CHAPTER 79 (A)
OBEROI MANSION
ShivIka’s Room
Shivaay is pacing in the room… Annika just came bringing some clothes… She looks at Shivaay who is in deep thought… She goes and touches his shoulder… He looks at her and just hugs her… Annika knows if he hugs her without saying anything, he must be worried about something… She hugs him back and rubs his back calming him down… Shivaay breaks the hug… Annika makes him to sit on the bed…
Annika: (cups his face) What is disturbing you, Shivaay??
Shivaay: I’m feeling guilty, Annika…
Annika: Guilty?? About what??
Shivaay: About Dev… About Ishana… I felt like I’m the reason for Ishana’s life getting ruined two years back… (Annika is shocked) Yes, Annika… If I didn’t humiliate him like that, he must have been alive by now… Everything happened because of me… Maybe, that Ashok and Kamini killed him but I’m the one create a chance for them to kill him… (Cries) Pity Ishana and Dev, they can’t even live a day together but Dev left this world forever… (Cries covering his face)
Annika: (hugs him tightly) Why are you talking like this, Shivaay?? Listen, Shivaay… It’s not your mistake… Yes, it was your mistake that you humiliate him that day… But, his death has nothing to do with you… It was his fate that he is not able to live for long in this world… What you will do if that both cheapdes killed him??
Shivaay: (breaks the hug) But, still I’m feeling guilty, Annika… I have to apologize to her… Then only my heart will feel light…
Voice: Apologize to whom, Shivaay?? (Shivika turn and see Omkara with RuPri at the door… Shivaay turns and wipes his tears doesn’t want them to know that he was crying)
Shivaay: (turns back to them) Hey, Om… Come inside three of you… (Three of them enters the room)
Om: Tell me, Shivaay… Whom you wanted to apologize?? (Shivika look each other… RuPri could understand whom Shivaay was talking about but Omkara till now doesn’t aware about who is that Dev) I’m asking you something, Shivaay… Just tell with whom you wanted to apologize… (Towards Annika) Bhabhi, at least you tell us, whom he was talking about?? (Annika keeps silent… Omkara looks at RuPri) They are not answering me… You both try to ask them… (Crosses his arms)
Prinku: (looks at Shivika) Bhaiya, bhabhi, I think we have to tell him… He has to know about it…
Om: (surprised) What?? You know about what they are talking about?? (Priyanka nods)
Rudra: Not only her… I too aware of it… In fact all of our family members know it except you…
Om: (confused) What?? Everyone knows about it except me?? Guys, please tell me… What you all are hiding from me??
All: Dev!!
Om: Dev?? (All nod and Priyanka started to tell him about Dev… He looks at them in shock…) What?? That guy is Ishana’s Dev?? That’s why I felt like I have seen him before when I saw his picture… Why you didn’t tell me this earlier?? This is not a big issue…
Prinku: It’s nothing like that, bhaiya… Actually, I and Rudra bhaiya were worried that our family will feel bad about both of them… Besides, you and Ishana bhabhi are not close that time… I don’t want you to fall for her because of sympathy…
Om: Sympathy doesn’t exist between me and Ishana… You could have told me…
Rudra: O, you are not understanding what Prinku trying to tell… Indirectly, we become one of the reason for bhabhi’s pain… Maybe sympathy doesn’t exist for you both after you become closer… But, it might have exist if you know about it earlier… That’s what Prinku is saying… (Omkara raises his eyebrows in surprise)
Om: Rudra, since when you started to talk like this?? I’m impressed… You are getting matured day by day… (Pats Rudra’s shoulder while Rudra grins proudly… Omkara remembers something and looks at Shivaay) Shivaay, what are you worrying about??
Annika: Woh… Actually Om, Shivaay is feeling guilty that he is the reason for Dev’s death… He feels that those incident wouldn’t have happened if he didn’t humiliate Dev that day… That’s why he wants to apologize from Ishana…
Shivaay: I’m really feeling guilty, Om… I can’t even sleep peacefully thinking about it…
Om: (towards Priyanka) Anyone from her family knows that we know Dev earlier??
Prinku: What I heard from Ranveer, they knew that someone humiliated Dev but they don’t know who is the person except RaDuKa bhaiyas and Karthik… (Shivaay is about to say something but Rudra interrupts him)
Rudra: One minute, bhaiya… I need to clear one doubt with Prinku.. (Shivaay signs him to proceed) Prinku, I forgot to ask you… Do you aware that it was Karthik who disguised as Karthika earlier??
Prinku: (smiles) Yes, bhaiya… I already know it on the first day itself… (OmRu and ShivIka look at her in shock expression) Why are you asking this??
Rudra: When Karthik revealed himself that day, all of us are shocked except you, Ranveer, RaDuKa bhaiyas and NiTiMi didis… I thought to ask you earlier itself but so many have happened and I couldn’t ask you… Just now when you mentioned Karthik’s name, I remembered to ask you now…
Annika: I can’t believe our Prinku too was having a lot of secrets… (Priyanka smiles)
Rudra: Bhaiya, you can continue now… My doubt has been cleared…
Shivaay: (nods) Yeah… So, Ishu also aware that someone has humiliated Dev but she doesn’t know that it was me?? (Priyanka nods) RaDuKa too never asked anything to me…
Prinku: Bhaiya, it happened few years ago… Your thoughts were different that time… That’s why you did like that… Please forget that, bhaiya…
Shivaay: But, it’s still wrong, Prinku… I need to rectify my deed… I have to tell her that I’m the one humiliate her Dev and ask forgiveness from her…
Prinku: You don’t have to tell her, bhaiya… Because, Ranveer told that Ishu bhabhi was mad at that person who insulted Dev… If she got to know that it was you who did that, I don’t know how she is going to react…
Shivaay: I don’t care… But, I’m going to tell her… She wants to scold me or humiliate me back, I’m ready to accept it…
Rudra: Bhaiya, think again… She might refuse to marry O too…
Om: She won’t do like that… She will understand if we explain to her clearly… Don’t worry, Shivaay… She will forgive you… (Shivaay smiles at him)
Voice: Exactly, bade baalwale bhaiya!!! (All turn and see Soumya walking inside the room with a smile on her face… She goes and stands beside Omkara) I agree with you… As we all know, Ishu is a matured girl and she won’t jump into a conclusion just like that…
Rudra: Soumya is right… How I could forget that my Ishana bhabhi is different from other girls?? No… (Interrupts by all)
All: No one can be like my Ishana bhabhi… (Rudra looks at them)
Om: This is what you are going to say, right?? We know it… (Rudra feels embarrassed while others laugh looking at him) You know what, Rudra?? Like Shivaay having his signature style, you are having this signature statement… (Again all laugh at him)
Rudra: But, that is the truth… No one can be like her…
Annika: We know that, Rudra… We are just pulling your leg… (Rudra smiles)
Shivaay: Om, I forgot to ask you… Was your work success??
Om: (smiles) Yeah… It was successful…
Rudra: What work was that, O?? (Omkara smiles and tells them everything happened today except one thing…)
Annika: Finally, she removed all the pale colours from her life… Good job, Om… I’m proud of you…
Shivaay: Ranveer is not less too… He still kept those things and wait for the correct time to ask her to dispose them… I’m having full confident that he will take a good care of our Prinku…
Rudra: But, my Ishana bhabhi is the best of the best… She gives her jewelleries as well to the orphanage… She doesn’t keep anything related to her wedding with her even though she loves Dev very much…
Annika: Maybe she doesn’t want them to disturb her and Om’s relationship…
Om: I think the same too… That’s why I gave all of Gauri’s dresses to the orphanage as well… Now, I’m only having the moments that both of us spend together and this ring… (Showing his ring) It’s time for her to rest in peace… (ShivRu hug his shoulder)
Annika: So, Om, are you taking her for dinner tonight??
Om: I thought to take her but after today’s happening, I don’t know should I take her or not… (His mobile rings and he sees Ishana’s name on caller ID) It’s Ishana…
All: Answer it…
Om: (answers the call) Hello, Ishana… Are you ok??
Ishu: Yeah, I’m good… Why are you asking this??
Om: Woh… I thought you are disturbed with today’s event… You are fine, right??
Ishu: (smiles) I’m good only… You don’t have to worry… I must thank you and PriVeer for today… I’m feeling light now…
Om: You don’t have to thank me, Ishana… I was just supporting you there… So, you called to thank me only??
Ishu: No… Woh… Actually, you said that you are taking me for dinner tonight….
Om: (interrupts her) That’s ok, Ishana… We can go another day… It’s not a problem…
Ishu: (shocked) What?? Another day?? Why??
Om: (confused) You called me to cancel today’s dinner, right??
Ishu: No!! I want to know what time you are taking me for the dinner… (Omkara is dumbfounded)
Om: (surprised) You want to know about the time?? I’ll tell you in a while… Bye… (Ends the call before Ishana could say something)
Omkara mentally cursed himself… Shivika and RuPri looking at him confusingly…
Shivaay: So, what your Ishana said??
Annika: She wants to cancel the dinner??
Om: No, bhabhi… She wants to know what time I will be taking her… (All laugh at him)
Annika: (holds his face) Ask her to come here at 6 o’clock… Not only her, her family as well… She will get ready here and you both will leave from here… You both enjoy your dinner date while we will enjoy our dinner here… (Omkara nods and about to take his mobile)
Shivaay: But, before that, I need to talk with her… I want to remove the burden from my heart too… (All nod agreeing with him… They are about to leave from the room but suddenly Annika feels dizzy and she stumbles a bit… Shivaay holds her…) Annika, are you ok??
Annika: Yeah, I’m fine… I just felt a bit dizzy… Now, it’s ok…
Shivaay: Are you sure??
Annika: Yes, Shivaay… I’m fine… Don’t worry…
Soumya: Bhabhi, you are looking weak these days… That day also you fainted…
Prinku: If RaDuKa bhaiyas come, we will ask them to check her…
Rudra: Prinku is right… Why we have to worry when three doctors are with us??
Om: Ok… Bhabhi, you take some rest… Shivaay, you stay with bhabhi… I’ll inform Ishana and her family… (ShivIka nod and they leave from the room)
Precap: Shivaay confessed to Ishana… Will she forgive him?? Ishana puts a condition to Shivaay… Annika is fainted…