He could feel a familiar weight on his body before opening his eyes. As his eyes fell on the owner of the body, he saw her sleeping comfortably on him. The whole night he slept like a statue, unable to move so that she doesn't gets disturb in her sleep. Her beautifully carved face made him adore her secretly. She was his world, she was his pride, she was his everything. Every time he comes back to real world his mind gets filled with the images of their sufferings and specially her sufferings.

She has still got that habit of smiling while sleeping. He could see her lips curving into an innocent smile. His heart feared at times that he lost his real Annika, the one whom he loved. The one whom he was going to marry but then these small little gestures by her gave him his strength back. There was still a part of his real Annika alive in this new Annika. And he will use this to bring the real Annika back.

There were so many questions in his mind and he wanted the answers of them all. He knew Akash was murdered the same they when he and Annika went missing from the wedding. His heart never believed that Aakash could ditch him. His heart never believed that Annika could betray him but the circumstances were against them. Both of them went missing from the wedding. Akash was found murdered the next day, does that mean something very awful happened with both Annika and Akash that night? And if that was the case does that mean Annika was kidnapped and tried to be raped? But who were those people and why didn't Akash told him or called him? All these questions literally made his brain feel like exploding.

Shivay was busy thinking about all the possibilities that could have happened that night when suddenly he heard the same familiar voice which went directly to his heart.

"Birdie! Cukoo" she was trying to play with her birds. Her only concern after waking up was her birds. She loved them immensely.

Shivay could see a beautiful smile on her lips. She just loved playing with her birds.

"Annika! Good morning" he went towards her and wished her morning. She looked at him, with a confused face as if trying to recognise who was he. For a second Shivay got really scared, he thought she might have forgotten him but the next moment he was left in disbelief.

She came forward, hugged him tightly and then gave him a small peck on his cheeks.
"Happy morning" she wished him and before he could even react to what just happened, she again turned back to her birds.

Shivay could not hide that blush on his face. She kissed him and what was more overwhelming than that was she kissed him just the way she used to do when they were dating. His hand automatically went towards his cheek and he just kept standing there frozen for sometime. A hundred memories of their good times started flooding in his mind. He was so happy today, everyday his Annika was showing some positive signs and this was giving him strong intuition that he will soon get her back.

He went towards her and said,
"Anni! Let's get ready and have breakfast"

"No breakfast! Birdie Shivay" she said enjoying the view of her birds.

"Okay fine but Who wants to go out for picnic?" Shivay said knowing that she can't be convinced for breakfast until he offers something which catches her attention.

"Picnic!!" She said looking at him with curious eyes.

"Yes! Lots of birdies, of different kinds, playing with each other" he said trying to make her understand what he was saying.

"Meee! Picnic" she said clapping her hands in enjoyment.

"No! If You don't want to go for breakfast, we ain't going for picnic" he said turning away so that she gets what he meant.

"Breakfast! Let's go" she said moving towards the washroom quickly.

Shivay secretly laughed at her cuteness. One thing which gave him more positive hopes was that although she behaved like a child but still there were things which she knew already. She was smart and intelligent even while her brain was behaving like a child. It was a good sign.

He followed her to the washroom. Making her brush her teeth, he washed her head by applying shampoo and conditioner. She looked so cute while playing with those soap bubbles. Only he knows how he controlled the urgency to kiss her right at that moment. Next he called Martha, who was the housekeeper and asked her to help Annika. But she got scared as soon as she saw Martha.

"No!!! Noooo" she shouted as soon as Martha came towards her. She pulled Shivay towards her self and hugged him.

Now this was something really difficult for him. He knew she doesn't trusts anyone except him but making her bath was something he resisted due to some obvious reasons. He knew all his feelings for her were real and genuine but still he wanted to escape from any such situation where he lost his control over his feelings and hurt her unintentionally. A sudden tension erupted in his mind but he asked Martha to go out. He composed himself and said
"Anni! Okay fine I m right here. Just go and have a quick shower" he said looking into her eyes cupping her face.

"No! Anni shiv bath" she said going into the bath tub and pulling him towards her.

For a second Shivay got scared, he thought she was asking him to have a bath with her. But the next moment he saw her playing with the water on the tub. She was sprinkling water on him too. The laughter on her face was so soothing to see. She was the epitome of beauty and cuteness. He felt him losing himself in her childishness and started playing with her by throwing back the water on her. Her laughter echoed inside the washroom while they wrote a new chapter. This was the first time he was playing like this with her. To be true, his fear was gone and he was enjoying it.

After sometime Shivay poured some mugs of clean water on Annika and took her out of the bath tub by holding her hand. He might dress was still hanging on her body although it was all wet.

"Come on now change you dress Anni" he said giving her a maxi dress.

To his surprise she took the maxi dress from his hands and holding both his hands he kept them on his eyes.

Shivay could feel a sudden smile appear on his face. His Annika was really smart. She knew she can't change the dress in front of him so she made him cover his eyes. He felt really proud of her. The tension the fear which his heart was feeling between them was gone now. Atleast she was still sensible. He kept his hands on his eyes and asked her to change the dress. After 5 minutes, she held his hands and put them down. Shivay knew he can open his eyes now.

He saw her standing like a doll in front of her. That maxi dress of pink color made her look so pretty. Her wet hair were hanging wet on her face and those shiny water droplets were making her look dazzling.
"My Anni looks like a doll" he said cupping her face and again to his surprise she blushed in the darkest shade of red. He felt a sudden urge to kiss her but controlled. He didn't wanted to be unfair with her. He can't do it until she gains her senses back and permits him to do that.

He held her hands and took her out of the washroom. Making her sit on the dressing table, he took a towel and dried her hair. She enjoyed it and that was visible at how she laughed. After making her hair dry, Shivay combed her hair. Suddenly she took the comb from his hands and parted her hair into two parts. Shivay was just observing what she was doing. He saw her making her hair into two pony tails. For a second his heart ached at this, But soon he smiled at her. she looked so beautiful innocent and cute. He kissed her forehead and said
"Anni is the prettiest"

She smiled widely and then made him sit on the dressing table. After that she dried his head with the towel. Shivay literally enjoyed her caring session, and felt really happy too. Whatever it was, he was enjoying her company. She then combed his hair just like what he styled them like. Shivay was surprised at how perfectly she did his hair. For some moments he literally got confused thinking her to be his real Annika who haven't lost her memory. He kept looking at her while she styled his hair.

After that she bent a little towards him and kissed his forehead saying
"Shivay is the smartest" and before Shivay could say anything or react she ran out of the room clapping.

He could feel some tears, the happy one pooling up in the corner of his eyes. This girl was his life. For some seconds he kept sitting like that admiring his hair do looking at himself in the mirror. After some seconds he stood up from his the dressing table and changed his clothes which were all wet.

He went out and saw her playing with her birds. He went out and brought some sandwiches and juice for her. He made her sit on the bed and made her eat the sandwiches. She ate while playing with his watch which was kept on the table next to his bed. After he made her eat the full sandwich, she made him eat the sandwich too. Shivay smiled and ate wit her hands.

This morning was like a surprise for him. All the pain that he went through in the past days literally got vanished this morning. His Annika was with him, she was talking to him, caring for him, feeding him. She might not be the real version of her but he enjoyed what she was now.

After the breakfast, she stood up excitedly and clapped her hands with enthusiasm screaming
"Picnic! Picnic! Picnic"
Shivay could do nothing but smile. He held his car keys and went out of his room, getting dragged out by her.

Precap : Annika faces the past.

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