Laksh woke up in the morning, he rubs off his sleep sand from his eyes and saw a motionless Ragini standing in the middle of the room.

Laksh stood up without moving toward her, "Ragini?" He called her name to gain her attention. She heard him and turned to his direction, while Laksh wasn't sure, "Ragini if you don't mind may I use the washroom?"

Ragini nodded, her eyes were empty, there wasn't any sign of light, "yes." The voice was low, but Laksh went to the washroom, after a few minutes he comes out with a smile as Ragini was standing next to the washroom.

I know Ragini, you might have felt lost, as you couldn't find the way. Don't worry I'm here to protect and help you.

Laksh was smiling at her, "free you can go."

Ragini entered, but soon she comes out, "Laksh I need a towel. Where are they?"

Laksh was looking at her, he thought for a moment, "the way you are standing to your left, there you will find a cupboard with towels."

Ragini nodded, she slowly moved her hand toward the wall, she was following the wall and fumbled her way to the cupboard, "found it." She said to herself and was quite happy about it.

Laksh smiles, then he remember the chaos, "Ragini wait," he rushed to her, "let me get you one. You don't know, but it's a mess." He gave her a towel and she moved along the wall to the cupboards on the other side, she was on Laksh cupboard, "Ragini I haven't changed it yet. But today after work, do you need anything?" He was coming closer, but she shook her head, "no, I will get it."

Ragini moved forward to her cupboard, she opens the closet and felt each of the cloth pieces, she smiles, "this is my yellow shalwar khameez, right?" She hold it up and Laksh was lost. He didn't know what to answer as he was impressed by her skill.

"Laksh? You are here, right?"

Laksh shook his head coming out of the trance, "I'm sorry Ragini, yes, it's your yellow dress. You take your shower I will get ready here."

Ragini nodded and left, after awhile she comes out, her long hairs were wet and sticking on her clothes, she was looking breathtaking. Laksh stopped doing anything, he was just lost again.

Ragini was again standing there lost.

*harrumph* Laksh gained her attention.

Ragini slowly follows his sound and was now standing in front of him, "Ragini do you need a hairdryer?"

Ragini shook her head, "no, you have to dry my hair. Where can I sit?"

Laksh smiles, I will be drying her hairs. "Just one step ahead, there you will find the dresser stool." Ragini nodded and found it, she carefully sat on it and Laksh plugged in the hairdryer. How slowly and softly her cared for her, as if it were his hairs.

"Done?" Ragini asked as Laksh had stopped the dryer, "yes. Anything else I can do?"

Ragini nodded, "yes, you have to make me a ponytail or braids?"

Laksh was standing behind her, he carefully combs her hairs and made a braid, "okay finished."

Ragini once went through her hairs, she smiles genuinely and stood up, "Thank you." She was leaving the room.

"Rag..." Laksh stopped at the midway, he shook his head. No forcing.

Ragini heard him, she stopped and turned, "what happen?"

Laksh shook his head, "nothing," he said, but Ragini could feel it, "Laksh I'm blind not deaf, there is something in your voice, tell me what is it?"

Laksh took a deep breath, "you are not wearing your nuptial chain."

Ragini shocked, she went through her neck and remembered, that she put it off before going to bed.

"You could have told me earlier," she comes back to him, "help me in wearing it."

Laksh was beyond happiness, "sure," she could hear out his relief and joy, he comes behind her and bind the nuptial chain.

"And your hairline? I mean vermillion?"

Ragini frowns, "do you think I can find it?" She was looking into another direction and Laksh scratches his back head, "I meant to say, should I fill your hairline?"

"Invitation chahye {do need to invite you}?"

Wow Ragini?!

Laksh took the box of vermillion, he pinch it and slowly filled her hairline.

"Ragini!"

Ragini moved her head, "coming." She rushed out of the room followed by Laksh, who was scared that she might get hurt, "slow Ragini, please."

Ragini was holding the railing for support, she was in the hall and standing there, "I want to go to the kitchen, it's my Rasooi!" She doesn't wanted to be left behind just because she has a handicap, she is still the same and able to do any work.

AP comes, "Ragini, please don't run like this, Laksh is right in saying slow." She caresses her cheek and smiles even more, "your nose has some vermillion on it."

Ragini pouts, "Laksh can't fill a hairline? It's such a simple task and you powdered my nose with it. Uff i have to do everything by my own."

Ragini went with her backhand over her nose and created a new mess on it.

"Oh Ragini, let me do it." Laksh comes with a hanky and slowly cleaned her nose, "and you run down and made me make this mess on your nose."

They all laughed and Ragini was glaring in anger, "kitchen!" She demanded and Laksh directed her.

"Laksh I will tell you and you will do as I say?"

Laksh agreed to her.

"First I need semolina," she opens the kitchen cupboard and felt the different kind of textures, she also felt dots on it, "Laksh?"

"Well I know you have learnt a lot in this one year, I have changed everything and it's a clear way for you and us to follow it, it won't be too hard for you to adjust here." He was very happy after all he was seeing a smile on her face.

"And the fridge?"

"Same, I made a Photo with the Right order and Setting, everyone will follow it."

Another smile and he was gone.

Ragini switched on the stove, she put a heavy pot on the gas and filled in the ingredients, soon the sweet dish was ready, Laksh was only there to refill it into another vessel.

"Wow Ragini this smells so good, I'm sure it will taste like it smells, delicious," Adarsh said from far.

Ragini was happy, "haan I hope so, Laksh I want to serve it." She slowly grabs his hand, "give me the Halwa." Laksh gave her and she walks slowly to the table, serving it with the little help of Laksh, as he was guiding her.

Ragini felt the empty chair, "is this my place?"

Laksh arranged the chair for her, "yes that's yours, I'm on your right and,"

Ragini went with her hand through the chair, she sat on it and her hand was moving and feeling everything, "Swara is sitting on my left, I know."

Laksh was numb. How? Fragrance? I have to be more careful about her likes and dislikes.

They had their breakfast and all the men left for office.

Ragini was sitting there, she had nothing to do, Pari did the housework, Swara was gone for shopping and Uttara was doing her studies.

AP and Sujata were gone for the temple. Oh what to do? At Baadi I could do everything, well they haven't forbid me anything. I'm feeling useless, haan I will change the cupboards. I don't need Laksh to do it, he will be exhausted from work.

Ragini went up to her room, she opens the cupboard of her and started to take everything out.

Hours later

Laksh was finally home. Uff Just because I started to work in the company they are giving more and more projects. I had only one success and now they think I'm capable of it. Damn it Ragini is all alone, I have to be with her, but no, extra work needs extra hours. I hate this!

Laksh opens the door and got a shock, "Ragini?"

"I'm here," she said from the bed, the room a total mess with her clothes.

"What had happened here?"

"I tried to change the cupboards cause I was bored and I don't wanted you to do it. You must be exhausted."

And how he was it, but he didn't mind, "wait only your clothes?"

"Yes," Ragini confirmed, she had only used to take her clothes.

Laksh opens the wardrobe of his, it was easy to place his clothes into the empty closet of Ragini, he slowly folded Ragini's clothes and arranged them in her side.

"Done." He said, "now I'm going to change and then we will have dinner, okay?"

Ragini nodded, "okay," she was holding his briefcase and was moving her finger over it, slowly trying to form a picture in her mind, the shape and the material, all she wanted to remember.

Laksh was amazed, he changed his clothes, but she didn't cared, she was so fascinated with the bag that she didn't thought of him.

Laksh sat next to her, "aren't you hungry?"

"I am," she said, "let's go." They had their dinner together and Laksh was always keeping an eye on Ragini.

It was late in the night, "Laksh you can sleep on the bed next to me, I do trust you that much, but you have to promise me something."

Laksh was confused, "everything just say."

"I'm blind not deaf, if there is something you wanna say to me tell me. Don't hide it. I can't see it when there is something disturbing you only feel it."

Laksh smiles, "you mean the morning thing?"

Ragini nodded, "yes."

Laksh comes on the bed, he placed his mobile phone on the bedside table, "where you want to sleep, left or right?"

"Hmm left from you."

Laksh was on the right side, "do you know when you runaway the vermillion got in your nose. Mom later told me the meaning of it."

Ragini frowns, "it has a meaning?"

Laksh nodded, "yes, it means That the husband, means me, loves his wife, means you, a lot."

Ragini didn't commented on it, she took the duvet and placed it over her body, "good night."

Laksh pouts, "good night," he said in grumpy tone and turned away from here. Stupid.

Ragini was suppressing her laugh. Idiot.

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