Namaskaram 🙏

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“Why don’t you stay for few more days?” Shekhar asks sadly.

Ragini looks at Laksh. He looks at her and then at Anvi, who is showing her puppy face. He himself wanted to stay back there. These four days he felt he was back with his family. ShekJan filled the place of his parents while Viren filled the place of his brother. He couldn’t stop but nod yes. Ragini smiles happily while Anvi jumps screaming. Shekhar, Janaki and Viren smile happily.

“Jeevika you also stay back beta. What will you do alone there?” Janaki asks.

“Ma I stay alone since three years.” Jeevika states.

“Yes that’s why I am saying stay back here only with us forever.” Janaki says her point which she has been saying since three years to Jeevika.

“Ma we will talk this matter later. For now I have to leave.” As always Jeevika avoids the topic.

She leaves as she has important work. Viren falls into thoughts.

“I need some files from home. I will go get them. Should I get something of Anvi’s or yours?” Laksh asks looking at Ragini.

She nods and tells him what she needs. Anvi is already playing with her Nanu and Chocolate. Laksh looks at Janaki and leaves as she nods.

*****

It’s night after dinner Laksh is working sitting on the couch in the room. Ragini came out of the washroom after changing. She sat beside him.

“Laksh!” She calls.

“Hmm…” he hmms still working.

“I was thinking…” She stops as she waits for Laksh’s attention.

“I am listening.” He says while still working.

“I was thinking to join Anvi in Self Defence classes.” Ragini says.

Laksh looks at her.

“The kidnaps of kids and all happening around the world everyday made me think about this. She needs to be strong both physically and mentally. Not just that, there are many things happening with kids now a days. Example 'The Bad Touch'. It would be useful for her.” Ragini puts her point.

“You are right.” Laksh says getting her point.

Ragini smiles.

“Do one thing. You also join along with her. It’s never late for learning self defence.” Laksh says.

Ragini was about to speak but Laksh continues.

“You will go. No arguments.” Laksh finalises.

Ragini nods.

“So I will look for some good training centre.” Laksh says.

“I already did!” Ragini says.

Laksh smiles.

“Then go for it.” Laksh says.

Ragini smiles and nods.

“Daddaa!” Anvi comes walking rubbing her eyes with her fists.

RagLak look at her. She moves towards them and climbs on to Laksh’s lap. She hugs him. Laksh smiles.

“I am angry!” She says pouting still hugging him.

Ragini smiles.

“Why?” Laksh asks.

“You are always busy. You don’t play with me!” She pouts more.

“Liar! It’s you who got busy with Nanu and Mamu. You don’t even sleep with Dadda and Mumma now.” Laksh says pouting.

“But we don’t stay here always no. That’s why I sleep with Nanu and Nani. After going home I will sleep with Mumma and You!” She says.

Laksh chuckles and nods okay.

“So you are here now without sleeping to say that you are angry?” Laksh asks pulling her cheeks.

Anvi pouts and nods while RagLak chuckle.

“So what should Dadda do to shoo his princess’ anger?” Laksh asks.

Ragini smiles. Anvi acts like thinking tapping her chin.

“Dramebaaz!” Laksh starts tickling her.

Anvi laughs. Ragini keeps looking both of them lovingly. Laksh stops tickling as Anvi gets tired. She hugs him.

“I will sleep with you today Dadda!” She says hugging him.

Laksh kisses her head. He closes the laptop that is on the table and looks at Ragini. She nods. He takes Anvi in his arms and moves towards the bed followed by Ragini. They lay on the bed and Anvi pulls Ragini’s hand putting it on her along with Laksh’s hand.

After sometime Ragini is sitting in the balcony of her room and caressing a diary.

“When will you listen to me Laksh?” She whispers to herself wiping the tear that left her eye.

Both of them are in different kind of pain and fear. He is scared that she might go away from him again if he listens to her while she is scared how he will react after knowing the reason. He is in pain that she left him while she is in pain that he isn’t letting her tell what happened. He is angry that she left him but is also not ready to listen to her in the fear of losing her while she wants to tell him everything and let her pain completely. Both need each other. Laksh has chosen not to listen to her while Ragini has chosen to keep trying telling him till he listens. Though he is behaving normal with her but every time there is small pain in his eyes which also reflected in her eyes.

She slept there with the diary in her hands. Laksh got disturbed in the middle of night and found her missing. His heart started beating faster.

“No you can’t leave me again Ragini. You can’t!” getting scared he gets up from the bed and moves towards the door.

He is sweating badly. He found the door locked from inside. He looked around to see even bathroom locked from outside. He immediately rushes towards the balcony and looks around to find her sleeping leaning to the couch there. His eyes immediately left the tears which were waiting to drop till now. His heart slowly relaxed seeing her there. His muscles which were tensed till now calmed down. His legs slowly made their way towards her. He got settled down beside her and took her into his embrace trying to make sure that he doesn’t disturb her. But as she was not in deep sleep she got disturbed and opened her eyes.

“Laksh?” She whisper questioned him.

He immediately hugged her tight sobbing silently. Ragini got confused and hugged him back. He composed himself from crying and wiped away his tears. Since his sobs were silent Ragini couldn’t get that he was crying. He broke the hug and looked down controlling himself.

“Laksh what happened?” she asked feeling odd.

He stood up and moved into the room making Ragini more confused. He moved into washroom while Ragini moved inside. She sat on the bed waiting for him to come out while Laksh is standing in the bathroom leaning to the wall and letting his tears. He composes himself, washes his face and comes out of the washroom.

He looks at Ragini who immediately stood and started moving towards him.

“Laksh what happened? Did you see any bad dream?” She asks while cupping his face.

He smiles painfully at her and just shook his head.

“Go and sleep. Good night!” Saying he pats her cheek.

“Laksh please!” She whispers with teary eyes.

“I am fine Bacha!” he says wiping her tears and trying to smile.

“You are not! I can feel it. Please share with me. Please!” She says sadly.

“I will! But not now!” Laksh whispers joining his forehead with hers.

Ragini looks at him painfully but nods. Laksh smiles wiping her face.

“Now go and sleep.” Laksh says.

Ragini shakes her head and hugs him with teary eyes. He sighs and hugs her back.

“I am fine Bacha!” He whispers caressing her hair.

“I know you are angry on me that’s why you aren’t sharing with me.” She says looking at him from his embrace.

“Not like that bacha.” He says looking other side but not her.

“You would look at me and speak if you aren’t lying. I deserve it I know. Share it when you feel to. I will be waiting.” Saying she breaks the hug.

Laksh looks on. She pecks his cheek and goes to the bed. He sighs and moves to the balcony where Ragini was previously sitting. He keeps staring the moon and falls asleep there.

****

Ragini passes Laksh a cup of coffee while he is working sitting in the couch in the hall while Anvi is playing with Chocolate.

“Baby come here. We will get late to school.” Ragini calls her.

Anvi runs to Ragini. Ragini takes her into her arms and moves to the room to make her ready to school.

“Early morning so much work.” Shekhar says as he sat beside Laksh taking the news paper.

“Yes papa! A meeting in two days!” Laksh says looking at him with smile.

Shekhar nods understanding. Jeevika enters the house looking into the phone and collides with Viren who intentionally collides with her.

“Ahh! Viren can’t you see?” Jeevika says as they get hit to each other’s head.

“Same question Miss. Jeevika!” he hits her head once again with his head.

Jeevika rolls her eyes. She gets back to her phone moving a side but Viren again comes to her front. Jeevika looks at him.

“What?” She asks.

“Why did I ask you to come here early?” Viren asks.

“How would I know?” She asks putting her hand on her waist.

“You don’t even have the anxiousness to know the matter. Cha!” He says disappointed.

“Sorry!” She says cutely making him melt.

“Chalo!” he says smiling and forwarding his hand.

Ragini is making Anvi ready. She is doing Anvi’s hair.

“Baby!” Ragini calls Anvi.

“Mumma!” Anvi turns to her.

Ragini smiles. She makes her sit on her lap.

“Today mumma is thinking to teach you something really very important.” Ragini says.

Anvi nods making herself attentive.

“The topic is Bad Touch!” Ragini says.

Anvi nods confused.

“Not everybody who touches you touch you in a good way. They may be thinking of something bad. You need to differentiate it and speak against it.” Ragini says.

“How mumma?” Anvi asks.

“For example let’s say I patted your head like this.” Ragini says patting her head lovingly.

“How did you feel?” Ragini asks.

“Lovely!” Anvi says smiling pleasantly.

“But there might be some type of touch which you feel you didn’t like it. But you might not understand that it’s bad touch. Especially the places like your lips, the place below your neck to above your knees. Also you buttocks.” Ragini says by making Anvi place her hands on the parts of Anvi’s body.

“These are mainly the places which only you have right to touch. Never let ANYBODY touch them.” Ragini says stressing the word ANYBODY to make her understand that anybody means anybody.

Anvi nods yes understanding.

“Let’s says somebody tries to do so what will you do?” Ragini asks.

Anvi looks questioningly.

“First of all try to go away from that person. If the person isn’t letting you try to bite the person hard and run away shouting for someone. You will definitely tell me if anytime something happens like that to you. You will not hide it from me.” Ragini explains.

“Promise!” Anvi says pinching her neck.

Ragini smiles and kisses her forehead lovingly.

“Since Dadda and me want our Princess to be the strongest has decided to send you classes so that you can fight if you ever face any situation that might harm you. So will you come with mumma to the self defence classes from tomorrow?” Ragini asks.

“What will they teach there mumma?” Anvi asks.

“They will teach you how to save yourself from the person who is trying to harm you. You can fight yourself and save yourself.” Ragini says.

“Dishum! Dishum!” Anvi says acting like boxing.

Ragini chuckles.

“Yes! Dishum! Dishum! So will you come?” Ragini asks.

Anvi nods yes. Ragini smiles and hugs her.

“Mumma hungry!” She pouts.

“Yes let’s go. We will get late to school also.” Ragini says taking her into her arms.

She moves towards the hall along with Anvi.

“Finally everybody is here!” Viren says.

He stands in front of Jeevika making her confused.

“What?” She asks.

He forwards his hand. She holds his hand as he signs her to and makes her stand. He takes a box of ring and forwards to her.

“Let’s get married!” He states instead of proposing.

Jeevika gets stunned while Ragini screams happily hearing him. ShekJan smile happily.

“Jeevika!” Viren calls her.

She just hugs him tight letting her tears flow.

“Thank You!” he whispers to her and she understood why he is thanking her.

“She is my Ragu!” She whispers to him wiping her tears.

Viren smiles hearing her. It was due to Ragini they had took the decision of not getting married. Now Viren has decided that they will get married and he knows Jeevika will not say no because she has accepted it for his Princess. He would be grateful forever for that to Jeevika. He cannot get married seeing his Princess in pain. Now that his princess is back he decided now that it’s time he has to make his love happy.

“I am so happy. Finally!” Ragini hugs both of them.

Laksh smiles.

“Why is everybody happy?” Anvi asks confused.

All chuckle at her.

“I am stealing your bua!” Viren says pulling her cheek taking her in his arms.

“No mamu. Bua is my favourite.” She pouts.

“Hawwww! Then I am not your favourite. I am katti!” He says looking away.

“You are also my favourite!” She says.

“No choose one!” Viren says smirking.

Anvi looks confused.

“Bhayyu you are confusing my baby!” Ragini says taking Anvi into her arms.

Anvi nods. All smile seeing both of them.

“But mumma why is Mamu stealing Bua?” Anvi asks.

“Princess we are getting late to school!” Laksh says as he knows his smart daughter will not leave till she gets all the answers.

“Yes and also my baby was hungry!” Ragini says acting with Laksh.

All chuckle at RagLak efforts for stopping Anvi from her continuous questions.

After breakfast.

“Why suddenly?” Jeevika asks when they are outside near the car.

“It’s already very late.” He states smiling.

She smiles.

“We have other work before this.” He says thinking something.

“What?” Jeevika asks confused.

“Laksh! He needs to know everything Jeevika. Ragini needs peace. She isn’t okay with Laksh's behaviour. Not that he is behaving bad or being angry with her. It would have been good if he is angry or acting rude to her but he is pouring all the love on her and not letting her speak. She is breaking more and more. I know he has his reasons and fears. But the only solution for everything is they should speak and let everything.” Viren puts his point.

“Let’s go out for dinner tonight.” Jeevika says.

Viren looks at her weird.

“Here I am talking something very seriously and you are talking about dinner. Unbelievable!” he shakes his head but stops looking at her expression.

“Dinner plan on!” He says.

She chuckles.

****

Ragini is listening to Anvi’s banter waiting outside the house for Viren, Jeevika and Laksh to come out of the house. Shekhar and Janaki are already seated in the car. Jeevika comes out of the house.

“Ragu Laksh is calling you. He needs something it seems.” Jeevika says.

Ragini nods.

“Give Anvi to me.” Jeevika says taking Anvi into her arms.

“Wow Laksh what’s this perfume you used?” Viren asks as Laksh is coming out of the house.

“Just a random one jiju. One of my friends gave me few days back.” Laksh says.

“I want to use it. Get it na.” Viren says.

Laksh nods smiling and goes back to the room. At the same time Ragini enters the house and goes towards her room while Viren is hiding. He immediately locks the room from outside as Ragini enters. He smirks and moves out of the house. He shows thumbs up to Jeevika.

‘Ragu utilise the chance!’ Jeevika texts Ragini.

“Laksh you called me?” Ragini asks as she entered.

“Me? No I didn’t?” Laksh says.

“Then bhabhi….” She hears the sound of her phone and looks at it.

Reading the message she looks at the door. She immediately moves towards the door and tries to open it but finds it locked.

“What happened?” Laksh asks.

“They locked it!” Ragini says sighing.

Laksh understood what that means.

“I will look after the work.” He saying moves towards his laptop bag.

“Mumma Dadda hasn’t come yet mamu!” Anvi says as Viren starts the car.

“Dadda and Mumma won’t come.” Jeevika says.

“But why? I want them to come.” Anvi says.

“My Tinkerbell you want mumma dadda to finish their fight or not?” Viren asks.

“Yes!” Anvi says nodding vigorously.

“That is why mamu and me made mumma and dadda stay back. They both will sort out everything now. Till then let’s have yummy dinner and come back.” Jeevika says.

Anvi nods. Viren looks at ShekJan and they both nod understanding.

“My laptop?” Laksh says looking at his empty bag.

Ragini also looks around.

“They made everything full proof.” Laksh whispers to himself.

'Ragu utilise the chance!’ Jeevika's text comes into Ragini’s mind.

*****

Thank You for reading.

I wrote the part of 'Bad Touch' since I want to show RagLak parenting according to present scenario of the real world.

Next part you will know Ragini’s reason to leave Laksh. Story is at it’s end. The parts will have Ragini’s reason, Laksh’s pain at that time, Ragini’s pain at that time and Finally Laksh forgiving her and happy RagLakAnvi along with Ragini’s family.

Next part will take time because I am preparing for my exams. It might be coming after my exams.

With Love
Dharani (Dhaరणि)