Shivaay had reached early at college and he was waiting for Anika. He wanted to see how she was and see if she needed anything. Soon, she came there and she didn't have the same glow in her eyes. She looked very sad and traumatized. Her eyes met Shivaay's and then she looked away. Something was definitely wrong.

"Anika," Shivaay tried approaching her but she walked in the other direction. He looked on, knowing something was up.

Anika didn't have the courage to face him. She knew she was eventually going to crack and tell him everything. She didn't want that. So she decided to run away from him at any given opportunity.

"Anika," she felt a hand on her shoulder and was startled. She turned and saw Mallika who was concerned. "Are you okay?" Anika looked on edge.

"Of course," Anika quickly gave a smile. "Voh bas tum achanak se aagayi issiliye toda surprised tha."

"Okay," Mallika said still unconvinced. "Waise kya tumne Shivaay se baat ki. He was looking for you."

"Mallika mujhe class jaana hain sorry," she said avoiding the conversation. Mallika looked on. Something was definitely wrong.
******
By the rest of the day, everyone noticed something was off about Anika. She wasn't acting like her usual bubbly self. She tried avoiding them mostly as she didn't want to talk.

"Yaar yeh Anika bohot ajeeb act kar rahi hain," Sid said to the entire group when they were in the canteen.

"Ha. Aaj maine uss se baat ki aur woh bohot darri, sehmi hui si thi," Mallika commented. Shivaay was still in his deep thoughts and he didn't comment. Tia was getting aggravated by the mention of her name.

"Toh kya hua Mallika. Isse tumhara kya lena dena hain. Just let her be. Waise bhi, voh itni important bhi nahi hain ki usse yeh sab attention mile," she said annoying everyone there.

"Tia, maybe you forgot lekin woh humari dost hain okay. So itna insensitive maat bano," Mallika said back to her in anger.

"Oh please. Woh tumhari dost kaise ho sakti hain. Nahi woh rich hain, nahi uske paas class hain," Tia said disinterested.

"I don't think so Tia," Sid intervened. "Jaha tak mujhe lagta hain, Anika has more class than you." Tia fumed in anger and left the table.

"Waise Shivaay tum chup kyun ho," Mallika asked.

"I don't know Mallika. Lekin woh mujhse baat nahi kar rahi. Shayad woh mujhe trust nahi karti," Shivaay said looking sad. "Par usse is haal mein dekh ke mujhe bohot gussa aaraha hain. Aakhir kya hua hain, aur mujhse kyun chupa rahi hain."

"Maybe she's scared. Hum logon se tab baatein chupate hain jab hum scared hote hain," Sid said.

"And when they can hurt people close to us," Mallika added.

"Jo bhi ho, main pata kar keh rahunga. Aur jis ne bhi Anika ko hurt kiya hain, main usse chodunga nahi," he said with rage in his eyes.
*****
Here Tia was giving Daksh a hug as he was successful in getting Anika away from Shivaay. She was so happy she could dance.

"Sach mein Daksh, tum kamal ke ho. I can't believe you actually did it," she said with delight.

"Oh come on Tia. Main apne promise ka pakka hun. Jab Daksh Khuranna koyi baat tan leta hain, toh woh karke hi chod tha hain," he smirked.

"Lekin agar usne Shivaay ko sach bata di. Tab kya karogi," Tia asked in worry.

"Tum uski chinta maat karo. Main handle kar lunga," he said with a disgusting expression.
******
Anika took a breath of relief and was walking to class when suddenly a figure pulled her to a store room. She was shocked by the sudden action and was scared when she saw his face.

"Tum," she said practically shaking.

"Of course baby. Aur kaun," Daksh said with a smirk.

"Tum yaha kya kar rahe ho," she managed to ask.

"Don't worry. Aisa kuch nahi karunga," he smiled. "Waise kaafi shaken up lag rahi ho. Kal ko itna maza aaya kya."

She looked at him with disgust.

"Waise Shivaay ko batane ki koshish bhi maat karna. Hum dono bachpan ke dost hain. Toh tum hi socho woh kis pe vishwaas karega. Mujh pe yaah kal ki aayi hui ladki pe," he smirked.

"Main Shivaay ko trust karti hun," she said.

"Lekin kya woh tumhe trust karta hain. Mujhe tumhare mom ke baare main pata hain." Anika looked on shocked. "Anyways zyada smart ban ne ki koshish maat karna. Warna kal ka kaam jo adhura reh gaya tha, woh pura kar dunga," he threatened. Then left.

Anika was scared. She was always in control of herself and never let anyone get to her. When a guy messed with her, she'd always teach him a lesson. But this wasn't about her. This was about her relationship with Shivaay. She didn't want to lose him at any cost. She stayed there, shaken up, unable to move.

"Anika," Shivaay said. He noticed she wasn't in class so he went around looking for her. That's when he noticed her and it broke his heart. She looked terrified. Her eyes were watery. He ran to her and caressed her cheeks. "Kya hua. Kisi ne tumhe tang kiya? Mujhe batao Anika main sab kuch sambhal lunga."

She looked in his eyes and saw immense care. She couldn't keep it in anymore and she hugged him while sobbing. He was shocked at her situation and hugged her protectively. He caressed her hair and tried to calm her.

"Anika don't cry. Please. Main tumhe iss hal main nahi dekh saktha. Mujhe trust karo please," he begged. She broke the hug and looked at him. Before she could say anything, she fainted.

Now even more enraged, Shivaay took her to her house. Her key was placed under the mat so he unlocked the door easily. He carried her and safely placed her on the bed. He looked at her tear stricken face.

"Jisne bhi tumhe hurt kiya hain, main usse nahi chodunga Anika. Main pata kar ke hi rahunga ki aakhir baat kya hain. I promise main sab kuch teekh kar dunga," he said and then placed a kiss on her forehead. "Khanna. Find out kal Anika ke saath kya hua. I want to know by the end of the day," he ordered and did his SSO hair flick.
******
Anika woke up and realized she was home. Shivaay might have brought her. She then thought back to Daksh and got very angry. He knew about her mother. Shivaay was never going to believe her. She felt helpless, she didn't know what to do.

She started trashing the place. She threw everything around and broke them. It was her outlet. She looked at herself in the mirror and she loathed herself. She threw a vase and the mirror shattered into many pieces.

She went to her bathroom and put the shower on. She let the water run along with her tears. She had never felt this broken before in her entire life.

Shivaay had left the house to get Anika medicine. He had a doctor do her checkup and she fainted due to stress. He figured it would take her time to wake up so he went.

When he entered her room, he was shocked to see its state. Everything was broken and thrown all over the place. He looked for Anika and then heard the shower running. He knocked on the door but no response. He decided to break it and entered. Anika was just sitting down, staring into space.

"Pagal ho gayi ho kya," he scolded her as he turned off the shower. "Anika room ki halat dekhi kya tumna. Aur yaha kya kar rahi ho. Bukhar ho jayega. Chalo," he said holding her hand but she jerked it back.

"Mujhe akela chod do Shivaay," she said and came out.

"Shivaay Singh Oberoi hath chodne ke liye nahi pakad tha," he said turning her around. "Kab se dekh rahi hun ki tum bohot hurt ho. Kuch toh hua hain jo tum mujhe nahi bata rahi ho. Kya tum mujhe trust nahi karti?"

"Mujhe aap pe pura vishwaas hain Shivaay," she said with a sad smile. "Lekin aap ko mujhpe vishwaas nahi hoga."

"Anika, main tumhe puri tara se trust karta hun," he said cupping her cheeks.

"Shivaay..." she said in tears. "Kisi ne mere saath badtameezi kar ne ki koshish ki." She managed to say. He looked at her shocked.

"Kya. Kis ne Anika. Mujhe batao main saale ka muh tod dunga," he said. He was practically red with anger.

"Voh insaan," she stuttered. "Shivaay. Voh insaan aur koyi nahi, balki Daksh tha." That dropped a bomb on him and he was beyond shocked.