Ragini who walked inside the room saw Sanskar sitting on the bed with again the same sad face and tears dried on his cheeks left the traces clearly.

"You are planning to leave Ananya behind. Don't you?" he looked up at Ragini while she spoke that. He wiped his face and tried to smile but his muscles did not let him to do that.

"One more drop of tear and you will win. You know right the previous record of highest tears was held by Ananya for crying over the ending of Avengers Endgame. Now you are just a tear drop away Mr. Dumbledore. Drop it soon then we can celebrate" she grinned at him and he chuckled.

"You never let me even cry" he complained like a small kid. Ragini neared him and encircled his waist in her hands. "Because you look more handsome when you don't cry" she smiled at him.

"You did not called me a creature this time" he widened his eyes. "Yeah. Thought of changing the words a bit" she nuzzled his nose with hers.

"What are you thinking?" she asked when he was silent for a longer time. "I wonder. Will our daughter life be any different? Will she live a normal life ever?" he looked at his wife.

"What's your definition of normal Dumbledore?" she asked him. He looked at her confused. "As you said normal. You should know the definition right?" she asked and he just nodded his head.

"I don't know. I think normal is when she will get the love she deserves. She should be a wife not a burden to Shlok. I know he is a really good guy. But I don't want him to have a regretful life" Sanskar looked at Ragini who gave a smile to him.

"Tell me one thing ain't our relation normal?" Ragini asked him and he nodded his head in yes. "How is it even normal when we had to go through so much?" asked she.

"Because we were together whatever we had been through. We made it easy for each other" he smiled at her.

"Wasn't I the biggest burden you ever carried?" she asked as her eyes filled up. He kissed her forehead. "I loved to carry that burden because I loved you and only you" he smiled.

"So how can be Dhwani's life not normal? She might be a burden to Shlok now. But it's about time Mr.Dumbledore. He will also carry the burden without feeling it. I know he is a very good guy. He married Dhwani for Anika. But I don't know when I see him watching Dhwani I feel he wants to live his life with Dhwani and that gives me an assurance that he isn't feeling Dhwani as a burden but his wife. And that assurance for me is enough to be tension free about our daughter. Sure her life will be different than us. Different than anyone but it's her destiny" she shrugged her shoulders and Sanskar smiled dragged her into a warm hug. Ragini smiled as she realized her husband finally got the point that his worries are pointless.

"Now if you have forgotten love birds" they departed as they heard Ananya's voice.

"It's Dhwani's pagphere rasam and after almost begging Ansh bhai he has agreed to arrange it here in Rawat Mansion. We are running out of time. Ansh bhai gonna kill me. He gave the responsibility to me" Ananya panicked.

"Stop it tufan mail" Adarsh hit her on her head. "Dad...." she complained. "Bro..." Sanskar complained in the same tone.

"Fine. I won't hit her head again" Adarsh raised his hand in mock surrender. "Fine... Let us get back to the arrangement. Before Zorro will burn the whole house with his deadly anger that we didn't do the arrangements for his pooh bear's pagphere rasam" Ragini walked out and Ananya followed her.

"Aren't you looking for a groom for Ananya?" Sanskar looked at Adarsh. "Like she will like what I like? She is Ananya. The Ananya. If she ever feels she should settle down she will find herself the groom. I'm not even half worried as I was for Ani" Adarsh chuckled. "I agree on to that" Sanskar joined his brother.

"Ruhan. Keep that there... Don't change the place gadhe" Kishan shouted at his son. "Jeth ji relax" Ragini stood beside Kishan who wiped the sweat droplets over his forehead.

"How am I supposed to relax. Dhwani is coming for pagphere in some time now and see how this drawing room looks so messed up" he looked around worried. Ragini smiled at him and she walked to Ruhan and pointed at his slippers. "If only he wasn't dragging the dust along with him with the half broken broom you would have finished the work hours ago I guess" Ragini chuckled.

Kishan stared at Ruhan's slippers which was dragging some sticks of the broken broom which was the reason for the mess around them. Ruhan gave a nervous smile and ran from there as Kishan was about to chase him. He removed the slippers and hid behind his mother who was near the dining area.

"Mom... mom... please save me" he cried. "Ohho Ruhan. Stop" she made her son to stop. He hid behind her and Kishan tried pouncing on him.

"Have you finished the cleaning work Kishan?" she crossed her arms. "I would have. If it wasn't for your complain box. Dad my legs will get dust allergy. Let me wear the slippers" Kishan imitated Ruhan who pouted.

"Now. Don't complain about my son and go do your work. Anyways it was child labor that you were making my kid to work" Anjali caressed Ruhan's cheek and he smiled.

"Are you for real? He is 17" Kishan then patted his own forehead. "Whom I kidding? She discovers logic from illogical things for her son" he whispered and walked to the drawing area and found it neat.

"OMG" he exclaimed. Ragini, Sanskar, Ananya and Adarsh gave him a wide smile. "You are my family" he hugged all of them and they struggled to breath in his hold.

"Your emotions reached us Kishan bhai" Sanskar spoke with difficulty and finally Kishan left them and all let a breath of relaxation. "In this age also. He is no less than a macho man" Ananya spoke and Ragini chuckled.

"Anji..." Pari called from the kitchen. "Are you still pampering your useless son?" she shouted. "Aayi dee" she consoled annoyed Ruhan and went inside the kitchen.

Ragini nodded her head smiling. "Finally someone in this house agrees that my son is useless" Kishan spoke. "Ragini..." she looked up to find Annapurna walking. Ragini rushed to her mother in law and helped her to descend down the stairs.

"Ansh hadn't arrived yet?" she asked looking at the door. "Looks like more than me everyone in this house are over desperate to see Dhwani" Ragini sat beside Annapurna.

"Aren't you happy that she is coming?" Annapurna caressed her daughter in laws hairs. "I am happy. I wish I could keep her here only for myself.." she stopped as her words did not form. "But I know she has a life of her own and she need to adjust to it" she smiled looking at Annapurna who returned her wide smile.

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Ansh was all happy when he stepped down of his car outside Trivedi mansion. Anika could feel his happiness. He walked but stopped when he forgot to escort Anika out of the car. She smiled when he returned. "I'm sorry. I just get preoccupied some times" he apologized.

"I know. You are too happy to meet your sister" she gave him a assuring smile and he felt light. How has she understood him so well just in some days? Was that the magic of marriage and commitment his maa always spoke to him about? May be.

He smiled back at her and they walked towards the door. He rang the bell and Anika's mother opened the door welcoming them. Anika hugged her mother who caressed her back. They walked inside and settled on the couch. Mrs Trivedi walked to the kitchen to get some refreshments. Ansh kept looking around to get a glimpse of his Pooh bear.

"Dhwani wait...." he heard Shlok's voice and looked behind to find Shlok running behind Dhwani. She was giggling while she ran. She was teasing him holding his file. Shlok glared her while he stopped for a while. Dhwani while running could not understand the number of steps she should take to avoid colliding with a pillar and was on her way to hit the pole in front of her.

"Pooh" Ansh screamed to alert her. Shlok acted quickly and stood in front of her and she collided with him and his back hit the pillar hard. "Ouw" he yelled in pain.

"Sok" Dhwani looked at him concerned. "Bhai" Anika rushed to him. Ansh was already had reached Dhwani. "Bhai" Anika held Shlok while Dhwani kept watching him in worry. "Baby" Ansh hugged Dhwani and caressed her hair. His eyes were ready to drop the tears. "Zorro" Dhwani squealed.

"Are you fine?" Anika asked her brother. "I am" he said with difficulty. "Hey" he reached Dhwani. "You are okay right?" he asked and she looked at him worried.

She nodded her head and looked across his face and her hand reached his back. "Ouch" he yelped when her hand touched the spot on his back. "You are not okay Sok" she dropped tears looking at him.

"I'm sorry" she looked at him and he nodded his head with a weak smile. "I'm fine.. ouw" he yelped a bit when he tried standing straight.

"No you aren't" Dhwani nodded her head negatively. "I am mad not blind" she said in cracking voice.

"Hey" Shlok gave her a complaining look.

"Dare you call yourself that Dhwani I swear I will not talk to you. You got that?" he warned her and she pouted cutely holding her ears.

He smiled and she hugged him. He caressed her hair. For a moment they had forgotten the people around them. They only came out of their small world when Anika cleared her throat.

Ansh was shocked. He had not seen his sister being so emotional for anyone except him. And was that a welcome move or not he had no idea. Somewhere that protective mother like brother was getting a bit jealous. He tried to change the expression on his face and Anika noticed it. She felt bad for him. She knew his world was Dhwani and Dhwani's world was changing and it was difficult for him to fit in that new dimensions.

Shlok felt a bit difficult to walk. Whenever he tried to straighten his back it used to hurt. It was evident on his face and Dhwani was worried looking at him.

Shlok's mother came out and saw the four of them and she got concerned looking at Shlok. "I will call the doctor" she rushed to make a call while Shlok kept insisting that it wasn't necessary.

After the refreshments Ansh looked at Mrs. Trivedi. "Actually Aunty... I mean sorry sasu maa. I came to take Dhwani with me for pagphere" he spoke and looked at Dhwani who was restless looking at Shlok who was finding it difficult to sit.

"Sure" Mrs Trivedi smiled at Ansh. "Dhwani" she called her daughter in law. "One moment mom. I will help Sok till the room" she said and stood up. She looked at Shlok confused. She did not knew how to help him till his room. Anika looked at her sister in law. She signed her to place his arm around her neck and Dhwani smiled at Anika nodding her head.

She snaked Shlok's hand across her neck and signed him to get up. "You can't. I will manage" he said. "If you don't get up now I will not talk to you Sok" she looked at him. He sighed and tried standing up but fell back. Anika smiled looking at them while Dhwani also collapsed beside him. She signed Ansh to help and he looked at her like are you serious and she glared him.

He rolled his eyes and walked to Shlok and helped him to get up. Shlok snaked his other hand across Ansh's neck and they reached the room. Ansh made Shlok to lie on the bed and Dhwani rushed to get the first aid box.

She searched the box panicked. "Pooh bear what are you searching for?" Ansh asked her. She looked up at him and her eyes were filled. "Hey" he knelt in front of her worried. "I'm so bad na Zorro. Because of me he got hurt and I can't even help him. I don't even know what to use for pain?" she showed him the first aid box and the held tears left her eyes. Shlok who wasn't able to listen to them was struggling on the bed due to the pain.

Ansh smiled at her. He cupped her face and rubbed her cheeks. "You are trying na? That's enough. And..." he took out the pain reliever. "This one is for pain" he gave her the spray. "You will learn. Just don't give up. My Pooh Bear is very strong" he kissed her forehead and Dhwani hugged him. She wiped her face and walked to Shlok who had closed his eyes and his eyebrows narrowed due to pain.

"Sok. Turn around" she said and he opened his eyes confused. She showed him the pain reliever. "No" he said not willing to turn.

"Turn na" she said like a small kid. "Give it to me. I will spray it" he forwarded his hand. "I said turn buddhu ram" Dhwani turned him and lifted his shirt up to see the spot. "Dhwani" he complained.

"Shhh" she shushed him. She sprinkled the spray and rubbed his back. He felt ticklish while her hands ran across his back. "Dhwani..stop" he giggled. "This is fun" Dhwani squealed and continued to do that. Ansh watched them and walked out of the room smiling.

"Dhwani" he turned and held her hands and she fell on his chest. Shlok's heart beat raised as her face was very near to his and her hair falling over him. He tucked the hair strands behind her ear and Dhwani was still smiling at him unaware of the bursting feelings inside him.

"Thanks" she smiled at him and he smiled back weakly. "Ohho buddhuram" Dhwani got up with a frown.

"Your back will pain more" she sat with the angry face beside him. He smiled and held her hand. "When you have magical hands, Do you think my pain will be there for so long?" he asked and she turned to him.

"Means?" she turned to him and he chuckled softly looking at her cute face. "Means Mrs. Shlok my pain is on its way to run away already" he smiled. "Really?" she asked excited. "Of course" he nodded his head.

"Bhabi..." Anika walked inside the room and Shlok tried sitting on the bed but found it difficult. Dhwani helped him to sit. "Where is your bag?" she asked looking around. "What bag?" Shlok asked confused. "Luggage bag bro. What else?" Anika looked at Shlok. "Why?" asked Dhwani.

"Mom did not tell you to pack some clothes?" Anika asked. Dhwani scratched her head. "She did tell yesterday. But I forgot" Dhwani pouted. "No worries. I will help you now" Anika walked to the closet.

"But why are you packing her clothes?" Shlok asked while Anika dragged some clothes and stuffed them in a luggage bag.

"Bro. It's her pagphere" Anika said smiling. "What is pag.... pag...." Dhwani struggled to pronounce. "Pagphere" Shlok completed her word. "Yeah that's what" she asked turning to Anika.

"Bhabi its a marriage ritual where you will get to go to your maika mathlab mother's home and stay for a day then the next day your husband comes to receive you" Anika explained.

Dhwani's face lit up. "Really?" she asked excited and Anika smiled nodding her head. "Sok. See so soon I can go to Zorro" she turned to Shlok who smiled to her.

"You are going to Rawat Mansion for pagphere bhabi" Anika spoke. "That means I can meet Paa, mumma, Tayji, badi maa, ananya di Ruhu and all" she said jumping. "Yes" Anika nodded her head.

"But chachu?" she asked. "Papa ji and Yohan chachu might have reached Rawat mansion by now" Anika said and Dhwani jumped excited. "Really? I can't believe I can stay with them again" she said excited.

"But" she stopped thoughtful. "Sok. He is not well" she looked at Shlok. "Come here" Shlok pointed her to sit on the bed.

"I am fine okay. And when you will be happy with your family my pain will reduce" he smiled at her. "Pakka?" she asked. "Pakka. Only thing is you have to stop worrying" he said and she looked at him.

"Okay. But only if you promise that you will take care of yourself and you will not touch those stupid files till you are okay" Dhwani forwarded her hand. He placed his hand on hers and looked at her. "I can't say no to you"

"That's like my buddhuram" she gave him a side hug which hurt him and he winced in pain. "Oh..I'm sorry..."she dragged herself away looking at him apologetically. "No... that's fine" Shlok adjusted himself. "You will be fine na?" she asked concerned. "I will be" he said.

Anika took Dhwani's bag out and handed it to Ansh who walked out to place it in the car. Dhwani looked at Shlok while she walked out of the room. "At least for a day my son will spared of getting hurt" Anika's mom spoke which Dhwani heard and turned back to look at her mother in law. "Mom" Anika spoke in a complaining tone. Mrs. Trivedi walked inside while Anika nodded her head looking at Dhwani who smiled weakly and walked out of the mansion to reach the car where Ansh was waiting for her.

The doctor arrived and injected a pain killer injection to Shlok and prescribed the medicines. Anika brought the tablets after Shlok at the breakfast. He took it and gulped down.

"Bro" Anika looked at him. "How I wish you had a normal married life?" she looked down. "You have to go through this because of me" she looked at him emotionally.

"And why do you think I'm getting suffocated in this marriage? Be happy that I got married because of you" he smiled at her.

"Now it all looks fine Bhai. But when you see around you will feel sad that your life isn't like them" she narrowed her eyebrows.

"Sometimes when we watch the people around us we feel why are they so lucky? What wrong have we ever done that our problems never end. But then we forget that's life. It ought to be as different as we all are. She isn't my problem. She is someone I know I need in my life. She is not someone I want to lean on when I get frustrate with life. She is the one who will cheer me up and never let me reach a point to regret anything in my life. I know it. I know it from the time we first talked" he smiled at his sister who gave him a wide smile.

She walked out of the room and Shlok watched the ceiling. He then was about to take a file from the side table but stopped when he remembered the promise he made to Dhwani. "As you say Mrs. Shlok" he leaned back and took his phone and looked at Dhwani's photo in it.

"I miss you already" he hugged his phone and closed his eyes.

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Too long isn't it? Sorry for that.

By the way wanted to show you an edit of these crazily in love couple made by RedSnowFall_ and trust me I fell in love again.

And this is my fav 👇

Till the next time bye guys. Take care.