Laksh knocked on the door, when he heard the sniffing of Ragini. Oh no, I have to pay for sure.

Laksh opens the door, Ragini was sitting on the bed back facing him.

"Ragini, May I come in?"

Ragini didn't said anything, her shawl was close to her face, like a tissue she cleaned her face with it.

Laksh closed the door, he moved to the bed and sat right behind her, "Ragini, look at me," he tips her shoulder and she shook her head, "don't!"

Laksh immediately took his hand back, he sat next to her, "Ragini C'mon, I haven't committed a crime. It happens you know I was expecting a fight." He placed his hand on her shoulder, but she hit it away.

"No, you haven't committed a crime, but you have hurt me. Without any reason you shouted at me."

"Don't make a scene of it. I just asked you if you want me to stay or not." He was getting annoyed by her.

"It wasn't me, who asked you, it was Abbu."

"Exactly it was uncle not you! You never cared for me, it feels like your father has to bind me to you."

Ragini shows her palm, "I don't care about you?" She was visibly hurt, "what was I doing the whole night? Oh yes right, I closed the door in front of your face, I wasn't expecting you! The last three weeks I have called and invited you at the last moment you never shown up, you only fought with me while I was trying to be there for you. I don't want you to stay."

Laksh stood up, "you know I did this all for you and your family. I don't care about it neither do I believe in it. All I wanted was you and I got you, because I fought for you."

"Oh got me, like if I'm an object you own now. Get out!" Ragini pushes him out of the room.

Abdul saw an angry Laksh leaving the house, "what happened now?" He was confused as Ragini didn't told him anything.

It was the last week of Ramzan, there was a cold silence between RagLak, they didn't talked to each other.

"Laksh wake up, it's Eid they are waiting for us." AP was trying to convince him, but he refused.

"So what?! I'm not interested and you know what say her I have started to drink again and I love to eat what I want, I don't need her permission to do what I want, I'm free." Laksh took the duvet and placed it over his head.

"Laksh your fight was with Ragini, not with her family. They are waiting please get up."

"LEAVE!" Laksh shouted and frighten the hell out of AP.

"Fine, but don't come to me if you need help or any advices to make it up to her."

"Don't worry! I want ask you neither I want her back. She should stay there."

AP left the room, they were invited the whole family, but Laksh didn't came.

"Ragini we are leaving." Her father was angry and his tone also turned cold.

Ragini tried it for the last time, but Laksh didn't picked up her call. Fine if he doesn't want to come, he shouldn't, I can live without him.

Ragini was coming downstairs, she was wearing a very simple yet beautiful Dress.

The drive was silent, even her grandparents were disappointed by her behaviour. Ragini was feeling lonely for the first time, she felt left out in between her own family.

At the venue

"Oh you here, so glad to see you." Abdul greeted them all.

"I hope we are not to early?" DP asked and Abdul shook his head, "we don't know what it means to be on time."

They laughed, be it a wedding or any other occasions, but you are always 'late!'

Ragini was feeling suffocated, she was looking upset and hurt.

AP caresses her head, "Ragini now you will come back home."

Ragini didn't said anything.

"Big Daadi, look that's for you." Rohan was there holding a chocolate bar.

"For me?" Daadi said and Rohan nodded his head, "yes, cause I gave my cookie to Maa." His bright smile filled their mood with happiness.

"That is our place. I have ordered this table and told them I need extra chairs." Abdul said as the table was for at least 20 people.

"Wow uncle, that is huge and smart." Chris said being impressed, "if you don't mind, may I sit to the window?"

"It's free seating, sit where you want." They all took a chair.

Ragini was sitting next to Abdul, she was being ignored by him. She didn't mind it, she wasn't present, her mind and heart were both not there.

Ragini stood up, "excuse me." She went to the washroom and cleaned her face.

"I need fresh air," she speaks to herself, looking into the mirror. They won't miss me.

Ragini looked at them, then she left downstairs, she walked behind the building the parking lot was empty, no one was there and she could lean on the wall, she closed her eyes for awhile.

There was a noise of rattle, as if something was thrown on the wall.

Ragini opens her eyes, she looked around and there was a man standing with his back to her, he was continuously kicking a small stone on the wall.

"Are you mad?! You can hurt someone or get hurt with this, stop it!" Ragini scold him.

The smoke of the cigarette raised into the air, he slowly moves, "I guess I already hurt others and myself."

Laksh was standing in front of her, he butts out the cigarette, "it's very simple Ragini. Do you want to stay with me or not? I thought a lot to come or not, I let them all go ahead cause I don't wanted to meet you or your family. Yet there was this question inside me, 'does she want this relationship?' I'm here to get the answer, do you want divorce?"

Ragini was shocked listening to his words.

"You just need to say it, I read that I have to say this magic word three times and it's done.
Yes, I read this I do read a lot for you to understand it better."

Ragini rushed to him, she placed her hand over his mouth, "no, don't think of this. It's easy to end everything, when there is no way out, right?"

Laksh shook his head, he removes her hand, "no Ragini, I know what I said sounded wrong I didn't meant to hurt you. And of course I don't own you. But I fought for you to make you my wife. I don't know whatever is there or not, but my love was always there, yet I couldn't get the same from you. I know that night started wrong like my behaviour, but you could have stopped me instead you thrown me out."

Ragini pushed him, "and after that? Didn't I called you and tried to reach you? You blocked my calls. And what you said? I don't care for you?"

Laksh shook his head, but Ragini hasn't ended her speech.

"Now tell me, didn't I called you daily to ask for you and your parents? By the way I have started to call them Ammi and Abbu cause I have ACCEPTED THEM AND THIS RELATIONSHIP. I don't know what you do, cause till date you are calling my Abbu as uncle. I don't show my love? Right I don't show it, cause I show my respect for you, which means more for me than the word of love. I have given you everything I had. Be it the respect, time or support, but what I got? stupid comments and silly fights with me, cause you have a weird thinking."

Laksh hold her arms with care, "I can't read you the way you read me. Ragini I'm sorry."

Ragini didn't hit his hands away, she placed her hands on his shoulder, "if I wouldn't have started to like or love you, I wouldn't have taken the step. You know all this happens because of mood swings."

Laksh frowns, she was coming closer and seals his lips, "don't you dare to speak again about divorce, WE will kill you."

Laksh, who was still lost in the kiss, realised her words, his hands slowly moves to her belly.

"I love headache..." he whispers into her ear and kisses the small spot, she always shivers.

"Sorry I smoked, but I didn't drunk again, like I said my mom or eaten something I shouldn't."

Ragini shook her head, "Ammi said about your outburst, she also said that you are stupid and I shouldn't think of you this much. You are a big boy and can handle yourself."

"Sounds more like my father than my mother."

Ragini took his hand, she intertwined with hers.

"Take a gum with mint, I don't like smoke taste. But I love the beard you will keep that."

"Wah my beard get a I love, but me not?"

Ragini kisses his cheek, "WE are still waiting for something."

"I'm sorry!" Laksh bend down, "really very sorry." He kisses her belly and they went inside the hall, holding the hand of each other.

Ayesha and Kabir were looking at them, "you said they are in a fight, but they look pretty happy!" They said in union and all the gazes were on them.

"I tried to call you, you know I wanted to tell you so desperately, but you ignored me. I could have asked for an apology, didn't you ever thought of this?"

Laksh shook his head, "no, I know you a little bit. You don't apologise on the phone only personally."

"Then why you rejected my calls?"

Laksh wasn't sure to answer it or not, "to be honest I thought we would continue with our fight and I don't wanted to fight with you. I was scared over my anger, maybe I would have said something wrong and made it worsen again."

Ragini shook her head, "next time just pick it up, we had to keep this for three days. Do you know how difficult it was as at home all were ignoring me."

"So what? I got abused and scold by my parents. You have all the cards in your hands, they will seek for your attention."

Ragini smiles, "yes."

They were near the table, Laksh arranged the chair and Ragini took her place, Laksh next to her.

"Are you going to ignore us?" Ayesha asked, "don't forget I'm pregnant."

"Oh Bhabhi even Neha is pregnant and he is ignoring it from beginning." Kabir said.

Laksh looked at them, "Ayesha you are in your 28th week? Neha is what, 20th Week?"

They nodded.

Ragini was bitting on her lower lip.

"We in our 15th week."

"WHAT?!"

"What?!" Laksh said ignoring their questioned faces.

"Oh yes, Abbu said she is smelling. Dad said she is different and mom, I don't know she served me coffee."

DP widen his eyes, "you were jogging the day for hours."

Ragini was quiet all the time.

"Ragini has a small problem, she doesn't like to talk about such things just to confuse me more. By the way," there was a big smile on his face, "first try and I hit the bull eye."

Chris shook his head, "Damn Lucky!"

Laksh nodded satisfied, "oh yeah."

Ragini hits him.

"Ouch Ragini, I thought we sorted it."

Ragini was fuming, "is there anything left you haven't told them?"

"Yes, we had amazing se..."

Ragini filled his mouth, "stupid it, shut up!"

Abdul pulls her, "you are?"

Ragini released herself from his grip, "yes, I am." She huffs and turns away from him.

"Abbu it were her mood swing and I behaved wrong too. I already apologised and again I'm sorry." Laksh asked for forgiveness as his pregnant wife was special and her mood swings as well. Better to repeat it more than once.

Ragini nodded and Abdul shook his head.

Laksh looked at him, he gesture, 'better you say sorry. For Baby sake.'

"Ragini, how can we beat such an Eidi?" Abdul asked.

Ragini smiles, "no one can beat my Eidi. By the way LIFETIME Eidi."

"Smart Maami."

Ragini winks at Rohan, "thank you."

"Ragini Baby girl name is ready."

Ragini looked at Laksh, "how?"

"I don't want a boy, I want a girl. But all is okay. As long as healthy." Laksh said and Ragini was just smiling at him.

"What name?"

They all wanted to know.

"Our baby will be very smart, Rashida in short RASHI! It's a Muslim name and I can call her Rashi. This name is reserved for lifetime." He said to them all.

"And boy name?"

Laksh shrugs, "you are the mother, you also should work I can't do everything alone."

"Oh and what I will do the upcoming months?"

"If you want I will think for a boy name too. But I think Raksh is easy and making sense."

"Maamu slow down, we got it you are fully prepared."

They all laughed.

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