It was too late - A Shivika ff

Chapter 1

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After the ANNOUNCEMENT everyone retired to their rooms, feeling bad for Anika and upset with Shivaay, except for the Oh my Mata machine. She was jumping out of joy in the whole mansion. Anika was not sad. She was not angry. She was completely shattered. There she was , lying on the bed , as lifeless as a dull sight and crying profusely. After a while, her room was empty and the servants were witnesses of her leaving the house. Omru were standing near the pool and were staring at the water, thinking about what their bhabhi was going through now. Shivaay noticed Omru blankly staring at the water. He knew they were hurt by his decision. Shivaay could not tolerate his brothers not talking to him, so he went to them and started,

Shivaay," Omru, I know..."
Om interrupted,"Don't say anything Shivaay. We don't want to listen to anything."
Shivaay," Om , I know that you both are hurt because of my decision to get engaged to Ragini , but...."
Rudra (interrupting ), " But still Bhaiya , you won't change your decision. The great Shivaay Singh Oberoi does not back out from his word, right ? What do you want to prove by getting engaged to Ragini?" 
" I want to prove that I have moved on." 

Om," To whom do you want to prove this ? To us ? To chhoti maa ? To the world ? To Anika Bhabhi? Or to yourself ? Don't you know that we can see that you cannot stay without Bhabhi. You have become lifeless Shivaay. You have become the same Stone Singh Oberoi which you were before. By this , you are only spoiling Ragini's , yours and Bhabhi's life." 
Shivaay," I have made up my mind. I am going to get engaged to Ragini and that's final . She has suffered because of me. Her engagement broke because of me." 
Rudra," Bhaiya, you can see the little suffering of this new chantomai cheapdi , but you cant see the always- existing suffering of Anika Bhabhi? Why dont you understand that this Nagini is more cunning than that Lady Baba."
Shivaay," Rudra, Anika is NOT suffering. She is enjoying her life on others money and doesn't care a bit about any freaking person's emotions." 

Om," Really Shivaay! You are saying this ? You have known her for such a long time and you are saying this! I don't know who is like what, but all I know is Shivaay you cant stay without our Anika Bhabhi."
Shivaay got super pissed. 
" Why are you both calling that her your bhabhi ? Anika is not my wife anymore and not your Bhabhi anymore. Its better for everyone if you start calling Ragini your Bhabhi. Ragini is your bhabhi, not Anika. "
Rudra shouted, "She is not my bhabhi. She is Ragini, only Ragini. I like beautiful girls but it does not mean that I will accept anyone as my bhabhi. You know bhaiya, I have seen many beautiful girls around you, so many girls wanting to marry you but I never called any of them my bhabhi. Do you know why ?"

Shivaay just gave him a questioning look. 
Rudra," Because somewhere I knew that they didn't deserve my Shivaay bhaiya. I was waiting for one particular person who would come and add colours to my Shivaay bhaiya's black and white life. When I found that dear lady, I wanted to make her my bhabhi. I couldn't do that, but what I couldn't, that fate did for me. I have Gauri bhabhi also, but I am more attached to that particular lady who is my partner in crime. For my Shivaay bhaiya, there is only one person, she was my bhabhi, she is my bhabhi and will always be my bhabhi. I don't care what others call or think her to be , but for me she will always be Anika bhabhi."

Om," You know Shivaay, I always thought that I won't call your wife bhabhi, I would call her by her name because I call you Shivaay. Everyone knows that I used to call her Anika, but after marriage, she defined all the definitions of a bhabhi. In a man's life , mom and wife are the most important women, but after that it is bhabhi. She made me understand the meaning of bhabhi. She didn't change me , but changed herself from Anika to Anika bhabhi. Even you know what she has done for our family, can anyone else do so much for us that she has done? No, Shivaay, no. No one can be like her and no one can handle you like her. You both are made for each other and you also know it."
Shivaay," Stop, just...just stop. No, we are not made for each other. She is the one who has broken my house, my family , my trust , everything. I will not leave her. I will take revenge. I will hurt her till...till...."
Rudra is so angry that he cannot help but scream with all the power in his lungs.
"Bas karo bhaiya, bas. How much will you hurt bhabhi ? She is already bearing the pain in her heart from the past three months and now you are making it difficult for her. Do you know how much she was hurt, how much she cried and faced in the past three months ? No...how will you know... you are not affected by all this..but bhaiya I am. I cant see MY bhabhi like this, these three months I have seen how she has suffered. Don't do this bhaiya, don't break her again..

Rudra stopped , realising what he had blurted out right now.
Shivaay," What ? What do you mean ?"
Rudra, on the verge of tears," Bhaiya, woh....woh, I mean to say that Bhabhi has had a hard time to adjust after leaving this house, leaving this family , leaving you, leaving those people whom she cared for and living only with memories."
Shivaay shouting,"  Then why did she break us and leave us ?"
Rudra shouts as well," She didnt leave bhaiya. She was forced to leave....."
Rudra stopped, recalling how he and Om had sworn on Anika to never tell Shivaay the truth.
Shivaay, "What did you just say?"
Rudra," No, no...I didn't say anything Bhaiya. Its just that Anika Bhabhi left the Mansion in a depressed state."
Shivaay," Nothing will happen to her. She will come back for money. But , something else seems to be up. Tell me the truth Rudra !"
Rudra," No... I can't tell you the truth."

Shivaay," Why cant you tell me the truth? And if you wont tell me then how will I know....."
A voice called out from behind, which belongs to a lady,
Voice," I will tell you the truth, Shivaay." 
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Who is it that wants to spoil all of Anika's hard work? But maybe it is because she knows that this is the right thing to do. A few moments of truth and pain are any day better than a life of loneliness. But how will she say and what all will she say? 
Stay tuned to know who has so much courage in her veins and trust in her heart. 
Until next time, 
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