Never let me go

part 2- the return of Mahi

Mahi woke up only to find Anika still sleeping. He decided to get ready and make breakfast for her. Emotional Anika had a tendency to be all over the place and adding hunger to it only made her worse. Though he did it more out of concern for her. He was really worried about her mental state and feared that it might take a toll on her physical one. He resolved to prevent that from happening as he made his way towards the kitchen and started preparing her favourite aloo poori. He had taken the day off not that he had much work to do anyway so that he could get her to open up more and convice her to start therapy again. But the more important thing was informing her husband . Mahi knew that Anika would kill him if he went behind her back and revealed her past to Shivaay but he had a moral obligation to do so. He couldn't just let her suffer.  She deserved better...he had  seen the haunted look in her eyes far too many times ...the same look he had in his own yes while growing up. The one driven by depthless grief. The kind that consumed one enough to make them want to kill themselvers. He did not wish for her to suffer that fate .

Suddenly there was knock on the door. Mahi wondered who could it be at that time of the morning. No one in general ever came to see him . Perhaps it was someone for Anika. A certain blue eyed man who Mahi had once mistakingly believed to be his brother.
.
Mahi opened the dare only to have his suspicions confirmed. There stood in front of him  Shivaay Singh Oberoi who was visibly seething with anger.
Mahi took in his apperance...he was dressed in a sharp black suit. Mahi knew that they might have the same face but everything about them was entirely different. This he had learn during the time he had impersonated him.

Shivaay Singh Oberoi didn't know what he was feeling more - anger that his wife spent the night at his doppelganger's house or sad that she had taken such a step. Was she trying to teach him a lesson ...Anika always did like settling scores but this was too much even for her.

Where is she asked Shivaay without exchanging any pleasanteries. He was back in his S.S.O mode.

All this time when Anika used to talk about you i always always thought she was exagerrating but now i see it.

See what asked Shivaay impatiently

The air of arrogance that you carry everywher eyou go...your tadi..you have really bad manner mr. Oberoi

Says the person who tried taking my place. Now tell me where the hell is my wife.

She is sleeping replied Mahi

Where

Inside the bedroom replied Mahi fully aware that Shivaay Singh Oberoi was about to lose his shit.

Shivaay averted his gaze towards the bedroom his eyes expressing his fury

I slept outside on the couch said Mahi to put the poor husband of his friend out of misery.

Before Shivaay could say anything, Anika emerged from the bedroom.

Arey Mahi ..i hope you have prepared the aloo puris..i am famished ..i swear  to god if you made me get up this early only to find out that there is no aloo puri then i will never ever...

Anika stoped midway before she could complete that sentence. How could she. Her husband was standing in front of her.

For a moment time stopped. This is not what she had expected. She  would have never thought in her wildest dreams that her husband could come there especially when he was too wrapped up in convincing his fake wife Tanya that he and Anika were not working together.

What..what are you doing her Shiv..vaay stammered Anika.

Make a wild guess Anika remarked Shivaay sarcastically. He walked towards her .