Rikara Present 5

O: Gauri, I think it is the ghost.

G: You see it? WHERE?

O:The ghost is not there but I think it is trying to do something to you.

G: What is the ghost trying to do to me?

O: I do not think they are anklets.

G: Omkaraji, stop scaring me. Is it trying to curse me?

O: Much worse Gauri…. Gauri, it is trying to trap you. (Pointing at the anklet) Those are not anklets… They are chains. The devil has tied those chains to your feet and is going to put you in a dark room and trap you forever. You will be stuck in it and no one will save you. Not even me.

Gauri looks at the anklets and then instantly collapses on the floor. She continues to look at it.

G: No…. No

Om starts to laugh. (Thinking) I cannot believe she fell for it.

G: No… NO!

O: Gauri?

G: I need light.

Gauri crawls to the only place in the room where there was light. Close to the window and in a sitting position leans against the wall.

G: I need to escape. I need to escape from Kali….

O: Kali… Gauri?? Kali is not here.

Om goes close to her.

O: Gauri, calm down. I was joking. I was the one who put them on you. Kali is not here.

G: He is going to separate me from my mother… he is going to lock me up in a room and going to chain me to the wall.

Om sits beside her and looks at her in worry.

O: Lock you up in the room? Chain you to the wall? GAURI what do you mean?

Gauri points to her feet and underneath the anklets, Om can see the scars on her feet. They were scars on scars.

G: He chained me and never took it off. He would pull the chains not even caring that they would hurt me.

Om remembers the time when Gauri would be slowly walking at Kali’s place.

O(Thinking): I was so stupid and judgemental. My hatred blocked my sense and I could not see a girl in pain.

G: He would beat me and his brothers…

O: Gauri what did Kali’ s brother do to You?

G: They… They wanted to marry me as well.

O: WHAT??

G: All three of them wanted to marry me. Omkaraji, I was not a home breaker but if I would have married them I would have been concubine.

O: Gauri, I know you are not a home breaker. You brought my family together. Please snap out of it. Kali is not here.

G: Kali has trapped me. He has put the chains on. At first, you came to save me and married me. Then, I ran away but I know that Kali is not that dumb. You hate me so you will not save me. You know Omkaraji I never ever wanted to hurt you or even anyone in my life. But bad things always happen to me. PLEASE SAVE ME OMKARAJI!

Promo:
O: Gauri you have me. I will save you. I will take these chains off you and grant your wish. You will be a free chirayye, Gauri.

G: Free chirraye? How? Kali is here, Omkaraji…

O(Thinking) All this has mentally affected her but she has never showed it to me. I need to get her out of this facade and bring her back to reality.