Swara Gadodia woke up and found herself starring at her sister, she felt bit sad that after today, she would no longer be living with her sister. They had just found out about being sisters and had never gotten a chance to grow up together but now marrying Laksh today would mean she wont get to live in this house anymore, it was surprising how she forgot about it because there wasnt a single day that went without any sort of complication ever since her marriage got fixed that it had been a race to get to this day without her breaking apart.

When her sister asked her to come with her to offer early morning prayer by the river. Swara was delighted to go with her after all today was her wedding day, if the past few days were any indications she already feared that something would go wrong and it made her sister offer all the more thoughtful. As they walked alongside the narrow bridge talking with each other, she realized that she liked it ,having a sister who would walk by her side through everything

As Swara prayed that day ,she didnt pray for her but for her sister to find the someone who would make her happy just like how laksh made her feel , maybe it was because of that when they walked back her foot slipped and she fell on the river . Swara heard her sister scream and cry for help but Swara had no hope that any would rescue her, because there was no one around to help until a hand reached out to her and held hers in an firm grip .

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Sanskar couldnt sleep that night, and so he left the house early having made up his mind to execute his final plan that would put an end to this marriage. Kidnap Swara, it had been the plan he concocted with Ragini and as promised Ragini brought Swara alone to the bridge, it would be so simple to overpower Ragini and take Swara as planned but instead of bringing swara to the other side of the bridge as promised Ragini did the opposite of taking her further away from him.

At first, he assumed she would have forgotten about the destination but as he looked at her carefully he realized one thing that she changed her mind and it was an obstacle he didnt need or understand , Isnt he giving Ragini the chance to marry the man she loves and yet he was sure by the minute that Ragini was trying to protect her sister now. But it didnt matter , he looked around and found the place was isolated , he walked towards them with the plan to kidnap Swara as planned even if Ragini was no longer on his side, he could overpower her , he wont hurt her or harm her but kidnapping Swara would be still possible without hurting Ragini.

He took the handkerchief and applied the chloroform that was meant for Swara and decided to use it against both the sisters. The marriage would stop if the bride was missing and by choosing the side with her sister, Ragini had probably missed the opportunity to marry his cousin . But then again it was her choice, yet when he heard the sound of a splash and found himself looking at Swara falling into the river.

Sanskar forgot to breathe for a second as he heard Ragini cry for help, he stood rooted in his spot for a moment. And then he began to run and jumped after her , he never wanted her to be harmed much less killed , he felt desperate by the time he held her cold hand . The water had been freezing cold and as he tugged her with him towards the shore, he offered up a silent prayer not to let the river take her away from him as well.

When he got her back to the shore, he saw Ragini rushing out to meet them and in her defensive state she had assumed he would just kidnap swara now but Sanskar mind wasnt in his plan any longer, the only thought that raced through his mind had been the fact Swara was still unconscious even after cpr . He barely heard Ragini shouting at him or her fists connecting with his shoulder as he carried Swara back to his car, only when he placed her on the car back seat . He turned towards her sister who was trying her best to overpower him.

" She is unconscious Ragini, no time to waste. Get in the car, we need to go to the hospital" he spoke up ,only then she relented as she got in the car with him . Her hands tried to find her phone but he already had asked her to leave it in her home for the possible excuse later and she looked at him ,trying to get his phone so she can call her family but his phone was with him as he jumped into the river and was helpless as her non existent phone

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Swara woke up with a headache and wondered what was going on as she took in the hospital bed, her eyes flickered around the room and found her sister talking with someone . At first she had assumed it to be Laksh ,after all he would be here when she nearly drowned but yet she remembered the hands the reached out to her was not Laksh's but his cousin Sanskar Maheshwari, the man who everyone believed have gone mad.

" Leave now Sanskar before everyone gets here " Swara heard her sister speak to the person and she was too shocked to make any noise ,does her sister already knew Sanskar wasn't mad then why was everytime Swara said something her sister was the first to defend him .

" I am not leaving until she wakes up . I don't care if the entire world comes to the hospital now " Sanskar spoke up , the words were no longer childish it was clear and crisp just like the man who stood confidentiality before her sister .

" But I care Sanskar , I won't lose my sister and if she found out what I have done then she could never forgive me . I made a mistake Sanskar a terrible one but if what you said is true and you have changed your mind ..Then leave before anyone finds you" her sister voice pleaded with Sanskar and he turned around in that moment to see her wide awake ,she shook her heads too and fro in an silent plea of her own to not let her sister learn she overheard everything .

He nodded his head once and walked away and she closed her eyes to keep her sister from realizing she was awake ,she heard him agreeing to leave and then she heard her sisters footsteps reach her and her hand was gently grasped by her sister who kept uttering the four words over and over again " I am sorry Swara" .

Swara couldn't make herself open her eyes at her sister words ,she was still reeling from what she found out .Her sister and Laksh cousin were the ones behind every mishap that occurred ,she didn't know the reason behind Sanskar actions but her sister actions meant she was still in love with Laksh ,the man she was going to marry today .

Could she go ahead and marry Laksh after learning about it ,she didn't know but Swara always lived up to her promises and on the day they got engaged she did promise to marry him . But what about him ,didn't he promise the same to his sister and then broke it off .

Is her love for Laksh bigger than her sister love for him . But none of them mattered because a love needs to be reciprocated and Laksh loved her which meant even though she would be hurting her sister ,she have to marry Laksh , a fact that doesn't bring her happiness any longer now that she knew it would bring sadness to her sister .

How could love make life get complicated when it should be the simplest of them all . Her love that choose to be selfish , Laksh love that choose to be self centered and her sister love that choose to be destructive . And yet she wondered what propelled Sanskar ,was it love or hate .

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Sujatha Maheshwari raced to the hospital along with her family ,she refused to believe her son would stoop down to the level of murder ,the plan had been too kidnap not murder . A poor life could have been taken away because of Sujatha silence ,not any more she decided if her son was the one responsible then Sujatha will no longer hold on to her silence .

When they walked into the hospital room ,she saw ragini sitting next to Swara in tears , Were the tears fake or does she really seem concerned about her sister .Sujatha couldn't dechiper as she looked at frail girl lying in the bed and wondered if she was alright . Her sister in law was the first to speak up and ask after Swara , after Ragini reassurance that the doctors said she would be fine ,Sujatha breathed a sigh of relief.

" I heard you both came with someone else ..Who is he ?" Laksh voice spoke up and Sujatha saw Ragini stiffen up as she turned towards the man she loves and went as far as to destroy her sister life

" My sister is lying in the bed fighting for her life and this was your first question .Who was the man who rescued her " Ragini words held more than a hint of anger , directed towards Laksh .

" You just said she was fine l " Laksh answered back and even Sujatha managed to wonder why her nephew seem to be less affected by what happened ,and so it hadn't been much of surprise when Ragini flinched at the callousness of his reaction . It was that moment Sujatha saw Swara open up her eyes and she didnt look to be out of her element but surprise showed in her face as if she overheard Laksh remarks.

" She is awake" Sujatha found herself speaking up before her nephew said anything worse. And she was relieved to see him race towards Swara in concern, maybe Laksh was stressed enough about the wedding that his words seemed harsher than he meant or so she have to believe because anything else would make their marriage a miserable existence.

" Are you fine Swara , can you manage to make it to the mandap" Laksh words were definitely not the ones Swara wanted to hear as far as Sujatha gathered but she simply nodded her head in answer as she was helped by Laksh out of the room .

Sujatha had much more pressing concern than following her family who had remained mute Spectator till now ,once they all left she grabbed hold of Ragini and asked her the question that haunted her .If her son was the one who pushed Swara and the relief she felt to learn it had been her son who saved her nearly made her go dizzy with happiness .

Sujatha always worried that in his revenge that he had lost hold of his humanity and to learn he not only saved Swara but let go of his plan made Sujatha feel free as if the burden of the guilt was no longer restricted her .

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Sanskar knew he could no longer continue to pretend to be mad because the one person who shouldnt have found out had already learnt about him , she may not reveal his secret for the sake of her sister .He didn't know how he knew that was what she was trying to convey in the split second he noticed her awake .

But he knew and so he walked away as she wished and still he knew she would never be comfortable in the same house with him if he continued to stay in the house , of course he can't blame her when he had nearly destroyed her life ,so it was better for him to leave again .

He hoped everyone would assume that he ran away or went missing no would think much about a man who was mad ,he just had to pretend for a little longer and when everyone was gathered he would quietly slip away, they would assume he was lost and he was sure everyone would search for him but Sanskar had no intention of being found again .

But there remained a single problem ,his mother .She would know and he didn't know if she could be convinced to let him go again . When the door opened ,he had been prepared to act mad if it was anyone else and break the news of his departure to his mother if it was her but he hasn't be prepared to come face to face with Swara Gadodia who he had last seen in the hospital just an hour ago .

P.S " That it for now ..Let me know your thoughts and feedback. Hit the votes if you liked it ..The next part will be updated asap"

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Juanita Reid