Chapter 1- Rishta Humara
That night...
Anika swiftly and quietly packed her suitcases along with Saahil's in the dead of the night. She checked her wallet. The money that she had saved up secretly to attend an English tutoring program was deposited in her account which she had the credit card for. A tear rolled down her cheek but she hastily wiped it away. She took out five envelopes from her suitcase, in each one enclosed a note. One to Dadi, one to OmRu, one to Pinky Aunty and Shakti Uncle, one to Kamini Randhawa, and one to Shivaay. She passed the envelopes to Khanna, who was standing next to her. Everyone else in the house was asleep.
"Khanna ji, aap please yeh envelopes sab ko de dijiye. Agar kisi ne poocha ki maine aapko yeh envelopes kab di, toh boliye ki maine yeh envelopes aaj subhah di. Me nahin chahti ki aap ki naukri chali jaye meri vajah se." Anika said, zipping up the suitcases.
"Madam aap aise kaise jaa sakte hain? Kisiko bataye bina?" Khanna said sadly, holding the envelopes in his hands.
"Yaha Dadi aur OmRu ke alava koi bhi meri izzat ke baare mein sochte hai kya? Toh main kyun batao sabko?" Anika murmured softly.
Khanna looked down at his feet. He could understand why she was leaving. Sighing, he picked up her suitcases and quietly carried them out the front door, taking Saahil with him. Anika looked around at the house one last time. Before she could start crying again, she hastily took her handbag and headed out too. She had decided, that she would never step foot in this house again.
The next morning, when Shivaay got to the dining table to have breakfast, everyone was abnormally quiet. Om was silently clutching an envelope and his father was reading something intently. Dadi was crying quietly on Priyanka's shoulder. He approached Dadi.
"Kya hua Dadi? Aap ro kyun rahi hain? Aap theek to hain na?" Shivaay asked.
Dadi kept silent and continued to cry. Shivaay went to Rudra who had his head hung in sadness.
"Kya hua Rudra, tum batao mujhe."
Rudra also kept silent. Shivaay, frustrated, yelled, "Damnit, koi batayega mujhe ki hua kya hai?"
Pinky, smiling, came forward and said, "Vo manoos Anika chali gayi hai finally Shivaay!"
"Chali gayi matlab? Kahan?" Shivaay asked worriedly.
"Vo iss ghar ko chhod kar chali gayi hain Shivaay," Om said quietly.
"Fhat the Wuck?! Kyun?!" Shivaay said, shocked.
Khanna, who had been standing there silently, handed Shivaay an envelope. Shivaay opened the envelope, and started reading. He grew very pale and collapsed on the chair next to him.
"ANIKA!!!"
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-Meera
Edited by journalgirl321 - 8 years ago