Episode 97
Rohan “Are you out of your mind??? You are not serious… Are you???”
Ragini “I am absolutely serious about it… It’s my well thought about decision and I don’t want to think over it again… Infact I don’t need to…”
Swara “But Rohan what’s written in it??”
He forwards her the letter… She takes it and then reads it… Lakshya and others look on…
She also looks on in shock…
Swara “Are you in your senses Ragini??? Resignation???”
Ragini nods being normal while rest others look at her in shock… Even Lakshya looks at her in shock…
Sanskar “What are you saying Ragini… You are the head… The DIA is nothing without you… Why are you resigning??”
Ragini “Bhai… I have thought about it well… And I need your support in it…”
Aisha “I understand… What are your reasons Ragini… Even I have gone through the same thing…”
Ravish “What do you mean?”
Kavya “Rags… Are you doing this out of some pressure??”
Ragini “What?? No… No way… No one can pressurize me… You know that… It’s my independent decision…”
Rohan “That is what we want to know… The reason behind your independent decision…”
Ragini “Rohan… Look…I am married just now and I want to enjoy my married life… My family life… I know I am sounding selfish but it’s a fact… I am tired now being a super human… Now I want to be a normal girl… And as far as DIA is concerned, Government has forgiven Khanna sir and he is joining the duty again… So DIA cannot get a better chief than him… I myself will suggest his name to the department and I know they won’t deny it… And sir knows about this decision of mine… That’s why he isn’t talking to me since 2 days… I need to pacify him as well… And here you guys are also not supporting me…”
Aisha “But Ragini there is no need to resign… Look at me… Even I am handling everything… I even have a daughter…”
Ragini “Your case is different Aisha… Rohan and you work together… You both spend time together… But Lakshya… He belongs to completely different background… And I know that area as well… I have myself worked there… And honestly I am planning to join back… I know I am not doing good to the duty but why should Lakshya suffer for it… He also must be having some plans and other things… Should I break them?? Won’t he pay too much for loving me…??”
Lakshya looks at her without blinking…
Ravish “But Ragini we all know how much you love your work… We have seen you living and dying for DIA… Will you leave your passion…?? We all know that nothing is bigger for you than your country… Will you leave it unsafe… Just one Kabir is finished… And even you know that there are many more… What about them…”
Ragini “Ravish… I am not running away anywhere… I am always there to advice DIA… And you guys are so efficient that you only need a point and automatically a plan will come out…”
Swara “Ragini… DIA can work on your plan… But from where will it get it’s 100 % correct decision maker….?? From where will it get it’s strength..?? From where will it get it’s one woman army?? Tell me??”
Ragini goes quiet…
Ragini (in mind) “Lakshya speak something… I am so sorry… I had to do this resignation drama… And the change in your expressions indicates the success of my plan… Come on speak up… Ragini you don’t need to sacrifice your duty for my sake… Come on Lakshya… Speak up…”
Aisha ” I understand Ragini what you are going through… So I advise you to reconsider your decision…. I even have a solution… Apply for a break… It can be of 6 months to 6 years… In all these times,you can enjoy your married life and family life as well… And can play advisory role also… And after that you can join back the duty… What say??”
Rohan “Perfect wifey… Now tell Ragu… What say…”
All except Lakshya second Aisha… He is just quietly observing everything…
Ragini “Ok… I will think and tell… But don’t get happy so soon… There are 70% chances of me being firm on my decision… After 2 days I will submit the letter to headquarters… But even I don’t know whether it will be a break or a resignation…”
All nod… Lakshya is thinking something…
Ragini “But for now…. Plz live in present… And enjoy the food… Ok?”
They all have a mood switch and as the waiter arrives with their order they all jump on the food…
While eating Lakshya is looking at Ragini and smiling… She is enjoying to her fullest eating and chatting with all…
Rohan “Ok guys Me and Ravish also have something to share with you all…”
Sanskar “You guys are also resigning?? What has happened to everyone here???”
Rohan “Very lame Sanskar Bhai…”
Ravish “Actually… We have purchased a house here in Mumbai and are shifting back here… It’s nearer to Kapoor Mansion… After the bidaai rasam is done,I ,Kavya,Aisha and JiJu will shift in our new house… ”
Ragini “Wow… That’s amazing… That’s call for dessert from Mehta’s side…”
Kavya “Ha ha… Why not… Afterall we are Mehtas… Sweet is our speciality…”
All congratulate them and continue chit chatting while Lakshya is lost in thinking….
Lakshya’s POV…
Such a big fool I am… I was pretending to be angry on this girl..!! I have occasionally hurt her so much by my words… I know she is doing this for me… For my sake… For me… She is … She is ready to give up her duty… Fir which she lives and dies… Her passion which defines her… It’s her identity and she is ready to give it up for me… And not only that… She is ready to join my world my work my profession just to be with me even though she knows that she won’t be that happy doing this as she feels while doing something for DIA and country… How can I be so selfish… Ragini why do you love me this much… How much more will you love me and how much more times will you make me fall for you..?? I love you baby… I love you so much… And I won’t be selfish anymore… I won’t let you go off your identity for me… It’s a promise…
END OF POV…
Lakshya is lost in his thoughts when he hears Swara shouting…
Swara “No Ragini you are not allowed to have that… Just few more days then you can have whatever you want… Bhai…!! Where are you lost… Ragini is having ice cream…!!!”
Lakshya gets stunned “What? Ice cream?? No way… Ragini… Ragini keep the bowl back… You are not allowed right now… Keep it back…”
Ragini “No Lakshya… I won’t… You are not letting me have anything of my choice… With much difficulty I got this blue berry ice cream… Now I won’t keep it back…”
Lakshya “You are going to keep it back right now…”
Ragini “Try me…”
Lakshya “You just wait…”
Ragini runs from there and Lakshya chases her… The entire restaurant is enjoying the Tom and Jerry scene…
Rohan, Sanskar and Kavya are cheering Ragini while their partners are scolding them for cheering for wrong…
Ragini “You are trying to catch a trained officer… Are you forgetting that there is a difference between performing stunts with cables and doing it by self…”
Lakshya “Even I am capable of performing without cables… And I will definitely catch you…”
Ragini “Give your 100% and when you are tired,then inform me…”
Lakshya “That is not going to happen… I won’t let you eat the ice cream… Why don’t you understand you are still on medicines…”
Ragini “What Lakshya… They are so bitter… I will have the ice cream…”
RagLak are on the stairs… Ragini is speaking when she slips and is about to fall but Lakshya catches her by her waist…
Lakshya “Ragini!!!!”
Ragini is in Lakshya’s arm… She has closed her eyes tightly and clutches his collar… Lakshya looks at her concerned…
All come there running “Ragini!!! You ok??”
Ragini opens her eyes and finds herself safe… She looks at Lakshya who makes her stand properly… She hugs him tightly… He reciprocates… Their hug was so tight that Lakshya could feel her heartbeat which was abnormally increased out of fear…
He caresses her back to relax her…
She normalize and they part…
SwaSan “You ok…”
Ragini nods…
Lakshya “Chalo… We are going home… And no more arguments… Sorry guys… But it’s time for her medicines and you all know… When it comes to medicines then it’s impossible to handle her…”
Ragini “But my ice cream!!”
Lakshya glares her…
Ragini turns silant and goes from there stamping her feet and murmuring…
They all smile seeing her childishness…
In Lakshya’s Car…
Ragini is sitting and angrily pouting while crossing her arms…
Lakshya smiles seeing her…
Lakshya (calls his manager) “Malhotra… Do you know how to pacify an angry bird..??”
Malhotra “No sir… You know na… My wife doesn’t agrees for pets…”
Ragini (in mind) “Hawww… He is calling me angry bird!!! (She calls her friend Abira) Abira… Have you ever heard that story…”
Abira “Which story Rags?”
Ragini “Are that story… Of a cunning Fox and an innocent bird…”
Lakshya looks at her making a face…
Lakshya “It’s the story if every house Malhotra… Biwi ka sataya hua bechara pati…!!”
Malhotra “Sir but you are newly married!!”
This time Ragini gives him a look “In that story,the fox very cunningly took all the food which bird liked… And made her eat the bitter medicines…”
Abira “Ahh… Ragini… Isn’t the story different…”
Lakshya “Jo bolna Hai mujhe bolo na… Why are you involving third person in it…??”
Malhotra “Sir but what did I spoke?? You are only speaking from that time…”
Lakshya “You mean to say that I speak much…!! Anyways Malhotra keep the phone…”
He cuts the phone… Ragini also does so…
Ragini “Shuruaat aap hi ne ki… Malhotra ji ko call kr ke… And for your information,Abira was the fourth person not third…”
This time Lakshya pouts…
Lakshya “Ragini…”
Ragini “What??”
He forwards her a box…
Ragini “I don’t want it…”
Lakshya “Are at least open it… You are denying me on face….”
Ragini literally snatches the box from his hand and rips the wrapper…
Lakshya “Aaram se…”
Ragini “Kyu?? Ise chot lagegi Kya?”
Lakshya “Ragini??!!!”
She opens the box and gets elated…
Ragini “Chocolates!!! Thank you so much…”
She takes a bite and makes a face again…
Ragini “This is also bitter… What is this Lakshya… Again prank…”
Lakshya “There is no prank… It’s dark chocolate… Without artificial sugar… That’s why it is slightly bitter… But it’s good for health… At least better than those extra sugar added chocolates…”
Ragini “Whatever… Keep those fitness mantras to yourself only… I am fit only… Aap bhool gye Kya… Hum ek DIA cop Hain… (She realizes what she said) I mean the…”
Lakshya (noticing her change of expressions) “Ragini I wanted to talk to you…”
Ragini “What??”
Lakshya “I was telling that you don’t need to–”
Ragini’s phone rings…
Ragini “MAA ka phone Hai…”
She picks up and talks to Annapurna…
Lakshya thinks how to say that to her…
Precap:
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