Chapter 18
Update on: 23rd July 2017
Chapter dedicated to ericas because it's her happy birthday!🥳 Wish her!
He never registered the fist approaching his face.
Sharp pain shot in Shivaay's face as soon as he felt the hard knuckles coming in contact with his cheek, a slight crack coming from his nose and immediately he could feel something wet on his upper lip. The blood trickled down slowly, seeping in his open mouth and he could sense the metallic taste on his tongue. He faintly heard Annika scream and tried to stand up from the sofa, his head reeling from the pain.
"Siddharth!" Annika shouted, her eyes as wide as a saucer, heart racing madly. She raced towards Siddharth who was breathing heavily, his eyes blood shot, knuckles bruised and white, staring at Shivaay as if he would kill him right now.
"Siddharth!" She said again, trying to calm him, while Shivaay wiped the blood from his face, still dazed. "Shivaay, are you alright?" She asked but he didn't seem to listen.
"How dare you?" Siddharth said slowly, staring at Shivaay. "How dare you treat her like that? How dare you hurt her? How dare you make her cry you bas***d!" He screamed again and punched him again. Shivaay was thrown off-balance and landed on the floor with a loud thud, his head throbbing with pain.
"Listen, I-
"Stop!" Siddharth screamed. "Don't say a damn word! Or I swear I will kill you!" He shouted and punched Shivaay again and he fell down again.
"Shivaay!" Annika cried and ran towards him, her eyes glassy and Shivaay tried to look at her. Even though she looked blurry from the tears in his eyes, he could see the fear and pain in her eyes.
She is concerned.
For me.
All the pain suddenly felt worth it. To see her fear, for him, it felt good and he felt selfish to enjoy her pain. He whimpered in agony and she sniffed, trying to get him to stand up. Slowly and steadily, she gave him her shoulder and he stood up. But as soon as he was on his feet, she ran towards Siddharth, who was again charging at Shivaay.
"Stop it Sid! Please stop it!" She cried and Siddharth looked at her.
"Very concerned for him huh? Of course you will be, after all you-
"Sid please!" She interrupted, tears flowing freely. "Please, I am sorry!"
"Fine. I will stop it." He said and stepped back and Annika stood there, suddenly not knowing what to do. He turned and started walking away when she held his arm, trying to stop him.
"Where...where are you... going?" She cried and he removed her hand from his arm.
"Leave me alone. Go tend to your ex-husband, he is still bleeding!" He said in a cold tone, looking at Shivaay who was staring at them, a hand on his nose and there were sudden tears in his eyes. "I cannot believe you lied to me for him. But you still love him so it's fine I guess? True love versus a normal friendship? Love won!" He murmured so as only Annika could hear him and sobbed, shaking her head.
"No, please, I am sorry! I-
"Don't talk to me for some time, okay? May be this doesn't matter to you but it does to me. And anyway, who am I to stop you from doing what you want? You love him; you can go back to him, live with him, do whatever!" He chuckled for a moment then stopped, looking at her suddenly. "Tell me one thing. Are you already back with him? Secretly? Was this the thing Vikram, Sona and you were trying to hide from me? Huh?" He questioned and Annika shook her head violently, denying his question.
"No, no, I am not! I swear I am-
"Anyways, you can do whatever you want as I said. Be happy. Bye!" He said, not even trying to act cool and just left, leaving a crying Annika and a bleeding Shivaay.
She wiped her tears and did not go behind him, knowing that he would want a few hours alone. She turned and looked at Shivaay, whose face was bright red as was his shirt-sleeve.
"Please someone get me a first-aid!" She shouted and walked towards him. Helping him sit down, she took the first-aid box from the Manager and thanked him. Removing a cotton ball, she helped him clean up and he just sat there, quietly.
"Is it hurting a lot?" She asked and he nodded. It was true, his heart was hurting a lot.
"I am sorry Shivaay! I had no idea that he would react like that-
"He is very protective of you, right?" He asked and she sighed, nodding her head. "Why didn't you tell him before? About me?"
"I...I don't know. When I told him about my marriage, his reaction towards my ex-husband was quite hateful. He really dislikes you, I am sorry, it's just, I didn't want him to get upset or wanted you to get hurt. I-
"It's okay, I understand." He nodded and looked away while Annika sat there quietly.
"I should have told him earlier, it would have been easier for all of us. But I am stupid!" She grumbled and wiped her tears. "And now he doesn't want to see me! He thinks I am secretly back with you! How can he think that?" She sobbed and Shivaay gulped painfully.
"Shivaay?" She said softly and he looked at her.
"Yes?" He said.
"Can I ask you a favour? Please?" She said and he nodded.
"Could you talk to Siddharth please? Just assure him that there is nothing going on between us? I know it's extremely selfish of me to ask you something like this but he is really important to me, I cannot lose him! Just help me once, for old time's sake!" She wept and Shivaay sat quietly.
"Ok." He said and she looked at him sharply.
"What?" She said slowly and he shrugged.
"I said ok. I will talk to him."
I will talk to my ex-wife's boyfriend. Promise him that that there is nothing going on between us even though I am still madly in love with her. Because this situation can harm their relationship and that'll make Annika miserable. She has a family with him. She has two kids with him. I will not let my pain ruin her happiness again.
His mind assured that he was doing the right thing.
"Really? You...you will do...that?" She said with a watery smile and he nodded.
"If that will make you happy then I will do it." He said and she nodded.
"It will...make me really...happy. Thank you." She wiped her tears and stood up.
"Let's go." He said and she nodded.
Sitting in her car, he looked at her tensed face, her face was pale and there were tear marks on her cheeks. She started driving and he sat quietly, stealing glances now and then. They tried to find Siddharth but in vain. He was not in his apartment or in his firm. They checked other places and Annika called many people but no one knew where Siddharth was. She was getting tensed by the minute and Shivaay told her to stop at a coffee shop after an hour.
"Stop here? Why? Do you see him!" She asked and looked around, unstrapping her seat belt and getting down from the car. Shivaay got down as well and went inside the shop with her.
"Shivaay, what are-
"Wait a minute." He said and ordered an ice tea. Taking the drink, he made her sit and gave it to her.
"Drink this." He ordered.
"What?" She asked in a confused tone and he pointed at the glass.
"Drink that. You are getting exhausted by the minute. And don't take tension; it's not good for you at this time." He said as she took a small sip.
"What?" She asked and he cleared his throat.
"I mean, it's not good for your health. In general." He said quickly and looked away, hoping she wouldn't ask him how he came to know about her pregnancy.
How could he tell her that he was following her when he eavesdropped on her conversation with her friend?
She simply nodded and drank the cold drink.
"I know where he will be!" She suddenly said and got up. "Come on!" She said and walked towards the car, Shivaay following her.
Driving quickly, they soon reached a garden.
"He has to be here!" She mumbled and Shivaay followed her.
"How do you know that he will be here?"He asked.
"We have checked almost everywhere and he was not there. This is Shivi's and his favourite park and he brings her here a lot, so I hope to God that he is here!" She said and Shivaay nodded, following her quick steps.
"Oh thank God!" She suddenly stopped and said, looking straight. And there he was, sitting on a bench , looking over the huge garden area.
"Siddharth!" She shouted and took big steps and Shivaay was just behind her. Siddharth looked up and frowned as he saw Shivaay.
"What is he doing here?" He said in a cold tone and Annika sighed.
"He is here to talk to you." She said and he looked away.
"I don't want to talk to him. Or you. So please leave." He said and Annika held his arm.
"Please! Please listen to him for five minutes! Please-
"Annika-
"For me! Please?" She said softly and he sighed and closed his eyes.
"Fine. Speak." He crossed his arms and Shivaay cleared his throat.
"Siddharth. I am really sorry. For everything. For hurting her, for making her cry, for not telling you who I am. Really. And I just want to say that nothing is going between us, we are not back together or whatever. When I saw her here after all these years, I really wanted to meet her. That's it. Please don't be upset with her because of me, she is very angry at herself for not telling you earlier. She didn't tell you because she didn't want you to get upset." He explained and Siddharth sighed, looking at Annika, who was standing a little far away, so as to give them privacy.
"Listen man." He said tightly, trying to control his temper and not start screaming and Shivaay nodded. "I will tell you one thing clearly. I dislike you. A lot. Okay? I want to punch you a hundred times but I am not because she wouldn't like that. You know you have hurt her a lot? She has cried a million times because of you and every time she cried, I hated you. And she still has a soft spot for you in her heart. So if you want to be friends with her or whatever, that's fine. But you make her cry one more time, then that will be the end of you. You maybe the great Shivaay Singh Oberoi, I googled you by the way, but I am Siddharth Jaisingh. You mess with my family, you mess with me. Got it?"
Shivaay nodded and stepped back as Annika came near them. He walked back so they could talk and looked away as Siddharth held Annika's hand.
"I am sorry. Not for punching him but for making you worried. I don't know if this was the right way to react but it just...I am-
"Shh! I think it's fine now!" She said, smiling. "And now you know, there is nothing between me and Shiv-
"Annika. Listen. If you decide to get back with him, I won't stop you, because I know that you will think a lot, about yourself, about Shivi and Sahil before taking that decision, and I will support you. Yes, I hate him but I love you. So, if being with him makes you happy then I will not discourage you. But I will question your decision everyday so you are sure of it, ok?" He said and Annika smiled.
"Don't worry, I am not thinking about getting back with him."
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Next Update: 30th July 2017
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I am watching the 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (Kdrama) and I am going mad, it's so good! Thank you everyone for the suggestions!😃
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Chapter 19
Edited by SanyaEterna - 8 years ago