Without cleaning his hands, he heads out and looks out. He sees the robbers heading towards Annika’s and Shivaye’s room. So he decides to follow them. But, instead, they go down the stairs.
O: Where are these robbers going? All the gold, property and money is upstairs. Usually, robbers will go upstairs and carry all the stuff they can in huge bags. But, these robbers are so different. They do not have anything in their hands not even a vase. If you take one of the Oberoi’s gold vases, you can sell on the market for a lot of money.
G: Just go outside and I will come out in 5 minutes. I have left something on the sofa. We need it for the meeting.
O(Thinking): What meeting? Maybe there are here to check out the mansion and draw out a plan. And, then as a group, they will come back and attack the entire family.
M: Okay, I will be waiting for you outside. Just come quickly because we are getting late.
Om was confused. O(Thinking): So I need to catch one of them. Should I go after the man or the girl? The man just left so if I follow the girl, it will be easier to catch her. If I catch the girl, the girl can easily confess and leak out her male partner.
The girl goes to the sofa and carries the bag in her hand with the strap dragging on the floor. Om quickly runs up and holds her arm. Then he quickly pulls her towards her and she falls hard on him, her chest hitting him.
G: What the hell? Let go of me…
The girl quickly get up but Om does not let go of her.
O: You are not escaping from me that quickly. I will make sure that you are caught.
Om takes the strap and quickly ties up her legs.
G: Please let go off me. I am married. Please do not touch me. I love him so much. Please do not put me in this situation.
O: I do not care what your husband thinks of you. (Such people should go to jail. Your husband will probably leave after he finds out you are a thief.)
Om rips his kurta so that he can use it to tie her hands. Om gets close to her but using all her strength, she slaps him so hard that the noise thunders in the house. The lights turn around and the entire family, including Ritik, come to the living room. They see Gauri tied up and Om with his hand on his cheek. There was clay smeared all over her face, chest, waist and feet. The same clay was on Om’s hands.
S: Om, what is going on here? Gauri, who tied you up like this?
Gauri’s eye wide open.
O: Gauri! What are you doing here? I saw two people going past my room and I thought there were thieves. How did you come here?
Om quickly takes the cloth out of her mouth and unties the strap from her legs. Ritik also runs to Gauri and wipes her tears.
R: I cannot believe you can stoop so low. How dare you touch Gauri like that?
O: This is not what it looks like. Gauri, this is not true. I heard one person telling the other to be quiet so I thought they were going to steal. And then, when I saw you go to the sofa to take the bag, I thought you are going to take something. Now that I had proof to catch the thief, I used the strap to tie her legs, the cloth to make sure she does not scream.
R: So, why did you rip your kurta?
O: I was looking for something to tie up her hands, so I ripped my kurta. (The entire family looks at him, not knowing what to do.) Shivaye, you know more than anyone here. Please try to understand. (He falls on his knees and starts to cry) I did not do anything wrong.
R: Stop acting so innocent, you b**t**d.
He walks to Om, holds the collar. Om gets up and Ritik is about to slap him. But, there is another hand that prevented Ritik from slapping Om.
I know that some of you expected it to be all romantic but you will be seeing the connection soon in the next chapter.
Promo:
Gauri turns around and puts her hand to her temple.
G(Thinking): My head… it hurts… my legs are giving in. I am going to faint…
Seeing Gauri about to hit the floor, both, Om and Ritik run to catch her but Om gets to her first. He quickly uses his shoulder to support her.
G: Omkaraji…
O: Gauri, nothing is going to happen to you. You are fine, absolutely fine… Ritik, call the doctor. She needs a doctor.