SECOND SHOT
Shivaay didn't know how to stop Anika. She was continuously crying for a very long time. They had come upstairs and were in the room Dadi had set for Anika.
'Princess, you have to stop! Maa aisi hi hain, isn't like...' He didn't know how to lie to Anika, she would catch him immediately. Shivaay stood next to Anika who was sitting on the bed and weeping.
'Shivaay, unko lagta hain ki main ek bohot... Bohot gandi ladki hu...Aur lage ga bhi kyu nahi... konsi Maa ko accha lage ga ki, ki unka beta shaadi se pehle... kisi ladki ke saath rahe' Anika told him, between her sobs.
'Par Anika, humne aapko laya tha, humare saath rehne ke liye...Aap khud kyu aisa soch rahi hain?' He knelt down and cupped her face in his hands. 'Aur, Anika, pyaar karna koi galti nahi hain! Mom ko jo sochna hain wo soche...It's her problem!' Saying so he hugged her tight and recalled how he had begged her to come and live with him.
*FLASHBACK*
Anika began working in Shivaay's company as his personal assistant, and something that had never happened started to happen.
'Anika.. ' the receptionist called her.
'Haan?'
'Tum sir ke bade se cabin mein hi all time rehti ho na? Wo cabin kaisa dikhta hain?' The receptionist asked curiously.
'Kya? Tumne nahi dekha kya?' Anika said as she controlled her laughter. Every other day, someone would ask her about this. She was tired of answering them everyday.
'Nahi, Anika... Hum mein se kisi ne bhi nahi dekha hain. Kyuki sir kisiko jaane hi nahi dete hain. Tabhi toh jab uss din tumhe upar bulaya tha, mujhe bohot ajeeb laga tha, kyuki agar koi kaam bhi hota hota hain, toh wo call karke bolte hain, ya khud aa jate hain.'
'Par interview lene ke liye toh jana padta hoga na?' Anika asked, still confused.
'Nahi... Sir interview nahi lete hain. Uss kaam ke liye, aur log appointed hain!! Yaar wo Rajkumar hain, aise hi thodi na kisi ko bhi unke alishaan cabin mein jane denge! Par tum bolo naa!!' The receptionist said completely shocking Anika.
'Umm...bus bohot bada hain. That's all! Yeah...' Anika didn't know what conclude from all this. She was really attracted to her boss, but was he too actually feeling the heat? The way he looked at her, the way he always requested to drop her home, the way he never missed an opportunity to touch her when she handed him any file. She just couldn't understand.
She quickly entered the lift and reached her main destination. Her boss was there already. She put her things on the table that was set in the 10th floor for her and quickly walked to him. She saw his staring at her already.
'Sir, wo... '
'Shivaay... Just Shivaay would be fine, Anika!' He said.
'Um.. Shivaay...Shivaay, apne mujhe bataya kyu nahi ke aap kabhi iss cabin mein kisi bhi staff ko aane nahi dete hain? Aur mere liye yaha par table hi set kar diya!!'
'Hum kya bolte apko? Ki aap mere liye 'Kisi bhi staff' nahi hain? Ki hum apko humesha humare ankho ke samne pana chahte hain?' He said in his husky voice, as he stood up and went near Anika. He could feel her heart beat speeding up, and becoming louder than ever.
'Sir.. Sorry, Shivaay. Main toh sirf aapki...assist...assistant hu, toh...'
'Sirf Assistant hoti toh nahi toh aap yaha par hoti, nahi apka table nahi hota!' He said as he leaned forward, to get a better view of her turning crimson.
'Files... Wo apke kuch files maine check kar liya hain, I will just...Um..' She turned to leave but felt a hand on her waist pullling her back to hit a strong chest.
'I will drop you home tonight!'
'Shi...main.. Chali jaungi...thanks!' She said as she tried to get out of his grip, but failed.
'Please... Anika?' He whispered in her ears, making his lips brush her ear lobes, requesting her to allow him to be with her for some more time.
'Shiva... Shivaay.. Okay! Okay fine!' Anika said and Shivaay let her out of his grip.
Evening came early and Shivaay and Anika left the office. On their way to Anika's home, there was an awkward silence in the car, that prevailed till they reached the destination.
'Thank you' Anika said as she got out of the car and shut the door.
'Aap hume andar aane ke liye bhi nahi puchengi?'
'Jee?' Anika asked, her voice showing her disbelief. Would a Prince want to enter a house that was so small?
'Um...?'
'Par mera ghar bohot chota hain. Apko accha nahi lagega Shivaay! Aap toh mahalo mein pale bade ho...So?'
'Agar aap saath hongi, then I am sure, hum ne jo bhi aaj tak kabhi nahi kia hain, dekha hain, sab kar lenge...!' Shivaay said, and right now, he didn't have that bossy attitude in his voice that he usually carried in his Office. Anika couldn't help smiling at his words. She could feel the magic that he had.
'Agar aisi baat hain...toh chale?' She said in a friendly tone. She didn't like his bossy attitude, but right now, he was being a good man.
He got out of the car and walked inside her house along with her. They got in and he was kind of shocked at what her house looked like from inside. Even though it was small, it was very beautiful from inside, neat, clean and warm.
'Kya huwa? Accha nahi hain?' She asked seeing his reaction.
'Nahi Anika, it's... Actually it's really comfortable here!'
'Really? Ye aapko accha laga? Aapka ghar toh bohot bada hoga na?' She asked curiously.
'Zyada nahi...' He lied then laughed. 'Waise baki ghar wale kaha hain?' Seeing her reaction, he couldn't stop himself from asking, 'Kya hua hain?'
'I am an orphan...and I was adopted, but later, jinho ne mujhe adopt kiya tha, unka accident hogaya... And now I live all alone, aur saal mein do baar mera bhai aa jata hain, uske boarding se.' She said it all in one breath.
'Apne hume bataya kyu nahi?' He demanded an answer from her. Again, his tone was bothering her. Why couldn't he understand that she didn't like this? She told him about her life and that's the way how he asks?
'Kyu? Agar pata hota ki main anath hu, toh mujhe naukri nahi dete? Mere ghar nahi aate? Haan? Bataiye! Maine aapse mere zindagi ki itni badi baat boli, aur aap, mujhse aise baat kar rahe hain! Tadibaaz aadmi!' She shouted, making his eyes go wide.
'Tadibaaz kya hain?' He asked. 'Aur, unbelievable Anika, what makes you think so? Humne aapse ye kaha kya?' He said, and looked hurt.
'Tadi matlab...matlab ki, bohot zyada attitude dikhana, aur... Shivaay... Aap kyu mujhse iss tarha se baat karte hain? Mujhe accha nahi lagta hain..' She said, genuinely.
'Par... Aap kabhi mujhse kuch kehti bhi nahi hain Anika, mujhe kaise pata hoga ki aapke kya expectations hain?' Shivaay complained.
'Kuch bhi expectations nahi hain...' She said turning away from him, trying to hide her expressions which would tell him all about her new but strong feeling. She didn't want that. She was working under him. That's all.
'Par mujhe hain. That you will tell me everything!' He said. 'Aur Anika... ' he held her arms and made her turn towards him, looking straight in her eyes, 'Abse tum akeli nahi rahogi.'
'Kya?' Anika asked in trying to understand what he meant. 'I didn't understand!'
'You will live with me, Anika!' He said, and he could see her expression shifting from a confused to an angry one.
'Listen, Mr Oberoi, mujhe nahi pata ki tum mujhe kya samajte ho, par main koi aisi waisi ladki nahi hu...main koi use karke phek dene walo main se nahi hu. Do you get it?' She was mad at him for offering that to her. He still held her by her arms. But after hearing her, he pulled her closer, and it hurt her arms. 'Ahh..'
'Just shut up okay! Aap koi use karke phek dene wali cheez nahi hain Anika...Aap toh sambhal ke rakhne wali anmol cheez hain...'
'Tum jaise Nawab zaade naa... '
'Chup!' He said, twisting her arms behind her.
'Ahhh... Shivaay!' Anika shouted in pain.
'Hume kehne dijiye... Anika, hume pata hain ke aise rehna kitna mushkil hoga! Aur, aap samajti hi nahi hain... Ki, ki hume aap pasand hain... Aur aapko koi bhi taklif ho, mujhe sehen nahi hota hain Anika...all I want is that you come and stay in my house, what's the issue?' He was angry as well. But he knew he had to make her understand.
'Mera haath... Chodo!'
'Okay... If that's what you Want, but before that... I will tell you something..' Shivaay said as he caressed her face with his other hand, 'It's actually like, I have seen girls, jo humpe marti thi, ek baar kehne pe har waqt aage piche ghumti thi...but this time Anika, it's me who is doing all this for some girl. And that's you. Anika... It's okay if you don't have feelings for me, but I have some serious feelings for you. Because... I LOVE YOU and I want you, for always, and forever.' And with that he left her hand.
Anika was too surprised to hear that. Was this real? What was he saying? She was feeling dizzy.
'Shivaay... ' she couldn't say any more.
'Anika, I love you! Main chahta hu ki aap humari Princess bane... Sacchi wali!'
'Shivaay..' She couldn't be any happier. She was head over heels already with this man. She rushed to end the distance between them and hugged him tight. He hugged her back, with one hand caressing her back. 'I LOVE YOU TOO... You are the most beautiful thing on this earth, main kaise tumse pyaar na karke reh sakti thi!! Shivaaay...tumhe dekh kar hi na mere pet mein wo butterflies aa jati hain..' She confessed, and broke the hug to kiss him all over his face. But she left the his lip area.
'Anika!!' He whispered as he put his lips against her cheek, brushing it lightly"and still that light touch sent shivers through her nerves, shivers that made her whole body tremble. "If you want me to stop, tell me now," he whispered. When she still said nothing, he brushed his mouth against the hollow of her temple. "Or now." He traced the line of her cheekbone. "Or now." His lips were against hers.
"Or""
But she had reached up and pulled him down to her, and the rest of his words were lost against her mouth. He kissed her gently, carefully, but it wasn't gentleness she wanted, not now, not after all this time, and she knotted her fists in his shirt, pulling him harder against her. They broke the kiss after satisfying each other's wants.
'Please chaliye humare saath Anika! Please...' He said, both of them breathing heavily, and their foreheads together.
'Shivaay... Log kya... ' he didn't let her finish.
'Logo ke baare mein sochenge, toh sochte hi reh jaenge...'
'Shivaay...'
'Anika...I love you Princess!'
'Mujhe jana hain tumhare saath...'
Shivaay looked at her properly, checking he she was serious, and sure she was.
'Abhi...' And with that he picked her up in his arms and carring her back to his car and drove to his house.
*FLASHBACK ENDS*
'Shivaay, mujhe accha nahi lag raha hain... ' she confessed after all the happened downstairs, still crying.
'I promise Princess, we will get married in a week. In A Week, yeah and uske baad we will leave for Mumbai again, baby. As soon as possible!' He said as he wiped her tears off. And kissed her on her forehead.
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Edited by Fariba - 8 years ago
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