Shivaay's car zoomed in the premises of college. The time paused for everyone. Everyone was waiting for the handsome hunk to step out of the car, especially girls.

The door of backseat opened and Om & Gauri stepped out of the car. Everyone was looking eagerly at the car.

Then the door of driving seat opened and Shivaay stepped out of the car with his tadi.

The girls swooned over him while the boys glared at him for being so attractive. Shivaay smirked at their expressions.

He jogged towards the passenger seat and opened the door for Anika. He forwarded his palm towards her but she shooed it away with a frown and stepped out of the car.

Shivaay just winked at her. The girls glared at Anika for being with their Greek God Shivaay.

A- Psycho, you don't have to act so chivalrous and impress me. I'm not an ordinary girl who'll swoon over you like those idiots.

S- Really, Nutsy. I was just being nice to you for our baby.

Anika immediately looked at him.

A- My baby.

Shivaay looked at Anika with different emotions playing in his eyes.

Anika wasn't able to interpret the emotions in his eyes so she averted her gaze from him.

A- I am getting late for class.

Shivaay stepped back and Anika left from there. Shivaay sighed and covered his expression with a smirk and waved at the girls who were oggling at him.

Anika headed towards class and Gauri followed her.

G- Ani, is everything okay? You are acting weird.

Anika looked at Gauri and gave her a small smile.

A- I'm fine Gauri. Everything's good.

Gauri nodded her head. At the same time, Shivaay and Omkara entered the classroom. Shivaay kept on looking at Anika and Anika avoided his gaze.

Whatever it might be, but they thought they were good as enemies. They thought that Pari has started changing the equation between them.

The class was going on. The teacher was trying his best to make the useless students to study but the students were getting drowsy and some even slept.

Suddenly Anika's phone started ringing. She looked at her phone display and Bhavya's name was appearing on the screen. She got tensed and immediately answered the call.

A- Hello.

B- Thank God Ani, you answered the call.

In the background, Anika can hear Pari wailing loudly.

A- Bhavya, why is Pari crying?

B- Ani, I don't know. I made her drink the milk but after that she started vomiting. And now she is continuously crying. I don't know what to do.

Anika got worried.

A- I'm coming.

Anika disconnected the call and ran outside the classroom. Shivaay understood that something's wrong so he got up from his seat when the teacher angrily shouted.

T- Is this my class or some park? Someone is running out, someone is sleeping, what's going on?

Shivaay angrily glared at the Teacher.

S- You should try getting a job in some insomnia centre. Trust me, they really need you.

Everyone burst into laughter and Shivaay followed Anika.

He saw Anika standing at the side of the road, waiting for a public transport. Shivaay immediately drove his car towards Anika.

S- Come on. Sit down.

Anika sat on the passenger seat without arguing.

S- What happened?

A- Bhavya just called me and said that Pari is not well. She made her drink milk and she's vomiting and crying continuously.

S- What? Sh*t.

Shivaay increased the speed of the car and in no time, they reached Anika's apartment.

Anika hurriedly entered the apartment followed by Shivaay. They saw Bhavya carrying Pari in her arms and walking to and fro.

Pari was looking pale and she was drowsy.

Anika immediately took Pari in her arms and Pari cuddled more in her arms.

A- What happened, my baby?

Now Pari was sobbing a little.

S- How many times did she vomit?

Shivaay asked Bhavya with a glare.

B- I don't know... 3 or 4 times..

S- Sh*t! Nutsy, we should take her to the hospital immediately.

A- Yes you're right. But how will we take her there? I mean how will we hide her?

Shivaay immediately took out a black jacket from his bag and wore it.

He asked Anika to hand over Pari to him and Anika obeyed. Shivaay held Pari close to his chest and closed the jacket zip enough to cover Pari's body but not her face.

He held Pari tightly in his embrace.

S- Lets go. Cover me if you see anyone.

Anika nodded her head. They immediately moved towards Shivaay's car and Shivaay threw the keys towards Anika.

S- Will you drive?

Anika nodded her head and sat on the driver's seat while Shivaay sat down on the passenger seat with Pari close to his chest.

Shivaay immediately opened the zip of his jacket and made Pari lye down on his lap. He noticed some red rashes appearing on her skin.

Shivaay was furious by now. Till the morning, Pari was hale and hearty but now she is lying down pale in his arms. Unknown to him, he has developed an unbreakable bond with her which is more strong than any blood bond.

S- What did your babysitter do to my baby?

Anika looked at Pari and noticed the rashes. She started panicking.

Shivaay calmed his anger down and held Anika's hand.

S- Nutsy, drive fast. Pari needs a doctor asap.

Anika nodded her head and increased the speed of the car. They finally reached the hospital.

Shivaay immediately took Pari in his arms and ran inside the hospital while Anika followed him. They immediately rushed towards the Pediatrician. The doctor made Pari lye on the bed and checked her.

D- We have to admit her asap.

Anika got worried.

A- Doctor, is everything fine?

D- We can't tell you now, we have to do her full check up. Fill the forms at the reception.

S- Nutsy, you stay here. I'll go and fill the form.

Anika nodded her head and Shivaay went to fill the form.

He filled Pari's name in the patient's name column. Then his hand stopped when he read the next column- Father's and Mother's name.

He remembered the first time he carried Pari in his arms. The way Pari used to give toothless smile to him. Her cries. The way she slept on his chest.

He filled 'Shivaay Singh Oberoi' in Father's name column. At that moment, he took a very important decision of his life. At that moment, the carefree playboy, Shivaay Singh Oberoi became the responsible father of a daughter.

He left the mother's column blank as he wasn't sure about Anika's state of mind for Pari. He was sure that Anika loved Pari very much but she was still confused about the relationship between her and Pari.

He filled the required things in the form and headed towards Anika where the nurse was waiting for the form.

Shivaay went towards them. Anika looked at him and took the form from him.

She noticed all the details in the form then at the blank mother's name column and then at the father's name.

She looked at Shivaay with teary eyes. She took the pen from the nurse and filled 'Anika' in mother's name. She gave the form to the nurse.

N- Don't worry, your daughter will be fine.

Nurse assured Shivaay and Anika and left from there.

Anika sat on the chair and tears were flowing from her eyes. Shivaay sat beside her.

S- It's ok. She'll be fine.

Anika nodded her head.

After sometime, the doctor came out from Pari's ward.

Shivaay and Anika immediately went towards him.

S- Doctor, how is Pari?

D- Are you both her parents?

Shivaay and Anika nodded their heads slowly.

D- If you don't want a child then why can't you be careful. Why do you want to spoil a child's life? It's pathetic. Some parents come to me with their child in critical condition and asking us to cure them when they can't be careful with the baby themselves.

Shivaay angrily glared at the doctor.

A- Will you stop uttering rubbish and tell us what happened to our baby?

D- Your baby is allergic to cow milk. Her body rejected the milk and she was in a critical condition when you brought her here but now she's fine and if you want to save your baby then I'll advise you to give her mother's milk or formula milk. But I suggest you to give her mother's milk as it is best.

Anika shifted uncomfortably.

S- She's our adopted baby. We adopted her a few days back.

D- Oh! But you two look very young for a baby. Anyways, then I prefer formula milk for the baby. We'll keep her in observation for 24 hours. But I should say this, being a parent is a very big responsibility. When you adopted her, you should've done some medical check ups of her for her future health. But all the best for future.

Shivaay and Anika nodded their head. Doctor went away.

Anika went towards the door of the ward and looked at Pari who was lying on the bed with some wires attached to her body.

A- It's all my fault. I knew that I won't be able to handle Pari alone, then also because of being emotionally weak, I can't let her go away from me. And now she's lying on this hospital bed with so many needles piercing her skin because of me. I'm so careless. I failed today.

S- It's not your fault alone, Anika. It was my fault as well. We were running from our destiny. Destiny gave us a very precious gift but we were ignoring it. But now we'll accept Pari with open arms, just like her real parents. She's our daughter now.

A- Are you ready for this responsibility? Will you be able to change your previous lifestyle?

S- I think I can do that for my princess.

Anika smiled at him.

A- Even I've decided something for Pari.

Shivaay frowned in confusion.

S- What?

A- I'll tell you when the right time comes. For now, will you stay here with Pari? Actually I've some work.

Shivaay nodded his head and Anika left from there.

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