The Devil's Brewing Desires| ✓

Chapter 6 - The Devil's Diabolic Anger

Anika had never felt so trapped. She wasn't comfortable at all.  Suddenly the over sweetness of the Oberoi family members was too much to take. Gauri didn't speak a word to her. She had tried thrice to strike a causal conversation. 

She sat simply looking at the dresses while Gauri went inside to try each of the selected. It was the third time when Gauri disappeared inside, that Jaanvi excused herself leaving only Omkara and Anika. Anika was awkward as he smiled at her formally.  Their glances met occasionally. She wondered whether she should talk it out with him. She looked around carefully. 

While Anika stared at the servant arranging the dinning table at a distance. Omkara called her name. She swiped her gaze around to rest at him. 

"Ahh, Gauri told me you aren't happy with our engagement." Omkara started. It was awkward to start the conversation.

"Omkara, it isn't that way." Anika managed to say softly, quickly glancing around apprehensively. "It's just that.. I want the best for her. She's.." Anika quickly fell silent noticing Gauri coming. Omkara understood and focused his attention all to his to-be-wife. She looked gorgeous. She hadn't done her hair fancily neither had any make-up on. If she looked so beautiful now he wondered how breathtaking she'd look if she made efforts to look still beautiful. "You look amazing." His voice came out as just a whisper.

Gauri smiled looking up and then blushed at the way Omkara looked at her. Anika quickly looked down at the other dresses feeling awkward. Then she looked up when she heard Omkara ask her opinion. "It looks lovely." She said softly looking at her sister's doe shaped eyes that caught hers then looked away.

"Thanks." Gauri murmured. Walking over to Omkara's side. "This is the last one I am trying." She said picking up the golden dress and walking back into the room. 

A few seconds of silence passed and Omkara looked at Anika again. "You were saying something."

Anika tucked her hair behind her ear nervously. "I was wondering if we could talk. Not here. " she added the latter quickly. Once again her glance went around the room.

"Alright. Just drop me a message. Or call. Whenever you want I will be there. I understand.."

"Tomorrow morning?" Anika asked quickly."Or evening, whatever is okay."

"Morning seems okay. Anyway I go out for a walk, I will.."

"Richard's park? Near our apartment at seven?"

"Perfect." Omkara said looking at her oddly. 

Anika almost jumped out of her skin when she heard her phone beep. She hurriedly took out her phone, sweat beads on her forehead and her heart ramming madly in her ribcage.

She unlocked the screen and let out a breath she had been holding due to the fear. It was a promotion text message from the network provider. She looked up relieved, only to find Omkara's watchful eyes on her. With much effort she pulled her lips into a smile and shook her head.