Gauri got ready for her work, replaying the events of last night. Om telling her about the club night and the kiss afterwards.

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"You know my life is full of guilt. And I don't mind adding one more to it" he leaned in and captured her lips for the second time igniting fires in their bodies.

Gauri was still by his sudden action and all her senses went numb. He savoured her lips for a while but she wasn't responding. He looked up to her and the next thing she did blew his mind. She slapped him hard and he was shocked to the core.

"You know hum galat the. Hume laga tha ki aapki koi majburi hai in sab ke peeche and deep down you are a good person. Lekin aap ek dhongi hai. Hum sabki parwah karte hai par hume pata nahi tha ki aise ghatiya insaan ka saath itna bhaari padega hume. Blackmail kar rahe aap? Aur gazab ki baat ye hai ki aap jeet bhi gaye kyunki hum nahi chahte ki uss din ke baare me kisiko bhi pata chale. That's the worst day of my life aur humare bas me hota to hum use apne dimaag se hi nikal dete. I wish I would have never met you" and Gauri stomped out of the room leaving behind a baffled Omkara.

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"Gauri, aaj jaldi ja rahi ho?" Shivaay asked.

"Haa Bhaiya, exhibition is due in 2 days." Gauri replied shortly.

"Hume aaj hi Anika didi se baat karni padegi" she thought.

In the evening, Gauri was determined to tell Anika whats cooking in her mind. She went to Anika's room.

"Didi" she went inside Anika's room who was busy scrolling her phone as Shivaay hasn't returned from the office yet.

"Bol Gauri" Anika asked her and Gauri sat beside her.

"Hume aapse kuch baat karni hai. Please hume galat mat samjhiyega" Gauri started and Anika panicked of thinking all the consequences.

"Tu pregnant hai?" Anika asked

Gauri's eyes widened in horror and the face of Om flashed in front of her eyes for no reason.

But Anika began to laugh hysterically.

"Mazak tha. Itni kya serious baat hai?" Anika asked

"Wo.. Hum soch rahe the apna makaan lene ka" Gauri said meekly and looked down immediately.

Anika was surprised as she wasn't able to put it all together.

"Tu bhi mazaak kar rahi hai?" Anika asked to confirm.

"Nahi didi, I came to Mumbai to become independent lekin agar hum yahi rahe to kya fayda. Hum apna makaan lete hai, settle hote hai aur phir Maa ko bhi yaha apne saath bula lenge" Gauri sighed after completing the speech she practiced a couple of times

"Par achanak? You are having problem here?"

"Nahi nahi aap sab kitne acche hai aur aap bohut lucky hai iss family ki bahu banke. Hum apne liye hi bol rahe hai" Gauri defended herself

"Tujhe jo thik lage wo kar. Waise bhi who am I to tell you anything?" Anika looked elsewhere and this is what Gauri feared.

"Didi, aisa mat boliye" Gauri held Anika's shoulders.

"Talk to me Gauri, let your feelings out" Anika said.

"Didi, hume bojh nahi banna kisi pe. Please. Aur pakka wada agar accha nahi lage to hum wapas aa jayenge yaha bhaagke" Gauri said with a smile.

"Okay, mai apartment dhundne me teri madad karungi" Anika could have told Shivaay but she knew Gauri wont accept that.

"Lekin weekends humare saath, thik hai?" and Gauri nodded. At least now she has to face the monster twice a week. The yesterday's event was a eye opener for her and its not safe to be around a person who despises her.

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Om was in his art room venting out his emotions, mostly anger in the board. He regretted the moment he kissed her for the second time even after Anika told him. He was drunk and behaved like a lunatic in front of Gauri.

"Damn, why do I have to think about her" he dipped the paint brush in the water glass and sat on the chair.

It took him a while to remember Gauri and his first encounter. Indeed that was the first time, he got drunk and she was like an angel. Just one kiss had this impact on him that he couldn't even resist himself from kissing her again.

"She is good and I am a bad omen" he thought keeping in mind his past.

"Never in my life, I have thought about a girl so much. She is messing with my head. Sorry bol dy kya?" he asked himself.

"The only way to get her out of my mind is to sleep with her. Done once and I will forget her existence. Simple" he smiled 

"Anika Bhabhi..." he sighed that he can't betray her. She has been a mother figure for him after....

Tears rolled down his cheeks and he shut his eyes, absorbing the guilt in which he is living. Its haunting and hurting him and everyday and nothing can ever make it stop if he doesn't take a step forward. But he doesn't want to. 

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It took the ladies about 2 hours to find a suitable affordable and safe place for Gauri. She planned to shift by evening as the flat was fully furnished and she paid the advance.

"Gauri, yaha aate rehna. Bhai ko bhul mat jaana" Shivaay said and hugged her tight.

"She is coming on weekends anyway." Anika said.

"Aapko jaane ki kya zarurat thi" Rudy was almost on tears and Gauri chuckled.

"Arey Rudy Bhaiya, hum permanently nahi jaa rahe hai." Gauri said and he smiled. Om saw from afar that everyone was in Gauri's room. Unknowingly, his feet took him towards them. He saw her luggage and couldn't believe his eyes.

"She is leaving?" he thought and a sudden guilt rushed through his heart.

"Om, Gauri ja rahi hai yaha se" Anika told him and he stepped inside much to Gauri's annoyance but still she maintained her smile.

"Cool, have a great life." was Om's reply.

"And one more thing, no hanky panky" Anika said and Gauri's eyes met Om's intense ones.

"Do let me know when you have a boyfriend. Mai expert hun iss mamle me" Rudy said in excitement.

"Phir to breakup hona pakka hai" and they all laughed except Om who was just staring at her.

"Chaliye hum chalte hai, bye"