Next day,
Pinky-"kaha Mar gaye sab k sab?"

Servents-"kya hua mam"

P-"maine puja ke liye gardan se phool mangwaaye the na. To laye kyo nahi?"

Servents- "mam main toh kab ke laya hu yahi pe rakhe the."

P-"toh phir kaha gaye?"

      Suddenly they hear a voice from mandir in the house. They went there and saw Annika sitting in front of idol of Krishna singing bhajjan. Her voice is so melodious. Pinky smiles and sits besides her. All servents also came there. Shakti who was talking on phone also come by her voice.

      In Shivaay's room, he is sleeping. He woke up with the melodious voice. He gets up from bed and follow the voice. He came to mandir and saw Annika singing. He come to all others and sat there with them. Annika give flowers to everyone. Everyone does the puja, then she gave Prasaad to everyone. When she came to Shivaay,

S-"oho Annika, your voice is just magic.

      She only smiled and goes from there. Everyone goes to their respective work. Only Pinky stay there.

P-" Sach me, yeh ladki hi mere Shivaay ke liye perfect hai. Isse hi main apni bahu banaungi. Isse jyada pyaari our saunskari bahu mujhe nahi milegi. Main jaldi hi Shakti ji se iss baare me baat karungi.

      As per decided, Annika started her work as teacher in Shivaay's company. All children are very happy with her. She take care of them with love. Annika and Shivaay now gets more close as they spent whole day together. In morning both left to work together, then in afternoon they lunch together and in evening they came home together. If Shivaay has some extra work, Annika also stay with him and help in his work. Shivaay decided to tell his feelings to Annika before it gets late.

One day,

      Annika was telling story to all kids but in the middle their parents came and took them to home.

A-" ok, bye. Kal sunte hai baki ki story.
      All kids left. Shivaay who is hiding behind the pillar from last half n hour, came to her and stand in front of her.

A-" Are aap? Kab aaye "

S-" Kab se yahi hu. Story sun raha tha. "

A-" Accha? Aapko bhi stories pasand hai?"

S-" Nahi. Story sunnane wali pasand hai."
      Annika blushed at his answer and smiled shyly without looking at him.

S-" Toh batao na aage kya hoga? Prince ko uski princess mili ya nahi? "

A-"Ab baaki ki story kal bacche aane ke baad."

S-"Oh..... Toh phir kal bhi aana padega mujhe."

A-"Aapko koi kaam nahi hai kya?"

S-"Hai. Par tumse jyada important nahi."

A-"Matlab???"

S-"Annika, mujhe tumse kuch puchna tha. Kya ijaajat hai?"

A-"Puchiye na. Itni formality kyu? Jo bhi puchna hai puch lijiye."

S-"Yaha nahi. Chalo mere saath."
      He drag her to his car and they both left from there.

Oberoi house,

Shakti-"Pinky,mujhe tumse ek baat krni hai."

P-"Mujhe bhi aapse kab se ek baat krni hai. Par pichle kuch dino se aap bahut hi busy the."

Sh-"Hmmm. Ab suno meri baat pehle. Maine apne Shivaay ke liye ladki pasand ki hai."

P-"Kya?????"

Sh-"Itna shocked kyu ho rahi hi? Ghabrao mat. Tumhare pasand ki hi hai ladki. Tum bahut khush hogi uska naam sunkar."

P-"(Thinks he must be talking about Annika) Are woh hai kaun?"

Sh-"Hamari Gauri "

P-"Gauri?????"

Sh-"Ha. She is perfect for our Shivaay."

P-"Pa..... Par aise kaise? Mera matlab Shivaay se toh puch lete na ek baar."

Sh-"Usse kya puchna? Woh toh tayyar ho hi jaayega."

P-"Par..... "

Sh-"Ab koi par war nahi. Shivaay ki shaadi toh humare Gauri se hi hogi."

P(sadly)-"Thik hai. Jaisi aapki marji."

P(in mind)-"Shayad mera sapna sapna hi banke reh jaayega."

At Amit Saxena's office,
In Amit's cabin,
      As usual Amit was scolding Om for some lame reason. Gauri knocks the door and came. Om smiles at her and give flying kiss to her. She looks at him angrily and said to Amit,

G-"Dad aapne bulaya?"

A-"Ha tumse kuch baat krni hai,baitho."
      She sits infront of Amit. Om is in between Gauri and his boss.

G-"Kis baare me dad?"

A-"Tumhari shaadi ki baare me."

Om coughs.

G-"What???"

She looks at Om. Om again coughs.

A-"Om, have some water."

G-"Par dad....."

A-"Gauri ab waqt aa gaya hai ki tum shaadi kar lo. Maine ladka bhi dekha hai."

Om coughs again.

G-"Kya??? Kaun???"

A-"Tumhe pasand aayega bahut. Tum use bachpan se hi jaanti ho na."

Om coughs harder.

A-"Om,what's your problem? Please keep quite. Dekh nahi rahe me important baat kr raha hu."

G-"Dad mujhe nahi karni hai shaadi."

A-"Chup. Shaadi toh tum karogi hi. Woh ladka hai Shiv ......."

Om coughs harder this time.

A(shouted)-"Om. Gauri you go home. Me ghar aake batata hu kaun hai woh. Yaha bahut disturbance hai." He said looking at Om.

      Gauri looks at Om angrily and leave from there. Om now is in confused state,what to do and what not to do.

On the other side,
      Shivaay and Annika left in the car. Shivaay stopped car infront of the beach. Annika looked surprised. Shivaay gets down and came to her side and open the door for her. She gets down. Shivaay brings her to the center of the beach.

A-"Hum yaha kyu aaye hai Shivaay? "

S-"Sh..... Batata hu. Par usse pehle tum ek promise kro ke tum beech me nahi bologi. Aur tumhara jo bhi jawaab hoga na,usse hamare friendship par koi asar nahi hoga."

A-"Par Shivaay baat kya....."

S-"Promise me Annika "

A-"Ok baba promise. "

      Shivaay sat on his knees. Annika get startled by his guesture. Before she says something ,she remembers her promise. So,she keep quiet.

S-"Annika, jab se tum meri jindagi me aayi ho na,meri poori jindagi hi badal gayi hai. Tumhe jeena sikhate sikhate me khud bahut kuch seekh gaya jindagi se. Mann karta hai me hamesha tumhare paas rahu. Jab tum paas nahi hoti toh dil ko chain hi nahi milta. Tumhe pata hai Annika, maine bahut pehle decide kiya tha ke mai jab bhi shaadi karunga toh ek widow se karunga. Par jab tum meri jindagi me aayi toh ye khayaal hi nahi aaya. I fell in love with you . Par jab us din Vikas ne meri condition ke baare me yaad dilaya tab mere samajh aa gaya aur meri khushi double ho gayi phir. Mujhe tumse pyaar ho gaya aur meri condition bhi sach ho gayi. Annika, me tumhe hamesha khush rakhunga. I promise, phir kabhi tum apne past ko lekar dukhi nahi hogi. Kyuki..... Me.....I...I Love you Annika ."

      Annika stood still. She can't able to believe that he proposed her. She was very happy when he said first lines. But his last lines make her sad. She started crying. Shivaay panicks seeing her reaction. He stood up.

S-"Kya hua Annika? Look it's ok. Agar tum yeh nahi chahti ho toh....."

A-"Aajtak kisine bhi aisi baare ki nahi hai mere liye. Isiliye me emotional ho gayi."

S-"Oh,yeh baat hai. Now give me answer."

      She looks at his impatient face and thought to tease him.

A-"Me akele aise koi bhi decision nahi leti. Jo bhi leti hu apne pati ko puchke hi leti hu. Toh iss ke liye bhi mujhe mere pati ko puchna hoga."

S-"What the????? Kaha puchogi upar jaakar???" He said angrily.

A-"Nahi uski koi jarurat nahi padegi. Wo roj aate hai na mere sapne me tab puch lungi me."

      She said hiding her smile and looked at his already annoyed face. Shivaay looks at her irritated.

S-"Chalo yaha se."

      He said angrily and goes towards car. Annika smiled at him and looks at sky. She thanked god and went behind angry Shivaay.

So,done with this part. Please read. Do you like Shivaay's confession? Please tell and give your suggestions and views. Till then bye. Take care. Stay happy. Stay blessed.