Episode 1
Shekhar “Don’t worry Sumi… She will achieve her Target as usual…”
Sharmishtha “I am worried about her admission… Dont know whether she will be admitted or not… Shona got admitted… But what about her… You know how curious she is and unless she finds it out,she won’t be at peace…”
Shekhar “Yeah… I remember… We saw her many a times following us… And she tried to manipulate Shona into telling her about the college… She had to be shifted to the hostel…”
Sharmishtha “Even we are supposed to be there… But because of her,we are here… What if she isn’t admitted? Will we be living dual life forever?”
Shekhar “Sumi relax… Just one more month… As soon as she turns 18,we will get to know everything… Till then keep quiet coz i can feel that the detective is still active… Dont even think about this before her… You know na–”
A girl’s voice “You guys are discussing here about something unimportant and here my results are out…”
They both look in that direction… A girl comes running towards them in full speed…
Sharmishtha “Ragini…!! Be slow… You will get hurt…”
Ragini “Maa… You know that something happens and i don’t ever fall… Except when i wish for it… I always wonder why it happens”
Sharmishtha looks worriedlytowards Shekhar… He nods and assures her…
Shekhar “Ok… What was your result?”
Ragini “As always… My target is achieved… 95%!!!”
Shekhar “My bright daughter…”
He hugs her and kisses her forehead… Sharmishtha also blesses her…
Ragini “Maa… I will now take admission in your college only… Then the whole Gadodia family will be at the same place… And i miss Shona di as well…”
Shekhar “But Ragu,they select their students themselves…. And unless you are 18 we cannot be sure of it… They send admission letters to the students they select… Last year Swara got it… If you are selected,even you will get it…”
Ragini “Look at me Daddy…”
Shekhar does so smiling…
Ragini also observes him…
After 1 minute…
Ragini “This isn’t fair… You all got to know it and fail my plan…”
Shekhar “Beta… Baap hun tumhara…”
Ragini frowns and goes from there… But comes back “Ehh… When are Dadi and di coming?”
Shekhar “Anytime soon…”
Ragini nods and runs to her room…
Sharmishtha “She again tried to do that??”
Shekhar “She is our daughter… Never gives up… But thank God we are saved…”
Sharmishtha “Thank Shona that she told us about that when she got to know it…”
Shekhar “Ya… Ragu was trying to do that with her as well…”
Sharmishtha “This girl!!! Her deeds sometimes raise my BP…”
Shekhar “She is special you see… We need training to do that but its inborn in her…”
Sharmishtha “That’s what gives me tension… In our world, special is not always blessing… Sometimes its a struggle”
Shekhar also nods gravely…
Just then they hear some sound…
Sharmishtha “Maa and Shona are here…”
She goes and opens the door to welcome them…
Dadi “This girl… I am telling you Sharmishtha… She needs so much of training…”
Swara “What dadi… Its just a year… I will learn it slowly…”
She hugs Sharmishtha and Shekhar…
They smile…
Dadi “Laado is not home or what?”
Sharmishtha “Yes MAA… She is… Up in her room…”
Swara “That’s weird… Devil is in home and there is peace!!!”
Ragini comes running downstairs….
Ragini “Diiiiiiiiiii!!!!! I missed you so much!!! You went after Diwali holidays leaving your cute little sister alone…”
All look on suspiciouslyat her…
Ragini “What??? I am speaking genuinely yaar… See this… I got cake for you all… Your favorite… Choco ice…”
Swara “That’s so sweet of you…”
Ragini “Cut it…”
Swara nods excitedly and takes the knife… Ragini puts the cake on table and moves aside…
Swara takes the knife and cuts the cake…
As soon as the cake is pierced by the knife,it bursts like a balloon smearing the cream all over Swara’s face…
Shekhar and Ragini burst out laughing…
Dadi and Sharmishtha suppress their laughter…
Swara fumes…
Ragini “Sorry di… I ordered real one but you know na my past record… Even the grocer sent me the prank cake…”
She laughs out loud…
Swara goes to her and twists her ear “So mischievous you are…”
Ragini “Aaah… Sorry di… Plz leave it…”
Swara leaves her… Ragini hugs her…
Ragini “I missed you…”
Swara “Me too…”
Dadi “Who can say that they are step sisters…”
Sharmishtha “Blood relation doesn’t matters maa… Heart’s connection does…”
All smile….
After a month…
Ragini is lying in her room after birthday party in tension… Swara is also beside her thinking something…
Ragini POV
Now to I am even 18 years old… Don’t know whether i will get admission in my pushtaini college or not… Ok fine its not pushtaini but still… Whole Gadodia family is there except me… I just wish i get that admission letter… I am sure all mysteries will be solved… Dadi’s sudden coming and going that too without vehicle… Di’s behavior… Maa-Papa’s disappearance in dombivali station… Everything… But the suspense will end only in the morning… Till then Ragini darling… Don’t think much and just sleep… Else you will get dark circles…
END OF POV
SWARA’S POV
Why that happened with me during the practical class… It shouldn’t have happened coz i am a— no no no no no… I can’t tell this… If Ragini is awake,she will hear it… Though there is a criteria… But who knows… She must have modified it… She is really smart… But i need answers to my questions… What to do… Whom to ask… And why this vacation?? I am missing you so badly… It’s the time of day when we talk together leaving all our work… I just hope Ragini also gets the admission there then we all will be together… And she definitely will… She is special… I should sleep now… Don’t know whether this devil is asleep or trying to know what i am thinking…
END OF POV…
The location changes and a grand house is seen…
A boy comes into a room to his brother but the brother is lost in some thoughts…
Boy “Bhai… You are lost somewhere…”
Another boy “No Lucky… It’s just that this night is very beautiful…”
Lakshya looks into Sanskar’s eyes “How dare you!!!!!!”
Sanskar “Shoot!!! You again found it out…”
Lakshya “You never tell me anything!!! Never ever… You didn’t made me meet her even during Diwali break when i visited your College… How could you Bhai!!!”
Sanskar “Ok relax… I was about to tell you but you found it out before that… And during Diwali break she had been to her home… So i couldn’t make you meet her… Nai to you know that i never hide anything from you…”
Lakshya “You should say that i find it out so nothing is hidden…”
Sanskar “There must be someone in this world who will have the counter attack of your powers… And i pray that its a girl… And she comes into your life as soon as possible… I am to telling she joins same College as us and is in your class and house only… Then you will be tackled…”
Lakshya “Relax Bhai… Don’t be J… Nothing such is going to happen…”
Sanskar “If it happens then?”
Lakshya “Then i will marry that girl…”
Sanskar “Deal???”
Lakshya “Done…!!”
DP “What deal you guys are talking about…??”
Sanskar “Nothing papa just Lucky–”
Lakshya “Good night bhai… See you in the morning…”
Lakshya frowns and goes from there preventing himself from touching DP…
DP becomes sad…
Sanskar puts hand on his shoulder and consoles him…
Annapurna watches all this and becomes sad… She thinks “God… When will everything be fine between Lakshya and his dad… Now even my patience is breaking… I hope everything gets fine…”
In the morning….
Gadodia Mansion…
Ragini is roaming here and there in tension…
Swara “Ragu… Have some breakfast at least…when dadi will come,you will get to know everything…”
Ragini “No di… You know na… I can’t swallow a morsel unless i will get to know it… My admission letter contains answer to many of my questions…”
The door bell rings and Ragini rushes to open it…
Dadi stands in front of her with a straight face while Ragini and others stand in tension…
Ok guys now here i am done with the first chapter… Comment your reviews… I know its boring but be a little patient… It will get interesting as the chapters will proceed…
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