F I F T E E N

Shivaay got up startled when his phone started to ring. His head was heavy. It was raining lightly. He looked up and the droplets touched his skin.

"Yes Khanna"

"I am coming" he got up. He was not going to give up. Even though she would hate him, he would never give up.

Omkara and Rudra jumped on him as they saw him leaving. "Bhaiya all the best" Rudra dropped a wet kiss on his right cheek.

"Rudy" shivaay glared him and cleaned up his cheek with his handkerchief. Omkara smiled and shivaay looked at him. "Om I am scared, she might hate me forever"

Omkara Shaked his head. He knew Annika would have been hurt till a extent he couldn't imagine but he also knew that she wouldn't hate his brother forever

"Talk to her shivaay" shivaay nodded. He looked down. Sighing he went inside his car. Waving his hands to his brothers, he left for the airport.

***
Annika stretched her arms as the plane landed. Her phone was dead by now. She had now only one thing in her head, go back to home. She missed her normal daily life which was nothing but boring before he happened in her life.

She needed to avoid his topic. Moving ahead, she called a cab for herself. Waiting for it to arrive, her eyes caught a big poster stuck up of shivaay. He was advertising for some brand. She badly wanted to rip his photo off there.

Sighing she looked at the taxi honking, she crossed checking the taxi number before getting into it. Leaning against the window, she could only think of him even though she didn't wished to.

It was difficult for her stop her over flooding thoughts of him. He had twisted her life so much that she couldn't make it all straight as it used to be. It was better being enemy with him rather than thinking him beyond just a mere friend.

She was eager to get back home and snuggle into her pillow and lay herself down on the same old bed.

****

He opened his eyes as the sun rays entered the small window. Some more minutes and he would be down in Mumbai. He had tried his best to arrange a private plane, even though the weather was worst, he had somehow got it.

He couldn't sleep for the while time and when he did it was already morning. He missed her miserably. Massaging his head, he closed his eyes and only she could appear in front of him. Her lips blabbering in a sync, those big eyelashes of her, pretty pointed nose and those wriggling eyebrows always so expressive. If he would think more, he would surely lose his mind.

Shivaay knew things were going to be hard from now on. Opening his phone, he looked at her clicks. He had secretly clicked one when she was applying the Henna on his face after she was done with that smirk that she gave him, he had that one captured.

Swiping he looked at her many candid pictures, he loved to see her, no matter how un-expressive she looked. He wouldn't stop admiring her.

****

Annika paid the taxi wala as she reached her house. It was dusted, tangled with spider webs. Taking out the key from her purse, she coughed as she took a step inside.

Opening the windows, she breathed lightly. Taking a broom, she started to clean up little by little. When she knew it was shining, she went ahead to freshnup.

Lying down herself on the couch nearby, she thought about him. Thinking that he wouldn't even care if she was gone, would probably continuing with the marriage rituals, she couldn't think ahead of it, it was breaking her already.

She closed her eyes. She was tired of everything. She wanted to fresh start everything and lead a normal life like others, her body couldn't help her further to get up and work, she slept without thinking further.

****
Shivaay landed in Mumbai, he had sent Khanna to investigate and know where she was gone. He headed towards his own house. Having a slightest idea that she might have went to her house, he wanted to go there but going there and finding no one it would then all go in vain.

Shivaay unlocked his mansion, everything felt so new, it wasn't as lovely as it used to be, he felt emptiness all around.

He remembered how they fought with each other like cats and dogs, when she threw water on him and when she called him by his pet name 'billu'.

Wanting to dunk himself in water, he went to have a shower rather.

Dressing up himself, he saw his phone ringing. "Yes Khanna" he smiled at his own assumption.

"Thankyou" hanging up the call, he took his car keys and went out Immediately not wanting to waste a minute more.

He was irritated to find traffic on his way, if he would have the power, he would eradicate all the cars expect his.

****
Annika stretched herself as she got up. She looked at the watch it was half past 7 p.m. Thinking she slept to much, she had already made call to her aunty saying to bring Sahil back at her house.

She heard the bell ringing. Frowning, she thought who might have been there at this time, she walked towards the door.

Annika opened the door swiftly. She gasped as she saw him. His face poked defeated, hair messed up. He wore a t-shirt  rather than his casual formal shirt along with a tight jeans, who was the person standing in front of her?

Shivaay gulped down seeing her expression, he couldn't help but warp his hands around her back. She flinched at his actions, what was this guy even trying to prove? She nudged his shoulders trying to say that she was not ok.

"STAY AWAY" she shouted piercing his heart deeply.

He didn't spoke a word. He deserved this, deserves more. "I can't Annika"

With a frowned face she looked at him confused. "I have hearing from long shivaay, I had actually enough of you, just get away"

"Annika listen"

"No, just go"

"Annika I am sorry"

"Sorry for what? The pain you gave me isn't going to get away with you sorry" she shrugged away his hands as he tried to hold them.

"Go please" this time she spoke in pleading tone. He took a step ahead, looking into her eyes deeply, he tugged a hair strands behind her ear. "I guess don't understand my language, I said go away"

"I can't, because...Because I love you" speaking up last sentence in a whisper, Annika shaked  her head involuntary.

"You don't...you don't, you can't, if you would have ever loved me you wouldn't have been doing this to me" shivaay got closer only to get pushed away by her. He saw tears forming inside her brown eyes, he couldn't watch her crying.

"Don't cry, please" he felt helpless, neither he could console her at the moment nor he could touch her and pacify her.

"Annika please listen to me once. You can beat me, punish me, kick me, take my life, annoy me, irritate me but please don't cry" she looked up into his eyes, she felt herself drowning inside his eyes, his eyes watered and she could see him still faintly smiling.

"A chance to prove myself, I just need that" he broke down, he was on his knees this time, hands joined in a circle, seeking her forgiveness.

Her heart heated loudly, she wanted to give up and big him but then what about her pain he had been giving her from long? She wouldn't forgive him so fast.

"Annika I really love you"

"Prove it" he looked at her stern face, her chest heaving up and down as she breathed, he got up with a small smile.

"First thing, you won't touch me anyways, second you aren't going to do anything which hurts yourself, third thing, you won't interfere in my life in any manner"

Shivaay nodded in understanding, is he had given her the pain, he was ready to suck it out in any manner, even if it required the hardest way to.

"Now please get away" he stood still, not moving an inch. She waited for her to shout at him again. "You don't hear me out? Get away"

Pressing his lips into a thin line, he sighed and waved to her and she just twisted her corner of her lips, shaking her head. "I don't want you to cheesy shivaay"

He giggled and nodded as she rolled her eyes. He wanted her old self to be back and he would to anything to get her back.

He headed back home and she went inside her house, smiling to herself,  she wasn't going to be easy with him, he had to win her heart this time

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It won't be easy for shivaay, don't worry, but seriously I feel sorry for shivaay already, I don't know how am I going to write his sufferings 🙁 Anyways it's needed, so yeah.

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