After the sangeet Annika rushed home as fast as she could. Whatever happened today was too much to handle. As she sat in the taxi all the events replayed in her mind.
She was now regretting her decision of saying yes to daksh's marriage proposal.
Heck, why did she say yes she had no idea.
Shivaay's grim and sullen face flashed in front of her eyes. Both of them were aware of their feelings for each other but none was able to admit.
she was angry at shivaay for still keeping his feelings bottled up and silently watching the proposal. Being too stressed annika closed her eyes.
Once back home, her mind recalled all her moments with shivaay and then the proposal, Tears welled in her eyes and she sat on the floor with a thud, crying her heart out.She loved him but he didn't ,that was what she thought.
Suddenly she heard someone knocking the door. Wiping her tears she went to the door and opened it. what she saw was totally shocking yet surprising.
it was shivaay ,still in his sangeet outfit and his gelled hair  all messed up.
Without uttering a single word annika let him inside and closed the door.
Without any preamble shivaay hugged her tightly. Annika automatically reciprocated why even she didn't know. Her tears were soaking his kurta. Maybe it was the emotional baggage or the realization that they were going to be somebody else's that she tightened her grip around him. With annika still in his arms shivaay sat on the floor. He didn't want her to go awayfrom him, daksh's proposal made him realize that he was going to lose her and that was enough for him to rectify his mistakes.
Gathering some courage shivaay finally spoke while still hugging her " annika i am sorry, i am a coward i always tried to ignore my feelings for you but today when you said yes to daksh i realized that i feel incomplete without you. I strongly believe there is something more between us."
Annika parted from the hug and saw his teary eyes.She didn't know what got into her and she caressed his cheek with her hand. Too overwhelmed shivaay held her hand and kissed her palm.
"annika i love you"
"why shivaay?"
"because you are my sunshine, you've filled my life with happiness. With you i can be myself. You are my angel annika. "
annika's heart swelled upon hearing his honest confession and she couldn't help but admire this man who had her heart.
" i have always loved you annika. i was too scared to tell you because you deserve better. you deserve someone who can keep you happy and i have always made you cry. But i want you to give us a chance only if your heart says."
Annika's heart pained for this vulnerable man in front of her.How could he say he didn't deserve her ? He was a flawed being and so was she but he was the only man who made her heart race and experience all sorts of butterflies.He made her happy and now when he had finally confessed ,annika loved him even more without any inhibitions.
Seeing no response from her side shivaay was about to get up when annika held his hand.He looked curiously towards her and she gave him a khidkitodh smile.Annika buried her face in his chest and said "Shivaay today when daksh proposed me for marriage i wanted you to stop him but when you didn't i lost all my hope and said yes to him because i did not have anymore strength to fight with you. "
on listening this shivaay tightened his grip around her and kissed her hair.
"whenever you were around me i felt happy and safe. i loved fighting and arguing with you because that was the only way i could talk to you. Of course you are a jerk but you are the only one who has the ability to affect me. I don't know what the future has in store for us but all i know is that..... "
lifting her head she continued
" that i love you too shivaay "
Shivaay's face broke into a huge grin and he hugged her again with all his might.
Today shivaay singh oberoi finally won the heart of the woman he loved and adored the most.
Parting from the hug shivaay made her wear a ring and kissed her knuckles with a promise of always being annika's shivaay at which annika only gleamed in happiness