"I love you" - Omkara

Gauri Kumari Sharma

It's been two days since he visited. To be true, I was scared of him. What if he takes Anaya away, but since he hasn't shown up; I feel relaxed. Right now I am sitting beside Anaya looking at my little princess cuddling with her favourite teddy bear in her sleep. Her hands and legs both were wrapped around the soft toy but still weren't able to cover it. I pushed myself down on the bed and wrapped my arms around her pulling her close. After some time, I felt her leaving the teddy as she snuggled into my chest and slept. I smiled "I am not going to let you go anywhere bachcha. I will never".

Omkara Singh Oberoi

It's been two days that I am trying to find a permanent solution for this problem. A permanent way to get my family back.Yes two days... and reguarding the ultimatum Shivaay gave me.. well I know I have to take things in it's speed and not drag it. So I know I can't force her. And Shivaay had to agree. I know it was all because of me. And maybe people mistake it for guilt that I have. But no, I know it was not my guilt that pushed me to do this. I love her... And I have always loved her. I realised it now that how blind I was to not even see my own feelings for her. That how wrong was I to not even feel the brightness she brought with her. The day she left without speaking anything, I knew there was something wrong. But damn me, it took me more than it should have taken to come back to them.

"What do you mean there is no way?" I shouted at the lawyer. "Sir there is no other way than to claim the rights for the child back. Maybe she agrees to come with you because of the fear of losing her child?" I heard the lawyer speak. "I am not going to do any such nonsense. Gauri is Anaya's mother. She has taken care of our child since the past two years in the best possible way. I'm not going to claim any such stupid right which I know I don't deserve" I answered. "But sir, there is no other way legally to get them back. You two are already divorced" I pressed my forehead sighing on the nonsense I did back then.

"There is only this way that you claim the rights of the child. And since you are more than enough capable of raising her, at least you will get you child back" the lawyer repeated himself. "I said I am not doing any such stupid thing. I am not going to claim anything that belongs to her at first" I know this is a rather easy way,but I am not going to snatch her little happiness that she has right now after what all she did. I am not going to claim any right that too snatching it from the person who deserves it the most. If I have to, I will leave without them, but taking only Anaya is no option. That's it. I confirmed in my mind as I got up and went out.

Gauri Kumari Sharma

"Aur yeh aaya helicopter voooooommmmmmm" I was feeding Anaya and as usual she was creating a fuss. "Da.. Da.." I heard her say. She knows how I stop reacting on anything when she says it, because it was the only thing that I have kept away from her. Her father. I still am keeping it, because I can't afford to lose her. She is my everything. "Da.. Da.." she said again as I closed my eyes and sighed. For her these are little sounds... Which she doesn't know the meaning of.. But it the effect it has for me, knowing that she would not have some one to call the same, it has an effect.

I fed her, not very successfully but wiping her face I started moving to the kitchen. I washed her plate and took out the food I kept for me in the fridge. I do that because after a hectic day in the boutique, and Anaya together, I don't have time to cook fresh meals twice. But both of them are close to my heart. My boutique is my dream and my little Anaya is my life, I smiled at the thought.

I was interrupted with the doorbell and sighing I went near it. I opened the gate looking at a man's feet but his face was hidden behind boxes "how can I help you?" I asked. "By keeping the boxes on the table" it's him.... It's Omkara. "Why are you here?" I asked gritting my teeth. "Can you please help me? Or else either I will fall or the boxes" I sighed and picked up some boxes and kept it on the table while he kept the rest. "Where is Anaya?" he asked smiling widely. "Non of your business" I started moving back. But suddenly I was stopped as my wrist was held by a force "I am her father Gauri". "Oh really??? You know what? Leave it... There is no point in talking to you" I said and moved to the kitchen.

I pulled my dinner out in a plate and started walking to the room. I was about to enter when I saw him taking my plate out of my hand "what the hell?". "You are not eating this" he ordered. How can he order? "Omkara give me my plate" I said in a low voice. "No, you are not eating this. This is not freshly cooked" he looked at the plate. "I know you don't have time to cook. But don't worry, I am here for you" saying this he moved to the kitchen and kept the plate aside. "Listen, just cut this. Go away and let me live" I tried keeping my voice low to not wake her up.

"La la la la la la la" he started humming while he took out dinner from some boxes he brought. "Omkara... Are you listening??" I said. "La la la la la la" he kept humming. "Would you like to have some salad" I didn't reply "yes?? Okay" he kept it in another plate as I kept staring at him. "Come" he said after keeping everything in two plates and the plates in a tray. I didn't move. He then held the tray with one hand and my hand in another as he started walking to the room.

He opened the date with one of his leg as I rolled my eyes, this man is crazy. Without saying a word he kept the tray on the table and brought two chairs slowly as it was Anaya sleeping there. "Eat" he ordered again as if I will agree. "You won't right ?" he sighed. "Okay then" he got up and came to me. The next he brought the spoon of rice with curry near my mouth "open your mouth or else you know I can open it easily" and he winked. I know the meaning. I opened my mouth as he fed me and my eyes were fixed on him.

Stop staring!!! I can't.. I just can't

After finishing he took the plates in the kitchen and washed them. My eyes widened.. He, The Omkara Singh Oberoi was washing plates in my kitchen??

But why am I letting him to. Why, when he suddenly barged into my house and started doing everything I didn't oppose? 'Because you love him idiot' my mind reminded me. No ways... I don't love him.. Love him? He, the man who destroyed my life. He, because of whom my child is suffering without a father? How can I love him? No.. No way...

Suddenly, I felt someone standing close to me "thinking about me?" came into my ears. "How can I think about you? I don't deserve thinking about a man who is just perfect. I being a bl***y handicapped, who can't even step a foot without a help, how can I think about someone who never has taken any help from anyone? Me, being a low middle class characterless girl, who keeps sleeping around with men, How can I think about such a pure soul as you are" I saw his eyes going down as he opened his mouth to speak something, but resisted. "You know what Mr Oberoi, let's just keep it straight, neither do I and nor Anaya needs you anymore in our lives. Wait, we do not even wanted to be with you anytime. We were better off and we are good off you" I started walking back to my room.

As soon as I started walking, I felt him grabbing my wrist as he came in front "Jaan" he muttered. My eyes went directly to his face "Don't you dare call me that. It is all an act. Tell me, who forced you to bring me back this time? Tej uncle? Jhanvi aunty? Or you need me because you want to tell the world about how generous you are to accept a sl.." "Gauri " I heard a roaring voice "Don't". "Oh... and why is that so? I am characterless, ain't I? I mean despite of having a husband, who cared a lot about me. Who simply loved me no matter what, I slept with someone else. And that too on the day my husband was made the CEO. I mean what else do you call characterless Mr Oberoi. Ain't I characterless?" I crossed my arms over my chest.

He eyes showed something unknown. Was he actually guilty? Or was just pretending? He could pretend well and I know that. I myself have witnessed how wonderful of an actor he is."what happened? Cat caught your tongue?"I looked at him once again and started walking. But suddenly he came and stood in front "I am really sorry about everything that I did. And you know it all. I know I am not capable of asking for forgiveness. I know I already have degraded your faith in me too much to regain it that easily, but I promise to earn it back on my own. I promise you Gauri to earn you and Anaya in my life back again. And this time I will keep you two that close to me that each and every thing that we do, we share together" I saw the same eyes that were there on the day I got married to him..

But can I trust him? Can I even trust his words after being ditched like a piece of thrash.... No.. I can't.

Omkara Singh Oberoi

"And this time I will keep you two that close to me that each and every thing that we do, we share together" I said it all. But still I didn't see any hopes or happiness in her eyes. And I knew she was fighting in between should believe or not. How can I blame her? I mean she has nothing to be blamed. I, myself have done too many crimes to be sorted out this easily. I don't even cared about the time limit Shivaay gave me two days ago. I knew I had to take things slow. "And why would you do that? Why would you want a handicapped girl in your life " she asked me with her eyes piercing into mine "because... Because I love you" was all I said. After which I saw her eyes becoming wider.

Suddenly Anaya started crying. I saw her pushing my hand back as she rushed to her room "Gauri " I rushed after her. Before we could reach Anaya, Gauri got tripped while rushing to the steps and fell, but she still kept running. Well, that is what my Gauri is. She won't even realise her pain when her dear ones cry out for her. I reached the room after her, feeling a warmth inside my heart looking at my wife consoling my little princess, singing her a lullaby. I stood looking at that moment in an aww.

After Anaya slept she kept her back on the bed covering the sides with the cushion. As soon as she stood up she sat down again with a thud on the bed, and I knew she was witnessing the pain, now. So without wasting time, I rushed to her. "No, don't" I ignored her and stepped near her keeping her legs on the bed. I saw her knee cap and slowly unbuckled it. She hissed. But what I saw after that was something that cracked my heart.

Her knee was swollen and there were marks over her leg as if she didn't had removed the knee cap for long. "I looked at her and then at her knee again. "You were wearing it since..." I asked her. And got no answer in return. "Gauri answer me. You know using knee cap vigorously for long could hurt you bad" I almost shouted. "It is the only way that works. The only way to hide my imperfection and to protect myself from getting hurt again" she whispered. I sighed, well done Omkara, another blunder. I removed her knee cap and kept it aside. "Please go..." I heard her say. "I won't, and you know that. And also you are hurt. What if you both needed anything" I said looking at her. "We were good before you and we will be good after you too. Don't think that because you did all this, I would allow you to enter my place. You are too big for us Mr Omkara Singh Oberoi. We don't deserve a perfect man like you or your society has" her eyes felt like crushed my heart right there.

"I am down. Call me if you need anything" and before she could say anything "I will stay here, no matter what" and I rushed down hiding the tears that were threatening to fall.

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