Hi This is VHM back with a new FF on IB couple SHIVIKA….A slow yet Subtle love story……..
This is completely off track FF on Shivika and a college life and post college life of Shivika based FF…nothing to do with the track of IB….May be few of you can relate to this….you all know the characters and few characters will behave the same way as in real IB…few will be different……The Beginning would be slow and may bore you, but as i always say these beginning episodes will be crucial to form the further story……..
Please ignore the grammatical and spelling mistakes…….Hope the readers would support me the same way as they have supported me till date……based upon the response on this episode, i will be uploading the next episodes……
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Author’s Note : THIS EPISODE IS ONE OF THE MOST EMOTIONALLY TIRING EPISODE WRITTEN BY ME…THE DARKEST PLOT I HAVE EVER WRITTEN IN ANY OF MY FF’s…I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU ALL WILL BE TAKING IT, BUT I HOPE TO SEE ALL YOUR OPINIONS POSTED WITHOUT FAIL…GOOD OR BAD , I AM READY TO FACE IT….
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Anika ”i thought to be good and normal with everyone including you…but i think i was wrong to think so…what did you think? i am talking normally, being cool, calm and jovial with everyone…so i will agree to all this nonsense…look , listen and remember ..i am still the same Anika who can give it back with interest…and now if you still didn’t understand my reply then register in your stinky brain that …i don’t , will not love you…i thought of being friend to you even after you insulted me , but now you have crossed limits…you don’t deserve to be even friend of mine”
Raghav ”i knew you would deny my proposal…what more can i expect from girls like you…when you hang out with super rich guys, why will you look at a normal guy like me….girls like you just trap rich guys for money …i thought you were different…but by rejecting me ..you proved you are no different…same herd mentality…remember when they use and leave you, you will come running to me”
Now Shivaay’s patience broke and he slapped Raghav hard…Sid and Daksh also punched him …Tia, Mallika, Anika , MMR were shocked …Anika didn’t stop Shivaay this time…..
Shivaay ”you know what , we thought you were a real good guy..but now we saw how filthy you think …i just can’t believe you have really said all these to a girl…forget about girl, she is your classmate , the best student in the college…she respected you and what did you do in return..you spoke rubbish…and let me tell you not every rich person is bad, and not every poor person is good…and the example is we and you”
Sid ”now before we hit you more and you get admitted in hospital, just leave from here and don’t even try to come near any of our friends be it Anika, Mamta, Madhuri, Rajini, Tia or Mallika”
Raghav looked at Anika and said ”one day you will regret and that day i will come back again to take my revenge”
Anika turned her face away from him in disgust……Raghav left….Shivaay looked at Anika …Anika was looking here and there, going into complete silence….
Shivaay ”You all guys leave for the cafe…if possible i will be joining you all after sometime…i have something important to talk to Ms.Surpanaka”
Everyone agreed but Tia tried to say something , Shivaay cut her off and said ”Tia…i asked you also to leave…so i hope you agree with me”
Tia nodded and left from there looking at both of them…Shivaay looked at Anika, she didn’t look at him or anyof her friends…she was standing like a lifeless statue
Shivaay went to Anika , held her hand and brought her near his car…He opened the door and made her sit, tied the seat belt and came to his seat….started the car…Anika didn’t speak anything , not even a word….
Shivaay stopped the car in OM and held her hand taking her in …..
Dadi ”Billu…where are you going and why are you dragging Anika like this?”
Shivaay ”dadi…i will explain everything later…right now i have some very important work with Ms.Surpanaka…so let me complete it…also Dadi…i don’t want anyone …anyone in this house to disturb us”
Dadi ”everything all right? ”
Shivaay ”yes Dadi…i will be back”
Dadi ”fine…i will inform everyone not to disturb you both”
———-SHIVAAY’S ROOM
Shivaay brought Anika in and locked the door…he made her sit and gave her a glass of water…she didn’t hold it…he made her drink water and sat beside her, holding her hand
Shivaay ”Ms.Surpanaka …are you alright?”
Anika gave no response
Shivaay bought her closer to him , making her head rest on his chest , rubbing her back asked
Shivaay ”speak something Ms.Surpanaka…this silence is killing me..speak something or say something or atleast pour your feelings out…i will be here , with you , to take care of you…just trust me once …i promise ! you will not regret”
Anika ”i want to sleep for sometime…can i ?”
Shivaay was stunned ….Anika looked at him……
Shivaay ”fine ..sure…come ” he made the bed proper …Anika stared at him
Shivaay ”Ms.Surpanaka…you sleep here…i will make sure no one disturbs you..once you wake up come to study room, i will be waiting there”
Anika ”you don’t want to stay here? while i am sleeping? i mean ”
Shivaay ”Have you gone mad? why will i stay here ? it doesn’t seem correct and i am not such a person to take advantage”
He turned to go….Anika looked at him with tears in her eyes…
Anika ”Mr.Ritchie Rich…..i was just testing you…i am not getting sleep…so no need to go”
Shivaay was shocked and said ”Are you serious? you were testing my intentions?”
Anika ”yes…i was …because i lost trust on trust long back…after meeting you all i slowly started becoming normal ..but see my luck …again i got to hear the same old dialogues….few things will always remain the same and so is my bad luck…it has become a permanent guest in my life”
Shivaay came to her and said ”there is nothing like that…why are you saying all this? why is a pain always persistent in your eyes? i have always seen this ..what are you running away from ?you said you had a terrible past, now tell me what happened ? i want to know…right now”
Anika ”I promised you to answer all your questions…so i will tell you…i don’t know after listening to my past if you will still be friends with me or will you also form the same opinions as my locality people and my bua ji formed….”
Shivaay ”Ms.Surpanaka …Ms.Surpanaka …listen…listen…don’t think too much…why will your past effect our present?”
Anika ”when you know you will understand…but i don’t want to tell you here in your house…as after knowing the truth , if your reaction is not normal, i will have to face you along with everyone while leaving your house….so , take me to a place where the sky meets land and where there is no one around”
Shivaay ”Okay…come with me”
Anika followed him……Shivaay informed Dadi , Om and Rudra that he is taking Anika to their private resort and asked Om to pick Sahil and bring him to OM …both started and reached Oberois private resort near seashore ……Shivaay brought Anika to the private beach and pointed his finger towards the horizon
Shivaay ”Ms.Surpanaka …there you see the sky meets land, before you question it’s water there…let me tell you there is an island there a small one…so as you asked , i have brought you…now it’s your turn ..tell me everything..right from the beginning”
Anika had tears and she hugged Shivaay and said ”I never knew you were so good…your honesty, your way of living has impressed me so much that…i am getting scared of going away from you….you are the gem among many persons whom i met…and see we became best of friends too…a gal who never believed any guy for few years , came all alone with a guy to his private resort…and all this is because , sometime before you asked me to trust you….”
Shivaay ”Ms.Surpanaka …you can trust me…i am your best friend and i mean it…”
Anika broke the hug and sat down on the bench nearby , Shivaay sat beside her…Anika started looking at the horizon and started saying
—————Anika’s Flashback
(From here Narration by Anika starts…so ”I / me” refers to Anika)
I came to know that i was an orphan , at the age, when i started realising things….Sahil’s parents brought me from the orphanage and took care of me….after many years , Sahil was born and still they never showed any bias, between me and Sahil….unfortunately Sahil was born impaired, but we never regretted….
Then my bad luck once again hit me, Sahil’s parents died….before dying they asked me a last wish and that was to take care of Sahil and bring him up…I promised them and they rested in peace…from then on Sahil became my world…Sahil’s Bua ji , Sundari Buaji (SB) never liked me…i still don’t know the reason, may be because of i being orphan…while dying Sahil’s parents gave the power of attorney to SB , but made a clause that I should stay with Sahil to take care….
Years passed by, and i too grew Upto a college girl….i fought with every situation, i never tried to cry or lose before difficult to difficult circumstances….i was very good at studies, so started my livelyhood with tuitions…days went on with difficulty subject to our financial conditions…struggling became part of my life, no struggling became my life…but my confidence never went down….
Amid my struggles, i found a person who was just like me, my best friend …naah my shadow, my soul, my lifeline , maybe my everything …..she was the only one whom i could rely upon at any point of time…we both shared everything, minute to minute details of our life were shared…we were so close that, everyone in locality used to call us soul sisters….we thought nothing could separate us….we made plans for our future lives, he he he…marry guys from same family, so that we will be together forever….how funny of us…the champa, my scooty was also bought by both of us…
Very soon i got seat in the top most college to pursue my bachelors degree….she too got admission in the same college where i got….we both were happy and excited…we made good friends in college too…i was considered to be the most jovial, studious girl , not to forget good looking too…but my bestie was the most beautiful….everyone in the college used to wait for us to talk and have some good fun chatting….soon 2 years of bachelors passed by….and we were into 3 rd year of bachelors…it was farewell party to our seniors…
Me and my best friend were super excited for the party…we just eagerly waited for the day to arrive…and finally it came….we dressed ourselves in the best possible way and entered the venue…as expected everyone was looking at us with their jaws dropped…three seniors welcomed us, to our surprise…we were happy and elated….the party was going on and suddenly those three senior guys came to us….we didn’t know what was in store for us….
The seniors greeted us and gave juice to us….we reciprocated the greetings and drank the juice….they started misbehaving with us..we tried to retort..but none came to our help…so we decided to leave and go back home….one senior proposed my friend while other proposed me infront of almost entire college sans lecturers and deen…..we were shocked and didn’t know what was happening….we tried to leave scolding them for their misbehaviour….they held our hands…..and before we could do anything else and understand the happenings, we started feeling dizzy….when we opened our eyes, we were in an unknown location….the three seniors tied my friend and put her on bed, before i could stop them, they tied my hand and injected me some drug….i started feeling partially paralysed, yet conscious….
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Anika looked at Shivaay, Shivaay didn’t reciprocate the looks…he was looking at the sea…
Anika “Mr.Ritchie Rich, do you still want me to continue?”
Shivaay just nodded
Anika smiled sadly and looked at him…….
Shivaay didn’t even try to look at her, this pricked her heart…she understood, she is gonna lose him , her best friend once again….but she decided to continue the narration…with tears in her eyes and voice almost choking she continued
———Flashback Resumed
(Note : This is narration by Anika, so ”I / Me” refers to Anika till the flashback ends/ flashback paused)
I was not able to get up and save my friend or run, but was looking at every way to save her….They started taking off her clothes and were laughing like devils….”had you said yes to our proposal, this would have happened in a more better way…but you said nothing…how did you think we will leave you” were what they were saying while laughing….my bestie was begging them to leave her and let her go , but everything went in a vain…they molested her……..
They molested her right in front of my eyes…i could just do nothing rather than closing my eyes , crying, pleading and begging ….everyone took their turns and when their egos satisfied they murdered her …murdered her by chopping every damn part of her body……
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”They Chopped off every part of her body…” Anika screamed in the open
“And what did i do? nothing…i was just witnessing the damn thing happening…molestation, murder …everything witnessing”
“You know what…seeing your loved ones die right infront of you , that too begging for life , is the biggest tragedy anyone will go through…and i exactly went through this….i saw my lifeline brutally getting molested and murdered….i died innumerable deaths that day….” Anika spoke in a lower tone, looking towards Shivaay , who turned his face to other way……
Anika still decided to go on with speaking the truth
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(Note : This is narration by Anika, so ”I / Me ” refers to Anika till the flashback ends/ flashback paused)
They were laughing madly as the drugs and alcohol took over them completely….that’s when one of my senior looked towards me….he came dangerously close to me and said
Senior ”Don’t worry…next is your turn…you are also equally hot..but she ..your friend was more beautiful than you..so her turn came first, we are hungry and we will come back in a while..till then enjoy your time”
I pleaded them, begged them to leave me…i screamed ”leave me..please..leave me..let me go…i will run away from here…please don’t do anything…please…” but in vain…as they broke a glass and pointed me the broken glass threatening me to kill if i made noise…in this process they tore my clothes off my shoulder with the broken glass and it pricked my body oozing my blood out….i stayed aghast…
They left the room, only to return after sometime….i had very less time and i had to run away from there….i saw my friend lying dead…and broke into tears..looked here and there…my drug effect slowly was reducing ….i struggled and picked up the broken glass they left near me with my mouth…fixed it in between the rods of the window and cut the ropes of my hand…freeing myself and without making noise ran away as fast as possible from there…..
They saw me running and followed me…when they were about to get hold of me, a police van stopped before me….i went up to them , the lady constable held me and i fainted while trying to say that they have molested and murdered my friend….
Again when i opened my eyes , i was in a hospital , no media nothing….it was as if nothing happened….and this because they were rich…their family could control everything and everyone….i begged the police to take action and in response what i was said was “they did nothing with you, as before they could do something you ran…so forget what happened and go home…don’t try to dig the past , as they are very powerful and can destroy your life in seconds”
It was almost three days that i disappeared , i expected Bua ji to show some sympathy towards me for what i underwent, but as soon as i stepped in …she threw my luggage on my face to kick me out….the locality people started saying rubbish….they said that i trapped rich guys and was selling my skin to earn money all these under the name of tuitions…and i was always behind money….
I was getting devastated from within…i pleaded my bua ji to let me in as i have nowhere to go…she was adamant….she locked Sahil inside the room so that he doesn’t intervene….i had no option left i took my luggage and started walking aimlessly, listening to all sort of taunts….when i passed by my friends house…my head automatically turned towards it…i heard people talk that aunty and uncle, my friends parents committed suicide after the incident unable to face the society…i was depressed ….two days i just sat without food under a tree in the park…knowing nothing to do…that’s when SB came to me and asked me to be back in home much to my surprise…..
i went back aimlessly….after my return SB showed her true colours…she tortured me like hell and warned me that if i had to stay , i should listen to her else she will sell me to someone…..the fear of seeing the most brutal incidents of my life filled me so much that, i lost the courage, confidence and everything that made me Anika left me ….i just agreed to her….but the locality and society would never leave me …so we shifted to another one….SB sold the old house and brought a new house ….i went to college after about two months..but i faced the same humiliation which made me much more depressed…i discontinued the college and sat for exams privately…i could just pass…
Our livelihood hit really bad, we were left with no money as all my savings ended ….Sahil’s education was at stake, so was mine…i had only two options left…one : give away my life…two : face the world….first thing seemed easy, but i remembered that i promised Sahil’s parents to take care of Sahil…so left over option was to face the world….i decided to overcome my depression , so converted myself to a tomboyish person….started the tuitions again …worked so hard day and night to get the masters seat in the top most college…
with whatever happened , i developed a strong opinion that boys and particularly the boys from Rich society can never be good…i started developing hatred for the men and particularly rich men…..In that process i decided to teach only gal students…
One day i got to know that the parents of those guys were in contact with SB …when i asked her about the same, she said that they asked her to kill me, but she didn’t and instead brought me home for Sahil…i laughed at my fate for keeping me alive once again…from then on i never said a word against her because somewhere she helped me to keep my promise given to Sahil’s parents….I compromised with my life….but my past never left me…even today i get to listen
But then you all came in my life , with me entering the college to pursue Masters…
—————Flashback Ends
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Precap : Few persons to visit Anika’s house …Anika to get shocked seeing them……who are they ? one from present or those from past……
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