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Hello guys, Ana here. It's been a long while I have written anything & this whole stress of thinking what would happen when this entire wedding thing is done has started giving me anxiety. And this came out of it. I don't know whether I could write it further or if I should, but let me know if you feel this is worth continuing.
Some people might find the words a little bit harsh. Sorry if you did.
Tia has been exposed. It has been 3 months since then.And everyone including Pinky has accepted Anika as a member of their family. Shivaay & Anika share the same unnamed relationship they had before this fake ML sham. Shivaay wants Anika to stay but is reluctant to give their relationship a name due to his prejudices. Anika has started her flourishing event planning agency. She still thinks that their divorce is in progress. And like the elephant in the room they have been ignoring the status of their relationship.
PART 1
It was Saturday. Shivaay had been back from his week long business trip to Poland. He has missed the boys & had to wait till dinner to meet them. Sahil was going to be home. But most of all he has missed her. Badly.The mansion had a funny air to it. It was bcoz of a kitty party Pinky has planned among her socialite friends. After settling for a while & a well needed shower Shivaay decided to eat something good. This whole exposing Tia thing had taken a huge toll on business. They were all distracted back then. But the sympathy which came with that had worked miracles. People wanted to work again with the Oberois. And all the loses they faced due to their dealings with the Kapoors were almost recovered. Dadi has claimed it was due to the good luck Anika brought to the house.
After actually hearing to all the venom Daksh has vomited about him & seen the filthy way he looked at Anika during his bail settlements,his mother's misunderstanding had finally cleared. Although her behaviour towards Anika was still pretty weird. It lacked the warmth she had for her before but one could point out the care in her roughly spoken words. He also suspected that the secret investor in Anika's business was his mum. Bcoz her clients would claim that his mother was one of people who suggested her.
As for as their relationship went,for the whole world she was their permanent event planner bcoz she planned each of their events. For the rest of the family, she was his wife. And for him, he frankly didn't have any idea. Could he spent a single day without her? No. Could he just let her go? No. Where they married? For him yes. For her their divorce was in progress. But he just couldn't bring his mind to believe that she lacked all the things he held so close to his heart. That loving her, according to him was wrong at so many levels and yet somehow it felt so right.Yes he loved her. And so did she.It was a unsaid fact that roamed around them like the very air they breathe. That she knew & he knew & yet they pretend that they didn't have even the slightest idea.
Freshening up he went downstairs. He was hungry.
Anika was arranging the snacks for the party as Pinky's shrill voice called her out.
"Sari tayariyaan ho gayi? " She asked trying to avoid any sort of softness in her voice yet failing at it completely.
"Haan, Aunty ji" Anika said softly.
"Tune khana khud chaka na Annika, meko koi troubles Nahi chahiye"
"Haan Aunty ji"
"OK chal snacks bhejwa aur softdrinks bhi, Aur koi galti nai!" Pinky said turning around and went to join the ladies in the living room.
Shivaay came in to find Anika asking the servants to take the food outside. He felt the air thicken between them. And he could tell that she felt that too.
Oh how much he had wished to see her in this entire week & has missed her. Every single thing about her. This scent of her that told him that she was here just when he came down the stairs. A intricate mixture of lavender & honey with a tinge of chocolate. Her innocent laughter & her mere presence that changed everything into a bundle of positivity. How he wished to pull her closer & kiss her like the world would end today. And how he had wished that every single moment after he came to know about Tia's truth. She looked at him with the same longing he was quite sure he would find in his eyes. As the servant asked her something their eyelocked broke & his eyes went to the food on the kitchen top.
He picked a kebab for the plate still on the kitchen top & was about to put it in his mouth.
"Shivaay usse mat khaiye" Anika said while telling the servants to serve properly.
"Kyu tumne banaya hai?" He said cockyly.
" Nahi" Anika said narrowing her eyes at him. " Usme Namak aur tel jyada hai. Mai Shikha say bol ke Kuch Aur banvati hu Apke liye. Tab tak Apple khaiye" She said lifting the last plate of kebabs & going out.
As he leaned on the kitchen counter eyeing her retreating figure, his mother came calling his name.
"Shivaay to idhaar hai. Kaha kaha Nahi dhunda Maine tujhe. Kab aya. Chal aja tujhe Mai saari friends se milati hu meri. Itni tarif kar rahi hai sabh Teri" she said holding his hand & almost pulling him out.
" Mom ap jaiye Mai ata hu"
"Koi ata jata Nahi , Abhi chal" she said pulling him out.
The living area was filled with women who were slightly different versions of his mother & his Badi maa. Some can be claimed as women who had mix qualities of both. They wore expensive clothing, designer jewellery & one of the most distinct features he thanked God his both mothers have not gotten into 'Botox'. But all of them with their designer attires & expensive perfumes looked dull in front of the woman dress in baby pink asking lovingly to each of them to have some more. Her. He was so engrossed in looking at her that he almost forgot that his mother had asked him to sit.
" Kitni pyari bacchi hai" Mrs. Rakheja said to Janvi as Anika served her the starters. " Kuch bhi boliye Mrs.Oberoi apki event planner hai Badi Soni. Shaadi karongi Anika, ek se rista laungi tumhare liye!"
Mrs. Rakheja' s innocent remark made all four of them pretty awkward, specially Janvi to whom the comment was made to. She gave a slight smile & asked Anika to serve her more.
" So Shivaay, tumhari baare mein sunke mujhe toh bohot Bura laga. Lekin achha hi hua Bala toh Tali. Ankit Keh raha tha tumhe business mein bhi bohot faida hua. Good right. Ab jaldi se humari Pinky ke liye ek achhi so Bahu lekar aa. Kyu Pinky Sahi kaha na Maine?" Mrs. Sabarwal said sipping the colddrink.
Pinky's eyes shot straight to look at Anika's. Nobody would say that the words didn't hurt her as much as they hurt Anika. She couldn't deny that in the few months that have passed she had started seeing herself in Anika. She knew she wasn't being the most supportive of the family members but she did sympathize with her. Shivaay looked at her too. Her eyes were glistening. How he hated her tears.
He gave a faint smile & shifted the topic to her son Ankit.
After a while Shivaay went away to attend a call. Janvi was called up by Dadi, and Pinky & Anika went to the kitchen to bring the sweets. The women got engrossed in the interesting bits of their social circle.
After ending the call he was on he had decided to go upstairs to his room untill he heard his own name wisphered by someone in the circle.
"Pata nahi Kya hai dono ke Bich" he heard someone say.
" Maine meri neice ka bhi rista laya tha lekin Pinky ne saaf Mana kar Diya. Gussa toh aise kar rahi thi jaise Shivaay ki Shaadi ho gayi hai" another whisper voiced.
" Maine toh suna hai uske agency ke liye investment Oberois ne hi ki hai. Us ladki ke Bhai ki bhi admission Shivaay ne hi karai. Varna uss jaisi ladki kaise itne bade school mein admission karati, mera Bhai toh kab se try kar raha hai uske grandson ke liye." and came another.
" Maine toh suna hai fees bhi Shivaay hi bharta hai" this time it was Mrs. Sabarwal.
"Aur vo Mrs. Doshi toh Keh rahi thi ki vo ladki toh yahi rehti hai Oberoi mansion mein,Ghar jati hi nahi " said Mrs.Rakheja. "Suna hai dono ek hi room mein rehte hai. Aur Shivaay toh Badi khoon Aur khandaan ki baatein karta hai" she added.
"Ab bhateja toh Uncle ke kadamo pe chalenga hi naa. Jo bachpan se dekha hai bachhe toh vohi karte hai " someone else added.
"Lekin vo ladki ki bhi Kamal hai. Aisi ladkiya paiso ke liye kuch bhi karti hai."
Listening to this Shivaay lost his mind. His eyes went red rimmed with anger. He fisted his hands untill his knuckles went white. How could they? How could they talk like this about his Anika. How could they talk something like this about them. What they had was was more pure than any relation he had ever known. He cleared his throat to gain their attention was about to say when he heard his mother's voice.
" Khadi Kya hai Anika aage chal Aur serve kar"
As he turned around he saw Anika standing behind him holding a plate of sweets in her hands, eyes filled with glistening crystals, forcing a smile on her face trying to pretend she did not listen the filthy words that were said about her, about them in the Oberoi living room.
Please tell me if you like it & even something that you didn't. Thank you so much for reading. Please comment & like if you liked it.
Part 2 - Page 10
Part 3.1 - Page 15-16
Part 3.2 - Page 21
Part 4.1 - Page 27
Part 4.2 - Page 30
Some people might find the words a little bit harsh. Sorry if you did.
Tia has been exposed. It has been 3 months since then.And everyone including Pinky has accepted Anika as a member of their family. Shivaay & Anika share the same unnamed relationship they had before this fake ML sham. Shivaay wants Anika to stay but is reluctant to give their relationship a name due to his prejudices. Anika has started her flourishing event planning agency. She still thinks that their divorce is in progress. And like the elephant in the room they have been ignoring the status of their relationship.
PART 1
It was Saturday. Shivaay had been back from his week long business trip to Poland. He has missed the boys & had to wait till dinner to meet them. Sahil was going to be home. But most of all he has missed her. Badly.The mansion had a funny air to it. It was bcoz of a kitty party Pinky has planned among her socialite friends. After settling for a while & a well needed shower Shivaay decided to eat something good. This whole exposing Tia thing had taken a huge toll on business. They were all distracted back then. But the sympathy which came with that had worked miracles. People wanted to work again with the Oberois. And all the loses they faced due to their dealings with the Kapoors were almost recovered. Dadi has claimed it was due to the good luck Anika brought to the house.
After actually hearing to all the venom Daksh has vomited about him & seen the filthy way he looked at Anika during his bail settlements,his mother's misunderstanding had finally cleared. Although her behaviour towards Anika was still pretty weird. It lacked the warmth she had for her before but one could point out the care in her roughly spoken words. He also suspected that the secret investor in Anika's business was his mum. Bcoz her clients would claim that his mother was one of people who suggested her.
As for as their relationship went,for the whole world she was their permanent event planner bcoz she planned each of their events. For the rest of the family, she was his wife. And for him, he frankly didn't have any idea. Could he spent a single day without her? No. Could he just let her go? No. Where they married? For him yes. For her their divorce was in progress. But he just couldn't bring his mind to believe that she lacked all the things he held so close to his heart. That loving her, according to him was wrong at so many levels and yet somehow it felt so right.Yes he loved her. And so did she.It was a unsaid fact that roamed around them like the very air they breathe. That she knew & he knew & yet they pretend that they didn't have even the slightest idea.
Freshening up he went downstairs. He was hungry.
Anika was arranging the snacks for the party as Pinky's shrill voice called her out.
"Sari tayariyaan ho gayi? " She asked trying to avoid any sort of softness in her voice yet failing at it completely.
"Haan, Aunty ji" Anika said softly.
"Tune khana khud chaka na Annika, meko koi troubles Nahi chahiye"
"Haan Aunty ji"
"OK chal snacks bhejwa aur softdrinks bhi, Aur koi galti nai!" Pinky said turning around and went to join the ladies in the living room.
Shivaay came in to find Anika asking the servants to take the food outside. He felt the air thicken between them. And he could tell that she felt that too.
Oh how much he had wished to see her in this entire week & has missed her. Every single thing about her. This scent of her that told him that she was here just when he came down the stairs. A intricate mixture of lavender & honey with a tinge of chocolate. Her innocent laughter & her mere presence that changed everything into a bundle of positivity. How he wished to pull her closer & kiss her like the world would end today. And how he had wished that every single moment after he came to know about Tia's truth. She looked at him with the same longing he was quite sure he would find in his eyes. As the servant asked her something their eyelocked broke & his eyes went to the food on the kitchen top.
He picked a kebab for the plate still on the kitchen top & was about to put it in his mouth.
"Shivaay usse mat khaiye" Anika said while telling the servants to serve properly.
"Kyu tumne banaya hai?" He said cockyly.
" Nahi" Anika said narrowing her eyes at him. " Usme Namak aur tel jyada hai. Mai Shikha say bol ke Kuch Aur banvati hu Apke liye. Tab tak Apple khaiye" She said lifting the last plate of kebabs & going out.
As he leaned on the kitchen counter eyeing her retreating figure, his mother came calling his name.
"Shivaay to idhaar hai. Kaha kaha Nahi dhunda Maine tujhe. Kab aya. Chal aja tujhe Mai saari friends se milati hu meri. Itni tarif kar rahi hai sabh Teri" she said holding his hand & almost pulling him out.
" Mom ap jaiye Mai ata hu"
"Koi ata jata Nahi , Abhi chal" she said pulling him out.
The living area was filled with women who were slightly different versions of his mother & his Badi maa. Some can be claimed as women who had mix qualities of both. They wore expensive clothing, designer jewellery & one of the most distinct features he thanked God his both mothers have not gotten into 'Botox'. But all of them with their designer attires & expensive perfumes looked dull in front of the woman dress in baby pink asking lovingly to each of them to have some more. Her. He was so engrossed in looking at her that he almost forgot that his mother had asked him to sit.
" Kitni pyari bacchi hai" Mrs. Rakheja said to Janvi as Anika served her the starters. " Kuch bhi boliye Mrs.Oberoi apki event planner hai Badi Soni. Shaadi karongi Anika, ek se rista laungi tumhare liye!"
Mrs. Rakheja' s innocent remark made all four of them pretty awkward, specially Janvi to whom the comment was made to. She gave a slight smile & asked Anika to serve her more.
" So Shivaay, tumhari baare mein sunke mujhe toh bohot Bura laga. Lekin achha hi hua Bala toh Tali. Ankit Keh raha tha tumhe business mein bhi bohot faida hua. Good right. Ab jaldi se humari Pinky ke liye ek achhi so Bahu lekar aa. Kyu Pinky Sahi kaha na Maine?" Mrs. Sabarwal said sipping the colddrink.
Pinky's eyes shot straight to look at Anika's. Nobody would say that the words didn't hurt her as much as they hurt Anika. She couldn't deny that in the few months that have passed she had started seeing herself in Anika. She knew she wasn't being the most supportive of the family members but she did sympathize with her. Shivaay looked at her too. Her eyes were glistening. How he hated her tears.
He gave a faint smile & shifted the topic to her son Ankit.
After a while Shivaay went away to attend a call. Janvi was called up by Dadi, and Pinky & Anika went to the kitchen to bring the sweets. The women got engrossed in the interesting bits of their social circle.
After ending the call he was on he had decided to go upstairs to his room untill he heard his own name wisphered by someone in the circle.
"Pata nahi Kya hai dono ke Bich" he heard someone say.
" Maine meri neice ka bhi rista laya tha lekin Pinky ne saaf Mana kar Diya. Gussa toh aise kar rahi thi jaise Shivaay ki Shaadi ho gayi hai" another whisper voiced.
" Maine toh suna hai uske agency ke liye investment Oberois ne hi ki hai. Us ladki ke Bhai ki bhi admission Shivaay ne hi karai. Varna uss jaisi ladki kaise itne bade school mein admission karati, mera Bhai toh kab se try kar raha hai uske grandson ke liye." and came another.
" Maine toh suna hai fees bhi Shivaay hi bharta hai" this time it was Mrs. Sabarwal.
"Aur vo Mrs. Doshi toh Keh rahi thi ki vo ladki toh yahi rehti hai Oberoi mansion mein,Ghar jati hi nahi " said Mrs.Rakheja. "Suna hai dono ek hi room mein rehte hai. Aur Shivaay toh Badi khoon Aur khandaan ki baatein karta hai" she added.
"Ab bhateja toh Uncle ke kadamo pe chalenga hi naa. Jo bachpan se dekha hai bachhe toh vohi karte hai " someone else added.
"Lekin vo ladki ki bhi Kamal hai. Aisi ladkiya paiso ke liye kuch bhi karti hai."
Listening to this Shivaay lost his mind. His eyes went red rimmed with anger. He fisted his hands untill his knuckles went white. How could they? How could they talk like this about his Anika. How could they talk something like this about them. What they had was was more pure than any relation he had ever known. He cleared his throat to gain their attention was about to say when he heard his mother's voice.
" Khadi Kya hai Anika aage chal Aur serve kar"
As he turned around he saw Anika standing behind him holding a plate of sweets in her hands, eyes filled with glistening crystals, forcing a smile on her face trying to pretend she did not listen the filthy words that were said about her, about them in the Oberoi living room.
Please tell me if you like it & even something that you didn't. Thank you so much for reading. Please comment & like if you liked it.
Part 2 - Page 10
Part 3.1 - Page 15-16
Part 3.2 - Page 21
Part 4.1 - Page 27
Part 4.2 - Page 30
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