Om's POV
It was few days later . Dadi and mom have left to a telative's house. Dad and Raj mamu has left for some important meeting. I was in my art room trying to paint after a long time. I lacked inspiration. So I dropped the plan . Hearing my stomach grumble I headed to kitchen so as to whip up something to satisfy my growling stomach . Finally decided to make Alfredo penne pasta with grilled chicken I took pasta to boil.
It's then I heard
" Jhanu darling...." immediately I recognized the source. It is Gauri.

" Dadi.. seems nobody is here . Where did everyone go?" She was speaking the last part to herself.

"Ahem ahem." I cleared my throat to grab her attention.

She jerked and looked at me in shock. I chuckled hearing her expression.

  " Yeh Jatadhari yahan par the?? Aur Mein new notice nahi kiya ." She muttered under her breath.

" So jatadhari??" I asked her. I saw her biting her tongue. I felt her to be really cute and just pull her chubby cheeks.

" Haan... you have long hairs so I call you that. " She covered up the embarrassment of being caught and spoke. Really smart .

" Can I ask you something?" She asked me with her puppy eyes and with a grin on her face.

" Haan " I gave her permission. As if she needed it. Anyways she will ask you anything.

" What do you do to maintain your hair? I mean it looks really soft and smooth . Can I touch it?" It was my turn to become embarrassed. It was for the first time someone from opposite gender asking me about touching hair.

She didn't wait for my permission and Felt my hair in her fingers. Unknown to her I had sparkling in my heart. She is so oblivious to what she is doing to me; not only me if she does this to any other man he will be in same situation as of me. God the very thought of she being close to someone else made me jealous.

"  Tell me your secret."  I was broken from my train of thoughts when I heard her talk.

" What?" I got scared. Is she some sort of andher yami that she could hear my inner thoughts.

" Your hair is so soft. I want my hair to be like this. Tell me your secret Omkaraji." She pleaded and I got relieved. I should really get a grip. She is small immature girl  and you are a doctor. You should date and marry someone mature and serious. My brain reminded me. But my heart can't agree . Omkara love is different . You can't be always serious and who on earth have told you that doctor's should marry only mature girl. Then your life won't be colorful. Someone like her can paint your life colorful.

" Tell na..." she held on my arms and shook it lightly.

" Gauri .. you behave like this to everyone?"

" It's not that I meet a long haired man everyday to behave like this. That too a handsome one." She told me looking into my eyes.

" Achaa.. so you find me handsome." I decided to tease Gauri .

" Haan.." she spoke without any change in expression.

" What else you find good in me." I asked further.

It's then she realized what she spoke and then she tried to change the topic.

" Where is Dadi and Jhanu ? " she asked me.

" Jhanu?" I know she meant my mom. But still I tried to act like I don't know.

" Wohhh .. your mom. Actually she doesn't like to be called Ma'am . So I call her Jhanu. "

" You and mom are pretty close na?" I asked her .

" Yeah she is my best friend." She widened her hands and then brought it close to her heart.

" Mom and Dadi have gone to our relative's house. Will be back by tomorrow only. " I told her.

" I was feeling bored in home. Papa went for some meeting with Bade malik. So decided to kill my time with Jha.. err your mom and Dadi ." She told me hiding her embarrassment of calling my mom as Jhanu.

" I can give you company . Even I am bored . I am making pasta for lunch. If you can join me for lunch it would be good." I asked her so that she won't leave quickly because her friends are not here.

" Really?? " Her eyes twinkled in happiness.

I laughed seeing her excitement .

" Papa left early na? So I had to prepare lunch. I felt lazy to prepare it . Now I got lunch offer from you. I am really happy. " she explained her reason for her excitement.

" So come madam help me ." I invited her to my kitchen.

She followed me to kitchen. I took out garlic from the vegetable tray and asked her to peel it and chop it.

She took garlic from my hand and started peeling it.

" Gauri how is your college? "

" It's good. But the principal sister is so strict. She has soo many rules." She took a break from peeling the garlic.

" Principals have to be strict Gauri. Else you kids will be spoiled if left loose. " I told her.

" But she is too strict and I am not a kid." She again pouted.

I raised my hands in defeat.

" So you study in coed?"

" Noo.. it's a women's college. Papa was too scared to send me in coed. After my cousin eloped with her classmate Papa decided to send me to women's college."

Now that was soo much relieving. I mentally thanked her cousin who became the reason for sending her to women's college.

She chopped the garlic and put that neatly in bowl. Though she looked and behaved like a small girl I noticed her knife skills . It was like she was a pro in culinary.

" Gauri you like cooking?" I asked her out of curiosity.

" I do it at times and my friends usually praise me for my culinary skills." She grinned from ear to ear.

" When will you cook for me? " I asked her wanting to taste her dish.

" Oh sure what about I cook for you tomorrow?"

" How about cooking snack for me with the tea?"

" Done." I mentally patted myself to make her stay till evening.

We continued our chit chatting and cooking.

She looked really funny with those sauces around her lips and nose while she tasted it straight from the pan.

I told her that she had sauces around her mouth and nose she laughed and then with her tongue she wiped the sauces around the mouth and using tongue she reached her nose and tried to wipe it. I took a picture of hers in my mobile bcoz I found it adorable.

She had some more of the sauces left around and I grabbed a tissue and wiped her face carefully. We shared a cute eye lock. It was broken when my phone rang.

I looked my mobile to find

" Duffer calling "

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End of Chapter 2

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