Anika put the diary inside the wardrobe. After that, she went to Pinky's room and said,"Ma mujhe aapse kuch baat karni hai." Pinky replied,"Ha bol na beta." Anika said,"Ma maine ek faisla liya hai." Pinky asked,"Kaisa faisla?" Anika replied,"Ma main jaanti hu jo Shivaay ne mere saath kiya vo maafi ke laayak nehi hai, par ab us baat ko bohot waqt ho chuka hai aur agar hum apne zakhmo ko bharne ka mauka nehi denge to vo.. vo kabhi nehi bharenge." Pinky asked,"Tu kya bol rahi hai saaf saaf bol?" Anika said,"Ma maine tey kiya hai ke ab main ab main Shivaay ke saath apne rishte ko ek aur mauka dena chahti hu." Pinky was surprised. Anika said,"Main bhale hi uske saath compromise kar rahi hu Kavya ke liye par mujhe lagta hai ab hume apne rishte ko bhi sudhaarne ki ek koshish karni chahiye." Pinky asked,"Kya tu sahi mein aisa karna chahti hai?" Anika nodded her head. Pinky became very happy on hearing this. She said,"Dekh beta main to hamesha se hi yehi chahti thi ke mere bachche khush rahe. Agar tu khud se pehel karna chahti hai to main tere saath hu." Anika said,"To ab jab main bhi maan gayi hu to aap bhi usey maaf kar dijiye." Pinky accepted her request.
At night when Shivaay returned from office, Anika went to his bedroom and said,"Aaj tumhaare favourate gobi ke pakore banaaye hai jaldi aa jaana hall mein dono chai ke saath khayenge." Shivaay confusingly nodded his head. Shivaay came to the hall and sat on the dining table. Anika came with the dish of food and two cups of tea. She started chatting with him as if there was nothing formal between them. Kavya came in the middle and on seeing the food, she exclaimed,"Pakore!! Main bhi khaaungi. Mujhe bhi do na mamma." Anika said,"Nehi bachche zyaada deep-fried cheeze nehi khaate." Shivaay said,"Ek se kuch nehi hota. Kha le beta." Anika said,"Ha baad mein yehi ek na 10 ban jaayenge." Shivaay said,"Tum khamakha mein over-react kar rahi ho Anika. Kuch nehi hoga." She asked,"What do you mean by main over-react kar rahi hu?" Shivaay said,"Kar to rahi ho aur beta tujhe pata hai teri naani kehti thi ke teri ma itni nautanki karti thi choti choti cheezo ke liye ke kya bolu?" Anika angrily replied,"Dekho tum is tarah se meri beti ke saamne meri insult nehi kar sakte." Shivaay and Kavya then started irritating Anika and she became very angry.
Anika's initiative to diminish the difference between her and Shivaay started with small steps. Shivaay everytime remained confused at her behavior. One day, while shaving, Shivaay cut his cheek. At that time Kavya was playing in his room. On seeing the blood, she screamed out,"Papa aapko to chot lagi hai!" Shivaay replied,"Kuch nehi beta, ye maamuli si chot hai thik ho jaayegi." But Kavya didn't listen to her and called her mother. When Anika came, she said,"Mamma dekho papa ka gaal kat gaya. Aap kissie kar do na unko." Shivaay asked,"Kya?" Kavya replied,"Ha papa aapko pata hai, jab mujhe school mein chot lagi thi na to mamma ne us chot par kiss kiya aur kaha ke vo ab jaldi thik ho jaayega kyuki na mamma ke kissie mein medicine hota hai." Anika and Shivaay both were hell embarrassed on hearing the request. Kavya said,"Do na mamma varna papa ki chot kabhi thik nehi hogi." Anika said,"Main baad mein de dungi na beta." Kavya stubbornly replied,"Nehi abhi do mere saamne do." Anika turned towards Shivaay and looked at him. He too was staring at her. She slowly walked towards him and then embarrassingly put her hand on his cheek and pulled his face slowly towards her. It appeared as if both were attracted to each other like a magnet. Anika slowly forwarded and kissed on his cheek. Shivaay looked at Anika with dreamy eyes and both had a eye lock. They kept on staring at each other for a few seconds when Kavya exclaimed,"Yeaaa! Papa ka chot abhi thik ho jaayegi!" They eye-lock broke and they moved away from each other. Shivaay picked Kavya up in his arms and said,"Tum papa ki achchi waali Laali ho na to ye mamma papa ki kissie waali baat kisise mat kehna ok." She asked,"Par kyu papa? Aap to mujhe bhi kissie karte ho na?" Anika said,"Uh beta tumhe karna aur mamma papa ka karna alag hai na. Isiliye." Kavya asked,"Kyu alag kyu hai?" Shivaay replied,"Please beta. Agar tumne mamma papa ki ye baat maani na to main tumhaare liye aaj tumhaare favourate restaurant se tumhaara favourate Chinese dish lekar aaunga." Kavya finally agreed and left from there. Anika said,"Vo vo"and pointed at his cheek and Shivaay said,"Its ok." Anika went towards his wardrobe and took out his clothes and put them on his bed and left. Shivaay smiled to himself. After bath while, he was wearing the shirt, he found that, one button has broken. He called Anika and showed her the button. Anika brought thread and niddle to mend the button. While mending the button, Anika stood very close to Shivaay. He was simply staring at her. Anika could feel it, but she didn't look into his eyes. Anika's hairs were flowing on his face. He, like a hypnotized person, kissed on her cheek as if he was returning the gift which Anika gave him. Anika's hand shivered with shock and she looked at him with a jerk. They kept on staring at each other. After a long time their eye-lock broke and both parted. Shivaay said,"I am sorry." Saying he left from there. Anika while caring her cheek smiled.
Anika started becoming more close to her and Shivaay too started coming out of his shell. As days passed, Anika got to know Shivaay more nicely, more well. Pinky too forgave and accepted him. One day, Kavya came to Shivaay's room and said,"Papa meri drawing book khatam ho gayi hai to please apne us diary ki nikaal kar do na main usme drawing kar lungi." Shivaay asked,"Kaunsi diary?" Kavya replied,"Vohi jo aapke wardrobe mein hai vo." Shivaay's eyes widened. He turned towards her and asked,"Tumhe us diary ke baare mein kaise pata?" Kavya replied,"Vo papa usdin na aapke wardrobe ki cleaning karte time vo diary aapke bed par tha to maine usme drawing karli phir jab main isey waapas rakhne aayi to dekha ke wardrobe bandh thi isliye maine ye mamma ko diya aur unhone kaha ke vo rakh degi." Shivaay's heart bumped out loudly and he asked,"Kisko diya?" She replied,"Mamma ko aur unhe aapke diary ke andar jo mamma ki photo thi vo bhi dikhaayi." Shivaay's eyes widened and he kept on staring at her. He doubted that Anika might have read the diary. So, he almost ran to her room.
Anika,on seeing him asked,"Shivaay??? Kuch chahiye tha?" Shivaay,without any kind of warm-up, directly asked,"Tumhe jo Kavya ne usdin diary diya tha kya tumne vo para tha?" Anika stared at him for some moment and asked,"Kyu nehi parna chahiye tha?" Shivaay could not meet his eyes with her. She came to him and replied,"Tumne aaj tak mujhe kabhi apne feelings ke baare mein bhanak tak nehi parne di. Maine bakwaas pe bakwaas karti gayi aur tum sunte gaye. Kyu?" Shivaay didn't reply. She continued,"Aur tumne ye bhi kaha tha ke tumne mujhse shaadi apne liye nehi mere liye ki. Kya matlab hai iska?" Shivaay again remained mum. Anika grabbed his collar and asked,"Main tumse kuch puch rahi hu jawaab do mujhe?" Shivaay held her hand and replied,"Kuch raaz aise hote hai Anika jinhe na jaanne mein hi bhalai hai kyuki kabhi kabhi aise raazo se jab parda uthta hai to apne aap par se vishwaas bhi uth jaata hai." Anika kept on staring at him and Shivaay left from there. Anika said to herself,"Ek din main ye raaz jaan kar hi rahungi Mr Shivaay Sing Oberoi, chahe kuch bhi ho jaaye." She made a grin.
Anika tried to talk with Shivaay many times about it, but he everytime avoided. As time passed, she was so hell bent to know the secret that one day, Anika closed themselves inside Shivaay's bedroom. She said,"Aaj jab tak tum mujhe sachchai nehi bata dete main tumhe yaha se jaane nehi dungi." Shivaay said,"Bachpana choro Anika mujhe kaam hai." Anika was very much desperate and she said,"Hadh hoti hai har cheez ki ek to tumne mujhe mere marzi ke khilaaf shaadi ki aur upar se tum mujhe yehi nehi bataana chahte ke tumne aisa kyu kiya? Meri zindagi barbaad ki tumne aur mujhe uski vajah tak bataana tum zaruri nehi samajhte. Meri zindagi koi tumhaari jaagir nehi hai Shivaay ke jo mann karega tum vohi karte rahoge. Agar nehi bataana tha sach to kyu ki mujhse shaadi? Apni mardaangi dikhaane ke liye? Meri zindagi barbaad karke kis baat ka badla le rahe ho tum? Bolo mujhe?" She yelled,"Just say it!" Shivaay too was getting irritated with this everyday drama. It too was becoming intolerable for him. He too yelled at her,"Maine tumhaari zindagi barbaad nehi ki hai balki agar shaadi na karta to tumhaari zindagi barbaad ho jaati, damn it!" Anika became confused. She asked,"Kya matlab?" Shivaay replied,"Matlab samajhna chahti ho na, sachchai janna chahti ho na, chalo mere saath." He grabbed Anika's hand and took her out of the house.
