Next day evening

Oberoi Mansion

Pinky and Shakti comes for the pooja. Jhanvi receives them. Om was standing beside.

J: arre only you both came?

P: vo ishana is getting ready. She will come soon

J: and Gauri?

Sha: She is not well, fever hein,its rainy season na

J: ohhh tell her to take rest.Om you didn't say Gauri is not well

O: mom I didn't go to hotel today , I had back to back meetings in office.

J: ohhh

O: (liar, toh aaj yeh bahana bana diya, kal kya kahoge)

Om smirks.

J: Om

O: haan mom

J: why don't you go and pick Ishana, she will be having trouble na to hire taxi

O: ok

Om goes.

Gauri's home

Gauri is on call.

G: darling,its ok, you enjoy the wedding. Dont take tension. Yeh batao when is

Gauri sneezes.

K: I will come home

G: arre I just sneezed you are reacting as if I fainted

K:Even if you faint you wont say na, you will say I am fine only. Yaad hein na uss din. How many times Shakti and Pinky told they will stay when you had fever. You said you are fine. Thank God I thought to check you and saw you fainted.

G: why are you reminding it now to make me scare.

K: if anything call me I am only 10km away.

G: haan you also take care, no sweets.

K:,haan ACP ka bhi order hein, keh rahi thi she has attached button camera in my shirt

Gauri giggles.

G: kar bhi sakti hein vo.

K: haan haan she is under cover specialist na, vo kar sakti hein

They both chuckles.

K:baraat aa gaye

G: ok enjoy without sweets

Kali rolls his eyes and cut the call.

Om comes and ring the calling bell.Gauri frowns.

G: iss samay kaun hein

Gauri opens the door and see Om.

G:aap

Om smiles.

O: kyun didn't expect me

G: haan vo

O: caught your lie na, hmm I thought hum dono milke bhagne ki planning karenge. But you did plan for you early. Acha bahana hein fever

G: aap

Gauri sneezes. Om looks wide eye.

O: you really have fever?

Gauri sneezes.

O:bless you

Gauri frowns and sneezes again.

O: bless you.

Gauri shook her head and come inside.

G: come in,ohh you

Just then light goes. Om looks around.

O: yeh kya hua

G: current gayi hein

Gauri gets a call and rolls her eyes.

G: I am fine, I am going to record these lines. Kitne baar kahun, all are calling me every half an hour. I am tired taking call.

B:acha baba ok

Om turns his flashlight on.

He hears cat's meow and looks around.

O: whats this sound

G; its cat

Dog howls.

O: yeh?

Gauri rolls her eyes searching candles.

G:dog howling

O: huh is this your home or some ghost house, current gayi,billi kutha sab

G:there may be ghost, who knows

Om gets little scared and looks around.

G: Darling said radha aunty had hung herself here.

O: Ra radha aunty?

G: haan she stayed here before we shifted.

G: I will get the candles.

O: haan ok

Gauri was searching candles.

G: vaise there is no programme there

O: kyun,

G: its raining na, and the floor will be wet there, how will we dance and play. Its dangerous na

O: haan and you are also not

Om looks wide eye and screams.

O: aaaaa

Gauri comes running.

G: omkaraji kya hua

O:,bhooot

Om shows scared and screams. Gauri looks and hit her head and shake Om.

G: this is Ishana.

Om looks at her and see her coming applying face pack. Ishana glares at him.Om embarrassed.

O: sorry vo

Light comes. Ishana sees Gauri chuckling. Om looks at her. She covers her mouth.

I:,who scream like this seeing someone? God you scared me. Itna darpok.

O:,its all cos of her

G: hum?humne kya kiya

O: what was the need to say about meera aunty

G: radha aunty

O: arre jo bhi ho

G: you only asked about ghost na

O: toh you will say like this

I:hold it both of you

They looks at Ishana. Ishana rolls her eyes.

I: I will come after changing, you came to pick me na

O: haan

Ishana goes. Gauri chuckles and goes to kitchen.Om goes behind and turns her shocking.

O: promise me you won't say it to anyone

G: huh?

O: I promised you na, I wont say so you also promise.

Gauri nods.

O: aise nahi

G: phir

Om forward his hand.

O: aise

G: kaise

Om rolls his eyes and keep her hand on his.

O: aise

G: promise

Om smiles.

O: good girl.

Gauri smiles seeing his cuteness. Ishana comes.

I:chalein

Om nods.Again light goes.

I: ab don't scream.

O:nahi

Gauri giggles. They go. Gauri light the candles.Om gets inside the car. Ishana goes to get in and gets a call.

Ishana sighs and takes the call.

I: ab kya Rohan, I finished my work na.

Ishana sighs and roll her eyes.

I: fine

Om frowns:kya hua

I: vo I signed a new contract and there is some confusion.

O: ohh ab kya kare

I: will you wait for half an hour. The venue is nearby. I will come. Or you go I will come directly to your home.

Om looks back at Gauri's home.

O: I will be in your home. You come after the work.

I: ok, I will come soon, we wont be late na.

Om looks at the watch.

O:no its 7.00,we do the pooja at 8 30

I: ok I will come soon.

Om goes to Gauri's home. He knocks the door. Gauri opens the door and looks wide eye.

G: aap? Kya hua

O: vo

G: did you forget something?

O:nahi, vo Ishana had some urgent work so

G: so?

O: I thought I will wait here till she comes.

G: kya? You could've gone with her na ya phir you should have gone home, she would've come in taxi.

O:baap re, why are you questioning me this much. You are interrogating as if I am stranger and came for sales. I am your bestie na. Toh I can come to your home anytime.

Gauri looks wide eye at his reply.

O: ab move

Om slightly pushes her and get in.

G: arre

Om comes and sits on the couch. He see a glass kept . He takes it.

O:aaha now I understood why were you not allowing me to get in

Gauri frowns.

O: you were embarrassed na,another awkward moment?

G:awkward?kyun

O:coz you were going to drink kaali coffee and I found it.

G: kaali coffee?(realising) no no its.

O:you dont like it na let me have it

G:omkaraji no

Om smiles wicked and gulps a sip.He looks stunned and spit it coughing. Gauri gets worried and hits his head.

Om make yuck face and coughs.

O:what the hell is this, oh my God my throat. Its so hot and spicy and bitter

Om makes a yuck face.

O: who makes such coffee

G: yeh khaada hein

O: khaada?

Gauri nods.

G:haan Kali special, one minute I will just come.

Gauri goes to kitchen, her mobile rings. Om takes it seeing Kali.

K: darling how is Kali's special khaada

O: special? Special nahi call it poison.

Gauri comes and looks wide eye as he took her phone.

O: It has every bad taste in the world.jal gaya mere jeep. And you are saying it special? Yuck.

Kali frowns:hello kaun

O: omkara here

K: Om? Where is Gauri?she is alright na

O:haan she is alright as I had this poison. Yeh kya daala hein aapne iss mein

K: arre medicine hein, its good

O: good? Its worst than the worst.

Om sees sweet in her hand.

K:tumse kisne kaha peene keliye

O: I thought its espresso

Kali laughs.

K: I will call you later.

Om cut the call and give the phone to her.

O: now I get it,he had given this khaada to bhavya in childhood. Thats why he is suffering now from her bitterness.

Gauri laughs. Om looks at her as he was seeing her laugh for the first time.

G: ohhh my God, itna nakhre when you took one sip, aap bhi na.

O: you could have said me na

G: arre humare bolne se pehle aapne ghatak gayi na

O:ghatak?

Gauri laughs and shook her head.

G: aaj na its your awkward day. First you said Ishana bhoot and now. Espresso, seriously.

O: how do I know you will drink something like this.

Gauri chuckles and finish the khaada in one go and eat little sweet. Om looks wide eye.

O:how could you drink it so easily? Tum na ajeeb ho. Whats the need to drink

G: arre this khaada is so effective. Bukhar udan chu ho jayenge

O: udan chu?

G:means gayab.

O: toh you could have allopathic medicines na

G:My darlings khaada is the best

O: of course, they say na poison from lover's hand is also sweet

Om shook his head irritated.Gauri chuckles.He eats one more sweet.

Gauri gets Pinky's call.

G:,maa ka phone

O: don't tell her I am here

G: kyun

O:Ishana will get scolded na

G:how do you know.

O: Ishana said that day aunty is worried about her profession

Gauri takes the call.

G:haan maa, I am fine

P: ok, did Omkara come there

G: haan omkaraji came, Ishana went. Ok bye

Gauri cuts the call.

O: wow you said half truth.

G: if I lie she will definitely find out. Thats why

O: hmmm,I am feeling hungry yaar

G: hungry?

Om pouts and nods.Gauri goes to kitchen, Om follows.

O: dont bother to prepare anything, its ok

G: umm will you have khichdi

O:,khichdi?

G: you haven't had khichdi before?

Om nods no. Gauri serve the khichdi in two plates. She put pickle and give it to Om

O:its not like khaada na

G:nahii nahii

They both eat.

O: wow its so tasty.

Om talks about random topics. Gauri listen.

Someone knocks the door.

O: Ishana came

Om opens the door and see Svetlana.

O: aap?

Svetlana raise her eyebrow.

Sv: what are you doing here?

Svetlana looks inside and see them with bowl.

O: vo I came to pick up Ishana.

Sv: lag toh nahi raha

O: ji?

Sv: looks like candle light dinner

Gauri glares at Svetlana and actions to slap. Om doesn't see it.

Sv: I was kidding.

Ishana comes back.

I: lets go Om

Om nods and looks back at Gauri. He keeps the plate down and looks at Gauri.

O:bye take care

Gauri nods.

Sv :don't worry mein hoon na

Om looks at Svetlana and smiles.

O: ofcourse, anything for Gauri right

Svetlana smiles: any doubt

O: never

Om pats svetlana's shoulder and goes with Ishana