It was early morning. Sunrays peeped into the room and fell on two souls who were sleeping in each other's embrace.

Anika's face was in the crook of Shivaay's neck and her hands were around his waist while Shivaay's one arm was snaked around her shoulder and one arm was snaked around her waist. Both were sleeping peacefully.

Kitty's sleep broke and she saw Shivika sleeping peacefully. She climbed down from the chair and climbed on the bed with very difficulty. She went towards Shivaay and jumped on his stomach. Shivaay stirred in his sleep.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw kitty staring at his face very closely while sitting on his stomach.

He got scared and shrieks loudly. Anika also woke up with a jerk on hearing his shout.

A- Kya hua,Shivaay? (What happened Shivaay?)

S- Tumhari kitty ne mujhe dara ke meri jaan hi nikal di. (Your kitty has scared me to the death.)

Anika gets confused and looks at kitty who has her head bowed down.

Anika took her in her arms and held her close to her chest.

A- Kitty ne papa ko firse dara diya? Par isme kitty ki galti nahi hai ki uske papa itne darpok hai. Haina kitty? (Did Kitty scared her papa again? But it's not Kitty's fault that her father is so coward. Right, kitty?)

Anika says while controlling her laugh. Shivaay frowns at her.

S- Main darpok nahi hoon. (I am not a coward.)

A- Yes you are.

S- No. I am not.

A- Yes.

S- No.

A- Yes.

S-No.

A- Yes.

S- No.

They were coming close to each other's face while saying yes or no.
Now their noses were touching each other. Shivaay slowly bends towards her face and Anika closed her eyes. Their lips were brushing with each other. Shivaay was about to capture her lips when they heard a 'Meeeeeooooowww' and their trance was broken. They immediately sat at a distance and starts looking everywhere except each other.

Anika tucked her hair strand behind her ear and looks at kitty. Anika bend towards her and whispered in her ears-

A- Why do you always spoil mumma and papa's moment? You know it's bad manners and you are a good kitty right. So never spoil mumma and papa's moment, ok?

Kitty again makes a 'meeeoooowww' sound and Anika smiles at her and hugs her.

A- My baby.

Shivaay looks at Anika and kitty hugging each other.

S- Ahem Ahem.

Shivaay clears his throat to gain Anika's attention.

S- Hume rehne ke liye jagah toh mil gayi par hum yahan freshen up kaise honge aur khayenge kya? Mujhe nahi lagta ki hume yahan paani ya khaana milne wala hai. (We've got a place to live but how will we freshen up and what will we eat? I don't think that we will get water or food here.)

A- Pehle paani ka intezaam karte hain freshen up hone ke liye. (First we have to arrange water to freshen up.)

S- Par hume yahan paani milega kahan? Hum waise bhi sheher se thoda door hain. (But where will we get water? We are already far away from the city.)

Anika thinks for sometime and suddenly something clicks in her mind. She kept kitty on the bed and stepped down from the bed. She held Shivaay's hand and took him to the backyard of the mansion.

S- Anika, tum mujhe kahan le ja rahi ho? ( Anika, where are you taking me?)

Anika turns and looks at him.

A- Tumhara encounter karne. Ab chalo mere saath. (To do your encounter. Now come with me.)

Shivaay looks at her horrified.

S- Dekho mujhe mat maro. Meri toh abhi shaadi bhi nahi hui. Mere bache bhi nhi huye. (look don't kill me. I am not married yet and I don't even have kids.)

Anika looks at him with a naughty glint in her eyes.

A- Tum chaho toh tumhari yeh iccha abhi poori kar doon.😉 (If you want I can fulfill your wish now.)

Shivaay looks at her confusingly.

S- Matlab? Main samjha nahi.🤦‍♀ ( Means? I didn't get you.)

Anika groans in frustration.

A- Ugh! You are the most dumbest person in this world. Now come with me.

She held Shivaay's hand and took him to the backyard of the mansion.

She stops near a handpump and looks at Shivaay who was confused till now.

S- What? Don't tell me that you will drown me in water and kill me.

Anika gives him 'Fhat the Wuck' look.

A- Stupid. We can use this water for bathing.

S- Oh! Now I get it.

A- Finally.

S- Par tum itni sure kaise ho ki isme paani aayega hi aayega. ( But how are you so sure that water will be there in this handpump.)

A- Kyunki yeh underground water hai jo kabhi khatam nahi hota. Now stop being an idiot and let's fill up the water. ( Because this is underground water which can never get finished.)

Shivaay nods his head.

S- Ok. You fill the water while I will push this handle because this is work of effort.

Anika rolled her eyes and kept the bucket under the handpump.

Shivaay pushed the handle with full force but water was not coming from the handpump. He tried two more times but still no water came from the handpump.

S- Mujhe lagta hai isme paani nahi hai. ( I don't think it has water.)

A- Aise kaise ho sakta hai. Let me check shayad kuch phasa hoga isme jiski wajah se pani nahi aa raha. ( How can this be possible? Let me check maybe something is stuck in it that's why water is not coming.)

She bend down on her knees and kept her face below it to check if something is stuck or not. At the sane time, Shivaay thought to push the handle to check for the last time. As soon as he pushed the handle, the water came rushing out of the tap with a force and now Anika was fully drenched in water.

A- WHAT THE HELL!

She angrily glares at Shivaay. Shivaay looks at Anika and was not able to control his laugh. He burst out laughing.

S- OMG! Tum sach me kitty ki mummy lag rahi ho, bilkul bheegi billi jaisi. Hahahahaha. Hahahahaha. Bheegi billi.😂 (You are definitely looking like Kitty's mummy now, just like a drenched cat. Hahahhaha.. Hahahahaha.... Drenched cat.)

He was so lost in laughing that he didn't realised that Anika has splashed a whole bucket of water on him.

A- Ab aap bhi bilkul kitty ke papa lag rahe hain... Bheege Billu... Hahahhaha.... Hahahahaha...😂 (Now you are also looking like Kitty's papa.... Drenched billu.... Hahahahaha...... Hahahahaha...)

She also burst into laughter. Shivaay glares at her and starts running behind her. They both were dripping with water and chasing each other.

Suddenly Anika's leg slipped and she immediately held Shivaay's collar. Shivaay also lost his balance along with her and they landed on the ground.

Anika fell on the ground while Shivaay landed on her. Both looked in each other's eyes and had an eyelock. They were lost in each other's trance.

Shivaay slowly leaned towards her face and kissed the water droplets on her cheek while Anika closed her eyes. He kissed her eyes, then her cheek, then the corner of her lips and finally he kissed her forehead.

Anika opens her eyes and smiles at him while Shivaay smiles back. Anika gently wrapped her arms around his back and hugged him tightly. Shivaay also rests his face in the crook of her neck.

A- Thank you so much Shivaay for bringing me here. I am so glad that I am here, with you, living my life to the fullest, experiencing new things.

Shivaay broke the hug and looks at her face, there was a different sparkle in her eyes when she was telling him about her experience with him.

A- Everything feels so good and magical. You know I always wanted to live my life like this. I was always like a bird living in a golden cage. My brother gave me everything I wanted. He fulfilled my every wish but still I was not happy. I know he loves me very much but he never gave me his time. He used to buy me expensive things in order to compensate his absence. Even I used to think that money can buy happiness but when I came here with you, I realised that I was so wrong. Money is never related with happiness. Today we don't have even a penny left with us but still I am very happy. I have a feeling of satisfaction in me now. Thank you for everything.

She hugged him tightly. Shivaay also hugged her back.

S- I promise that I will try to give every happiness to till the time we are here.

Anika smiles widely and they hugged each other with the feeling of content.

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