[NOTE: This chapter is 4 months after Gauri left the Oberoi mansion (So the 5 month leap will be in the next chapter). This is because you'll see the birth of Om and Gauri's child taking place; which is very important !]

[4 months ago, a week after Gauri left the Oberoi mansion, Rudra managed to find Gauri's whereabouts, and almost every week, Anika and Shivaay would routinely call her up to find out how she was doing.

Gauri felt so happy when they called, she knew she had a family she could rely on.

Four months later, it was a dark night. It was 3 in the morning and for some reason, Gauri was simply unable to sleep. She felt uneasy and queasy. She stood up and felt a piercing pain in her stomach and collapsed on the bed before screaming loudly in pain.]

Gauri: (Screaming) Shweta!! Ahhh! Shweta!!

Shweta: (Running in) Gauri! Gauri! Kya hua? Hey bhagwaan! Ruk, main ambulance ko bulaati hoon!

[At the exact same time, at the Oberoi mansion, Om immediately woke up from his slumber, confused and anxious, almost as if something very important was happening, and he wasn't a part of it. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead as he tried to understand why he was awake at 3 in the morning.]

Shweta: (Holding Gauri's hand) Gauri, saasein lo! Kuch nahi hoga tumhe! Tumhe yeh baacha chahiye na? Chalo, saansein lo!

Gauri: (In pain) B-bahut dard ho raha hai, Shweta! Ahhh!

[As Gauri was taken to the hospital, Om was still unable to fall asleep. He got off his bed and began pacing up and down in an anxious manner. He hated feeling so unsure.]

Om: (To himself) Kya ho raha hai mujhe? Itna nervous kyun ho raha hoon? Kahi bimaar toh nahi hoon?

[Gauri was taken to the operation room and her labour began.

Needless to say, her labour was a painful and lonely one. She had imagined her whole family being beside her with Om holding her hand, sharing her pain. She imagined Om carrying her to the hospital, making sure her delivery was painless. But here she was fighting and suffering all by herself.

But she didn't mind one bit. She would do anything and everything to have her child.]

Nurse: Gauri, push! You can do this!

[Om, on the other hand, felt a sudden increase in his heart rate. He began sweating and getting goosebumps. Despite gulping down a couple glasses of water, his anxiety refused to lessen. For some reason, he found himself walking to his cupboard and taking Gauri's payal (The last and only memory of her) in his hand. He didn't know why he was holding it, but somehow, his anxiety slightly reduced.

He then remembered the memory associated with the payal-Gauri. He hated her, loathed any memory of hers; but why was he still clinging on to this memory of her? Why did holding that payal somehow relieve his tension?

Om's anxiety lasted an hour or more long, until the sun rose and his heart rate slowly returned to normal. Despite his eyes being bloodshot and weary, he was still on the bed, holding on to Gauri's payal, until he slowly fell asleep, with the payal slowly being released from his grip.

At the same time, in Bareilly, was Gauri, who finally fell asleep after a painful but successful labour. A few minutes later, a nurse woke her up and finally spoke.]

Nurse: (Smiling) Mubarak ho! Aapko beti hui hai

Gauri: (Crying) Kya?! Kya hum usse mil sakti hain?

Nurse: (Handing the baby to her) Yeh lijiye

[As Gauri cradled her daughter in her arms for the first time, her eyes immediately fell on the infants tiny face.

She was a replica of Om.

Tears rolled down Gauri's face as she looked at her baby. She left Om, but somehow every memory of him always remained with her. This time in the form of her daughter.]

Gauri: (Crying) Aap ne abhi tak humaara peecha hi nahi chora, Omkara ji.

[She had his eyes, his sharp nose but the chubbiest cheeks ever. The bright glimmer in the infants eyes told Gauri that she was indeed her daughter.]

Shweta: Mubarak ho Gauri! Haye, bacchi bilqul Omkaraji ki parchaai hai!

Gauri: (Crying) P-pata hai...Agar woh yahaan hote, toh kitna khush hote!

Shweta: Nahi Gauri, koi zaroorat nahi hai aise zaalim aadmi ki yaad karne ki! Ab yeh bet tumhaari zimmedaari hai! Tum maa ban gayi ho!

Gauri: (Wiping her tears) H-haan shweta. Accha, hume jara phone do

Shweta: (Giving her the phone) Yeh lo

[Gauri immediately dialled Anika's number and called her up, waiting to tell her the good news. Sleepy Anika broke from her sleep when she saw Gauri's call at 6 in the morning.]

Anika: (To herself) Gauri ka phone? Iss waqt? Haye bhagwaan, sab theek toh hai? Shivaay, uthiye! Uthiye!

Shivaay: (Sleepy) mhmm Anika!

Anika: Shivaay uthiye! Gauri ka phone hai!

Shivaay: Kya? To uthao! Aur speaker par daalo

Anika: (Nervous) H-haan! Haan!

*On the phone*

Anika: (Scared) Gauri! kya hua? Sab theek toh hai? Tum speaker par ho, bolo!

Gauri: (Crying) Aap dono ko mubaarak ho, aap chacha-chachi bann gaye hai!

Anika: (Tearing up) Kya?! Gauri! Hey bhagwaan, Shivaay apne suna?!

Shivaay: (Shocked) Gauri? A-are you serious? Oh my god, Anika!

Gauri:(Crying) Beti hui hai

Anika: (Hugging Shivaay) Shivaay! Hum chacha-chachi bann gaye hai! Bhagwan ka lakh lakh shukr hai!

Shivaay: Gauri, tum ro kyun rahi ho?

Gauri: (Crying) N-nahi toh! H-h-hum nahi ro rahe hai...

Anika: Gauri, tum theek toh ho na? Please rona mat!

Gauri: (Crying) A-aap ki bahut yaad aa rahi hai. Humaari beti aisi paida hogi, humne kabhi socha nahi tha, bhojaiji

Anika: Gauri, tum please aisa mat kaho! Tum bilqul akeli nahi ho!

Shivaay: Gauri, hum bahut jald tumhaare paas aayenge, theek hai?

Gauri: (Crying) J-ji bhaiyya...Accha, hum aapse baad mein baat karenge, doctor sahab aa gaye hai

Anika: Apna khyaal rakhna! Aur humaari pyaari pari ka bhi!

*Phone disconnects*

Anika: Bahut ho gaya Shivaay! Hum kal hi Bareilly jaakar usse waapis laayenge!

Shivaay: Anika, tum jazbaati ho rahi ho!

Anika: (Crying) Haan main jazbaati ho rahi hoon! Bechaari sab kuch akele sambhaal rahi hai! Yeh sahi nahi hai, Shivaay!

Shivaay: Anika, jab baccha 6 mahine ka ho jaayega, tab tak sab kuch perfectly normal ho jaayega. Aur bacche ko thoda bada toh hone do! Gauri ko iss ghar mein hamesha ke liye hi toh rehna hai!

Anika: (Hugging Shivaay) Shivaay, mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai, pata nahi kyun.

Shivaay:(Wiping Anika's tears) Kuch nahi hoga, Anika. Trust me. Sab kuch theek hoga! Yeh beti hi apni mummy papa ko ek saath laayegi, mark my words.

Anika: Haan Shivaay, mujhe bhi yahi lagta hai.

*12 days later*

[It was 12 days after the baby's birth. Today was the naming ceremony!

Gauri dressed herself in a yellow saree, still applying sindoor and her mangalsutra.

She wrapped her baby in a silk cloth and carried her to the temple where the pandit and Shweta and Maasi waited.]

Pandit: Beta, Tumne naam chuna hai na?

Gauri: Ji Panditji

Shweta: Soch samajhkar naam chunna, Gauri!

[Gauri still had doubts regarding the name. Her mind instantly played the conversation between her and Om 5 months ago.

Om: (To Gauri) Waise, Ameya naam theek hai. Avyaya zyaada accha hai, nahi?

Gauri: Arre nahi nahi! Naam Ameya hi hoga!

Om: Arre?! Yeh Kya zabardasti hai! Hume ek saath decide karna hoga!

Gauri: Humne aap ke liye bhi decide kar liya hai! Ladki hui toh Ameya naam rakhenge!

Om: Tum har waqt apni manmaani nahi kar sakti!

Gauri: Manmaani?! Bacche ka naam hai! Aap hi suniye 'Ameya Singh Oberoi', wah! Ka naam hai!

Om: 'Avyaya Singh Oberoi' bhi bahut accha sound karr raha hai! Chalo shart rakhte hai!

Om: Agar agle do 5 ke liye tumne chaat nahi khaaya, toh bacche ka naam, agar ladki hui, Ameya hoga. Lekin, agar tumne chaat kha li, toh naam main decide karunga, okay?

After the countless battle, Gauri eventually won!

Gauri: Toh...aap shart Haar gaye! Aap shart Haar gaye!

This was the time to name the baby. Gauri herself couldn't believe that she was doing this. After all the hell that man put her through, she still wanted her daughters' father to have some significance in her life.

As Gauri picked up her infant daughter in her arms and put her mouth close to her baby's ear, she finally whispered the name. The name she never thought she'd give her daughter.]

Gauri: (Whispering) Avyaya. Avyaya Singh Oberoi.

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Wow!!! So it is a baby girl!! Look at Gauri! Giving her daughter the name Om wanted!

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