Radhe Krishna

You may not be here with me
but thoughts of you are
always in my heart....

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Swara was waiting for him in their room. She didn't have dinner with them as she told them that she will have with Sanskar. They told her to have because he would be late then also denied to have
Suddenly her phone started to ring. She hurriedly went to take hoping it might be of Sanskar but it was from her brother. She got happy by seeing it. She didn't talk with him from two days so she received it happily.

"Hello" She said with chirpy tone.

"Hello Swara, how are you?" Arjun asked her from another side.

"I am fine Bhai, how are you?" She asked him. He found her some kind of excitement and happiness in her voice.

"I am also fine, sorry I was busy since two days so didn't call you" Arjun said apologitically.

"It's ok Bhai, I can understand" Swara said with smile.

"Seems my sister is really happy today. What's special, you sound some kind of excitement in your voice" Arjun asked her with smile.

"Yes Bhai, you are right" She said with chirpyness making Arjun surprise because he never saw her this much excitement since Kavya's demise.

"May I have the pleasure to know what was that?" Arjun asked her with surprise.

Reality hit Swara hardly that she didn't inform her brother about her marriage. She thought that she would  leave this house and didn't need to tell about marriage but now equation has changed so she needed to inform her brother. She was thinking what he should think about her. Will he be happy or hurt for not informing him.

"Bhai I need to tell you something" She said with seriousness in her voice. Arjun also felt that.

"I am listening, say" Arjun said with calm tone.

"Bhai woh...first you say, will you forgive me right if I did something without asking you?" She asked him with nervousness and scared from his reaction.

"Swara don't beat around the bush, please say directly" Arjun said with little bit annoyingly.

"Bhai" Swara said with nervousness while buying her lips.

"I got married" Saying this she closed her eyes that he would scold her. She slowly opened her eyes for not getting any reaction from other side. Swara got confused for not getting a word from Arjun.

"Hello Bhai, are you there? Bhai" Swara called him with scared tone by thinking that he got angry on her.

"Ha say Swara" He said simply without any emotions.
Swara got fear by listening his tone.

"Bhai, I am sorry, I know I hurt you . I should have informed you before only but....please forgive me" She made a crying face as her eyes filled with water and ready to roll on her cheeks.

"I know that you got married one week before" He said with normal tone making Swara shock.

"Yo..u kn.e..w??" She asked him with stammered tone.

"Ha, I got to know last week only" Arjun said with calm tone.
Swara composed herself by listening him

"But you didn't ask me when you called two days before?" Swara asked him being confused.

"I wanted to listen it from you only" Arjun said with smile.

"I am ..so...rry.. Bhai" Her voice choked and words were not coming from her throat while saying.

"Hey Doll, don't cry please. I am not angry on you infact I am very happy for you. Please wipe your tears. If your husband got to know that you are crying because of me, he will kill me surely" Arjun said with chuckle.

"Bhaiii" She whined like a child and she forgot that she was crying some time before, here cheeks became red by listening husband word.

"Ok...ok.sorry" Arjun said while laughing.

"Wait a minute, how did you get to know that I got married? And about Sanskar?" She asked him with confused yet with curiosity because she didn't mentioned anything about Sanskar infront of him.

"Your husband called last week and asked me your hand for him" Arjun said with smile by remembering Sanskar's call

"What?" Swara exclaimed in shock by listening him.

"Yes, first I got angry. I felt to strangle his neck but later I felt really happy for you by getting husband like him" Arjun said with chuckle.

"How did you come to know that he is best?" She asked with surprise yet confusingly because it's not easy to make Arjun agree. That too in Swara's case as he is very possessive about her.

"The way of his making me understand and mannerness I like it then I searched about him in internet and asked some of my friends in Kolkata so came to the conclusion and bove all this. I trust my sister that she will select always best and perfect" Arjun said with proud smile. Swara's eyes filled with tears by listening him, her brother trust him( Sanskar) enough to give his sister hand to him but she didn't trusted him instead she called him as a murderer, her brother trust her but what she did. She broke his trust, she was feeling more guilty now. She was lost in her thoughts.

"Swara are you there?" Arjun called her for not getting any response from Swara.
Swara came into sense and wiped her tears quickly.

"Ha Bhai" Swara said

"Where you lost? I was calling you" Arjun asked her with confusion

"Sorry Bhai, I was just thinking something so couldn't reply" She said with apology tone.

"Everything is all right there?" He asked her with worriedly by feeling her silence as well as concern.

"Yes Bhai, everything is fine  I am happy here but I am missing you so much" Her eyes glittered again by remembering him.

"I am also missing you so mucb. Don't worry I will come soon" He said being sorry for leaving her alone in India.

"Ok. I am waiting and take care of yourself. Bye" Swara said at last with small smile.

"You too bye good night" He said and cut the call.
Swara felt her cheeks were getting wet because of tears. She sat on bed with thud and started to cry loudly keeping her palm on her mouth.

"I really bad sister for you. You are best brother any one could get but I didn't become good sister for you. I know you hurt when I didn't inform you instead of Sanskar. I am not good in anything that I always hurt everyone. She was crying, suddenly she heard foot steps. Listening door opening sound Swara wiped her tears quickly and stood up and urned towards door. Sanskar entered inside full tiredly and looked at her. He got worried by seeing her red nose and puffy eyes. He immediately put laptop bag on bed and rush towards her with worriedly.

"Swara what happened? Why were you crying?" He asked with worry and  concern about her.

Swara was just looking at him with still eyes with many emotions inside her. Sanskar cupped her cheeks with his both hands while looking at her with worried eyes.

"Swara" He called her with soft tone.
Swara couldn't hold herself anymore and tightly hugged him while throwing her arms around his neck and started to cry vigerously making Sanskar shick. Sanskar got shocked by seeing her cry again. He got more worried by seeing her crying and tried to break the hug but she was holding him tightly.
He forcefully broke the hug and held her through shoulder but Swara was looking at down and tears were flowing from her eyes continuously.

"Swara please stop crying, you know I can't see you crying and moreover you are scaring me" He got extremely worried by seeing here crying
He lifted her head and wiped her tears with his thumb and made her sit on bed and he also sat beside her.

"Now tell me what happened? Did anyone tell you anything?" asked with uttermost worried by seeing her crying as he couldn't able to see her crying.

Swara nodded her head in no making Sanskar confuse.

"Then?" Sanskar asked her with confusingly.

"Sanskar, I hurt my brother. He was upset with me but didn't show it to me. I didn't tell about my marriage at first being his sister. I could have told him at first place but I was not in right mind to tell anyone about anything" Swara said with choked voice.

Sanskar let out relief sign and looked at her.
"Swara he is neither upset with you nor angry on you Infact he is happy for you. You are over thinking. I already talked with him three times and just before also he called me when I was coming home" Sanskar said with calm tone and trying to make her believe.

"You also didn't tell me right?" She asked him in complaining tone with but angry.

"Sorry, first of all we never talked with in person right then how could I tell you? You always with Maa. When we got time, you always could have avoided to talk anything personal" He said with uttermost sincerity by making her realise about her fault.

Yes it was obviously true that she never gave him time to talk about personal things then how could she blame him?

"I am sorry....I was .."Her voice choked to say further.

"Hey! I am sorry, my intension was not to hurt you" He said feeling guilty for making her cry.

"No Sanskar, don't be sorry" She hugged him tightly while wrapping her arms around his torso. She was getting some kind of warm in his embrace. She felt home in his embrace after her mother. Both were feeling peace in each other embrace. After about 15 minute, Swara realized something and pulled out of his embrace.

"Sanskar you get fresh up. I will bring the food" Swara said while getting up from bed. Sanskar nodded his head and went to get fresh up. Swara brought dinner to their room meanwhile Sanskar also came after getting fresh.
Both had dinner silently and slept in meantime by being tired. This time on same bed but not in each other embrace. They lied on their respective side facing back to each other but both were missing each other embrace in one day. Both were thinking how the equation was changing between them by the time. Battling with their inner demons they drifted into sleep.

Next morning as said all got ready to go to formhouse for death anniversary of Babu's parents.
Through out the way Swara was feeling uneasy and wortued. Sanskar was also observing her behavior since morning but he kept quiet seeing his parents and thought to ask her later.
They reached formhouse and Ragini and Laksha also joined them. Swara got happy by seeing Ragini.

"Hello Bhai" Laksha hugged him with smile and even Sanskar also hugged her back.

"Hi Swara" Ragini came near Swara and hugged her with smile. Even Swara was also happy by seeing her.

All went inside the house. Babu was waiting for them in mean time Priest also came there. Through out the Pooja. She was feeling strong gaze on her which was making her feel uncomfortable. She looked up and turned around to see, there she saw him who was staring at her and she felt disgusted by seeing his smirk on his face. She turned immediately hekf Sanskar's hands which was kept on his lap who was sitting beside her. Sanskar looked at her feeling her hand on his and She was looking at him with unknown fear. Sanskar saw her scared face and got concern but didn't get the reason for that. He gripped her hand with assurance through eyes and smiled. Swara felt little relief by seeing his smiling face and smiled back seeing his care, understanding and love for her. Pooja got completed. Babu completed post rituals. After pooja Sanskar got ready to leave because he couldn't stay at his place by seeing his cousin face.

"Maa, shall we leave now?" Sanskar asked his mother.

"Sanskar you go with Swara. We will come afterwards" She said looking at Swara who was talking with Ragini. She wanted to give them some time because if she went with them Swara got busy with her only. She knew both were still not compatible like normal husband and wife though they are married.

"Ok Maa" Sanskar said agreeing with his mother.

"Shall we leave?" Sanskar asked them while coming near them and all nodded their head in yes.

Swara was feeling his gaze continuously and she was very conciousness about his gaze and also which was irking her but she couldn't tell Sanskar anything about him because she didn't want to break the family for her and also she didn't have proof against him but she didn't know one thing that Sanskar didn't need proof to believe her.

Both Swara and Ragini sat at back seat and Laksha and Sanskar at front seat. Swara was quiet and lost in her thoughts. Ragini saw her being lost.

"Swara" Ragini called her while placing hand on her hand which was on her lap.
She didn't reply  as she was in deep thoughts to sense snyone. Ragini again shook her bit.

"Ha" Swaea came out of her thoughts and looked at Ragini
Sanskar also saw her through rare mirror.

"Where you lost? I was calling you for long time" Ragini asked her with confusingly seeing her quiet from sometime.

"Nothing...just...leave it all and tell me what you wanna tell? She asked her with smile to divert her mind but in all that Sanskar was observing her every actions of her.
They reached home and all entered inside the palace.

"Finally we are here" Laksha let out relief sign making Sanskar and Ragini chuckle by seeing him and Swara confused.

"Sanskar Bhai, can I ask you something?" Laksha said making Sanskar stopped in his track and looked at him in questioningly

"You can, just blurt out what you want to say?" Sanskar said with annoyance as he was already frustrated with so many things but keeping himself calm.

"I didn't understand one thing, how Badi Maa and Bade Maa, most importantly You tolerating Babu. I don't like bit of him" Laksha said making faces

Ragini elbowed him on stomach through her right hand. and glared him to keep his mouth shut

"Ouchh! Ragini?" He winced in pain and made innocent face like what he did now.
Ragini gave sharp glare to him and Laksha kept quiet by seeing her glare.

"Even I don't like him that's why he won't come infront me but Maa, Dad,  he is like son to them so obviously they care for him whatever he do but I don't" He said nonchalantly with frown but Swara got alert by listening their talk. She wanted to rip his head from his body by seeing his lusty gaze on her but she thought to keep quiet for that time while controlling her anger.

All came to dining table to have breakfast. Kamala Kaki served them breakfast and they had breakfast chitchatting and pulling each others leg. Swara was happy by seeing this happy family. She was praying to God not to let this happiness go away. Sanskar looked at her.

"Swara" Sanskar called her softly not to scare her. He knew she was not there but somewhere else and also knew that something was bothering her but she was sharing with him.

"Ha" She turned towards him.

"You want something?" Swara asked him with small smile.
Sanskar nodded no.

"Have your food" Sanskar said while signing towards her food.

Swara looked at her plate as it wasn't touched by her even bit. She slowly started to eat while looking at Sanskar. After breakfast all were sitting at living hall discussing over something.

"Can you come with me for shopping today?" Ragini asked Swara who was listening them silently.

"Me?" Swara asked her

"Yes you only. Whom should I ask other than you" Ragini said

"Hmm...I am..." She was cut by Sanskar.

"Swara you go with Ragini, you will feel better and you didn't go anywhere since you came here"Sanskar said with soft tone. Swara noddes her head in yes not wanting to upset him.Ragini squealed in happiness like a child.

"Ragini, don't spoil her like you" Laksha said teasingly.

"What you mean like me?"Ragini asked him with angrily while raising her eyebrows.

Laksha gulped his saliva by seeing her angry face.
"Nothing baby, I am just giving advice to to Swara to be aware of you" Saying this he ran out from there. Ragini ran behind him while chasing to beat him. Swara and Sanskar laughed out by seeing them.

"Who told they are parents of three year old son" Sanskar said with chuckle.
Swara got surprised to listen.

"What did you say?" Swara asked him to confirm that what she heard was right.

"What happened?" Sanskar asked her confusingly.

"I didn't know that they have son" Swara said with surprised tone.

Sanskar looked at her like she has two comb by listening her.

"I told you once in hotel" Sanskar told her

"Oh sorry, I forgot it" She said while biting her tongue.

"It's ok" He said with smile.

"Then where is he? Why they didn't brought him here?" Swara asked him confusingly because she didn't see him. They didn't brought him when they have come here three times by the time she was here. Sanskar took a deep breath.

"Because last week he was not well and oday you know it is so I told them not to bring" Sanskar said with sign.
Swara understood his words.

"But I want to see him" She asked him little excitedly.

"Day after tomorrow we are going there. You can see him. He is such adorable as well as naughty at the same time" Sanskar said with smile by remembering his naughtily nephew.

"Ok" Swara said with smile.

"Where they went both?" Sanskar looked around but didn't find yhem.

"Oh God, where they went?" He got up from his seat along with Swara also got up. Both went to insearch of them. They found them at outside garden fighting like small kids. They signed by seeing them. It's near afternoon, after having lunch Sanskar and Laksha left to their respective work. Swara and Ragini went to shopping.
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To be continued....

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