I took a bath and came back and settled on my bed. I opened the diary,, from where I stopped!

"weeks passed,, we were getting more closs. One fine day, he asked me to accompany for a music band party, which was conducted by his friends.. I was so happy and I joined him. It was soo fun,, when we were about to return back,, one of his friends took his bike,, so we had to walk. He was a bit drunk,, and was hard to manage!!

Aftr a while, I was feeling so hungry!!

G:-om... I am feeling sooooooooo hungry

O:-hungry ?

G:-haa... Very much!!

He suddenly started running holding my hands and dragged me into a party space.

G:-hey,, why are we here,, seems to be some kind of party.

O:-u said u are hungry!

G:-but, why here man,, we are not invited!

O:-so what (he said with his naughty smile, winking at me)
See, everyday this place will have some kind of party,, and everyone comes... So it doesn't matter whether we are invited or not.

Finally I agreed.. There was no need in fighting with him, aftr all he was drunk and moreover I was hungry!

We settled there, and started having food.. Aftr finishing we stayed there to relax for a while! Just then I felt someone tapping on my shoulder.. I turned and it was my so called uncle  .

K:-baby gauri,,, what are you doing with him.

G:-what do u want (I rolled my eyes)

K:-I want to talk to u alone! (he said looking at om)

I signed and I moved with him to a corner,, for my surprise he was good with me.. For the first time ever I saw the genuine care he had in his eyes.. Somewhere I felt happy!!  He said me to take care of myself and that he trust me.. Saying that he patted me on my shoulder with care.. But..

...the next second he was on the floor,, with blood soozing out from his mouth.

O:-Howww dare you...... Howwww dareeee youuuuu touched her!!!

I was beyond shock,, it was the first time i am seeing him like that... He was burning in anger.. No he was fire himself.. He eyes were orang-red. He moved to uncle and held him by collar.. And started punching him again. I tried to move him away

G:-om stop... Pls... Pls stop,,, I am ok.

But he was so determined,, even after I tried many times I couldn't win... Finally I played my master card,, to calm my angry kara..

G:-omm...omm. o. oo
(slowly I acted like fainting down,, and fell on the ground,,, and my plan worked 😁)

O:-Gauriiiiiiiiiiiii.... Gauriii open ur eyes.. What happened!!

I slowly opened my eyes and hugged him tight,,,

G:-lets go home pls (I whispered slowly )

He nodded with tears in his eyes.

O"-yes yes let's go home..

We reached home,, and once we reached,, I came back to my original avatar..

G:-what was that?

O:-what?

G:-awww,,, my baby ,,don't act innocent OK!

He smiled at me.

G:-i didn't ask to show me ur teeths... Why did u beat him.?

His smile vanished,, and was replaced with no emotion

O:-coz he... He touched u... Did u forget what he did to u.. I couldn't control myself..(he eyes was teary)

G:-om.... He was just consoling me.. See I can feel the way when one touches me... He was all caring for me.. I swear,, he had no bad intentions.

O:-are u sure..

G:-haa. (I said cupping his face..)

He all on a sudden pulled me close to him holding my waist. He caressed his hands down my shoulders,,,he kissed my shoulder and then he moved towards the nape of my neck.. I just closed my eyes  ,coz that was all i was able to do then..

O:-so, what do feel,, when I touch you,, huh?

He whispered on my ears,, with his husky voice,!!

G:-ommm... (that was all I could say)

Somehow I managed to come out of his hold,, or else I would have just lose myself to him.

O:+Say na,,, what do u feel (he asked again with that smiley, smile )

G:-I feel weak (I said straight looking into his eyes)

He smirked again with that damn smile.. I don't know just one smile of him,, it's all enough to get me crazy!

O:-acha then.. Gudnte,,,, and be strong baby,, don't get weak in front of me.. I can't control.

I blushed hard,,, that I turned to ripen tomato.

I turned to go,, but then I remembered something.

G:-ommmmm..... Come with me to my room!

O:- really!!  (he asked me excited)

G:-take away that thought away my omkie baby,,, it's for some other thing .

O:-I didn't though of anything( he again smirked at me,,, and followed me to my room)

I took my diary, kept on my tableand turned to him with serious look!

G:-did u read my diary?

O:-haa yes... But only a little,, was not able to complete. (he said so cooly)

G:-ommmmm.... See this diary and all na.. It's one's personal thing.... Don't again try to read it!!

O:-okkk(he said sadly)

I don't know why,, I can't see him sad. I moved closer to him,, and cupped his face,, and lifted it look Into my eyes.

G:-Omm,, see once when I feel u are capable of reading my diary,, I will hand it you!!  But till then promise me you won't read!!

O:-promise (he said with his precious smile on his face,and kissed my forehead)

G:-okk, now go and sleep!

O"-what about sleeping here (he had that naughty smile on his face)

G:-heyy u shameless go and sleep...

He turned to go,, but suddenly took my sketch book, which was on the table.. He turned to me shocked.

O:-u draw??

G:-actually... Little little,,, ur my rolemodel.

O:-Really,, let me see them.

He took that as an opportunity and came and sat on my bed.
I saw him turning the pages,, by licking his fingers..

G:-cheeee.... What are u doing? 
(I scratched my book from him

O:-what??  (he asked me surprised)

G:-why are u licking it?  (I asked with evident displease on my face)

He smiled at my antics,, and took the back from me, and started again turning pages the same way!

O:-see this is how I turn pages,, from my childhood. Okk.. My grandfather turned pages like this,, my father turned pages like this,, I turn pages like this,,, and in future if we have a kid,, he too will turn pages like this!  (he said still licking on the pages)

I pulled my book from him,,,

G:-omm,,, it's a book give it some respect,, don't lick it like that... Chee!!

O:-i can't change,,, I am like this.. (he said standing up to leave)
U keep ur book with urself,safe within dettol bottles ,,, (he said with a pout)

I couldn't resist but smile at him.

G"-Good night om.

O:-Gud nte Ri!

I took a warm bath and went to sleep... I woke up listening to some noises..,, and when I gained my consciousness,, I realised it was jhanvi aunty  knocking at my door,, screaming my name. I got panicked and opened the door.

G:-what happened aunty?    Why are you screaming?

J:-Om beta.... (her words were breaking)

G:-om... What happened to him(my eyes filled with tears)

I didn't wait for an answer.. And ran downwards... Only to see,,, om  sitting on the floor..almost lost... He was sweating hard.. Tej uncle was patting his shoulder .when tej uncle saw me,, he was saying me something,, but I was all deaf,, seeing my I'm,, in such a condition! I slowly went near him and sat on the floor!!  He was not looking at me.. Still he was staring on the floor!! Then I heard tej uncle

T:-beta,, everyday morning,, he goes for cycling,, today also he went  ,but came back soon,,, so panicked sweating,, and before he get from the cycle,, fainted down there.... Few minutes before he regained consciousness and from then he is sitting like this!!

G:-Om.. om look at me!! (I said patting his cheeks

O:-There... On the roadside... On a tree.... A...man... On.. A.. Rope... Dead.... Hanging... Dead.... He.. Is.. Dead... Dead... (he said stammering)

I pulled him closer to me.. Making his head rest on my chest,, and I patted on his back,, kissing his forehead!!

G:-shh.... It's nothing,,, it's nothing okk,,, calm down!!

He calmed after a while  ,and slowly slept on that position .suddenly tej uncle held my shoulders with teary eyes.

T:-I was with him from his childhood,, this is the first time i am seeing him getting calm down.. Thanku beta.. God bless u!

He went inside saying it. I looked at my om,, who was sleeping so calm and peacefully, on my chest hugging me,, just like a kid.. I kissed his forehead!!

G:-I promise u om,, I will bring u out of this,, or else we will suffer this pain together .. I can't see u going through this,, and I will not allow it.. I will be with u always!! (I kissed him again).

In the evening,, I was on the starcase watering the small terrace garden.. I felt someone hugging me from behind! I knew it was my om.

O:-Thank u.!  Thank u for being with me.

I turned to his side

G:-I will be always there with u om!!

He didn't said anything,, but kept on looking into my eyes,, as If was exploring something deep inside me through my eyes!!  All of a sudden he ran down,, took his cycle and went somewhere,,,, leaving me surprised and shocked  !

Aftr a while, he came back and came to my room,,, he searched me in my room,, but didn't find. that's when he heard noises from my bathroom. ..He had a heavenly smile on his face,, and slowly took the bunch of Red roses,, he was hiding!!

O:-Hmm...i don't know how to start,,, well I know it's so weird to propose from outside the bathroom,, may be I am the first one to propose like this. Anyway, I can't wait.. I don't have any lectures to say!!  It's simple.....I feel like, that I want you to be with me forever,,, that I can't move further without you!! Let's stay together yaar,,having fun,, painting tgthr making some kids,, who turn pages licking,, (he chuckled)  ummm...... I LOVE YOU,,!!

Just then he turned the other side,, when he felt an arm patting on his shoulder and was hell shocked to see me with the naughtiest smile on my face!!

G:-I thought u will atleast leave jhanvi aunty alone,, u could have atleast remembered her age om.. (I said chuckling)

He looked towards the bathroom and saw, jhanvi aunty aunty coming out with a teasing smile on her face)

J:-I don't want to marry u (she said teasing him and left leaving us alone )

Om covered his face in embarrassment,,, and hugged me suddenly,, and due to the lack of balance we landed on the bed,, with him on top of me!

O:-Stay with me!!  (he said in his husky voice and kisseed my eyes)

G"-I love you!

O:-I know,,, (he said with a smile)

We layed in the bed still hugging each other,, I was caressing his hairs with  my fingers... Slowly we both dozed of to sleep!!

A week passed,, and he asked whether I would love to join him painting the walls of Gandhi street!! I was afraid first,, coz it was illegal to paint on government properties. But I agreed,, when he said, all his frnds are there,, moreover that I didn't wanted to leave him alone!!

When it was midnight we went to the street.. I was watching him painting.. To be honest he looked to handsome when he painted,, I couldn't help but just stare at him.... That's when we heard the whistles of police officers.. om screamed saying "to run". Without wasting a second I hold his hands and started running.. We quickly got into his bike and left... I scolded him.

G:-this is the reason why I asked u not to go.. What if they had caught us.?

O:-aww.. Calm down my ri. .nothing happened na??  (he was still calm and cool)

But suddenly he started coughing badly,, his hands became unfocused and the bike was moving uncontrolled.. I tightened my grip on his shirt collar.. I got scared a lot

G:-Om... Om what happened

He was still coughing hard,, and suddenly we crashed on to the road.. I tried to get up,, my hands and legs were injured.. I looked for om, and saw him lying a few distance away from me.. Near the crashed bike... I ran to him.. He was unconscious,,, and the blood from his nose and mouth made me go more scared... I couldn't find any vehicles coming since it was midnight!

I kept on calling him. He didn't opened his eyes... He was almost lying lifeless in my arms. .i felt like dying... Then I saw a car coming our way.  And I screamed for help... By gods grace it stopped. And I took him to hospital.  The doctor said he was in observation and could only say the report next day!!

I stayed by his side,, all day,,. My heart was aching so badly to see him like that.. I slowly dozed to sleep with my he'd on his waist!

The morning rays peeped through the glasses of hospital room.  I slowly opened my eyes and saw him looking at me and smiling.
I got up suddenly from his waist.

G:-why didn't u wake me up

O:-how can I think of disturbing my sleeping beauty!

G:-Stop joking I'm,,, how are u now,,, don't have any idea how much I was worried for u!!  I thought... (I said with my teary eyes)

O:-U thought I was dead huh??  I won't leave u that easily (he said like usual laughing)

But me on that statement of his,,,, just broke into a million pieces,,, I ended up crying mad hugging him tightly

O"-heyy.. I am fine,, I am completely perfect...Don't worry ri!

G:-Pls dont say that again,,, the thing u said a moment ago... (I hugged him more tight

O:-Heyy... Pls don't cry ri... I can't bear this pain of seeing ur tears.

I broke the hug,, when the nurse came in..

N:-maam,, doctor is calling u to the cabin  .

O:-Hello sisters,, can I leave soon,, I am not liking this hospital atmosphere! (he asked the nurse)

N"-yeah,, just an injection,, you can leave after that.

He smiled at me hearing that!!  I was soo happy to see his smile.

G:-Om u wait here,, I will come after meeting the doctor.

O:-Ok ri!!  I am all fine!

I went to the doctor's cabin  ,and he greeted me!

D:-Goodmorning Ms..?

G:-Gauri!

D:-you are his?

G:-mmm.... I'm.. (I was confused what to tell)

D:-kk.. No matter leave it... Ha

G:-I'm his wife!

He smiled at hearing me

D:-ok,, has this happened anytime before,,, this spitting of blood and all!!

G:-no... Not as far i remember!
He has neuriphobia.. No other health issues as far i know..

D:-well,, I am sorry to say,, but he is in his last stage of brain cancer.  It is surprising that he had not shown any symptoms before.. '~<{'<\']<'\•'\>'[...]...'

He kept on blabbering something,, but my ability to hear stopped the moment when he said my OM was at his last stage... It was just my body sitting there. My mind was lost in him... In the thoughts of losing him,,, how will he not be able to accept this... He is not going to be with me ..

"Gauri... Gauri"

I came back to my thoughts when I heard doctor calling me.

D:-did u understand what I said

I nodded my head like a robot

D:-its better not to let him know about his condition,, it will only make things worse since he has the phobia.

I nodded to everything he told... My mind was filled with different thoughts... My eyes was all teary.. I slowly got up, and moved out of the cabin,, I tried to be OK,, since I was going to his room. But.........
Everything just left my hands, when I saw on,, sitting on the chair,, outside the cabin,, with his report in his hand.!

He lifted the report towards me,, with shaking hands,, not looking to me..

O:-When u were getting late,, I thought to collect the report myself from the lab ....here,,, (he said with shaking voice and broken words)

I ran to him and hugged him tightly 

G:-om... Pls dont... It's just a wrong report.. There is nothing like what is written in it... Okk.. Pls... Don't..

O:-I am afraid to... I don't want to die...

I hugged him more tight,, we both were crying hard in each others hand

G:-shhh... It's nothing like that...it a wrong report... I won't let anything happen to u on.  I am here na... I am wth u na!!

Suddenly he broke the hug,, wiped his tears,, and walked out of the hospital keeping the report on my hands.......

I had no courage to run aftr him,, all I could do then was sit there,, cry hard... And let my pain out..... My pain of losing him...

"I will not let u go om,,I will bring u out of this "
....i said in between my sobs...

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I am back... This story will end in one more chapter. I promise i will update all my other stories,, once I finish this.. So don't forget to vote .. I am waiting for ur comments..
        ~Ritu ♥