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~~~Shivaay’s POV~~~

I joined the ladies talking in hall after making aloo puri for her… pani puri for tomorrow… and chaat for night.

It took me whole 2 hours to make everything… I'm good at it… self praising i slid by her side and they stared me like as if I'm some alien

“Jiju you're eavesdropping huh?” that monkey looked at me and i chuckled

“I don't need to” i told the biggest lie. As I've planned to check the CCTV afterwards…

Annie was all happy with her company… she's neither emotional nor angry… but I'm again in stress as rajveer asked me to meet and  there's going to be something…  something which will make our life go insane again… this is the  worst thing of my life. Whenever something start getting fine another trouble arises and Messes up everything…

Lunch got served and monkey, ops i mean gauri too joined us. Her behavior is quite good. And her company entertaining… i didn't find her bad at all…

“Let me feed you” i stopped Annie and she looked at me all surprised…

“why” she whispered

“Because i made it for you specially and want to feed you” i smiled… I'm behaving like my old self which i was in childhood. All caring… she smiled

“It's so romantic… anu, jiju loves you so much. Look how much he cares for you” gauri is much more happy then annie…

I smiled and forwarded a morsel to her and she smiling took it…

I'm so curious to know why gauri was crying seeing us in kitchen…

“Monkey, ops. I mean gauri, why you were crying in kitchen seeing us?” i looked at her and she got still at her position… her morsel slipped down her hand and fell in her plate… “Tell us… only if you're comfortable in telling so…” i added and she looked to other side brushing off few tears…

~~~Gauri’s POV~~~

We all were having lunch together … i feel so good with them… they are such sweethearts… i thought to take leave but they asked me to join and i joined… Jiju’s behaviour is little hurting..

I know he doesn't like me but i don't know why he doesn't like me… i was about to take another morsel when he asked me the question, the question whom i fear to answer… i don't want to go back to that memory lane… i was still for time till his next line arrived…  tears welled  up as soon as i went to that scene and the memories related to that….I never want to go back there… but little did i know is that, i never went  far from that lane to return. Brushing off the tears i looked at them…

“I miss my love… you know i remember my old time with him seeing you both so… that's why” i told them the truth… hearing which they looked at eachother  and then at me…

“Where's he?” anu was the one to ask me on which jiju looked at her shocked…

“He is dead for me… i hate him. He lied to me… he's a bloody murderer…” i lost my control and shouted like a manic…

“Are you sure? May be there's some misunderstanding?” they both said togather and i felt like an earthquake coming in my body… my body shaked and heart vibrated… i never thought this… i never thought it as some  misunderstanding  ever!

“Listen gauri! I don't know why you said like this, why you feel like that… but trust me if you've not listened to him and believed someone else… and left him then i think you're wrong… the way you behaved shows you've never talked with him about it, your frustration says it all…” anu explained me and I'm not regretting, I've proofs…

“I'm sorry… I'll leave now” i got no other idea and left from there…asap… reaching my home i locked up myself and cried… cried and cried as much as possible… all the lovely memories surrounded me again… again those lies echoed… and i saw someone coming toward me before my vision got blurred and then black!!!

~~~Shivaay’s POV~~~

Gauri’s state reminds me of OM. So much similar… for a second i thought she's  his Ishu…. But then remember… she's gauri not ishu…  my brother's Lover left him after calling him a murderer… and here she left someone calling him a murderer…I've never seen his ishu as he never wanted me to see her… he never trusted me… no one trusts me now. No one.

“I think she needs us” i came out from the chain of my thoughts as annie placed her ever cold hand on mine… giving me shivers..

Her touch effects me alot….

“Annie… let her stay alone… she doesn't need us. You finish your lunch” i said what i think and she nodded…

“You're really changing?” she looked at me and I'm not able to meet her eyes…

I'm not going to change ever… i can never change… I'm playing… playing with her emotions… though as friend… should i tell her that i want to be her friend before anything? What's wrong in that? I thought and looked in her eye's finally… eye's awaiting for my answer as yes…

“Annie… can we be friend's… before husband and wife” i held her hand and she smiled

“wonderful  idea” she held back my hand and i sighed a breath of relief…

Giving her her medicine's…  i took her to her room… she at so slowly and happily that it's evening now…  i sat beside  her as she laid on her place…

“Can we talk with your family back there in india?” she looked at me and I'm shooked…

Why she want to talk with them?

“What happened”i asked composing myself

“I'm missing them. It was just half day i lived with them but i can never forget that half day. They gave me so much love, the love for which i craved since childhood” she got emotional…

How can i tell her that they don't love her at all… that was just a mere drama they played and it'll get over once they get to know you're annika raichand… how will i convince them to talk with her? How? When they're not talking with me… not replying any mail. Message.

“Shivaay” she shooked me and i smiled …

“I'll get the mobile” i walked out of her room and entered my room… i had my mobile with me… but i lied to her…

I've no courage to face the hatred again… i feel like dying when they doesn't talk well with me… with trembling hands i dialed my mom’s number and she didn't picked it up… she's also angry? I dialed everyone's number one by one… and at last om again picked it up…

“ I'm sorry” i muttered as soon as he picked up the call…

“Hmm… you should be. Now why you called?” he never forget to hate me…

“Om annie want to talk with family. She's missing them” i told him and he hummed again “Please for once” i do say please sorry to my family and friends only… but i never thought I'll say this for her…

“Shivaay” he sighed “I'll try to convince them… but remember… she shouldn't be annika raichand… we're trying our best to find out who she's. But someone hadn't left any clue” he is referring to me…

“she's not” i finally spoke up  and i can feel he smiled…

“Half an hour later we'll call her… send me her number…” he said

“Om, how are you?” i lost again, tears rolled down… the lump fell from throat and a sob escaped…

“Bhai theek hu mein (Brother, I'm fine)” he finally replied normally… “I know I've been rude to you since she, i mean bhabhi arrived… but as you're saying she's not annika we're having last hope and last trust on you shivaay. Don't let that break ever. You don't know whom you lost then” he warned me…

“I'll not break.” i brushed off the tears…

“Hmm… We love you still… Bye” he disconnected the call…

I had a smile on my face “I love you all too” i muttered… but he didn't heard as call was dropped…

Washing my face i sent him her number…  and went back to her room  she was playing with her mobile… flipping it and lost in  thought's…

“Don't think much” i snapped my finger's and she smiled

“let's talk with them then?” she looked at me

“they'll call after an hour on your mobile…” i sat on my place and she, don't know why shifted her head in my lap…

I'm feeling good. I'm feeling like I'm the luckiest person on earth… i moved my hands in her hair and started stroking them slowly…

“You know i feel like you're having some tension” she spoke not looking at me but I'm  feeling  as if she's watching me…

“Nothing like that” i tried to ignore the topic which will spoil my mood… “Btw yesterday sid came you didn't informed me”.I asked her and she smiled

“I thought he'll tell You. I told him I'm your wife and then he walked away” she told me...

“can i ask you something?” she looked at me and i blinked my eyes…

“Who's naina and rahul?”she played with the fingers of mine… my heart ached and blood boiled… i felt like pushing her off the lap and kick her out of the room but self control…

“I've some work. I'll be back late. Eat your dinner on time and sleep after taking medicines.” i looked in her eye's and placed a kiss on her forehead, she smiled and shifted back to pillow… i can see the tears in corner of her eyes… welling up! But now this isn't the time to reveal anything…

I walked to the door and turned back “Don't ask this question  from anyone else…” i had a cold voice and angry expression… pointing finger i walked down  and out of mansion…

The memory lane of both is something which boils my blood. Boils my blood as to why i left them alone… after naina, rahul was my support… but he too went far from me.

I reached the hotel room no 650. Rajveer will come by 12 but calmness can be found here only… before switching off my mobile i sent some messages to my ceo and switching it off i turned on the other sim. The number is known to rajveer, raj pari and rahul.

Remembering rahul tears rolled down my eyes… i dropped myself on bed in front of the coolest air of air conditioner… i still remember the day i found rahul. my life.

•Flashback•

Shivaay was on the business trip to America. Where he went with pari. They both were joining their hands with famous  industrialist randhawa of that time. As per schedule they were there for a week and then another week to enjoy little bit.

It was the coldest evening of December and it was also Christmas evening. Roaming on the streets of New york in snowy night. Pari and shivaay were enjoying their stay in New York America.

“Shivaay you know It's my first visit here” she clenched onto his shoulder and sticked to him while shivering with the cold.

“Same here. you know today it's -2° pari. And look we're here roaming like idiots, all because of you” he whined at last and pulled her in a hug.

“Shut up duffer. This cold will finish once we reach back to suit. But this stay will never return ever.” she reciprocated the hug and he giggled

“True.” he walked to an ice cream parlor and they both passed naughty smirks…

“One Strawberry and one Mango” she ordered while sat down on the nearby table…

“Uncle can i sit here for a while” a boy of nine-ten tapped on his hand and shivaay smiled at him… (Imagine anyone)

“Sure but don't call me uncle, I'm just 20” he ruffled his hair and boy whine “Bhaiya” “Is that fine?” boy smiled and shivaay nodded.

“What's your name btw?” shivaay looked at him while he was busy with his ice-cream.

“Rahul ahuja” he smiled and shivaay smiled back.

“Here's your mango ice cream shivaay” pari came and looked at rahul “Who's he?” she arches one eyes brow and they both looked at her

“Newly found brother di” rahul smiled and looked back at his ice cream

“Oh wao shivaay.” she took her seat and they talked for a while with rahul… soon his parent's came and took him away after having a little conversation with shiv and pari.

Soon they both also left to go back to their suit… chit chatting and laughing like maniacs… in half their way they stopped as the place was having a yellow ribbon and police sign. Many cars were there of police and that was an accident spot.

“Oh shit. It's an accident.” she shivers and he looked at a person standing with a boy.

“Sir” he called out as he was inspector busy on wireless

“Yes? Inspector looked at him

“What happened here?” pari asked

“Accident. Are you indian?” he looked at both and they nodded.

“Hey boy” then inspector looked down the boy crying behind him.

“Rahul” pari and shivaay shockingly uttered and inspector looked at them “Do you know him?” he asked them

“I'm his brother” shivaay gulped and inspector handed him the hand of rahul “Stay here” he went to other inspector…

Rahul Hugged shivaay and cried… cried and cried…

“Shh don't cry…” he rubbed his back and wiped his tears

“my mom and dad” he hitched a breathe and cried again…

“Nothing will happen to them rahul.” pari again wiped his tears

“No, they” he then pointed toward the stretchers placed few feet away. Two bodies laying on it covered with a white cloth.

Earth slipped under their feet. Pari held his face with utmost love and pulled him in a hug. He cried and hugged her tightly. Tears fell of their eyes and heart beats faster… They just met them and here they're laying lifeless… their only child left alone…

Shivaay took no time and held Rahul’s hand “Yeh mera bhai ha (He's my brother)” he decided and then hugged him

Rahul fainted due to lot's of shocks and constant crying. Doctors suggested to make him happy… after some more formalities shivaay adopted him through Mr and mrs malhotra parents of pari.

Vowing to fulfill his every wish and stay with him forever. It took no time for rahul to accept shivaay and they became support systems of each other… Playing the role of his father, mother, brother and Best friend. He got much happiness…

•Flashback Ends...•

Tears rolled down from the corner of my eye and i rubbed them… not opening my eyes… i was happy in those memories, i know if I'll open my eye's, reality will hit me hard that rahul is…

I opened my eyes as someone rubbed off the new fell tears…

“Rajveer” i looked at him and he smiled and hugged me.

“Neil” he whispered in my ear and i smiled… “You were again crying...Remembering rahul” he broke the hug and looked at me…

“Yeah… there's nothing more to do after remembering him” i rubbed off the tears again!

“You can smile shivaay… remembering good days” he sat on the bean bag

“And after that reality hits me and tears…” i sighed and he nodded… “What was the thing” i looked at him…

“I went to Singapore to investigate about rahul” he started “I got the name of his class mate who wasn't like his best friend but knows everything about him. You see Classmate but seatmate too. They never behaved like friends but knew everything of eachother which no one else knew” he sighed

“Did he said something?” I'm curious like anything

“I went to india to meet him. He was there celebrating… You  know him! Chadda’s son Yuvraj” he looked at me…

I remember chadda’s my business rivals. We had a tough competition once, years ago. But then it got easy as they left Dubai Shifting everything to India and Singapore…

“Hmm” i hummed so he can continue…

“He wants to do a deal. A deal of his profit, more than yours. I got name of anika from him only. We had that name before too but he gave it again and confirmed it, that she was the one.” he handed me his mobile where he secretly recorded yuvraj’s words.

I heard it right. He said anika and he knows how she looks? In fact he has some pictures and videos too.

“What should we do to get the name?” i looked at him and he rolled his eye's shrugging his shoulders “You're businessman's, I'm just a mere detective” he passed me a smile and i thought to contact yuvraj directly…

“No, you can't call him” he snatched his mobile

“Why?” i asked and he handed me a Paper… A date sheet.

Ughh it's date sheet of exams.

“His father's dream is to see him topping in that university.” he told me “His parents died in open firing in india.” he informed me which i knew before too… “He is going low on money now. All their properties are sold. He's studying and staying there as he's adult and national. And there's fix deposit in his bank for him so probably you can help him financially. He needs it.” he gave me a clue…

“Idiot you're! On one side you told me that you're not helping and here helped me?” i smacked on his head and he laughed…

“don't you know? I'm just like that!” he shrugged his shoulder and i hugged him…

I met him through rahul only. Rahul used to go to meet raj for some hacking tricks and met him there… I'm glad and blessed to meet them.

“I heard from pari” he looked at me breaking the hug “You married annika raichand” his eye's reflects his anger… i can understand what he want to say and what he is feeling. But it's not the right time to explain anything. Everything needs proof's and need to be clear to me before.

“To take revenge” i smirked and he sighed “I tortures her… make he sleep in store room” i explained and he held my hand

“See shivaay more than us you've right to take all the decisions regarding rahul, be it his culprit or friend. But, i think you shouldn't torture her till you get proofs. I know you're angry on her… and even I'm  but without solid proof, we can't take such steps on which we regret later.” his voice was low… and hands cold… i know he respects women's a lot and that's why he's behaving such!

“Naina” i muttered and he nodded

“Yes i remember about naina too… i do remember each and everything, related to you, rahul pari and us. It's all known to me shivaay but make sure not to take any step on which you regret later. Once done can't be reversed ever. It's life” he rubbed my hand and i nodded…

Now I'm little bit confident about my decision of behaving good with Annie, as a friend though!

“What's next step?” i looked at him and he jumped on bed

“Sleep till next noon and then back to work man” he rolled to other side

“Fine then I'll leave, you rest and will meet soon” i ruffled his hair and walked out…

On the way i switched on my cell and got a message… message from  london my Manager back there  “ Sir, tomorrow is the meeting which you need to attend at any cost. reach soon”

Urgh!!! I replied with an okay! And drove to my office instead!

~~~Annika’s POV~~~

Today's day was the best many good things happened and one is his love and care… and second I'll be talking with his family in few minutes… shivaay told me I'll get a call in half an hour but i got message from om that he'll call in an hour…

It's going to be an our in few minutes and I'm sticked to my mobile to talk with them…  I've most important two dreams only. One to get best and loving husband and then second Perfect loving family.

I had two families when i was a kid. My old and then new raichand family but i never feel the happiness which i feel with them.

My mobile vibrates and it's screen blinked. I saved Om’s number and it's his call only… I swiped up and it's a video call… everyone is sitting in hall on sofas… i guess they're using webcam.

“Annika beta how are you?” dadi spoke up in low tone… as if she's sick.

“Dadi I'm fine… how r u all?” i asked and they replied one by one that they're fine…

“I miss you all so much. You  know it's so boring here. Shivaay goes to work and i stay in house alone…” I smiled with tears and mom cried little…

“Same here beta. We miss you too… But it's not boring here” she ended with a chuckle…

“Annika… what's your full name?” badi maa asked me and i thought not to tell them anything about me being raichand… i just felt like. After all shivaay hates raichand so maybe they too…

“Badi maa it's sharma” i lied using gauri’s surname…

And then there was a change… theirs smiles got wide and face bright…

After having a heartily talks with them i bid bye and went to have dinner. Enjoying chaat and medicines 🤢 i went to backyard with an article given to me by Joe…

Sitting near pool side dipping my feet in it. Enjoying the view i opened the article. Just to get disappointed. Disappointed to the core. I'm not at all interested in his business, and no way in stocks… i placed it down and played with  water…

I remember how he behaved cold when asked about naina and Rahul. They both are his weak points… hearing there name's i feel his blood boils.

I called gauri… to talk with her about it but her cell is not reachable… i called again and again and same response… i got little worried but then thought maybe she is sleeping switching off the cell as she was sleepy…

I love searching and reading heartwarming and heart touching  quotes… i opened the google and started searching. But a thing strikes my mind…

Naina project. I searched and found an article about it. Indian News.

I opened the article and started reading it… it was like a documentary.

“Naina Project. Started by the great Shivaay singh oberoi. Elder son of oberois, who is a self made millionaire, billionaire… Naina project is on the name of his late little sister. Naina singh oberoi…” i stopped reading there only…

His late sister? Naina is dead? Shivaay had a sister? Is she the same girl whom annika killed and ran away?...

A shiver of fear ran through my body chilling me…

Losing the courage to read further i closed it… my hands trembled and tears rolled down. I'm sure she's the one whom Anika killed! I've been used to save the  reputation as anika killed naina… naina singh oberoi.

I stared in water and i can see evil face of anika. I've been hating her since childhood for ruining my life… but then a point came where i felt pity for her… she reached her destination…

My thoughts broke as someone placed a cold hand on my shoulder… It's shivaay…

“Annie… what are you doing here?” he looked at me and i smiled…

I got to know little about his sorrows… but just little…

“Was feeling bored” i looked down and he sat beside me and dipped his legs too…after folding the trouser…

“You were getting bored so that's why you started reading the business magazine?” he picked up the magazine and turned page's ...

“Hmm…” i just nodded as my mind isn't working properly and I've no answers or words?

“Btw you are graduated? In which Field?” he looked at me with smile and i looked down at water…

“IT. Software engineer.” i smiled faintly…

“Seriously?” shocked visible in his voice… i nodded and he chuckled…

“Why you're not working then?” he moved his leg's in water…

“I love to do so… but never got any opportunity” i looked at him and he nodded…

I was expecting a job from him and if not a job then at least little work but na! He just nodded? Huh?

“Hm” i looked away and he held mine hand…

“We're going London tomorrow morning” he squeezed my hand little and i looked at him all shocked?

What's this? Is it some city that he just says and we'll go?

“are you sure?” “L.O.N.D.O.N?” i stretched each word and he chuckled

“Don't you know? I'm THE SHIVAAY SINGH OBEROI” he smiled proudly and looked in my eye's  “I travel in countries like as if they're some cities” i can see a proud and an ego in his eye's and tone…

“I'm lucky” i muttered and held his hand back…

“Won't you ask why?” he played with my finger's and i smiled

“Must be some meeting? After all why we will go there if not meeting”  i looked down again…

inner me was shouting at him to tell me… it's just a holiday and fun day's but huh? He nodded… so it's really a meeting…

“But we'll roam London. I guess you never visited before so… Your holiday to london” he added and I'm happy… i hugged him and he didn't reciprocate… at a minute i was moving back he reciprocated…

“Annie…” he whispered in my ear…

His hot breath fanning my neck and ear… Shriver's took place of blood… 😻

‘hmm’ i just hummed

“You're looking Joker” he chuckled and moved away…

“Uhh” i glared him and he ran away… after a quite happy and funny chase of us...Like Tom and Jerry we landed on the grass surface… i fell and he fell on me… Faces inches away and bodies as if one…

To Be Continued…

Precap: little of their romance and some other stuff... buhut thand ha😉

Btw he's rajveer... rest CS will be given later.
 
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Love ~ Annie...💞