Namaskaram 🙏

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@flashback

Ragini is studying in her room when she heard a phone ring. She frowns and looks at the phone that is lying on the table beside her book.

“Bhai?” She whispers confused.

That’s when she realises it’s not her phone.

“It’s not my phone.” She whispers with wide eyes.

She looks the phone in all directions by then the call gets cut and the lock screen shows his photo.

“This man is the one who saved me from that giant scary dog in the morning.” She speaks with wide eyes.

She thinks for few seconds and realisation struck her.

“Our phones got exchanged!” she stands up from the chair shocked.

She tries to open the phone but it has lock. She runs out of the room and moves towards her mother who is in hall watching TV.

“Ma give me your phone!” She asks her mother forwarding her hand.

“What happened to yours?” her mother asks.

“It got exchanged!” She says with wide eyes.

Janaki looks confused. She sits beside her and tells her the scary story of her and how the phone got exchanged. Janaki hits Ragini’s head lightly.

“Careless idiot! Now call to your phone and talk to him.” Janaki says glaring her.

Ragini pouts and takes Janaki’s phone. She immediately dials her number.

On the other side Laksh is doing his work seriously in his room. That’s when he also heard a ringtone which is very unusual to him. He frowns and looks at the phone and his frown grown seeing the id name 'ma' but his eyes caught her picture, whom he saw in the morning in the park. It is display picture for that id along with another person whom she is hugging. He took the call understanding what might have happened.

“Hello!” he says taking the call.

“Hello! Are you the person who saved me in the morning?” she asks immediately.

He chuckles while on the other side Janaki hits her own head hearing her daughter’s smart words.

“Ji yes! How can I help you?” he asks smiling teasingly.

“My phone. It’s with you. You know I love that phone so much. Please return it back. It’s my bhayyu's gift for my birthday.” She says with crying voice.

Janaki is looking at her with wide eyes.

“She doesn’t even know how to talk to strangers also. I never realised this.” Janaki whispers to herself seeing her.

“Ragini give the phone to me!” She demanded.

Ragini blinks her eyes and gives phone to her.

“Hello! Sorry sir. I think morning your phone and My Daughter’s phones got exchanged. Could you please tell us when and where should we come to take the phone back?” Janaki asked glaring Ragini.

Ragini is looking at Janaki innocently. While Laksh smiles at the cuteness and innocence he felt when Ragini spoke.

“Namaste aunty. Is it okay if we meet at the same place in an hour?” he greets and asks her.

Janaki smiled lightly.

“Okay beta. Thank You!” Janaki thanks him and cuts the call.

Laksh chuckles remembering her cute talks and gets back to his work shaking his head.

Ragini moves into the park eating a chocolate. She looked around for him but didn’t find him. That’s when someone clears their throat. She turns and finds him. She smiles brightly and immediately forwards her hand. He controls his chuckle and gives the phone to her. She immediately kisses the phone.

“Thank Youuuu!” she sings smiling happily.

He smiles.

“My phone?” he asks.

“Oh sorry!” saying she takes the phone from the bag and gives it to him.

“Thank You!” he smiles at her.

“Bye!” she says and about to go but stops and turns to him.

“Your bhai had called some three times. So I had to take the call and tell him that our phones got exchanged. He asked me to inform you to call him.” She says smiling.

“Thank You!” he says to her smiling.

She goes from there smiling back at him while he dials his brother walking back outside the park.

@flashback ends.

Ragini comes out of the thoughts when her phone rang. She takes the call immediately.

“Bhayyu you found it?” she asks as soon as she takes the call.

“Yes Princess. It’s in your cupboard only.” He says looking at the same phone which got exchanged with Laksh’s on that day.

She sighs in relief.

“Bhayyu I want it. Please bring it here na.” she asks pouting.

“Okay Princess. Anyway I was planning to come there to meet you. I am already missing you!” he says as his eyes turned moist.

Ragini’s eyes too turned moist that’s when Anvi came into the room running. She saw her Mumma’s eyes moist and got worried.

“Mumma what happened? Why are you crying?” she asked worried cupping her Mumma’s face with her little hands.

Ragini smiles with moist eyes.

“You are crying Princess? What happened?” Viren asks worried as he heard Anvi’s voice.

“Arey Bhayyu I am just missing you. You said you are coming no. I am fine. Will talk to you when you come here. Come soon.” She consoled her brother looking at Anvi who is still cupping her face and looking at her worried.

“Okay Princess!” Viren says and cuts the call.

Ragini takes Anvi in to her lap and kisses her cheek.

“I am fine Baby. I am just missing Mamu!” She answered to her finally.

“Mamu?” Anvi asked confused.

“Yes mamu only. He will come in sometime. You can meet him.” She said with shine in her eyes.

Anvi grinned and nodded okay.

“Mumma hungry!” she pouted.

“Hmm… so today mumma will make whatever you want. So tell me what do you want?” Ragini asked pulling Anvi’s cheeks.

“Dosa!” Anvi said excited.

“Let’s go and make some yummy dosa for you.” Ragini said taking Anvi into her arms.

Ragini moved towards the kitchen to see Santha kaki doing some work.

“Kaki!” she called smiling at her.

“Ragini beta you need something?” she asked in the middle of her work.

“Anvi is hungry. She wants to have dosa. Do we have batter?” Ragini asks pulling Anvi’s cheeks again.

“Yes beta. You go and sit I will make and get to the dining.” Kaki says.

“No kaki. I will make them. You are doing something no you carry on.” Ragini says smiling.

“Arey but beta…” Ragini interrupts her.

“Kaki my daughter has asked me something for the first time. I want to do it. Please!” Ragini says looking at Anvi lovingly.

Anvi kisses her cheeks and hugs her. Santha kaki smiles and nods okay. Ragini smiles and gets into work. The plan of going out has got cancelled as Laksh got urgent work and went out. Laksh has to promise lots of chocolates and a outing the next day to Anvi before leaving. Anvi has been saying about many things to Ragini since she came. Ragini has enjoyed her cute antics so much.

Laksh entered the house and heard giggles from kitchen. His face broke into smile as he knows whom those giggles belong to. He moves towards kitchen to see Ragini making sounds while making dosa for which Anvi is giggling.

“Now we have to turn this like this.” Explains Ragini about how to turn Dosa to Anvi and Anvi claps her hands.

Ragini chuckles. Laksh kept looking at them lovingly. Kaki sees Laksh and moves from there to let them have some family time.

“Now let’s taste this yummy dosa. What say baby?” Ragini asks putting the dosa in the plate.

Anvi nods her head yes vigorously. She is standing on the kitchen slab while Ragini is making dosa for her. Ragini takes a piece of dosa, dips in chutney, blows air on the piece cooling it and then feeds Anvi lovingly. Anvi haves it happily showing her three fingers indicating that she loved it. Laksh looked at them lovingly. Anvi’s eyes as always fall on her Dadda.

“Daddaaa!” she calls him excited.

Ragini turns and looks at him. He doesn’t look at her and moves towards Anvi. She immediately hugs him and kisses his cheek. He smiles and caresses her hair. Ragini kept looking at him. He turned and took the plate from Ragini’s hand and fed Anvi. Ragini’s eyes turn moist. She turns away and makes another dosa while Laksh feeds Anvi.

“Dadda feed mumma too!” Anvi says making both RagLak statues for a moment.

Both look at each other for a moment and look away.

“Dadda feed na.” Anvi whines.

“No baby I will have later. I am not hungry yet. You have it.” Ragini says making dosa on the pan.

Laksh feeds another piece to Anvi. Santha kaki comes there.

“Ragini beta your brother has come.” She says.

Ragini nods.

“Mamu?” Anvi asks.

Ragini smiles and nods yes.

“Dadda put me down. I want to meet mamu!” Anvi says excited.

Laksh puts her down on the floor and she runs. Laksh gives plate to Ragini and moves outside silently. Ragini serves dosa to feed Anvi and goes out into the hall.

“You are my mamu?” Anvi asks standing in front of Viren.

Laksh smiles looking at her cute expressions. Viren smiles and sits on his knees.

“Yes Miss. Cutie!” Viren pulls her nose lightly.

“Am I cute?” Anvi asks grinning.

Viren chuckles and nods yes. Anvi grins even more and hugs him putting her hands around his neck. Viren smiles and caresses her hair. Ragini smiles seeing them.

“Bhayyu!” she calls and moves towards them.

Viren breaks the hug and stands taking Anvi into his arms. He side hugs Ragini and kisses her forehead.

“I missed you!” He says looking at her sadly.

She smiles at him sadly.

“I won’t send mumma at all!” Anvi says with frown.

Viren and Ragini look at her.

“She is all yours now Miss. Tinker Bell.” He says smiling.

Anvi grins. Laksh looks down controlling his emotions.

“So is this dosa for my Tinker Bell?” Viren asks looking at the plate of dosa Ragini is holding.

Anvi nods and opens her mouth. Ragini smiles and feeds her. Viren smiles seeing both of them.

“Let’s sit bhayyu!” Ragini says.

Viren nods and sits on the couch with Anvi on his lap.

“I will change and come!” saying Laksh moves from there.

Viren looks at Ragini who has not even looked at Laksh. He sighs and looks at Anvi who is talking to him while eating. He smiles listening to her banter.

“You brought the phone?” Ragini asks looking at him.

He nods and gives it to her taking it from his pocket. She smiles and kisses it.

“Why are you always so keen about it Princess?” Viren asks.

“As you know it’s my first ever phone which you gifted me. And it is one of the main reasons for getting him in my life bhayyu. Will never lose it.” She says with moist eyes. 

Viren nods understanding.

“Mamu wait let me show you Chocolate!” saying Anvi runs to the kennel.

Viren looks in the direction she went. His eyes widen as he realised Chocolate means A dog. He muffles his laugh and looks at Ragini. She frowns and hits him playfully. He laughs holding his stomach. Ragini keeps hitting him till he stops laughing. Anvi comes there and forwards Chocolate to Viren. Viren looks at Ragini once and takes him into his hand. He barks at him and starts licking his hands. Ragini intentionally caresses Chocolate's head making Viren’s eyes widen.

“When did this happen?” he asks shocked.

She smirks looking at him and shows her tongue to him. Anvi laughs seeing both of them.

“Such a shock to me. Really Princess when did this happen?” he asks in confusion.

“My baby has made me friends with him.” Says Ragini taking Anvi into her lap and kissing her cheek.

Anvi smiles toothily. Viren laughs lightly and side hugs her. He leaves Chocolate down and it runs back to its kennel.

“Let’s have dinner bhayyu.” She says seeing Laksh coming to the hall.

Viren looks at him and then at Ragini.

“No princess. Need to leave. Will have at home. You guys carry on.” He says standing from the couch.

“You are going so soon mamu?” Anvi asks pouting.

“Will come again on Sunday My Tinker Bell!” he says pulling her cheeks.

She nods and kisses his cheek still being in Ragini’s arms. He smiles and kisses her forehead. He then kisses Ragini’s forehead.

“Take care of you. Don’t think too much. Everything will be alright really very soon. Trust me. Okay?” He says cupping her face.

She nods with moist eyes. He pats her cheek and looks at Laksh. He shakes hand with him and leaves bidding bye to Anvi and Ragini.

“Mumma, Dadda you both have dinner. I will play with Chocolate till then.” Anvi says.

Ragini nods and puts her on the floor. Anvi runs. Ragini looks at Laksh and moves to dining. They both get settled and have their dinner with pin drop silence not even sparing a look to each other. Santha kaki feels sad looking at both of them. Soon they complete having food.

“Princess come on let’s go to your room.” Laksh calls her who is playing with Chocolate.

She runs towards him while he takes her in his arms.

“Kaki you have dinner and go.” He says looking at Kaki.

She nods.

“Mumma come!” Anvi calls Ragini.

Ragini nods. Laksh gives her a look and moves towards Anvi’s room.

“Dadda from today I can sleep between you and mumma!” she claps her hands happily.

Laksh just smiles. He isn’t usual. He is worried about something. Trying his best to not to let his emotions. Him being unusual is not just today but from many days.

“Mumma will help you to change. Then we will read your story book before going to sleep. Okay?” he asks looking at her.

Anvi nods yes vigorously. Ragini moves forward and takes her into his arms avoiding to look at him. Neither he looked at her. Ragini moves into the washroom taking Anvi’s dress.

All the three are lying on the bed. Ragini and Laksh on either side of bed while Anvi in between them. Laksh is about to read the book Anvi has selected but she herself takes it away and puts away.

“Not this story today Dadda. Tell something else na. Please!” she asks pouting.

“Okay let me get another book!” saying he was about to get up but she stops him.

“Not from the book. Tell me something else!” She said.

“Like what princess?” He asks confused.

Ragini is just staring at both of them laying sideward so that she can see both of them.

“Tell me how mumma and you met first?” She asks excited.

Laksh looks at Ragini who is already looking at him. He looks away.

“Princess I am sleepy! I am very tired. Let’s go to sleep!” he says patting her head.

She pouts but nods okay. She takes Ragini’s hand and Laksh’s hand from both the sides and holds them putting on her. Because of this RagLak’s hands are on one another. Both of them looked at eachother and again looked away. Ragini closed her eyes to control her tears while Laksh closed his eyes to control his emotions.

Next day Anvi is jumping excited all the house. While Ragini is laughing at her cute antics. Laksh comes out of the room after getting ready.

“Yayyyy!” Anvi screams happily.

Laksh chuckles.

“Dadda let’s take a picture with this dress.” She says excited.

Laksh nods. She pulls Ragini to stand beside Laksh while she stands in front of them. All of them are wearing blue jeans and black t-shirt. Their shirts have printings with King for Laksh, Queen for Ragini and Princess for Anvi. Those were the shirts which Anvi got when they went to shopping last time. Laksh couldn’t deny her and got a shirt of queen too which now Ragini is wearing.

(Picture from Google)

They all move towards car while Anvi keeps saying what all she will play in the games zone in the mall while Ragini and Laksh keep listening to her.

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Fortnight later!

We see Anvi sobbing and screaming 'Dadda and Mumma' while RagLak are looking at her with teary eyes helplessly. Anvi is being taken away by a woman not bothering about her cries. RagLak are broken. Both of them kept looking at Anvi till she is out of their sight.

Once she is out of their sight they both look at each other and move towards the car. Both their eyes are flowing continuously. Laksh drives away.

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With Love
Dharani (Dhaరणि)