27th February 1992

"Who's tushara?" Anika asked when Shivaay, Gauri and Om discussed with each other in a scared tone. Shivaay handed the letter sent by tushara to him, This time, Everyone decided that they never hide anything from anika. They decided to tell her about tushara who was the reason behind everything happened in their life. Anika and Shivaay back together and they were living in Bangalore along with their children, om and Gauri. Aru was a little bit arrogant towards anika but she hopes one day everything will get fine and the time will come when aru will accept her wholeheartedly. But Aru was sweet to Avinash and accepted him wholeheartedly as Avinash did. Both never seem like they are separated for years. They merged well.

"Tushara! The current Head of Vanka's..." - Shivaay said to anika while crushing the letters in his palms.

"What's that, shivaay?" - Anika asked and snatched the letter from him and read.

| Hello, Shivaay.

My old friend, How are you? It has been thirty years, Can't believe the time flew this much faster, It's like yesterday. Okay! Let me come to the point, straightly. I know you gone against the rules by marrying a human and decided to spread the genes with humans. According to the law, You must get slaughtered in the presence of lord shiv for going against rules. But As you're my friend I decided to give you a chance to give some clarification for the mistake you have done. The Main chest, Haveli waiting for you. Last chance to prove your innocence.|

"He's calling you to prove your innocence shivaay..." - Anika said after reading the letter.

"That's bullshit... I won't trust him... I booked the tickets for everyone, We are leaving India, Tomorrow..." - Shivaay sounded more like an announcement.

"So we are going to run away from the situation again..." - Gauri asked him when he was about to move away from that place.

"What you want me to do Gauri? Do i go and meet him leaving my life in risk? You're forgetting Gauri, He's tushara... Om, You know about him, right... Tell her something about him..." - He asked Om in a pissed off tone.

"He doesn't know about Aru and Avi, Yet... But Think, What will happen if they come to know about them? We can't run away for life long. We have to stop in some point and confront, Why can't that day to be this day? Think about it, Chetta..." - Gauri asked him. It was convincing to Anika, But still, shivaay was hammered in his decision. He stepped to his room and closed the room with a thud.

"PACK YOUR BAGS, EVERYONE" - Shivaay thundered from his room.

"I will talk to him..." - Anika said and moved towards their room. Even though she was hell scared to see his Anger side, She went inside their room and saw him throwing his clothes in the suitcase from the closet. He just crushed the clothes and threw them inside the suitcase which was in their bed.

"If you pack like these, We need another two suitcases to pack the clothes... But we have only one, That's mine..." - Anika said in an innocent tone which never failed to calm him. Exhaling his deep breath, He turned towards her while bowing his head down.

"Why this expression? Are you feeling sorry for yelling at everyone?" - She asked him in a confused tone.

"Don't know what got into my head?" - He said and thuds in the bench which was opposite to the dressing table. But it can't withstand his strength, It broke and eventually he fell down on the floor. Anika burst to laugh when she saw him yelling in pain.

"Anika... HELP ME..." - He yelled at her again when she saw her laughing at him without even helping him. She stopped laughing But didn't stop smiling. She came next to him and cleared the broken pieces from either side as she couldn't give him hand to get up.

"Mr Shivaay the Hercules... What happened? Your powers back-fired you..." - Anika asked him sarcastically when he stood up from the floor and Stared at her angrily.

"Sorry, But it's really funny... I wish i would have tapped it and show it to your children..." - Anika again started to laugh and thudded in the bed

"Can you please stop laughing?" - Shivaay asked her. But laughed aloud.

"Hey... You, I am talking to you, Mrs Anika Shivaay Nair..."- Shivaay called her while kneeling in the bed in order to stop her from laughing. Anika stopped laughing when he called her with that name and the smile also faded away. He noticed that.

"What happened? Did i say anything wrong?" - Shivaay asked her when he saw her expression change.

"No... After a long time, Someone calling me with this name, Mrs Anika Shivaay..." - Anika said and for a second, Every bad incident happened in her life glanced in her mind. People say right, It's easy to forgive but very hard to forget. Shivaay noticed that, And stayed silent as he felt responsible for everything. But he didn't leave that place, Stayed next to her. She stood up from the bed and half sat next to him. She took his palms and kissed them.

"I was a complete crazy man, Then... Please forgive me" - Shivaay asked.

"How many times you say sorry? I forgave you already..." - Anika said while cupping his face.

"I don't deserve your forgiveness..." - Shivaay said while bowing his head down.

"You repeated this for a million times... Now come" - She widened her arms for him. He hugged her in a very next second and buried his face on her neck crook And his arms were around her waist. She kissed him in his forehead.

"I just want to thank you for coming back..." - She whispered in his ears. He kissed her neck while the tears escaped from his eyes. He quickly wiped off his tears and broke the hug out of sudden.

"What happened?" - Anika asked him.

"Have to pack... Pack your bag, I will go to the kid's room and pack their things..." - Shivaay said and stood up from the bed. Anika didn't get up from the bed instead stared at him. His tensed face told her many things.

"Anu, Pack your things... We are leaving, That's final" - Shivaay said in a cold tone.

"Shivaay, Come here... First" - Anika asked. He signed, But came and sat next to her.

"We can't hide like this forever... Tushara called you, Let's face it once and then decide to go with which decision..." - Anika asked while keeping his palm on her lap.

"Anu... You're not understanding... His whole family is a mess... His father killed my father and om's father and pushed us to run away from that place... And I am cent percent sure... He must have killed my mom... You're asking me to trust him... When it comes to my children, I can't take any risks, Anu... You know that... So we are leaving that's final..." - Shivaay said and tried to convince anika. But she stayed at her point.

"Okay! Your mother got disappeared...How come you're sure that Tushara must have done something to your mom?" - Anika asked him.

"I don't know, I am feeling like that... My mom, Definitely He must have done something to my mom" - Shivaay said.

"Shivaay, We just can't predict anything... He called you for peace... If that works, Imagine our lives, without any fears...." - Anika said and tried to convince him to meet Tushara without having any idea why he calling them there.

"Anika... But Aru is just eight and Avi is just five... I can't take risks anu..." - Shivaay said. Anika held his palms and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Think positively... Nothing will happen... Whatever happens, i will never leave this hand..." - Anika said.

"If it feels okay to you, I will go there..." - Shivaay got convinced.

"Who said you're going alone? I am going with you..." - Anika said. He was shocked to hear that. He looked at her.

"No, You're not..." - Shivaay said it in a very next second.

"Why? I am the reason behind every mess... I should come with you shivaay to clear everything..." - Anika said and shivaay never convinced with her decision. He nodded no to her when the thought of losing her forever stricken his mind.

"Shivaay, I have decided, Whatever happens, I am going with you..." - Anika said in a cold tone.

"Where you're going mumma?" - Avi peeped inside their room and asked them. Anika turned towards the door and widened her arms for avi. He ran towards her following him Aru ran towards her father. Aru jumped to shivaay and Avi hugged Anika tightly. Shivaay acted like losing his support and fell on the bed.

"Baby, You became so strong... Accha got hurt..." - Shivaay fakely cried at aru. Both Avi and Anika chuckled when Aru punched his stomach and he acted like yelling in pain.

"Oh my gosh..." - Shivaay stood up from the bed and pinched Aru's arm. And Aru engulfed him to a hug when he pouted sadly at her.

"Mamma... Avi... Join us... We have many places left" - Shivaay called Anika and Avinash widening his arm for them.

"No place left" - Aru said to shivaay and tried to wrap him with her arms.

"No worry, Mumma, Pablo is stronger than Aru... You know, I beat Aru di in a pillow fight..." - Avi said with a smile.

"Oh my gosh, Is that true, Aru... Avi beat you in the pillow fight..." - Shivaay asked Aru who pouted sadly at him while nodding yes.

"Now let's see, Whether it's Accha or Pablo, Who is stronger?" - Shivaay half sat on the bed with his pillows ready. Anika gave Avi and Aru pillows. Avi took it from her hands but Aru took the pillow which was next to her.

"It's okay, Mumma, You can join us..." - Shivaay said and started to fight with pillows with one another, Shivaay acted like losing and accepted defeat when anika leaned above him in the fight. Avi and Aru laughed hysterically seeing his condition. The fight ended up when Aru fell tired in shivaay's body and Avi fell above anika. Both shivaay and anika rested next to each other having their kids nearer to their chest. Shivaay pulled her closer to him along with avi.

"I love you..." - He said with a smile.

"Hmm..." - She said while caressing Aru's hair who was sleeping in shivaay's chest.

"Mark my words, Anu... One day she will love you more than me..." - Shivaay consoled her.

"I don't expect her to love me more than you but i just wanted her to understand me, Understand my love..." - Anika said, Tears crossed from her eyes. Shivaay wiped them off.

"Anu, Do you feel complete?" - Shivaay asked her.

"Of course, What shall i ask other than these three pearls in my life?" - Anika said while kissing Avi's hair who was resting nearer to her chest.

"Why you asked me this question, Out of sudden?" - Anika asked him. He stayed silent.

"Wait a minute, You're not planning for another child, Right?" - Anika asked him when he stayed silent and smiled silently.

"Nothing like that, But it's not a bad idea..." - Shivaay smirked at her.

"Your thoughts, Stop that, Right there, Nothing gonna happen like that..." - Anika replied to his smirk.

"Anu thinks, You, me, Aru, Avi and Another Daughter... We will become a family of five..." - Shivaay asked her.

"Accha, Barbie doll..." Aru yawned in sleep. Anika patted her back as soon as she started to talk in sleep.

"See... Even Aru want a barbie sister..." - Shivaay pouted at her while kissed Aru's forehead.

"I think you have a memory loss problem... forgetting the past..." - Anika asked shivaay coldly.

"Someone said past is the best place to visit not to live... So let's live the present day, Who knows tomorrow is there or not..." - Shivaay said moved close to her.

"Of course, We have very long day tomorrow..." - Anika said.

"Not again Anu, You're not accompanying me..." - Shivaay said.

"Too late, I have decided..." - Anika said and fell into deep thought.

"What happened?" - Shivaay asked her.

"Nothing, My periods got skipped, Probably because of stress... Leave, Let's sleep..." - Anika said and moved close to him.

"Are you sure it's because of stress?" - Shivaay asked her.

"My periods aren't in track after Avi's birth... So chill, It's nothing..." - Anika said. Shivaay calmed himself, pulled her close to him and slept.

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