Anika was already tired when daksh asked her for the dinner date. Before she could respond to anything her father granted her the permission up to her shock. She desperately wanted to eat her mother's preparations, not any Asian food. she was starving for the past seven hours. She was literally weak to go anywhere out and have food. 

"So... Shall we?" - Daksh asked her with a creepy smile. She really wanted to punch his face and yell at him with a big NO. but she didn't do that. 

"Yeah, Give me a minute, I will change and come..."  - Anika said and moved towards her room. She threw her bag out of frustration and picked her casual kurthi and changed. When she came out, Her mom dragged her inside to her room and asked her to wear makeup as she was looking so dull. 

"Wow... Mom, You never asked me to dress up when Me and shivaay were dating, How come suddenly you show interest in my life..." Anika thought but stayed silent. 

"What are you thinking?" - Anika's mom asked when she saw her applying Kajal on her tired eyes. 

"Shall i ask you something?" - Anika asked her mom while looking at her reflection in the mirror. 

"Ask?" - Her mom permitted her. 

"Do you think daksh is the correct match for me?" - She asked. 

"You don't like him..." - Her mom asked her. 

"I am asking you, Tell me your perspective..." - Anika asked her. Her mom didn't say anything because she witnessed her real happiness when shivaay was around her but now looking at her, she couldn't able to answer any of her questions. 

"I got my answer mom..." - Anika replied to her silence. And moved outside while masking a smiling face. Daksh, holding her palm made their way to the car. Anika felt disgusted when he held her palms. Her inner feeling burnt her alive and asked her why she's doing this to herself. Anika completely ignored to answer. 

"I found a nice place, Shack, the best place for continental cuisine... I hope you like it" - Daksh said, she passed a quick smile, didn't say anything. 

"Why are so silent?" - Daksh asked her. 

"No, I am feeling tired," - Anika replied to him. 

"Why can't you leave your job? Anyway, we are leaving the country after getting married... What's the purpose of working here?" - Daksh asked her. 

"That's not the only reason, It's the first day of my cycle..." - Anika said when she literally felt irritated with his stereotypical thoughts. 

"You started to cycling... That's why you're tired?" - Daksh asked her. 

"Dumbass" - Anika thought. 

"I mean it's the first day of my periods... That's why i am tired" - Anika clarified it to him. Daksh stayed silent. 

"Anika... Sorry for saying this... Usually, men don't like to hear about this..." - Daksh said after a long pause. Anika couldn't able to think. He didn't care about her pain but he asked her not to talk like this. 

"You mean Men don't like to hear about vaginal bleeding... It's common, Every girl will go through this once in a month... But men don't even like to hear to it..."  - Anika busted. 

"PMSing" - He spelt. 

"Excuse me..." 

"Can you stop stereotypical thoughts?" - Anika busted out. 

"See we reached the restaurant... Don't spoil our first dinner date with your mood swings..." - He said and got down from the car. Anika felt like slapping him but tears ran out from her eyes learning about her disabled situation. She quickly wiped off her tears when he came towards her and opened the door for her. He tried to pick her palms but she didn't let him do that. She entered the restaurant first leaving him behind. He came and pointed his finger towards the table. No other options left, She moved towards the table and sat opposite to him. 

"Nice place, Right..." - He asked her, She didn't respond. But when he forcefully held her hand in a harsh way, Her expression changed. She tried to release her hand from his grip, But he didn't leave her hand. 

"Daksh, Leave my hand..." - Anika spelt.

"Don't be so irritable..." - Daksh replied.

"I am feeling uncomfortable..."  - Anika said. 

"I am not asking for the sex... Just holding your hands, Come on, I am your fiance..." - Daksh said. Anika got stuck, She couldn't able to reply anything. 

"I am saying, I am not feeling comfortable, Please leave my hand..." - Anika asked patiently. But she stopped arguing when she saw shivaay approaching her. She was surprised. She stopped arguing him. And his eyes fixed on daksh, Anika's eyes fixed on him. 

"Hi anika..." - He casually called her. But Anika knew he wasn't casual but came here with a purpose. Daksh immediately released her hand from his grip.

"Hi, Shivaay..." - Anika acted along with him. Daksh turned towards shivaay with a smile. 

"Daksh, Meet my friend, Shivaay..." - Anika introduce daksh to shivaay. 

"Hi... I am daksh, Anika's fiance..." - Daksh said. 

"And also her boss..." - Shivaay said, Anika, nodded at him confusingly. His eyes fell on her palms where daksh's nail marks were there. Anika quickly hid it under the table. 

"We came here for a date..." -  Daksh said it to him. 

"Yeah, Can see that..." - shivaay picked her palms and caressed the wound. Daksh was shocked when he held her palms. 

"Do you deserve this?" - Shivaay asked her. 

"Shivaay, Nothing like what you're thinking..." - Anika tried to clear him when he stared daksh with bloodshot eyes. 

"Excuse me, Why the hell you're sniffing your nose in our business?" - Daksh stood up from his seat and asked him. 

"Let me tell you, who's sniffing their nose between whom..." - Shivaay came close to daksh. Anika came in between them and pushed daksh aside. Sensing the heated conversation, Arushi and Avinash came towards them and tried to console shivaay. Avinash noticed Anika but didn't speak anything. 

"Shivaay, You're complicating..."  - Anika said. Shivaay didn't say anything but stared at him. Aru tried to calm him off. 

"Anika... come..." - Daksh held her hand and pulled her towards her. Aru and Avi were shocked by his behaviour. Anika hissed in pain.

"Leave her hand" - Avinash thundered and held his hand which was holding her hand. Anika didn't notice Avinash in the drama. Anika raised her head, Avinash came before his mom for the first time. No words came from him on seeing her so close to him. He was jammed. 

"I won't, And she's My fiance..." - Daksh said and stressed the word my in his sentence. Avinash strengthens his grip. He started to yell in pain, Anika's eyes widened when the veins in daksh's hand clearly visible for everyone because of Avinash's grip. Shivaay noticed that. 

"Accha, stop him..." -  Aru whispered his ears. Shivaay was stuck when he saw the Hercultic power from Avinash.  Daksh left anika's hand and yelled in pain. 

"I asked her to leave her hand" - Avi murmured. Anika came to his side. He couldn't able to sense anything. His eyes were clouded in anger.

"Pab... Avi... Avinash... Relax... Please, leave him... For my sake... Please" - Anika tried to gather his attention while cupping his face. He loosened the grip. And left his arm. 

"Avi got his powers..." - Shivaay exclaimed to Arushi.  She was shocked, But when he yelled in pain. She confirmed it when she saw the visible veins in daksh's hand. Aru had no idea what to do like shivaay. Daksh fell on the carpet when Avi released his hand. 

"Shivaay, leave..." - Anika said while gazing Avinash. Shivaay immediately held Avinash's hand and get him out of the place. Aru went to the table and took jahaan in her arms.

"I am sorry..." - Arushi said and left the place. Leaving anika and others there. Anika quickly checked around. Thankfully there weren't at the place where surveillance camera was working. Anika can turn the table that Daksh get hitten accidentally not by Avinash.  

"You're fine..." - Anika asked him while making daksh stand. He nodded no. Anika quickly booked a cab for his address. She didn't have any further conversation with him. The hotel authorities started to do their own business when they sensed that environment calm. Anika sat opposite to him while staring his injured hand. She realized why Avinash staying away from Khushi wantedly. Tears clouded her eyes, Thinking that, History is repeating. This time with her children.

"Daksh... come" - Anika called him when the cab reached the restaurant. He stood up from the place supported by her. She made him sit in the car, He didn't say anything and cared about his wound more than anika. 

"I talk with Restaurant authorities, They permitted to park the car for this night... You can get it back tomorrow morning..." - Anika said coldly and closed the car door. And the car moved. Anika didn't feel like going booking a cab for her. She decided to go back to her home by walk. 

Each and every moment happened in the restaurant roaming in her mind. And her conversation with Aru regarding kids. It took her down to the memory lane. When shivaay asked her to abort the child. There were no tears, But Anika felt responsible for everything. Even shivaay tried once to change the future but Anika didn't permit him to do that. But the thought of aborting made her so weak.

Suddenly, Anika's way got blocked by a car. Shivaay emerged out. She quickly controlled her tears and tried to be normal. 

"What are you doing alone in the street at this hour?" - Shivaay asked her. Anika didn't reply but tried to cross him. He followed her.

"Why are following me? Aren't you satisfied with the drama happened in the restaurant?" - Anika raised her voice to him. Tears clouded her eyes. she was not mad because of shivaay's interference but she was angry at herself for making their children live like this. 

"Why are you crying? Okay, Relax... I am not following you..." - Shivaay replied in a low tone. 

"Please..." - She grouped her hands with teary eyes. And turned around towards the road and started to walk. Shivaay stayed at the same place. Anika didn't turn back once. But when she was slipped, Shivaay was there to hold her and helped her to stand in her own feet again. 

"I am sorry... I over-reacted... Everything is my fault..." - Shivaay said while supporting her. Anika understood, Even though it's not completely his fault, He took every blame on his head just to calm her. She wanted to hug him and cry everything out. But she couldn't do that. She got herself from his grip even though she wanted to stay there forever. 

"Let me Drop you, Please..." - He asked her in a very tender tone. She couldn't able to say no to him. she stayed at the same place while crossing her arms. Shivaay quickly ran towards his car. She sat inside the car in the passenger seat. Shivaay guessed she must have disturbed a lot. 

"How's Daksh?" - Shivaay asked her. 

"Don't know..." - She replied firmly. 

"By the way, I said sorry for hurting you, Not for hurting that bastard..." - He said after locking the door. She nodded in disbelief. 

"Must say, Ani... Good selection..." - Shivaay said. 

"I carry pepper spray.  i will definitely use it If you speak any other word further..." - Anika said when she got annoyed with his words. 

"Okay... ZIP..." - he enacted. 

"Tell me, What your parents find in him which they didn't find in me?"  - He asked her in another ten seconds. 

"They are feeling he won't break my heart as you did..." - Anika said coldly. 

"Point... He will never break your heart... Because for breaking your heart, He first has to own it... He will never ever able to do that in any other lives..." - Shivaay said and tried to cheer up her mood. Even though Anika fell for his words, She denied to admit it. 

"If you say any other word, I will definitely jump out of the car..." - Anika said. 

"You can't...  Because the door is locked..." - Shivaay said with a smile.

"Why am i repeating the mistakes again and again? Getting convinced by you... Every time... why the hell i am travelling with you?"- Anika busted off in irritation. 

"I know the answer Because your heart still owned by me..." - Shivaay said with a smile. 

"Please, Stop irritating me... Already i am so weak..." - Anika said out of frustration. 

"Who asked you to do one week work in a day?" - Shivaay asked her. 

"I used to work like that... and i am not weak because of that..." - Anika said. 

"Then what?" - He asked She didn't reply. 

"I am asking you something..." - He asked her again. 

"Something Which i don't want to share with you..." - Anika said. 

"Are you on your menstrual cycle?" - He asked at an instant. 

"My house is in the upcoming right..." - She said and leaned back in the seat. Shivaay didn't listen to her but stopped his car in a restaurant. He opened the door for her, but she refused to come out. He looked around and saw a fruit vendor lady.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ANIKA? WHY ARE YOU TROUBLING US LIKE THIS? LEAVE ME, ATLEAST THINK ABOUT OUR THREE CHILDREN..." - Shivaay yelled at anika at his high tone. That lady came to his side. 

"THREE CHILDREN..." - Anika whispered. 

"What happened?" - As per shivaay's plan, That lady came to them and asked. 

"See, Ma... She's my wife, Angry with me... Because of her, my three children are in hunger... They are saying they will eat only if their mumma eat..." - Shivaay said to that lady. Anika's eyes widened in shock. That lady started to convince anika to forgive shivaay, Where shivaay on the other hand, Smilingly enjoying everything. With no other option left, Anika got ready to go with him. 

"Idiot" - Anika swore him.

"I had to do this because of you... If you refuse to eat, I will tell my imaginative story to the whole restaurant" - shivaay warned her. She didn't say anything after that, Because he knew he's capable of doing that. Anika and shivaay sat opposite.

"What will you eat?" - shivaay asked her. 

"Anything..."- She replied uninterested.

"They don't serve any type of dish named Anything..." - Shivaay said while searching the menu. 

"Okay, I will order..." - Shivaay said when she glared at him. 

"chicken Manchurian two plates, 4 Naan, Panneer tika and what's that name?" - He asked anika. 

"Chettinad chicken..." - Anika answered. 

"Yeah, That's it... Bring it before she eats me alive" - shivaay said to the waiter and the food came in a few minutes. Both Anika and shivaay started to eat, Shivaay excused himself when he got a call from arushi. He excused himself. 

"Hello aru, Everything fine?" - Shivaay asked. Anika stopped eating as she desperately wanted to know about them.

"Let him sleep, He needs it... You guys, Had dinner?" - Shivaay asked. A smile appeared in his face. Seeing him smiling, Smile automatically appeared in her face. 

"Tell Jahaan i will buy her favourite..." - Shivaay said and rested the call. He called the waiter in the very next second. 

"Do you serve masala dosa?" - He asked. The waiter said yes. 

"Yes, two masala dosa... Parcel" - Shivaay said and turned towards anika. 

"For Jahaan and aru..." - Shivaay said to anika. Without saying a word, She concentrated on her food. 

"You won't ask who is jahaan?" - Shivaay asked him. Anika nodded no and continued to eat. 

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