hoon...(he said it in one go)
Bhavya(at the loudest voice): kya??(shocked would be an understatement for her)
Rudra: dekho tum aise react mat karo,,,mera confidence down ho jata hai!
Bhavya: tum..tum pehle yaha baitho...(she make him sit in front of her again)(she took a deep breath and calm down herself and spoke after a minute) ab ye batao mein yaha nahi thi tab kya hua? achanak ye baat kaha se aa gayi?
Rudra: kuch bhi to nahi hua...(seriously) dekho mei iss baat ko lekar bahot serious hoon, I want to marry you...aur tumhe aisa lagta ho ki tumhari feelings mere uper boj hai then you are absolutely wrong. Bhavya I respect you and your feelings. Aur jo bhi hospital mein hua and uske baad,,hamne baat nahi ki thik se and all that...uss sab se mujhe ye to pata chal gaya hai ki I can't live without you. I don't know whether it's love or anything else. par mein nahi chahta ki hum aise ajnabiyon ki tarah rahe...because tum mano ya na mano jab se.....jab se mujhe ye pata chala hai ki.....ki tum mujse pyaar karti ho,,hamare bich kuch na kuch badal gaya hai...mujhe nahi pata kya par sab pehle jaisa nahi raha...(her eyes were moist by now and she was listening his talks carefully)and....and I don't like that really, mein hamare bich sab pehle jaisa karna chahta hoon...maine tumhare mom dad se bhi baat kar li hai aur unhe iss shadi se koi problem nahi hai!
Bhavya: what? par tumne unse kyun baat ki...
Rudra: vo sab jane do, tum ye batao ki tum kya chahti ho...mujhe aur mere iss ghar ko tumhari jaroorat hai...har baar ghar aata hoon to khud ko akela mehsoos karta hoon, ab to time bhi nahi pass hota,, purai yaadein samne aa jati hai! Gauri ne samjaya tab pata chala ki puri zindgi mein aise nahi guzar sakta, I need someone.....aur tum,,,,tum kab tak aise hi akele rahogi!
Bhavay: tumhe aisa lagta hai ki iss sab ka solution shadi hai? mein sab thik karne ki kosish karungi, I know ki agar hum saath mein iska solution layenge to sab pehle jaisa ho jayega...par iski vajah se tumhe mujse jabardasti shadi karne ki jaroorat nahi hai...
Rudra: mein apni marji se tumse shadi karna chahta hoon...koi jabardasti nahi hai ye... atleast hum try to kar sakte hai na! aur problems kis relationship mein nahi hote...tum kya chahti ho ki mein sari zindgi aise hi rahu? tum mujhe ye batao ki tum mujse pyaar karti ho? (she nodded) kya tum ye chahti ho ki mein khush rahoon? (she nodded) to phir mujse shadi kyun nahi karna chahti? sirf isiliye taki mein tumse pyaar nhi karta?
Bhavya(she replied immediately): nahi aisi baat nahi hai!
Rudra: to phir? mein tumse pyaar nahi karta par hum friends hai, in fact best friends hai...we will work it. Bas tum han kar do!(looking at her mischievously) Han agar aaj Gauri ne kaha ki tum kisi aur se pyaar karti ho to tum mujhe bata sakti ho, mein tum dono ki help karunga...
Bhavya(smiled in tears and hit him on his arm): tum bhi na!!
Rudra: to mein han samjzon?
Bhavya just nodded blushing while he smiled brightly. He came to her and hugged her while she hugged him back. After a minute...
Rudra(breaking the hug): mein Gauri ko batata hoon...
He stand up and started calling Gauri but before that Bhavya held his hand. He looked at her while she stood up.
Bhavya: meri ek shart hai...
Rudra: kya?
Bhavya: hum mandir mein shadi karenge...sirf family k samne!
Rudra: lekin kyun?
Bhavay: I don't want that big grand wedding...hum mandir mein hi shadi karenge...dekho maine tumhari sari baatein maan li ab tum iske liye mana mat karna.
Rudra nodded understanding her. He called Gauri and gave her this news and told her to inform Om also. Gauri was in her room when Rudra called her. She immediately ran to Om's room to give this news. Here Om was going to Gauri's room to talk to her as it was his last day there. But as soon as he opened the room Gauri barged into him and he took a step back and hold her securely. She immediately hold him from behind to balance herself. They stayed in that hugging position for 2 minutes and when she opened her eyes she realized that it was not something but someone. She immediately looked up to find who it was and found Om looking at her already. They kept looking at each other and after a minute she parted from him.
Om(whispered): are you alright?
She just nodded positively looking down. Then she remembered why she came there.
Om: par tum yaha aise, I mean aise bhagte hue kyun aayi? agar mein nahi hota to kahi gir jati tum...
Gauri: are baat hi kuch aisi hai ki mujhe aise aana pada...
Om(tensed): kya hua? is everything alright?
Gauri: acha tum pehle yaha baitho...mein batati hoon...
He sat on the bed and she also sat there.
Om: ab batao?
Gauri(excitedly): ek bahot hi badi good news hai!!! guess what....(he raised a brow) Bhavya ne,,shadi k liye,,,han kar di hai....
Om(a big smile appeared on his face): are you serious? I mean tumhe kaise pata chala?
Gauri: Rudy ne bataya...
Om: OMG...ye to bahot badi khush kabar hai...thank god unn dono k bich sab kuch pehle jaisa ho gaya...(excitedly)iska matlb vo dono shadi karenge!!! mein bahot hi zyada khush hoon!! I'm so happy Gauri....
Gauri: me too...mein bhi unn dono k liye bahot khush hoon...par,,,
Om(becoming serious): par kya?
Gauri: Bhavya chahti hai ki vo dono mandir mein shadi kare, sirf kareebi rishtedar aur friends...
Om(understanding the situation): it's okay Gauri...hame uske point of view se bhi to situation ko samajna chahiye na! Hame to iss baat se khush hona chahiye ki unn dono ne move on karne ka faisla liya hai...
Gauri: aur vaise bhi next week mein ek party de rahi hoon...
Om: party? kis khushi mein?
Gauri: sabse pehle to Bhavya ka promotion hua aur phir ab vo dono shadi karne ja rahe hai! mujhe pata hai ki vo khush hai par kabhi celebrate nahi karegi...aur usko bhi khush hone ka haq hai to uski aur se maine hi party rakh di...
Om: great idea yaar...meri kisi bhi cheez mein help chahiye to bolna...
Gauri(becoming sad): par tum to kal chale jaoge na...please ruk jao na party tak!
Om: Gauri samajne ki kosis karo, mein yaha itne din rahoon ye acha nahi lagta,,log kya kahenge...ki tumhare ghar mein bina shadi k hi koi ladka itne dino se reh raha hai...
Gauri: tumhe sab ki fikar hai? aur mein yaha akeli nahi rehti...nani ma bhi hai! aur tum sab ki vajah se vapas ja rahe ho! kisi ne tumse kuch kaha hai kya? nani ma ne bhi abhi tumse kaha na dinner k time ki tum ruk jao? please yaar, mein akeli pad jaungi...ruk jao na kuch din!
Om: acha thik hai...lekin sirf party k din tak...lekin uske baad chala jaunga,okay?
She hugged him in excitement.
Gauri : thank you...thank you...thank you so much...
Om: are bas ab itna jyada thank you bolne ki jarurat nahi hai...tum ye batao Rudra k mom-dad bhi aayenge na? unko bhi to batana padega na!
Gauri: are han...unko bhi batana padega!(then suddenly she jumped in joy while Om became surprised looking at her) OMG Om...mein to ye bhul hi gayi ki vo bhi aayega!
Om: vo!!! vo kaun???
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