Shivika Redux SS: Kaise Bataye...(Completed)

Chapter 7: Delicate Bonds of Love

Shivaay made his way towards the outhouse Annika used to live when she was working in OM...

Prinku could see the real Annika the first time she had met her...something that he failed to realize even after weeks...

He opened the door and sat down on the floor leaning onto the bed...

He wasn't even sure what he was doing here in the first place....it was almost 1 in the morning...And he was prowling about like a wandering soul searching for peace..

Each and every word Annika had said had pierced his heart.....

"You don't have to apologize Shivaay....I don't expect anything from others you know....expectations cause heart break....people let you down all the time....apno se kuch acha nahi mila tho paraya se kya umeed karenge..."

"Revenge are for Rich like you Shivaay...if we complaint...people will say that we are doing it to kichad uchao the guy because we couldn't to trap him....I don't want that to happen ever again to me..."

"I just want to forget everything that happened yesterday...so I would rather you never ever come here or into our lives again Shivaay..."

He had promised her that he wouldn't come into their lives again and stepped out..

There was nothing else he could do other than that....at the moment...

"Billu..."
Shivaay was pulled out of trance by Dadi calling him...

"What are you doing here Shivaay...woh bhi andere mein..."
She asked switching on the lights...

Shivaay blinked his eyes trying to adjust with the light....Dadi sat on couch beside him and took his hands in hers....

Shivaay:"Andere mein he tho hoon mein Dadi... bachpan se....adath se hogayi hein abb...''

Dadi:"Billu is this about Annika...I'm seeing that you are upset ever since you returned after meeting her..."

Shivaay:"What happened to my parents Dadi...?"

Dadi took her hands away from Shivaay's abruptly...

Dadi:"somethings better remain in the wraps always Shivaay...ignorance is bliss...''

Shivaay:".All I'm asking is to confirm or deny what I asked you about Dadi...that truth is bigger than me now....why can't you just tell me the truth and let me free....Who are you trying to protect...?Is your need to keep the honour of the dead and family more important than your own grandson's sanity...?"

Shivaay:"They are gone....mar chuke hein voh....you don't have to protect them anymore...it's a matter of time the whole world knew about it....yesterday it was Tyagi...kal puure duniya janenge..."

Dadi:"It will just be speculations Shivaay..Khayali pulav...trying to put Oberoi izzath in mitti.....nobody is going to believe some rags..."