•At Karma Company•

Sanskar is busy in working in his project while his p.a. is helping him. Now it's nearly lunch break so all are very concerned to finish their desired works within time. Just then the silent atmosphere in Sanskar Maheswari's cabin becomes full with the shrill noise coming from his phone's ringtone. He scrunches his face in utter irritation but then also he takes the call, seeing the caller ID. As it's his bade papa cum spiritual Guru so how could he reject the call. However, taking the call he will go to speak but before that only the other person starts to speak without giving him a time. And what he listens makes his blood boiled.

D.P. :- Listen Sanskar, I know you are very busy now for your Government project but what I'm going to tell that is also very important.

San:- What is it, bade papa?

D.P. :- Today at evening time, we all are going to see a girl for you so I want you to come home before 6 o'clock.

Sanskar goes to deny it but D.P. doesn't give him a chance to speak.

D.P. :- I know you will say you've many works like other days. But today I'm not going to listen it. I want to see you before our going.

Saying this D.P. cuts the call while Sanskar starts to roar in his mind in utter anger.

However, he starts to complete his work before the time so his p.a. brings his lunch at his cabin only. And when it is 4.30 p.m. at clock, he goes out from his office. While his employees are very surprised as they have never seen him to go home before them in these many years.

Other side, Swara is in her school when she listens her phone ringing. She quickly takes the call because she has not a great friend circle so she knows the call must be from her house. So she doesn't want to irritate them more with her behaviour, when they are bearing her.

As she takes the call, she knows her intuition is not that wrong. Because with her taking the call only, her dadi starts to curse her. She controls herself as she is in her class. And before kids or other persons, she never shows her weak side.

Par(roughly):- Why this much late to pick up the call?

Swa(calmly):- Dadi, I am in my class.

Par:- Listen, tonight a family is coming to see you. So come before time and help your mother to complete the household chores. And they are some reputed family so try to impress them. So that we can get free from you. Are you listening me?

Swa(controlling her sob):- Yes , dadi.

Par:- Good.

Saying the rough words,her dadi cuts the call without asking her opinion or any further thought. Swara weakly smiles at her fate. However, looking at the innocent face before her, she calms herself down. The kids always help her to forget how cruel her life is that's why she loves them beyond any limit.

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It's already 6 o'clock. So after cooking for the guests and making some delicious sweets, Swara gets relief. Then only Parvati comes to her and starts to taunt her again.

Par(shouting):- Listen girl, I'm telling you now only..I don't want to make some extra expenses in the name of groom's family for you so I want you to impress them in one look only. So get ready beautifully and before them, always bend your head. Don't talk before elders. If they don't get ready for taking you as their daughter in law then I'm telling you I'll not keep you in my house. Remember it!

Saying such harsh words, She goes away from the kitchen while Swara comes out to reality and becomes sad thinking of her future. She slowly goes towards her room while Ragini who is busy in polishing her nails gets happy to see tears in her eyes.

Swara goes to her room and starts thinking.

Swa(monologue):- I don't know what will be my fate. If the family agrees too for this marriage then will they love me as my own family is disgusted having me. And if they don't like me then may be I've to leave my family. Whatever will be the consequences, I'll be strong till end. If they don't want me then I'll not be a burden to them. I'll go away. I'm nothing but an orphan when I've a family too. Then it will be better if I go away. Now I'll not look back or cry. Hey Radha Madhav, I don't know my future but please don't let my hope go away from my soul.

Thinking all these, she gets ready in a peach colour saree with minimal make up . She combs her hair and keeps it in pony tail. Then she wears her earrings and glass bangles.

Being satisfied with her look, she smiles a little. It's not she will get approval from her dear family or she wants but she herself loves her so her own look does matter for her.

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Meanwhile, Maheswari family is also ready to go to see a girl for the elder son of their family. They all are waiting in hall being impatient as it's going to be 5 o'clock but till now Sanskar hasn't reached to home yet. They need atleast 1 hour to reach to their destination. So they are all prepared before time only. But soon they hear the honking of car and get relief as they know the sound of the car.

Entering into the house, Sanskar finds his all family ready while one person is absent in the scene. It's his younger sister who has gone to her friend's house as this is headache for her. Sanskar sighs in irritation and goes to his room to get ready. All the while Sujata is busy to correct her saree plates as if her family reputation is bounded by her look.

Here getting ready in another formal dress, Sanskar comes to hall. All sigh knowing he will not change for others. Sujata is happy though as she can flaunt more about her son.

However after an hour of driving, the car stops before a middle class house. And all come out of the car to find where they have come. Seeing the house , Sujata scrunches her nose in disgust and irritation. While all have a neutral face.

They all go and Lakshya presses the bell. Soon a middle aged man comes to open the door and with generosity, the man welcomes all inside.

Man(pressing his both palms in welcoming jesture):- Welcome Mr. Durgaprasad and Mr. Ramprasad Maheswari. Please all come inside.

D.P. and all family members get inside and they all are taken inside the hall. They all are told to sit there. Soon a middle aged woman comes outside with some delicacies, juice and cold drink.

A.P. :- Please don't be so busy in doing such things, Sharmistha ji. We have come here to see your elder daughter. Call her outside and we don't want anything.

Sharmistha smiles and asks them to have something before all. And soon dadi and dadaji come outside and talk with them for sometime.

All these while two persons are scrunching their nose as the house is not to their standard. And they are Sujata Maheswari and her son. However, they keep quiet as talking before D.P. is not in their culture. And they don't want to disrespect him before all, and that too for some insignificant issue.

However, Sharmistha asks Ragini to call Swara outside. And soon Swara comes to hall and takes blessings from the elders. Seeing her Maheswari family has smile on their face, except two persons. Sujata starts to make face .

Sujata (in mind):- What is this? How can bhaishab prefer some middle class girl for my billionaire son? He is the richest and most handsome man of our country. And his wife will be such typical mediocre girl! And look at her dress- saree? Who wears saree now a days? No! I'll not agree for this marriage. I'll bring the girl of my choice for my son.

Here Sanskar is feeling ashamed at himself that how can he come to see a girl who belongs to a middle class family. He has a reputation in business world. Moreover, he has a girlfriend of high class profile. So this girl doesn't match to his taste. He has to attend many parties and business associations, then how can he take this girl there. She will be looking very awkward. He makes up his mind to say no to this relationship. But before everything, he must have to talk with Kavita once.

Meanwhile, Gadodia family is having mixed emotions. Swara's parents are happy to get a good family as they will get pride for doing relationship with such a rich family. Dadaji is happy that the burden will go away.

And Parvati Gadodia? She is angry that how could this bad omen could get a good rich family. It should be for her younger granddaughter. Naah! This marriage will not happen in any cost.

But the most heartbroken person is Ragini. Because she has a crush on her classmate Uttara's elder brother. And seeing the man for coming here for her elder sister makes her angry. She looks toward Swara with red eyes while dadi follows her gaze and gets to know her inner turmoil. She starts to think in her mind of a sinister plan so that her darling gets to marry that rich buisness man instead of that curse.

While A.P. asks Swara to sit beside her while Lakshya goes away a little to make a seat for his bhabhi. A.P. starts to ask her some questions. All gets satisfied with her knowledge and general intelligence. Listening to her sweet voice, Sanskar looks at her properly for the first time and gets mesmerized with her. Her fair skin with black doe eyes and chubby cheeks, she looks like a doll. Her long black hairs are adding more charm to her outer beauty.

For sometime, he gets drowned in her then with Lakshya's continuous shaking, he comes to reality and gets angry upon himself thinking what he has been doing till now. Lakshya looks at him with teasing smile and murmurs in his ear.

Lak:- Bhai, do you like BHABHI? Isn't she beautiful?

He doesn't say anything. Rather he thinks upon the word "bhabhi" which is a foreign word to him.  Unknowingly he smiles but later becomes stiff thinking what he is doing. He rebukes himself reminding himself that he has a girlfriend.

But to his unknown, his smile gets noticed by others which gives a new dimension to the whole scenario.

Lakshya and other elders of Maheswari family smile thinking Sanskar has agreed for the marriage. But Sujata gets angry thinking how could her own son get agreed to marry in such a middle class family.

But the most angry person is Ragini who still now has been looking towards Sanskar with a loving gaze. But seeing him smiling gives her danger alert and her loving dadi vows in her mind to destroy the marriage.

A.P. :- Sharmishtha ji, please bring sweets. We like Swara a lot and we want her as our elder daughter in law.

D.P. :- We have thought to send them for some mutual talking. But seeing at their smiling faces, I think we don't need this.

Listening him, Swara gets shy as while coming here in hall, she has noticed a handsome man and all refering him Sanskar makes her alert of the fact that he is the chosen one for her. All feed sweets to each other and Swara's dadaji calls a priest to come to their home now only, as per D.P.'s insistence.

After few minutes, the priest comes inside. Actually he is neighbour of Gadodia family.

Parvati gets angry seeing everything going from her clutches so she tells in a sugar coated tone.

Par:- But Annapurna ji, why so hurry? I mean how do we manage everything so fast?

D.P. :- Don't take tension aunty. Maheswari family will bear every expense so don't take tension. We just want Swara.

Listening him, Swara has tears in her eyes. Because never in her life, she has got such love. But her in laws are giving her now. Suddenly she feels continuous gaze upon her and looks at that side to get locked with two most beautiful and intense eyes. She gets shy getting such look from him. His handsome, beautiful face makes her forgot everything and her heart starts to raise its pace. As if her inner heart is saying it's her prince charming, and she knows now her fate is sealed with his one look. And she could never be able to imagine some other person in his place. Because she is in love.

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