Laksh was sitting on the windowsill, he was looking out of the window totally alone and lost in his world.

A year, it's been a year now. Kavya turned out to be Tanya, she played with me as she wanted to take revenge from me and my family.

Laksh closed his eyes, the tears were rolling down his cheeks and his head was leaning on the frame. I lost everything, there is no love for me, the only person, who had ever loved me, has left me forever.

Laksh sniffs, he wipes the tears away and stood up to his cupboard. He opens the door and took out a small frame.

I'm so sorry Ragini, I couldn't safe you or this marriage and I got the punishment for it. I'm all alone. Without you I'm so lost, there is nothing left to live.

[It is true, people never value the love and care of someone as they take it for granted, but as soon the person leaves and never return they value their importance in their life]

A teardrop fall on the picture, "sorry is not enough, but I have nothing to give you. Nothing." Laksh was living in a small cottage far away from MM.

Laksh remembered the day, when Swara returned to MM.

Kavya had planned everything, right after the marriage she started with her tantrums and fake drama, but it was Swara, who came and stopped the Media and police.

"If you want to arrest someone, then you should arrest Lakshya Maheshwari for the murder on my sister Ragini. He betrayed, used and broke her, she left us!"

Swara throw a piece of paper on him.

Laksh looked at it, "what is this?" He asked and everyone was shocked about Swara's words.

"A note, suicide note from Ragini. She hanged herself till death. She is no more." Swara shouted at him with tear filled eyes.

AP walked to Swara, "what are you saying? Where is Ragini?" She couldn't understand the fact that Ragini is gone.

"You wanted a criminal here is one, arrest them, they have planned it and now she is dead." Swara filed a case against them publicly and no one stopped the police to arrest them.

That was the day my family showed me their faces for the last time, even I never met them again.

I was arrested for the crime I never committed initially. I was in the cell, when I fall unconscious, they called a doctor, but I was admitted to a nearby hospital as he couldn't do a proper check-up on me. My blood result came and they proved that I was drugged that too for a long period. But I slept with her. I slept with Ragini and ruined her life.

Kavya was trying to put the blame on me, but soon a woman appeared and claimed herself to be Kavya, which turned out to be true. My ex-wife Kavya is in real Tanya Malhotra, she has some mental health issues, she already killed someone and tried to kill the real Kavya too.

But thankfully the real one could hide till the right time come. Through this my innocent was proved, but I don't feel myself as innocent. I hurt her even before Tanya entered my life, I never give her the chance to be mine as I was living in the past thinking of Swara. Later it was my anger and ego, why didn't she just left me earlier, then she might be alive.

"You know Ragini I still read this letter, daily to remember how much someone has loved me and I couldn't value it. Today I can say I have lost the love." Laksh was talking to the letter of Ragini.

[There was a time someone would do everything for you, but the day you lost it you will lose it forever?]

There was a room completely messed up, the view was blurred and the face wasn't visible.

The woman was cleaning up the room, it was her job and she didn't mind it. Finally, I'm independent and can stand on my own feet. She took the vacuum cleaner and turned it off.

"Mishti!" A woman called for her.

Mishti turned, "yes Ma'am." The moment she looked at the face of the woman she gulped. Oh no she is angry, but what I did?

"Mishti how many times I have to repeat myself don't call me ma'am! You know I don't like this, then why you always break my heart into million of pieces?" Yamini, the owner of the house is a nice and decent woman, she never treated Mishti wrong, she always cared for her, like if she is her own daughter, whom she lost a few years ago.

Yamini has a small business, she lives with her grandson, Ruhaan under one roof and Mishti is the housekeeper.

Ruhaan is a passionated photographer and has become a friend of Mishti.

"Sorry!" Mishti hold her both ears, "I won't repeat this mistake." She said with a low voice.

"Daadi Maa why are you even arguing with her she won't understand, she never does." Ruhaan said and shook his head.

Mishti glares at him, "just shut up!" She said in anger and immediately felt bad and shook her head, "sorry."

Ruhaan shook his head, "how many times should I repeat myself, there is no sorry or thank you in friendship. If I do wrong you have to scold me and bring me back to the reality. I'm used to fly high." He winks at her and she shook her head in disbelief, "Please let me do my work."

Mishti continues with her regular work, she was in the kitchen preparing the food, while Ruhaan was roaming around her.

"Mishti I don't think this is the right job for you."

Mishti rolls her eyes, "again this discussion, didn't we just agreed there is no way to make me understand then why you started again?" Mishti wasn't giving him any heed, but he didn't mind it. He took out his camera and was taking pictures of her.

Mishti didn't liked it, "Ruhaan stop this! You know I don't like it, then why you always take my pictures without my permission?" She shouts at him and Ruhaan shook his head, "like  I already told you, I'm a photographer and I capture the beauty in my camera that is what I'm doing."

Mishti frowns looking at him, "what?"

Ruhaan shook his head, "leave it Mishti you won't understand it. You have never shown any emotion toward anyone, you kept yourself far from everyone and build up a wall to keep you safe from any pain. This facade won't work for long. Someday someone will break this wall." He smiles and clicked another picture of her.

"Ruhaan stop it!" Mishti chases him through the hall, "delete the picture I'm warning you."

Ruhaan shook his head, "I'm an artist and you are an art of creation I can't delete a masterpiece like this, never." Ruhaan hides his camera behind his back, "you won't get it."

Mishti fumes, "fine. But don't you dare to do something with it."

Ruhaan shook his head, "no way, it will be used only for good." He smiles looking at her, but she had left from there without giving him a last gaze.

Mishti completes her work and left from there, she was living alone in a small house, she was living on rent at an old married couple.

Mishti changed her clothes, she was taking some fresh breaths standing near the window.

Today it's been a year, I have changed myself and my life. But changing a name won't change my past. I have got hurt so much and so often that I don't trust anyone anymore. Love is just a word filled with emptiness like my life.

[People do try to change, sometimes they succeed, but there is something that can't be changed as it already happened the past is unchangeable there no such power that can make it erase as there will be always someone thinking of you]

It was the next morning

Laksh took a fast shower, he overslept today, but he has to rush, it's important. Laksh changed his clothes and reached to the temple, he had called for a prayer as it's her death anniversary.

A priest was looking at him. He was seeing the pain in Laksh eyes and his regretting, "Laksh?"

Laksh turns to see the old man, "pandit ji. Finally you are here, I'm very sorry actually I couldn't sleep the night and woke up late. I hope the Mahurat {timing} for her pray isn't over yet?" Laksh asked him.

The priest got confused, "what? Who's death pray do you want to held?" He asked Laksh in disbelief.

Laksh lowers his gaze, "I know I shouldn't be here and I might be the last person she want to pray for her resting soul as I'm the reason for her death. Ragini was my wife there is a responsibility I have to take, through I'm not worth it." Tears were rolling down his cheeks.

The priest shook his head, "I can't make a death pray for a living person. Ragini isn't dead." The man left and Laksh looked at him.

"What?" He was shocked, he had sworn to himself not to go back to MM, but only there he will get an answer for it.

Laksh wipes his tears away, he rushed to MM, where they were celebrating the day of SwaSan anniversary.

Laksh was clapping in his hands, "wow! You are all happy on such a day." He was sarcastically looking at them, "don't you want to pray for her soul?" Laksh shouts at them, "HER ACHING SOUL?!" He shouts his throat out.

Swara looked at him with fear, Sanskaar stood up to her support, "Laksh mind your tongue. What is wrong with you?"

Laksh was coming closer, very close, Swara shivers in fear, she hides behind Sanskaar.

"Why don't you just ask your wife, why isn't she praying for the soul of her soul sister. She died a year ago, right?" Laksh was glaring at him, he saw into the eyes of Sanskaar, he could read them.

"You knew it?" Laksh said with tearful eyes.

Shekhar stood up, a slap reached Laksh cheek.

Laksh didn't move or argue with him. I know that I did wrong I raised my hand, but I wasn't myself. I don't want to justify myself, I had been manipulated because I let her. It's equally my fault.

"You were never good enough for her! You are just a bad nightmare for both my daughters now they are having a peaceful life don't become again a pain for any of them." Shekhar yelled at him and Laksh nodded to him, "she is alive, thank you for sharing this to me." He wipes his tears away, "don't worry I won't return in her life." Laksh left from there, they all got to know about Ragini the same night Laksh was admitted to the hospital. They all kept quiet for her happiness.

Laksh was back at his small place, the emptiness wasn't killing him anymore, now he had one burden lesser on his shoulders, the guilt being responsible for her death is now gone. I know I have killed her in another way, but I have never wanted it. I have asked her to leave me, she couldn't and I let myself get manipulated by Tanya. We both did wrong.

Laksh was sleeping a peaceful night, he could feel a bit better. He had made his mind, he will leave from here and will start new, not knowing where the destiny will take him, he will just follow the path, which is written for him.

Laksh was getting ready for an interview. Take it, don't make unnecessary demands it's better than nothing got it! He was talking to himself through the reflection on the mirror.

Mishti was getting ready, she was lost in her thoughts. What he might be doing? Well not missing me and here I am thinking of him. The man, who ruined me and my life, for whom I turned bad and sacrificed my soul.

I was ready to change, but you didn't accept me. Not the real me neither the fake me. I don't want to be a marionette of anyone anymore. I'm happy the way I'm living. First Daadi Maa, then Sanskaar and at last you, Laksh your love changed me back. Still you didn't loved me back.

"Enough!" Ragini stood up from her chair, "no more self pity. You are done with this chapter in your life. There is no Ragini, only MISHTI." She took some deep breaths and left to her work place.

Laksh was happy, the interview went well, "Thank you sir, you don't worry I will arrange the shift from Calcutta to Mumbai."

The new boss of Laksh was happy, "you have no problem to move from here?"

Laksh shook his head, "there is nothing left here for me. I'm very happy to get a chance through this job to start a new life. Thank you for your trust." They shook hands and Laksh arranged everything within a few weeks he left without informing anyone.

There was no love for me in this house, I was ruled by a strict father, emotionally blackmailed by a scared mother and used for their benefits from the rest of the family members. I had to fight for everything and never got what I want now I'm leaving and you will never see me again.

[Leaving something behind you won't change your life, but it will gave you a new way of living as well as thinking. You won't look back, for the bad things which happened, but for the good things which had happened in your life. You won't repeat the same mistakes, but you will make new mistakes to learn from them]

Mishti was doing her regular job, she wasn't only working at the Khanna house, she had a few more places to work and she didn't mind it as she was getting out of her normal life, she was working as a waitress nothing new, but she was happy. She was having a great time with her jobs, she could balance it and choose what to do, when she wants to do it. She was also training kids in dance at a small hall at a nearby school.

The destiny is something we can't change.

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Months have passed and Laksh has settled down in Mumbai. He was working hard on his projects, now he has to leave for Delhi. He was checking the flights on his laptop.

This will be so much fun, I'm so happy in such a short time I got a promotion. Now my life is based on work and myself. No one else is more important than me. I can't always be someone others want to see in me. I'm best being me.

Mishti was living a carefree life on her own, she was at the Khanna place and making the lunch.

I'm going to have a great time, tonight is the dance rehearsal of the kids and tomorrow the main performance, they are so cute and nervous. They always caught me with their nervousness. I have to divide their mind anyhow. Like they do mine I have learnt from them to be me. Not a puppet of other's just me.

Ruhaan was looking at her, "yaar Mishti you should be a model. You have everything what is needed." He was praising her, but she just shook her head, "please Ruhaan stop this." She wasn't interested in any of his weird ideas.

"Mishti listen I'm going to meet a new client and he is asking for a fresh face. I will suggest you." Ruhaan said, but Mishti shook her head.

"Ruhaan I said no and you should respect my decision. I don't want this." Mishti was continuing with her work, while Ruhaan was thinking, how to change her mind.

Mishti left earlier than usually, she had to reach the rehearsal. The bus was late, but she reached on time as Ruhaan drove her.

"Why didn't you told me?"

Mishti looks at him, "my private life is my privacy and I don't need to explain or tell you anything about it." She stepped out of the car and thanked him before leaving.

The kids were waiting for her, they were all dancing together.

Laksh arrived at Delhi, he was looking around, he was never been here before. Tomorrow I will make a sightseeing tour, otherwise I will never be able to see or know anything about this city.

Laksh entered the rented house, the company arranged it for him. He was going to stay for a week not longer.

Mishti reached home, she was exhausted and falls on the bed with her front side. In seconds she was sleeping tightly.

Laksh you was sleeping on his bed, the flight Jetlag was showing his effect on Laksh body.

Ruhaan was thinking. I will make a picture of her dance and will post this online. Then only she will understand that she can do more than only being a housekeeper.

The night changed into a new morning.

Laksh was drinking his coffee, he had learnt to look after himself, he has learnt to cook and do the household. He was independent.

Mishti was getting ready, the kids were waiting the performance was to be held at the afternoon.

Mishti wore her casual clothes. If someone would see her would never think she was the traditional Ragini Gadodia.

She was driving a car, it wasn't her car, but she could rent it for the couple of hours she was needing it.

Mishti was at the school, the kids were rehearsing on the stage, she was looking at them from far.

Laksh was walking around, he was searching for a possibility to drive, but the car hasn't arrived yet the company had rent for him.

Laksh opens his smartphone app, he was searching for a carpool or car sharing possibility and found a free car near his building, he went to the school and checked the car, it was an automatic car and the unlock works with the smartphone app, you have to be a registered member.

(This is how it works in Germany. I hope in India they do have something like this too, if not then imagine it)

Laksh opens the car via the app and drove away, he saw a woman and some kids and got to know they must be students and the teacher. He hated school, there was no interest for him to stay longer than necessary.

It was 4 p.m. and the performance was to start. Mishti changed her clothes and was now more and more looking like Ragini.

She was giving a performance with the kids, Ruhaan made the video and shared it on social network, he was happy to see this shade of Mishti.

After the dance performance the kids were standing at the stage to gain their applause by the crowd, just then Mishti got a message.

Swara • Ragini what is this?• she read it and saw a link, she tapped on it and was directed to YouTube, Mishti saw the dance of hers online. She made a fist in anger and checked the upload account.

"Ruhaan?" She looked into the public and found him sitting there with the rest of the audience clapping for the kids.

Mishti comes down, she saw him with tear filled eyes, "how could you?" She asked him, "I told you I don't want this, then why?" She shouts and all looked at her.

"Mishti with this performance you can become famous, I just wanted to help you. It's the 21st century you can't avoid the possibility." Ruhaan said, but he didn't understood her. In her anger she slaps him, "stay out of my life." She shouts and left from there.

Mishti was running away, while Ruhaan was following her, "Mishti wait!" But she was faster than he thought, it was raining and his view blurred. Ruhaan stood there like a statue.

It was raining bitterly and she was sitting on a bench lonely, her tears were mixing with the rain. She wasn't able to think nor to move. She sat there feeling as if someone has stabbed her in her back.

A man was coming down the street, he was holding an umbrella to cover himself from the rain, he saw her from the back. Oh no, she is in white, maybe she needs something to cover. My way isn't far. He silently walks close to her, without uttering a word he placed his umbrella next to her, it covers her. He took off his jacket and put it over his head and rushed from there.

Mishti noticed something different, she looked up and saw the umbrella. She stood up holding it and was searching for the one, but she only could see the back of the jacket and nothing more as he was running and the rain was blurring her view. Who was this? She was just lost again and left from there holding the umbrella in her hands. She was back at her place and was crying into her sleep.

It was the next morning

"Mishti please for me?" Yamini was talking to her over the phone, "I'm sorry in the name of grandson. Please you have told me you see me as an elder aunt, than you can't disobey me."

She thought for a moment, "fine I'm coming for you only, but I don't know how I will react seeing him."

Yamini understood, "okay. All is fine." They ended the call it was late in the afternoon, when Mishti shows up.

Ruhaan opens the door, "Mishti finally you are here. Please come in." He hold her hand, but Mishti pulls it back.

"Don't Touch me!" She shouts at him, "you don't have a right to hold me. You had no right to post it over my head, when I strictly refused it." Mishti shouts at him.

"Mishti enough you are behaving like a kid, you know how much you are hurting me." Ruhaan said holding her arm with pressure.

Mishti was struggling to release herself, "oh your pain? Who have asked you to do this? I don't think I have asked for help or your opinion. Who told you to take a decision without asking me or considering me once. I had seen this in my past too often. I don't need this all again."

The door opens and a man comes from the back.

"Mishti I love you, why don't you understand, whatever I have done so far was for your betterment." Ruhaan shouts and she shook her head, "no, you don't love me. If you would love me then you would have accepted my request not to post it. I didn't had the time to inform anyone, I wasn't ready yet." She shouts and the other one comes closer, he was now standing behind Ruhaan.

"Mishti enough, try to understand it. It wasn't a crime neither was it with bad intentions you are getting me wrong." Ruhaan was explaining himself, but she shook her head.

"I have gone through this once, there were people in my life before, who had taken decision for me, without considering me once. I don't want to go back on this stage, where I lost my heart on a man, who never loved me, but I still love him." She closed her eyes, she could feel him.

Mishti opens her eyes, there he was standing there silently watching the ongoing scene. He knows he doesn't have any rights to talk or interfere in it.

Ruhaan saw him, "sorry. Mishti I told you about the new client, this is the partner of him, they come to see the new model, which would be you, if you let me introduce you."

Mishti shook her head, "I said NO!" She shouts at him, Laksh comes next to Ruhaan, "hey relax. If you don't want no one can force you. Please Mr. Khanna don't force her for anything."

Laksh made a step, but he stopped, "I'm extremely sorry Miss Mishti. Very sorry."

She turns, without looking at any of them she was about to leave, but making her step ahead, she stumbles.

"Ragini!"

"Mishti!"

Laksh rushed to her, "Ragini did you got hurt?"

"Ragini is death!" She shouts at him, "you killed her and he just killed Mishti too."

Laksh shook his head, "Ragini please I'm sorry. I mean Mishti, I'm sorry for everything."

"Why are you calling her Ragini and Mishti how do you know him?" Ruhaan asked, but she shook her head, "I told you that my private life is my privacy you have no rights to know about it."

"Mishti please, why are you refusing his love? Finally there is someone, who loves you the way you are." Laksh said and she pushed him away.

"Just stop it Laksh! Don't try to protect him or justify his act. I wasn't ready to share my new self to the world, I couldn't contact anyone from the family to report about myself. I haven't talked to anyone for a year and then Swara wrote me a message as she saw the video on YouTube. It was my decision only mine, but you took it away." She shouts at Ruhaan and left from there.

Ruhaan looked at him, "who are you to her? And who is Swara, who is her love?"

Laksh looked at him, "I'm Lakshya Maheshwari, she is my ex-wife Ragini Lakshya Maheshwari, the sister of Swara Bose-Gadodia, wife of Sanskaar Maheshwari, my cousin." Laksh told him everything and Ruhaan throws him out of the house. Laksh didn't mind it, he was walking his way back to his apartment, "damn it!"

It has started to rain, he took his jacket and put it over his head, he wasn't running, he wasn't in the mood. His heart was telling him to cry loud. He removes the jacket just then he felt a cover over his head.

Laksh turns and saw her, "Ragini?"

She shook her head, "I don't know who I am?"

Laksh felt bad, "I'm sorry, he knows it all."

She shrugs, "I don't care about it."

Laksh hold her hand, "he loves you and still wants you."

She was crying, "I don't love him, it's better to leave him alone with a broken heart. I understand it now, I don't want him to feel the same like I did, when we got married and I was waiting for your love."

Laksh felt bad, but with which words should he convince her that he has fallen for her and has started to live with the fact that he will never gain her. She is there in front of him, but he doesn't have the guts to confess, there is no love left, although she said she still loves him.

"I just want to be alone."

Laksh smiles, "Fine I promise you, I will never come in front of you." He left from there and took his umbrella with him.

Ragini was standing there alone in the rain. He was it yesterday.

Time has passed and Laksh has returned to Mumbai, he got another contract to finalised again in Delhi.

I can't meet her, I promised her not to come in front of her. There is no need to create further problems for her. I hope she has solved her problems with Ruhaan and has settled down with him.

Laksh was in Delhi, he was doing his work, but his heart was aching to meet her. Just one gaze, I will be discreet she won't even notice me. He was trying to get some information about her, but there was nothing.

It was midnight and he was coming back from a very long and tiring meeting. Damn it, even this Ruhaan is keeping shut, why didn't he told me where she is? Maybe she left the city and started all over again. I have to learn from her to move on and not to stop or pause. She has become an inspiration for me.

Laksh stepped out of the car, he was walking a bit and slipped, "Ahh!" There was a shout and a sound of splashing water.

[time and life are always unpredictable, you don't have a right on them, it's lent to you by the one, who can take it away whenever he wants]

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A few weeks later a car was found, it was empty and reported to the police as a missing case, a man is missing.

This was a breaking news at every platform.

"The car of the missing Lakshya Maheshwari has been found near a cliff, it looks like if he had committed suicide!"

The families got to know and even she got to know, all reached the point. Besides her, she was missing.

AP was crying bitterly, "my son left me again."

DP took her in his arms, "why he did this?"

They were all numb, "who knows, Ragini is here maybe they met and he..."

They all were shocked and not able to think rightly.

Ragini was standing there behind a tree hiding from them. Oh just because he met me, he has decided to die? He isn't like me, weak. He is strong I saw it in his eyes, when he met me and promised me not to show me his face again. He never said he will leave this world.

The family left from there, just then Ragini moves to the spot. She was looking down in disbelief, "no, Laksh would never commit suicide. No, he knows it would kill me." She made a step and slipped.

[Destiny is always a step ahead, we have no idea what's coming next. We can't even imagine it, but we can hope for the best]

The flow of the water was strong, she lost her consciousness and was washed to the next shore.

A man was taking dives, he bend down into the water and lifts up, he did it a few times and saw a body.

"Ragini?!" Laksh shouts her name and lifts her into his house.

Laksh was looking at her, she was cold and her body was shivering, he was lucky that the flow wash up him to the villagers, who looked after him.

Laksh changed her clothes, she was still unconscious and freezing. Laksh heated her feet with his hands, whilst rubbing them in between his hands.

"Damn it Ragini. Wake up!" He lies next to her and made her wear his shirt. He was holding her close and heated up her body with his.

Ragini reacts, she clutches on his back, just for a moment then again her pressure looses on him.

"I'm there Ragini, okay I'm here. Ragini I know I promised you not to show you my face again. But now you have to wake up and show me your anger. Come on you are my best friend, please wake up." Laksh was rubbing his hands on her back.

While looking after her, he fallen asleep holding her tight in his embrace.

It was the morning and the sun rays were shining into the cottage, Ragini hides her face in his chest, she was trying to cover her eyes, but he wasn't wearing anything. Ragini opens her eyes, she blinks a few times to realise her state. She shocked, but then she heard his heartbeat, she smiles, "Laksh." She smiles genuinely looking at him.

Laksh rubs his nose with his hand back, he was still holding her back with the free hand.

Ragini stood up, she closed the buttons of the shirt, while he was in his trousers.

Ragini sighs in relieve. He changed, no wait he never was a man using the body of a woman. He could have done it many times, even before he got to know, but he maintained the distance between us.

Laksh turns around, she could see his back. Ragini blushes, but then she kicked him out of the bed. Laksh landed on the ground with his back.

"Maa!!!" Laksh shouts in pain. He stood up and was totally confused and looked around the room.

"Where am I?" He was rubbing his head and then he saw her, "Ragini!" He looked at her.

"How you feel now?" Laksh asked and she smiles, "better and you?"

Laksh frowns, "you kicked me?" He asked just like that obviously knowing it.

Ragini coughs.

"Wait I will get you water and hot chai. What do you want to eat?" Laksh left without hearing from her, he entered the kitchen.

Ragini was looking around, but there wasn't much to discover. "Laksh you are alone here?"

Laksh comes with a tray, a glass of water and a cup of tea.

Ragini drunk the water and Laksh places the tray on the bed, "I'm coming in two minutes."

Ragini looked at him, he prepared the breakfast and left the house. She was alone and thought to help him in cleaning up the mess he must have created in the kitchen, but all was tidy and on the right place. Wow he changed for real.

Laksh comes back, "Ragini here you can wear this. I had cleaned your clothes they are dry now."

Ragini took them, "thank you." She looked around and Laksh left the cottage again, "just open the door; when you have changed your clothes."

Ragini wore her clothes, she opens the door and let him in, "why didn't you informed anyone?" She pushes him and he hits with the back on the wall.

"I thought to stay here would be the best for everyone. I'm happy and I have started to live here a peaceful life." Laksh said.

Ragini shook her head, "why didn't you just informed us that you are alive? We were all in shock."

Laksh looked at her, "you thought I'm dead? You know I would never give you such a pain again, I have done mistakes and committed crimes, but I would never repeat them. Yet I did. I'm sorry!"

Ragini shook her head, "no, I never thought you are dead. You are too strong to commit this kind of thing, you could have done it the time, when Swara married Sanskaar, but you remained strong."

Laksh smiles, "yes, I never thought of this, not even then when she married him. But I'm okay here."

Ragini smiles, "yes, it's very calm here." She looked around, "you are good in keeping the household."

Laksh nods, "yes, I had to learn a lot, best is YouTube, great cooking channels."

Ragini nods, "I think I should leave."

Laksh shook his head, "you need rest."

Ragini shook her head, "no, I don't. It's better to go home."

"Where is it? Oh sorry I called you again and again as Ragini." Laksh hold his ears, "sorry Mishti. I guess this was a gift from Shamishtra Maa for you."

Ragini laughs out loudly, "no, I rent a room at the place of an elder couple, they call me Mishti and I liked it. When I had gone for a job interview I gave the name as I wanted to start from new, leaving my past behind me."

Laksh nodded, "but changing your name wouldn't change your identity."

Ragini shook her head, "no, but I had forgotten who I am. Actually I never knew it neither do I know it now, but it's okay. I have time to find it out."

Laksh smiles, "I know what you mean. It's okay take your time, Ragini." He said with a smile.

Ragini was taking rest, while Laksh was doing all the work, at the end of the day both stayed in the cottage.

Ragini was sleeping on the bed, while Laksh on the ground.

It was the next day Laksh woke up, he looked around and found a note.

Hi Laksh

Just want to thank you for saving my life. You won't understand it, but you have saved it twice. First when you understood me, by giving me my space and secondly it was just two days back, where you literally saved my life. I hope you will find yourself, I know you are also in search for it.

Bye bye
Ragini

My Ragini is back. Was the only thing running in his mind.

Time was passing by and Laksh had decided to meet his family just to tell him that he is alive. But he left immediately without explain himself or his decision to stay away for so long.

Ragini wasn't back, but she met someone.

"Hi Ruhaan."

Ruhaan looked at her, "Mishti, I mean Ragini." He was happy, but she kept the distance.

"Both is fine, but my real name is Ragini Gadodia. I'm divorced and currently at a point in my life of self finding." She smiles at him.

Ruhaan was looking at her, "Ragini, where were you all the time?"

Ragini looked at him, "valid question. I was trying to find something."

"You found it?" Ruhaan asked her.

Ragini nodded, "yes." She was lost.

"What was it?"

"Him."

Ruhaan looked at her, "why are you here and not there with him?"

Ragini smiles looking at him, "he never wanted me, why would he want me now?"

Ruhaan smiles at her genuinely, "because he does love you. He told me everything." Ruhaan got to know about EVERYTHING from Laksh life struggle too.

Ragini was happy and upset at the same time, "Swara hide it for so long? I thought he would understand it after getting released from jail that I'm alive otherwise he would be rotting in there."

Ruhaan nods at her, "oh yes, but I guess he is confused. Something he used to say. He isn't clear about his feelings, he never was, but I am and I guess I won't be the one you will ever love the way you love him."

Ragini blushes, she looked at him, "you are right. I can't love anyone more than him."

Ruhaan hold her hand, "then go to him, you know where he is, you already found him."

Ragini smiles, "thank you. I hope you will find the right one too."

Ruhaan stood up, "actually I found her. Her real name is Mishti. Whom I can claim as mine now."

Ragini hugs him for a last time, and  left from there. Ruhaan had understood her feelings while she was absent, he had taken a decision for her without her permission, that something she wanted to change, she wanted to be independent someone of her own. Now she can be the one.

Ragini was at the small village, but Laksh was gone.

[love will find a way, when the time will come]

Laksh was at a school, he couldn't believe it, "yuck I hate schools." There were kids around him, "follow my steps, no cheating, pushing or biting. Oh and no scratching." He warns the kids and they followed his steps.

Laksh did what he always wanted to do dance and his engineering classes. With the dance lectures he was earning the money to pay the fees.

Ragini was at a music academy, she too readmitted and wanted to complete her studies, she too was giving classes in Sitar.

Both were fulfilling their dreams separately and independently from each other.

It was a big day

A dance battle of school classes were ongoing and Laksh group was taking part, this event was taking place at the music academy, where the students were playing the instruments for the kids.

One group after another was giving performances, Laksh looked at the tough competition. Oh gosh these kids are ruling it, how will I beat them, I mean we...

"Sir, don't worry we will do our best." A kid said and he smiles at him awkwardly. Yes, we will do our best, but I want to win.

The group of Laksh was called on the stage they didn't made it, but were asked to stay till the end of the battle.

Being a fair player they stayed.

The battle was over and Laksh stood up with a lowered head. The winner group was damn good, gosh I wished I had students like them.

"Excuse me?!"

Laksh stopped, he would recognise the voice from everywhere, "Ragini?" He turns and there she was standing with her warm smile.

"What are you doing here?" Laksh asked and she shows on her hands, which were rough because of the use of the instrument.

"You rejoined it!"

Ragini nodded, "and you are a choreographer now?"

Laksh shook his head, "no, I just do it to earn the money for my fees. I'm doing my Engineering. Papa made me to someone I never wanted to be, thought to learn something from Ragini. Who was right I was looking to find myself."

"You found it?"

"Yes, but it feels..."

Ragini comes closer, "incomplete?"

Laksh cups her face, "yes." She was lost looking into his eyes, those eyes which made her weak. She was drowning herself in them.

Laksh was looking on her lips, those chubby lips he would like to nib on them, a small kiss to taste her love, but he didn't. He released her and made a step back, "sorry."

Ragini pulls him close, "together we are better in being good or bad."

Laksh smiles, "I don't want to be good or bad."

Ragini smiles, "but at least we would be together."

Laksh pulls her close, "I'm always with you, if you want to give me another chance I would love to show you how much I have changed."

"You already showed me, but yes, I would like to show you too how much I changed." Ragini hugs him and rested her head on his chest.

[sometimes we return to the point where it all started, just to restart it and turn it into a better life]

❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕💞💞💞🌺🌺🌺🌸🌸🌸

Epilogue

Ragini was looking at him, he was learning for his final exam. He is focused on his work, I wonder if I should tell him or not.

Laksh felt something wrong, he could sense her gaze and looked at her, "Ragini what happen?"

Ragini smiles, "you know Laksh. I got passed."

Laksh looked at her, "passed like?"

"The job interview?"

Laksh stood up in seconds, "wait the job interview for the orchestra. You got selected?!" He shouts and she nods her head, "yes."

Laksh lifts her, "oh Ragini I'm so proud of you."

Ragini placed her hands around his neck, "thank you, but..."

"But what?" He put her down and lifts her chin.

"I have to move to England."

"Great. I never was in England before. I will follow you as soon as I will pass my exam. Then being the new generation you will look after my expenses and as soon as I will have a job I will look after your expenses, then we will be back in the traditional way."

Ragini couldn't believe it, "you would follow me?"

Laksh nods, "even then if they would have sent you to Alaska or Zimbabwe. From A to Z I would by with you all the time at every country on the world."

Ragini kisses his cheek, "thank you." Laksh was helping her in packing her stuff, soon she left and he was alone, he still had a year to complete.

Ragini was travelling from one destination to another, she was now in Austria.

Laksh passed his exams and was free, he didn't informed her as he wanted to surprise her.

The orchestra was invited and hired to play at the Vienna Opera Ball.

Laksh got a ticket, it wasn't cheap, he had to work double and triple to get it.

At the venue

Laksh was standing at the back and listening to the music, there was a solo play of Ragini, she was playing the sitar, her eyes were closed, but she could feel him.

Both become the strength of each other and the love, which was once lost, has returned in their life's.

Soon her play was over, she rushed to him.

"Laksh you here, why didn't you told me?"

Laksh rubs his nose with hers, "I love you, thought to give you a small surprise."

Ragini hugs him tight, "very good one. It made my day Uhm, no my night."

Laksh was dancing with her, both were looking at each other and couldn't stay without each other.

Ragini took him to her apartment, it was small, but big enough for them.

"Where is your luggage?"

"Hostel room." Laksh said and she shook her head, "go and get it fast. You are not going to stay there."

Laksh vanished from there on her request, in short time he returns with his luggage.

Ragini was resting on the bed, he lies next to her, both were staring on the ceiling.

Gosh, when will he ask me?

Damn it, I'm so scared to ask her.

I'm not getting younger, we were once married and I'm ready to marry him again.

I know she wants it, but will I be able to keep her happy this time?

We survived so much, I hope he isn't regretting this relationship?  Maybe I should ask.

I love her, I will keep her happy, I have to and I will, no matter what comes. She is mine.

RagLak turned toward each other.

"Will you marry me?" They asked in union and bend to each other for a kiss.....🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

Years later

"Mom I don't like singing or dancing." A boy said, "so what, you will do as I say." The mother shouted at the child, who frighten and obeyed.

Ragini felt bad, "Laksh." She calls him, he was holding their second child in his arms, "yes."

Ragini took the baby girl, "If Raksh will say he, doesn't like what would you do?"

"What I would or what I will?" He asked with a frown face.

"Seriously Laksh please tell me."

"It would be the same answer if Lakisha would say it. Okay Beta try something else maybe you will like it. I won't force you."

Ragini smiles, "same!" She hugs him with Lakisha in her arms, just then Raksh comes down the stage.

RagLakLa were looking at him, "and?" They asked him.

"No, I don't want to dance or sing. Can I do sport like football?" Raksh asked and his parents agreed to his wish.

They never manipulated their kids and let them take their own decisions.

But what they always put on them was and is their love. They should never lose it not even for a moment.

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The end

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