Shiv Ki Gauri
Chapter 13
Recap: Dadaji senses that something is wrong and questions dadi to which he gets no reply. He then moves onto talking about how he thinks that they should organize something for Gauri's special day to which dadi goes against and on dadaji asking her why, she reveals her concern for Gauri and tells him that something had happened between shiv and gauri, gauri coming home in tears last night and shiv turning up drunk. Dadaji tells her that she is worrying to much and it was just a minor argument but Dadi is not convinced gauri walks in and the subject is changed and it is revealed that today is Gauri's birthday. Prateek and kaya come to whish Gauri and prateek asks for Shiv.
Shiv is upstairs getting ready, thinking about the night's happenings, feeling guilty for his harsh behaviour as well as still angry he notices a letter and opening it he finds it is from gauri. An apology from her for misunderstanding him as well as a tape on which she had recorded with answers to his questions. Listening to the tape Shiv is overwhelmed and realises just how much she thinks of him, respects and unknowingly even loves him, kaka tells shiv that today is gauri's birthday..shiv searches for gauri who is in the puja room. He tries to talk to gauri wishing her a happy birthday and asks her what she wants for her birthday and she asks for his forgiveness, shiv responds by kissing her forehead and saying sorry when kaka comes in with juice..shiv asks gauri to drink it as knew she had not ate but she refuses and on shiv questioning her she completes her puja by touching his feet and leaving a flower..shiv tells her that now she has no excuse and will drink the juice from his hands..Gauri does so hesitantly, Shiv feels that it is time to reveal his feelings to her and tries to finish off the words he started last night when prateek and kaya walk in to interrupt.
Shiv had not yet finished an interrupting cough was heard from the entrance of the room.
"Erhum….. sorry to interrupt
agar aap dono ka romance khatam hogaya ho toe, shiv haam chale."
Prateek and kaya were standing at the doorway smiling.
In his mind shiv was cursing prateek for turning up at the very moment and ruining it all ise abhi hein ana tha!! ! Prateek could tell from shiv's annoyed expression that he had messed things up for him but he was just amused by it on the other hand gauri was feeling really uncomfortable and not to mention embarrassed.
Shiv looks at prateek with the most irritated expression and then hides it with a smile.
Shiv: "ok lets go"
Prateek: "Yeh lets, bohot der hogayee"
Kaya: "Chalo gauri haame bhi jana hai" gauri looks at Kaya in confusion
Kaya: "Aise kya dekh rahi ho..haam shopping kar ne jaarahe hai come on, vaise aapke pati dev toe office chale so we might as well have some fun " she looks at shiv in disappointment, Shiv notices the sort of look kaya was giving him but ignores it.
Gauri smiles and agrees "ok"
(Kapoor mansion car park):
Prateek: "Keys to the car Shiv???"
Shiv: "kuyn"
Prateek:"Have you seen your self its obvious you have consumed alcohol"
Shiv: "That was last night Prateek."
Prateek: "yeh and how many hours has it been, let me guess not many and you still have a banging headache."
Shiv: "Ok" , Shiv knew there was no point In even going there, if he wanted to could have really used his stubbornness to get his own way but even he knew he was really not up for driving he had too much on his mind, gauri more then anything.
Shiv walks to the passenger side and gets inside the car, Prateek starts the car and notices how quite Shiv is throughout the journey.
Prateek:"so am I alright to ask ke kal raat kya hua..?"
Shiv: "Kuch nahi"
Prateek: "And that's why you look so lost, but lagta hai ke you have sorted it out ..i mean woh ghar pein gauri se kafi pyar bhari baate kar rahe the."
Shiv: ... "well yes kar naa chahta tha, no thanks to you."
Prateek: "O I see sorry, but shiv.. tum toe gauri se pyaar karne lage but gauri??
Shiv: "I don't know, pyaar toe woh karti hai magar shyaad woh khud nahi janti..ya phir uska sikar kar naa nahi chahtee, abhi bhi darti hai mujse."
Prateek: " yey saab abhi theek nahhi hai shiv...woh"
Shiv: "Mein jaanta hoon Prateek, yaha tak meine uske scars bhi dekh leiye, I know how vulnerable she is."
Prateek: "Kya!"
Shiv: "Kalraat ko ghuse mein, meine accidentally uski saari faar di thi.."
Prateek: Kya and how did she react, I knew it Shiv, you can't control your self, I told you to be gentle with her, aise nahi..your lucky shiv, tum jante ho naa ke tumari yey harkat kya kar sakti thi..
Shiv: I know Prateek, how I reacted was wrong but I couldn't control myself dekh ke muje ehsaas hua ke usne kitna dard jehla hai.
Prateek: "Vaakeihi pyaar karne lage ho naa tum Gauri se."
Meanwhile… kaya and gauri are also travelling, Gauri seems lost staring out the scenery outside the window and Kaya notices.
Kaya: "Driver aage se left lena please, Gauri haam shopping kar ne se pehle coffee ke leiye chale??"
Gauri doesn't respond she was to busy day dreaming, a smile played on her lips as she thought about her morning encounter with shiv, she could still feel his warm touch against her skin, the goosebumps he left on her skin were just fading away but the mire thought of him resulted in nervousness as she felt them reform.
Kaya: Gauri
Gauri wasn't responding, kaya shook her shoulder to awaken her: Gauri, kaha koh gayee?,
She gave gauri a smile and gauri awakened from her thoughts smiled back at her.
Kaya: "Shiv ke khayalon mein, uske baare soch rahi thi? Vaise teekh hai, aaj tumara janadin hai aur mere saath gusaar rahi ho."
Gauri: "No aisi koi baat nahi hai"gauri smiles
Kaya: Toe coffee ke leiye chale .
Meanwhile …………………………………………………………..
Shiv: "chai ke leiye chale"
Prateek: "kya?"
Shiv: "Chai"
Prateek: " Subhe nahi pee thi kya..aw so is leiye kuch badle badle se ho anger and all"
Prateek: "Office jaake pee lena"
Shiv gave Prateek a really annoyed look, he firstly interrupted his conversation with gauri ruining everything, and he was the one that wanted the lift and hijacked his car not letting him drive and now was refusing to take him for a drink.
Prateek: Were already late shiv, ok.. theek hai quickly, at least bichaari receptionist tumare ghuse se bach jayegi.
Shiv: "Good because, yey kehkar tum bhi batch gaye."
Kaya and gauri were sitting in the corner table of the coffee shop which was fairly busy waiters walked around with trays of hot drinks and a strong coffee smell filled the air as customers sat sipping on coffee, reading, some chatting.
Kaya: so gauri..shiv ne toe muje tumare baare mein saab kuch batadeya tha, that your good a classical dancing your sing really well your really talented and pata nahin aur kya kya.. jab mein us hotel ke room mein kehed thi naa toe who sirf tumari bate kar ta tha,
Gauri looked at kaya in surprise; shiv had been talking to her about these things. She was surprised that he even knew these things about her. it was strange, it was like her husband was a totally different person in comparison to what kaya was telling her.
Kaya: Don't be surprised shiv aisa hein hai..baahar se mr shiv kapoor all authority and power lekin arndar se woh bohot soft and sweet hai.
Gauri thought about kaya's words and they were very true, her husband was one person on the outside and another on the inside, she recalled his anger last night and is reaction to her apology this morning which was so understanding and caring. She was now drifting off thinking only about him and nothing else.
Kaya: "Shayad mere leiye bhi aisa koi hota." A sadness swept her eyes as she spoke and gauri noticed it and put her hand out over kaya's to make her feel better.
Gauri: "aisa kyun soch rahi ho, bhagavan ne sabko jodiyo mein banaya hai, haar insaan ka koi naa koi hota hai, jo sirf uska hai, use samajta uska jeevan saathi hota hai aur tumara…..
Gauri paused looking at kaya she hesitated
Kaya: samar hai… is hein baat ka toe afsos hai gauri, tum janti ho gauri har ladki ki tara mere bhi ek sapna tha, ke mein us insaan se shaadhi karu jise meine pyaar kiya.aur aisa hua bhi. Sapne dheke te ke haam ek acha saa ghar basayege, kahi door pahado mein.. hamesha saath rahegi par shayad mere zindagi mein yey khush nahi likhee. Im sorry gauri mein bhi naa aaj tumari birthday hai aur mein yey saab depressing bate le kar behet gayee.
Gauri smiled: no its ok aisi koi baat nahi hai
Kaya: so gauri tum bataon tumara kya sapna tha, I mean somebody talk dark and handsome.??
Just as Kaya spoke the entrance to the doors of the shop were pushed open and Shiv entered. Kaya and Gauri were unaware of shiv's presence but looking around Shiv noticed Gauri and headed for the table they were sitting at.
Kaya: I mean come on gauri, haar ladki apne perfect partner ke sapne dekh ti hai..you going to tell me it was shiv???
Gauri: "Hah"
Kaya: So tumne shiv jaisa koi manga, that's nice atleast jo tumne manga vo to mil gaya
Gauri smiles.
Shiv made his way to the table and seeing gauri openly talking to kaya he took advantage and stood quietly behind gauri's chair to listen. Kaya noticed shiv and just as she was about to speak in acknowledgement of him, but shiv stopped her putting his index finger on his lips with a mischievous expression asking her to keep quite. Kaya got the hint gave a secretive grin to shiv and carried on with the conversation pretending he was not around.
Kaya: "But do you not think ke shiv is a little temperamental, I mean tumne bhagvan se yey manga tha kya."
Shiv gave an disappointed look at what kaya had asked gauri.
Gauri just smiles a kaya in response.
Kaya: I mean you could have done better than shiv someone more like shahrukh khan
Shahrukh khan!!! he thought to himself, she's comparing me to him??? Who was he in comparison to mr shiv kapoor?
Gauri: Nahi, I think woh bohot ache hai
shiv smiled at gauri's response, he knew she would never say anything bad about him, he grinded proudly at kaya who was trying hard to trip him up.
Kaya: Well woh tumare pati hai so obiously us hi ki vakalt karongi, so tumara sapna kya tha?
Gauri looks at kaya confused "sapna?"
Kaya: Jaise mere tha pahadiyon mein ek ghar, aisa kuch
Gauri: "Nahin asia kuch nahi…"
Kaya: "Come on gauri, koi naa koi sapna toe saroor hoga, romantic honeymoon asia kuch"
Shiv folded his arms as he waited for her to answer, even this was something he wanted to know..
Gauri: "Nahi aisa kuch nahi, meri kushi srif is cheese mein hai jo une pasdand ho, hum woh saath mein kare jo une pasand ho."
Shiv felt that was so sweet of gauri, she was thinking more about him then herself, she could have listed endless wishes which any woman do even complain about him but she didn't.
Kaya: O come on gauri, shiv ko apni chai aur coffee ke siva aur kya pasand hai
Shiv looked at kaya as if to say how dare you make such a comment, kaya made a note of shiv's reaction and just smiled, she was making the most of the situation…its not everyday that you can tease shiv kapoor and getaway with it.
Gauri: Hah muje ek gaana bohot pasand hai aur chahtee thi ke…. Gauri paused and hesitated
Shiv was surprised to hear gaana??
Kaya: "Come on gauri kaho, kya?"
Gauri: "Jaab bhi mein woh gana sunti, toe sochti ke shayad woh khaaz insaan mere saamne ho"
Shiv was touched at the simplicity of gauri's dream, he considered to be as simplistically beautiful as she herself was.
Kaya: "You mean shiv, how romantic vaise, I should have guessed you would only dream of something as cute as that shiv ne kaha tha ke tumhe music bohot pasand hai…viase if it was me I would have wanted diamonds or something..come on his shiv kapoor after all.."
Shiv smiled at kaya and then quietly took his leave and headed towards the drinks bar.
At the table…
Kaya: "toe haam apne drinks order kare, vaise haame shoping bhi karni hai"
Gauri: "yes, mein le ke atihoon"
Kaya: "two coffees"
Gauri: "ok abhi ayi"
Gauri got up and left for the bar while kaya sat amused by the whole situation.
At the bar shiv was getting irritated
Shiv: aap apna kaam theek sai nahi kar sakte kya! meine chai order ki thi abhi kyun nahi ayee
Waiter: sorry sir, yaha ham chai nahi serve karte
Shiv: Kya??? Bahar bored pein kyun likha hai..hot drinks
Waiter: "yes sir magar…"
Shiv interrupted: "ok coffee then!" shiv began to think it would have been better if he had waited till he got to the office at least he could have threatened his receptionist and she would have made the right drink.
Finally he received his drink and turned around to take it away when he bumped into someone spilling the coffee all over his suit. It was gauri, but she failed to see shiv and was more concerned about her saari and it was the same for shiv, his irritation was about to turn into fuming anger but before he could react…
Gauri: "tum dekh kar nahi chal sakte!!!, meri puri saari kharab kardi" gauri was busy trying to wipe her saari to notice shiv was stood in front of her whilst he just stood watching her, it was the first time he had seen her like this.. angry, it was amusing for him to see if it was someone else it would have been a different story but surprised by Gauri and the situation for once there was no anger he just stood smiling at her.
Gauri: "tumare jaise log aisi public place mein ate hein kyun ho..agar theek se chalna nahi ata toe…!!! Apne ghar valon se keh kar ghar mein kyun nahi pe le te yaha kyun ate hai.!!!!"
Shiv: "Vaise shayad aap sahi keh rahi hai"
There was a pause
Hearing shiv's voice put a shiver through gauri she couldn't believe it, she was stunned of all the people she could have bumped into it had to be her husband. She dreaded to look up just in case her prediction turned out to be right and it was even she knew deep down it was him hoping it turned out to be someone else was of no use she was right on the spot now and she'd only made matters worse by speaking her mind god knows what she said to him but it really wasn't good she wouldn't dare look at him after the comments she had passed.
Shiv: "meri biwi ise achee coffee banati hai."
Gauri's face was going red with awkwardness she was exploring the floor trying to figure out how to approach the situation whist Shiv was just standing smiling at her and he was enjoying her discomfort. With a little gathered courage she lifted her eyes from the floor looking at Shiv with misplaced eye contact as she looked a Shiv's expression she couldn't make anything from It, he had tried to hide his amusement under a more serous expression.
Stumberling on her words she tried to explain herself trying to use hand gestures more than words which wasn't at all helping the situation making it harder for him to understand her.
Woh aap…. Aap….. mein..merr…
Mera matlab..
Woh ke…I'm…I'erm
im sorry ga …galti se woh
Although shiv was enjoying the situation, something inside told him that he should ease her discomfort, he looked at gauri who was still busy exploring floor in embarrassment and smiled. "Its ok, vaise shaayad muje tumse sorry kehna chahiyee tumari saari…."
Shiv looked at Gauri's pale yellow saari was totally ruined even more so then his suite which was covered with a minor splash to his tie.
Shiv: "vaise yey coffee tum pe udhaar rahi gauri."
Before gauri could say anything else shiv walks past her and leaves, kaya notices shiv walking out and heads towards gauri.
Kaya: yey Kya hua gauri… yey tumari saari???
Kaya: "Let me guess…….. shiv"
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Later on in the day, kapoor industries shiv sits at his desk staring at a project file which he had been looking at for the past hour when his receptionist walks in.
Receptionist: "Sir woh mein aap ko remind karne ayee thi ke aaj woh U.S delegates ki meeting hai"
Shiv was to busy day dreaming…after a pause he managed to reply
Shiv: "yes cancel kar do"
Receptionist: "but sir, yey cancel nahi hosatki aap khud…."
Shiv: "I don't care, cancel kar doe, cancel everything and you also take the day off."
The receptionist looked absolutely stunned, he just told her to take the day off..what was wrong with him, he was never so spontaneously nice in the past she could have begged him for time off and he wouldn't accept and today of all days..he tells her to take time off randomly. He had been acting strange all day starting off with is peculiar dress code random suit no tie it was strange.. the profound calmness and understanding with all the errors she had made throughout the day there was something different about him today.
Shiv: "Aise kya dekh rahi ho, you may leave." Shiv gave her an unexpected smile as he watched her turn to exit the door.
As soon as she left he picked up his phone and began dialling….
Phone Conversation:
Shiv: "Prateek, shiv speaking…."
Prateek: "hi …Kya baat hai???"
Shiv: "will you do me a favour Prateek?"
Prateek: "depends what this favour involves????"
Precap: mein tumse pyaar karta hoon gauri paar is ka matlab nahi ke mien tumare saath koi
Edited by jagrutid - 15 years ago
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