Where My Heart Belongs

Chapter 119 " A Great day for the Princess (2)"

The next morning and with first ray of light

Anika struggled to close her eyes and struggled to open them, tangled in her sheets that for some reason smelled like rain on dry soil, pleasant and heaven like that what it felt, but the noise preparing the engagement party was slowly tearing the peaceful heaven like sleep apart and the rough whiskers on her cheek wasn't making it easier for her to postpone that day from starting, she opened her eyes fully and beside her was Mr. pickles looking at her with her small shiny black eyes, she smiled faintly

Anika: I forgive you, Silly girl

And she stroke her rough fur and her smile lessened with each stroke till it vanished thinking of Shivaay and wondered how this morning will be for him, she swallowed then sat straight and looked at her face in the mirror and saw mud on her cheek, she frowned to Mr. pickles

Anika: thank you for the good morning

Mr. pickles licked her paws and Anika just got off the bed and went towards the window and looked through it, the doves standing by her window at first took her sight then behind it, she saw the servants decorating the palace, organizing trays and chairs, then her eyes fell on Gauri, Ragini and Rudra standing in the side frowning, she sigh then her eyes searched for Shivaay looking at the garden but the minute her eyes fell on the wooden house, she saw beside it a huge wooden doves cage, so huge that can fit grown peoples not 18 doves, it was painted woody red, it looked so beautifully, she opened the window and smiled faintly but seeing Shivaay coming out of it and looking straight at her she gasped and hide under her window, looked forward with wide eyes

Anika: stop looking at me, I am not ready to face you, I am not ready (then she shook her head sadly ) you should have listened to Malika, you should have left, why are you stubborn to hurt yourself just to be with me

For her shook, she heard a very loud whistle then the sound of 18 pairs of wings hitting the air, she stood back fast looking through her window with wide smile at the 18 doves flied off the window into the sky, Anika couldn't help the happy laugh seeing the doves flying in the sky then entering the dove cage rushing towards the plates of food and water, but her chuckle lessened seeing Shivaay standing beside the cage with wide smile that he never can help when he see her heart happy, she looked down shyly and whispered

Anika: why you have to be so kind ?

( knock ..knock )

Anika: I am awake, Francine, come in

Soumya opened the door with faint smile: I heard our Princess's laugh then today will be a great day

Anika looked at her with wide eyes then ran towards her and bend her face on Soumya's shoulder and Soumya rubbed her back sadly as Anika held back her tears as hard as she can

Anika: where were you, you should have just brought Princess Lakshmi back not stay with her where ever she is staying!!

Soumya: I am sorry Anika, she didn't want to return no matter how much I convinced her and it didn't feel right to leave her in that condition, I stayed with her in the house then I got a job, wedding and bride to prepare, I couldn't refuse it so I went for it, it took me all night but when Rudra told me about the engagement I came right away from there to you

Anika broke the hug and looked at her confused

Anika: you stayed with Princess Lakshmi in whose house ?

Soumya nodded: your wooden house, as I told you I tried to convince the Princess to return with me to the palace but she refused, instead she kept praying all night till morning, she was exhausted when I asked her where I can take her to rest, she asked me if she can see her daughter, so I took her to aunty Jhanvi who convinced her to stay with her after promising that she won't tell anyone she is staying with her in the wooden house, we slept most of the morning and wakeup at the end of it and Rudra told me about the engagement, so I came to you with the first ray of morning