Chapter 29 - Aryan's Back!

 Shivaay held Annika by her waist, the papers showered on them both like flower petals as they shared an eye-lock.

"Chhodo mujhe." ("Leave me.") Annika whispered after a few seconds.

"What ?" Shivaay asked matching her level of volume.

"I said, leave me." This time, Annika had anger laced in her voice.

Shivaay's cheeks suddenly flared up and turned pink. He felt awkward holding a girl in his arms like that.

"Chhod ne ka kya loge ?" ("Are you going to leave me or not ?") Annika growled when Shivaay still didn't leave her.

Shivaay came back to reality and left her waist abruptly making her fall on the ground with a loud thud.

"Ow." Annika cried and glared up at Shivaay. "Kitne badtameez hai aap !" ("You're so mannerless !") She said angrily.

Shivaay ignored her and started searching for his mobile without caring about Annika.

"Oye hello !" Annika stood up and made Shivaay face her. "Ek ladki ko koi aisa girata hai ?" ("Who drops a girl like this ?")

"Mein yaha tumhe girne se bachane ke liye khada tha kya ?" ("Was I standing here to save you from falling ?") Shivaay retorted, he was still comparatively calm.

"Mein na tum jaise cheapdey logo ko acche se janti hu. Pehle sundar ladki se takkrao, fir unse dosti karo aur fir unhe jaal mein phasalo." ("I know perverts like you very well. First run into beautiful girls, then befriend them and trap them in fake love.") Annika hissed. "Lekin ek baat kaan khol ke sunn lo, mein tumhare jaal mein nahi phasne wali." ("But get this straight in your head, I won't be falling for your stupid traps.")

Shivaay heard her out calmly and then faced her with an attitude. "Ladko ko judge karne se pehle na, apni taraf dekhlo, koi ameer, paise wala, handsome ladka dikha nahi ki uski baho mein girne ke liye betab ho jati hai, tum jaisi ladkiyan." ("Before judging boys, take a look at yourself. As soon as rich, handsome guys catches your eye, girls like you become very eager to fall in their arms.")

"Ek minute, kya ? Kaunsa handsome ladka khada hai yaha ?" ("Wait a sec, what ? Where do you see a 'handsome' guy here ?") Annika asked while pretending to find a handsome boy around her.

Shivaay's jaws clenched. "Toh tumhe kaunsi sundar ladki dikh rahi hai yaha pe ?" ("Then where did you see a beautiful girl here ?") He retorted.

"Chashmish ho kya ? Mein dikhayi nahi de rahi aapko ?" ("Are you blind ? Am I invisible to you ?") Annika glared at Shivaay again.

"Excuse me, I've a standard. Tumse se kai sundar ladkiya Shivaay Singh Oberoi ke liye line mein khadi rehti hai, samjhi ?" ("Excuse me, I've a standard. Girls, more better and beautiful than you, wait for me in ques, understand ?") Shivaay said with his tadi.

Annika fell silent for a moment and her face changed. It seemed like something just clicked in her mind.

"Ek minute kya bola aapne ? Shivaay Singh Oberoi ?" ("Wait a sec, what did you say ? Shivaay Singh Oberoi ?") Annika raised an eyebrow. "Aap Shivaay Singh Oberoi hai ?" ("You're Shivaay Singh Oberoi ?")

"Koi shak ?" ("Any doubt ?") Shivaay answered with slight smirk.

Annika scoffed and then smiled, sarcastically. "Fir toh koi doubt hi nahi hai ki aapka bartav itna ghatiya hai." ("No, it's all clear now. No wonder you were behaving like that.") She smirked.

"Excuse me ?" Shivaay said incredulously. "Kehna kya chahti ho ?" ("What do you mean ?")

"Mein kya kehna chahti hu woh aap khud aj sham ko 5 baje, 'Crime News' channel pe dekh lena." ("Find out yourself what I mean by watching Crime News channel today at 5 pm.") Annika replied and started collecting her papers without glancing at Shivaay.

"Whatever." Shivaay gritted and searched for his phone and left from there, not wanting to be in the same place as that stupid, mannerless girl.

Shivaay was waiting for Rudy in his car. He was still angry with that girl.

He had saved her from falling, and even though he had dropped her, she was the only one to be blamed cause she had asked him to leave her.

"Bhaiya ! Mein aa gaya." ("Brother ! I'm here.") Rudy said as he sat on the passenger seat.

"Kitni der laga di. Itni der kya kar raha tha tu andar ?" ("How long you took to come. What were you doing ?") Shivaay asked, anger still dripping from his tone.

"Bhaiya chill, apko kya hua ?" ("Brother chill, what's wrong with you ?") Rudy asked.

Shivaay sighed and wiped his face with his hands. "Ek free ki advice deta hu tujhe." ("I'll give you a free advice.") He said a bit calmly. "Kabhi bhi, kabhi bhi kisi ladki ki help karne mat jana." ("Never, never ever go to help a girl.")

Rudy looked at Shivaay suspiciously. "Oh ok but apne kaunsi ladki ki help ki aur aisa kya hua ki fir kabhi kisi ladki ki help karne nahi jaoge aap ?" ("Oh ok but you helped which girl and what happened due to which you would never help any other girl ?")

Shivaay was about to narrate the story but then he decided otherwise. "Woh important nahi hai, bas meri advice yaad rakh." ("That's not important. Just remember what I said.")

Rudy resisted laughing and nodded. "Okay bhaiya."

'Guess bhaiya ko bhi unki takkar ki Ishqbaaz mil gayi hai.' ('Guess brother has also met his soulmate.') Rudy thought to himself with a giggle.

*

Om and Gauri were blushing just by being in the same room, even though they were sitting separately and at least five feet apart from each other.

They were even avoiding looking at each other.

At last Om decided to break the silence. He cleared his throat and said, "Rudy bahot hi shaitan hai na ?" ("Rudy's very naughty, isn't he ?")

"Nahi, bas baccha hai, pr bada cute hai." ("No, he's just a kid, and he's very cute may I add.") Gauri smiled.

"Hmm." He agreed and then slowly added. "Toh..." ("So...") Om trailed.

"Toh ?" ("So ?") Gauri asked.

"Toh...you really love me ?" Om finally asked but avoided eye contact cause he was feeling very shy and his cheeks were burning red.

Gauri blushed. "Y..yeah." She replied honestly. "Jab tum kal behosh hue tab mujhe samjh aaya ki tum meri liye kitne maayne rakhte ho. Tumhare bina jeena, I cannot even imagine." ("When you fell unconscious yesterday, that's when I realised how precious you're for me. Living without you is even impossible in my imagination.")

Om smiled.

"Pata hai jab mein behoshi ki halat mein tha tab mere dimaag mein sirf Bhai, Rudy aur tumhara khayal tha. Mein ShivRu ke bina toh nahi reh sakta, yeh mujhe pata tha lekin tumhe chhodkar jane ki baat se bhi mujhe utna hi darr lag raha tha." ("You know when I was in half unconscious state, all I had on my mind was Bhai, Rudy and your thoughts. I knew that I cannot leave ShivRu but I was equally afraid to leave you too.") He confessed.

Gauri smiled, she felt very grateful to know that her emotions weren't one sided but Om also felt the same about her.

Just then Gauri's phone went off and she excused herself to receive it.

"Hello ? Haan Annika di bolo." ("Hello ? Yes Annika di, tell me.") Gauri said into the phone. "Aap pohonch gayi ?" ("You're here ?")

A pause went by.

"Mein bhi usi hospital mein hu." ("I'm in the same hospital.") Gauri replied. "Nahi, mein thik hu woh mere..." ("No, I'm fine. My...") She paused and looked at Om with a blush. "...mere boyfriend ki tabiyat thodi kharab thi." ("...My boyfriend is unwell.")

Om couldn't help the grin which spread across his lips when he heard Gauri mentioning him as her boyfriend.

"Haan, milte hai kal." ("Ok, see you tomorrow.") Gauri said. "Bye."

Then Gauri hung up the call.

To avoid the uncomfortable silence, Om asked. "Who was it ?"

"Tumhe yaad hai pichle saal mein maa papa ke sath Delhi gayi thi ?" ("You remember my last year's family trip to Delhi ?") Gauri asked, to which Om nodded. "Waha mujhe Bhavya Rathore naam ki friend mili, uski badi behen Annika job ke silsile mein yaha aayi hui hai, usi ka call tha." ("I befriended Bhavya Rathore there, her sister Annika is here for a job, it was her call.")

"Oh." Om nodded.

Gauri then started talking about random things and the conversation went on without either of them feeling shy or awkward.

*

Shivaay was in his room, checking a few files when his phone went off.

Shivaay checked the caller ID and received the call.

*Phone conversation*

Shivaay (still looking at the files) : Bolo Dev.
(Tell me Dev.)

Dev : Apke bhai ke baare mein pata chala. Kaise hai ab woh ?
(I heard about your brother. How's he doing now ?)

Shivaay (was first confused as to how Dev got to know but then he remembered that all the media was covering Om's news) : Woh thik hai ab.
(He's doing good.)

Dev : Thank God.... Kuch pata chala kisne unhe poison kiya tha ?
(Thank God.... Did you get to know anything about who poisoned him ?)

Shivaay : Tumhe kaise pata chala ki usey kisine poison kiya tha ?
(How do you know that he was poisoned ?)

Dev (smiling) : Sir, I think you're forgetting that I'm a detective. I had seen him being wheeled inside the hospital with a blue hand.

Shivaay (was impressed but stayed neutral) : ACP said that it was Vecha.

Dev : Vecha ?

(Shivaay explained everything to Dev in detail cause he knew that Dev's an intelligent detective and he'll definitely find Om's attackers.)

Dev : Sir, I'm sure yeh sab uss Veer Chauhan ka kiya dhara hai.
(Sir, I'm sure it's all Veer Chahuan's plan.)

Shivaay (doubtfully) : Veer ? Uska kya lena dena mere bhai se ?
(Veer ? What does he have to do with my brother ?)

Dev : Sir apko Daksh toh pata hi hoga na, jiske sath kuch dino pehle apke bhai Om ka jhagda hua tha ?
(Sir you must know who Daksh is, the one who had fought with your brother a few days ago ?)

Shivaay : Hmm.

Dev : Woh Daksh Chauhan hai, Veer ka bhai. I'm sure yeh sab unka revenge plan hoga. Dono bhai, aap tino bhaiyon ke dushman hai.
(He's Veer's younger brother. I'm sure it's all a revenge plan of those Chauhan brothers. Those two guys are your enemies.)

Shivaay (considering Dev's words) : Hmm...Dev, kya tum Om ke attackers ko dhund sakte ho ?
(Hmm...Dev, can you find Om's attackers ?)

Dev : Sir, I'm already onto it. My investigation is ongoing, I'll find Om's attackers soon. Don't worry.

Shivaay (with a smile) : Thanks Dev.

*Phone conversation ends*

Shivaay hung up the call and sat on his bed with a sigh. He was thinking about Rikara now.

He couldn't believe how soon his baby brother had grown up.

It felt like yesterday, to Shivaay, when he used to walk 7 year old Om to school.

How fast the days passed !

That lil Om, who used to cry for bunking school and having ice cream, now had a girlfriend !

Shivaay smiled to himself.

He also felt like yesterday when lil Gauri used to come to play with Om.

It wouldn't be a lie if someone said that its Shivaay who had taught Gauri how to cook.

Just when Shivaay was taking a walk through his memory lane, his phone went off again.

Shivaay looked at the phone screen and his face lit up like Christmas tree.

*Phone conversation*

Shivaay (fake anger) : Kyu call kiya ? Mujhe toh laga bhaishab ne shaadi ke baad, London mein settle hoke mera number hi delete kar diya.
(Why did you call ? I thought your majesty must've deleted my number after getting married and getting settled in London.)

Aryan (shook his head fondly with a smile) : C'mon kid, itna bhi mat gussa karo.
(C'mon kid, don't be so mad at me.)

Shivaay (grumpily) : ----

Aryan : Accha baba sorry.
(Ok, I'm sorry.)

Shivaay (eating more footage) : Nahi chahiye tumhara sorry.
(I don't want your apology.)

Aryan (chuckled at Shivaay's behavior) : Mujhe apne kiddo ka gussa kum karna aata hai....Mein parso India aa raha hu, apni biwi ke sath.
(I know how to pacify my kiddo....I'm coming down to India day after tomorrow, with my wife.)

Shivaay (happily cheers) : Really ? That's great man !... Acche se class lunga ab tumhari mein. (He chuckled)
(Really ? That's great man !.... I'll knock some sense into you then.)

Aryan : Haan haan jarur.
(Yeah sure.)

Shivaay : Pura ek saal ho gaya hai yar tere se mile hue. Last time teri shaadi mein mile the uske baad toh tu jaise gayab hi ho gaya.
(It's been a full one year since we met. Last time we had met in your wedding after that you just like vanished in thin air.)

Aryan : Hmm...But don't worry we'll catch up now....Ok listen, I'll see you soon. I gotta go now. Bye.

Shivaay : Yup. Take care.

*Phone conversation ends*

Shivaay's happiness knew no boundaries now !

Om was doing fine, he had got his land back, his business was doing better, his brother were happy and Aryan was coming to see him, wasn't that like a bonus ?

"Sir." Murli, Shivaay's head servant, knocked on Shivaay's bedroom door.

"Haan ?" ("Yes ?") Shivaay looked at him.

"Apse milne koi Mr Khanna aaye hai." ("Some Mr Khanna wants to meet you.") Murli informed.

"Haan, unhe andar bhej do." ("Yeah, send him in.") Shivaay ordered.

After a second, Khanna appeared in Shivaay's bedroom.

"Good afternoon sir." Khanna smiled nervously and handed Shivaay his file.

Shivaay greeted him back and started reading his file.

After a while, Shivaay closed the file and looked at Khanna. "You're hired."

Khanna's face lit up like a Christmas tree. "Thank you sir. Thank you so much."

Shivaay nodded and stood up. He walked upto Khanna.

"Mere bhai meri jaan hai." ("My brothers are my life.") Shivaay said authoritatively. "Aur unki safety ki jimmedari mein tum pr chhod raha hu. Don't let me down Khanna." ("And their safety is your responsibility. Don't let me down Khanna.")

Khanna nodded in understanding. "Mein apna kaam puri imandari se karunga sir." ("I'll do my job sincerely sir.") He assured.

"Good." Shivaay nodded. "Jaa skate ho ab tum." ("You may go now.")

Khanna nodded and left.

*

ShivOmRu were together, giving company to Omkara in the hospital when Om received a text.

"Bhai jaldi se tv chalaiye aur Crime news channel laga do please." ("Bhai switch the tv on and tune in to crime news channel please.") Om said urgently as soon as he read the text.

"Lekin achanak kya hua ?" ("But what for ?") Shivaay asked while switching the tv on.

"Thik se nahi pata lekin Krish ka message aaya hai ki Crime news pe koi apse related news chala raha hai." ("I don't know exactly but Krish just texted me saying that they're airing some news related to you.") Om replied.

Shivaay tuned in the channel and recognised the news reporter at once.

It was the same arguing girl who had ran into him that morning.

"Aj mein apke saamne Shivaay Singh Oberoi ki asliyat lana chahti hu. Shivaay Singh Oberoi jo aj itne bade businessman hai woh asal mein ek drug dealer hua karte the !" ("Today I'm going to expose Shivaay Singh Oberoi. Shivaay Singh Oberoi who's the great businessman today, he once, used to be a drug dealer !") Annika's voice came from the Tv speaker. "Ji haan, badi badi charity ka dhong karne wale Shivaay Singh Oberoi, logo ko nashe ki lat lagate the." ("Yes, the person enacting to be a philanthropist, Mr Shivaay Singh Oberoi, used to push people towards drugs.")

OmRu looked at each other and then at Shivaay.

"Bhaiya yeh kya bakwas kar rahi hai apke baare mein !" ("Bhaiya, what rubbish she's talking about you.") Rudy frowned angrily.

"Bhai yeh kya ho raha hai ?" ("Bhai what's happening ?") Om asked rhetorically, concerned about Shivaay.

Shivaay on the other hand sat stunned in his seat. It was like someone just snatched his breath away from him.

He had always struggled to hide that one thing from his brothers, cause he believed that if they get to know about Shivaay's involvement in drug dealings then they would go away from him. Forever.

That was the only thing Shivaay had kept a secret from OmRu...And now, that stupid girl was digging it all up and putting it on a display.

"Bhai." Om shook Shivaay out of his trance.

"Huh ?" Shivaay asked. "Kuch nahi, mein hu na, I'll handle it. Tum dono dhyan mat do." ("It's nothing, I'm here, I'll handle it. You two don't worry about it.") He assured OmRu and switched the television off.

Shivaay excused himself and went out of the room to call someone.

One thing was very clear, that girl had stepped on the wrong side of Shivaay and he wasn't going to let her off the hook.

Not before making her pay a heavy price for it.

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Hey bubblies !

How was it ?

Sorry, I'm very bad with romantic stuff... That's why you don't ask a nerd to write romantic stories...🙈😂

Takkar ki Ishqbaazi shuru hone wali hai, bhai log, are you ready ??? 😆😂😁😁😁

Anyways, Aryan's coming back ! Who's excited ?

Aryan is gonna come with other troubles so stay tuned !

Until the next update
Have a safe and great life 😇