Hlo darlings

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It is said that a person's feelings, his emotions can be seen in his eyes, his happiness and sorrows can be felt, but Anika doubted this because no one had ever been able to see her miseries, if she excluded her best friend, ofcourse. And see the cruelty of her fate, she is not with her at the moment and God knows if she would ever be able to meet her, if she would ever be able to get out of here, if she would ever be to make this family understand that she had no fault in ruining their family. Only if they knew !

Day by day, she's loosing her patience and her hopes. She avoids looking into the mirror for she feels disgusted of herself for being so helpless. She despises herself more than this family does. This large mansion seems so small to her for it suffocates her, the strong, high walls of this mansion look like a cage, her life here, is dark despite the numerous lights illuminating this mansion.

She looked at the blank white paper in her hands that she had found in the corridor and then at the pencil she had found in the left side of the drawer of Shivaay's dressing table. Why only his ? Because there's nothing in this mansion that belongs to her in any sense, not even her own breathes.

She moved the pencil, converting the blank paper into a beautiful sketch that gave her heart the much needed warmth as soon as she hugged it, letting her tears flow.

The lawn where she had been sitting for so many hours seemed dull but her Dadi's face, even it was just a drawing, gave her peace. She felt her Dadi was with her, cocooning her in her warm embrace. She felt as if she was talking to her, telling her stories and singing her to sleep.

She felt, her Dadi was looking at her when she looked at those chrysanthemums, those roses and those jasmine with small, white petals and orange stem, spreading their fragrance in the vast lawns of the mansion. She felt as if the moonlight was her Dadi's bright smile, the one she used to give to encourage the little Anika not to give up ever in her life, regardless of how severe the conditions were and countless problems there were. The air felt as if her Dadi was fanning her, the way she used to do during a power failure, making the little Anika sleep soundly even in a hot, summer day.

Suddenly, the warmth faded and her skin iched as if set on fire, she felt disgusted and scared. She turned around and stepped backwards, only to be pulled again by a harsh hand. That strong hold on her shoulders gave her pain, but more than that it disgusted her. The trace of those rough fingers on her arms, sliding from her shoulder to her forearms and then to her wrist, it felt like a creepy reptile crawling and biting her skin.

"I can't tell you how much I was craving to touch you once, to feel you.." those filthy words made her ears bleed. She recognised this person at once, he is the man who's the sole reason of her miseries. She doesn't know what happened but he is the reason that Shivaay misunderstands her, calls her a mistress. She pushed him away with as much force as she could.

"You bloody who..." his sentence was left in middle when he was about to hold her again but a hand pushed him, resulting in him falling on the ground. That was the actual place he deserved to be, on the ground, in the mud and dirt.

Anika stiffened like a stone when Shivaay's hand slid on her waist, holding it tightly. Surprisingly, that hold was tight, it hurted her but it wasn't disgusting. He pulled her closer and by one look at his red eyes, Anika could guess that it was going to be difficult for her afterwards.

Tej stood before them, boiling in anger but all of a sudden his rage turned into a smile, a wicked one and he laughed, "Like father, like son. You could've told me if you wanted her" he said and smiled a lop-sided smile, "We could share her, you know." He chuckled and looked at Anika, "Is he giving you more money than me, sweetheart ?" Anika couldn't control her tears, one more false allegation and again, she had nothing to prove her innocence. She wouldn't have been humiliated, Only if he knew !

Shivaay couldn't control himself and punched Tej, causing him to lose his consciousness. That rage wasn't because he was speaking rubbish, he was used to it. But that rage was for some unknown reason, probably because he was bad mouthing his.., But she was none to him, then why ?

Anika clutched the sketch tightly, to draw some strength from it, the way she used to do when her Dadi was with her. The loudly banged, now locked door scared her but her will power didn't give up. She knew he won't believe her, but she will try atleast, to justify herself and she did.

"I know you don't trust me but I swear, I'm not lying. I don't know your father. I saw him for the first time the day you brought me here. Please trust me." She begged infront him for a little bit of trust. He could have believed her, only if he wasn't so blinded by his revenge. He saw her in Tej's arms when he entered the lawn and that was the truth for him, only if he had soon her struggling to come out of that filthy hold.

The more she spoke, the more his anger shot up. He pinned her to the wall, locking her hands above her head, he twisted her hand and then tore that paper in her hand which was mere a paper for him but for her, her temporary support.

"This is not your brothel that you'll behave like a whore. I should admit, by the way, you are a real personification of stubbornness. I'm warning you, stay in your limits." Shivaay said, "You would never know who I am, what I do and what I feel, because you don't know anything. You wouldn't have done all this with me, only if you knew !" Anika replied. He didn't understand anything, or to say, he pretended it or may be, he didn't even listened to her.

"Just shut your bloody mouth, I don't want to listen anything. Just get out of here before I do something, your face irritates me, it worsens my day. Just.. forget it, I'll leave." He jerked her away and left the room after locking it from outside and she sat on the floor, collecting those pieces of the paper as well as her feelings, his words "Your face irritates me, it worsens my day."

She, somehow glued the pieces together with the help of a tape. She so wished to mend herself much in the same way but that seemed impossible to her.

Making her way down the stairs, she entered the temple room. The one who is believed to be writing the destinies of us all, was never generous to her. He had always put her through hardships, always sent her away from his place empty handed, but he couldn't erase out of her heart, the deep faith she had in him.

She lit the earthen candles placed in the temple, silently praying to the lord to do the same with her, to light a small candle in her life and not to forget, she's talking about a candle and not a fire like Shivaay Singh Oberoi.

She wished to disappear from here and go to her Dadi. She sat there to pray for the well being of her family, especially of her Dadi. Soon, her eyes were invaded by a deep slumber solely because of crying and tiredness. She frowned even in her deep slumber when she felt the warmth of the paper slip away.

Om looked at her sleeping figure and then, at the beautiful drawing of an elderly woman sitting on an easy chair and Anika sitting on the floor, with her head in the lady's lap. The drawing was beautiful, heart warming, not because it was drawn beautifully, but because it depicted pure feelings of affection, care, togetherness and love.

He shrugged his thoughts away and kept the drawing on her lap once again as his mind wandered, "People go to temple to get some peace. But, would she ever get it after destroying someone's house ?" Only if he knew !

Unknown to the happenings around her, she dreamt of waking up in her Dadi's embrace, who would be hugging her and wish her a good morning followed by a peck on her forhead. The rest of the night was spent hugging that drawing which was once, a beautiful reality of her life.
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