"maa, what is lie? " Boy asked the question.
The surprised mother looked at the boy.
" from where did you get to know this word? "Mother asked then the boy showed the book.
A smile crept in her face.
"How many times I told you to not enter into papa's room? " she pinched the boy's cheek playfully for which the boy returned the blushing smile.

Mother took him in her lap.

"what is lie? " The mother repeated the question while she was thinking how to answer.
" the words which we tell to hide the truth " mother said.
"maa what is Truth? " The boy asked.
The mother smiled bit broadly by thinking about her explanation.
The little boy who doesn't know about truth and lie or other stared at his mother simply.

" see there, Laksh's papa came back " Mother said and pointed the door.

Laksh, the boy, turned happily then pouted by not seeing his father.
"maa.. " he squealed a bit.
"papa still didn't come back " he said in a complaining tone.
"that's truth and what I said it's lie " Laksh mother said.
"Now do you understand what is lie and truth? "Laksh's mother asked.
Laksh returned a thinking expression while Laksh's mother caressed his head. She knows that her intelligent son couldn't understand these words for his age.
"Nithu... Laksh... " a voice interrupted their thinking.
"Papa... " Laksh muttered as soon as he identified his voice and ran towards the door to welcome his father.

"Nithyan!"Nithila smiled by seeing her husband who entered with a smile and in a police uniform.

Lakshya woke up with a jerk. Sweat droplets formed in his forehead. He turned and glanced at his father who was sleeping beside him.

"The flight no.MXXXTTZZ from Chennai to Mumbai will be landing in next fifteen minutes. Passengers are requested to fasten their seat belt...."The flight attendant announced further about the weather of Mumbai city but nothing was getting in Lakshya's mind.

"Why did I dream Swara's parents as mine? How could I?"Lakshya deeply thought.

"What the hell was happening to me? Am I getting into delusion again?"Lakshya held his head. Rudra woke up hearing the announcement as well as Swara after few minutes.

"Bittu, are you fine?"Rudra asked in a concerned tone after seeing his son's facial expression.

"I am fine, papa. Just feeling uneasy because of this travelling ."Lakshya said with a forced smile then broken his eye contact fro rudra with an act of fastening the seat belt.

Rudra wasn't convinced fully yet he thought to let it go for that moment.

At Mumbai,

Ragini was feeling disappointed even she got a bit time to spend with swayam. She was sitting in the garden all alone without her friend, Sanskar. She expected him to persuade her in leaving her anger against him but she didn't see him all through the day.

"I won't speak with him even if he pleases me."Ragini mumbled and twisted her lips .

"Are you thinking about me?" A voice startled her from beside. Sanskar sat beside her and stared her face. He was expecting an answer but she decided to not reply. Ragini turned her face while Sanskar nodded his head in disbelief.

"I thought after spending some quality time with swayam, you would have left your anger."Sanskar said in a dramatic tone.

"How do you know?"Ragini asked leaving her stubbornness and made his friend chuckle.

"I thought of talk with you at morning but I saw Swayam took you in his bike. I just didn't want to disturb you and I was busy in spending my time with...."Sanskar slurred intentionally then Ragini finished in irritated tone,"sleep." Sanskar chuckled at her tone and she couldn't help herself to keep her anger.

"And, none asked about my opinion cutie. Uncle asked maa to speak with me but she clearly told to get your acceptance first."Sanskar said.

"What if I have said yes?"Ragini asked her doubt.

"I might have become homeless. Unlike you, I don't have anyone's house to stay while rebelling against my parents."Sanskar's answer made her laugh more.

"Am I that much bad to accept as husband, cutie?"Sanskar's question frozen her laugh.

"If only you aren't my friend, I would have proposed you on our very first meet, buddhu. Do you know how many girls drool over you?"Ragini asked.

"None of them are like you, cutie."Sanskar thought though he gave just smile as answer. Did he loves her? No... though he didn't love her, he had a thought deep inside his heart that marrying his friend would make his life peaceful and happier. He believed none could understand him and his family like ragini. But, he accepted that Ragini loves another person. Even if she didn't, she won't see him like that. He knew so he promised himself that nothing will happen if his friend didn't want to. He would make sure of that even if it needed to cross the line.

"Leave everything. How did you suddenly get close with aadi bhai? And, you were teasing me along with him at airport."'Sanskar asked and jealousiness and complaining tone was visible in his voice. A pecker was pecking his mind with this question from yesterday.

"well! It's because of swayam."Ragini said and fell in the whirl of memories.

" Swayam was looking at the sky and his mind was rewinding all the memories of his lost sister. That was the day of swara's ramachandran's death anniversary to the world. He turned and looked at the cloth which he bought for donation.

Raj entered into the room with the hardened face. He knew what his friend was going through. Regrets... Regrets were filled in swayam's mind.

"Swayam, we have to leave now. Otherwise, temple would be closed."Rajat reminded. Swayam nodded his head meanwhile Ragini entered into the room.

"I heard from bhaiyu that you were going to temple. Can I join with you?"Ragini pleased with yearning eyes which wasn't easy to be seen and only available to Annapurna.

Raj wished to decline as he felt nowadays ragini was always around swayam.

"Sure, Ragini."Swayam said first and rajat didn't oppose it. The trio got into a car and started their travel. Raj was in driver seat and swayam and ragini was in back seat. Raj was wondering how suddenly the car's codriver seat got wet and he made sure everything was correct before entering into the house. Soon, the trio entered into the temple.

"why are you bringing this cloth to temple, swayam?"Ragini initiated the talk.

"Today, It's my sister's death anniversary Ragini. I would be donating this to a girl around her age."Swayam said.

The pain was visible in his voice and then she held his hand. Unlike any other day, Swayam didn't notice that and let her hold his hand.

"My Papa told me that my maa become a star and look after us from sky, swayam. I am sure your sister also would be doing the same thing."Ragini tried to console with her words.

"She would be , ragini. She was always fond of me. You won't know how much she always pestered me to play with her. And, I neglected her each and every time. Even an unknown person advised me to look after her. But, I never gave heed to that advice. I always took her love and affection for granted."Swayam's voice reflected his regret.

"Do you know Ragini, whenever Laku bragged about his brother's affection for him, Aadi always bragged about you. your pranks on him, your mischiefs and your affection and love for him. And, I was always jealous of that ragini. I couldn't help myself but I always imagined how it would be if my swara is with me."Swayam said though Ragini wondered why aditya lied about their relationship. They were never a sweet sissy- brother before or now.

"And, I also knew even if she would have been with me, I might not realize her value. Sometimes, we never realize the value of people until we lost."Swayam said and walked over to search a girl of his sister's age leaving Ragini and Raj behind.

Raj slowly whispered on ragini's ear."Thanks Ragini, for not telling him the truth. And I know , you may be wondering why Aadi lied about your relationship."

Ragini gave him a shocked expression as she was also exactly thinking the same.

"It was his longing after seeing a lot of siblings in his life. And Laku, he was always proud of how much Sakthi, his brother loved him. He always loved to brag about it. And Aadi, in impulse he lied. And after that, he had to continue the same whenever lakshya bragged about his brother. And, I can't muster my courage to stop him, Ragini. He was smiling wholeheartedly at those times though it's a lie. Please don't tell anyone about this."Raj pleaded for her excuse.

Ragini just nodded her head and walked towards swayam.

"I thought about it a lot of days, buddhu. Atleast, I have annu maa and uncle from my childhood. And, I have you to whom I can lean on during my bad days. But, bhaiyu? He doesn't have anyone other than me and papa. And, whenever I think about my past, he always cared about me, still he cares about me and my life. He spoke to papa for me. The only thing I always disappointed on him, is you, buddhu. He never agreed about your goodness before. But , now I found it as cute jealousness. That , you snatched his twin sister from him."Ragini smiled a bit and then continued,"Moreover, I don't want to regret as swayam."

Sanskar remembered aditya's cold behavior in past and his caring gestures in present. And, now he understood that the reason was ragini for the cold war in between them. Sanskar smiled sadly as he understood what would be aditya's thought from his childhood. That , Sanskar snatched his little sister from him and made him's.

"A Good thing happened, cutie. I am really happy about it."Sanskar said and then continued .

"Do you know I always wanted a big brother from my childhood? I will make Aadi bhai as big brother."Sanskar said with a teasing smile.

"Dare you!"Ragini scowled at her friend and then punched on his arm then put her head on his shoulder.

"And, I am sure now she should be very happy ."Ragini said while staring at the star.

Inside the Sengupta Villa,

Shekar was sighing deeply after seeing Ragini and Sanskar together in garden.

"Why can't she realize her feelings?"Shekar complained which made aditya chuckle.

"She didn't love Sanskar, Papa. They are very good friends. That's it."Aditya supported his sister's decision.

"And, If you continue like this, I am sure Ragini would make aunty and uncle adopt as her daughter. Do you know today also aunty said she would be happy to take Ragini in her house permanently?"Aditya continued.

"She could do that, just like her mother. Even your mother never lost in any argument either it's court or in house."Shekar's eyes turned glassy with tears and smile on his face and he quickly wiped it.

"Papa!"Aditya said softly and put his hands on his father's shoulder. Shekar smiled a bit.

"And, why are you in a hurry to get us married, Papa?"Aditya questioned and then continued with a concerned tone,"Are you really ok?"

Shekar hit his son's arm playfully for which Aditya squealed in pain dramatically and Shekar said,"I am quite healthier than you."

"And still, ladies drool over you. Oops! Sorry, aunties."Aditya teased his father and earned a deep sigh from his father. That's their relationship and aditya deeply believed that his father won't hide anything from him.

"It was your mother's wish to get you married with swara. And, its my wish to make maheshwari as my in law."Shekar said.

"Do you know Mr. Sharma personally? Even , you helped his son to start business."Aditya asked.

"I know him personally, aadi but that wasn't the reason. Lakshya is having a good talent. You know how much he excels and how much we profited because of him with in these three months."Shekar took the side of lakshya.

Aditya nodded positively after a deep thinking.

"Anyway, I will pray to god that Swara and her family would accept this proposal."Shekar said while caressing his beard in a deep thinking voice as that was his main worry.

"Who would refuse our proposal, Papa? They would be in cloud nine after receiving our proposal."Aditya stated which made Shekar smile sarcastically.

"They would refuse if their daughter doesn't like you and want this marriage, aadi. Not everyone goes behind money and status. And Rudra, he just thinks about his children's happiness."Shekar stated and proudness reflected in his voice.

Aditya just nodded while curiosity created in his mind to meet the family of Sharma.

At unknown place which renowned as mental asylum for world in outskirts of Mumbai,

Swayam knocked out a person who was working in that hospital, disguised himself as a ward boy and hid his face behind a surgical mask. He sneaked in and was walking through corridors. He wondered why an asylum didn't have any security systems like CCTV camera's. He saw the patients who were sleeping peacefully in the effect of seductive through the metals bars in their door. After thinking a lot, he could drawn a conclusion with a data he had that in only asylums , they could use human for testing the medicine.

"In Room 201, that man was dead. Come with me to clean it up."One man ordered. Swayam glanced at mans face to register in his mind while nodding his head. He followed the man.

He saw a man who was in his late thirties , lying motionless on the floor in his own blood. He examined the person and took the samples of blood secretly while another person put the body on a bag.

He followed the person again and ended up in a cliff of a big container. Swayam could feel the strong stench of chemical and identified as acid.

The person threw the bag in the container and went back while Swayam tried to register what happened in a moment.

Seeing swayam lagging behind, the person called the name but swayam didn't respond. With doubts on his mind, the person pulled the mask and swayam got back into reality.

"Who are you?"The person asked while trying to throw a punch.

Swayam bent at the nick of time and person fell to the container. Swayam closed his eyes tightly as he saw the bubbles in acid and he stumbled back in shock.

Without wasting any time, he started to run back and fastly he reached the compound. He touched his neck and found the I-Card was missing. He easily came inside with the help of I-Card . He looked at the electric fenced compound.

"There was no electricity in the fence, swayam. Jump fastly."A voice said eventually climbed on the wall. Swayam identified the voice as female eventually thought as known one and then he climbed on the wall.

Both ran as fast as they could once they jumped from wall. Once they found the safe surrounding, they stopped and panted heavily for breathe. The lady stranger removed her mask and threw it on ground with a huge sigh. Swayam turned and shocked by seeing the face.

"Kavya?"Swayam mumbled while Kavya glared him.

"What are you doing there, Swayam?"Kavya asked.

"I wish I could ask you the same."Swayam replied.

Without giving any reply, Kavya walked away and swayam ran behind her.

"Kavya, please stop. What are you doing there? That place was quite dangerous."Swayam asked while gripping her hand tightly.

"I was searching my maa there."Kavya's reply made swayam leave her hand.

***

What do think about following characters?

Lakshya

Sanskar

Ragini

Swara

Swayam

Aditya

Please read season-2 to understand season-3. And, I gave a clue today with this episode how the story will move on.