Anika's POV

Niku... Baby.. Ani... Anu crying..

Word after word hit my ears loudly in a bawling voice. The voice was so familiar to me but I'm not able to recognise who exactly it is! Urghh! My head.. my stomach hurts heavily.

I shriek my head forcefully as I'm not able to take the pain in me. Through the dark screen I can see the scenario of me getting harassed by Rohit!

Am I died?! Where am I now ?! I questioned to myself as I can't feel anything. Why does everything looks so blank for me?! No.. No I shouldn't be died, anil.. anil ! Just then, I slightly feeled a soft skin interacting with me, a crying voice, the hold of a hand. I'm slowly feeling the warmth of everything.

PLEASE NIKU, WAKE UP !

Those words from a manly voice cherished me. I'm alive, I'm not dead !Iyappa.. Yappa is here I can pleasantly hear his voice. He's talking to me! I pressed my lips weakly and uttered his name.

I could feel my own air passing through me, feeling so suffocated. Not giving up, I moved my fingers just within his hold of my hand and uttered his name once again.

Finally, I was able to breath out firmly and the fresh air on my face cherished. I realised that iyappan took out the oxygen mask. Taking all the guts in me, I tried my level best to open my eyelids. I could still hear iyappan calling my name, excitedly. But my eyes, my body I feel so weak and painful! I can't even move a bit.

Shirking my eyes, with all the courage I opened my heavy eyelids and found iyappan right beside me. He looked so happily excited, his red eyes effected me a lot. He cried!

But..But where are others ? I ran my eyes around the room looking out for others but all I was able to see was me trapped around with so much wires and machines.

"An.. Anil yenga? Anil van.. vandhachaa?" I asked, stressfully pressuring my lips.

"Ani returned back from LA long time! He just now went home to freshen up. I'll call him and tell him to come back." He said, smiling within his tears. "But Niku how do you feel?"

"I.. feel dizzy! Head is bursting and my stomach pain is so terrible. Yennaku onnume mudila.. naa yeppdi ingaa vandhen iyappa?" I said, wearily.

"Shanky admitted you here! Just be here niku I will go call anu and come she'll check on you." He said, rushingly.

He left the room within moments to fetch anu. Meanwhile I thought of getting up straight to sit but then I can't move as my right arm is bandaged and my left hand is injected, intravenous fluid.

Still I tired to move but I understood that I can't do anything by own. I hate this so much! The cramps, the pains and all sorts of difficulties.

Suddenly, the door in front of my bed was opened widely. Anu, Sreyas and everyone rushed into my room shock surprised. The moment my gaze got fixed on anu and sreyu I losed myself. I was sure that I was gonna cry badly.

"Niku !" Anu said, as she checked on with my pulse and the activity of my heart through the ECG machine. Tears slowly dropped crossingly as I'm laid down on the bed. I clutched anu's hand tightly and cried.

"Nu.. rombo vazhlikudhu! Yennaku yennachi.. sollu nu yennaku onnum aagala la?" I said, crying out of my lungs.

"Unnaku onnum aagala! You're now alright. You will have some pains as you're so anaemic. I will give painkiller soon you will feel a better okay." Anu said, concernedly.

But I found hesitation in her face, she doesn't seem well.

"Vazhlikidhu nu.. yennala mudila. I shouldn't have left the house because of that only I'm suffering." I blamed myself, like a kid.

"Heyy niku! Don't cry the pain will fly away soon okay. You shouldn't stress yourself you just got back safely from not going to coma." Anu said, in a husked voice.

"How..How did Shanky admit me here? Why ani didn't come yet!" I questioned, unknowingly.

"Iyappa go and inform the news to ani. He will definitely be so happy to hear this." Sreyas interrupted, in amusement.

"Niku I saw you thrown down on the car park in Express Avenue mall. At first I didn't know what actually happened to you but after the investigations happened we all got to know that Rohit harassed you." Shanky said, cursed under his breath.

I looked down, immediately. I seriously don't have the efforts to look at them. Literally, everyone knows the person behind my sorrows and injures. I skeptically looked up at sreyas, in a sparse way.

"Sreyu, I'm sorry I shouldn't have left the house without informing you. Because of my stupidity and immaturity fate played with me." I said, banged my forehead with my palm. "Rohit yenna yeppdi theriyama aadichaan naa kathaa kaathaa yenna pottu aiidichaan. Yenaku vazhlika vazhlika adichaan." I bawled.

Quickly, Sreyas hugged me tight enveloping his warmth on me with his strong arms around me. I just rested my head on his chest and didn't stop crying. Still the fact hurts me!

"Niku stop da! Don't talk about it. Something really big is going to happen for Rohit and from that he can never come out. It will be double the time he did to you. Don't worry about it and don't think of what happened to you. Look we're here for you and we're so happy that you survived back. Do you know how days it has been since we all had a good time? None of us had talked well nor we didn't even take care of our health well. All our concerns were on you." Sreyas said, comforting me slowly on my back.

"Yes, Niku day by day we started to hate everything. We didn't even feel like doing anything and our anger each time when doctors said let's see, let's see boiled up on Rohit. But finally god answered our prayers and of course the love for you from ani gave you back to us." Shanky said, within his tears as a smile crept was seen on his cheeks.

Instantly, I smiled hearing that from Shanky. At this moment I'm feeling so special to get anirudh's love. He saved me! But then slowly my smile faded away as I was extremely dubious if anirudh knew about Rohit!

"Does ani know about Rohit ? Did he find it out?" I asked, pulling sreyas collar.

He reminded silent and faced down from meeting my gaze. Does that mean Anirudh knows ?! I doubted.

"Sollu sreyu ?! Anu nee aachum sollu." I questioned frustratedly.

"Sorry Niku! We had to we couldn't hide it from him anymore. Anyways at one part time he should know about your past life and so yeah we didn't know how to hide it longer." Anu said, in a low tone.

"Why? Why did you tell him? Why?" I shouted.

"We had no other ways! He started to question us and he was so tensed. As a husband to you he has to know it." Sreyas said, with a serious look.

"No ! Ani pavaam sreyu. Rohit ani eh kudam summa vida maatan. Naa ani ku problem ku mela problem kudukuren yen sreyu sonna?" I said, holding his shirt tightly.

"Niku please understand us! It's a good thing that ani knows, he supports you and till now he's doing everything for your safety." Shanky gave his utterance.

I just can't accept this! Ani, he's the one who loved me first, he's the one who wished to marry me and live a happily life with me, not a problematic life! I'm not willing to be a burden to anyone's life. This is so like I'm crushing anirudh's head with lots of stress whereas he already has so much of commitments.

"No! No! Yaarum yennaku venam! Rohit's happiness is see me dead and if that happens he will be happy. Let me just go to the place where aravind went so that there won't be more problem and no burdens for ani." I said, in a very serious tone.

I pulled out the drips of my hand and moved away to get down from the bed. Sreyas and Shanky started to stop me from getting down.

"Niku! Shut the hell up! What are you speaking? Did me and all the doctors work day and night just to let you die? Without giving up all the doctors worked their best out to save you but you're here talking shits!" Anu said, crushing her teeth.

"It's better to die rather than living a life filled with scares. Leave me nu !" I said.

I started to shout, scream and fuss but they all were blocking me just making me stay on the bed. I seriously wanna leave this world, I don't even deserve live here. I still continued to fuss and fuss around pushing them away from me.

Just on time, I felt something so harshly poking my cheeks so hard as I was layed on sreyas's arms. Immediately my hand made up to my cheeks and I didn't know how to react. I was slapped!

" Anu !" Sreyas exclaimed, in an utter shock.

It took me so much of time to digest that anu slapped me. Did she really mean to that to me ?! I looked up at her vexed with tears dropping down my cheeks. She was outrageously tempered her face reflects it so visibly.

"Enough, Niku! Loose aah dii nee? Naaga evulo solldrom nee kekka maata?" Anu said, angrily.

"If you leave you think ani will live happily? Definitely no, he loves you that much he can't think any other life without you. Or will I even live happily? You do know i live my life all just for you and scarify things just for you. Nee konjaa naal pesama, sappudama irundhadhu naalula naaga yellarum seththutom. Just think, for a while after this also if you be keen on with your stupid talks then you'll never see your nu hereafter." Anu said, depressedly with a voice full of anger.

She just like that left the place without even waiting for my utterance or listen to any of them. I didn't really expect this from my anu, because of my stupidness I'm just letting out everything through my tears.

Anirudh's POV !

I reached home parking my car at the porch and walked up to my house. Well, deep inside my thoughts are still on my anika. Past 4 days there was no happiness, no excitements and no fun. All can be lively back only if she returns back to me.

I entered into my house as it was wide open. After the very big problem with my parents we nearly had no talks, didn't meet each other. Initially I was avoiding to face my dad I knew what he will talk about so I didn't give a damn!

Other part, I hate to stay in home but going away from them will definitely go wrong and anika needs a pure mother love, no matter what happens I still have the confidence that my mom will make it true. I just walked towards my room without greeting my mom as i saw her at the dinning hall the moment I entered.

"Ani.. I need to talk to you." Lakshmi said, stopping anirudh's way.

I stopped by but didn't turn around to face my mom. I wondered what she was going to talk about. But please no ill talks or about second marriage, I said to myself. I stood still at living hall, not moving on.

"Come here and have seat!" She said, politely.

I turned back and went to the dining hall, having the respect for my mom. That one thing have never changed! I pulled the chair and sat down comfortably but didn't face her. She served a cup of coffee and asked me to drink. This is my mom always when I return back from studio she's the only person who makes everything for me, stay awake in late nights to open the door for me.

I slowly cupped the cup with my hand but didn't drink. I just kept on starring at it. Suddenly, mom started to caress my hair and rub my cheeks with her soft palms. That gave shivers to my body. Mom's care are always special and she never stops doing this to me as knew I hate it. I didn't react much to it as I reminded silent, sipping the coffee.

"I'm feeling so hurted to see you this way ani. Being like this won't satisfy the things you want it to happen." She said, wrapping her arm around my shoulder and getting close to me.

I didn't do anything but just stayed calm.

"See, I know and I understand how you're feeling now. When you brought anika her I did not like it just like your dad. But then, not for long time  the hate is gonna work. Things will automatically change and I realised it when you losed yourself for her. What happened to anika is purely not acceptable.As a women and a being mom for two children I can feel the pain of anika. See, if you keep thinking about what happened and stress yourself definitely you'll not be able to guide anika well when she gets back. Forget about everything and live a happy life with your girl. God has decided that she's only for you and no can change it so I'm happy." Lakshmi confessed her love and agreement for anirudh to live happily.

Quickly, I clutched my mom giving her a brief hug. I rested my head on of shoulder and cried. She finally understood the love, affection and how passionate I'm with anika. My confidence didn't go wrong! I'm just so proud and blessed to get a mom like her. Literally, I just couldn't stop tears and break the hug. I wanted to stay just like this and pour out everything.

"Maa,I love you so much! I just love you so much maa. You proved who you're and definitely anika will be so happy if she comes to know that you accept her as your daughter in law. But.. But for that she hasn't got her consciousness. I'm still waiting for it so awfully. Will she ever be back maa?" I said, weepingly.

"Come on my boy, stop crying like a kid. She'll be back like how immaturely she was. All our prayers will definitely bring her back all you have to do is be positive. And more importantly guide yourself on how you're gonna hide the abortion matter away from anika. This matter will affect her more, im saying by the way of her characteristics. So you better be prepared with everything and don't lose your hope. Your maa's blessings is always there." She said, with a smile on her face.

I'm astonished with her words, she purely understood anika's character without anyone's knowledge. How can she be this down to earth. Yet, her words gave me another supportive of confidence. Yes, I should be well prepared to face everything after this.

"Since you're there for me. I'll take care of my Niku so well like no one else can. Thank you maa." I said, smilingly after so long days.

She smiled back.

"And wait.. One important thing this has to be a secret between us three don't ever show it out that I have accepted anika as my daughter. Your dad has to change and understand so to make him understand I should pretend to go on his way. But you don't worry I will take care of it." She said.

I bit a laugh silently. The way she said was quite dramatically and I couldn't resist from laughing. She knows how to make up things well. I nodded my head in agreement and carried on finishing my coffee as she went to the kitchen to make lunch.

After a while, I got up and decided to go to my room and freshen up. Just then, my phone ringed playing the kaththi theme in the background. I looked at the display and it was iyappan. I received the call, wonderingly.

"Hello! Ani, Niku.. Niku got her consciousness. She woke up!" Iyappan said, loudly through the phone speaker.

Shockingly, Surprised! This news made my day like anything. I didn't reply anything to him I hinged up the call and rushed my feet off grabbing my car key to the parking lot. I was stunned, pleasantly stunned. My Niku is back! She didn't leave me! So damn, excited to hear her say my name. I know only how much I missed that from her.

Getting into my car, I quickly pulled the gear and started the acceleration, speeding up the meter I rushed to IMS hospital soon. I can feel the way I turned so excited. Feel like I gained my beautiful life back into my hands. One side, tears still flow on in happiness and I smile at myself, imagining the moments how I'm gonna spend with her after this.

In about 35 minutes I reached the hospital and just parked my car at the entrance of the hospital. I was too excited to see my lollypie. Fastly, I went inside the lift and pressed the 3rd floor button. I wiped my tears and relaxed myself, wanted to look a little good to my girl. Ding! 3rd floor, the recorded voice from the lift sounded loud. I brushed out from the lift, urgently rushing myself towards the ward.

People's around me looked so surprised and confused at my actions. Phewwo! I reached anika's room immediately I pushed the door widely and entered in, found my lollypie sitting up on the bed. But everyone was so silent with their face down.

Confused!

"Niku .." I walked to her and cupped her face with both of my hands.

She didn't react to my act. She kept looking down and starred at something. I looked at my friends, they sniffed and looked down but didn't tell me anything.

"Niku, baby talk to me. Do you know how happy I turned with iyappan's one call and utterance. You're back to me baby." I said, feeling so reviled and moved so close to her.

"Yennaku nee venaa. Naa saavuren, unna vittu naa pooren!" She exclaimed, in a serious tone.

My heart sank down, broken into pieces like a glass. I felt like an earthquake just occurred in. All my expectations went down and I just started at her. What the hell has happened to her? Why is she talking this way ? I doubted.

"What ?" I said, under my breath.

"I'm sorry ani! I don't deserve to live with you. If I do then your life will be going with problems and I don't want you to face that because of me. So, let me just die." She said, reluctantly facing away from me.

"Have you gone mad niku? What happened to you. Do you know how excitedly I came here to see you? I was happy and excited that much where I can't even express it with words. I expected that you'll hug me tight and say my name but then you spoiled everything of it." I said, frustrated.

"Anil, listen! Naa vazhludradhula onnum nadakaa pooradhu illa. Naa irundhaa unnaku thaan kashtam. Adhaan naa ippdi oru mudivu yeduthen. Naa oru burden aah iruka virumbula." She said, looking up at me.

Utterly, surprised to see her talk this way!

"Who thought you to talk like this Niku ? Rombo nalla pesuraa! Nee yennaku burden nu naa sonna naa? Sollu niku?" I said, reluctantly.

"You didn't but that's the truth ani. I'm at this hospital because of Rohit , because of my stupid past life. Definitely he will not leave anyone of the people who are related to me." She said.

"Oh, so this is reason why you're talking like this. Look you're my wife, not just that you're more something more special than a wife. When you're mine how will let you die because of a coward who ruined your studies and Aravind's life. No matter how big the problems comes in I will face it having you right on my arms. I'll not leave you for anyone's happiness." I said, earnestly.

"No ani, please understand. You're taking everything into your head and carrying it like loads. What I'm going to do here? Like you aravind was that supportive and friendly to me now he also left me." She said, tearing a little.

I badly wanted to embrace her, I feeled the love and that friendship respect on aravind. In this itself I understand how close they two were but what she's thinking and talking is totally wrong.

"Alright Niku ! You're keen that you wanna leave me and go. Okay look at me and tell me right on my face that you're wholeheartedly willing to leave me. Yenna paththu, yen kanna paththu sollu." I said, holding her waist tightly and contacting with her eyes.

She starred at me shocked as her eyes bulged up!

To be continued..

A/N

Drop down all your comments on this chapter guys. Quite a long chapter I guess! So, anirudh's mom finally understands anika's character and starts to support her mom. But what do you think anika's reply will be ? Do you guys think she really mean to say that to Anirudh ?! Stay tuned !

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