Ishqbaaz – Rikara Trust 55

Om parks in front of Gauri’s house.

O(Thinking as he enters the house): How did she manage to make such moves? Why is she targeting my entire family? It was her fault. She had affairs with multiple men and all those mistakes caught up to her. She tried to cheat me but we called in a private investigator to catch her. With the mistake being hers, why is she mad at me? I need to find out before she endangers my family.

Om goes to her room and he can see an executive table with Gauri sitting. She was spinning a fidget spinner while reading something.

O(Thinking): When did she start wearing glasses? It does really suit her. (He looks to see if she is wearing her mangalsultra) She is not wearing it so she does not consider me as her husband. That is good.

Gauri looks up.

G: Cannot you knock before you come in? Who taught you your manners?

O: Sorry Gauri. I just came in.

G: Excuse me…

O: Kesha.

G: This is not your house to walk in like that. You knock and get permission from me before you enter the room. Do you understand? Now put everything here and you can leave.

Om puts all the stuff on her table and goes downstairs. Then he sees a dark room and he goes to see what is inside it. He turns the knob and the door open by itself. Om turns on the lights and it is a room filled with art. His artwork.

O: Wow, this looks just like my studio. I did this two years ago, which means she has been collecting since then. Why did I not figure this out? (Thinking) Does she still have feelings for me?

G: So, you found this room. Do not be too surprised. There is still one more surprise. She takes an art piece and takes him to another room.

O(Thinking): Why is this room so dirty? Everything looks destroyed.

The room was covered with broken sculptures and painting.

G: This is where I express hatred for you. (She takes the art piece, and breaks the art piece while looking at me.) I cannot hurt you directly so I hurt what you love the most. Your art.

Om looks at her surprised. Then he sees two pieces of jewelry glimmering in the corner. He walks close to it and it is her mangalsultra and her OM necklace. He picks it up and remembers the time when Gauri was drunk and showed her the necklace and then the time it was on her necklace.

O: How do you have this? It was on the dead body.

G: I just made a duplicate one and planted it on the body. Also, do not get into the clouds just because I have these necklaces. (She takes it from his hands and grips it hard.) This reminds me how I loved you. My past love fuels my hatred to destroy you. (She then breaks some artwork while Om just stares at her.)

O (Thinking): How I loved you?? What does she mean? That means she loved me and never told me. How would a girl who is after my money love me?

SOMEONE TALKING: “Gauri, why are you making so much noise?

O (Thinking): That voice sounds so familiar. This has to be this person but how could she be here?

Om runs outside and it was Dadi.

O: Dadi, what are you doing here? Did Gauri kidnap you?

Gauri comes out of the room.

G: How many times do I have to tell you? You have lost the right to call me and only three people can call me Gauri: Dadi, my mother and Ritik.

D: I decided to live here. Once you threw Gauri out, I just realized that truth does not exist in that house anymore. I can see the purity in her but you guys did not.

O: Where is your mother? Is she here?

Gauri’s mother comes out and she nods at him welcoming him. She knew that Gauri will throw a tantrum if she found out that she was treating him as her son-in-law.

G: Yes, as soon as I escaped, Ritik and I went to the hospital. Once I talked to her, she came out of her comma so I just transferred her to another hospital. I did not want you to hold her as a hostage next time I meet you.

O: I would never do that. She was like a mother to you.

G(Angry): Why are you lying? You blackmailed me to get a divorce. Step out of your calm façade and understand that you will go to any extreme to get what you want in your life.

Then two men comes out with a tray of water and biscuits and puts them on the table.

O: Aren’t these Kali’s men? How dare they come to your house? They are going to kill you.

G: They work for me. Kali’s right and left hand henchman now works for me. This is what you called Karma. They were running after me to kill me and now they depend on me.

O: Wouldn’t they kill you?

G: They cannot. It is called electric therapy. (She takes her phone and presses a button. All of sudden, they drop on the floor and are being electrocuted.)

O: Gauri, stop it! (Gauri presses the same button again.)

G: Also, I killed their boss so they know not to mess with me.

O: You mean Kali. It was you that hanged Kali on the bridge.

G: The one and only. (Everyone looks at her in shock.) It was actually a 8 month process you know. First, I chained him up like he did to me and made people throw stones at him. (Flashback to Gauri being hit by stones.) Then I starved him and gave him very little water. I pull his teeth and nails one by one. He destroyed my life and falsely accused me for something I did not do so I had to destroy his.

O: You DESTROYED your own life.

G: Sometimes what you see by eyes is not the truth. Now that your work here is done, tell Shivaye that I will return the files by tomorrow. You do not need to come here. It just increases my tension.

O(Frustrated and walks out): How can she be so bloodthirsty? What does she mean by falsely accusing me? But, the report said something. Maybe she is just playing damsel in distress so she can get my attention.

I know you guys did not want Gauri to kill Kali. But, this part is really important to the entire story.