"Hey"
Annika heard Twisha's voice and immediately put the property transfer papers back in the drawer.

" Hi di"

" What are you still doing here Annika? Let's go back home"

" Y...yes di. Actually I had some work. I am really sorry I shouted on you today.   I don't know what happened to me"

" It's ok Annika, happens. Did you decide what we have to do with that Shivaay Singh oberoi? He feels he is too smart. We have to teach him a lesson" twisha said while gritting her teeth.

Mention of his name and Annika got reminded of the fear on his face, the flash of his foreboding eyes came in front of her. His timidity broke her heart and what hurt more was that she was the reason for it.

" I have planned something for him"
Twisha's voice broke Annika's reverie of emotions.

" No" Annika said or literally shouted.
Twisha looked at her shocked.

" I mean I need some time to think about what to do with him" Annika said while composing herself.

"Let's leave"

" You go Annika, I will lock the cabin and come"

Shivaay reached Mishra's house while Anshi welcomed him at the door.

" Billu" she said with a smile on her face.

Shivaay ignored her call , walked towards the sofa and sat there with a thud. He had no particular expressions on her face which scared Anshi .

Anshi came near and sat besides shivaay. She cupped his cheeks, raised herself a little and kissed on his forehead. Shivaay flinched back.
This was it , Anshi was getting really scared.

"Papa..please come here." Anshi screamed .

" See papa . What happened to my billu uncle. Why is he looking like this? I don't like this. Please make him fine. " Anshi cried as she hugged Mishra. She couldn't see her father like uncle suffering. She loved him, even more than her own father.

A look at shivaay, and Mishra knew he had faced some trauma.
His face looked the same , same when Mishra's father brought him home.
Mishra still remembered those moments very clearly.

It was around midnight and a 15 year old boy was waiting for his father to return. His father, a sub-inspector, was out on an emergency as some leading industrialists had died suddenly.
He heard a knock on the door and immediately rushed to open. As the door flung open, he saw his father standing there. But to his shock a little boy was standing near his father.

The boy was scared, he had fear in his eyes. But the fear couldn't wipe away the innocence which his eyes carried. The 15 year old felt an instant attachment to this little kitten like boy . His face flashed with a smile when he heard his father say
" He will live with us now. Take care of him like a brother"

Mishra came out of his thoughts when he heard his daughters cries increase. He looked at shivaay, today also his eyes held the same fear and the Same innocence too.
For Mishra , he is still the little kitten .

As much as Mishra loved him, he knew right now the only help they could provide to shivaay was to leave him alone. Mishra knew that shivaay needed space accomapanied by the feel of their presence.

" Baby, you want to see billu uncle happy right"
Anshi nodded cutely in response
" So we will have to leave him alone for a while ok.
Anshi agreed.
She could do everything to see her uncle smile.

Annika entered her office and unlike other days, she stopped to look around before rushing towards her cabin.
Her eyes wanted to see him, but to her dismay she couldn't find him.
Disheartened she entered her cabin.

She sat in the sofa and put her head on the headrest.
Whenever she closed her eyes, flashes of his scared eyes appeared which created a havoc in her heart.
She just wanted to see him once.
She wanted to know if he was ok.
He was the only remedy to her aching heart.

She looked out of the glass window every 10 minutes to see whether he was there or not. Her heart experienced a little pain Everytime to not see him.

She heard a knock.

" Come in miss.gunjan" Annika replied in response to her employee.

"Ma'am, here are some files if you could please..."

" Gunjan, I am busy in some other work so can you please inform all the employees to not come to my cabin today"

" Ok ma'am"

" Is Mr. Shivaay here? " Annika asked, hoping against hope that he might just appear and calm her rushing heart down.

" No ma'am, he hasn't come to office today"

" Ok. You can go now"

She sighed, defeated from her emotions.
He created the havoc.
He had broke her trust.
He was the storm.
But when she closed her eyes, it was only him she saw.
He was the calm.

She just wanted to be with him, hug him .
She knew it was wrong but she couldn't control her feelings.
For once she just wanted to listen to her heart and think about nothing else.

" Annika, did you decide what should we do with shivaay?"
Annika heard twisha say whcih brought her out of her thoughts.

" Di, not right now. Please leave me alone"

" We have to make some concrete plan to trap him and get him punished for his deeds"

" Please, we will talk about this later"

" Actually, we don't even need to make any plans. I know his weakness , he has a specific fear and we can use that" twisha said while smirking.

" Oh just shut up. Don't you dare think about that"
Annika screamed.

She won't let anyone harm shivaay.
Her eyes reddened at the thought of someone making him weak.

" How dare you talk to me like that! I am your elder sister  so you just do as I  say"

" Who are you to order me? And how do you know about his phobia? "
She realised that shivaay wasent lying when he said that twisha was responsible for his condition.

Annika  threw some papers on twisha's face out of anger.
When the matter was about shivaay, she couldn't handle her emotions, this was one such moment.

Twisha rushed towards Annika and held her shoulders tightly.

" Who am I ? I am twisha Kapoor, the owner of this whole empire"
Twisha said as her facial expressions changed.
Annika had never seen her this way.
She looked psychotic.

" The papers you hid yesterday, I found them Ms.Annika Trivedi"
Twisha said while smiling evily.

" That..that man shivaay tried to protect you a lot. But see I won, I have got the papers registered and the whole property would me mine.
Me, my mom and dad had to bear you a lot just for the property but now it's time for you to go."
Twisha said as she caught hold of Annika's neck.

" Help" Annika screamed.

" Scream as loud as you want, no one is there in the office .
The way my parents killed your father I will kill you"

Annika's eyes widened at what she heard.
The people who brought her up were responsible for snatching her world away.
Her lips started to shiver realising how she had always blamed shivaay and his parents for what she went through.
Her heart stung with regret, regret of not trusting him.

Seeing Annika lost in her thoughts,Twisha immediately took out a gun and placed It on Annika's forehead.

Annika closed her eyes and his face flashed in front of her eyes.

" Shivaay" she muttered as she stood there, as a tear fell from her eye, welcoming the fate she deserved.

So guys
How was the update?
What do you think will happen next?
Will shivaay be able to come out of his trauma which was triggered by Annika?
Will Annika get saved?