She didn't have apatite to eat but her body ached badly so she has to have some food. She ate unwillingly, she missed him, it's strange how she can't live a second without him now . In past she had decided to part ways from him. Such a stupid decision she made.

No matter what she did her day did not pass today, the day looked longer than usual. She tried to sleep but in vain. She cooked her food but still did not eat. She roam every corner of the beautiful house but she was not satisfied. She don't have phone so she dialed Shivaay's number from the landline, but he did not pick. He wrote in that note he had some major work at office, may be he is too busy to take call she thought.

She wanted to go outside but she can't just roam around, it's not safe and she didn't have urge to go to shopping, although she had lots of things to pick up from the market.

In the afternoon,She was resting on her bed, when her heart pound on hearing the door bell ring. She hopped out of the bed and opened it thinking it's shivaay.......

To her disappointment khanna stood there with a sad face.

"Kya hua khanna ji....." She asked a little surprised..

"Wo mam... Ghar se urgent call aaya hai, meri wife ka accident ho gya hai...mujhe jaana padega..." He said

"Oh....to aapko jaldi jaana chahiye....... Jaiyye der mat kijiye." She said hurriedly.

He hesitated" par shivaay sir ne kaha tha ki......."

" Meri fikra mat kijiye......aapko waha hona chahiye....."

"Shivaay sir ko inform kiye bina.....main kaise...." He was still hesitating...

"Unka phone nahi lag raha.....its okay aap jaiyye me unhe bata dungi......." She said clearing his doubts.....
He took leave from her and went.

Now she was all alone, she hoped that Shivaay will be able to come back at night. She dialed his number again but in vain. He was neither taking her call nor calling her back.

For some time she got worried too, but she is a strong girl afterall, she made herself comfortable on the couch and started watching TV. To kill the time. She never thought it will be so difficult to live all alone.

Late in the afternoon shivaay called her.

" I love you jaan...."he said in a tired voice.
"I am sorry I could not take your calls, it was a really bad day at office,But I.... missed you.. " he said in a sigh.

" I missed you too.... Come back to me now.......I can't wait.........".
There was a long pause so she asked again "Are you coming?"she asked like a baby...

"Mmm...Annika...I don't think i can come today. There's dinner plans at home today with some of bade papa's friends and I have to be there....I hope....." He was sounding sad bit he can't avoid it...he tried but it's not possible.

"I can understand" she said sadly, she was missing him to death and whole day she hoped that he will come in the evening and all her emptiness will go,but she was disappointed. She understood him if it was in his hands he surely would have come.

It was her decision to not tell family. This much she has to bear. She thought she have to understand his situation too. He is having a difficult time dealing with all this. Two places and the pressure of office too.

He felt her disappointment, he felt guilty too but he can't help it. He was missing her from the moment he left her in the morning.

He went to obeori mansion, he got freshen up, not having any apatite to eat, he hurriedly went back to the office, all these days the company suffered a lot.
He was having hard time focusing on work. He saw the constant calls from Annika but he could not take it. It was because he was too busy to get distracted, and he deliberately avoided. He needed full focus today. When the day ended,He was tired, but still wanted to drive all the way to her, but in last minute Tej's friends came over dinner which he tried to avoid but could not.

With heavy heart he called her, she sounded so sad....it pained him too. He hated the situation not able to go to her. After disconnecting the call he went for dinner. The dinner was more official then personal. He was again amd again looking at his phone, he was waiting when all this will end he could call her. He wanted to hear her talks, her voice, how she spent her day. whole day he longed for her and he knew she too was waiting for his call.

It was very late when dinner came to an end. He dialed the landline number, hoping that she must be awake but she did not answer. Disappointment filled him, today it was the worst day of his life, he never missed her this much.

While going towards his room he heard dai ma and Pia talking about Daksh, he sneaked to over hear them.

" Pata nahi kya hua hai is manhoos ko. Phone hi nahi utha raha..." Dai ma was fuming with anger , she is trying to reach him but he vanished like anything, they don't even to know what made him hide himself. They did not know where he kept Annika.
Which was planned by him. They were getting restless thinking over this sudden change in the plan. They feared if Annika returns what will happen.

"What if bhaiya ran away with that girl." Pia suspected.

"Nahi.....wo itna bhi bewakuf nahi hai, usko ladki se jyada paiso me interest hai,baat kuch aur hai, mujhe lagata hai kisi ko usepe shaq hua hai....isliye.........." She stopped talking, she fished something.

Shivaay was expecting this so he came out of the room. Finally he knew that dai ma and Pia are not aware of things happening around. Which was indeed a good thing for him. They are now helpless to do anything. It was only Daksh he has to look for now. When he get hold of him then he can expose these trio without any difficulty. Till then he can keep an eye on them.

Next moment he called his team to trace mobiles of dai ma and Pia and instructed to look for daksh.
When he reached his room, he didn't even remembered when he fell into deep slumber.

It was dark outside Shivika mansion, the breeze was warm, everything felt silent and calm, Annika was in her dreamland, she was sleeping like a baby pouted lips, and carefree body.

Suddenly she felt thirsty, she woke up, still not able to see anything because of her sleepy head. She walked through the stairs when she heard some voice. Khanna was not there she was feeling a little nervous, she walked towards the kitchen to fetch some water when she heard footsteps, she was frightened, her breaths getting slower, she wanted to see who it was but she was afraid to look for it. Getting some confidence she went towards the window" kaun hai? " she said.

Next moment,she was shocked to see Daksh, he was standing there looking at her with bloodshot red eyes...... With a wild laugh he moved towards her, she could not shout she was frightened and startled, he was moving closure........and he stabbed her with a knife....

"Shivaay......"

"Annika.......",his dream broke, he was sweating, his breaths uneven, he placed his hands on his heart and calm himself a bit, he took his phone and dialed her number ...

She was not picking up. His heart beating faster now. He knew nothing will happen to her but the dream made him crazy,he can't let this dream to be true. He knew Daksh is dangerous he can't take risk with him.

He took his car keys dialed khanna's number who was also not picking up. His heart stopped at that moment...he fell... while descending from the stairs, he could not stand, his heart started to sink with that thought. When he fell, it made a huge sound and Om and pinky came running towards him.

"What happened shivaay you looked devastated?" Om asked , something was not right he thought. He did not reply, he stood and ran towards the door without replying

Scared pinky asked " What happened shivaay??"

"Annika......."

They could hear him saying and saw him retreating outside. Om and Pinky felt weird.

Next moment they felt sad thinking may be he realized again that Annika is no more. Their eyes filled with tear they moved back to their rooms.

It was 3 am , the city was in deep silence,city looked haunted, he drove as fast as he could continuously Calling both Khanna and Annika but there was no response, his heart sinking more, his heart ached with the mere thought of that dream.
It took 30 minutes to reach there he was bathing in sweat, his disheveled hair and clothes showed how shattered he is.

When he reached out the door, he ringed the bell manically, his heart throbbing hard.

Luckily he had the duplicate keys with him, he struggle to open it, when he finally did his heart stopped beating......

"Annika........"

She was standing there and was about to open the door, her eyes still sleepy and yawing she looked at him.

"Shiva......y." she could say...when he hugged her. Tight she could feel his heart beats it was loud, his breaths panting, he was sweating, she was shocked what happened to him??
she thought.

He was not leaving her, she calmed him down." Main thik hu....." She said

Both settled on the bed, his hands around her waist resting his chin on her shoulder he was holding her like a baby.
Usually Shivaay takes care of her like a baby but after that accident suddenly shivaay has become fragile. He now lost his confidence. Now he needs support specially when it comes to annika.

His eyes closed his lips touched her neck. "I was soo scared you know, you were not picking my calls and when I reached here you were not opening the door too. I panicked, Daksh is very dangerous. I can't tell you how I felt..." He said tightening his grip.

"Khanna also did not pick my calls. Where is he? I told him....."

She interrupted.

"Shivaay, I am okay, and how do you expect me to take calls at this hour have you seen the time.?.... I did not hear any door bell ringing. I was deep in my sleep, but when I heard I came without wasting time." She was calm and calming him too.
"Khannaji is also having a bad time, let him be."

"I don't know after that dream I was not able to think properly, whole day I was feeling uneasy and that dream made it worst." He moved towards her heart and kissed there, a soft feathery kiss," I love you annika. I just I can't live without you. In that dream he stabbed you here, pointing towards her chest, and again he kissed her there. This time a passionate one, heartfelt kiss.

She shivered at that touch, she was holding his head and made him stay like that....., while she kissed his hairs "you were stressed out, whole day you were working and you could not sleep properly, just rest shivaay I am here with you." She hugged him snaking her arms around his shoulder.

She was feeling guilty that one incident made The great wall of shivaay Singh oberoi's so weak, his confidence gone. Always afraid to loose her. This is not good. He can't be weak. She has to do something to make him again the old shivaay...the tadibaaz baghadbilla...

She thought

Shivaay was resting on her chest and her bosom, his lips touching her heart and hands around her waist and back, she was holding him ,she loved that calm face on her body. Later making herself comfortable she also slept. They hugged eachother and the sleep took over.

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