gauri woke up to find herself on the sofa wrapped up in a baby blue blanket. she looked around her and saw on the table somu trying to feed her daughter hira but hira was being ziddi. she stood up and walked towards them. she picked hira up and said: kya hua baby? why aren’t you eating?
hira didn’t say anything but turned her head not facing her mother. she looked really angry.
gauri: somu why is my hira like this today?
somu: how do i know? gauri do you want ice cream for breakfast? i was going to give hira ice cream but it is so clear that she doesn’t want any.
gauri looked surprised and happy as hira turned her head facing her mother and maasi looking mad.
gauri: really? wow! yeah sure i’ll have ice cream. kaunsa flavour?
somu: your favourite jamun.
gauri: and hira doesn’t want her favourite ice cream? this is new. chalo i’ll have it.
hira’s jaw dropped. somu got some ice cream and kept it in the bowl. they all sat down as gauri kept hira in her special chair. gauri lifted a spoon full of ice cream and was about to put it in her mouth when the spoon was suddenly taken from her. somu and gauri saw hira licking the ice cream from the spoon so cutely. gauri stroked her daughter’s gorgeous silk lockes as she happily licked the spoon.
gauri: so hira baby is no longer angry?
hira nodded smiling.
gauri: good girl but hira, you will get this ice cream on one condition.
hira looked at her confused. somu smiled seeing this beautiful mother and daughter bond.
gauri: want to know my condition?
hira nods.
gauri: you have to say mummy. come on you can do it.
somu: ek minute, she should say ‘somu’ instead.
gauri: meri beti hai and she will say mummy. ‘somu’ is going to come later.
somu: this is not fair.
gauri: it is. so baby, say mummy.
somu: no baby, say somu.
gauri: mummy!
somu: somu!
gauri: accha let’s not put too much pressure on her.
somu: good idea. she will say it when she wants to.
gauri: hira, eat ice cream. i was messing with you.
she stood to get her and somu some rice when they heard a cute and sweet voice.
voice: mummy.
gauri turned and somu was looked surprised and happy at the same time.
gauri: who said that?
somu: tumari beti.
gauri smiled and hugged her daughter tight, happy tears flooding her eyes. she kissed her daughter’s cheek and said: i love you baby. never leave me.
the happiness felt amazing for gauri especially. it starts as a tingle in her fingers and toes, much like the feeling she has when she’s anxious, but instead of worrisome it’s warm. she felt it pass through her like a warm ocean wave, washing away the stress of her day to leave her refreshed inside. as the wave fades she savored the beautiful memory of its gentle touch.
somu: i think on this occasion, we should go shopping just for hira.
gauri: why not?
somu: but do you have college today?
gauri: nope! today is Sunday! just freedom.
somu smiles and says: ok then let’s go after breakfast.
gauri: good idea.
meanwhile at the hotel:
om was reading some important file when kiya entered the room, wearing a seductive red dress. she sat on the bed and said: what are you doing standing up?
om didn’t reply and just kept focused on the file.
kiya: are you ignoring me?
om didn’t reply again.
kiya in mind: ugh! now his stupid family can only help me now.
she got her phone out of her handsome and video called dadi.
dadi: hello puttar.
the minute om heard dadi’s voice, he started to curse life even more.
kiya: hi dadi, dadi i have a problem.
dadi: and that is….?
kiya: my husband isn’t spending any time with me. he is always busy and today is Sunday. a free day for everyone and he is just doing work, work and more work. tell me na this is wrong especially on Sunday.
dadi: haan it is. OMKARA COME HERE.
om unwillingly comes face to face with dadi and said: yes dadi?
dadi: spend time with your wife. understand?
om: yes dadi. i understand.
dadi: good.
she cuts the phone and kiya says: so what are today’s plans?
om: you go to the mall and i will go finish off this paperwork mess.
kiya: great thanks.
she goes out of the room and the minute that she was clearly out of sight. om threw his file against the wall.
om: i hate you life! now i can’t come at all else she will complain to dadi again.
later that day at the mall:
somu: thanks goodness the mall hasn’t closed.
gauri: it was your fault. you take forever to choose an outfit.
somu: give me a break, i have nothing nice to wear.
gauri: your closet is like a shopping mall.
somu: i need new clothes yaar. give me a break.
gauri: done. ek kam karo, you get yourself some new clothes. save us time on complaints. i will buy hira some toys as apparently she gets bored and lonely.
somu: good idea. let’s meet at starbucks in an hour time…that’s ok?
gauri: of course it is.
hira kept tugging at gauri’s hand. gauri giggled and picked her tiny teddy bear up saying: chalo baby, let’s go and get some toys. say bye to somu maasi.
hira waves her hand at somu and somu does the same in return.
gauri: bye.
somu: bye.
They go their separate ways. as soon as they did, kiya entered the mall.
kiya: this om…always keeping one excuse or another. if he doesn’t come i swear i will kill him. i don’t care if he is my husband. i can do anything…i managed to marry him showing that insiya b*t*h her place. i can easily kill some….
she stopped walking and saw gauri showing a toy puppy to hira and hira holding a cat….they were pretending that the dog and cat were having a little argument.
her face fell faster than a corpse in cement boots. in that instant her skin became greyed, her mouth hung with lips slightly parted and her eyes were as wide as they could stretch.
kiya: speak of the devil….insiya….but she is dead….how did this happen?
she goes to an isolated corner in the mall and calls someone.
kiya whispering angrily: i know it’s been 3 years but 3 years you deceived me! what task did i ask you idiots to do on my wedding day? then why do i see that cunt in front of my eyes?! oh really? just f**k the hell out of here. idiots! paid you 181720 shit for nothing!
she cuts the phone and looks dangerously at gauri from a distance. fires of fury and hatred were smouldering in her small narrowed eyes as she looked at gauri laughing.
kiya to herself: you don’t deserve happiness insiya khan. you never did and you never will. because of you, my om doesn’t love me. i hate you so much that you can’t even imagine! you will have to die one way or another.
precap: without you, my heart doesn’t attach itself to anything else