Chapter 13

                                    

                                          
"Swara?!?" everyone looked at her shocked.
"What the hell, Swara? Why did you do this?" Lakshya asked fuming in anger.
She folded her arms near her chest and looked away. 
"How could you... you have to answer me!" he said in a stern voice.
"Lakshya, just because you are my sister's boyfriend, that doesn't mean you will talk to me like that!" she said as she pointed her finget at him.
"Really, Swara?" he said in disbelief. "Our relation was never just that I am your sister's boy friend or you were my brother's girlfriend, our bond was much deeper. And you know that!"
"Whatever!"
"I am your sister, Swara." Ragini said as she cried. "How can you do this to me?"
"It's better if you shut up, Ragini!" Swara she said in a low yet stern voice. "You never thought of me as a sister!"
"Are you crazy, Swara?" Ragini almost yelled. "You were always my first priority, important than anyone else. And you..."
"Wrong, Ragini" Swara cut her. "Your first priority was always Lakshya, it was never me. Two years before, you were the reason of our separation; Lakshya's mother never liked you. You were NEVER her choice. And because of you, Sanskaar left me. And today, when it's time for reunion, you happily accepted Lakshya but never told me even once, to go back to Sanskaar. Did you? No! Your first priority was always Lakshya, Ragini. Always!"
"I never knew you think like this about me, Swara. For heaven's sake, I am your sister. I will never do injustice with you. I always wanted your happiness. Me and Lakshya had planned for your marriage in this dais only. Swara, if I love Lakshya, than I love you too. If I can't live without him, than not without you also. You know it, right?" Ragini asked with tears in eyes.
"Swara, I can't believe you did all this." Lakshya said in a disappointed tone. "Tell me one thing. What would you get by breaking our marriage? By separating us? Come on, speak up! You know what? You don't deserve to be sister."
"I am ashamed of you, Swara!" Ragini said dissapointed too.
"Enough guys!" Sanskaar yelled at them. "Enough is enough. Now stop it you two!" 
"Sanskaar..." Lakshya began.
"No, Lakshya." He cut him. "I will tell you the reason."
"Sanskaar!" Swara tried to stop him.
"Swara, don't." he warned. "I can' take it more."
"You promised me!" 
"To hell with that promise! You don't care of your self-respect, but I do. I cant see your insult with open eyes. Why don't you just tell them the damn truth?"
"What are you saying, Sanskaar?" Ragini asked confused.
"I am telling the truth, Ragini! Don't take me wrong, but why can't you just differentiate your sister's truth and lie? You were proud of her some day and now you say, you are ashamed of her? And Lakshya you, you always wanted a sister like her, right? And today you are saying, she doesn't deserve to be one? Come on guys, grow up! I am not saying, kill your happiness for us, but at least don't think that, we can be against your love." Exclaimed Sanskaar.
"What do you mean, bhai?" Lakshya asked.
"Ask her!" Sanskaar replied pointing towards his mother.
Yes. She forced Swara to do all this. She told her she will make Ragini's life hell if she married Lakshya. And Swara, not able to see her sister's life getting spoiled, decided to stop Ragini's marriage to save her and leave Sanskaar. This was the reason why she pretended to hate Sanskaar and hurt him. But fortunately, Sanskaar heard Swara and his mother's conversations before marriage.
Flashback
"Why are you doing this? They love each other!" begged swara.
"Think again, she will cry all her life!" Sujata warned. "Last time Sanskaar did this for me, now your turn."
She left. Swara turned and found Sanskaar near the window. He came in.
"That's why you behaved weird?" he asked.
"Why didn't you tell me, she was the reason of our separation?" she questioned back.
His eyes filled with tears.
"I was helpless, Swara. I had to do what she said." 
"Helpless?"
Flashback ends.
"I am not her real son." Sanskaar stated. 
Everyone got shocked. 
6 months later
Delhi
7:30 AM
"I am ready. Where is the breakfast?" he shouted sitting on the dining table.
"Just 2 minutes." She shouted back from the kitchen. 
He opened the newspaper and started reading the business news. Just when he finished the first headline, someone took it away from him and folded it. 
"Lakshya, how many times have I told you no work on breakfast table?" 
"Swara, you are late this time. Come on, give me food. I am craving!" he said arranging the plates.
She smiled and served sitting beside him.
"I will late from office today. Don't wait for me." He said while eating.
She glared at him.
"What?" he asked.
"It's the third time this week." She said in a stern voice.
He smiled at her.
"You know I am workaholic," 
"Yeah..." she whispered. 
"I will leave. Take care." He said and left. Swara closed the door. 
Mumbai
7: 52 AM
"Where is my wallet?" he asked. 
She handed him his wallet.
"My hanky?" 
She handed.
"And file?" 
She opened the cupboard and gave him.
He sighed. 
"You are a star, Ragini!" he praised.
"Sanskaar, what will happen of you without me?" she asked.
"Genuinely, I don't know!" he smiled. 
She shook her head on him.
"Anyways, should I pack your lunch?" she asked.
"No. I have a lunch meeting today." He replied. 
They had breakfast together. Sanskaar got up from the chair and picked his suitcase. 
"Bye!" he said and Ragini glared at him.
He bite his tongue and went to temple in the house. He joined his hands in front of God and closed his eyes. He prayed for a while. It was Ragini's order that he must pray before leaving the house. He smiled at her when finished. She waved a good bye and he left. 
To be continued....
How many of you are going to kill me for this? Okay, I know you all are confused, but have faith in me. 
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#WHAT DO YOU THINK HAS HAPPENED?
#WHY ARE THEY STAYING LIKE THIS?
#WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MARRIAGE?
#WHAT HAPPENED AFTER SANSKAAR'S REVELATION?
#WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?
#KEEP GUESSING 
Love,
Shiri :)