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Rohit Kumar was a decent man. He was the son of hardworking parents, he was respectable and on his way up the ladder of success. His parents had a humble beginning, he had studied well and proceeded to expand their grocery shop into a large supermarket with roaring business. He had bought them a big house and two cars and all the trappings, and his sister, Aarti was happily married now. He thought he had done well by them and made them proud. He thought he had a right to happiness too. But apparently, his happiness was also to be decided by his parents.
He had met Annika when he was 18 years old. She was the scruffy teenage girl who came to live with the Chaturvedis when they had a new baby, Sahil. Mrs. Chaturvedi was ill a lot, maybe with cancer, he couldn't recall, and Annika was adopted to help take care of the baby. She took the baby with her everywhere, as Mr Chaturvedi took his wife up and down the hospital for treatments. She was the one who ran from one aunt to another in the chawl, asking if they also thought the one year old boy's one leg was not quite right. She was the one who cried in front of the doctor's house asking him to please take a look at the baby's foot.
She was fiery and spirited even then. She loved with intensity and was faultlessly loyal. He had fallen for her at that young age, and kept a torch burning for her for years. They were best friends, and he hoped to be her companion for life. He loved her so much, he didn't think he'd ever love anyone like he did Annika.
On her 21st birthday, he had used his saved up money and bought her a pair of golden heart shaped ear studs. She had blushed with the sweet gesture, her best friend in the whole world was proposing to her, saying he loved her. When he said he wanted to take care of her and Sahil forever, she had smiled so happily. She had put the earrings on immediately and he had kissed her cheek affectionately.
But his parents had thrown a fit. They had always liked her, she was just as close to them . But they did not want her as their daughter in law, they wanted him to marry within their caste and advantageously, not to an orphan. He had an awful argument with his parents and had walked out for a few hours, and his mother had attempted suicide, handing him an ultimatum. By the hospital bed, he had to promise his mother he won't marry Annika. But he also made a vow to not marry anyone until he sees Annika settle down.
The look in her eyes, when he told her he couldn't marry her, is something he could never erase from his memory. Literally hope died on her face that day, in those few moments she reeled with crashing dreams. He didn't know he was losing his best friend that day as well. Within a few minutes, she had absolved him of any guilt and wiped her face clean of all emotions. No drama, no tears, no begging, no accusing. She sent him off with a small smile. He had wished she had shouted instead, because he was left with a yawning emptiness.
She had put up a wall between them since then. He was still close to her and Sahil, he went over to help with miscellaneous things often, but she was never that close again. A glass barrier had come up between them, and he was helpless to watch from the outside. She didn't believe in love anymore either. So, Rohit loved her from a far.
When he heard from Sahil that a rich man called Shivaay Singh Oberoi had forced Annika to marry him, he was outraged. He had gone to see the frosty man angrily, demanding justice for her but didn't get past his burly security detail.
He'd demanded to see Annika instead, but Mr. Khanna said his boss wouldn't like it if his wife was talking to another man. So, he got round to chatting-up with the big chap, and found out that Annika was being taken care of well, she was a champion of sorts to the support staff, and they all suspected that their grouchy boss was falling head over heels in love.
He even got a death threat after that if he went near Annika madam'. It felt good that she was finally being taken care of. Which was why he was surprised , when she and Sahil reappeared in their old house. He had gone to find out, but had gotten nowhere with his questions.
Annika is protective of her husband'. She speaks proudly of him, but doesn't want to discuss him. Sahil is quite close to the man too, it looked like he had someone to look up to and be inspired. He spent that morning chit chatting with them, but had gotten nowhere with Annika. In fact, she kept checking her phone every few minutes, or looked out the window as though expecting someone.
Then that crazy day with the bulldozers happened. It was CRAZY! I mean who does that to his wife? He wondered on the sanity of this cold creature called Shivaay Singh Oberoi, when his brothers stood by Annika like loyal warriors.
Today, he had dropped off some paperwork for Annika's new venture, at Chanda's house, and found her crying bitterly. He dropped everything and went to hold her, but she refused to be touched.
"Why? Why can't God just leave me alone? Why does he keep giving me hopes, only to take it away? Again and again. I never wanted Love in my life, I fought it ! " she railed, as he was stunned with the pain in her voice.
"I FOUGHT , DAMN IT !! I RAN FROM IT !! He said he LOVED ME ! Now, he won't even answer my phone calls. I feel like dying, Rohit !!" she screamed in grief, and he was shocked at the extreme emotion she let out. It was like a dam had broken and she couldn't keep her anger away at all the disappointments in her life.
She cried with a frightening intensity, and he could only sit next to her. She didn't want to be touched or held. Anger boiled inside him, at himself for failing her, at this Shivaay Singh Oberoi for breaking her heart again.
He had lost the right to comfort her, but he can go have a talk with this husband of hers.
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Shivaay had just tossed his phone in frustration, and his staff were jumping at every little sound. Khanna even felt like having an ambulance on standby, someone was bound to have a heart attack in the building today, with all the stress. But imagine his reservation, when the object of his Boss's anger walked into his office building and stood at the reception desk, asking to meet with him.
Khanna walked into Sir ji's office and saw the carnage of what was a very expensive phone by the door. The man himself was seated in the cold office behind the big ominous desk like a demon. He sliced his regard over his security chief assessingly.
"What is it , Khanna?"
"I have a man outside, Sir, he says he is Rohit Kumar. He wants to speak with you."
Shivaay's eyes narrowed dangerously, and after some contemplation, he ran his hand through his hair ominously. Uh oh. That is the universal sign of him being up to something. Something Not Good.
"Send him in."
Khanna gulped and went out to get the poor guy. He wasn't sure if he should worry, because this man was in Madamji's house that afternoon when Sir ji went to see her, and came back looking like someone had stabbed him.
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Rohit Kumar walked into the plush office and slowly came to the giant desk. This man was stinking rich, and didn't bother to get up for a visitor. So much for a first impression.
"Yes, Mr. Kumar, what is it that brings you here to my office? Do hurry, I haven't all day."
Arrogant, snobby and full of himself. What does Annika see in this guy? Tadibaaz types. He's so wrong for her.
Rohit continued to stare at him silently, until the man looked up insolently. His face was a mask. Rohit couldn't make out whether the man was angry or didn't care.
"Are you here for something?"
"I am here for Annika.." he said daringly.
He watched as the man's face went red with rage. His hands fisted, and he was making a fine spectacle of controlling a violent temper.
"What about Annika?"
"Let me see. You forced the woman I love, to marry you. You kept her with you, and now that you're done with her, you toss her out like old newspapers and ruin her life? What do you think, there won't be anyone to ask on her behalf !? "
It was a sentence intended to provoke. And it succeeded, Rohit was damned sure of it. Shivaay Singh Oberoi was furious, but he kept it cool, the man was an expert in takeovers , he had an inscrutable poker face. But his clenched fists were telling a different story.
Knowing its dangers, Rohit prodded some more.
"I don't know what she saw in you. My Annika is fiercely independent, honest and very down to earth. Fun loving, beautiful, humble, decent. You're not her type at all. You didn't deserve her. In the natural order of things, you would have never ended up married to her. Maybe it's good that it is over."
Shivaay got up suddenly from his desk and marched to the full length panoramic glass windows that lined his semi circular office. Hands in his pocket, he met Rohit's words with icy silence and his turned back.
Rohit continued to taunt him.
" She regrets it now, loving you. Especially after that stunt you pulled destroying her house. You've gone and ruined it now. She wants nothing to do with you or your family. I warn you, when Annika shuts you out, you never get back in."
Shivaay unbuttoned his suit jacket and took it off , his eyes were averted to the task, and Rohit continued to watch closely as Shivaay folded his shirt sleeves to his elbows. A menacing show of male bravado.
Well, I can handle myself in a fistfight, Mr. BigShot Oberoi. You're not scaring me. I bet you shout for a doctor over a tiny splinter.
"What did you hope to accomplish by coming to tell me all this, Rohit Kumar, small time supermarket owner?" Shivaay spoke in a dangerous voice.
"I came to see whether you were actually the arrogant a**hole I've heard about the past few days, or ..."
"Or What?"
"Or you are a man in love, and you're hurting ..."
There was a look, a split second before it disappeared, of utter anguish in the man's surprisingly expressive eyes. Shivaay schooled it quickly and presented his poker face again.
"You can believe whatever you like, I don't give a damn."
"SO you love her.."
With a jerky violent movement, Shivaay reached out and called for security.
"Don't worry Mr. Oberoi. I am leaving. I have achieved what I came to do. "
"Which is?"
"Thank you, Mr. Oberoi. You have released the woman I love from her forced marriage. I love her. I won't let her slip through my fingers again. So , thank you.."
Shivaay raised his right fist in controlled fury and hovered over the other man's face, as Rohit faced him unafraid. Just then Khanna walked in and shouted in consternation, breaking the tense impasse between the two men.
"May the best man win..." Rohit whispered with a small salute, pushing Shivaay's bunched fist away.
With that, Rohit walked out of the cold tomblike office, leaving the man stewing in his own fury.
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Next update on Sunday !
Shiv Shakti
