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S- annika, look who has come to meet you ! Jaldi bahar aao na ,

He called for her excitedly, waiting outside the restroom . On coming out , she smacked his head before speaking,

A- idiot ,for what you're shouting now ? Restroom mei bhi aaram nahi milthi hai muje ,

She rolled her eyes ,

S- arey ,vo sab chodo . Guess who has come to visit us ?

He asked raising his eyebrows excitedly,

A- kaun ? ( she questioned back)

S- daadi !!

He expressed with a wide smile holding her shoulders ,without noticing her fading reaction. She stood quietly wandering her eyes here and there around the room ,

S- what are you thinking annika ? Come,

He tried pulling her along but she didn't move feeling which turned back.

S- annika?

A- I'll come ,tum jao .

She said in a low voice ,

S- par ,

He didn't continue as he saw her indicating him to go first ,he left .

She sat on the single lounge curling herself, with resting her chin on her knees for support . She felt blunt ,but her cheecks were already wet in tears. Holding her knees close to her chest she stayed quite ,thinking of something.

Daadi- annika, gar par hi haina ?

S- haan daadi ,she's in the restroom .Aajayegi,

He tried convincing her answering the same question for the nth time, being confused on annika not coming out from the room still .

P- auntyji aap aayiye na , kuch kaalijye. You must be tired after a long journey,

D- nahi pinky ,I'm fine . Let annika come ,saath mei kaalenge.

After sometime ,

Annika had still not come out due to which daadi herself decided to go to her room . Sensing someone by the doorway ,annika raised her head and looked at that side . Watching her daadi making her way in she immediately stood and turned away without facing her .

D- ani maa, kaisi ho tum ?

She asked and tried holding her shoulder from back but annika immediately jolted and moved .

D- ani,

A- plss ,kuch mat kaho tum . Pehle jao yahan se, why did you come haan ?

D- I'm sorry ani maa ,I know you must be angry with me. I couldn't come to your wedding , I'm sorry.

A- why are you feeling sorry daadi? Tum tho muje apni pothi hi nahi maathi ho na? Only your daughter and her family is important for you right ? Then why did you even come here ? Go ...be with them only ,

She spoke suppressing her tears which weren't leaving as for now ,

D- aise nahi hai ani , meri baath (interrupted)

A- plss daadi ,plss...you can't convince me in this . Kitna expect kiya meine tuje ,pata hai? Why daadi ? did I ask for something huge ? After maa ,you are my only family and you know that too . Why did you do this daadi? Shouldn't I expect atleast this from you ? Muje pata hai ki bua aur bade papa ...vo sab nahi aayenge ,par tum tho meri daadi ho na? Meri haina tum ? Pata hai ,there was no one from my family on my wedding . I didn't show up ,but pata hai kitna hurt tha mein?

Admitting this she immediately cried sitting on the bed, daadi ...who saw this rushed and pulled her in a soothing hug and caressed her hair .Annika first tried jolting away feeling her touch but after several quarrels with her daadi she finally gave up and landed on her lap and clutched onto her tightly . She might be an easy go person outside, but still she was the same girl who had lost both her parents even before she could voice out calling them .That tiny little baby knew nothing but just her pinky aunty and her idiot . Since her parents did a love marriage opposed by their family, annika had none to care of her from her family except for her daadi.

Daadi used to visit annika often ,since pinky was reluctant in sending annika with daadi knowing about her family ,daadi somehow agreed for annika growing up with her,she couldn't be more thankful to pinky for taking care of annika like she was her own child though. So from childhood ,if there was anyone whom annika knew was her family, it was only her daadi . Her absence in her wedding had a very worst impact on her . She didn't express it ,not wanting to spoil shivaay's mood on his very own wedding as she knew what he would feel when she's sad.

A- kyun nahi aayi tum daadi ? You know my friend saarika right ? Uski shaadi mei tho uski family members saare log poori raath dance kiye thei ,the hall was fully filled with her family. Par mein kitni unlucky hoon na daadi, none likes me .

She sobbed while speaking,

A- I didn't expect anyone daadi because I know them.... par tum ...? Tum bhi muje avoid karne lage ho?

She stammered ,clutching onto her close while hiding her face into her stomach .Daadi just went nil of words ,whatever justification she could give...wouldn't suffice. She knew how much annika yearned for her . She just caressed her back softly before speaking ,

D- daadi aapse bahut pyaar karthi hai ani maa,

A- joot !

She reacted instantly, staying in the same position.

D- nahi ani maa, mein bas yahi aa rahi thi uss din ...par,

A- par?

D- suddenly ,meri BP drop hogayi aur muje hospital mein admit hona pada uss din, isliye (interrupted)

A- kya ? (she got up and faced her ) what happned ?

D- kuch nahi maa ,bas low BP thi ...ab teek hoon .

A- teek hona ?

She asked with a worried face while caressing her daadi's cheecks ,for which she smiled before answering.

D- long gone is your anger haan ?

A- kya karun mein ? You give me such an answer that I couldn't even get angry on you from now .Vo sab chodo ,kaisi ho tum ?

D- meri maa ,mein bilkul teek hoon ! Ye bathao muje maaf kiya ya nahi ?

Annika looked at her for a minute before laying on her lap again ,

A- pata nahi ,

She pouted for which daadi smiled, finding her son's antics in annika .

This whole scene was witnessed by shivaay and pinky who stood near the doorway, shivaay stood stunned as he hadn't ever witnessed this side of annika. He really didn't know that she had such a kind of longing within . Maybe she didn't want to share it with him .
" annika is very precious shivaay "

He heard pinky muttering before leaving from there.

It was already 10 pm when annika came out leaving daadi asleep in her room.She searched for him as she didn't find shivaay even during dinner,

A- aunty ? Shivaay kahan hai?

P- room mei nahi hai ?

Annika shook her head ,

P- shayad uski study room mei ho,

A- hmm ,

She went to his study room upstairs,she was baffled to find him seated on the chair with his head resting on his crossed arms which were placed on the table. She thought he was asleep ,taking slow steps she neared him and knelt down to check if he was sleeping .She bent down to look at his face ,he was still awake thinking of something. Seeing her there, he sat upright .

A- kya huwa ?

He nodded nothing ,

A- what happned shivaay ? You seem disturbed ?

S- kuch nahi annika ,

He answered without looking at her making her frown in anger ,

A- teek hai ,kuch nahi haina.Fine ,mat bathao...

She frowned and before she could get up to leave he pulled her back making her sit infront. He looked keenly into her eyes before asking,

S- ain't I your family annika ?

His voice had a weak sense of pain in it which she clearly noticed ,

A- shiv(interrupted)

S- mein tere apne nahi hoon? Mein maantha hoon ki mein sirf tera friend come husband hoon par , I really really love you annika . I was unaware that you had so much within you , didn't you feel at home here ? With me? You were telling to daadi that she is your one and only family ,then ...mein kaun hoon annika ? Mein tho...(interrupted)

A- shh shhh,

She instantly pressed her finger on his lips indicating him not to speak further. She took both his palms and made him cup her face ,

A- aisa lagtha hai tuje? haan? Shivaay, whatever I said to daadi was because bachpan se mein akeli hoon ...

He was about to say something when she opposed ,

A- ok ok ,akeli in the sense .I had you with me, but samjo na ...meri papa mumma tho nahi thei...uski family bhi ...(she shook her head) As far as I know ,sirf daadi thi. And don't you ever think that you're an outsider, whomever I mention as my family would be related to me in some way . Be it my bua ...bade papa...par ...par tum , I know you from the day when we were this much (she signed something small ) poori life mein tumhare saath hi bithaya. Maybe I couldn't find a correct word ...but shivaay ,you are literally my ...my everything shivaay .Don't ever think like that. Tuje kya pata , when I was a small kid I've seen my friends with their mom who used to feed them, play with them ,pacify them and take care of them .Mere liye tho ye sab tumne kiya na , that's why I had never felt that void within me anytime .I couldn't just label you as my husband shivaay . I've seen every kind of relationship in you , kabhi maa banthi ho meri ...kabhi papa ...aur kabhi mera idiot ! Tum soch bhi nahi sakthi ho ki tum kya ho mere liye ,

She admitted in a calm voice but she didn't notice when her eyes glistened and  already started  pouring down. He who was listening to her each word keenly , was also left wet eyed. She gently rubbed his tears nodding in negative, and again looked at him for a minute. It was true that whatever she felt for him couldn't just be captured in mere words .

She plastered a simple smile on her face before cupping his face and pulling him close. He just closed his eyes feeling her lips on his forehead ,which lingered there for a few more moments. Without his own knowledge he had caged her within him wrapping his hands around her waist and pulling her close. Tracing her soft lips on his forehead ,she laid back to look at him who was already drained in her eyes .

A- kabhi aisa mat sochna ,hmm?

Without waiting for his nod,she again moved against him and this time it was both his eyelids which were feeling her tender kiss one by one .He did nothing rarther smiled, and in this process her palms had already reached his neck from his cheecks. She gripped his neck around and leaned infront joining her forehead with his's. Looking directly into his eyes, she spoke

A- I love you shivaay ,

Immediately she felt herself being pulled in a crushing hug .He hid his face in the crook of her neck and clutched around her waist tightly not planning to leave her anytime soon .While she just remained rubbing his head ,peppering tiny kisses through his hair .

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