The hospital surrounding got echoed with the scratching sound of his car's tires. Lifting her up in arms he fled upstairs. The nurses were already called to set up the room. Annika was still unconscious. Shivay was really worried and scared. He could not afford to lose her again. He lied her down on the bed and asked the nurse for some injections and medicines. He was a doctor after all and he knew what all medicines were needed to bring her back from the sudden shock. Injecting her with several medicines, he waited for her to come back in senses.

Different types of unpleasant thoughts started coming over in his mind. She was still unconscious, with every passing second Shivay's heart was sinking. He couldn't even imagine living a single moment without her again. He was just continuously sobbing, holding her cold hands and praying persistently for her well being.

After what seemed an eternity, finally he felt some soft movements in her hands. Her eyes were blinking and finally she said

"Shiv!!!" her soft cracking voice entered his ears, as if bringing him back to life.

"Annikaaaa" Shivay cried with joy looking at his life, he pulled her into a bone crashing hug and kissed her on her forehead.

"Thank god you are fine Annika, I was so scared! I thought I lost you again. Please forgive me! I know all of this happened because of me, I know it was my mistake, I should not have taken you there, please forgive me!!!" He cried out hugging her tightly.

"Shivay!!!" Annika cried and hugged him. She didn't said anything just cried her heart out.

"Shhhhh...don't cry Annika. See you are fine, everything is fine. I am here with you." Shivay said consoling her.

"Everything is ruined Shivay, everything is ruined. I m so sorry, please forgive me. I could not keep my promise Shivay. Please forgive me" she cried bitterly in his arms.

"Shhhhh! Annikaa" Shivay was just hugging her tightly.

Suddenly she stopped crying and pushed him away from her,
"Leave me!!! Don't touch me!!! Don't...I m not your pure Annika, I m not that girl whom you loved, I m dirty....leave me Shivay.... Just don't touch me" she shouted making Shivay shocked and passed out in his arms.

For some minutes Shivay was not able to actually realise what just happened but as soon as the reality struck him, he could not believe his ears and eyes.

In all the chaos he didn't noticed that the way she was speaking was not like a small child anymore, she was behaving perfectly like an adult. And all that she said, PURE...DIRTY...he understood that his Annika has came back to her normal self. That means she was alright now, which certainly meant that he got his own Annika back.

Happy and sad tears started flowing from his eyes. He was not able to decide should he be happy or sad again. He looked at her disheveled condition, she was broken, badly. He could not see her like that. He lied her down on the bed kissing her forehead.

"I won't let anything happen to you now Annika. You don't know what you mean to me. You might think that you are not pure but for me you are the most purest person of my life. There can be a spot on my own self but there can never be anything impure about you" he said and gave her the necessary injections.

Meanwhile he was not able to absorb his happiness. Finally his Annika was fine, she came back to the reality. Now it would be more easier for him to know about that unfortunate day and moreover he would be able to take back his revenge from those who made his Annika's life a living hell.

The first person he decided to call and tell this happy news was his mother Sheetal. He called her and exclaimed with happiness

"Maaa!" He said with tears flowing from his eyes.

"Shivay!! Beta where are you!? I have been calling you from last 3 hours. I was so worried. It's so late, you haven't returned yet. Is everything okay?" Sheetal asked, the tone of worry visible in the way she spoke.

"Maa, listen to me, let me speak. Everything was not right but now everything is right!!!" He said.

"What do you mean bcha?" She asked in confusion.

Shivay told her everything that happened during the picnic and also told her how his Annika was now back to her real self.

Sheetal was not able to believe the news.
"Thank god my daughter is fine now. I can not contain this happiness Shivay. Come home soon" she said to him.

"Yes maa, I will soon be back" he said

"Has she told anything to you? As in who all have done that merciless crime with her?" She asked Shivay.

"No maa! Before I could realise anything she fainted in my arms. But there is nothing to worry about. She will soon regain her consciousness and then everything will be clear" he told his mother.

"Yes of course my son. Okay listen, I think we need to thank god for this miracle that he has shown. Now that you are busy with her treatment, I think I should go to Haridwar to pay my gratitude to god. It's really important" she said to Shivay.

"You are right maa, but why so soon? Let me come home and things get a bit settled, all three of us will go together then" Shivay replied

"No beta, we can't take risk. I don't want anything to go wrong now. It's better the early we go and pay our gratitude" she made her point clear.

"Okay maa, if you say so. But won't you meet Annika?" He asked.

"I would meet her once I come back, till then you are there to take care of my daughter I know. Okay now you go to her and let me make preparations for my visit" Sheetal said.

"Okay maa! I'll ask Khanna to do all the necessary preparations, take care maa." Shivay said and hung the call.

Sheetal smiled and then went to her room to do the necessary preparations.

•HOSPITAL•
It was 5:00 am in the morning, the sunshine fell directly on her face making her eyes flinch little. She was able to feel a strong hand on herself, the moment she opened her eyes, she saw Shivay lying next to her. As soon as she saw him suddenly the tears started flowing from her eyes and she started sobbing badly.

The noise of sudden cries woke him up from somber. Never in his dreams he wanted her to cry but this lady, who was his life was crying badly lying next to her. Shivay stood up suddenly with a jerk and cupped her face with fright written all over his face.
"Annikaa? What happened? Why are you crying?" He asked her wiping off her tears.

She tried to speak but the words choked down in her throat. With utter difficulty she spoke
"Why are you with me Shivay? Why don't you just leave me alone? Why don't you understand I m not that Annika whom you loved. Everything has changed. Please just go" she said and suddenly held her head out of pain.

Shivay held her head and said,
"Annika!! Shhhhh... listen to me, we will talk about all this later. For now you need rest. Please don't stress yourself" he said caressing her hair lovingly.

She tried to speak but Shivay didn't listened to her and asked her to lie down. He knew if he would start asking her all the questions right now she will surely feel a pressure on her head and that was not right for her mental health. He wanted to give her some time so that she becomes a bit comfortable and shares everything with him.

Lying her down calmly, he kept caressing her head. She closed her eyes and again drifted to sleep. Shivay made sure that he arranges for some healthy breakfast till she sleeps. His happiness today knew no bounds, although he was hurt at how she was trying to ask him to leave her but somewhere he was happy because he could feel that warmth with her which he felt before that unfortunate event which changed their lives. He knew she was saying all those things because that horrifying experience had an adverse affect on her mind and heart.

At 9:00 am, she opened her eyes and saw Shivay sitting next to her. He was constantly admiring her and she was looking back at him. Their eyes locked into a beautiful eye lock. Although her eyes were red and puffy due to crying but for him, those were the most beautiful pair of eyes. Suddenly a nurse came with a tray in her hand,
"Sir, here is the breakfast" she said while the eye lock broke.
He looked at the nurse with a jerk and took the tray from her hand
"Thanks nurse, you may leave now." He smiled towards her.

"Come on get up now and have your breakfast" he said looking at Annika while arranging her table.

"Shivay, why don't you listen to me? Ple" before she could speak more he kept a finger on her lips making her tremble.

"I don't want to hear anything right now. Before anything I m your doctor and it's my responsibility to take care of you. Now don't waste your time and get up" he said looking directly into her eyes and held her hands. Making her stood up on her place he helped her to the washroom.
Taking her inside, he gave her the brush with the toothpaste on it.
"Come on do it, I am right here" he said looking sternly at her.
She took the brush from her hand and started brushing her teeth, his continuous gaze on her made her nervous. It was as if everything was happening for the first time. After completing she washed her face and went towards him. He held her hands and took her out to the bed. Making her sit down on the bed comfortably, he put the table in front of her and took the sandwich in his hands and forwarded it towards her mouth.

She was just looking at him. He was the same, the love in his eyes was same but unfortunately her life was ruined and she was not the same. Tears of pain pooled up in her eyes. She avoided her glance from his face and took the sandwich in her hand.

He was a bit hurt at her ignorant behaviour but his heart was crying looking at her state. Although his Annika was back but she was not the same. She was not even eating properly, she didn't even asked him to eat once. She was just staring at the wall in front of her eyes. Tears were brimming in her eyes. Shivay was dying every single second looking at her condition. Taking the sandwich from her hands, he fed it to her. She tried to turn her face away but he was adamant, she looked into his eyes and it was as if she was able to see his request. She chewed the sandwich and after that he held the glass of juice towards her lips. She drank it slowly and after that, lied down on the bed, turning her head to the other side without uttering a single word.

With a lot of courage Shivay went towards her side and held her hand in his. Feeling the same old warmth she opened her eyes and looked at him.
She knew he wanted to say something, how much she craved to listen to his voice.

"Annikaa! Do you know how happy I am to see you? I can't even express in words what all I have gone through all these days?" He asked her, she could see the tears in his eyes.

With a sudden shock she sat up, and said
"Days??? What do you mean by days Shivay?" She asked him confusingly.

Shivay was a little baffled. Why was she asking like that?
"Annika?? You have been there with me from last 4 days but the way you beha..." he was saying when she screamed

She kept both the hands on her head and cried,
"What are you saying Shivay? Why can't I remember anything, I can't remember all that you are saying, why???"

Shivay was shocked. How can this happen? Doesn't she remembers what all happened with her? But then how was she saying that she is not pure and all?
He looked at her condition and got scared
"Annikaa! Don't stress yourself. Just listen to me. Tell me what all you remember? I m here with you okay? Just relax and tell me" Shivay said hugging her tightly. He knew she was going through an inner storm and he wanted to make sure that he stands with her in that. Caressing her hair lovingly he waited for her to speak.

Precap : Annika telling about what all she remembers.

Hello all,
Well to start with, I m really very sorry for being so irregular and kind of getting lost from Wattpad.
Don't know why but the motivation was gone.
And as all of you know what all fiasco is up nowadays, I really didn't felt like writing.
Imagining life without #Ishqbaaaz is seriously not my cup of tea, days and nights have passed with me crying over the news of Surbhi leaving the show and a new season coming up. I still can't accept this news and end up having tears in my eyes. Anyways I don't want to discuss about all that now, just wanted to tell that the inspiration was lost but thought of writing again.

Sorry but I still can't promise regular updates although will try posting at sooner intervals.

Give your views and also vote and comment please. That is the only source of motivation for now. Hope that you all will like this chapter, finally the story will move at a faster pace.

Please tell in comments if there is any complaints or issues. Ignore the spelling mistakes.

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