AGAPE

Ragini had taken over the entire property of the maheshwari clan becoming the sole owner of the vast capital every figure in the mansion had now become her puppet whom she ruled over played with them as she like they were nothing less then toys in her hand except for the sons of the house ‘Adrash DurgaPrasad Maheshwari’ ‘Sanskar RamPrasad Maheshwari’ and ‘lakshya DurgaPrasad Maheshwari’ as much as they wanted to save their family from the torture they were helpless their hands were tied by none other then ‘DurgaPrasad Maheshwari’ they stood impotent as ragini played her game but there was one person who gave ragini a taste of her own medicine who stood as a protective cover for the family stood bold against the player herself and that is none other than ‘Swara Sanskar Maheshwari’

The sun had set it was dusk with the sky growing dark in the distance yet twinkling with the starts in it while the maheshwari mansion which a few days back use to be filled with hubbub was now all silent when swara enter in standing at the top stair of the staircase which lead to the majestic hall of the mansion she looked at the two elderly ladies who were on their knees cleaning the floor while parineeta and uttara were seated in front of ragini and dadi pressing their leg while the domestic help stood looking at them with commiseration her blood boils looking at the scene in front of her eyes once the ladies who were treated as the queens and princess of the house where in such a condition not holding back her fury she runs down the stairs and makes the two ladies stand who give her a week smile while ragini along with dadi stand with confusion and fury smiling swara takes the blessing of the two ladies and turns towards her darling sister who needs to be given a lesson to be taught how to behave with elders while parineeta and uttara come towards swara and hug her tight which she instantly responds to breaking it she moves forward and splash she pours the entire dirty water which the ladies were using to clean the floor on her dear sisters face which initially shocks ragini and she shouts at her

Rag:(shocked angry) swara

Swa: opps damm im so sorry………………….(all the ladies look at swara confused) water i made you a ummmhhh god i don’t even have an appropriate word to use as to what i made it throwing it at a dirt like you ragini……………..aahhh how could i

While ragini and dadi look at swara with anger the ladies look surprised with a small smile which they were trying hard to hide

Rag:(angry) how dare you swara you have no idea what i can do and how dare you enter my house who the hell gave you permission

Swa: aww don’t you dare dare me my darling baby sister because you have no idea as to what i can do soo and about me being here aint a wife suppose to be where her husband is ohh who am i even asking this too sorry my mistake

Ragini fumes listening to her

Rag:(shouts) but you both are divorced you are no longer his wife

Swa: hmm but as far as remember you got me just tricked into sighing the paper and i am still officially Mrs Swara Sanskar Maheshwari and don’t worry i will die as well with the same title and another thing you remember im elder to you so lower your voice when you speak to me i will not bear it okay thats enough lesson for today just don’t forget it hmm and im tired need rest see you soon baby sister

Ragini stamps her foot and leaves while dadi follows her closely on her heels swara turns around to find all the men on the same platform where she stood while she entered she looks at sanskar looking deep into his eyes with a smile on her lips he too looks deep into her eyes for a few seconds forgetting everything around but immediately regain his composure and runs up the stair barging into the room

Taking a deep breath swara walks up the stairs and takes blessing from two men who were looking at her with indebtedness they bless her with their entire being sending silent prayers to god thanking him for sending this angel in their life while adrash gives her a hug by now he had considered swara as his little sister he was precisely very fond of her while laksh smiles at her which she returns

Swa: i guess everyone is tired so why not just rest

Everyone retire towards their rooms swara running up the stairs reaches in front of her room all of her past memories starts flooding infront of her eyes pushing the door wide open she enters the room oh how much she missed these blue walls they made her feel belonged feel protected just like his arms did she looks around to see a sight of him not finding him in the room she moves forward to find the door of the balcony open a tiny bit ever so slowly she opens it and finds him standing there his tucked shirt now left lose sleeves folded till his elbows his one hand in the pocket of his pant while the other rested on the palisade having a firm grip over it she stands and few meters behind him

Sanskar who was lost in his thoughts reasoning why swara was back yet again no doubt he stilled loved her dearly but now had just contrasted a strong wall long his heart he could no longer let anyone hurt him and here she was back yet again he every well knew if there is anyone who could break the wall it is her and could not afford it could he when he senses her presence closing his eyes he opens them making his grip more firm

San: why are you back swara

Hearing him swara has a smile since the time she realised her feeling for him she loved hearing her name by him it made it feel special walking she stands beside him looks at him for a minute who was looking at the dark sky with millions of stars turning her gaze she too looks at the sky with a smile

Swa: this is my house sanskar i had to come back one day isn’t it

San: this is not your house swara now tell me by which mission you have come back oh i know you have come back to save the family from ragini and to show how great you are right but you know what it isn’t needed this is my family i can take care of them i don’t need your help

Swara looks hurt at sanskar but he does not look at her

Swa: am i not your family sanskar

Folding his palms into tight fist on either side sanskar speaks

San: no (swara looks at him) you are not my family

She turns him towards herself he finally looks at her

Swa: i know im at fault sanskar and i also know its very difficult for you to forgive me but atleast give me a chance just once please

Sanskar looks at swara and then walks into the room she kinesics knowing that its not going to be easy convincing her husband walking in she finds him near the cupboard fetching his clothes for the night walking up holding his arm she turns him towards herself sanskar looks at her a little surprised and shocked with her sudden move

Swara smiles inwards looking at him face she takes a step forward looking directly into sanskars eyes who in turn automatically takes a step back she takes and another step forward while sanskar moves a step back and his back hits the cupboard he looks at her face trying to read what is going on in her mind while swara throws her arms around him neck and pulls him forward sanskar widens his eyes at her bold move he looks tickle beguile while she looks enliven and small ghost smirks starts appearing which shocks him even more moving her face forward she stops when her breath she fanning him just below his ears sending shivers down his spine

Swa: you know what sanskar you are right i am here for a mission and you very well know how stubborn i am when i decide something i don’t not back off so now as well there is no backing off wont you ask me what mission im talking about (tilting her head she looks at him who stilled looked stupor and had a firm hold on the clothes in his hands smiling she continues) no problem i’ll tell you im here to prove my feeling for you (pecks him near his ear setting butterflies in both their stomachs) (moves her face back looking into his eyes) ‘ I LOVE YOU SANSKAR ‘

He looks shocked at her the four words keep repeating themselves in his mind his heart he wants to believe her but his mind is constantly stopping him he looks at her face which is looking at him which hope he then remembers the past event where she did not trust him were she said she would never fall in love again his mind told him that this was just a way for her to live her to save his family his heart wanted to deny it but it was way too hurt to react finally his brain wins sanskar jerks swaras arms a feeling of pang passes through swara she looks at him with torment

San: you don’t love me swara remember you yourself said that you would never fall in love all this is just for your mission just to show yourself great

Swa: sanskar i…………

San:(cuts her in between) im not going to let you play with my heart this time

Moving her aside sanskar walks into the bathroom while swara stands there still silent tears skipping her eyes

Swara’s monologue

Have i pushed him so far that he no longer trusts her have i done that bad that he thinks im here just to show my greatness what have i done to him how could i no no i cannot give up i know its going to hard worst then what i faced today but i will not give up sanskar its a promise i will not let you give up on me on us

Monologue ends

Wiping her tears she moves out to get her bag to the room which she had left in the corridor in a hurry to meet him

Sanskar come out the bathroom changed into a pair of red t shirt and black tracks he looks around to find swara nothing finding her near he feels emptiness surrounding him again when the door opens and in she comes with her bag she looks at him and smiles while he looks at her narrowing his eyes a little

Swa: what why are you staring and between what are you going standing there come help me take the bag in you see it quite heavy

Sensing no movement in him she looks at him shaking her head she drags her bag in

Swa: what don’t look at me like that this is my room as well i will stay here only no matter what mr husband

Pulling a pair of clothes swara walks into the bathroom to change while sanskar signs when his mobile ring attending the call sansar moves into the balcony

Swara comes out changing into her pyjamas she hears sanskars voice and looks at the balcony finding him busy on the call swara moves towards the bed setting it properly

Sanskar step in looking into his mobile going through a mail when he looks infront to find swara all smiling at him he looks at her with narrow eyes then shaking his head he moves towards the couch picking up his laptop bag he starts moving towards the door when swara comes infront of him stopping his way

Swa: where are you going sanskar

He tries ignoring her and moving foward when swara again blocks his way giving no way of moving he looks at her irritated

Swa: i asked you something sanskar where are you are you going

San: move swara

Swa: no i wont first answer me

San: im going to the guestroom happy now move

Swa: but why

Holding her arm he moves her aside and moves towards the door when

Swa: i know your going because im in the room right but you know what im not leaving this nor are you hubby

He turns around and gives her a look turning around again he opens the door

Swa: sanskar if you step out of the room na then………………then yes i’ll not eat anything the entire day tomorrow nor will i drink anything and then when i fall sick i wont even go to the doctor i’ll myself up

Sanskar stops in track turns around glaring at her

San: blackmailing are we

Swa: think whatever you want i don’t care but if you leave i’ll make sure to do what i said and i know its going to hurt you more choice is your

Cursing her heavily sanskar places the bag on the table with a bang and goes towards the couch and sleeps covering himself from head to toe swara smiles looking at him with tears shining in her eyes

Swa:(mono) i know sanskar you till love me the same and i have hurt you lot but no problem i’ll heal it and make you the same old sanskar my sanskar

With those thoughts she goes and lies on the bed and keeps looking at sanskar slepping form who was completely cover and her eyes drop close falling asleep

It was a bright new morning the sunrays slowly enter the room where our dear swara and sanskar where sleeping peacefully it slowly lights up the room with its golden glimmer lighting make the blue room glare

Swara opens her eyes due to the light and looks around stretching her arms when her eyes land on her handsome yet extremely cute husband who was sleeping like a baby a smile automatically finds its way though on her face setting her traces into a messy bun she walks up to him and sits on the floor before him admiring him

His broad forehead on which his rampant luxuriant lashes now rested his hirsute crescent-of-moon thick furry eloquent brows he carried an aquiline nose which complimented his angular cheekbones and sturdy stalwart jaw with a little stubble he overall had the perfect feature one could asks for

Moving her hand towards his faces moving way the lashes over his forehead which was lined now swara though he definitely had a devil may care outlook leaning him she places a soft peck on his forehead inhaling his manly scent staying still for a few minute she moves back only to find his features relaxed smiling she sets the comforter covering him giving him a last look she walks into the bathroom with her clothes ready to face a new battle

Walking out she finds sanskar who engrossed in word he held his mobile in one hand speaking or rather decree commanding in his ruthless businessman tone which she had come across a few month ago while he was harshly typing on his laptop which his other hand signing nodding her head at her workaholic husband swara moves towards the dress doing her daily work still looking at him through the mirror sanskar who was on the call knew very well that he had his wife’s eyes fixed on him dint look at her cutting the call he places his laptop aside and starts moving towards the washroom when

Swa:(chirping) good morning sanskar

He looks at her and stats moving when stand infront of him blocking his way

Swa: bad manners sanskar when someone wishes you you must wish them back and im your wife so you must definitely wish me back so good morning

Not wanting to hurt her early he wishes her back

San: morning

And he walks past her while she cues

Swa: hmm some improvement atleast he spoke to me you cant have him changed in one day shona its gotta be step by step comeon now you have got lots to do so lets get started

Moving swara gets dressed picking clothes for sanskar and setting them on the bed with his daily requirements swara moves out

A few minutes later sanskar come out showered to find his clothes layed out with all the things he need he feels and immense feeling of happiness ecstasy beatitude and delirium but not wanting to give in this easily he picks another pair of clothes getting dressed he moves down

Swara who along with the other ladies of the house setting the tables looks up to find sanskar walking down the stairs not finding him in the pair of clothes she had kept a feeling of pain passes over her which sanskar immediately reads but not wanting to give up she smiles back at him which quite surprises him he moves towards the door when his mom calls him

Suj: sanskar come have your breakfast first

San: no mom i’ll have it in the office im getting late

Suj: i don’t want to hear anything fist have your food and then move out come now

Knowing there is no way out he moves towards the dining where all the other mens of the house were already seated he gets seated on his usual chair when ragini along with her dadi come she takes her place on the chair which was once DurgaPrasad Maheshwari’s

Anapurna Maheshwari and Sujata Maheshwari start serving their respective husband when ragini stops them

Rag: maa chachi ji stop right there (both the ladies along with the others look at her) im the head of the family now owner of everything so i should be served first no others

The three men Sanskar Adarsh and Lakshya look at ragini with rage and were about to speaing knowing which she plays her card

Rag: im right right papa ji

DurgaPrasad Maheshwari once looks at all around and then nods at her

Rag: so maa chachi ji what are you people waiting please hurry up you see im hungry

The two ladies move towards ragini when with a swift swara reaches them giving ragini a sweet big yet dangerous smile and before ragini could even speak swara takes the bowls from the ladies and fills ragini plate with food and places it infront of her

Rag:(angry) what the hell swara i asked ma and chachi ji to serve why did you come in between

Swa: it doesn’t matter who served ragini like you said you are hungry so i bet you better concentrate on your food rather (to the ladies)mom badi ma you both sit as well we’ll serve (to which parineeta and uttara nod)

The two ladies were to take their place when ragini stops them

Rag: they cannot eat till im done

Swa: and why is that so

Rag: because owner eats first and then the others

Swa: is it (acts like thinking where as the entire family was looking at swara) but you know what i cannot let my family strave till your done with your food so you better eat and let others eat as well badi ma mom seat

All keeping looking at swara while she pulls the chairs and makes then sit and starts serving all

Rag: how dare you swara don’t forget i own everything here

Swa: god ragini how many time are you going to repeat the same line and sick and bored listening to the same old line by you i know you own everything here happy and (faking a smile) my little baby sis did you forget yesterdays lesson dint i tell you don’t you dare dare me but seems like you are a real bad student no worries don’t give up on my students i’ll take care that you learn fast hmm (ragini was to speak when she stops her) im not done yet and where were we yes food i have served you enough to eat if you want more ask with respect and next every single person present here is going to have food right now so you better shut and have your because if get angry na then i bet the next time you have food i’ll make sure you aren’t able to speak anything for days and im sure you wouldn’t like staying without a voice

Rag: you aren’t doing good swara i can throw you out of the house

Swa: you are underestimating me ragini though knowing i do what i say and throwing me out of the house try me darling

Ragini fumes and looks around to find everyone looking at swara with shock surprise amusement when dadi speaks breaking the spell swara created

Dadi: you are not doing good swara im telling you you’ll suffer

Swa: i doubt that dadi (shouts , dramatically) oh damm (all look at her with a jerk while sanskar shakes his head with a small smile lingering across his lips he is well know about the dramatic side of his wife) shit opps sorry how could i forget im sorry dadi (all look on confuse while dadi frowns) i real am sorry it totally slipped my mind after all i a human as well right i know i know your confused so i’ll tell you what i forget telling you and that is that dadu is going to reach home by early evening with means a few hours from now (dadi looks stupor) i know your wondering dadu had to come back home from his tirth yatra after a month but you see i was missing him alot and hence called up and guess what he agreed on returning immediately well i was just wondering what will happen when he finds out what all you have done in his absence and how you supported ragini instead of stopping here (all look regale by swara while ragini smoulders and dadi poor old soul was blown thunderbolt) getting divorced at this age (every single person widens their eyes listening to swara) isn’t quite a good option trust me i guess you san go home and handle the situation speaking to ma and baba convincing them a little oh stupid me (hits her head) you wouldn’t go leaving you laado here no problem i’ll call dadu here for lunch you can speak to him then i just hope he understands

While millions of thoughts keep wondering through dadi mind she make weird funny faces at those thoughts while the other at the dining table were having a tough time controlling themselves from bursting out laughing

Dadi: laado i need to go home now you call me if you need any im going with driver hmm bye

With that dadi leaves immediately before ragini could even speak up she looks at swara bristle chafe

Rag:(shouts) papa ji ask swara to apologise to me right now and ask everyone to follow my word

Swa: don’t ragini don’t get bade papa in between cause that wont be good and trust me on that look around ragini you standing all alone the only support you had has also left so you better be really careful with each step of yours now you better have your breakfast or just leave

Throwing glares at everyone ragini walks away with her place while everyone was still looking at swara like she is an alien

Swa:(looks at all) what what are you people looking at have food is getting cold

All nod and start having their food the men completing it leave for office while the women were involved in the house work

The gigantic clock in the mid way of the living area of the maheshwari mansion snicks at 8:00 pm the ladies of the house were moving here and there in tension as to why their men haven’t yet returned when in comes sanskar like a storm standing at the platform of the staircase he gives one look to the ladies and barges up to his room while laksh closely followed him on his toe calling out his name loudly when sansar shuts the door with a bang and at the exact moment durgaprasad maheshwari along with ramprasad and adarsh who were descending the stairs stop in track knowing the temperamental issue of his nephew durgaprasad calls his son back not wanting him to be injured or at the worth killed by the already wounden lion there in the room

All the four men get seated in the foyer when uttara offers them a glass of water each picking one gulp it down in a single go the ladies keep looking at them worry all written on their faces

Swara on the other hand by now knew that it was and had something to do with his domain that had him so furious she knew how much he detested abhorred when someone intertwined in his territory she was brought back by anapurna’s voice

Ap: what happen ji why is sanskar so angry

Suj: yes why is that boy so mad is something wrong something to worry about

Lak: its all that bitc…………

He stops in track hearing a shout

Voice: place all my thing properly in my room i’ll come and check them and if i find any fault you’ll be fired

The annoying voice belonged to ragini the wit………. ahh nevermind two boys carrying about 10-12 bags each nod their heads and move she looks at all seated in the hall and makes her way down and gets seated on one of the couch crossing her legs

Rag:i hope the food is ready you see im too tired

All look at her with disgust

Rag: opps my bad i dint tell you guys what to prepared anyways i’ll tell you know but be quick i hate waiting

Pari: but we have already cooked ragini

Rag: with whos permission i dint tell you did i anyways throw away everything you have cooked and i………

Swa:(cutting her in between) no nothing will be thrown you wanna eat then eat whats prepared else your always welcomed to order anything but from outside (looks at ragini who was gonna speak) and before you start with your i own this place bla bla bla get one thing clear I DONT CARE and don’t look at bade papa or anyone for that matter im not going to listen to anyone so

Crosses her arms and looks at ragini directly into her eyes ragini flinches a little rearranging her face she leaves fuming knowing there is no use her threats aren’t going to work on swara

Swara signs afters ragini leaves and looks at laksh

Swa: what happen to sanskar laksh why is he so furious

Lak: we in particular bhai was dealing with a project which could possibly make or break the company we were midway through the presentation was next month but that idiot blo*dy so called owner had to destroy everything she spoke absolute rubbish to him and now he wants the presentation to be done tomorrow else its done deal we lose it its gonna be a huge loss the company the worker everyone of us is going to suffer if it slips out and you know bhai

Swara looks at him and nods

Swa: i’ll go and speak to him

Ada: swara i suggest you not to his anger is very dangerous you might not be able to withstand it thats why we all are here not going in front of him

Ram: i agree swara beta he goes mad when he is angry he does see what he is doing

Swa: i know dad bhaiya but i also know who to handle him don’t worry

The sign in defeat nodding their head swara a small smile at them and turns to walk when

Laksh,uttara: all the best swara/bhabhi

She looks at them and blinks her eyes and walks towards her room opps their room

She reaches in front of the door which was closed she looks back to see the entire family standing down there looking at her taking a deep breath she pushes the door open and the very next minute they hear the lion door

San:(shouts) leave leave me alnoe just go from here

Swara flinches for a minute and moves back while the rest downstairs gulps audibly the younger’s move towards the stair when sujata stops them

Suj: don’t i know he is angry but as a matter of fact i also know if there is someone who can handle him its her so let them be

Dp: i agree all get back to your rooms now

While here swara with baby steps enters their room it was all dark she as i kid always feared darkness her hands start sweating rubbing her hands together she looks around to find him the little light from outside enlightened their room a little she reaches the switch board and switches on the light and turns around and there she finds him seated on the couch his head down eyes tight closed his hair fisted in his hands and resting on his legs she hated this look of him

San:(furious arrogantly) i asked you to leave swara i want to be left alone

Swa:(scared for a moment but then stubbornly) i wont

He finally lifts his head and looks at her his eyes bright red his white skin had turned a little red his forehead lined

San: don’t test my patience swara i don’t want to tell you something which might hurt you so leave

Swa: say whatever you want to but im not leaving

Sanskar was already very furious and very person who knew him knew one thing about him for sure when he is angry its just better to leave him all alone and here swara by being stubborn was only adding fuel to the already burning fire

San: why the hell are you doing all this huh

Swa: because you are my husband and i cant see you like this

San: cut the crap tell me the real motive (she takes to longs steps and is in front of her they both look at each other and the next minute bang he pushes her against the wall and holds her arms in a tight hold swara shifts a little due to the pain she blinks her eyes and then directly looks at him into his eyes) miss great saviour swara gadodia

Swa: swara sanskar maheshwari

Sanskar tightens his grip over her and pushes her more against the wall due to which her head hits the back hurting her a little

San: don’t………..dont attach my name with yours

Swa:(in pain and grins her teeth) i will cause that is what my name is and you or no one else on this planet can change the fact that you are my husband believe it or not i do love you

San:(laughs) love huh love do you even know the meaning of it this isn’t love (pushes her again against the wall) its you guilt and what your showing isn’t love its sympathy

Swa:(shouts glassy eyes) don’t don’t you dare call my love as guilt or sympathy

San: hurts does that hurt but it shouldn’t right all this drama is just for another mission right (she looks at him hurt) this isn’t going to affect me swara cause i know this isn’t love its just another mission and my heart isn’t a toy that you could play with it whenever you wanted and then throw it away

Swa:(on the verge of breaking down) do you actually think that low of me sanskar

San:(turns his face) doesn’t matter cause thats the fact

Swa:(her tears now streaming down) it isn’t sanskar i dint know i hurt you this much but trust me it isn’t i really do love you and whatever im doing is for us for you for our family

San:(shouts) my family

Swa:(whispers audible enough for him) am i not your family

She looks at him with hope in her eyes while he looks at her trying hard to be harsh you the very look of hers stops him giving one last look he rushes out of the door closing the door behind him he runs down the stairs getting in his car he zooms off while here in the room swara looks all wretched forlorn woebegone she slips down on the ground she sits leaning against the wall leaving her entire weight on the cupboard beside her she looks lost her eyes now dried her eyes nose face all red she wraps her arms around herself feeling cold suddenly

Its all my fault i have made that happy guy like this everyone is right i create problems where ever i go i force people to do things they aren’t happy with i create trouble i am the cause of everything happening now and above all ragini and dadi are right i guess i don’t deserve love i don’t have love in my life

She sits on the cold floor with these thoughts running in her brain a few minutes later she gets up and walks into the bathroom she stands infront of the mirror and looks at herself shaking her head she starts splashing cold water her face wiping it she walks out she reaches the door to open it when laksh and adarsh along with uttara and parineeta enter in she looks at them with still eyes

Lak: swara where is bhai i saw his car isn’t there

Swa:(fakes a small smile) ya he said he wanted some fresh air so i just asked him to have a small drive

Lak:(doubtfully) oh okay

Utt:(concerned) are you okay bhabhi

Swa: hmm i am laksh (he looks at her) can you i mean could you a…..ammm

Lak: what happen swara you want something

Swa: yup can you tell me who else is involved in the project i mean who all are working in it

Lak: why do you want to know

Swa: please

Lak: ahh amm okay sanskar me adarsh bhaiya aman and yash

Swa: can you call aman and yash and ask them to come now and ya to also get the files of the project if they have any

Lak: but why

Swa: just trust me laksh please

Laksh and adarsh look at each other while swara looks at them pleading adarsh looks at swara and then looks at laksh and nods laksh calls the duo and ask them to come to the mansion

Lak: they’ll be here in a few minutes

Swa: thank you and i know the det………..

Lak: wait first tell me what is going on in your brain

Swa: well nothing much you are here adarsh bhaiya is here and aman and yash will be joing us in a few minutes and aaa……aaahh amm

Lak: and

Swa: i do know quite much about the project i have heard it from sanskar and seen him working on it so i though if we all work over it and try atleast try our best to complete it as much as we can and after all when will my degree work

Lak: i understand swara but are you sure sanskar might get really angry so just think again

Swa: i am sure i do know everything up to the stats but if you brief me a little as what after that i missed i little over the week

Lak: hmm

The trio swara laksh and adarsh get settled and the duo start telling swara about all the details she needs to know while uttara and parineeta leave the room giving them space a little while later aman and yash arrive after a few discussion the five get onto their respective works settled in different corners of the room they all get totally involved working discussing and again working forgetting their entire surroundings

A few hours later the five as of now are deep into their works each one on one laptop each when sanskar enters his room he looks around to find his two employs on the couch discussing something his elder brother on the chair typing on his laptop and his younger brother on the bean bag while swara was on the head he stands there all confused when he stops the project file on the bed and then strikes the reality he shouts

San: what the hell is happening

The five look at him with a jerk while aman yash look terrified laksh too looks scared while swara looks at him blankly see no one respond adarsh moves forward and explains sanskar how they thought to complete the project as much as they could he tries arguing but adarsh doesn’t hear a thing and finally giving up sanskar as well joins them in they work continuously up till morning while parineeta and uttara looked after all their needs

Around seven in the morning all the eight were asleep parineeta and adarsh on the couch were fast a sleep seated laksh on the bean bag aman and yash on chairs uttara on the bed while swara and sanskar were as well seated on the bed with the help of the headboard swaras head rested on sanskars shoulder while sanskars head rested on her head ragini who was passing by finds the door open a bit and pushes it to look inside and she fumes seeing all supporting swara especially laksh and sanskar she on purpose bangs the door hard against the wall waking up all they wake up pressing their necks and shoulders and then look at ragini actually glare and she walks away

Ada: 95% done i guess we can complete the five percent in the office lets go

All nod and leave while swara all the while keeps looking at sanskar she has a strage feeling like everything is going to change she might just lose while he avoids her he knew he told a lot to her yesterday in anger and now he couldn’t face her he leaves to gets ready for his day without even speaking to her once and by the time swara came down sanskar had already left for office picking her cell she sends him a best of luck message

The guys finally back the deal saving the company they come out of the meeting room when adarsh tells sanskar how this was all swaras plan to work together he feels a strange relieve he pulls out his cell to see a message from swara wishing him luck and telling him she know he is going to win thinking over it he finally decides to give a chance to their relation he then gets involved with a little paper work while laksh and adarsh leave

While here in the mansion swara finally gets her chip in which all the crimes ragini had done were accepted she blackmails ragini over it while the entire maheshwari family along with laksh and adarsh keep looking

Swa: i don’t want to give this to the cops ragini its better you just return the property else i’ll be forced i don’t want to do this and you very well know if this goes out you’ll be in for a real long time (forwarding papers) here just sign them

Ragini looks at swara with immense hatred havin no alternate go she signs them and throws them at swara

Rag: you’ll never be happy in your life swara you’ll never get what you want ever you are destroying my life i wish and pray that your life as well gets destroyed you die empty all alone i curse you from my heart

With that ragini runs up the stairs while all stand stunned while gives a sarcastic silent smile to herself she blinks her eyes rapidly to stop her tears she then looks around and walks up to mr Sharma (lawyer) and at very same time sanskar enters

Swa: the papers please submit them fast (looks at dp) bade papa you’ll get everything back now don’t worry and (stands in front of laksh) ragini isn’t bad laksh she is being misunderstood i know she did a lot things which are wrong but she did it for you just think keeping yourself in her place you might understand her im not telling you what to do but just think about it atleast once

She turned around to find sanskar standing at the last stair she was to approach him when she saw something which stopped her in track she saw disgust for her in his eyes she saw anger for her in her eyes and now she understood that he had misunderstood her she shakes her head in denial but the damage was already done

When sanskar heard swara speaking his insecurities took over convincing his heart and his brain that he was right all along she was here with a mission and she was just using him his anger now completely blinded him

San:(sarcastically laughs) i was right wasn’t i you are here just cause of a mission to reunite your sister with laksh to save the my family and show that you are great (swara nods her head in a no) oh please stop i was right all along but god knows why i still wanted to believe you that you came here for me dam me how stupid could i be inspite of knowing your truth how you actually are i was going to believe you

Swara stands still with glassy eyes just hearing him ‘my family’ did she actually mean nothing to him her shattered imploded with each word he spoke has she hurt him so much that he cant see the truth in her eyes any longer while the other members of the house stand shocked they never imagined that their relation was damaged to such a extend each soul present there felt pity for this girl infront of them who did everything for them being selfless

Ram and sujata were the two people who felt extreme pain looking at the duo they knew whatever their son was speaking was purely out of anger and once it reduces he will repent on the other hand their heart went out for this fragile innocent girl infront of them she had faced a lot more at a young life and still kept fighting with a smile she never let a word of complain they just couldn’t understand why god was so cruel of this pure soul

Ram: sanskar what rubbish are you speaking

Suj: yes sanskar your dad is right you are not in the right frame of mind go to your room we’ll speak later

San: no mom im not im in the right fame of mind now now im able to see everything clearly i was blinded all the while now is it that i have come to my sense (points at swara) i wish i would have never met you you would have never come into my life i would have never loved you (shouts) you are the reason of all the pain in my life my tears you are the reason i have become like this

She stands there still looking at him taking deep breaths trying to control her tears she chocked a couple of time taking deep breaths but dint make a single noise or moment she was fisting and unfisting her hand she was rubbing her fingers on her plam trying to draw heat she felt nothing but cold deserted

San: wont to tell anything now huh (walks up to her and pulls her up towards him by her arms she looks at him still glassy eyes while he looked at with fire that fire which was going to destroy them) i right right you dint love me right you never loved me it was just that you dint want to be left alone you acted like you cared but it was absolutely nothing but another drama or maybe it was just to satisfy that big ego of yours (shakes her) you did nothing but made my life miserable you destroyed me

He jerks her with a great force wrenching she falls on the floor he looks at her with hurt fisting his hand he leaves the house while she sat there on the floor with no movement looking at his retreating figure people gather all around her speaking consoling her but nothing reached her ears his words ept repeating themselves within her her nightmare came true she was finally losing her strength she was tored

Sensing no movement sujata and uttara take her to her room holding her on either side they make her sit on the bed taking a glass of water sujata forwards it to swara but she was all blank she gets it to her lips she still does nothing thinking of giving her sometime sujata makes swara lie down covering her with the comforter she moves out along with uttara praying for everything to be normal

At around five in the the evening uttara enters the room to find swara on the bed looking at the ceiling without any emotion she sits beside her on the bed and call out

Utt: bhabhi

Swara looks at her

Utt: we got a call since we have backed the deal they want our entire family to come for the party they have hosted bade papa wanted you to come but mom said if you aren’t keeping well then to take rest but i suggest please come with us bhai will directly come to the venue you can try speaking to him im sure he’ll listen to you please

Swa: its all over uttara i destroyed everything nothing can be done now

Utt: no bhabhi i know bhai whatever he said was in anger please just for this time please listen to me and come please

Swara looks at her for a few minutes and then nods her head

Utt: thank you so much bhabhi get dressed fast we need to leave in a few minutes

She leaves swara sits on the bed with a terrible headache she holds her head in her hand shutting her eyes tight close she then drags herself towards the bathroom having a quick shower she come out in a bathrobe with wet hair moving towards the cupboard she picks a midnight blue saree getting decked in it she teams it up with a pair of earring going along well with it the other accessories she had were her shankha pola and her mangalsutra applying a little make up she fills her foreline with vermillion giving a final look to herself she picks her clutch and leaves the room not before looking at her room for several minutes standing at the door

A few minutes later the maheshwari’s reach the venue on swara word laksh had given it a thought to give his and ragini’s relation a chance hence she was as well there with them the gadodia shortly meet them at the door since durgaparasad had invited them they step in and the mens get along witha few clients witja few discussion while the ladies were busy speaking to the other ladies at the party while swara’s eyes travelled from one place to another just with a hope to spot him and there she found him decked in a black Armani suit his hands in his pockets looking as always charming speaking to a few men

She keeps looking at him like there was no one around then the two sanskar turns around to find swara looking at him he looks back at right though the distance directly into her she they stay till for a few seconds when sanskar realises what he was doing not being able to get what happened in the afternoon he looks away he still thinks she betrayed him the minute he looks away her heart makes another twist all the while there were three no four people who had their eyes on them uttara ram sujata and sharmishta who had just got to know about the happenings from sujata she knew her daughter actually loved sanskar her heart bled looking at her shona who was standing there all defeated standing like a living dead

Thats when the host mr mehra pulls sanskar along with him and stands infront of swara

Mr m: hello swara pleasure to meet you

Swa:(looks at sanskar foe a second rearranging her face) hello sir

Mr m: well you both look really good together

Swara looks at sanskar while he avoids

San:(fakes a smile) thank you sir

Mr m: well swara i have heard that you sing really well so why not we have a song

Swa: no sir please

Mrs m: i insist please swara

By then mr Sharma had already made the announcement the lights were turned dim swara looks at sanskar who looked all the more irritated and ranged she with slow steps walks up the platform and gets seated with telling the band the song she starts playing the guitar and singing and the very minute the entire hall turns all silent nothing but swara’s voice resonated

You were the shadow to my light
Did you feel us
Another start
You fade away
Afraid our aim is out of sight
Wanna see us
Alive

Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Was it all in my fantasy
Where are you now
Were you only imaginary
Where are you now

Atlantis
Under the sea
Under the sea
Where are you now
Another dream
The monsters running wild inside of me

I’m faded
I’m faded
So lost
I’m faded
I’m faded
So lost
I’m faded

These shallow waters, never met
What I needed
I’m letting go
A deeper dive
Eternal silence of the sea
I’m breathing
Alive

Where are you now
Where are you now

Under the bright
But faded lights
You set my heart on fire
Where are you now
Where are you now

Where are you now
Atlantis
Under the sea
Under the sea
Where are you now
Another dream
The monsters running wild inside of me
I’m faded
I’m faded
So lost
I’m faded
I’m faded
So lost
I’m faded

The entire hall resonates with claps the minute she stops opening her eyes she looks at him directly pleading silently please believe i am saying the truth im losing i don’t want to please on the other hand sanskar stood rooted to hi place for a few minutes he keeps looking at her when his cell beeps and he leaves tearing his gaze away from her

Her hands drop he was leaving he actually does not believe her she moves down and walks past all ignoring all the calls around taking the stairs she reaches the terrace moving towards one corner she sinks down wrapping her arms around her legs pushed towards her chest she keeps looking at the stars when sharmista who was behind her stands at the door looking at her daughter with sujata beside her

Suj: i think you should speak to her

Sha: hmm

She walks up to daughter and gets seated infront of her looking at her mum infront of her her eyes turn all the more glassy she closes her eyes when two tears skip down sharmista wipes her tears and takes her daughter hand in hers

Sha: shona bacha

She closes her eyes all the more tight

Sha: wont you speak to maa bacha wont tell me anything huh and when did my lioness become this weak you are my brave shona na

Swa:im not maa not any more (taking deep breaths chocking over her word her tears now running down freely) its hurting it pains i cant am i that bad maa don’t i deserve any happiness in my life i don’t actually i killed that guy destroyed the life of the person i love the most this had to happen but im done (hugs her mom tightly) i love you loads ma (breaking it) but i give up now

She runs of down the stair with sharmista following her calling her out while on the other hand sanskar was searching for swara madly when a few people pull him toward the centre speaking to him but he was more lost in his thoughts them what people spoke

A few minute earlier when his cell beeped he had moved aside and had found a voice mail from swara he was to delete it when something in him stopped him playing it he hears it

Voice mail

Hey sanskar firstly thank you for hearing this out and please i have a request please don’t stop it in between you can delete it later i wont tell anyone but just hear it out once completely

I know you don’t believe me that i love you and you think all this is just for a mission of mine its for my ego my guilt and what not i don’t blame you i have done stuff as such that lead you to think of this but you it crazy because i my self don’t know when you became so important for me when i fell for you so hard it wasn’t in my control and now it hurts

It wasn’t suddenly i fell for you it was like the snow flakes falling slowly and gradually covering the entire stretch area and thats who you covered my entire live i cant imagine one without you but alas i lost you because of my own foolishness

I wish

We could be the strangers we were before

And then friends

We could laugh talk play pranks

Create new beautiful memories

I wish we could start again

I wish you could give me a second last chance

I wish

I really love sanskar i really do and will always

That was when he decided that yes he was wrong and wanted to give their relation another chance but here he was stuck with people around and he could not spot her making his heart restless

Here swara who was running down the stairs stops in track looking at something her eyes widen she looks at sanskar and ragini who were beside each other with their backs towards each other and the chandelier above their head almost dropping at them running towards them she pushes ragini to one side and sanskar to the other but god seems to be to cruel to her her leg gets tangled with her saree and she falls straight down she looks up and expecting it her crosses her hands over her face and thud it falls over her piercing lancing her skin when her mother shouts out her name loudly

Both ragini and sanskar look behind and stay rooted the girl she tried to kill defamed her cursed her she saved her today ragini now realised what she is to lose her tears stream not while sanskar stood like his soul had been snatched

When sharmista screams asking them to save her daughter move them so she sould she her getting back all start helping clearing it up sanskar moves forward and there was blood all around once everything moved he sinks down takes takes swara body in his arms while her mother and his mother sat down beside him

San: swara jaan open you eyes im sorry i am so sorry im an idiot you that right but you also know i cant live without you please don’t give me such a big punishment i know i was harsh i take any punishment you give but this please

Swara opens her eyes breathing heavily she looks at him and all the others around her body was bleeding for every place possible darkness was surrounding her he now had no more strength moving her hand a little he reaches her clutch and point to him with her eyes

Swa:(breathing heavily crying) my……my phone …..dai………dairy sans sanskar password (taking a deep breath) hear it don’t don’t blame yourself (he cries shaking his head in denial) maa

Sha: ha shona (cups her face) my strong bacha

Swa: take take care (losing it)(breathing heavy) of of him ple plea please

Sha:(crying) no i wont why should i you take of him you’ll be there to take care of him im not doing anything

Swa:(shakes her head) please

Sharmishta nods her head crying at her daughter

Swara looks at sanskar who was holding her tightly she tries moving her hand but it was too much pain for her to endure her eyes were getting heavy

Swa: i i love you sanskar

She struggles to force herself up a little seeing which he holds her a little up moving forward she places her lips on him and gives a peck and the next minute her head fell down she now lay all still sanskar shakes screams confesses to her that he does love but now she was long gone she now lay in his arms defeated

i know its a sad ending and many of you might not like it infact even curse me trust me when a say this intially when i wrote the story actually the story still in my dairy has a happy ending but my brain just works a little more when im typing i wasnt happy with the end i was giving the story and im pathetically bad with love scenes and confession and i thought this could possibly be a proper end and yup this satisfied me more then the happy ending track so ya here we are a few references to the above story

sanskars anger well i wont justify it but we as human many a times speak things which we shouldnt but we do we dont release what blunder our words can do and sometimes by the time we do its actually to late our anger blinds us and thats what happened here

the use of the word dusk in the above paragraph was taken from the story dusk by saki this is one of those stories which my grand dad made me read when i was a kid and i always argued to him according to the author dusk is the hour of the defeated but i always told him there is always brightness after darkness and argue alot with him as kid the word just bought down memories of childhood but alas in the story dusk did prove to be the hour of the defeated swara lied in sanskar arms defeated

the use of the song faded was my part to show how swara felt herself getting lost searching foe sanskar their moments together but alas getting nothing she tells him that she is now doubting the reality it just feels like a dream he is just disappearing asking him where is he she questions herself if she will get what she is looking for or will all those happy memories just be dreams because she did not feel any of it real now

okay so im going to end it here now indeed a very long part 10000 words thats a lot anyway before i leave im sorry im late but my time table changed few exams postpone and few prepone so ya it was just a mess but since i had promised here i am and another thing you guys have complains that i do not reply to your messages but thats not true i guess i have told this earlier but anyways i avoid net during my exams so i dont come online which obviously mean i do not know if i got any message and whenever i come online i do make it a point to reply i hope you guys understand so this is the last story for the year see ya guys next year hope you all enjoy reading the part and an advance merry christmas and a happy prosperous new year

And the last and very important thing this shot was asked by Madhyamgram i hope i have spelled it correct you asked me write on the track where swara realises her love for sanskar and convinces him so this is my take on it i hope i have reached up to you dear

See ya guys

ADIOS