Four day flew away like a passing wind in their life.

Meena wondered whether the villa  which she visited on the day of her elder son's return, was the sameor not . It seemed like totally different than her previous visit. Still, Rathore clan men guarded the house but the weapon levels were reduced in a vision level.

Meena was looking very happy as her younger son would return any time soon though she wasn't happy to stay in rathore's villa. Indeed, the situation wasn't on her favour.

"Mohan Prasad, who was editor of a news channel , waas accused of getting money for spreading news in favour of others by politicians . It's revealed as a trap in the process of avengement and also there was rumor spreading that Mr.Mohan Prasad is the real son of Industrialist Amarnath singh Rathore." The truth which was kept hidden to world , was sold to everyone as hot news. Again, The safety became a concern.

"Papa, when will aaru and raghu will come?"Mohan asked Amarnath as he was losing his patience to see his younger son and walked cross in front of the main door of the house.

"They will come soon Mohan."Amarnath smiled after a long time as he felt that the house got its soul again.

"Really, I don't know how I stayed away from you all this time, mohan."Amarnath expressed his regret while holding his son's hand.

"Even I am papa. I should have tried to understand you."Mohan resented himself for his action of leaving his father behind.

"That's not your mistake, Mohan."Amarnath said in a soft tone. Both the son and father expressed their regrets in the past days after their reunion and seemed like still the sessions weren't over.

Meena smiled by seeing the duo of father and son. As she observed the overwhelming happiness which were filling her husband's heart, she let the same happiness fill her heart too. After all , Human's future decided by what they depended on and what they based on. Most importantly, whom they trusted on.   She depended on her children's happy life and Mohan was her base of life but she couldn't trust amarnath for unknown instincts.  Leaving her thoughts, She observed the similarity in both of them and their relationship reminded her about her younger son's relationship with her father few times.

"Maa, we got aaru's room ready."Aditya said while descending down in stairs and then looked at the way of door whether his brother arrived or not along with Ragini, who became silent all the times nowadays again. Amarnath fell in aditya's vision and the traces of hatred was clearly seen in his eyes.

"Addu"Meena stressed her tone while Ragini held aditya's hand tightly. Though Aditya wrapped up his emotions with a warming smile quickly, Meena and ragini both sensed the cold vibes between amarnath and aditya and wondered about the reason. A sudden worry occupied meena's heart as amarnath words about her son were ringing in her ears still. How much she tried to get confidence to confront her son about his life for the past years, She failed in doing that and also scared that the events might turn up against her favor.

In all these, Swara stayed in her allotted room in rathore's villa. She didn't want to stay as a guest anymore but she was forced by ayubkhan and also emotionally cornered by meena's and family's request. And also she felt so much confused with recent happenings. Unknowingly she fell into the memories of Sanskar.

"I didn't do that intentionally Janu. You started to speak with me normally as you thought me as commoner alike you. I was scared first that you might keep distance from me if you knew that I own Karma Industries later I didn't get a good chance to tell you."Sanskar still expressed his fear openly and held Swara hands tightly. Each passing minute increased fear in his heart and he prayed all the gods to favour him.

"Was Lakshya really a gangster?"Swara's second question shocked sanskar.

"Yes, he was. He was more than that."Sanskar accepted.

"Did you work along with him ?"Swara's third question sent chill in Sanskar's spine.

"Yes, I was. But, now I left all those."Sanskar answered while giving a pleasing look to swara. Swara stood expressionless and then shot her final question,"Did Lakshya felt my father as an obstacle in any way ? Did Lakshya kill my father? "

The last question hardened Sanskar's face even his grip on her hand got loosened.

"He was your friend, Swara."Sanskar interrupted with shocked tone but swara remained unaffected by leaving Sanskar felt disgust on that moment.

" I don't know whether you all considered him as friend or not. But, I know how much you all meant to my brother. He loved Ragini bhabhi even I could call it as obsession. That doesn't mean he would hurt you or any of his friend swara. And, don't dare to speak bad about my laksh bhai."Sanskar yelled for the first time on Swara.

"It should be ayub uncle who fills your mind with pointless stories. How dare he?"Sanskar's heart bubbled in anger and he didn't hesitate to express in his words.

"My baba didn't , Sanskar. My Rago told me how your brother forced her into marriage ; how he threatened her in the name of addu and aaru's life. And, I don't want to think about his betrayal anymore, Sanskar. Tell me one thing , did you have any hand on my father's murder?"Swara asked with the strange calmness. The sudden tense occupied the space inbetween them.

"Will you trust my words?"Sanskar asked.

"I will"Swara answered.

"Even If I declare my brother's innocence on your father's murder, will you trust me?."Sanskar asked. Swara kept silence for a second.

"I won't, Sanskar. Because, he is your brother. It's nature to defend our siblings. And, I have already seen how you supported your aunt's action."Swara retorted.

"Conflicts in trust?"Sanskar asked sarcastically and got silence as answer.

"I would try to prove my brother's innocence to you. But, I fear that it would turn to waste work at anytime Swara. You lost your trust on my brother; on your friendship. How much I try , it won't  be fruitful. But one day, you will realize by yourself and you will regret for not trusting my brother."Sanskar stressed his tone and then left the park angrily.

It's been four days after their fight. There weren't any messages or calls from either side. His words ringed in her ears and the emotional burst of Ragini flashed in her eyes often and resulted in putting her in an emotional turmoil. Though Ragini's pain made her trust ragini's words, The past memories and deep rooted trust on lakshya made it more harder. To escape from all these, She was desperately finding a way but She got nothing.

Swara looked at herself in the mirror and put a small bindi on her forehead. While checking herself in mirror, Ragini entered into the room.

"Are you going to office today?"Ragini asked but her tone pleased swara to be with her.

"Yes, and  I will tell about your leave. But, don't take often ."Swara said then observed the cringe in Ragini's face.

"Aaru will ask about you. Please put a leave for office today."Ragini pleased.

"Aaru? Don't joke, rago. He will be busy with addu anyway."Swara said then made ragini sat on her bed by seeing an desperation on ragini's face.

"Do you want anything from me rago?"Swara asked. Ragini nodded her head negatively.

"You are getting late for office."Ragini said contrasting to her request.

"Nothing would happen if I go five minutes late."Swara said and then held ragini's hand.

"Rago!"Swara stressed her tone softly then looked at ragini's eyes. Ragini lowered her head.

"What bothers you rago? Won't you tell it to your shona?"Swara asked softly.

"Don't leave me alone, Shona. Without you, I feel lonely."Ragini said. Before Swara reply, Ragini continued,"though I am being with my family; with my addu, still I feel lonely Shona. I don't know why ; may be because of distancing myself from them mentally in the past years."

"If you know the reason, try to amend it rago. Speak with meenu aunty and addu openly."Swara suggested.

"I tried to speak with maa. But, it wasn't as it's in the past. I want everything to be back as in past, shona. I want that same type of bonding again; our happiness and our memories."Ragini said while looking at aimlessly. Swara glanced at her friend's face once. She understood what ragini was longing and why she felt lonely without her. Other than their friendship, everything was changed almost and ragini detached herself from her family to hide her pain and emotions.

"Don't try to search your past in present, rago. It will pain you a lot."Swara pointed directly and continued,"You changed, Rago; to hide your pain , longings and cravings from your own family, you detached yourself from everyone almost. But, Neither meenu aunty nor mohan uncle love and bonding does change even a bit. Now you need to analyze yourself rago; about what do want do in your life now.Leave the unwanted things left out in your memories."Swara paused a bit and tried to decode ragini's expression. Wishing for a good life of ragini in her heart, She came out of the room and saw Aditya who was leaning against the wall nearby the door.

Swara closed the door without making huge sound.

"Does eavesdropping is in your blood?"Swara asked in order to divert aditya.

"Thanks Shona."Aditya thanked her.

"you also changed, aditya."Swara prolonged his name and started to walk towards main door.

"But, you are not , shona."Aditya smiled and took out a chocolate from his pocket while walking along with her.

"I don't take chocolate from strangers."Swara said.

Aditya held his own ears and gave a pleasing long.

"Sorry for telling thanks. Ohh! No, sorry for telling sorry. Sorry for telling another sorry. Sorry for telling..."Aditya paused as Swara shoved a chocolate in his mouth.

Aditya smiled lightly then looked the door.

"She needs time. Then, she needs our support and assurance, addu. More than anyone, you are very close to her. and she needs you."Swara said.

"I knew, Shona. I will take care. Come, I will drop you in office."Aditya said at the same time atharv came inside.

"Good morning sir."Swara wished him while atharv nodded his head slightly.

"Call him by his name, Shona. It's not his office."Aditya said.

"Aditya is correct, swara. Even, I feel like aged person whenever you mention me as sir."Atharv replied.

"Aditya, can we speak?"Atharv asked by holding a file in his hand.

"later,I am going to drop swara in office."Aditya reasoned.

"Come inside atharv."Meena welcomed him then looked at her son questioningly.

"Are you going somewhere out addu? aaru would reach anytime soon."Meena reminded her son.

"I will take bus."Swara said with a smile then stepped infront.

"No need, Shona. Addu will drop you."Meena said by understanding the situation. A screeching sound of car tyre got all their attention.

"I think aaru arrived."Meena said then all of them sprinted towards the door .

"Raghu, where is aaru?"Mohan asked by seeing the empty seats of the car.

"He refused to come."Raghuvendhar said with a hardened face.

"what are you saying, raghu?"Mohan asked not able to trust his own ears while Raghuvendhar gave him a pitiful look.

At Sanskar's office,

Sanskar seemed to be disturbed and he was showing his anger on his employees unlike to himself. While his employees were wondered what would happened to him for his sudden change, he cursed Swara for not calling him or texting him for the past four days which she was also doing the same. He won't step down from his stand of declaring his brother's innocence and he was sure now that she won't trust his words easily on that now. To increase his worries, Durgaprasad also arrived to Kolkata by knowing his daughter's presence in sanskar's house. Not only had he, his full family arrived. Sanskar was already ready to face his uncle but unlike to his prediction, His grandmother Parvati supported his cousin sister. She even behaved well with his mother which in turn surprised him to his core. He could neither sideline the act nor trust his grandmother's change.

Sanskar raised his head by hearing the hustle and bustle in his office. His PA Aman sprinted inside while some men also came inside.

"Mr.Maheshwari, we are from Income tax and vijilence department. We got a complaint that you started this company with the slush fund of your uncle, Durgaprasad Maheshwari. Cooperate with us."One of the officers said and shown the search warrant to Sanskar meanwhile the remaining officers started to seize the documents.

Sanskar hid his shock and looked at his PA.

"Carry on with your process, officer. Let me call my auditor to help you with the process."Sanskar said and then sitting relaxed on the chair.

The officer wondered about his confidence and carried on with his process and the news spreaded like a wildfire in the business world which inturn made the stocks of Maheshwari industries and Karma down at least temporarily.

At Rathore Villa,

"What does it mean that he refused to come, devarji?"Meena asked while trying to handle her anger.

Ragini and swara held meena by her shoulders then meena looked at amarnath with the same anger.

"Can we speak inside? It's about aarav health also."Raghuvendhar said. Meena walked inside along with others meanwhile Atharv's phone ringed. Atharv attended the call and his face cringed by hearing the news . Aditya stepped towards atharv.

"Now, you have to take decision, atharv. Even the moment late, you may regret after."Aditya said then turned back. Atharv  held his tightened fist and then ran towards his bike while his heart started to beat rapidly.

"Nothing would happen to you, vidhu."Atharv said to himself and drove his bike towards the destination he got.

Inside the house,

"Bhabhi, Mohan... These are aarav's reports. We admitted him in hospital as he fainted once with a nose bleed. Doctor stated that he is in depression and keep him in the calm environment. If his blood pressure rises abnormally, it may trun fatal as his vein in brain may burst. When I informed him about his return, he behaved bit aggressively. I am scared, Mohan." Raghuvendhar reasoned.

"Is there any other hidden from us about our son , raghu?"Mohan stressed his tone for which Raghuvendhar took a heavy breathe.

"The wound in his right leg ... is not because he fell down. We found a tracker on his leg during the hospital stay and it turned out that the radiation from the tracker affected his tissues and turned those into tumor. We removed the tumor safely. And, his hospital stay never crossed more than three quarters of the day. So, Ragini also didn't notice that and we lied to her that he fell down while playing.."Raghuvendhar said.

"Why did you hide all these from us, Raghu? And, How could you?"Mohan asked.

"We don't want to increase your worry, Mohan. "Amarnath said.

"We are his parents."Mohan shouted.

" He can't withstand a small pain . Indeed he always feared about pain after that incident. He might have longed for us at that time."Meenu's voice got choked at last and sent an accusing glare to her father-in-law.

"Why did he refuse to come?"Aditya asked.

"He even refused to tell me the reason. He simply refused to come and told me that he will tell the reason to papa. I don't know what the reason behind. When I tried to compel him , he locked himself in the room. I even scared to compel him more because of his medical condition."Raghuvendhar expressed his helplessness and gave an apologetic look to mohan.

"Devarji, take us there. I will speak with my aaru."Meena said in a determined tone.

"Maa, you stay here. Rago may need you anytime if she goes through another break down. I will speak with aaru. Chachu, let's go."Aditya suggested and walked outside along with raghuvendhar.

Amarnath walked towards his room silently and ayub khan followed him.

"Ayub, make a call to Rajat."Amarnath commanded and then sat on the chair. Ayub khan nodded his head , connected Rajat through a call and then put it in speaker.

"Hello!"A voice answered after the ring.

"Aarav!"Amarnath figered out the voice's owner and couldn't hold his surprise.

"Finally, you spoke with me, Mr.Rathore."Aarav's cold voice shocked ayub khan meanwhile mohan and meena got inside of the room to speak with amarnath regarding their son.

"Why did you refuse to come back, aarav?"Amarnath asked while signing mohan and meena to keep silent. They both looked at each other being confused.

"Didn't we make a deal, Mr.Rathore? You promised me that you would help me to fulfill my reasonable wishes."Aarav asked.

Meena decided to step in but mohan stopped her by holding her hand and a questioning look to his father.

"Yes, I promised. But, what is the connection with your return? Mohan and your maa were so much tensed." Amarnath asked not able to understand the connection between his promise and aarav's return. A moment of silence took over the space and then ayub khan left the room by giving the space to the family.

"My first wish is..."Aarav started to tell his wish.

At Swara's room,

Ragini was sitting in the same position while analyzing about herself.

"Who am I now?"The question stood before her as a big question. Thinking about that horrible day again didn't give her much more pain as before and she felt a bit relaxed that she kept her brother's safe. Unwantedly, the unwanted memories of her marriage day flashed before her eyes.

At the marriage day of Ragini,

Aarav was walking before Ragini with a plate filled with puffed rice. Ragini took the puffed rice in her hand and threw back wards. Tears left her eyes subconsciously by thinking about her protective brothers and her current state. All her confidence and braveness were broken at the moment she saw her younger brother in lakshya's knife point.

Ragini stopped as she crossed her house main door.

"Rago..."Meena called with teary eyes and then ragini turned and hugged her.

"Be happy, rago."Mohan voice got choked and caressed his daughter's head.

"Mumma... Papa..."Ragini cried while aarav stood in a far with teary eyes.

"Uncle! Meenu aunty! She is just going to Indore. We can go and see her often."Swara tried to console them.

"Don't worry about Ragini, behanji. I will take care of her."Annapurna promised.

None of their words convinced ragini's parents but nodded positively as they knew the reality.

"Uncle, can we take aaru with us? Ragini will feel bit better."Lakshya's request shocked ragini and she refused in an instant. The people around her looked at her with surprised eyes.

"If Rago and aaru both left together, we will feel so much empty."Swara's reason accepted by most of the people and then ragini walked towards decorated car.

"Rago di!" The low voice of aarav stopped her. Ragini turned and looked at her younger brother through the veil. He slowly took her palm , put an object in her hand and closed the palm.

"Don't open here. And, keep this always with you."Aarav said.

"Rago, you and lakshya should be in temple on time."Parvati reminded about their travel to the kuldev temple. Ragini planted a kiss on her brother's forehead and then turned towards car. Lakshya was in the driver seat and opened the front seat door for ragini.

"you should have allowed driver to drive. You would be tired already."Annapurna worried.

"Maa, I will take care. Don't worry." Lakshya answered back with a smile and durgaprasad supported his son.

Lakshya started his car and then ragini opened his palm. A small yet beautiful nail cutter shined in her hand.

Their journey was started . Lakshya and Ragini strated their travel in separate car while the remaining people in another. Lakshya's phone ringed while they were in the mid of way to temple and he put it in loud speaker after attending it as he was driving.

"Prince, that boy escaped and beaten almost all of our men..."The voice said being worried. Ragini didn't take so much time to figure out about whom they were speaking. She disconnected the call and threw the mobile out of the car before lakshya could react and tried to get hold of the steering wheel in the motive to cause accident while having the nail cutter in her hand.

"What are you doing ragini? are you mad?"Lakshya yelled while trying to stop the car.

"I won't let you to play with my brothers  life anymore."Ragini retorted . The moment of anger and desire to keep her brothers safe completely occupied her. Lakshya shoved her hand away from the steering the while accidentally a button in the nail cutter was pressed. Ragini was shocked by seeing the sudden appearance of very sharp small knife from the nail cutter and without any second thought , She marched the knife towards lakshya's chest but lakshya held her hand with his one hand as soon as the knife contacted his skin while trying to control his car with another hand.

Ragini bit her lips in pain as lakshya tightened his hold eventually her grip on the knife loosened.

"I love you ragini truly."Lakshya whispered which couldn't reach ragini's ears at that moment. The next second, she was pushed away from the car and she raised her head after rolling down on the road.

The car started to roll down from the cliff type area and eventually bursted.

"Ragini!"Annapurna's yelling heard by everyone. Ragini lost her consciousness slowly.

That was moment of impulsive decision she made and acted along with her decision.

"Rago!"Swara stressed her voice by seeing tears in her friend eyes and depressed expression in her face.

"He saved me till the last."Ragini said.

"I will really move on in my life once my hands get stained with lakshya's blood, addu."Her own words ringed in her mind.

"But, I stabbed him with the knife till I want him to be dead..."Ragini paused. Swara looked at her friend helplessly who stuck in between her past and present.

"The Knife?"Ragini murmured once. Why aarav presented her nail cutter with hidden knife. That was the question but she didn't have any answer.The things which she never analyzed before now stood up in front of her as a big question. 

"Everyone has faces.Everyone has their own intentions." The modified version of lakshya's words which were spelled by aarav few days before, ringed in her ears once again. The thing which didn't bother her for the past years suddenly worried her to the core and that was aarav's maturity beyond his age.

"Does aaru arrived?"Ragini asked. Swara wondered about the sudden change in her friend's expression.

"Your chachu told that aaru refused to come. Baba said that your dadu is calling him."Swara's answer increased her worry eventually question the situation. She sprinted towards amarnath's room eventually entered into the room while Swara followed her and stopped out of the room. As soon as ragini entered the room, the guards closed the door.

Inside the room,

Meena was standing with widened eyes and mohan state was similar to meena. Shock completely took over them eventually they thought that as a nightmare.

"You heard it correctly,Mr.Rathore. My first wish is , keep my family away from me until I myself ask to return back ."Aarav's voice beamed from the phone speaker which frozen ragini at her place.