Author: Ishana_stories

“What?” She exclaimed with a sly smirk, “You think I loved you? Come on Om, let’s be real, there’s no way I can ever fall in love with someone as simple as you. But unfortunately I had to keep up with the drama. You have no idea how I wished to get out of this relation.” As the rain poured down on him, he sank deeper into misery, her words echoing around. Why? Was he not enough for her? What was wrong in him? Sure, he wasn’t madly in love with her. But she had been his bestfriend since years,…

Note:   This is a bonus chapter that I thought of posting as an epilogue some time back but then decided against it. Since some of you asked me to post the unpublished chapters, I’m publishing it. This chapter takes place few months after the last chapter. ******* Omkara paced back and forth with his hands folded across his chest and eyes glued to the Labour room. Anika’s eyes followed his trail for some time before giving a sigh. She looked at her watch for the nth time wondering what was taking everyone else so long. Her husband, Tej, Shakti and Harsh must’ve…

“Omkara! Yeh kya kar rahe hain aap?” Gauri asked in surprise feeling his arms snake around her waist, preventing her from leaving the room. “Gauri, it’s been so many years, still you don’t know what I’m doing?” He asked naughtily while she looked at him in shock. Then trying to hide her blush, she slapped on his hand. “Omkara, chodiye nah!” She complained trying to get his hands off her waist. “Gauri, chodne ke liye thodi na pakda tha!” He replied with a pout. “Omkara please!” She pleaded. “Kya yaar tum bhi na!” He grumbled. “Ma!” A 10 year old girl called out as she came…

“Gauri?” Omkara called out in search of his wife as he looked for her in the garden- the place where he usually found her in when he got back from office. Even after 2 years of marriage, he wanted to see her first when he came home and everyone usually teased the couple about their ever growing love for eachother. Finally, he decided to check their room realizing that she wasn’t anywhere else. As he turned the door knob and entered their room, he found it was filled with darkness. He looked around and found a silhouette by the window. Why…

Once visitors were allowed in, one by one each family member had come to see Gauri and she felt overwhelmed with the amount of care she received from everyone. But having so many family members also brought in equal amount of scolding. No one had spared her and this time even Omkara didn’t do anything to save her. “Ri!” Gauri looked up to the door to find Anika coming in with a huge smile on her face. “Shivaay said we could have a small bff moment before he came. By the way, tell me, how are you?” “I’m great! How…

Your kiss, my cheek I watched you leave Your smile, my ghost I fell to my knees When you’re young, you just run But you come back to what you need -This love, Taylor Swift “Why Gauri? Why did you take that bullet for me? Why?” Omkara broke down. “I can’t live without you Gauri, please wake up soon. Please. I woke up that day when you called me right? Won’t you listen to me? Won’t you wake up? Your Omkara is asking you to wake up. You have to Gauri. Please…” As if by some miracle, Gauri’s fingers moved…

Shivaay and Anika were back just in time to hear the nurse. “I can donate, my blood is O positive.” Both Shivaay and Priyanka said at the same time. Everybody around looked at them with a little bit of happiness, relief and hope. “Omkara.” Anika called out keeping her hand on his shoulder as they watched Gauri through the glass window. Shivaay and Priyanka had gone to donate blood. When he turned to her she continued, “She has just begun to live her life thanks to you. She still has a lot left to enjoy and experience. She is feeling…

Slap! It was her mom who did it, and somewhere in him, his mind told him he deserved that and worse but still it did not stop the shock from appearing on his face, he had not expected it, but he wasn’t complaining either. The shock was visible not just on his face but on the face of everyone present there. However her next action was even more unexpected, Vasundhra had pulled him into a hug. “Are you mad?” Vasundhra asked as her own tears streamed down her face falling on the shoulder of his blood stained shirt- the suit had…

“GAURIIIIIII!!!!” Omkara screamed at the top of his lungs as he caught her from falling. It felt like the ground under him had been swept away from under his feet or like his whole world was struck by an earthquake. “Mr. Oberoi!” The middle aged man beside him, Mr Mehra exclaimed seeing the sight infront of him. Omkara sat down on the ground, holding her close to his chest and patted her cheek as if trying to wake her up. For Omkara, the whole world had stopped, only Gauri mattered right now. “Gauri.. please open your eyes..Gauri..” he pleaded helplessly.…