Shivika SS: Ties that Bind ~22.3~ LAST PART + EPILOGUE pg 10 - Page 5

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Part 4.

Khanna was plagued with conflicting thoughts. Shivaay Sir has lost his memory and can't remember his wife Annika Madam. He was given strict orders not to talk about Annika Madam to him, because it gave him terrible headaches. He did try to get creative, trying to jog his Boss's memory by driving by Annika Madam's old house and Sahil's school, but nothing worked.

Then Annika Madam herself appeared at the office and he still couldn't get it all back. Poor lady is hiding from Veer Pratap Chauhan and living at an orphanage. Shivaay Sir asked him to be quiet about Wednesdays morning meetings, but the way she looked behind her shoulder every few minutes on their way back gave him mixed feelings.

So he went to Omkara Sir and Rudra Babu. He told them everything, and to his great relief they followed him to the orphanage and were now waiting for Annika Madam.

***

Annika stepped out of the auto at the main road and immediately saw them, her two brothers. Om and Rudy. She stood silent and they both hugged her with tears in their eyes. Teary reunions and brotherly anger at her hiding from them.

"Nothing doing Bhabhi, you're coming home with us now. Bhaiyya will never forgive us for not keeping you safe after finding you. Nope. You're coming to Oberoi Mansion now. Have you any idea how upset and worried Dadi and everybody are?? "

She tried halfheartedly to refuse but Om too was having no two words about it.

"Shivaay is at work now. Just come home and we'll all figure out what to do. Together. And they took her home in their car, just missing by a minute, Shivaay's car arriving at the Home.

***

Shivaay swerved gently into the compound of the Hope Orphanage. A weird sense of familiarity hit him as he parked his car, like he just missed someone. Shaking his head clear, he walked into the main building of the orphanage.

Children were away at school and the place was quiet except for the nursery. Walking in he found the offices quickly and came to meet a serious looking old woman.

"Mr. Oberoi??" she got up in surprise. And Shivaay was equally shocked to being recognized , here of all places.

"Have I been here before...?" he asked tentatively.

"Why yes, you bought this place over personally, when you came enquiring about your wife, a year ago."

His head started pounding.

"My wife?"

"Yes, you said, your wife was an orphan and you wanted to see her adoption records..."

Pain sliced through his head and he swayed, holding on to the door for support. 2 other women ran up to support him up, and helped him into a chair, as he took deep breaths to calm the pain.

"I'm sorry, I don't remember... Argh!" he closed his eyes in agony.

" Tch, Mrs. B, at least ask the gentleman who he came to look for?" said a portly dark skinned woman with deep knowing eyes. Shivaay looked up at her, and she smiled at him. "Who are you looking for, Mr. Oberoi?"

The pain somewhat bearable, he sat up, "Ms. ... Mrs.. Annika? She works here? I came to find her. We had a meeting this morning? I need to see her urgently."

"Why? " they all asked in unison. "Was there trouble? She's not with you? Where is she? She didn't come back yet!?" all questions flew at him from the 3 women anxiously.

She hadn't come back here yet evidently. And the worry in these women, warned him that Annika, was in some kind of problem. He watched them ring her phone repeatedly, with no answer.

"Listen..." he asked "can you tell me what kind of problem she's having, so I can help her. She looked very scared this morning and she even fainted in my office. Is she really pregnant? Where can I find her family for her?" he watched the 3 women exchange looks and decide among themselves what is to be done right then.

The second portly lady sat by him, "I am Vasunthara, I cook here for a living, and Mrs. B gave me shelter after my son and his wife kicked me out. What is your intention with our Annika? Why do you need to know about her?"

Shivaay gulped. "I don't know. I was assaulted few months ago and had bad head injury, I seemed to have forgotten a lot of things from the present. My head hurts when I try. Annika seems connected somehow, I feel how familiar she is but she won't say how. All I know is when I see her , I feel calm. So with all these holes in my memory, I need to know how I know her.. please."

With a stern look to an anxious Mrs. Benedict, Vasunthara sat down and decided to tell him about Annika.

" Our Annika grew up here a long time ago. Before Mrs. B's time. She was adopted by a couple in her teens, they had a son Sahil. She grew up with them, but they soon died and she raised her little brother, who had a problem with his legs."

"Sahil..." Shivaay whispered. And Vasunthara continued after a pause.

"She worked two jobs, a day job and an aloo puri stall at night, to make things meet. Then one day she met this rich man, who made her life miserable. He wanted to destroy her, because she defied him, but she didn't shatter easy. She gave him a good fight, and ended up working for the man's family."

Shivaay listened, like a story, no longer on a focused fact finding mission.

"Slowly they fought, and clashed and unknowingly the fell in love. But they weren't of the same class, and the rich man couldn't accept her, although he liked her very much. And rich man went on to get married to his rich fiance, and our Annika was his wedding planner."

"What was his name? the husband..?" he interrupted, and Vasunthara ignored.

"But on the wedding day, his rich bride vanished. The whole business community was there to see the man get married, wedding of the year, and the bride had run away. The rich man forced Annika to take the bride's place with her face covered. No one knew the bride was Annika. They had some misunderstanding and he was quite cruel about the entire deal."

Shivaay's face flushed red, and he didn't know why. Vasunthara watched him closely and went on.

"He was cruel to her. He wanted to divorce her the very next day and get rid of her but things kept happening and they ended up just remaining married. But one day the misunderstanding cleared, and he realized he was punishing Annika for something that was never her fault. By then, she had become such an important presence in his family that he grew fond of her. Every time she tried to leave, he kept bringing her back. He had fallen in love. "

Shivaay gulped down the glass of water in front of him and looked expectantly.

"His mother tried to separate them, and he actually threw Annika out once. But both suffered so much apart, Annika went back to him. Truth came out and they were again reunited and in love. He made up to her for all his past misdeeds , and threw her a beautiful wedding and told her how much he loved her. What did they call it, Simmi?" she asked the sniffing girl listening to the tragic tale again.

"Ishqbaazi..." was the tearful reply.

Ishqbaazi... was something Dadi kept nagging them to have, him and his brothers. How odd.

"What was her husband's name? " he asked again, and Vasunthara shushed him.

"Not important right now.."

"Rich people problems came upon them, and because of some money grabbing saazish, rich man was asked to leave the house. Details, I don't know. But he and Annika went to Goa, when they met their Raavan. Raavan pretended to be nice, but he was eyeing Annika all along."

At the mention of Goa, his head started pounding again. But he forced himself to listen.

"Rich man thought him a friend, but Raavan kidnapped Annika. She refused to cooperate and her husband came and rescued her. Horrible gunfight, police versus gunda, Annika and her husband escaped into the jungle. Gundas found rich man and beat him up badly and Annika was lost in the jungle."

"ANNNIKAAA...!!!" he stood up shouting suddenly. The rasping horror in his voice sent chills down the spine of everyone in the room.

"My wife !! She's MY WIFE !! Oh GOD!!" he fell on his knees in agony, in the heart and in his head. Moments later he slumped forward into unconsciousness.

***

Annika had cried too much, everyone had cried too much. Hugs after hugs and kisses of family who missed her, thought her dead; jubilant that their Shivaay's life was in fact alive, and there was hope. But he wasn't answering his phone.

"What do you mean, he's not in the office? He just drove off in the car, and no one knows where?" Om shouted down his phone. Shivaay was missing, no one knows where he went. Khanna had gone to trace Shivaay's phone number to his last location.

The burly man came running back. Hope Orphanage. Everyone looked at each other in confusion and ran out to find him. Dadi wouldn't let Annika go, given her condition, Pinky too wanted Annika to take extra care. She was with family now, and they will take care of her, protect her until Shivaay returned.

But when OmRu called to say Shivaay was found unconscious at the Home, nobody could stop her anymore. She rushed out for a taxi, got into one.

But it was not a taxi, but a gunda paid for by Veer Pratap Chauhan.

to be continued.

Hey u took such a long time. .Glad u updated. .try updating fast pls or else I will keep scratching my head thinking what's next.. Any ways as always awesome chapter dear..

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Awesome update

Finally shivaay remembered Annika but now she is in trouble... wat will happen to her...plz keep her safe

amazing shot.
beautiful journy of shivika..
now that shivaay remember her, she will b with veer...
wating for nxt.