"Bhaiya... bhaiya..." excitement, happiness and pain spoke out of the little brother.

"Bhaiya... Shivay bhaiya..." he repeated calling his brother to get no response.

He hurriedly walked to his bhaiya's room to see his bhaiya sleeping but... on the wheelchair. The tears he was stopping slipped down and the twinkle in his eyes started to vanish.

"Bhaiya..." he hurriedly held the wheelchair, it would have slipped resulting into fall of his brother.

The sleeping figure got up and checked everywhere and realised that he slept on the wheelchair while waiting for a good news from his little brother.

"You fine Shivay?" Om went in hearing Rudra calling Shivay's name in a shocked manner the last time.

"Yeah... I... I just slept... I am fine..." he yawned and rubbed his eyes and met theirs.

"I have asked you to sit over the bed, but you being you won't listen to us ever, why would you... because I am not your own sibling" the same Om who feared to face these words saying those by himself.

What has happened to Om suddenly? Why is he behaving so indifferent from the day Ishana went for her project? Shivay and Rudra could see Om immersing himself into work... work and work.

"Why are you saying like that? You know that I was waiting for Rudra and I just slept... I don't know when" the cold behaviour from other side broke his heart more.

"Okay listen na... leave this long haired creature" just like always Rudra tried to cheer them up by his chirpy voice.

"Yeah say... why were you shouting like a cyclone has hit you hard?" after Ishana went away, Om has seriously become a person who has to be rude with everyone without even knowing.

"Bhaiya I got the job" Rudra smiled bright and blushed, Rudra Singh Oberoi has at last got a job.

He can't be less thankful to his Shivay bhaiya as he stayed awake late at night with him and taught him the basic interview candidate rules. From sitting to speaking to smile, everything he taught him perfectly and now after so many trials he got a job.

"Good... now work hard, and listen do not... I am warning you... do not fall in trap of any girl... and all the best" Om hugged Rudra and went away without looking back.

"What has happened to him?" Rudra feared this awkward behaviour Om was showing.

"He is not sharing" Shivay left a deep sigh.

The next moment Shivay felt bad thinking that he can't stand up instantly to hug his little brother who is no more little. He looked at Rudra who was still looking at the door.

"Rudra" he gained his attention.

"Bhaiya..." Rudra sat on his knees and hugged his brother tight with a smile spread all over his face, it is as if Rudra has read Shivay's inner thoughts.

"Can I meet the girl who has brought this nice small change in my baby brother" Rudra nodded in positive.

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"What is Shivay even doing? He is not picking up calls... pick up" Anika was about to throw the phone in frustration but thank god, she didn't do such.

"Shivay... this is last time I am calling you, if you don't pick up... you will die, no I will murder you" she dialled his number again fearing something is wrong.

"Yeah hello" here she was tensed and there he is replying hello so happily.

"Where were you? Where was your phone? What the hell was you doing? You took medicines? And why the hell you forgot that you have a physiotherapy appointment?" she stopped after blurting out her anger while he just listened to her rants as his bright smile did not leave his lips.

"Relax D..." yeah... he is allowed to call her D, but only when she is angry and does not notice him calling her the same or else he would have happily lost his head.

"Answer my questions" she scolded him, for him it was care... huuhhh...

"Okay... so... I was at my room, at first was sleeping when you called and then talking to Rudra and my phone was silent so I just missed to pick the call up. I took medicines, and about physiotherapy... I don't want to go... that doctor aunty is very strict" he spoke out the last part like a child does. But aunty... seriously?

The lady physiotherapist would be hardly seven to eight years older to him and as far as Anika knows, and that does not make her aunty of his.

"Stop behaving like a kid, listen I am coming to your place to pick you up" one sentence and his mood is all set.

To meet his Anika he would even walk to heaven and this physiotherapy is just nothing in front of it.

"Okay..." ufff the smile on his face.

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'How are you?' a simple message flashed over her phone screen melting her heart and she immediately called him back to fix everything but as he is doing from the day she went to Udaipur, he cut her call. This was his way of knowing that she was fine and in equal pain.

But now... now he has a work to complete, his long time friend has come back to Mumbai the previous day after so long and he is going to meet her.

'Ting tong' he rung the bell and waited.

Few more minutes passed and the door was still closed.

'Ting tong' he rung the bell again and recieved her response.

"Coming" she shouted aloud and the door flung open.

"Oh my God" her excitement spoke as she jumped over him and hugged him tightly.

"Relax relax Gauri D'souza relax" he reciprocated while balancing his and her weight as she is hanging in air while his neck is the hook.

"After so long... how are you?" she left him and hit his arm lightly, her bad habit of hitting everyone.

"I am good, but how are you? At last you remembered that there exists a place named Mumbai, I am honoured" he chuckled.

"Ahhan... no offence to this but I was busy in my job, you know how much exciting it is" she closed her eyes to dream about her job.

"Yeah... dangerous too" he replied instantly checking her face with closed eyes.

"Yeah... a bit" she can't accept it in front of him or else he has the power to convince her mother to not let her go next time.

"Ohhooo... from which angle is wildlife photography not dangerous? You go inside large forests to take pictures of small creatures, can you even guess how much dangerous it is... listen, this time you are not going back to your job anytime soon" he cared for her, well who won't care for such a close friend who you know from more than twenty years or so.

"Okay... come inside" he went in smilingly knowing that he is going to see pictures and know about more new creatures this time, and the list won't be short.

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"It's paining" light baby squeal came out from the mouth of the great Shivay Singh Oberoi.

"It will a little dear" the physiotherapist replied in a soothing voice which was not at all soothing for him.

He now regrets that why has he not shared about New York's case with Anika, because if he knew this is going to be his punishment then he would have thought about it earlier.

Well well, for that day the time ended for appointment.

"Anika hold him and help him in walking now while he is going towards the car. Gradually he will start walking like before" Anika and the scary aunty, as he calls, exchanged a smile.

"Why are you smiling?" his irritated self asked her furrowing eye brows.

"Because I am enjoying the torture over you" yeah yeah... only one way not to let him know that her care towards him is making her to smile forcefully so that he does not go back to sad zone again.

"Listen this is wrong" he is too cute when he is angry and needs to get pampered.

"Hmm... and listen I have not forgave you yet, dare you call me D again" awww... how he wished to fool her but she is more attentive than him.

Yeah she was angry when she called him but that doesn't mean she has not heard him calling her D.

"Why are you a lady Hitler?" one question that eats up his head.

"Because this lady Hitler side of me can only control you" she replied immediately knowing that he would be very happy listening to this answer.

"Yeah... but listen, I love that cute side of your's too" umm... not yet the confession but maybe a little step towards it.

"Okay... now we are going to my friend okay? His name is Siddharth, a detective. He will find out about Stella's husband and what has exactly happened that night" he bent down his head in guilt.

"Don't feel guilty Shivay, it is past right now" she said.

He looked up to see her and realised that they have reached to the car while he was walking taking help of her initially and the last few steps he walked alone. These types of miracle happens when she is close to him. His senses fly in air while his heart loves every bit of her care differently.

She drove fast and they reached her friend's place.

"Hey Sid" why the hell is she calling him Sid and not Siddharth? She has never called him Shiv instead of Shivay.

"Hi Anu" next short name to make him feel irritated, well let's say jealous.

"How are you stupid?" she hugged him.

"I am fine, how are you idiot?" he reciprocated.

"I am super fine, okay listen about the case" she immediately jumped into the main point as she don't want to waste time.

"Yeah... so he is the one?" be scrutinized Shivay narrowing his eyes and it is as if the boy checking him out.

Shivay immediately looked away but he still felt Sid's gaze over him.

"I am straight" he replied looking directly into Sid's eye making the man named Sid gasp.

"I am straight too" Sid hardly replied before Mr. Sid and Miss. Anika broke into fits of laughter.

"Me too... I am also straight" next she joked making Shivay more awkward.

"Man, I am just looking at you, don't think in different tangent" Sid replied eyeing Anika because she is the girl and it is awkward for him to make another man understand that the stare is just part of his job and nothing else.

"Hehe..." Shivay made the sound to look cool but unfortunately he looked idiot. Sorry... tongue out.

"Anika you go to the other room please, I want to ask him few questions" Sid said holding his joking behaviour and trying to become serious.

"Only talk okay? Nothing else" Anika passed a wink and went inside.

Long hour passed before Sid called Anika back and both the men in front of her was seriously sitting.

"I will have to go to NY to investigate personally. But..." he looked at Anika and then at Shivay.

"But what Mr. Sid?" Shivay asked looking at Anika and then back at Sid.

"It would have been better if you would have traveled along with me" he said but knowing that Shivay is not allowed to travel long distances at least for next two months made him worried.

"I can go if you insist, I mean I went there few days back to look into the matter personally" what? Now it is clear to Shivay that why was she unavailable after her marriage day.

She was not picking up calls because she was not even over here and he thought she is ignoring him. Stupid he, now he felt guilty again for hurting this woman who has the capability to handle his problems and all the other problems together.

"Okay then, man you take rest while we both go and try to find out what has exactly happened" Sid said brushing Shivay's back.

"He also want to go, how will he stay without his Anika... practically he can't" another punishment to him, the distance will make him go insane.

He has distanced her from him months back and now she is doing the same. Not fair... but he nodded positively knowing that she won't listen to him.

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Dearies those who asked whether it is Ishkara or Rikara, please stay tuned. And after reading this chapter, what do you all think what can it be? Rikara or Ishkara? And is this pace good or I should slow down or fasten the story a bit?

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-NILANJANA