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Laksh: I will be with you, beside you and for you Ragini!

He says looking at her lovingly with tears still flowing from his eyes. Ragini looks into his eyes to see truth, love and care for her. He cupped her face and slowly rubbed her tears still looking into her eyes. They both fell into an eyelock.

Their eyelock gets disturbed due to the sounds. They both turn and look towards the sorce of sound to see Shekhar, Sharmishta and Swara were about to escape from there but five people surround them.

Laksh: (smiling mockingly) I am not a fool to come here without any preparation. The people surrounding you are police in disguise.

SSS look at them scared. (SSS means Shekhar, Sharmishta and Swara.)

Laksh: Ragini it's you who have to decide what to do with them. I have every proof against them. Except this Swara. She hasn't committed a crime still.

He says looking at all the three in disgust.

Ragini: (smiling painfully) I don't have a father Laksh. All I need is to get my mother's culprit to get punished.

Shekhar: (faking his love) Ragini beta don't say that. I am your father.

Ragini: (mockingly) Father? Did you ever behave like one. I never got the fatherly effection from you. I always got was ignorance. It was all dadi ma and dadaji who took care of me. But even dadi ma also got proved to be not real one. She loved only her son and just did her duty to take care of me. I have only Dadaji for me. Officer please take away these criminals from here. I don't want them here atleast a minute.

Laksh signs the officer to take away. They take them away while Swara runs behind them. Laksh keeps looking at Ragini, who is seeing her dadi ma.

Ragini: Dadaji if you want I can forgive her but I will never consider her as my dadi ma again. She will be just your wife.

Dadaji: (looking at dadi with disgust) No beta. I want you to do whatever you want to. I will be with you.

Ragini: GET OUT OF MY HOUSE MRS. PARVATHI GADODIA!

Ragini says straight and strong. Dadi gasps.

Ragini: Never ever interfere in my life. I will be happy if you don't show me your face again.

She says and looks away while tears flow from her eyes. Laksh rubs her hand which he is holding.

Dadi: (emotionally) Laadoo...

Ragini: (with high voice which she had never used) I SAID LEAVE!

Dadi flinches for her tone. She looks at dadaji. He looks away. She moves from there out with teary eyes. Swara comes back with teary eyes.

Swara: (with anger and teary eyes) I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU RAGINI! I WILL DESTROY YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID TO MY PARENTS.

She says angrily and moves out. She looks at dadi who is looking at Ragini from outside. Swara holds Dadi's hand and takes her inside Bose house. Dida also lets her in seeing Dadi's condition.

Ragini bursts out into cry again. Laksh takes her into his embrace and lets her cry. His eyes also flow with tears. He looks at Ap who is teary eyed. She assures him with eyes. He nods. Once Ragini felt better she breaks the hug.

Laksh: (cupping her face) I am sorry!

Ragini: (shakes her head as no) Thank you!

Laksh shakes his head as no.

Ragini: One thing is left.

Laksh: What?

Ragini: Answer for Swara's warning.

Laksh nods. Ragini stands up holding Laksh's hand. Laksh also stands up and follows Ragini.

Ragini: (standing in the middle of Baadi and shouts) Miss. Swara Bose Gadodia come out.

Swara, who is fuming, comes out of her house.

Ragini: What were you saying? Haan You will destroy me right? Go ahead. Do whatever you want to do. I am not scared of you. Because I have A FAMILY WHICH IS MY STRENGTH. Let's see who will win. I will take all the right ways to get your parents punished for killing my mother. And I am damn sure you are already planning something cruel to get them out. But remember always truth wins. And I AM GOING TO WIN WITH THE SUPPORT OF MY LAKSH!

She says holding Laksh's hand tight. Laksh looks at her lovingly. Ragini turns and moves inside holding Laksh's hand. Swara fumes and closes the door with thud.

Dida: Shoru I think we should do things fast. I will call the lawyer to get them bailed.

Swara nods. Dadi keeps looking out towards their house with teary eyes.

Ragini is sobbing in Laksh's embrace. She is holding his kurtha tightly in her fists while Laksh is hugging her. His eyes are also flowing. He looks at Ap painfully.

Ap: Uttara go get some water to your bhabhi.

Uttara nods and goes. Ap sits beside Ragini.

Ap: (keeping her hand on Ragini's shoulder) Ragini beta! Calm down. Please.

Ragini just keeps sobbing in his embrace. Dadaji feels worst seeing her broken. Ap was about to speak but Laksh stops her. He felt she needs to let everything now. They let her cry some more time like that. Finally they could feel her sobs reducing slowly. Her sobs finally dead but she is still in Laksh's embrace. Hiccups started coming. Laksh signed Uttara to give water to him. He takes it from Uttara and keeps near Ragini's mouth. She drinks slowly still clutching his kurtha. Laksh wipes her tears keeping her still in his embrace. She just sits like that in his embrace looking blankly.

Panditji: Durga Prasad ji there is only ten minutes for muhurat.

Dp nods. He looks at Laksh. Laksh looks at Ragini. Ragini slowly breaks the hug.

Ragini: (slowly) I will just wash my face and come. Two minutes.

Laksh: Maa!

Ap: I will come with you.

Ragini nods. They both go into Ragini's room. Ragini washes her face. She sighs heavily and moves outside the washroom. Ap makes her messed hair proper. Ragini smiles lightly.

Ap: (cups her face) Something is missing!

Ragini looks at herself in mirror confused.

Ap: Your most beautiful smile for which my son fell.

Ragini's eyes turn teary.

Ap: (wiping her tears) No more tears Ragini beta. We all are with you. Come on now give me your smile like a good girl.

Ragini smiles lightly. Ap shakes her head as no. Ragini smiles abit more. Ap again shakes as no. This time Ragini chuckles seeing Ap's cute antics making Ap smile happily. Ap kisses Ragini's forehead. Ragini feels the motherly love which she missed from childhood. She looks at Ap lovingly.

Ap: Chalo it's getting late.

Ragini nods and they go towards the hall. Laksh moves towards them and forwards his hand. Ragini looks at him and then places her hand kn his hand. Laksh holds it protectively.

Laksh: Will you become my life partner? Will you become Mrs. Ragini Laksh Maheshwari and make our house a heaven with your presence?

Ragini gets overwhelmed listening him. She nods yes vigorously.

Laksh: Not actions... I want words.

Ragini: Yes!

Laksh smiles widely and they both move towards the center of the hall. Ap forwards ring to Laksh. He takes it and asks for Ragini's hand. She gives it happily and he adores her finger with the ring. Everybody claps. Ap forwards the ring to Ragini. Laksh forwards his hand and Ragini adores the ring to his finger. Laksh holds her hand protectively. They both move towards Dadaji and take his blessings. Dadaji blesses them happily.

Dadaji: Thank you Laksh beta!

Laksh shakes as no.

Dadaji: (to Ragini) I am happy for you Laadoo!

He caresses her hair. Ragini smiles. They both move towards Dp and Ap. They take both of their blessings.

Dp: Now become responsible and come to office regularly nalayak.

Laksh: (whinnes) Maaa... See na.

Ap: He is correct this time.

She shrugs her shoulders. Ragini smiles seeing them. Laksh twists his lips. Ragini giggles. Laksh looks at her lovingly. They then take blessings of Ram and Sujatha. Then Uttara, Aadharsh and Parineeta hug them happily.

There Dadi who is still looking at them from window smiles lightly seeing Ragini happy.

Swara: There she sent you out of your house and seperated you from your husband at this age you are smiling happy for her. Wah!

Dadi glares her.

Dadi: I deserve this. I did a sin and I am getting punished. Anyways thank you for the shelter for this hour. I don't need your help anymore.

Saying Dadi moves out of the house. Swara fumes. She thought she could use Dadi too in her plan of destroying Ragini but it backfired. She glares at Ragini through the window and goes away inside closing the window making noise.

Everybody got settled again once the engagement is done.

Laksh: Ma I will stay here.

Ap: I will ask the driver to get the bag for you.

Laksh: Dadaji is it ok?

Dadaji nods yes with smile. He knows only Laksh can make Ragini feel better now.

Ragini: (stands up) I will arrange for lunch.

Laksh: (making her sit) Ma, Chachi and bhabhi will look after it bacha. For today you take rest.

Ragini: But....

She gets interrupted by Ap.

Ap: Finger on your lips.

Ragini looks at her surprised. Laksh chuckles.

Laksh: That's ma. She will make her children silent like this.

Ragini smiles.

Uttara: Bhabhi come on now. You need rest. You take rest for sometime then we will have lunch.

Ragini again about to speak but Parineeta pulls her to her room.

Pari: Now go change and sleep like a good girl. We all are not going anywhere till evening. So we can spend sometime after you have lunch which will be after your rest.

Laksh: And you have a surprise in the evening.

He says coming from back. Ragini looks at him.

Laksh: So now boost up your energy by taking rest.

Ragini nods. Laksh pats her cheeks twice and about to go.

Ragini: Laksh!

Laksh stops while other two go from there. He turns and looks at her.

Ragini: (hesitatingly) Will....you stay with me. Please! I need you!

She says with teary eyes. Laksh feels overwhelmed and nods yes.

Laksh: Go change and come. Till then I just need to make a phone call. Will do it.

Ragini nods. She goes to change while Laksh makes a phone call. Once they both are done they get settled on Ragini's bed. Laksh moves towards her and takes her into his embrace as he saw her teary eyes.

Laksh: Bacha I know it's not easy to move on but will you keep crying remembering those traitors.

Ragini: (clutching his kurtha and sobbing) I never thought that my own father would kill my mother Laksh. How can he be so cruel? She didn't do any harm to him no then why did he kill her?

She asks innocently. Laksh's eyes turn teary. He could feel the pain she is going through. It's paining him alot.

Ragini: If he doesn't want to marry ma why didn't he fight against dadaji and get married to that woman. Why he has to kill my innocent mother and make me an orphan?

She says with hiccups.

Laksh: Shhh... You are not an orphan. You have me. You have ma, papa, chachu, chachi, bhayya, bhabhi and Uttara. And dadaji, the one who left his wife for his grand daughter. Aren't we all there for you?

Ragini nods yes. Laksh wipes her tears.

Laksh: Please don't cry. It pains here!

He says showing his heart with teary eyes. Ragini looks at him lovingly.

Ragini: Why?

Laksh: Because I Love You!

Ragini stares into his eyes. They both fell in eyelock. Laksh's phone ring distubs their eyelock. Ragini about to move away but he holds her taking the call. He talks to his call sitting like that while Ragini keeps staring him observing his every feature. The first time they met was when she was five years.

@flashback

She is standing beside her mother who is talking to her friend. The boy standing with her mother's friend is looking at her without blinking his eyes. He smiled at her finding her looking at him. She also smiles cutely at him. He grins seeing her smiling back. He moves towards her.

Laksh: What is your name?

Ragini: Ragini! Your name?

Laksh: Laksh... But you can call me Lucky like my brother calls.

Ragini: (giggles cutely) hahaha Lucky like Bucky. I will call you Lucky Bucky.

She giggles again. He smiles cutely seeing her cute giggle.

Laksh: You are so cute like a baby. I will call you bacha.

Ragini: I am cute?

She asks blinking her eyes. He nods yes. She grins.

Laksh: Ma we are playing there.

He says to his mother who is talking to Janaki. She says him to be careful. He says ok and runs holding her hand to the otherside of the park to play. They start playing when suddenly Ragini falls down and injures her elbow. Laksh starts crying along with her. Ap and Janaki move to them and try to console them.

Laksh: She is crying.

He says in middle of his cry.

Janaki: Aww... It's ok Laksh beta. She will be fine.

Laksh looks at Ap and she nods yes with smile. He looks at Ragini who is crying in Janaki's embrace.

Laksh: Bacha don't cry please!

Ragini looks at him and slowly wipes her tears.

Ragini: But it's paining a lot Lucky Bucky!

She says cutely. Ap and Janaki look at them surprised listening their names.

Ap: You already gave her a nick name Laksh?

Laksh: (smiles at her) Yes ma. She is cute like baby na that's why I gave her name bacha. It is good na?

He asks excited. Ap chuckles and says yes. Ragini smiles at him sweetly with teary eyes. Janaki wipes Ragini's tears.

Janaki: Chale Laadoo!

Ragini: So soon?

She pouts.

Laksh: Haan Ma some more time please!

He asks with pout.

Janaki: Sorry Laksh beta. Ragini's papa will return now and we need to leave. We will meet again. Then you both can play so much time.

Laksh looks at Ragini who is also sad but nods ok.

Laksh: Bye bacha!

He says sadly.

Ragini: Bye Lucky Bucky!

She says sadly still holding her injured hand. Janaki and Ap bid bye and they leave. Exactly the second day after that day Ragini lost her mother.

@flashback ends.

Laksh: Bacha what are you thinking?

This brings Ragini out of her thoughts.

Ragini: (smiles lightly) The first time I met my Lucky Bucky!

Laksh smiles.

Laksh: You got injured that day and I also started crying along with you.

Ragini: The same way you cried today too seeing me in pain.

She says looking at him lovingly. Laksh looks at her for two seconds and nods yes. He bends and kisses her forehead lovingly.

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Dharani (Dhaరणि)