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"thak gai hoon mein omkara" the girl said

pichle ek saal se ham ek sath hai" And she say it like that because no one knows that they are married." Except for her best friend. The same best friend who finally knocked some sense into her head.

"tum kiss cheez ki baat karre ho?" He asked, his eyes narrowing slightly. they were at college and this was a no-contact zone. No talking, no staring, no smiling, no nothing at each other except for the slightest of glances.

"yahi ki aap yeh nahi chahte ki aapki yeh so called friends hai na ....usse hamari baare mein pata chale... yahi ki aap ek achi aur caring partner hai hamare liye.....but only when we r away from college... issi wajah se ham dhak gai hoon iss rishte se aur ham issi cheez ki baat kar rahi thi" she gritted her teeth when he cast a sideways glance to make sure no one was listening in on their conversation. they were right by the cafeteria, as she had managed to find him before lunch started.

He lowered his voice and she felt a sudden tightening of her throat, "Can't we talk about this later?" He was practically whispering, trying not to move his mouth as he said the words.

she felt like completely broken. His dark long hair tickled his long eyelashes, the same ones that framed the most beautiful hazel eyes she had ever seen. His good looks and academic abilities made him one of the more "popular" people at their college

gauri and omkara had an almost arranged marriage.Gauri was from a wealthy family omkara too was from one of the wealthies families of mumbai.gauris chachi didnt want her to study more than her own daughter.it was her chachi who took care of her and her wealth after her parents death and she couldnt deny her chachis words and finally got married to omkara.her chachi wanted to get rid of gauri and to have a very lexurious life with gauris wealth which gauris parents earned for her.both gauri and om was of same age....they both were just 25.Though gauri tried her level best keep this relation in a good way...it was clear that omkara wasnt much interested in this relation.He was busy persuing his masters and top rankings.

gauri got a very loving and caring family after marriage.A loving mother in law....cute sister in law...supportive brother in laws ...and what not...but she lacked something very important...YES a husbands love and care...it was omkara who asked her to continue her studies....and she joined the same college where omkara was doing his masters.

Gauris thoughts were broken by a familiar voice...

And as she stared at Ajay, every girl's dream guy at their college, she realized just how much her relationship with omkara could never work. "He was somebody, and she was nobody. He obviously didn't want it to be known that he had been with her for the past year, probably because it would embarrass him. And she would never want to humiliate him in front of people whose opinions obviously mattered to him." thought gauri...

she felt tears sting her eyes as she thought back to the question he asked her, the same question she had yet to respond to.

Can't we talk about this later?

she found her voice and straightened, "No. Because there is no later anymore." she looked into his hazel eyes and saw them harden with some emotion before she turned around, the tears already starting to leak out. "sorry...itne salon se mein aapki peecha kia....aapko pareshan kiya...aage nai kareine..."

And then she started to walk away.

"GAURI...." she heard him call, his voice tight. she felt a flutter of hope but it was crushed the moment she heard another girl's voice.

"omkara kaha thi tum????mein tumhe kab se doond ra hoon..uff..tum bhi na" The girl paused. "waise tum kisse baat karri thi??" Her voice sounded confused but she heard the underlying threat in her tone.

she slowed her steps a little so that she could hear omkaras responce. she hoped that maybe he would confess everything to whoever the girl was. Saying something like, "yeh gauri hai meri PATNI...atleast a BEST FRIEND...."

But she heard him sigh instead and mumble, "koi nai"

she was compleately broken

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'mujhe uski koi zaroorat nai hai....mujhe uspar wishwas bhi nai rakhna chahiye tha.....mujhe college nai jaana chahiye tha..."

she had been repeating this mantra in her head for over a half an hour in an attempt not to cry....

she heard a sigh from her doorway, "tum kya kar rahe ho gauri"?

she sniffed, "ji kuch nai bhabhi...voh bass..." her best friend cum bhabhi, came to kneel next to her on the floor of her bedroom.she was surrounded by tissues,and her dresses were scattered compleately which made her room look like a war spot

"gauri...janti hoon mein..par voh eise hi hai gauri...voh tumse pyaar karte hai..par voh apna pyar nai dikhate ...aur voh sirf apni aur apne bhaiyon ki baare mein sochta hai..voh apni parivaar keliye jee raha hai..ham ladkiyon ki halat toh hamesha eise hi hai.," she soothed.

It didn't really make her feel any better.

"mujhe kal college nai jaana..," she mumbled, leaning back against her bed. she tugged nervously at the fibers of her carpet. "mera matlab...aaj voh kaha ki ham uske liye sirf ek NOBODY hai..aur ham kyu jaao..uske kehne se ham shaadi ke baad apni purani khwaish ko vaapis laayi..hamse zyada voh chahte the ki ham apni padai compleate kare.... and How am I suppose to face him after that?" she gasped as more tears started to pour out.

"socho gauri...tum dono sirf ek college mein nai balki ek hi ghar mein reh rahi hoon...ghar aate wakt tume use face karna hi padeiga..aur uskeliye tum apni padai mat chodo" she said, brushing back her thin blonde hair.

"shaadi hokar almost ek saal hue hai.par voh abhi bhi hame unki patni nai maanti duniya ke saamne..kyu??kya galti ki mein??kya hame hak nai hai ek achi pariwaar mein rehne ki??agar ab mummy papa yaha hoti toh eise kuch bhi nai hota...voh kabhi apni beti ko dukh mein nai dekh sakta....agar omkara ko hame pasand nai the toh shaadi ke pehle hi kehte..."

"gauri...dekho...agar voh tumse baat nai karna chate toh chodo..tum bhi usse baar mat karo...tum sirf apni padai par focus karo..."said annika

She glanced down briefly at the tissues "The key is to act as indifferent to him as possible. Make him feel like he meant nothing to you. Hurt his ego a little.tab dekhna use tumhari value samajh ayegi..."

gauri smiled at this and annika left from the room bidding her a goodnight...

That night gauri slept even without waiting for omkara to return from his art gallery...om had his own art gallery where he spent his time after college...

omkara was much hurt with this behaviour of gauri...he wanted to apologise for what happened at college.but was welcomed by a peacefully sleeping gauri.

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omkara looked like a mess the next day. His jeans were wrinkled, his hair stuck up all over, and his eyes were bloodshot and puffy.

gauri on the other hand, had woken up a half an hour early to ensure that she looked just like she did any other day. she wanted to show him that she was not affected by this whole ordeal and that it was his loss, not hers. she decided to take annika's advice and to act as indifferent as possible around him. Not like she needed to anyways, because omkara didn't like being seen with her regardless.

When he walked into library, whispers started as he locked eyes with gauris.she looked away quickly since they were at college out of reflex. And when she seemed to hesitate beside her desk while moving to his seat, she turned her head to talk to richa. Indifference was key.

The rest of the week went by, which was actually only a few days. omkara managed to get back into the swing of things by Friday, and his eyes looked only a little bloodshot. what hurt gauri the most was that he hadn't even tried to talk to her or call her even though he had made it clear he wanted to.

On Friday, when lunch started and the hallways were still pretty full, the partner gauri got assigned to in English project came up to her wanted to make plans to get started. His was ajay and one thing she liked about him was that he had a cute dimple in his right cheek.

she briefly registered that omkara was a little ways down the hall, one of his jock friends goofing off while the others laughed. she noticed that omkara was the only one that wasn't laughing; he was frowning actually.

her mind switched back to ajay. "Whenever you want to start I'll be fine with it. I'm not doing anything," she said with a small smile.

"So, would tonight be okay for you? You could come over to my place and we can go from—," he never finished because suddenly he was slammed into the locker next to hers, an angry omkara bunching up the front of his shirt.

"yeh tum kya sochke rakha hai gauri?" omkara said through clenched teeth.

Shock registered through her mind. "use chodo!" she exclaimed, weakly.

"ab samajh gai na...haa.??issi wajah se mein tumse pyaar nai karta...doosron ki zindagi barbaad karne ka bahut badi shok hai na tume...tum sirf mujhe nai balki meri parivaar ko dhoka de rahe hai.."

"om yeh tum kya karre ho????" One of his friends called. she realized the hallway seemed to get very quiet.

omkaras cheeks were flushed red and his hazel eyes flashed dangerously. she found her voice again and she managed to make it sound emotionless, "omkara use chodo"

"No. This bastard has the nerve to ask you out when you and me just had a fight?" Startled whispers began and a glance toward his group of friends confirmed that they were just as surprised as the crowded hallway.

"You and me were never together then why do u care..im nothing for u," she lied.

What was he doing? This was what omkara had wanted to prevent and he was just recklessly throwing everything that they had concealed away.

"ham pichle 1 saal se sath hi hoon gauri.... What do you mean we were never together?" He asked incredulously.

That set her off. "How do you know? How was anyone else suppose to know? You never cared and you certainly didn't think that we were together since you never even wanted to talk to me when we weren't alone. I was just a nobody to you in public. You even said so yourself. And that's why dont feel like disturbing u anymore and I realized that you were too shallow because you were too ashamed to be with me. And you know what? I don't care anymore, because I realized that im just a nobody to you....

omkara's jaw was clenching and unclenching, looking as if he wanted to interrupt, but he knew better. He knew that she hated being interrupted. she wanted to open her mouth and say more but the sound of silence in the hallway was deafening and she just wanted to get out of there so she could have a good cry when she got to the bathroom. she glanced toward ajay, who was looking both confused and scared. His eyes snapped toward mine. "Sorry, ajay, tonight won't be a good time to start on our project." I gave one last glare toward omkara, shock coming over his face, and then turned on my heel towards the bathroom.

Everyone knew now because the news spread fast. omkara was such an idiot.

It was Friday night and gauri was at home once again, surrounded by tissues . she had a tissue clenched in her hand as she cried her eyes out, reading one of her favorite books.

A knock sounded at her door and she figured it was just her annika checking on her to make sure she hadn't killed herself yer

But it most definitely wasn't annika.

she sat there with her widened eyes as omkara shut her door behind him. she almost glared at the door, as if it was at fault for him being in here. His eyes took in her pathetic situation and she flushed as she saw a hint of an amused smile.

"tum yaha kya kar rahe ho???" she mumbled miserably.

"yeh toh mera kamra hai.." omkara's hand fiddled with the expensive watch he'd received from his brother on his birthday, a nervous habit she'd grown used to.

"ooh..ham bhool hi gai ki yeh mr.omkara singh oberoi ki kamra hai..koi nai...ham hi yaha se jaate hai..."

"Gauri I wanted to apologize. For today ...For everything..."
He met her eyes

"You're forgiven then, so leave," she snapped, not wanting him to see her like this, all vulnerable and uglier than usual.

"I love you," he said almost immediately, as if expecting her response.

her breath hitched and she faltered for a second, her indifference collapsing. "K-kya?"

"I know that I made a mistake by not telling you. I made a mistake for not going public with you. I made a lot of mistakes that I wish I could undo. But I can't." she was studying him, still not believing what she was hearing. He knelt down on the floor with her, wiping a few tissues out of the way. "You were right that I worried about what other people thought about us, since we were so different. But I don't now. When you stopped talking with me, I was so scared and hurt. And I realized that it was really low of me to care about other's opinions. Because the only one that I cared about was you, and I cared more that I was hurting you. And it took losing you to make me realize it." He took a breath. she knew this was hard for him because he had told her once that expressing emotions had never been his strongpoint. "I don't want to lose you because I love you," he admitted. she just stared at him, not quite sure what to make out of all this. "gauri…" he said.

"haa?" she managed in a whisper. her mind was blank. she couldn't believe this.

"I, uh, I…I want us to be together ." He started rushing his words out, as if afraid she would reject him without him getting to finish. "I mean, I understand if you don't want to because of what I did, and with the project-guy thing today, but I promise that I will do anything if we can be together. I'll be a jerk sometimes, but I want us to work. I'll do anything. Please." He finished awkwardly.

she couldn't believe it.

He loved her. she didn't think. she just acted. "Even grovel at her feet and pay for her lunch for the rest of the week?"

He looked at her, his eyes widening and glittering with hope, recognizing the playful tone of my voice. "I'll buy you lunch for the rest of the year."

"Will you really?" she asked, teasingly. her walls were crumbling down again as she watched a slow, hesitant smile cross over his face.

"I promise."

she rose to her knees and looked at him. "Okay."

"Okay, what?" He tested.

she gave him a look and then tackled him to his back. His lips met her a second later and the tissue she'd been clutching onto to fell from her hands as she felt through his dark long hair.

"No more chances after this," she mumbled against his lips.

"The others won't be necessary," he promised. His hand rose under her shirt to the curve of her stomach. she moaned into his mouth, goosebumps traveling along her arms.

A knock sounded at the door and she broke away from his mouth. "You two better not be doing anything in there!" annika said chuckling

"We're not, bhabhi," he wailed, embarrassed. she hid her burning face into the crook of omkara's neck and listened to his soft chuckle. Once annika went, omkara turned serious again.

"I'm sorry, gauri. I didn't think it would turn out like this."

"It's okay," she whispered back. Hesitantly, she said, "I love you."

His smile returned and his hazel eyes glittered. "I love you more." He leaned in to kiss her again.

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