Dil tadap k kehta hai

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[Annika - A, Shivaay - S, Bhavya - B]

A month went by in a blur. Life has been really busy for both Shivaay and Annika. Gauri and Om are enjoying their wedded life the most. Sometimes Om accompanied her to her shoots outside Mumbai and sometimes Gauri accompanied him for his exhibitions.

Shivaay sat in his room, reading something on his iPad. Annika slowly walked in and placed her bag on the couch

A: You won't believe the day I've had (she sighed)

S: Let's talk about it after dinner. I've made dal makhani today, daadi's demand. (He said excited)

A: Okay

Annika went to the washroom and washed her hands and then the two of them sat down to eat with everyone. Annika felt a little uncomfortable sitting there and didn't have much appetite so she ate as much as she could and talked a little.

She had a little difficulty breathing after climbing the stairs to get to their room which was strange since it was just one flight of stairs. She went to the washroom to change into her night clothes and took the pain-relieving spray (like moov, volini) from the first aid box on her way in.

Shivaay was sitting on the bed with his phone

S: What were you going to tell me?

He called out a little loudly so she could hear inside the washroom.

Annika took her shirt off and saw a bruise forming on her abdomen. She touched it gently and felt a sharp pain that made her gasp. She sprayed the pain reliever and put on her short kurti that she usually wore to bed with difficulty. She bent a little to wash her face in the basin but even before she could turn the tap on, she began to cough. She placed her hand on her mouth to cough.

Shivaay could hear her coughing in the washroom and he wondered if she was okay.

S: did you catch a cold or something? (he sounded concerned)

She coughed again, louder than before. When she removed her hand from her mouth, the ground beneath her feet slipped. There was blood on her hand and inside her mouth. Her lips were so badly covered with blood that one couldn't tell if it was blood or badly applied red lipstick. She spat out the blood that was collected inside her mouth.

A: Shivaay

She called out to him, scared and petrified. Her voice wasn't very loud but Shivaay sensed the fear in her voice. He quickly got up and rushed to the washroom.

He tried to open the door, it wasn't bolted. He turned the handle and entered the washroom

S: what happened?

She was facing the opposite direction so she turned.

HORROR. It's the only word that could describe Shivaay's expression when he saw the blood on her lips and her hand which she had forwarded to show him. The rest of Annika's face had ashened with fear

He came closer, now he was worried

S: what happened? Did you cough this out?

She nodded. Shivaay saw the blood spat out in the basin. Even though he was extremely scared, now was the time to get to his SSO mode and fix everything

S: Let's go to the hospital

A: Shivaay, please don't tell anyone. I don't want them to worry

She had tears in her eyes. Shivaay placed his palm on her cheek and wiped her tears

S: it's okay, we'll go from the back door. Don't worry.