Later at 5.00 P.M in Singhania mansion, the place that was filled with all of their sweet memories.

(A/N ~ Anika was not staying there for security reasons)

Anika was the first to reach there. As she entered her mansion, she remembered how Shivaay and she used to spend time playing, fighting, and chatting with each other.

She smiled remembering their memories when Shivaay entered the mansion. Though she didn't notice him she felt his presence. She turned behind to see him but in seconds,

Splash.

Shivaay threw water on Anika making her completely drenched. This was his reaction on Anika after she splashed water on him in the hotel days back.

"Shi..." Anika was about to call out to him in shock when Shivaay spoke sarcastically, "Hello Ms.Anika Singhania or should I call you Ms.Anami?!"
As Anika knew he was very badly hurt because of her, she spoke calmly "Shivaay, just a minute let me explain you" she said but instead of listening he just pinned her against the wall roaring at her,"What will you say! You just listen I will talk"
Anika winces in pain, saying "it's hurting Shivaay"
"Then what about the wound you gave me years back Anika. Do you think it won't hurt huh?" He said with much rage.

"Shivaay, let me..." She was stopped by him. He was fuming in anger,"Not a word from you, just listen. Why did you come into my life!? Why did you leave me? Why did you come back now? Why did we meet again? Why!" he almost shouted.

Anika just had tears in her eyes. She was broken by his questions. She said,"Shivaay, I wanted to tell you but I had reasons. When I left you, I myself didn't know what was happening around me. I-I didn't want to leave but..."
"but what Anika?! You left leaving me in darkness. You know how difficult it was for me!? It was hard for me all these years to breath also. I became lonely Anika!" He said as tears made a path on his cheeks.

Seeing Anika in pain, he realised what he was doing and left her instantly.
"I'm sorry Ms.Singhania. Very sorry!" He said in his pain filled voice.
"Shivaay!" She called out to him understanding what he was feeling like, she wanted to say a lot further but he said "No Ms.Singhania, let me finish off. I don't know what kind of a feeling this is but I think we should just end this now"
"Shivaay, what's wrong with you! Can't you just listen to me once?" She asked feeling weak all of a sudden.

"There's nothing left between us to hear Ms.Singhania. WE ARE NOTHING TO EACH OTHER! Good bye for one last time" saying he left from there leaving a completely broken Anika. She fell to the ground crying very badly. Outside Shivaay too broke down completely. His last words were just repeating within himself. Those words hit their hearts and hurt them very badly.

Controlling his emotions, he reached Oberoi mansion where he saw his grandmother worrying about something.
"Dadi, what happened?" He asked her out of concern when she asked back,"billu, did you meet Anu?!"
"Yes I mean no dadi. But why?" He asked her very much surprised.
"Harsh called me" she said continuing what he told her,

*****

Fourteen years back, the day when Anika and Harsh left India.

Harsh got to know who killed Anika's mother. He got shocked as it was one of his ex business partners, the owner of Khurana empire.

A/N ~ The Singhanias and the Khuranas were once partners in business. But as Mr.Khurana cheated his own partner, he got his punishment and left his partnership with the Singhanias. This happened when Anika was born. Four years later, Anika's mother died in a car accident. From then Anika got attached to the Oberois, especially Shivaay and dadi.

There were constant attacks on Harsh and Anika. That day they had to leave India as they had no other choice, they were almost to die but instead their driver died. They left and didn't have contact with anyone back in India because it was not safe for them. They changed their identity there and lived in the U.S all these years.

*****

"Now because Anu came to India, Harsh told me all this billu. It seems she was not picking up her call. I'm worried as Anu is not safe now also!" Dadi said as tears brimmed her eyes.

Hearing this Shivaay felt guilty, not just guilty but he hated himself for hurting his Anika so badly. He not once tried listening to her.
"Dadi, I met Anu!" He said out of guilt when she asked back very much shocked and angry "What? Then why did you lie billu!?"

"Dadi, I'm very sorry! I..." He was about to continue when do got a call from Harsh again.
"Hello puttar. What? I will ask billu. You don't worry! Our Anu will be safe" she assured him before cutting the call.
"Dadi what happened?" He asked really tensed when she panicked, "billu, Anika's phone is now not even reachable. I feel something is not right. Bring her back home billu. Please" said dadi with tears in her eyes.
"Dadi, please don't cry! I will bring our Anu back" saying he left in search for Anika.

Somewhere in a dark place, Anika was lying unconscious. She regained her consciousness within minutes when she heard a voice.

"Hello Anika Singhania, we are waiting for you from a very long time. Finally you came back. Why did you take these many days to come back huh!?" The voice asked her when she replied back much confidently, "What the hell! Who are you and why are you hiding? Come out!"

The person who came out was revealed to be Daksh Khurana, with him came his father but in a wheel chair completely paralysed.
"Hello baby, you are too beautiful and hot to be killed" he said nearing her when she yelled at him, "Just shut up"
Daksh caught hold of her very tightly and turned to his dad, "Dad let me first enjoy her and then fulfill your wish!" He said to him when Anika shouted "Leave me you idiot"

"The punishment for what your father has done to us. You are going to get it today" he said smirking evilly at her. He then gives her a tight slap that she hits against something hard enough to hit her head badly and becomes unconscious again.

Daksh was about to lift her when Shivaay stopped him.

A/N ~ Shivaay tracked Anika's number with the help of his childhood friend Bhavya, Assistant Commissioner of Police.

Shivaay started hitting him black and blue but soon was surrounded by goons. He hit them too very badly that they can't get up in future. But by the time he hit the goons, Daksh went missing with Anika. He started searching for them but couldn't find. Suddenly Daksh came out of nowhere and smirked evilly at Shivaay.

"You can never find her man. I killed her! She is no more..." Daksh didn't finish his sentence when Shivaay hits him in anger and he falls down. The place was actually a chemical factory. Shivaay searched for Anika very badly but he could find her nowhere.

Suddenly something shined and he found it be Anika's chand bracelet. The bracelet which Shivaay gave it to Anika when they were young. He took it carefully in his hands and looked at it teary eyed. He then stops at a place, a isolated room where the door was locked. He somehow felt Anika is inside, maybe it was his gut feeling.
(A/N ~ His ehsaas for her😍)

He broke the door with much difficulty only to find Anika lying there lifeless. The room was filled with poisonous gas that Anika struggled breathing for a long time. But when he found her, she didn't struggle instead she was just lying there not moving an inch.

"Anu!" Shivaay called out to her lovingly after fourteen long years. He carried her and brought her out of the room.
"Anu, please get up na!" saying he shook her vigorously but there was no response from her. He felt her breathing very slow. He felt as though his life was going away from him.
"Anu, please yaar. You call me that billu know. I don't feel michmichi anymore! Please wake up. I won't call you Panika also!" saying he hugged her.

Suddenly he remembered something. He goes somewhere and comes back with a bottle of water.

Splash.

He literally splashed water on her face. He then saw Anika moving a bit much to his happiness.
"Anu" he called out to her with tears of happiness.
"Sh-Shivaay, I-I'm sorry.I didn't want to hurt you. I..." She spoke out in her weak voice when he said, "No Anu I'm sorry! I was only mad, you were always correct. As you say, I'm your Bhagad Billa only!"

"Shivaay" Anika called out to him. She was still weak when he made her drink water and helped her stand up.
"Anika, let's go to the hospital" he said out of concern to which she denied, "No no Shivaay I'm okay." She continued asking him innocently, "Shivaay, you already threw water on me in our mansion right? Then why did you throw water on me again?"
Shivaay chuckled at the innocent question of hers and cupped her face.

But before shivaay could answer her question, Daksh stood in front of them pointing a gun towards them. Just in time Anika comes and stands before Shivaay. Two gun shots were heard. One was a hit while the other was a miss.

"Anu!" Shivaay shouted in shock. The hit shot was towards Daksh from ACP Bhavya Singh Rathore, Shivika's childhood best friend. Daksh died on spot. While the other shot was a miss was from Daksh, the bullet that hit someone but not Anika. It hit his own father as a punishment for their own deeds.

"Anu tum teek tho hona? Why did you come in front and risk your life for me huh?!" Shivaay asked checking her out if she had any injuries. He continued, "Tumhe kuch hojatha tho mei kya karoon!?"
They share a cute eyelock when she said back, "Aapko kuch hojatha tho Mei kya karoongi?"

That's when Shivaay said, "Anu, I told you that I didn't know what feeling I had for you know? But now I understood.

I realised that I can't live without you! I realised that hurting you is hurting myself. I realised ki agar tujhe chot lagegi, dard mujhe hoga. I realised you have my life with you! I love you Anu"

"but..." She said teary eyed when Shivaay was shocked to hear that response from her. That word had so much importance all of a sudden.
"but?!" He asked shocked. Before he could tell another word, Anika locks her lips with his. Parting away from their passionate kiss, she said the same word again "but..."

Splash.

The little water that was left in the bottle went directly on Shivaay's face much to his shock.

"but I love you more than you do Shivaay" she said making him happy at the same time confused.
"Why did you throw water now?!" he asked her when she replied,"your punishment for not realising this feeling of yours before!"
"You also didn't right?! Fine fine. No water is left otherwise I would have also given you punishment" he said laughing.
"Humara pyaar humesha aisa hi hoga, thoda sa geela geela pyaar" she said when their friend responded to her, "thoda nahi bahut zyada" Bhavya said laughing.

Shivaay holding Anika by her waist, said "ha ha bahut zyada. Pani wala pyaar. Love you my Panika❤"
"Love you more my billuji" she said placing a hand on his chest feeling his heartbeats for her.

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I hope you guys liked the cover of this book. I tried making one 😊