His Slave (Shivika)

~22~ Ask For

Suddenly her eyes opened and she saw the most astonishing sight in front of her eyes. The Shivay Singh Oberoi was sleeping upon her silently. He was looking really very adorable in her arms. His face was all silent and calm free of all stress in the world. She looked at him with much love but she again remembered what he had done to him and looked away.

Due to sudden movements of Anika, Shivay got a little disturbed and hugged her more tightly. She was feeling butterflies in her stomach by his touch making her blush a little. But suddenly he pulled himself from the hug and started blabbering things. Wrinkles appeared on his face and he started to sweat heavily.

"No," He said, "You cannot die for that girl. You cannot suicide for someone." He said and suddenly woke up panting and sweating. He looked quite shock as well as afraid of something.

"What happened?" Anika asked in the lowest tone she could. But suddenly Shivay hugged her tightly and tears went out of his eyes. Anika couldn't believe that Shivay Singh Oberoi was crying. She reciprocated the hug and slides her hands on his back to calm him down.

She couldn't understand what was happening but what she knew was Shivay needed her in his. He needed someone he can keep his head and cry for aeons. Someone who can calm him down in any angry situation. Someone who will understand him and be with him in all his sorrows. But the obstacle was his ego.... he had lost every single person who loved him due to his ego. Now he had only Dadi and Rudra.

He pulled himself out the hug and stood up and walked outside. He didn't wanted to show Anika how weak he was. He didn't want her to know his weakness.

She followed him and went close to him. She was worried about him. Even though he was like her enemy but she had humanity in herself which made her care for him. She also had a weak part for him as she knew the reason behind his such behaviour.

"What happened? Did you have any nightmares?"

"None of your business." He said and again started walking taking long strides.

"It is my business Shivay." She said and turned him to her side. "Yes. It is. I am your wife, Shivay. You can tell me whatever you want to. I know that you believe that I am your slave. But can't our relationship be better. Can't you be my friend?"

"I befriend only people who are up to my status." He said and turned again walking away but yet again she pulled him back.

"No. You cannot run away." She said holding his shoulders tightly. She closed her eyes and said, "Shivay." She gasped air, "I know everything about your brother. I know that he suicided just because of a girl and that's the reason you have abandoned yourself to work since he died and also you think that girls are just use and throw substances. I know you think that every girl is a slut."

"I don't want to listen to your long speech and I don't want to hear my brothers name again from your slut mouth. He was pure and innocent and that why he was taken advantage of by a slut like you." He had tears in his eyes for his brother as well as anger for that con girl.

"I am too angry and I want to slap that woman on her face for doing this. But you are wrong for one point. Not every women is like that. I am not like that, am I?"

"No," He said and turned his face aside to avoid embarrassment. He didn't wanted to say no but his mouth just involuntarily pronounced no.

"I knew it," She said and looked at him lovingly. She really wanted to start from the beginning happily. But Shivay never gave her a chance to be happy. She always wanted to give Shivay another chance but he was so stubborn, so dominant, so nasty and so egotistic that she couldn't even ask for a normal life.

"So shall we start it again? Will you make me yours? Will be my partner till our death? Do you accept me as your wife?" She asked with much hope in her eyes. He stared at her for quiet sometime but then he walked away without answering anything. Anika got disappointed.

He couldn't accept that he had fallen for his slave. He couldn't accept that he wanted her. He couldn't accept that he was find his women in her.

They both walked out that forest silently. Shivay dare not to turn behind to see Anika's disappointed face. Anika also was too disappointed by Shivay's behaviour so she dared not to open her mouth. She just kept on walking behind him staring at him hurt and they both were out of the forest.

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