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Inner thoughts - italic
Past / FB - bold italic
Shouts- bold

Ragini was roaming around in the cold night, she didn't knew where to go, her Laksh outcast her.

Ragini has nothing, her body was hurting and she was freezing. Why Laksh why you did this? You were looking at me like if there was nothing between, that you forgot that you love. You do love, do you?

A few days ago new year party

Ragini saw Laksh injury on his hand, after saving her life.

Both were in their bedroom, "Laksh even Daadi Maa has left now, I don't want to fight anymore, can we talk like human's and not like shouting animals."

Laksh had turned to her, "Ragini even I'm fed up of all this."

Ragini didn't moved, "Laksh if you want I will leave, Kavitha is back and SwaSan are separate from each other. I know you might to start your life with her." She wasn't looking at him, as she couldn't hold back those burning tears.

Laksh come forward, "Ragini even if they are separate. I don't want her anymore," he hold her by her shoulders, "do you know how scared I was, when that weird woman had placed the knife under your chin? My heart stopped to beat. The fear to lose you was real, I don't want to feel this again!"

He hugged her and let her rest, her head, on his chest.

Ragini heard a loud sound of horn, she was on the road not in her sense. Another car pushed the horn.

Ragini shouts, "Aaaaaahhhhhh!" She closed her ears with her hands and shut her eyes.

"Ragini I know I can't, but still I want to ask you, be again the Ragini you used to be. The shy, bubbly, kind and good heart person, please I miss my friend."

Ragini wiped her tears away, "Laksh...?"

Laksh smiled, he cupped her face and kissed her forehead.

Ragini went over her brow further to her hairline. Laksh I'm wearing vermilion of your name no one else has a right on me, then how can someone else has a right on you?.

Laksh was looking out of the window, his head was pounding. Ragini why you left me? Hasn't we started to be one? I mean we love each other than?

He had moved on the bed, he was holding his head on his hands. He had closed his eyes.

Ragini was coming toward him, she was holding something in her hands, "Ragini what is this, what are you hiding?"

Before she entered the room she hide it behind her back. "Nothing, go back you were doing some work, right?" Ragini closed the door not showing him, what she is hiding.

Laksh pouted, he turned away from her, the moment he did she hold his hand.

"Laksh!"

Laksh looked at her tear filled eyes, "Ragini!"

Ragini hugged him tightly, "Don't leave me."

Laksh got confused, he placed his hand on her back and the other one on her waist, "but Ragini I'm here, just open your eyes you will see me."

Ragini was sitting on a bench, she hasn't stopped to cry. Where are you now, I opened my eyes, but you are not around me. "Where are you!!"

Laksh had fallen asleep, but his inner wasn't letting him rest. He felt that his heart is in pain. Again he hold his head. What the hell is this, why do I have this pain?

Laksh was looking around, he was in his empty room. He stood up and switched on the light, his eyes couldn't adjust with the brightness of the bulb. He placed his hands over his eyes to cover them, Laksh falls unconscious.

Kavya was smirks from the back. Finally Laksh you will pay for my ruined life. I know the destiny had played with you, but not me. I will make you pay for everything and your LOVE Ragini, she will die soon. My brother is looking for her.

Ragini wasn't sure, but she was feeling restless, she stood up and thought with a clear mind. Laksh didn't even looked at me, his eyes were glassy as if he was talking through me not with me. She wipes her tears away, she took a few breaths and looked around. She was near a park.

Ragini looked at herself, "Laksh I'm scared," she placed her hands around herself, hugging herself.

Ragini and Laksh has decided to go for a night dinner date, well more ice cream than real food.

Ragini was walking behind him, Laksh didn't knew it and turned, "Ragini what's wrong with you, come next to me not behind me. I got a shock."

Ragini lowered her gaze, "Sorry..."

Laksh had caught her, he stood behind her and followed her original gaze, he hugged her from back, like the couple in front of them.

Ragini never felt insecure again...

Laksh was lying on his bed, when he opens his eyes on the next morning, "oh my head."

Laksh was looking around, "Ragini please give me some water." He was rubbing his eyes to get  rid off the night sand.

"Ragini!" He shouts again, but no response, he stood up from the bed and fumes, "where is she? Don't you dare to be the perfect daughter-in-law again. You should be mine only."

Laksh opens the door of his room, "What the?" He got a shock the door was blocked by bricks, he couldn't move from there.

"HELP!!!!!!" He was shouting like mad, but no one could hear him, he wasn't at MM. Someone was watching him... having a smirk on her face.

Last night

Laksh Lied on the ground lifeless, Kavya called her brother...

"Hi Tanya what happened, why did you call me so early. I haven't found her yet."

Kavya fumed, "What you haven't! You are good for night, forget her and come here, the drugs aren't working any longer. The whole family is returning to their normal self. Before this happens we have to get him out of here, you know where!"

Karthik nodded over the phone, "I know, you don't worry I will be there in the next 20 minutes. You lock the other's."

They ended the phone conversation and Kavya did as planned. She had drugged every family member of Maheshwari since weeks, with small doses.

Karthik come and they abducted Laksh from there. The other family members were under drug influence Kavya told them a story that Laksh left MM because of the betrayal of Ragini...

Laksh was filling suffocated, it felt like he can't breath.

"HELP!!!!" He was continuously shouting, but no one come to his help.

Kavya and Karthik were looking at his devastated state, they had installed cameras in the room to witness his death.

Kavya laughs, "Finally Laksh you will feel the same pain, frustration and fear I went through over the last couple of years. We both had played with the man, but only I got punished because your parents were alive. But you know what, even they will die, if they haven't died yet then they will die soon. I have burned MM!"

An evil laugh was echoing in the room, which made Karthik feel the fear. "Tanya MM is gone, but I couldn't find Ragini, I will search her and when I will found her then?" He was waiting for his order.

Kavya shrugs, "Kill her."

Karthik was to leave, "Wait get her here, we will let her see how her beloved husband is going to die in front of her eyes, then we will kill her. She should suffer too,"

Kavya shook her head, "I thought you love your sister and your in-laws."

Swara come in front of them, "what sister, Ragini is just the daughter of Baba, she isn't blood related to me. Her mother and grandparents are the reason why was called as an illegitimate child and then Laksh come the true come out. But what I got again framed being illoyal and then a fake marriage pointing on my purity I had to marry Sanskaar for real here too I was replaced by Kavitha. Now they are all death, I have helped you to drug them, now I want my revenge," she said in a hateful, yet sharp tone.

Kavya rolls her eyes, "Well what a luck we met each other and I didn't killed you at the first place, but you saw me killing the real Kavya. Don't you think I could kill you as well after my work is done?" She turns with an evil smile.

Swara moves backwards, "Tanya what are you saying?"

Kavya turns to Karthik, "Did you burnt down Baadi?"

Karthik nods, "Yes, Sister I did as you wished!"

Swara widen her eyes, "What? You killed my family," she was out of control, "How could you! They haven't done anything!"

Kavya shook her head, "they have done a mistake, they left her alone. They have committed the crime to leave her alone in her worst moment, they needed to be punished that is what I did, I punish everyone, who is unfaithful."

Swara widen her eyes, "Have you lost your mind?"

Kavya shook her head, "No, but I was diagnosed with a form of schizophrenically desire to kill, those who deserve it. I got injustice and I want to give the other's justice."

Swara shook her head, "What is Ragini's crime?"

Kavya laughs, "You! *Haha* she created you!" She took out a gun and shot at Swara.

"Karthik remove the body, I don't want to smell her perishing corpse," she said in disgust.

Ragini was in front of the ashes of MM, she couldn't believe it, all had burnt down nothing was left.

"LAKSH!!!!!"

Ragini couldn't accept it, that Laksh was no more, the police was doing the investigation and told her, "Ma'am we found some bones, there is not much left. We are trying to figure out how many were in the house. Where were you the night?"

Ragini looked at them, "women shelter."
She couldn't speak with them, she couldn't believe it.

Ragini shook her head, "No, my husband Laksh can't be death, he is alive he has to be. He can't leave me he promised me," she ran away from there to Baadi to get the other shock, even here all had turned into ashes.

Ragini was hell shocked. Who did this and why?

Ragini was running from here to there, trying to get a clear mind, but all was black. She couldn't find anything.

Laksh was in same state, I can't leave Ragini like this, she must be waiting for me somewhere. I have to find a way out. Where am I?

Laksh was trying to find a clue, but the room was without windows, it seems to be a bunker, no escape from here.

Laksh was looking for something to use it as a shovel to break the bricks, but there was nothing. Laksh uses his hands, making fists of them he tried to punch the bricks.

*Hahaha*

"This won't help Laksh Maheshwari you will die alone and no one will find your body neither will someone look for you, as you died in the debris of MM."

Karthik has left to find Ragini, he was sure she will return to MM or Baadi, he had parked his car nearby. Ragini passed by she was looking for the police, if they could identify the numbers of the deaths.

Karthik stood out of his car, he follows her secretly, waiting for the opportunity to abduct her unnoticed by the other's.

He was looking at her. Oh do I have to kill her, first I will have my fun with her. She is too hot to resist.

Ragini was moving like a lifeless body, she didn't saw him, when Karthik places his hand on her mouth to prevent her to shout.

Ragini panicked, she struggles to release herself, but it wasn't possible, his grip on her was tight and with each try of her, to release herself, he tighten the grip on her. He made her sit in the car, pointing the gun on her, "You better follow my instructions or you will die without seeing your husband's face."

Ragini shocked, "You have my Laksh?" Her voice was clear and filled with anger, "Where is he!"

Karthik smirks, "You want to see him again, then keep quiet or I will kill you here and now, as I just have the order to kill you. Not to bring you alive, but I want my own fun with you."

Ragini felt disgust, "You jerk I'm a married woman, what you did to my Laksh and the families? Why?"

Karthik hits her with the gun on her head, she lost her consciousness, "how much does she talks."

He starts the car, they reached the hideout. Karthik lifts her into the observation room, Laksh hasn't stopped to fight against the bricks, his hands were bleeding, but his will was strong. Ragini I have to find you. What if they are torture you too?

Ragini was crying on the ground, Laksh shook his head, "Ragini it is a small wound, what will happen if I really get injured. It's just a small cut come on smile."

Ragini was looking at the room, she was tied in ropes.

Ragini was shocked seeing Laksh on the monitor the footage was live.

Kavya fumes, "Damn it he is still fighting, when will he give up?"

"NEVER!"

"Tell me what you have done to him?" Ragini shouts and her eyes were showing her hate and anger.

Kavya bend down, she hold her chin and slapped Ragini, "Don't shout at me, you are alive because of my brother, Karthik, he wants some fun with you before you die."

Ragini shivers, but if Laksh can fight she can do to not only this, "Karthik and Kavya, why? Tell me why you did this, why you killed them all?"

Kavya turns to her in anger, "Karthik you are right she talks a lot, but why not you should know why I did this all....(Serial the game of hanging man, she blames Laksh and the Maheshwari for her miserable childhood). Now you understand?"

Ragini nods, "Yes, but what you did recently?"

Karthik comes closer, "we drugged them with the help of your so called soul sister Swara, by the way she lying there?" He points on the door at the back corner of the room.

"Swara!!!"

"Uff don't shout she is death, I killed her, her work was done."

Ragini was speechless, "Why?"

"I can't see injustice, all who are unfaithful needs to die!" Kavya said to her, "like you," she laughs *Haha*.

Ragini shook her head, "I hope you will find the worst death on earth, NOW!!!!"

They got confused, why she shouts that loud.

The door of the bunker was broken by the police officers, who haven't just seen the abduction, but also got the message from Ragini to follow them secretly.

"No, how is this possible?" Karthik and Kavya were shocked their plan got failed, they couldn't kill everyone.

Ragini stood up and searched for a micro, "Laksh stop hurting yourself. We are coming!"

Laksh looked around, "Ragini!" His head was pounding, "No, I'm again imagining. She isn't here I'm alone." He starts again.

They searched for the bricks wall, "Mr. Maheshwari please move away," the police inspector asked him to step backwards as they going to blow up the wall.

Laksh moves to the end corner of the room and hides himself. Soon he was lying in the hospital. Laksh opens his eyes, "Ragini?!"

The first person he was looking/ calling for was his love Ragini.

"Ragini? Where are you?" His hands were plastered and he was looking around the room, "Where am I?"

"At the hospital," she come in front of him, his wife Ragini.

"Laksh, how you feel now?" She come closer and hold his bandaged hand, she kisses his wound and tried not to cry.

Laksh felt like a long nightmare had ended, "What happened?"

Ragini wasn't sure how to explain him, but he needed to know the truth.

Laksh cried his heart out, "means we are alone?"

Ragini nodded, "But we have each other."

Laksh looked at her, "You are my world, I don't know what I would do without you, I don't remember anything what had happened. Did I hurt you?"

Ragini thought of it, but she shook her head, "It wasn't you, you were drugged and manipulated to say all this, you said you don't love me, but I saw how much you do."

RagLak shared a painful eye lock, "will my hero tell me what exactly happened?"

Ragini wipes her tears away, she sat closer to him, bending down with her upper body to him,

"I was at Baadi and the nearby store keeper told me a car come to pick up Swara, I was happy she was alive, well I thought it the moment.

The same man said the same car appeared again and minutes later the house was burning, he called the police and fire brigade, but it was too late. As another fire took place the same night just hours before.

I went back to MM to talk to the police, they haven't started with the investigation at Baadi, but I needed to tell them, just then I noticed a black car similar to the description I got. I was sure it is the same person, and they won't stop until they would have killed everyone.

I talked to the officers as if I haven't seen the car I wrote him a message, when he tried to abduct me, Karthik thought I was trying to release myself, but being honest I was pretending and typing on the mobile phone.

Before you got angry or confuse, the inspector had given me a bug, I kept it under my blouse, they could track us easily.

What I did was to save you and get the truth out that you are not unfaithful to me," she kisses his forehead and rested her head on his chest.

"No Ragini, I'm not unfaithful. I'm only faithful to you. I'm sorry because of my family you had to suffer this much, why does the past can't stay at the past, why it had to come in our present/now."

Both were alone, but they were together, what made them complete.

Laksh wasn't sure what was waiting for him, his family was death and he was never interested in the wealth or business. But it was his legacy.

Ragini and Laksh were looking at each other, "I think I have to work now more than I thought, to get the reputation back."

Ragini shook her head, "No Laksh, you can give it all away. I just need you not the wealth. You are the biggest treasure I have."

Laksh pulls her close, "Same goes to you, I'm nothing without you, you are my saviour and I will obey to you," He kisses her lips and both left Calcutta leaving everything behind.

Kavya/Tanya and Karthik got the sentence of hanged till death.

RagLak started their new life with each other, far away from their past. Their world was only around them and their Prince Raksh, who had entered their life's after a year....

Ragini was a housewife whereas Laksh was a simple man doing his favourite work, organising parties.

Laksh was feeling happy doing what he likes seeing his wife around him made him proud and happy.

Neither is she the old, shy Ragini nor is she the hateful one. No she is his faithful wife, his best friend and love of his life.

Ragini was surrounded by Laksh love, there was not a moment he was leaving her alone. He made it her as comfortable as possible and fulfilled her wish of having an own child.

She had her friend Laksh back, who loves her the way she not the way she was...

Raksh what to say a mix of both mischief like Laksh and cute as Ragini....

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The end...

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