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"Anika," Shivaay called as soon as their last class ended. She halted in her steps and turned around to face him. She was confused as to what he needed so she made a face saying what. "Chalo mere saath."

She then looked at him with even more confusion. "Kaha?"

"Chalo toh sahi. Tumne hi bola hain ki ab se hum dost hain toh phir dost ki baat manni padegi." She didn't want to argue with him so she just sighed in defeat.

He brought his car around and she got in. She was fidgeting with the seatbelt which Shivaay noticed. He went over to her and grabbed the seatbelt, putting it in its place. He then looked up and noticed how close they were. They had an eyelock which he snapped out of.

"Acha toh hum kaha jaa rahe hain," she asked. Shivaay just smiled at her and kept on driving. Anika didn't think too much into it when suddenly she looked up in horror. "Kahi tumhara mujhe jungle mein leja ke maarne ka iraada toh nahi hain. Main abhi se bata deti hun ki yeh teekh nahi hoga tumhare liye. Anika Trivedi ko maarna itna aasan nahi hain."

"Tum doh minute chup nahi bet sakti," he said giving her a look. She rolled her eyes and sat down pouting which caused a smile to appear on his face.

After driving for 25 minutes, Shivaay stopped the car. Anika looked around and realized that they were at the beach. She gives him a confused look while Shivaay gets out of the car.

"Hum yaha kyun aaye hain," she asked looking over to the water.

"Kyunki Miss Anika Trivedi, hum ab dost hain. Toh hangout karne ki aadat dal lo," he said and walked towards the beach. He sat down on the sand and looked at the water. Anika sits down next to him, feeling comfortable with his presence.

"Tumhe pata hain main yaha aksar aata hun," he said with a smile. "Yeh mera safe spot hain. Yaha main aaram se bet sakta hun with no problems, no tension."

"Kya baat hain SSO," she said making a face.

"Yeh SSO kya hota hain?" He asked looking at her.

"SSO. Shivaay Singh Oberoi ka short form hain. Kya hai na naam todi lambi hain," she smiled. He in return smiled too.

"Ek baat punchu," he asked. She nodded. "Tumne pehle kaha tha ki main bad news hu. Tumhara matlab kya tha?" She looked down in embarrassment.

"Voh kya hain na ki main akeli Mumbai aayi hun. Yaha pe mera koyi nahi hain aur issiliye mujhe trust issues hain. Jab maine tumhe tumhare doston ke saat dekha toh mujhe laga ki tum koi challenge ki wajeh se dost bana chahte ho." He stiffened. "But jab tum ne mere liye stand liye, tab i realized ki meri understanding wrong thi."

"Toh tum yaha akeli aayi ho. Tumhare parivaar ko chod ke?" Shivaay asked. He was trying to get to know her better.

"Ha," Anika nodded. "Mujhe college Mumbai mein jaana tha. Aur bohot mushkil se main ne Papa ko convince kiya. Voh tode overprotective hain." She smiled thinking about him. She had missed her father a lot. "Yaha main padai ke liye aayi hun. Mujhe Papa ko proud karna hain. Issiliye mein doston se zyaada padai ko value karti hun."

"Bohot pyaar karte ho tum apne papa se," he smiled at her reaction.

"Papa nahi jaan hain voh mere. Mein unke bina zindagi jee nahi sakta. Voh mere liye sab kuch hain." She then looked at him and realized she had been talking about herself the entire time. "Waise, how about you? Family mein kon kon hain?"

"Meri family todi dysfunctional hain," he said with a sad smile. He didn't usually talk about this but looking at Anika, he felt like he could tell her anything. "Mere papa aur bade papa business ke liye har baat pe argue karte rehte hain. Mom toh paise ke peeche hain. Aur badi mom ko alcohol ki aadat hain."

"Shivaay I'm sorry," Anika said feeling guilty. She didn't realize it was going to be bad for him to talk about them.

"Nahi sorry maat ho. Meri ek dadi hain jo mujhe aur mere bhaiyon se bohot pyaar karti hain. Mere do bhai hain, Omkara aur Rudra. Om ek artist hain aur Rudra fitness freak. Lekin voh dono meri jaan hain," he said with pride. Anika admired the way he loved his family. And his love for his brothers reminded her of Gauri.

"Meri bhi ek choti behen hain. gauri. Jaan se bhi zyaada pyaar karti hun. Voh ek dancer hain aur todi pagal bhi," she smiled thinking about her.

"Lagta hain family bimaari hain," Shivaay commented.

"Kya kaha?" She said in anger. She put her hands on her waist. "Tumhe lagta hain main pagal hun."

"Kyu koyi shaq hain," he asked.

"You," she said in anger, trying to think of what to say. "Tum na ek bohot bade...bhagad billa. Ha. Vahi ho. Ek kanji aankhon wala baghad billa." She said then ran towards the water. He chased her in return. She was ahead of him but he managed to catch up to her.

"Main bhagad billa hu," he questioned.

"Kyu koyi shaq," she smiled back. He then splashed the ocean water on her and she looked on shocked.

"Acha bachu," she said and started splashing him. They kept on doing that back and forth till both were soaked. Anika's feet slipped and she was about to fall when a strong pair of arms caught her. She shut her eyes waiting for impact but noticed she was fine. She looked up to see Shivaay's beautiful eyes.

"Don't worry. Main tumhe ghirne nahi dunga," he said with a smile. She smiled too and then splashed him again. She got out of her clutches and ran.
*****
It was around 6 pm when they finally decided to leave. Anika had spent four hours with him and she realized that he was a really good guy. Shivaay learned that Anika was a strong girl who had a really big heart. They both got to know each other better. Now he was dropping her off home 

"Shivaay," Anika practically shouted and he quickly applied the brakes. He looked at her, afraid of what could have possibly happened.

"Kya hua. Tum theek ho. Kahi chot lagi hain kya. Dikhao," he said getting closer to her. She just looked at him and gave an innocent smile. She then pointed to the ice cream stall across the street. He gave her an unbelievable look. "Are you serious? Pata hain Anika meri jaan chali gayi thi jab tumne mujhe bulaya. I thought something bad happened."

He was angry and Anika noticed that. It took Shivaay some time to process what he said. He was confused as to why he cared so much but he looked at Anika again who held both of her ears.

"Sorry Shivaay. Lekin mujhe ice cream khane ka bohot man hain. Please chalo na mere saath." He looked at her puppy dog eyes which were really hard to resist.

"Pagal ho kya. Abhi abhi beach se bheeg ke aayi ho. Agar ice cream kaogi toh bimaar pad jaogi," he stated.

"Aisa nahi hoga Shivaay. Tum nahi jaante, mera immune system kitna strong hain. Bimaari ko toh main yuh," she snapped. "Yuh chutki mein baga sakta hun."

"You are mad," he said, looking at the stubborn girl in front of him.

"Shivaay. Tum ne hi kaha tha ki dost ki baat manni padegi. Ab dosti ki hain, toh nibhana toh padega," she gave a victorious smile and ran out the car.

"Yeh ladki toh full on pagal hain," he shook his head and followed her.

"Bhaiyya mujhe ek chocolate cone de na," she said like a little kid. Shivaay just stood next to her, shaking his head. "Shivaay, tumhe pata hain i love chocolate ice cream. Meri favorite hain. Main aur Gauri na raat mein chup chup ke chocolate ice cream kaya karte the. Phir Papa humein pakad lete aur hum unko bhi ice cream kila deta the." She rambled.

She was looking adorable indeed so Shivaay continued watching her. As she was eating, there was some ice cream stuck on her mouth. Shivaay shook his head.

"Anika," he called out. She nodded, asking what he wanted. He pointed to her mouth and she tried getting it, but couldn't. At last, he took out a napkin and went close to her and wiped off the ice cream.

Anika's breathing became heavy. They were so close, only centimeters apart. He looked up and they had a eyelock. She was confused why her heart was beating so fast.

"Kya hua. Abhi abhi toh chup hone ka naam nahi leh rahi thi," he said to mock her.

"Kuch nahi," she shrugged off. "Tumhe ice cream chahiye kya," she offered.

"No thanks. Mera immune system tumhare jaisa strong nahi hain," he teased.

"Koyi baat nahi bagad billa. Mera saath rehke tumhara immune system ek dam tan tana tan ho jayegi." Shivaay shook his head at her craziness and finally drove her home.

"Acha, jaldi se kapde badal lena aur AC on kar ke mat sona. Tand lag jayegi," Shivaay instructed. She nodded and was about to leave when she looked back at him.

"Ek baat bolu," he nodded. "Tum na itne bhi bure nahi ho."

She then get out the car leaving him with a big smile on his face. With that he drove home.