Chapter 2: It's all an act
Shivay's point of view:
"Anika" I yell as she runs out of the bathroom. I take a deep breath and hold my forehead in tension. What just happened? My head was spinning from this odd experience. I was so close to Anika yet it felt so right, why did it feel so right? I'm engaged to tia and she will be my wife soon yet It felt so right to be physically close to Anika. I shake the thought of her out of my head and quickly grab my clothes from my cupboard and change. I wore a black suit with a blue dress shirt with a matching blue tie. I quickly rush outside of my room and into the main lounge. I have to find Anika and say sorry to her, I can't even imagine how uncomfortable that must have been for her. I see beri maa walking towards the stairs and I run towards her.
"Beri maa!" I yell and she halts and turns around and looks at me confusingly.
"App na Anika ko dekha ha?" I ask in a tensed tone and she raises her eyebrows.
"Umm thori der pehle hi mom ka sath yahan baat kerahi thi. Phir I think who om ka room mein gae thi" beri maa says and I right away run towards om's room and find her and him talking. I stand outside the door and eavesdrop on their conversation.
"om mein keh rahi hoon na ka I'm fine. Upna suit finalize kero shaddi ka liya please" Anika says in anger and holds up two kurtas.
"Anika please, tumhari shakkal pa likha ha ka something is bothering you. Batao kya huwa? Shivaay sa phir lerae huwi ha kya?" Om asks and anika rolls her eyes.
"Shivaay shivaay shivay! Thak gae hoon yeh naam sun sun ka. My world does not revolve around him om! Meri upni zindagi ha is ghar or SSO ko chor ka. Kuch bhi ho toh foran subko lagta ha ka SSO ka baare mein ha. Or SSO duniya ka sub sa dash adhmi ha!" anika yells in anger and I raise my eyebrows in confusion.
"dash?" I whisper to myself.
"Dash matlab?" Om asks.
"*****" Anika says and I open my mouth wide.
"Lekin huwa kya?" om asks her.
"Mein SSO ko bata rahi hoon ka tia is cheating on him or SSO ha ka sunna hi nahi ha meri. Bagar billa kahi ka." Anika yells in annoyance.
"Kya Tia sach mein? Tumhe kaisa pata?" Om asks her with worry in his eyes.
"Ji haan I am positive. Usko dekha ha kisi adhmi ko gale lagata huwe or who SSO nahi tha" anika says and om opens his eyes wide.
"Oh my god. Phir toh hume yeh shaddi rokni peregi!" Om says and I take a deep breath and walk inside the room in anger.
"koi shaddi nahi rokega!" I yell in a stern voice and om looks at me surprised and anika avoids looking at me.
"Mein aati hoon" She says, still avoiding eye contact and tries to walk towards the door but I hold her hand before she is able to leave. She looks at me in shock and gazes at my hand holding her wrist.
"Anika mujhe tum sa baat kerni ha" I say in a stern voice but she just yanks her hand from my grip.
"Or mujhe app sa koi baat nahi kerni" She says and runs out of the room and I grunt in anger.
"Shivay yeh sub kya horaha ha? Tumhe sub pata ha and you are okay with it?" Om says and I hold up my hand and gesture him to stop talking.
"Om please abhi nahi." I say and run out of the room and chase anika and get a hold of her in the hallway. I grab her hand and pull her towards myself and she accidentally bumps into my chest.
"Listen please" I say and she tries to move back a little but keep her held close to myself.
"Billu ji mena kaha ha na, mujhe kuch nahi suna!" she says with a stern voice and I take a deep breath.
"Sun na parega tumhe! I'm... I'm sorry... Woh jo huwa bathroom mein... esa nahi hona Chaya tha. Galat tha, humara esa bathroom mein, itna kareeb. Theek nahi tha. Hum dono jawaan ha humara itna kareeb hona theek nahi tha" I say and look down in embarrassment. Anika rolls her eyes and then looks at me directly.
"Or ub jo horha ha woh theek ha?" she says and I notice our position and immediately leave her and she finally steps away.
"Woh... sorry...again" I stammer and look down in disappointment. I then feel anika's soft hands on my chin. She slowly lifts up my face and looks into my eyes.
"Galti app ki nahi ha, is umar ki ha" she says and walks away, leaving me stunned. I take a deep breath and run after her. I bump into her as I chase her towards the living room. She almost fell so I held her waist and pull her back up and pulled her up.
"Sorry" I say and we both look at each other awkwardly and straighten our clothes.
"App aj kal kuch zyada sorry nahi bol raha? Giri mein, bachaya app na lekin sorry bhi app bol rahe ha? SSO ka ghammand(proudness) kahi kho gaya ha kya? Mujh jesi chote insaan ko itni baar sorry bolenge toh app ki shaan mein kami nahi ajae gi?" She says and I was taken by surprise. I didn't know what to say to her. I created such an arrogant image in front of her that she thinks nothing but bad about me.
"Billu! Kub sa tumhe dhoondh rahi hoon. Bahot raat hogaya ha, Anika ko chor do beta" daadi says from across the living room and me and anika both look towards her.
"Nahi daadi mein khud chali jaongi. Kisi ka ehsaan ki zarorat nahi ha" Anika says with attitude. Why is she being like this?
"Nahi beta 12 baj ga ha. Itni raat ko tumhe akele nahi jaana Chaya!" Daadi says and I nod my head.
"Adat ha mujhe daadi, bachpan sa akeli hi hoon. Koi nahi ha mera. Is duniya mein akele hi guzara kerna ha. Mein chali jaongi" anika says, looking at me and I bite my lower lip.
"Era mein hoon na!" I yell and daadi looks at me confusingly and I bite my tongue.
"I mean hum hain na. Oberoi family ha na tumhare sath tum akeli thori ho. Mein chor doonga don't worry" I say fast and anika sighs.
"Fine chalo" She says in annoyance and walks towards the front door and I walk behind her. I quickly run towards the car and open the door for her and she looks at me awkwardly.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" She asks in an angered tone. I pretend to think for a while.
"Because I am a nice guy. Ghamand nahi ha mere mein!" I say trying to defend myself and she giggles.
"Toh app mujh sa shaddi kerenge?" she asks and I almost fall on nothing. I try to balance myself and look at her in shock. What did she just say? My heart beat increased, I started perspiring.
"Bolo" she says, looking into my eyes directly and I gulp.
"Kya?" I say as my first instinct.
"Simple sa sawal tha" she says and closes the car door and walks towards me.
"Bolo shivay singh ghammand oberoi. Kya app jesa ameer admi mujh jesi gareeb sa shaddi kerega? Bolo" she says and I gulp again. She holds my hand and I start breathing heavily.
"Kaho. Attraction toh ha hum dono ka beech. Or us din app hi na kaha tha ka kuch toh connection ha. Phir batao, keroge mujh jesi mamooli( ordinary) lerki sa shaddi?" she says and I was speechless. What should I say. My brain wanted to say no but my heart did not have the audacity to do that.
"HAAN" I say and there was immediate silence after that. What just happened? Did I say yes to Anika? OMG! Anika did not even blink she just looked into my eyes for a few seconds.
"Or tia?" she asks. Are we actually having this conversation? Me and anika are talking about getting married and now what do we do with tia. I don't know if this is a joke or real but I'll just play along till I can.
"Kon tia?" I say with a wink and anika nods her head.
"Or oberoi family ko kon batae ga?" anika asks.
"Mein bataonga or kon?" I say frankly.
"Or mein gareeb hoon, bera khandan sa nahi hoon uska kya?" she says without blinking and I think for a while.
"Oberoi khandan ki bahu hogi toh hogaya bera khandan and automatically ameer bhi hojao gi" I say and anika was impressed with my answer.
"Or sahil?" she asks.
"itne rooms ha oberoi house mein. He is welcome too" I say and anika starts laughing loudly and I am for a second taken by surprise.
"What?" I ask confused.
"Oberoi khandan ki bahu, room for sahil... hahahaha bahot acha joke ha hahaha" anika says and continues laughing and I was kind of hurt.
"Mein mazzaq nahi keraha tha" I say and anika immediately stops laughing and looks at me in shock.
"Bilu ji you are engaged and mein app ka ghar ki ek employee hoon" she says with a serious face and I close my eyes and nod.
"Yes I am engaged but upne app ko kisi sa kam mat samjho anika. Mein jaanta hoon mene tumhare baare mein bahot galat socha but tum achi ho, bahot achi ho. Or tumhe koi bahot acha lerka milega" I say and open the car door again and anika silently sits inside and I go and sit on the driver's side and start the engine and we head out.
There was pin drop silence in the car for the longest time. I didn't know how to break the ice or even what to say. My opinions about anika were changing. I don't know why or how but they were. All I knew now was that she is a nice girl and she deserves so much and she definitely did not deserve the crap I put her through.
"Billu ji sub kuch chor ke please mera yakeen kero. Tia theek lerki nahi ha. Mujhe na app mein koi interest ha na hi tia ki jaga leni ha. But please mein app ki zindagi berbaad hote nahi dekh sakti please" Anika begs me and breaks the silence. I look over towards her surprisingly. I think it's time I told her the truth.
"Anika ek baat kahoon? Kisi ko bataogi toh nahi?" I ask and she nods her head.
"I know about dhruv, woh d naam wala lerka. Wohi necklace wala lerka or wohi lerka jis ko tum na kervachaut wali raat ko dekha tha" I say and anika opens her mouth in shock.
"Kyaaa?" she yells and I giggle a little.
"Dhruv is Tia's boyfriend. Meri Tia sa shaddi ek business deal ha or kuch nahi or yeh baat kisi ko nahi pata ha. Bera papa ko bhi nahi. Tia ki family ka sath yeh deal ker ka oberoi business empire will be the biggest company in india. Humare family ka naam sub sa ooncha hoga or us ka liya yeh shaddi bahot choti qemat ha" I say and anika just looked at me with complete shock. She wasn't even moving.
"Pagal ho kya tum?" she yells and I look at her surprised.
"Tum? Pagal?" I repeat her words
"I mean app. But pagal hi ho app. Koi upni hi zindagi ko esa kuway mein dhakailta (push in a well) ha kya? Yeh naam, shorat paisa sub choti cheezain ha billu ji. Shaddi 2 logo ka, 2 jismo ka or 2 aatmao ka milan hota ha. Yeh koi mazzaq nahi ha. App itne insensitive kaisa hosakte ha? Dil nahi ha kya apka?" Anika asks and I take a deep breath.
"Dil ha mera anika. Mera bhi kuch khuwab kuch arman ha lekin meri family ka liya..." I say but anika cuts me off.
"Kya family? Kya family? Apko andaaza bhi ha ka Apki family ko kitna dukh hoga ager yeh baat pata chali? App ki khushi mein hi app family ki khushi ha. Upne app ko dukh de ka aj tak koi upne family ko khush nahi rakh paya ha billu ji! Meri baat yaad rakhna!" Anika says.
"Meri family ko jub pata hi nahi ha toh kahan sa dukh hoga? What they won't know won't hurt them" I say with a smile.
"And what about me?" Anika says and I look at her. I can literally feel my heart sink.
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Edited by mebigirl - 8 years ago
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