"Anika?" The man suspiciously shout her name. Anika turned around and her eyes light up with happiness

"Vikrant" She ran to him and they shared a cute side hug. Om, Ru, Gauri, Soumya, Tia were standing clueless and Shivaay was like a burning furnace.(LOL) Although, he liked Vikrant at first due to his friendly gesture but now, an instant hatred filled his heart for him. Anika dragged him to the group.

"Anika didi, yeh kaun hai?" Rudy asked out of curiosity. Shivaay knew his name, what is his relation with Anika?

"Vikrant" Shivaay said while all the eyes turned towards him.

"Arey Shivaay, hum phir se mile" Vikrant did a handshake with him.

"I am getting confused, what's going on baby?" Tia questioned

"Main aur Shivaay abhi upar hotel me mile" Vikrant cleared out half of the confusion.

"Vikrant mere friend ke bhai hai" Anika said

"Dont forget ki firstly, you are my di's wedding planner" Anika chuckled

"Maine inke badi didi ke ghar wedding plan kiya tha. He helped me out a lot in my personal matters jaise voter ID nikalne me" and they both started laughing

"Anika, mere friend ki engagement ke liye mai tumhe dhundta hua gaya tha tumhare office lekin unhoone bola that you left" Vikrant told her.

Anika looked at Shivaay who lowered his gaze.

"Kya kare Vikrant, itni unlucky hun mai ki kuch nahi tikta zindagi me" she said.

"Stop your emotional drama Ani"

"Waise tum yaha kaise?" Anika asked him. He whispered something in her ears and they giggled.

"Nice to meet you Vikrant" Om forwarded his hands. Rudra did the same

"What do you do Vikrant?" Soumya presented her first question.

"I am a software engineer by profession but I love to travel" he said. Shivaay had no mood to utter anything. Now he will have to do something.

"Hum late ho rahe hai" Shivaay finally chipped in

"Yes baby. Where are we going?"

"Shivaay, aap sabke pass partners hai, would you mind agar Vikrant hume join kare, mujhe company mil jayegi" Anika pleaded.

"Of course Anika, no issues" Tia said.

"We are going to havelock Island." Shivaay told.

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In the ferry, all were talking. Anika was busy chatting with Vikrant. Shivaay wanted to hear their conversation but in vain as Tia wasn't letting him do so. After all, this trip's main focus is to spend time with Tia and give the confirmation regarding the wedding.

Within 2 hours, they reached the Island and then the Radhanagar beach

"Ye sab photo me hi dekha hai" Anika was jumping with excitement while Shivaay's eyes were only looking at her cute antics. 'She behaves like a kid' he muttered to himself.

"Baby, lets do Scuba Diving. It will be so exiting" Tia too was very much excited.

"Soumya, tum pani me mat jaana" Rudy ordered her. 

"Kyu?"

"Tum kudogi to pani bahar aa jayega" and he began to laugh at his lame joke. All were giving him angry glare.

"Sorry" he held his ears

"Mujhe dar lagta hai ye sab" Anika was reluctant

"Mai rahunga Anika, no worries" Vikrant assured her. They shared a good bonding as Anika had stayed in their house for 2 weeks and prior to that, he helped her a lot.

Shivaay didnt expect a random guy to spoil his mood so much. He came here to enjoy but he is doing everything except it. 

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The whole day went with full on enjoyment and fun. Relaxing on the recliner, viewing nature's beauty is what everybody desires.

"Mera iss jagah se return hone na bilkul mood nahi hai" Gauri told

"Tumhare mood ke hisab se nahi hoga" Om said and she rolled her eyes

"I think hume aaj raat kisi resort me ruk jana chahiye, kal subah ferry se chale jayenge. The night view must be so amazing here." Soumya said

"Haan baby, resort book kar lete hai" Tia told Shivaay

"Alright" shivaay, Vikrant and Om went to book a resort. All had brought spare clothes as they knew about beach mood

"Rooms book ho gaye hai but there is a problem" Vikrant said.

"Actually, pre bookings bhi hai so we wont get a single room each" Om cleared their doubt

"Ok, but kitne rooms hai?" Anika asked

"2 rooms for now, girls ke liye ek and boys ke liye ek. Each has two beds. So do do karke adjust ho jayenge" Shivaay told everyone

"Hume koi problem nahi hai" The girls said in unison

They slept without much gossiping because it was a tiring day for all of them and on top of that, they had to wake up early to catch their ferry.

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Morning crept in. Shivika were the first ones to wake up. Although Anika is a late riser but her sleep got disturbed due to Tia's hand movements. Yes, u guess it right.. They shared the bed!

Both Shivaay and Anika got ready and came out of the resort to inhale some fresh air of nature.

"Tum itni jaldi uth gayi?" Shivaay was surprised to see her in the lawn

"Kya kare, aapki girlfriend ke haath pao bade move karte hai, neend hi tut gayi. Shaadi ke baad is baat ka dhyaan rakhiyega" she started giggling.

"Stop it ok. She is not my girlfriend"

"To phir wo apko baby kyu bukati hai?" Anika questioned

"How would I know? Maine use kabhi nahi bola to call me baby or something. She likes it and calls it" Shivaay answered in the most casual way possible. Anika simply nodded.

"Its only 6 Anika and humari ferry 8 baje hai, lets go somewhere" Shivaay uttered

"Ok, kyu na hum main street shop chale?" Anika asked him with hope.

"Sure, kuch gifts bhi khareed lenge"

They walked towards the are after inquiring about it from the hotel manager.

"Tumne aaj apni champa ya chameli, whatever wo nahi pehni?" Shivaay asked her and she chuckled

"Nahi kyunki wo ret me ghus jati hai"

As soon as the market area came, the peace was replaced by noise and wecoming shouts of shopkeepers. It was hard to believe that the market was so active in the morning. Clothes fascinated her very much but right now, she is trying to hide it from Shivaay.

"You can buy anything you want"

"No no. Mai to dadi ke liye kuch dekh rahi thi" she lied but now leaving all her desires, she started to search for some gifts for elders of Oberoi house. Shivaay liked her this nature of caring about others before thinking about herself. They didnt realize the clock stroke 7:30 and Shivaay had 10 missed calls in his phone. Anika forgot her phone in the hotel itself

A lady  dressed in traditional costumes dragged Anika to their counter where they dress men and women and spend some quality time with them..

"Shivaay, tum kaha ho, is Anika with you?" Om was sounding tensed from his voice.

"Hum hai theek, thoda market ki or aaye the" Shivaay replied calmly

"Its 7:40 and we have a ferry to catch"

Shit!! Shivaay completely forgot about it but Anika has already gone inside for dressing. He banged the door. The lady came out

"Please Anika ko bhejiye, hume ferry me jana hai port blair wapas"

"Aisa kya karte ho sahab, ferry to aati rahegi, thoda maze bhi le liya karo"

THANKS FOR READING

ANNE