"Hello...Good evening..."

      Shivaay greeted his brothers as soon as he opened the door for them. Om and Rudra looked at each other confusingly after hearing Shivaay's cheerful voice.

"I think we came in wrong house."

      Rudra whispered to Om but Shivaay heard it.

"Oh is it? Sorry then..."

      Shivaay said and acted like he was closing the door. Om and Rudra were shocked now as they heard him laughing.

"Stop stop..."

     Rudra said pushing the door and came inside.

"What's wrong with you today? You are laughing, trying to make fun of us  and all..."

     Rudra asked looking at Shivaay's face closely. Om also came inside locking the door.

"Rudra, If I am smiling then you should ask Bhaiya what's right or what's special? But you are asking what's wrong. Isn't it strange?"

      Shivaay cross questioned him.

"No no...you smile once in a blue moon that's why my question was right only. You are smiling means something is wrong or atleast odd about today."

     Rudra said and Shivaay laughed again confusing Rudra and Om more.

"Shivaay what's going on?"

    Now Om asked. He was also surprised by seeing this side of Shivaay. He never saw him this much happy from last some years.

"I will tell you. First you go and change. Then come for dinner. All your favourite dishes are here today."

      Shivaay said looking at the kitchen. OmRu looked at each other.

"Food? You again cooked today?"

    Rudra asked. Before Shivaay answer him Neeta came there.

"Me...maine banaya hai sab. Shivaay ki taarif mat kro ok?"

     Neeta said and Rudra sighed in relief.

"Woww...thanks Neeta aunty. But tell me what's special about today? Bhaiya you got any new business deal?"

     He asked again.

"No...busniess ke baare me nhi hai kuch."

      Neeta answered looking at Shivaay.

"Then?"

     Now Om asked.

"You go and change first. I will tell you while having dinner."

     Shivaay said and Om nodded.

"Okay fine. Let's go Rudy. I am very hungry waise bhi."

     Om said to Rudra and they walked towards their rooms. Shivaay smiled at them and then turned to Neeta.

"Neeta aunty you packed food for Rohit?"

"Haa tumne bola na toh kr liya hai pack. Leke jaati hu."

"Great. Don't know why you are on fast? What's the need to keep fast today? Aapne khud itna banaya but aap hi kuch nhi khayegi. It's not good na..."

     Shivaay said sadly.

"Maine toh thank you bolne ke liye rakha tha. I thought you agreed for treatment because of my god but yeh ready krne wali toh koi devi hai."

    Neeta said teasingly.

"Aunty...."

      Shivaay said. His cheeks turned into pink.

"Sharmao mat. Shaadi ki baat nhi kr rahi hu tumhare."

      Shivaay looked at her shocked and then turned his gaze to other side not getting what to say.

"Ok yeh sab chodo abhi ke liye. I want to meet her. Kab milaoge?"

     Shivaay looked at her.

"Me too. I also want to meet her again. But don't know it's possible or not..."

"Everything is possible. Just call her and... "

"I don't have her number."

     Shivaay said sadly.

"Number nhi hai? Aise kaise? Ok then address toh hoga na?"

     Neeta asked and Shivaay nodded in no.

"Address bhi nhi? Ok give me her name. Meri bahut jaan pehchaan hai...hum dhoondh lenge kaise bhi."

"I...I don't know her... her name too."

     Shivaay said looking down.

"Whattt??"

     Neeta was shocked now. Shivaay nodded in yes still looking down.

"Yeah...we just met once...no twice...but didn't get chance to ask her name."

"Then woh kangan?"

"She dropped it by mistake and..."

"Ohh...mujhe laga usne hi diya hai...pyaar ki nisha...."

"Auntyyyy...what are you saying? I said we just met two times bas...woh bhi just formally."

"Accha?? Toh us waqt me hi usne ready kiya tumhe hospital jaane ke liye?"

     Neeta asked and he nodded.

"That too indirectly."

"Ohh koi nhi...jaldi hi sab directly bhi hoga. Woh bhi milegi n uska number n address bhi."

"Howw??"

    Shivaay asked instantly.

"Pata nhi. But hoga. Tum milna chahte ho na use phirse?"

     Shivaay nodded in yes.

"Toh woh jaroor milegi...bahut jald."

"I just hope so."

     Shivaay said thinking about their last meeting.

"Sab accha hoga. Chalo ab main chalti hu. Kal jaldi aaungi tum hospital jane se pehle."

     Neeta said looking at watch. Shivaay nodded and she left from there. Shivaay went to the kitchen.
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"Annika, thanks for coming with us. You helped me to chose best sarees."

     Mrs. Bajaj said while paying the bill at counter.

"Aunty I came here early to help you with all preparations only."

     Annika said taking some shopping bags from Mrs. Bajaj and they both walked out of the shop.

"Oh hello..."

     They heard a voice and stopped. Mallika came to them running.

"You both forgot to take the bride with you."

    She said while panting.

"I thought you want to stay there as a model."

     Annika said giving her water bottle. Mallika drank whole water in one go and gave it back to Annika.

"No way...I am feeling dizzy now by moving round n round. You both actually tried 50 sarees on me."

      Mallika said wiping sweat from her forehead.

"No no I think we tried 40...you want to try 10 more? Can we go back"

     Mrs. Bajaj said teasingly and Annika laughed.

"Oh madam you are having fun right now, but don't forget I will take revenge from you in your wedding."

     Mallika said angrily and Annika laughed more.

"I don't think so darling. That time you must be busy with your pati parmeshwar n lovely in laws maybe with junior Mallika and Siddharth also."

     Annika said and Mallika hits on Annika's forehead.

"You are planning to marry after 10 more years or what? As junior Mallika or Siddharth not coming so soon."

"Whenever it is...but I am very sure you must be busy that time. It happens na normally...your unmarried friends helps you in everything for your marriage but you...even if you want you can't do that much in their wedding.. only few are exceptions."

    Annika said and Mrs. Bajaj nodded hearing it.

"Yeah true... happened with me also many times."

     Mrs. Bajaj said.

"But no that will not happen with me. I will come n enjoy in your wedding n will take all the credit like you are doing right now."

    Mallika said folding her hands.

"Let's see baby."

     Annika said still laughing.

"Kaash mera koi bhai hota. Toh main usse hi shaadi krwati then no problem.."

      Mallika said taking bags from her mother.

"Accha hua nhi hai then...Mallika bhabhi sounds....."

     Annika made faces.

"Weird?? I know. Waise one more idea... Siddharth has manyy friends, right?. So till my wedding chose one of them...then Siddharth will not have any problem with me helping you in your wedding. Also he will do the same. Sounds great hai na?"

"Shut up Mallika."

    Annika rolled her eyes.

"Arre it's best idea and..."

     Mallika stopped as her phone rings.

"Wait a minute..."

      She said and went to the corner Mrs. Bajaj looked at Annika and saw she was smiling. Annika turned to look at her.

"What happened aunty?"

"You look good while smiling only. So don't cry again. I know that kangan is important for you n all...but no need to worry about that. Jo tumhara hai use aana hi padega tumhare pass, hai na?"

     Annika smiled nodding in yes.

"Hmm Mallika said same. Let's see now."

      Annika said and Mrs.
Bajaj smiled. Mallika came to them soon.

"Mom you want to go to Masi's house na? So you go with driver. Me and Annika will come after sometime."

"Why??? I have to go home now."

     Annika said.

"Siddharth is near this mall. So he is coming to meet us."

      Mallika informed.

"So what I will do with you two? I don't want 'Kabab me haddi' tag."

     Annika said nodding in no.

"No stupid..first listen. He is here for some business meeting. So his one friend is with him. I told him we are in this mall so he said he is coming n we will have some coffee together. Bas..."

     Mallika explained. As a mention of friend Annika smiled recalling something,

"Siddharth's friend? He was also Siddharth's friend he said that. What if he is the same? Maybe...I hope he is the one. I want to see if he is okay now or not..."

"Annika...where are you lost?"

     Annika looked at Mallika and nodded in no.

"N...nothing. Waise who is he? Siddharth's friend?"

     She asked.

"I also don't know. We will get to know it. Mom let's go."

     Mrs. Bajaj nodded and started walking with Mallika towards the exit. Annika stood on her place still thinking.

"Don't know why but seeing him like that I felt bad...very bad...seeing pain in his blue eyes...but I felt something different also...his smile,his eyes...were different from others. But he was hiding pain behind that smile. don't know what and why but I...I felt..."

      She came out of her thoughts as Mallika came to her running.

"What happened madam?"

     Annika nodded in no and then they left from there. They sent Mrs. Bajaj by car and they both walked towards the cafe which was apposite to the mall.

"They are not here yet."

     Annika said sadly when they reached near the cafe.

"Yeah maybe on their way."

"Hmm...waise Siddharth's business friend?"

     Annika asked.

"Yeah now he is here for business meeting so definitely na Annika..."

"Ohh haa"

      Annika said again going back to her thoughts.

"I hope he is the same guy. I...I just want to see him once...his blue eyes...no no...I mean I just want to see him n ask about his problem...don't know why I didn't ask him directly what's wrong...don't know why but his face is eyes are still coming in front of my eyes and..."

      Annika came back from her thoughts as Mallika tapped on her shoulder.

"Huh??"

"Where are you lost Annika? Are you ok? Or still thinking about your kangan?"

     Mallika asked looking at her.

"N...no no...was thinking about my...my patients."

"Ohhh...what happened today? Any major problem to your new patients?"

      Mallika asked and Annika nodded in no.

"No no... whatever Kunal uncle said same thing. I just...I just forgot to tell them about exact medicine...so I am worried for him."

"Him?? But you said it was a lady."

     Mallika asked looking at Annika.

"Huh?? Yeah yeah. Not talking about her actually."

"Then??"

     Mallika asked.

"Woh... nothing"

    Annika answered.

"Don't think about them too much ok? Waise haa.... patient se yaad aaya...I forgot something yesterday."

"What??"

"I forgot to introduce you to someone yesterday."

"Who?"

      Annika asked.

"Shivaay"

"Shivaay????"

"Arre your patient Shivaay..Shivaay Singh Oberoi. You said na you are handling his case."

"Ohh ha ha... tomorrow is his first  appointment...So he was there in function?"

     Annika asked recalling her schedule for tomorrow.

"Yeah he was there only. Remember you asked me..."

    Before she continues they heard Siddharth voice from behind.

"I hope he is the one."

      Annika thought before turning but got confused when she saw only Siddharth there. He walked towards them and said hello to Annika and sude hugged Mallika.

"You said your friend is with you?"

     Mallika asked him moving away.

"Yeah Sumit. He is just parking the car."

"Okay"

    Mallika said with a smile.

"Sumit?? So his name is Sumit... Offo Annika you don't even know if he is the same or not?"

    Annika scolded her mind.

"See here he comes..."

     Siddharth said waving at someone and Annika looked up with a smile but her smile vanished when one man in maroon colored suit walked towards them.

"Hey Mallika how are you?"

       He said to Mallika.

"I am good Sumit. What about you?"

      Annika was again lost in her thoughts.

"I thought...don't know why I thought it must be...but...don't know why I am sad that he is not the one "

"Heyy where are you lost? He is talking to you."

    Mallika said to Annika. Annika nodded in no and said hello to Sumit.

"So let's go inside now."

    Saying so Mallika and Siddharth went in and Sumit followed them. Annika stood there.

"I hope he will attend some incoming function of Mallika's wedding. I want to see him once again, want to see his ocean like eyes... No no....I...I just want to know if my words made any effect on him or not. Mainly I want to confirm is he ok or not. I hope he is fine and healthy."

    Annika said to herself. She was also confused about the thoughts which coming in her mind. She shrugged them off and then went inside that cafe.
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    Om and Rudra came to the dinning table and saw many of their favorite dishes there. They looked at each other surprised.

"Itna saara khana?"

      Rudra said looking back at those dishes.

"We have some more."

    Shivaay said coming with one big bowl. Rudra looked at that bowl.

"Kheer?"

"Yeah your favorite. You both sit. I will just come."

     Shivaay placed that bowl on the table and again went inside the kitchen.

"Something is really wrong with Shivaay."

     Om said sitting on the chair.

"I am saying this from the moment I saw him."

     Rudra said sitting beside him looking at the kheer bowl. He turned to Om as if realising something.

"Om..."

"Hmm.."

"It's golden chance for us. You realized?"

"Golden chance?"

"See you wanted to talk with him about tomorrow's hospital visit na? So see he is in good mood so..."

    Rudra said winking at Om and Om nodded.

"Yeah yeah... I didn't think about it. If he is in good mood then yes it will be easy for us to talk about treatment again with him."

     Om said with a smile.

"Exactly...waise O, what happened to that idea? Your Ms. Trivedi was going to give some solution na?"

     Rudra asked. While coming to home Om told him about his and Gauri's meeting.

"Yeah...but actually what happened I forgot to take her number and I don't think she has my number."

     Om answered and Rudra looked at him shocked.

"What?? Seriously you don't have her number??"

      Om nodded.

"You are really dumb. Irresponsible person."

"Don't start your lectures Rudra. First listen whole thing. I asked for her number from the office. They will tell me after checking register."

     Om said with a proud smile.

"Waah...you used your brain today. Ok so for now let's talk with Bhaiya as his mood is good right now. If he will again refuse to visit them we will call her and ask for solution."

     Rudra said and before Om replies Shivaay came there.

"Solution? What solution?"

     He asked sitting on his chair.

"N... nothing Bhaiya. Let's start I am very hungry."

     Rudra said changing the topic and looking at all food.

"Yeah. Let me serve you both."

     Saying so Shivaay served food to them.

"Waise Om..."

     He served him some daal and continued,

"I know you are not interested in my business but can you do me a favor?"

      Om looked at him.

"What happened Shivaay? Is everything alright? Any problem at work? Are you ok? You are again suffering from pain?"

    Om asked back to back questions worriedly.

"Relax Om, I am perfectly fine. N there is nothing to worry now. Everything will be alright soon, very soon."

     Shivaay said with a wide smile.

"Bhaiya...you are smiling a lot today. You teased us...you even laughed. I feel it's my dream and I will wake up soon. Someone pinch me."

     Rudra said dramatically and Shivaay hits on his head playfully.

"Rudy, stop being over dramatic, ok? Om, tell me can you?"

      Shivaay said turning to Om again.

"Of course Shivaay. Bhai ka hukoom sar aankho pr. Tell me what it is?"

"Actually tomorrow I arranged meeting with our clients on our new site. But now I can't able to go there  So will you attend them? You don't have to do anything. Our manager will be there he can handle everything you just have to be present there ."

     Shivaay explained and Om nodded in yes before saying,

"Ok fine. I will go. But why you are not going? Don't tell me you are busy with some other meeting n all. Shivaay how many times I told you, take care of your health too. Now our condition is better. So no need to work too much, mainly forgetting about health n all other things. Please Shivaay don't take too much stress. It's not good for you."

     Om said trying to keep his voice normal. He don't want to repeat his mistake again... actually that was not even mistake but after that Shivaay fell unconscious so it was nearly a mistake for him.

"No Om, I don't have any meeting or work."

"Then??"

     Rudra asked.

"You guys forgot about that? Om, you n Dr. Sehgal fixed my appointment with that new doctor. N that appointment is tomorrow. So I have to go there first, hai na?"

      Shivaay said. Om and Rudra looked at him for a minute and then started coughing.

"What did you say? Hospital?? You are going to hospital??"

     Om asked holding his breath.

"Yess..."

     Shivaay replied normally taking food on his plate.

"Really??"

     Om asked again. He still couldn't believe his ears.

"Yes Om. Why you are so surprised? You was the one who forced me to say yes for treatment. All those lectures and blackmailing...you forgot?"

     Shivaay asked raising his eyebrow.

"Yeah but you never listened Shivaay. You denied it everytime saying you are fine n you don't want to waste your time n money for treatment. So, what happened now? Till last week you were against of it and now...howw??"

     Om asked him. Shivaay smiled again remembering Annika.

"It's all her magic." 

      He murmured but OmRu heard that.

"What did you say Bhaiya?"

     Shivaay came out of his thoughts.

"Nothing....I was saying my life is my responsibility na, not anyone else's. So I have to take care of it..no one will take care of my health more than myself."

     Shivaay said and OmRu's eyes widened in shock. Shivaay smiled.

"N it's better to 'Live a WANT TO life, not a HAVE TO life'."

      Shivaay said looking at them. OmRu looked at him for sometime without blinking their eyes.

"What happened?"

     Shivaay asked snapping his fingers in front of them. They looked at each other and then again at Shivaay.

"I can't believe you are talking like this Shivaay. Are you really our brother Shivaay or some duplicate took his place?"

      Om asked and Shivaay chuckled. Om too laughed and continued,

"But all this is very interesting Shivaay. But first tell me who told you this? If I am not wrong, before some days you were like..my advice n lectures are boring. N now you yourself are talking about life n all? Tell me who told you all this?"

     Om asked and words escaped from Shivaay's mouth without his notice.

"Angel, a beautiful angel." 

 "Whatttt??"

      Rudra shouted. Shivaay looked at him and realised what he said. But before he says something Rudra continued,

"Angel?? You said Angel right?? Angel means girl....So Bhaiya you...you met a girl? Ohho..... it's hard to believe actually. But since today is surprising day for us so ok. Now you tell me first, who is she? What's her name? Where she lives?"

     Shivaay looked here and there replying,

"Who??" 

"Angel...who else Bhaiya? I mean that girl...tell us, who is she?"

"Angel?? Who Angel? No no there is nothing like that Rudy. I was just.....just joking. I said those lines as they came in my mind, nothing else."

      Shivaay said covering up.

"No way Shivaay. I know you very well. You never think like this. N you will never able to think like this in next seven births. So tell me who is she?"

     Now Om asked.

"No Om, there is no one. I was just..... I was just....."

     Shivaay didn't find words.

"Bhaiya, you can never able to hide anything from us. So don't try. N tell me fast...who is she? Is she beautiful?"

     Rudra asked Shivaay looked at him after hearing beautiful and Annika's smiling face came infront of his eyes.

"Beautiful?? Yeah she is breathtakingly beautiful. Just like an angel."

       Again he said without realising what he was saying. He was so.lost in her thoughts.

"Ohho..... O, see Bhaiya...our Shivaay Bhaiya is praising one girl. Today's date we have to mark in calendar as golden day. Bhaiya is smiling, he is ready for treatment, he is praising one girl...every impossible thing getting possible today...and as per Bhaiya all this happening because of that angel....Waah so one angel changed our Bhaiya.... Angel you are goddess..."

     Rudra said looking up spreading his hands. Shivaay hits on his own forehead.

"Rudy, don't start your drama."

"But Bhaiya..."

    Rudra started but Om stopped him.

"Rudra you stop your drama for now. Shivaay you tell me, who is she?"

"Om I..."

"Shivaay...now don't try to cover up n all... Tell us about her. I want to know aisa kon hai jiske wajah se you agreed for your treatment, uske wajah se you are changed like this... So tell me what's her name?"

     Shivaay knew now they will not keep quiet. He have to tell them about her.

"I don't know her name actually."

     Shivaay said looking down and Om was confused.

"What? You don't know her name?"

     He asked and Shivaay nodded in no.

"Yeah I don't know. I just met her in Siddharth and Mallika's roka."

"So you didn't ask her name?"

     Rudra asked.

"Before I ask her, she left from there."

     Shivaay replied sadly.

"Wowww. That means she was really an angel."

      Rudra said and Shivaay laughed.

"No Rudy, her little brother came there n she left with him."

"Ohh accha..... But still for me she is angel only. If because of her my Bhaiya changed this much and he agreed for his treatment...she is really angel for us. Hai na O?"

     Rudra said on which Om nodded.

"Haa haa and we need to thank her. After all she did the thing which neither me nor Rudra able to did."

      Om said and Shivaay smiled.

"I hope I will meet her once. I also wants to say thanks for encouraging me, for giving me reality check."

     Shivaay said.

"Don't worry Bhaiya soon we all will meet her."

     Rudra said and Shivaay smiled.

"Yeah let's see...now chalo khao."

"Now I understood why this party today."

    Rudra said looking at his plate and Shivaay n Om smiled. They finished there dinner soon. After dinner Shivaay said,

"Ok Om give me my reports which Dr. Sehgal gave you."

"Yeah I will get them."

     Om said and went towards his room.

"Bhaiya can I come with you tomorrow?"

     Rudra asked.

"No need Rudra. You have your college, right? And it's just first normal checkup tomorrow. So I can manage. No need to bunk classes for that."

     Shivaay said.

"But Bhaiya....."

     Before Rudra says something Om came there with reports.

"Shivaay, these are your reports. I have soft copy also. I will mail it to you."

     Om said giving file to Shivaay.

"Ok thanks. Waise who is that new doctor? You met her?"

     Shivaay asked opening that file.

"No. That time she was not arrived here. But Dr. Sehgal said she is the best heart surgeon and she will handle your case easily. She is more talented than Dr. Sehgal itself. Many complicated cases she handled before."

     Om gave information and Shivaay nodded.

"Her name..."

      Shivaay said searching for her name.

"Dr. Trivedi...Dr. Annika Vardhan Trivedi."

      Shivaay read it aloud and looked up at Om.

"Yeah..."

    Om said.

"Woww lady doctor. Bhaiya then I am also coming with you."

      Rudra said happily.

"Didn't you hear what Om said? She is experienced. Handled many complicated cases and all. So she must be aged than you. Now don't tell me you are planning to flirt with senior doctor too."

     Shivaay said hitting on Rudra's head lightly.

"No no Shivaay...it's not like that. You know she is cousin sister of my one student. I got to know today only."

"Really??"

     Shivaay was surprised.

"Yeah...she is young only but very talented so achieved this very early."

"Great."

     Shivaay said and without his notice he smiled widely.

"So Bhaiya, can I....."

     Rudra started but Shivaay cutted him off.

"No Rudra. No bunks ok? Now you both go to sleep. It's late."

"N what about you?"

    Om asked.

"Yeah I am also going. I have to take my medicines at 11 na...so after that."

"Angel asked for this too?"

    Om asked winking at him.

"Om..."

     Shivaay looked at Om.

"You too?"

"Good night"

     Om said laughingly and left from there. Rudra again tried to convince Shivaay but Shivaay asked him to go n sleep. So he also left from there after sometime. Shivaay looked at the file again.

"Annika...nice n different name...what must be my Angel's name? I am sure that will also be something like this..."

    Shivaay said looking at his file with a smile.

Precap :- Shivika meet again(promo 1😉😌)

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