Twist Of Fate

6: Ring

Anika ran towards Nikita in worry who was crying holding her leg. She bent in front of her and asked what happened but Nikita couldn't reply as she was in pain. Anika picked Nikita in her arms and helped her to sit on the sofa. She is a mother and she can't see her child crying in pain, she feels a heartthrobbing pain inside her heart to see her daughter crying. Janvi, Yash, and dadi surrounded Anika in worry and checked from afar what happened as Anika was sitting in front of her daughter.

"Mumma my feet got hurt. I playing when my feet hit a table", Nikita said while crying and hugged Anika. Anika kissed her forehead softly and caressed her hair softly to calm her daughter down as she couldn't see her crying. She was so worried when she noticed her crying and wondered what happened to her. She looked towards her feet to check no serious injury. She sighed in relief finding Nikita healthy and kissed her forehead softly and wiped Nikita's tears softly. Anika sat beside her and shook her head gesturing for her daughter not to cry anymore

"It's ok baby stop crying please", Anika said caressing her hair lovingly and making Nikita sit on her lap. Soon Shivaay entered the hall and ran towards Nikita who was silent by now feeling Anika's love and warmth. Anika smiler seeing her husband worried as he looks cute when he is worried for his children and she loves teasing him for worrying for nothing. Even though she is the same she is always quick enough to hide it.

"What are you saying? See she is hurt", Shivaay said angrily and picked Nikita from Anika's lap sat on one corner with Nikita, and adjusted her in his lap. Anika looked at him in shock as she was not expecting him to behave like this. She was not hurting her daughter, his action looked like he took away his daughter from the woman who makes her cry every time. She walked towards Shivaay who was hugging his daughter close to his heart. She was about to shout at him but seeing the duo she smiled and adored her sweet family

"She is hurt Anika", Shivaay said

"I can see that. Her feet hit the table and it is normal.", Anika said which angered Shivaay. He looked towards her raising his eyebrows wondering if it was his wife who was speaking or someone else.

"What do you mean by that?", Shivaay asked angrily

"She got hurt a little which is normal if our feet got hit and see blood is not even oozing out", Anika said and bent in front of her daughter who was looking at her parents now. She was crying because she panicked when her feet were burning but when she felt Anika's care, she felt her pain vanishing and till Shivaay came she was alright

"How is your pain now?", Anika asked softly caressing Nikita's hair softly to which Nikita replied

"It's ok mumma", she said and looked towards Shivaay who looked here and there in embarrassment. He is short-tempered and gets angry easily if it comes to his family as a scratch on them makes him mad. Nikita is very dear to him and he praised her like a princess. He completed her every wish and was very close to her so he couldn't see her crying and felt Anika was lying just to calm him down but he was wrong. He is happy to be proven wrong as his daughter is alright but his poor heart is not yet satisfied. He hugged Nikita and helped her to stand. He thought Nikita would not walk but instead, she ran towards Yash jumping in excitement

"So now we will go for shopping. Yyy", she said excitedly which made Anika smile widely and she nodded at her daughter. She told Janvi and dadi that they were going out with Rudra to which they nodded and asked them to enjoy.

"Let's go", Anika said which excited both kids and they ran towards Shivaay's car screaming "Yyyyyyyy ", and as usual they ran towards the passenger seat for the window and started to fight about who would sit with Rudra and both were arguing when Nikita suggested to play stone, paper and scissor.