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This time a small smile crept on her lips as those blue eyes were still looking at her without blinking. She was confused, surprised and happy. Happy?? She asked herself. Yeah happy too don't know why but she was happy.

She came out of her thoughts as signal was over and that car moved ahead of them. Annika looked at that car and chuckled as he was still trying to look at her in this traffic. She nodded her head in disbelief before looking at her brother, Sahil who was showing her something on mobile phone.
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Shivaay came back in his senses when he heard Aarya was calling his name loudly patting on his hand repeatedly.

"Huh??....."

He said looking at Aarya confused.

"What happened Shivaay Bhaiya? Where are you lost?"

Aarya asked and Shivaay nodded in negative.

"No....there is nothing."

He said only this and again looked outside at the road trying to find those eyes again.

"Shivaay, are you ok?"

This time Yash asked as he saw confused face of Shivaay in the mirror. Shivaay came out of his thoughts.

"Nothing Yash. I am fine."

Shivaay said with a small, assuring smile and again engrossed in talking with Aarya as she was explaining him something about her sports exam.

Soon they reached Aarya's school and Aarya went out of the car after saying bye to Shivaay. Yash also went out to drop her till the school gate.

"Bye bye Aarya. Have a nice day."

Shivaay said and Aarya smiled before replying,

"You too Bhaiya. Have a nice...no no have a best day. Bye bye."

Aarya said and left with her father. Shivaay smiled at her and then looked around again trying to find those eyes but was unsuccessful again. He sighed sadly and leaned his head on headrest.

"Who was she? Her eyes.....those brown eyes...they were so magical and so attractive. I don't know why but I am feeling so good, so relaxed after looking at those twinkling brown eyes."

He said to himself and closed his eyes to see the image of those eyes which was printed in his heart and brain and smiled as he was able to see those eyes.

Soon Yash came back and then dropped Shivaay to Cafe Kohinoor which was next to Aarya's school. Shivaay came down when they reached there and went inside not before thanking Yash for the lift.

Cafe Kohinoor,

Shivaay came inside and went to the table which he reserved for his meeting with Mr. Bose. He went to that table and saw Mr. Bose was already present there, waiting for him.

Shivaay greeted him and soon their meeting started. And soon it finished too as Mr. Bose is so cooperative and he agreed to Shivaay's offer very easily as he knew Shivaay always suggest best. Shivaay was so happy as he got his new deal with Mr. Bose. He thanked Mr. Bose and gave him some papers to sign. Mr. Bose read them and both signed those papers of agreement. Mr. Bose said he is busy for whole day and denied to have anything for eat or drink. Shivaay nodded to it and Mr. Bose left from there.

Shivaay also decided to leave now. He checked his phone for any calls or mails. And then decided to reply some mails which were from his employees asking him about their work.

When he was busy in typing, he heard someone's laughing sound. Without his notice he looked up and his eyes turned to first left and then right direction. There were many people seated in the Cafe. Shivaay just smiled before turning to his phone again.

Again he heard that laughing sound. He ignored that sound now and continued his work. But now that sound was reaching his ears nonstop and without realizing he looked up again.

"Seems like someone is so happy here. And knows how to smile this much. May be he or she don't have any problems in life like me or others."

He said again looking around searching for the owner of that laugh which made his heart relax, happy and confused too. But again was disappointed as he didn't able to find out the correct person among that bunch of people.

So he again continued his work and finished it in another two minutes. So, he kept his phone in pocket and removed his blazer as it's hot there and took that blazer and agreement file in hands and got up to leave from there.

He turned to exit and took two or three steps before stopping at his tracks. He stopped as again he heard that laugh. He again looked here and there and this time finally able to realize that sound was coming from the corner table which was the last table in that open cafe. Shivaay looked there and saw two girls sitting there facing each other. One if them was laughing so loudly and other one was looking at that laughing girl angrily.

Shivaay smiled but was disappointed again as he was able to see only that other girl clearly but not the one who was laughing. To see her face Shivaay moved to left without looking at front and splash...... His blazer and the hand holding that blazer both drenched in orange juice. He looked up and saw one waiter there with scared face and two empty glasses.

"Sir, I am so sorry Sir. I was just.....I didn't see you and then...I am sorry Sir....."

That waiter tried to speak. He was stammering while speaking as he was scared. Shivaay smiled and kept his other hand on that waiter's shoulder.

"Relax. It was not your mistake. I was looking somewhere else and came in your tracks without my notice. So don't apologise. I am the one who needs to apologise. So I am sorry for coming in your way and for this damage."

Shivaay said calmly looking at the tray in his hand. That waiter smiled after listening his soft voice.

"Thank you Sir. You are truly a gentleman. If there is someone else in your place, then till now I would be jobless person."

That waiter said and Shivaay smiled.

"Koi nhi. Not all persons are same. So they reacts differently. Now go. You must be very busy."

Shivaay said and that waiter nodded.

"Ok. Thank you once again. And please go n wash your hands. Restroom is there."

That waiter said pointing to his left hand.

"Ok thank you."

That waiter smiled and left from there. Shivaay looked at his hands and decided to wash them. So he went towards the restroom.

He came there and was about to enter when he realized that door was closed from inside.

"Someone is there inside. Ok I will wait. Waise bhi I can't go like this to home."

He said looking at his sticky hand and stood there waiting for his turn to go in.

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On the other side, Annika and Gauri were sitting at the corner table. Annika was laughing loudly and Gauri was looking at her angrily.

"Di, stop it. Don't you dare to laugh again."

Gauri said angrily and Annika stopped her laughing and acted as she zipped her mouth.

"Good."

Gauri smiled happily and turned her gaze to her phone but on next second looked up as Annika started laughing again.

"Di....."

Gauri glared at her.

"Sorry, sorry. But what to do. You.....I can't believe. Imagine if your professor loves you back in coming future and after your marriage if anyone ask about how you met then? I can't able to imagine also. What he will say that his wife met him first time when.... Hahaha... I can't....."

Annika said controlling her laugh but again started laughing.

"Di..... Stop. Why I told you all that? I am regretting it now. Now stop laughing or else I will never talk to you."

Gauri said folding her hands angrily.

"Haaa haaa why you need us now? Your professor is enough for you. Ab humse baat kyu kregi tu?"

Annika teased Gauri.

"Di..... Stop it now. Don't embarrass me."

"You are the one who embarrassed that poor professor of yours. Bechara. Waise when you are introducing me to him?"

"Di... There is nothing between us ok?"

"Haaa Haaa pata hai. There is NOTHING between you two. Still I want to meet."

Annika said stressing on word 'nothing' and winked at Gauri.

"Offo stop. I will show you once you fall in love. Pura badla lungi. But first let's eat something. I am very hungry."

Gauri said and Annika smiled.

"Yeah order which you want. By the way where is Sahil? He left from here before 15 minutes na? Itni derr restroom se aane ke liye?"

Annika asked looking at her watch worriedly.

"You know him na Di. He will come after roaming around the whole Cafe."

Gauri said reading the menu card thinking what to order.

"But still.... it's too late now Gauri. And this Cafe is new na? What if he lost somewhere?"

Annika said and Gauri looked up.

"Wait I will go and see."

Gauri said and was about to get up but Annika stopped her.

"You sit I will go and see. If he comes here then call me."

Gauri said ok and Annika left from there.

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Shivaay looked at his watch and then at the door confused.

"10 minutes passed but no one came out. Is there anyone inside or the door is just closed?"

Shivaay said coming to the door and tried to open it.

"The door is locked from inside means someone is there. But itni derr??"

He asked himself confused and then decided to ask.

"Is there anyone inside?"

He asked but no one respond. Shivaay asked it again after some seconds this time knocking on the door and he heard something.

"Who is there?Is there any problem?"

Shivaay asked and after sometime someone knocked it from inside.

"Help.... Help me"

Came a crying voice and by that voice Shivaay realized it was of one little boy.

"Hey, who is there? Are you ok? What happened?"

Shivaay asked worriedly.

"Please help me I am locked."

He heard a crying voice.

"Baby, just stop crying. I am here you don't have to worry. But the door is locked from inside na, then why you are not opening it?"

Shivaay asked in a soft voice.

"I locked the door when I came inside but now I opened it still I am not able to come out. Is it locked from outside?"

That boy asked and Shivaay checked it once again.

"No beta it's locked from inside only."

"But....but I didn't lock it again. So how's that possible? Please help me. I am scared of darkness."

That boy again cried.

"Ok ok don't worry. Let me think. You just don't worry haaa, I will help you."

Shivaay said thinking about how door get locked. He looked at the door neatly and then saw one latch there at the top.

"Someone locked it. Why?"

Shivaay said looking at that.

"What happened? Please save me."

That boy requested while crying.

"Haa beta just a minute. Don't worry."

He said looking around. And went to one table and came with a chair. He climbed on that and opened that latch and came down. He removed that chair. By the time some people came there and asked Shivaay what happened.

"Beta now come outside."

Shivaay said to that boy and then explained others what happened.

"I am not able to open it still."

Voice came from inside. Shivaay looked at the door confused and again checked and the door was still locked. He looked at others.

"Haa this door is jammed may be because of that it's not opening."

One person said and by looking at him Shivaay realized he was one waiter. That boy started crying when he heard this.

"Beta don't worry. I said na I am here. I will save you. Just wait for 2 minutes."

Shivaay said and looked at others.

"What can we do?"

He asked and one man came to Shivaay.

"Let's break this door."

Shivaay looked at the door and nodded in yes looking at that man.

"Beta move behind. Don't stand near the door. We are breaking it. So move aside or else you will get hurt."

Shivaay said softly and that boy nodded.

"Ok. But please do it fast. It's too dark here."

That boy said in low voice.

"You moved back?"

Shivaay asked on which that boy replied,

"Haa"

"Yeah ok bas give me 2 minutes now. We will break it."

Shivaay said and looked at that man. One other man also came there and three of them broke that door. But soon Shivaay realized that the room is so small and that little kid will get hurt if they left door. So he catch that door by his hands before falling,

"Beta come out by left side."

He said as he was holding that door at right side. He looked inside and saw that boy came out. He then let go of that door and looked at that boy. That boy hugged his legs.

"Thank you, thank you so much"

Shivaay smiled sitting on his knees.

"Are you ok?"

That boy nodded. Shivaay noticed his throat was dry and sweat was all over on his face.

"Waiter please bring some water for him."

That waiter nodded and left from there. All other people also left after confirming that boy is safe.

"Thank you so much. But this....."

That boy said holding Shivaay's hand which had one big scratch on his palm. When Shivaay held that door he got that scratch.

"It's nothing. You are fine na so it's ok."

Shivaay said and that boy smiled.

"Waise what's your name?"

Shivaay asked him.

"Sahil....."

"Waaah nice name. Are you ok Sahil?"

He asked again and that boy smiled.

"Haa all thanks to you."

Shivaay smiled and then took his napkin from his pocket and wiped Sahil's sweat.

"What's your name Bhaiya?"

Sahil asked but before Shivaay replied,

"Sahil....."

Came a voice. Both Shivaay and Sahil looked up. Sahil smiled and Shivaay was surprised to see those eyes again which he saw sometime before. He stood up without his notice not blinking his eyes. And he was sure that he saw these same eyes sometime before. And a smile crept on his lips. He then looked at the owner of those eyes before he looked at her face neatly a slap landed on his left cheek.

He came out if his thoughts and held his cheek.

"How dare you?"

He heard her voice and looked at her face again. She slapped him so hard. He was too shocked to react.

"How dare you to do something like that with my Sahil? Is it some joke for you?"

She angrily roared and Shivaay was confused so as Sahil.

"Di....."

Annika looked at Sahil and sat on the floor in front of him.

"Are you alright baccha?"

She asked hugging him. Now again some people came there.

"I am fine Di."

Sahil came out of the hug and continued,

"This Bhaiya....."

Annika cutted him in between and stood up.

"He locked you there in restroom na? I knew it."

Annika said and both Sahil and Shivaay looked at her shocked and shouted together,

"Whaaaattttt???"

"You... What do you think of yourself haa? You loves to trouble small kids or what? Wait a minute....."

She said looking at Shivaay's face. He was still holding his cheek and was looking at her and her eyes without blinking his own eyes.

"You are the same guy na who was in that car with that little girl?"

She asked and he nodded in yes without his notice as he was too shocked to react by two things. First he still can't able to believe that he saw those eyes again and second because of that tight slap. Annika continued,

"So it's your business? To kidnap kids? You kidnapped that girl na? And now came to kidnap my Sahil?"

Annika asked him angrily and he was more shocked now so was others. Sahil hits his own forehead and came to Annika.

"No Di, you are thinking it in wrong....."

Sahil tried to explain but Annika cutted him in between.

"Sahil you keep quiet. When I was searching you someone said kisine ek bacche ko lock kiya tha. So he is that person who locked you na?"

Annika said angrily and again looked at Shivaay. Sahil tried to speak again but she didn't allow him.

"And you mister, listen to me. You are any gangster or kidnapper? Tell me. But by looking at your handsome face you don't look like one."

Annika asked looking at his face and he smiled finally removing his hand from his left cheek on which she slapped. Now she was able to look at his whole face. She looked at him for few seconds and then said,

"Ohh if you are not any criminal then that means you are doing it for time pass right? To trouble small kids and then enjoy their and their parents state is time pass for you?"

She asked angrily and he stood there silent looking at her eyes which were red due to anger now and her red but glowing face. One waiter came to them. He was the same to whom Shivaay asked to bring some water for Sahil.

"Mam, you are thinking it in wrong way. Actually this sir saved....."

He tried to explain but Annika didn't allow.

"Oh please, don't take his side. He is like this I know. You just call your manager I want to do complaint against him or should I call police station directly?"

She asked to that waiter and Shivaay came out of his thoughts again. Sahil again came to her and tried to explain but Annika stopped him.

"Call your manager right now."

Annika said again to that waiter. Meanwhile Gauri also came there by hearing Annika's voice.

"What happened Di? Why you are angry?"

She asked Annika looking at Sahil and he pleaded with his eyes to stop her. Gauri nodded and looked at Annika.

"Ok Di, let's go."

"No Gauri, this man deserves punishment. He locked our Sahil and....."

She said looking at Shivaay angrily. Gauri stopped her.

"Haaa but manager will look after this. See Sahil is scared. Let's go."

Gauri said and Annika looked at Sahil.

"Ok fine. But you, don't you dare to trouble any kid again."

She said pointing her finger to Shivaay and finally after all this, he got his voice back.

"Listen madam, I am innocent and I didn't lock him inside. In fact I helped him. And....."

Shivaay tried to say in soft voice but she cutted him in between and said angrily,

"Koi bhi chor yeh nhi bolta ki maine chori ki hai. Same goes with you."

She said and turned to that waiter.

"And you...go and call your manager."

She said loudly and Gauri held her hand.

"Let's go Di. Come Sahil."

Annika nodded but left Gauri's hand and came and stood infront of Shivaay again.

"Next time if I see you with any kid na I will show you who am I. I will personally call police and make sure you will get max to max punishment. Or I will give you punishment which you will remember your whole life. So if you don't want it then stay away from innocent kids."

She said angrily and left from there before he speak anything.

"I am sorry Bhaiya."

Sahil said looking at Shivaay and Shivaay just nodded with a smile.

"Gauri Di he was the one who saved me. Look he is injured too."

Sahil said to Gauri showing her Shivaay's hand. Gauri looked at him apologetically.

"I am sorry Sir. She is so possessive for Sahil, so may be because of that...."

Gauri said but Shivaay stopped her in between.

"I can totally understand. Don't worry I am fine. You guys go now or she will come back."

Shivaay said with a small smile and Sahil and Gauri left from there. That waiter also apologised to Shivaay and asked all to leave. All left from there and Shivaay again placed his hand on his left cheek.

"Who is this jhansi ki Rani? By looking at her eyes before sometime I thought she is like ice as I felt so relax n cool by looking at her eyes... but she is...she is a live volcano."

Shivaay said looking at the door from which she left.

"But she is cute too."

He smiled.
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"Di.... Listen to me Di....."

Sahil tried to stop Annika who was not in mood to listen. She stopped once they reached near their car.

"Let's go. We will go somewhere else."

She said turning to Sahil and Gauri.

"Di first listen. Calm down n listen."

Gauri said holding Annika's shoulders.

"What?"

Annika asked not in mood to listen.

"He was not any criminal Di."

Gauri said but Annika showed her hand to stop her.

"Stop it Gauri. You saw his behavior? Before sometime that girl and now our Sahil."

"Arre listen first. He was not troubling me but was helping me."

Sahil said rather shouted. Annika looked at him confused.

"What do you mean? Don't take his side ok?"

Annika warned Sahil.

"No Di. Someone locked me inside the restroom. I was so scared. And then that Bhaiya came and saved me. He broke that door for me and you just....."

Annika looked at Sahil shocked.

"What??? Really? But that girl also....."

"Di that girl was happy with him na? Not crying so why you thought he was troubling her?"

Gauri asked and Annika started thinking.

"Exactly. And here he was the one who saved me. You know he catch that door too before it hurt me. And he got hurt. He got one big scratch on his palm while saving me."

Annika looked at Sahil and then at Gauri confused about all things.

"Haaa Di. And if you don't believe go and ask people who were present there. They also knew that he helped our Sahil."

Gauri said and Annika lost in thoughts. She remembered Sahil and that waiter was trying to stop her and that man too. She looked at her siblings.

"Oh my god, what I did Gauri? I just shouted at him without listening and....."

"We were telling you, but you...you were on different track..."

Sahil said to her and Annika felt guilty about her behavior.

"It's my mistake only. I have o apologize to him. I am going to talk to him."

She said and started walking.

"But Di..... Ok we will come with you."

Gauri said but Annika turned and said,

"No you guys wait here. I have done mistake so I have to apologise for it. I will come."

She said and ran inside. She came to that place but no one was there. She then noticed that waiter there to whom she asked to call manager. She ran to him.

"Where is he?"

That waiter looked at her confused.

"Who?"

"Arre wohi...who saved my brother."

Annika asked looking around.

"Haaa he... He left mam."

"Left? When??"

"After you left mam. Mam, he saved your brother in real and in return he is injured too. But you scolded him. Still he didn't say anything."

That waiter said and Annika felt more guilty now.

"You know him? His name? Surname? Where he lives? Anything?"

She asked impatiently.

"No mam. How would I know?"

Annika nodded sadly and that waiter left from there.

"Poor guy. What you did Annika? You scolded him..that was ok too. But...But you just slapped him. That too in front of so many people. Still he didn't say anything. And I said all those things without even thinking about it. He must be feeling very bad now. I have to apologise to him for my words n that slap. But how?"

She said helplessly. She was regretting for her words and actions very badly now.

"Please god I want to talk to him. I want to say sorry to him. Please make it possible. I want only one chance. And that too soon, I will not able to forgive myself till I say sorry to him."

Precap :-

"You are best friend of my Siddharth Mamu na? Please tie this shoe lace. I am not able to do this."

One little boy asked Shivaay pulling his kurta's end. Shivaay turned to face him and sat on ground to tie his lace. He was busy in work when he heard some sound. He looked up and saw Annika there.

"Next time if I see you with any kid na I will show you who am I. I will personally call police and make sure you will get max to max punishment. Or I will give you punishment which you will remember your whole life. So if you don't want it then stay away from innocent kids."

Shivaay gulped hard as he remembered these words by Annika and ran from there saving his life.

So, this is the next part. Please read and give me your suggestions and views. Till then bye. Take care. Stay happy. Stay blessed.