Hello guys here is the last shot.

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Scene opens SanLak looking at the moon silently. Laksh breaks the silence as always trying to talk to his bhai.

Laksh: Though you are angry on me you gave me something or the other gift on my birthday. Will you give something which I ask this year?

Sanskar stays silent. Laksh looks at him sadly.

Laksh: Just give me back my Bhai. Please.

Sanskar: (still looking at the moon) Not after what you did today.

Laksh: I just planned a surprise for you.

Sanskar: (looks at him angrily) Surprise! It is heart attack.

Laksh: (looks down) I am sorry...

Sanskar: Stop chanting that word and leave me alone.

Laksh: (hugs Sanskar's hand) No I will not. You are just two years elder to me but you gave me all the love how a father gives to his son. You are more than papa to me. And your ignorance is killing me. I did that for your happiness. I never knew you don't like that marriage. If I would have known before I would have get her truth out and would have saved you from that situation. It was actually your fault for hiding from me.

Sanskar: (frowning his eyes) Ulta chor kotwal ko daate. Wah! Mistake was yours and you are blaming me. And beyond that when she asked you to get out of my life then only you should understand what her character is. You think that I like someone who wants me to go away from my brothers and my family? Wow you understand me so well.

Laksh: At that time I didn't think these all bhai. Only thing that mattered for me is my brother's happiness. And if it lies in going me away from him then I am ready.

Sanskar: You were ready to leave then and in fact left. You were prepared to be far from me. That is what I am doing. I am being far from you. You should be happy.

Laksh looks at him painfully while Sanskar is still staring moon.

Laksh: (with chocked voice) Happy... Birthday.. once again bhai.

Sanskar keeps staring moon while Laksh looks at him with longingness. Sanskar didn't wish Laksh from last two years on his birthday. Both are hurt. They are hurt due to their unconditional love for eachother.

They used to always feel happy that their birthdays are same though Laksh is two years younger to Sanskar. Not everybody gets something like this. Though children of same mother but have same birthdays with but different times is really very rare which SanLak got. They used to celebrate very beautifully with their family.

Laksh doesn't allow anybody to wish him unless Sanskar wishes him from childhood. Thus nobody had wished him from two years on his birthday. But yes Laksh never forgot to plan a surprise for Sanskar on his birthday.

Laksh runs away from there. A tear rolled from Sanskar's eye.

Sanskar: Happy Birthday to you too bacha once again.

He wipes the tears and goes back to his room.

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Next morning SanLak goes to office only to find it dark. As soon as they enter the lights gets on. The whole office is decorated beautifully.

It is written 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAKSH' 

Laksh smiles in tears thinking it would be his bhai as nobody knows about his birthday in office. He looks at Sanskar who is looking confused. At that time someone comes out holding a cake in her hand singing birthday song.

Girl: Happy birthday Laksh.

Laksh's face turns into anger looking at that person. He just hits the cake and throws it down. He is very sad and frustrated that Sanskar didn't wish him and now this girl added anger to him by wishing and beyond that appearing after two years in front of him.

He looks at her angrily and moves from there angrily.

Sanskar looks at her in questioning manner.

Girl: (with teary eyes) Papa and di had an accident and di was paralyzed in that accident should go immediately and couldn't contact anybody.

Sanskar: He might have missed you so much Ragoo.

The girl is revealed to me Ragini.

Ragini: (teary eyes) He never told you about it?

Sanskar: (looking down) I never talked to him in these two years.

Ragini gasps.

Ragini: (shocked) Why?

Sanskar looks down. Ragini looks at him and just runs towards Laksh's room. She knows how Laksh would be feeling now. If Sanskar is not talking to Laksh means he might have not wished him. For Laksh Sanskar's wishes matter most. She never thought Sanskar wouldn't talk to Laksh that too for two years. She knows how much they both love each other.

Ragini goes inside Laksh's cabin and sees him who is crying with hiccups looking at Sanskar's photo. She runs to him and takes him into her embrace. He cries more in her embrace.

Laksh: (crying) He hates...me Ragoo. He isn't ready to forgive me. Two years, Two years. I am fed up now. I don't want to live. I don't want to live anymore.

Ragini hits him.

Ragini: Shut up idiot. Stop talking nonsense. First tell me why is he angry on you?

Laksh looks at her. Ragini wipes his face with her duppatta.

Ragini: You don't look anymore like My Cute Lucky.

Laksh smiles a little. Ragini smiles and kisses his forehead and joins her forehead with him.

Laksh: I missed you so much. But I also know you must have had a reason for your disappearance.

Ragini smiles at him with teary eyes. She hugs him.

Ragini: I love you Laksh.

Laksh: I Love you too Ragoo.

Ragini: Now tell me what happened between you and bhai?

Laksh looks at her and then tells everything to her. Ragini looks at him adoringly.

Ragini: You love him so much that I am jealous of him.

Laksh frowns while Ragini chuckles.

Ragini: Now your Ragini came na see how your that nautanki bhai will forgive you.

Laksh: (angrily) He isn't nautanki.

Ragini giggles.

Laksh: You tell me where did you disappear?

Ragini: (sadly) Papa and di met with an accident so I need to go. And di was paralyzed, I lost my phone and also papa locked me in the house knowing about us. Di helped me out now.

Laksh: Sorry I didn't try to find about you. I was so much depressed and...

He looks down.

Ragini: It's ok Laksh. You don't even know where I live except my past then how will you try to help me. Infact I am happy atleast you have trust on me.

Laksh: I trust you to the core Ragoo. Waise how is di now?

Ragini: She is completely fine now. But I am scared he will do something to her.

Laksh: You shouldn't have come leaving her alone.

Ragini: She took swear on her and sent me.

Laksh sighs.

Laksh: First we need to get di out from him.

Ragini: but...

Laksh: shhh... Come with me.

He drags her to the office cafe.

Ragini: What are we doing here?

Laksh: You will tell me everything.

Ragini sighs.

Ragini: You know he is our step father who acted good till ma was alive. Once she is dead he started showing his real face. Di actually got to know that he only killed mom for her property. There di is working so hard to keep up mom's company and he is wasting all the money in gambling and by drinking. That day night he came home drunk. Di raised her voice against him. He started beating her and in that he beat her badly on her head. He himself got scared and started taking her to hospital and as he was drunk he made an accident.

Ragini sighs.

Laksh: Where are they now?

Ragini: In Mumbai.

Laksh: chalo we are leaving to Mumbai.

He stands up and was pulling Ragini when he saw Sanskar standing exactly behind him.

Sanskar: No need to go anywhere I will take care of it.

He says looking at Ragini. Ragini smiles.

Sanskar: You are staying with us from now.

Ragini was about to deny but Laksh presses her hand asking her not to say no. Ragini nods.

Sanskar: Now go home.

He says still looking at Ragini. Ragini again nods. Sanskar leaves. Laksh looks at Ragini and giggles. She hits him while he hugs her and kisses her head.

Ragini: We should do something to make yours and bhai's relation normal.

Laksh: I lost hopes leave it.

He gets a hit from Adarsh who was also present there and listening to them secretely.

Laksh: Ahh! Bhayya why do you keep hitting me always?

Adarsh: Because you keep doing such type of things.

Ragini smiles looking at Adarsh while he does the same in return.

Adarsh: Now what are you doing? Go home and plan to pacify him.

Laksh shows him his tongue and runs from there while Ragini laughs and follows him.

They go home while Ap and Dp get happy seeing her after two years.

Ap starts pampering her while Laksh pouts.

Laksh: (pouts) mom I am your son.

Ragini: (showing tongue) I am her daughter.

Ap chuckles seeing them. They both used to fight like never ending enimies when Adarsh brought her home as a paying guest. That is how they both fell in love but suddenly Ragini disappeared without telling anyone. But still Laksh knows that Ragini will come for sure because he knows she will never cheat him. He also know that Ragini has some personal problems which she never shared even with him.

Two days passed.

Sanskar came home from office. Laksh didn't go to office. Sanskar started calling Ragini's name loudly making RagLak come out of the room.

Ragini: Haan bhai.

Sanskar: I have something for you.

Laksh frowns and looks on. Sanskar looks back and a girl comes inside. Ragini immediately runs to her and hugs her tight.

Ragini: (sobbing) di

Swara: shhh... Ragoo ma... I am fine.

Ragini: (breaks the hug) papa?

Sanskar: In the place where he deserves.

SwaRagini look eachother with pain. Though he did those all to them still they loved him as their own father. He might be faking but that looked so real and they loved him.

Laksh: Enough Enough Enough now no more crying. (Dramatically) Ragoo I hate tears rey.

SwaRagini laugh. Sanskar shakes his head in disbelief and goes from there. Ragini takes Swara to her room while Laksh moves towards Sanskar's room. He peeps into his room through window. He finds Sanskar caressing Laksh's face in the big photograph placed on the wall.

Laksh: (whispers) Please forgive me bhai.

Sanskar: (whispers) I Love you bacha. I also want to forgive you but couldn't because I am scared...scared that you will do something like this again.

Laksh: (whispers) I promise bhai I will never do something like this. Please give my bhai back to me. I can't live like this.

Sanskar: (whispers) sorry I can't. Now atleast I can see you infront of my eyes. If you again do something like this I am scared to lose you.

Laksh wipes his tears looks at Sanskar who is still caressing his face in that big photo and goes to his room. Sanskar also wipes his tears kisses Laksh's face on the photo and goes to washroom.

Ragini looks at Laksh who just went and goes to her room sadly.

Few days passed.

It was night Ragini moves towards Sanskar's room. She knocks the door and goes inside once gets the approval.

Sanskar: Ragoo?

Ragini: Bhai I want to talk something.

Sanskar: Haan Ragoo.

Ragini: come with me.

Sanskar follows her. They get settled in garden.

Ragini: Thank you bhai.

Sanskar smiles and caresses her hair.

Ragini: I want to marry Laksh

She says suddenly. He looks at her.

Sanskar: I will talk to papa.

Ragini: I already spoke.

Sanskar looks at her shocked. She chuckles.

Sanskar: (whispers) made for each other.

Ragini: (with attitude) That we are.

Sanskar shakes his head in disbelief.

Sanskar: What papa said?

Ragini: He said ok but...

Sanskar: (frowns) but?

Ragini: but you are elder to him so he wants you to get married.

Sanskar: (a little loud) NEVER

Ragini: (sadly) It means Laksh and I should be unmarried whole life like this. And papa also told di should be married first then only mine and Laksh's marriage. But I think we both will be bachelors whole life.

Sanskar fell into deep thoughts. Ragini looks at him corner of her eyes and smirks.

Ragini: (to herself) Perfect Ragoo... You hit the point. Great.

She keeps looking down sadly. Sanskar gets up from there and moves to his room. Ragini smiles.

Ragini: (smiles) You both will make perfect couple bhai. That is why I agreed immediately to Laksh when he told this idea. Ma and papa are also happy with this idea. Hope you will agree.

She goes to her room.

One week later.

All are having breakfast.

Sanskar: (suddenly) I am ready for this marriage.

Laksh chokes listening this. Ragini helps him to drink water.

Laksh: (with wide eyes) You just said that you are ready for this marriage.

Sanskar glares him. Laksh gulps seeing his glare and gets back to his breakfast.

Swara: I have a condition.

Sanskar looks at her being dejected.

Sanskar: (in mind) I know this only happens. If she asks me something like that bitch I am not going to leave her.

Swara: I will marry you only if... (She stops)

Sanskar: (frowning) if?

Swara: if you talk to Laksh and get back to him normally like before.

Laksh looks at her shocked.

Laksh: (immediately shouts) NO... I don't want him to forgive me like this di... If he wants to forgive me he has to do it by himself but not by this condition and all.

Sanskar gets up from there and goes away.

Swara looks with teary eyes.

Swara: He didn't had his breakfast because of me.

Ap: (caresses her hair) It's ok beta I will send his breakfast to his room.

Swara: Ma I will take it please.

Ap nods with smile. Swara takes the plate from Ap and goes.

Laksh also goes from there followed by Ragini.

Dp: (sighs) When will everything sort out Anu?

Adarsh: very soon Bade Papa. I have a feeling from the time Ragini has arrived that everything is fine. I also feel Swara's this condition is also Ragini's plan.

Ragini: (who came to take her phone says) Wah! you are very intelligent bhayya.

Pari: Not at all.

Adarsh pouts making everyone laugh.

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Two days later. Laksh comes home tired and sits on the couch closing his eyes. He feels someone massaging his head. He knows who that is. He opens his eyes being shocked.

Laksh: (shocked) bhai!!!

Sanskar: (comes and sits beside him and holds his ears) I am sorry bacha. Please forgive your bhai.

Laksh just hugs him tight and cries in his embrace. Sanskar also cries along with him. But suddenly Laksh breaks the hug and looks at Sanskar.

Laksh: You aren't forgiving me due anybody's pressure hain na?

Sanskar nods no with his teary eyes. He pulls Laksh again into hug and cries caressing his hair. They both cry for sometime and calms down when they felt good.

Sanskar breaks the hug and kisses Laksh's forehead while Laksh smiles happily but his expressions again change into sad and serious.

Laksh: (chocking) You said...You..hate...me

A sob escapes from Laksh's mouth. Sanskar again pulls him into a hug.

Sanskar: I Love You bacha... I love you so much. Sorry for that. I LOVE YOU. Did you hear?

Laksh smiles through tears and nods.

Laksh: How... (interrupted)

Sanskar: We will talk about it once you get fresh up. Go change yourself I will be there within sometime.

Laksh pouts making Sanskar smile. Laksh goes from there. Ragini comes and sits beside Sanskar.

Ragini: So?

Sanskar: You are an angel for real. Laksh was right.

Ragini smiles. Then she forwards her hand.

Ragini: Promise me you will keep my di happy.

Sanskar nods no. Ragini frowns.

Sanskar: I will keep my wife happy.

Ragini smiles. Sanskar side hugs her.

Sanskar: I think I should go now. He must be beating his head for himself not understanding how my tail finally bent.

Ragini laughs and nods. Adarsh who is looking from behind smiles.

Adarsh: Finally, everything is fine.

He also goes from there.

Sanskar is feeding Laksh dinner and Laksh is talking continuously while eating.

Sanskar: bacha bacha listen listen... We will talk once you had dinner.

Laksh: (pouts) Before you said once I fresh up now you are saying dinner. Arey I have so much to talk.

Sanskar smiles and forwards another morsel. Laksh twists his lips and eats. Once he completed his dinner he jumps on the bed and keeps his head on Sanskar's lap. Sanskar caresses his hair lovingly.

Laksh: (with teary eyes) I missed you so much bhai. I am sorry.

Sanskar: (with teary eyes) I am also sorry bacha. In my fear I didn't talk to you for two years.

Laksh looks at him.

Sanskar: I was scared, scared that you will go again leaving me.

Laksh hugs him through waist and cries while Sanskar cries holding him tight.

Sanskar: Ragini was the one who found out my fear. She came to me and spoke to me. She asked me to be in your place and think what will I do if I were in your place, which never did. May be I will do the same. Then I understood what you did. You did everything for me and I...I just kept avoiding you, scolding you, not talking to you. I am sorry bacha. I am really sorry.

Laksh: I am sorry bhai... I will never do something like this. I will not in dreams think to leave you and go even if it is for your good. We both will be together and solve everything.

Sanskar nods. Again they hug each other.

Laksh: (grinning) Bhai night outing.

Sanskar winks and they both run towards the balcony. Laksh brings the ladder from its hide out and they both come down to the back side of the house. As soon as they turn back they find Adarsh looking at them angrily.

SanLak look eachother, hold Adarsh's either of the hands and run outside. They stop once they came out and look at eachother and burst out into laughter.

Finally they have a group hug. They break hug and walk to the end of the lane. There the ice cream vendor gets surprised to see all three of them together after so long.

Vendor: (surprised) Laksh baba all three of you together?

Laksh smiles.

Sanskar: Arey Kaka now you will see all three of us together again.

Vendor smiles. He always adored SanLak Adarsh love for eachother. He gives them their favourite ice creams and they move from there enjoying it. They start having fun how they used to have two years ago

After sometime they go back home while Laksh sleeps in Sanskar's room talking all the while.

Sanskar: (caressing Laksh's hair) How much I missed seeing this smile on your face bacha. Love you so much.

Laksh: (in sleep) Love you too bhai.

Sanskar smiles. He also sleeps peacefully after two long years.

Next day SanLak come out of the room at a time and gets confused seeing all the house decorated.

Laksh: What's happening bhai?

Sanskar shrugs. Pari comes towards them and gives them two new dresses and asks them to change. Nobody is bothering to answer them while they keep trying to find out. Finally they get fed up and go to their room and change their clothes. They come back to hall again. This time Adarsh drags them and makes them stand beside SwaRagini.

Ap: (giving rings) Chalo now exchange the rings.

SanLak are looking everything shocked.

Adarsh chuckles. They both pout and then finally smile. Then they exchange their rings.

SwaRagini: We promise that we both never come in between you brothers.

SanLak Adarsh are holding eachother hand tight with bright smile on their face. All family look happy seeing them.

The End.

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With Love
Dharani (Dhaరणि)