Shivika FF- Mine P2 PG3

"Anika, where are you" Gauri shouted
Anika giggled from under the bed
"Anika, please he is coming today and if you dont meet him, he will go"
Anika popped out from under the bed, stopping Gauri mid-sentence
"He will go what, I told you I dont want to marry anyone, so I am not meeting him, I am waiting for my prince charming" she replied dreamily

Gauri rolled her eyes "You cannot wait forever for a stranger, you dont even know if this mysterious stranger of yours will come back"
Anika sat on the bed in a huff "He saved my life, I dont want anyone else but him, what dont you understand about that, without him I wouldnt even be here"
Gauri's eyes filled with unshed tears, she looked away, wiping them quickly.
"I hate it when you talk about that night, you're here now and that is all that matters"

"But without him I wouldnt be, I didnt even get to thank him, please Gauri just go out and pretend I am not here, no one has to know, please"
Gauri made a last ditch effort to convince her best friend to meet the man who wished to marry her
"What if he is the man who saved you"
Anika looked up, her face contorted into one of discomfort "What, you really think that heartless Singh Oberoi saved my life all those years back"
"Don't call him that" Gauri admonished
"Well I dont know his first name, and with all the rumours I assume he is heartless" Anika replied seemingly not bothered by Gauri's intrusive gaze
"You dont know if it was him, you dont know who your saviour is"
Anika laughed "Trust me, it isnt him"

Anika stood up and opened her drawer, pulling out a small string bracelet "This is what he gave me when he saved my life, with this I will find him"
Gauri huffed loudly "What if he doesnt want you, he saved your life yes, but what if he is already married"
Anika looked away, she had never thought that her saviour could be married, or that he would not want her.
"I have to try Gauri please" she cupped her face
"You see me as a sister right, just let me return to Delhi and try to find him, if he is already happily married then I will walk away, I just need to know"

It was that very conversation that Anika kept close to her heart two years later when she finally stood outside a tall mansion. Delhi had changed her life in many ways, she never did find her saviour but she had made a career for herself, she was one of the best known match makers in the whole of Delhi, and with her faviourate good luck charm and her own intuition she had never made a wrong match yet

Raising her hand she knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer it
"Im so glad you are here" a man shouted, dragging her inside
Anika squealed as she was pulled inside
"Its bad, its really bad, every woman that comes even slightly close he just pushes away, he refuses to marry"
Anika pulled away from the strange man "Then what am I doing here" she asked, annoyed
"You must convince Shivaay that there is love out there and not to just wait around"

"Wait around" she repeated, confused
The man nodded "Yes, Shivaay refuses to marry unless he meets a woman he shared a special bond with many years ago"
Anika's features softened, she knew all to well what it felt like to wait around for someone who may never come
"But what about his fiancee that you informed me about"
The man nodded "Yes, she is still here but he wants to break up with her today, please you have to fix their relationship"

Anika looked around at the big mansion, she wasnt one to refuse a job usually, but she didnt feel right forcing two people to fall in love, not when she understood wanting to wait
"Im sorry, I cant be a part of this" Anika went to turn around when a strong husky voice stopped her
"Stop"
Anika froze on the spot, she knew that voice, turning around slowly she came face to face with those very same eyes that had drawn her in before, the only thing she had seen of her saviour that night

He walked over to her making a lump form in her throat
He walked around her slowly and she closed her eyes, unable to remain eye contact with the man who had saved her life
"Do I know you" he asked
Without thinking Anika shook her head, his musky scent was intoxicating and doing things to her she wasnt prepared for
"Sir, you must have seen her on the TV, she is the matchmaker"
"Open your eyes" he husked

Anika opened her eyes slowly and faltered back due to his intense gaze
She looked down at his outstretched hand
"My name is Shivaay, what is yours"
Anika slowly put her hand in his and shuddered at his hold
"Anika" she whispered
Shivaay raised a brow at her nervous behaviour but nodded anyway
He raised his right hand, stroking his beard

"So you claim to be able to make anyone fall in love yeah"
Anika nodded
"I would really like to see if you can make me fall in love, I always do like a challenge"
"Shivaay" a woman called from behind him
She watched Shivaay role his eyes and turn towards the woman
"Who is that" she asked rudely
"Anika this is Kangana, my fiancee and Kangana this is Anika, the matchmaker"