#10- Why it Hurts to Hurt You?
Breaking the hug, Ragini looks towards Swara with a huge smile, rubbing her left and right eyes alternatively repeatedly to get a clear view, "Pinch me" She says subconsciously, still rubbing her eyes as Swara nods with a mischivious smile.
Swara pinches a bit too hard as Ragini screams a small, " Ahh!" And stops her rubbing.
" Kya Kar Rahi hai..." Ragini says with her cute childish anger as she slightly hits Swara on her right arm.
" Ouch, What...Tune Hi Toh Kaha Tha pinch Karun." Swara says holding her arm where Ragini hit her as Ragini stares at her hand from which she hit Swara, " Feel toh Hui, Tu Sach mein Yahan Hai na?" Ragini questions confused as Swara smiles.
" Haan Hun, Surprise!" Swara speaks , almost screaming the word 'surprise' as she realizes only over- dramatization will make Ragini realize that she is indeed in India, in front of Ragini.
" But when it all happened?You never told me anything, Mom Papa also, neither Chachu...nor Chachi. " Ragini rubbed the left side of her head with her left hand confused as Swara laughed at her cuteness, " Haan Ragini, Even my college authorities didn't told you anything,neither Papa's office colleagues, Oh and yes, Not even our neighbours in New York." Swara added people to Ragini's long list as Ragini again gave Swara her cute glare.
" Ok, Ok, I am sorry...stop giving me that glare but ... I said na, It was a surprise for you and guess what, I have taken admission in your college." Swara states happily raising her eyebrows as Ragini's mouth opens wide at the news.
" Woah, Man...But wait, You can't divert my attention from the main topic like this, I will not leave anybody...Mom- Papa, Chachu-chachi and yeah...I was talking with Chachi yesterday in the evening and she didn't even gave me a hint and Mom-papa, It must have been planned since long, How could they..." Ragini was continuously speaking half words to herself, half to Swara like a cute child as Swara kept a hand at Ragini's mouth.
" Bas Bhi Kar, Kitna Bolti Hai, If you'll take all your anger out here only, What will you do at home when you are going to actually meet them." Swara said leaving Ragini's mouth and holding her shoulder as Ragini stared at her for a while, Then thinking something nodded.
" Right, in fact I realized for now I have better work to do!" Ragini exclaimed as a huge smile again appeared on her lips.
" What?" Swara looked at Ragini squinting her eyes.
Holding Swara's left wrist, Ragini started walking towards the canteen almost dragging Swara with excitement," To meet my new as well as our old friends." Ragini spoke while moving as Swara smiled.
Laksh, who had been standing just behind Ragini all this while, unnoticed by either of the girls in their reunion finally absorbs the situation and follows them silently, feeling ignored.
As soon as Ragini and Swara reach canteen, all eyes turn towards the new entry in the college.
Pari and Raj also turn towards the entrance and as soon as Pari sees Swara, she runs towards her smiling, " Shona..." She speaks as she hugs Swara tightly. As she is the embrace, her eyes fall on Ragini standing behind Swara smiling and she suddenly breaks the hug and walks to Ragini angrily.
" Ragu, You didn't even tell me..." Ragini opens her mouth to cut Pari and clear her stand when Swara speaks up, " She herself didn't knew that I was coming back Pari." Pari turns as she stares at Swara.
" You remember me Shona?" Pari asks shocked as Swara's mouth opens wide at her words.
" Of course Pari, If you remember me then I am not suffering from amnesia either." Swara clears her stand speaking like a cute baby as Pari laughs.
"No, I thought, Abb toh New York Wali Hogayi hai na, Hume Kahan Yaad Rakhegi." Pari says laughing as Swara lipses a 'Kuch bhi' with a smile.
Raj, who was till now sitting at his seat getting confused by all the laughters, smiles and inaudible words of his friends and this 'stranger' whose face he couldn't even see finally stands up and goes to them, then standing beside Ragini who was standing at a side, he whispers, " Who is she?"
Till that time, Laksh too reaches the canteen and stands at Ragini's other side, hearing Raj's questions, he speaks, wishing to be completely audible to as many people in the canteen as possible ," Nakchadi Bandariya"
Swara who listens speaks without turning, "Oh really, Of course only a Gorilla can identify a monkey that too 'nakchadi' that clearly."
Ragini laughs looking at Laksh as she remembers their childhood fights and varied names they gave each other everytime.
Finally, Swara turns towards Ragini and Raj and smiles at Raj, " I am Swara...Swara Gadodia, Raj right? Ragini told me a lot about you..." She forwards her hand for a handshake while saying the words with a huge smile. Raj, who finally gets a clear and full view of her face stands mesmerized as he shakes hand with her, He doesn't leave her hand lost in a trance.
As some time passes, Ragini finally nudges him as she says, " Raj, Leave her hand."
As he is pulled back from his dream world, Raj realizes that he has been holding Swara's hand for too long and leaves it instantly, then biting his tongue, He mouths a 'Sorry' and Swara smiles and says, " No Problem."
Ragini suddenly thinks something and stands on a table nearby, " Hello Guys, To tell you all together, This girl standing here( she points to Swara) is my cousin Swara Gadodia who has been in New York from few years so most of you might not be knowing about her, Now as you got to know this, Don't pounce on her with questions..." Ragini is speaking more when Swara holds her hand trying to pull her down, " Neche Uttar..." Swara says a bit embarrassed at realizing that she is the centre of attention here.
Ragini gets her hand free and smiles," What's the problem? It's just a table, If I fall also na, I won't be hurt bad..." Ragini pauses abruptly as she sees Swara's facial expression change to 'sadness'. Realizing she did a blunder by talking about falling down and getting hurt, Ragini hits her head with her hand slightly as she gets down the table, " Leave all this , Lets go home...I so want to meet Chachu- Chachi Abhi..." Ragini says like a child while getting down holding Swara's hand.
Understanding Ragini is doing this to divert her mind, Swara smiles and nods, " Lets go." She is barely able to speak as both the sisters start leaving waving a bye to all their friends in the canteen.
Laksh, trying to get their attention to himself speaks," I am also coming..."
Swara, Now lost in her thoughts says without turning, "None refused you Gorilla."
Irritated, Laksh stamps his foot on the ground as he silently walks behind the sisters, midway he gets a call as he stops and starts talking.
Reaching the gate, Swara, who was silently lost in thinking suddenly stops and holds Ragini's arms, " Ragini, Bhaiyaa is still in the same hospital?" Her voice showing her desperation.
Confused and worried at Swara's words, Ragini acts irritated as she says, " Stop it Swara, We can talk about Bhaiyaa later." Saying this Ragini tries to walk getting her arms free from Swara but Swara again holds her arms, " Please Ragini, Please tell me...I really want to meet Bhaiyaa." She is almost crying as she says the words as Ragini hugs her seeing her crying face, " Swara, It's not like I don't want you to meet him, It's just that I don't want you to meet him right now, Please understand and don't cry or else I'll also start crying..." Ragini is saying as she herself has an almost crying face but as she hugs Swara, Her eyes fall behind Swara.
There at a distance, Sanskar is standing, Ragini blinks her eyes to make sure it is indeed Sanskar and not a dream but this time, as she opens her eyes, Sanskar doesn't vanish...She is sure it is Sanskar.
Breaking the hug, Swara says wiping some tears that had fell down her eyes, "Ok!" She exclaims still wiping her tears as Ragini holds her arm and pulls her towards Sanskar, shocked at seeing him here.
Swara is confused but silently walks.
As Ragini reaches Sanskar, She smiles , " Sanskar..." Sanskar who had seen her by now tries to leave when Ragini holds his hand and speaks irritated remembering the last time Sanskar left without speaking , " Where are you trying to go?"
Realizing their was no way out but to talk to Ragini ,Sanskar questions with a blank face, " I am sorry but do I know you?"
Her mouth opened wide at his word, Ragini speaks angrily, " You don't remember me? We met in Kosni..."
Finally giving him, Sanskar cuts her and says rudely," Yes, I actually remember but you know what, I want to forget it, in fact I am succeeding already, You know I don't even remember your name Ragini." He gives Ragini as angry glare as Ragini stares back at him, herself angrily.
Leaving his hand and folding her arms in front of her cheat, she questions," What did you say?"
" I don't remember your name." Sanskar replied with the same expressions.
" After that?" Ragini questioned as she glared at Sanskar.
" After that I said Rag..." Sanskar who was replying with the flow irritated stops abrupty realizing what he said as he moves his eyeballs around, trying to not meet Ragini's eyes.
Hot tears form in Ragini's eyes not ready to come out as she doesn't say anything, Sanskar leaves without saying a word next.
Swara, who had decided to meet her Bhaiyaa later now as per Ragini's words and was now normal had wandered off to look around the college as she thought Sanskar to be some friend of Ragini, She hadn't listened their conversation. As she was looking around, Swara saw Laksh walking up towards the gate, she saw the grown up Laksh for the first time in years, Laksh who realized her look turned to her and was confused as a mischivious smile played on her lips staring at him.
Running up to Ragini, who was fixed at the same point, Swara said loudly teasing without noticing Ragini's tears as her eyes were on Laksh, " I called him Gorilla just like that Ragini but he really looks like one,Are you really going to marry Him?"
Laksh's mouth opens wide at her words as he passes Swara a cute angry glare.
Reaching somewhat far, Sanskar turns to look at Ragini, her tear drops now falling down as she looks at him blankly. Turning back, Sanskar tries to wipe off a tear that was about to descend down his eyes, " Why it hurts to hurt you? Why I cry when you cry?" Sanskar wonders.
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