The sun was shining bright on the first spring day of the year. A cold breeze entered the room, "oh," a small moan appeared, "it's cold."

She tried to find heat next to her, but there was no one. Ragini pouts, she moved from one side to the other side, a slightly groan was heard but unnoticed. She stood up, "I will close the window, ugh."

Ragini made her way, she was about to close the window, when she saw the shape of the man who would have given her the heat, when he would be in the bed. The air in her mouth was filled and her cheeks were bloated,"I hope he has a good reason to leave me alone in the morning!" She crossed her arms and saw the shapes, "one," she was continue the reasons he had, "two..." she got confused, "where is...?"

Laksh was standing there with the back to her, two kids were holding his legs, while the third one was hanging around his chest.

"Aww three reasons not to stay here, hmm. I forgive him."

A small cry from the other side of the room was to be heard, "oh no."

Ragini smiles looking at the cradle, "Shh..." she tried to calm the newborn, who was 4 month old.

"Oh mera Baacha don't cry. Mummy is here." She was holding him close, trying to calm him, she hold a finger in front of his face, with his tiny fingers he grabbed it. The fingers were enclosing one finger of Ragini, she smiled at the receiving love.

Ragini took the baby and both were laying on the bed, she rested him on her chest with care.

Both were looking at each other.

"What happened? Are you feeling lonely because your daddy is playing with your siblings?" She was waiting for a small reaction, but nothing, "don't worry you aren't alone, you never will be alone. Cause there is always someone waiting for you." She again looked at him, but nothing. "You should trust me. If not I can prove it?"

A smile appeared on the baby's face, "aww mera Baacha, my honeybee," she stroke his nose with her finger, "I love you Raksh." She was cuddling with him on the bed forgetting the time and the story she was about the tell...

Time passed by but a story is incomplete, the story of Ragini finding an end to her loneliness.

1, 2, 3..... 10 years ago

Ragini was looking at the envelope, she felt something in it, reading the lines again.

Dear Ragini

Open it whenever you feel

Your Laksh

Ragini gulped, there was a fear, what could it be? She turned the envelope on her hand a bunch of documents fallen down and another object. She heard a blunt noise, but had to ignore it to collect the papers.

Divorce Paper

Ragini was shocked, she fallen backwards on the bed, "he is divorcing me? But how and why, we aren't married..." the moment she spoke the words out, she remember her forced marriage to him. Unknown tears were rolling down her cheeks, "even you want to leave me?" The shaking lips couldn't form more words, she clutched the duvet in her hand to control her emotions.

It took her a while to gain energy, she was looking down the floor, those papers were scattered everywhere, with a heavy heart she collected them and found it, "A Passport, who is it?" She opened it to read the owner and was numb, "Ragini Laksh Khanna?" Totally confused about the whole situation Ragini sorted the documents, paper by paper.

Ragini arranged it and another letter was in front of her eyes.

Dear Ragini

I know I shouldn't be selfish but I am and I'm not sorry for that, cause I can't let go of you. Yet I understand you and your situation, the man you have loved truly has left you unexpectedly, it might be a sign or not, but meeting you changed my life completely. I was craving for a love like you have given to him. I'm not deciding anything I'm not forcing you to keep on this marriage as you were a widow the time we knot the tie. But I want you to decide to make a decision by your own. Do you want to stay with me or not? There are two options in front of you, 1. Divorce Paper it was a forced marriage but it shouldn't be a forced divorce, that's why there is the 2nd option, whenever you feel there is a ticket waiting for you at the counter of the airport. I will be waiting it, cause I don't think I would or better I can't love anyone again the way I love you.

Your Laksh

Ragini wipes the tears away, "I can decide it?" She stood up and walked to the picture of her Laksh, "what do you think I should do? There is a man waiting for me, should I go and live a life with him? I had dreamed to be yours forever, but the destiny has planned another gave and I'm alone, again." She broke down in tears, those tears were like poison burning her cheeks. She rested her head on the cold wall, slowly she lowered down, "what I am waiting for? I have a right to live, I have a right to be loved and I have a right to be with him. He is my friend, who understood me the first moment we met, he might not be Lakshya but he doesn't has to be him to make me happy. The way he treats me is all I wanted, loved and respected."

Ragini stood up, cleaning her face she opens the cupboard and took out a dress, the dress she bought with him, "that's all I need, I want to leave everything behind me." She packed a bag only necessary things and left without a note.

.....

"Mummy!!!!!"

The door opens with a loud noise, "shh!" Ragini looked at them.

"Oh mummy is busy with your little brother, shame on you! Leaving me all alone with them, I hope you have a good excuse?!"

Ragini looked at him, "no, I don't have an excuse only that this cutie pie was crying cause you left us alone. Haina {right}?"

"Aww Mummy is so cute!" Rayan jumped on the bed, "but Mummy whom do you love the most?"

Ragini looked at him, "hmm, help me."

"Mamaaaaaaaa, you love me the most!" Rashi jumped on the bed, "only me!" She smiled brightly at her.

"Haaaw excuse me, she can't love you more than me. Maaaa, I'm your Jaanu so you love me the most!" And blinks with her eyes at her.

Laksh huffs, "fine she loves you all equally as you are triples so the fight is one between him and me, whom do you love the most?"

He came on the bed, "listen boy, she made me wait 5 years to make them, you were just an accident not planned and stealing the whole show here. Don't you have some shame?"

A wet hand reached Laksh cheek.

"Yuck! Raksh you can be happy that you are single and the youngest otherwise you would be beaten up."

"Touch my son and I will show you a lion!" Ragini warned him.

"Oh lion I thought you would be a tigress," saying this the kids looked at her, "tigress, KUNG FU PANDA!!!!"

They jumped on the bed, "stop!" RagLak shouted and the kids put a pout on their faces and sat on the bed with crossed arms.

"We will watch Kung Fu Panda, but not yet. Don't you want to have some breakfast first?"

Ragini smiled, "Papa is going to make breakfast, hmm what do we want to eat?"

"Pancakes!" They run down the stairs and Laksh was looking at his wife, "are you going to help me?"

"Oh sorry, but I have to do some Mama duties."

"What kind of Mama duties are you speaking of, cuddling?"

Ragini frowned, she took Raksh and started to feed him, "do you can do this?"

Laksh stood up murmuring something, "if I had milk pumps in my chest, I could do that too, but God decided that only Women have this privilege I envy you." He closed the door and went down to the kids and started to make Pancakes with them.

Raksh was holding her finger, "do you know what I learnt from your father?" He was blinking with his eyes, "how to be myself."

I remember how I left everything behind me, at the airport I was scared to hell, it was my first time to flight, I was freaking out in my inner, but I was also excited to see him again.I might have lost my Lakshya but I don't want to lose my Laksh, yes he is mine. I went to the counter with a heavy heart if I might have done a mistake, but the closer I went the earlier I felt as if a burden on my shoulder was removed. I entered the plane, the flight attendant advised me to my seat. I was happy it was a window seat, but damn I was scared and it was so cold. I was just wearing the yellow dress we bought in Goa. Damn I was cursing myself for being careless.

A shudder run down my spine, I could feel that the seat next to me was going to be filled soon. I was praying that it would be a woman or a child, but why would a child travel alone? I wasn't looking, I just closed the belt and waited for the flight to take off. I closed my eyes and then I opened them in fear. Someone was holding my hand, I felt angry and scared at the same time, there was a familiar feeling, I moved my eyes.

"Hi Ragini."

I couldn't believe it at first, but Laksh was sitting there, he was there right besides me.

"I don't know, why I am here but I had a feeling I had to see you. I haven't heard from you so long, I was scared that you might not see the envelope or if you see and you decide to forget the last few months. I was at MM, but I saw them leaving for a party or something else? I don't know, I followed them, just to get a glimpse of you, but you weren't there and at MM no one answered the phone or the doorbell.

Yes, there was a sound of a doorbell and even the phone was ringing, but I had other things in mind. I don't wanted to get disturbed or stopped for my decision, I ignored it all.

"I'm so glad to see you, and I'm so happy that I can be here with you. In your first flight."

I pressed my hand, with a smile I looked at him, "thank you Laksh Khanna. For bringing me back to life. Even I was death without him, but after you come into my life I felt alive again. Don't leave me. I promise I won't leave you either!"

Ever since we are together...

Ragini and Raksh came downstairs, "I won't clean this mess."

Laksh looked at her, "did I ever let you clean the mess I left behind me?"

Ragini shook her head, she came closer and placed a kiss on his lips, "never."

"Good wife, give me another one him, so you can eat I have made a lot more than pancakes."

They were sitting together and having a life full of joy and happiness far away from the past...

The End