They reach the entrance of the home. Om looks at Gauri's home. Its a small home with a little courtyard, a sit out. Gauri looks at him

G: aao na

Om goes inside. There was hall cum dining room, two rooms and inside a kitchen. Gauri frowns

G: you draw house too?

O:huh?

G: tukur tukur ke dekh rahe hein toh asked

Om frowns

O: tukur?

Gauri rolls her eyes.

G:,Sit

Om sits on the couch. Gauri sits on the chair opposite him.

P: what will you have beta tea or coffee

O: no thanks I

G:he will have tea. Right

O: nahi I am ok , please don't trouble

G: arre drink na. She will make for me too

Gauri blinks. Om raise his eyebrow. Pinky rolls her eyes and goes to kitchen

G: maa I am really hungry, what

P: first freshen up and come, then

G: kya maa hum

P: go freshen up

Gauri pouts. Om looks at her

G: kaise maa hein, doesn't even give food for hungry kid. Is your mother also like this

Om smiles and nods no. Gauri looks at him with a cute thinking face.

G: shall we exchange our mothers?

Om looks wide eye.

O: kya

Pinky throws towel from inside at Gauri's face. Om looks wide eye.

P: this is the last time I am saying, go and freshen up

O: (waah beti khidkithod toh maa darwazethod Hein)

Gauri takes the towel and makes faces. Gauri switch on the TV. Om looks at her surprised

O: you are not going to freshen up?

G:,haan going

O:toh TV

G:for you, bolo what will you watch

O: I am fine

G: aise kaise you will sit alone bored, bolo what will you watch

Om goes to say news

G: except news channel anything

Om raise his eyebrow.

O: why not news channel

G:,because there is no news channel here

O: but why

Gauri sighs.

G: I will say later, ab bolo will you watch Bollywood songs

Om nods no frowning

G: Bollywood films

Om nods no

G: hindi serials

Om rolls his eyes

O:do you think I am interested in all these things?

G: huh? You are talking as if we have been married for 5 years,(mocking) do you think, why should I think about you

Om rolls his eyes

O: you know what just

G: you watch dora, that's better

Om frowns

O: dora? Who is that

Gauri wide eye

G: you don't know dora? Kaise paint

Om rolls his eyes..Gauri sees it

G: artist, ok?

O:thank you

G:,artist hein, who.doesn't know dora, if you have said this to Sahil na ek jhaap pe deewar pe sata dete

O:who is Sahil

G: BB's brother

O: who is BB

Gauri hits her head

G: I am police and you are interrogating?

Gauri put the Dora channel

G: see this carefully ok. When I come back tell me where all Dora went ok

Om raise his eyebrow. Gauri walks two steps and comes back to Om. Om frowns

O: kya

Gauri leans down to him. Om looks wide eye and moves little away. Gauri rolls her eyes and bring her face closer. Om moves again

O: what are you

G; shshsh I came to say a secret

Om frowns:,secret

Gauri actions him to come close. Om doubtful still move closer

G: suno when maa brings tea and snacks she will ask you (imitating pinky) beta how you know my daughter, then what will you say

O:,I met you at night

Gauri smiles mocking

G: in that indecent street

O: haan

G:,ek jhaap pe

Om moves back

G: just say her you met me at police station

O: I need to lie?

G: how is that a lie, we met at the police station na,just twisting it ok

Om raise his eyebrow. Gauri sighs

G: vo darsal kaa hein na my maa doesn't know I am an undercover cop.

O: ohhh

G: haan she thinks I work in the police station, that's why no news
Channel, if maa see me in undercover mission so oh my mata kar denge. Understood

Om nods.Gauri smiles and pats his shoulder surprising him

G: good chirota, maa will ask further questions,handle. If unable to handle just cough I will come

Om rolls his eyes

O: iss mein bhi code?,

Gauri rolls her eyes

G: aur kya, will you scream, Gauri I can't handle your maa's question ,please come out?

Om nods

O: logic

Gauri shrugs her shoulders.

O:but what if I cough in real

G:,arre its just freshening up, false alarm also no harm

O:ok

G; now watch Dora, over and out

Om frowns. Gauri goes.

O: over and out? (Shaking his head) ab I need to watch Dora?

Pinky comes with tea and snacks

P: garma garam pakode

O: arre what was the need , why did you trouble

P: arre its ok, vaise bhi should make for that hungry chiraiyya

Om smiles.

P:khaao na

Om takes a pakoda.

P: beta how you know my daughter

Om stops eating and look at Pinky. Pinky raise her eyebrow

O: vo I met her in police station

P: ohh you went to give complaint

Om thinks for a while and nods no. Pinky frowns

P:then?

O: I went to take my sister

Pinky frowns

P: your sister?how come she

Om coughs

P: you need water

Om coughs and look at the room Gauri went. Pinky comes with water

P: lo beta

Om takes the glass and look at the door.

P:ok?

Om thinks to cough again or not.Gauri comes out. Om sighs

P: aa Toh your sister

Om looks at Gauri

G:maa BB helped his sister from some road side Romeo and came to station, So he came to pick her

P: achaaa, ok you drink the tea. I will make poori for this hungry chiraiyya, will you have

O:no no

Pinky goes inside. Gauri too goes. Om sighs and goes to take a sip.of the tea

G: wait wait

Om stops. Gauri comes with her tea and the glucose biscuit. She keeps her tea on the table. Om looks surprised.

G: one or two

O: two

Gauri puts two biscuit and gives him the spoon

O: thanks

Gauri sits on the chair folding her legs crossed taking her tea

G:how you started drinking tea like this

Om takes a sip

O: vo when I was kid, accidentally the biscuit fell on my tea (shrugging his shoulders) from then

Gauri frowns

G: is it that tasty?

Om shrugs his shoulders

O:I find it tasty

Gauri chuckles. Om frowns

G: are you a businessman?

O: haan kyun

G:nahi teek hi hein,people add ginger, cardamom, lemon etc to make their tea tasty you add glucose biscuit, dekha jaaye toh that's low cost ,good businessman ho

Om smiles and shook his head

O: I didn't think this much at that age

Dora: toh friends say where all we went today

G: jhatadhari bolo where all she went today

Om looks surprised at her.

G:bolo na

O: seriously? Such a boring cartoon, you watch it?

G: sometimes with Sahil, when he is here he never allow to watch anyother,channel. Maa and he fight for remote(grinning) hum aur BB enjoy their fight

Om frowns

O: really? You enjoy seeing someone fight?

G: kyun dont you

O: never, I am fed up being between Anika and Rudy. I go to make them one and at last they get one and mere pappu bana dege

Gauri frowns

G: pappu kaun

Om rubs his eyebrow awkward

O:,vo I mean they pull my leg

G: achaa, vaise , how is your sister

O:,she is fine, thanks for saving her

G: it's my duty,never mind

Om gets Khanna's call

O: haan Khanna, car is ready ok I
Gauri snatches the phone. Om wide eye

O: what the

G:khanna ji, turn left and drive a little you will see a red gate come here

Gauri cuts the call and gives the phone to Om

O: what is this

G: this is a phone

Om rolls his eyes

O:how can you snatch someone's phone like that

Gauri surprised

G: someone's phone? It's not your phone? (Raising her eyebrow) did you steal it

O: uugghh

Om goes out, Gauri follows

G: maa jhatadhari is going

Om turns

O: the name is Omkara Singh Oberoi

G: waah Shankarji ka naam hein

Khanna comes with the car.

P: jaa rahe ho beta

Om smiles at Pinky

O:ji,thanks for the tea

Gauri rolls her eyes. Om looks at her and without smiling

O: thank you

P: come again

Om smiles

O: ji

G: kya maa, such a rich man, why will he come to our home again aap bhi na

Om raise his eyebrow at her

G: chalo bye, goodnight

Om smiles at Pinky and goes. Om sits in the passenger seat and goes.

G:,waah itna bada businessman sitting with the driver

P: acha chirota hein

G: hmmm let's have dinner

P: bhukkad

They both go inside. Om sighs and leans on his seat closing his eyes. Khanna looks at him. Om remembers Gauri giving him glucose tea and how she was scared of her mother. Om smiles and fell asleep. Khanna looks at him.

Kh: (seems like he relaxed after a stressful day vo bhi before reaching home. Waah )

Shivay's home

Kitchen

Sahil sitting in the kitchen counter eating sandwich. Shivay was pouring milk to the glass

Shi: and then

Shivay looks at Sahil's plate and glares at him seeing cucumbers in the plate. Sahil grins

Sa: bhaiya

Shi: not done Sahil, you should eat the cucumbers

Sa: bhaiya I ate two pieces

Shi: ok, then I wont say the rest

Sahil whines

Sa:,bro

Shivay takes the cucumbers and feeds him, Sahil eats making faces. Shivay smiles

Shi: good boy and then chutki collected the evidence and whistled , police force came, fought and caught the culprit,this happened

Sahil claps.

Shi: hein na interesting

Sa: haan but the one you told last week was more interesting

Shivay frowns

Shi: kaunsa?

Sa: arre you rescued a girl na

Shivay chuckles : vo (imitating) I dont have a maasi my mother is a single child

They both hifi and laughs.

Shi: Oh God. Chutki was already hyper and she was unbelievable. If I was not there chutki would have surely, ek jhaap pe

Shivay shook his head chuckling. Shivay gets a call and frowns seeing unknown number

Shi: hello

Anika: hello prince charming, what's up

Shivay looks at the phone and raise his eyebrow. Sahil frowns

Shi: hello I think you are mistaken

A: ohh again mimicking voices, ab yeh kiska voice hein. I have heard somewhere

Shi: please check the number and dial please, thank you

Shivay cuts the call. Anika frowns

Shivay shook his head.

Shi:,seriously? Aaj bhi girls are there who believes in Prince charming?

A: but I dialled the correct number right

Anika looks at the phone

A: offo last digit changed, but the voice was familiar.

Om reach home, wish Anika good night and goes to room. He freshen up and comes. He gets a call and smiles

O: hello

Rudy:hi O, what's up

O: ohh now only you remembered your best friend?

Ru:sorry was busy in work

O:not done Rudy, I allowed you to go abroad in the condition you will call me at least once in a week, but it's been 3 weeks. 3 damn weeks you were busy in work, almost a month

Rudy rolls his eyes

Ru: come on O, I got a new project here,you know

Om sighs and sad.

O:means this year also you won't come India

Rudy looks down playing with the coffee mug

Ru: O its

O: its been 2 years Rudy, not even once you visited us, you know how much we miss you, especially Anika , she misses her partner in crime

Ru: you think so now I can become that care free Rudy

Om rolls his eyes.

O: Its not the end of the world and she is not the last girl in the world for God's sake. Just let it go

Rudy smirks.

Ru: you have never loved na that's why, so easy to say let it go

O: started again? Toh kya you will spend the whole life in London

Rudy smiles

Ru: I have improved a lot you know once I feel I am ready and Rudy is back, I will be there.trust me O seriously I am trying

Om smiles

O: I know

Ru: so what's up there, any hot news, abhi bhi your girlfriend is Ishana na

Om rolls his eyes

O: now I believe you are really trying to be old Rudy and has succeeded 80%, duffer

Rudy chuckles.

Ru: Anika told about some girl made you unconscious

Om shook his head.

O: pagal hein vo, dont know who made her SI

Rudy frowns

Ru:SI?

O: haan Sub Inspector of Police,never found someone weirder than her, you know what happened today

Om explains. Rudy smiles. Om smiles

O: maza toh aaya seeing her scared of her mother. Aur uski maa bhi darwazethod hein haan. Can you believe she threw towel on her face. What do you think

Ru: I think Anika is somewhere right

Om frowns: kya

Rudy shrugs his shoulders

Ru: I have never seen you this much excited to talk about Ishana

O: ab how did Ishana come in between

Rudy raise his eyebrow

Ru: between?

O: I I mean, she was an interesting character so I just told vaise bhi how can you think I will be with someone insane and weird like her.

Rudy smiles

Ru: ek fact kahe

O: kya

Ru:,people very sane and perfect like

O: me

Ru: yeahh like you has a thing for insane, weird girls who are cute

Om thinks.

Ru: is she cute

O: umm vo

Ru: yes?

Om realising:,shut up, Anika kya kam thi you also started

Rudy chuckles.

O: old Rudy is back haan 85% duffer, come fast.

Ru: missing me?

O:,no, to hit your head I am calling to India

Rudy smiles.

Ru: I miss you all

O: liar

Rudy smiles

Ru: bye O, time to go

Rudy cuts the call. Om looks at the phone

O: he and his weird facts. Chalo he is trying to be old self