The next morning...
Gauri was in the office working on her computer but her mind was somewhere else..
Just then om entered..
Om- gauri, mr. Khurana ke sath jo meeting hai woh...
But gauri wasn't listening to him..
Om- mai tumse baat kar raha hun...
Gauri- I'm sorry.. Pata nahi mera dhyan kahan pe. Aap bataiye kya keh rahe the..
Om- kuch nahi.. I don't think so k tum theek ho.. I think you should rest..
Gauri- ha aap theek keh rahe hai.. Mai thora rest karna chahungi..
Om- hmmm..
To himself- kuch to hai jo isey pareshan kar raha hai magar kya!!
Anyways, i have to leave now..
Later at night, after dinner om was in his room arranging his wardrobe.. Just then gauri knock at the door..
Gauri- kya hum andar aa sakte hai??
Om- hmm
G- hume aapse kuch baat karni hai..
Om- actually mai thora busy hun toh..
G- koi baat nahi hum baad mai baat kar lenge☺
Om thinks- I think mujhe usse baat karni chahiye, subah bhi woh thori tensed lag rahi thi..
Om- gauri??
G- ji?
Om- urm, woh mai soch raha tha k kyu na hum thori der garden mai walk kar le, I mean woh mai thora thak gaya hun to fresh air you know.. So usi bahane tumhe jo baat karni hai woh bhi ho jayegi..
G- ji thik hai..
Their walk to the garden was completely silent.. Gauri then sat on the bench and said-
Omkaraji hum aapse jo puchenge kyaa aap hume uska javab denge?
Om- baat kya hai gauri?
G- omkaraji hum pata nai kese puche aapse, humne bohot roka apne aap ko lekin ab humse raha nai jayega..
Jab se humne ishana se baat ki hai.. Tab se hume kuch ajeeb si feeling aa rahi hai.. Mano humne kisi begunah par bohot bada ilzaam daal diya ho..
Hum ye bhi jante hai k aap ishana ke baare mai baat karna nahi chahte lekin...
Om- toh tum ye janna chahti ho k maine ishana ke sath break up kyu kiya??
Gauri nodded..
Om- I understand.. Woh ladki hai hi itni jhoothi ki koi bhi uski baaton mai phans jaye.  Logo ko apni baaton mai phansana toh koi usse sikhe..
G- par omkaraji hume nai lagta ke woh jhoothi insan hain.. Ho sakta hai unki koi majboori rahi ho.. Ho sakta hai woh ye karna hi na chahti ho lekin paristhiti( circumstances) aisi ho ke unhe karna pade..
Om- aadha sach jankar puri raai rakhna accha nahi hai..
Ek phone call ke basis pe tum ye kaise keh sakti ho k woh jhoothi nahi hai..
G- pata nahi.. Lekin humara dil humse ye keh raha hai k woh jhoothi nahi hai..
Om- dil kabhi sach dekhta hi nahi hai.. Jo usey pasand ho woh usi ko hi sach bana deta hai.. Isi liye kabhi kabhi dil se nai dimag se socha jata hai..
Hmm!
G- omkaraji hum sirf itna keh rahe hai ke phone par woh jis tarah se aapki aawaz sun kar royi woh jhooth kaise ho sakta hai.. Koi iss hadd tak natak nahi kar sakta.. Aur phir agar woh sach mai dhokha dena hi janti hai to aapki aawaz se usey kuch farq nahi padna chahiye..
Om think for a while and said-
Jab shivaay ko uspe shak hua tha tab mene bhi usey yahi kahan tha k ishana jhoothi nahi ho sakti.. Lekin usne mujhe galat sabit kiya.. Uss waqt mera dil, mera wishvas, mera pyaar, sab kuch, sab kuch usne tod diya tha..
Apne bhaiyyo ke baad agar kisi se maine behadh pyar kiya tha toh woh ishana thi... Mera dil manne ko tayyar hi nahi tha k jiske liye maine itna sab kuch kiya woh mere baare mai esa sochti hai..
Usey sirf aur sirf mere naam se, mere paison se pyaar tha.. Mai uske liye sirf ek atm card ki tarah tha..
Jab usey pehli baar mene dekha tha tab laga koi itna simple kaise ho sakta hai.. Woh ekdum meri tarah thi, na naam na shohrat kisi se bhi usey lagav nahi tha.. Tha toh bas apne NGO ke baccho se.. Uska ye roop dekhkar mujhe ussey pyar ho gaya.. Lekin ek din jab shivaay ko pata chala ke ishana ek fraud hai, uska koi NGO nahi hai, woh sirf ameer ladko ko phansa kar unke paise lut kar chali jati hai..
A long tear escaped his eyes..
Ishana toh chali gayi par sath mai mujhe bhi le gayi.. Mujhe business mai koi interest nahi tha.. I was an artist, a shayar, paintings karna pasand tha mujhe.. Art galleries thi meri.. Ishana ne mujhe pura badal diya.. Pehle mujhe log sirf "Om- The Artist" ke naam se jaante the par ab, ab woh naam kahi kho sa gaya hai.. Ab mai sirf "omkara singh oberoi" hu.. Mere andar ka artist mar gaya hai..😢
Gauri hugged him tightly, om was really shocked and didn't reciprocated...
Gauri while hugging- hume maaf kar dijiye, humne aapke purane zakhmo ko wapas zinda kar diya.. Aapne thik kahan tha, aadha sach janna accha nahi... Hum bohot bure hai.. Aap hume thik hi kehte hai, hume sach mai duffer hi hai... Kuch bhi bina soche samjhe bol dete hain..
She cried in his arms.. Om now too hugged her seeing her crying.. Om smiled seeing gauri crying for him..
Gauri continued- ab hum kabhi iss bare mai aapse baat nahi karenge.. Aap hume daantiye, hum bohot bure hain, humne aapko bhi dukhi kar diya, hume maaf kar dijiye omkaraji..
Om- gauri!! Shhhh..
He patted her back and console her.. He thinks - rona mujhe chahiye, console krne ki zaroorat mujhe hai aur mai yahan isey chup karwa raha hoon aur woh bhi apne breakup par.. Bohot hi ajeeb hai ye😃
And then he realised gauri was still hugging him...
Om- gauri?
Gauri now realised that she was hugging him she immediately sit properly..
Om(cupping her face)- mai thik hun gauri.. Hmm.. Mujhe bura nahi laga.. Infact I'm glad ke tumhe sacchai pata chal gayi..
G- aap humse naraz to nahi hai na??
Om- nahi..
G- thank you!
Om- bohot raat ho chuki hai, ab chalna chahiye..
G- hmmm...
While walking to their rooms, gauri admired om, all the while she was only looking towards him.. Om noticed this.
Om- kya?
But gauri was busy admiring om..
Om- gauri, I know mai bohot handsome hun but raat bohot ho chuki so goodnight!
G- haan? Ohh ha ha.. Goodnight!
Om went to his room leaving a blushing gauri behind..
Om- itne time baad kisi se apne dil ki baat ki.. (Laughingly) aur woh bhi gauri se.. Can't believe this..
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G- hum aise kyun dekh rahe they unhe.. Pata nai ka soch rahe honge humare bare mai.. Hum bhi na..
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And they both sleep thinking about each other..
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