#13 in short story
It was rainbow and sunshine every day for Anika in her life. She has the brightest smile on her face and she was content and happy even though she lost her mother at a young age. She couldn't complain because God gave her the best...
sometimes in the middle of my little mess, I forget how big I am blessed.
- Unknown.
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We were driving back after dropping Sahil at his new school. I was kind of tense but I know that he was a smart kid and knew how to handle everything. He was excited and thrilled when Shivaye said and he was a merry boy this morning while getting ready. After taking everyone's blessings and kissing them on the cheek, we were on the road to his school.
It was a well-known famous school in the city. The teachers and staff were very friendly and within a couple of minutes Sahil and they hit it off. After all the formalities were done, we were on our way back to the Mansion and after that, Shivaye left for his office.
It's been a week since the project of Soumya. The project will be issued in a magazine and also the three brothers reported this and I heard that someone lost their tooth too. It feels like it was my own home and that family was mine.
The car suddenly came to a halt and I came forward with a jerk. I looked at Shivaye who hit the steering wheel with his hand and said "Shit."
"What was that?" I asked rubbing my forehead and glared at him because he was the reason for my pain. "Ever heard of driving carefully?" I asked.
"Ever heard of a thing called seatbelt?" He asked and I lowered my head. Score one for Shivaye Singh Oberoi.
"Sit here." He said and after removing his coat, he got out. He opened the bonnet and started checking it. He opened the truck and took a toolbox and kept it there before going to find the problem. He was grumpy now.
Suddenly little droplets of water started pouring from the sky. I stretched my hand out and felt cold. Rain brought the memories of my dad back. He always loved Rain and whenever he saw it, he opened his arms like a kid. He had a heart of little child inside. I used to tease him that he loved it because no one will see his tears. I quote 'I read it somewhere on a social site.' and he would agree. Just like how I remembered my dad would think of my mom.
"Anika, hand me the umbrella," Shivaye ordered and he was completely soaked in the water. I hit my head for spacing out and took the umbrella and got out. I covered for him and his eyes met mine. The one that I can always stare longer and never get bored.
"What are you doing, Anika? You will get sick." He said and took the spanner out.
"Don't think you are a superhero and can hold an umbrella in one hand while repairing the car on the other," I said and rolled my eyes.
"Don't act like you are Kajol and I'm Shahrukh in the rain. I know your fantasy about me." He winked and my cheeks flushed.
"I swear it didn't even cross my mind but someone is caught," I smirked and he shrugged his shoulders.
"Damn, this thing got serious issues." He said referring to the car and I nodded my head.
"Seriously, do you really want to dance with me in rain?" I teased.
"I love you but no thanks." He said and I laughed. All the couple gets lovey-dovey through kisses and all but for us, it is arguing.
"C'mon, I know you wish to," I said.
"See, someone is desperate." He said and opened the door to enter but I held his arm and with a lot of strength made him twirl.
"What the wuck, Anika?" He managed to say in between and I laughed. I'm the lead here. I put my hand on his chest and wrapped his around my waist. I started swaying like there was really music playing in the background.
Shivaye took my hand and twirled me around this time while laughing and I stared at him for some time. He was enjoying and I was so happy. We played in the rain and just like the cliche romantic movie I let go of the umbrella and instead of flying it fell on the floor and Shivaye started laughing again. I pinched his cheeks and he flinched in pain and loosened the hold on my arm. I lost my balance and fell on the mud.
Oh, my poor favorite black long sleeved top!
I glared at Shivaye who has an 'Oops' look on his face. He looked so cute with his hands cupping his mouth. I grinned before pulling him and boy he fell right on top of me. I pushed him aside with all my strength and I was finally happy when I saw his white shirt having mud. It was his chance to shoot death glares and with a smirk, he took a handful of mud and threw towards me. It hit on my pants and so the game was on. For the next half an hour or so we were bathing each other with mud and finally, we stopped when we looked like we came out of the soil.
He got up and wiped his hands on his pants and pulled me and I crashed into his chest. What I missed was that his hand filled with mud. He traced that on my face and my heart fluttered. When he was finished I took a deep breath and I saw him smiling.
"Thank you, I never had this much fun in my life." He said and entwined our fingers together.
"If you ask my dad about me then, he will say I spend more time here but forget that he was a partner in it." I laughed but the smile fell knowing that I will never have a moment like that again in my life.
"I'm there for you, Anika." He said and I smiled. He added "Always."
"Always."
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