Chapter 2
Rudra's car began to near the familiar grey gates, as the awful memories of the events that has taken place a few years ago began to make his heart feel tight. Nevertheless he stopped his car in front of the gates and walked towards the entrance.
He walked through the white colored walls of the hospital filled with the smells of disinfectants as he approached a familiar room. He opened the door and found Omkara sitting on the chair beside the hospital bed holding the hands of his brother Shivaay, who layed immobile.
"Omkara." Rudra called carefully.
Omkara lifted his head up and looked towards Rudra's direction with blood red eyes indicating that he had been crying.
"Look, Rudra. Shivaay's still not responding, tell him to wake up." Omkara cried.
"Om, keep faith he will wake up soon." Rudra said keeping his hand on Omkara's arm.
"You asked me why I don't want to get married? It's because I don't want to end up like him. We both know how much he loved Tia and what did she do. She ended up cheating on him with another rich guy breaking his heart." Omkara said with hatred.
"Omkara, what Tia did was wrong but you can't conclude that every girl's like that." Rudra explained softly.
"No, everyone's like that only Rudra, they don't care about feelings, all they need is money and rich guy to flaunt. Only if he didn't loved Tia, so much, he wouldn't have ended up heart broken." Omkara said, "That night he planned to propose Tia but he caught her cheating on him with his friend, he was heart broken, he cried like a baby, I never saw Shivaay so vulnerable and then he told he need space and I was foolish to let him drive himself in that situation that he got involved in an accident."
"what sin did he commit, he loved a girl truly and look what he got as a result, I miss him, Rudra. I miss my brother, who used to guide me, support me and He was the great wall of Oberoi's. I can't see him like this Rudra, it breaks me seeing my brother lay on a bed like this. I miss you Shivaay, please wake up for me." Omkara cried as Rudra hugged him.
"Omkara, we have to go home. Jhanvi aunty is worried about you." Rudra said pulling Omkara towards the exit.
Rudra layed Omkara on his bed covering him with the duvet and walked towards the balcony where he can see the warm orange rays of sun breaking down the darkness of the night bringing light to the world.
"Shivaay... No.. " Omkara's panicked voice came making Rudra rush towards Omkara's room, to calm him down as he woke up from another nightmare which he had been experiencing since past 3 years.
"God, please bring light in to Omkara's life, he had suffered enough, I can't see my best friend like this." Rudra prayed as he watched the sun slowly raise at the horizon brightening up the sky, sitting beside Omkara's bed watching him fall back into the sleep.
Meanwhile in India:
"Jai bolo Giridhar nand laal ki... " The chants of people praising the Lord Shri Krishna on the auspicious account of Dahi Handi was heard all over the streets of Bareilly.
People dressed in colorful clothes were seen distributing sweets where as the young people were gathered at the grounds forming human pyramids competing to break the Dahi Handi cheering among themselves. The whole atmosphere was filled with colors of joy and happiness.
"Ouch! Even the Thakur's failed to break the Handi this time. Let's see who's gonna break the Dahi Handi this year." Anchor said in the mic cheerfully.
The loud noises of bikes made the people move away creating a way for the bikers, who was doing feats raising their bikes on one wheel making people cheer.
The feats of the bikers came to an halt and the two tall and well built similar looking bikers got down the bike and made their way towards the Dahi Handi grabbing the coconut to break the Handi on the way.
"Look, Sharmaji's nephews I think even this year the Sharma's are the ones to break the Handi." The anchor said in the Mic.
"Let's the Dahi Handi begin." The anchor announced as the two men made their way towards Dahi Handi and stood under it with their 6.5 feet height almost towering everyone who was standing beside them.
"Are you ready, Veer? " The first person asked.
"I am always ready, Dheer." Veer said cracking his knuckles smiling at his twin brother.
"Toh shuru ho jaye." Dheer said smiling.
"Gauri.... " Veer called loudly and breaking the crowd a petite figure wearing loose pants and Orange T shirt that has Jai Shree Krishna written on the back of it came running towards them
"Bolo Radhe... Radhe... " Veer shouted in a high pitched voice and threw the coconut towards Gauri, who caught it in air and made a jump towards Veer and Dheer.
Veer and Dheer caught Gauri on time and bounced her up towards the Dahi Handi that was tied above the ground and she broke the handi, cheers erupted in the crowd.
"Jai Bolo Kishan Kanhaiya laal ki... " Gauri shouted and jumped down.
"Sharma's are the Dahi Handi winner of this year." The anchor announced as Veer and Dheer lifted Gauri up on their shoulders dancing around crazily.
"Papa... I won Dahi Handi competition." Gauri said running towards her father, Harsh Sharma. Gauri was the only daughter in Harsh Sharma and her mom died while giving birth to her since then Harsh Sharma brought her playing the role the role of both mom and dad.
"I know my Gauri will definitely win the competition." Harsh said giving a hug to Gauri.
"Hey Gauri, we are going for rock climbing, are you coming? " Veer asked.
Veer and Dheer are twins of Harsh Sharma's brother, Viren Sharma and his wife, who died in an accident when Veer and Dheer were 5 years old, Harsh Sharma took them under his wing and brought them up like his own kids along with Gauri.
"Yes, off course I will." Gauri said excitedly.
"Then come let's go and pack your back pack." Dheer said and dragged Gauri with him inside the home.
After a few minutes Gauri came out dressed in jeans pant and white T-shirt carrying her backpack with Veer and Dheer standing on either side of her towering over her petite figure.
"Papa, we are going to rock climbing and will be back by the night. Till then take care." Gauri said kissing her father's cheek and running towards her bike.
"Take care, Bade papa. We cooked meals for you and placed it on the dining table eat on time." Veer said bending down to take blessings.
"Yes and we also heard that Bua's returning to India. I hope she has changed over after all these years." Dheer said hopefully.
"I hope so too." Harsh sighed.
"Bhaiyya's are you coming are not?" Gauri shouted.
"Okay bye, Bade Papa gotta go." Veer and Dheer said and ran towards the exit.
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