Arnav POV

Watching my parents stand together,fighting for each other,declaring their love for each other in front of the world was a great thing to see

Relief,love and pride filled me!I was relieved cos not an hour ago I was convinced I have done a mistake

Because of my desire to see My Mama happy I had let My father think he had succeeded in use me against her

I hadn't minded when he basically used me to blackmail her into this marriage because I had wanted the same thing as he did

I wanted My Mama happy!I wanted someone who would love and support her in everything,Her equal!

She has been A mother and a father to both Aunty SuMi and I,She has been our light in a dark room!

And I just wanted someone who would be the same for her,someone my grandma had been to her before she died!

I had seen that in my Dad!The way her eyes light up when he is in the room,The way they fight without hurting each other or when one is hurt the other seem to feel the pain!

Isn't that love!?

My father is a good man and I know he loves My Mama very much ...he told me so!

As I watched them walked down the stairs
My father radiating happiness and contentment
Mama looked doubtful but determined

I met her at the of the stairs,nodded at my Dad as he left us for a moment,i took my mother's hand,"You look beautiful Mama!"She clenched my hand tighter brought it to her lips and kiss it

"And you look very handsome!" She smirked at me as we slowly walked to the dais

"M..Mama...I..I

I didn't know what to even say ..'I'm sorry I tricked you into marrying Dad but you can leave him at the alter if you want!' didn't seem like an appropriate thing to say right now

She stopped walking,held my head between her hands and said,"This is my decision! I know you and your father think you somehow tricked me into this but I assure you....I made this decision with a clear head!"

I was left speechless! How did she know?a second later I knew of course she knows what I am thinking and what I am feeling ....she always has,she is my mother after all

I pulled her into a hug clinging to her tightly, "I love you Mama!" I said a tears running down my face

"I love too Tillu!"she said hugging me just as hard,we pulled away and just smiled at each other

"Its time!" I whispered to her as we made it to the dais where my Dad was patiently standing waiting for My Mother and I

I put her hand inside his and just as I was about to pull away Dad took my hand I put it on top of my mother's and put his on top of both ours,"Together always!"he whispered to both of us,his love showing

Tears pricked my eyes as I looked at the loving eyes of my father and adoration on my mother's face,"Together always!"I whispered the promise,A promise that from now on we will be together forever as a family

We hugged our bond stronger now than ever!

I watched as they married each other looks of doubt,pride,sadness and love playing between them till they were married

I let out the breath I didn't even know I was holding,clapping with everyone as they hugged all members of the Oberoi's, now officially my family!

Before they could make it to me I heard a voice of someone I had hoped I will never hear from again

"Aren't' you going to say hello to your wife Shivaay!"Tia kapoor said

My eyes snapped to the frozen couple that was standing a foot away from me

My mother's color drained from her face,Dad's clenched his hand so tightly that it turned white,My heart sank....'this isn't good' i thought to myself

Mama and Dad turned and Dad began to argue with Tia but my eyes were on My mama as she seemed to sink into herself

I don't know what's been said cos honestly I wasn't listening and I didn't care....I tried to go to her but Rudra held me back,pulling me closer to him trying to give me comfort

Still I just watched her just getting paler and paler

"Why doesn't he tell everyone to leave!" I mumbled to myself looking at my father as he continued to argue with Tia

"Because that is what Tia wants!she knew reporters will be here that why she staged this scene,so the public would be on her side.....if the reporters leave now they will only have her side of the story!" Uncle omkara said standing next to me

I looked around!Putting my emotions for my mother away....I looked around with a clear calculating eye....Uncle omkara was right

I watched my father slowly provoke Tia,I watched the greediness of the press and guests gathering together to gossip
My father wasn't argue just for the sake of arguing, he was drawing the over emotional Tia out to show the reporters the truth!

"No!I'm your wife!" Tia snapped hitting the arms of the wheelchair and I grinned!....

"Well played Dad" I thought to myself and turned my attention back to my Mama and I saw this look of realisation on her face

She stared at my father like she was seeing him for the first time
"Enough!" She screamed and instantly everyone was quite

I watched her giving a lecture to the reporters and answering Tia back with a smile on my face

This was the Anika Trivedi I know!My no nonsense ,doesn't take sh@t from anyone Mother!

For a moment there when she looked lost and helpless,it scared the hell out of me

She declared her love for him in front of everyone and I couldn't be prouder,"I was right!"I thought to myself

She walked to me took my hand and pulled me next to my father,"The are a lot of reasons why I love Shivaay Singh Oberoi the biggest one is because he gave me the biggest gift ever ...My Tillu!My arnav!"she said as they hugged me from both sides

I saw Tia rolling her eyes and my heart hurt a little,"By that stupid logical You love me too!"she said nastily at my mother

"I do!I really do love you Tia cos Arnav is just as much part of you as he is me and Shivaay!Hating you would be like hating a part of my son and that is impossible!" Mama said stunning everyone including Tia

Tia stared at my mother with her mother open,"But that doesn't mean I will give you what rightfully mine....Shivaay is mine and so is Arnav!"mama said again drawing a line in the sand,basically warning Tia to not cross her limits!

I saw uncertainty and hatred in Tia's eyes for my mother and that when I decided:

Tia kapoor and I need to sit down and have a much needed talk!

Tia POV

I looked at Anika a little shocked for a moment,"Did she just say she loved me!"I thought to myself feeling lost

For the first time in a long time I looked at Anika without any hate in my heart

I remembered who she was before she was my enemy!She had been my sister...my very best friend

What happened to us?For a moment I wished we were kids again,carefree and happy

"If you are done!Get out!" Shivaay said looking at me with disgust

I watched as Shivaay gathered his 'family' and tried to protect them and I felt hate again overwhelm me

"Why couldn't he love me the way he clearly loves Anika
" Why wasn't I enough for him!"

The look of adoration in Anika's eyes for shivaay made me remember a conversation I once had with my mother when I was little

Flashback

"Why are you always so close the to the help Tia?They a meant to serve you not to befriend!" Mother said looking angry again

" Aunty payal and Anika love me and I love them mother!She is my best friend!"I said trying not to cry

"Than I will get you a better friend Tia, don't you know the only reason a person like her befriends someone like you is cos she wants everything that's yours!"

Flashback ends

I ignored my mother than ,continued to play with Anika, to be close to her and her family

But when I saw her mother trying to get close to my father I remembered her words

I noticed how Anika seem to get more attention than me,how my father called her his little girl too!I was his only little girl!!

That when I knew my mother was right!Anika and her mother were trying to take my father away from me

From than on she was my enemy,I hated her with everything I was....both Anika and her mother,I began to  humiliated and degrade them in front of everyone but it nothing seemed to upset them and I hated Anika more for it!

Now here she was just like her mother,taking my husband from me and the worst part My husband love her more than he has ever love me!

I destroyed that little sentimental moment I had about Anika and once again saw her as she really is!A home wrecking b@tch!!

"I am not going anywhere!"I screamed feeling the urge to destroy both Shivaay and Anika overwhelm me

I no longer care how I acted cos the reporters left a while ago!Now I can show my truth face

"Shivaay!" His mother called him as he lunged at me ,pushing my wheelchair out the door

She stood by the door blocking the exit,I smirked a little bit....I know if someone can buy my little act it would be Pinky Aunty and not because she believes me but to her I am better than Anika ,even if I did something wrong

"What would people say if you throw Tia out!She is you wife Shivaay!" She said throwing Anika a disgusted look

"Anika!Anika Shivaay Singh Oberoi is my wife!" Shivaay practically screamed at his mother,rage in his eyes,"And I will not let her be disrespected by letting his women stay here!"

He continued pushing out the door and I felt a heart pinching fear of failure...i have to stay here,The plan can't be executed if I am not at OM!!

"Stop!stop Shivaay!"I screamed at him, he ignored me and continued to push

" Stop shivaay!"A voice said....a voice of someone I knew shivaay will listen to,"let her stay!"

Shivaay stopped and stared at Anika with shocked eyes

"Let her stay till after the hearing after that she will leave and never return!" She said staring at me with a determined look on her face

Shivaay walked up to Anika and both started whispering to each other but I knew shivaay will to as Anika asks,I smirked a little at their predictability

I turned to roll my eyes when I was met by the piercing eyes of my son! He looked at me like he saw right through me and didn't like what he saw

I flinched abit and tried to look away but I still felt his eyes burn through me scorching my skin!

"I am tired I need to go to sleep!" I said out loud but the truth is I was running from the judgement in my son's eyes

Somehow in that brief moment when our eyes connected I saw pain,soul scorching pain....for me!

Shivaay turned and quietly said!"Take her to the guestroom!" One of the servants appeared an slowly wheeled me to my room and I quickly noticed that it was a room away from all the Oberoi's family members

I stayed in my room,took a bath ,eat and rested a little
My body still needed to recover from what happened to me in the asylum

I still have nightmares from that place and this is the reason I agreed to help 'mastermind' with his/her plan to destroy the Oberoi's

Shivaay will pay for what he did,even if I had to go thought his whole family to get to him

"May I come in!" A voice said snapping me out of my thought...I looked around my dark room and realised that the sun has set

Arnav stood quietly by than door of my bedroom waiting for me to answer

My heart stared to beat hard,anxiety, fear and love filled my body!"This is my son!"I thought to myself as I nodded for him to enter

"How are feeling!" Arnav asked sitting on the chair by the bed

"I am OK!" I said nervously I looked at him closely!My son... Looking for any sign of me in him but found nothing

We sat in silence for a long time after that ....it was an awkward silence both of us looking for something to say

"Mama said she loves you cos I am part of you!" She said after a while,he stared at me giving that unnerving look he give earlier, "Why can't you love her cos she is all of me?"

I tried to answer but nothing come out,I wanted to tell him of my hatred and the reasons for it but it didn't seem relevant to the question he just asked

"I can't!" I said weakly hating myself for the disappointment I saw flush in his eyes

"So you will hate us forever!" He said with a little voice that broke my heart

"I don't hate you Arnav!" I said with my voice sounding a little pathetic even to myself

"I am her!She is me!" He said standing up to leave,"Hating her is equal to hating me!"

I watched him trying to wipe tears from his face but instead of pity I feel hatred for Anika......what my son just say confirmed what I already knew

My Son Arnav loves and will love Anika more than he will ever love me,something Anika has again taken from me forever

He walked to the door and stopped,"I know the is a reason why you wanted to stay here!"he said as he slowly turned and looked at my shocked face,"If you hurt My parents in anyway I will show you exactly how I am Anika Trivedi and Shivaay Singh Oberoi's son!!"

Fear!fear choked me as I watched my son walk away from me!I have known fear before from shivaay but nothing to this extent!

I briefly so cold indifference, rage and disappointment in his eyes before he turned to leave

How can a child threaten his mother like this I fumed as I watched the now empty door

Clap

Clap

Clap

I heard someone at my door again

"That was very entertaining!" A women's voice said standing by my door where it was dark and I couldn't see properly

"Who is it!" I said trying to look but couldn't

"Come now Tia!is that how you say hello to your partner!" The voice said

I don't know what this women was saying cos the only partner I ever had was....no!

"Mastermind"! I called out surprise on my face

" I thought this was a good time to introduce myself!"she walked into my room

I have been asking to have a face to face with 'mastermind' since the time I became conscious and found myself out of the asylum but it never happened

I had my suspicion who it could be ...My mother! Pinky Aunty,Tej uncle and all of shivaay's business rivals but I never thought it could be who was standing on my door right now!Never in a million years!

"You!!!"

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