Happy Birthday 🎂 @Khotani12 in fact belated happy birthday ☹️😟 I'm so so sorry. On your birthday i was in Hospital and couldn't get to write and give you the update as gift. This chapter is for you Dear. Love you loads! And stay blessed and happy always. HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂 💞💞💞💞💞 LOVE YOU 💋❤ from both of us.

~~~Annika's POV~~~

I love watching the view which calms the inner storm of me, my heart.
I walked to the balcony of my new room and looked out to see the beautiful view of sky and sea... Though it's far but i can smell saltness of it and the little warm and then little wetty wind... There's some magic in this air... Air near sea.
I closed my eyes and inhaled the fragrance of sea in air.
I'm trying my best to calm myself down. I'm freaking out even with the touch of air.

He doesn't know, how badly everything has affected me.
There's something which he's hididng from me. Definitely!!!

The way he paused when he was about to say something. But what? What he's hiding?

I can't even ask him... I don't want to take risk. I just hate him... I don't want to see him suffer more... I don't want to see him going far from me with no way back!!!

"Bhabhi we're going to visit you" om's voice echoes in my ears from nowhere.

I opened my eyes and a smile appeared on my face.

Their presence will help Me to overcome everything.

"Koel" i turned to jessie and she smiled "Here is your stuff... Should i arrange or...?" she looked at me and i walked little... But no, I'm not still strong to do anything...

"Please..." i said and she shook her head "It's my work. Don't say please. I'm  here for this only!!!" she started adjusting things and i turned back to face the view...

Shivaay!!! You've to earn it fast. My gut feelings are scaring me. I don't want to lose you... I just don't  want to. If you'll delay, i fear we'll be far away... Away from eachother...

I mumbles seeing the clouds moving and a tear dropped... I looked down to see shivaay sitting on chair... He looks angry and is shouting... I hear him right "Get that bastard. I want him at any cost!!" who? I stared at him from up, though just hair and nose is visible but i still stared at him.

He's like a ray of light in my dark life. I don't know what I would do without him being there... It'll be like before without him... Dark!!!

Tears rolled down without my consent. I blinked to clear the view to see him looking up at me...

"Dear wifey..." i heard him and bit my lower lip to hold back the tears to fall down more, and control the sob.

I've had a wish... That my hubby call me like this. But now he called, and I'm in no mood to hear it...

"Don't call me that. Call me koel, or anika will work too" i swallows and spoke...

"Of course. I would love to call you My Anika. But i love this more. My dear wifey" he smiled and my heart jumped with happiness.

"Whatever." i rolled my eyes

"What would you like to have in dinner, dear wifey..?" he asked biting his nail and looking up at me with a cute puppy face...

'awww.' how can i not say it? He looks cutest! But thank to God it's not audible to him.

"Please tell wifey, my neck will break" he showed me his 32 teeths

"Om's Favorite Dish. Rudy's favorite  dessert ."  i looked in his eyes and he smiled lightly

"I'm asking for you. Not them..." he looked back in my eyes...

"It's for me."

"Anything else?"

"Are you going to make it?" i raised my eye brow and he smiled like a new bride

"Yes..."

"Stop behaving like a girl shivaay. And yeah, do make extra... I've invited my 7 friends on dinner. So everything should be best and tasty." i commanded and he smiled

"Jo hukam mere aqa." he bowed swaying his one arm and folding other... I chuckled and he looked up...

"Okay bye dear wifey...See you at dinner..." he gave me a flying kiss and i felt knot's tying up in my stomach...

Before i could catch the kiss. I remember and put the cold face... He smiled and walked in...

Idiot singh oberoi... I blushed and turned and walked to my bed...

"Only he can heal me. Only his presence will make everything fine, again." i smiled and laid down to rest...

Just then jessie entered with carton in her hand. I remember, he had bought something for me but i don't need it now...

"Tell him i don't need it." but still she placed it down on the table and turned to me. "Let it be here... I'm not going to take it back. It's so heavy!!" she made puppy face and i smiled...

"Okay, don't. But tell him that I'm just keeping it here on table. I'll not touch neither I'll see it till i trust him... The day i forgive him, only then I'll open it." i don't know why i said so but... I think I just wanted to tell him, how he'll know... When i forgave him...

She walked out and i closed my eyes... I focused on the just happened best memory of mine... So i could get some good sleep. And it's working. I started feeling sleepy with a blush and smile...

~~~Shivaay's POV~~~

I laid back as she left the room... Regretting on whatever i did. How can i become a BEAST? A fucking Beast! I never thought of doing something like this, with her. But, here i just did. I closed my eyes and her pale face with stains of tears appears. I hate myself!!!!

But, what's there in regretting? Nothing. I'll just waste time on regretting, as time will never go backk.. Never Ever...!

I've to think of the efforts I'll be doing to get that trust back. I sat up and looked at my mobile.

Michael!!!

I've asked him to bring  that bastard sid but as expected he's nowhere to be seen. I picked the mobile and walked out in garden. And called him.

But still it's a NO. He's not seen anywhere. I looked up and found MY ANIKA! looking... no! Staring me. A smile appear on my face and she blinked... After the lovely conversation of us. I walked back in to prepare for dinner as per her choice and taste. But... She has no friends here and today suddenly 7 FRIENDS?

"She lied?" my mind though and i immediately shrugged off those ridiculous thoughts...

I'll Never doubt her ever again!!!! I smiled with determination and walked to the kitchen...

As i poured the oil in the pan to fry vegetables for om's favourite  dish. I miss him, them!

He loves to eat his favorite dish made by me.
I so wish to see them here. In their dream house, just same as we all wanted to build when we grow up. Same as we used to plan in our childhood.
My eyes welled up and i didn't realised that my fingers were going to dip In the oil. But at the right moment, she... My anika, held my hand.

I blinked to see her standing with an angry face... Hu-? What did i do now?

"Are you mad?" she yelled at me and i looked at her with my confused mind collecting the moves i made, which made her angry?

"Shivaay" she shooked me and i moved my head

"Why you're so careless?" she looked down and i followed her eyes to see my fingers burnt!!! Fuck!!!

"aaaaaaa... My fingers...aaa..." i yelled screams and she made faces "What? Why you're making faces? can't you see my fingers... I shouted and she smiled

"So you felt the pain after seeing the wound, but not because it pained. How weird!!" she chuckled and a wave of peace ran through my body and i felt my heart in the peace... Oh gosh! It's been so long, like years since she smiled!

"A..actually. I didn't realised that you saved the fingers after they were little burnt, and not before burning." i mumble as i blow on my fingers

"You're really weird" she held my wrist and walked toward the sink and opening the tap moved my hand down the water.

"It's not burning anymore right?" she looked at me and i nodded "Of course. Why would it burn after being treated with cold water and not hot..." she stretched the word Hot and flashes of past flashed in front of me. When i deliberately, to punish her washed her wounded hand with hot Water.

The wave of peace vanished and i felt my heart pricking. I've given her so much pain and still she gave me the chance... She's so...GREAT!

"I'm... " i looked up and she walked away

"do you need something?"

"No. I just came to check if you're doing it nicely or not!" she walked out flipping her hair.

What she's? She's a mystery! I don't understand her, I'll never be able to understand her ever...  She's not understandable.

I made myself indulged in my cooking again... But soon she entered again...

"Make some pasta too." she ordered and walked out.

I liked it! Her attitude is a treat to bear and her expression are a treat to watch!

Who can say this girl, Who looks like the only innocent creature of GOD, also has attitude like me...

I smiled at my own statement and poured the pasta in a pan.

Everything later, pasta is priority.

POV Ends..

Shivaay was busy in his cooking while anika  was sitting on the couch planning for something.

What something? Well there were lots of things she had to plan but right now she was busy in worrying sidelining the PLANTING!

Annika "He's mad. Totally mad... How can he be so careless? what if   i didn't reached there on time? Then probably i would have been served with tasty and delicious one and only famous dish of this world, SHIVAAY SINGH mumbli FRIED FINGERS!!! Huh." she made faces phrasing it. "He literally broke the last condition i added. So he has to bear the punishment... Soch anika. Soch!!!" she literally jumped on her place getting the idea and smirked...

"Finally!!!" shivaay dropped himself on sofa after working for hours in kitchen to impress his dear wifey. Unknown to the Strom she's going to create...

"Here" jessie forwarded the glass of water and he smiling held it.

Jessie walked to the stair case and looked outside as the main door was opened. Someone showed thumbs up to her and then she showed it to anika.

Shivaay places the glass on table and gets easy on sofa "It's not really easy. I just wish she likes it" he sighed and closed his eyes...

"Bhaiyaaaaaaaa" a scream scared shivaay who was busy in taking a short nap and hearing it he fell of the sofa and blinked his  wide eyes thousands of time  to make sure, what he saw is not dream...

'O...M...om... Ru..Rudra" he mumbled 'Pinch me, someone...Pinch' he spoke out of shock...

"ahh" he winced receiving a pinch near his neck down the earlobe from his dear wifey...

"Fhat the wuckkk?" he looked at anika and she shrugged her shoulder "Only you said."

He made faces, but reality hit him and he just ran to the two persons standing far away, at the entrance of mansion.

"Omru..." he hugged them and they reciprocated.

Tears of happiness flowed from the eyes of trio, and seeing the love between them and the emotional scene infront even anika started crying but...Silent cry.

"Shivaay..." a sweet motherly voice entered in his ears and he opened his moist eyes to see her mother and grandmother standing.
Wasting no time he ran to them and hugged them tightly...

Respectively he met everyone and kept on smiling like an idiot watching the family sitting on couch in his mansion's living room.

Never, he never imagined them here. He always wanted to see them here. But you don't get everything you want. Same was the case with this wish. They (OF) never wanted to come here and live in his mansion, because as per their assumption the mansion was of Anika raichand's choice the murderer of naina. But they never even thought it was all what they (Oberoi childs) wanted in their childhood and not anika's.

While elders were busy talking with anika shiv was busy watching everyone... He wasn't even blinking... Not even for a second. His dream got fulfilled... And he wasn't getting enough of the view to satisfy his flinching heart, which was still assuming it all as his IMAGINATION!

Omru were busy running their gaze over the whole living room sitting on the couch of shivaay's choice. They had no idea why he (shivaay) asked  them to sit on this couch, three seated. Till they settled on it. Their confusion flew away like anything as their eyes welled up...

It was the couch which omrunaina always wanted to have.. Something so soft and cuddled able even in sitting position.
The couch wasn't a simple couch like others out there... It was having water cushions instead of foam... [Hope you understand.]

Water filled in water bags... And fixed in that couch... Soft and cuddled able!

With their teary eyes they then ran their gaze all over the living room and found many things which they always wanted...

"Shivaay" om patted on his shoulder and he came out of his chain of thoughts with a jerk. Brushing off the few drops of tears from his eyelids shivaay looked up  at om with a smile... A broad smile...

"Bhaiya won't you show us your house?" rudy sooke and shivaay smiled...

"Which floor you'd like to explore first?" he asked as he stood up with happiness...

"No." anika spoke shocking everyone and it raised shivaay's heartbeat.

"W..What?" he asked looking at her and she averted her gaze to omru and smiled

"Om.. Ru you all came long way so must be tired? You can explore the floors whenever you want to... But now lets have dinner. You know shivaay made dinner today and your favorite dishes, as he was missing you." anika looked at shiv completing. On which shivaay looked happy, hurt and guilty.

The women... He saluted her in his heart. He had hurted her so much, and still. She's helping him, making him feel guilty more... Nothing else.

He wanted to hug her but gulped down the desire for now.

"Bhabi is right. We should eat." rudy dropped back to the couch and shivika smiled

"I'll arrange it" shivika spoke together and then walked to kitchen side...

As soon as anika reached the stove shivaay tapped her on her shoulder, as she turned he embraced her in his arms and tightly hugged her.

they both sobbed silently with no tears being shedded.

The reality hit anika and she pushed him with her all the force and he bumped into the slab...

"What the hell do you think you're doing shivaay singh oberoi?" she yelled at him with not so loud voice but her anger was seen  in her eyes...

"i..I anika... I'm... Thank you so much" he stammered and she breathes in

"Listen! I did nothing. I just hid it. So don't thank me. And never dare to come closer to me, ever again." she pointed finger and spoke angrily which hurt shivaay but... But... He deserves.

"Sorry." he mouths and walked beside her "Go sit with them... I'll arrange it. I've taken the task, I'll only complete it. You're not fine." he dropped few tears and moved the spatula in the pan...

Her heart clenches seeing his tears and she tightly closed her fist.. Gulping down the pain she composed herself and blinked twich to hold back the tears

"I know... Jessie will help you. And it's my order. Btw, better stop shedding these crocodile tears. It'll never work in front of me..." she rolled her eyes as she said this making him look at her with the painful look on his face.
He smiled seeing her and swallowed the lump

"jo hukam mere aqa." he smiled "Still, thank you for whatever you've done for me till now and you know what you did for me... I'll never be able to payback!" he looked down and few tears rolled down

"It'll be better if you concentrate on earning the chance instead of shedding these tears... It'll not work. And stop this thank you thing. Just for your kind information, i did nothing and will never do anything which will give you happiness. So better stop your this rant and do your work, mr. Oberoi" she rudely said all with a cold face making him bit his lower trembling lip to control his sob and tears... She immediately walked out as she herself couldn't act more.

"She hates me so much" he swallowed hard and shut his eyes tightly "I'll never be able to get the chance ever... She hates me so much... I.. Can never win...Win her love!" he fell on his knee's losing the hope after seeing the hate for himself in her eyes...

He gave up...? How can he???? No!!! He can't... He shouldn't... he has no right to give up!!! Someone mumbles seeing him.

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"Plan is on. I've got the information and all the details sid. I'll meet soon" ragini said and hugged him

"You better not fail this... Because this is the golden chance and also the last" sid reciprocated

"Don't worry. This is my plan, so most likely it'll work like...Like a charm" she smirked and he rolled his eyes and she left from there...

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A girl was seen crying standing in front of a body wrapped in white cloth "Mujhe maaf kardena, mein tumhein bacha nahi saki. (Forgive me, i couldn't save you) I've no right to even show you My face baccha! But this is last time... Last time I'm seeing you. I don't want... I don't want to regret it. I couldn't get to meet and see you when you were alive. But now...Now I don't want to regret for not, for not seeing you for... For even last time. I know... I...I know.. I'm so bad chote... But please... Forgive me... I'm left  with nothing but your and his memories... I'm sorry... I...I'm sorry" the girl choked several times with tears and finally bent down her head and placing her hands on her folded knees she screamed with all her force "Aaaaaaaaa" and cried vigorously...

She looked up at sky wih tears non stop falling... "You must be happy... So sooo happy after snatching everything from me... Aren't you?
Why you gave  me so many people's when at the end..
No!
Not in the end. In starting only, you were going to snatch them from me? Thennn why the hell? Whyyy the helll you gave them to me... Dam why??? I never asked anything from you!! Never!!! I never complained even! Then why? Why you are showing such cruelty toward me? Why?
I know.
I know why!!
Because you just hate me. It's wrong completely wrong, that GOD LOVES ALL... Everyone. You just love those who're bad and those... Little amount of good people's are always hated by you. You never like them... You'd never love them. You'll never let them stay happy and in peace, you love torturing them on the name of TESTING!!!

FuckinG TEST!!! How many more tests are there? Han? Your never ending tests ruined life's of all good peoples
Who're already little in amount.

Listen!! I don't believe on you. From now own. I hate you! I will never pray to you ever again. Never even in my dreams! Enough of you tests... Now it's time for final exam of yours. If you really loves everyone then make everything fine... But still you'll never be worshipped by me... I swear  on my dead chote!!" she broke down several times and finally wiped her tears and performed the final rites and sat down near the fire watching his chote burning...turning  into ashes... Her each and every tear she shedded had their sweet and sour memories... Which she was leaving there only... Swearing to be HEARTLESS!!!!

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To Be Continued...!

Precap: Giving up? Nah baby you can't!

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Holaaaaa!!!
Sweetheart's. I missed you so muchhhhh!!!!! Buhut saraaaa 😭😭😭
But thankfully i got a chance to be with you all again. And it's all because of prayers you did for me. Love you all ❤ THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

You've no idea what your prayers did ❤ thanks a lot. I've nothing more to say. I'm happy to be here once again to entertain you all. Hope you'll forgive me for being late and maybe...Maybe not upto the mark and expectations UPDATE. But i typed it as soon...As soon as i returned from hospital after 2 days. So i know you all are so sweet and understandable that you'll forgive me and will not hate me for making you all to wait for so long...

Sooo here's your annie back!!!
Don't know for how much time!

Sumi will be here too... But you'll know when she'll be replying.

For now I'm.
Your real author on duty!

Thank you so much for the comments and votes and specially for the patience you showed. Thank you 💞💞💞💞💞💞

Love ~ Annie...