A week; a whole week passed by and all she got from him was a statement that he is still not coming because he was busy. It was practical that he was a busy man, but he was never that busy for her. Never ever did he decline her calls and not talking for a whole week was not at all something that had ever happened. Gauri was more worried with the fact that possibly he was blaming himself for all the things that happened to her. He already had many times done that to her.

Since he had called Shivaay and Rudra sometimes, it was a relief that he was okay. Besides when Shivaay came back without him he only told her one thing "uski zindagi ki uljhan ko suljhane ke liye use kuch waqt do Gauri". She ecided to not to ask of force him for anything and not even ask him for answers this time but this ignorance was killing her day by day; minute by minute.

She could be just stupid to think that he was planning to do something that she wouldn't ever want but then how on the earth would she guess what was there in his mind? She knows that he loved her more than anything but she also knew that her Omkaraji was ready to sacrifice anything and everything for the people he loved and she was on the top in that list.

Not even once would he think to discard himself from her life if he thought that he was hampering her life or he was there in the middle of her happiness. And to make him understand that she needed to talk to him and tell him that he was the only one with whom she wanted her happiness with. But how to contact him when her Jatadhari was not even ready to pick up a damn call?

"Phone uthaiye, Omkaraji" she murmured while trying to call him the fifth time in the day. "Phone uthaiye please..."she said again. "The number you are dialling is not available...." she pressed the red button. This was the only voice se heard on her phone from past seven days. Irritated buy this she threw her phone on her bed.

"Phone phekna SSO ka stye hai Gauri. I know he is your brother but pleae I cannot handle two SSOs in this house" Annika joked. "Yeh chirota phone hi nahi utha raha hai bhaujayee. I am tired calling him. I am tired thinking of what is going on in his mind. The much I think, I get only the negative thoughts and it makes my heart...." she went down her knees sobbing. "Gauri.... Gauri listen... all I can tell you is that my devarji is not trying to do anything that will hurt you. He is just trying to make your life even happier" Annika said.

"Is this how you make life happier bhaujayee. I am going mad thinking what when he comes and says me to leave this house and his life again and never come back because he doesn't think himself appropriate for me. I myself chose my life like this; with him forever. I don't even want happiness if it costs him" she shouted. "it will not, Gauri. Your happiness will not cost him" Anniks placed her hands over Gauri's shoulders.

"Omkara, it's been seven days. Where are you? And why the hell are you not picking up her calls?" Shivaay shouted on phone. "Relax Shivaay... there is a reason to everything" he answered.

"Reason my foot... either return back or at least call her or otherwise I am warning you... you would face some hell" he shouted back. "Look Shivaay, I needed some time alone, also you know how I don't answer any calls and anything when I am painting" he answered back.

"Painting.... you are painting... are you alright?? Here that girl is crying her heart out and you are sitting there enjoying a cup of coffee with your bloody paintbrushes and canvas... are you serious??" Shivaay shouted again in disbelief.

"Yes, I am very serious when it comes to her. Besides why I am not talking to her is because if I hear her voice I know I would lose my control and spill out everything ruining my surprise and my way to apologise. I want to make it special for her Shivaay. I want everything like what she would have dreamt with me. Like what a girl would want from the love of her life" he answered back.

"Okay... I know you told us about the surprise but Om it's been a week now" Shivaay said. "And that is why I called you" Omkara spoke. "Means what?" Shivaay asked. "Okay listen...." he told him something when Shivaay smiled and agreed to it.

"Gauri puttar, aaj purnima hai. Main soch rahi thi agar hum mandir chalte toh" Dadi asked her. "Par dadi aaj toh Omkaraji aane..." dadi cuts her off "haan toh ghar mein sab ahin naa... sab khayal rakhenge uska". "Par dadi..." she was again stopped "haan Gauri.. Dadi is right... tu jaa hum hain naa... hum sab samhaal lenge" Annika answered as Bhavya nodded smiling. "Theek hai" she answered with a tight smile.

She went to her room to get dressed when she saw a beautiful white saree nicely placed on her bed "wear this" written on it. Thinking that one of the ladies of the mansion must have placed it there she immediately picked it up and wore it smiling.

"Chalein puttar" Dadi entered the room. "Haan dadi" she smiled and walked out of the room. "Areey Gauri, try returning before 5; dadi has an appointment to the doctor so she would leave with Khanna directly. I and Bhavya are going for shopping. Shivaay would be in office and Rudra in gym" Annika informed her. "Theek hai bhaujayee, I will return before 5" she smiled at Annika and turned towards dadi leaving the mansion.

"Mission accomplished" Annika said on phone and gave a thumps up to Bhavya.

They reached the temple when dadi left to talk to the pandit for some puja. She went inside the temple and joined her palms to the Almighty. "Hey Shankerji, aap toh jaante hi honge ki Omkaraji ke man mein kya chal raha hain. Bas unhe itna bata dijiyega ki unki chirraiya unse kitna pyaar karti hai. I don't want him to feel anything else then love when it comes to me. I cannot see his loveless eyes again. Ab aur takat nahi bachi hain hmare andar" she said a silent tear escaped her eye.

"Beta Prasad" panditji offered her as Dadi too joined. "Gauri puttar bas ek ghanta aur. I would then leave with Khanna and you can head home" Dadi told her as she smiled in answer.

The puja continued for an hour as expected after which dadi left with Khanna leaving Gauri to head home.

Gauri came to the mansion as she found it empty. Pressing her code she entered the house. She reached the hall when the lights suddenly went off. Gauri panicked at the moment "Annika bhaujayee... bade Bhaiya... bhavya... Rudy Bhaiya... maaji.... koi hai..." no answers... what was visible was only darkness.