Hlo darlings

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It's been two months since everything shattered. Gone was the happiness of the house, lost was the charm of the people living in this house. Gone were the smiles, the laughters, lost were the cheerful teasings. Gone was the romance,  lost were the cheerful teasings. Gone were Dadi's ishqbaazi lessons, lost were the Ishqbaaz's. Gone were the khatti meethi nok jhok of Shakti-Pinky's, lost were the stupid cute fights of Janvi-Tej. Gone were those joyful catch ups of Three Sisters - Anika, Gauri and Bhavya, lost were the Obro moments. What changed ? Nothing much or to say, Everything.

Dadi was sitting before the Ram-Siya's Idol. Behind her were standing Tej and Janvi, Pinky and Shakti, Om and Gauri and Rudra and Bhavya. They prayed to God together and the wish was - Wherever their Anika was, send her back. Send their Shivaay's soul back.

There was one person who was still locked inside his room. Room, which held The memories of HIS BELOVED WIFE, MEMORIES OF HIS ANGEL , HIS LIFELINE, HIS KHIDKITOD ANIKA. It was Shivaay. He was not the same arrogant Shivaay Singh Oberoi that he used to be, but he was Anika's SHIVAAY. Shivaay was just longing to seek forgiveness from his ANGEL and to make a pinky promise to her and fulfill his promise sincerely. He was just waiting for one chance, a last chance.

He was standing by the window of his room and staring outside to see the dark, cloud cladded sky, just like his life - Dark. It's 10:30 am and he is still at home in his room. It's not that he has stopped working or going to office, infact work is the only thing he can do to keep himself alive, to divert his mind from guilt. He was dieing in the guilt of not fulfilling the promises he made to her, the guilt of not being there for her when she needed him. But this room was his only solace, not completely but still. He had the best memories of his life in this room with His Anika , The one and the only girl infront of whom he bowed and will do in the future too. Only If he got a chance, only IF he is lucky enough to get a chance.

He turned and looked at the photos of His LOVE all over his room. With her pictures, this room was looking like a Beautiful Garden.

Ye dil tanha kyun rahe
Kyun hum tukdon mein jiyein
Kyun rooh meri ye sahe
Main adhooraa jee rahaa hoon
Har dam ye keh rahaa hoon
Mujhe teri zaroorat hai
Mujhe teri zaroorat hai..

(Why should this heart remain lonely,
Why should we live in pieces..
Why should my soul bear this..
I've been living alone..
I'm saying this every moment,

that I need you..
That I need you..)

After staring at her beautiful face, he left for office ignoring all the calls of his family. He quickly sat in his car and started driving. But as always all his memories with His Anika came to his mind. When He taught her how to drive and how she got scared of loosing him when a truck was about to hit them. She swore she would never ever try to drive. Coming out of his dream he thought if there was any place existed where her memories wouldn't haunt him. Answer came was, No.

Andheron se tha mera rishta bada
Tune hi ujaalon se waakif kiya
Ab lauta main hoon in andheron mein phir
To paaya hai khud ko begaana yahaan
Tanhaayi bhi mujhse khafaa ho gayi
Banjaaron ne bhi thukra diya
Main adhoora jee raha hoon
Khud par hi ik sazaa hoon
Mujhe teri zaroorat hai
Mujhe teri zaroorat hai

(With darkness there was a close relationship of mine.
You're the one who made me know lights..
Now that I've come back to these darknesses,
I've found myself lonely here..
Even loneliness is angry with me now
I am living incomplete,
I am a punishment for myself.
I need you..
I need you...)

He came to his office. Ignoring the greetings of his employees,  he went directly to his cabin and started working. He was not the same Shivaay Singh Oberoi who used to fire 30 people a day for a single mistake without even listening any explanations. He was strict but he did listened to them, he did gave them a chance to explain themselves. All the employees respected him for his quality, but only if they knew the credit goes to HIS ANGEL.

He used to work from morning till late night. It was his routine to skip lunch, his medicines and to work till one at night. Here, in the office also he was remembering how Anika scolded him infront of his whole office staff for not having food. Whole office was shocked to see the GREAT SHIVAAY SINGH OBEROI listening to someone's scoldings quitely.  His lips automatically curved up into a smile.

Even her memories had the capability to make the Stone Singh Oberoi smile. But it was short lived as she was no more here to scold him. He so wanted to have her here and to be scolded. He was ready to get any punnishment from HER. ONLY HER.

Tere jism ki wo khushbuyein
Ab bhi in saanson mein zinda hai
Mujhe ho rahi in se ghutan

Mere gale ka ye phanda hai

(Those fragrances of your body
are still alive in these breaths..
I'm feeling choked due to them,
they are the noose around my neck.)

He remembered he was so adamant. He remembered her last visit to his office. How, like a teenage lover he was requesting her to not go and sit with him so that he can stare her beautiful face. How he pulled her from her wrist when she was leaving ignoring all his requests. How HIS BLUSHING QUEEN blushed when she landed on his lap.

teri choodiyon ki wo khanak
Yaadon ke kamre mein goonje hai
Sun kar ise aata hai yaad
Haathon mein mere zanjeerein hain
Tu hi aa ke in ko nikaal zaraa
Kar mujhe yahaan se rihaa
Main adhoora jee raha hoon
Ye sadaayein de rahaa hoon
Mujhe teri zaroorat hai
Mujhe teri zaroorat hai

(that clinking of your bangles,
echoes in the room of memories..
hearing this I am reminded
that there are chains around my hands..
you only come and remove them..
free me from here..
I am living incomplete..
I am calling you..
I need you,
I need you.)

It was almost 12:30 at night when he left from office. He was in no mood to go home . He went to beach. It was obviously empty. He sat there on the sand, watching the waves going up and down, just like his inner turmoil. He had lost the courage to collect the shattered pieces of his life and his broken heart. He lost the hope to be healed again. He lost hopes to get his LIFE back .

This place held one of the sweetest memories of his with his Angel. He remembered,  when Anika said I love you to him and, instead of confessing his love he ended up saying " THANK YOU". He regretted his stupid and dumb action. But the damage was done. His Jhansi Ki Rani was ready to kill him mere by her looks. He expected her to throw water on him but she just walked out of the room without a single word. Hurt was clearly visible on her face.

Then he decided to tell her his feelings. He recorded a video. He made a plan to show this video to her in a special way, because it would be injustice to do anything ordinary for the most impotence, special and beloved woman of his life, His Angel. He asked Rudra to bring her on the beach without telling her anything. 

Rudra dropped Anika there and left without any explanation. Anika was scared as there was no one. She was all alone. She started walking, trying to find someone. She saw a beautifully decorated gazebo. She was mesmerised. But she didn't know if it was for her or she entered someone else's dinner date. She was blabbering to herself.

Anika : oh God ! What if I interrupted someone's privacy. But I can't see anyone. They might be coming. I think I should leave. Otherwise it would be embarrassing.

She was going to leave when she suddenly heard her name.

"Anika !"

She was now relieved as she heard HIS voice. But she couldn't see him. She walked upto the gazebo and there she saw an LED screen.

The video

Shivaay was sitting on the sofa. He was nervous. He was not able to start. He had so much to say but from where to start ? He was blank. Gathering all his courage he spoke.

Shivaay : Anika ! I know you are angry with me. You should be. You told your feelings to me, you said all the things I wanted to listen from you, I was desperate to listen them. You said it in your khidkitod style. But me, I am that..that dadi says "kho...khota". I ended up saying thank you. You were hurt Anika but trust me I didn't want to hurt you. It's not that I don't want to say, I want to. But then my feelings come in between. The relationship we share is something that can't be described. I don't think if the relationship, the trust, the love which is between us can be described in these three words. But I'll say it for you. FROM THE DAY YOU CAME TO MY LIFE, YOU MADE IT COLOURFUL, BEAUTIFUL. YOU
ARE MY KHIDKITOD KHOOBSOORAT ANIKA. WHEN YOU ARE NEAR ME, MY BREATH HITCHES. WHEN YOU ARE AWAY FROM ME I FEEL RESTLESS. I JUST WANT TO SAY...I LOVE YOU.....I LOVE YOU.....I LOVE YOU MY KHIDKITOD KHOOBSOORAT ANIKA. I LOVE YOU.....I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ANIKA.

Video ended.

 Anika was shocked, happy and surprised, all at the same time.  Just then Shivaay came from behind and back hugged her. She instantly recognised his touch,  which always creates havoc inside her, the touch which makes her feel butterflies in her stomach. She immediately turned and hugged him.

5 minutes passed but they stood just like that. Shivaay felt his shirt getting wet. He immediately pulled her out of the hug . He saw her crying and she was looking at the ground. He made her look at him by holding her chin. He couldn't stand her tears. He immediately asked her if she didn't like all this. He was continously asking sorry if he hurt her.

Anika : Shivvay, I am just thinking what good I had done that I got you ?

Shivaay made her sit on the chair and then he sat on his knees. He took out two bangles from his pocket and made her wear them. She looked at him and then at the bangles. Those were the same bangles that mallika gave her. She had said if Anika got her love, for whom she is number One then wear them.

Shivaay : Anika, The day Mallika asked you about love, you said love is when you are number one in someone's life. You said you'll be lucky to have such love. But today I am telling you Anika that, not you but I am lucky to have you, your love in my life.

Saying this he hugged her and they stayed in each other's embrace.

He so wished to reverse the time and change everything but nothing changed. He went back home and slept cuddling to his angel's picture.
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