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One day omkara is entering in apartment he sees gauri is badly bruised, she is lying on floor like lifeless body.

He shocked to see her like this.
He immediately run to her.

Om:gauri!!gauri!!..are you okay..??

He patted her cheeks, she tried to smile at him and nodded in yes.

But he can see that how much she's in pain..
Blood is oozing from her mouth and here his blood is boiling after seeing her condition.

He hold her shoulders..
But she moaned painfully.
He leaves them and without any other thoughts..
He pick her up in his arms in bridel style.
She have no energy left her body to react..
She just rest her head on his chest and close her eyes.

*******

He lied her on his bed and call the doctor in hurry.

In fifteen minutes doctor arrived with his staff.

He check her bruised body and her bleeding wounds.

Om:doctor...

Doctor:Mr.oberoi I can easily say that five or six peoples beats her badly....you know her??

Om:No!...she's my neighbor!!

Doctor:you're a good person mr.oberoi!!let her rest here..she's extremely weak..and inform her family about her!!

Om nodded seeing her beautiful face.

Doctor first aid her properly and left.

Om look at the angelic beauty which is in front of him.

She's sleeping peacefully..

He covered her with devot.
And sat beside her.

"..she's indeed beautiful.." he thought with sweet smile.

He aside her hair strains from her soft cheeks.

Om:what are you doing to me..??I mate you just one time..but it's feel like I know you!!..I'm not humble and soft person gauri!!..but my heart melts whenever I see you...!!my personality is arrogant and rude one!!I never smile to anyone..but I did smile to you!!everytime!!..I can't be rude to you??why I can't see you in pain!!?..why??

He softly touched her wounds.

Om:who beat you that much badly??!!

He pick his phone and dialled his assistant arjun.

Om:Arjun!!I want the details of gauri Sharma!!

Arjun:okay boss!!but who is she??

Om look her beautiful angelic face.

Om:My next door girl!!..

Arjun said yes,but he is hell shocked and confused, that why his boss wants to know about "gauri sharma" cause he knew that his boss have 0% interest in girls.he don't have any girlfriend nor a girl as a friend, he knows his boss is workaholic, arrogant and a rude person.he don't have time for silly things.

Om hang the call.

Om:darling you look divine!if I were to present your picture in heaven ,so many angels will hide their face in shame!!

She's looking sleeping beauty even with her cuts..he couldn't have control on himself and he kiss her head with unknown admirable smile.
He himself doesn't know why he is getting so much closer and weaker in front of her.

He went to kitchen to prepare something for him and gauri.

Om:I can't believe, in my room a beautiful girl is sleeping.

He said in disbelief while cutting onions.

In night~

Om take shower and changed himself in t-shirt and sweatpants.

Then he get call from arjun.

Om:yes arjun..

Arjun:sir I found some basic details about gauri Sharma..she's is twenty years old girl , studying in fashion designer's field, and sir she's an orphan!!

Om:what??!!

Arjun:yes sir!!but she have her step mother and her stepsisters, their behavior is not so good with her...and..sir..they even try to kill her three or four times!!!

Om is hell shocked after hearing her information.
He is just staring at her beautiful face on which she put her smile everytime, but behind her beautiful smile she's hiding so much pain.

Om:okay arjun!..

And he hang the call.

*******

Gauri slowly moves her thick lashes up and opened her eyes.

She finds him doing his office work in his laptop.

He is looking damn hot with his freely open and wet hairs..

His face looks so serious which making him more handsome man on earth.

Gauri:om...

She slowly whispered his name..
His eyes mate with hers..
She smile at him making him smile to.

Om:you wake up??..how are you feeling now??

He concernly ask..
She look deep in his eyes and said.

Gauri:better!!...your bed is so soft!!..I never slept peacefully like this before!!...

Her comment makes om smiles lovingly at her.

Om:And I'm sure you will like my cooking also..!!

Gauri:you know cooking??..

Om:well yeah!!

He said while closing his laptop.
He makes her sit..
But she screamed in pain...
Her body feels soured.
Her every bone is aching like hell.
Some shades of tears form in her beautiful eyes.

Om:paining??

He said on her face..
His breath is on her lips..
There faces are inches apart.

She nodded in yes with her closing eyes.
She felt her body lifted.
And the place is more comfortable and peaceful than omkara's bed..
And on she's resting her head is more relaxed than omkara's soft fluffy pillow.

Why???
What is this things are???
She thought.

And opens her eyes and find he himself omkara.

Her breath hitched seeing him so close to her.

he is scooped her in his arms and her head is rested on his chest.
She locked her arms behind his head effectively.
While admiring his beauty.

*******

He carefully lied her on recliner in hall.
And put pillows behind her..
He is busying in arranging pillows while gauri silently admiring him with warm smile.

Gauri:thank you om!!

Om look at her and give her his charming smile.
Which flutter her heart..
He wiped her tears gently.

He is sitting on carpet..
Near recliner.

Their faces are so close..
They can feel each others breathes.
Gauri felt butterflies in her stomach.

Om brock the silence.

Om:can I ask you a question??

He softly ask.
She nodded in yes.

Om:who beats you..?..and why..??

She look down sadly breaking the intense eyelock.

Om:if you are comfortable...

She cut him.

Gauri:my step mother..!!

Om:why..??

Gauri:she..she hates me!!

She started crying again...
Om wipes her painful tears affectionately.
He hate her cry...
But he have to listen her..
He want her to take out her pain in front of him.
So he hold her...
Consol her...
Support her...
Cause he already knows the reason of her painful cry...
He think she didn't tell him about her..
Cause he's still stranger to her.
But seems like she have trust on him.

She smile in tears.

Gauri:I have a dream om..!!..dream of a good life!!..to become a designer..a famous one!!! But she never allowed me for studies!!..she always used to beats me!!....this scars...

She touches her scars and wounds and chuckle painfully.

Gauri:they are not new for me..!!..

A lone tear drop from her eyes which wiped by om.

Om:then why she allowed you to live here??

Gauri:she never ever allowed me....but for my dreams I run from her house!! But today Emily and lily sawed me and beats me with the help of goons...I think they told her about me!!!...oh god!!..now she will take me to her house again!!! I don't want to go to that hell again!!!

She broke into tears..
The painful memories flash in her mind that how they three used to beat her.

Gauri:maybe my dream will never come true om!!

Om who is cupping her face..
Wipe her tears.
And kissed her both cheeks.

Om:you're so brave gauri...don't loose your hope...you can do it!!..I'm with you...

Gauri get more emotional.
She can see confidence and care for her in his eyes..

Why this care..??and to be with a stranger??
She think.

He is indeed a good man.
He helped her a lot...
And he doesn't have wrong intentions towards her she again thinks.

Om can see how much she's afraid...
How much she needs care.
He look at her scratch which is near her lips,he softly start caresses her scratch.

Om:if they even try to harm you...

He again look in her teary eyes intensely.

Om:I will show them the hell!!!...

He whispered but it's enough to chill run down of her spine.

She didn't say anything, she just slowly rest her head on his chest and close her eyes,
she locks her arms around his neck.

He kissed her head.

She feels loved.
She feels comfortable in his muscular chest.
She's sobbing in his arms.
She feels what right now what she prays for.

How alone she's.
How painful her past is.
How innocent and naive she's.

He brock the hug and cup her face.
He wiped her tears and smile warmly at her.
Gauri just staring in his chocolaty eyes.

Om(mind):she got the eyes of innocence ,the face of an angel, a personality of a dreamer and that smile hides more pain than you can ever imagin.!!!

He drop a kiss on her head and went to kitchen.

She smile.
Finally she got someone who care about her.

*****

Gauri recovered in few weeks.
They're sharing best bonding of besties.

He use to tease her,irritates her..
And also Pamper her.

It's his routine to drop her on her college and pick her up from there.

Nowadays he is smiling for no reason.
His arrogant nature now change in little bite cheerful one.

His staff gets shocked whenever he smiles while talking on phone.

Ah..the phone talker is gauri..
Who blabber silly things on phone and he silently used to listen her sweet voice with blushy smile.

*******
Gauri:om!!!..om!!!

Om who is talking on phone turn towards her..
She's holding spoonful chocolate cake in front of his mouth.

He eats..

Gauri:how is it???

Om:sweet like you sweetie!!...

She blush and giggle..
He wiped her lips with his thumb and lick while talking on phone.

She touch her lips and let out a wide smile.

She about to turn but he hold her hand.
She confusingly stare at him.
He came near her ,he is still talking on phone.
He take the spoonful cake from tub and make her eat..

Gauri is staring in his eyes.
And he is in hers.

Om:how is it..??

He whispered on her face.

Gauri's breath hitched when he breath out on her face.

Her cheeks turn in deep reddish color.

Gauri:...it's taste...different...

She shockingly said.
He smirk.

How she think.

He wipe her lips again and walk away while licking his thumb.

Gauri stood there dumbfounded.

Gauri:may be...I think...cause of you...

She looks down shyly and smiles.

~Sakhalifa