"Where is Anika? Where is the bride? Has she ran away from her own marriage? Maybe she had affair with someone which she couldn't accept and she went away like this. Poor parents of her" society... this society won't leave a single chance to defame a girl whenever they get the opportunity.

"Where is Anika?" Anika's father asked her mother who is by now sitting still inside a room.

"She would come back, she has promised me that she would come back. I believe my daughter... she won't let this society defame us. She would come back" her mother didn't say where she was but kept on saying that her daughter can't and won't defame them.

Back in the marriage hall everyone were making rumours and themselves doing ohh ahh over it and trying to be sympathetic towards the family.

"We should go now... I don't think she will come..." their neighbour whom Anika love like her own family is saying this now but she was cut in between because...

"Here is Anika and why would she runaway from her own marriage? I had a work so, I had to go and because of traffic I got late... why trying to throw mud at my family huh? Anika spoke.

"No... we... we just..." the neighbour tried to cover up but she very well knows that it's not worthy to lie in front of Anika so she became silent.

"Here you come... come beta... come... sit for the marriage"Anika's father brushed her back happily.

"Wait Bapi... before I sit for marriage I want to confess where I was and what I was doing" she looked at Prem who still had a look of disbelief in his eyes.

"No need beta... leave that matter... it's getting late" her father tried to stop her thinking that the reason may break her marriage but he as well didn't know the reason.

"It's needed bapi, I can't marry someone who doesn't trust me and that distrust I have just seen in Prem's eyes. Let me say the reason and after that Prem would decide whether to marry me or not" she looked back at Prem.

"Let her say the reason uncle" Prem said smiling lightly, Anika returned back the smile before she disclosed the reason.

"Prem... before you came my marriage was already fixed with Shivay Singh Oberoi and we both have accepted it happily. Even our aashirvad got fixed but then came the major twist that landed me over here. Suddenly Shivay started to ignore me and didn't even talk to me. I thought that maybe he is busy with his work so... as he was residing in foreign country for few weeks. But when he came back he declared that he can't marry me, I tried to know the reason but he again ignored and I thought to marry someone on the same day on which my and Shivay's marriage was fixed. Yes... today is the day on which I and Shivay was to get married but as they say that destiny always has other plans. Then I got to meet you and I decided to marry you but somewhere inside my heart I always wanted to know the reason behind Shivay's such behaviour suddenly. So few hours back I went to his house to know the reason and the reason totally shook me. It made me believe that don't trust anyone blindly, he will definitely break your trust by one way or the other... I trusted Shivay blindly but he never trusted me, he just took me for granted in his life and I now decided to leave the matter over you. You decide Prem... whether you will marry me or not... if this society rants me after you leave me then also fine because they have nothing to do other than that. But... we have grew a stable friendship between us in this short span... so, you say Prem" she stopped and looked at Prem expectantly.

"I trust you Anika" came the familiar SSO voice from door side.

Everyone instantly turned back to see a man sitting over wheelchair and looking at Anika vulnerably. If Anika marries Prem at this point in front of him then he will die... die out of suffocation.

"How did you come here?" Anika asked eyeing no one behind Shivay.

"Rudra brought me here and he left for some work after dropping me at the door, actually after you left I had the urge to see you marrying and that urge took me over here. But now... I can't... I can't see you marrying someone else... please don't marry" what the hell is he even thinking or is he even thinking before speaking such.

"You say Prem" she moved her eyes from Shivay in disgust and placed her eyes over Prem in a soft way.

This pained him, pained him a lot at tears bubbled up in his eyes but he waited to hear the most heartbreaking words from Prem.

"Anika... I like you... I really do, and believe me this is just not the matter of today but this is there since the first day I met you... thus I couldn't choose anyone else until now for marriage after you early said no to me. But Anika for me... other's happiness always lies first. I don't want to make this relation a burden over both of us... so it's far better to call off the marriage. Don't worry... no society would point a finger towards you... they will always respect you for the courage that you have shown. And please don't let others to take the decision for you... it's your life and today I salute you for being such honest even when you knew your marriage may break the other way." Prem smilingly ended, the amount of peace he had in his eyes broke Anika down.

Prem instantly went close to her and hugged her and she reciprocated back pouring out all the pain she was holding till now. She didn't even look at Shivay, and this was getting more suffocating than he expected. Yes he has hid the matter of Stella but he never wanted to be a used up product in Anika's life so he tried to go away from her in his own way but the plan miserably failed and he became much more close to her.

"Thank you Prem, thank you for showing such faith for me, thanks a lot" after few moments she calmed down and pulled back from the hug.

"Friends forever? " Prem extended his right hand for a tight handshake of friendship.

"Forever... friends forever" Anika took the hand and smilingly replied.

After the grand dinner at Anika's place everyone went back but Shivay... he was still sitting near the main door over his wheelchair.

"He has not eaten anything, go and give him some food Ani" her mother handed over a plate.

"If you are so concerned you yourself go and feed him, I am not interested" she walked off towards her room.

"Anika... Anika..." her mother called from behind but she didn't even turn back and locked the door of her room.

Anika's mother arranged food for Shivay and went close to him.

"Have the food beta" she said giving the plate to him but his eyes were stuck at the stairs from where Anika went upwards.

"Shivay... eat something" Pinky came and held the plate from Anika's mother's hand.

"I am not hungry" Shivay looked away.

"Okay fine... let me feed you and then I will decide whether you are hungry or not" Mrs. Mukherjee prepared a morsel and hold it in front of Shivay's mouth. Pinky felt happy and smiled lightly looking at the amount of love her son is still getting from Anika's family after hurting them.

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"Call me everyday Ishu" Anika hugged her sister tightly.

The day has at last come when her sister, Ishana is leaving for Udaipur along with her team for her project.

"I will do that di... even I cannot stay happy without torturing you" she winked trying to make the atmosphere a bit light.

"Ishu... take care and eat timely and don't stay awake at late nights and..." their mother was going on repeating these same sentences of worry.

"Maa... I will be fine but you listen, dare you love di more than me... and yeah don't pamper her much because she is getting naughty" Ishana smiled widely.

"Achcha ji..." Anika hit Ishana's back lightly and Ishana nodded.

"Come back soon okay?" after such a long time Sahil spoke, he was much sad because he can't stay away from any of his sisters and now the naughtiest one is going away.

"I will surely come back soon... how will I let my parents love you both more than me for more number of days huh? And listen..." Ishana called Sahil close to her to whisper something "...just don't let maa and bapi pamper their elder daughter more... okay? So deal?" she extended her hand for handshake.

"Deal" Sahil replied smilingly and winked.

"Okay... now if you both are done then can we have a siblings group hug?" Anika asked, she being the eldest one is always tortured, you know right how siblings torture each other and in this case Anika was bali ka bakra, she was tortured the most as she say.

"Yuppy" Sahil jumped over Anika and the three shared a hug.

"Where is Om Ishu? Will he not come to see you off?" Anika looked everywhere to spot the known figure but he was not seen anywhere.

"He can't see me going away, so he stayed back. He has called me and said bye" it's so difficult to lie with a smiling face on when you only know how much you are in pain.

"Ohhhhh okay..." it's not that that Anika has not understood that Ishana has lied but she can't make her sister more sad by letting her know about it.

"Saabdhane jaabi aar theek shomoy khabi, stay safe and eat timely" her mother repeated once more before she went away from their eye sight.

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Days were passing by. Shivay has recovered much and doctor advised him to try to walk. Om is taking care of his elder brother while Rudra is busy somewhere else, the old funny Rudra has changed. He is no more that funny and always likes to stay alone.

"Rudra" Shivay called aloud.

"Yeah... bhaiya" he instantly replied but the cheerfulness was missing, it's not even there in his any of the antics now.

He no more fight with Priyanka to prove that he is the one whom Shivay bhaiya love the most.

"You called me bhaiya?" he stood in front of his elder brother wearing a formal shirt and trouser.

The Rudra who always loved to wear T-shirts and jeans or fluffy pants is wearing trouser is a matter of great concern... yeah... really it is.

"Are you going somewhere?" Shivay asked.

"Yeah... I have an interview to give, actually I forgot to share that I have applied for a job and they has called me for interview" he proudly replied.

"Interview? You are joking right? And why suddenly you are going for interview? What has happened Ru?" Shivay applied the trick to know but his baby brother was getting late.

"Bhaiya... please can I go now, actually I am getting late and I promise to share everything once I get a good job" he looked at his watch the one which his O has gifted to him and considers that watch as the lucky one.

"All the best" Shivay said still looking at his baby brother with an indifferent look.

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Heeyyaaaa, so here comes the next Saturday and here comes the Saturday dose of this book. Ummmm... so Rudra and interview, how many of you can guess the reason? And about ShivIka, do you think that Anika will forgive Shivay? Say say... And thank you so much for sharing your votes about Om's pair.

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NEXT CHAPTER WILL GET POSTED TOMORROW.

-NILANJANA