"Tum," she said shocked seeing Daksh in front of her. He had a smug grin on his face and started getting closer to her. She was confused as to why he was acting like this and slowly backed away.

"Kyun. Kisi aur ko expect kar rahi thi kya," he asked with a smirk.

"Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho," she said. "Aur mujhse dur raho."

"Darling. Jab se tumhe dekha hain, dil mein kuch kuch hone laga. Kya cheez ho tum. Maan to kiya ki mein tumhe wahi pe aapna bana lu. Lekin kya karta, bechara Shivaay ka dil aagaya. Socha dost ko hi dedu. Lekin ab mujhse control nahi hota," he said still inching towards her.

"Dekho," she threatened. "Dur raho warna tumhare liye bura hoga."

"Kya darling, itni feisty kyu ho. Koyi problem nahi. Tumhe main sambhal sakta hun. Aur don't worry tumhe apna banane ke baad, Shivaay ko kuch nahi kahunga." She was disgusted.

"Kitne cheap kisam ke insaan ho. Chi," she said in anger. She had reached a pillar and was unable to move. That's when he tried going in for a kiss. She moved her face in disgust and tried pushing him away. He held onto both her hands and tried kissing her again. She struggled a lot and was in tears.

"Please Daksh I beg you. Mujhe akela chod do. Please," she cried.

"Aise kaise chod du," he said and started putting his fingers near her lips. All he wanted to do was kiss them. He was about to go in when he heard a voice.

"Di," Gauri said coming in to look for her sister. She left her there but now she was nowhere to be found. Daksh immediately left Anika and ran. Anika stood there shocked.

Not knowing what to do, Gauri decided to call her. She heard the phone ring near a pillar and she went there to see Anika lifeless and the phone on the floor. That sight scared her.

"Di," she said running to her. "Kya hua aap ro kyun rahe ho." She looked at Anika to see if she was hurt anywhere but didn't see anything.

"Gauri, ghar chal," Anika simply said in a monotone voice. Gauri didn't question it and took her home, knowing that something bad must have happened.
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Here Shivaay wasn't feeling well. He felt as if someone close to him was in pain. It may have all been in his head but his paranoia got the best of him. He decided to call Anika and see if she was okay.

"Di," Gauri begged Anika to open the door. It had been hours but Anika locked herself and didn't let Gauri enter. "Darwaza kolo na please. Mujhe bohot chinta ho rahi hain."

That's when Anika's phone started ringing. Gauri still had it so when she saw Shivaay's name, she picked up.

"Hello Anika," Shivaay said quickly. "Tum teekh toh ho na?"

"Shivaay bhaiya, main Gauri bol rahi hun," she said. Shivaay was surprised to hear her voice but understood that she came to visit her sister.

"Oh Gauri. Hi. Kaisi ho tum," he asked.

"Main teekh ho bhaiya. Lekin pata nahi Di ko kya hua hain. Hum dono jab se mall se aaye hain, woh aapne room mein band hain," she said in a hectic voice.

"Kya. Room mein band," Shivaay said in worry.

"Ha. Kabse awaaz de rahi hun lekin Di meri baat sun hi nahi rahi hain. Mujhe bohot chinta ho rahi hain," she said with tears.

"Tum chinta mat karo gauri. Main abhi aaraha hun," Shivaay said and quickly ended the call.

Here Anika was in her room, numb. She was still shocked from what Daksh did or tried to do. She couldn't imagine what would've happened if Gauri didn't come. The worst part was that she didn't know what to do. She felt so helpless.

"Di ab Shivaay bhaiya bhi aarahe hain. Please darwazo kolo," Gauri begged. Anika was shocked. She didn't know how to face Shivaay or what to say to him. Daksh was his friend afterall. Would he even believe her? "Di aapko meri kasam. Darwaza koliye"

Finally Anika got up and opened the door. Gauri immediately gave her sister a hug and in return, Anika started crying. She couldn't keep it all in anymore. Gauri hated seeing her sister like this and sat her down on the bed. She gave her a glass of water.

"Ab bataye Di, mall mein kya hua tha," Gauri said, afraid of how fragile her sister was.

"Gauri...," Anika managed to let out. "Uss store mein koyi nahi tha. Phir kisine aakhe mere saath." She couldn't finish the sentence but Gauri understood.

"Di. Kaun tha. Naam bataye mujhe. Uski toh main aisa haal karungi ki kabhi bhi ek ladki ko seedhe muh dekh nahi payega," Gauri said with full on anger. She cant believe that happened with her there. It made her angry since she left her sister. It was her fault.

"Gauri tu aisa kuch nahi karegi," Anika said sternly.

"Par kyun Di?"

"Kyunki woh insaan Shivaay ke dost hain. Aur main nahi chahti ki Shivaay ko yeh baat pata chale. Issiliye matter ko yahi drop kardo," she said wiping her tears.

"Di aap aisa kaise keh sakte hain. Yeh koyi mazak ki baat nahi hain ki isse aise chod do. Kisi ne aap ke saath zabardasti karne ki koshish ki hain. Chup reh kar aap usse had se zyada power de rahe hain. You have to speak up Di." Gauri said.

"Gauri, woh ek rich ladka hain. Aur tujhe pata hain ki jab yeh baatein nikhalti hain, toh koyi meri baat pe vishwaas nahi karega. Ungli mujhpe utegi. Aur mujhe aapni koyi chinta nahi. Lekin agar iss wajeh se tumhein yah papa ko badnaami hui toh mein bardasht nahi kar paungi," Anika said in sadness.

"Shivaay bhaiya toh vishwaas karenga," Gauri said trying to make her understand.

"Nahi Gauri. Woh Shivaay ke bohot ache dost hain. Isse kuch acha nahi hoga."

"Di," Gauri said giving her another hug. Anika composed herself and gave her little sister a smile.

"Gauri. Main teekh hu. Tu meri chinta maat kar. Teri Anika Di ne bohot mushkilon ka saamna kiya hain. Yeh bhi karlegi," she reassured.

"Chup reh neh se problem chali nahi jaati, balki it gets worse," Gauri said.

"I'll be fine," Anika said with a fake smile. That's when she heard the knock on the door. She had completely forgot about Shivaay. She looked at Gauri and told her to stay in the room and not come out. She was going to handle Shivaay.

"Anika open the door," Shivaay said as he knocked. Anika made sure she wiped her tears and opened the door with a smile.

"Shivaay, tum yaha," she said pretending to be confused. He just engulfed her in a tight hug. She was confused at first but them hugged him back. She felt safe in his arms. She wished she could stay there forever. But no, she had to make sure Shivaay didn't suspect a thing.

"Tum teekh ho," he asked after breaking the hug.

"Of course," she smiled. "Mujhe kya hoga?" He didn't buy it. He could see that she was crying as her eyes were red.

"Cut the crap Anika. Mujhe batao kya hua hain. Gauri ne mujhe call kiya aur tum apne kamre se bahar nahi aarahi thi," he asked.

"Shivaay, woh kuch personal tha. Aur Gauri toh choti choti baat pe chinta karti hain. Don't worry. Main bilkul teekh hun," she tried to make him believe.

"Are you sure?" He asked for the last time, seeing if she'd tell him the matter.

"Ha Shivaay. Ab mujhe bohot kaam hain so I'll see you in class," she said and shut the door on him. She then couldn't control her tears and let them out. Here Shivaay was also confused as he was still worried. He felt something was wrong. He decided to confront her again tomorrow.

"Di. Aapko unse yeh baat chupani nahi chahiye. Woh aapki bohot care karte hain," Gauri said comforting her older sister.

"Mujhe pata hain Gauri. Aur main bhi unki bohot chinta kar thi hun. Issiliye yeh baat unse chupani padegi," Anika said, making her mind up.

She knew how stubborn Shivaay was but she was tadibaaz too. She wasn't going to tell him anything.