Anika: Shivaay...
He looked towards her. She cupped his face and gently kissed his forehead. Shivaay closed his eyes, feeling contented.
(O Jaana... plays in the background)
Anika slowly kissed his eyes and both his cheeks, one by one while he let her do her magic. Then, she gently captured his lips with hers. She sucked on his lower lip, trying to remove his worries as well. He reciprocated by gently sucking her upper lip. Time stopped for them.
They pull away after sometime but maintained the eyelock. They lay down, lacing their fingers. Anika brushed his lips with her finger and he blushed a little.
Anika: *suprised* Oh bete ki! Aap blush kar rahe hain!? (Oh my god! You are blushing?!)
Shivaay: *trying to cover up* Dream on. Main koi blush-vush nahi kar raha, okay. (Dream on. I'm not blushing at all, okay.)
Anika: *giggles* Ab aap theek lag rahe hain nahi toh kaise utri hui shakal le ke baithe hue the. (Now you look fine. Before you looked so down.)
Shivaay: *jokingly* Mujhe pata nahi tha na ki mere upset hone par tum mujhe kiss karogi. Pata hota toh upset hi rehta. (I didn't know that you would kiss me when I would feel upset. If I knew, I would've stayed upset.)
Anika: Zyaada chantomaai banne ki koshish mat kijiye warna main bhi aapko ek jhaanp main deewaar se sata sakti hoon. (Don't try to be so over-smart otherwise I can slap you hard.)
Shivaay: Gauri ki language main kyoon bol rahi ho? (Why are speaking like Gauri?)
Anika: Gauri se yaad aaya, mujhe aapse Om aur Gauri ke baare main baat karni thi. ('Gauri' reminds me, I need to talk to you about Om and Gauri.)
She tells him what had happened between them.
Anika: Mujhe in dono ki bahot chinta ho rahi hain. Agar unka rishta toot gaya... (I'm really worried about them. What if their relation falls apart...)
Shivaay: Shhh... Mere hote hui aisa kabhi nahi hoga. Likin pehli hume Om aur Gauri ke baare thodi details chahiye hongi. (Shhh... I can't happen till I'm here. But first we need some details about Om and Gauri.)
Anika: Ek kaam karte hain; kal, aap Gauri se baat karna aur main Om se baat karti hoon. (Let's do one thing; tomorrow, you talk to Gauri and I will talk to Om.)
Shivaay: Done.
Anika: Toh kal se shuru hoga 'Mission Om-Gauri ka milan'. (So tomorrow 'Mission Reunite Om-Gauri' will begin.)
Shivaay: Anika, yeh mission-vission toh hota rahega likin abhi... *shifts closer to her* kya hum... I mean, can we... (Anika, this mission will take place but right now... Should we... I mean, can we...)
Anika: Nahi. Bilkul nahi. (No. Not at all.)
Shivaay: Abhi toh maine kuch bola hi nahi. (I didn't even say anything yet.)
Anika: Mujhe achhi tarah pata hain aap kya soch rahe hain. Chup-chaap so jaayiye. (I know exactly what you're thinking. Just go to sleep.)
Shivaay pouts sadly and Anika giggles. They drift into sleep in some time.
Next morning, Shivaay was going towards his study when he collides with Pinky. He tries to walk away but she stops him by holding his wrist.
Pinky: *with tears in her eyes* Tu naraaz hain na? Toh mujhe sazaa de. (Are you angry at me? The punish me.)
Shivaay: *looking away from her* Main aapse naraaz nahi hoon. (I'm not angry at you.)
Pinky: Toh mujhse baat kyoon nahi kar raha? Tere khaamoshi mera dum ghont rahi hain. (Then why aren't you talking to me? Your silence is killing me.)
She stands in front of him and cups his face.
Pinky: Main maa ho teri... (I'm your mother...)
Shivaay: Please. Mujhe sach pata hain. Ab aapko yeh naatak karne ki koi zaroorat nahi hain. (Please. I know the truth now. You don't need to keep pretending anymore.)
Pinky: *shocked* Naatak... *angrily* TUJHE LAGTA MAIN NAATAK KAR RAHI HOON. *holds his shoulder* Meri aankhon main aakhein dal ke bata; 34 saal tak jo mumta maine tumhi di, kya woh jhoothi thi? Kya maine tumhe kabhi tumhe apne bete se kam mana? Kabhi yeh ehsaas diliya ki tu mera beta nahi hain? (Pretending... YOU THINK I AM PRETENDING. Look into my eyes and tell me; the motherly love that I gave you for 34 years, was it fake? Did I ever treat you lesser than my own son? Did ever make you feel that you are not my son?)
Shivaay was silent.
Pinky: Bol na Shivaay. Achha, yeh sab chhod, bas ek sawaal ka jawab de. *teary eyed* Agar tujhe yeh sach nahi pata hota, toh kya humara rishta is mod par aake khada hota? (Say something Shivaay. Okay, leave this, just answer this one question. If you didn't know the truth, would this happen to our relationship?)
Shivaay: Sach. Sach ki toh fitrat hain aisi hain ki oonchi se oonchi imaarat ke neev ko hila sakta hain. Neev hil jaaye toh imaarat... bhi... *teary eyed* bikhar jaati hain. (Truth. The nature of truth is such that it can shake up the foundation of the greatest buildings. If the foundation weakens then the building... collapses.)
Pinky: Shivaay...
Shivaay: Mujhe jaana hain. (I need to go.)
He leaves towards his room. Pinky leans on a wall cries silently while the same happens to Shivaay but he quickly wipes his tears and changes his expression to a happier one.
Anika comes there, looking for him.
Anika: Shivaay?
Shivaay: Haan? (Yeah?)
Anika: Aap... theek hain na? (You're...okay, right?)
Shivaay: Ya, I'm... fine. Kyoon... pooch rahi ho? (Ya, I'm... fine. Why do you ask?)
Anika: Pata nahi. Bas... laga ki aap pareshaan hain. (I don't know. I just... thought that you look disturbed.)
Shivaay: *holds her hand* Jab tak tum mere saath ho, I'll be perfect. Chinta mat karo. (Till you're with me, I'll be perfect. Don't worry.)
Anika gave him a small smile.
Anika: Toh mission 'Om-Gauri ka milan' shuru karein? (So, let's go ahead with 'Mission Reunite Om-Gauri'?)
Shivaay: *bowing* At your command, Ma'am.
Anika: *giggles* Theek hain. (Okay.) *clears her throat and tries to sound professional* Toh aap Gauri se baat karenge aur uska point of view jaanenge aur main Om se baat karoongi. Theek hain? Samaj gaye? (You will talk to Gauri and understand her point of view and I will talk to Om. Okay? Understood?)
Shivaay: *saluting* Yes Ma'am.
Anika: Awww! Aap bahot cute hain. (Awww! You're really cute.)
Shivaay: *raising his eyebrows* Sirf "cute"? (Just "cute"?)
Anika: Ab yahaan, is waqt shuru mat ho jaayiye. Mission par dhyaan dijiye. (Now don't start here. Focus on the mission.)
She pulls him out of the room.
Shivaay: *mummers* Doosri Bhavya ban gayi hain. (She has become the second Bhavya.)
Anika: Maine sun liya. Ab aap suniye. *pointing towards her left* Idhar hain Om ka kamra jahaan main jaolaoongi aur... *pointing towards her right* us taraf mandir hain jahaan Gauri abhi hogi aur aap wahan jaayenge. (I heard you. Now listen, this way is Om's room where I will go and... that way is the prayer room where Gauri would be right now and you will go that way.)
Shivaay: Okay. *after a pause* I hope hum sach main unki help kar paaye. (I hope we're able tp help them.)
Anika: *holds his hand* Mujhe poora yakeen hum kar lenge. (I believe in us, we can do it.)
They hug each other.
ShivIka: *to each other* All the best.
They break the hug and go Om and Gauri respectively.
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