*A month later*

[In the middle of the night]

Gauri: (Waking up Om) Omkara ji! Omkara ji!

Om: (Cranky) H-Haan? Kya hua?

Gauri: Hume aloo chaat khaana hai

Om: (Dozing) Oh god Gauri, raat ke 3 bajj gaye hai, kaunsa chaat waala khula hoga?

Gauri: Toh aap banayie!

Om: (Cranky) Mujhe kaha se aloo chaat banaana aata hai?! So jao, kal Tumhe lekar jaaonga, pakka

Gauri: Aloo chaat khaaye baghair hume neend nahi aayegi. Uthiye!! Hume aloo chaat chahiye!

Om: Gauri, please so jao! Kya musibat hai!

Gauri: (Annoyed) Accha? Musibat? Hum khud jaayenge phir, aur iss bacche ko bhi---

Om: (Getting up) Emotional blackmail uff! Chalo, main banaata hoon

[Excited Gauri and sleepy Om headed towards the kitchen to make aloo chaat! Gauri simply gave directions while poor Om was chopping potatoes and mixing it with masala!]

Om: (While chopping potatoes) Sahi kehte hai Sab, shaadi ke baad, pati joru ka ghulaam ban jaana hai

Gauri: Accha? Itna nakhra? Aur woh din, jab hum uthkar aaye the aapki madad karne, aur aap ke liye raat ke 2 baje khaana banaya?

Om: Usme bhi itna masala aur tel dala tha Tumne!

Gauri: Chalo, naya jhagda shuru!

Om: Accha yeh mint chutney iske upar daloon?

Gauri: Haan, aur phir chaat masala daaliye

Om: (Sprinkling chaat masala) Yeh lo tumhara aloo chaat!

Gauri: (Taking a bite) Kosis acchi hai! Par mirchi thoda kam hai

Om: Tumhe zyaada mirchi khaana allowed nahi hai

Gauri: (Confused) Ee kisne kaha tha?

Om: Kitaab ne. Mirchi khaana bacche ke liye accha nahi hai!

Gauri: Aap ko pregnancy wala chikitsak banna chahiye, hume toh iss sab baat ki hawa hi nahi thi!

Om: Yeh isliye kyun ki main tumse zyaada zimmedaar hoon

Gauri: Haan Haan, isliye toh aap ko abhi tak tie pehenna nahi aata, batwa bhool jaate ho, Der uthte---

Om: Ho gaya tumhaara?

Gauri: (Smiling) Accha ab meetha khaane ka Mann hai

Om: What?! Abhi toh khaayi ho!

Gauri: Haan lekin agar laddoo ya kheer mil jaaye toh baat bann jaayegi!

Om: Dadi ne kal laddoo laya tha, ruko, main lekar aata hoon

[As Om went to bring the laddoos, Gauri intently observed him. He loved her so much. He cared for her so so much.

Men weren't evil, like she had always imagined. For every devil like Uday Thakur, God also sent Om, to show Gauri that humanity wasn't dead.

Om was so incredibly caring, loving and affectionate.

She was so lucky!]

Gauri: (Eating laddoo) Bahut jyaada kha liya! Kal pakka 5 Kilo aur badega humaara wajan

Om: Tum pregnant ho! Weight put on karna theek hota Hai!

Gauri: Arre nahi! Hum saree mein kitne mote lagenge---

Om: (Putting his hand on her mouth) Kuch nahi hoga, tum bilqul perfect ho

Gauri: (Shy) Accha hum ek baat bataayie

Om: Bolo, ab Kya?

Gauri: Humaare pehle aap ke kahi saare chakkar honge na?

Om: Haan do the

Gauri: Ka hua?

Om: Dono ne mujhe dhoka diya, bass

Gauri: Ka matlab?

Om: Ek ladki thi, Ishaana, jisne mera istemaal karke mere parivaar ke khilaaf jaane ki koshish ki. Abhi tak maaf nahi kar paya hoon usse. Ussi ki wajah se pyaar, ishq-vishq se bharosa uth gaya. It was horrible, I mean 8 mahino ke liye main kissi se baat nahi ki, it was the hardest phase of my life. I mean, main bilqul khokla ho chuka tha. Completely emotionless. Aisa laga tha jaisa main khud ko kho chuka tha, jab tak...

Gauri: Jab tak?

Om: Jab tak tum meri gaadi ke saamne aa gayi

Gauri: Aap ki gaadi humaare saamne aayi!

Om: Haan, okay! Uss din tumne mujhe itna gussa dilaaya tha, lekin uss din Pehli baar Maine koi emotion mehsoos kiya tha

Gauri: Ee Ishaana ab kaha Hai?

Om: Kaha bhi ho, mujhe koi farak nahi padta. Main usse sakht nafrat karta hoon.

Gauri: Aapke ghar waale usse pasand Karte the ka?

Om: Pata nahi, lekin Dadi ko woh khaas acchi nahi lagi. Pata hai, it's weird, but jo bhi Dadi pasand karti hai, woh ultimately ghar ke liye perfect hoti hai

Gauri: Kyun ki buzurg humesha sahi hote hai

Om: Haan, shaayad. Tum batao, tumhara koi chakkar---

Gauri: Tauba hai! Bareilly mein Sab ke chaar chaar ankh hai! Waise bhi, waha ke ladke bilqul tharki the. Aurat ki ijjat hi karna nahi jaante! Aur toh aur, woh Uday Thakur bhi tha, humaare jaan ke peeche! Kya jindagi thi! Ma-Papa ke dehaant ke baad, chain ki saans Lena bhi mushkil ho gaya tha

Om: Kissi ne mujhse kaha tha ki mushkil waqt kabhi zyaada der tak nahi tikti

Gauri: Humaara hi dialogue hum par?

Om: (Yawning) Accha, Tumhe neend nahi aa rahi? Please, sone chale?

Gauri: Ji, chaliye. Hume bhi thodi neend aa rahi hai

[As Om dozed off, Gauri sat beside him, running her hands through his hair, and gazing at him as he fell asleep. He looked so peaceful. Like he was finally content with his life. ]

Gauri: (To himself) Kitni mohabbat Karte Hai humse, kitna khyaal rakhte hai humaara. Aur hum, 7 mahine pehle, inki tulna uss manhoos Uday Thakur se kar rahe the! shankarji, aap ko ek thank oo toh banta hi hai! Aap ne humaari jindagi mein aise insaan ki entry karwa di jo humse mohabbat Karte Hai, aur humaari ijjat bhi!

Bass, iss rishte ki raksha karna, aur kisi ki buri najar na lage! Mushkile chahte kitne ho, unka saath kabhi nahi chootna nahi chahiye, bass.

*In the morning*

Gauri: (Waking up Om) Omkara ji, uthiye! Hume gola khaana hai!

Om: (Tiredly waking up) Uff, Gauri! Meri neend puri bhi nahi hui hai!

Gauri: Chaliye! Chaliye!

[An hour later, Om and Gauri were in the car, hunting for a gola waala.

Gauri and her endless demands!

Obviously, to make the car ride even more irritating, Gauri also played the tape of baba mirchiwaale, at the highest volume.]

*In the car*

Om: (Annoyed) Kya subah hai! Ek toh neend se jagaakar mujhe gola waale ke paas lekar jaa rahi ho, uske baad yeh traffic, aur uske baad tumhaare baba ki yeh bakwaas! Ek baat batao, Bareilly ke saare insaan Tumhaari tarah pagal hai Kya?

Gauri: Aap toh khadoos hone ke saath saath, nakhrebaaz bhi hai!

Om: Yeh Baba sach mein pagal ho gaya hai! Tum aadhi pagal ho hi, mujhe toh ab pura pagal karogi!

Gauri: Accha? Dekhte hai!

[Gauri and Om reached the gola stand, and Gauri relished the taste of the gola, as Om patiently watched her.

Just then, Om heard a familiar voice.]

Ishaana: Kya baat hai, Omkara Singh Oberoi ne ek aur ladki ko fasa diya? I must say, you have downgraded!

Om: (Shocked) Ishaana? Tum?

Ishaana: Kya baat hai, mujhe dekh kar itna shock? Mujhe itna miss kare rahe the Kya?

Om: Nahi, bass soch raha tha ki itna sab kuch hone ke baawjood, tum kitni besharam ho! And please, izzat se baat karo, she's my wife

Ishaana: You Oberois are all bloody cheats! Sab ke sab! Aur tum? Tum toh itne bade bewakoof ho!

Om: Kaan khol kar baat suno! Don't you dare take my family's name! Besharam, beghairat!

Ishaana: Oh shut up! Lekin seriously, mujhe chod kar tum iss 2 takke ki ladki---

Gauri: Oye chiraiyya! Bahut ho gayi aapki bakwaas!

Ishaana: Excuse me?

Gauri: Ijjat se baat kijiye! Pati hai humaare! Lekin tum jaise dhokebaaz se ummeed bhi ka ki ja sakti Hai? Dekhiye, hum Aapko nahi jaante, Lekin sharaafat se keh rahe Hai ki yahaan se chale jaayie!

Ishaana: Mujhe koi shauk nahi tum logo se baat karne ka, samjhi?!

Gauri: Toh acchi baat hai! Chalte baniye phir!

*Ishaana storms off*

Om: Tum toh Wonder Woman nikli!

Gauri: Aapko iss ladki se pyaar ho gaya tha? Chee! Kitni badtameez hai!

Om: (Taking her to the car) Haan, woh toh Hai. Shaayad isliye woh kabhi Dadi ko acchi nahi lagi

[The car ride back home was solemn, but Om felt proud. He felt proud that he loved someone who was polite, strong willed and righteous. He loved how she stood up for him, and protected him.

That's what their relationship was about! Taking care, protecting and loving each other!

This was the meaning of what it meant to love someone.

Truly and deeply.]

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