Where My Heart Belongs

Chapter 2"Blast from the past"

In the orphanage (the same day)

(ANIKA)

Anika flinched and looked towards the sound as Soumya was standing with widened eyes!!
Soumya: you can fall down sitting like that, get down from the window

Anika smiled and hit the glass twice with her fingers making her know she is protected by the almost invisible Shield

Soumya: oh sorry, did "Mr. Pickles" climb on the window again?

Anika nodded as Soumya sat on the bed in front of the window, Anika looked to her with the same dreamy eyes!!

Soumya: you are very silent, are you sick?

Anika: no, I was thinking

Soumya smiled kindly: about the future outside the orphanage?

Anika smiled widely to her: actually thinking about the future for me is thinking about the past (then she said strictly) I know that in my past lies my future

Soumya: but you remember nothing.

Anika deepen her head in Mr. Pickles' furry back and said muffled (no)

Anika: blank, totally blank (then she raised her head and spit the hair entered her mouth) Arrgh, .you losing your fur "Mr. pickles" (then she continued) you know I just need a thread to walk behind (Then she said in frustration) what is my name, Soumya? I know great ma named me Anika, what is my real name?

Soumya: remember Sakina, when she got adopted by those couple with the red car, Great ma gave her an envelope with her dress and shoes and stuff, she said there were hundreds of those

Anika smiled widely: you mean great ma is keeping our stuff

Soumya: I think so, I mean who knows, maybe you will find something (then she looked at the wall's clock) there is an hour left for work, we can ask her to look for our stuff

Anika smiled widely and kissed Mr. Pickles but again moaned and started wiping her mouth from the cat's hair

Meanwhile

In Singh Oberoi's mansion

In the office room

Shivaay: come in Gauri

Gauri opened the door and took one step in the room looking down and Shivaay looked at her, only to notice Rudra standing worried

Shivaay strictly: sit down Gauri

Gauri swallowed and was about to come in but Rudra held her hand and she looked at him worried then looked back to Shivaay who signaled to her to close the door and she did and sat on the chair opposite to Shivaay's desk

Gauri in low tone: yes bhai?

Shivaay left the papers and looked at her as she quickly looked down with wide filled with fear eyes!!

Shivaay strictly: Gauri, I would prefer if you look at me when I am talking to you

Gauri looked at him as he looked at her and nodded!!

Shivaay: since you and Rudra came to live here in the mansion, I considered you and him, my little brother and sister not only my cousins

Gauri: and for that we are very grateful, bhai

Shivaay: I don't want you to be grateful Gauri, I want you to respect our relation, like I respect it, I expect you to ask me for your needs and not anyone else, especially her.

Gauri looked at him and smiled but as always he didn't smile back or show a hint of kindness

Gauri: I am sorry bhai, I only asked aunty Kamini because I don't want to annoy you with such silly stuff, and she is our aunt so I thought....