Oberoi Mansion,

      Shivaay entered into the mansion and looked around. When he reached there,he checked his face in mirror and wiped his face which had tear stains. He then took a deep breath and composed himself and then went inside.

      He looked around and saw Gauri and Bhavya there, discussing about something. As soon as they both looked at Shivaay, he just smiled and started walking towards his room. But Bhavya called him and he stopped and looked at her. Bhavya and Gauri came to him.

Shivaay-"What happened Bhavya?"

Gauri-"Bhaiya , why you are looking like this?"

      Gauri said looking at his face.

Bhavya-"Haa Bhaiya, is there any tension"

S-"N..... No.... No....... Tum bolo kuch kaam tha?"

B-"Haa actually Bhaiya, daadi ne hum 3 O bahus ke liye specially kuch salwar-kameej design krwaye hai"

G-"Haa but we both will wear that only if Annika bhabhi also wear those dresses."
B-"Yeah so can you please give them to bhabhi. "

S-"Bhavya....."

B-"No no Bhaiya we are not asking you to give her directly."

G-"Yeah we want these dresses to reach to her, in any way
You can send through you employee, or through Sahil, or....if there is any other option then through that."

B-"Haa Bhaiya please."

      Shivaay smiled and then nodded.

G-"Thank you Bhaiya. Take this."

      They gave him some packets. He said thank you and then left for his room.

B-"Bhabhi, Bhaiya kuch pareshaan hai na?"

G-"Haa may be something work pressure"

B-"Or may be it's related to Annika bhabhi."

G-"Yeah may be. I just hope that they will be together soon."

B-"Yeah. Both are in so much pain. Both love each other so much but they are too stubborn."

G-"Yeah. But I am sure they will meet soon."

B-"Hope so"

Shivika's room,

      Shivaay came inside and locked the door. He took deep breath and walked towards his bed. He was about to place those dresses on the bed when his eyes fell on her photo frame.

S-"It's from your devranis."

      He said looking at her n then at those dresses.

S-"You know they are younger than you, but they are more sensible not like you. You know what they said, they want you to wear these dresses first. Kitna pyaar krte hai tumse.....n tum..."

      He came towards that photo frame.

S-"You knows how to break anyone's heart, hai na? You are expert in that. "

      He said looking at that picture.

S-"Still you are smiling as if nothing happened?? You are so bad Annika. So bad. N I hate you."

S-"Why you are smiling? I said I hate you. You know what's your problem......jo bhi mann me aata hai na bolti ho, krti ho. Why?? Soch nhi sakti tum jra."

      He said angrily.

S-"That day you left me because you saw me in the wedding mandap with some other girl. Na kisise pucha what's this happening, why this is happening.....bas chali gayi. N today....... You have any idea what you said today??? You think I will snatch Sahil from you..... Are you mad Annika?? Why will I do that ha? I know his place in your life. Jo mere liye OmRu hai wohi tumhare liye Sahil hai, hai na? N you think I don't know about this??"

      He was saying all those things looking at that frame.

S-"I know you heard that yesterday, but you know na bacche kuch bhi bolte hai. Usne majaak me bola n tum sach maan gayi. I am doing all this for Sahil. I have done many wrong things with him. N this is my chance to do something for him. N tumne iska matlab yeh nikala."

      Tears formed in his eyes.

S-"How could you Annika? Itna bada ilzaam woh bhi apne Shivaay pr?? But it's fine. You did what you feel na? Now I will also do what I want. And I don't want you to come back to me now. No. You think I don't love you na, then it's correct. I don't love you now. I hate you."

      He said through his tears and then went to the cupboard to take clothes for change. He closed the cupboard and again looked at her photo frame.

      He then wiped his tears and smiled and came to that frame again.

S-"Don't laugh Annika. I know jo bhi maine kaha jhooth tha. I know you will not believe me." He said pointing at that frame.

S-" But my Annika, she believed what I said. Don't know what's wrong with her from past few days. She is behaving like she has no brain."

S-"Don't look at me angrily I am saying the truth."

S-"Look Annika, I am so angry on you. Today you broke my heart for the second time. And you think I will forgive you easily?? No way.... But the truth is I still love you Annika. Mein tumse aaj bhi utna hi pyaar krta hu. I know you are also going through so much pain. So you are believing in what you see only. You are not using your brain n not listening to your heart. Isliye tumne nhi socha ki tumhara Shivaay aisa kr hi nhi sakta."

      Shivaay said and smiled.

S-"I was so hurt, so angry on you.  So at first I have decided na that you have to heal my all wounds n you have to come back in this heart by your own."

      He said pointing towards his heart.

S-"Still when I saw you first time after many days I thought you are also broken without me. You are so weak to handle it all alone. So I decided that I will help you to come back to me again. That's why I did all those things. I forced you to react to my anger, I  tried to made you jealous.....which was flop plan but still....."

S-"So I was helping you so that you can understand what I feel. But you....... You broke my heart again. So what's the need abouty help na?"

S-"Now you have to do everything by your own. From today, from this every moment, I am angry with you and I hate you. I don't want you in my life...... But all these things to show you....... N now you have to work hard because for you I am angry on you and I hate you."

S-"So I will not help you now. In fact I will show youy anger now. N ab jo bhi krna hai tumhe khud krna hai. Let's see if you can able to find out about my pain or not. If not then......no you will. And I am sure about it."

      He said and turned to go but again looked at her.

S-"What?? Why you are so shocked? Oh you thought I meant all those things which I said in last???? Oh come on Annika. I didn't hate you that time when you left me. So why will I hate you now, you just said what you heard n saw..... As you are in pain so woh sab bol Diya tumne. So no I am not angry on you. I am just hurt."

S-"N one more thing. Keep this is your mind. I love you. N will never leave you. These two sentences, tumhe kuch aisa krna hoga jisse yeh bolu mein"

      Shivaay said that and smiled widely.

S-"N I am sure my Annika will do it. I have full trust on her. Bas ek baat hai ki I am not with you in this fight now."

      He said and come forward and kissed on her face.

S-"I love you Annika. Please come back soon. N haa now please don't hurt me more. I will not able to handle it third time. So do something as soon as possible. I am going to meet maa. Unhe batake aata hu na kya kiya hai unke bahu ne aaj."

      He chuckled at last line.

S-"Stop looking at me angrily. She loves you more than me. N I love you both. Now going"

      He said and went to washroom.

Annika's house,

      Annika came home in evening. She was so lost in thoughts. Shivaay's words were ringing in her ears. And she was confused about all this now. At one side, he was doing all those things with her from last one month, n on one side what he said today. Annika was thinking about those 2 things n she was more confused.

      She was having headache now as she was thinking about him from the afternoon.

      She came home and saw Sahil was sad. She asked him reason and he said that Shivaay didn't come to meet him today like everyday. N he didn't even call Sahil once today.

      Annika again started thinking about Shivaay's words. She somehow able to explain Sahil that he must be busy n you have to take rest. Sahil nodded and then slept after having dinner. But Annika was awake whole night thinking about him.

Next morning,

      Om and Rudra was driving towards Om's studio. Rudra was free today so he was joining Om to help him.

Om-"Did you talk with Shivaay yesterday?"

Rudra-"No. You called me and told that he is upset and all. So when I came back yesterday and went to met him he was not in his room. He was in choti mom's room."

O-"Don't know what is wrong with him again..... He was behaving good in last few days. But yesterday he was again upset, angry , frustrated"

R-"Yeah. I think he was missing Annika bhabhi."

O-"He is missing her every second. But will never admit that he needs Annika bhabhi."

R-"We have to do something O..... It's been one month now. Still we are not able to find bhabhi."

O-"Yeah. But what to do bhabhi changed her number and she was not in Mumbai. Don't know where is she?"

R-"O, Annika bhabhi....."

      Rudra said rather shouted.

O-"Toh I am talking about her only."

R-"O, Annika bhabhi is here , look....."

      He said looking outside the window and Om looked at that direction. Annika was standing at the bus stop. Om and Rudra looked at her for few seconds as they can't believe that she was there for real. Tears formed in their eyes as they looked at each other.

R-"Chalo O"

      Om nodded and started car. They reached near that bus stop but saw Annika was entering into the bus.

R-"Bhabhi..... Annika bhabhi"

      Rudra shouted but there was lots of vehicles and so she didn't listen. Rudra came out of the car and ran towards that bus but till then that bus left from there.

O-"Rudy come we will follow that bus"

      Om shouted from inside. Rudra nodded and ran towards the car and they went behind that bus.

      After 15 minutes, that bus stopped and Annika came down. Om stopped the car and they looked at her. She crossed the road and started walking.

R-"O chalo jaldi."

     But Om didn't move a bit. He  was looking at Annika with wide open eyes and soon he opened his mouth in perfect O shape.

R-"What happened O?"

O-"Rudra look where she is going?"

      Rudra looked at her. Annika was entering in the building.

R-"Bhabhi was going into Shivaay Bhaiya's......... Whatttt?"

         Now he was also shocked.

O-"Bhabhi in Shivaay's office?? But why?"

R-"O she was Annika bhabhi na?"

O-"Of course Rudra"

R-"So what's this happening??"

      Om just shook his head.

O-"Ho kya raha hai yeh? Bhabhi in Shivaay's office? Shivaay knew about it?? If yes then why he didn't tell us about this? And why bhabhi didn't come to meet us?"

R-"I don't understand anything O. We have to find out what is happening."

      Om suddenly remembered something.

O-"Ek minute....."

R-"What happened O?"

O-"I heard daadi was on phone and was saying something about bhabhi. I thought I mistakenly heard that. But now....."

R-"You mean daadi knows about it?"

O-"Don't know. But I think so. We need to talk to daadi about this first. Then we will talk with Shivaay or bhabhi."

R-"Ok then let's go home fast. We have to clear this confusion right now."

      Om nodded and turned his car and they  drove towards the Oberoi Mansion.

Shivaay's office,

      Annika entered into the office and went to her desk. She sat on her chair and her gaze turned to Shivaay's cabin. Annika looked at his cabin for few seconds.

A-"He is here or not yet?.....Annika don't think about him."

      She said and then started her work. But she didn't able to concentrate. This is happening from yesterday , when he said all those lines after that fight Annika was so lost in his thoughts. She was only thinking about him. His words were ringing in her ears from yesterday and all she was seeing was his eyes who showing so much pain. Annika didn't able to conclude what is truth. His behavior with her from last one month or what he said yesterday.

A-"What if that 2 things are connected with each other?"

      Annika kept her hand on her heart. Her heart was beating fast. And she was confused about what she was thinking.

      In last whole month Annika never looked at his eyes the way she looked yesterday. His eyes were showing pain, anger and love..... Love?? Yes she saw the love for her in those blue eyes yesterday. Which she used to see always in the past.

A-"I am so confused about him. If all those things are true which he said yesterday then why he was behaving otherwise from last one month. Why he did all those things which he done on that auction and after that. If he loves me then why he was giving me so much pain, why he was challenging me."

      Annika held her head with her hands. She was so confused about all the happenings. She sat there like that for some time.

      After sometime she felt his presence. She looked at the door. She knew he was there. She wiped her tears and composed herself. She then looked in the file showing that she was busy.

      Shivaay entered into the office and her heartbeat skipped. She looked at him through the corner of her eyes. She looked at him for few seconds and she thought he was looking as SSO. There was no any expressions on his face. She saw him just nodding when everyone was wishing him good morning . Annika also stood up as he was coming that way. She was so scared to even look at his eyes. Shivaay was a one desk far from her. She mentally prepared herself how she will wish him but..... But Shivaay nodded at one girl who wished him good morning , whose desk was beside Annika and then hurriedly left to his cabin. He don't even looked at her. Annika looked up and saw he was entering into his cabin. She looked around and then sat on her chair.

A-"What?? What was that?"

      She remembered what happened on her first day at work and on every other day after that.

A-"He was behaving so strange today, why??"

      She said and then hits on her head with her hand.

A-"Obviously he will behave different na..... Whatever happened yesterday, after that you think he will come and talk with you..... No way Annika
I think what he said in last, he mean it"

      Annika decided to find out about the whole truth as she was so confused , frustrated, and tired about all those things. She was not at peace from last night. She needs peace. And for that she have to find out the truth. She decided and then resumed her work.

      Half day passed. Today Shivaay neither call her in his cabin nor he gave her any work. Annika was looking at his cabin after every few minutes. She was feeling something missing and she was feeling guilty too.

A-"I think I said many things which even I don't want to say. And may be he is hurt. But he also hurted you Annika..... But if he hurted me that doesn't mean I have to hurt him back. But I did that...... But what I said was also true na. He hurted me so much and what I told him was the truth only. He did all those things with me, then? Whatever he is doing from last one month and whatever he said yesterday was totally different. How??"

      She was so lost in her thoughts. She came back from her thoughts when one peon came to her and told her that Ramona was calling her. Annika nodded and that peon left. Annika wiped her face, composed herself and then went towards Ramona cabin.

Ramona's cabin,

      Annika came there and was about to knock when she heard some voice.

A-"I think someone is there. I will wait here."

      Annika said and stood there. She was looking around. She turned her gaze towards her cabin door shocked when she heard her name from inside.

A-"Mera hi naam liya na?? but why?"

      Annika said and tried to listen the conversation.

Inside the cabin,

      Watchman came to meet Ramona, n Ramona was scolding him.

Watchman-"I am sorry mam. You know na it's not my work still I am doing it."

Ramona-"Yeah but why you didn't ask me before calling that elecrtition that day. He didn't fix all lights properly. Still we gave him his payment."

Watchman-"Mam all this happened on that day when Shivaay sir scolded me , you n everyone. So , I just call him because he was the one whose shop is near."

Ramona-"Oh it's happened that day?"

Watchman-"Yes mam. You know na how angry sir was."

Ramona-"Yeah he was worried about Annika. First he sent her to that store room and then forgot to tell me about this. And he never knew that there was no lights. "

Watchman-"Yeah. But it's from beginning na. Now how come we knew about Annika Mam's fear about darkness. But Shivaay sir was so worried that day. When I saw him crying for mam na, I couldn't believe that he is the same Shivaay sir who is rude n strict."

Ramona-"Shivaay sir was rude n strict in the past. But Annika changed him. And that day he was feeling guilty for his mistakes. Actually it's not his mistake , he forgot n then he got call from Oberoi Mansion , some imergency was there, so he forgot."

Watchman-"Haa galtiya toh insaan se hi hoti hai na"

Ramona-"Haa but still sir was so broken when he saw Annika unconscious. He cried so much that day. Finally his love brought back her to live."

Watchman-"Yeah..... Kitna pyaar krte hai na sir mam se"

Ramona-"Haa he loves her so much. Ha n you were asking about his behavior in morning na, so there is reason behind all his anger towards Annika. He suffered so much in last some days after Annika left him. So he is just angry.....no no angry nhi bol sakte.... don't know what but sir is going through so much pain n all his present behavior is the result of that only."

      Shock would be an understatement for Annika when she heard that.

A-"That......he was.....that day....."

      She frozed on her place and her head started spinning. Tears started falling unknowingly from her eyes. And she can't able to think anything now.

Precap :- Sahil confronts Annika. Om and Rudra got to know the whole truth. Annika meets someone from the Oberoi family at mandir.

So, this is the next part. Please read and give me your suggestions and views. Till then bye. Take care. Stay happy. Stay blessed.