It Had To Be You

Gauri's POV

I love my Mom and I would never even in my dreams try to go against her and this is the reason why I decided to marry even when I wanted to go for higher studies

Now I'm holding my to-be-husband's number which my Mom had given me just a while ago. She had told me to call and meet him and try to understand each other

Making up my mind finally I decided to call him

Oh my God, I'm feeling so uncomfortable... How will I start the conversation...??!

My hands trembling I dialed his number. The call went on but he didn't pick up, so after a while I cut the call

Five minutes later, I tried again and this time he took the call. I could feel my heart beating hundred times faster

I am not prepared for this....

"Hello..!! May I know who is this...??!", he said in a sleepy tone from the other side of the call

I think he was sleeping. I disturbed his sleep!!...

"Hello..!! I'm Gauri... Is this Kunal..?!!", I said

"Gauri..?!! And I'm not Kunal I think you dialed a wrong number... I'm sorry", he said

"Oohh okay...", I replied and hastily ended up the call

I was a bit embarrassed but I looked both at the paper and the dialed number and there was no mistake

Then how did I dial a wrong number...?!!

I dialed again and he took the call

"Hello... Is this Kunal...??! I'm Gauri..", I said

"Oh my God..!! Gauri, my dear you again dialed the wrong number because I'm not Kunal", the same guy before answered again

"But how is it possible..??! I dialed the right number..", I replied

"Maybe the number you have itself is wrong..", he said

"Hmm yes... There is a chance.. Okay then bye... I'll try messaging then", I said

"Okay, bye Gauri..!!", he replied

I hung up the call and decided to message to that number

"Hey Kunal, It's me Gauri... I think you know that our wedding is decided so before that I would like to get know each other... So can we meet up today at Coffee Love Café this evening at 4 p.m...??!"

I saw that the message was delivered and he had seen that but he didn't reply so I decided to wait

Omkara's POV

"Oh my God...!! See this, Rahul she messaged me", he said showing his phone

"I think you both were meant to be together.. Anyway meet her at evening then tell her that you are not Kunal whom she wants to talk to", he replied

I think I should listen to him. Maybe meeting her will work

"Yeah I think I should meet her", I said

"Sure, I'll be there", I replied to her message

Gauri's POV

So finally her replied to my message but I'm not ready for this

But I don't want to disappoint my Mom so I should meet him today itself

Hours passed away and now I'm going to the café to meet him

I saw a guy sitting alone so I assumed it was him

"Heyy...!! Are you Kunal..?!!", I asked

"Mm yes.. Hi, Gauri..!!", he said smiling

He was actually handsome with long silky hair and an artistic look

I sat in front him and he ordered two cold coffee

"So say something about yourself..",he said

"Mm ok.. So I just graduated four months back but I'm sorry to say I was not actually ready for this marriage... I agreed to marry just for my Mom because I don't want to disappoint her...", I said looking down feeling awkward

"Mmm... I understand... So speaking about myself I love art and also to paint and I'll also make sure that you feel comfortable with me...", he said smiling

"That's really nice of you..", I said

Then we talked for hours about random things

"I think I should leave now.... Bye, Kunal...", I said then left from there

I think spending time with him was not that bad...

Omkara's POV

As decided I went to the café to meet her

While waiting for her I saw a simple and elegantly dressed girl coming towards me

"Heyy.. Are you Kunal..??!!", she asked

So as expected it was her. She looked pretty even when wearing a simple dress

I wanted to say that I was not Kunal but Omkara

But there was some force that made me feel attracted to her and not lose her by revealing my identity

Don't disclose your name.. You can say that tomorrow... my heart whispered

So I greeted back and went on talking to her

"I think I should leave now.. Bye Kunal..", she said and left

I wanted to correct her, I wanted to say that I'm Omkara but I was not able to so instead I just smiled

Days passed and we came closer to each other

I found that our interests were same

I remembered Rahul saying " I think you both are meant for each other"

Maybe that's true but still I couldn't tell her my real name

I remember her saying that she hates liars and I personally hate liars too but I'm just hell scared of losing her and I don't want to lose her trust

I love her and that's for sure... I have started loving her from the day I saw her or maybe when I first heard her voice on the call

Gauri's POV

I have started loving him and now I'm thankful to my Mom for finding him for me

Now I'm looking forward for our wedding

I'm hell excited......

I gifted him a book yesterday where I wrote about our moments together and he loved it

Finally, I'm feeling happy with my life...

Next Day

My mom came to me at morning urgently

"Gauri, Kunal called me and said that he wants to meet you at Taj Restaurant at 4 p.m....", she told me

"What...??! At 4 p.m..??!! Hmmm ok.. Fine..", I replied

I wonder why he didn't tell me this yesterday...??!

Omkara's POV

Today I'll say her the truth from the beginning

I should say it today and I don't care about the consequences.....

I don't want her to think that I was cheating on her...

"Meet me at Taj Restaurant at 4 p.m....", I messaged her

"I know...!! I'll be there..", she replied

How come she knew that I want to meet her...??!!

Maybe she guessed...

Gauri's POV

I reached there by 3:45 p.m then after some time a man wearing a blue and black perfectly ironed suit

"Heyy..!! I'm Kunal..", he said

I stared at him for sometime

Kunal...??!! What is he saying..?!!!

"Heeyyy...!! Are you here..??!!", he said waving his hands in front of me

"I.... uh... Who are you actually...??!! I can't recognize you..", I said

"You don't know me..??!! I'm Kunal with whom your marriage is fixed... Remember..??!!", he said

I was shocked. What is happening..?!!

I showed him a picture of Kunal(whom I knew) to the Kunal standing in front of me

"This is Kunal actually...", I said

"Oh my God..!! That's not me... He might be lying with you by using my name...", he said

"This is your number, right...??!!", I said showing him the phone number

"No.. The last digit is 7 not 1... Maybe you wrote it wrong... That's why you met with him...", he said

Slowly it drowned to me what had actually happened between us

Then I saw him coming in, the Kunal I knew and I had fallen for

He stood in front of me and looked in my eyes for sometime there was something else in his eyes... Guilt...??!!

"Gauri, I want to say something... If I don't say it today I won't be able to say it ever...", he said

"Wait.. I want you to meet someone..", I said gesturing him to stop

"See, this is the real Kunal whom I'm supposed to marry...", I said

I saw fear in his eyes

"So you know everything now but I can explain...", he said

"I don't want to hear anything... You were playing with my feelings for God's sake....", I said with anger and pain

"Please don't say like this... My real name is Omkara... And I know I was cheating you in some way but believe me I...." he stopped in mid sentence when Kunal slapped him across his face

"Heyyyy...!!!", I screamed

No matter what I can never see him in pain

"Come Gauri... Let's go....", said Kunal holding my hand

Then he took me out of there

Omkara's POV

I lost her... I lost her forever...

I deserve this because I was so selfish that I didn't even think what she'll feel when she gets to know the truth

God, please show me a way to get her back... I can't live without her....

Gauri's POV

Days passed and today is the day of Engagement and to be honest I love Omkara but I'll never be able to for what he had done to me

Kunal is way opposite from me at times I remember how perfectly Omkara's and my likes and dislikes perfectly matched but my Mom didn't decide Omkara for me

I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I didn't notice any sound but when I slightly turned my head to the right I saw Omkara entering from my room's window

"Please don't react.... I have to ask you this question..", he said

I was too shocked to react but I wanted to hug him but my mind didn't allow

"Did you love me or the name Kunal..??!! And I know you're not happy with this relation...", he said

"Who are you to decide whether I'm happy with this relation or not..??! Please leave from here, Omkara...", I said without looking at him

"Gauri, don't you remember our moments together..??!! How we used to spend our time... I can't live without you, Gauri..!!! Please forgive me..!! I was not brave enough to tell you the truth... I was scared that if I tell you the truth then you would leave me and I didn't want that to happen...", he said tears flowing from his eyes

"You knew that I hate liars still you did this to me...", I said myself crying too

"And I also hate liars but I had no other option.. I told you I was scared...", he said

"I...", I couldn't complete because my Mom called me from downstairs

It was time for the engagement

"I have to go.. Everyone is waiting for me..", I said turning around

He held my hand suddenly

"Don't go... Please... Will you be able to live without me  because I won't be..", he said

I could feel my tears flowing down mercilessly

I can't control again... I give up...

I ran to him and hugged him tightly with my tears soaking in his shirt. I could feel that he was shocked but then hugged back too

"I know, Gauri that I'm not successful like him or handsome like him or....", he said but I kept my hand on his mouth

"You are different from him... Everyone is different from others and I have loved you for who you what you said is true I loved you but not the name and I won't be able to change that suddenly on a fine day", I said

"I love you, Gauri and I will always do", he said looking into my eyes

"I love you too, Om", I said

We hugged again

When he is with me I don't care about the consequences ahead of me






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