The Masquerade (AnShi/ShivIka FF)- Epilogue UPDATED (Pg 130){COMPLETE} - Page 7

Da extant dis guy 'll go 2 hide his feelings 😆

Luved it

Hey buddy...😉. Actually when i saw another ff on ShivIka..i was like i am reading almost all the ff's on ShivIka in this forum do i really need to add one more in my list?? I was abt to close the page when i saw it was ur piece. I couldnt resist nd started reading all the parts. I should say that i fell in love wid this story now. U guyz r just amazing. All the writers r brilliant in this forum..excepting me.

Hey!!

I think shivaay is getting insecure abt anika nd om relationship faila diya na raita

Hey, Twerps! Caught up with all the chapters and enjoyed them too! So ShivIka are the typical bickering duo as of now. 😆 One thing that really caught my eye is the fact that Shivaay feels a sense of uneasiness about Anika - and this is something that he has admitted to himself. Glad that it isn't just her that he is affected with, but then, does it mean that there truly is something unsettling related to Anika? I'm curious.😆 And, aww, OmRu are always a delight!

Originally posted by: shail_j15

Shivaay the liar...he is trying to deny the feeling he had for anika...his feelings have not yet reached to the level of love...but seed has been planted...he is denying in his own way... lashing out at anika...poo re anu...please let her teach him a lesson..

Originally posted by: ...Angels...

Even though it's short, it is brilliant👏

You can see the different layers of Shivaay's character in this chapter.

He is a person, who uses lies, to contradict his heart and emotions; when he thinks their wrong. Moreover, it just shows how different the brothers are. Om hates lies; whilst Shivaay uses them to console himself. Nevertheless their bonding is still so strong❤️ As usual my cutie pie is learning from his Anika didi😆 Rudra is just to cute! I love how this chapter focuses on the OBros and their personalities!

I am still feeling bad for Anika😭. I hope she teaches Shivaay a lesson, in her style😉

Do update soon dear!

Thanks for the pm🤗

Originally posted by: Rozy77

hi dear
ur on a roll today😉... double update😃. thank you😃

loved both parts⭐️
when will shivaay learn to stop being so mean? good that anika gave it back to him
om and ru are such sweethearts😳
i burst out laughing at shivaay's thoughts of om being a threat😆😆
haha he's in denial and envious of anika's sweet bonding with his brothers, secretly wishing he could be a part of it😆
eagerly waiting for the next part

Originally posted by: Sophia21

OMG i really want to whack Shivaay across the head 😆.. He lied 😲😆.. Jhoota Singh Oberoi.. haha.. I hope Om finds out the truth though... Shivaay bhi na ..

Awesomeee... continue soon, thanks for the PM 😳

Originally posted by: jarir2010

Loved it.plz give some pain back to this stupid,lair sso.update soon.

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"Bad timing?"

Anika looked up from where she was bent over a pile of dusty family albums. Omkara was standing near the store room door. She dusted off her hands and stood up with a smile.

"No. It's alright. You needed something?"

Instead of replying, Om walked over to the albums. He opened one and began to turn the pages. It happened to be one of the albums Anika was yet to go through. She looked at the pages as he flipped through them, pausing at some. It appeared to be one full of photos of children, presumably of the Oberoi siblings themselves. She looked away, unwilling to invade on what was clearly a private moment. A light smile had crept up on Omkara's face and it made Anika smile as she turned back to the ones she had been going through.

Pinky aunty had sent her on what by all appearances was starting to look like a wild goose chase. She had been instructed to find old photos of Pinky aunty's own wedding because the foyer was to be decorated in the exact same way for the sangeet ceremony. Hence Anika had been sent off to the store room where she had found this pile of albums languishing among dust motes and spider webs. She was yet to find any such photos however and the pile was daunting enough. She would probably end up spending the better part of the day on this fool's errand.

Om suddenly closed the album with a thud. The smile was gone. He looked up and almost seemed to be surprised to see her there.

"Sorry. Hope I'm not disturbing you", he said.

Anika gestured at the albums in mock dismay, hoping to make him forget whatever that had brought on that shuttered look in his eyes.

"Ab aap hi batayiye, itne saare albums main se kaise Pinky aunty ke shaadi ke photos nikalu? Aur woh bhi ek chutki main?! Arrey, albums hi jab itne ho, toh uske liye ek catalogue banta hai!"

He smiled at that and looked at the pile. Then he reached forward and pulled out an album. It was bound in red leather that had darkened with age and the edges were gilded with gold.

"This is the one you want."

Anika heaved a sigh of relief and began to quickly put the rest of the albums back inside the cupboard.

"Anika, come take a break after this. Priyanka is making masala chai.", Omkara said, remembering the reason why he had come there.

'Arrey wah! Masala chai! Aisa mausam mein toh bas chai ka hi mann karta hai!" Anika said with glee. And armed with the album, she followed Om to the kitchen. Priyanka was nowhere to be seen but two steaming cups of masala chai sat on the counter.

"Shayad Prinku ko koi kaam agaya hoga", said Om picking up one cup and gesturing to Anika to help herself to the other. Anika washed off the dust on her hands at the basin before turning to the counter. Next to her cup of tea now lay a bag. It was a motley of purple and gold made from bandhani design. She looked up to see Omkara wearing a broad grin on his face now, the kind she was more familiar with.

"You like it?" he asked.

"Yes! Anika said with a sigh. "It's lovely..". A sudden thought occurred to her and she looked up with shock written across her face, "Did you make it?!".

Omkara nodded at that. " I heard your bag got ruined the other day. Hope you like this one."

"What?! This is for me?! Aapne mere liye yeh bag banaya?!" Anika would have gone on if a sudden memory did not come to silence her excitement and wipe that look of joy from her face.

"Mere bhai se door raho, samjhi tum!"

Her outstretched hand retreated. She picked up the cup instead. "I can't take this gift. You made it yourself. It's too precious for you to just give it away..."

Omkara picked up the bag. "When I was in my first year at Art College, we learnt how to do bandhani as part of a special project. You should have seen Priyanka's face when I dyed this saree for her. She insisted on wearing it at the very next family function and when every other woman came decked in designer outfits and whatnot, our sister was glowing in a simple tie and dye saree."

As Anika sipped at her tea, Omkara continued, "I never just give away my gifts. I know you will appreciate it." He smiled and then held the bag to her. "Also, I will be honoured if this can replace your, what was it again, Chameli?"

"Chikni!" Anika quickly corrected him and caught the amusement on his face. Omkara's words had soothed her ruffled soul and she no longer felt the hesitation that had choked her a little while ago. As she took up the bag with an air of evident delight, Om couldn't help but give her a hug.

Anika looked at him and smiled brightly. "Daadi bilkul thik kehti hai. Aap toh heera hai..asli heera!"

Unnoticed by them, a pair of eyes blazing with fury, looked on the scene.

NEXT

Note: Thank you all for the wonderful comments. The length of the previous chapter disappointed some of you, I know. Sorry, this is another short chapter but I felt it was needed. I won't be updating over the weekend, but hopefully, the next chapter will have some ShivIka scenes and will be lengthier.