The day could be like any other day , but no , it isn't ! Shivangi groans while snoozing the alarm on her phone which reads "Wake up & study French!" & flips her blanket back on with a sigh . "How cruel this world is..." she murmurs in sleepy voice "won't even let an innocent kid enjoy her birthday" .
"Is that what you think you are ? Innocent?" a smooth velvety voice asks from the doorway of her room. Shivangi clutches her pillow and hugs it tighter "Ohh...such a beautiful dream !" she exhales a content sigh . "Now why do you think you are dreaming?" that same velvety voice , which sounds suspiciously similar to Elijah's, asks again , albeit in a little amused tone now . Shivangi sits bolt upright , every trace of sleep gone from her eyes & stares at the man on her doorway with wide , bewildered eyes . She pinches herself & then rubs her eyes . "No . It seems, I'm not dreaming after all" she murmurs to herself & continues with her staring, ignoring the voice in her brain which says either she is still asleep & it is a dream or she has officially gone crazy now that she is seeing things . Quite astonishing thing it would seem if you judge by the man she is staring at cause the last time Shivangi checked, this mysterious man in her room was a fictional character , though needless to say by now Shivangi is in no fit state to analyze things logically. "Elijah! You here ?" She squeaks the words out of her suddenly speechless & dumbstruck mouth . Elijah Mikaelson smiles fondly , if you could call that sad twist on his lips a smile . He comes forward to where Shivangi is sitting surprised, apparently immovable for a while , & runs a long smooth finger down her cheek fondly . "Yes I'm here" his lips curve up in that sad twist again "I've come to wish you." Shivangi could hardly believe her ears , Elijah Mikaelson , her dream man, her Prince Charming, has come to wish her on her birthday! "I hope & pray to the almighty that you be happy with Jackson." Elijah concludes quietly. Errrm...WHAT ?? Shivangi comes out of her dreamy state & starts a furious brainstorm in a feeble try to remember who the hell this Jackson guy is . The name sounds familiar, she has heard it somewhere...but only if she could remember it right now ! Elijah sits down beside her & takes her hands in his big warm palms . "I know marrying him is your duty , you have got to do it for your pack , but..." Elijah continues in choked voice "but...it seems I still can't accept it Hayley!" Well, now that was just too much , a bit too much to mess up her already messed up brain , Shivangi thinks in despair. Duty , pack...what does he mean ? "Hayley! Will you do me one last favour ?" Elijah asks in a constrained voice . HAYLEY !! Now that word kicked Shivangi's fuzzed up brain back into gear . Why is he calling her Hayley ? Shivangi turns to question Elijah & on the way her eyes land on the mirror of the bedside wardrobe . The sight there could deliver Shivangi a heart failure, but , thank God it didn't. She only looked at the image perplexed, where she could see Hayley sitting on the bed with Elijah instead of her . But then she felt Elijah lift her hand to his mouth & press a soft kiss there while in the mirror Elijah kisses Hayley's hand . "Will you go to a date with me tonight Hayley ? One last time ?" Elijah asks her in a soft whisper . Shivangi returns her attention back to Elijah and studies his pleading face thoughtfully. Hmph ! So it seems somehow she has become Hayley, Shivangi tries to calculate the scenario in her head . And now the Elijah Mikaelson has asked her out to a date thinking she is Hayley , not that Shivangi minds the going to a date part . She would be more than happy to go out with Elijah Mikaelson & live the dream of her life , even if just for an evening. "Will there be candle light dinner ?" She whispers . "There will be , if you would like one" Elijah smiles down at her . "Will there be a romantic dance?" Shivangi/Hayley asks in a haze & Elijah smiles again "There will be , if you want one ." It does not take long to decide. "Okay. I'll go to a date with you." Shivangi/Hayley smiles back . After all this might be her one & only chance to live her dream alive, so she better seize the chance now before it is gone .
^ ^ my part of the write up 😊 Avni will take up from here 😊
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