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Maheshwari Mansion;

"Good morning!" Ragini smiled nervously standing at the door as the Maheshwari's had their breakfast "And my favorite food genie is here!" Uttara beamed rushing to Ragini.

"Na chori, keep making new new dishes like these and feeding us sometimes I feel my son had agreed to marry earlier you would have been my bahu."

Uttara pulled Ragini inside who tried not to look at someone who seemed to be at extreme delights this morning "Mom, if you wish so I won't mind marrying Ragini but then kaha aise kismath humari Bade log hai hum jese chote logose shaadi thode krege (my fate isn't so good, big people don't marry small ones like me.)"

Ragini blinked her eyes twice trying not to frown as Uttara made her sit next to him "Aunty, you better remind your son whose the bade log here. The people 24/7 busy with work work and work!"

"And no time to marry at all!" Sujatha added staring at her son to which he smiled widely "About that" he turned his gaze back to Ragini "I suppose you were to tell Mom about my views."

"What views?"

"Regarding our... " Ragini's eyes widened as he stared at her bemused "Our... " he gulped in and she held the folk in her hand threateningly "Our marriage."

Ragini coughed loudly as he took another bite of his paratha with a evil grin and Sujatha immediately poured water in Ragini's glass "Have it" she patted her back.

Ragini gulped in the water as Sanskar leaned closer to her and whispered "Such a loving mother in law you got, haven't you?"

She choked on her water and Sujatha rushed back to her "Naa chori what's wrong with you?" Sujatha rubbed her back concerned as Sanskar muffled his laughter but then suddenly his expressions changed into pain "Ouw!"

"Seriously, what's wrong with you both this morning?" Sujatha exclaimed exasperated.

"Choti mom, I think Sanskar is feeling Ragini's pain after all... " Ragini now turned her glare to her sister who mirrored Sanskar's devil grin "They are" Ragini shook her head "Best friends right Sanskar?"

Sanskar nodded as his mother left he leaned to Ragini whisper complaining "Do you wear heels or some sort of khanjar down there. A little bit more and your future to be suhaag would be bleeding."

"Suits you for doing what you did a few seconds before" she countered and he smiled "I suppose you don't remember our last night's deal Mrs. Sanskar Maheshwari!"

"So now that my part leading to our successful marriage is done it's your turn now Mrs. Sanskar Maheshwari."

"And what is it?" Ragini turned her gaze to the man laying besides her on the lawn, she smiled knowing the man next to her was someone she could really spend the rest of her life gazing at, trying to love him more and more by each passing day.

He turned his head to her and their eyes met  "Mrs. Ragini Sanskar Maheshwari" she blinked once twice and that evil grin on his face only increased "Sanskar don't!"

"Don't what Ragini?"

She sat up shaking her head "Don't do what your doing, cos it's never going to happen okay."

"Hun?"

"Sanskar, how will i? I mean... " she exclaimed nervous "How can I? I so can't do this!"

"Well Ragini" he stretched his arms all relaxed still laying "I am not exactly giving you any choices here, you have to do this or even better begin with informing the Gadodia's tonight."

"How?"

"Oh" he sat up "See you go like this" he stood up straight putting on her dupatta and mirroring Ragini's exact expressions when she's nervous but then he looked funny "Papa... I love Sanskar and I... I...  I... "

"You!" she stood up to hit him but then he ran imitating "I... Papa I... "

"I don't do that!"she exclaimed chasing him as he jumped down the bench "Oh please! it's only my mother whom your never nervous around rest everyone you meet is you go I.. I.. " he stopped finding her frozen at her place.

"What now?"

She fiddled with her dupatta "Your mom!"

Sanskar started laughing "Tomorrow is so gonna be fun!" she stomped her foot on the ground annoyed as he laughed.

"But why me?" she pouted and he faked a smile "Cause it's me who went all, Mrs. Ragini Sanskar Maheshwari or No Mrs. Sanskar Maheshwari at all!"

"I hate you so much!"

"I still love you" he wiped his hands clean with the tissue and got up "I think I should be leaving now."

"To where?" 

"Ofcorse office, Miss Bakbak Kumari" he pinched Uttara's nose and she pushed his arm away "Your dropping me to college right?"

Laksh almost spat his juice out "Kya mere kaano ne wahi suna jo tune suna bhai? (Did my ears listen the same thing you heard brother?)"

Uttara made a face "Ha ha, lame aren't we?"

"He's right, why all of a sudden does someone have to go to college?"

"Maybe because" Lakshya stood next to his sister whispering "Someone is coming back?"

"Huh!" Uttara flipped her hair "Why would I go to college cos he's coming? Come on Bhai, if it were the end of the world today then too I would have gone to college, got to collect some notes you see" she twisted her lips.

"Oh!" Sanskar and Lakshya exchanged glances mimicking her together "Notes you see!"

Sanskar pulled her hair and she was about to catch him Laksh grabbed her cellphone "Argh! Mumma, Badi ma!" she sulked.

"Mumma, badi maa!" Sanskar and Lakshya mimicked her as she gritted her teeth "Jeeji, when will these kids grow up?"

"It's okay Sujatha" Annapurna smiled "It's good to be kids at times you see."

Outside the Maheshwari Mansion;

Ragini smiled as her phone flashed a familiar name "Did little sister miss me?"

"Really? I thought my Bhabhi loved me enough to know it was her nanand sahiba and not little sister, on the phone?"

"Lav!" Ragini's smile reached her ears "He told you din't he?"

"Oh come on, I'm the lovable little sister after all mujse koi kese kuch chipa skta hai? (how can anyone hide anything from me?)"

Before Ragini could speak further someone grabbed the phone "Why do you even talk? I mean, I know dunia ki sabse sanskari behen Ragini di hai, but please stay away okay!"

Ragini's smile vanished as Lavanya complained "I called her you winer, don't spoil her good mood do you even know- "

"As if I care Lav, I know she's happy in her so called life always sacrificing for others and ..." she trailed off "Happy life di and I hope this time you don't do to yourself what you did to me."

The call went blank as a tear slipped down Ragini's eye, but then someone hugged her from behind "Hey sister blister!"

Ragini feigned a smile "I'll talk to you later Swara, got some work."

As she left Swara wondered what was wrong but then her cellphone flashed a name, and all the colors drained from her face.

Pari and Gaurav's room;

"Gaurav, you got to tell them the truth" Pari exclaimed "I know you love Maa alot but then you always wished for it. Maa will be more then happy when she- "

"I can't leave her and go for godsake Pari!" he yelled back "I can't okay, now let me just... " he trailed of as Annapurna stood at the door "What's wrong? Tune nashtha bhi nahi kia beta."

"Woh maa, Pari just forgot to wake me up" he bend down to take her blessings "Important meeting hai, I'll have something outside okay" she nodded with a smile as he left.

"Mummy ji, aaj lunch k liye bahar chale?" Swara came in just then a complete mess "Great idea bhabhi! I was about to say the same, we need to shop for vegetables and masale bhi khatam ho gaye hai."

"Swara, servants kal hi- " 

"Mhaare bina shopping?" Sujatha exclaimed making Annapurna chuckle "Na na jijji, dekhlo kesi bahue hai beti ka darja dia aur maa ko hina lejari h je shopping k liye?"

"Sujatha!"

"Mai toh jijji woh movie bhi dekhungi nayi wali" Sujatha exclaimed "Aur sath mai popcorn bhi khaungi."

"Aur Coke meri taraf se treat aapko Mom" Swara giggled.

Garden;

"Mr. Lakshya Maheshwari!" Lakshya turned around with a frown "Yes?"

The little girl smiled holding a gift "Someone sent it for you."

"Who?" she signed him to bend and he obeyed as she whispered to his ear "Secret!"

He chuckled as the girl ran away "Your my favorite place in the world! - Swara... " 

He smirked opening the gift wrap and there it was a broken photo frame it had their photo together from college time "I wish I hated you more then you hated me" he smiled at the voice that chimed in his head.

"Aww, is someone trying to beat me? You fail all the time sweetheart!"

"Eww, go die" he chuckled in the present at those unclear memories of them together "I wish Swara, I could love you more then you loved me... "

A little distance away;

The girl forwarded her hand as she gave her the chocolate "What deal did we have again little girl?" Ragini bent down to her size.

"I don't know who you are salwar suit wali aunty!" 

She shook her head with a smile "Good girl!" as the girl ran away "I hope he loves you more then you do Swara, one fine day... "

P. S. Was I successful in creating a mysterious cliffhanger at the end?

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