Wasn't I supposed to hate her for what she did? Why I am feeling sad? Why do I feel like crying?

I sat on the couch with a thud. All the moments which I had with her flashed infront of my eyes.

~~~

"Wow Ishu! Water touched your body after two weeks!" Gauri exclaimed.

"Shut up! I've catched a cold and you are joking?" Ishaana said angrily.

°°°

"Will you care to explain what is going on?" Ishaana asked narrowing her eyebrows.

°°°

"No way! I won't sacrifice my phone for your silly scooter. I will walk to my college." Ishaana said.

"Fine! Then use my wardrobe for one week." Gauri said.

"What!?" Ishaana exclaimed. "You are sharing your wardrobe for a man with whom you just started talking yesterday!? Gauri!!! Is it something more-"

°°°

"How did you get such a beautiful handwriting Ishu?" Gauri asked with a pout.

"Kyunki I am so talented and deserving." Ishaana said with a fake accent dramatically.

°°°

"OMG! What are you?" Gauri asked looking ar her who was dressed up so beautifuly.

"A beautiful, sexy, gorgeous, Royal looking hot chick!" Ishaana said dramatically.

~~~

End of Gauris POV

Her eyes teared up. All these years she thought she hated Ishaana for what she did.

"Gauri! Are you there." He was asking this for the last few minutes. He was getting worried now.

"I will call you later." She said and cut the call without listening to what he was saying.

"I wanted to hate you Ishaana! I really wanted to. Why do you do this to me all the time? We were supposed to dance on Bhavyas funeral with Baby doll. How could you leave like this? You know what? I am really angry at you. Really very angry!" Gauri said wiping the tears.

She knew it will be a long night. Trying to forget everything, she decided to sleep. But sleep was far away from her.

....

"One..... Two..... Three.... Four.... Five.... Six.... Eight-"

"Uffo! Bhavya aunty! It's seven after six." Came a sweet little voice of five year old from behind.

"Caught you!" Bhavya said with a grin.

"Uh-oh!" The little girl said making cute faces.

Bhavya went near her and took her in her arm.

"So Riya princess has been caught. Now no tantrums! You will have to drink the milk!" Bhavya said.

Hearing about milk, Riya made a puking face.

"Good children don't do like that." Bhavya said.

"Then I am bad!" Riya said.

"You little devil! Aajkal you are throwing too many tantrums. Ab no more options. Drink this." Bhavya said.

"No! Mujhe ye nahi chaahiye. I want ice cream." Riya said.

"Har din ice cream is not good." Bhavya said.

"Then har din milk is also not good. Ice cream is made from milk na?" Riya said with a cute smirk.

"Bhai! Where are you? Your daughter is irritating me!" Bhavya said irritated.

"If Dada comes, he will also join me to irritate you." Riya said giggling.

"You don't want milk. Thats it na? Fine! Dont drink." Bhavya said and kept the glass aside.

"Dada!!!!" Riya exclaimed excited seeing Om coming.

She ran to him and hugged him tightly.

"I missed you!" Riya said.

Om took her in his arms and kissed on her forehead. He saw Bhavya standing there angrily.

"What happened?" Om asked.

"Your dear daughter has irritated me in the maximum level today." Bhavya said.

Om looked at Riya and she blinked her eyes innocently like nothing happened.

"What did she do?" Om asked.

"She was not drinking milk." Bhavya said.

"Ithnisi baath? Even I don't like milk." Om said and hi fived with Riya.

"Bhai!!! You are spoiling her." Bhavya said.

"Ok ok. Dada don't like milk. But Dada used to drink milk at your age. You want to grow up na? Then only you can say that Riya is a big girl. So you should drink milk." Om said.

Without saying anything Riya went and took the milk, she took another glass and poured half of the milk to that glass. She took both glasses and went towards Om. She forwarded one of the glasses to him.

"Half glass for Riya, half glass for Dada. Don't you want to say that Dada is a big boy?" Riya asked.

Oms eyes widened. Bhavya suppressed her laugh.

"Come on bhai! Riya is right. Nowadays you are not at all careful about your diet. Go drink the milk. Riya will also drink with you. Hai na?" Bhavya asked.

Riya nodded.

"Drink Dada!" Riya whined.

He took the glass from Riya and looked at the milk. He made faces seeing it.

"Now drink!" Riya ordered.

Om on seeing no other option, he gulped the milk in one go! Riya also drank the milk and smiled at Om.

"Bhai! Milk was tasty na?" Bhavya asked.

"Hmm. Very tasty." He said making faces.

...

Ding dong!

He heard the calling bell. He went and opened the door. There she stood putting a fake smile on her face which never reflected her eyes as always with his icecreams in her hand.

"Hi!" She said.

"To hell with your hi. Give me the ice creams and go from here. I am angry at you." He said snatching the cover of ice cream from her.

"Arrey! That doesn't seem to be fair! If you want icecream then you should talk to me." Gauri said.

"You know I can't say no to icecream." He said.

Gauri smiled and went inside.

"Why don't you go and stay with Tej uncle?" Gauri asked.

"He will ask me to join family business. I don't want to!" He said.

"Rudy, why can't you understand his situation? You are his only son. What will happen to the family business if you are not ready to take over it?" Gauri asked.

"Oh! So you came here on papas behalf, not to see me?" Rudy asked.

"When did I say that? I was just telling you the things which I understood." Gauri said.

"Listen Gauri, I am not at all interested in taking over Ahuja Industries. I really don't want to. If I change my decision, I will tell you. But for now, this is what I've decided." Rudy said seriously. "You want ice cream?"

"No! I don't like chocolate." Gauri said.

"Cool! So I don't have to share." Rudy said.

...

Bhavya was pacing around Omkaras room. She didn't know how to talk about it. But she wanted to talk to him. She heard his door opening.

"Bhai!" She called. "Did she sleep?"

"Yup! Slept just now." Om said.

"I wanted to say something." Bhavya said.

"What is it?"

"Not from here. Come to hall." Bhavya said.

Both of them went to the hall.

"Bhai! You know Riya is growing up. She is smart and understanding. She is observing everything around her." Bhavya said.

"Tho?"

"Aaj she asked me something. I had already expected this question from her. I think you should move on. Ishaana is no more and that's the truth. Be practical Bhai! Riya needs the warmth of a mother. Even if I am trying to give her the same, in her mind I am her Bhavya aunty. It's fixed there. She needs a mother figure in her life. She is longing for a mothers love. I know you love her but that doesn't mean, you should reject a mothers love for Riya. Today she asked me where her mother was and I told her what we always tells her and she questioned me back for the first time. She asked me why her mother was with God, she is seeing many kids of her same age with her parents and she will also wish for the same na?" Bhavya asked.

"So you want me to marry someone for Riya betraying my Ishu!" Om asked.

"For godsake bhai! You won't be betraying her if you marry someone else. Even Ishu will be happy when she sees you happy. She loves you a lot and she will find peace in your happiness." Bhavya said.

Om didnt reply! He just went out without saying anything.

....

The morning bought new hopes to everyone's life but her life was filled with darkness even when the sun shined so brightly! She was hopeless. She looked around and found herself in Rudys apartment. Rudy was sleeping like a log on his couch.

She looked at the time and found that it was 5 in the morning.

"Kya hua ye mujhe? I slept for more time today!" Gauri thought.

She went and called Rudy.

"Rudy! Wake up!" She called.

"Go away! I want to sleep!" He said in a sleepy tone.

"If you don't wake up! I will pour water on you." Gauri said.

Rudy got up from the couch lazily rubbing his eyes.

"This is the only thing about which I was happy on coming to India leaving you there in US! I got enough time to sleep." Rudy said making faces.

"You've slep for enough time." Gauri said.

Rudy looked at the watch and saw the time.

"It's only 5:10 Gauri! I usually wake up at 8:30." Rudy said faking a cry. "Vaise you wake up earlier than this na?"

"I was also thinking about the same." Gauri said.

"May be you are moving on." Rudy said with a smile.

Gauri smiled sadly.

"I wish I could."

"Now don't spoil your mood with it. Tell me what should I do? This is too early for me and i dont have any other work." Rudy said.

"Go do your daily chores. I will go to my appartment and freshen up." Gauri said.

"No! If you go to your appartment, I will be so very very very bored." Rudy said.

"Then come to my appartment." Gauri said.

Rudys eyes shined with excitement!

"Really? Can I come there?" He asked.

"First go brush your teeth. It's smelling!" Gauri said making faces.

Rudy closed his mouth quickly.

....

Tej Ahuja was sitting in his cabin immersed in work. Soon he heard a knock on his door.

"Come in." He said.

Gauri went in with some files in her hand. Tej smiled seeing her.

"Studied all these?" Tej asked.

"Yes sir but..."

"Kya hua?" Tej asked confused.

"Yeh Oberoi Industries ke saath..."

"Oh I completely forgot to tell you. Omkara Singh Oberoi is building a hospital in the memory of his late wife. We are doing partnership with them. So you will be assisting Mr Oberoi on our behalf.

"Sir mein? Par-"

"First of all mujhe ajeeb lagtha hai when you call me sir. Call me uncle like you call me always and  secondly, it's the first thing I am asking you to do so I don't want to hear a no!" Tej said sternly.

Gauri nodded trying put up a fake smile. She went out his cabin and cursed her fate.

"Why always me? I wanted to stay away from him. Now why are you doing this Shanker ji!" Gauri asked.

She went to her cabin and started working on the Oberoi hospital project cursing her fate.

....

Rudys POV

I was sitting inside my cabin and suddenly the door opened quickly and a female figure entered.

"I am calling you for the last one hour. Why aren't you picking up my calls?" She asked.

I was confused. I searched for my phone. It was no where to be found.

"Where is my phone?" I asked.

"Don't tell me you forgot to take your phone today also!" She said angrily.

That's when it clicked! I went to Gauris appartment without taking the phone and I came here directly from her appartment. I smiled sheepishly at her.

"Don't give that look to me." She said.

"Sorry yaar!" I said giving a guilty look.

She looked at me.

"Fine!" She said and came near me.

"Kya kar rahi ho thum?" I asked shocked when she came and sat on my lap.

"You don't know?" She asked me seductively.

"I... I-"

"Shhh! Don't spoil the moment!" She said placing her fore finger on my lips.

This lady has made me crazy! Why was I stammering!

"Bhavya!" I called finally gaining senses. "This is not the right time. Somebody might see."

She glared at me.

"Why are you so afraid Rudy? I was just romancing with my bf!" Bhavya said.

"Bhavya, you I don't like doing all these publically! I am a private person." I said.

"This is our private space Rudy!" Bhavya said.

"Bhavya! This is my hospital! Patients will come any time!" I said.

She angrily stood up from my lap!

"Fine! I just thought to celebrate our two months anniversary with you. And here you don't even remember!" Bhavya said angrily.

"Two months anniversary? Seriously? Who remembers such things!?" I asked.

"You remembered when you were with Soumya! You used to put stories on every month when you were in a relationship with her." She said angrily.

"Me? Maybe I might have. But that was five years ago! I was immature. Wait!!!! How do you know I used to put story at that time?" I asked suspiciously.

She smiled sheepishly.

"Don't tell me you were stalking me from then." I said.

She again smiled sheepishly. This woman standing in front of me is crazy. Crazy as hell! Suddenly her expression changed to an angry one.

"But that not the main topic! You don't remember the anniversary." She said.

Like seriously? I remembered when I was Soumya? I don't know!

I saw Bhavya opening her bag and keeping a gift on the table. Well! I was feeling a bit guilty now and I guess she saw my expression change.

"This is the gift for you and when I see you today evening, I want you to give me something as the gift. Got it?" She asked.

I nodded. I knew she was trying to erase that guilt from me. I saw her smiling and walking out of my cabin. This was the main reason I love this girl!

She does drama, does all the childish things and irritates me to the core! But she is understanding and has a good heart! That is what I want in my partner.

I love her so much!

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