Late night :
Its been three weeks after that incident when annika was bought to the home . The time flew so fastly that shivaay minds always makes him feels like it's just a yesterday's incident. He is so flown in his own thoughts that when tears started to flow from his eyes , he was not even knowing that.

Having a frame in hands and sitting near the pool side was he recalling all the moments when annika was bought to the home again . He smiled remembering something.
'How can I forgot the bond of annika and rudra , they are just like same or say same to same in annika's language.' He said to himself and again saw the frame, he was having in his hand

(Guys this is the picture when annika was having her second garh parvesh in the office flat.)

Shivaay's flashback.
The day when annika came OM again , rudra started to maintain distance from annika and shivaay. He barely spoke to them . Annika was in her room in this three weeks , he rarely came to meet her . He started thinking whatever happened was because of him .

Annika sensed something weird in rudra's behaviour. While shivaay was engrossed in taking care of her . Today she told shivaay that she wants to meet rudra but in his own room . Firstly shivaay said no and said 'you can't walk and doctor told you to rest so no.' But annika somehow made shivaay by saying 'you are there to support me than how can't I walk shivaay.' 

Hesitantly shivaay said yes and he came near her , he was going to take her in his arms but annika stopped in between and shivaay ' i want to walk please.' She requested him with puppy face . Reluctantly, he made annika stand and hold her from her waist and with another hand . She walked little but later that her stomach started paining due to the wounds but somehow she managed not to show the pain look and with the help of shivaay , she reached rudra's room .

Rudra was exercising in his room , when he saw annika and shivaay is coming towards him , he got up and said 'bhabhi why you came her ? Why didn't you called me ? You need something?'
He started questioning her with full swing but stopped in middle by listening her sentence.
Annika while sitting on the bed said 'if you worry about me so much , than didn't you maintained distance with me ? Why you were not coming to meet me?
Just than rudra turn his face , just to hide his tears and spoke 'bhabhi i came but you were sleeping and all were there with you so ........'
A: so you thought that your presence is not important for me . Or you just started blaming yourself for that ?
Shivaay who was standing over there , listened their half conversation and said 'what guys you are talking about ? And rudra when you came to meet her ? And what blame game is going on ?
Annika answered him 'shivaay since the day in came home , i saw rudra frequently came to meet me , he distanced himself with me , he is thinking that all that happen on that day is because of him . Am i right rudy?'

Rudra didn't even turned his face and said 'bhabhi i know all that happen was because of me , if i wont be a shivaay's bhaiya brother than there was no need to save me .

And with that rudra got a tight slap on his face and it was non another than annika . Annika was having tears in her eyes which were falling down continuously, while shivaay was holding for giving strength and support, as he don't want to get rift in them.'

Annika chided on rudra 'how can you just think that you are only shivaay's brother . You are nothing to me na , ohk than .
Shivaay why are we here ? Let's go from here , i think we came to wrong place , i want to meet rudy . Where have you taken me ?

And she started taking steps to the door and shivaay purposely was supporting her for walking . While reaching to the door step , they both stopped in between as rudra came in front and said 'i am sorry bhabhi , i am sorry . I am your brother too . I just making sure that you should not have trouble because of me .'

Annika gave a ignore and said 'shivaay, my stomach is paining now can we go to our room .'
Hearing this shivaay spoke ' i told you not to walk but no you are so stubborn that you won't listen to me.' And shivaay took her in his arms and left for the room .
Making her properly sit on the bed . Shivaay said 'how did you find out about rudra.?'
Annika making him sit beside her answered 'shivaay i know rudra very well , he was always there for me , but after that accident he started parting himself from us.'
'No bhabhi , i was not , i was afraid after that . And I don't want to trouble you further , so.' Rudra said while coming to the room and kneeling down in front of annika. 

Annika caressing his hair said 'rudra , who told you were troubling me . I was needing you most in this phase but you didn't came.'
And tears started to betray from their eyes .
Rudra kept his head on annika's lap and said 'i am sorry bhabhi, I'll not do this again , i am sorry.'
Shivaay saw the environment is going very emotional so he said 'ha , now toh you just love your bhabhi , who i am to you.' And he made fake angry face.
Annika chuckle and said 'rudra , something is burning.'
Rudra smelling said 'something not bhaiya is burning.' And the duo laugh and later shivaay also join them .

Flashback ends

He also laughed at the end while tears were flowing from his eyes . It is said that 'sometime crying gives you more strength rather than keeping your tears within itself.'

Shivaay looked to the moon and said 'I know you are the most beautiful thing happen in this world but you know my annika is more beautiful than you. She is such a pure soul that she knows everything without everyone saying. Either i was rude or angry on her but she had always supported me by staying by my side . I don't know how should i say thank you to her but i wan.............'

He stopped in between when he heard 'than why are you saying thank you , you know that husband and wife never say sorry and thank you to each other .'

Shivaay turned to find the source of voice and saw annika coming towards him while taking slow and baby steps . Getting up , he instantly rushed to her and said 'who told you to come her ? And why can't you understand that you should not walk much but no you will never listen to me.'
Shivaay scold her for her carelessness towards herself. Annika said 'shivaay please not again.'
He made her sit and he too sat beside her . No words were getting exchanged in between them . It was like they are enjoying their presence to each other .
Just than shivaay hugged annika from her shoulder and both stayed in that position.
Breaking the trance annika said 'shivaay what do you think about children's ?'

This question of her made shivaay to compose his posture and he break the hug . Shivaay shockingly asked her 'what made you thing of this ?'
Annika lowering her gaze: today when you were not there , i was feeling bore so i got up and walked and that time i heard rudra talking to bhavya that bhaiya bhabhi should plan a baby .
S: annika you know walking is not good for you now and regarding rudra he still is a baby and regarding our baby , i want but i want to know that you are ready for that or not .
Annika while looking him : i want to have but i was not sure about you and about me also . It's big responsibility and right now i even don't think of myself properly than how can i thing about baby . I don't even know how to cook , i am careless girl than how can i ?

Indeed this was her thought regarding this but something has to be spoken openly so that the other person knows you properly.

S: annika if can handle sahil in such a small age than you can handle everything.

What he said was right but the person he mention was the flow of his answer which made her to again go in her past . Tears welling in her eyes and those memories of him (sahil) was playing her mind . All she can do is cry on her fate , where shivaay was gifted to him by paying the cost of sahil's life.

Shivaay mentally slapped himself and said 'annika why are you crying, sahil is not gone anywhere. He is right inside our heart .'
She hugged him tightly and wipe her tears .
While shivaay huskily spoke 'by the way annika , if we want baby than we should start the procedure now itself.'

And there she goes by the color of crimson red on her cheeks by blushing. She broke the hug and said 'cheapde.' Just than her eyes caught something and said 'shivaay this frame , while taking the frame.'
S: its just like that.
A: ohk so you were recollecting moments .
Shivaay immediate answer: no . I was recollecting you .
Annika asked 'what?'
Shivaay spoke ' i was thinking about you, how we first met and all.'
A: yes , i never thought that you'll be my life one day .
S: and you will be mine .
A: we have came so far
S : from hatred to love .
A:from breaking each other to healing each other .
S: from giving pain to taking care of each other .
A: from separating to holding hands of each other.
S: from taking life to being each others life .
While interwinding hands .
A: from you to me .
S: and me to you .
A: always together
S: in every phase of life.
And lastly he kissed her forehead for the surity of being together and they lived happily after facing all the huddle.

Breathe out love
on my skin ,

And I'll kiss away
your fears ,

Tonight let's create art
with our vulnerability and tears .

When life gives you love grab that opportunity by marking it yours . No one knows when someone will be completely yours from his mind , heart and soul . That's how shivaay and annika become one by trusting on each other completely. Coming up difficult phase till now everyone witnessed the journey of hatred to love in their life . It doesn't matter wheather you know that person or not by the name , blood and lineage. What matters is your love and trust towards them . Don't break someone's trust , if you want to break than break someone bones .

~ THE END~

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~ Rehal