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The dinner table at the Malhotra house was full of laughter, the aroma of fresh puris, paneer masala, and kheer drifting through the air. Everyone was engaged in conversation — teasing, chatting, sharing old memories.
Everyone except Siddharth and Shivika.
He sat directly across from her.
She didn’t look up once.
Not when his knee brushed hers under the table.
Not when their hands accidentally reached for the same bowl of curry
Not when her name slipped from his mouth like a whisper he still wanted to claim.
Karan cracked a joke. Kritika laughed. Shivika smiled politely, but her fingers clenched beneath the table.
Siddharth’s spoon stirred his plate, untouched.
His eyes? On her.
Everyone chatted but them just secretly passing glances at each other when one of them not looking at them
Karan and kritika who are busy in chatting but sensed the ackwardness and silence between them looked at each other and then then
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" Even if I didn't talk to him it's justified because what he did to me but atleast he can talk to me " shivika thought looking at him
" I know I've made so many mistakes but atleast talk to me shivika " siddharth mind says as guilt passed through him again
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Later that night ,they met in her garden
kritika called karan for a curious thing she's been thinking about that day
“Did you notice Shivika and Siddharth?” Kritika said to karan
“How could I not? They’re avoiding eye contact like they signed a contract.” Karan said
" She’s not herself.”
“Neither is he,” Karan replied. “I’ve seen him stare at her like she’s a painting he regrets selling.”
" You should ask shivika " karan told her
" I don't think she will tell me , she just never say anything that hurts her " kritika said sitting on a bench looking at him
" Then we should ask siddharth " karan gave her a look
" Hmm " she agreed and they both goes to their house
They exchanged a knowing look.
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Next day at the Singhania house , Karan and Kritika cornered Siddharth in the garden.
Kritika:
" what happened to you and shivika " karan asked to him as he made him sit on the chair
“What " siddharth asked playing dumb
“Don’t make us dig, Sid. We saw the tension. What happened?” karan said
Siddharth looked down, silent for a moment. Then sighed.
" Its a long story but I'll tell u "
He explained everything — the kiss with Kriti, the misunderstanding, how he hurt Shivika over and over… and how it was too late by the time she was gone
Karan looked at Kritika who was angrly looking at siddharth who was facing his head down
" If shivika didn't loved you then I will not spare you for hurting her that much " kritika said looking at him with anger
" I'm sorry" siddharth said his voice low at. The verge of crying but didn't
Karan who just stood here looking at both of them can't do anything because here his brother is totally wrong
" Do you love her too " kritika said to which siddharth shoot faced his face towards her
" What ? " Siddharth said to her
" Yes or no " kritika asked him
" Ummmm.......i ...... Maybe " he said fighting with his own thoughts
" We'll help you " kritika said placing her hand to his shoulders and give assurance
" But if this time you hurted her , I'm with her " karan said
" Okay " siddharth said smiling a little
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Shivika stood at her bedroom window, the wind brushing through her open hair.
She clutched a pendant in her hand.
The one with "Sid – Shivi" engraved on it.
Her sister Kritika’s laughter echoed from the hallway. Her family was happy.
She wasn’t.
> “Why do I still care?”
“Why do his eyes still hurt to look at?”
She didn’t have the answers.
So she buried them.
Again.
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Tye day shivika arrived at a cafe to meet aman after so long
Shivika sitting at a a window side table looking outside has only thing going on in her mind
Siddharth
Lost in her thoughts she didn't realized aman came
" Where, I'm here " aman said clapping his hands in front of her face
" Oo hi " she finally said as they both talk about each other and ordered their favourite cold coffee they used to when in college
Aman noticing shivika silence
" Tu bahut badal gyi hai shivika " aman said looking at her
" Kaha waisi hi to hu " shivika said not looking at him and tried to smile but failed
" Nhi hu shayad vesi , aur naahi ab ban payugi " she said facing at the table
" Siddharth tujhe rokne ayeya tha us din par tu pehle hi Jaa chuki thi " aman said as he knows all of her changes are because of siddharth and it's obvious that she doesn't know about it
" What " shivika said finally facing him
" Yes , there's not a single day he haven't thought about you and even if he met me all his topic is about you ' aman said to which shivika didn't responded but felt something strange
" Usko chor apne baare me bta " shivika said ignoring the conversation
" Koi mili ke nhi " shivika asked now finally smiling
" Pta nhi par ek ladki ko dekh ke kuch kuch hota hai " aman said looking down as he was thinking about her
" Kon kya naam hai " shivika said in curiosity
" Naina , mere saath kaam karti hai " aman said looking at her smiling a little
They bothe chatted with each other after that talked about their old days , old things they did together and finally after years she smiled , laughed her heart out
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Fantasía💔 "She waited her whole life to confess... but he kissed someone else." SHIVIKA MALHOTRA - 22, hopeless romantic, secretly in love with her childhood best friend SIDDHARTH SINGHANIA. She had loved him for years - through every heartbreak, every lat...
