#Shivika OS ~ and she finds her light
**Just an imagination with a little writer's liberty **
Annika **Uff! I have been preparing so much for the undated and undecided marriage of baagadbilla..jaane inko shaadi karni bhi h yaa nahin** she was blabbering as usual talking to herself bcoz yet again it was dark nd she was late nd she was finding all her tasks more and more hopeless with each passing day.
As she was just about to go, daadi called her nd asked her to place file containing various catalogues in sso's room..urghh!!
She wanted to say "WHY ME" but then how could she question daadi so she took the file nd brisk walked towards his room .She didnt wanted to stay more than few secs in room of 'Khadoos Singh Oberoi' as it was late nd he could return any minute nd she was in no mood to face him right now.
She placed the file on table nd was just about to turn nd go when there was a loud sound nd it was total blackout...it was dark..complete dark nd there she was ..numbed in a sec ..unable to move.
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Shivaay entered d hall nd was walking towards daadi sitting in d living room when suddenly all lights were out.
Daadi almost yelled in a high pitched voice.. "yeh kya ho gaya..itna andhera kyun ho gaya..koi h"
He ran towards her ..making his way thru darkness nd stumbling here nd there..
"Daadi main yahin hoon "
Pinky' s loud voice came from other corner of the hall "o my maata! yeh kaise ho gaya..arey koi mombatti le aao..yaa phir woh emergency waali light..kahan gaye sab "
Soon hall was lightened up with flourscent lamps nd candles nd all family members gathered in d hall..shivaay was busy screaming at security for finding reason of the blackout nd correct the problem immediately ..he wanted to be sure tht this was not another threat plann ed by gayatri .
Om="relax shivaay..electricians have been called nd problem is being looked into..abhi kuch der main lights will be on again"
Rudy * in a scared voice * ="in light of these lamps..aap sab kitne darwane lag rahe ho..."
Om nd shivaay exclaimed together ="shutup rudra"
Suddenly daadi remembered something and called shivaay worridely.."billoo,billoo.."
Shivaay="kya hua daadi?" *goes and sits besides her*
Daadi="billoo woh annika, usko maine tumhare kamre main bheja thA..woh..woh usko andhere se darr lagta h beta...usko andhere se bahut darr lagta h..tum...
And before she could complete..shivaay was running thru the darkness,,towards his room.
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"""Jiske panjey ko ittu sa diya gira deta ho
Usse bhi kya darna..jisse jugnu hara deta ho"""
haan..saahil..haan...bas yahi boloongi main...
**she was repeating d words all literally in her broken voice again and again**
Shivaay entered d room but it was all so dark there.He couldnt see a thing.
"Annika...annika...r u there? tum yahan ho? Annika..."
No one replied.
Shivaay ** if she was here,she would have replied ..she must have left before blackout..damn! Why didnt I brought a torch or candle..I shud come back with it nd check again**
With these thoughts in mind he turned to go back when he heard d words..
ni andhera ni h...jug..nu.. hara..deta..h...andhera...ni h..diya ..gira...deta ..h...ni...andhera...ni...h..ni..h..
Shivaay="annika..annika tum yahan ho..kaha ho tum? Kya hua annika.."
He was going forward slowly..trying to search her with hands..sound was coming from near d table placed at corner of the room..so he moved there on impulse..there he stumbled nd felt her..
Annika was sitting by the side of the table..her hands were tightly enclosing her knees nd she was rocking back nd forward nd blabbering all these words.
Shivaay bent down nd shooked her by the shoulders.. nd spoke softly..
"Utho annika..get up..kya hua tumhe"?
He was getting worried about her more strongly with each passing second .
She flinched away nd trembled.
Shivaay knew by now tht she has entered some dark zone and was not in a position to comprehend the surroundings.Annika , he knew of ..or has started knowing abt is a strong girl but this girl sitting here in darkness was d most vulnerable version of herself. She was having some kind of hysteria attack nd most probably due to darkness.Why is she scared of darkness?
But he shoved away all introspections nd questions erupting in his mind nd sat down beside her .
Shivaay didnt knew how to go about it..but he did the first thing tht came to his mind...he hugged her tightly from d side enclosing her rocking self in his hardest embrace...
""SSshhh!!! MAIN HOON YAHAN ANNIKA..MAIN HOON YAHAN ...ANNIKA..SUNA TUMNE...MAIN HOON YAHAN..."
It was d impulse or the need ...he didnt knew but he kissed into her hair ...
And she suddenly stopped talking.
But she was still trembling nd breathing super loud ...her sighs echoing thru the vastness of the room.
Shivaay felt pain like never felt before...what..who..has done this to her?
He was overwhelmed with extreme level of care for her in this moment...nd he embraced her more tightly..
Kissing her softly on her temple. He felt her relaxing a little. Considering tht a positive sign..shivaay knew what he had to do..
"ANNIKA...MAIN HOON YAHAN"
HE declared again in an emotionally choked voice... softly kissing her eye...then d next...
He was murmuring the words repeatedly...placing soft kisses all over her face...
Annika stopped rocking..started relaxing...started comprehending nd he knew she was out of her dark trance...
She was not breathing heavily out of scare now but was sighing softly out of anticipation..nd they both knew tht the moment has taken a radical shift towards something else...
He was still kissing her softly on her cheeks but now silence ruled the room .
Then her hands unlocked ..she turned a little towards him nd she placed her hands on his chest...nd sighed
"Shivaay..."
And moment changed forever.
There sitting in d darkness...for first time in life she wasnt scared..bcoz he was there enclosing her tight.For first time..she felt safe and protected..all thanx to him..
He showed her in his own ways tht HE WAS THERE &
For First Time..ANNIKA SAW D LIGHT.
Her lips opened on their own accord nd as if he understood the demand..he placed his on hers...if tht was not the feeling of being complete ..nothing could ever be.
Theirs was not a kiss of some unruly passion..it was soft..it was gentle..yet it was needy..yet it was affirming...theirs was a kiss of something most pure in d world...something they were yet to recognize..
It was d kiss of LOVE.
Suddenly room was brightened with light nd quite symbolically so was annika's heart.
what seemed like hours for them..were maybe few minutes...those few minutes when shivaay has entered the room nd soothed annika out of her biggest fear in life.
But then as lights went on..her senses too came rushing back..she was immediately out of trance ..nd kiss was broken.She pushed him back a little nd was suddenly so shy.
Shivaay was too taken aback by the intensity of it all...both were suddenly awkward nd weird..his hand reached out to her nd he looked at her..but she couldnt..
How could she?
Shivaay said questiongly nd confused "annika..."
But she neither looked..nor replied...
She just looked up straight... went back a little..got up super fast nd ran out of d room ..in blink of an eye.
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