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After having a healthy discussion, both the families decided to fix shivaay and charu's marriage which he had accepted believing that she was the one for him .

Being the one who had always sticked up with work and family ,he knew nothing beyond that. Yes ,The Great Shivaay Singh Oberoi was just a blind man when it comes to feelings ,love and especially girls . He wouldn't have agreed to marry his long time friend charu if his mother hadn't pestered him with various pictures  of girls everyday. Marrying charu whom he knew for years meant better than wanting an entirely new relation.

He got into his car, and casually gazed  around when he saw charu standing on the balcony ,waving him bye . He presented a short lengthened smile before responding her and soon someone else caught his attention .

The other girl with her pet !

He knew people converse with pets but this girl was just too much ,means, she  really had a big conversation with her oreo . Seemed like she was explaining something after which she held his hands to wave him bye ...ok so this one is for me , shivaay realized and shook his head . Weird woman!

OM

At night ,

Shivaay was roaming around his room busy with his call when he noticed Om marching in with his face shut with anger . Shivaay  knew the reason ,he cut the call and sat beside him.

S- so you fought again?

He asked causally , practiced to it . He used to wonder always  ,is it too difficult to manage a married life ? He watched his brother struggling to do the same ,a pointed reason for why he had been postponing his marriage ideas .

Om and Gauri's story had started since their school days , both shared a relationship for more than 10 years after which they had decided to get hitched up together.  True that their initial days of marriage just remained magical , a love filled life.  But as the days passed , both felt things falling apart .

She assumed that Om had already lost interest in her , always busy with his work. That's a sort of usuality which emerges in a relationship . Moreover ,she had seen him avoiding all his work just to spend time with her but then ,she was his lover . Wife should adjust,was like her daily thing now . Had he not forgotten their wedding day ,he would have escaped but ,poor he was all caught up with his clients that day . There started their break out which almost led various wars everyday . His patience level tried all ways to stand good with her fights ,but it betrayed him soon too.

Unfortunately they've applied for mutual divorce .None at house  knew that this kind of distortion existed in their relationship except shivaay. What use ? This very guy was certainly nil marked in subject which deals with relationship and girls, he couldn't do anything best to help his brother  ,though he wanted to .

And the topic for today's fight is ,Om hadn't accompanied her to the girl's house( annika' house) yesterday, and she had to introduce herself to everyone there mentioning that her husband was more occupied with his exhibitions.

Om- I'm fed up shivaay , I'm really tired with these fights.

He leaned on the bed board and closed his eyes,

S- you have to play patient sometimes Om , gauri samjegi...

He tried insisting him to stay calm with situations, but he interrupted abruptly

Om- nahi shivaay plss ,it's over ! It's the second hearing tomorrow, you would come right? I can't think of going alone with her ,20 faults within 10 seconds ...uff!

He shook and leaned back to get his nap ,while shivaay looked blunt . 

The court had asked them both to attend a counselling , even if it is mutual, divorce wouldn't be an immediate guidance from the court . It tries all ways to make things good .

Their advocate accompanied them to the counselling room .

" yes ,come in "

They entered hearing the voice, and immediately shivaay's eyes got big in surprise  watching annika seated there ,writing something .

A- plss be seated,

Signing certain papers she gazed up to find him standing there , it took some more time for her to see the long haired man and gauri standing there as her sight was totally captivated by the blue eyed prince there . They both wore the same coloured dress , wavelength ohh God! Her heart jumped ,only if her pink colour kurti wasn't torn at the right moment this morning ,she would have lost this wavelength . Thank god !

S- you're here ? Psychiatrist ho na tum?

He enquired,

" part time!" She lip mouthed , and asked them to sit .

She went through their file and smiled looking at Rikara ,

A- gauri ,your counsellor is waiting in the next room. You can go there ,

She pointed towards the next room ,gauri nodded and left.

Annika asked the advocate to wait outside and she was about to ask something to Om when shivaay interrupted ,

S- am I allowed to stay here  with him ?

He questioned seriously while she nodded with a smile, true that she's going to deal a difficult time in concentrating on her work with this man along .

A- so Mr. Omkara , just a few formal questions haan?When did you meet Gauri  for the first time?

Om hesitated to answer and annika had to repeat her question again,insisting him to answer . Shivaay remained a quite observer gazing her between seconds ,not aware of what those minute glances did to her .

Om- at school ,

He replied

A- teenage mei hi ?  vaise ,where did you complete your schooling?!

She asked shivaay with a dreamy smile while he was like, why would you ask that ? He didn't know what went on in her mind at that moment ;)

A- it's ok( she turned towards Om) can you elaborate the incident ?

Om stayed silent for a moment before speaking up. He explained it from the very beginning ,maintaining his cold tone as if he wasn't very interested in delivering it . But slowly when his details progressed ,he had already developed a cheerful face as he was describing the way they had a cute little fight the very first day itself. Annika was all Aww! in his recitation while shivaay gave weird looks watching her.

Complimenting her every tiny feature which made him mad on her ,Om let a deep sigh relishing his moments with her .

Om- uss din muje pata nahi tha ki vo meri zindagi ban jaayegi!

He exclaimed ,

A- what about gauri's friends in school ? What do you think about them ?

Om-  I don't know actually, haven't got to know them more. But ek ladka tha, her neighbour ...Ranveer. Hamesha Gauri ke saath hoga , I just hated him . Ek baar uske saath fight bi kiya tha meine, I punched him hard and warned not to look by her side. After that ,he shifted his house too ( he chuckled) gauri doesn't know this .

He said with a long smile reminiscing how naughty he had been during those days .

A- you would remember dreams which made you the happiest. Can you share one with me ?

Om- dream ? Actually...hai ek,where I am celebrating my 28th birthday and Gauri gives me a gift. A greeting card " happy birthday to be papa " it read . And I just couldn't hold my joy, I immediately carried  and twirled her around in air .That's the best dream I've ever got!!

His happiness was clearly visible in his joyous eyes.

Annika parallely scanned shivaay's reactions, he was looking at Om with his mouth slightly opened.Not his fault though, he had only witnessed his brother ending up with arguments and fights when it's about gauri. And today? A new Om!

A- ok ,we'll end this session with a last question haan ? Which picture of her's is your favourite ? from your gallery maybe?

Om shook his head with a smile before answering,

Om- ye hai!

He showed the photo which he had hid in his wallet , it was her passport sized photo in school uniform.

And within the next few seconds the other room's door opened . He saw gauri standing there with her eyes welled up throughout . Before Om could even think of anything she had crushed him in a tight hug . 

G- I'm sorry Om ,sorry ! I love you ...love you so much Om !

She expressed with her tears dropping down continuously and soon he rubbed her back ,soothing her.

Om- it's ok gauri ,galthi mera bhi tha . I'm sorry , love you too !

He caressed her hair and placed a gentle kiss there ,

Both shivika was smiling widely watching them .

A- that's it ! Bass yahi tha aapka jagada?

She asked with a smile and shivaay looked confused, how did she even do this when it has been his most difficult task since past few months .

S- is it a magic or what?

He asked with an amused face,

A- annika's magic! ( she chuckled ) sweet memories is the magic spell . I asked all those questions to stimulate the love which he had hid within ,and that room (she pointed the other room) is like a one way room . People there could watch us here,but we can't see them . Hui na magic!!

Shivaay was all tongue tied, she is really talented. 

G- thank you Annika ,

She said with a smile ,

A- your husband treasures you the  most ! All the best!

She hugged ,wishing her .

Om- thank you so much mam ,you've helped us great!

A- firstly, you can call me Annika . And yeah, try to express all your love which you've kept hidden haan? That will do wonders , let all your dreams come true haan?

She wished showing a thumbs up .

Om- sure ,

Saying this he lent his hand towards gauri which she happily held back with a shy smile on her lips .  They both left the room, shivaay was about to go out along when he heard annika calling him .

S- kya?

A- they both aren't leaving back home ,they've other plans.  So don't stand a block between them , take a cab for yourself. Ok?

She insisted ,and he passed a glare .

S- hello ,I understand things too. You don't have to tell me .

He offended while she nodded , she was about to say something when she saw her mobile vibrating with a call flashing " Elizabeth " .

She crushed her eyes for have forgotten something and slid the green .

A- I'm sorry ...sorry Eli, I'm on my way haan . Just 10 minutes, I'll be there .

"......." her friend said something.

A- ohhh!  Ok ok ,I'll do something ,don't worry baba ! I'll arrange it.

She hung up and remained immersed in her thoughts mumbling "kya karoon ?kya karoon? " continuously.  That's when she saw shivaay through the window ,he stood outside  , dialling for someone .

Out of nowhere , a bright smile settled in her lips. And immediately she rushed outside, and patted his shoulder making him turn .

S- haan?

A- I'm leaving actually, so shall I drop you ?

S- no it's ok ,I'm fine with the taxi .

A- tadi dikane ka waqt nahi hai ab , time is precious and you shouldn't waste it ,come !

She insisted, while he looked confused.

S- what did you say ? Ta..what?

A- will tell you afterwards, come with me first .

Saying this she instantly held his hand and dragged him along .

But it wasn't that easy ,a kind of shock sparks spread through their body when their skins collided.  She breathed fast feeling this sudden shiver in her while he was busy discovering the reason behind this change .

He wondered why she had to watch him sideways within every minute without concentrating on the road . What to do ? his presence  was disturbing her man! She had to check twice whether she had put the AC on ,because she could feel her palms drying off . She alone felt hot there, she cornered her eyes to watch him gazing through the window . He's so handsome!

They stopped for the signal ,when a beggar approached by annika's door.

"Maa ,theen din hogayi maa ,kuch kaya nahi "

She fetched 5 ten rupee notes from her purse and she was about to give it to the person when shivaay grabbed it from her suddenly.

A- what ?

He asked her to wait ,and returned only 20 rupees back .

S- dho usse ,

He signalled her and she did it quietly,

" Mera Prince itna bada kanjooos hai?" She thought.

Within few seconds another person came there ,selling sun shades for glasses .

A- nahi chahiye baiya ,

S-  hamien dho chahiye ,

He got it from the man and asked him to take the money from her ,she looked clueless, what was he upto ? She bought it ,

A- I have this already, why did you buy this again ?

S- practise to help people who really are in need of it ,those who know to put effort and grow by their own. Not those lazy ones,

He replied in his usual style ,while her mouth was totally opened round by this time .

"Annika!!! Your selection is the best girl! Bandha itna score karega tho mera chota sa dil tho explode hojayega. Haaye!"

She smiled widely ,and he was baffled .

He patted her and showed the green signal watching which she immediately geared up .

He saw her taking right instead of left crossing the signal ,

S- annika , left pe jana tha hamien. Take U- turn ,

A- short cut !

She replied confidently and he doubted,

A- hmm! Pounch gayi.

He was baffled to find himself landed in some government office . Sub Register's Office, the board read .

S- where have you brought me annika  ? What's all this  ?

A- just a small work ,then I'll drop you back ,pakka!

S- I would have taken the cab right ? Why did you ?

A- ok ok ,you can scold me afterwards, now come .

Both entered the main hall in that building where he noticed many people working with systems in their respective cabins .

They were about to move inside when both felt entangled together with a garland around them ,it was one from the Ganeshji's photo which hung up above on the wall.

He looked at the garland for a second  ,and gradually his eyes played on her who seemed to be watching on top with some amusement in her eyes . A sudden rush of wind passed by, bringing all her baby hairs twirl throughout her face . She looked heavenly ! he was alarmed . And soon they both were involved in an intense eyelock , where she could only try to save herself from drowning into his oceaned orbs while he was busy noting all her mini details . She had a mole in her cheeck ....beautiful! he noted .

Their moment came to an end when her friend called her , immediately shivaay took it off while she shook her head .

A- God tuje itna clues de raha hai aur tum ? Tubelight !

She mumbled within her voice,

S- you said something?

A- uhh! Nahi vo ,you see that girl there . She's my friend Elizabeth, it's her marriage here today .

S- ok ?...( he looked at her suspiciously)

A- Evidentry signature ke liye 2 log chahiye ,ek mein ...aur,

S- dusra mein?

He asked glaring her and she nodded cutely .

S- are you serious annika?

A- plss...plss plss plss,

She asked with puppy eyes ,and he couldn't just build his voice to negotiate  as his inner heart had already agreed . For some reasons, he didn't like it when she pleaded no she shouldn't ...something within him mentioned.

S- teek hai ,

A- yayyy!!! Thank you so much shivaay . Aao ,

She exclaimed ,and both carried on with the formalities.

She was about to sign it when she stopped and looked at him, he signalled her to do it . She was in her own dreamland, imagining something else ;)

A- congratulations Eli!!

She hugged her friend,

E- thank you so much Ani , if you didn't( interrupted)

A- no ,not me . First thank him ,

She pointed towards shivaay ,

E- thank you,

Shivaay responded with a smile .

A- ab sab teek hai, you both go to your respective homes ok? Tum donon ko job mili hai it's fine ,but get settled and take up responsibilities of your families first. Uske baadh open up about your love, don't hurry haan . This marriage is just for a safety.....

She continued with her advice while shivaay looked at her all amused, he thought she was too innocent but the way she was speaking with her friend was totally different. She possessed a matured character within ,a completely different her .

A- bye eli,

She looked at him who was now immersed into his deep thoughts with his eyes fixed on her ,she had to snap her fingers to bring him back .

A- why are you staring at me like this?.... Impress hogayi?

She asked raising her eyebrows while he blinked and looked away ,

S- flirt karna bandh karo, I'm your future ji( interrupted)

A- stop stop stop !  Plss don't say that, you're my prince that's it .

She shook her head ,he sighed .

S- vaise,  won't you have any problems? I mean,you helped them?

A- what to do ? She's a Christian and he's a Muslim,I'm sure their families will definitely oppose this. So legal support hai tho easy hoga na future mei isliye ,ye karna pada. Problem...zaroor aayega ,got to manage it anyway .

She shrugged her shoulders and the next second she froze feeling his hand there .

S- mein hoon...  tumhare saath ,

Were the only words which escaped from his mouth ,and she was already watching him like he was the most precious thing ever .

A- mat...matlab?

She asked lost in her trance ,

S- I mean ,even I'm involved in this right . So we'll take care ,

He assured and she smiled .

They were on their way in car when his mobile rang ,it was from Om's advocate who was asking for his payment .
He spoke for a minute and then hung up,

S- that advocate is really angry on you ,

A- pata tha, I leave no way for anyone's divorce ,so obvious haina . Family court advocates sab mujse nafrat karthey hai .

She replied casually ,

S- how did you end up in this? You're a psychiatrist right ?

A- haan ,but patients bahut kam hai . Paise kam milthi hai par expenses jyada ,so chose to grab all opportunities
Sabko pagal banane ke liye prarthana tho nahi kar sakthi hoon na ? I ain't that bad ,isliye ...

He looked at her with wide eyes ,

S- you should have gone for MBBS then ,

A- vahi tho,....my scores weren't so good you know...I could've opted Dental,but wasn't interested in it .

She expressed.

S-  you speak alot ,so this job suits you.

A- haina ? Pata hai muje ,you know  ? I get to meet different people everyday ,certain cases would end up so adventurous! I just love what I do,

She said happily and he was totally unaware that  his heart was just too ready to claim her's .

She continued with her talking session while he was like , won't her mouth get torn apart if she  continues like this ? 

Fate decides who comes into your life ,your heart decides who stays 💘

Precap

Charu criticizes annika ,

Charu ,shivaay get engaged.

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