time went on, where Manasa and Arjun seem to be enjoying the party. they enjoyed the party with every Oberoi member in the family. but Radhika, anika, and rithik seem to be detached from everyone. while talking to everyone shivaay smiled at anika but anika gazes down her vision and acted like she didn't notice anything. but omru didn't leave them just like that.

"hi... Radhika right?" - Rudy asked her.

"yes" - she passed a fake smile.

"i am out of partners... see everyone is dancing... if you don't mind, will you be my partner tonight?" - Rudy asked her where Radhika glanced at anika, she granted her permission with a smile and Rudy didn't notice that. Radhika forwarded her hand and they moved towards the dance stage. anika smiled at her where Radhika gave her a faint smile and started to dance.

"Hungry?" - rithik asked her. anika nodded where he moved towards the buffet to get her something leaving her alone in one corner. Rudy blinked his eyes while dancing with Radhika. om nudged shivaay and pointed his finger towards anika.

"come on, how can i? i am her teacher" - shivaay exclaimed.

"stop playing the same disc and go" - om said and pushed towards her. he signed disbelief at omru and moved towards anika while getting a drink from the bartender. 

"for you!" - shivaay said and gave the drink to her, she accepted that and took it from his hands. 

"thanks for the drink, sir" - anika said with a fake smile.

"don't call me sir outside the campus... it's too weird" - shivaay said without even thinking how will she take his comment.

"Okie" - anika replied in a low tone.

"if you're not comfortable... then you can call me sir..." - he said, she shifted her vision towards the dance floor and didn't mind to reply to him.

"you are not enjoying the party!" - shivaay said with assurance. she smilingly turned her face towards him.

"how can you say this with that much assurance?" - anika asked him.

"i can sense it in your eyes..." - shivaay said without even blinking his eyes. anika signed disbelief and gave cunning smile.

"what else you can sense in my eyes?" - anika asked him in a teasing tone.

"i can even sense that you're not behaving normal, something is troubling you..." - shivaay said.

"Yeah... something" - anika said and tried to move from that place with teary eyes. he immediately held her wrist and moved towards an isolated place.

"stop... you're hurting me" - anika yelled and shivaay immediately released her hand.

"i am sorry" - shivaay said.

"now tell me... what happened to you? why are you behaving like this?" - shivaay asked her.

"what? i am normal... i think there's some problem with your eyes" - anika assured and tried to move where he again held her wrist which made her so angry.

"what you want? what's your problem? who the hell are you to care about me?" - anika asked with bloodshot eyes.

"your hus..." - he stopped where tears started to flow from her eyes. he looked at her without blinking her eyes.

"ufff" - she deeply signed and said, "everything is good Mr. Oberoi... i am fine" in a cold tone.

"You remember everything?" - shivaay asked her when she moved away from him. but those words started to scratch her wounds. upto his surprise, she turned her face towards her and moved towards him.

"tell me when did you get this tattoo?" - anika asked him while holding his wrist where he remained silent and looked at her eyes.

"shall i tell you? 2nd March 1969, New Delhi" - anika said to him and jerked his hands off from her hands.

"you asked me when i remember everything... can I tell you when?" - anika held his collars and asked him. shivaay stood stunned. 

"the thing is i never forgot anything like you, shivshankar" - anika said where the ground under him slipped. he can't even able to think anything. 

"now tell me, how you're asking me to enjoy the party with this broken heart... till yesterday, i thought my shiv was dead and he reborn for me, but when i learned about your family and your wife who was dead five years before, what will you expect me to do?" - anika asked him. he remained silent. 

"i am sorry Mr.Oberoi... i think i can't make it... i am sorry..." - anika said while jerking his hand and left where shivaay thuds himself on the floor.

"let's go Manasa..." - anika said in a stern tone.

"but we just came now" - Manasa said.

"Manasa... come..." - she ordered where Radhika left rudy abruptly and accompanied them. they all got inside the car, but Manasa seems to be worried.

"why you hurried me like this?" - Manasa asked her, anika remained silent.

"even i was very impatient to leave that place..." - Radhika passed a comment.

"why?" - Manasa asked them.

"your father never died manasa...and the family whom you visited was his second wife's family... that's it... i can't able to explain anything..." - anika spoke where Manasa hits with a huge shock. ritik side hugged anika and tried to console her but she was not ready to console.

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dad, open the door...  - shakthi yelled from inside where he locked the door and thuds himself on the bed with a huge shock. his mind was still blaming him for the betrayal and he can't still resist himself from thinking about the magic happened before 1 week.

he was sleeping on his bed but in his dream, he was traveling with anika towards that temple but unfortunately, anika can't able to see him. he tried a lot by calling her but nothing went inside her head. then his eyes went towards a majestic temple by then he stopped calling her. he walked towards the temple like her. this time he moved next to her and intertwined her hand with her but she closed her eyes and continuously chanting "om nama shivaya" from her mouth. seeing her he too closed his eyes and started to chant "om nama shivaaya".

after reaching the last step, he heard her voice, take me to my husband!  those words started to scratch his wound of guilt in his heart when he left her abruptly for his family and married the girl whom his parents chose for him. he knew she won't stay silent after a year. so he gave fake news about his death. he knew he did a sin by leaving her lonely but he was under compulsion and he also knew his family won't accept her at any cause. but his heart started to ache when he heard those words from her mouth. but he calmed himself thinking it was just his dream.

soon a cold breeze started to hit his body, he opened his eyes and shocked to see anika hanging in the top of the cliff, soon he could understand what is actually happened. she fell down. the only thing went inside his head was to save her. he jumped from the cliff and held her in his arms. he was hell shocked to see the young anika lying in his arms. even though he was shocked he wanted her alive. he kept her near the shore, but she was not breathing with no other option left he did CPR, she opened her eyes in his third attempt. eventually, he opened his open his eyes from his dream and shocked to see his clothes were drenched. he went towards the mirror and again shocked to see his young self.

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