His First And Only Love (Rikara)

Chapter 13: Married

Their marriage happened in the most elegant and beautiful way. Gauri looked breathtaking dressed as a bride and Omkara looked so handsome that Gauri almost slipped into a fairy land.

Anika had made sure that the decorations were on point. Shivaay had helped her handle the staff and both the families and the guests were amazed by the beauty in which the decorations were done. No one could have made better preparations than Anika in such a short amount of time.

When bidai happened, Gauri couldn't control her tears from falling down even though she fought the urge to not cry. She hugged her parents who were already in tears and gave them her goodbyes. Then she hugged Anika and Shivaay who were now crying because she was crying. Although Shivaay seemed like a tough man, Gauri could see the concern and worry in his eyes for her, but it also showed the happiness he had for her. Anika hugged her for a few minutes before wiping her tears and letting her go, wishing her a happy married life. Shivaay too hugged her comfortingly and then placed a gentle kiss on her forehead as he nodded in assurance. The pain of separation was clearly visible in the eyes of Gauri and her parents. It broke Omkara to see her like this.

"Please take care of my daughter." Harsh said as he kept Gauri's hand in Omkara's.

"I will, till my last breath." Omkara replied with utmost sincerity. "Please take care of yourself. And come to our house whenever you feel like seeing her. Or if you let me know, I'll bring her over."

Gauri looked up at Omkara with great respect and admiration. She felt truly lucky to have him in her life.

Gauri was talking to her mother when Anika went up to Omkara and said, "Please take care of her, always be there for her. I know you will, but as her best friend who is no less than her sister, I just wanted to say it. Don't make her sad and take care of yourself along with her." Anika nodded questiongly as a tear slipped from her eye.

Omkara nodded in assurance, "Don't worry, and please don't cry."

"Areyy!! These are tears of happiness not sadness." She said with a smile as she shook her head at him.

After her goodbyes with everyone, Gauri and Omkara sat inside the car. Gauri who still couldn't compose herself, kept looking out through the window silently wiping off the tears that fell as the car drove away.

As a child she always wanted to get away from them. She thought just like all those Princesses were swept off their feet by their Prince charming, she too would be taken away from all misery by her Prince charming. But growing up, she realised that Prince charming didn't exist, the world was too cruel for any one to live in, and she had wished if she could, then she would never marry. However she was sure that Omkara was the closest she could have to her Prince charming. But even then she couldn't help but feel scared to fall in love. However, somewhere in her she knew that eventually she would fall in love with him, and that would be the happiest day in their lives. And today she felt bad about leaving her parents.

Omkara who noticed her silent tears, slowly placed his hand on her's and gently squeezed it, assuring her he was there for her. Gauri looked over at him with tear filled eyes, surprised by his action. He cupped her face and wiped away the tears and gently placed a kiss on her forehead.

This simple act of his had calmed her down and had even managed to distract her. Her concern now was the butterflies in her stomach that arose due to his kiss.

She wanted to hug him so badly but was too shy to initiate any physical intimacy. But as if sensing her feelings, he placed a hand around her shoulder and pulled her close to him. Happily, she placed her head on his chest, feeling his warmth and heartbeats. Then, she realised how hard it was to rest with all those things in her head- the heavy embroided chunri, the maangteeka, flowers and all those clips attached to her head.