Hey guys, I m here with another episode. I m thinking to finish this story first because it was on hold for so long time. I hope u will continue to give this story good response. Let's continue..

Ap: sujatha, come sit in car. Swara  u r coming with laksh and sanskar. Ok?
Swara nods.
Sujatha: haan jiji..
Ap and sujatha sat inside car with dp and rp while Swara go toward sanskar who was standing beside laksh. As she was walking toward him, she look up at him and find him looking at her only . She look down as she reached near them.

Swara: uh.. um.. shall we?
Laksh: yeah, let's go Bhai.
Sanskar: yeah.. come sit.
Swara nodded . She was about to open the car door but before that sanskar open it for her.
Swara look at him. He just sign her to get in. Swara nods and get inside the back seat. Sanskar close the door and then he sat on passenger seat and laksh took driver seat.

The car started. Swara was looking out then she look at her front as sanskar was talking to someone on phone . Sanskar sees her through rear view mirror but she instantly turn her gaze . Looking out, her mind again goes to thought of Pooja which sanskar said that he will stop.. but they are going to temple.
Sanskar cut the call ,swara sees it and say: sansakar...
Sanskar:( look back) yeah..
Swara: did u do something to stop pooja? U said u have plan?
Then they heard laughing voice of laksh.
Laksh: ( laugh) swara, that plan got flopped before even start and all thanks to my dear brother sanskar maheshwari.. who didn't even tried to do something else and accepted whatever chacha ji said.

Swara:( confused) what? What r u talking about? Can u explain? Sanskar?

Sanskar: yeah.. I will tell u.
Then he explained everything. As swara heard it. She look at him " like really".

Swara: This was ur masterplan. " Dad, there is an emergency at site. I think I should go because I was handling this project"swara mimics him.

Laksh laughs  and sees sanskar. 

Sanskar: swara, atleast I tried yaar..

Swara: u would have tried when u took pause and agreed to dad so easily. U could have do anything..

Laksh: He is not at fault totally swara. He was enchanted with some magical powers that stopped her from thinking anything.

Swara: ( confused) what?

Sanskar glared at laksh to Stop.

Sanskar: nothing swara, he is just saying some sily things. Leave it.

Swara: fine, but what r we going to do now?
Laksh: umm.. I have a plan.
Sanskar: and what's that brilliant plan of urs?

Laksh: we have to do something so that pandit ji only run away from mandir... No pandit ji means no pooja..

" Shut up laksh!!" Swara and sanskar shout together.

Laksh: sorry yr.. don't shout on me. I was just giving idea.

Swara: laksh, please don't joke. It's serious. We are not married and doing pooja and making fun of it. It's not good.

Laksh: hmm.. I know. Then think something before we reach temple.

Sanskar: yeah..
Swasan went to their thoughts what to do.

Swara: ( monologue) god, I can't do another wrong thing. I m already feeling so guilty for whatever I had done so far to this family who gave me love more like a daughter. u know that I m doing it for my baba , pls do something god.

Laksh: here it comes..
Sanskar: idea?
Laksh: no temple. We reached.
Swara comes out of her thoughts and looked out. She opened the car door. They come out of car. Sujatha and ap also come with dp and rp.

Laksh: this is too much.. we have to climb these many steps of stairs?

Sujatha: yes laksh, are u already tired?
Ap chuckled.
Laksh: no chachi ji.. I m fit and fine and I can do it easily. I was just thinking about u.
Ap: laksh!!
Laksh: maa, I was just kidding but seriously suppose someone is unable to climb up then how will they do pooja?

Rp: yeah laksh ,that is possible but it never happened. God is always with everyone.
Dp: yes.. come now. We should go.

Ap: yes, come swara..
Swara nods.. but her mind was stuck on laksh word "suppose someone is unable to climb up then what will happen to their pooja.."

Everyone move forward while swara was standing when sujatha called her. sanskar was also about to go who was standing beside her.

Sujatha:swara..?
Swara: ( comes out of her thought) ji mom.. coming.
Sanskar look at her , she also look at him then nods and they started to move. Sanskar moved ahead that when he heard swara's scream and look just behind her to find her fallen on the ground.

Sanskar: swara..
He immediately go to her.

" swara.." everyone turned bck to see her. They also come to her.

" Aahh" swara screamed in pain.
Sanskar: swara what happened?

He hold her wrapped his arm around her to help her.
Ap: what happened swara beta?
Then they saw her leg as she was holding her ankle and  squeezing her eyes in pain.
Sanskar: swara.. show me..
Swara: no.. it's paining please.. no.
Sujata: swara , atleast let us see..
Sanskar: wait ,I will do it carefully okay?
He removed her hand from her ankle and was shocked to see it's bleeding due to badly scratch because of anklet. Her leg got sprained also.

Ap: ohoo.. swara u got hurt so much. How this happened beta?
Swara: I.. I .. don't know badi maa, I.. just Tripped due to stone and ..
Sujatha: it's ok swara.. it will be fine.
Sanskar: laksh ,give me water bottle and first aid kit from car.. hurry up.
Laksh: yeah..
Laksh immediately go to car
Sanskar: ( concern) what were u doing? Can't u see and walk. I was walking with u only na.. then how u left behind?

He was really so much worried to see her like that. Swara look at him. She find something different in his eyes.. a kind of restlessness that she never saw before.

Laksh came there and give water bottle and first aid kit.
Sanskar hold her feet carefully and removed her sandle. Swara winced in pain.

Sanskar: sorry..
Then he cleaned the blood with cotton and put bandage over wound.

Ap: now, is it okay swara?
Swara: yes badi maa, but it is still paining.
Rp: what will we do about pooja bhabhi sa?
Ap: pandit ji said, it's good muhurat and we should do this pooja for them soon but now swara is injured.. how will we do this?
Sujatha: pooja will be done today only jiji..

Laksh: but maa, how will swara climb the steps now. She can't even walk properly then how ? I think we have to cancel pooja.

Sujatha: it won't be needed. Swara will go . Sanskar will help her.

Swara look at her including sanskar and everyone.

Ap: but how?
Sujata: that sanskar will know only that how will he help his wife?
Laksh: Do u mean bhai will have to take her in arm?

Sujatha: why? He made this body in gym just to show off. Atleast use it when it is needed. Come on sanskar,be a good husband and help ur wife.
Swara got shocked. She looked at sanskar who was also surprised with sujatha's word.

Sanskar: mom but..
Laksh: no chachi ji.. how will bhai do it. What if his back get sprained?

Sanskar:( Murmured) shut up laksh! What non sense u r talking?

Sujatha: my son is that not that weak laksh and I will see u also when ur wife will come.

Laksh kept quiet.

Rp: waise sujatha, u r not wrong. Come on sanskar.. u can do it.

Ap:( smiled) yes, sujatha is right I think.
Swara: but badi maa, how will he?

Sujatha: don't worry swara, trust ur husband. He won't let u fall.

Swara: no Mom, it's ok.. I will try to walk myself.

Before she could say anything further sanskar  put her arm around his neck and lift her up in his arm. Swara look at him and he also look at her. They have a beautiful yet intense eyelock. Swara break the eyelock and look down.
Sujatha saw this and smiled.

Sujata: let go now ,jiji..

Ap nodded with smile. They started moving. Sanskar look forward and he started stepping up.
Swara: sanskar.. let it be. Put me down ,I will try to..
Sanskar: just stay like this swara, no need to do anything. U r injured. (Said her and continued going up)

Swara look at him. Her arm was encircled around his neck and shoulder. She forgot everything for that moment, her leg sprained, pain.. nothing she was thinking. Her heart was beating so fast. His proximity was affecting her again. she wasn't uncomfortable or scared that he will let her fall. She believe him. She was feeling so safe in his arm. He looked at her in between but continued going up. Swara could not divert her gaze away from him. She kept looking at his face. She felt herself loosing in him. She suddenly wished this moment to stop like this and she may hug him putting her head over his chest.. to find peace..

Swara sees his lips curved into smile looking forward. She confusingly turned her face and get shocked to find, they r finally in front of temple. She looked behind , as she realised he covered all steps taking her in his arm.

Sanskar look at her.
Sanskar:( smiled) we reached.
Swara nods.
Sujatha: see swara, I told u. Trust him.
Swara smiled at her.
Sujatha:  Love makes everything easy and u both love each other a lot, anyone can see that.
Her smile fade away hearing it.
Ap: come now.. we will start pooja.
Sanskar nods.
They went inside. Sanskar made her stand properly but supported her. Pandit ji smiled to see them.
Ap: pandit ji, she is sanskar wife.. I told u..
Swara and sanskar take his blessings.
Pandit ji: ji.. ap ji, sujatha ji.. u are blessed with a very nice dil..  May god bless both of them and stay together like this forever.

Swara was already thinking about whatever sujatha said about loving each other and now getting blessings from pandit ji.. swara was getting restless.

Sujatha: pandit ji..can we start pooja now?
Pandit: ji sujatha ji..

Swara was disturbed and lost in her thoughts when sanskar hold her hand. She look at him coming out of trance.

Sanskar: what happened? Are u thinking about mom's word. Don't take mom's word seriously. We both know we don't love each other.

Swara nods.
Swara: but sanskar.. this pooja..

" Sanskar.. swara.. come" ap called them.
Sanskar: ji badi maa..
Sanskar: come.. ( to swara)

After sometime:
( Note: I Don't know much about pooja and ritual, just writing according to situation, so please don't mind)

Pooja started and it was going on. They were doing whatever pandit ji was saying. Swara was in her own thoughts, battling with her inner feelings. She was doing whatever told absent mindly. Sanskar noticed her and asked her through eyes  but she nods nothing.

Panditji: sanskar, apply this vermilion to her hairline..
Swara eyes widen in shock and this time sanskar was also too shocked.

" What?" Swara said in whisper but couldn't hide that she was shock.

Sanskar: what pandit ji?
Ap: sanskar, apply sindoor to her hairline na? What's the matter?
Laksh: maa, but what's the need to do this?( Said trying to interfere in the situation to stop it) it's just a pooja na, then what's the need of this?

Sujata: are u married laksh? No right. Then ? How will u understand.
Ap: yes laksh, it's a ritual.
Swara: maa but..
Sujatha: swara, it's just sindoor.. u r not applying it for first time.
Swara: no mom, I didn't mean that.. I.. I .. mean.. I .. I.  Will apply it myself na..
Sujatha: no swara, sanskar will apply it.. pandit ji said na..

Ap: haan , Sanskar this is ritual, do it beta...
Laksh: but maa..
Dp: laksh..
Laksh got silent. He look at both of them ,not knowing what to do.

Sanskar look at Swara, who was nodding no. Both knew they can't do this..
Sanskar: mom..
Sujata: sanskar, what's the problem? Is anything wrong?
Sanskar: no mom.. I ju..
Sujatha: then do it now..
Sanskar nods looking at swara. He took a pinch of sindoor. Swara look at his hand as it was moving toward her. She knew he was helpless and so was she she.. both are trapped by the lies they said and they can't do anything. She have only two choice, either tell everything to them and see them hurt, broken that she played with their emotions or silently let it happen whatever is happening.. but what about her. She closed her eyes accepting it as he filled her hairline with sindoor and  she heard him.

" I m sorry" sanskar whispered.

She don't know what affected her that instant.. sanskar applying sindoor or his sorry. .

She opened her eyes and her eyes turned red due to tears.
Screen freezes on sanskar face and swara's teary face.

To be continued..

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