Sudden turn of events… shivika few shots… shot one.
The day she exited my life I thought everything ended for me and even my belief on love too vanished into thin air. But now I am regretting my decision and my thoughts. She was found to be nowhere and she has also not left any clues. The only way through which I could have traced het out was through sahil but as fated earlier she transferred him to some other school and there also she hasn’t left any clue. All the yearly process is being done by Chanda and chanda she is not even ready to open up anything about her.
And sahil is grown enough that he is able to maintain the same understanding relation with me. Though he had made an agreement with me to not make his Anika Didi cry he is not mad or angry on me even now. And Anika knew very well that I might come in search of her and get landed here with sahil so she made a very clever move by not even telling sahil where she has gone. Once in every two week she makes appearance but very smartly by fooling me. I tried to search her by every means but the only result gained is that she is not even in Mumbai and not even anywhere in Maharashtra. And from the talks with sahil I get to know that she is fine which makes me calm down though not properly satisfied as I need to see her very badly.
Today I am having my own brother (mahi) by my side just because of her. How cruel the world is and how painful it can be is crystal clear in front of my eyes after the sudden outburst of truth? The only person I loved the most in my whole life apart from Anika and Omru was my mom but I never saw the evilness hidden behind her so called loving mask. All say lies are sweet to be handled but truth when comes out are hard to be handled and it destroys all faith in relation. I understood it late but like we say better late than never the saying is very much proved. I lost my faith in relation and I have no reason left for being happy. But still I am trying to be happy just for the sake of omru, Mahi and dadi. It was very difficult to convince mahi but all thanks to omru they helped me sort out things and get mahi the same honor and status which he was deprived off.
The day when the truth came out was totally an unexpected situation specially for me.
I was so stupid that I just for the sake to keep my mom happy agreed to marry ragini but I was blinded so I never understood the main and evil motive behind this marriage of both mom and ragini. For the first time after three months of Anika’s exit omru refrained from attending the marriage or say the so called happiness of my life. I felt bad but I knew I couldn’t force them as they always stood by Anika’s side and never even agreed that she had done bad with them. I always felt weird for their support because I had known them very well and from it I can clearly say that if a close person did bad with them or even bad mouthed about them then they would create a distance from then on with those person but surprisingly in this matter their support only increased rather than declining. Though I felt happy that someone is there to support my Anika, yes MY ANIKA because somewhere at that time too I loved her… I felt something was still amiss and I was not even hinted about it.
Just when the marriage rituals were about to start and since the marriage was a close function no media was allowed. I was all seated on the mandap with an emotionless face from outside but a big tornado inside with the flashes of my marriage with Anika was flashing in front of my eyes. I was not bothered of what all arrangements had been done and what was I asked to do… the only thing that came in front of my eyes , mind and soul was Anika and her antiques. But my sudden thoughts was disturbed by the argument with badi ma and my mom. It was regarding the topic how much more do my mom need me to suffer as she has already stolen my happiness and now she is doing this marriage just to break me off.
Initially I was confused as to what badi ma meant but I didn’t interfere this time as I needed to know answer from this fight as what had crept into badi ma so suddenly that she had become against my mom right are Anika was forcefully thrown out and divorced by me. Hearing the loud sounds from hall omru came out to see the whole mess. Their faces seemed relaxed as they knew what was going to come up and what will happen after this fight. All they did was just step down and stand in the corner from where I could see their faces clearly.
And finally the curtain raised with the truths getting revealed. The reason for Anika’s change in behavior and attitude, her helplessness, her innocence, her inner turmoil when she was forced to bad mouth about Om and even dadi everything was raising up. And with each revelation I could feel my emotions getting havocked. That was the moment I realized the reason for the unending pain and dryness of emotion in Anika’s eyes and I gripped the rose stem which was there by my Side. I never noticed the thorn in it and my grip on it was oozing out blood which no one not even me noticed as because at that moment if I had sword also I would have pierced it through myself very happily as it was very small thing in front of what Anika had done. Then further it was revealed the ugliness of my mom’s character and how she played her dirty game of playing with my emotion and my wife’s life. Omru to joined jhanvi making the facts and basement strong enough. They even made me aware if my illegemate truth and mahi being my brother and all the threatening rendered on Anika. Her pain when she was realizing that she will not be by my side her vows on omru everything was out.
For the first time in my life I felt I was at loss and was not even having anyone to support me. I was happy that my least faith that anika was innocent had come out but the happiness was overshadowed by the darkness in which my so called loving mom kept me. The same moment I was going to lose my balance but thankfully omru stood by my side to help me. Then the reality of my birth came out from dad which was again a shocking revelation for all three of us I. E. omru and me. The real thing was since my mom was unable to carry any child they took help from kamini and after delivery she ran away with mahi due to which mahi grew up with her upbringing. All the efforts done by dad to make kamini blurt out truth but her stubbornness everything. For the first ever time hatred reflected in my eyes for mom while she was wailing for forgiveness. But dad this time with all his just turned hatred and anger threw her out of mansion. That was the moment I felt my heart wince in pain and everything went dark in front.
Even now when I think of this sudden turn of events I feel myself in a very miserable situation. But this time my whole family is there to support me and I cannot even dare to commit any harm to myself by hurting me by any means… just for this family because they were always by my side supporting me. But the only thing which is remaining is Anika who not here by my side. After this turn of events I am trying my level best to find out Anika and nothing in this whole world can fill her place ever in my life. Every night we all brothers assemble near pool and all we do is praise Anika. And finally by the ending of chatting my brothers support me and fill their faith in me that very soon Anika will return and I will get back in my real form. Which by the passing days I am feeling this faith declining.
I am behaving normal and mahi being a very supportive brother helps me in business which I have joined back to keep myself normal. Tough the reason behind mahi joining business as my helping hand is not hidden in front if my eyes. He is doing this just for the sake to keep a check on my doing. I have even stopped entering our (once my and Anika’s room) room since the moments spent with her becomes fresh when I enter there.
Now, it has been almost five months and there is no trace of Anika. From omru I came to know that she has even changed her phone number so they are never able do contact. The only thing for which I am thankful to chanda is that she doesn’t even matter the meetings I do with sahil. And today I am in Delhi along with omru bhavya gauri mahi as a part to deviate my mind. We all also had come there to attend our long distance relative party and even one of my business meet. The day of business meet my company was merging with one of the event management organization. But little did we all know that it will be changing point of our life specially mine.
The deal was signed in the morning and we all had gathered in the party plot. Since I had refrained myself from parties I was least interested. So, I didn’t notice the arrangements nor the choice of materials in the party things. Omru noticed it and were about to divulge it in my notice but finding me lost in thoughts they stopped themselves and they got busy in talking with people. I excused myself and sat in the lawn on a bench looking at the photo of me and Anika in phone. Fresh stream of tears had formed in my eyes which was making vision blurred. And I didn’t knew why I was feeling restless too at that time.
The same time at some few distance away from where Shivay was seated…
A girl is seated draped in a golden net sarree, with light designs which sparkled with the light of moon her hair left open for the breeze to play with mild make up hair partition filled with vermillion nuptial necklace adorning her neck and small diamond earning. Her hand having moon bracelet on one hand and the other filled with bangles which made dangling sound according to the movement of her hands. A small baby bump is there which is making her glow more even compared with the moon light. And by now you all might have understood who that is so it is our own Anika. She is really glowing in this phase of hers. A small smile is adorning her face thinking about her life ahead. She looking at the moon says.
A: “baby look at this moon how beautifully it is glowing haina… you know why everyday we keep on gazing this moon… no right then let me tell you today… I don’t know why I am very happy today and don’t know why I am feeling satisfied too. You might be thinking that your mumma arranged for the party going on inside and here I gave brought you away from the crowd right. And to be frank I was feeling suffocated and you being inside I didn’t want you also feel the suffocation so I took you out. And I think you saw your mumma right and you didn’t even care to compliment her. Very bad just like your papa who is having his tadi on the tip of his nose.
Anyways what we were saying… hmm (thinking for sometime and then happily) haan why do we watch moon everyday… the reason is because your tadibaaz papa always used to spend time with me staring this moon and he always used to say that I glow more than moon. So today there is question for you do you even feel like that… no right… your papa na aiy vaiy used to assume things. Khanji ankho wala bagad billa kahin ke. (smiling with tears) but he was never a bad person he is one of the pure hearted person I have met in my whole life.
Though he is not by our side right now I promise I will never let you feel his absence and will also make you meet him when the proper time comes. I know he might have filled his heart full of hatred about me but still I know somewhere in his heart he might be dying to meet me and still might have feelings for me. Though he threw me out of his life I cannot push him out of my life and now you are also a part of me and a symbol of his existence. I promise you one thing I will not let your life get destroyed like mine got during my early life. I will work hard and give you an happiness and bring you up very carefully.”
In the mean time a lady in her mid 40ies entered the lawn and came and sat beside Anika holding medicine and water. Anika got distracted and looking at the lady wiped her tears which didn’t go unnoticed by the lady. She smiled and extending the medicine and also lended water. Anika made an awful face and pushed the extending hands off from her. The lady smiled and again extending the things. Anika was about to push it but the lady frowned making Anika at once have the medicine and she started making faces like little kids. The lady smiled and said holding her hand.
L: so, now you will tell me the reason why you are not enjoying the party and are sitting our here and crying looking at the moon.
A: oh so you saw it that I was crying. But you very well know aunty why I don’t like parties.
L: Anika you know what was the condition of this company when you had saved me five months back. I had almost decided to end my life but it was you who had saved me and did my job after that and with your own experience you took over the work here and even let me out of crises. From then on you have helped me out and you even rejected my proposal if making you the owner and now when this merge has happened because of you and the company is back in its top most position again, you are sitting here all alone and you are not even enjoying. I don’t know who your husband is and even on repeated asking you are not even telling me about your family. And every two week you just vanish not even giving a clue of where you are going and even in this pregnancy stage too you are vanishing.
A: aunty what are you planning to say tell it to the point don’t bore me and the little one inside me by telling the same thing again and again.
L: fine then… look I am not judging but I feel that what your husband did with you is very wrong. He must have at least asked you there reason why you have done this but no he simply threw you out and now he is my even bothered to search you. Beta what will you answer your kid when it will ask you about it’s dad and family.
A: (smiling) aunty you are mistaken if I was on the place of my husband I would have also done the same like he did with me. I mean no one can see their own family getting insulted and what my husband did was justified. I don’t have any complaints with anyone and regarding my any it doesn’t matter me what all people will say about it’s lineage and the thing that it is inside me was known after I came here so again I cannot blame anyone again.
L: (patting her head) you know what Anika taking to you releases the tension we chat is in my mind and sweet heart you are so selfless that I sometimes wish you were my daughter. But again game of life it took my daughter away and instead gave you to fill her absence. (tears started falling her eyes)
A: (wiping her tears) oh, fo aunty you only ask me not to cry and now you are crying. Anyways I hope that the guest liked our party right.
L: don’t deviate the topic okay. So, I was saying if in case your husband comes face to face I will punish him for throwing you out no matter what you will do of me after that. But I swear I will do what I said. And then regarding leaving you I won’t let you go away from my side.
A: (smiling) oh, really so you were planning all this behind my back but I promise you… you will not even dare to punish my husband if he comes face to face in front if us.
L: anyways it is getting cold here. Come let’s move in and it is also time for you to her your dinner.
A: (pleading) no aunty please. I am not in a mood to have food and I even don’t like the menu over here I want to have so thing creamy and here everything is spicy so once we get back I will have something.
L: I knew you will say this and don’t worry I have specially prepared pasta by my hand so come let’s get in and you are going to have your dinner. (anika was about to resist so the lady a bit sternly) no objections anika I said what you have to do and you are doing what I am saying.
A: (in a defeated tone) okay then you leave I will join you in ten minutes.
L: (in a stern tone) 10 minutes that is the only time you are getting.
Anika nodded and giggled while the lady left while Shivay who was sitting by the other side could hear the giggles and even the hushing sounds of the talks done by Anika and the lady. He felt the sounds very similar and when the lady took Anika’s name he got restless again. He turned back to see the ladies sitting and talking and after sometime one of them leaving. Seeing Anika he couldn’t judge her as she had changed but he somewhat felt like she was Anika. After the lady left he saw Anika looking back at moon and then again her talking sounds but he wondered as to whom was she talking since no one was there near her except him. While he was all lost in all this our youngsters group came to him and said bringing him back to the real world. They were asking him were was he lost but he smiled and stood up still looking in the direction where Anika was sitting.
While Anika after heartily watching the moon was about to eat up when she heard the sounds of many people from the side where Shivay was sitting. She just smiled on seeing them laughing facing their back and remembered omru and Shivay’s bonding. Though she too felt that they were them she rubbed her thoughts off and slowly got up and assembled her things. Shivay who was facing her saw her getting up and was also looking at her doings. Anika after assembling her things for the final time looked back at the gang just to give a clear glance to Shivay who was facing her. And even she saw him. The moment both saw each other they felt the ground beneath them slipping while Shivay was still registering the changes taken in Anika. That was the moment he believed that it was really his Anika standing right there.
Everything stopped for a moment while his eyes teared up while Anika thought that this all was just her dream and pinched herself but just to find wish turning into a lie as Shivay was really there. Omru mahi and rest were noticing the change in Shivay’s expression that they turned to see what was he looking at just to find Anika standing there shocked and getting even more shocked. While here Anika had not recovered from the shock of seeing Shivay that now she saw the rest. She got so shocked that she just stood there numb. While the lady who was with Anika came out to see what was taking Anika this long to come and saw her standing like a pillar. She called her out which brought Shivay omru mahi gauri and bhavya out of shock.
L: Anika what are you doing by standing there like a pillar. Get in beta. It is past your food time.
While all this the rest just saw Anika getting numb and finally fainting. Seeing the change in Anika’s body language Shivay knew what was coming so he was the first one to rush while the rest too rushed seeing her fainting. Shivay took Anika very carefully in his arms while his eyes was just filled with tears while the lady just stood there confused as to what was happening. Shivay asked mahi to bring car while the rest followed him and all the time he was continuously pleading Anika to open her eyes. He had not noticed that she was having a baby bump since all he bothered was she was unconscious while the rest who noticed it smiled and even congratulated each other but left behind shivay seeing his vanishing figure.
I know I am delaying the posting of my ff “till you come back” but I am sorry for that as you will all have to wait a bit more as that ff is in my lap and my brother has taken the lap for his meeting. He will only arrive by next week so the posting will get delayed till then. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Since this story was in my phone I’m posting it.
I hope you all like this till here and if you like then do comment positive or beside all are welcome. This is a few shots and might end in next or two. I would like to know your opinion and know whether I should post the next or not based in your response. So, this is Priya signing off. Bye.