Drabble & OS Page 26 4th May - Page 11

This is so interesting

Been rereading this.. absolutely amazing.

Amazing update
Everything was described very beautifully
Especially Anika's pain
Update soon

Glad to woek out my frustrations here...much needed confrontation between annika n priyanka... n i really understand annikas emotional turmoil due to pinkys revealation but i so want tadibaaz annika back once shes sorted thru her feelings...i miss her n i want her to kick pinkys ass...

Loved it... Especially the priyanka-Anika convo.

Thank you guyz for reading, liking and posting comments... 😊

Here comes the next, final part... Let me know if you like it!!! or not

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Realising her senses were back, Shivaay spoke, "Kya hua, Annika?"

Annika looked at his eyes, which never ever failed to mesmerize her. The first time, she got lost in his eyes were when she followed him to ask about her moon' in her bracelet and ended up in his arms. First time, she had lost herself in his mesmerizing, beautiful eyes. She spoke unconsciously all of a sudden out of blue, "Aapki kanji aankhen bahut khoobsurat hai."

"Huh?!" 'where did this come from?' Shivaay wondered!

Annika took a breath and brought her hands to his face. She cupped his face and whispered, "Main toh aapki kanji aankhon mein kho hi gayi, Shivaay!" Annika said .

Both cherished the moment of one holding the other, one looking at the other in awe.

"Kya ho gaya tumhein, Annika?" he asked ever so gently, lifting her face a little as he was holding.

After a thought, Annika nodded her head as if saying 'kuch nahin'.

"Mujhe nahin bataoge?" Shivaay asked.

Annika knew very well, she could not hide such a big information from him for long, yet she could not muster enough courage to face the aftermath. She looked at him, looking at her concerned. She can delay the inevitable, but never stop it from happening permanently. For now, she decided to let go. She could not even steal her gaze as Shivaay held her hawk-eyed.

She gulped once and started, "Aaj... jo bhi huaa..."

"Tumhari koi galti nahin hai." Shivaay completed for her. Annika looked at him surprised. "Jaanta hoon."

"Par..." Annika left in between.

"Tumhein kya laga, Annika, ki mujhe tum par bharosa nahin raha?" Shivaay asked.

"Aisa hi laga mujhe..." Annika sniffled.

"Kyun"

"Pata nahin. Aisa laga ki aapko mujhpar se vishwaas hi ud gaya!" Annika said.

"Aise kaise udega? Tum aur main alag thode hai, Annika?" he asked. "Agar tumpar se yakeen chala gaya toh khud par hi shaq ho jayega mujhe..." he stated as a matter of fact. "Samjhi?"

Annika nodded her head trying to control her next bout of cry.

"Agar tum par ungli ut-tha hai, toh mujhpar bhi ungli ut raha hai. Agar koi tum par ilzaam laga raha hai, toh mujh par bhi toh lag raha hai na? Ek hi baat hai, Annika. Tumhein baar- baar kyun samjhana pad raha hai?"

"Aisi baat nahin hai Shivaay.." Annika said. She held his arms. "Pichle kuch dinon se aisa lag raha hai, ki koi jaan-boojke humare beech galat-fehmiyaan paida kar raha hai..." She spoke in between her sniffles. "Aaj jo hua, mujhe toh laga ki aap mujhse door ja rahe hai. Aur main kuch bhi nahin kar pa rahi hoon." She closed her eyes to let out the filled tears in her eyes.

Shivaay let her speak and cry. He wiped the tears falling on her cheek slowly. When he realised she was done speaking, he spoke clearly, "Aakhiri baar keh raha hoon, Annika. Dhyaan se sun lo. Dobara nahin boloonga. Kyunki Shivaay Singh Oberoi dobara koi galti hone nahin dega. Mmm?" Annika nodded her head. He continued, "Hum jaise hai, ek doosre ke liye kaafi hai. Humara jo bhi hai, sirf humara hai, duniya ki parvah nahin hai humein. Duniya ko samjhane ki zaroorat nahin hai, kyun yeh jo 'hum' hai na, use humne banaya hai, duniya ne nahin..." Annika sniffed as she nodded. "Meri frustration, tum nahin samjhoge toh kaun samjhega? Tumpe chillane se tumse door nahin ho jaoonga. Samjhi tum?" Annika smiled slightly.

Shivaay's heart welled up seeing her smile. "Waise..." Annika looked at him. "Sach mein tum musibat magnet ho?" Annika raised her eyebrows with her mouth little open. "Function ko beech mein chodkar kaun backlawns mein jaata hai?" He took off his hands from her cheeks and folded his arms. "Musibat mod li na, tumne?"

"Aisi baat nahin hai, Shivaay." She started looking down. "Agar main nahin bhi gayi toh Priyanka aur Ranveer----" She stopped in between and look at Shivaay with concern. The mask immediately fell over his face. "Ab kya hoga, Shivaay?" she asked, her voice filled with worry.

Shivaay nodded his head slightly taking a small breath through his mouth. "Dekhte hai, Annika. Lekin... mujhe Ranveer par bilkul bhi bharosa nahin hai. Aur Kamini..." he looked away with disgust.

The mere uttering the name 'Kamini' invoked her main worry.

Kameeni hi hai, Mahi aur Shivaay ki maa. Mahi aur Shivaay bhai hai. Aur Shivaay ke ragon mein us Kameeni ki ghanada khoon daudta hai.

The worry he had for Priyanka reflected on Annika's face. "Sochte hai. Dekhte hai, kya kar sakte hai." he held her hand and said. Annika nodded slightly and looked elsewhere.

Shivaay raised his eyebrows. It was some other thing, which was eating her up. Still she did not address the main matter.

"Annika..." Shivaay called her. Annika looked at him. "Kya koi aisi baat hai jo... tum mujhse kehna chahti ho?"

Annika was taken aback. She gulped as she looked at him. "Kya?" she asked.

"Wohi main bhi pooch raha hoon. Kya baat hai?" Shivaay asked.

Annika lowered her head. She tried to avoid this question. Now the same question stood before him again. Shivaay raised her head by placing a finger under her chin. Annika shook her head and gave a small smile. She held both his hands in hers and looked at him.

"Chahe duniya idhar ki udhar ho jaaye, chahe duniya mein kuch bhi ho jaaye, Koi rahe ya na rahe, main hamesha... hamesha aapke liye rahoongi. Duniya se ladoongi par, aapko haarne nahin doongi, bilkul nahin." After a pause, she said with a conviction, "Aap honge Shivaay Singh Oberoi, doosron ke liye, duniya ke liye, par mere liye... mere liye aap sirf mere Shivaay hai. Aur mere Shivaay ko koi mujhse door nahin kar sakta. Aur mere Shivaay ko mujhpe poora haq hai, kuch bhi karne ka, kehne ka, lekin chodke jaane ka nahin." She searched her eyes. She finished off very mildly, "Ye Annika aapke bina adhoori hai, Shivaay... aapke bina nahin reh sakti..." Her eyes welled again and she placed her head on the intertwined hands.

Shivaay went silent. She had earlier confessed that he was the most important person in her life, and now... that she was incomplete without him. He released his hands from hers and held her face. What was she to him? He ran his eyes on her face, exactly reflecting her words. He never thought in the other way, but... he could never let go of her from his sight. She is supposed to stay with him, whatever it be... What would happen, if she left? He shivered at the thought. His grip on her increased.

"Hum, Annika..." he said. "Hum.. ek doosre ke bina adhoore hai... Jab hum saath hote hai na, saari mushki aasani se nikhal jaati hai... yun.." He smiled. "Tum hamesha mere saath rahogi... chahe kuch bhi ho jaaye... main tumhein kahin jaane nahin doonga.. Samjhe tum." Annika nodded with tears. "Tumhare bina kya karoonga main?" He shook off his head as he answered his question. "It... just suffocates me... I just..." he shook of his thoughts.. "Tum bhi na, yaar.. Kuch bhi bolti ho... tum kahin nahin ja rahi ho? Aisa kaisa socha tumne? Main jaane hi nahin doonga tumhein..." He nodded his head as he explained her. "Kya bolti ho? Haan, aisa 2-Rs khayal na, apne dimaag se nikhal do... Hmmm?" Annika smiled in surprise at his usage of her language and went into his arms.

'That's what, happiness means...' his mind sighed, as he engulfed her into him happily. How could he let go of this happiness, 'his happiness...' He took her left hand to kiss her palm. He kissed her palm, only then noticed her mehendi... His name written on her hand, just like their names carved in each other's mind and life...

He looked at her, looking at him in anticipation. He traced his name, with his finger as his eyes never leaving hers. He could not control, but kiss his name, his eyes never wavering from her face as she took a sharp breath. He caressed her face and brought near to him, but stopped looking around. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Chalo..." he led her out of the pool. When they were out of the pool, he carried her in his arms back to their room, just like he did from his room.

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He dropped her inside the bathroom and came out. He locked the door, grabbed a towel for each and entered the bathroom, after a thought.

Annika had just unzipped her kameez when Shivaay entered the bathroom again. She gasped and turned around. "Aap yahaan kya kar rahe hai?" she sounded scandalized gripping her kameez tightly to herself.

Shivaay frowned. "Bathroom hai, Annika, main bhi bheega hoon. Aur tumhein yaad dila doon, ki main tumhara pati hoon."

"Toh?!"

Shivaay rolled his eyes. He hanged the towel in place and turned to her. "Aise kyun behave kar rahi ho? Waise bhi, tumhare pass aisa kuch nahin hai jo maine dekha nahin." he said casually and removed his kurta.

Annika was appalled. She stammered, "kya... kya matlab?"

He went on with his undressing casually as he answered, "Matlab tum bhi jaanti ho. Maine pehle bhi kitni baar tumhare dress change kar chuka hoon, jab tum behosh thi..." Annika's jaws dropped. "Apna muh band karo. Isse pehle sardi ho jaaye, just shower." Annika stood hesitantly. Shivaay smirked and added, after a thought, "Main kara doon shower?"

"Nahin..." Answer came instantly. "Main kar loongi... main kar loongi..." she turned the other side as he was readying himself to shower.

Shivaay looked at her through the corner of his eyes. This awareness and awkwardness needs to be shed for their relation to surpass. He switched on the shower and looked at her as he stood under the shower. He grabbed her and pulled her against him unexpectedly. "Shivaay..." she let out a short breath. He raised his eyebrows in question. She swallowed, not knowing what to do. Here, she was fully dressed and he was opposite, both under shower. Her tongue got tied as she found herself so intimate to him. She wiggled in between his arms, looking all around, but him. He combed her wet hair falling on her face and made her face him. "Main hoon... Shivaay... Koi aur nahin..." he said gently to make her comfortable.

"Shivaay..." she breathed.

"Husband-wife hai hum... Mujhse kya sharmana? Huh?" Shivaay explained patiently. When she did not meet his gaze still, he said, "Jab mere oopar roti ho, toh sharm nahin aati. Pata nahin, ab kyun sharma rahi ho?" That made her look at him and she realised, he was pulling her leg. She smiled and looked down as they both stood under hot shower. Shivaay said, "Ab tum dress utarti ho, ya main karoon?" Annika looked at him shocked. "Kya??!! Kab tak shower ke neeche khade rahenge?" Annika nodded her head and moved back.

She slowly, but hesitantly got out of her dress and joined him under shower. He did not make any further advances, except for the casual brushes, touches and caress. They had their shower in silence. Shivaay dried himself first, wrapped his towel around and waited for her. When she stepped out of the shower, she reached for her towel, but he came for her help. She stepped back alarmingly.

"Kya hua?" he asked.

"Main kar loongi." she said reaching for towel.

"Main kar raha hoon na." he wrapped the towel around and dried her. "Jab main kuch karta hoon, toh just relax... Mmm?" He dried her body and hair and wrapped the towel around her. Without delaying, he carried her and exited the bathroom.

Once inside the room, he dropped her on the bed and set the aircon in right temperature. Annika got up to walk to the cupboard.

"Kahaan ja rahi ho?" Shivaay asked.

"Kapde nikhalne.." she answered.

"Waise toh har waqt mere upar paani phenkti rehti ho, ab mere khayalon mein paani phenke ka irada hai kya?" he asked as he hugged her from her back.

Annika took a sharp breath. "Matlab?"

He turned her around. "Hum ek hi jagah mein khade hoke, aage nahin bad sakte, Annika. Waqt ke saath, humein bhi aage chalna hai. Warna bahut peeche reh jayenge." He could see she was restless. "Main aage chalna chahta hoon, mere saath chalogi?" he asked extending his hand forward. When he found she was still unsure, he just said, "Annika, hum jaante hai ki hum kya kar rahe hai. Humare rishte ko khoobsurat banana humare haath mein hai." When he found her head still lowered, he uttered, "Tumhara Shivaay, Annika... Trust me..." That broke the final string of hindrance and hesitation in her. She gave her hand in his and looked at him. Shivaay smiled and carried her to their bed...

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In the wee hours of morning, when Annika's eyes opened, she found herself under Shivaay, who was sprawled across her. She caressed his bearded cheek. She never expected the previous day to turn out this way. Now she knew what to do. Shivaay wanted to move forward in their relationship; and she doesn't want anything more. When he can fight against the world, his prejudices and beliefs for her, she could very well fight for him, for her love and for their relationship. Shivaay was a man of commitment, if he was willing to do everything for their relationship, she could not waver, not now, not ever. She will walk along with him, side by side. If he can fight against all the odds for her and for them, she will fight against whatever comes in between them and whoever comes in between them... Shivaay was all that she has, apart from Sahil. And this time, she will not let go of hers, atleast without giving a fight. And her Shivaay was worth anything and everything in this world...

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awesome Loved it yar