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Hey guys I was double minded in posting this. Please detail your views on this. Life inspired encounter set in Shivika's distant future!
8th September 2037
Oberoi Mansion
Annika stood at the door hair tied into a bun and dressed in her work wear, waiting for her husband to calm down.
Om walked towards her with a smile, held her hand and pressed it. "You are going to have a tough time bhaabhi" He teased. "I know" She replied with a sigh giving him a slight pat.
Om walked away laughing. Annika looked back to see Gauri hurriedly carrying out dinner for two. She looked at the younger one and nodded negatively. Her laughter tinkled in the air!
"Ham hena bhaabhi, fikar mat" She said placing her hand on heart gesturing that she'll handle everything. Annika nodded and chuckled at her sister in laws antics.
Taking a deep breath she entered her room. Caution! She facepalms as the 1086th phone is murdered by her dear husband. She stood patiently as he fumed at some employee for yet another silly reason.
Shivaay feels her presence in the room but he continues to ignore it. As she remains silent, he gets irritated.
"Why can't he just listen to me, Mom and everyone is hell bent in spoiling him" He spoke to the wall.
"And moreover he considers me his enemy" Annika could easily notice the slight waver in Shivaay voice as he said that. Twenty one years of marriage has definitely took Annika Shivaay Singh Oberoi through most of the shades of her darling hubby.
Shivaay fell on the sofa with a thud, leaning back he rested onto the headrest closing his eyes.
Annika went and sat beside her husband and pressed his shoulders to ease the pain she knew he was having. He titled his head without opening his eyes and lowered it onto her shoulder.Annika's phone rang and both Shivaay and she shared a short eye lock.
"Haan, show kesa tha"
"I knew you'll make it dear"
Annika saw the hope and longing shinning in Shivaay's eyes, that had turned crystal blue, pure love, affection!
"Haan, everybody is good here"
"And Da.."
The call was disconnected from the other side and Annika fumbled with the words.
"Yes..yes Dad"
Shivaay took the phone from her hands and placed it on the side table, he then turned away from her. She could clearly see his eyes watering up.
"One is like this, another one doesn't even want to talk to me"
" I'm wrong, I don't love them"
"I don't..I don't" He kept ranting between violent coughs.
"Shivaay Shiv stop this now...breathe..breathe" she said holding him in a hug and rubbing his back"
"Apka BP bahut high dey Shivaay, abh kya plans hai"
"Annika I can't, its so difficult.. why can't she just talk...and he just understand"
Annika took a good look at her husband, he looked very handsome for a man of 53, except for a little lines that have started showing on his perfect face. And some grey hairs here and there, half of them hiding behind the hair colour. He had possibly gained some kilos and also a little belly. But he was no more the SSO, he was too sensitive when there was anything that was related with his children.
"Shivaay listen to me, they are kids"
"Annika you don't scold them nowadays"
"Yes, I don't Shivaay, I used to when you were highly lenient"
"Do you thing I'm wrong, Ansh is not yet eighteen. He shouldn't drive, but I allows him within our grounds and even in our garage. What more does he need? Why does he want to take the vehicles outside? Then Mom, Rudra and even Badepappa stay on his side. He hates me Annika! He hates me!"
Annika was used to this, since their presently sixteen year old son Ansh Singh Oberoi had gone into adolescence, this had been the picture at home. Shivaay had turned from a cool Dad to a perfect Father within a matter of months and she had resigned from the post of a highly strict Mom.
And today both the father and son had had a huge showdown in the Oberoi drawing room over this. Tej & Pinky had sided Ansh making the situation worse. Finally the Father had fumed inside and while the son fumed out.
"Moreover Shivani, why can't she come back here? Now she wants to sign that bloody bond and possibly settle somewhere in New York. And I know that she is hanging out with some guy, Prinku was hinting on something" Shivaay said as his face twisted in distress.
"Someone is getting jealous here" Annika laughed and earned a glare from her husband. He released from her hold and stood facing the mirror. She walked to him and hooked her arm with his again.
" Am I wrong Annika? Am I possibly being a failure here too? I can't afford to fail here!" he said again despair returning.
"Shiv calm down, you are not doing anything wrong ok? You are right as a Father. I used to be very strict when they were young and you used to pamper them a lot. So now I try to keep a balance."
"But they weren't this angry with you then"
"Who said? Shivi used to be such a junglee billi during her initial teens. You were abroad that time. It was Pinky Maa, Jhanvi Maa, Gauri & Om who helped me through it!"
"So I was not there when you needed me the most?" Seeing Shivaay getting touchy again Annika retorted.
"Aww! Stop being a beegi billu, I'll talk to them Ok"
"Ansh will understand, usse friends tease karta hai bas isliye thoda gussa mai rehta hai. Ham sab tik karange. Aur Shivi ki baat, I know Pappa beti ki bina ek minute tak nahi reh sakte. Phir bhi aapne usse London becha padayi ke liye."
"Yes, I send her because she wanted to go. Aur woh is ghar ki parampara bhi hai. But she has to come back right. She had promised so."
"Haan, par abh Rudra, Saumya aur Pritvi Singapore mein settled hai na? Aur Prinku aur Vansh London mein hai abh, Shivi ki paas. Toh itni fikar ka baat kya hui Shiv? Woh toh bilkul aap jaise hai tadi mai rehta hai par woh khud kuch banna chathi hu! She wants to make her own future us mai galat kya hai?
"Its not that, Jankee or Prithvi dono abhi se business mai itna interest dikate hai. They are training themselves for it from now"
"Shiv badepa ki jaise baat mat karna pehle OmRu nahi bas aap business chalate dey abh OmRu, Prinku, Saumya sabh is mai shaamil hai. Waise ki agar hamare bache ko kabhi maan ayenga toh woh bhi karlengi"
"But as a father.."
"Aapne Rudra, Saumya ko bahar becha isliye they got to know each other's importance in their life. But still they took eight long years to pass each other as marriage material. Good things take time dear."
"Shivi's marriage is my dream Annika"
"She is just twenty Shiv and weren't you dating Mallika when you were studying abroad. We accepted our marriage initially against Maa's objections. I have talked to her about that, we need to trust on our daughter na?"
Shivaay seemed convinced with her reasoning and nodded his head agreement.
"Aur Ansh ke gussa mera jaisa hai ek din mein tand padengi!" She added.
"Gussa, tumara jaise? Shivaay asked eyebrow raised, worries forgotten and with a mischievous smile plastered on his face.
It had been more than two decades since their marriage, but he couldn't just stop loving her. She still managed to erase his worries through her simple techniques.
"Kyun.." She asked?
"Tume to manane ke liye I'll have to toil for two days"
Annika laughed loud and patted on her husband's back.
"Sofa pe sulaongi apko is umar mai" Shivaay folded his hands and bowed down in front of his wife. He rubbed his back faking a back pain.He sighed, the long conversation with his wife had definitely calmed down his splitting headache. He felt better now. Annika laughed again.
"So you are saying everything will be fine?"
"Haan Shivaay, But ek cheez, why don't you call Shivi and tell her that you miss her. Beti ki saath kyun itni tadi?"
Shivaay turned without saying anything. Annika deciding not to trouble him anymore called out as she walked out.
"Freshen up and Come I'll set your lunch"
Annika helped Omkara set the table. Gauri stood making garam rotis. Om went near Annika and whispered."Everything sorted?"
"Haan for now" She admitted.
"You deserve a paramvir chakra bhaabhi" Om bowed.
"Gauri too needs one devarji" Annika laughed eyeing Gauri. Omkara rolled his eyes on both the woman.
"Phir Bhaabhi, kal Rudra aare, kisi ko pata nahi" He announced.
"Hey Sach mein" Gauri beamed.
"Don't tell me that you don't know what is special about tomorrow" Om said looking at Annika.
Annika smiled knowingly in return.
"Shivaay phirse bhul gayi hai bhaabhi"Omkara added and the three of them laughed together.
A little more coming up in a day!
Please tell me how it was!
8th September 2037
Oberoi Mansion
Annika stood at the door hair tied into a bun and dressed in her work wear, waiting for her husband to calm down.
Om walked towards her with a smile, held her hand and pressed it. "You are going to have a tough time bhaabhi" He teased. "I know" She replied with a sigh giving him a slight pat.
Om walked away laughing. Annika looked back to see Gauri hurriedly carrying out dinner for two. She looked at the younger one and nodded negatively. Her laughter tinkled in the air!
"Ham hena bhaabhi, fikar mat" She said placing her hand on heart gesturing that she'll handle everything. Annika nodded and chuckled at her sister in laws antics.
Taking a deep breath she entered her room. Caution! She facepalms as the 1086th phone is murdered by her dear husband. She stood patiently as he fumed at some employee for yet another silly reason.
Shivaay feels her presence in the room but he continues to ignore it. As she remains silent, he gets irritated.
"Why can't he just listen to me, Mom and everyone is hell bent in spoiling him" He spoke to the wall.
"And moreover he considers me his enemy" Annika could easily notice the slight waver in Shivaay voice as he said that. Twenty one years of marriage has definitely took Annika Shivaay Singh Oberoi through most of the shades of her darling hubby.
Shivaay fell on the sofa with a thud, leaning back he rested onto the headrest closing his eyes.
Annika went and sat beside her husband and pressed his shoulders to ease the pain she knew he was having. He titled his head without opening his eyes and lowered it onto her shoulder.Annika's phone rang and both Shivaay and she shared a short eye lock.
"Haan, show kesa tha"
"I knew you'll make it dear"
Annika saw the hope and longing shinning in Shivaay's eyes, that had turned crystal blue, pure love, affection!
"Haan, everybody is good here"
"And Da.."
The call was disconnected from the other side and Annika fumbled with the words.
"Yes..yes Dad"
Shivaay took the phone from her hands and placed it on the side table, he then turned away from her. She could clearly see his eyes watering up.
"One is like this, another one doesn't even want to talk to me"
" I'm wrong, I don't love them"
"I don't..I don't" He kept ranting between violent coughs.
"Shivaay Shiv stop this now...breathe..breathe" she said holding him in a hug and rubbing his back"
"Apka BP bahut high dey Shivaay, abh kya plans hai"
"Annika I can't, its so difficult.. why can't she just talk...and he just understand"
Annika took a good look at her husband, he looked very handsome for a man of 53, except for a little lines that have started showing on his perfect face. And some grey hairs here and there, half of them hiding behind the hair colour. He had possibly gained some kilos and also a little belly. But he was no more the SSO, he was too sensitive when there was anything that was related with his children.
"Shivaay listen to me, they are kids"
"Annika you don't scold them nowadays"
"Yes, I don't Shivaay, I used to when you were highly lenient"
"Do you thing I'm wrong, Ansh is not yet eighteen. He shouldn't drive, but I allows him within our grounds and even in our garage. What more does he need? Why does he want to take the vehicles outside? Then Mom, Rudra and even Badepappa stay on his side. He hates me Annika! He hates me!"
Annika was used to this, since their presently sixteen year old son Ansh Singh Oberoi had gone into adolescence, this had been the picture at home. Shivaay had turned from a cool Dad to a perfect Father within a matter of months and she had resigned from the post of a highly strict Mom.
And today both the father and son had had a huge showdown in the Oberoi drawing room over this. Tej & Pinky had sided Ansh making the situation worse. Finally the Father had fumed inside and while the son fumed out.
"Moreover Shivani, why can't she come back here? Now she wants to sign that bloody bond and possibly settle somewhere in New York. And I know that she is hanging out with some guy, Prinku was hinting on something" Shivaay said as his face twisted in distress.
"Someone is getting jealous here" Annika laughed and earned a glare from her husband. He released from her hold and stood facing the mirror. She walked to him and hooked her arm with his again.
" Am I wrong Annika? Am I possibly being a failure here too? I can't afford to fail here!" he said again despair returning.
"Shiv calm down, you are not doing anything wrong ok? You are right as a Father. I used to be very strict when they were young and you used to pamper them a lot. So now I try to keep a balance."
"But they weren't this angry with you then"
"Who said? Shivi used to be such a junglee billi during her initial teens. You were abroad that time. It was Pinky Maa, Jhanvi Maa, Gauri & Om who helped me through it!"
"So I was not there when you needed me the most?" Seeing Shivaay getting touchy again Annika retorted.
"Aww! Stop being a beegi billu, I'll talk to them Ok"
"Ansh will understand, usse friends tease karta hai bas isliye thoda gussa mai rehta hai. Ham sab tik karange. Aur Shivi ki baat, I know Pappa beti ki bina ek minute tak nahi reh sakte. Phir bhi aapne usse London becha padayi ke liye."
"Yes, I send her because she wanted to go. Aur woh is ghar ki parampara bhi hai. But she has to come back right. She had promised so."
"Haan, par abh Rudra, Saumya aur Pritvi Singapore mein settled hai na? Aur Prinku aur Vansh London mein hai abh, Shivi ki paas. Toh itni fikar ka baat kya hui Shiv? Woh toh bilkul aap jaise hai tadi mai rehta hai par woh khud kuch banna chathi hu! She wants to make her own future us mai galat kya hai?
"Its not that, Jankee or Prithvi dono abhi se business mai itna interest dikate hai. They are training themselves for it from now"
"Shiv badepa ki jaise baat mat karna pehle OmRu nahi bas aap business chalate dey abh OmRu, Prinku, Saumya sabh is mai shaamil hai. Waise ki agar hamare bache ko kabhi maan ayenga toh woh bhi karlengi"
"But as a father.."
"Aapne Rudra, Saumya ko bahar becha isliye they got to know each other's importance in their life. But still they took eight long years to pass each other as marriage material. Good things take time dear."
"Shivi's marriage is my dream Annika"
"She is just twenty Shiv and weren't you dating Mallika when you were studying abroad. We accepted our marriage initially against Maa's objections. I have talked to her about that, we need to trust on our daughter na?"
Shivaay seemed convinced with her reasoning and nodded his head agreement.
"Aur Ansh ke gussa mera jaisa hai ek din mein tand padengi!" She added.
"Gussa, tumara jaise? Shivaay asked eyebrow raised, worries forgotten and with a mischievous smile plastered on his face.
It had been more than two decades since their marriage, but he couldn't just stop loving her. She still managed to erase his worries through her simple techniques.
"Kyun.." She asked?
"Tume to manane ke liye I'll have to toil for two days"
Annika laughed loud and patted on her husband's back.
"Sofa pe sulaongi apko is umar mai" Shivaay folded his hands and bowed down in front of his wife. He rubbed his back faking a back pain.He sighed, the long conversation with his wife had definitely calmed down his splitting headache. He felt better now. Annika laughed again.
"So you are saying everything will be fine?"
"Haan Shivaay, But ek cheez, why don't you call Shivi and tell her that you miss her. Beti ki saath kyun itni tadi?"
Shivaay turned without saying anything. Annika deciding not to trouble him anymore called out as she walked out.
"Freshen up and Come I'll set your lunch"
Annika helped Omkara set the table. Gauri stood making garam rotis. Om went near Annika and whispered."Everything sorted?"
"Haan for now" She admitted.
"You deserve a paramvir chakra bhaabhi" Om bowed.
"Gauri too needs one devarji" Annika laughed eyeing Gauri. Omkara rolled his eyes on both the woman.
"Phir Bhaabhi, kal Rudra aare, kisi ko pata nahi" He announced.
"Hey Sach mein" Gauri beamed.
"Don't tell me that you don't know what is special about tomorrow" Om said looking at Annika.
Annika smiled knowingly in return.
"Shivaay phirse bhul gayi hai bhaabhi"Omkara added and the three of them laughed together.
A little more coming up in a day!
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