The car was moving like wind. He always preferred driving by himself especially when he was upset. Everyday he saw Annika, he felt himself losing the battle. He was trying so hard to get her back to life but things were hardly showing any positive results.

Within 15 minutes he reached home. Like always Sheetal was waiting for him. Both of them were alone, both of them were each other's strength.
As soon as he reached the living area, she saw his pale and flushed face.

"You cried again?" She asked him

"What maa?" he said trying to adjust his specs and hiding those red eyes which didn't gone unnoticed by his mother.

"Come here" she asked him.

He went to the sofa where she was sitting and sat beside her. Keeping his head in her lap she started caressing his head lovingly.

"Why don't you bring her home Shivay?" She said to him making him shock.

"Maa...!!" he uttered in disbelief.

"I know you still love her Shivay. And the mere thing which is resisting you to bring her home is me. I agree I was very angry with her and Akash for what they did to you. Akash is no more with us, he was like a son to me. My heart can never forget what he did but I have forgiven him. Annika was like a daughter to me. I still don't know why they did that but somewhere I know what all respect and love she gave me was not fake. I can not forget there deceive but I will wait for her to recover and answer me and for that I want her to be fine soon. Just bring her home. My heart says she will get more care here. May be our love will bring her back to life Shivay."

Can he thank his starts enough for giving him the best mom!???
"I love you maa" that's what he said before breaking down into her arms. He was tired. He just wanted to see his Annika living a happy and healthy life like always. It was true that he wanted to bring her to home long back but he didn't wanted to hurt his mother's sentiments thus he couldn't ask her.

After spending some time in his mother's lap, he stood up feeling really fresh and light hearted after so long.
Kissing her forehead lightly, he said "Thanku so much maa" and recieved a sweet smile from her.
They ate dinner with each other and after that departed to their rooms.
The night was going to be a long one, he could not wait to go and bring and her home the next day. After all this was going to be a life change for her and him. May be he could give her back her life by spending more time with her personally.

He sat on his bed and after opening the side drawer he took out a photo frame from it. It was their engagement picture. She was so happy that day. He could see her Shiney eyes with lots and lots of dreams and hopes. She kissed him on his cheek for the first time that day and told him how much she loved him. It was indeed a special day in his life.

"I still can't believe you could play with my feelings Annika. My heart can't trust it. I will make sure I bring you back to life so that all that has gone wrong could get back to the right track" he said to himself and after keeping the frame close to his chest, closed his eyes.

Some people have a tendency to dream the tragedies and tough times they go through and unfortunately Shivay was one of them. He always dreamt of that day when he got to know that Annika was there in a hospital getting treatment, but for what?

•The Dream•
He was checking one of his patients when he got the call from the commissioner. He told him that they have got a lead about the whereabouts of Annika. He gave him the address of the hospital and asked him to visit their for further details.

Shivay reached the hospital. His heart was beating faster than a bullet train. His mind what thinking of all unfortunate and evil possibilities that Annika must have went through. With heavy steps and running heart beats he reached the general ward where she was being treated with some other patients in the same place.

His eyes fell on her disheveled state. Her eyes were closed. Her body was wounded from all angles he saw. Her head was injured. He could see the traces of bruises on her face.

He literally felt himself jumping on her. Holding her tightly in his arms he cried shouting
"Annikaaa!!! Wake up!! See your Shivay is here" but got no respond. The doctor pulled him away from her and asked him to control himself.
Somehow he managed his emotions and asked the doctors about what has happened to her. What all they said to him broke him apart.

"Actually she was admitted here a month ago. A man brought her here and he told us that he saw her lying unconscious on the railway track. She was in her bridal attire and it seemed she had ran away from her wedding. She was all injured and bleeding. We diagnosed her and got to know that she had suffered a great mental trauma. There were signs and injuries which made it clear that she had been molested and harassed sexually although not raped but the signs of suffering a shock was visible. She must have tried to runaway from the situation and hurt her head badly by falling on something as hard as a railway track due to which she lost her memory."
•End of Dream•

"Annikkaaaaa" Shivay again found himself lying on his bed with sweat all over his body.
He cannot forget that tragic day. The condition in which he had seen her just swept the floor beneath his feets. He cannot even imagine what all she must have suffered. The doctors even told her that the signs show that there were about 4 to 5 men who must have tried to exploit her, they had also beaten her up, her injuries were a sign of her sufferings. His heart tore into pieces whenever he saw her pale face which lost all its shine, its dreams and hopes. He knew Akash could not stoop so low, he can never do it with Annika. He was just waiting for the day when Annika gains her memory back, and tells him what all she suffered. He has promised himself that he won't leave even a stone unturned to give a lessons to those bastards who tried to do such shitty things with his wife to be. Every time he thought about those morons his blood boiled and this was now his only aim to find each and everyone who made his Annika's life a living hell.

"I promise I will make there life hell Annika, your Shivay is gonna find each of them and make them pay for what they tried to do with you" he said caressing her picture on the frame. Keeping it close to his heart again, he tried to sleep.

The next day Shivay woke up earlier than his usual routine. He already called the nurse and asked him to arrange for all the necessary preparations which are needed to move Annika to his house.
He went to the hospital. Completed all the other preparations, checked each and every machinery that he needed to take with him to the house. He didn't wanted any kind of carelessness in her treatment from home thus after examining each and every small detail, he held her in his arms and made her sit in his car carefully.
He wanted to take her to their home with her sitting beside him in the front side, like she always use to accompany him.
He asked the ambulance to bring all the necessary machinery to his home.

Sheetal already stood on the door with a pooja thal to welcome her daughter. She loved Annika immensely and more than that she loved Shivay. She knew his happiness lies in Annika and thus she tried making it as special as she could. Shivay was holding his life in his arms while his mother completed the rituals. After applying tika on her forehead she asked  Shivay to come in.

He took her to the room next to his. He lied her down on the bed and covered her with the duvet. His eyes were filled with happy tears.

"She will be fine now, right maa?" He asked looking at Sheetal who was just admiring how he was making sure that Annika stays comfortably.

"She will Shivay, my heart says so" she said caressing his face with her hands.

"Mine too" he said hugging his mother.

After sometime, Annika's room was properly arranged with all kinds of important medical instruments. She was lying calmly on the bed. Sheetal went to make tea for Shivay.

Shivay got an idea in his mind and went towards the television. He took a CD from his television canine and started playing it by inserting it in the DVD player. The video which appeared on the Tv brought a priceless smile on his face. He went towards Annik and said ,
"See this Annika, do you remember this day?" He held her hand tightly.
He made sure that her eyes should see the video which was playing in front of her, the music falls in her ears.
Her face was still the same, no expression, no sign of change.
"Try to remember this Annika, just try please" he said again coming close to her face.
She didn't showed any sign of improvement.
Shivay tried it again but no response.
He felt really disappointed. Nothing was helping him. He lied her down on the bed again and closed the Tv with a broken heart.

The moment he turned towards he saw something which made his heart skip a beat, he could feel him self getting frozen up. All he could say at that time was
"Maaaaaa...!!!!!!"

Precap :- Shivika ❤️

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