ENTWINED BY FAITH.. PART 40.. SHIVAAY AND ANIKA’S FIRST DATE..

SHIVAAY & ANIKA’S FIRST DATE….

Anika touches the blindfold that’s over her eyes and tried to scratch it for the umpteenth time she gives an irritated sigh as she is stopped again.
Shivaay: No Anika not now…. Wait…
Anika: Shivaay please na….
Shivaay comes back to her and holding her takes her a little forward: Okay now open your eyes on the count of three.
He says while removing the blindfold.
Anika: Okay.
Shivaay: 1….. 2…… 3…… Now…..
Anika slowly opens her eyes only to witness the most beautiful place of world.
Shivaay places his head on her shoulder and asks: Hows it?
Anika’s eyes tear up seeing the sight.
Shivaay: Hye, this is not fare.
Anika smiles: Ary baba these are tears of happiness.
Shivaay: Anika how many time I have to tell you no matter even they are tears of happiness you shouldn’t cry.
Anika sniffs in and rubs her tears: Acha baba I am not crying. Happy….
Shivaay nods and kisses her cheeks lightly making her blush crimson: Now tell me how is this.

Anika averts her gaze from him and rolls her eye balls through out the place. The hills of Dehradun glowed under the moonlight while the fog rising from beneath makes it look ethereal. Adding to the beauty of the terrace is the white and peach net cloth that is draped on the shiny silver pillars, fairy lights snaked around the tree which reached the top of the terrace, while brightly glowing earthen candles hung from the tree. The fragrant candles which were lighting the terrace with their dim light glowed brightly. The most heart-warming scene are of the magnificent hanging photographs of her family and her which make their first date picture perfect.

Anika: Ek Dum khidkitod….

Shivaay smiles and holding the hand of his gorgeous lady who is looking divine in the the peach gown as her face glowed in the moonlight. While Shivaay wore a white suit with peach tie coordinating with his lady love and undoubtedly he looked dynamic.

Shivaay pulls a chair for Anika like a gentleman as she sits, she gets curious seeing the bowls of food placed in front of her for which Shivaay chuckles.
Shivaay: Go on Anika.
Anika smilingly opens the lid and her eyes became wide and her mouth watered just the moment she saw what’s inside.
Anika: How did you know?
Shivaay smiles: I just know. Come on taste it and tell me how is it.
Anika nods and dishing out the food she takes a bite and as soon as her taste buds feel the delicacy she feels heaven: Ek Dum khidkitod hai ye.
Shivaay chuckles: Mujhe nahi taste karwaogi.
Anika smiles and taking a bite of pav and adding some bhaji over it she forwards it for Shivaay who eats it and admires his own cooking skills. Today for the dinner Shivaay had prepared his wife’s second favourite dish pav bhaji.
Shivaay patting his own back: Well done!!
Anika chuckles: Bas aap na apni hi tareef karna.
(You can only praise your own self.)
Shivaay slyly: So you want me to praise you.

Anika gulps in shyly and then looks at her plate and pretends to concentrate on her food instead of Shivaay’s words being quite aware of his constant teasing intense gaze on her face that makes her cheeks flutter in the dark red hue, while Shivaay patiently waits for her to finish her food taking in his share of staring to his heart’s content. As soon as she is done he gets up from his place and forwards his hand for her. She looks at him questioningly.

Shivaay: Dance with me Anika.
Anika places her hand on his with all her will.

Shivaay takes her a little away from the table with his eyes being magnetically held by her chocolaty black orbs while she has been drowning deep in his oceanic greenish blue orbs. So magnificent, so pure, simply aesthetic.

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BG MUSIC:

Tere dar pe aake tham gaye
Naina namazi ban gaye
Ik dooje mein yun dhalke
Aashiqana anayat ban gaye
Main aur tum
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Shivaay places his one hand on Anika’s back and pulls her lightly while his other hand is holding Anika’s hand softly. Anika placed her hand on his shoulder gently creasing it as she looks at it, Shivaay to turns to see her hand and smiles feeling it’s presence at the rightful place. Anika turns her eyes to meet his heated gaze that is fixed on her face. His facial features are so calm and composed that as if he is his own paradise. Both find themselves being completed with each others presence.

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Kaisi dil lagayi kar gaye
Rooh ki rubaayi ban gaye
Khaali khaali dono thhe jo
Thoda sa dono bhar gaye
Main aur tum
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Shivaay twirls her lightly placing his hand behind, as she circles around him gracefully with their eyes being fixed at each other.

The zephyr playing with her cheeks never felt so soothing as his presence did.

The mountains and trees were never so pleasing to his eyes as her beauty is.

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Chalo ji aaj saaf saaf kehta hoon
Itni si baat hai mujhe tumse pyaar hai
Yunhi nahi mein tum pe jaan detha hoon
Itni si baat hai mujhe tumse pyaar hai

Chalo ji aaj saaf saaf kehta hoon
Itni si baat hai mujhe tumse pyaar hai
Mujhe tumse pyar hai
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Shivaay holds her waist and pulls her towards himself as her back touches his torso she closes her eyes in anticipation allowing the moment to sink in.

Sun could never provide him the warmth which her arms gave to him.

Presence of moon couldn’t enlighten her life the way he did.

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Lag na ye dhoop zaruri
Lag na ye chao zaruri
Milte hain ishq zameen par
Ab doh hi naam zaruri
Main aur tum
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Shivaay slightly raises her holding her waist and turns, while his head is placed in the nape of her neck and she creases Shivaay’s cheek.

They didn’t feel being blessed so ecstatically ever before.

They were lost in their own world.
Which they had created for themselves….
For each other….

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Apna khuda bhi hoga
Apna hi rab le lenge
Khud ki bana ke duniya
Yeh zindagi jee lenge
Main aur tum
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Shivaay places her back on floor as turns to face him with all the love in her eyes. He creases her face and plants a kiss on her forehead.

Shivaay: I love you, Anika.

His mouth utters the three words with her name felt so right, so right.

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Chalo ji aaj saaf saaf kehta hoon
Itni si baat hai mujhe tumse pyar hai
Yunhi nahi mein tum pe jaan detha hoon
Itni si baat hai mujhe tumse pyar hai
Mujhe tumse pyaar hai

Haa.. Haa..
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Anika smiles at him and moving forward she kisses his cheeks delicately and rubs her hand on his other cheek.

She whispers: I love you, Shivaay.

The words had put Shivaay under a spell, where he could live for ever.

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Ek tum, Ek main
Teeja mangu kya khuda se
Dil doon, jaadu
Kya doon itna bata de
Tera mera rishta hai
Sanson se bhi naazuk
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Shivaay takes both her hands and kisses her knuckles softly making Anika’s heart swell with love. The passion in his eyes is blowing her off, she bites her lips trying her best to control her tears. As she wants the moment to freeze. This seems like a fairy tale to her, a beautiful fairy tale, a fairy tail which she once wanted to live. It’s coming all alive today.

Shivaay takes out two bangles from his pocket and showing it to Anika questions: May I….
Anika gives up on holding back her tears and nods as a single drop leaves her eyes with a stream following. Shivaay makes her wear those bangles. These were no ordinary bangles, not even any expensive diamond studded bangles. These bangles were indication for both that Anika’s true love, the prince of her dreams is with her. The bangles which Mallika gave her stating her to wear the bangles once she finds the man of her dreams and today those bangles rest on her wrist proving her faith to be strongest of all the miseries and set backs.

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Tum sa, hum sa
Koi dooja na hoga na hua re
Do dil sa ik seene mein hain
Jaise Main aur Tum
Ab dono hum ik jeene mein hain
Jaise Main aur Tum
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Shivaay rubs off Anika’s tears while she smiles and hugs him. He wraps his arms around her enveloping her in his protective embrace while giving in, himself for her warmth.

The time stopped….

The air stood still….

The lights went dim….

The moon shied away….

They meet….

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Jaan se zyaada chaha tumko piya re
Har pal, har dum
Hum dum tumko jiyaa re
Aaj saaf sa kehta hoon

Itni si baat hai mujhe tumse pyaar hai
Yunhi nahi mein tum pe jaan detha hoon
Itni si baat hai mujhe tumse pyaar hai

Chalo ji aaj saaf saaf kehta hoon
Itni si baat hai mujhe tumse pyaar hai
Mujhe tumse pyaar hai
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After an hour of comfortable relaxing togetherness, Anika broke the ice and stood up with all her excitement.

Anika forwarding her hand: Shivaay come.
Shivaay being confused: Where?
Anika impatiently wiggling her hand says: Come na.
Shivaay gets up taking her hand and trails behind her as she walks out of the house.
Shivaay: Anika it’s too late, where are you taking me.
Anika: Shh…. Just come with me.
Shivaay nods and Anika taking his hand in her walks. She rolls her hand around his arm and walks down the streets of Dehradun talking to him. They finally reach near Anika and Sukanya’s favourite night hangout.
Anika goes and sits near the pond placing her feet inside the water and pats the place next to her an indication for Shivaay to sit besides her, which he obliges happily.

Anika: Shivaay you know whenever I use to be upset or in any tension or too happy. I use to come here because this place always reminds me of us. I use to talk to the moon just in hope that whatever I am telling him he would convey to you.
Shivaay smiles hearing her and keeps admiring his wife constantly.
Anika snapping her fingers in front of Shivaay gets him out of his zoomed out world that has nobody but her, she questions him by raising her eyebrows to which he nods in nothing only to get her smiling form.
Shivaay and Anika sit there for a while holding each others hand. The moment or place didn’t hold as much tranquillity as their presence bestowed on each other.

Shivaay: Anika, chalain. It’s too late.
Anika nods and grabbing his arm and leaning on him side ways, she starts walking as both entangle their fingers with each others. Not really far away Anika spots an ice cream shop and her eyes bounce out in happiness as she jumps seeing her favourite ice cream while Shivaay nods in disbelief, she is so Sukanya when it comes to ice cream, she jumps like that fifteen years old girl.

Shivaay: Anika it’s too cold and you aren’t a kid.
Anika: Billu ji aapka kuch nahi ho sakta. Ice cream khane ka asli maza toh thand me ata hai.
(Mr. Cat you can never change. The real fun of eating an ice cream is in cold weather only.)
Shivaay nods in disbelief as his wife leaving his hand jumps to grab her favourite delicacy.
Anika to the shopkeeper: Two large choco brownie with choc chip, ice cream.
Shivaay: No I don’t want to eat.
Anika looks at him with bewilderment: Apke liye nahi, maine dono ice creams khud ke liye mangwain hain.
(Not for you but I have ordered both the ice creams for me.)
Shivaay: What are you mad Anika?
Anika with her raised eyebrows: Kya kaha apne?
(What did you say?)
Shivaay nods in nothing and pays for the ice cream as Anika grabs her two huge cone.
Shivaay teasingly: Anika tum moti ho jaogi.
(Anika you will become fat.)
Anika with a cute pout as some chocolate ice cream is spread over her lips too: Mai chahe moti ho jaun ya phit kali ho jaun. Apko mujhe har form mai jhelna hoga.
(May be I become fat or get dark in complexion. You will have to accept me in any form.)
Shivaay smiles and kisses her cheeks: Aur sirf mai hi tumhe jheel sakta hun.
(And only I can bear you.)
Anika: Jaise sirf mai apko jhel sakti hun.
(Just the way only I can bare you.)
Both chuckle and Shivaay hugs Anika from side as there was barely anybody on road they both didn’t mind cuddling to each other. Anika offers Shivaay the ice cream which he tastes and then opens his eyes wide relishing it’s yummy taste.
Shivaay: Ummm….. This is….
Anika completes: Yummy….
Shivaay nodes and both start eating the ice cream together teasing each other.

Keep smiling
Stay blessed
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For now signing off
SHIVIKA ?….