SWASAN: AASHIYAN [EPISODE-27] BY NEELIMA

SWASAN: AASHIYAN [EPISODE-27]

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Episode begins-

It was morning and swasan were sleeping. Soon swasan sleep broke due to alarm. Sanskar was irritated by the alarm while swara although not feeling well  stirred to wake up as it was the third time the alarm was ringing and it was half past six.

Swara- [trying to remove his hand from her waist, said in sleepy voice] sanskar move your hands please and wake up.

Sanskar- sleep swara. [pulling her more to himself]

Swara- nahi naa sanskar [no please] it is half past six already. We shouldn’t be sleeping so late. [awake but snuggling into him]

Sanskar- what are you doing? [he asked feeling her breaths on his neck]

Swara- [felt shy and lowered her eyes although sanskar had still his eyes closed] vo…. Your morning… body fragrance it feels good to smell. [she confessed as she again repeated her act subconsciously]

Sanskar now was fully awake listening her and due to her act. He felt the sensation in his body and his hold around her waist tightened.

Swara got her consciousness feeling his caress and tight hold. She tried moving away immediately but he held her.

Sanskar- what happened.

Swara- nothing… [embarrassed] let me go.

Sanskar- why? Now only you said you liked my body fragrance. [tucking her hair strands  behind her ear] don’t you want to inhale me more? [said huskily]

Sanskar saw her cheeks turning red and she didn’t spoke in embarrassment. He slowly turned and took her beneath him even though she protested mildly.

Swara- sanskar we should freshen up. It’s late. Let me up.

Sanskar- not before I complete the work you left. [he said opening his t-shirt and then lying over her slightly putting his weight on her.]

Swara- [gasped] sanskar….

Sanskar- hmmm… [nuzzled in the crook of her neck, smelling her] [whispered in her ear] your odour is as always amazing. I love it.

Swara- [breathing heavily] sanskar… what you doing…. We have… ahmmhh…. [sighed as he kissed and slightly bite on her neck]

Sanskar- you can do what you did a while ago. I loved that too. [again he whispered making her go crimson red and shiver with his intensity]

Swara- sanskar we….

She couldn’t speak as sanskar squeezed her waist with slight pressure above her dress and rubbed his cheeks against hers, his stubble giving multiple sensations, increasing her need for him. Her soft hands roamed from his bare torso to his abs and finally rubbing his back as she closed her eyes lost in his touch. Her hormonal changes added to her needs for him, resulting in the dying of her feeble protest faster than other times.

He started giving kisses on her cheeks, many times just brushing his lips against hers making her restless. Nibbling on her skin, he started roaming his hand inside the top of her night gown, slightly lifting it. Swara’s hand reached the back of his neck caressing, gripping his hairs out of pleasure and pulling his face close to hers.

Swara- sanskar….. [she looked at him pleadingly]

Sanskar- [husky voice] you need anything swara…..

Swara looked at him, his eyes showing his love and intoxication, her gaze fell on his lips and unconsciously pressed his head down towards her. Their faces were just an inch apart, both could feel each other’s breath making them restless but neither swara did proceed nor did sanskar. She was shy and he was testing her patience.

Sanskar- [losing his control with her proximity, her slight caress on his neck and back] swara…

They both breathing hard looked at each other.

Swara- plea…..

Sanskar placed his lips on her before she complete her word. He nibbled, licked, chewed her lips and she let him devour her mouth as he wished and reciprocated with the same passion. The intensity, the strength and time he was kissing her made her out of breath. she scratched his back with the intense pleasure and need of air.

He released her lips sucking for the last time and both were panting heavily for air. Taking in quick breaths, sanskar attached his forehead to hers. He traced her lips with his thumb and she hissed as he touched the bitten part. Sanskar looked at her and softly pecked her lips once, twice, thrice and took her lips in a soft smooth kiss to give her relief which was smooth yet passionate.

He was involved in giving wet kisses on her neck and she was lost in his touch, but soon their reverie broke due to the alarm sound, but sanskar continued his work ignoring the alarm but swara became conscious of time.

Swara- sanskar leave me. We are late.

Sanskar- no [in between giving kisses]

Swara- [acting] ouch sanskar… [she screeched painfully]

Sanskar at once stopped.

Sanskar- what happened? [concerned]

Swara- [acting] woh… [making slight painful expression she held her stomach and gestured him move from above her]

She sat on the bed, after sanskar moved aside, holding her stomach. Before he could hold her or ask her anything she hurriedly moved out of the bed and rushed to washroom leaving sanskar in daze.

Sanskar- swara…

Swara- [from the door of washroom] sorry mr. maheshwari but we are late in going down today. [she stuck her tongue at him and closed the door]

Sanskar- [to himself] what… she just fooled me. [loudly] swara it’s cheating.

Swara- [slightly opened the door]  everything is fair sanskar. And I need you awake when I come out of washroom.

Sanskar- [with frustrated face] no ways.

He covered himself with comforter and slept. Swara shook her head and went to freshen up.

Taking bath swara came out of washroom and saw sanskar isn’t in the room.

Swara- wah! Sanskar woke up himself but where is he.

She just then heard his voice from balcony like talking to someone.

Swara- I think he is talking to someone. May be call. I should get ready fast.

She started wiping her hairs dry. Soon sanskar entered and saw swara almost ready, wearing her earrings. Just when she stood up from stool being ready sanskar came and held her.

Swara- sanskar. As you are up so go and get ready. I will take out your clothes.

Sanskar- done, now may I speak.

Swara nodded seeing his serious[fake] expression. Sanskar sat on the stool and made swara stand in front of him.

Swara- what are…..

Sanskar- ssshhhh I want to talk to my babies. No interference please.

Sanskar- hmmm so my babies, today I am going to tell you very important thing. You know what your mumma is a cheater. [swara widen her eyes] she always leaves me. [swara felt hurt thinking he is talking of her going to baadi leaving him but composed herself hearing more from him] What an amazing moment we had and she left in the middle. I am telling you she herself is the villain of my romance. I was in such a good mood of romance and …..

Swara- sanskar [scolding tone] who talks such things with baby. Don’t you have shame. [she smacked on his arms]

Sanskar- so what. Whom should I complain. My babies will listen to me, so let me tell them my misery.

Swara- shut up. I won’t let you talk these things with babies and second thing you are telling all these things about me to baby. what will they think about me.

Sanskar- ha ha  ha [he laughed] swara babies aren’t adults that they will understand what I am saying.

Swara- [pout] whatever.

Sanskar- accha swara when will your stomach bulge. Means you know you are in the mid of your fourth month… so…

Swara- [smiled hearing him] sanskar can’t you see my stomach has started growing/bulging. Yaa it’s little and no one can make difference instantly but atleast you should [she pinched his nose]

Sanskar- [annoyed due to her pinch] aahh swara. [glared her a little] I was talking you know like when maa[sumi] was pregnant I saw how it was prominent.

Swara- oh god sanskar. I didn’t know you observe these things also. Mr. cute maheshwari stomach bulge is more observable in fifth month. That time it becomes prominent and starts growing gradually till ninth month.

Sanskar- [little embarrassed for the question he asked] I am not cute ok. I am going to take bath.

He went in washroom and swara laughed knowing his embarrassment.

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Sanskar came down and saw swara in the house temple. He came there. Others were also present. Seeing that everyone came swara started the aarti. But soon in the middle of aarti she felt nausea due to the smell of burning ghee from the diya. She gestured uttara to come forward and continue the aarti. Uttara confusingly came and took the aarti plate and continued doing the aarti. Swara folded her hands, took blessings of god and rushed from there for washroom.

Sanskar and others became tensed seeing her going like that.

Sanskar- swara what happened.

He was about to go after her but swara showed her hands to him asking him to stay and herself went. Uttara soon completed the aarti and sanskar went to see swara who had gone in the guest room downstairs, the nearest to temple.

When he entered the room swara came out wiping her mouth with towel.

Sanskar- swara. [he cupped her cheek]

Swara gave a faint smile to him and leaned on his chest closing her eyes. Sanskar too held her affectionately.

Swara- felt vomiting due to the smell of burning ghee.

Sanskar- you ok now.

Swara- hmmm. Don’t know I feel like this with the smell of many random things. But I am absolutely fine now.

They came out of the room and others enquired about what happened. Knowing the reason they became concerned and ask her not to do those things which affects her health.

Swara went in kitchen and licked lemon which made her feel better. Sanskar who came behind her concerned looked at her expressions as she licked lemon.

Swara thought to prepare something for breakfast herself as due to sanskar’s restrictions she hasn’t cooked anything in the past days. So she looked for what she should prepare and finally deciding, she started chopping vegetables.

Seeing this Sanskar entered and came near her.

Sanskar- swara servants will cook the breakfast. Why y….

Swara- what sanskar? You are not letting me do any work? Nothing will happen if I do little work infact doing few works and being active is good for baby and my health. Samjhe. [understood] and I want to cook now, something delicious.

Sanskar- ok madam as you wish. [he said a little annoyed]

He was about to go but stopped as swara asked.

Swara- acha listen.

Sanskar gave a what look. She asked him to come near and he stood just beside her.

Swara- bend a little. I have to say something.

Sanskar- then say like this only naa. No one is around.

Swara gave a fake angry look. He rolled his eyes and bent a little, but then his eyes went wide as swara gave a tight kiss on his cheek. He immediately looked at her with a questioning look and a little smile.

Swara- woh sorry I worried you in the morning a little but you were not leaving me and also for…. [she trailed off]..(stopping you)

Sanskar- and also for….?

Swara- sanskar don’t tease me when you understand what I mean. Now go and let me cook.

Sanskar- one more [pointing on his other cheek] then…

Swara shyed and quickly kissed his other cheek smiling shyly. She slightly pushed him saying ‘go’.

Sanskar- I am going but don’t forget I will compensate for the left work in morning at night.

Saying this he took his steps in backward direction and pointing his cheek, rubbed his hand on his heart showing ‘i am gone’ and exited the kitchen smiling. Swara blushed and a beautiful smile was on her lips and she started cooking happily.

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Sanskar had completed his works related to meeting and had prepared everything. The meeting is at eleven thirty in the office and it was just nine-thirty. He was sitting with swara in there room and swara was continuously talking about their baby, few things which she had planned and thought to do and all.

Sanskar- swara whom do you love more. Me or our babies. [he asked randomly]

Swara- sanskar how can I say whom I love more. They are not just our babies sanskar. They are a part of us, you and me, our love. When something is a part of you, that is more than precious to me and these are our babies the strength, the reason of my survival when I was away from you. I can’t explain their worth in my life because it is just unexplainable and so I can’t compare my love between any of you. If I lose anyone because of any reason I don’t know what will I do, how will I live.[keeping hand on her belly] My babies.

Hearing her reply sanskar remembered the night incident and thought to ask her about it as he felt it’s the right time.

Sanskar- swara if I ask something, will you be honest to me and answer me.

Swara- sanskar why are you asking like that? You know that I don’t like hiding anything from you.

Sanskar- what was the nightmare about. Why you seem lost and fearful many a times. I have observed and felt that you are not the real you. Is there anything troubling you?

Swara- sanskar it’s n….

Sanskar- I already said answer only if you will be honest to me and trust me enough to know your thoughts.

Swara- [kept silent for a while] you won’t judge me right. You can ask me to change but won’t take me wrong naa.

Sanskar- you know I won’t.

Swara- don’t know why and how but I started getting these feelings. I didn’t want to think that way but these thoughts, these feelings just started appearing to me and is eating me up.

Swara looked at him tearfully. Sanskar wiped her tears.

Sanskar- what’s that makes you suffer swara?

Swara- from…from the time our families broke… dadi had said so much to me, about my relationship with ragini, baba and others. I neglected it that time but when I proved our innocence and unmasked dadi, bhaiya and bhabhi …. And you said about bre..breaking our relation, I was jolted. I didn’t get how to approach you, I was hurt and moreover I thought that if we talk and things went wrong then so I tried to avoid conversation with you and also got busy in consoling and cajoling ragini to believe that lakshya will soon come. Her suicide attempt listening your talks with police that maybe lakshya had deliberately left the house and there are very less chances that he will be found… it was another shock for me. That day somehow I had managed and rescued ragini and got to know about her pregnancy.

Sanskar- [a bit shocked] ragini attempted suicide.

Swara- [nodded] yes. Seeing everyone being sad and broken, everything so messed for the house and between us, in my sadness, anger and frustration I ….. I said those things to you. [saying this she cried and holding his one hand between hers] I am sorry for that day. I will always be sorry for it my whole life. I broke your trust, I hurt you, i…. [she cried]

Sanskar wiped her tears from the other hand and gestured her not to cry, though his own eyes had tears.

Sanskar- we have moved on from that phase swara. So just forget it. Let’s vanish that time from our memory.

Swara- I can’t sanskar. I can’t. I tried but I couldn’t. What I did that day with you, no loved one does that to their love. Because of my act we had to live away from each other not knowing whether we could be together or not. I became the cause of your pain instead of happiness. I was the reason for everything you had to suffer. You had just said in your anger about our separation but me, I separated us. You always forgive me, forget everything I do wrong and in return I can’t give you even a bit. Instead I became the reason baba and ragini started hating you.

Swara- just because I blamed you ragini and baba also considered you culprit. Initially it wasn’t evident but later their hatred and anger towards you thinking you the reason for laksh missing increased and they would directly express it. I came to meet you the next day and you removed my sindoor and mangalsutra and vowed me not to show my face to you until lakshya comes back…. I felt your loss that moment. I felt us moving apart and I wanted to reverse the time but couldn’t. that day knowing that I was pregnant I wanted to come to you but didn’t want to break another promise of yours but in that also I was stupid. When I broke promises for others then i didn’t thought and hurt you but when it was to give you this happy news I thought and kept you away from this happiness for so long.

Swara- I realised it quite later after coming here and I am sorry for that too. I always do wrong with you.  You the one who love me unconditionally, the only person after my maa and dida to accept me how I am, for who I am, without thinking anything or about anyone, without asking me to change and without anyone’s persuasion. You gave me that kind of love which anyone would crave for and me, I insulted that love with my accusations.

Swara- sometimes I feel that dadi says correct about me. I am unlucky for others and I burden others with my presence in their lives. I am in others life forcefully. Whomever I have been connected with, I bring pain to them. For maa and dida, they suffered because I came in their life, I wasn’t expected in their life but yet they gave me so much love. I forced myself in gadodia family. Me and baba came to know about our father daughter relationship the same day but baba didn’t came forward to accept me, instead it’s me who told this to ragini and persuaded and made attempts to make maa baba together and get baba’s love. Dadi was right, I forced myself in their lives. I do that with everyone.

Swara- that’s why baba always thinks of ragini first. I don’t know if what I feel and thought is correct or not. But these feelings I got in this one and half month. Baba many times scolded me for ragini when I tried defending you. May be in his anger towards you, he said like that but I always felt as if he don’t care me like ragini. The way he understands ragini’s pain and support her, he can’t mine. He understood that being away from lakshya it was difficult for ragini but he didn’t understand that the same would be with me too. he thinks I am strong and will handle everything myself but it’s not like that sanskar. I also always wanted to be pampered and loved by my father in childhood and now also. You know when I was small and ragini used to play with him and go with him to schools and all I too wanted the same for me. I used to be very happy when rarely sometimes he would drop me too along with ragini to school. I am very happy I got him but I never wanted to force myself on him. And I am wrong to think it now also because he gave me love too but don’t know why i get all these feelings now.

Swara- when people say wrong to me, and dadi used to say me illegitimate, fatherless I used to feel hurt but I masked it for maa because I know seeing me hurt she would be hurt more than me but dida was always there. She would know what I feel and always would cheer me up. Sanskar– can love also be legitimate and illegitimate. Was it wrong for me to come in this world? Is it crime to be fatherless. Am i… am I really unlucky sanskar? Am I forced in everyone’s life.

Sanskar- [tears streamed down his face feeling her pain] no swara. You aren’t. they who say like this don’t understand your worth.

Swara- no sanskar. You are saying this because you love me but it’s the truth. I can feel it. I have felt this, thought a lot about it. I have only looked into my life in the time I lived in baadi. My room in dida’s house. I stayed in that room for many nights. I craved to be with you. In that room whenever I felt sad I used to sit on bed and dida used to console me but dida isn’t here so I tried to console myself thinking what would dida tell me when I feel low. We lived in that room naa. Although it didn’t see our happy times but still I tried to feel your presence there. If I failed I cried to sleep in darkness. Now darkness haunts me sanskar. My only companion, our babies to share what I feel, to cry in front of without any hesitation, to love and to care for. This is the reason sanskar…. This is the reason our babies are precious to me. They just aren’t going to give me the happiness of being a mother but much more than that.

Swara- [cupped his one cheek] even if you weren’t with me, although I gave you pain, you gave me our symbol of love, a part of you for me to share my pain, to give me company. And what I gave you sanskar- nothing, nothing at all. I left you to bear the pain for something you weren’t at fault, you didn’t deserve. This house, this family I got because of you. I always wanted a complete family and when I got all relations I became selfish. Bade papa’s and papa’s love they gave me fulfilled my desire of father. Uttara, bhaiya bhabhi, ragini laksh, I got the relations of siblings and friends. Badi maa and mom gave love just like maa and you, you gave me everything. My drawing of little small family, MY AASHIYAN I drew in childhood and always wished for came true as this large family due to you. I didn’t wanted to lose it and I know you were hurt too because of the breaking of this family and also maa [sumi] also got separated from baba and so I broke your promise as I wanted to save this family. I care for you sanskar. I didn’t thought of breaking your promise because….. you mean a lot to me, I love you a lot but when maa supported me and said it won’t be wrong then for uniting the family i….

Swara- but to fulfil my one wish I didn’t know that I will have to lose you. I didn’t know that in doing so I will hurt the one who is the base of everything for me. I did hurt you and hurt you as such that you somewhere lost trust on me and I deserve this and left you knowing that you won’t share your pain with anyone. I don’t deserve so much love from you sanskar for whatever I did to you till date yet you love me. When I feel so unwanted, I actually am unwanted to others, I hurt you so much yet you forgave me, you are loving me and caring for me the same as before…. I feel guilty seeing this. I feel guilty that when others don’t trust me, you stand for me and me, I couldn’t take stand for you even once, instead I blamed you, stood on the other side of you and because of me others too….

Swara- When you knew about the incidents with ragini and badi maa didn’t trust on me, you trusted me. You were beside me even knowing those things without a single doubt on me. Even though I told you about babies after so much time, you didn’t question me but just celebrated their arrival news. I asked you to forgive me so many times, persuaded you because I wanted to be loved but sanskar now… now that you forgave me… I am drowning in guilt. I love to be with you, that’s the best thing god has blessed me with but for you sanskar, I just give you pain. I am sorry for that and this guilt, it just eats me up. I am sorry.

Swara removed her hand from his hold and rushed in washroom crying and bolted the door from inside and slid down the door crying vigorously. Sanskar who was in tears too ran behind her and knocked the door.

Sanskar- swara open the door. Swara listen to me once. Swara please. [he too was crying outside] swara.

Swara- [from inside] please sanskar don’t. let me be. I don’t deserve so much love from you sanskar. I don’t.

Sanskar- I said open the door swara. I am getting worried swara open the door.

Swara- I will be alright myself sanskar. Please.

Sanskar- you have my vow swara. Open the door right now.

Swara- sanskar….

She unbolted the door and sat behind the door trying to hide herself. Sanskar slowly opened the door and saw her sitting beside the door, her back towards him. He knelt down and kept his hand on her shoulder. She cried more with his presence and when he took her name she couldn’t control. She turned and buried her face in his chest, hugging him tight and cried releasing all her pain. Sanskar’s state was no less. He too embraced her to himself with tears freely falling from his eyes.

Swara- I am sorry…. I am sorry sanskar….. I am sorry. [she kept on saying this while crying]

Sanskar stroked her hairs, kissed on her hairs many times but didn’t stop her from crying because it’s necessary for her to let out all her pain.

It was twenty minutes but swara’s tears weren’t stopping. Sanskar holding her along stood up and came out of washroom. He walked towards the bed holding her in his embrace and made her sit and was going to fetch water for her but swara stood and hugged him.

Swara- please don’t go sanskar. Please…please…. I am sorry…… I am sorry. I fear loneliness sanskar. I don’t want to be alone. Please don’t go.

Sanskar- ssshhhh swara. I am not going. I won’t ever leave you alone. I am here only.

He made her sit on bed and sat beside her. She all the time kept hugging him and crying in his embrace.

Sanskar palmed her cheek and made her look at him.

Sanskar- you kept so much within you. Why didn’t you share with me all these things and suffered alone.

Swara- [lowered her lashes, tears freely falling from her eyes] initially I wasn’t with you and when I am with you, I feared that I am thinking wrong, I feared that this thought if expressed may break my relations. I feared if everything slips out of my hand like sand and I will be all alone. I feared that I will inflict pain to you, to others by my thoughts.

Sanskar was seeing a fragile swara who could break if not protected. he kissed her forehead with utmost care, love and affection.

Sanskar- everything will be alright swara. I had promised naa that I will never leave you alone. So just keep trust on me and erase all these thoughts from your mind. You trust me right.

Swara nodded- I do sanskar.

Sanskar- that’s it. [he wiped her tears] these tears, doesn’t suit you. You know your nose flows when you cry a lot.

Sanskar wiped her tears again and made her drink water. just then swara’s mobile rang. Sanskar passed her the phone.

Swara saw the caller id and looked at sanskar.

Sanskar- what happened?

Swara nodded nothing and hesitantly picked the call.

Swara- hello baba. [sanskar understood why she looked at him]

Shekhar- beta did ragini and others reached.

Swara- no baba….. they will reach by 4 in the early evening.

Shekhar- ok. Vo actually I tried ragini’s no but it didn’t connect. So I thought to ask you. When they will reach then inform us beta. And we will come there tomorrow.

Swara- [choked voice] ok baba. [the call disconnected]

Sanskar didn’t question her or said anything. He simply hugged her.

Sanskar- I am there naa for you always.

Half an hour later sanskar received call from office about meeting. he was about to cancel it but swara stopped him.

Sanskar- [on call with his pa] cancel the meeting and postpone it for tomorrow. I won’t be coming today to office.

Swara- [took phone from him] [on call] please keep call on hold.

Swara- sanskar you don’t cancel your meeting because of me. You have worked so much for it and also when everything is ready you shouldn’t cancel just for me.

Sanskar- but swara you…

Swara- I will be alright sanskar. I will wait for you till then. You go and finish the meeting. I will feel more guilty if your work gets affected too because of me. Please.

Sanskar hesitantly agreed and told that he will reach the office after an hour so postpone it by half an hour.

Sanskar- swara meeting is not so important. i still can…

Swara- you are going for three to four hours only naa. I will manage till then.

Sanskar made sure that swara slept before he went for office. He was worried for her especially after seeing her so broken and hearing everything from her. He went to office and tried to end meeting soon.

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Sanskar entered the room coming from the office. As soon as swara saw him, she came and hugged him.

Sanskar- you ok.

Swara- hmmm.

Sanskar- had your lunch.

Swara- hmmm.

Sanskar separated her from himself and cupped her face.

Sanskar- still thinking all those. [swara nodded her head in no] then why are so sad?

Swara lowered her head.

Sanskar- I know it’s not easy to overcome these feelings, those harsh moments of life but no problem. We will create new beautiful memories and will make you learn to smile again. Right champs. [he said keeping hand on her belly after they sat]

Swara- you want boys.

Sanskar- yes it would be better if it will be boys because you have cried a lot during this pregnancy and I can’t afford to have a little princess who will cry. I won’t be able to see that so this time boys is ok. They will keep you engaged when born.

Swara- [smiled a little] very poor logic you gave.

Sanskar- if it brings smile on your face then it’s the best logic. [he slightly hit his forehead with hers]

Swara’s eyes turned teary with his love. Sanskar saw this.

Sanskar- no tears I said earlier too. otherwise our champs will become crying babies even if it won’t be in their trait.

Swara- you are very bad at jokes. How was your meeting?

Sanskar- good.

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Swara heard the honking of car and looked down the window. She got happy and nervous too seeing raglak, ap and sujata arrived. Hurriedly she came to sanskar who was busy on call and tapped his shoulder.

Sanskar gestured what happened.

Swara- [slowly] mom, ragini and others arrived.

Sanskar- [keeping hand on phone] just one minute. Let me finish call then we will go down.

Swara nodded and leaned on his shoulder holding his arm. A minute later when his call didn’t end she poked him and he looked at her.

Swara- I am going and I will go slowly. [she said assuring him] Don’t worry. You come after finishing the call.

Without listening any further she came out of room. Sanskar sighed and in few seconds dismissed the call to go after swara.

Downstairs-

Parineeta saw outside the window that everyone is getting down the car and uttara is outside and then her gaze fell above the stairs in corridor, where swara was coming from her room. Thinking something a smirk formed on her lips and she hurriedly from her room took hair oil and spread on one of the stairs at topwhich led towards the main door of house.

Parineeta- [thinking] poor swara. You came in my way, now see what I do to you.

Then she went out.

Outside-

Ragini- maa I am going in. I am feeling nausea.

Ap- wait I am coming ragini.

Ragini- it’s ok maa. Its due to journey. I will go. You already are loaded with so much work.

Ragini started moving inside.

Parineeta- [seeing ragini going inside] hmm.. that’s even better. Either ragini or swara or both.

She silently came in behind ragini and hided. Swara had reached down the stairs and was now to descend the stairs that led towards exit door and ragini ascended the stairs and smiled at swara but just then her smile changed to horror as her leg slipped because of the oil.

Ragini- ahhh…

Swara- ragini….

Just then ap sujata, laksh and uttara entered the main door and saw ragini about to fall and swara who was just in front of ragini with one extended hand, everyone shocked to the core. Even sanskar who had descended half the stairs was also shocked seeing this.

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8 MONTHS LEAP- [Mumbai]

Sanskar and swara were sitting beside a baby on bed.

Sanskar- swara I will keep him in cot. See he is sleeping.

Swara- ok.

Sanskar carefully lifted the baby in his arms and gently placed him in cot, covering him with sheet.

Sanskar- now are you feeling hungry.

Swara- aaaaa [she made sounds while thinking]

Sanskar- even if you aren’t then also I am going to bring food plates here itself. I want no excuses. Yesterday you heard what doctor said. You are still week. It’s your medicine time too. so just wait for five minutes till I bring food.

Swara turned away her face saying ok.

Sanskar shook his head and went downstairs.

Sanskar- rama ji [their servant/caretaker] prepare a food plate for me and swara. We will eat in the room.

Rama- ok sir…. Sir chotu [the name she refers the baby with]

Sanskar- he is sleeping so no worries.

Sanskar phone rang and he picked the call.

Sanskar- hello mom. How are you?

Sujata- I am fine sanskar. Are you all fine there.

Sanskar- yes mom. Everything is fine here.

Sujata- sanskar uttara’s marriage day is ten days from now. so I hope you are coming for the functions. Uttara is your one and only sister. Engagement day you came just as a mere guest for half day. But marriage and other functions you need to be here.

Sanskar- maa how is the preparations going on?

Sujata- don’t change the subject sanskar. You know about everything happening here. Most of the staffs are appointed by you for the organisation of function.

Sanskar- mom you know everything very well. I will be there on right time.

Sujata- [hesitantly] chora can’t you come back here for always. I will look after everything. I know what you had to go through is not forgivable or forgettable but….

Sanskar- mom that’s not possible for now. I said you earlier too. please don’t ask same question from me always. It’s better that swara and I live here rather than there where….. please mom. Let things be as it is now.

Sujata- but beta don’t you feel difficulty handling everything alone. Home, office and then no one to take care of in your absence. When I come there I handle things for some hours everyday but that is for some days only. I can’t live there always but here if you return back…..

Sanskar- mom I will tell you when I will come for uttara’s marriage. bye will talk to you later.

Sanskar kept the call without listening any further.

Episode ends.

The previous net connection is cut and the new net connection will come in about 10 days. That’s the reason I couldn’t post. This episode I am posting from a café and that too because I got the urgent need of net usage.