Hey everyone!! So sorry for making you all wait, I had been a little busy with travelling and stuff so I couldn’t update, but now here it is, the final shot of confession.
All the pre wedding rituals were done by now and tomorrow was the marriage. Omkara paced back and forth in his room worried. He felt anxious and he didn’t even know why. And as if sensing his need to talk to his brother, Shivaay walked in with Rudra and frowned seeing the anxious look on Omkara’s face.
Shivaay: Is everything fine?
Om: Shivaay tomorrow’s my marriage…
Omkara replied, biting his finger.
Rudra: are you realising that now? Didn’t you see the wedding invitation card before?(turning to Shivaay with shock and realisation) Wait, bhaiya, you didnt know tomorrow is O’s wedding!? Is that why he’s telling you the date?!
Rudra asked genuingly confused.
Om: arrey duffer! Both Shivaay and I know my marriage is tomorrow. It’s just that I feel a little anxious and I don’t know why.
Shivaay walks up to him and hugs him. He pats on his back trying to calm him.
Shivaay: it’s normal Om. It’s a big day after all.
Om: but Shivaay, its not like we’re marrying for the first time. Besides, I’m desperately waiting to get her back but still I feel nervous.
Rudra(shaking his head): chulbul bhabhi is not going to eat you O.
Shivaay: relax Om. No matter how many times you marry, it’s normal to get anxious when the marriage nears.
Rudra(acting to cry): but yeah you should be nervous, you are also becoming paraya dhan now. Poor Rudy has no one now.
To this, both Shivaay and Omkara gave a smack and said: Shut up Rudy!
Rudra frowned: nobody cares about me. My bhabhis are better than you brothers.
Shivaay and Omkara laughs to this and Rudra sighs satisfied that he was able to calm them down a little.
They sat down and talked of some fond memories from their childhood.
Meanwhile
Gauri: bhaujai, I feel nervous.
Anika: Relax Gauri, its normal, even I felt that. Wait I’ll give you some tips for marriage. Bhavya, you too listen to me. You’ll need it too.
Bhavya too curiously listens.
Anika: ok so first thing, these boys are the most arrogant, stubborn and tadibaaz humans that were ever created. So we as wives, should know what to do. You both tell me what we should do?
Gauri and Bhavya thinks for a while.
Gauri: we should be patient with them and try to change them.
Bhavya: we should behave more maturely.
Anika shakes her head in disbelief
Anika: arrey my dear innocent girls, we have to show them we’re no less! If they’re arrogant, stubborn and tadibaaz, then we should show them that we are more arrogant, stubborn and tadibaaz than them.
Gauri and Bhavya gaped at her in shock and thinks about Shivaay-Anika’s fights. The thought of them fighting with their respective partners makes them shudder. Gauri thinks about Om and her fighting like that while Bhavya thinks about Rudra and her, then she gets confused why she thought about Rudra.
Anika: got it?
Gauri and Bhavya nervously nods their head.
Anika: tip 2, no matter what, don’t let them take you for granted. So as a wife, make sure they give you proper attention.
Gauri: that I agree with.
Anika(offended): so you didn’t agree with tip 1!?
Gauri: bhaujai..I didn’t mean it like that..but isn’t it bad if fire and fire come together?
Anika: wait I’ll tell you one incident with Shivaay.
And then Anika narrated to her a past incident with Shivaay where the two of them had fought and then patched up. The trio laughed hard listening to the story.
Anika: ok tip 3. Don’t be too easy on them, act pricey even if they melt your heart. This way, they will always think of you.
Gauri and Bhavya look on surprised at her tips.
After some time
After sharing an Obro moment and talking for some time, both Rudra and Shivaay went back.
Omkara got an idea and snuck into Gauri’s room. Today was their last night as lovers before they were married after all.
Gauri: Omkara ji aap?
Gauri asked in shock and immediately turned around to avoid facing him. Omkara frowned in confusion.
Om (in mind): isse kya hua?
(What happened to her?)
Gauri: Aap yahan kyu aaye? Daadi ne kaha tha na shaadhi se pehle humein ek dusre ko nahi dekhna chahiye? Phir aap kyu aaye Omka-
(Why did you come here? Daadi told right that we shouldn’t see eachother before marriage then why did you come here Omka-)
But before Gauri could finish her sentence Omkara tightly hugged her from behind and Gauri gasped.
Om: Shhhh…
Omkara whispered against her ears.
Gauri: it’s an apshagun Omkara ji..
Om: Relax Gauri. Look at us, we’re not seeing eachother right? Daadi asked us not to see eachother and we’re not seeing eachother.
Gauri: you’re impossible!
Om: Gauri?
Gauri hummed in response.
Om: Thank you. Thank you for giving us another chance, for everything you did.
Gauri: how many times will you say this Omkara ji? It’s not-
Om: As long as I live, I will always be grateful to you Gauri. I love you. And I promise that I’ll always fulfil my duties as a husband. I’ll always be by your side, I’ll be your support. Whatever be it, you will be my first priority, my saathiya. Omkara will always be Gauri’s.
Gauri hugged his hands around her waist more tightly, touched by his words her eyes filled up.
Gauri: Thank you Omkara ji. I promise to you, Gauri will always be Omkara’s and this chiraiya will always support her chirota and stand with him no matter what. Both, in sorrow and in happiness, this chiraiya will always be there for her chirota.
Om(teasing): her chirota huh?
Gauri blushed: woh..
Om places a kiss on the back of her head: I like it my chiraiya.
Gauri smiles.
Om: I love you Gauri.
Gauri: I love you too Omkara ji
The next day
Shivaay: Anika, aren’t you dressed yet? How much more-
But before Shivaay could complete his sentence, there came his wife walking out of the dressing room in a beautiful red lehenga. He looked at her wonderstruck, admiring her beauty.
Anika(shaking her head in frustration): Shivaay please help me with this dupatta. I’ve been trying to fix this for so long.
Shivaay smiled and Anika frowns in disbelief seeing him smile like that.
Anika: Shivaay, main yahan apne problem bata rahi join aapse aur aap hain ki hahaha karke has rahe ho?!
(Shivaay, here I am telling you about my problem and you are standing there laughing hahaha?!)
Anika turns to go but Shivaay puuls her to him and holds her by the waist, Anika looks at him surprised.
Shivaay: I’m smiling Anika, not laughing, there’s a difference.
Anika rolls her eyes in disbelief.
Shivaay: you look really beautiful. If you look this way, then I’ll have to marry you again today.
Anika blushed hearing that and slaps him on the chest with a smile. Then, Shivaay adjusts her dupatta for her, completing her look.
Meanwhile, Rudra was having a look at the decorations when he saw Bhavya walking in. She was wearing a red lehenga too with golden embroidery. They all had red as the colour code for the ladies while golden was for the gents. Rudra stood there mesmerised by her beauty. She walked towards him and stood infront him with a smile.
Bhavya: how do I look?
Rudra(dreamily): like a fairy.
Bhavya: what?
Rudra: I mean beautiful. I should go now.
Saying this Rudra runs off to Om’s room while Bhavya stands there blushing.
While all our heroes got to see their lady love all decked up, our Mr Omkara Singh Oberoi was sitting on his bed with a frown too disparate to get a glance of his wife. But thanks to his mom’s presense, he couldn’t even sneak out.
But either way she wouldn’t be ready yet. His heart tried to calm him down but he couldn’t stop imagining how breathtaking she would look in that stunning maroon lehenga with gold embroidery and chunri.
Shivaay: Om wear your sherwani now.
Shivaay said as he looked around the room as Jhanvi left.
Rudra: stop dreaming about bhabhi, O. She’s yours tonight and all the upcoming days. If you sit and dream like this, then bhabhi won’t be married to you today.
And then the brothers got Omkara ready.
Meanwhile
Anika: Gauri this is my shagun for you, as your elder sister in law, I’m giving you this bangle.
Anika said giving her the family’s ancestral bangle. Jhanvi , Sharda, Shivaay, Dadi and the others too had given her some jewellery and Gauri was overwhelmed by emotions at this point.
Bhavya started putting the jewelleries for her while Gauri thanked Anika teary eyed.
Anika: arreyyy, my devrani ji, your makeup will get spoilt if you cry now. Stop crying and smile now.
Sharda: my daughter looks so beautiful. Kisi ki nazar na lage.
She applied a little kajol behind Gauri’s ears and tearfully caressed her face: I’m so thankful to damadji that he gave me this opportunity to see you getting married. I’m so happy today Gauri.
Anika and Bhavya smiled seeing the mother daughter duo and left the room to give them some privacy. Anika then went towards Omkara’s room with his pagdi.
Shivaay: Areey Om, aise nahi! Ek second, main karta hoon.
(Oh no Om, not like that. One second, I’ll do it.)
Shivaay was telling Om when Anika opened the room and stood confused at the sight of her husband helping him attach something in his sherwani. When Shivaay moved away from her line of sight, she saw the beautiful brochure sticking on to her brother in law’s sherwani, making his attire even more beautiful. Everyone turned their heads to see the intruder but smiled when they saw Anika standing.
Om: bhabhi?
Anika: yes me. Since I am your bhabhi, I’ll be doing your pagdi, dewar ji.
And so, she went in with his padgdi and finished his look by putting a small tilak as well.
Anika: Hayee…kisi ki nazar na lage mere dewar aur devrani ko.
(May no one cast an evil eye on my brother in law and sister in law)
Bhavya: guys, it’s time for marriage, the auspicious time will start now. Let’s go.
Shivaay held Rudra’s hand: we are going to call our sister. You guys come with your brother.
Everyone laughed a little at how all of them were having to partcipate in both the sides- the bride’s and the groom’s.
In the mandap
Gauri is seen descending the stairs with Shivaay and Rudra on either sides while Omkara is at the mandap wonderstruck by her beauty, he looked at her dreamily. For him, the world around had stopped at it was just them. She looked like an enchantress walking down the stairs, the view was so beautiful that Omkara almost thought it was a dream. Once they sat on the mandap, Omkara whispered to Gauri.
Om: you look absolutely stunning!
Gauri just blushed. The wedding rituals started taking place one by one and finally it was time for kanyadhan. Gauri looked at her mother who had second thoughts on whether it was right or not for her to do the kanyadhan.
Flashback
Om: ma, there’s nothing like that. Widows are not unlucky, specially not mothers, how can a mom be unlucky for her own daughter?
Sharda: damad ji, you may be thinking in a modern way but for me these are my beliefs, this is what the society always says. I don’t want my daughter’s happiness to get spoilt because of my unlucky fate. I cannot do the kanyadhan. Sorry damad ji.
Om keeps his hand on her shoulder: Ma, Gauri’s happiness will not be spoilt if you do the kanyadhan, it will be spoilt if you consider yourself unlucky and stop yourself from doing it. I swear ma, Gauri will feel happy you did it for her. Trust me. And where was this society when Gauri was in trouble? Where was this society when you both were having a hard time? If the society wasn’t with us during our hard times then why should we let it come in between our happiness?
Gauri who had been passing by had stopped to listen to their conversation. She had tears filled in her eyes to see Omkara care for her and her mother’s desire so much. He had guess her desire without even her having to tell him. She stood there watching Omkara finally convince her mom to accept doing the ritual.
Present
Omkara gestured Shivaay to make Sharda come ahead. Shivaay gently held Sharda by the shoulders and pushed her a little ahead. He nodded assuringly at her and joined her at the mandap.
Then with the help of Shivaay, Sharda did the kanyadhan, while Gauri smiled emotionally at them and Omkara. Shivaay patted on Om’s back.
Shivaay: always keep my sister happy.
Om: I will.
Then, Anika came in for the gatbandan since Priyanka couldn’t make it to the wedding. She tied the knot and congratulated them. Om-Gauri made eachother wear the varmaalas and took the saath pheras around the holy fire and promised eachother a lifetime of togetherness.
Then, he filled her partition with sindoor and tied the mangalsutra around her neck.
Pandit: the marriage has been completed, you both can take the elders blessings.
Om and Gauri looked at eachother smiling as they held eachother’s hands.
Om: I love you Gauri.
Gauri: I love you too Omkara ji.
The End
I know this chapter wasn’t up to the mark but here we are at the end of this journey. I hope I did justice to the story and you guys liked it. Thank you so much for staying with me till the end of this ff. I’m planning to start another ff soon, I have a rough draft prepared but I have to work on it a little. Meanwhile, take care and stay safe.