Dedicated to #nihavati
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Gauri moves back and hits the chair and goes to fall but Om pulls her and he falls over Om keeping hand on his chest. A beautiful eyelock.Gauri touches Om's forehead.

G: you are sweating.

O: Vo it's the effect of khaada.

G: Ohhh, I will switch on the fan.

Om nods.

G: where is the switch

Om actions to the left.Gauri nods and stares at him.

O: Vo umm

Om shows their position.

G: Ohhh sorry.

Gauri gets up and switches on the fan and sits on the chair beside Om.

O: vaise why did you lie to my maa that you drink tea

Gauri shrug her shoulders.

G: she was feeling bad so

O: Acha, ab whenever you come here na she will make tea, tab

G: I will drink, this tea is good, I had only drunk the tea made by Svetlana, I thought all tea have the same taste.

Om giggles.Gauri smiles.

O:Acha laga you came to meet me

G:mujhe bhi

O: vaise how come you left the office early huh?kisse permission liya,Rudy sir se?

G: Why should I take permission from him

O: Ohh hello just because I am on leave tumhari manmani nahi chalege, seems like I should make you write another imposition.

G: ohh please, Your Rudy sir is on leave today. I informed Bhavya before coming with your babhi, your babhi na drive faster than she talks. Mat poocho it was like sitting in a amusement park ride.Thank God she gave me helmet

Om smiles.

O: oye don't tease my best friend

G: best friend?

O: haan we were in same college, she often come here to visit me but nain mataki ho gayi mere bhai se

G: nain mataki?

Om rolls her eyes.

O: Arre yaar rehne do

Gauri shrug her shoulders.

O: what are these lines huh

G:Its a count

O:Count? what count

G: Ummm vo i actually

Jhanvi comes with the pulao.

O:Here comes the Chef Jhanvi with her dish.

Gauri smiles.Jhanvi serves her the pulao.

J: khao beta

G: Ji

Gauri looks at Om.

G: you also eat

Om nods no.

O: not allowed, right maa

J:Good boy

G:Aunty, let him have na, vaise bhi he gets only less coz he serves everybody his food at office, and his temperature also came down, look he is sweating.

J: Ohh recommendation huh

G:I didn't mean like that vo

Jhanvi smiles and looks at Om raising her eyebrow.Om rolls his eyes.Gauri gets a call.

G: excuse me

Gauri goes out and takes the call.Jhanvi smiles.

J: Om, she is pretty

Om rolls his eyes.

O: maa please, I told na she is a friend. Don't get excited

J:Ok

G: haan Ashok, ok I will reach in one hour.

Gauri comes back.

G: I need to go.

J: itne jaldi

G: I have some work aunty so , thanks for the pulao.

A:I will drop you

G:no no no I will manage.

A:But

Om controls his smile seeing Gauri panic.

O: Arre babhi let her go na,she is an independent woman, ab toh she knows to travel in public transport and auto rickshaw too right

G: haan

A: Ok

Gauri mouths him a thank you.Om smiles.

G: Take care, come office when you are completely alright.

O:Arre this is a one day fever, I will come office tomorrow

G: Is it fever or cricket?

Jhanvi and Anika chuckles. Om rolls his eyes,

O: very funny

G: Its not funny, come when you are perfectly alright.

O: haan haan you are the CEO na to grand me leave

Om shook his head.Gauri feels guilty and looks down.

O: offo I was kidding

Gauri nods.

G: I will take your leave

Om nods and waves bye.Gauri looks at them.

G: I know you wont need my help, phir bhi you can call if you need me.

Jhanvi nods smiling.

J: Come often.

Gauri nods and goes waving Om. Jhanvi and Anika goes to see off her. Om smiles.

O: arre waah Miss Sadu has improved a lot.ab toh she smiles often too.

Gauri walks from Om's home.She see her car and sits inside.

G: (why am I feeling guilty that I have to hide my identity from him)

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Bhavya and Prerna reach the apartment.The walks to the lift.

P:I will come by stairs you go by lift

B: hmmm going to meet snuffy na

Prerna giggles and nods.

P: To give him the parata maa, you only say na don't waste food.

Bhavya rolls her eyes.

B: Ok, but come back and wash your hands with Dettol,pata nahi aaj where Mandira had taken it for walking.

Bhavya make faces.

P: Why you hate dogs mumma, snuffy is so cute

B: Jaldi aana

Bhavya enters the lift. Bhavya reaches her flat and was taking the key to open the door

B: But why boss didn't come today, kahin he is angry with me and, no no no

Ru: Bilkul sahi hein

Bhavya looks wide eye seeing Rudy standing beside her folding hand on his chest smiling.Bhavya walks to him.

B:Aap?

Ru: haan ji mein, I am very angry at you bubbly ki mummy, you shouted at me yesterday so bad

Bhavya looks down and say

B: Aap bhi kuch kam nahi the, you closed the door on my face na

Ru: badle ki bhavna

B: yeh kya badle ke bhavna laga rakha hein, why would I take revenge from you, you are not my enemy

Ru: Then who am I

B: You are my

Bhavya didn't complete the sentence, She looks down nervous

Ru: I am listening

B: Vo

P: mumma

Bhavya turns back and see Prerna.

P: kisse baat kar rahe hein

B: Vo your

Bhavya stunned again seeing none.She looks around. Bhavya walks to Chubby' home. Prerna frowns and follows Bhavya.Bhavya see Chubby's flat locked.Prerna frowns

P : kya hua

B: Its locked but

P: you have a meeting?

B: No I

Bhavya looks at her flat and here.

P: Aayiye na I need to wash my hands

B: huh haan

Prerna walks, Bhavya follows.Bhavya pouts.

B: What the hell is happening to me, do I need a psychiatrist

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Night

Gauri sighs and opens the site. She remembers Kali's words

K: Don't cheat haan

Gauri pouts and reads.

G: Sign 2 is not enough to say whether you love him because infatuation can also have the same effect. So to confirm use the other steps below.

Gauri sighs.

G: Baj gaye, but infatuation, seriously.

Gauri sighs.

G: Sign no:3.you have became a better version of yourself, Being with him, you want to be a better improved person. Lets be clear its not just to show him even in his absence you want to be in the path he leads you.

Gauri frowns.

G:Better person? Mujhe kya hua hein, I have not changed I am like before only.Better kya hona hein. Sign 3 doesn't match(gauri sighs happily yesss)lets see sign 4 You are ready to step out of your comfort zone for them.The things which seem boring and disinterested will be very interesting if you do it together with him, eg: if you don't like trecking but a trip with him you will be enjoying. Disinterested kaise interested hoga huh. I hate cooking, if I cook with him it will be interesting?, aise kaise,no never. Aur cooking with him? Zarur he will make unhealthy foods and I will be happy preparing that? No ways.

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Next day morning

Gauri wakes up and sanskar brings tea.

G: Good morning sanskar

Sanskar smiles.Gauri smiles.

G: See I told your name correctly today

Sanskar smiles.

Sanskar: good morning maam

Svetlana smiles seeing that outside room and walks saying to herself

Sv: the girl who thought it is not necessary to know the name of a servant is happy learning his name? waah.

Gauri was descending the stairs talking on the phone.

G: Rudy, I will manage,you come after your work.haan Vikram is on leave, I will tell Ashok na. Kabhi toh think about yourself, And chubby was saying you denied going to foreign with him?kya zindagi bhar you will be here taking care of me?

Svetlana was sitting in the dining table smiling.

Gauri busy in phone doesn't see Karan coming with the curry and hits him. The curry falls on him.

Svetlana looks wide eye.Karan nervous.

Sv: (karan ka toh Oh my mata ho gaya,Ab madam will)

Gauri wipes his apron hurriedly.

G:Sorry sorry sorry I didn't see you coming.vo I was busy in phone. I will talk to you later bye Rudy

Svetlana and Karan look wide eye.

G: The curry was not hot na

Karan nods no stunned.

G: Very sorry, you are fine right, uff I ruined your shirt na.Sorry haan.You go and change call Rishi to serve us.

K: Its ok maam

G: Its not ok, Go and change

Karan nods and goes.

G: Sorry once again

Svetlana still in shock.Gauri sits for breakfast.

Sv: (she said sorry 3 times?I am not dreaming? I thought she will scold him but yahan toh)

Gauri frowns seeing Svetlana

G: kis khayal mein kho gaye,Rudy was telling he will come today evening, I said no, but nahi maan raha hein.why you both care for me this much sometimes I feel so guilty that

Gauri still see Svetlana looking stunned.

G:Svetlana

Sv:huh

G:Kya hua , Are you hearing what I am saying, where are you lost

Sv: Vo(nahi nahi if I say she will deny and ho sakte hein to prove me wrong she will call karan and scold)nahi I was thinking some designs.

G: Ohhh

Rudy calls.

Gauri takes the call.

G:Haan Rudy.

Ru: aap kisse sorry keh rahe the?

G:Vo I collided and the curry fell on Karan so

Ru: OMG, Karan is the luckiest one to hear sorry for the first time from you

G: What I

Gauri looks at Svetlana.

Sv: kya hua

G:were you stunned coz I said sorry to him

Sv: Ummm vo

G: Kya

Svetlana nods.Gauri rubs her eyebrows.

Ru: Atlast you know there is a word sorry in English.Karan I will honor you after coming home,lucky one

G: Don't be so dramatic, he is not one to hear my sorry

Svetlana and Rudy together.

Sv Ru: Omkara

G: Umm vo.

Ru: He taught you to say sorry too di

Rudy smiles.

Ru: I am so happy seeing your improvement.

G: Imp improvement? Just shut up ok, its just a sorry and where did omkara come in between.

Sv: How do we know you only talked about him

G: Rudy , will you tell me the reason to call me

Ru: Vo i will come directly to meeting venue from airport ok I

G: Ok I will tell Ramu kaka to pick you

Ru: Kisse kahege

G: Ramu kaka kyun

Rudy smiles and remembers.

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Ru: When did you start calling him kaka?

G:Vo

Gauri remembers.

flashback

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Om and Gauri was walking to the canteen. Om comes searching someone.

G: Kisse doond rahe ho

O: shanthi mausi ko

G: Mausi?

O: arre yaar our sweeper, I didn't see her today so was just.

G: why are you calling her mausi,shanti is fine right.

O:No, not at all fine

G: Kyun

O:If Prerna call you gauri how will you feel.

G: I will feel very relieved

O: Kya

G: Haaan its far better than what she calls me now

O: What does she calls you?

G: Rehne do you will tease me

O: Arre nahi bolo

G: umm vo angry bird

O: Kya angry bird

Om hides his smile.

G: See I told you

O: Ok lets not take that example,tum na ek kaam karo you always call her by name na

Gauri nods.

O: tomorrow na call her shanti mausi and ask her why didn't she come yesterday tab you will know the difference

Gauri thinks.

(No need to explain she liked the difference)

}

Ru: Di

G: I am getting late bye

Svetlana smiles.

G: Subah subah muskurate raho tum,you are not a model to improve your smile

Svetlana chuckles.

Sv: And you are a human being and improving yourself is a good thing no need to get stressed

G: you mean to say I am improving? Kya matlab I am changing,pehle aisa nahi tha mein? (yeh toh sign 3) nahi nahi just saying sorry doesn't mean I am my better version ok. Bye

Gauri walks.

Sv: Remember Gauri we had a talk when I came here 2 months before

Gauri turns.

Sv: Many small steps make a big step gauri. Ab you yourself analyse how many steps you climbed.have a good day

Gauri goes.

Gauri walks inside the office thinking.

G: But its just Svetlana's opinion na, I changed. Yeh dono bhai behen alreay I feel weird and strange and upar se yeh dono ughghgh

Bhavya comes looking back as she again imagined Rudy.

They both collide and fall down

G: Ouch

G B: Sorry

Gauri helps Bhavya to collect the papers which fell down.

They both get up and say together.

GB: Vo I didn't see you coz

They both sigh and chuckles.

G: I was thinking something and walking, aaj kal I think a lot

B: Me too, tum kya sochte ho

G: I don't know I feel everything strange and weird I mean I don't know to explain ajeeb ajeeb cheez ho raha hein yaar

Bhavya wide eye: Tumhare saat bhi?

Gauri frowns: Tumhare saath bhi matlab (realising) you also feeling strange

Bhavya nods.

B: I thought I am alone

G: No no, 1 minute why are you feeling strange?

B: if I know that will I be thinking about it?

G: logic

Gauri thinks about Om saying about Rudy and bhavya and looks at her

G: do you have less apetite and sleeplessness?

Bhavya frowns: Kya, I am physically alright ok bas mentally

Gauri shook her head.

G: (Gauri tum bhi na, she is not have my symptoms, she is stressed coz she has some problems na)

B: tumhe kya hua hein but

G:Kuch nahi, sab teek ho jayega

B: I am praying to God aisa hi ho

Gauri again looks at Bhavya .

G: Bhavya if I ask you one thing give me an honest answer

Bhavya nods.

G: What all changes came in me from the first day till now

B : huh

G: I mean did I become a better person or I didn't improve

B: yeh bhi koi poochne ke baat hein,ofcourse you have become a better person

G: Example

B:example? There are many

G: like

B: you wish everybody now, you smile, you laughs, you hang out with Ishana and gang, you played holi,pehle pehle I used to come and sit with you for lunch but now you come and sit with me if Om is not there. you started minkling with us .you started enjoying life

G: so u mean to say I was bad at first.

Bhavya chuckles.

B: Gauri a person can only be a better person if he/she is good, tum bahut ache ho gauri.

Gauri pouts.

G: so I am my better version?

B: arre it's a good thing na,ask anyone here they will say the same only

Bhavya gets a call and goes.

G: Sign 3 also.

Gauri sighs.

Evening

After the meeting, Rudy and Gauri was sitting in the car. Rudy was looking in his mobile.Gauri looks at Rudy, then she looks outside the window,then again turns to him.

Ru: Offo di, ab why are you hesistating this much, bata bhi do

G:Vo na omkara was having fever yesterday. He didn't come today also

Ru: acha, how is he now.

G: I called him afternoon and he said he is fine,his mom and babhi is going to meet his mom's sister as she is not well and he is alone now. So I was just, I mean as a friend I thought I need to

Rudy shook his head.

Ru: Come with me to office

Gauri pouts and nods.

Ru:After giving me the file Ramu kaka will drop you there, I will check the file.

Gauri happily hugs him.Rudy chuckles.

Office

Rudy gets a call.Gauri goes in front.Rudy cuts the call and see Bhavya coming blabbering to herself.Rudy smiles at Bhavya,Bhavya rolls her eyes and goes thinking its her another stupid imagination.Rudy frowns.

Ru: Abhi bhi naraz hein kya

Bhavya comes and sits in her seat.

B: Great ab toh dress bhi change kiya in imagination, i really need to consult a

Bhavya looks up and Rudy was standing in front of her table.

Bhavya keeps her one hand above her head covering her face from Rudy and close her eyes.

B: (whenever I think he will come in my imagination)

Rudy pouts.

Ru: (seems like she is so much angry that she doesn't want to talk to me, if I talk to her here then toh oh my mata ho jayege. She will shout everyone will notice,)Rudy sees Ishana (BBC is here, if she gets the news na then problem double so its better to call her in cabin and talk in person)

Rudy walks. Ridz sees him.

Ridz: Good evening Rudy Sir, aap kab aaye

Bhavya frowns: Rudy Sir?

Bhavya looks up and see him talking to Ishana and Ridz. Ajay comes to bhavya.

Aj: bhavya vo

B: with whom ridz and ishana is talking?

Ajay looks at them.

Aj:Arre cant you see its Rudy sir

B:You can also see him

Aj:Kya

Rudy looks at Bhavya and Ajay.Bhavya gets up from the seat stunned.Rudy frowns and goes to cabin.

Bhavya sits down keeping hand on head.

B:Satyanaash,what am I doing, when I see his imagination I was talking a lot jab I saw him in real I daamnnn.He must have felt more bad, uss din bhi I shouted and today I ignored ab how to go to his

Bhavya gets a call in intercom.

Rudy:Can you please come to my cabin

Bhavya nods happily

Ru: hello, are you there?

Bhavya hits her head.

B:yes sir

Rudy closes the curtains.

Ru: All preparation done, if she shout nobody will see and hear.

Bhavya knocks the door.

Ru: Come in

Bhavya gets in.

Bhavya sighs: (Ok bhavya start with a sorry)

Ru: I am sorry bubbly ki mummy

Bhavya looks up at him stunned.

Ru: I know I behaved so rudely to you,I shouted at you,held your hand without your permission and shut the door in your face

Rudy rubs his eyebrow.

Ru:Vo I couldn't control when you raised your hand on bubbly.i know I have no right to say between your matter , you are her mother you know her better, still pata nahi seein her worried face I got angry.uss din bhi I thought of going to Mrs Pareikh and explain the situation

Bhavya looks at Rudy folding her hands on chest.

Ru:Mrs Pareikh rohan ki mother, but she misunderstood as bubbly' s father and then soumya (rudy stops saying and sighs) I am sorry for everything. I will not interfere in bubbly's matter from now on.If you want I wont see her from now on

Rudy looks down sad.Bhavya feels moved seeing his love for Prerna.

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Gauri sees Prerna.

G:Prerna

P:Haan

G:Rudy is in cabin

Prerna excited:Really.

Prerna doesn't see Bhavya in her seat.She looks around.

P: seems like mumma went for meeting, I will see him and come fast, vaise bhi cant talk na hmmm

B: Vo

Prerna opens Rudy's cabin smiling. Rudy looks wide eye seeing Prerna.Rudy actions to go. Bhavya frowns and turns. She sees Prerna. Prerna looks wide eye.Rudy rubs his eyebrow.

Ru (low voice):Gayi bheins pani mein

P:Sorry mumma vo I

Prerna turns to go.

B: Ruko

Prerna turns to bhavya.

B:come here

Prerna looks at Rudy and walks afraid.Bhavya looks at Rudy. Rudy too looks nervous.

.B: Are you going out somewhere?

Rudy nods no.

B: Good, I am going for a meeting, samhaliye apni bubbly ko

Rudy stunned.

B: Why are you giving such reaction, pehle bhi she sits here na when I go

Rudy nods.Bhavya shrug her shoulders. Prerna happily hugs Bhavya.Bhavya caress her head. Prerna and Rudy hugs and hifi happily,Bhavya turns to go and stops.

B: Ek aur baat

Rudy and Prerna looks at her. Bhavya without turning controlling her smile.

B: aaj ke baad bubbly ke milne keliye pipe pe chadke herogiri karne ke zarurat nahi hein, There is door and calling bell in my home ok

Rudy and Prerna looks each other shocked.

B: hmmm?

Ru: Ji ji

Bhavya walks out. She goes outside the cabin and giggles closing her mouth.

B: dar gaye bechara.