Rishte...

Chapter 4

Year: 1894

Sometimes you can't blame the puberty fully for the feelings created for the particular person who cares for you and always available for you. Yes, Shivaay finally understood the name of the feeling he has for anika even after understanding what she was going through in her life from the very young age. Thakur becomes drunkard, He himself names many of his properties to English people. Shivaay smiled at his fate when he recalled that he killed his parents for the same thing what he was doing now, Their parents left with no options because of the debt they were facing but Thakur doing everything for booze. 

The whole responsibility came to Anika at the age of 18. Shivaay constantly there by her side even though she acted like not noticing him in front of the people but at last, he will be the one who will tell her the correct decision to make while serving the food for her. She started playing hide and seek with the people from the moment her mother-in-law scolded her speaking to him longer when she was seven. From then, They won't be communicating publically. But when she's in pain, He will also in pain thinking about her. And more than her, He was scared for the sun to set to face the night. But at last, All he wanted was her smile.

"Boo..." - Anika scared shivaay when he reached their secret spot late because of the work in the kitchen. But he didn't get scared but gazed at her with a smile after seeing her being herself without any care after a very long time. 

"Is thakur died? Why are you so happy?" - He asked her with the same smile in his face. The smile in her face turned into a fake anger stare. 

"He's my husband. If he dies, They will shave my hair, and I love my hair. Please don't wish for that." - Anika said in a fake crying tone and sat above the branch of their favourite mango tree, they planted before 6 years. It didn't start to fruit, yet. 

"I have a solution for it. Marry me." - He said directly. Anika chuckled like every time whenever he asks her about marrying him. 

"Sometimes your nuts become loose, Tight it properly." - She replied to him when he took the seat next to her. He remained silent even he knows he has no other way to go other living in this shelter, and wherever they go, Thakur's men definitely search and slaughter them at that spot. But he couldn't able to resist his thoughts which keeps imagining his life with her. 

"Okay, tell me, What's the reason for the wide smile in your face, Milady?" - He asked while pinching her smiling cheeks. Soon the brightness in her face started to dim. 

"Two reasons." - She said with a smile. 

"First, It was for you. Last time, When I went to Culcutta, There I saw a school. Bengal Art college. I tried for admissions for you, And you got selected..." - Anika screamed in happiness for him. He couldn't able to believe anything. He has an interest in arts since the day he saw colours in his life. And the wish, which he thought it was no more, Again enlighten because of Anika. Anika jumped to the ground when he stayed stagnated after hearing those words from her. 

"Are you serious, Milady?" - He asked with welled up eyes looking at her. Her hands came to his face and cupped it with a smile. 

"Will I ever play with your feelings?" - She asked him. He quickly nodded no with a smile. But soon, She engulfed him to a hug out of sudden. It was so surprising for shivaay, He didn't expect this kind of gesture from her. He felt her warm tears in his shoulder. Over then he hugged her back, touching her skin for the first time. His palm travelled from her hands to her back and held her tightly and pulled her close to him. 

A sudden feeling of closeness and needs hit anika when he touched her for the first time, She couldn't able to control her thoughts which wanted to be with him in his hold, In his secureness and she really want to be the person who belongs only to him even after knowing it was against nature's rules. But it conveyed to shivaay slightly moving his head, His eyes travelled to her lips. Soon the reality hit, and they both parted apart. He felt so stupid to behave like that with her, But Anika was confused about her unspoken feelings teleported to shivaay in no time. But they can never be together, That's the ultimate truth.