Next morning.
Everyone (except Tia) gathered to have their breakfast. Anika and Gauri were serving everyone. Tia came.
Tia: good morning everyone.
All(except Rudra): good morning
Dadi: aaja beta nasta kar le.
Gauri sat beside Om and Anika was going to sit on her place which is beside Shivaay but Tia sat before her. Anika frowned.
Rudra: lady baba..... I mean Tia woh Anika di ki jagah hai.
Anika: it's okay main yahan beth jaungi.
Tia: nahi di aap beth jao.
Shivaay: aree betho na Tia Anika wahan beth jayegi.
Anika felt hurt but she ignored and sat beside Tia. Tia took the bread and peanut butter. Anika was going to say something but Shivaay spoke.
Shivaay: Tia.... iss wale peanut butter se tumhein allergy hai. Put that down.
Tia look that the jar and realized it. While Anika frowned. Shivaay gave some other peanut butter to her.
Shivaay: yeh lo. Yeh khao.
Tia smiled and took it. Anika smiled faintly and shoved a morsel in her mouth. Shivaay and Tia were talking and talking and talking which irked Anika. She sighed angrily and stood up. All looked at her.
Tej: Anika bete kya hua? Aise achanak khadi kyu ho gai?
Anika: mere ho gaya uncle main chalti hun.
She turned to go but om stopped her.
Om: arey di aapne kuch khaya toh hai nahi.
Anika: woh mujhe zyada bhook nahi hai. Main chalti hun.
Bela: okay par Anika mujhe aaj bike chahiye. Tu car leja.
Anika: haan chaabi de.
Both exchanged their keys and Anika left. Tia looked at Shivaay who have a smirk on his face.
Tia (whispering to him): plan is working
Shivaay: I think ab woh din dur nahi
"Zyada sapne mat dekho Annie se confess karvana aashan nahi hai" a voice came in whisper state from the other side of Shivaay.
Both looked at that side only to find Bela advicing them.
Bela: bohat pappad belne padenge.
Shivaay: matlab?
Bela: nasta karne ke baad garden mein milna. Sab bataungi.
Tia: okay.
They continued their breakfast. Shivaay reached to garden first after breakfast. In a while Tia and Bela reached their.
Shivaay (sarcastically): badi jaldi nahi aa gaye tum dono?
Bela: itne desperate kyu ho rahe ho?
Shivaay: main koi desperate nahi hun. I just don't like late comers.
Tia: hum late nahi hai. Tum jaldi aa gaye ho.
Bela: ab sunoge tum dono?
Shivaay: haan tum bolo.
Bela: see Anika ki feeling kya hai yeh mujhe pata nahi. Par I think.....
Shivaay: think toh main bhi karta hun. Issiliye toh yeh sab kar raha hun.
Bela: par dhyan rakhna ke galati se bhi fake pyaar, fake shaadi and all plan mat karna.
Shivaay: kyu?
Bela (ignoring): main bhi thoda help karungi. I also wish meri dost ko apni life mein khushiyan mile
Shivaay: ek min tumne yeh pyaar ka natak karne se mana kyu kiya?
Bela: kyu agar yeh karoge toh ek second bhi nahi lagega usse sacrifice karne mein
Shivaay: sacrifice?
Bela: chalo agar woh jealous ho gai aur usse realise ho gaya par agar yeh sab karoge toh woh apne aap ko rok legi. Mark my words
Shivaay: main kuch samja nahi.
She look at Tia. Who seems to get what Bela was saying. Tia understood that if Anika will get to know that her sister i. e. Tia is in love with Shivaay consider it fake, she will sacrifice her love for her cause she love her to that extent that she can even die for her.
Bela: Tia samaj gai. Tumhein samajne ki zarrorat nahi hai.
Saying she left. While Shivaay was confused.
Shivaay: yeh Bela kya bol ke gai?
Tia: woh tumhein jaan ne ki zarrorat nahi hai. Main samaj gai. Aage ka plan suno.
Shivaay nodded she started her narration.
After a while at Anika's office.
She was seen to be working but her mind was occupied by other thoughts. She was smoking. She took another one out of the box which was third of the day. Before she light that Bela snatched it.
Anika(annoyed): Bela yaar....
Bela: kya Bela? Itna kyu smoke kar rahi hai. Pehle toh nahi karti thi
Anika: I am not in a mood to talk.
Bela: kya hua tujhe Annie? Subha breakfast ke time bhi tu..... teri problem kya hai? Subha se chidi hui kyu hai?
Anika (turning her face away): kuch nahi.
Bela (provoking her): nahi kuch toh hai.
Anika (irritated): Bela kuch nahi hai. Ja yahan se aur mujhe kaam karne de.
Bela: acha? Mujhe nahi pata tha ke bandh laptop se bhi kaam kiya jata hai.
Anika look at the laptop only to find the screen blank. She didn't said anything this and switched it on. Bela smirked.
Bela: maan kyu nahi leti ke tujhe farak padta hai
Anika: Tia aur Shivaay dost hai. Sirf dost. Uss se mujhe kyu farak padega......
Bela (smirked): par maine Shivaay aur Tia ka naam toh liya hi nahi.
Anika didn't have any answer so she stayed quite. She glued her eyes on the screen actually doing nothing.
Bela: idhar dekh
She looked at her.
Bela: yeh jo teri aankhein hain na yeh chikh chikh ke keh rahi hai ke tujhe kitna farak padta hai. Tujhe Tia aur Shivaay ka saath rehna bikul acha nahi lag raha. You are jealous. Jalan ho rahi hai tujhe. Aur uss aag ko iss (cigarette) ke through bahar nikal rahi hai.
Anika: aisa kuch nahi hai.
Bela: aisa hi hai. You know what main tujhe saaf saaf bata hi deti hun. You Love Shivaay. Pyaar ho gaya hai tujhe uss se. Par tu maan nahi rahi hai.
Anika: nahi Bela aisa kuch nahi hai.
Bela: theek hai phir nahi maan na mat maan. Tujhe samjane ka koi fayda hi nahi. Kyu ke tu samaj na hi nahi chahti.
Saying she left from there. While Anika angrily shut the laptop down. Anika called her P. A. She came in a min.
P. A.: yes ma'am
Anika: Anushka aaj ki meri saari meetings cancel kar do. I am leaving
Anushka: ma'am are you okay?
Anika(rudely): tumhein jitna bola jai utna karo
Anushka nodded went away confused. Anika never was rude to anyone what happened suddenly? Was the question in her mind. But she shrugged her thoughts and did what she was asked to do.
Meanwhile Anika took her car keys and went out of the office to meet D. The signal goes red and she stopped the car.
(Tak tak)
Someone knocked the glass window. She took some money out of her purse and foreward it out of the glass window without looking.
"Hey main bhekhari nahi hun. I am Shivaay Singh Oberoi" said Shivaay with angry frown on his face.
Anika snapped her face towards him. And immediately took her hand back.
Anika: aap??
He came to the opposite side and sat beside her on the passenger seat.
Shivaay (buckling his seat belt): haan main.
Anika: sorry maine dekha nahi.
Shivaay: it's okay agli baar dekh lena.
Anika: aap yahan kya kar rahe hai?
Shivaay: samne meri meeting thi. Tumhein dekha toh aa gaya.
He said pointing towards some place.
Shivaay: tum kahan ja rahi ho?
Anika: D ke ghar par woh neighbours ke saath kahin gaye hai. So ghar..
Shivaay: hmm... mujhe bhook lagi hai. Chalo kisi restaurant mein jate hai. Tumne bhi subha nasta theek se nahi kiya
Anika's all the anger fade away and she smiled brightly.
Anika: theek hai.
As the signal show the green light she took the car towards a restaurant.
They reach to some restaurant but the watchman stopped them.
Watchman: I am sorry ma'am ander parking ke liye jagah nahi hai. Aap samne park kar sakti hai (opposite side of the road)
Anika: okay no problem. Shivaay aap wait kijiye main park kar ke aati hun.
He nodded and jumped off the car. Anika park the car and both went inside.
Shivaay (looking at the menu): kya khaogi?
Anika: kuch bhi aap order kijiye
Shivaay nodded and ordered for them.
Shivaay: free lag rahi ho
Anika: hmm....
Shivaay: waise aaj kal toh main bhi free hun. Shaadi ki tyariyan ache se ho jayengi
Anika: Shaadi?
Shivaay: haan Om aur Gauri ki shaadi
Anika: oh... par Shivaay main kya reh rahi thi. Kya hum shaadi postpone kar sakte hai?
Shivaay: kyu?
Anika: main kaha na yeh mahina manhus hai. I don't wanna take any risk.
Shivaay: I understand dadi se baat karte hai.
Anika: haan
They enjoyed their lunch with each other and some random talks. Anika felt so good as if nothing happened.
After their lunch.
Anika: aap rukiye main car leke aati hun.
Shivaay: main le aata hun
Anika: arey nahi main jaati hun.
Shivaay nodded and she was crossing the road. She was finding the keys in her purse. A lorry was rashly coming towards that direction. Shivaay saw that and was horrified. He felt numb to even scream.
The lorry honked and Anika was shocked. She immediately ran and saved her own self. Shivaay felt like his soul was back to him. He ran to her
Shivaay (cupping her face): Anika.... are you okay?
He checked her.
Anika: main theek hun don't worry.
Shivaay hugged her tightly and if his life depend on her which actually is. What if the lorry had hit her? No... he can't let anything happen to her. He pulled off the hug and started scolding her.
Shivaay: pagal ho!! Dekh ke nahi chal sakti? Kuch ho jata toh?
Anika: kuch nahi hota mujhe. Itni ashani se nahi marne wali main.
Shivaay(screamed): ANIKA!!!! Aage ke yeh word use mat karna samji tum
Anika smiled and Shivaay again hugged her. Anika smiled and rubbed bis back to calm him. After a while they pulled off the hug.
Reaching home she immediately went to dadi to talk about Om and Gauri's marriage.
Anika: dadi....
Dadi: Anika..... aaja
Anika came and sat beside her.
Anika: dadi mujhe aap se kuch baat karni hai
Dadi: haan bol.
Anika: kya hum Om aur Gauri ki shaadi postpone kar sakte hai?
Dadi(frowned): kyu?
Anika: dadi iss mahine mein humari dadi, mummy papa aur Bhavya ki death anniversary hai. Har saal iss mahine kuch na kuch galat hota hi hai. So main nahi chahti ke shaadi mein koi problem ho.
Dadi: par puttar kya pata iss saal kuch acha ho?
Anika: ho sakta hai dadi. Pichle kai saalon se main yeh sochti aa rahi hun. Par kuch nahi hua. Mere liye Gauri aur Sahil mere sab kuch hai. Unki khushi ke liye main kuch bhi kar sakti hun. Aur unki khushiyon par koi aanch na aaye issiliye aap se permission mang rahi hun. Please dadi.
Dadi: theek hai. Main pandit ji se keh ke dusra mahurat nikalvati hun.
Anika smiled brightly and hugged her.
Anika: thank you dadi. Thank you so much
Dadi smiled and patted her cheeks lovingly. They talked for sometime.
After a while Anika went to kitchen to prepare dinner as she was home. Again her hairs were tied in a messy bun with the help of a stick.
Tia came and pulled out the stick from her hairs. Anika frowned annoyingly.
Anika: mujhe pareshan karne mein bada maza aata hai na tujhe?
Tia grinned sheepishly and nodded hard. Anika shook her head and braided her hair this time.
Tia: main help karti hun aapki.
Gauri came there
Gauri: tu khana banane mein kab se interested ho gai?
Tia: main bana kahan rahi hun? Sirf veggies chop karungi.
Anika: phir theek hai. Mujhe laga aaj sab bhookhe soyenge
AniRi giggled while Tia pouted.
Tia: itna bura bhi nahi banati main
Gauri: acha? Ek baar chai banai thi tune yaad hai?
Tia scratched the back of her neck being embarrassed.
Anika: arey haan woh din kaise bhool sakti hun main.
Tia: woh toh main bhi nahi bhool sakti. Bechare Bade papa mujhe bura na lage issiliye woh bekar si chai pe gaye the
Anika: kya dala tha uss mein?
Gauri: I'll tell. Our beloved sister mix two kinds of tea, green tea and ice tea. And and and garlic instead of ginger.
Tia: arey tab main bachhi thi.
Anika: acha? Abhi badi kahan hui hai?
This time AniRi laughed out loud. Tia pouted and folded her hands on her chest looking all cute like a baby. Anika smiled at her and pressed her lips on her head.
Anika: stop being cute.
Tia smiled and they continued there work. A minute later ShivOmRuHir came.
Mahir: Hi girls.
The three of them smiled and wished them back.
Om: Tia tum khana bana rahi ho?
Tia(chopping by looking at him): nahi main toh bas...... ahh!!
She screamed as it got a cut on her finger. It was deep blood was oozing out from it. All panicked but the most were AniRi. How can they see their little sister in pain. Both left their tools and went to her. Anika hold her hand.
Anika(screamed out of concern): can't you just be careful Tia!!! Rudy please get me the first aid box NOW!!!
He nodded and ran outside. He too was worried no matter how he doesn't like her. But he never wish to hurt her. In the fraction of seconds he brought the first aid box and passed it to Anika who took Tia to the table.
She sliently started to apply the ointment with shivery hand. O'bros were slient but were amazed to see the care and concern both these sisters show towards a girl whom they merely know. Only if they know it's the bond since they were little kiddos.
Tia: di I am sorry
But both preferred to stay slient which hurt Tia. As Anika pressed the wet cotton on her wound she winched as it burned. Gauri turned her face as she felt the pain of her little sister and tears made their way out of her amber eyes, she just can't take the fact that her sister is in pain. Their bond was so strong that they could feel the pain of each other even if they where separated many years ago. The bond didn't break instead it grew stronger.
Anika too felt the pain she didn't shed any tear but closed her eyes tightly feeling it. She blew on the wound to lessen it.
Tia: di kuch toh bolo
Anika(angrily): kya bolun? Haan? Bata mujhe? Apna dhayan rakh nahi sakti. Bina dekhe kon sabjiyan kaat ta hai? Lagvali na chhot?
Gauri: aur nahi toh kya? Agli baar agar kitchen mein ek kadam bhi rakha na toh dekh lena tu
Tia smiled how can she forget it's her sisters. Who love her like anything in the world. She wiped Gauri's tears with the other hand. It's their bond if one is hurt the other two will shed tears. But a present it was only one with dump cheeks. Tia was quite amazed cause Anika is the one who used to cry for hours if she found even a single scratch on her. No she don't want her to cry. But she was amazed a little.
Anika finished aiding her and went to continued her work without looking at her. Tia looked at Gauri who ignored her too and disappeared from the screen Tia went to Anika.
Tia: di...
But only got silent treatment from the other side. Om went behind Gauri. While ShivRuHir came to kitchen.
Tia back hugged her and rested her chin on her shoulder but she still didn't moved a bit. Tia looked at Shivaay who nodded.
Shivaay: Anika main yeh keh raha tha ke......
She threw a angry glare to him. He swallowed and zipped his mouth up.
Shivaay: ke mujhe kuch kaam hai so main chalta hun.
Tia frowned and cursed him in her mind. She looked at Mahir who too escaped. Only left was Rudra.
Tia: tum se toh mujhe umeed bhi nahi hai.
Rudra rolled his eyes.
Rudra: Anika di itna kya naraz ho rahe ho? You don't know yeh kitni clumsy nahi. Next time se dhayan rakhegi. Hai na?
Tia was amazed to see Rudra, who actually doesn't like her is helping her. She stood still. While Rudra twisted his mouth and asked her to say something. She jerked and spoke
Tia: huh?? Haan haan. Off course agli baat se dhayan rakhungi pakka
Anika sighed.
Anika: Rudy tum jao. Mujhe Tia se baat karni hai.
He nodded and vanished. Tia was still in the back hug. Anika broke the hug and made her face towards her.
Tia: I am sorry di
Anika (cupping her face): it's okay. Par tujhe pata hai na. Main aur Ri tujhe leke kitne possessive hai? (She nodded) just a mere scratch on you make us numb Tingu. Aur aaj toh (holding her wounded hand) itna bada cut lag gaya. Tu apna dhayan nahi rakhe gi toh kaise chale ga
Tia: haan di I agree. And promise this won't happen ever again.
Anika: who is going to allow you next time.
Tia smiled and hugged her hiding her face in her chests. Anika wrapped her and pressed her lips on her head. She took her wounded hand and kissed the back of the plam.
Tia (pulling off the hug): chalo main chalti hun.
Anika nodded and she went.
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