When anika opened her eyes she found herself lying in the hospital bed. she can't even able to remember what happened after she faints. she slowly raised her head and found Radhika talking with someone who was wearing formals. his spiked hair was clearly visible to anika but the thing is Radhika is blocking her vision.  

oh my god! same dress... - that was the only word came to anika's mind when he saw his dress. her hands started to shiver. she wanted to yell but no words came from her mouth. she remained numb. thankfully Radhika turned back and rushed towards her. but her eyes stuck on the man in formals she can't even able to blink her eyes.

Anni... how are you? what happened to you? - Radhika asked her while caressing her cheeks and tried to make her face her. but her eyes were not ready to take their vision from that man. no tears, no words, no expression, she showed nothing in her face. she looked like a girl who woke up from being in a coma for years.

he slowly moved from the doorstep towards the bed. but she can feel everything is happening in slow motion. she can clearly able to hear her heartbeat. she tried to move but none of her body parts helped. she felt like dead only her eyes and heart were working. her eyeline matched his blue-grey eyes. then her eyes moved towards his throat and saw his gulping. she assured that he's going to talk now. but she felt nervousness before that.

"hi... how are you feeling now, Ms. Anika Arjun?" - he asked her while blinking his eyes with a slight smile in his mouth. her eyes moved every part of his face because she wanted to check whether she was dreaming or not.

"Anni... he's asking you something..." - Radhika nudged her. where her eyes immediately moved towards Radhika but then she was not in a condition to respond to anyone. 

"i think she's tired, sir... don't worry sir... we will take care" - Radhika said where he passed a smile to her, said: "get well soon" to anika and left. but unknowingly he took her heart along with him and went. 

after he went Radhika came to her side and sat next to her in the bed, "naani... what happened? suddenly what happened to you?" but as usual, didn't get any response from her.

when that man stepped outside, his eyes went to a lady who was impatiently enquired about anika in the reception with welled up eyes. his eyes got stuck in her, she rushed towards the ward where he remained at the same place. while rushing her legs got slipped and lost the balance. before she could fall her husband held her. 

"thanks, Arjun" -  Manasa said to her husband. but she can't able to stand. without even waiting for a while, that man rushed towards her and leaned down to check her foot. he took her foot on his lap and checked it. Manasa didn't see his face but can able to feel care and love in his touch.

"i am fine... child..." - Manasa said and resisted him from touching her foot but who in turn got shocked to see his face.

"come... sit here... ma'am" - that man said and made her sit on the chair. 

"are you feeling alright?" - that man asked her while witnessing Sprain in her foot. she didn't say anything just looked at him from head to toe. soon in no time, doctors and nurse took her to the ward to treat her where that man remained silent and stayed outside. but Manasa eyes were not ready to leave him. soon he went away from her vision and her eyes finally moved towards her husband.

"what happened?" - Arjun asked while caressing her hair.

"Papa!" - she whispered while tears escaped from her eyes. 

"what?" - Arjun exclaimed in shock.

here inside the ward, Radhika exclaimed in shock on hearing anika's words. Radhika can't even able to understand what she's speaking because her mind revolves around the mysterious thing happening in the span of 1 week. she saw young granny and also witnessed her young grandpa. by then anika's wish sparked in her mind. her wish was to take her to her husband and now she met him. then too she solved the puzzle she can't able to come out of the shock. her chain of thoughts broken by the door opening sound. Manasa rushed inside and hugged her tightly. both didn't speak a word but conveyed many things.

"i think fate is playing your life... naani..." - Radhika finally spoke where they both stared at her shockingly.

Radhika excused herself and took the phone call from rithik who was in the special class. "hello" - Radhika answered the phone.

"how is anni? tell me which hospital i will reach in minutes..." - he said in an impatient tone.

"no... no... you have one more important work than this... first go to the environmental science department and get information about 1st-year class advisor... come back quick..." - she said and rested the phone. In 30 mins, he rushed inside the ward and enquired about his naani's health condition. 

"Hey... hello... i asked you something..." - Radhika nudged him. 

"First, you tell me... anni... what happened to you?" - he asked anika where she faced Radhika. 

"i just asked you to do only one job...how dare you to come empty-handedly?" - Radhika yelled at rithik.

"you're useless" - Manasa swore him.

"why you guys are suddenly showing the interest on that guy?" - rithik asked in confusion. they remained silent.

"here, his resume... lying on H.O.D's table i took it and came" - rithik handed his resume to Radhika.

"you're such a cutie pie" - Manasa adored him.

"wow... from useless to cutie pie... what a promotion, mummy?" - rithik sarcastically said to her.

"name: shivaay Singh Oberoi... date of birth: 3-06-1992 ... maa, he's from Delhi... everything is exactly like naanu... only the age differs..." - Radhika chuckled.

"it means maa... your wish came true..." - Manasa exclaimed in happiness. 

"but i am 48 years older than him" - anika said.

"twilight movie in real... there 100 years old vampire dated 17 years old girl... here 75 years old woman going to date 27 years old man... wah... what a life?" - rithik said.

"who said i am going to date him?" - anika asked.

"Oh... then in your perspective god granted your wish to eat pani puri and gulfi" - Radhika asked her.

"Manasa,  ask your daughter to shut up... i am feeling embarrassed..." - anika covered her face with her palms where everyone smiled silently on seeing her condition.

*****

anni... lipstick... - Radhika forcefully put lipstick on her lips. she tried to protest which went impossible infront of Radhika. they were in college restroom.

"anni... i know you're going to meet your husband after years... for you, he's your husband... but for him, you're just fellow students... so don't get excited... and show some attitude..." - Radhika adviced her, even though it was shocking to hear it from her granddaughter. she nodded. 

"ok, anni... all the best" - Radhika said and stayed there in the entrance for a while.

"go...to your class... i will manage" - she said with a smile.

"what if you faint again? i will wait for a while..." -  Radhika said with a smile. 

"mad" - anika said with a smile.

"don't lose your balance on seeing him" - Radhika smirked where she showed fake anger and entered into the classroom.

"ex..excuse me sir..." - she stammered and his eyes moved from the class and saw her in the entrance.

"come in" - he said with a small smile. anika took her rooted foot and entered into the class. she moved towards the third bench crossing. 

"where are you going? sit in the first bench" - he ordered, she stared at him shockingly.

"any problem in the first bench? Ms.Anika Arjun" - he asked her where she got stuck in his voice and rooted at the same place. after a while, she went back to the first bench and sat on the left corner.

"ok... in elements of ecology... we are going to study about..." - shivaay started but nothing went inside her ears, neither he looked at her nor she can able to take her eyes from him and the class got over he excused himself and went away. everyone went out for the break but anika remained rooted at the same place. smile in her face was not ready to go to break. she kept on smiling.

"anni..." - rithik called her in a sheepish tone, she turned back with a smile. he ran towards her and thuds himself in the place near to her. 

"the blush in your cheeks clearly showing that what my professor naana ji did to you... oh my god, anni... i am so happy for you..." - ritik hugged her and kissed her cheeks. but anika's eyes went towards the doorstep and she abruptly broke the hug. rithik turned back on hearing his throat clearing sound. 

"i left my pen... i hope you guys know about college rules... so show some respect to the classroom" - he said in a stern tone while glaring anika. 

"i am sorry sir but i am her elder brother rithik Arjun..." -  rithik replied in a cold tone, where the expression in his face changed to normal, he felt like relaxed. anika noticed that but didn't shed a word.

"yeah... but you have to think about the college rules right... B.T.W... you're from which department?" - shivaay said in a calm tone.

"MBA... First year... " - he replied in a cold tone.

"oh... ok" - shivaay said after a long pause.

"thank you so much sir... we are leaving"- ritik said in a cold tone, took her handbag and left by holding anika's wrist where shivaay and anika's eyes meet but they didn't speak to each other. anika smiled silently and left.