Anika POV

"What do you think,do you like it?" I asked arnav looking around,excited about the apartment I rented for us

"Its beautiful!" He said begrudgingly

"Tillu I know you not happy about the move but its only temporary and look at this like a vacation,You are going to love it here... Trust me India never disappoints," I reassure him once again,hoping he will get in the spirit and explore India

Although I raised him in England I had made sure that my son knows hindi and different cultures within India,so I am very happy he is in India soil again and I can't wait to explore with him

"India I am back!" I scream in my mind with excitement... Its good to be home

Later

After unpacking and putting everything in it's place I dragged my son out and showed him my india,introduced him street food (which he hated) but also explaining the history of some of the places I took him and I saw him get more excited the more we explored cos apart for math my son loves the history of every place we travel too

After a while we grow tired and went to the apartment, I cooked and we talked about our mini adventure, I was excited to see arnav finally growing to like India

Next morning

The next morning I had to meet some business associate about my boutique and I was running late and arnav was running abit of a temperature, which worried me

"Arnav!" I sat down on his bed ,push hair of his face,"I have a meeting I must go to but it wouldn't take to long maybe an hour OK,have some breakfast and take the medicine on the table, lock the door behind me...OK tillu!"I said rushing to go so I can hurry back

After the car dropped me off I ran to my managers building,making sure I get back to my son quickly

I walked past what looked like a young couple romancing by the side of the building....both touching and kissing each other but I quickly looked away a little embarrassed and went in

An hour later,after I had rescheduled some important work and quickly finished some other with my manager Mr Bedi,I exited the build anxious to go back to my sick son,when I heard screaming at the back of the building

Now I'm no hero,plus I'm women so I know that i shouldn't be looking at screams behind any building but this scream pulled at my heart,making me feel like someone I know might be hurt...so put my hand into my bag,pulled out a phone I quickly called the police than I slowly made my to the back of the building

Gasp,groans became louder the closer I got til I saw two man stand over another and kicking the hell out him

"Hey! What are doing!" I shouted at them,praying that I somehow come out of this alive

"I called the police so stop whatever your doing to that man and step away!" I yelled again as they turned and glared at me

"Who the hell are you!" One of the thugs said making their way to me and with every step he took I took one backwards.... "This might not have been a good idea" I thought to myself as I backtracked,thinking of running back to where I come from

As I contemplated my escape,telling myself that I did the best I could but my 15 second of heroism was over,I turn to look one last time victim and the thugs(just incase the police want me to identity them) and froze,starring at the thug that come out of the darkness of the build and into the light

"What!" He sneered at me,stopped about 8 feet from me,expecting for me to run I'm sure but for the life of me I was frozen

Now i m not the type of person that like to judge others for their outward appearance but this man(thug) had to have the most hilariously uglies faces I have ever seen

He wasn't that big and his face resembled a cartoon character which was funny but than it looked like someone hit him with a baseball crossed his face alot....making him look both funny and ugly...

"No!No!Anika you will not laugh!" I said to myself as I tried to look anywhere but at him..."No!No!" I screamed to myself as I felt my lips twitch, trying to smile

Now i have this bad habit which my son always tell me to get fix....when I work or stressed I sometimes talk to myself,saying everything that on my mind

So while I was trying very hard to not laugh,I was making jokes in my mind about the man in front of me,not very nice,I know!

"Someone really hit him with the ugly stick!" I thought to myself smiling looking at the floor

It was when I heard laughter and a scream of rage that I realise I had spoken aloud

Laughter from the injured man on the ground and rage from the thug...the rage on Mr thug was frightening, I remembered where I was and why,turned and ran for help with Mr thug following me

I ran feeling scared right in the arms of the police,after a brief explanation they ran after and caught both the thugs and brought the injured man in front of me......they took our statement,requested our presence at the police station the next and let us go

"You sure you don't want to go to the hospital!" I asked to the injured man ,recognising him as the young man who was romancing in from of the building

"No thank you!" He smile with mischief in his eyes," I'll just go home!"

"Wait!let my drop you home!" I said feeling some responsible for him,"lets just pass but my apartment first

I walked slowly into my apartment, supporting some of the weight of the injured man and shout out "Tillu!Are you awake" I said

"Yes mama" He shout back from the couch watching TV.....I took the young man to the couch too and made him comfortable... I had no idea why but I trusted this strange you man

"Who is this!" Arnav said standing beside me starring at the stranger with his no nonsense eyes

"I'm rr!" The young man looking at arnav for the first....shock,confusion,fear and anger ran through his face as he starred at my son,"Bhai?"he whispered confusingly, confusing me more

I pulled my son behind me thinking maybe I was wrong to trust this man "Are you OK!" I ask carefully

"Y..yes just a little dizzy!" He said holding his head..that when I remembered his injuries

I went to get glass of water, thinking that might help...come back to him still starring at arnav ....he looked like he was trying to figure out where he knows him.....I relaxed seeing no danger to my son and handed him the glass of water

"Who is he?" Arnav asked me again

I smiled ran my hand through my son head feeling his temperature and it was down thank god!

I looked the young man smiling and said "I'm Anika Trivedi and this is my son Arnav Trivedi and son this is....Omg I don't know name" I said to the stranger

"Rudra....My name is Rudra Singh Oberoi!" The stranger said smiling at us with mischief in his eyes