Modern Cinderella Story

Chapter 26' Corrected (1)'

43 hours before the choice party

Anika: that is everything, I hope you now understand and not angry anymore

Shivaay didn't answer as if he not listening, since she started telling him everything happened

He didn't say a word, he only frowned, clenched his hand and looked at the locked room.

That room! always closed, except for the time the maids cleaned it and Aisha always was waiting outside the door to lock it again.

No one told Anika what is that room and it didn't catch her attention before

But now it is only what Anika was thinking about, and she is smart enough to figure it out

Anika: is this the "correcting room"?

Shivaay looked at her with attention for the first since he figured out that she helped Lola run away.

Shivaay: do you know about the 'correcting room"?

Anika smiled half a smile: I served the Aristocrat, so I...

Shivaay interrupted angrily: don't say that again, you are an Aristocrat

Anika's smile vanished and nodded looking down awkwardly as he looked forward with a harder frown

Anika: I meant to say every Aristocrat knows about it, so I know too

Shivaay: what do you know about it?

Anika: its where the Aristocrats get "corrected" with punishment by you (then she squeezed on her hand) aunt Kamini always told me that everyone entered this room was being dragged because their feet couldn't support them from fear, I always feared this room

Shivaay in low tone: me too

Anika felt her heart shatter hearing this from Shivaay and wanted to say something but then found herself just putting her head on his arm, Shivaay smiled faintly, closed his eyes and put his cheek on her silky hair and felt the scent of coconut entering his heart not his nose

Sandy: Mr. Singh Oberoi of the Aristocrat, we are ready sir

Shivaay looked at Sandy who was now standing in the middle of the library room looking at him with a raised head and strict face

Sandy: everyone came and we are all waiting for you in the correcting room, sir

Shivaay: even my uncles came?

Sandy: they still not finished from the work they have, so we will start and they will be able to attend part of the correcting

Shivaay looked at her with a questioning look mixed with doubt but she smiled a soothing smile Sandy: just urgent matter in one of the hotels

Shivaay: okay then, let's start

And He was about to enter but Anika held his arm and shook her head

Anika: No wait please (then she looked at Sandy) how will Shivaay take a decision in such late time? He had a really long day and performed a hard surgery, he should at least sleep for few hours and rest his head, this can wait for tomorrow

Sandy: what happened is like a fire Anika, the fire won't stop burning till Shivaay rest, he has to put it down and take the decision in this matter, it's his responsibility

Shivaay smiled, held her hand and patted on it then entered to the correcting room

Anika looked at him sadly, squeezed on her shivering hand and was about to walk away but Sandy held her hand and Anika looked her.