A/n pov:

Gauri woke up while all being refreshed..she got out from her bed and goes towards her luggage. She pulls out her dress and went towards the washroom

Time skips~

Gauri came downstairs all being ready while searching Neel

Her outfit:

She asks from maid

Gauri: where is mr sehgal ?

Maid: he is in gym room

Gauri: ohh... thanks

And with that gauri comes in living hall

Gauri: good morning aunty good morning dii

Sakshi: oh gauri you are up, good morning

Kavya: morning gauri

Gauri smiled and sakshi spoke

Sakshi: gauri since your wedding ceremony will start tomorrow..today you have to visit Durga temple to perform our traditional ceremony...

Gauri: okay aunty

Sakshi: kavya will tell you everything..okay

Gauri: okay

Shakshi suddenly saw Neel going towards his room when she yelled hai name

Sakshi: Neel beta

He stopped on his tracks and gauri turned around to see all sweaty Neel..
And her heart skipped

Neel: yeah mom

Sakshi: beta you will go with gauri today at temple..I know driver will take her but I want you to accompany him

Neel: okay mom...

Sakshi: that's settled then...

He looked towards gauri who was already staring at him but left that place

Time skips~

Car pulled out in front of temple where gauri and Neel came out from the car

Neel: do your Puja...I have to make a call

Gauri: okay

Neel nodded and left that place while gauri went inside the temple

She gave thaal to pandit and kneeled down in front of goddess while joining her hands.

Gauri: hey maa, you have been always great to me... showered with your blessings and protected me from all the evil things..Now I am going to start my new life...with someone whom I doesn't know...

She turned around to see Niel who was talking and she turned back again towards goddess

Gauri: He seems kind to me...but still I am having doubts...was he really meant for me? Am I doing right by agreeing for this marriage..

She was praying when she didn't realised her viel started catching fire from diyas..

Someone looked towards that burning direction and yelled

???: fire fire fire!!!

Everyone started getting panic while Gauri didn't realised it since she was lost in her thoughts..

???: someone save her...

People started leaving temple while Gauri finally opened her eyes to see it but till the fire had started catching the flowers and decorations already.

Gauri: AGHHHHHHHHHHH

She screamed while removing the viel from her head.

Gauri: oh god...

Meanwhile Neel who was talking finally paid attention to commotion. He turned around to see people running away from temple.

Neel: what's happening..

He ran towards temple to see Gauri surrounded by fire..

Neel: GAURI

He screamed while she was busy in coughing..

He looked here and there to find a way to get inside the temple. Seeing no direct way he decided to enter while risking himself and that's what he did... tearing the fire, he managed to get inside and ran towards Gauri..

Neel: hey gauri..are you okay?

Gauri: *cough* not really......

Neel: don't worry nothing will happen to you..

He unbuttoned his blazer and covered her while holding her in bridal style..

Neel: stay calm...

Saying this he made his way out of the temple.... holding and securing her in his arms..

Gauri as if started having sense..she looked towards him with her tired eyes who was walking forward while all being concentrated..

A faint smile appeared on her face and she thought..

Gauri's thought: thank you goddess... I got your answer in this chaos...I'm doing right by marrying him...

She sighed and leaned her head on his chest.. closing her eyes in calmness..

- to be continued