Helloo...

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A boy is shown sleeping on a bed in his room. But his face is filled with tear marks. His phone alarm rings.

Ring: Lucky wake up bacha... Lucky wake up bacha...

Hearing it he wakes up and his face is revealed to be Laksh. He switches off the alarm and looks at the side table. He takes the photo frame which is on side table and caresses it. It is the photo frame of his bhai and him.

Laksh: Good Morning bhai. Don't you think your Lucky is waking without any tantrums?

Saying this he smiles sadly. He sighs and keeps the photo frame on the side table. He goes to the washroom to get ready. Outside of his room another boy of almost his age looks at him through window with teary eyes.

Sanskar: I Hate You Lucky. I Hate You for what you did that day. It's been two years and I still remember how horrible my condition was on that day. I Hate You so much.

He wipes the tears which flow from his eyes and moves from there to dining area.

Laksh comes out getting ready and he also moves towards dining area where Sanskar, Ap and Dp are there.

Laksh: (smiling) Good Morning ma, papa and bhai.

Sanskar ignores him while Ap and Dp wishes him back.

Laksh: (pouts) Bhai atleast you can say Good Morning na.

Sanskar just ignores him.

Sanskar: (ignoring him) Ma where are chachi, chachu, bhayya and bhabhi?

Laksh sighs and looks at Ap for answer.

Ap: Today is Sujatha's cousin's son's wedding. So they went there early in the morning. I thought Adarsh informed you.

Sanskar: Oh yeah! Bhayya told me about it yesterday. I forgot.

Laksh: But you can't forget what happened two years ago huh.

Laksh says making faces while Sanskar glares him.

Laksh: What? Here nobody is scared of you okay? Have your food we need to leave for office. (Murmurs) Except there you don't talk to me anywhere. Atleast you talk to me professionally there.

Sanskar hears him and stamps his leg on Laksh's leg making Laksh to yell in pain.

Laksh: (yells) Ahh! Papa see he is beating me with leg.

Dp: (Strictly) Sanskar!!

Sanskar: Ask him to shut his mouth papa. He doesn't even let me to eat my food peacefully. Already he spoiled my sleep last night by making phone calls continuously. Texting continuously. Don't know why everyday he does the same at home, at office everywhere. His only work is to disturb me and irritate me continuously .

Sanskar talks with frustration. Laksh becomes sad and just goes away from there without having his food completely.

Ap: Now have your food peacefully Sanskar. He will neither disturb you nor irritate you anymore.

She couldn't see her sons like that. Both are right in their places and both are stubborn equally. The love for eachother is beyond anything which made them like this just because of the incident that happened two years ago.

Laksh keeps trying to talk to Sanskar while Sanskar always ignores him. Sanskar's ignorance makes Laksh sad while sometimes his words hurt him more. When Laksh is hurt he either skips his food or he just goes to beach to make himself feel better. Laksh comes to Sanskar everyday whenever possible and tries to talk to him while Sanskar just ignores him or glares him. Everyday Laksh cries at night before going to sleep and sleeps as he cried a lot. He misses his bhai a lot. He misses his bhai pampering him. He misses their fun together at night which they used to do everynight. Their secret night outings. EVERYTHING!

Sanskar is angry on Laksh that his anger is taking over his love on Laksh. He speaks whatever comes to his mind in anger and hurts Laksh. Later he himself feels bad for hurting Laksh. But he is not ready to forgive Laksh for what Laksh did two years ago.

Sanskar has his food silently but incomplete. Dp looks at him sadly while Ap goes away from there. It is not that she doesn't love Sanskar or she loves Laksh more. It is the matter that her both sons are not like they used to be two years ago. But still they love each other in such a way that they are ready to kill or get killed for each other.

Laksh is still a kid while Sanskar is mature. For Laksh his brother is everything. He does any work only after Sanskar's approval.

@Office

Laksh: (Angrily) I said I don't need anything. Get lost from here.

He is yelling at the poen who brought food for him saying Ap has sent for him. But the thing is, it was Sanskar who sent it and Laksh also knew that. But he wants his brother to show that he still loves him. Sanskar is also stubborn and he is not ready to show nor forgive Laksh for what he did.

In this anger they both are just hurting each other.

Sanskar who got to know Laksh didn't eat anything from morning doesn't have his lunch.

It's evening they return home. As soon as they enter inside Laksh sees Adarsh and hugs him. He sobs in his embrace. Adarsh understood that like everyday Laksh might have asked sorry to Sanskar and Sanskar as always ignored him. Laksh is falling weak day by day. He is losing hopes.

Adarsh: shh... Lucky bacha stop crying. Give him some time he will forgive you.

Laksh: (sobbing) from...2 years...you all are say...saying same...bhayya.

Sanskar just looks away controlling his tears. All looks at them sad. Their happiness has been gone from that day.

Adarsh: But you did a mistake na bacha.

Laksh: (breaks the hug and looks at Adarsh with hurt) You too bhayya.

Adarsh: (cupping his face) arey Lucky not like that...

Laksh turns his face and goes away.

Sujatha: Adarsh what have you done?

Pari: Seriously Adarsh!

They both glare him and move to Laksh's room.

Here Sanskar looks at Adarsh who is looking at him. And moves to his room. Adarsh follows him.

Adarsh: Sankuu.

Sanskar: haan bhayya.

Adarsh: today I also hurt him (he says with teary eyes)

Sanskar: You told truth bhayya. And you know sometimes it hurts.

Adarsh: Why don't you forgive him?

Sanskar: Not again bhayya! If you are in my place will you forgive him?

Adarsh: I think that incident is related to all three of us and I already forgave him.

Sanskar: But it is mostly related to him and me and I can't forgive him bhayya. Please leave this topic.

Adarsh sighs and goes from there. Everybody in the house tried to make Sanskar understand Laksh's POV. But he isn't ready to even think about his POV. He is way too stubborn.

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Next morning Laksh comes out of his room and directly goes out of the house without listening to Adarsh and Ap who are calling him for breakfast. Adarsh looks at Sanskar while he looks down acting like ignoring. But he is worried about Laksh as he didn't had food last day.

Whole day passed Sanskar didn't see Laksh either in office or at home. He is worried. He badly wanted to know how he is?

He is restless and pacing in his cabin. At that time he receives a call from Laksh. He releases a breath of relief seeing his name displaying. But his heart is beating very fast indicating something wrong.

Sanskar: (with shaking voice) He..hel...hello

Laksh: (weakly) Bhai

Sanskar: (worried) Laksh... What happened?

Laksh: (painful voice) xyz road

After this the line gets dead. Sanskar just starts running out of the office and gets into the car. He drives his car in spead and reaches the place as soon as possible. He looks around and finds none.

At that time his phone beeps. He looks at the message.

"Want to know about your brother? Get onto the motor boat."

Sanskar looks around and finds the motor boat. Without a second thought he gets onto it. The boat gets started. Sanskar is being more restless after that message. He badly wants to see Laksh. It stops after sometime. He gets down.

The boat moves away before he could see and ask something to the boat driver.

Sanskar looks around. It is dark. He finds none.

Sanskar: (loudly) Laksh... Laksh... Where are you?

He looks around and tears start their way.

Sanskar: (shouts) Laksh.... Bacha... Please come... Laksh.

Sanskar runs from one side to another in search of Laksh. He couldn't see anything. He gets tired and falls down on his knees and keeps crying.

Suddenly he sees some light falling on him and looks up with his teary eyes only to find Laksh standing there smiling brightly.

Sanskar immediately hugs him tight. Laksh smiles through his tears feeling his brother's hug after two long years.

Suddenly Sanskar breaks the hug and looks at Laksh.

At that time all the lights get on. Sanskar looks around with confusion.

Laksh: (sings smiling happily) Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to you... Happy Birthday to you bhai...

Along with him other family members who are hiding till now come out and start singing.

Laksh: Happy Birthday bhai.

Sanskar looks at him and "THUD" a slap sound is heard. Yes Sanskar slapped Laksh. Laksh is standing there with teary eyes keeping his hand on his cheek. All gasp looking at the scene.

Adarsh: (shocked) Sanskar!!

Sanskar showed his palm indicating Adarsh to stop. Adarsh feels hurt and just moves back.

Sanskar: (angrily with blood shot eyes) Don't you think before you do something. Listening to your voice in phone I was scared like hell... My heartbeat stopped thinking that something had happened to you. But you... You just care about your stupidity, nothing else. Even two years ago you did the same. You just do whatever you want. You don't think about me. Anyways whom I am talking. Do whatever you want I don't care.

Laksh is just looking down.

Sanskar: You know what Laksh "I HATE YOU" even more now.

Laksh looks at him with pain and tears in his eyes. Everybody is looking at them sadly.

Sanskar just moved to Ap and Dp and took their blessings. Then he goes to Sujatha and Ram and take their blessings. He looks at Adarsh while he just turns otherside and moves towards Laksh.

Adarsh touches Laksh's shoulder while Laksh just goes from there.

Tears roll from Sanskar's eye. Ap keeps looking at them with pain.

*****

All reached home and are in their rooms. Nobody is able to sleep.

Laksh's room.

He is sitting near his study table and switching on and off the study light.

'I HATE YOU'

'I HATE YOU'

'I HATE YOU'

These words kept ringing in his mind. While tears are continuously flowing from his eyes. He keeps looking at the photograph of SanLak and crying remembering their beautiful moments.

On the other side Sanskar is caressing Laksh's shirt and looking at it with teary eyes.

Sanskar: I LOVE YOU bacha. I am sorry. I am really sorry...I felt my breath stopped listening to your painful voice. (He closes his eyes remembering what all thoughts he got when he heard Laksh's voice and reading that message) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU TOO bacha. Instead of wishing you back I slapped you. But na you really deserve that slap. How could you? How could you play such prank haan? Why don't you think before doing something? Even on that day also.

@flashback

Sanskar is just standing bored near the mirror while Adarsh is setting Sanskar's dress.

Adarsh: (sighs) Sanskar! For god sake, smile. You are the groom.

Sanskar: Bhai you know I am least interested in this marriage. I am just marrying as papa asked me to.

Adarsh: (worried) but Sanku bacha how could... (Interrupted)

Sanskar: Bhai papa has promised her father. And I don't want to break papa's promise. I know it will take time. But slowly I will like her. See papa and ma are also got married without their wish. Aren't they happy?

Adarsh: But Bade papa always loved badi ma.

Sanskar: (smiles) and later he was able to make ma love him. In the same way may be Rita's love will make me fall for her. You saw how much she loves me. Didn't you?

Adarsh though not satisfied just smiles looking at his brother's maturity. Adarsh hugs Sanskar.

Laksh: (from door who just came) Cheaters! Hug without me.

SanAdarsh look at him and show their tongue to him. Laksh pouts while SanAdarsh run to him and hug him tight making him to smile like a child. Laksh hugs them tight with teary eyes.

Laksh: (in mind) I am sorry bhai and bhayya. But I have to do this for bhai's happiness.

He wipes away the tear which rolled from his eye and smiles forcefully. He breaks the hug.

Sanskar looks at Laksh and finds something worng.

Sanskar: (cupping Laksh's face) hey bacha something wrong?

Laksh looks at Sanskar for one second and then smiles.

Laksh: (smirking) haan... Now you will not spend much time with me na (he pouts)

Sanskar: (serious) Lucky you are lieing.

Laksh for once wants to hug Sanskar and cry in his embrace but composes himself and smiles.

Laksh: (holding Sanskar's shoulder) I am not lieing bhai. I am completely fine.

Sanskar is about to speak when they heard Ap calling them from downstairs.

Laksh: bhai... Chalo... We are getting late.

Laksh just drags Sanskar while Adarsh follows them with smile. Laksh helps Sanskar to climb the horse and starts dancing crazyily along with all others. The baarat starts and all are enjoying. Sanskar is keeping an eye on Laksh. He is feeling something is wrong with Laksh. He is feeling restless.

Soon they reach the house of the bride. Sanskar is sitting in mandap and doing puja while his eyes are searching for Laksh.

Sanskar: Bhayya!

Adarsh: haan sanku.

Sanskar: Laksh?

Adarsh looks around.

Adarsh: May be he is doing some work. Let me see.

Sanskar nods. Adarsh goes in search of Laksh. The bride comes and sits beside Sanskar. Both Rita and Sanskar are sitting and doing puja. Pandit asked both of them to stand for pheres.

Sanskar: Laksh?

Adarsh who came there nods no.

Sanskar: Ma Papa Laksh?

Dp: He might be here only beta you start I will call him.

Sanskar just stands there while the bride is fuming. Dp is trying to call Laksh which is saying switched off.

Pandit: It is time for muhurat. You should start pheres.

Sanskar: No... I won't even move an inch till Laksh comes.

All are worried. Rita is fuming.

Rita: (controlling her anger) Sanskar... We are getting late.

Sanskar: I don't care.

Rita: (fumes) LAKSH LAKSH LAKSH... Always Laksh. Why don't you see that he isn't here? He won't come here. He left. He left from your life.

Sanskar looks shocked. Everybody are looking confused and shocked as well.

Rita: (angrily) Always Laksh. While eating you want Laksh. While sleeping you want Laksh. Including marrying me also you asked Laksh first. He agreed so you agreed to marry me. I wanted to spend sometime with you so arranged a date. There too you brought him. I am a human I want to spend sometime with my would be husband. But no you always want him with you. I hate it when you treat me just like some random person. I want you only for me. I should be your first priority. Your Love should be only for me.

Sanskar: (shouts) Shut up! He is my brother. I love him to that extent that I will kill myself for him. He is my everything.

Rita: (shouts back) That is what I don't like. I don't like Laksh being your first priority for anything. I hate him. I hate him to the core. That is why I sent him away from you. I took a promise from him not to come to your life again. Infact I also asked him his share of property. He readily signed the papers. He also got the sign from your Adarsh bhayya whom I planned to send away after marriage. I want only you and me no one. Not even your parents.

As soon she stopped she received a slap from Sanskar. He looked at her with disgust. He removed his varmala throws it in fire and runs outside followed by Adarsh who is also crying. Dp who was in tears moves l towards Rita's father.

Dp: My son agreed to this marriage because I promised you. I didn't even asked his opinion and just told him to marry. He readily agreed. I hurt him badly. It was my mistake because of which my all three children are suffering. Thank you so much for everything Mr. Goenka.

Dp holds Ap's hand and moves away from there followed by Sujatha, Ram and Pari. As soon as they left a loud slap is heard while Rita is seen on the floor with her hand on her cheek.

*****

Scene shifts to Laksh who is sitting in airport and staring blankly with teary eyes. Sanskar and Adarsh come there running and search for him. They look around and saw him waiting for the flight. Sanskar runs towards him and stands infront of him. Laksh who was sitting bending his head looks up and his eyes widened looking at SanAdarsh.

Next second a slap sound is heard all over the airport. Laksh looks at Sanskar with teary eyes holding his cheek. Sanskar holds Laksh's hand and takes away the watch from his hand.

Sanskar: I think you forgot to remove this. It has GPS you remember. Now you can go I will not know where you are.

Laksh: bhai...

Sanskar shows his palm asking him to stop and moves from there. Laksh looks at Adarsh who gave him a painful look and moves from there.

From that day Sanskar stopped talking to Laksh and Laksh keeps saying sorry.

Sanskar is hurt that Laksh was ready to leave him and go away though he knows that they both can't live without eachother. Laksh on the otherhand was guilt to know that he was about to leave SanAdarsh. He actually thought that his brother would be happy with his bhabhi if he isn't around him.

Adarsh slowly forgave Laksh but Sanskar isn't ready to forgive him.

@flashback ends.

Both SanLak come out of their room at a time after they remember their that sad day. They look eachother painfully. Laksh was about to talk to Sanskar but he ignores and moves out but Laksh follows him.

Sanskar sits on the swing in garden while Laksh comes and sits beside him. Both are looking at the moon. There is complete silence.

Precap: Last Shot

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With Love
Dharani (Dhaరणि)