Flashback

        Annika started falling for shivaay. The more she tried to avoid him the harder she fell for him. She was quite impressed with his caring nature and cute gestures. She had noticed that he was pretty handsome but she didn't like his clothing style. He always wore colourful shirts with ripped jeans.

       As he said he didn't stop chasing her. Now even annika started liking all this. She wouldn't care about her friends' teasing now. She would always find him standing at the field waiting for her with his ever charming smile.

       The way he always tried to protect her melted her heart. She always felt her lips curving up with his mere thought. She denied her feelings everytime but a part of her heart felt very happy with all this.

         One day, she was coming back from her school when she noticed some goons whistling at her. She glared them but they didn't stop. The area was somewhat isolated so she felt scared. She started to walk fast so as to reach her home as soon as possible. It was really hot day. She was all sweaty because of the scorching sun because of which her dress was completely sticking to her body which made those boys look at her lustly as they could see her back fully. She didn't realise all this in the haste to reach home.

         They were about to touch her but stopped seeing someone glaring at them from the other side and that someone was obviously shivaay. They got scared and ran back. Annika sighed in relief as she saw them running away. But she was confused as few moments ago they were all behaving like a rowdy rathore then what happened now. She shrugged her shoulders walking forward only to bump into shivaay. He was looking at her with a different emotion. His gaze did something to her. He walked closer to her. She gulped. He opened the first button of his shirt followed by second and then third. Her eyes widened. She closed her eyes embarrassed. She was looking so cute with those tightly closed eyes. 

        'Wh....what....ar...are.... y....you doing?' She stuttered. He smiled at her innocence.

       She opened her eyes feeling some hold on her shoulders but was astonished to see that he made her wear his shirt. She looked at him. He was staring her with all the love and possessiveness he had for her in his heart.

       'No need to worry annika. There isn't any problem now. You can go safely now.' He spoke with his eyes glued to hers.

      She felt shivers down her spine listening to his husky voice. Now she understood why those spoilt brats ran away. A small smile came to her lips and she left from their giving him a shy smile which made him lose his senses.

      He made sure she reached her home safely.

        She reached her room and sat on the bed after changing holding his shirt in her hand. His cologne hit her nostrils. She hugged it close to her chest involuntarily. A never ending smile again formed on her lips. She didn't know why but shivaay made his position in her heart unknown to her. She couldn't help feeling tingling sensation thinking about his intense gaze and husky voice. He wasn't that bad.

        Thinking about him she slept holding the shirt still in her fist hugging it.

         Three months passed in a blink and their routine didn't change even a bit and they didn't even want to break the monotony. Annika finally realised that she liked him. She wanted to give them a chance but she didn't confess it still. She was planning to do so since many days but couldn't gather enough courage. But finally decided to let it all out to him.

     They were in school.

     'Ishu!' Annika called ishani who was trying to concentrate on her book. Note the key word try.

      'What?' Ishani replied.

     'Mera ek kaam karegi?'('Will you do my work?')

     Ishani raised her eyebrows.

    Annika closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. Ishani looked at annika weirdly as it was the first time annika was doing so much of nautanki according to her. She was a straightforward kinda person then what happened today.

       'Ask shivaay to meet me at the field tomorrow. It's urgent. I want to confess something.' She said in a single go. Ishani looked perplexed.

      'Why? Why do you want to meet him?'

     'Woh! I....I......I.......'

     'Oh God annie! Why are you chanting i i i...just come to the point yaar.'

      'I na.......like him.' Annika left her breath which she didn't even know she was holding.
  
       Ishani smiled widely hugging her. Annika hugged back smiling.

Next day,

      Shivaay was waiting for annika as ishani told him to meet her. He was nervous. He didn't know what annika wanted to confess. Ishani didn't tell him complete matter as annika stopped her since she herself wanted to say it all.

      Annika arrived after sometime along with ishani. Arnav and ayaan were there too.

      Annika scanned him from head to toe. He was wearing white shirt with sleeves rolled up along with blue jeans. His hair were gelled properly. 'Damn! So handsome.' Annika thought.

      They stood facing each other. He gulped. Annika chuckled lightly looking at his nervous face.

      There was an awkward silence. Annika was feeling shy sensing his continuous gaze on her.

      Ishani, arnav and annay were still there looking at them. Ishani had a wide smile on her face. Only she knew what shivaay felt when she told him that annika wanted to meet him. He was behaving as a mad person. After all his love interest called him for the first time on her own.

      'Hi' He broke the ice.

     'Hi' She replied looking down.

     Annika looking at ishani signing her to go with arnav and annay but the three didn't move. It was so awkward to talk in front of them.

       Shivaay as if sensing her thoughts spoke, 'Tum log thoda ghum ke aao na, hamari baaton ke beech mein kya kroge. Humein bhi problem hogi. Jao abhi.'('You guys go and roam around, what will you do in our talks. We too will have a problem. Go now.')

      They left.

       Annika's heart was beating wildly.

      'Tumne bulaya mujhe?'('Did you call me?')

     She nodded but didn't say anything.

      'You know when you asked someone to meet you and then you are standing without saying anything feeling shy and all, that too in front of a person who already told you that he likes you then he can think something else.' He spoke teasingly.

      'Something else means?' Annika was confused.

       'Something else means either you want to propose the person or you want to confess that you like him.'

      Annika bit her lip looking down.

       'Toh phir wohi samjho jo tumne kuch der pehle bola.'('Then think what you said a moment ago.') She whispered. Shivaay looked astounded. His teasing expressions long gone.

       'Haan?'

     Annika looked at him. She didn't know from where she got the courage but she confessed it. 'Yes! I like you. I used to hate you at first but don't know how and when it happened......I like you and i want to give us a chance.'

       Shivaay was more than shocked. He knew she wanted to talk about something but didn't know she will give him surprise.

      'Sach mein?'

      She nodded. Then all of a sudden he hugged her. Her eyes bulged out. It was the first time when a man except her father hugged him. She was stiff. He realised what he did so broke apart smiling sheepishly. He rubbed his neck from behind being embarrassed. She found it cute.

     'Iske liye time hai abhi...mujhe lagta hai.'('There's still some time for it.....i guess.') She spoke smiling.

      He smiled. She left from there. He asked her to go safely. She smiled looking at his concern.

       From then their love story took a new turn which was certainly the most beautiful phase of their life but till when...............

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