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Laksh is seen sitting beside sleeping Ragini and stroking her hair with smile on his face.

Laksh: Your this innocence is the reason they took advantage of you bacha. But now I am beside you. Will not let them do anything to you. I promise.

He keeps looking at her lovingly. He bends and kisses her forehead lovingly.

Laksh: I Love You so much Ragini!

He again gets back to his staring mode. He is just observing every feature of her without blinking his eyes. It's been one hour since Ragini has slept and he is doing the same, staring her. Parineeta comes there. She looks at him who is staring Ragini with smile lovingly. She smiles at them. She moves slowly towards him.

Parineeta: Laksh!

She says slowly not to wake Ragini nor to scare him. He looks at her.

Laksh: Bhabhi!

Parineeta: It's time for Lunch! Get Ragu also along with you. We all are waiting for you.

Laksh nods. Parineeta goes. Laksh moves close to Ragini. He cups her face and caresses her cheek.

Laksh: Bacha wake up!

He says slowly.

Ragini: (in sleep) Five minutes papa!

Laksh's eyes turn teary. How much she loves her father but he...

Laksh: Bacha it's me your Lucky Bucky not papa.

Ragini who heard this in sleep opens her eyes immediately. Her eyes turned teary.

Laksh: Shhh... Bacha no crying. I know it takes time. But you have to accept the truth.

Ragini wipes her tears and nods yes.

Laksh: Now get up bacha. It's time for lunch!

Ragini nods.

Laksh: I am going to the hall you fresh and come.

Ragini nods. He was about to go but Ragini holds his hand. He looks at her confused. She moves to him and hugs him tight. Laksh gets shocked and surprised.

Ragini: Thank you!

She breaks the hug and goes to fresh while Laksh keeps standing there still with same surprise and shock. He comes out of his shock when Ragini herself comes back and shakes him.

Laksh: Haan!

Ragini: What happened?

Laksh shakes as no with smile on his face. Ragini looks confused.

Laksh: Forget it. Let's go.

Ragini nods. He holds her hand and starts moving. Ragini looks at their joined hands and smiles. She moves a bit close to him and walks looking straight. Laksh feeling her close looks at her to see her looking straight and smiling. He felt very happy seeing the trust she has on him. They reached the hall where everybody is waiting.

Uttara: Finally you are here!

She holds Ragini's hand and pulls her along with her.

Uttara: Bhabhi you don't know about Pari Bhabhi's handmade food. It tastes soo yummy that you will not want to stop. I am sure you are going to become fat soon.

Ragini smiles. Uttara makes Ragini to sit beside her. She then serves her in her plate.

Parineeta: Ragini tell me how is it?

Ragini looks at the plate. She doesn't want to eat anything. But seeing all of them trying to cheer her she feels overwhelmed. She suddenly feels a morsel in front of her. Ragini looks beside to see Ap forwarding her the morsel. Her eyes turned teary and she opens her mouth letting Ap feed her.

Sujatha: Oho jijji... I feel this girl's tap is very loose. It keeps on flowing every now and then. Let's get some plumber and get it fixed.

Ragini laughs hearing her. As all the Maheshwaris are used to her non comical talks they don't get laugh but Ragini laughs.

Laksh: Chachi for the first time I am very happy with your "very good sense of humour".

He quotes the words "very good sense of humour" in air. All laugh at that. Dadaji felt happy seeing Ragini getting love. He wiped his tears looking at Ragini who is laughing at the talks of Maheshwari family. Laksh keeps looking at her lovingly now and then.

Parineeta: (whinnes) Ragini yaar you didn't tell me how is the food?

Ragini: (smiles) It's very tasty bhabhi. I really loved it. Uttara I agree to you. I really don't want to stop eating but I am full!

She says and pouts making everybody laugh at her cuteness.

Laksh: (rubbing his hands together) So now I will come in ten minutes with your surprise. Till then wait for me.

He says going out typing something in his phone. Ragini was looking confused while all others smile at him.

Uttara: Bhabhi I am saying you will love the surprise to the core.

Ragini: (whispers to Uttara) You love me so much na tell me what's that?

Parineeta who heard her laughs.

Parineeta: This trick won't work Ragu. You have to wait.

Uttara holds her ear and shakes no. Ragini pouts.

Ragini: Ma you say na!

Ap: Surprise is a surprise.

Sujatha: Just ten minutes already three minutes over.

Ragini pouts. She looks at all who just shrugged their shoudlers.

Ragini: (whinnes) This is not fairrr!

All laugh at her.

Aadarsh: Get ready Ragu. Get up from there.

Ragini gets up.

Aadarsh: (closes her eyes with his hands) Don't worry your bhayya will not let you fall down. Just come with me.

Ragini nods with smile. Aadarsh slowly takes her out of the house while everybody follow them.

Aadarsh: So ready 1...2...3... Here you go!

Saying he takes his hand from her eyes. She opens her eyes and her eyes start flowing seeing the surprise. She runs immediately towards the surprise and starts beating the person nonstop.

Person: (defending himself) Ragu ma... Stop... Yaar... It's hurting... Ragu ma!

She stops and hugs him tight crying in his embrace. He hugs her back.

Ragini: I hate you so much.

Person: I hate you more! I came because Lucky wants to surprise you that's all.

He says. Ragini suddenly breaks the hug.

Ragini: (confused) How do you know about Sanskar Laksh?

And the person is revealed to be Sanskar.

Laksh: (smiles) He is Chachi and Chachu's son. My best brother.

He hugs Sanskar. Sanskar smiles.

Ragini: I didn't knew at all. We were friends since three years before you disappear. Its been six months you have shown up.

She says angrily looking at him.

Sanskar: Sorry yaar Ragu ma... It was emergency!

Ragini: What emergency that you left without telling and not even contacted me?

She asks angrily.

Sanskar: Kusum! She met with an accident and was in coma!

He says smiling sadly and Ragini gasps.

Ragini: (with teary eyes) How is she now?

Sanskar: You only see!

Saying he moves a side and there is a girl standing a bit far supporting a wall. Ragini runs to her and hugs her tight.

Ragini: (breaking the hug) You went to make career or to go into coma idiot! You both left me I thought I was at mistake.

Kusum: Can my Ragu make any mistake?

Ragini smiles.

Ragini: Come let's go inside.

Kusum nods. Ragini helps Kusum and they move towards SanLak. Sanskar helps Kusum to walk while Laksh holds Ragini's hand. All the family take them inside.

Swara who was seeing them from her house fumes seeing Ragini happy. But was confused about the two new persons in her life. She never saw them. She tries to peep but Uttara closes the door. So she couldn't even see them now. All get settled.

Ragini: I think I don't know many things.

Sanskar: (chuckling) You don't know anything.

Ragini glares him.

Laksh: I saw you for the first time with bhai one and half years ago. You were becoming the cupid to these both love story and helping bhai to express his love in that park. I came there as Bhai called me. That was the day I was clean bowled to you.

Ragini looks down blushing while all hoots for them. Dadaji smiles.

Laksh: I forgot for what purpose I came there and was just staring you. You were so cute while telling how to do to him. I was just seeing you like I am now.

He smiles while Ragini's cheeks become beetroot red. All laugh at that while Ragini closes her face with palm.

Laksh: Ok no more flirting. So that day I hid and was completely watching you. Once you bid bye to bhai and went I followed you. I saw dadi scolding you for coming late and you were teary eyed. I hated to see your tears. It pained me. I decided myself that I will not let any tears in your eyes but on the very first day of our meet I had to see you crying.

He says with teary eyes while Ragini also looks him with teary eyes.

Laksh: I am sorry!

He says looking at her. Ragini shakes her head as no.

Laksh: That day once bhai returned I asked him about you. He said about how you guys became friends and are secret friends as Dadi doesn't like you to have Friends. I was surprised when he told that you scolded him thinking him to be thief just because he took your hand kerchief that fell down and was trying to return it to you.

Sanskar laughs. Ragini looks down smiling sheepishly.

Ragini: He was filled with mud that day and looked like street side thief.

Sanskar: Yaar stop saying that. It was due to some idiot who couldn't see while driving. He just splashed whole mud water and went. That's when I saw your hand ketchief falling down and thought to help you but you called me thief.

He fumes. Ragini giggles.

Ragini: That was the day I got my second friend in my life.

Sanskar smiles.

Laksh: Later he also explained me how you helped him in impressing Kusum. I told him I like you. He was very happy and said about your family to me. I said to papa immediately to enquire about you. In that enquiry I got to know that you are none other than my Bacha. Papa got to know about Janu ma's sudden death and ma was shattered for losing one of her good friends. She tried many times to contact Janu ma but all was vain. I was very stubborn many times after our first meet to meet you but all we got was no response from Janu ma and couldn't meet you. Once papa enquired we all decided to come and talk to your family. But that's when Bhai saw Shekhar Gadodia with Sharmishta hand in hand in the same park. He was shocked. He asked papa to go deep and we got everything about them. In this process Swara and me got encountered multiple times and we had always fought with eachother. The result she told to your father that I am not good and all. He as if a good man started enquiring me in the morning. I actually decided to tell you everything today before engagement. Because I wanted you to know everything. I wanted you to know how you are kept in dark. Thus using the situation I told everything to you.

Ragini just nods.

Sanskar: Six months ago exactly the day we have to meet I got a call from hospital saying that Kusum met with an accident and I immediately went there. I was broken knowing that she is in coma. I remembered you there. I missed your support there but I didn't tell you because I know you will be broken. You cannot share with anyone as nobody knows about your friendship with both of us. So I decided it would be better I avoid you. But once we got to know things about your family I asked Lucky to take care of everything. He was always following you and taking care of you without your knowledge. He was always with you like a shadow. Last week Kusum got conscious and the first thing she asked for was you. I promised her to bring her here on your special day. And here we are today.

Ragini hugs Kusum tightly. They both became friends in music academy. Kusum is an orphan who lives in Hostel. Kusum and Ragini used to be friends secretely as dadi always scolds Ragini if she ever speaks with someone.

Sanskar: So now everything is in front of you. Nothing is hidden now.

Ragini just smiles.

Sanskar: But I want to tell you Ragu ma that my brother is really good and he will keep you very happy. That's a promise from your friend.

Ragini nods yes with teary eyes.

Ragini: Thank you!

She says looking at everybody with teary eyes.

Ap: Chal Pagal! Does anybody thank their family?

Ragini smiles. Uttara crushes her in her hug.

Uttara: Promise me you will be always in my team when I have to torture these three brothers of mine.

Ragini laughs and nods.

Dpp: Gadodia ji we need to go now. Laksh will stay here. Is it ok?

Dadaji: It's his house Maheshwari ji. He can stay how many days he wants to.

Ragini: What about Kusum?

Sanskar: She will stay with me at home. I already vacated her hostel too.

Ragini: (hugging Kusum) Take care!

Kusum: (cupping Ragini's face) You too. Just try to forget everything.

Ragini nods as her eyes turn teary again. Ragini hugs Ap and takes blessings from Dp. He caresses her hair assuring her through eyes. Ragini nods with teary eyes.

Dp: And Laksh from tomorrow you are coming to office regularly.

Laksh huffs and nods ok. Sanskar chuckles. All leave bidding bye except Laksh. Dadaji goes into his room to take rest.

Laksh: Bacha you also go take rest.

Ragini: Will you come with me? I don't want to be alone.

Laksh nods. He holds her hand and they both go to her room. They get settled on the bed. Ragini moves close to him. She hugs him through his waist and keeps her head on his chest hearing his heartbeat which is beating just for her. He keeps his hands around her and kisses her head lovingly.

Ragini: Tell me something about you!

Laksh smiles. He starts saying about his schooling, friends and all.... Listening all those she falls asleep in his embrace. Laksh tries to break the hug but she held him so tight like if she leaves him he will also leave her. He felt helpless and slipped slowly on to the bed laying keeping her in his embrace. He keeps staring her lovely face and falls asleep.

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Few days passed. Ragini started accepting the truth. Shekhar and Sharmista are jailed in the case of murder of Janaki for life time. Swara's hate towards Ragini increased. Dadi is found nowhere from that day. Dadaji is happy seeing Ragini happy again. Laksh is still staying with Ragini as he doesn't trust Swara. Ragini once again resumed going to Music Academy. Laksh also started going to office seriously. Everything is going smooth.

It's one of the days like everyday Laksh is standing outside Music Academy waiting for Ragini to come out so that both of them can go home together. He waited and waited but didn't find Ragini anywhere. His heart started beating heavily. He felt unknown fear in him. He felt uneasiness. He moved inside to check about Ragini. He enquired the watchman who told that she came out long back. He tried calling her phone but it always said out of coverage area. His eyes started tearing. He felt breatheless. He called Sanskar to get to know whether he picked her from college but the answer was negative there too. He started running around the academy but didn't find her. On the other side Sanskar also started searching for her.

Laksh takes his car and starts searching all the places he thought she might be but he found her nowhere. His eyes are flowing with tears nonstop.

Laksh: Where are you bacha? Please give me a hint. I feel you are in danger. I can feel it. Please god please give me a hint.

He keeps driving the car looking around to see anything but all goes in vain. He holds his head not able to understand anything.

Screen freezes on Laksh's tensed face.

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So what happened to Ragini? I know you all will guess it easily anyway 😉.

Thank you for reading. Hope you guys liked it.

With Love
Dharani (Dhaరणि)