Sunaina opened Anika's room door. She saw Anika sleeping on the floor with dried tear marks on her face.

Sunaina sat near her and started caressing her hair. She also felt tears flowing from her eyes after looking at her daughter's condition.

On feeling someone near her, Anika opens her eyes and looks at her mother who was looking at her with tears.

Anika immediately sat up straight and wiped her mother's tears. She gets worried after looking at her mother.

A- Mumma, what happened? Why are you crying?

Su- Anika beta, why are you doing this?

Anika starts looking here and there, avoiding her mother's gaze.

A- What are you talking about, mumma?

Sunaina holds her chin and makes Anika look at her.

Su- You very well know that what I am talking about. I know that you are not happy with this wedding, then why are you sacrificing your life?

A- I am happy, mumma.

Anika says while looking down.

Su- Don't lie to me, Anika. I am your mother and I know you very well.

Anika looks at Sunaina with tears in her eyes.

A- I can't hurt papa anymore. I have already hurted him a lot. This is the first time that he has asked something from me. I want to fulfill his wish.

Su- What about your happiness?

A- I'll be happy if you all will be happy.

Anika smiles sadly. Sunaina hugs Anika and kissed her forehead.

Su- Mera baccha.

Suddenly Tia barges in the room with a clothes and jewellery.

Anika and Sunaina broke the hug and wipes their tears immediately. Tia looks at them and rolled her eyes.

T- If your mother-daughter melodrama is done, then make Anika ready for the engagement.

Tia kept the things on the bed and left from there.

Sunaina looks at Anika. Anika smiles sadly.

A- Mumma, you go downstairs till then I'll get ready.

Sunaina nods and left the room.

Anika closed her bedroom door. She keeps her suitcase on the bed and unzips it and takes out a photo frame from the suitcase. It was her and Shivaay's photo which was clicked by Rudra.

Anika moves her fingers on the photo.

A- I miss you Shivaay.

A tear drop on Shivaay's pic.
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Here Shivaay finally reached Anika's village.

Shivaay came outside to search for any vehicle.

He asked a Tangewala about the vehicles.

S- Listen, actually I want to go to Sarpanch's house. Where will I get some vehicle?

T- sir, you will not get any vehicle today.

S- Why?

T- Because everybody has went to Sarpanch's house because its his daughter's engagement today.

Shivaay gets shocked.

S- What?

T- Yes. If you want, then I can drop you there because I am also going there.

Shivaay nods his head and sits on his tanga (Bullock cart).

S(thinks) - How can Anika get married? No.. No.. She can't do this. Wait a minute. Why am I thinking all this? Maybe her sister is getting married. Don't think rubbish Shivaay.

She shrugs his thoughts but somewhere in his heart, he knew that something is wrong.
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Anika was ready in her engagement outfit and was sitting in front of the mirror.

ANIKA'S LEHENGA

She was looking very beautiful but the peace and happiness on her face was missing.

Tia came inside the room and looks at her in envy.

T- There was no need to dress up so much. Anyways we have to go down, groom's family has came and the auspicious time of engagement has started. Let's go.

Anika got up from the chair and went downstairs with Tia.

As soon as she reached downstairs, she saw the groom standing on stage while his and her family standing and talking to each other.

( Introducing Veer Prataap Singh, son of Sarpanch, Arrogant. Doesn't support women's freedom. He thinks that women are only good for household work. He is very dear to Harshavardhan Rathore because their ideologies are same. He doesn't know that Anika was studying in Mumbai. He doesn't respect women. Has anger issues.)

Tia makes Anika stand on stage beside Veer. He was mesmerized by Anika's beauty but one thing that angers him that Anika has not covered her face with veil.

He went near her ear and whispered angrily.

V- Why have you not covered your face with veil?

Anika looks at him shockingly.

V- look down. I don't like when women directly look in my eyes. Their eyes should always be down.

Anika was very shocked. She never expected him to be of same mentality like her father, even more than that. She has tears in her eyes on imagining her future life.

Veer's father Kishore Prataap Singh asked Harshvardhan to start the engagement. He nodded his head and asked sunaina to bring the rings.

Sunaina brought the rings and gave it to Veer and Anika.

The ring ceremony starts. The priest commands Anika to make him wear the ring. Anika's hand was shivering. Then she looked at her father who was smiling. She gains courage and slides the ring in his hand.

Everybody claps for them. Now it was Veer's turn to make her wear the ring. Anika was hesitant to forward her hand to him but he held her hand tightly and was about the slide the ring when the main door opens and the ring fell from Veer's hand.

Anika looks at the door and there he was, Shivaay. He was standing there with a blank expression after looking at Anika who was getting engaged to someone.

Anika looks at him with longing eyes. First Shivaay thought that Anika was doing this engagement with her will but after looking at her helpless face, he understood that something was wrong. He looks at the ring which was lying near his foot. He picks up the ring and slides it in his pocket.

Everybody started finding the ring near the stage but didn't find it. Anika and Shivaay were continuously looking at each other. It seems like they are sharing each other's pain through their eyes. Sunaina noticed their eyelock and thought to ask Anika about it later.

Veer was fuming in Anger.

V- Where the hell is the ring?

H- The ring is no where to be found. I don't know where it went? It doesn't matter, Sunaina go and bring another ring.

K- We can't do the engagement with any other ring. That ring was given by our Priest.

H- Then what will we do?

K- I think we can't do this engagement now.

V-With engagement or no engagement, I am going to marry Anika at the end of this week. This is final.

Everybody nods their head. Veer's eyes fell on Shivaay.

V- Hey! Who are you?

S- Wo... Wo.... I am Shivaay Singh Oberoi. I......

Shivaay was about to introduce himself as Anika's friend but Anika shook her head in no.

S- Ummm.. I came here to make a project on Village life and somebody told me that this village is really beautiful so I am here to capture the beauty and take it with me. ( He says while looking at Anika). I came here to talk to Sarpanch of this village that if he can help me.

Harshavardhan came forward.

H- I am sarpanch of this village. You are our guest so I will definitely help you.

S- Sir, please can you tell me any hotel nearby? Actually I am very tired.

H- This is village and there are no hotels. As you are our guest so you can stay in my house. Tia will show you your room.

Harshavardhan calls out for Tia but she was totally lost in Shivaay's handsomeness.

H- Tia!

She comes out of her Dreamland.

T- Yes papa.

H- Go and show him the guest room after the function gets over.

Tia nods her head.

The priest asks Anika and Veer to touch their parents feet.

Veer nods his head and grabs Anika's hand tightly. Anika tries to free her hand but he held it very tightly. Shivaay noticed this and closes his hand in a fist to control his anger.

Veer went and touched his father's and Anika's father's feet. They blessed them.

P- Beta touch yours and her mother's feet also.

V- Have you gone mad, panditji? I will never bend in front of a women.

Veer's father chuckles at his sentence and Veer feels proud of himself. 😡😡

Sunaina felt bad while Anika was disgusted by his mentality.

H- Ok leave all this. Shivaay, Let me introduce you to My family. As you know me, I am Harshavardhan rathore, sarpanch of this village.

Shivaay bends down and touched his feet. He pats his back.

H- She is Sunaina Harshavardhan Rathore, my wife.

He says while pointing towards Sunaina. Shivaay smiles and bends down to touch her feet. Sunaina felt overwhelmed and caresses his head while blessing him. Anika felt proud on Shivaay. Veer just rolled his eyes.

Shivaay smiles and stood on his place.

H- This is Advay, my son.

Shivaay shakes his hand with Advay.

H- This is Anika, my youngest daughter and this is Tia, my elder daughter.

Anika smiles at Shivaay and Shivaay also smiles back. Tia gives a flirtatious smile to Shivaay which he royally ignores. 😂

H- As the function is almost over so Tia, show guest room to Shivaay.

Tia nods her head and takes Shivaay to the guest room.

While going, Shivaay winks at Anika and she lowers her eyes. Shivaay smiles and leaves.