When responsibility became Love❓ ✔✔️

13: The Storm

Shivaay- Will you marry me Annika?

As the words escaped his mouth, he was on his feet with a ring in his hands.

Annika- I can't, I just can't.

She ran on the endless road with tears falling. She kept on running and running but the road wouldn't finish. Everytime she looked back, she could see him sitting with the ring.

Annika opened her eyes, her breathing uneven. Her chest moved up and down. She gasped seeing Shivaay sitting on the bed with his hands on either sides of her waist.

Shivaay- You were dreaming about me, weren't you?

 He asked and this time, she sat on the bed. A dream within a dream it was. She watched the time, it was 8 in the morning. She usually wakes up at 5, she was 3 hours late.

She quickly got up trying not to think of the dreams she had and went to freshen up. She picked up the gun from the table, fully dressed in army attire.

Shivaay- You're not going to shoot me. Are you?

She quickly turned around listening to his voice as he entered the room she was living in, in the outhouse. 

Annika- No, I am..... I am... not... no.

She fumbled with her words as he took the gun from her hands and kept it on her forehead.

Shivaay- Why are you getting nervous? I am not gonna kill you or something.

Annika- Then what do you want? 

She tried to be harsh and loud but her voice came out as a mere whisper and he nearly laughed.

Shivaay- I want you to teach me how to shoot.

Annika- I don't

Shivaay- You don't what? You don't know how to shoot? Or you don't want to teach me how to shoot?

He took small steps towards her and with his each step forwards, she took two steps back. Her back collided with the wall. He dropped the gun on the floor as his hands reached her waist. She flinched as he tightened the group. 

He traced her jawline with his thumb and she closed her eyes taking a sharp breath. Before anything else could be shared between them, Zafar entered and she pushed Shivaayy picking up her gun.

Zafar- Ma'am there is an emergency, please come outside.

Shivaay- What emergency??

Zafar was looking panicked and Annika knew what was to come. She also knew that Shivaay's stubborn so she signaled Zafar to continue.

Zafar- The whole house is surrounded by men of Albert and they are asking for you. The are continuously shooting, destroying the property. They are saying they will not go without you.

Shivaay- She isn't going with anyone.

Shivaay spoke immediately holding her arm and she jerked away.

Annika- Where is the other family members?

Zafar- They are safe and not here. The chopper is waiting at the terrace for Mr. Shivaay Singh Oberoi. We didn't have time to look for him so we sent the rest of the family members. He must hurry and get to the chopper. We don't have much time. 

Shivaay- I am not going anywhere without you Annika.....

He turned to her and Zafar left. He shook his head cupping her cheeks. She looked in his eyes having care for her. She leaned in and kissed on his cheek, shocking his a little. They both joined their foreheads.

Annika- Go to the chopper and get somewhere safe.

She removed his hands from her cheeks and turned to go but he held her hand, pulling her to him.

Shivaay- Promise me you will come back....... to me and we'll be together, forever.

Annika- We can't be together, it's not possible.

He placed her hand near his heart and cupped her cheeks with his palms.

Shivaay- You feel the way I feel about you. Don't you?

She took a deep breath and stepping back, she took out her gun and placed it on his forehead.

Annika- I don't......... now walk.

How much she tried to look stern and not affected by his touch or by his words, her lips still trembled saying 'I don't'. She ordered Zafar, who was standing outside the room to take Shivaay to the terrace and he went, involuntarily.

Shivaay was standing on the terrace near the chopper but wasn't ready to sit and go without Annika. There were only voices of the bullets. 

Zafar- Sir, please get in the chopper.

He held Shivaay's hand and he jerked giving him a deadly glare. Everything became silent suddenly and a person walked and stood in the middle of the backyard with a gun in his hand pointed towards Annika, who was walking towards him.

The man signaled Annika to drop the gun and she dropped it while Shivaay looked shocked at her.

Shivaay- Annikaaaaaa

He shouted and she looked up at him. She smiled and tears rolled down her cheeks. She wiped her tears and waved at him giving the best smile, a smile of finally falling in love and a painful smile of never meeting your love again. 

Shivaay- Why isn't she doing anything?

Zafar- Because it's Albert's condition. He wants to kill Annika ma'am and then he'll surrender. We can't do anything, we want Albert at any cost and Annika ma'am knows it.

Shivaay- It doesn't mean she'll let them kill her. She's being ridiculous. 

He shouted her name a lot of time but she just walked with a smile, looking at him, tears rolling down her cheeks.

The man loaded the gun and pulled the trigger, once, twice, thrice and all the three bullets were taken by Annika. She closed her eyes and fell on the floor while Shivaay shouted her name and ran down to her. Albert who shot Annika surrendered.

Shivaay fell on his knees in front of Annika and took her head into his lap and patted her cheek continuously and she opened her eyes but closed them again the next chapter. 

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So, there's just one more chapter left and then the epilogue.