A haunting silence had filled the atmosphere as he sat there, curled up. Knees touching his chest, he closed his mouth tightly with both his hands to prevent any sound. He peeked out of the cupboard door to see darkness prevailing. He immediately shut the door and sat back hugging his knees.

He saw the light enter from the little line in between the two doors. The light was overcoming the darkness.
It's a sign of hope and positivity.
But for him it showed fear and threat.
He got scared of the illumination.

He felt someone open the cupboard door, he shuddered, they can see him now.
Before he could think of anything , a goon got hold of him and pulled him out. He tried to resist, withstand the hold.
But what can a nine year old child do more than screaming?

The goon placed him on the ground and he looked up on the other side to see her smiling evily at him.

" Won't you come to aunty?" Said Mrs.Ashita Kapoor in a petrifying tone.

Shivaay tried to run away , but he felt a strong force hold him fro backside.
From one hand she held him by his chest and from another she muzzled his mouth tight.
He wriggled In her hold, flapped his legs here and there, each attempt fruitless.

He saw a blur image of some goons holding his dad, blur cause of tears.
His dad seemed weak. He couldn't decipher why his dad couldn't walk properly. There was not sign of physical injury but yet his dad appeared strange.

He saw other goons bring his dear uncle, Harshvardhan Trivedi.

" Kill him Shakti" he heard a known voice. That's when he saw Mr. Aman Kapoor.

He saw how those goons put a gun in his dad's hand and made him pull the trigger, forcefully.
And there he saw his uncle, the one whom he loved as much as his dad, die In front of his eyes.

Before he could grasp that traumatic event, he saw the gun placed over his father's head.
Sound of gunshot was heard, and he saw his world ending in front of his eyes.

He wanted to scream. He wanted to save his father. He wanted to fight back. He wanted to run into his mother's safe embrace. But he could do nothing.

He started taking short breathes. His hands shivered and legs started trembling.
He wanted to get out from that hold but he could just squirm.

His eyes wanted to see his mom.

" Shakti Ji" he finally heard her voice.

She ran into the room to see his husband and his brother like friend lying there, dead.
She couldn't take this , she couldn't see her world ending, she felt a sharp pain in her heart and clutched her chest.

"Sorry shivaay" she muttered last before giving up on life.
Shivaay lost his last hope.

" Our work is done" Mr.kapoor said.

"What should we do with shivaay? Should we kill him too? But he is a beautiful child" Mrs.kapoor said while touching him inappropriately.

They heard sound of siren.
Mrs.kapoor tremble and let go of shivaay.

" Police" she screamed "let's go away"

Everyone who snatched away shivaay's life ,ran to save their own life.

Shivaay saw his dad,mom and uncle lying there . His breaths shortened even more and he felt the world around him spin. He fell on the ground , heard some voices. He couldn't decipher anything, he lost consciousness.

" Mom, dad" he screamed as he woke up with a jerk.
Before he could look around, decipher where he is, he was taken into an embrace.

" Sshhhh..it's ok, it's ok" he heard a voice while he felt someone rubbing his back continously. He felt relaxed. He felt safe. He felt protected.

His racing heart started to calm down. His breathing became normal.
He looked up to see Annika staring at him with concern.

" Are you Ok" she asked,worried.

" How am I here? I was in the store room" he asked , astonished.

Annika started doing her work but somehow she couldn't feel relaxed. Something was eating her up from inside, she was worried for him.
Her mind tried a lot to divert her, but her heart couldn't stop thinking about you him.

" What if he is in some trouble" she exclaimed and rushed towards the storeroom.

" Shivaay" she said as she looked for him in the storeroom when her leg hit something.

She looked down to see shivaay lying there unconscious.

"Shivaay " she screamed as she bent down and took his head on her lap. Tears started falling from her eyes unknowingly.
She held his face and shaked him roughly .
" Get up I said" she screamed.
She put her hand over his heart and felt his beats very abnormal.
" You can't do this to me" she said while crying.

She immediately took her phone and called Dr.sara

" Hello doctor, can you please come to my office, it's an emergency, thank you "

She put her phone down and caresses his face, rubbed his hands, trying to do every possible thing to make him open his eyes.

" I should have come earlier" she sniffed.

She saw the peon outside and asked him to take shivaay to her cabin.

Dr. Sara checked shivaay, have him an injection and informed Annika that he must have faced some trauma which triggered this reaction.

" He would gain consciousness in an hour" Sara said.

Annika heard these words and felt as if she got her life back.
She sat near shivaay and caressed his hair, while wiping her own tears.

" Actually a peon saw you lying in the storeroom, unconscious, so he brought you here. As you are my employee , you are my responsibility. So I got you checked by a doctor. You are fine now"
Annika said with a Stern face, trying to mask her inner emotions.

" Tha..thank you" shivaay muttered and was about to leave when Annika held his wrist and stopped him.

"Actually I wanted to ask something to you" Annika said, looking here and there, trying to decipher how to question him.

Shivaay Lookers around and saw Annika.
Her face said she was concerned.
Was she scared for him, he thought and went near Annika.

Both were standing in front of each other, looking right into each other's eyes, trying to get an answer of their questions.

" Should I ask him about his phobia" Annika thought.

" Should I tell her about what happened in the store room" shivaay thought,
While they continously stared each other .

So guys ..here is the new update.
Shivaay's past is revealed.
Please do give your feedback how did you find it.
What do you guys think, what will happen further?
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