Ishqbaaz Imagining the Future part 9

I had my Hindi exam yesterday so sorry for late update. Moreover writing Shivay’s reaction takes a lot of focus which my exams are not allowing me to put in! I assure you to come up soon with that… till then thanks for bearing with me and would love to know your insights and expectations about Shivay’s reaction.!

Recap- Mrs. Kapoor tells Anika that Shivay thinks Om is the illegitemate child while Anika is about to inform him that it’s Shivay himself. Shivay asks Anika about the truth and finds out that she knows about Om’s video.

“I mean Yes it’s because I did not want the truth of illegitimacy to come out and no because…”
Anika sobbed.
“Because…?” Shivay prompted her.
Anika’s tounge suddenly felt heavy.
“Because I know how much your family means to you.”
“Anika please tell me clearly. What do you exactly mean?” Shivay started growing impatient but Anika’s face told him she was already very scared so he kept his cool.
Anika breathed heavily.

“No because that was not the only reason. There was another reason.
Priyanka.
He said he will reveal both the secrets together if I don’t go with him. Both the secrets, coming out together could have brought a storm to the Oberois that’s why…”
She couldn’t. How could she? Mrs. Kapoor was right. It will break him. He’ll be shattered. The family, the bloodline which he was so proud of.
She couldn’t let the truth come out but she did let her tears come out.
“Anika…” Shivay went and hugged her.

ANIKA:

It was only a day back when we stood hand in hand infront of the world, declaring our marriage,we were so happy and now!
I can’t do this…I can’t!

IN THE POLICE STATION

Ranveer looked up when someone knocked his cabin door.”Come in”
Ranveer was kind of shocked than surprised when he saw Shivay standing there.
“I need to meet Mrs. Kapoor”

Ranveer stood up “I’m sorry sir but I can only let her meet either with her family member or lawyer,and you are none”
Shivaay banged his hand on the desk out of frustration.
“Ranveer it’s important. I need some answers and it’s urgent!!” The urgency in his voice was already evident. ACP sighed and looked down. “Sir, I’m sorry. This can’t happen, at least not right now. After a few days maybe… but not now! I’ve said this earlier… my first identity is a police officer and then anything else.”
Shivay came back to himself
“It’s OK… I understand… I”m… it’s okay… but whenever it’s possible… let me know!”
“Hmmm sure”
As soon as Shivay left Ranveer kicked his desk “blo*dy Oberois. They think they can do anything and everything just because they are Oberois!!”

BACK IN THEIR ROOM

Anika was deep lost in thoughts…
Why does our happiness has to be so short lived?
And Shivay, he’s the strongest man I’ve ever known. What if? What if Shivay get’s to know the truth? What if he gets to know that I kept the truth from him? He might feel I kept him in darkness… he might feel betrayed. No. There can’t lie secrets between our relation. I need to tell him before somebody else does and…

Shivay entered the room and broke into her reverie.
He did not even notice Anika was already there.
She understood that something was bothering him. Does he know? No. How will he?
She went and stood infront of him but he was still looking down somewhere else.

She took a long breath to sidetrack her own emotions and waved a hand infront of his face. No reply.
She used her index finger on his chest and pretended to ring a doorbell
“Ting Tong”

He came back to reality and looked at Anika dumbfounded.
She stood crossed arms and shot her eyebrows up in a questioning manner…
“You did not tell me that you have put your senses to a mute today?”
“No. It’s just that…. Wait! What?”
“No, usually you understand if I’m even near you. Now, I’m standing right infront of you and you are sitting somewhere in Delhi.”
“Delhi?”
“It looked like you have reached somewhere far in your thoughts so…”
“Oh God Anika!! You are impossible…” he threw his hand away from his forehead and turned away from her…

Anika smiled at that
“Thank You”
Shivay turned again with surprise “That was not a compliment” now Anika turned away from him…
“I know it was not a compliment. I can’t even expect one from you”
It was Shivay’s turn to smile.
“Oh!! So it seems you want compliments from me.” Anika instantly regreted her words and bit her tongue.
“Compliments?? … from you? Huh!! ”
Shivay came infront of her to face her… “Why do you want compliments from me Anika?”
“I… I do not… why would I want compliments from you?” She turned away again froom him and tried to move away when he stopped her by her hand and pulled her close instead.
She found it hard to breathe when she saw his beautiful eyes digging deep into hers.
She felt somebody was seeing something so deep within her which nobody ever had… her soul felt naked…
Then he spoke in his husky tone
“Because it matters… it matters to you… you wanted a compliment? Let me tell you something…”

He brought his lips close to her ears. She closed her eyes and stopped breathing.
“You are quite a good writer”
It was like a whisper to her ears but whatever it was … had the ability to send shivers down her spine.
Then she realised what he was talking about
‘The Letter’
The confession has already been made and there was no more hiding. Shivay moved his head back to look at her. He was grinning at her but she hardly could look at him.
He released her hand and took a step back.

She did not take time and moved forward to run but she could not even go far. Shivay stopped her again… wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her back… this time he whispered into her hair
“There was another compliment I wanted to give you.” He lowered his already lowered voice and made the fact that it’s a secret which lies within that particular space and only he has the right to know “You look more beautiful when you blush!!”
If she had the option to dig her head into something, she would have. She closed her eyes. Shivay was holding her from behind. Letting his hand rest on her he started coming in front of her without lifting his hand. His hand now rested on her back. Anika had her eyes pressed hard and Shivay was completely enjoying it.

He pulled her closer. She clenched on his collar and put her head down. He smiled at her and sighed. He could stare at her all day long. “By the way my would be wife… have you thought anything about our upcoming marriage? Like when you want it to…”
Anika was not at all in a state of hiding her emotions… they laid bare…
“Tomorrow!”
That amused him, but he was happy. He held her and put her to a hand level under scrutiny.
“Look at you Anika!! I never knew you were so eager to marry me?”
“It’s just that I want it happen before any other…”
“Before any other battle comes our way?”

“How many times have you read the letter?”
Anika asked seeing him quoting it… it took him time to come up with a reply ‘Enough times to remember each word by heart’, he thought- and aloud he said:
“Ummm… I told you, you are quite a good writer.
Moreover you know I had to read it carefully to make sense of the words you said downstairs while …”
Whatever charm had showed up on his features started fading…
Anika noticed this immediately…
“So are you going to call a press conference today?”
Shivay looked at her, a bit of vagueness that entered in his eyes started going away seeing her.
“Why will I call a press conference?”
“After all that is how you usually inform your family about anything related to your marriage”
He grinned at that “Oh yeah, that it is!! Let me go and arrange for a press conference then”
He smiled at her and turned to leave

“Shivay…?”
He turned back at her “Yes?”
She walked to him and took his hand in her right hand and covered it with her left… “I… I will never leave you again Shivay”
He took her in for moments and then kept his free hand on hers. He leaned closer to her and was dead serious about his next words “Never. Never ever dare to leave me again. No matter what it is I’ll face it. I can face it when you are beside me. Remember this always that I can still afford to let secrets of my family go out in the world but I can’t afford you to go out of my life. Yes, my family means a lot to me but now you are my family too. There’s no such thing that can keep me happy if you have to leave for it!”

“Shivay…”
She couldn’t resist and hugged him closed. He felt a lot relieved than what he was feeling earlier this day. He hugged her tight and savoured it for moments…

IN THE LIVING ROOM

“Oh my mata Shivay… whats so urgents? Why have you called us here?”
“I have to tell you all something. Papa and Bade papa?”
“Billu they have left for Office. You say, what is the matter?”
“Ummm Dadi we actually wanted I mean Anika and I wanted to make this marriage happen as soon as possible.”
“Are wah Bhaiyya, I did not know you were so eager for this marriage”
Anika, who stood beside Shivay giggled, happy with the fact that Shivay was facing the same now!
“How soon?” Om asked

“Tomorrow!”
“Tomorrow?” The rest asked in unison.
“But… but what about the preperations?”
“Don’t worry Rudra that’ll happen!”

“How? Bhaiyya you are forgetting that this time Anika bhabi is not doing the preperations…”
“Oh!! That’s true … but then don’t worry I will make that happen. So tomorrow it is”
Shivay was smiling but the rest of the family looked at each other worried!
Shivay turned at Anika “So…. time for a Press conference?”
She grinned…

MEDIA ARRIVED

Shivay and Anika stood there hand in hand.
“You all already know about our marriage, now let me inform you all when. Tomorrow!”
They heard some gasps in the crowd
“But why Anika sir? According to our information,family and bloodline means a lot to you but Anika… I mean Anika ma’am does not belong to any such recognised family as much as we know. We have no knowledge about her identity!”
Shivay was not expecting this question today…

“Right now she has only one identity ‘Anika Shivay Singh Oberoi’ and I guess this identity is enough to make her recognisable for you?”
“Sorry sir but I just meant… how did you both come to this stage of agreement. Ma’am how did you earn a place like this? How could you make a man who cares so much about bloodline marry you?”
The reporter seemed desperate for answers…
“I did not make him do anything. It’s… it’s Shivay’s greatness that he accepted me. You are right, we also at times think and question each other… howcome we reached at this stage of agreement… but all I can say is it did not happen suddenly. It took us long to reach this stage.”

A lady reporter seemed to comprehend her words well. She smiled and asked a bit informally
“So ma’am are you glad to reach at this stage of life with him?”
Anika looked at Shivay and realised he wanted this answer too but another reporter who was all work, wanted a gossip
“Yes ma’am how does it feel to suddenly become such a big businessman’s wife? Are you not scared that this might be interpreted as something else and you can be termed as a gold digger?”
Anika frowned at that and Shivay was ready to beat that guy up when Khanna called him from behind “Sir?”
“What Khanna?”

“Sir can I say something?”
“No!”
“Sir…”
“What is it Khanna?”
“Sir I want to say something.”
“Then say…”
“Not to you… to the media”
Shivay turned at him with surprise “What? Have you lost it?”
“Sir… itne saalon se kaam kar raha hoon thoda to bharosa karlo…please sir”
Shivay looked helplessly at Anika. She looked at Khanna for once and then nodded at Shivay.

Khanna went infront and spoke to the media “You will get all your answers now”
He asked Shivika to shift a bit to their side and released a projecter screen behind. He attached his phone to the projecter machine and a video started playing… journey of Shivika… from car breaking to his marriage preperations… their misunderstanding and their understandings… everytime they had saved each other and everytime thay have been their for each other… from Karva chauth to their pheres…from the bullet to Anika bringing him back to life…

The video was over and their was pin drop silence in the room… the lady reporter was the first to break it. She stood up clapping and everybody followed her. Dadi and Rudra had tears while Om and Jhanvi were smiling. Pinky for reasons had her eyes wet and looked down. Anika and Shivay were looking at each other while the claps continued. When it stopped the lady reporter spoke
“Sir, we would love to cover this marriage tomorrow and as for now I don’t think anymore questions are left. Thank You.”
Shivay greeted her too and the media left.
Khanna asked Shivay “Sir did you like it?”

“So… this is why there have been so many security hazzards lately. You were busy doing all these.”
“Shivaay bhaiyya come on…” Rudra scolded Shivay and went to Khanna . He placed a hand on his shoulder “Khanna ji this is the best thing you have ever done in your life!!”
Shivay tried not to smile but couldn’t help it. He turned back at Anika but she was not there. He started worrying until the view of hers running to the room caught his eyes.
‘She has expertised in blushing without even knowing it!’ He thought.

The video was a welcomed ditraction but the rest of the press conference had disturbed Anika a lot. His bloodline, family name… how long. How long could she hide it?

Precap- The great Shivika Marriage happening. Next morning Anika decides to confess. Stay tuned for further updates!