"To aapko kya baat karni thi?(What do you wanna talk about?)" Jhanvi asked Vinay.

"Shivaay ne aapko Bangalore ki baat batayi?(Has Shivaay told you about Bangalore?)" he asked and Jhanvi nodded.

"Aur aapki kya raai thi uspe? Wo New York se coincidentally to Bangalore nahi aaya hoga? That too after two years(What is your opinion on it? He wont be coming from New York coincidentally to Bangalore?)" Vinay said.

"Mai aapki baat samajh pa rahi hun lekin mera  beta India mere kehne pe aaya hai.(I am understanding what you are trying to see but my son has come to India because of me)" Jhanvi said proudly.

"Do saal lage use wo hadse ko bhulake wapas iss jagah aana jaha shuru bhi hua tha aur khatam bhi but coming here back did remind him of her. I guess to avoid this and be normalize, he went to Bangalore. Aur mujhe ye lagta hai ki agar use pata hi hota ki aap sab Bangalore me hai to pehle hi aa jata. Mujhe itna nahi tadpata(It took him two years to settle himself from inside and come back to the place where eberything started and finished. And I feel that if he knew then he wouldnt have waited for two years to be here)" she continued.

Vinay was speechless hearing her.

"Aur phir usi company ko khareedna and then the trip to Delhi. On top of that, Anika ka humse chupana(And then buying the same company, trip to Delhi. He even made Anika lie about the boss)" Abhay said now.

"Na Shivaay wo sharati baccha hai jiski complain aap mujh tak leke aa rahe hai aur na hi mai wo headmaster(Neither Shivaay is the mischievous kid and neither I am the headmaster to whom you are complaining. )" she mentally patted her back for the wonderful line. Aryan chuckled lightly which went unnoticed by everyone.

"Hum sahi me mazak ke mood me nahi hai Jhanvi Aunty. Hum aapki kafi izzat karte hai aur isiliye yaha iss discussion me aapki raay chahte hai(We are really not in a mod=od of joke now Jhanvi Aunty. We respect you and so want your opinion)" Arnav said.

"Anika demanded the answers of her past. And the Oberoi family is related mostly to it. Ab bas use batana hai kaise kya hua" Vinay said.

"Its a good decision. Use batana humari duty hai and the decision afterwards is her choice."

"Lekin iss bar we think she likes Shivaay" Aryan said earning a glare from Arnav.

"Sahi to keh raha hai. Maine Anika se jab baat ki thi, tab bhi aisa hi lag raha tha(He is right. Even when I confronted her, I felt the same)" Khushi justified.

"Manipulate karna koi usse sikhe(People should learn from him how to manipulate)" Abhay muttered under his breath.

"I am not getting this point. She likes him, to phir problem hi kya hai? Ye to khushi ki baat hai" Jhanvi was very happy.

"Bilkul nahi. Mai nahi chahta Shivaay uski zindagi ka hissa phirse bane" Vinay said with a stern voice.

"Aur aap hote kaun hai ye decide karne wale?" Jhanvi was angry

"Ek baar suni thi uski iss mamle me and I don't want to repeat what happened then" Arnav said.

"Tab ka pata nahi lekin I can confidently say ki Shivaay Anika se beintehaan pyaar karta hai. And he will never harm her"

Shivaay overheard this as he came back to living room after past event of the hospital haunted him for a few minutes. He was overwhelmed by his mom who stood beside him.

Khushi and Aryan too smiled looking at Jhanvi.

We cant say Vinay, Arnav and Abhay are  wrong. You cant let your only daughter or sister fall for a a man, who had harmed her in the worst way possible.

"We will tell Anika and then wait for her decision. Ye uski life hai" Jhanvi said.

 "I just hope she doesn't hate me again after getting to know everything" Shivaay thought

FLASHBACK

"Nahi jaunga meri Anika ko chorke. I love her(I won't leave from here. I love her)" and Vinay slapped him with all his might.

Abhay ran up to Vinay and held him tight and Om and Aryan too rushed towards Shivaay.

"Kafi humiliate huye ho na. Ab chale  jao(You are humiliated enough. Now get lost)" Vinay said. 

"Iss samay hume hosla rakhna chahiye. Mai samajh sakti hun aap...(At this point, we all need to be strong. I can understand...)" Jhanvi was saying but Vinay showed his palm

"Nahi samajh sakti aap. You cannot understand the pain of a father to see his daughter struggling with death in that bad" he choked and cried harder.

"Koi nahi samajh payega(No one will understand)" Abhay and Arnav hugged him and consoled  him.

Shivaay was looking at him and his words are so true. Its the most painful feeling to see your child face a near to death situation. And Shivaay is responsible for it. Not completely but he is. Its his father whose plan destroyed her.

After a couple of hours, the doctor came to confront them.

"Its night and we will only allow one person to stay here. Decide and let us know in 10 mins" he went away.

"Mai kahi nahi jaunga(I wont go anywhere)" Vinay said.

"Mai rukta hoon(I will stay)" Abhay said.

Aryan approached him and said, "Let me stay. Arnav ki halat thik nahi hai. Aur Papa ko tumhari zarurat hai. Believe in me" Aryan said and Abhay agreed.

Shivaay was sitting on the ground looking at one direction in particular and Aryan signalled Om to do the necessity.

"Shivaay, hume ghar chalna chahiye(Shivaay, we should head home)" Om said.

"I am not going anywhere" Shivaay replied.

"Shivaay.. Trust me. I am here" Aryan patted his back.

After all the formalities, everyone left and Aryan sniffed. He has been acting all strong to provide support to Vinay and Shivaay but inside, he is also afraid. Anika is the best friend he can''t afford to lose. He too believed that somewhere in this situation, he is responsible as well. He could have stopped her, or trace Tej properly or not leave her alone for even a second. 

He laid down comfortably and tried to sleep.

It was almost midnight when his sleep got disturbed because something was poking his legs. He opened his eyes and found Shivaay there.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Aryan said slowly. 

"I wanna be here with her please" Shivaay pleaded with his hands joined. Aryan was shocked to see the changed form of SSO.

"Sit here" and he sat down.

"Hospital authorities dekhe to bolna khana dene aaye ho mujhe(If hospital authority sees, then say you brought food for me )" Aryan instructed.

"Anika ko hosh aaya?" Shivaay asked and Aryan just sighed.

"Mai sachme nahi hun na uske kaabil. Aaj wo juj rahi hai all because of me. Shayad sab sahi kehte hai, she will be fine if I leave" Shivaay said.

"Jo ho gaya use nahi badal sakte lekin aane wala time to sudhaar sakte ho na(Whatever is gone, you cant change it but reshape the future)" Aryan said.

"I am not able to think of a life without her. I will be self destructive" Shivaay sniffed.

"She will be fine" Aryan hugged him and rubbed his back.

"Trust me Aryan, I really love her" Shivaay said in between his hiccups.

"I know" Aryan replied.

The nurse rushed in towards Aryan, "Doctor ne aapko bulaya hai(Doctor has called you)" Both of them immediately went to meet the doc.

"Is Anika fine?" Shivaay asked

"She is out of danger but...."

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ANNE