CHAPTER 98
OBEROI MANSION
Living Room
Kalyani: I think the mehndi must have dried by now… All the ladies except the brides can go and wash your hands…
Arjun: Daadi, how about IshPriMa??
Savi: Arjun, their legs are having mehndi as well… That’s why we made them to wait first…
Kalyani: Besides that, we are having a small condition for them and their fiances…
Om: What condition, daadi??
Savi: You will know in a while… Lets other females come too… (The ladies come after a while and grin happily) What happened?? All of you are looking happy?? (They show their hands where their mehndi has turned to dark color… The men sigh in relief…)
Pinky: Mummy ji, all of our mehndi has turned darks… Our husbands loves us very much…
Shakti: Thank God… Or I don’t know what will happen if it never turn red…
Kalyani: Now, it’s brides turn… Annika, Swetlana, blindfold their eyes with a cloth… Soumya, you and other girls go and bring water for them to wash their mehndi…
Soumya: Ji, daadi… (Leaves with NiTiMi)
Savi: Guys, you all blindfold grooms eyes and make them seat in front of their girls…
Om: Daadis, what is the need to blindfold our eyes??
Rudra: Why, O?? Are you scared??
Om: No… Why I should feel scared?? I don’t feel scared at all… (The guys blindfold OmRanKa’s eyes and make them sit in front of IshPriMa whose eyes are blindfolded by AniSwet)
SouNiTiMi come bringing few buckets of water and help IshPriMa wash their mehndis…
Soumya: Arrey, what is this?? All of your mehndis didn’t turn dark… It’s very dull…
Nivi: Arrey haan!! Guys, don’t you love your girls very much?? This is too bad… (OmRanKa faces turn pale listening to them)
Ishu: Aka, this mehndi colour won’t decide their love for us… We know how much they love us… Right, PriMa??
Prinku: Correct, bhabhi!! This is just a normal mehndi… Maybe, something wrong with this mehndi… We won’t judge our guys love with this…
Madhu: Ishu has told that sometimes the colour will turn dark after a while… So wait for few hours…
Jhanvi: These many support for your guys and their loves… Not bad… I’m impressed with you, girls…
Kalyani: Remove the clothes from their eyes… (The guys and girls nod their heads and remove the clothes from OmRanKa and IshPriMa’s eyes… OmRanKa smile at their girls mouthing ‘thank you’ while they just blink their eyes… They get up from their places… Omkara holds Ishana’s hands and pulls her closer… He looks at her hands and becomes surprised… He turns towards his families who are controlling their laugh…)
Om: You lied to us?? (All burst into laughter except IshKara, PriVeer and MaKar… Ishana, PriVeer and MaKar are confused seeing them laughing…)
Ranveer: What happened, Om??
Om: (towards RanKa) Look at their hands… (RanKa takes PriMa’s hands and look at them… IshPriMa too look at their hands and they too become shock as the guys… Their mehndis have turned into dark colours…)
Prinku: Hawww!!! Our mehndi is dark!!! Too bad, all of you… You all lied to us!!
Kalyani: We just want to see your reactions, putthar…
Madhu: Karthik, you said that you don’t know that you love me or not… Then, how come this mehndi is dark now?? (Raises her eyebrows)
Karthik: Maybe something wrong with this mehndi… (Madhu slaps his arm while he chuckles and hugs her…)
Kalyani: Ok… It’s getting late now… We are having sangeet ceremony tomorrow…
Savi: Let’s go back… (The Raichands and Chabras bid bye to the Oberois and leave from there…)
Next Day
OBEROI MANSION
Everyone are getting ready for the sangeet ceremony… The Raichands too have arrived there… Ishana’s eyes are searching for Omkara and she sees him coming towards them wearing an emerald green sherwani… Ishana is wearing the same colour lehenga as him and smiles… Madhu is wearing a turquoise blue lehenga while Karthik too is wearing the same colour sherwani as Madhu… Priyanka comes there wears a sapphire blue lehenga same with Ranveer…
Om: (whispers to Ishana) You are looking damn gorgeous tonight… (Ishana blushes hard hearing his compliment… He gives a small peck on her cheek before anyone sees… Ishana is stunned with his sudden act and just stand like a statue… Omkara chuckles seeing her… Swetlana sees Ishana’s state and shakes her shoulder…)
Swet: What happened, Ishu?? (Ishana comes out from her trances)
Ishu: (places her palm on her cheek) Woh… Woh…. Nothing, anni…
Swet: Sure??
Ishu: Yes… I’m good… (Ishana’s face turns red looking at Omkara who is smirking at her…)
Shivaay: So, shall we start the function??
Sid: Yeah, sure… (Towards IshKara, PriVeer and MaKar) Go and take your seats there… We will start with the performances now…
They nod and leaves to take their seats… Omkara holds Ishana’s hand and squeezes it gently… Ishana smiles at him and entwines her fingers with him… He just looking at the jewelleries she is wearing on herself… The girl who never wear these in these years, now wearing them for him… He knows she doesn’t like to wear these types of jewelleries and she always prefer to wear simple one… He is the one choose this type of jewelleries purposely… It’s not that he doesn’t like her to be simple… He too loves to be simple and that is what he likes about her… But, if she never have faced those tragedies in her life before this, he must have let her to wear as her wish… But, those tragedies made him to do like this… He wants her to wear the most grand jewelleries on her… That is the reason he chose these type of jewelleries… Ishana sees him lost in his thoughts pats his hand breaking his thought…
Ishu: What are you thinking??
Om: (shakes his head) Nothing… (Kisses her hand) Sangeet going to start…
ShivIka and SidLana started to perform for ‘Bom diggy bom’ using simple steps because of AniSwet pregnancy but still they dance well… They leave the stage after finishing their dance and RaDuKa enter the stage dancing for ‘Mauja hi Mauja’ (Jab We Met) joined by NiTiMi… Six of them rock the stage with their performances… The guests who are sitting at down too get up and dance for the song… IshKara, PriVeer and MaKar chuckle seeing them… RuMya enter the stage dancing for romantic song ‘Meri haath main'(Fanaa), followed by fast beat ‘Swag Se Swagat’ and ‘Selfie pulla'(Kaththi)… TejVi, JhaNky and Chabras enter the stage dancing for ‘London Dhumakda’… IshKara, PriVeer and MaKar clap their hands standing up from their places…
Ishu: Wow!!! Our elders can dance too!!! It must be very interesting if our daadis dance as well… (They nod their heads and the song has changed… They turn and see Arjun enter the stage with Reyaan… ‘Kaala chasma’ plays in the background and they started to dance… KalSav join them in the dance, Kalyani with Reyaan while Savitri with Arjun… Everyone cup their mouths in shock… KalSav leave the stage after a while…
Arjun: Guleba!!! (‘Guleba’ (Gulebagavali) started to play and both of them dance for it… Soon, entire family join them and rock the stage with their performances… ArReyRu go down and bring IshKara, PriVeer and MaKar to the stage join the dance… They too dance with them…)
The song has ended and the couples are about to leave down but ‘le jayenge le jayenge’ started to play… TejSak and Mr Chabra go to the brides and dance beside them while pointing at their grooms… IshPriMa smile shyly… They take them to OmRanKa and place their palms on them… IshKara, PriVeer and MaKar look deeply in each others eyes… Everyone get down from the stage leaving the couples… The lights fall on them and ‘Yun Hi Re’ (David) started to play… IshPriMa entwine their fingers with their pair and dance slowly for the song circling around them… The guys just admire them and pull them closer holding their waists… They dance romantically with them and hug them after the song ends… Everyone clap their hands after they finish dancing… The couple pull apart feeling embarrassed… They get down from the stage… Their family hug them one by one… Sangeet function has ended and the guests already left… Everyone are sitting at the living room feeling tired enjoying all the dances…
Tej: It’s been few years we have enjoyed like this… I’m very happy…
Savi: We too, beta… Last time, we had for SidLana’s wedding but not like this…
Arjun: Right… This time we made the wedding couples to dance as well…
Kalyani: Tomorrow is the haldi… Six of you can’t meet after that till your wedding… All of you must obey this… (IshKara, PriVeer and MaKar agree hesitatingly…)
Pinky: We can stop IshKara and PriVeer from meeting each other… How about MaKar?? They are staying at Raichand Mansion…
Arjun: Don’t worry about that, aunty… We will not let them to meet each other… (Gives a teasing smile to MaKar…)
Sid: So, we are leaving now… Will meet tomorrow during haldi function… (Raichands and Chabras started to leave… The Oberois follow them till outside to send them off… Omkara sees all are involve in their talk… He pulls Ishana’s hand and pins her behind a pillar…)
Ishu: What are you doing?? Anyone might see us!!
Om: Sshhh… Only five minutes… Not more than that…
Ishu: Ok… Faster tell…
Om: Tomorrow is our haldi… I want to be the first one to apply the haldi on you…
Ishu: (widened her eyes in shock) What?? But how??
Om: I’m having a plan… You just stay in your room till I come… And, make sure the window is not locked… Ok?? (Ishana looks at him) Let’s go now… (About to go but Ishana holds his hand)
Ishu: I also want to be the first to apply haldi on you…
Om: I can understand, Ishana… Do you remember what you said?? May be you are not first but you are the last… Think this haldi like that too… You will be the last one to apply haldi on me which will be very special for me… (Cups her face) Don’t feel bad with that… There will be one place where only you can apply the haldi… Ok?? (Ishana smiles nodding her head… He lifts her chin and about to kiss her but he heard Shivaay’s voice calling for him…) Ishana, you go first… I’ll come in a while… (Ishana nods and leaves from there while he takes his mobile and pretend to be on call… Shivaay comes towards him…)
Shivaay: Om, you are here?? We are searching for you…
Om: I was on call with my client… Why??
Shivaay: Where is Ishu??
Om: (shrugs his shoulders) Don’t know… She must be with her family…
Shivaay: No, yaar… She is not there… (Takes him towards the family… Ishana is there talking with NiTiMi…)
Om: I said right she is here only…
Shivaay: Why I didn’t see her just now??
Om: Actually, you are very tensed with our weddings… That’s why you didn’t notice her just now…
Shivaay: (smirks) Really?? (Hugs his shoulder) Om, I know very well about my brother… So, don’t lie to me… (Pats his cheek while Omkara just smiles feeling caught…) I can understand your situation, Om… Just another two days, your Ishana will be yours forever… (Omkara smiles nodding his head… Raichands and Chabras leave after bidding bye to the Oberois…)
Next Day
Both families are having haldi ceremony at both mansions… Raichands are doing for RanKa while Oberois are doing for Omkara…
RAICHAND MANSION
RanKa are sitting at the living room… Ishana is there as well… Karthik is very adamant that Ishana should apply haldi for him first… Ishana couldn’t refuse and apply the haldi for him… Madhu stays at room because of Savitri’s order… She should not come outside till they finish apply haldi for Karthik… She agrees and stays in the room… The guys take Karthik from there leaving Ranveer there… Ishana brings Madhu and make her apply the haldi on Ranveer…
Savi: Siddharth, Arjun, go and send this haldi paste to Oberoi Mansion… They need to apply it for Priyanka… (ArSid nod and leave from there)
OBEROI MANSION
Everyone are applying haldi on Omkara… ShivRu take this as chance and rub his entire face with haldi making everyone laugh…
Om: What is this, guys??
Rudra: O, you are looking handsome like this?? Bhabhi will fall for you again if she sees you like this…
Om: Shut up, Rudra!!
Jhanvi: (smiles seeing their antics) Enough, guys… The function is over… Om, go and clean yourself… ShivRu, you both go and give this haldi paste at Raichand Mansion… They need to apply this on Ishu…
Shivaay: Ok, badi mom… Rudra, let’s go… (ShivRu turn to go but Omkara calls them)
Om: ShivRu, can you guys help me for a while?? I think the haldi paste have went into my eyes… Just five minutes… Please, guys… (ShivRu agree and leave with Omkara to his room…)
Omkara’s Room
Omkara closes the door after they enter the room…
Om: Guys, do whatever you want but please delay sending this paste to Raichand Mansion… (ShivRu look at him in shock)
ShivRu: What??
Shivaay: Om, what are you saying??
Om: Shivaay, please understand…
Rudra: O, did you plan anything for bhabhi?? (Omkara nods)
Shivaay: Ok… So, when we should give them this haldi??
Om: Wait till I call you… You can give them that time…
Shivaay: Ok but don’t take long time… (Omkara nods… He go and wash his face and leave from his room through his window)
Rudra: I can’t believe this is our O!! (Shivaay smiles at him…) But I’m happy that he has found his lost happiness again in his life… Our prayers never go waste, bhaiya… (Shivaay hugs his shoulders)
Shivaay: Let’s go before anyone come here searching for us…
Rudra: Bhaiya, our family will have doubt if we don’t send this haldi to Raichand Mansion…
Shivaay: Don’t worry… We will leave from here but we won’t enter Raichand Mansion yet… We will wait till Om call us… Then, we will go and give this haldi to them… (Rudra nods and they leave from there locking Omkara’s room door… They leave to Raichand Mansion and as they planned, they wait in their car outside Raichand Mansion waiting for Omkara’s call…)
RAICHAND MANSION
Savi: Why the Oberois are not here yet?? We need to apply haldi for IshMa…
Raghav: Just now Kalyani daadi called and said that ShivRu already left with the haldi… They must be on the way now…
Ishu: Paatima, no problem… You can start for Madhu first… I can wait…
Madhu: No, Ishu… We can do together after Shivaay bhaiya came…
Ishu: No, Madhu… You don’t have to wait… It has no difference if we do together or separately… Aka, you start for her first…
Tia: Are you sure, Ishu baby??
Ishu: Sure, ka… I don’t mind… Besides, I feel uncomfortable with this dress… I will go and change it first… (All nod their heads and she leaves to her room… They started to apply haldi for Madhu…)
Ishana’s Room
Ishana locks the door after entering inside and changes her dress… She feels someone’s presence behind her and smiles knowing who is that…
Ishu: (turns) Finally, you have come… I was waiting for you… I thought you won’t come… Not bad… I’m impressed, Mr Zulfi…
Om: How I will never come?? I already promise you that I will be the first one to apply haldi on you… (Takes out a small bowl which is having haldi inside it and smiles looking at Ishana…) But, before that I have something else for you… (Places the bowl on the table and takes out a small box from his pocket… He places it on Ishana’s hand…)
Ishu: What is this??
Om: Open it and see… (Ishana opens and sees a pair of anklets inside it…) Our family’s ancestral anklets… (He takes them out…) You don’t accept the necklace saying it belongs to Gauri… No one has worn these anklets… I hope you will accept them… Will you?? (Ishana nods and about to take them from him but he shakes his head) I will wear these for you… (He makes her to sit on the bed and takes her right foot placing it on his lap… He wears her the anklet on her leg… He puts her leg down and repeats the same for her left leg… Ishana just looks at him lovingly…) Ok, done!!! (He gets up and takes the haldi bowl… Ishana too gets up from the bed…) So, may I??
Ishu: (remembers something) Wait… They will have doubt if they find the haldi on me… What I will answer them??
Om: Do you think that I will apply this at the place that visible to others?? (Ishana looks at him confusingly)
Ishu: Then??
Omkara turns her around and untie the string at her back… Ishana is surprised with his action but she doesn’t stop him… Omkara moves her right sleeve till it fell half of her arm exposing her scar… He caresses it and kisses the scar deeply for few seconds… Ishana closes her eyes and started to breath heavily… She is about to turn to him but he stops her… He takes out some haldi in his palm and apply it gently on her shoulder till her arm which is having the scar… Ishana is stunned with him and want to say something but no words are coming out from her mouth… She doesn’t stop him and just allows him to continue applying the haldi… His each touch are sending goosebumps to all over her body… She smiles in tears seeing him loving her scar which she feels embarrassed to show these years… Omkara finished applying the haldi for her… He pulls her sleeve back to her shoulder and ties the string… He turns her towards him…
Om: I have applied the haldi on you…
Ishu: Thank you… I never thought that you will…. (Gulps down her emotions)
Om: (cups her face) Sshhh… I told you your scars are belongs to me and I love you with your scars… This is just one simple way for me to express how much I love your scars… You will know more on our wedding night… (Ishana blushes listening to it… Omkara smiles in relief seeing her smiling…) Ishana, it’s your turn now…
Ishana nods and holds his hand making him confuse… She dips his hand in the bowl and takes some haldi… She places his hand on her cheek applying the haldi… Omkara just looks at her confusingly… She unbuttons his kurtha and moves it a little on the left exposing his chest… She caresses the bullet shot scar there and kisses it deeply… She rubs her cheek which is having haldi on the scar… Omkara is surprised with her… This is where he wants her to apply haldi but he never thought that she will apply it like this… Ishana places her cheek there for sometime and hugs him… He too hugs her back… She breaks the hug and looks at him…
Ishu: (holds his face) I love you, Omkara… I never have loved anyone like I love you now… (Omkara is surprised to hear this from her… Before he could say something, she places her lips on his and kisses him… Omkara is completely stunned with her act as this is the first time she is initiating the kiss… He holds her head and pulls her more closer to explore her more deeply… They stumble and fall on the bed with Omkara on the top of Ishana without breaking the kiss… They pull apart due to lack of breath… Both of them are staring each others eyes deeply… Omkara sees her cheek which is still having a little bit of haldi… He brushes his cheek with hers removing the haldi and looks at her… IshKara realised their position and smile feeling embarrassed… Omkara gets up from her and helps her to get up too…)
Om: I’m leaving now… I told ShivRu that I won’t take so long… They must be waiting nearby here only to send the haldi… (Ishana nods) I will call you later… (Ishana nods again and Omkara leaves from there through the window…)
Precap: Omkara is in confusion… Guys are having party… Wedding day…