As a sky in your life

I always stand vast nothing more

As the darkness covered my life

I stand like a black hole

Just you placed me in your life

Swallowing darkness I am

Shining light you are

Though we contradicted to each other

Still we stand together

Is it waxing or waning in your life

You didn't let me know

While I am enjoying your comforting shine

Forgetting myself and about my darkness

Not noticing your slow disappearance in my life

Until the day, I see myself alone

"Where is my friend?"

Asking all the stars which you gathered in my life

Couldn't get any answer than

"Moon told us to shine as much as we can'

Much more stars in my life

Shines as much they can

As you told

But, nothing stands in your place

With the longing in my heart

Everyday, every minute, each and every moment

I am waiting for the day

while nourishing our happy memories

With the hope

This absence of yours could vanish like dream

And meet you again

As a new moon in my life

If not

Lets get unite in heaven

And teach the death and gods

About our friendship

Dear friend

In the Cemetery at Evening,

Three teenagers stood before a tomb stone.

The rain didn't bothered them or the coldness in the air.

"I wish I could have denied on that day."Swayam murmured while tear drop left his eyes subconsciously.

"Lakshya Kashyap" A name carved on the tombstone while a teen aged boy smiled in photo.

Swayam spread jasmines on the tombstone. As the words stuck in his throat because of his guilt and grief, he just sat beside the newly built tombstone.

"Why did you do this, Lakshya? Why?" Swayam murmured even forgetting to wipe his tears. Or might he lose his senses.

"Swaru!"Aditya mumbled while wiping his tears then placed his hand on Swayam's shoulder.

"Swaru!"His mumble soon turned into yell as his friend fell unconscious on ground while Rajat held Swayam at the nick of time.

Rajat eyes widened as he didn't feel any pulse in his friend's hand . He put his ears on Swayam's chest just to hear none.

"Aadi, get your car ready."Rajat yelled while taking swayam in his hand.

While the rain was pouring heavily with a strong wind, The duo marched towards the hospital.

At the Sharma's house,

"Shona, why didn't you take umbrella with you?"Rudra scolded Swara who entered into the house in drenched state with her cycle.

"Sorry papa. I didn't expect rain today."Swara gave a pleasing face.

"I will take umbrella from tomorrow."Swara promised with a cute smile for which Rudra couldn't give any angry face.

"Go and change your dress . you will get cold."Rudra worried then Swara ran towards her room.

In the next few minutes,

Swara heard a knock on her room then she opened the door.

"Swara, I made soup. Drink this then study."Rudra said while Swara nodded her head obidiently.

Rudra turned to leave but stopped as Swara called him.

"Papa!"Swara called then walked towards Rudra.

"Thanks for the soup!"Swara said with a smile. With a single pat on her cheek, Rudra left the place with the smile.

Swara looked at the rain with the soup in her hand. She felt a prick in her heart while unknown worries surrounded her heart.Her eyes subconsciously searched mobile. Without any delay, she called her bujji, Lakshya Sharma.

"Hello Shona!"Lakshya Sharma answered with his full energy by hiding all his tensions for his new business.

"Where are you, Bujji? When will you return to home?"Swara asked.

"Asusual, I am in a tea shop outside my college."Lakshya answered.

"Is everything ok there?"Swara asked .

"Everything is fine. I will be there in a hour."Lakshya assured then cut the call. His eyes stucked at the proposal file which he made to get bank loan. Being an MBA student and without any financial background, No bank was ready to give him a loan.

With a sigh, he took the file in his hand.

"What happened to Shona? What's bothering her?"Lakshya thought while walking towards bus stop.

Though she spoke with her bujji, her mind didn't get any peace. As her thoughts were randomly hovering in her mind, she walked across in her room. In a sudden, she held her hand and entwined her fingers.

"Devi maa, Please keep my family safe."Swara prayed to the almighty by looking at the sky.

At Ragini's house,

In Ragini's room,

"What would have happened Buddhu? Even Raj or Swayam didn't come to college today."Ragini asked her friend.

Sanskar twisted his lips as he didn't know.

"Something is wrong. How could Mr.Right miss the college?"Ragini asked again by denoting swayam as Mr.Right.

Being irritated with his friend's question, Sanskar opened his mouth finally.

"Do one thing, cutie. Call Mr.Right and ask him directly."Sanskar said in a sarcastic tone .

"Wow buddhu! Really sometimes, you are suggesting good ideas."Ragini said while her hands took the phone.

Sanskar face-palmed himself then held his friend's hand.

"why are you stopping me Buddhu? How many times Mr.Right made bleed our ears with his lectures? Be sincere to studies... don't bunk... bla..bla..bla..."Ragini mimicked like Swayam and twisted her lips.

"Even that monkey Raj is supporting him."Ragini huffed.

Sanskar laughed as he couldn't hold his laughter by seeing his friend's expression.

"But, what If he isn't feeling well or, some emergencies in his home. We don't know about his situation."Sanskar said.

"What if he isn't feeling well..."Ragini didn't like the thought itself.

"It's better to call him, Buddhu. He is our college mate moreover he is staying in our home. "Ragini reasoned then called Swayam's mobile.

As the call disconnected after the full ring, Lines occupied on Ragini's forehead.

"Cutie!"Sanskar held his friend's hand who was lost herself in wavering thoughts.

"He might keep his mobile somewhere and forget about it."Sanskar tried to reason for his friend's peace but ragini couldn't buy the reason.

"He isn't that much careless person, Buddhu. I know."Ragini replied with confidence and stood on the floor from her bed.

Her phone buzzed with her brother's number.

"Ragini ,come to our hospital soon."Aditya hurried on call.

"bhaiya?"Ragini's reply didn't reached him as he cut the call already.

"Buddhu, get your bike ready. I will come in two minutes."Ragini said and sprinted towards her brother room. First of all, her brother called her which never happened in her life time till now and second, she could understand hurry in his voice.

"What could have happened?"Ragini thought then looked at the sky as soon as she came out of the house .

Her eyes stuck at a star.

"Maa..."Ragini murmured without telling her prayers. Might be she thought that the mother star could understand her wish without words.

"Papa, why don't I have mumma like everyone? Even Sanskar has Annu maa."Ragini asked her father,Shekar.

"You have mumma,Rago. Her name is Sharmishta."Shekar answered and showed his wife photo which he always carried in his purse.

"She is looking very beautiful."Ragini's eyes widened by seeing his mother's beautiful smile in the photo.

"Papa, where is my mumma? Why doesn't she stay with us?"Little Ragini asked her father further.

"She is in sky. Look that star. Your mother was a very ...very...good person like you. Like an angel, She fulfilled everyone wishes. So, God made her really an angel and made her as a star in sky."Shekar said.

"Then, I will be also good person. So, God will make me as star and I can be with my mumma."Ragini jumped as she found the way.

Shekar couldn't hold back his tears and knelled beside his daughter.

"Don't you like Papa? Don't you want to be with papa?"Shekar asked.

Ragini paused by seeing tears in her father's eyes.

"I love you, Papa. But, I want to be with mumma also."Ragini said as she longed for her mother. Typical child she was . And, that's also a common Human nature. A nature of human is to go behind a particular which didn't mean to get easily.

Shekar didn't reply just hugged his daughter tightly.

The conversation was heard by Annapurna who came to take Ragini for dinner. Isn't it pity or love ? Annapurna didn't know and considered as pity for a motherless girl. She couldn't stop herself from entering into her room and put her head on the girl's head.

Shekar raised his head. He released his daughter's from his hold . Annapurna took the girl in her hand.

"Rago, come with me. I will feed you."Annapurna said for which ragini nodded as her stomach grumbled.

Shekar looked at the retreating figure of Annapurna and ragini.

"I can give everything to our princess, Shomi. But..."Shekar paused and walked towards hall.

At hall,

"Rago, like Sanskar you can also call me as maa."Annapurna said while the little girl hugged Annapurna by her waist.

An relaxated expression took over shekar's face.

"Cutie!"Sanskar called his friend who lost in her thoughts.

Ragini turned towards her friend as her thoughts were broken.

"Go to city hospital, Buddhu!"Ragini said and sat on billion of Sanskar's bike.

She clutched her friend's shoulder tightly as her heart worried unknowingly.

At Sharma's house,

Swara was sitting on her bed while her bag wasn't still open after her arrival to her house. Lakshya entered into her room and noticed the unopened bag. Being in the last year of her school, she was studying hardly to secure scholarship for her college.

"Something is wrong."Lakshya thought then walked towards his shona.

Shona looked at the dairy milk temptation chocolate which Laksh was holding before her eyes. Her as usual smile didn't appear on her face but she just took the chocolate.

"Shona!"Lakshya called then sat beside her. Her head slowly fell on his lap as that was her solace.

"What happened, Shona?"Lakshya asked while caressing her head.

"I don't know, bujji. I am feeling that someone, who was close to me, is in danger."Swara replied.

"I and papa are with you, safe and fine. Then, why are you worrying?"Lakshya asked while taking chocolate from his shona's hands.

Swara kept silent for a moment.

"It's been five years , Shona. You became integral part of our family. Why can't you forget about them? Moreover, How could you worry about them even after whatever they did to you?"Lakshya thought but didn't show in his face or ask her. He opened the wrapper of the chocolate and broke a single piece from the chocolate.

"Shona, don't you know nothing bad will happen to good people? Even it happens; it would be for their good future. So, don't worry."Lakshya said while putting a piece of the chocolate in her mouth.

Was it the chocolate taste or her bujji's words and his presence with her? What would have made her smile? She smiled a bit as she was relaxed .

"What happened to your proposal? Do they accept it?"Swara asked in a low tone as rudra didn't know anything about his son's tries.

With his silence, she got her answer and then took the chocolate from his hand. She took another piece from chocolate and fed him.

"Soon, any one of the bank will accept your proposal. Your ideas are really superb."Swara said while holding his hands supportively.

Lakshya smiled as his Shona tried to comfort him.

"And, I will tell all my classmates one day, My brother is a big business man. I will go in a very costly car."Swara showed a dream before him.

Lakshya's smile broadened while hearing his shona's statement. Without observing himself, he also lost in his own dream.

"Cuckoo...cuckoo..."The wall clock alarmed as the time was six in evening.

"Change your dress first, Shona. Otherwise, you will get fever."Lakshya instructed then moved to his room.

At Hospital,

Ragini and Sanskar were entered into hospital.

Ragini called her brother.

"Bhaiyu, Where are you?"Ragini asked.

"3rd Floor, nearby ICU."Aditya replied on call.

"ICU?"Ragini whispered while Aditya disconnected the call.

"Papa? Does Papa isn't well?"Ragini misunderstood as she didn't get any clear idea from her brother's answer.

"Papa!"With a single whisper, She sprinted towards 3rd floor on staircase without waiting for lift.Being confused and worried about his friend, Sanskar ran back behind his friend.

Ragini reached third floor and panting heavily. Her eyes stuck at her brother who was standing before a glass door of ICU with teary eyes.

She ran and stood beside him while looking at the person through the circular shaped visible glass in the door.

"Swayam!"Her lips whispered subconsciously while stepping backwards. Aditya didn't noticed her presence as he was lost in his own world while Sanskar reached the place.

Her hands trembled in fear.

"No nothing will happen to him."She told herself without analyzing why she was worrying this much for a mere classmate of hers. Wasn't it because of he was her brother's friend?

"Cutie!"Sanskar whispered then held Ragini by her shoulders. At that time, Doctor opened the door and came outside along with his friend, Rajat Srivastav.

"Mr.Sengupta, he got cardiac arrest. Luckily, Mr.Srivastav did his CPR at the correct time. His condition is stabilized now but he has to be in our observation atleast for two days."Doctor informed.

Ragini clutched her friend's shoulder tightly as she felt that she was pulled away from land by hearing a word- cardiac arrest. Though her feelings didn't clear to her, her friend observed her expressions and gave a bitter smile as he understood her. Soon enough, she passed out and sanskar held her at nick of time.

"Cutie!"Sanskar tapped her cheeks while Aditya , raj and doctor sprinted towards her.

"because of stress, she fainted."Doctor said while checking her pulse and eyes.

"She misunderstood that uncle is in hospital."Sanskar said while giving accusing look to aditya.

Though aditya refused sanskar's look, his heart pricked by seeing his sister's stressed face.

"Sanskar, take her to chairman's room."Aditya said and looked at the doctor.

Doctor called a ward boy and told him to guide Sanskar.

Sanskar took his friend in his hand and followed the ward boy silently.

"I want to be with my friend for few minutes."Aditya said. As the hospital also fall under sengupta wings, no one dared to stop him.

"And Raj, call his family and arrange travelling for them."Aditya mumbled then got inside of the ICU while Raj also entered into ICU.

At Sharma's house,

Lakshya Sharma closed his book and then took a photo frame from his cup board.

A Drawing of Ragini which he drew on his own was in his hand.

"Rago, I know where you are. But, I couldn't come. If I come, I don't know whether I could stay away from you or not. I knew the life which I thought as lived with you, was a mere dream. And, you don't even know me. But , I can't accept that, Rago. I love you. Not only for my shona and papa, I am working hard for you also. I will become a big business man like your father and will take you with me. Just wait for me, rago."Lakshya told to the Ragini's picture then put it in the drawer of the cup board.

His eyes fell on the clock which struck at 8 at the night. He came out of his room and walked towards kitchen to help his father while he heard moaning sound from his shona's room.

"Shona"With the call, Lakshya entered into her room and found his shona on the table with closed eyes.

"Shona!"Lakshya touched her head as he saw sweating droplets on her forehead.

"Papa!"Lakshya yelled as he understood that his shona was suffering from fever . Rudra bursted inside the room.

"Papa, Shona got fever."Lakshya said while tension and worry clearly presented in his face..

"We have to take her to hospital."Rudra said while the same expressions of his son occupied him. Lakshya took Swara in his hand and ran towards his father's car. Rudra already took his car out from garage then Lakshya got inside the car with swara in his hand.

"Appa... where are you taking me?... I will be good girl... I want to be with you... Appa..."Swara blabbered in her mother tongue as she wasn't in her conscious mind.

"Swara! you are with me ... with your bujji. Shona!" Lakshya tried to console her but his words couldn't reach her mind.

Rudra's drove towards hospital with a hardened face.

He held her in his hands tightly with a helpless look in his eyes and finally hugged her tightly. Her moans stopped as she felt safe in his embrace.

At hospital,

At Swayam's ward,

Aditya looked at swayam who was breathing with the help of life support systems. He sat beside his friend and took his friend's hands under his palm.

A Long tear left from his eyes.

"You know how much close they were,Aadi . His mind couldn't take our laku's sudden demise. "Raj tried to reason while hiding his tears.

Aditya kept his silence and stared swayam's face. With a sigh, Raj sat beside aditya .

Precap: Memories of Sanskar and Aditya