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@PART 12…
@NIGHT
Shivaay is trembling in his sleep and sweating profusely. His hand is clutched in a tight fist while his mouth is working continuously on few words that no one can hear. His hand unknowingly reaches the vase kept on the table and it falls.
The breaking of vase wakes up both Anika and Sukanya. They look here and there to figure out what happened when their eyes fall on a trembling Shivaay who didn’t even wake up with the loud noise of the vase. His condition shocks both the girls.
Sukanya worriedly: Mumma what happened to papa?
Anika without answering her walk to Shivaay carefully and now she is able to hear his words which are loudening.
Shivaay: No… Don’t leave… me Anika… No please… You can’t… go away… Please come back to me… Please…
Anika gets shocked with his words and shakes him vigorously.
Anika: Shivaay… Uthiya… (Wake up…) Shivaay…
Sukanya pass water.
Sukanya nods and gives her the water jar.
Anika sprinkles some water on his face but his eyes do not open.
Sukanya in a worried tone: Mumma I will go and call OmRu chachu.
Anika nods and tries waking him up by shaking him.
Sukanya rushes to Om’s room and bangs his door really hard.
Sukanya: OM CHACHU… OM CHACHU…
After split seconds Om opens the door.
Om: Sukanya what happened? Are you okay.
Sukanya: O… Om… Cha… Chach… Chachu… P… Pa… Papa.
Om: Shivaay??? What happened to him?
Sukanya chokes on her words and points towards Shivaay’s room.
Om: Gauri I am going to Shivaay call Rudy.
Om says rushing to Shivaay’s room while Gauri goes to Rudra’s room while Sukanya follows Om.
Anika is trying to wake him up by chanting his name and shaking him but nothing seems to help.
Om comes there and Anika sees him.
Anika: Om look what has happened to Shivaay all of a sudden. Please do something.
Om nods and shakes Shivaay but he doesn’t responds finally Om pours the entire jar of water on him.
Shivaay gets up shouting: ANIKA…
At the same time Rudra enters.
Om: Shivaay are you okay.
He looks at OmRu and nods.
Shivaay after regaining his composure: I am fine I think so it was a nightmare.
Rudra: Bhaiya didn’t you take your medicines.
Shivaay: I forgot maybe.
He then looks at Anika who in blink hugs him and starts crying.
Shivaay caring her hair: Anika I am fine. Don’t worry.
OmRu turn to Sukanya who is standing all numb her entire world is at a halt.
Rudra shakes her: Sukayna…
She doesn’t respond.
ShivIka look at her and Shivaay walks to her seeing her stare fixed at him.
Shivaay holding her by shoulder: I am fine Sukanya.
Sukanya hugs him.
Shivaay: Relax Baccha I am sorry.
Sukanya nods in no and murmurs: What was it?
Shivaay: Nothing relax my dear. Just relax.
Sukanya: If it’s nothing then why did Rudy chachu ask about your medicine.
Shivaay sighs this girl in this situation even has the potential to point the minutest of facts and this definitely rose suspicion in mind of Anika too.
Anika cleaning her tears: Ya Shivaay is there any problem.
Shivaay: No Anika he is talking about normal medicines. Both of you please calm down there is nothing to worry.
He takes Anika in hug just to pacify her. From his back Rudra hugs him followed by Om, Gauri and Bhavya.
Shivaay: Okay relax all of you now I am fine.
Bhavya: Bhade bhaiya please take care of yourself.
Shivaay trying to mock: Okay ACP BHAVYA I will take care you need not to worry. I promise you guys I will take care and I am alright.
All nod.
Shivaay: It’s too late can we all sleep.
Rudra: No bhaiya.
Shivaay: Rudy grow up man. Now I am fine. Okay.
After making sure everybody leaves from there.
Shivaay is about to sleep on the couch.
Anika: What are you doing?
Shivaay: Going to sleep.
Anika: Suk hold him and make him lay on bed. He won’t listen to me.
Sukanya giggles and drags Shivaay to bed and makes him lay down.
Shivaay: But where will you both go.
Anika: Himalaya Parvat. You sleep first.
She cares his hair while Sukanya goes on the other side and sleeps.
@NEXT DAY
@MORNING
@SHIVAAY’S ROOM
@4:00 a.m.
Shivaay gets up to wake Sukanya so does Anika both get shocked to see that Sukanya’s side of bed is empty.
Anika: Hain. What’s this where is Suk and that to this early.
Shivaay: Let’s check where she is?
Anika nods and at that very moment the knob of bathroom door opens and Sukanya comes out all ready. Anika almost faints seeing her ready by 4 the girl who could never wake up without irritating the hell out of her is right now all ready to go to school and that too without a word.
Anika: Shivaay am I still sleeping.
Shivaay: Come on Anika don’t act like this. Sukanya is up.
Shivaay to Sukayna now: Good morning angel.
Sukanya who is engrossed in her thoughts doesn’t reply.
Shivaay yo Anika: Is she alright.
Anika: If you ask me her behaviour doesn’t makes me think that she is her senses even.
Shivaay snaps in front of Sukanya to get her back from her la la land.
Shivaay: Angel are you there.
Sukanya nods: Good morning.
Shivaay: Good morning are you alright.
Sukanya nods.
Shivaay: Is your health okay.
Sukanya nods again.
Shivaay: Sukanya where are you lost.
Sukanya looks at him: No where. Actually I need to leave right now I will talk you you guys later.
Shivaay: Angel it’s just 4 in the morning you still have time.
Sukanya: No actually I have some work with coach sir so I need to rush.
Bye.
Anika: Arre wait your tiffin.
Sukanya: Mumma send it with Manik only. Now bye I will catch you guys later.
Both nod.
Anika: Suk remember dadi asked you to invite all the crew here.
Sukanya nods and leaves.
Shivaay after she leaves: Anika why do I feel that she isn’t okay.
Anika: I too think so she waking up early in the morning is something really unusual and above that she just rushed to school like anything as if she didn’t leave entire world will collapse.
Shivaay: Right we need to find out.
Anika: She won’t say that easily.
Shivaay: Then we need to make her spill the beans.
Anika: I have an idea.
Shivaay: Say.
Anika: Today you go to pick up the kids and then go somewhere but do not come home over there try finding some time and talk to Suk in person.
Shivaay: Alright. I will do that.
Anika: But please do not show tadi to my daughter.
Shivaay: Hello she is my daughter also and I know how to deal.
Anika: I said that not for her but for you.
Shivaay: What?
Anika: Yes.
Shivaay remembering something: Anika I need to talk to you can we have a word once I return.
Anika looking at him: Sure.
@ROAD
Sukanya takes Khanna with herself to drop her to school.
Sukanya: Stop the car Khanna uncle.
Khanna: Why Sukanya?
Sukanya in attitude: I said stop the car not another word now.
Khanna does as per her wish.
Sukanya in bossy tone: Now come out I want to have a word with you.
Khanna gets scared by the pitch of her voice and obliges by her and comes out.
Presently they are standing near an old withered out temple and the cool breeze is in it’s own fun.
Sukanya: Khanna uncle I don’t want to be rude with you but there are few things that you need to answer me right now and I want the answer at any cost no if’s no but’s and no, NO. I hope so I made myself clear to you.
Khanna nods.
Sukanya: Good.
Where was Mr. Shivaay Singh Oberoi after my mom left the house?
Khanna: New York.
Sukanya: Why?
Khanna stays mum.
Sukanya shouts: I ASKED WHY?
Khanna: Sorry I can’t say.
Sukanya: Why the hell can’t you say?
Khanna: I can’t leak any information related to Shivaay sir.
Sukanya: I AM HIS DAUGHTER DAMN IT AND YOU CAN’T SAY TO ME.
Khanna with bowed head: No these are strict rules of sir and I need to ask him before I tell it to you.
Sukanya calming herself down a bit: What if I say I am his doll?
Khanna looks at her shocked: What?
Sukanya: Ya I am only his doll. Now Please tell me everything Khanna uncle I really need to know it, I want to clear the entire mess it’s about our family please tell me all that you know.
Khanna is in dilemma he can’t say no to Sukanya but telling her the entire truth will be no less then a hell of a job for him.
KHANNA’S P.O.V.
Where am I stuck if I don’t say it today then I will never be able to get over with this guilt and if I say I am not sure that she is the right person to tell everything. Please help me god what to do now. 15 yrs Shivaay sir and Anika ma’am have been separated from each other they have suffered so much and with them their family also has suffered and somewhere or other I am also responsible. I need to tell her everything I need to be determined so what if she hates me so what if I loose my everything in a blink but I won’t let them suffer because of me again. Today I will say everything. Yes I will say everything.
END OF P.O.V.
Khanna determined: Okay I will tell you but promise me you will get everyone back you will make this family a family again.
Sukanya: I promise you.
Khanna: Once Anika ma’am left from , I mean once she was thrown from the house. There wasn’t anything normal for Shivaay sir he suffered from a minor heart attack although he was saved but his world changed 360 degrees in that one single day. He barley use to talk to anyone. Only with Dadi or OmRu sir. As soon as Anika ma’am left Pinky ma’am started forcing Shivaay sir to marry a high class girl and at that time Ragini ma’am came in Shivaay sir’s life………………………………………………………
Sukanya: Don’t tell anybody about our conversation and that I am doll. No one means, no one.
SUKANYA’S P.O.V
As Khanna continued speaking my cold expressions turn to normal and soon soft but at the end I just want to composed myself and I am in a situation where I only want to try my best to not let the tears fall from my eyes, every word of Khanna uncle is breaking me into innumerable pieces what I had thought, what I wanted and what came in front of me is all together different and this is killing me . I am a normal girl but to bear so much isn’t possible yet I have no choice rather than to be strong enough for no one else this time but my PAPA only, that man has bore more then anyone can think, gone through more than anyone can go through and finally he has hidden everything like nothing ever happened right mumma is right in calling him STONE SINGH OBEROI he is one how simply does he covers up everything. Like nothing ever happened. This man will never change not even for himself. I HATE YOU PAPA I HATE YOU FOR BEING SO RUTHLESS TO YOUR OWN SELF WHAT’S THE NEED TO BE SO SELFLESS THAT YOU ARE RIPPED OFF FROM YOUR OWN SHARE OF HAPPINESS. God only know what would have happened to you if OmRu Chachu wouldn’t have been with you.
Finally putting a halt to my thought process I walk to the car and order Khanna uncle “I am getting late drop me to school.”
Definitely my voice is harsher then ever never in my dreams had I thought that I will talk to my director uncle in this way but it’s not my mistake too I can’t help my temper right now it’s definitely not in my hands. I tend to loose my control in such situation and anger is the only thing to get over me. Well mumma says this to be another treat I have passionately inherited from my father. Doubtlessly I am his daughter so I will be less or more like him only.
“We have reached.” Khanna uncle’s words reached my ears and I looked at the school and then walked in without giving another look to Khanna uncle.
At this time I am running in the ground which is completely empty I can’t do anything I need to cool down but nothing seems to help. I really want to bang my head, one after other character is adding in my life, me knowing almost nil about them and they have destroyed my life like anything. And above all he is coming, god how will I face him what will papa say to everyone, please I don’t want anybody to be hurt at lest not my family anymore all have bore more then enough till now. There is always a limit for everything and this is high time. I have to do something before everything gets out of hand.
OUCH… well I fell but how? I look at Krish who fell along with me. I think so I was so damn engrossed in my thoughts that I didn’t notice him even a bit and ended up dashing him and we both fell.
“Get up di.” Said a completely irked Krish. Well his, Aditi and mine life isn’t much different. Aditi and Krish have had all their bad time with their parents while I haven’t seen Papa till I don’t know so don’t ask me even when exactly I met my father for the very first time. Coming back to Krish and Aditi they have been my most close friends after Mani they are my neighbours back in Dehradun they live their with their nani ma she is a lovely lady no doubt but her daughter I don’t even know her in five long years she never bothered to meet her own kids then how come even I know who she is? But their father is one good man I have met him quite a number of times, he come to Dehradun after every two months to meet his kids for one week although he is too busy with his work and adding to all this is his Ex-Wife, Aditi and Krish’s mom who is a big torture to him, he shared it once with me but I think so that these kids have no idea about that, Adi may know something but not Krish I have noticed her quite a number of time. But he too hasn’t visited these two for quite a while now and they are upset about it. In all this I forgot that their father is look alike…
“Di where are you lost coach is calling” Krish reprimanded me snapping me out of my thoughts as I am too engrossed in sorting things… No right messing up things that suits better.
I get up dusting my clothes and hands just to encounter fire emitting eyes of our coach, will he stop glaring me like this he often scares me with his this look as if he will eat me up.
“Sukanya where are you lost today. You know that this time is really precious.” Blah… Blah… Blah… Okay I can’t take his blabbering more so better to turn deaf ear towards him. Here he is concerned about practice while I am stuck in all the mess. Can’t he just stop blabbering and can’t my head stop voluntarily bobbing at his words. Fine I never say like this about teachers but presently I am too screwed to be sane.
“Are you normal Suk.” Came the words of Manik. Why the hell in the world he always remains concerned for me. Okay calm down. I just bobbed my head in negative without thinking much but soon realised that my this act makes Manik Malhotra’s brain work at 600 Km/hr speed. Poor me now I will have to bear him he will keep dodging me with his questions entire day until and unless he isn’t satisfied.
“What happened? Today you didn’t even take your tiffin from home. Moreover, you came so early to school.”
Urgh… How right I was I need not to tell. This is problem with every friend and especially when they are besties they read your mind like no one else could. And this isn’t good always. At times it’s lethal mind it. Just like now.
“Hye I asked something to you will you please mind to answer.”
Who the hell wrote detective novels I will kill that person because if I say a lie this man will start his investigation and post investigation symptoms aren’t good for me.
“Nothing much. All is good.” I replied trying to be at safer side while he is looking at me with his pierced eyes the Byomkesh Bakshee version of Manik Malhotra is never appreciated by me trust me I am sure this man is planning to coin out words from my mouth. I need to be super careful from this man he isn’t as naive as he seems to be. He is clever to the power of infinity. And who could know it better than me. He nods at me as if he has bought my lie but I am so sure he didn’t buy it. Damn this is suspicious what is he upto.
Finally it’s end of practice. This day has been abnormally more hectic then any other normal day not the practice but the facts that are getting onto my nerves and above all never ending ranting of our coach sir. I don’t know how to solve all these things. I hope so I settle it soon. I really need to do that.
Wooh look here he is standing in his style with coolers on, fiddling on his phone as usually and resting his back on the car he is one most complex human in the world.
“Hi bade papa.” Anya is the first one to wish and hoop on him how badly I wish that this was my childhood with him no worries I have a long life ahead and lots more to deal with in this birth itself.
“I am taking you all to my office I have an urgent meeting lined up and can’t drop you guys.” Woh maybe unknowingly he helped me out I will get the man in his office only.
‘Talk to Ramesh Mishra he has been to Shivaay sir’s often when he stayed in New York maybe he could help you to know more.’ Were the words of Khanna uncle at the end of discussion that we had this morning. God knows what all is stored in the day for me today. We all nodded and sat in the car while papa drove it off to his office.
@END OF P.O.V.
@OBEROI’S OFFICE
Shivaay and Sukanya enter first followed by the rest.
Everyone is staring at the duo although none knows who Sukanya is but the similarity in her and Shivaay shocks them. The similarity of attitude and the smartness with which they both carry themselves is commendable and doubtlessly the well practiced frown makes them look so similar.
Sukanya: Why are they ogling over us?
Shivaay glares his staff who gets back to work: Maybe because they can’t afford to handle two SSO’s together.
Sukanya: There is only one SSO and that’s you from where did other one come.
Shivaay: Look at yourself you will find the another.
Sukanya: I am just Sukanya.
Shivaay: Not bad.
Manik: Guys I am damn hungry.
Shivaay: If you all want you can go to canteen or you guys can order anything. It will take me a while to wrap up things. So make yourself comfortable.
Shivaay’s P.A.: Sir we need to go.
Shivaay: You move I will come in a while.
(back to the kids) I will send Mishra in he will help you guys with everything moreover Advik, Amanat and Anya know everything about the office so you can ask them too.
All of them nod.
After a while Mishra enters.
Sukanya: Guys you carry on I am in no mood to eat.
Manik: Are you sure.
Sukanya nods.
Amanat: Come bhai we will show you the office.
Mishra to Sukanya: Beta do you need something.
Sukanya sits on chair and with attitude just like Shivaay speaks: Of course.
Mishra gulps for a second: What can I do?
Sukanya: Tell me whatever you know about Mr. Shivaay Singh Oberoi.
Mishra: He is our boss.
Sukanya: Cut it. I want to know about his personal life. The life he lead in New York.
Mishra nervously: I don’t know anything about that.
Sukanya with raised voice: Don’t you dear lie to me.
Mishra trembles under her voice effect.
Mishra: I am sorry but I can’t tell anything to you.
Sukanya: Do you want me to throw you out of here if no then start speaking other wise it won’t take me a second to delete your name from this office. So shoot now.
Mishra with shaking voice: Shivaay sir shifted to New York 14 years ago. Over there I don’t know much about his personal life till 8 years back when I went to meet him for some work related to Oberoi’s industry. When I met him his condition wasn’t really good with time he had withered a lot although he didn’t show but somewhere or other it was visible that he was tired of his life. He was depressed he use to consult doctors of best hospital I don’t know much about his medical history but there was always something unusual about him. Then before my return somebody called me stating that sir met with an accident. It was really difficult to save him but he somehow survived after being in hospital for nearly a week when I left him home I offered to stay back but he didn’t allow but at his house I met a boy, I don’t know much about him but he seemed to be very close to him. After that I didn’t meet him personally much but only professionally and that also in restaurants.
Sukanya: Okay if there is something else you can tell me do get back to me.
Mishra nods and is about to leave.
Sukanya: Wait. Don’t you dear say about our conversation to anyone otherwise I need not to tell you what I can do.
He nods.
Before he could leave Shivaay comes there.
Shivaay: Any problem Mishra.
Mishra nods in no he isn’t able to say a word but still tries to speak: Sir who is this girl.
He asks pointing inside Shivaay’s cabin, Shivaay sees Sukanya and smiles and says: My daughter.
Mishra looks shocked at him. Well he understands that why was he so much scared from this girl, she inherits the perfect bossy tone from her father that’s enough to scare anyone but little did anyone know she inherits perfect business brain from her dad too.
Shivaay: Didn’t she go to eat with others.
Mishra nods in no.
Shivaay: Get one espresso and chocolate shake with choco chips to my cabin quickly.
Mishra nods and leaves.
Shivaay sits beside Sukanya on the sofa kept in his extra large cabin.
Shivaay: So how is my office?
Sukanya who hadn’t noticed the office yet looks around just to drool over the beautiful yet elegant office. With extraordinary interiors and Mumbai facing glass windows-cum-wall.
Sukanya: Perfect.
Shivaay smiles.
Shivaay: Why are you so much disturbed Sukanya?
Sukanya looks at him in confusion.
Shivaay: I can see it my dear something is bothering you is it the night incident.
Sukanya nods in no and remembers her morning talk with Khanna.
Sukanya: What if I ask the question other way round?
Shivaay: Meaning.
Sukanya: Is everything alright in your life are you not angry on anyone.
Shivaay trying his best to be normal: I am all okay. And why shall I be angry on anyone.
Both silence themselves as Mishra brings the espresso and chocolate shake and leaves.
Sukanya: How much will you lie?
Shivaay: I am not lying.
Sukanya doesn’t say anything showing her annoyance.
Shivaay: Sukanya I know you are in a mess because of me but I will try my best to get you out of it.
Sukanya looks in his eyes, his eyes showed that he is loosing confidence on himself and whatever she is saying he is interpreting in a wrong way.
Without another word she hugs him.
Shivaay worriedly: What happened?
Sukayna hugging him tighter: I don’t know about future but I will try my best to get things on place and even if nobody stands by you I will always be there, always. I won’t let you to go through anything alone from now on. And I will tell you everything on the right time and till then can you trust me please.
It is promise from a daughter to her father and she meant her words in every single way.
Shivaay wraps his arms around her, her each word touched his heart she didn’t say those words just for the sake of saying she definitely means them and he not trusting her would be the last thing in world, with her cuteness, her words, her silence, her maturity, her stubbornness, her fun loving nature, her belief in him, her every single thing has won his heart and he can trust her blindly as she won his trust from him. She won it. Yes she did.
Shivaay kisses her hair: I trust you.
She hugs him even more tightly giving her assurance to him.
Shivaay: What about you?
Sukanya: I trust you from day one.
Shivaay’s happiness knew no bounds maybe in this life he has lost many things but what his daughter gave him is not only precious but priceless too. She completes the empty voids of his life. She is definitely the best thing ever happened to him, she is the girl who doesn’t need a word from him but she knows what’s going on with him. She is a mystery for sure but she isn’t like others she isn’t selfish, she reminds him of himself the way he has always been.
Shivaay still hugging her: Shall I ask you something.
Sukanya nods.
Shivaay: What if I have someone in my life equally important to me, not Anika but someone else.
Sukanya smiles inwardly as she knows whom he is talking about, she is glad to know that he wants to tell everything but Mr. Zero Expression Singh Oberoi doesn’t knows how to say.
Sukanya looks up at him: If you have something in heart and want to tell it to someone but you are afraid to say then close your eyes and speak in a single breath. If that person loves and trusts you that person would try to understand you maybe it takes sometime but still that person will understand.
Shivaay: And what if that thing is connected to past. And it’s not easy to reveal it.
Sukanya: If you are saying truth then it doesn’t matter. If you don’t want to share your past then ask for some time directly rather then making useless excuses. But make sure that you open up before someone else says.
Shivaay nods and holds her hand.
Shivaay: Thank you.
Sukanya: No need.
Shivaay: Tell me something.
Sukanya nods.
Shivaay: Do you know me from before.
Sukanya: Why this question?
Shivaay: Because I want to know.
Sukanya: Ummm….
Shivaay: What answer me come on.
Sukanya piercing her lips with a grin: Yes.
Shivaay taken aback although he had some idea but this was confusing: How?
Sukanya: Why should I tell? I am not saying anything else. I want to see your office.
She demands.
Shivaay remarks understanding her intentions: Not bad Miss. Sukanya.
Sukanya: I am never bad always A1.
Shivaay smiles seeing her getting back to her chirpy avatar: Okay come.
Shivaay shows her his office and her eyes remain wide open all the while. It was one brilliant piece in world, I must say the best office in Mumbai.
PRE RECAP:
Mr. HE ???
&
Sukanya’s pagalpanti. ????
Keep smiling
Stay happy
&
For now signing off
SHIVIKA ?…
28 Comments
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