Year: 2018.

Description: Before the reboot. 

"Here is your food, Mr Oberoi..." - Anika said and serve him the perfect balanced diet which had all the greens including some chicken. Anika made it to two plates and gave it to him. He smilingly takes that in his hand and started to have without complaining. 

She took a spoon full of plain rice and have it, Her facial expression remain normal but she was more concentrated in having food and proofreading the article for the news which were sent by her junior reporters, Shivaay just noticed, how she wantedly decided to give up her food habits and turn on her cycle according to him. Shivaay didn't ask her anything. Even if he asks, She will never be going to hear anything. 

"Palak is good..." - Shivaay exclaimed when he saw her submerged in her work looking at the phone. She hardly goes to the office once in a week and the rest of the days, she will work from home and stays with shivaay and do some work for his charity. They were pretty much popular in the society as they own a youtube channel and have 13 million subscribers with them. They take brand integration and donate the whole amount to the Aids society of India. They mostly provide very positive contents and their pair remain best in both on and off-screen. 

"Thank you... But your mom said you hate palak..." - Anika asked while keeping her phone aside. 

"Yeah, I used to run away whenever my mom prepares palak... But when I tasted your preparation, It became my favourite, how Baby?" - Shivaay asked her while taking a rose from the vase and handing it to her. 

"Because I made it out of love, and most importantly, It's my mom's recipe" - Anika said while taking the rose from his hand and kept it back to the vase. 

"You are not looking like a person who could cook this much tasty food... It's finger-licking good..." - Shivaay licked his fingers. 

"Actually I used to be the person who don't know the way to the kitchen... After mom's demise, It became my peaceful place, Somedays, I used to spend all the 24 hours in cooking and sent the food to the government school nearer to my house... So this skill helped me to come out of the depression..." - Anika said with a smile. 

"So Anusha Trivedi is the reason behind your talent, Anu ma... You're great... My first job to kiss your palms when I get there..." - Shivaay said casually, But the smile in anika's face faded away. He quickly recalled what he said and looked at her, By then, Anika took her plate and moved towards the kitchen and put it in the sink. 

"Ani... Baby..." - Shivaay ran behind her. She started to do dishes, Shivaay just stood behind her. 

"Baby..." - Shivaay called her. 

"Yeah..." - Anika called without turning her face towards him, She clearly hid her tears. 

"I am sorry... It just escaped from my mouth..." - Shivaay said. 

"Leave it, shivaay... It's not you, It's my fate which is in the hurry to take everything and everyone I love... You can't do anything..." - Anika replied, Her tone shivered and he noticed that He moved towards her and turn her towards him. Her eyes became red in crying. 

"Sweetheart... Don't cry... Please..." - He called her while cupping her face. 

"You should believe that you will live longer, Then only miracles do knock our door... But here, You are ready to pack your bag to go away from me... Am I that much worse?" - Anika asked him. 

"You're my miracle, How can a miracle be worse?" - Shivaay asked her. 

"Leave... Just words..." -  Anika slightly pushed him. But he instead made her sit in the counter slap of the kitchen and wrapped his hands around her waist. stopped her from going anywhere. 

"Leave me..." - Anika said and tried to get away from the grip. He forcefully kept her hand on his left chest. 

"Can't you sense it?" - Shivaay asked her. 

"What?" - Anika asked. 

"Doesn't it saying, I am ready to fight to live even it's 0.000001% chance... I am not giving it up, I am ready to fight for the only reason... That reason is not my mom, dad or anyone but you, My ani... My customized Fairylady... The only love of my life... Can't you hear it?" - Shivaay said. Tears crossed anika's eyes. But she nodded with a smile. 

"I wish I would have noticed you earlier... I never would have wanted anything in my life..." - Shivaay voice trailed off. 

"Okay, No more emotional talks. Tell me, How you make it up, My costly kajal got spoiled and I am looking like a ghost..." - Anika said. 

"How about Romedy film with ice-creams and cuddles?" - Shivaay asked. 

"Improvement... What are you waiting for? Christmas?" - Anika asked. Shivaay tried to take her in arms but he felt very weak, He just made her stand in the floor and they both left to their room while intertwining their arms with one another. 

Shivaay switched on Ac, laptop and the projector which projected opposite in the wall to where they were lying, They were cuddling tightly inside the blanket and watched the random movie, The Cinderella (Christmas story) in the Netflix and started to watch. Anika kept her head in his chest, And he caressed her hair. 

"Anika... Does your stepmom used to torture you?" - Shivaay asked her when he saw the step-mom tortures in the movie. 

"Not at all, She's innocent..." - Anika said.

"Then why did you started to stay in a hostel?" - Shivaay asked. 

"Because It was very difficult to see people moving on with the reality soon forgetting my mom..." - Anika said. People should move on, That's what shivaay thought but didn't speak anything. He didn't want to spoil her mood again. 

"My mom had a brain tumour... In the most dedicated area of brain, She was fighting for 2 years, And I come to know about everything after her death, You know, I was crying on that day, She hugged me tightly and slept next to me. I woke up but she didn't... I tried my level best, But she didn't open her eyes..." - Anika said, Her tone shivered by tears didn't escape from her eyes. Shivaay kissed her forehead and hugged her even tighter. 

"See, Nick is the Santa... I told you, Know... My predictions were always right..." - Shivaay exclaimed. And they both started to watch the movie while hugging each other tightly. 

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Anika got ready to school, But she was still in the confusion whether it was her dream or the reality. But she didn't dare to see her mobile phone for confirmation. She threw her phone aside and got ready for school. Over then her mom knocked on the door. 

"Mom... Not now, I am getting late for my exams... Today I have two exams, Chemistry and computer science practicals..." - Anika told to her mom when she proceeded her way out. 

"Baby... Have curd... For good luck... Please, Baby... For mumma..." - Her mom, Anusha trivedi ran behind her. But Anika didn't give an ear to her but walked at her high speed. 

"Remember, You only said, We shouldn't depend on luck..."- Anika said to her. 

"For my peace of mind... Please, my little mermaid... Pleache..." - Her mom pouted sadly at her. 

"Okay... Give..." - Anika opened her mouth, Her mom fed her sugar-curd with a smiley face. 

"Now, There are 200% chances are there to my daughter to get school first..." - Anusha said and kissed anika's forehead. 

"Mom, Why you're so cute?" -  Anika said while kissing her cheek. 

"Now, Leave... You're getting late..." - Anusha waved her goodbye by then she remembered about her two exams and she didn't take her lunch with her. Calling her driver, Anusha followed anika in another car. 

"Ani... " - Her mom called her but nothing went inside her ear. She went inside. By then, Anusha felt a hand in her shoulder. She turned back.

"Hi, Beta..." - Anusha responded to Someone confusingly, She had no idea, who was that. But that student didn't speak for a while, seeing her right there. 

"Hi, Aunty... I am Anika's classmate, Do you need any help?" - Shivaay asked her controlling all his emotions inside. 

"Yeah... She forgot her lunch..." - Her eyes moved behind him and spotted her second daughter.  

"Bhavya... Come..." - Her mom called her. Bhavya who was parking her cycle by that time saw her and proceeded her way towards her mom. 

"Mom... What are you doing here?" - Bhavya asked her. 

"Didi forgot her lunch... Give it to her, Don't forget, baby... You know right, She will become very weak by five if she skips her lunch..." - Anusha said while handling the food in her hand. Shivaay just noticed everything standing there. 

"Everyone fell weak when they skip their lunch..." - Bhavya said and took the lunch from her hand. 

"I care about my baby..." - Anusha said to bhavya. Bhavya slightly got pissed off. 

"Bye... mom... I am getting late..." - Bhavya said and left. But shivaay stayed stand-still hearing their conversation. 

"Oh my god, Bhavya... her bracelet..." - Anusha whispered by then her eyes moved towards shivaay who was standing where his eyes fixed on him. 

"beta, Can you give this bracelet to my daughter? She will never feel complete without this. I know I sound crazy... But she feels helpless without it... so can you please?" - Anusha asked shivaay. 

"Of course, Aunty... I will..." - He said and left. Tears crossed his eyes when he moved ahead of her. Anika was true, Her mom literally cares for her for everything and Loves her to the core. But his mind arouses with a question whether it would be good to open up about her mom's condition to anika. 

"Beta... Please don't forget..." - Anusha again shouted. 

"Never aunty... It will be in her hands... She will never feel helpless and incomplete..." - Shivaay shouted back. Her mom's facial expression changed in confusion but soon she passed a smile. 

"Pakka?" - Her mom asked. 

"I promise" - Shivaay shouted back. 

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