3 months Later
Shivaay looked in the mirror as he straightened his hair. He exclaimed 'Damn, I am handsome.'
Mri walked in and said 'So bhaiya, what's the special occasion today?'
Shivaay blushed and said 'Occasion? I don't know what you mean Mri .'
Mri giggled and said 'Oh come on . You don't usually look yourself in the mirror for an hour.Go on. It's Dr.Annika isn't it?'
Shivaay poked Mri and said 'You know way too much. Well, yes it's Annika. But I haven't mspoken to her yet and we aren't dating. I am just gonna send a friend request on Facebook. If she accepts it , we will chat and then take one step forward at a time.'
Mri burst out laughing and said 'She isn't going to meet you and you are stressed as hell, what will happen when she does?'
Shivaay punched her and said 'Go get ready for your college.'
Mri said 'Today is an off for me. I was thinking of visiting a friend's place.'
Shivaay looked at her slyly and said 'And would that friend be a Male.?'
Mri made a face and said 'No, who would want to date a gangster/smuggler's daughter. They are hell scared of me there.'
Shivaay was suddenly grim and said 'I understand. That's the reason which stops me from asking Annika out on a date. She has a respectable job and comes from a respectable family, why would she date someone like me.?'
Mri came closer to him and said 'That's because you are kind and compassionate and not like our family.'
Shivaay said 'I would think so too, especially not like our darling mother.'
Mri shuddered and said 'Bhaiya , please . Don't be so hateful even after her demise.', she paused and then continued tentatively 'I wanted to ask you something. Don't get me wrong but you didn't bring her , her death right?'

Shivaay looked up dangerously and said Áre you implying that I murdered her?'

He burst out laughing and said 'Mri, I hate her. I loathed that lady and her death has changed nothing but I don't hate her enough that I will turn into psychopath murderer for that woman.'

Mri gave a sigh of relief and said Í get to know  when you say the truth as I can read your eyes, but others can't, so its my request that you keep your hatred for our mother to ourselves.And however bad she may be ,she was the one who bought us to this world so lets respect her for that.'

Shivaay engulfed Mri in a hug and said You have really turned out to be a fine woman. I don't know what I would have done without you.'He let go and then said 'But why do you think that it was a murder? Annika had said that she had dropped dead because of an overdoese of those sleeping pills.'

Mri said 'That's exactly my point. Mom was extremely careful about her medicines and I think this wasn't an accident. I think maybe dad is involved in all this.I heard him shushing the police when they suggested the idea of murder.Dad is a dangerous man hence the police didn't press the matter further.But don't you think that his growing love for that Jhanvi Oberoi might have given him the motive to finish Mom.'

Shivaay considered the idea and said 'If the matter of motive comes then I think it has to be Jhanvi. She hated the fact that she was called the mistress even though dad loved her more. Or maybe even Aditya. In fact just before Mom's death I had overheard him talking to someone and he said 'This time I will give my mom the best gift on her birthday. Now maybe for the outside world Aditya is Anjana Oberoi's son but we know that he is actually the son of Jhanvi and Harsh Oberoi. Maybe we are overthinking stuff.'
Mri said 'But would you say those China figures were a coincidence too?'
Shivaay said 'Maybe. Now Mri, let me try my luck at starting s my friendship with Annika.'
Mri laughed and said 'Good Luck.'

Shivaay opened his Facebook account and sent a friend request to Annika. After an hour of painful waiting , he saw she had accepted the request. He messaged her , 'Hi.'
Annika; Hello Mr.Oberoi
Shivaay:You can call me Shivaay.
Annika : Hmmm
Shivaay :So are you free today ?
Annika :Why ? Is there something wrong
Shivaay : Yes, something is very wrong with my ,uhhhh, never mind.
Annika:Shivaay, this is for a professional purpose right?'
Shivaay was sweating profusely now. Annika was harder to woo than he thought. But nonetheless he said to himself, I will not give up. He messaged
Shivaay:Actually No.
Annika: Well, I am sorry but i can't share anything but a professional relationship with you
Shivaay:Umm, just meet me at 3:00 p.m for lunch today at the  Heavenly Delights. Just one lunch. I mean , you will have have lunch right today? So, I will just give you company.
Annika:Hmmm
Shivaay : Is that a yes or a no.
Annika : I like butter chicken.
Shivaay ☺️☺️
Annika: And I like punctuality too.
Shivaay : Done 👍🏻
Annika:Bye
And Shivaay saw 'Annika Singhania (offline)🔴

Shivaay did a small tap dance in his bed, and went to pick his best suit. He said 'Annika Singhania, after this lunch date , our love story will shoot like a rocket.'
He giggled and blushed and then straightened up , put on a light fragrance, slicked his hair back and stood back to see the effect in the mirror. Shivaay thought 'Annika is a tough heart to melt, but  otherwise this face can  accolades at any modelling contest.'
He also pocketed a small gun and thought 'Just in case.
He looked at his watch and thought , another hour for the love saga to start.

So guys how did you like this part. Is the story interesting , or is it too slow or too fast? Do tell me your views. And also would like me to add hindi dialogues or this is fine ? Do vote. Lots of love