Shivaay you don't know anything about me. You are only seeing the present Annika which is standing infront of you. You don't know anything about my past. You don't know about me. You don't know who I was ? You don't know about my family and my background.
Shivaay I know your feelings for me are true and I can feel it. But you try to understand marriage is not a game.
For marring me atleast you should get to know my past. Do you know what kind of person I am ? Do you know my back ground ? You know nothing about me Shivaay. Then How can you get ready to marry me ?
" The one I want to marry is the present you..your past has nothing to do with me. "
I don't want to know about your past.
Because past is past. I don't care about it. This has nothing to do with your present or future. He answered confidently directly looking into her eyes.
Annika shook her head and said...Shivaay I know you are a very nice and an open minded person. But I can't run from my past. My past is an important part of mine. And I can't cut out that part from my life. Because of it I already suffered enough. Those bitter memories Of my past still haunted me. I also wanted to forget everything but I can't...I can't Shiv.. She said and her eyes quickly misted over with tears.
When Shivaay saw her tears. He felt bad. He hated tears in her eyes. This is the last thing which he want to see.
Anni my princess.." what's wrong. Why are you crying. Look I am right beside you. You don't worry. Nothing matters for me other than you my love. If there is something which is bothering you then please share it with me. Everything will be fine Annika. But please don't cry. I can't see you like this. He told her.
Annika suddenly put her arms around his neck and burrowed her head in his shoulder. She cried hard. Her tears were flowing and his clothes got wet with her tears.
His heart felt like it had been stabbed. It almost stopped beating. He gently rubbed her back and consoled her...Don't worry Annie. I am with you. No matter what will be the situation but Marks my words. I am always with you. Everything will be fine.
Don't cry. He told her.
After sometimes she stopped crying...and started to hiccup. He broke the hug and made her drink water.
She finally calmed down and said in a soft voice... Thank you Shiv for coming in my life, for pampering me , for loving me without any condition. I am really lucky that I got you. I am blessed to have you in my life.
" I am really lucky that I got you..I am blessed to have you in my life " ... When Shivaay heard these words he felt content.
The corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. He felt immense happiness in his heart.
You don't need to thank me love. I am equally blessed to have you in my life.
You are my girl and It's my duty to take care of you, to protect you. I am always here right beside you to support you in every condition. You don't worry.
Annika gave him a smile and said..Shiv before meeting you I was only living my life for my brother Sahil and my massi. I was only completing my responsibilities towards them. I never thought about the life outside it.
I never thought that I will come here ever. I never wanted to come mumbai. This city always gave me pain since my childhood.
This city always snatched everything from me. That's why I left from here 5 years ago.
And When I came here after five years. I met you. Our first meeting was not nice. Because that time I used to hate each and every Rich man. That's why I fought with you in our first meeting.
But now everything has changed. You changed my ideology about the Rich men Shivaay. You gave me the new hope.
You gave me the opportunity to complete my mom's dream. Now I am living my life for myself with a motive. Now I wanted to become a successful person shiv. And it's only because of you.
You are the one who don't judge me by my appearance, clothing and by my surname.
You always stay with me in ups and down.
Even you are ready to accept me all my flaws. You always took care of me.
you are the first and the only man in my life Shiv whom I trust so much. And now I want to tell you about myself. Which you don't know. You have the right to know each and everything related to me.
Shiv do you know about the small town outside the city. May be you don't know about it. Because it's so small. The town
is not much developed.
No Annie. I was in America since last five years. And before it I always spend my life in abroad. I rarely lived in Mumbai and only came Mumbai few months ago because of buisness reasons. Due to my busy schedule I never get time to visit mumbai and go there. He told her.
Annika gave him a bitter smile and said..That is my hometown Shiv. I used to live there before went to the dehradun.
If you will get the time to go there then please visit once because that town is so beautiful. You will love it as you love greenery.
I would love to go there Annie with you.
He answered.
With these words Annika became silent
and her expressions darkened. She continued..Everything was good in my life shiv until my mom didn't leave me. She said and a lone tear escaped from her eyes.
Shivaay immediately wiped her tear and asked with so much love while holding her shoulder..what happened with your mom Annie ?
Annika looked in his eyes and took deep breath and continued..shiv I was only ten years old when my mother died due to the cancer. She left me alone in this cruel world shiv.. Mai..n bil..kul a.ke.li re.h ga.yi t.hi ..she said and cried hard.
Shivaay immediately hugged her tightly and rubbed her back to consoled her...Shivaay didn't urge her to continue
he quietly waited for her reply.
After sometime She wiped her tears and continued ..Shiv I never saw my father since my childhood. I didn't know about my father. Whenever I asked my mother about him. She always ignored this topic or told me that my father went abroad due to their work. But I never got proper information about him. Even I hardly got the admission without my father's name.
People always taunted me. They always badmouthed me and my mother. They called me Illegitimate. People always mocked me. But I never complained. Because for me my mom was enough.
She loved me immensely.... Unhone mujhe kabhi bhi mere pita ki kami mehsoos hi nahi hone di. Main apni mom ke sath bahut khush thi shivaay..we were not rich. We were middle class but we both were very happy in our little world.
But we were not able to earn enough money to treat my mom's desease.
And due to the lack of money my
mother got died. She didn't get the treatment properly and at last she left me. She left her ten years daughter alone in this cruel world. I was asking her to wake up again and again but she didn't listen to me. I was weeping. But she didn't wipe my tears shivaay. She left me alone .
She said and cried hard. Shivaay's heart clenched and he protectly wrapped his arms around her. A lone tear escaped from his eyes.
I..don't ..k.now that how many hours I sat near her dead body. I don't know that who did her last ritual..I don't know that how many days I stay starved. I know nothing.
But I know that After my mother's death I lost my smile. I felt that my whole world crumbled down. She told him and he hugged her more tightly.
We used to live in a rented house shiv.
And when I was not able to pay the rent
After my mother's death. My landlord told me to leave the home. They didn't show mercy upon a little girl.
I left from there with my piggy bag which my mother gifted me before. And at last
I went to the temple and there I got fainted due to the hunger.
When I opened my eyes. I found myself in
Sahil's house. They told me that they found me at the stairs of temple. When they asked me about my parents. I started crying and told them that I have no one in this world whom I can call mine. And When they got to know about my mother's death. They adopted me.
What about your foster parents. Did they treat you well ? asked Shivaay.
Talking about her foster parents her mood lifted a bit..yes shiv they were very good to me except Sahil's bua. She always used to hate me. She didn't like me. She called me a Burden. But infront of sahil's parents
she didn't dare to behave rudely with me.
Because His parents loved me as their own daughter. She answered.
Hearing that how much she suffered alone from her childhood. His heart clenched and he felt immense pain in his chest.
He kissed her hairs numerous time and
Placed a warm kiss on her forehead to soothe her pain and hide her in his embrace.
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