Rudra and Bhavya were listening to their conversation and they enter the room.
R, B (Thinking): Why are they trying so hard to hide their feelings? It is pretty obvious that they like each other so just say it?
B: So, both are fasting for their future partners. Gauri Bhaiyya, how should your husband look like?
G: (On other hand, Om is thinking to see if it meets the criteria) He needs to love his family and also treat my family as my own.
O (Thinking): Check, I am also the person who is funding her mother’s hospital bills. Once she gets well, I am going to invite her to stay with us.
G: He needs to have long hair.
R: Like Om’s??
G: No way, his hair is too short. A little bit longer so he can have prominent ponytail.
O (Thinking): Okay, then. I need to grow my hair a little bit. Probably a few inches.
G: His favourite color will be pink and the first letter of his name will start with a Z.
O: That is not possible. I cannot change my name.
R: What is not possible? She is talking about her future husband. Gauri, he is just being dumb.
O: I mean, how can you find a man who likes pink and a name that starts with the letter, Z?
R: So what about you, Om?
O: I want a girl who talks a lot but not a chatterbox like Gauri. She will talk only when she needs to it. She will not be like Tap Kumari Sharma. Once you give the opportunity, she starts talking without even breathing. Just keeps on going and going until she is out of breath.
G (Thinking): That is going to be hard.
O: I want a girl who wears modern dresses and has sophisticated taste. She also needs to be tall.
G (Thinking): He is saying the total opposite of my characteristic. He is trying to make me angry. That is not going to happen.
G: Modern dresses does not define a girl’s personality. A girl needs to respect everyone and spread love to everyone. As for height, you have all the money in the world so find a girl and put implants in her so you can increase her height. Do you want her to be taller than you?
Om just glares at Gauri. O: Also, one last thing, her name needs to start with a C.
B: What is this? Gauri wants a guy that starts with a Z and you want a girl starts with a C. Are you guys crazy. Everyone is like, I want a partner who is well-educated, smart, rich and beautiful. You care about the first letter of their name. We are leaving. Both of you are being ridiculous now.
Om and Gauri laugh at their antics. We just annoyed Rudra. Usually, it is the other way around.
Gauri leaves.
O: See you later, Chulbul.
G: I will come back later to check on you, Zulfi.
G (As she walks aways from Om’s room): Chulbul… C.. He was referring to me (Gauri starts to blush)
O: Zulfi, what a weird name. No one has called me that. Z… That Chulbul was referring to me the entire time. Om runs outside and sees Gauri running downstairs blushing.
Om and Gauri are sitting on their beds in their rooms. (Please remember that they are in different rooms and talking to themselves.)
G: So the entire family thinks I am not fasting when I am actually am.
O: In order to end the fast, my partner, Gauri, needs to feed me, but she will not because I told her that I am fasting for my future wife.
G: How will Om feed me so I can end my fast? Both of them start thinking and then they both get an idea.
It is night time and everyone is at the table except for Om and Gauri. Om is in his room and Gauri is in the kitchen.
Om comes downstairs and sits down beside Shivaye. Shivaye notices something on his right hand.
S: What happened on your hand? Show it to me. (Om shows his hand and there is a huge bandage around his palm) Oh my god, what happened? Did you put antiseptic on it? Did you wash it before applying the aid?
O: Do not worry, Shivaye. I was sharpening my tools and cut myself.
OUCH!! It was coming from the kitchen and the only person in the kitchen was Gauri. Om runs to the kitchen and see that Gauri cut her right hand when she was cutting the fruits.
O: Gauri, you are so careless. Why did you cut yourself?
G (Thinking): This is the only way I can make sure you feed me. (Says) It is only a small knick. I will be fine.
O: Are you crazy?
Annika bring the first aid box and leaves it on the table and walks away. She did not want to intrude. Om takes the first aid box and puts antiseptic first. Om can see that Gauri is in pain so he slowly blows on it. Gauri just smiles at him and could see that he was having difficulties holding the bandage as he injured his hand as well.
G: Your right hand as well??
O: Forget it. For now let’s focus on this.
Om bandages the entire wound and even though it takes 5 minutes, it took them 30 minutes as they were looking at each other and in their own dreamland.
O: Next time, just ask the servants to help you out. You do not need to do all this work. Do you understand?
Gauri nods.
R: Are you guys going to be in the kitchen all day? I am hungry. I think my stomach is digesting my internal organs, can you hurry up?
Both of them sit beside each other as those were the only two seats available. Dadi planned it this way so it will be easier for them to feed each other. The entire family was curious on how this was going to happen and just waited.
Once everyone distributed the food, the family started eating except for Om and Gauri. They first took a spoon and tried to use their right hand but they could not bend it. Shivaye and Annika were about to get up and help them but Dadi and Rudra told them to sit down. Let them deal with this.
Then they switched to their left hands and they could not even pick up the spoon as they were not use to it.
Then, Gauri sees a spoonful of rice and Om was offering it.
O: I cannot eat and you cannot eat. So instead, if we feed each other, then we both can eat and not hurt ourselves. I know you are not fasting and I am not as well so it does not matter if I feed you.
R: But, you guys said that you are doing it for your future…
Both Om and Gauri looked at him.
O: Shut up Rudra!
Gauri did not say anything but her eyes showed that she wanted Rudra to not open his mouth. They all laughed at their egos and continued eating.
Using the same plate, both Om and Gauri feed each other.
O, G (Thinking): I did this for you and only you. I did not know what you will think if I said that I did the fast for you. I just hope that one day, you will confess and we can live as husband and wife in front of this entire world.