Ishqbaaz – Rikara Trust 23

The next morning, Omkara turns around and Gauri notices him walking up. She quickly runs to the recliner and pretends to sleep.

Omkara gets up and is shocked seeing the two couples on the floor. Out of all the things, he did not expect this.

Om (Thinking): What happened to their beds? Why are there?

He sees Gauri, sleeping, with a cute smile on her face. Gauri is smiling because she was dreaming about Om caressing her hair and just talking with respect to her.

They all wake up.

R: You were sick last night. Gauri came to your room with kada and saw you sick. (Omkara looks at Gauri but she looks at Rudra, avoiding eye contact). She did everything and then called us. We felt bad leaving you so we all stayed here.

O: Why did you call them here and ruin their sleep? I could have taken myself and did not need anyone help.

G: I saw your condition first and you needed someone’s help so I called them.

O: I am glad that you did not help me.

G: I am glad that I did not offer my help.

Gauri walks outside, disappointed at the way Om acted. (Thinking) I stayed up the entire night, making sure he was okay and this is what I get. Whatever if I would have left them like that, Shankarji would have punished me.

Gauri is cooking in the kitchen. She turns on the gas and then starts to doze off.

G: I should have slept.

She was about to flick the lighter and Om grabs the lighter from her hand.

O: Are you trying to kill us? I know you hate me, but that does not mean you endanger my family

G: What do you mean?

O: The gas is on. If you would have turned it on, the kitchen would have exploded up. GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!

Gauri cries, and leaves the kitchen. Gauri turns around and tells him, “ I have always treated this family as my own.”

Omkara decides what she has said and goes after her to apologize. Rudra comes in front of him.

O: Move out of the way, Rudra. I need to apologize Gauri.

R: Yes, you need to apologize to her.

O: You saw what happened in the kitchen?

R: I do not what you did in the kitchen, but I recorded the entire night just to see what Gauri did.

Om looks at the video and the way she was took care of him brought tears to his eyes.

O: (Thinking) She was up the entire night and when I woke up, I insulted her. Even though it was uncomfortable for her to take him to the washroom, she still did. She washed his face and the way she touched his face and the look on her eyes. There was so much unexpressed love in her eyes. And she called me, Omkaraji. She never called me that after the separation.

Om goes to her room and sees Gauri room. He just noticed the dark circles and the bags under her eyes.

O: I am sorry, I never knew you were up all this night for me.

G: Okay.

O: I do not remember anything.

G: Okay.

O: Okay? That is it? Please forgive me.

G: What is the point, Om? (Female Saathiya plays) You say sorry like a person says How Are You? You just ask for the person’s wellbeing but you never really care about them. You say sorry but you never learn from your mistake. So what is the point of asking forgiveness? The next day you will just scream at me again. Please leave.

O (He walks toward the door): Goodnight Gauri.

G: Just leave me alone, Om.

Om turns off the light and closes the door.
O (Thinking): Omkaraji to Om. This shows how much I have hurt her.