Learning To Love - A Tale Of Arranged Marriage [COMPLETED] ✔️✔️

Part 17 - Ten days of ignorance

Day 1

“Good evening” He told giving her a small bouquet of roses. She took it and he smiled widely but it soon vanished as she crushed the roses in her palms and threw it on his feet. Giving him a look, she turned and walked making him sigh.

Day 2

“Anika, see this” He told extending the pot of an exotic plant towards her but she turned to walk to the room leaving him dejected.

Day 3

“Anika! Mumma and Papa are calling” Shivaay told with a hidden smile as he knew she won't be able to resist talking to him in front of her parents.

She walked to the couch and sat there as she smiled at her parents.

“Anika——”

“How are you both? Woh kya hai na, me and Shivaay had a fight in the morning. He's finding reasons to make me talk to him. This call is one of it” She told and Shivaay's eyes widened as Anika's mom and dad looked at Shivaay and then burst out laughing making him embarrassed.

“What did he do?” Her mother asked and she turned to look at Shivaay once.

“I'll tell you later. Now let me give him his dose ok. Love you! Bye” She told and touched the hang key before looking at Shivaay.

Without another word, she got up from the couch and walked out as he threw the phone on the floor angrily.

She turned to look at him once and on seeing her angry glare, he quickly kneeled and gathered the broken pieces.

Day 4

“Anika. Please talk to me. Shout at me but please talk to me. This silence is killing me” He pleaded as he kneeled down in front of her who was sitting on the couch.

She continued looking at the balcony and he kept his head on her lap as tears brimmed up in his eyes.

He raised his head and walked to the room without looking at her and she looked at him going. She wanted to talk to him very badly but something in her was stopping her.

Day 5

“Anika it's five days counting today” He told as they were having breakfast.

“What do you want me to do? I know whatever I did was wrong but I'm ready to correct it. I'm ready to do anything you say. Just talk to me Anika” He pleaded and she looked at him.

Tears rolled down her eyes and he was about to wipe out when she got up from the chair and rushed to the other room, closing the door behind her. He sighed and hit his head on the table before walking to the door, his eyes moist.

Day 6

“If you're showing me what my ignorance felt, then I understood that Anika. It hurts, a lot” He told her as he stood beside her who was chopping vegetables.

“Anika——” He held her arm which resulted in her cutting her finger. His eyes widened seeing that. She jerked her hand from his hold and kept her finger under running water.

“Let me——” Before he could hold her hand, she took it back.

“Anika blood is coming” He told and she looked at him as she pressed the wound making his heart ache.

“Ok I won't stand here. Please don't do this” He told before walking out of the kitchen, his insides clenching in pain.

Day 7

He raised his head and looked at her who was sleeping peacefully. It had been days since he had slept like that. Scooting closer to her, he hugged her from behind and kissed her cheek with tears in his eyes. He didn't know that his anger would cost him her.

He was about to move back when he felt her hold on his hand. Raising his head, he looked at her if she was awake but she wasn't. He smiled and gave a kiss on her temple before clasping her tightly in his arms.

Day 8

He raised his head slightly to see her struggling with the hook of her mangalsutra. She turned to him as she saw him looking through the mirror. He looked down almost immediately and she turned back to the mirror.

“Have to cut this stupid hair till shoulder” She told angrily as she kept the mangalsutra on the table and walked out of the room leaving him wide eyed.

“God! Will she take her anger on that hair?” He thought worried.

She walked in a while later, her hair tied in a bun making him scrunch his face.

She wore the mangalsutra while looking at him through the mirror as he did an oscar acting of checking out the floor. Smiling faintly, she took the vermilion and lined her partition before letting her hair free. His smile was back and she walked out of the room controlling her smile.

Day 9

He looked at her who was standing in the balcony feeling the breeze. Quietly, he walked there and stood beside her.

“Anika”

“I know you won't talk. I have to go back to Mumbai next week for an official purpose. I booked the ticket” He told and she nodded.

“If you want to stay there till your results come, then also, it's fine. I mean if you want to——” She nodded breaking his heart.

“I—I'll come back next day itself. I'll cancel your return ticket then” He told as his voice shook and she nodded again.

“Did we become that far from each other Anika?” He asked as his voice choked and she looked away to hide her tears.

“Everything is my mistake” He whispered before walking back to the room. She turned to look at him as he lied down on the bed to his side. Looking back at the sky, she let her tears roll down.

Day 10

Though she didn't talk to him, when he got late than usual, she felt scared. Time turned 9 and she decided to call him but his phone was switched off making her more tensed.

The clock ticked 10 and her mind turned more messed up. Not knowing what to do, she walked around the hall tensed and prayed in her mind to keep him safe, wherever he was. Each second passed putting more weight on her chest.

“Are you punishing me Shivji? What did I do? When I started loving him, he——he shouted at me without any reason. Was that my mistake? Ok he might have been frustrated about office pressures but am I not a human?” She asked angrily looking at the shivling.

Tears rolled down her eyes as she sat down near the idol.

“You shouldn't have done this. You shouldn't have took his side when you saw all my sufferings” She told looking at the idol.

“Was he the only one who suffered last nine days? Didn't I suffer with him? Not talking to him was equal to killing me. Don't you know that?” She asked as tears rolled down her eyes.

The door bell rang and she got up from the floor wiping her tears quickly. Smiling, she rushed to the door to open it.

••|To Be Continued|••

A/N: who might have come? Would it be Shivaay or would Anika regret her decisions?