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Part 7 - "Why Didn't You Turn Up?"

While walking out of the main entrance of the police station, Gauri glances around, trying to figure out where to find a taxi from. As she headed across, a car horn grabs her mind and she turns her head to the side, squeezing her eyes shut after the car instantly stopped.

Being afraid to get run over, Gauri had stumbled a little back.

"Are you mad?" She hears a familiar voice shout and opens her eyes, looking on.

"What if something happened to you?" He concernedly asked, walking towards her.

It was no one other than Omkara, she blinked at him surprisingly while he blinked at her.

"You, here?"

"To give a statement."

"Same." She uttered, thinking about this coincidence.

"Is everything alright?" She nodded at his questioned and then an awkward silence had started spreading.

Omkara was glad he met Gauri here, coincidently, knowing he had been late.

"So, can we find somewhere a little quieter to, talk?" She asked, more like requested and he nodded his head positively, responding politely "Sure."

He lead her the way to the car and she clenched onto her handbag, controlling her awkwardness and nervousness.

*

After a while, the two stopped outside a park and stepped out of the car. It was a perfect location for them to talk with no disturbance.

As they walked down, Gauri's questions that she wanted to shoot at him had started to list in her mind, ranking themselves from 1 to 10.
Omkara was slightly nervous, knowing what she would ask and he had prepared himself to answer. Their hands without their knowledge collided with each other, spreading a heat of awkwardness in them. Their hearts had started beating, remembering the old times.

"Why didn't you turn up?" She asked, getting a little emotional, stopping and facing him while he had stopped his steps too.

He knew this question was coming, the very important question that would clear all those misunderstandings, he inhaled a breath, facing her, ready to answer her.

"I'm sorry, I know it wasn't an acceptable behaviour but, I wasn't in my senses."

She started at him with confusion, not being able to understand and he forced himself to tell the truth, she had rights to know, which he was aware of and had started narrating the reason why he didn't turn up.

After dropping Gauri home, Om was headed to his home, until he started receiving a call. Stopping his car to the side, he grabbed on his phone and answered it.

"Hello, Om. . . Your Papa is no more." Om shockingly drops his phone and it breaks. He instantly started driving home.

As soon as he reached home, the news of Tej passing away had startled him, though he disliked his father, loosing him was a different feeling and he had not wasted any time, rushing back to Mumbai.

After reaching Mumbai, he participated in Tej's death ceremony and wasn't talking to anyone for a week. Then he had realised about Gauri, but not having his phone with him, he couldn't get in touch with her. After calling the college and few old friends, he had found out that Gauri left.

"I was a bad child, loosing my father wasn't easy for me Gauri. I wanted to prove myself to him, after all those taunts he gave me but. . ." Omkara stopped emotionally, glancing at the floor with his teary eyes and Gauri had glassy eyes too, sensing his pain.

She hugs him, shocking him at first but he hugs her back, allowing his tears to fall out.

"Why didn't you let me know Om? You went through that all on your own." She sighed emotionally, hugging him tighter.

"I'm sorry Gauri, I tried looking for you but I was late, you had left."

"You should've told me." She had began to cry, feeling bad as she had doubted Omkara of cheating her after not turning up.

"After handling my father's business alongside Shivaay, there was no city I went to, in the hope to find you."

"It's not your fault Om, I had been changing cities, every two years." She utters and breaks the hug, cupping his face in her hands, making him look at her.

"I'm sorry I doubted you." She apologises and he shook his head "I'm sorry for leaving." She shakes her head, closing her eyes while crying and he cries too, closing his eyes while touching his forehead with her forehead.

His father's death was the reason why Om has to leave that day, under emergency flight. It was indeed a painful day for him, seeing his family breaking apart and crying. After his father was gone, they responsibilities of the business had fell on Shivaay's shoulders. To make it easy for his hardworking brother, Om had decided to take the responsibility of his father's work.

"I love you." She whispered through her cry and he scoffed while in tears, "How can you after what I did?"

"I don't blame you. . . I would blame the situation." He scoffed and pulled her into a hug, allowing her to rest her head on his chest. "I love you too." He whispered and she hugged him back.

Joining them in their tears, the rain decided to pour down, starting to drench the two.

Baarishein yun achanak huyi
Toh laga tum shehar mein ho
Raat bhar phir woh jab na ruki'n
Toh laga tum sehar mein ho

Kahin ek saaz hai goonji
Teri aawaaz hai goonji
Meri khamoshiyon ko ab kar de bayaan
Tere bin bewajah sab hai
Tu agar hai to matlab hai
Nahi to toota saa adhoora kaarwan

Ek tera raasta
Ek mera raasta
Nahio rehna ve judaa
Nahio rehna ve judaa

Ek tera raasta
Ek mera raasta
Nahio rehna ve judaa
Nahio rehna ve judaa

They break the hug and she lifts her head, glancing up at him after they opened their eyes.

"I don't want to loose you again." She says and he holds her hand. "I won't let you part from me anyone Gauri." He assured and she curled a smile through her tears.

He leaned forward, planting a soft kiss of her forehead and she scoffed, tiptoeing to reach his cheek and placed a kiss. They stare back into each other's eyes, dwelling themselves in each other's orbs.

They had indeed missed each other, feeling their heartbeats clashing against their chests, wanting to pop out and meet with their mate, soul mate.

"We were destined to be." She uttered and he smiled "We are always destined to be."

As the rain stopped, completely drenching them, Gauri, who was unable to control her urge leaned again, on her tiptoes and placed a kiss on Om's lips, who was startled but reciprocated, to it.

The two were happy, they had finally met each other, after so many years, clearing out the misunderstandings, that had caused them to separate. Their souls, who had yearned for its mate, had finally met someone it was Destined To Be with. This time no one can stop these souls from becoming one, as their bond was also being tied into a pious one, which the whole world can accept, legally making him his. No one can question their love, neither their togetherness after marriage.

Lacking out of oxygen, the two broke their kiss and she hugged him afterwards. He hugged her back, feeling as if a burden fell off his shoulder.

While the two enjoyed their warm hug, the sun slid out from the grey clouds, empowering them with his heat, spreading its rays.

**

Gauri's mother was panicking, moving forth and backwards. Her daughter was now missing for three hours and she was clueless about her whereabouts.

"Where is this girl and why isn't she answering her phone!"

As soon as hearing the doorbell, Gauri's mother rushes towards the door, opening it.

"Gauri, where were you!" Her mother worriedly scolded and a wet Gauri entered the house. "And who dropped you?" She added, this time keen to know why the car left their driveway.

"Omkara." She revealed and Mrs Sharma looked on. "How?"

"I met him while walking back and he offered a ride so I said yes." Gauri lied and headed towards the hall while Mrs Sharma sighed a relief, closing the door again.

"Go get changed or you'll get ill, we can't risk you getting ill before your wedding."

"Maa, when is the wedding?"

"On Friday."

"What? In three days. Maa, we have a lot to do, let's not waste time anymore." Seeing Gauri showing interest in her alliance, her mother wasn't sure how to react.

"Don't worry, I'll do everything."

"How can I not worry Maa, we've got three days left and we haven't even started."

"Relax, I'll get everything sorted out, besides there's not much to do other than your Mehendi function as they and I have agreed to get you two married in a temple."

"What, in a temple?"

"Yes, Kalyani Maa Ji and your mother-in-law believe that you would get extra blessings so we decided on that."

"Hmm okay, that saves us from a lot of other work, but. . ."

"Shhh! First go get changed!" Gauri frowned at her mother shouting at her and headed towards her room to get changed.

Mrs Sharma let out a sigh "This girl is crazy, I hope her in-laws accept her the way she is."

**

Omkara entered Oberoi Mansion, only to find himself being stopped by Kalyani.

"Puttar, why are you wet?"

"I got drenched in the rain."

"Go get changed quickly, I'll ask someone to make you lemon tea." Omkara nodded at his Daadi and headed towards his room.

On his way to his room, Omkara clashes into Rudra, who hisses. "Ahh. Why are you wet O?"

"Because it was raining outside."

"You should've even more careful. You made my body cold." Rudra argued back and Omkara rolled his eyes, walking past Rudra and towards his room.

While entering his room, he closes the door instantly and sighed. Walking towards the wardrobe to pull out his clothes.

"We have a lot of arrangements to make, the wedding is in three days." He hears his mother panicking while walking through the corridor.

"Mom, calm down. We will get all the arrangements done." Priyanka assures and he looked on. "Three days." Though he was surprised but a small happiness overtook his feelings, the need for her to be with him had increased and he had started missing seeing her.

As he takes his clothes, he heads towards the washroom to get changed.

**

"Check."

"Mithaai. . ."

"Check."

"Food list?"

"Check."

"Mehendi."

"Check."

"Store of where to buy the lehenga?"

"Check." Gauri responds while ticking the list off.

"Guest list?"

"Still need to do that."

"Oh gosh. There's a lot to do, and we're lacking." Mrs Sharma sighed, starting to worry.

"Maa, relax. Everything will be sorted, don't panic."

"Gauri. . ."

"Maa, please go take some rest, you need energy to start tomorrow, right?"

"But."

"Shhh. Go, I don't want you looking tired tomorrow. Tomorrow is the day we will start." Gauri interrupted, taking her mother towards the room and Mrs Sharma sighed, giving up.

"You take rest too."

"Will do." Gauri chirps back and heads towards her room after taking her Mother to the entrance to her own room.

Gauri let out a small sigh while entering her room, closing the door. Straight after, she jumps onto her bed and tucks herself in, closing her eyes.

Her lips curl, after she recollected the kiss she gave him and hides her face with the blanket. Now, becoming his was a compulsion as the kiss was part of her love, for him. She had never felt the same for anyone else and never will. Her being his was destined to be, no matter how long it took or how far they were, they never forgot each other and continued loving each other. When two sounds are destined to be together, no power or force could pull the apart.

Gauri was Omkara's, is Omkara's and will always be Omkara's. Same goes for Om, Omkara was Gauri's, is Gauri's and will be Gauri's for eternity, now that they will be bonded with a pious relationship.

She had never thought she would get this lucky, to marry the man she has always had a thing for, after several years of separation. It was as if, God wanted them to be and their souls were linked.

Now it was just one more step left, for the two to stay with each other, which was marriage. And the two eagerly waited for that day to come soon.

To Be Continued. . .

Up Next: Marriage Preps. . . Gauri's sangeet/mehendi. . . Omkara & Gauri's romantic moment. . . LAST PART

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