Ragini Asthana POV:

"Hii!" she chirps, her face isn't clearly visible to me. Arghh, my head hurts as I try to get up, "Statue!" I give her a weak smile as she helps me up. "See, doc has said you can't move from your place not even an inch. Your forehead had a cut and the blood loss was too much, luckily our blood group is same." She smiles appologetically, "Not that I'm your Knight in the shining armor or anything but then I did help you." She nods her head proudly, "And I'm so sorry, your car was crashed so badly that it burst into flames before I could get any of your belongings and you're not in a condition to speak either so for now bare with us till you get perfectly fine and then I'll drop you to your home personally" she exhales. I try to see her face clearly for a strange reason she reminds me of my Swara di. I know strange but she does, as I try to say something she fills my mouth with a spoonful of soup, I try to gulp it in with a little difficulty though.

"Baccha!" a voice calls out from the door and I try to see who it is. As the man enters inside, my vision is creating more suspense for me. I feel week and remorse, as they are having a conversation frustrated I rub my eyes and a hand comes on my shoulder as I look up at him he smiles, "Don't fret yourself Beta" and bingo I can see his face clearly.

"Thank you... " he smiles, "I'm glad we have you, a change in our day to day routine now." He bends close to me and whispers, "Actually, I was bored with just one cute little face to watch daily, not that you look any different then her but then thats what makes you more of a delight for us I guess." He turns to her with a smile, she's probably sulking I guess and as I turn to see her I'm shocked!

Sanskar Goenka POV :

"What do you mean you don't know?"

"Sir, we are trying to find her. The car has been damaged and it was found in such a bad condition, that it's impossible to say if she'll be alive. We are trying to find her body Mr.Sanskar."

I hold his collar fiercely, "She's alive okay and nothing has happened to her. She's alive..." I look at the car "Ragini's ALIVE!"

"First Swara and now my Ragu, I told you people these Goenka's are cursed. This is all happening because of them, Just one year of marriage and Swara died. You all think Kavya was the culprit, but no it was them. Now this marriage alliance, not even the date was fixed and my Ragu..."

"Nothing has happened to Ragu, Maa please control yourself. First only everyone is so tensed and now you don't start again." Shekhar replies, holding Sumi who's distraught by the news and replies, "Maa is right Shekhar, we should have not let our Ragu say yes for the Marriage, see what happened" she starts sobbing while Shekhar looks at her with concern.

"I shouldn't have let her go alone Lucky" says Sanskar frustrated.

"It's not your fault Bhai, it's not your fault..." Lakshya hugs Sanskar tightly, trying to console him. A tear trips down his cheek, as her face comes in front of him, Swara...

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"Before I throttle you or even better rip your heart out! GIVE THAT BACK TO ME!" she yells at him. Lakshya stares up at her innocently, "What if I say... "

"You didn't!" she says extremely angered. Lakshya nods at her appologetically, and she nearly punches him on his face but he's saved on time. Sanskar holds her hand and he sighs, "I love you brother!"

"What the hell happened here? You two, why do you always end up beginning a new war every time you meet?"

"This morning he entered my room, that pen stand belongs to me." She points at the pen stand with different pens in it, "And now my favourite pen is missing. As I start to think what happened to it, I find a blue colored rectangular box in my Drawer."

She pats Lakshya's shoulder and he closes his eyes afraid, "Guess who thinks of giving me a Pre Birthday gift? And guess what the gift had in it?"

Ragini and Sanskar exchange glances, "I was with Shekhar uncle and he said go get a pen from Swara's room. I did" he shrugs his shoulders.

"And then?"

"Then he took it from me signed the papers and gave it back to me."

"And then?"

"I kept it in my coat pocket..."

"When you were supposed to keep it back in my STAND" she emphasizes and Lakshya sighs, "It was right here" he points towards his coat pocket.

"Did you spray some Mr. India solution to it?" Sanskar mocks and Ragini glares at him. "What? I'm team Swara for this, sorry Lucky but you should have kept the pen back where it was."

Sanskar goes and stands next to Swara, who smirks, "I seriously don't get this, it's just a pen Swara Di, Sanskar. And Di he did give a new one to you right?"

Lakshya smiles at her hopefully but she glares at him again and then pouts back at Ragini, "But I didn't ask for a new one."

"Swara, I'm sorry. I was hungry so went to kitchen and asked sumi aunty for some food. She said take something from the fridge till I cook something for ..."

Swara runs out, dodging down the stairs in a hurry she reaches the kitchen huffing as she stares at the kitchen table wide eyed, "Bakasura, you ate the whole damn bowl?"

"I was hungry!"

"Hungry people eat food not icecream!"

"Then who eats ice cream?"

"People who come from outside, need something cool and refreshing."

Ragini and Sanskar exchange looks, "Will they ever stop?"

"You're asking me?" Ragini gives him a blank look, "You know it more well Ragini...

Ragini and Sanskar turn to the verbally fighting duo and say in unison, "They never stop, ever!"

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Lakshya Goenka's POV:

It's been seven day's and no news of her. I was already broken, there was nothing that could have harmed me again, but this accident brought my tears back again. It's just been a few days; I had burned My Swara's soulless body with my hands. I can never forget that day, that day brought havoc in all our lives, especially Me, Bhai, and Ragini...

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"Forgiven!" she says licking her fingers and giving me a satisfied smile, "You should know your cooking skills are superbly awesome Lucky!" and I smile. For some reason her calling me Lucky makes me blush, it feels so cute. 

"Lucky!" I tremble and the plates fall down from my hand. I sit down and practically stare at the broken plates as she starts laughing, "You're so cute!"

She comes there and starts picking the pieces, I just smile at her. "Ouch!" she winces, I immediately tend to her, "You're so careless, come here." I help her getup, her eyes are moist by now and If it weren't me here she would have been all crying now. I keep her finger which is slightly cut under the running water, her blood oozing out of it. It hurts her but she doesn't say a word, for the first time our eyes meet. We share an intense eyelock...

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As I'm lost in my thought's the main doorbell rings, I get up with a start, my heart starts beating faster as a breeze of wind touches me. It's strange, I come out of my room and walk down the stairs, before I could reach Mom opens the door.

"Who is it Mom?" I ask her and she doesn't reply. I walk towards her, a strange feeling engulfs me. As I tap on her shoulders, she turns, startled, her eyes moist and staring at me. I look behind her and...

"Hi, " she says, her eyes staring at me sweetly and to be frank, I have never felt her presence like this before. Never ever have I felt like that for her, for Ragini ...

As I look at her dumbfounded, she glances at mom, "Actually, I went home, but it was locked and I had lost all my numbers..." Before she could complete mom takes her into a hug, "We were so worried beta, where were you?" She separates from her and smiles, her tears now clearly visible.

"Aunty, It's a long story I won't mind telling you here, but your legs would hurt to stand". Mom smiles, shaking her head. She holds Ragini's hand and takes her in, a new Ragini it seems. I follow them to the hall, grabbing my cell phone and dialing Bhai's number.

"Bhai, are Maa and Papa with you?" I question him the instant he picks up.

"Yes lucky, why is Mom alright?"

"Don't ask anything Bhai, come as soon as possible. Ragini's here Bhai, at our house". And I can feel his excitement, his happiness. "Lucky are you..."

"Yes Bhai, I'm serious, she's sitting right in front of me. Come fast and inform Maa and Papa also"

As the phone cuts, I turn to find Ragini staring at me, "I'm sorry, did you want to talk?"

"Nope, just wanted to hear what you said" I look at her, don't know why but she feels strange and DIFFERENT.

"So, where were you till now?" I ask her as she makes Mom sit and takes the tray from her keeping it on the table.

"With the Malhotra's" she replies, handing me the tea. "And how did you reach there? Wait Malhotra, who?"

"So many questions Lucky, slow down." And now I'm amazed, she never calls me Lucky!

"That night, I don't remember much but they say my body was found near the river side. Mr.Malhotra took me and treated me in this private hospital. I was unconscious for 5days, when I woke up, he introduced himself and asked me about my whereabouts. And as I didn't have my cell phone or for the matter of fact any of my belongings, I couldn't contact with you guy's. I was so worried, but still weak, so he promised me to rest for some time and then he would himself bring me here." She looks at me innocently and I know she's hiding something, "And??"

"I sneaked out of there..."

"Ragini, beta you shouldn't have done that!" Maa scolds her upset, to which she makes puppy faced expression. Clear signs of Swara here, strangely something feels wrong but what?

"Ragini!" Bhai comes in calling for her. And I sigh, relieved, "Where have you been?" he asks concerned and she smiles at him assuringly, "I'm fine Sanskar" she nods at him meekly and he hugs her.

Denial phase seems to end now, Bhai always said Ragini meant nothing to him and now the scene which I'm watching currently is the exact opposite of his words. I'm happy for him, now that Ragini's back hope the love birds realize that their individual decisions were wrong. I am relieved of committing a great sin of separating two lovers. As the rest of the family comes there, that's Maa and Papa. Well, they are so emotional that Maa is sobbing inconsolably hugging and caressing her. Ragini's getting all the love she missed last week, all at once! Hope she handles it well, but then why are you caring for her Lakshya? Stop behaving weird, don't forget you're the cold hearted person she have ever met!

I try to leave from there, "So Maa, are the preparations done?"

I stop at my place and turn to face her, "Why are you all staring at me? As far as I remember, Kavi texted me about the Muhurat being fixed and there's just two days left for it Right?"

"For what?"

"For our wedding Lakshya," She states as though nothing has happened. "Why are you all staring at me? Did I say something wrong?" She asks oblivious of the fact that she loves my Bhai!

I go forward and shake her, "Have you gone Mad after the accident?" Bhai tries to hold me back, "Lucky!"

I shove him off, and stare into her eyes, "There's no wedding happening Ragini! Me and you are no MATCH!" I emphasize and she smiles shaking her head.

"Lakshya, you're behaving like a kid," she comes forward and I retreat, "This marriage is not happening for us, It's for our... No actually My Ruhaan!"

"He's my son and I can handle him!"

"Handle? He's not one of those business meetings of yours to HANDLE." She emphasizes. "He's a small Baby Lakshya, he needs a Mother!" She replies frustrated.

"And I can be his mother and father BOTH" I yell at her and she gets frightened. She clutches onto her head as if in pain, and falls down unconscious. I rush towards her and hold her on time, "Ragini" I pat onto her cheeks, trying to wake her up, "Ragini, open your eyes"

"What the hell happened here?" A man, probably the same age as of Papa comes from the entrance and rushes towards Ragini. He caresses her face concerned, "You shouldn't have yelled at her like that young man."

"Lucky take her upstairs, till then I'll call the doctor" Sanskar says hurriedly and I nod at him picking her up. As I take her upstairs to my room, I examine her face, her eyes closed, her lips puckered. She looks different to me in a strange way, she reminds me of Swara. Not that she didn't earlier, her looks always slightly resembled with Swara's; her face, her kindness and her nature. But behavior wise the sister's were exact opposites, Swara had been always bubbly, chirpy, Vivacious while Ragini was the naïve, innocent yet so mature when It came to taking decisions.

As I lay her on the bed, Doctor and the other's come in just then. The doctor examines her, "Mr. Malhotra I had already said not to stress her much of anything. She's just been out of danger and the head injury hasn't been completely cured"

"I'm sorry doctor, it was actually my fault. She was so adamant about coming here that she left without informing me. I should have listened to her." He replies to the doctor apologetically. Just then Ragini's eye's slightly flutter, she blinks rubbing her eyes and tries getting up. The doctor signs her not to, "Young lady, you gave Mr. Malhotra almost a mini heart attack"

"I'm sorry" She mumbles, slightly shifting her gaze from the doctor to the man standing next to me. They're those puppy eyes again and he smiles, shaking his head, "Your Father must be having a hard time being angry or upset on you" He states, making Papa chuckle.

"That's really true, but she never gives me reasons to be upset at her," Shekhar papa goes and sits next to her. Keeping his hand on her head, "Except at times when she hurts herself for other's."

His gaze shifts towards Bhai and then me. "So from now on Miss. Ragini no more stress and yeah, take care of yourself". The doctor then looks at Mr. Malhotra, "Shall I take your leave now?"

"But what about the medicines?" Bhai interrupts extremely concerned and Mr. Malhotra smiles keeping his hand on Bhai's shoulder. "Calm down Boy, she's alright and her medicines will be here soon. My driver is bringing them."

He walks towards the bed and sits next to Ragini on the opposite side of Shekhar Papa, "It's really good to see that your close ones love you so much." He holds her hand lovingly, "You deserve even more than this Ri..."

"And you still don't remember my name properly, Ragini." She emphasizes upset and He chuckles, "Old age Beta!"

"You're not that old Dad!" She says and now everyone present there looks at her dubiously.

"I'll miss you, call me and I'll be here the instant" Ragini nods at him as he kisses her forehead.

"Take care of her Young man." He utter's patting on my shoulder's and then nods at Shekhar papa who reciprocates with a smile. As he leaves, Sanskar comes and sits in front of her, "Are you fine? Do you need anything? Should I..."

"I'm fine Sanskar" She says widening her eyes at him, "How many questions, can you guy's please give me some space," She glances up at Maa and Papa, "Maa, Papa... " They nod at her and leave.

I sigh as everyone moves out of the room, "Do you need some special invitation Lakshya?"

"Phew!" I reply, wiping my forehead with my hand and she rolls her eyes at me, "What?"

"Nothing, you called me Lucky earlier and I almost went into a trance, I mean you never..."

"Was trying to sound cool you see" She states cocking her head on one side and I start laughing, making her frown, "You and cool" I show fingers in a cross, "No match honey."

"Honey? Do I seem like those chicklets from your college to you?"

And My my I'm amazed, Ragini's JKR avatar, Oh didn't get it? Jhansi ki Rani dude!

"Now get out!" She wails and I stare at her with a wide smile, "Well, Ragini I know you've hit your head, but so hard? I mean you can't just get me out of my own room can you?"

She jumps out of bed and huffs at me folding her hands on her chest, "Idiot!"

I just watch her leave from my room stomping her feet. And I'm Like, what hit her so hard Man?

Swara Lakshya Goenka's POV :

I smile wanting to hug her so tight, she's brought my man back! I mean, I know, I should be jealous of her, angry at her, but then, I love her so much. I follow my little sister, who's currently cursing my Husband under her breath.

"Maa, Papa I want to go home."

"Ragini Beta..."

"Please aunty, I need to rest in my OWN room" She emphasizes the word a bit louder, hoping Lakshya hears her. "Besides, I'll come tomorrow with Maa, papa."

Mom caresses her face lovingly, "I'm really glad that you're back Beta!"

She takes her into an embrace, "Even I'm glad that I'm back aunty".

And even I'm happy sister, happy that you're back, but I'm not there to welcome you, to hug you, to touch you and ...

"Shut up with those emotions of your's my ghost sister" She whispers gritting her teeth, "You know I can hear you and still..."

"I'm sorry," I mumble with my puppy eyes gaping at her. She shakes her head and walks towards the car opening the door for me. I get inside and wait for her to join me. But before she could come in Maa comes and sits next to me. I pout at my little sister who squeals, "Maa, No!"

Both Maa and Papa look at her worried while she tries to make an excuse, "I mean, why don't you sit next to Papa, just like old times."

"But..."

"Please Maa" She pleads and Maa gets out of the car, hitting my little sister's head lightly, she exclaims, "Dramebaaz (Drama queen)!"

As I smile at my sister from ear to ear, she just rolls her eyes at me, but gives up and smiles shaking her head. We reach our Home Sweet Home, and I go back through my memory lane. The four Asthana sister's, each one a natural disaster themselves and when together, a complete Havoc. Our cute little pranks on the Mali kaka (Gardener), Watchman uncle and our partner in crime our Chachu!!

Which reminds me of... Kavya...

P.S Lots of mistakes? I'm sorry busy with my Prac exams, next will be Sangini. Hope you like this chapter and please guys VOTE and COMMENT your views on this chapter. Keep Reading!