A biggggģ sorry my lovelies for being late but what to do my hands are completely swelled because of this extremely cold weather. Urghhh....I hate winters😬😬😬😤

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Present

Annika was going back to her home but her car stopped abruptly. She checked the engine but didn't find any problem in it. She tried to start it again but it didn't start. Sighing she took her belongings and thought to wait for a cab not knowing the fact that there was a strike of cab drivers. An hour passed but no one came. She was tired. Already she had a busy schedule at hospital and now this. All she could think about was just hitting the bed straight after going back home but for that she needed to reach first. She thought to look for an auto but stopped as soon as she spotted shivaay's car coming her way. A wide smile broke onto her lips but it faded immediately as he just passed by without even sparing a glance at her. At least she thought so. She pouted. It was such a great chance to meet him again but she missed it.

She was busy full in her pouting mode when she heard a car horn. She looked at front only to see him waiting for her in his car looking straight at the road. She got excited. She was about to step ahead but soon smirked when something evil came to her mind. She made a poker face and stood there without moving pretending to look for some cab aur taxi. He didn't move either. He very well knew how stubborn she was but he wasn't less either. He knew she would come but was just doing drama. Drama queen. He thought and sighed. Twenty minutes passed but both didn't budge at all. He closed his eyes tightly to control his anger. He was already frustrated fighting the battle of his mind and heart about her and she was irritating him more. He again blew the horn making her look at him. She observed his expressions and immediately sat in the car realising that he was seriously angry now. He started driving. She kept stealing glances with him.

      No one spoke anything. She was thinking to start a conversation but didn't know how to.

      She cleared her throat deliberately to gain his attention.

      'Ummm! I didn't know that India's richest businessman is so much free that he waited for just an employee to sit in his car.' She teased.

      'Huh?' He looked perplexed but soon realised what she wanted to say.

      'Excuse me! I would have done the same if there......'

    'was someone else right?' She completed his sentence.

      'I know! I know. Shivaay Singh oberoi has taken the responsibility of dropping everyone to their home.' She commented sarcastically. He didn't respond.

      Silence prevailed again but how can there be silence for so much time when our khidkitod annika is there that too with her billu ji. She again spoke.

        'So how's life going?' She asked softly.

       'Tumhare bina kaisi hogi?'('How will it be without you?') He so wanted to scream this but couldn't.

      'I guess you shouldn't ask personal questions to your boss Ms. Trivedi.' His voice stern. She glared him.

       'Come on shivaay! Neither we are in the hospital nor in your office. Can't you forget everything and talk to me normally.' She chided him.

      'Do you think it's so easy after what you did to me......to US?' He whispered the last part but she heard it.

       She looked down whispering 'I was helpless.'

      'I warned you before only.'

      'I didn't have any other option. You know that shiv. Don't you?'

      'Stop giving excuses annika. I can't buy anything for now.'

       'When i'm trying to mend the things then why are you pushing me away?'

      'It's you who pushed me away that too in the dreadful way possible.' He yelled at her making her eyes teary.

        'Can't you give me a chance to rectify my mistakes?'

       'It's not as easy as you think.' He spoke with a tired voice. She looked at him. He was looking broken, completely lost. Her heart cried but she still tried.

       'Was your love so weak that.......?'

       'Don't you dare to point a finger on my love annika. DON'T YOU DARE.' He didn't let her complete. His anger reached at its peak. He increased the car speed making annika's heart jump inside her chest. He was driving with full speed.

       'Shiv! Shivaay please! Please slow down.' She requested but he didn't budge. How could she say that? How could she doubt his love? Didn't she know him? Didn't she know how much he loved her? Even after seeing the intensity of his love, she still was saying this.

      He stopped abruptly which made her head hit the front. She winced. He looked shocked at her.

      'Annniikkaaa' He almost shouted being worried. She was holding her head with closed eyes. He tilted her face towards him and his anger just vanished into the air seeing some blood on her forehead. He sighed.

      'Why can't you be a little careful you mad woman? Couldn't you tie the seat belt?' He blew on her wound scolding her. She looked at him. He too looked into her eyes. He couldn't handle it. He couldn't handle the pain reflecting from those orbs. He couldn't handle her eyes pleading. Leaving her face, he made her wear the seat belt and started driving again.

      'When you know you can never hurt me then why do you even try shiv?' She whispered but he chose to stay silent. She looked outside and rested her head along the window.

        He looked at her from the corner of her eyes. She looked defeated. He didn't want this. He never wanted this. He was hating it, the distance between them. They were far away from each other. They weren't like this, never. It wasn't supposed to be like this. They were supposed to be together, living happily. But what went wrong he didn't know. Was she the sole reason of their pain? Wasn't it his fault too? Wasn't he the one who didn't ask her the reason for what she did? Not even for once. But she didn't give him a chance either. If she was helpless he too didn't have any other option. How much far they have come but were still stuck there somewhere.

       Both of their thoughts broke when they heard some horn only to realise it was some bike. As soon as they looked at it, a pleasant memory came rushing to their mind, their first ever date. Both looked at each other being lost.....

Flashback

      Annika was waiting for shivaay at the backside of his field as they had planned to go somewhere to spend some time together in order to know each other more. To be more precise, to go on a date.

     Annika was standing there since half an hour but he didn't show up. She was getting frustrated now. She decided to give him a good one but for that he needs to come first.

      He reached after five minutes on his bike. He was wearing black shirt with first two buttons open and the sleeves rolled up along with blue jeans looking as hot and handsome as ever. His messy hair added more to his charm. His blue eyes speaking volumes.

      'Sorry sorry sorry! I'm so sorry for being late.' He apologised but she was too lost to even listen to him. She was just enticed by his sexy look. He waved his hand in front of her to break her trance. She blushed feeling his gaze.

       He asked her to sit behind him and that's when she noticed his bike. She looked at him.

      'Whose bike is this?' She couldn't help the curiosity to ask.

      'Excuse me! What do you mean? It's mine only. Maine apni kamaai se kharidi hai.'('I have bought it with my earnings.') He spoke looking at his bike.

      'Huh! Gundagardi ki kamaai se'('Earnings of hooliganism.') She spoke sarcastically not realising the impact of her words on him.

      She immediately regretted her words seeing his hurtful expressions. Why does she have to behave so stupid always? That too on their first ever date when she wasn't supposed to do this.

       'Shivaay! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry i didn't mean it.' She apologised. He looked at her with a faint smile. His eyes held unshed tears. He knew this was the truth and people used to say all this before also but didn't know why her words affected him. Maybe because he liked her or to say loved her.

      'It's okay! I can't deny the truth now but it wasn't out of those savings but the ones which i saved with my hardwork. I really wanted to buy this and for that, i did a part time job in a workshop.' He said with a choking voice. She looked down.

       'I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you i swear. Please don't be angry.' She whispered making him look at her. He sighed looking at the tears in her eyes. He knew she genuinely felt sorry for what she said. His heart really pained listening to her but not more than the pain her tears were giving him.

       'Annika please don't cry. It's alright. I know you didn't really mean it. I ju...just can't see your tears..please.............JAANA'

      She looked at him. He did a gesture with his hand to make her smile. She smiled faintly. He shook his head.

       'You know you can make it up for.' He said.
 
         'How?'

       'By giving me your million dollar smile.'

      She immediately smiled genuinely seeing his heartfelt attempt.

     He kept his hand at his chest over his heart and did a gesture of falling with dreamy eyes. 'Hayee! That's like MY annika.'

      She chuckled but that MY annika made her heart do somersault. He smiled widely looking at her.

       Both went towards the café and sat in the corner. They started talking casually about each other's life, their likes dislikes, their family members. One thing he got to know that she was a chatterbox and he knew he would love to be a listener to this adorable chatterbox.

        She loved her family and wanted to become a successful doctor like her father. The way she praised her father with love made him remember his fat.....wait he wasn't even worthy of addressing as a father. Annika found it strange that he didn't even once mention about his father but decided to ask some other day. They weren't that much close for now.

         After two hours of long chatting and after drinking at least five cups of coffee they left from there and he dropped her at the same place.

       She bid him bye not before deciding to meet at the same place the next day. He smiled looking at her retreating figure...........

Flashback ends

        Their reverie broke hearing the horns behind. Both looked at each other being lost in that beautiful memory. He started driving again towards her home.

      When they arrived, she was about to go but again stopped.

       'I didn't know that Shivaay Singh Oberoi stalked me.' She teased.

       'Excuse me.' He looked perplexed.

      'Then how did you know my address?' A teasing smile played on her lips.

      He was about to speak but she didn't let him.

        'I'm your employee so it's your responsibility to know everything about me. Right?'

       He didn't know what to say so just ignored her remark.

      She giggled.

      'Ann.....Ummm....Ms. Trivedi! Just go.'

       She nodded chuckling but his eyes turned wide feeling her next action. She placed a chaste kiss on his cheek whispering Bbye.....JAANA in his ear. She left. He placed his hand over his chest to calm his raising heartbeats. Mad woman he shook his head whispering and drove towards oberoi mansion with a tint of redness on his cheeks..............

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