T H I R T E E N

Annika stood rooted on the spot as he called out her name. They had their dinner all together sitting on the table. Annika decided not to utter a single word throughout. She still wasn't out of the moment where she kissed him back.

Turning around she saw shivaay approaching her. "What is it?" Annika impatiently asked, she wanted him to stay away from her.

"You forgot your phone" she didn't dare to look up, she knew if she did, she couldn't stop her tiny heart from doing what she wanted.

"Annika" shivaay called her out, his cold voice made her look at him. Gulping down she clutched her dress tightly. "I won't do things against your will"

Annika simply nodded, she didn't wanted him to as well, his staying away from her was what she preferred.

She started to walk, she could hear Tia's voice. Turning, she watched Tia's hands on his shoulders and she laughed loudly, she looked at shivaay who only smiled. Annika turned her head as she saw him looking back at her.

She didn't waited to be chased by him yet again, she walked out of his sight, making him sigh.

"Tia it's too late, let's go back" Tia nodded and they both made their way towards the hotel. "Listen you go back to your room, I have some work"

Shivaay headed towards the bar counter. Omkara saw him going towards the bar yet again, why was his brother so adamant on drinking time and again.

"Shivaay, drinking isn't going to help" shivaay turned to see Omkara walking towards him. "It does, it helps me to relax" Omkara Shaked his head on his words. "No shivaay, you will not drink"

Shivaay sighed and gave up. "Shivaay it's enough now, Annika has suffered enough, I am sending her back to India if this continues"

"No you are not going to do that" Omkara smiled as he saw his plan working. "Yes I am going to do that" Omkara laughed out as he looked at his brothers face filled with annoyance.

"Dare you pull that prank again mr.omkara singh Oberoi" Omkara continued to laugh and shivaay twisted his lips, rubbing his face with his palms.

Omkara looked up and so his brother lost in thinking. "You think too much these days" shivaay pressed his lips together. What was he doing with himself? His life? Why was he so adamant to admit that she was right for him? Why there were so many battles going inside his heart and brain?

He couldn't answer any of them. "Shivaay, believe me Annika is the best partner" Shivaay sighed, he gave up. He would certainly settle with her, he had too much to do and think now. He smiled to Omkara.

"Tomorrow" Omkara smiled widely, he was one of the happiest person right now on the earth. He couldn't contain his happiness, he was excited to get Annika as his bhabhi.

Shivaay got up and Omkara followed. "Thankyou for sticking up with me throughout om, I couldn't have done it without you"

"What are brothers for then?" Casually dropping his arm around his shoulders they went up till their rooms.

"But what if she rejects me?" Shivaay turned to Omkara. He smacked his shoulders and looked at his brother. "She wouldn't"

"I will say her after haldi" Omkara frowned instantly, what was going on inside his brother's head, certainly he would never be able to guess.

"Shivaay after haldi? You just realised that she is right for you, still why the functions then?"

"I am nervous om, please" Omkara Shaked his head. He would never understand his thinking. "There is nothing to be afraid of" shivaay fiddled with his fingers, lost in deep thoughts. "You did something?"

Shivaay looked up, he was not sure how was he going to explain what has he done. "Tell me"

"Err...I kissed her" Omkara's eyes widened, was he even saying that he kissed her when he was going to marry someone else. He felt his brother had lost his mind officially. "You are impossible shivaay, how could you?"

A wave of guilt passed through his heart, he knew it wasn't right but then it was her, he could resist his temptation to kiss her when she was just very near to him and his body.

"After haldi, I will clear things out" Omkara felt like beating him up but then he was his brother he couldn't. He Shaked his head a d moved out of his sight.

Annika took a deep breath before hanging up the call. Tugging her hair strands behind her ears, she wiped the sweat out her head.

Hitting her head on the pillow, she wanted to sleep now, she didn't wanted her brain to think more of him. She wanted to get rid of his memories.

Sighing, she slept with the thoughts of not thinking about him but not to her fortune, she dreamt about him and her being together.

*****

Annika crossed checked everything yet again. She had again woke up early to do stuff and decoration around the hall. It was tiring for her to do all that but then it wouldn't last longer.

She tied her hair in a messy bun and walked up. She saw shivaay standing against the wall, when she looked at him, he avoided her and looked here and there. Annika avoided him and walked past him.

Shivaay breathed in relief and followed her till lift. Entering the lift, Annika cornered herself and tapped her feet anxiously, she wanted the floor to arrive already.

When the lift stopped, Annika went ahead to go out first but then she felt a tug on her wrist, she turned herself around to look her chand bracelet stuck in his watch.

She pulled it out harshly, he was hurt, that was just as if she was ripping his heart into two. "Annika"

"Leave me alone" she walked out. Shivaay rubbed his palms over his face, he was irritated by everything. He felt like jumping off a cliff and giving up his life but then he couldn't, because he had to live for many people.

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Wiping away the tear from the corner of her eye, Annika tried to fake smile, he simply couldn't, it was hard for her to go on pretending that everything is fine.

Holding onto her yellow lehenga, she made her way towards the hall. Shivaay just arrived behind Annika, running towards her, he tried to hold her hand but failed as he was held onto his arm by Tia.

His eyes fell on Annika, following them from top to bottom, he looked how gorgeous she looked in the yellow lehenga going along with just dazzling hanging yellow and white earings. Her hair tied up in a messy bun.

She took the breath out of him. He couldn't blink his eyes, she was the most beautiful women he had seen or meet till now, the only thing which irked him was she wasn't his right now but he knew soon she was going to be.

Annika kept a huge bowl filled with haldi on the table, wiping the sweat off her forehead, she turned around to see him standing with arms crossed near to his chest.

"Don't run away Annika, please some more time and I will set things right"

"Yes some more time" muttering under her breath, she walked past him, ignoring him yet again.

Omkara saw and walked towards shivaay. "Om, she has been avoiding me" hitting his head, shivaay looked at him baffled.

"What you sow you reap" Omkara spoke out making him clear that it was just his fault in everything.

The haldi function started. Applying haldi on the both of them, everyone applied little by little. Shivaay had no heart to attend the function but then what would he say the reason for stopping the functions?

Shivaay looked up to Annika standing still with blank expression, what was going on with her? He wanted to ask her out but he couldn't.

Annika came forward to apply haldi. Putting on some in her forefingers, she applied first to Tia on both her cheeks.

She moved to apply shivaay, his eyes travelled up to hers, he could the pain flowing through them. His heart shattered into pieces. Her fingertips brushed against his skin of cheeks, he couldn't see any emotions on her face.

She smiled making him breath in relief, she smiled more wider, something felt wrong. He could see her tearing up, he wanted get up and ask her the reason.

He watched her taking back steps, in the crowd behind, he could figure out that she ran away out of his sight.

He felt heaviness in his heart. His soul couldn't digest the fact that everything was going to be alright.

Once the function was over, he got up immediately to look after her. Going through every corner of the hall, he searched her everywhere but he couldn't.

'Where are you Annika?' shivaay messed up his hair and went away searching for her yet again.

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One more shitty chapter written. I have no clue how I wrote this one but I can assure you one thing that shivaay is gonna suffer and story gonna take a grip from now on.

Thankyou for the patience and reading my shitty story.

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