Rishte...

Chapter 9

Anika left with no options, She was confused to the core but she can't resist the fact that she too loves him the way he does but whatever he just confessed to her was huge to take in. The reason behind loving him to this extent, The way she gets comfortable with him in an instant which shouldn't be ignored and it was still a mystery to her. Maybe she starts loving him from the moment before she meets him in person.

 She felt so connected to him and now when he asked her to make her own decisions, She could see the pain in his eyes. She didn't want to leave him. His eyes yearned to her but he pushed himself to get ready to drop her. She called Rithika and informed her even though she didn't want to go.

He dropped her in Rithika's house that night. She was not ready to go away from him, Her heart asked her to stay, But it was a clear battle of brain and heart, These 17 days was a breeze, She never feel any kind of discomfort in staying with him even though she didn't stay with any other man in her whole lifetime. But then too, She felt safe. She was still in her car seat thinking, Even he didn't urge her to leave but stayed silent. She couldn't even able to move her eyelids to him and see him. 

"Ani. We reached!" She heard his voice at last. This time, She turned her face and looked at him. Even he didn't face her. He was looking away. She loves him and she can't let him be in confusion for the hesitancy she haves in her mind. And especially her heart started to yearn for him when he ignored her completely and hid his feelings. But she understood each and every thing, She could able to say what he's thinking with his one look which cannot be possible in 17 days of togetherness. She reached her palm and held his palm which was in the steering wheel. 

"I want to say something" - She said looking at their united palms. He slowly turned towards her but she didn't move her eyelids to him while he turned his palm and intertwined her hand with her hand. 

"Shivaay, It's just I am confused. And I am moving out because I need some time to think about all these things happened with me. For a girl like me, Whatever happened was like a magic, I never thought I will find a person like you and really I am not a fool to lose you in my life." She said looking at him. Both of their eyelids matched, He slowly nodded his head with a warm smile. She just couldn't see him like that, Her heart ached when she saw him like that. Having no other options left she leaned to his face and kissed his cheek leaving him startled. She immediately closed her eyes when she felt he was staring at her confusingly. 

"If you don't me to go, I won't go. It's a promise!" - She said keeping her eyes down without meeting his eyes. Soon, She felt his hands cupping her face and raising it to his face. Her confusion was not important than him. She really have no idea, From when he become so important to her. But now, She was ready to do anything to him. 

"I understand! I even understand how desperately you need some space to understand everything going on between us. So, I never gonna stop you, And also, It will never change the way I feel about you. Let's slow down a bit, Okay." - He said cupping her face, She raised her eyelids to him. She didn't reply anything to him but could feel the intensity in his words. She initiated the hug and he hugged her tight. 

"Take your medicines regularly, Okay! I will call you." - He said while his one hand held her waist and other hand caressing her hair. 

"Hmm." - She replied monosyllabically. Both bid an emotional goodbye, Shivaay stayed at the same place till she waves him back from the balcony, Even though both are away, She felt so close to him like never before, Especially when he was available to her every call. 

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It has been 2 months since Anika started to live away from him but more than in those 16 days, He felt like knowing her more now, They met twice in week either for breakfast or dinner, Lunch she always spends in her office canteen, She shared everything to him from the each and every person who's working in the office, And also got to know about his rivals directly from her as she was working business stream, Now he understood how she got to know about him.