| Sweet Revenge|- MaAn SS (Part 7 pg 22 UPDATED 1 March) - Page 13

Please.. eagerly waiting for next update.🙏

This is probably only FF with angst, hockey stick and THE ANUJ KAPADIA... 🔥🔥

going to reread because I've forgotten bits and pieces but I remember this has angry anuj so I'm excited to do that too!

but what an exciting teaser !

I totally love ur work on this one. The use of the words are precise and the menacing formal tone along with the news paper headline was just mind blowing. The whole my way or out of my way attitude was what we have been craving for and u served so well. Well going to the dissection part of it will take long but overall a wonderful piece. Would love to read more asap 😍. The teaser was equally intriguing. Eagerly waiting for next one 😉😊

This is my favorite as we see the business man. 🤗

Glad you are continuing. Felt greedy to ask, as you also gave wonderful one-shots. 🤣

Anuj playing dirty! Loved it… wanted to see his dark side and it’s coming through. Pleased to see Vanraj on the back foot and cornered into something he doesn’t even know about. 😆😆😆😆

Teaser is tantalising… Anuj being invited to dinner! Looking forward to the dinner conversation. I think we will be in for a big treat!!!

Loved your writing and the language and words you used… so descriptive, telling us more as a reader and really building a visual image.

Finally, finally I managed to squeeze myself some time to write this part. 😆

Part 6

Stepping into the hall,Anupama left her trolley near the door while Kinjal stifled a yawn and excused herself, to her room.

Nodding in response,Anupama walked towards the mandir and folded her hands thanking kanhaji for her first and a memorable international tour at that.

She turned around then and looked at the wall clock. It was 9.30 AM. No wonder the house was eerie silent.Baa probably was on her way back from the nearby temple while Baapuji and mamaji would be chatting up with Romesh Kaka. Pakhi would be in school, Samar at the academy and Mr. Shah and Kavya? She couldn’t be bothered about their whereabouts!

Clamping down on the loudyawn that tore through her mouth, Anupama decided to sleep it off for a few hours. The journey had been a long one, and let’s just say she really missed the warmth of her bed.

Walking over to the suitcase, she grabbed hold of the handle and trudged it behind her wearily.About to enter her room, Anupama froze in her steps as someone crossed her path, right in front of the bathroom.

She blinked her eyes. Once. Twice. Then she rubbed them fervently and looked at the person again. She looked some more before finally shaking her head and flicking her forehead.

And she finally stepped past Anuj.

No, not Anuj! His mirage! A result of her newly born overactive imagination!

“He felt so real!” Closing the doors behind her, Anupama recollected how her vivid imagination had presented him- a towel slung around his neck with a toothbrush in hand, donning pyjama and a t-shirt.

“Main pagal ho gayi hoon! I should go to sleep lest I start daydreaming with open eyes once again!” She chided herself recalling the two times, she had literally addressed the materializations of him. But she had learnt her lesson and was not going to talk to thin air, like a maniac and earn weird looks. Never again.

After freshening up, as she finally stretched on the bed, she scrolled through her phone expecting but was disappointed. He had not called, to ask if they were back, if she had fun, if the work was done…nothing.

Anupama found her eyes drooping. ‘Abhi abhi toh aayi hu, he must be allowing me to catch some rest’

“But he could’ve…at least calle..d…”

Her eyes flickered close,the last thought being his visage that she had imagined.

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Eyes flying open with a start, Anupama scampered out of bed as she rushed out of her room and towards the kitchen. It was 2.30 already. And the lunch was yet to be made!

In her mad dash, she almost collided to Kinjal but stopped in the nick of time.

“Kinjal…wo lunch…I don’t know but I didn’t even hear the alarm…” Anupama fussed while Kinjal shrugged,“Relax, mummy! I myself got up some 20 minutes ago, but you would be surprised to know that lunch is already prepared”.

“Really?” Brows furrowing in confusion, Anupama peered over Kinjal’s shoulders towards the kitchen and was shocked to see Kavya as she stepped out of the kitchen, carrying casserole.

While Kavya passed Anupamaa dirty glare confusing her, she shared a quizzical look with kinjal to confirm her suspicions.

“Kavya ne…?”

As Kinjal nodded, Anupama finally allowed the surprise to sink in and was thoroughly amused. Nonetheless,shrugging it off she decided to fetch her bag from the room and give everyone their presents.

Everyone was lounging in the sitting area when Anupama walked in. Samar was the first to greet her as he hugged her while bapuji smiled pleased.

“How was the tour, beta?”He asked as Anupama smiled in response, and bend down to touch his feet before proceeding to take baa’s blessings. Anu was sure that baa was going to greether back with some not so nice remarks but none came except the light pat against her head.

Surprised yet again,Anupama withdrew and smiled at baa who smiled in response too, albeit a bit tightly.

“Kesi rahi tumhari yatra?”

Anupama chirped up, pleased that baa was interested in the story of her travels. “Bahot achi, baa! Vo humne na waha pe…statue of liberty dekha, hum wo museum bhi gaye aur phir—

“Acha theek hai theek hai…baaki baat baad main, pehle ye bata ki iss bag main kya hai?”

Anupama smiled yet again as she bent down to pick the bag and unzipped it. “Aap sab ke liye tohfe laai thi”, she laid out a plethora of items on the table and started to hand them out.

“Aur mere lie?” Pakhi spoke up from the door as she removed her shoes and rushed to hug her mother. “I missed you so much mummy!” Pakhi crooned before she threw her bag on the sofa and forwarded her hand in demand. Laughing at her antiques, Anupama pulled outa big box and placed it in her hand.

“I and kinjal picked out alot of beautiful and vintage accessories as you had asked. I’m sure you’ll love it!” Pakhi beamed as she hugged her mother once more before picking up her bag and rushed to her room.

While Kinjal gave Mr. Shah and Kavya their gifts, Anupama looked up to find Toshu coming into the hall and was surprised.

“Where is my gift, mummy?”He asked indignantly making kinjal shake her head. She had already given him that but he had to be difficult on purpose.

Anupama pursed her lips.This son of hers was a sight for sore eyes, especially the way he brimmed with arrogance and displayed no signs of remorse as the lack of manners. She wished this more often these days, if she would have punished him for his insolence back in his growing years, he wouldn’t have grown up to be an even horrible version of Mr. Shah.

That aside, why was he here? He had rarely dropped by once after he went to Rakhi’s penthouse and here he was on a perfect Wednesday afternoon. Didn’t he have work to do?

“And where is my souvenir?”Heart rate escalating at his mere voice, Anupama turned to find the figment of her imagination, step through the doors, office bag slung from his shoulder ashe strode towards her, his classic soft smile pasted on his lips.

Stopping a pace away from her, Anuj met her gaze and smiled, sending her heart into frenzy as he spoke,“Hey, welcome back!”

Face abysmally blank,Anupama gawked at the man in disbelief. To think she was imagining him yet again. Was there no order to her thoughts anymore? How exactly had he barged into her conscious like that?

Shaking her head in exasperation, she turned her face away and now it was Anuj’s turn to be baffled.

So, was she really ignoring him? He had been royally ignored in the morning too when she had looked at him as if he was an alien and even now, she refused to deign him with a response. What exactly had he done wrong that she refused to acknowledge him?

“Anu?”

As she heard the man again,her gaze swept over other members and finding their gazes fixed behind her, she turned her head to the source and found a bespectacled pair of eyes, looking ather questioningly.

“Are you alright?” Anuj asked this time and watched as Anupama pinched her hand and winced lightly before finally looking at him, her beautiful eyes widening adorably in some form of realization, which he was yet to catch onto.

“Aap…sach main yahan hai?”Anupama asked and it was then did Anuj realize what her perplexed behavior had been about.

He laughed, as he pocketed his hands and tilted his head a bit, “Koi shaq!”

Anupama fumbled then,suddenly very aware of the man standing in front of him, the man whose thoughts and imaged had driven her insane in his absence.

“Aap..yahan…wo…subah bhi…aap hi thhe?” Somehow managing to frame a question, she awaited his response and as he replied with an “of course”, she felt her head spin trying to arrange this new piece of information.

So he was really really there in the morning! What a relief that she wasn’t going paranoid! But wait why was he at the shah house…in morning?!

Before she could pose another question to him, Anuj beat her to it, having read the storm of queries swirling in her eyes. “Forget about me, you brought yourself gifts right?Because I will be personally checking them to make sure that you didn’t forget about yourself”.

Anuj smirked as he saw the atmosphere shift around the room. His single handed attention on Anupama was inciting a variety of reactions- Kavya and Baa scoffed, Paritosh scrunched his nose while Vanraj glared at him.

What a lovely afternoon!

Feeling satisfied, Anuj decided (not) to diffuse the tension and addressed Anupama even more meaningfully, “I’ll get changed in five, and then let’s have lunch together,Anu. I’ve taken a half day today so you can fill me in on the details later,yeah? And Kinjal, I’m hoping you’ll get back to me asap with whatever decision you make”.

Kinjal shook her head in agreement earning a stink eye from Toshu while Anupama nodded lost, still trying to grapple with the strange situation and Anuj took this moment to amuse himself at the expense of Mr. Shah’s constipated expression. Oh,how hard this volcano of a man was trying to hold onto his outburst.

Raising a challenging eyebrow at Vanraj that meant business, Anuj then walked off. Either you swallow your pride or I will swallow you whole, Mr. Shah.

Shocked? Surprised? Confused?😆Was there anyone who remotely thought that Anuj is going to be staying in the Shah house.

Till next update!

Are waaa!!👌👍😊🥰

Kya baat hai.... maine is story ke update ka itna intezaar kiya hai na, ki kya batau.. 🤗🤗

Ahhh I'm loving this Anuj, so confident and everyone got what they deserved 😆 poor girl is thinking she's seeing Anuj everywhere, I'm excited to see Anuj living in Shah house now 😈

As always, love your plots!! Keep writing (atleast this one 😆)

This is crime, torture, murder.........

How can you stop at this point, pleej pleej pleej

I want next update...

I am so much in love with this Anuj..

Please tu bhi Bhavana ki tarah meri bhavano se mat khel..

So so so well written.. loved it to the core..

Bas khatam kyu hua..

Anuj in shah house..this is unbelievable...so much fun..

Ye to movie material hai 👌👌

How can I tempt you, bribe you for next update...tu bol..

Loving it..you are the best 😘

Can't wait for the next update....🤍

Please update soon..