Radhe Krishna
   

                 सीने की जगह कान में
                 धड़के है मेरा दिल
                 जब से उसने शुरू किया
                 मेरा नाम से बुलाना

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Sara moved towards peepal tree to tie thread which she brought.

She tied thread and was coming back but suddenly someone dashed her because of opposite person saree tripped in her leg and going to fall but at the nick of time Sara held her.

"Thank God" opposite person took relief sign finding herself safe and sound.

"Thank y......" She was going to say further but her words stopped in her throat at middle in shock. She stood stunning, shock would be written all over her face. Sara was also standing seeing her face only as she felt some unknown feeling and concern towards her but she shrugged her thoughts and looked at her with concern.

"Are you ok aunty?" Sara asked her with concern but opposite person didn't reply as she was in full shock.

"Aunty" Sara called her again not getting any respon

Opposite person looked at her with tears in her eyes after coming into sense and nodded her head in yes. Sara smiled and moved towards Sujata and Pari.

"Nandini"Arjun called her from behind while coming near her. She was staring at the retreating figure of Sara the way she went with tears in her eyes.
Arjun came near and got confuse seeing her standing without any reaction and staring at one direction. Arjun placed his hand on her shoulder and called her softly.

"Nandini"

But she didn't react so he shook her with little force to bring her into sense.

"Nandu" He called her little loudly.

"Ha" Nandini looked at him with jerk by his voice. Arjun got worry seeing her teary eyes as it started to flow from her eyes. Nandini was just looking at Arjun.

"Nandini, What happened?" He asked worriedly as his hands reached her cheeks to wipe her tears with all over tension by seeing her in tears.

"Arjun ....Swara...." Her voice choked to say as she pointed towards where Sara went away.

"What you are saying?" He asked more worriedly because he knew how much sensitive was this matter for her so he asked calmly.

"Arjun, just I have seen Swara" Nandini said while crying with happy tears.

Arjun got baffled listening her, for a second he also got shock. He looked towards Nandini with teary eyes.

"Is it true?" He asked her again to confirm what he had heard was right or wrong?

"Yes Arjun it's Swara only. I have seen her with my own eyes, just a moment ago. I was shocked to react that she went before I ask anything. Arjun find her, I want to see her" Nandini said while crying and asked him.

Arjun saw her vulnerable state and tried to calm as she was crying vigorously. It was not crowded much so he took her near by bench and made her sit on it and gave her water bottle to drink. Nandini looked at him with teary eyes and Arjun signed her to drink water first. She drank water and calmed herself.

She looked at him turning towards him.

"Arjun she....." She was going to say something but Arjun cut off her and held her hand in his hands and tightly held them with assurance.

"I know what you are going to say. I will send my security team to search her whole city and I promise you that I will bring her infront of you" Arjun said little faint smile with assurance on which Nandini nodded her head little with small smile.

"Now come, we need to go home" Arjun said while getting up from bench and offered her his hand.

Both went to Swaranjali Mansion.

Maheswari Mansion

All men came from office except Sanskar and having tea at dining table.

Sara was looking at door for time to time if Sanskar would come or not.

Laksha was observing her since he has came at dining table and  got to know that she was waiting for Sanskar. He also felt sad for thinking about her as Sanskar wouldn't come early.

"Bhabhi, Bhai doesn't come early like us, he will be late" Laksha said finally not able to see her looking at door again and again.

Sara looked at him with jerk while her face fell down listening him.

"Woh... I am just waiting for Ragini if she would have come or not" Sara said while stammering and bent her head down in embarrassment. Actually she was looking for Sanskar but to escape from embarrassment, she told lie about Ragini.

Laksha didn't tried to say about him further to make her sad.

"She might be went to Malhotra Mansion bhabhi" Laksha said with light smile to avoid awkwardness.

Sara also nodded her head in understanding with little smile. Even all observed her but didn't ask anything.

At night

It's already near to 10 pm as still Sanskar didn't come to home. Already all retired to their respective rooms after having dinner. All insisted her to have dinner with them but she told them that she would have later as if she was not hungry still so they didn't force her. She was sitting on her bed resting her back to bed post by seeing time every then and now. She was looking worried about Sanskar as he still didn't come. She was thinking to call or not as she was fear to ask him because of might he get angry and second thing as she didn't have his number. She thought to ask but seeing time she left that idea. She stood up from her bed and pacing in her room and suddenly room door opened making Sara alert and she turned towards door, there he was standing full tired face and looking pale.

Both stood where they were while looking at each other. They forgot themselves for a minute and Sanskar came into sense by feeling cold air on his face which was blowing from open door of balcony. He averted his eyes from her and entered inside while loosening his tie and kept bag on couch. Sara looked at his tired face and he went to washroom to get up fresh up first then sleep as he was fully tired because of over work and continuous meeting for his absent for 10 days. Sara immediately went to kitchen to bring his dinner. She brought his dinner and looked for him but still he didn't come out from washroom. She placed food plate on table and sat on bed waiting for him to come out. Sanskar came out from closet while wiping his head and Sara looked at him turning her head by listening his foot steps and her breathe hitched in her lungs only seeing him in his white vast and ice blue pant as he was looking handsome. Sara got lost herself in his charm, water drops were falling on his neck from his head which making him look more handsome and hot, his skin became little red due to hot water shower which adding more hotness to his body. Sara couldn't take off her eyes from him as she never get attracted towards any man but for the first time this man was making her go crazy in his charm who didn't see anyone lifting her head was now falling for this man with unknown attraction and feelings. Sanskar turned towards her feeling strong gaze on him and saw Sara who was staring him without blinking her eyes. Sara came into sense when he moved towards chair to keep towel.

"Sara what are you doing? You are staring him shamelessly, what he might be thinking about me?" Sara scolded herself mentally. Sanskar came towards couch while Sara got up from bed immediately by seeing him coming towards couch. Sanskar looked at table on which food plate was kept.

"Woh..food" Sara said with low tone while stammering as she still feared  from him.

Sanskar looked at plate and then her who was standing while bending her head with fidgetting her fingers in nervousness. Sanskar took short breathe and looked at her.

"Did you have dinner?" He asked making Sara get goosebumps in stomach by his question.

She looked at him through her glass.

"Woh, I will have later, you have first" She said again while bending her head. Sanskar signed and took plate in his hand.

"Come" He said.

Sara looked at him confusingly as why he was asking her to come and also saw plate in his hand. Sanskar saw her confusing face.

"Come, we will have dinner at down" He said moving towards door. Sara registerd what he told and followed him silently. She was feeling happy at once side and nervousness at another side. They both came to kitchen and Sanskar served food in another plate and gave to her.

Sara was looking at all with shocked as well as surprised eyes. Now she was seeing different Sanskar whom she saw at morning. Sanskar sat on a chair at small dining table which contains only four chair and was kept in kitchen. He signed her to sit and Sara came out of her shock and sat on chair opposite to him. Both had dinner silently and Sara took both plates and kept it in sink then moved towards to fill water jug. Sanskar looked at her who was filling water jug.

"Sara" He called her little bit hesitantly because he was not used to talk any girl but now he has to, because she was his wife so he couldn't't avoid her everytime as he already promised her to take their relationship slowly by knowing each other first.

Sara turned towards him.

"I may get late sometimes so you don't need to starve for me and you will have food and sleep, don't wait for me" He said softly on which Sara didn't say anything just nodded her head.

Both moved towards their room but one pair of eyes were looking at them with smiling face, it's none other than Sujata who came to check if Sanskar has come or not, saw kitchen light was on and moved towards kitchen to see who must be there and got surprised to see them having dinner together. She stood there little far hiding from them and prayed for their happy life. After they left to their room, she also went towards her room.

July 20 1998
Mumbai

It was heavy downpour in Kolkata at mid night around 12 am.

Car was moving in that slippery road with high speed as someone was following them in another car. Four members were sitting in car, two couples and two baby girls. One was sitting on lap of woman who was sitting beside man at driving seat and another one was sleeping on back seat in car. They both were in high tension as well as scared for their life. Woman looked back and got relief not seeing another car. Man also looked back and got relief sign not finding car as they came for long from obscuring from them but before they could see anything a opposite truck hit their car making it roll upside down on the road. Car stood at the middle of road and both were fully injured and blood was oozing from their body. They looked at their baby girl in their hand who was also bleeding little and looked at another one at back who was little injury but fell unconscious due to sudden hit on her head.

Both felt helpless at that moment seeing their children in that state. Before they do anything truck hit their car again making car rolled upside down again, car stopped at the edge of clif and one car door opened at woman side with impact of hit and baby girl fell from the clif through open car door which she was holding.

"Swara" woman screamed by seeing her falling from clif.

Jan 22 2023

Woman woke up with a scream and sweating badly remembering past incident.

"Nandini"

Arjun woke up listening her shout and looked beside to see his wife who was sitting on bed and sweating badly in fear and tears were flowing from her eyes.

"Nandu, what happened?" He asked worriedly seeing her state.

Nandini tightly hugged him while crying.

"Why God did this to us? What we had done to him that he took away everything from on that night?" She was saying inbetween her cries.

Arjun also got tears listening her but he needed to be strong for her.

"Shhhh...calm down Nandu, we will get everything back which we have lost, just be patience" he consoled her while rubbing her back to make her calm.

After sometime her cry subsided to little sob. He broke the hug and looked at her and she also looked at him with still tears in her eyes.

"Don't cry, everything will be fine. I will make sure that they get punishment" he said wiping her tears and side hugged her.

Maheswari Mansion
At morning

Sara woke up early and got fresh. She arranged his office things neatly and went out before he wake up. AP already told her what she needs to do at morning for Sanskar.

Sanskar got up at 7 am and looked at other side of bed which was empty. He went to get fresh and after having bath, he got ready in his white shirt and charcoal black pant and coat with matching tie. He didn't get surprised because he thought that it was done by his mother like everytime. After getting ready he was sitting on couch doing work in his Mac.

Sara entered inside with slow steps holding his black coffee. She kept coffee infront of him and started to move outside without saying anything.

"Sara" her breathe hitched in her lungs by listening his manly voice and she stopped in her track but didn't dare to turn.

"Sara" Sanskar again called her and this time Sara turned towards him slowly and looked at him by lifting her head.

For a minute he got lost in her charming, innocent, pure face at early morning then he came into sense and averted his eyes from her.

"You are coming with me to office so get ready. I won't like late comers" He said in his plain tone and started to do his work.

Sara stood their with wide eyes staring at him like she was seeing some Ghost in the early morning.

"Why are you standing still?" He asked her still his eyes on Mac screen. Sara looked away and hurriedly moved inside the closet.

She got ready simple white cotton Panjabhi kurti and royal blue patiyala pant with blue veil snd simple side braided hair style then put Sindhoor and Mangalasutra. She covered her Sindhoor in her hairs and Mangalasutra in her dress so that no one could notice as Ragini already told her about this marriage as no one knew that she was Sanskar's wife because of some rivals of Sanskar's. She put black metal jumka on her ear and looked at herself in mirror and smiled as she was looking beautiful in that simple dress. She put glass on her eyes and took her bag and went downstairs by giving last glance to Sanskar who was engrossed in his work. She went downstairs and directly went towards kitchen after keeping her bag at one chair of corner side.

"Mom" Sara called her with smile on her face while entering inside the kitchen. All turned towards her and smiled at her.

"Sara beta got ready" Sujata asked her seeing her in dress.

"Yes Mom" Sara replied with a small and moved towards kitchen slab to help them.

"Sara beta you don't need to do anything. You just go and sit" AP said seeing Sara who was going to help them.

" Maa its ok, I will be happy by doing this small works for you all" Sara said making all smile.
Within two days she got attached with
everyone especially with Sujata who was treating her like own daughter.

All gathered at dining table at 8 pm with their office bags and took their respective chairs. Sara also came towards dining table and searched for Sanskar as he didn't come yet, her face became pale not finding him as corner of her heart wanted him to sit beside her. She sat on her chair sadly beside Sujata.

Sujata also saw her sad face and put hands on her hand on which Sara looked at Sujata with smile which was obviously fake one but she didn't want to show this anyone so she smiled. Sujata understood her and assured her through eyes. Sanskar came down at breakfast time and silently moved towards his chair which was beside Sara. Sara's eyes brighten up by seeing him coming towards dining table. Sanskar sat on his chair and immediately Sara served him breakfast and filled his glass with water then kept one glass orange juice infront of him. Sanskar started to have his breakfast silently. All smiled seeing him with this change. Sara also started to have her breakfast with smile on her face. All were having their breakfast silently because if Aashi was here then it would be more cheerful and happy by her non stop banter and cute voice but she was not here so elders were talking about business and Laksha and Uttara were observing Sanskar by their corner of eyes. All finished their breakfast and sitting at living hall. Sara took her bag and moved towards DP and Ram to take blessings from them. AP and Sujata also came towards them.

She bent to take blessings from DP and AP but felt someone's present beside her and tilted her head to see and found Sanskar also bent with her but he was looking down, she smiled inwardly.

All surprised as well as happy for them.

"God bless you both" AP and DP both blessed them while keeping their hands on their head then they took blessing from Sujata and Ram. Both blessed them and Sujata kissed both's forehead and hugged them both. Later all moved towards their destination except Sara and Sanskar. Sujata feed her sweet curd.

"Take care yourself and if you need anything ask him directly, don't need to get scare or hesitate to ask" Sujata said eyeing Sanskar. Sanskar rolled his eyes listening her. Sara nodded her head with smile and bid bye to them. Sanskar moved towards entrance while wearing his glass followed bye Sara who was walking with head down.

Both came out from the mansion as already three cars were lining up for them. Sanskar moved towards middle car and opened back door for Sara who looked at him with surprise, her heart started to thump inside her chest. She felt delighted seeing this small gesture of him without showing his emotions on his face. All looked at him with surprised as well as amused seeing their boss's another side of him. Sara sat inside the car and Sanskar moved towards another side car door which was opened by Alex. Sanskar settled beside Sara. They moved towards Karma office. Sara was feeling something unknown happiness in her heart. She looked at him with her corner of eyes who was working in his Mac with so much concentration. Sanskar turned his head towards Sara, by seeing him turning his head towards her she quickly looked outside of the window. Sanskar got confuse seeing her but he resumed his work by shrugging his shoulders.

They reached Karma office in 30 minutes of journey.

"Driver move car towards parking lot" Sanskar ordered driver.

Driver moved towards parking lot, after reaching parking lot both got down from the car and moved towards elevator which was present at the base floor.

Both entered inside the elevator. Sara was feeling nervous being with him alone in lift but Sanskar was as usual his face turned into rude and attitude, hard and stern. Sara looked at him and got confused seeing sudden change in his expression because in car he was calm and serene but now he was looking like angry young man. Suddenly 'ding' bell of elevator brought her back to sense. Sara saw it's her floor, she took short breathe and clutched her bag tightly in her hand because anyone would notice her in office for being married or say anything to her for getting married to her boss. Lift door opened before she got out from the lift Sanskar called her making her to stop with raising heart beat.

"Sara" He called her and Sara looked back turning her head little.

"If you need anything come to my cabin or call me" He said with soft tone.

Sara looked at him like alien by change of his face colour by every now and then. She nodded her head in yes.

"Give me your mobile" Sanskar asked while forwarding his hand.

Sara looked at him confusingly.

"Give me your mobile" Sanskar said this time little loudly. Sara flinched little in fear by his voice and quickly took out her mobile from her bag and forwarded towards him slowly with trembling hand

Sanskar looked at her with shock.
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To be continued.

Love ♥️

Prakruti ♥️