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I hope you all are keen to know about Ragini. ❤

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"You broke me."
She said and tears started rumbling from her eyes.

Laksh was dumbstruck. He never thought that he will see Ragini in this state ever. She was a ruthless villian for him but villians don't cry like this right?

"Ra...a..gini.. Please stop crying. I am sorry about what made you cry. Please forgive me. I had no intension to hurt you."
He said wiping her tears.

She gradually started calming down.

"I need some time. Please?"
She asked politely. Laksh nodded and left giving her a last look extremely worried.

"He was right. I am not worth it. Infact, not worth of anything. Not worth of chasing my dreams, not worth of having a good life, not worth of anything!! I am a disgrace to a human!! In past 4 years, I never cried but these words from his mouth made me thought that I have a lost one person more. But why do I care about his words? I don't. He is none to me.
Huff.....Don't run from the truth Ragini. Hadn't he mattered to me, I would have ignored his words like I have been doing since 4 years. I feel connected to him. I thought that he too feels some connection but I was wrong. I think that is what hurted me the most. "
She sighs and loads back her same stiffened look.

After a while,

"Ragini? Are you done? You are scaring me."
Laksh shouted.

"Come in. I am fine. Need not to worry."
She said.

Laksh came in and saw that she was back. The same aura, same sharpness in her was back. But with a glinch of dissapointment.

He took a heavy breathe and sat to her level.

"Did you fall for Kabir?"
He asked, his eyes were displeased.

"What!? What made you think that?"
She asks amused.

"Seriously, you were crying a lot a few moments back. I thought you are unhappy for Kabir and Naina. And that is because of me."
He said guilty.

"Hey..
Calm down. That's not the reason. And am good with them being together. Its...well...okay. You did a great job for your friends. And I don't love him."
She says passing a tight smile.

"You sure?"
Laksh asks.

"Hundred and ten percent."
She assures him.

"Then why were you sad?"
He says holding her hand.

"Something I wouldn't like to share. Sorry."
She says looking into his eyes.

Laksh gives her a tight smile and stands.

"Its fine. Lunch is ready By the way."

"Hmm."

Both had an awkward silence between them. Laksh dragged her out towards the dining table. He silently ate and fed her. There was no conversation at all. But they kept taking glances of one another.

Moments later,

Ragini was sitting infront of the TV bored. While Laksh was sitting next to her working on his laptop.

She surfed the channels and then stopped at MTV. It was playing "Paani Da Rang" where Ayushmann was playing guitar.

Laksh's gaze went upto the Tv. And then saw Ragini who was listening it happily. He noticed the guitar and something struck his mind. Immediately he ran to his room and took out an old rack behind which was his new guitar which was kept packed from last 2 years.

Ragini wondered where he went.

He cleaned it and then came back with it. Ragini's eyes widened in surprise.

"You play?"
Asked Ragini surprised.

"Hahah. Just the basics. I bought it 2 years back to learn but never got an opportunity."
He told her.

Ragini nodded. Her eyes shined seeing it.

Laksh made guitar set in a position and gave it a go only to produce an unset sound.

He twitched his eyebrows.

"It needs to be set."
He said. Ragini nodded.

He started trying to adjusts the chords while Ragini was patiently watching him.

15 minutes passed and there was no improvement in the melody of guitar.

"Shall I try?"
Asked Ragini.

"But you need to learn it first."
Laksh reasoned.

"Oh...Don't worry. Just give it to me."
Ragini assured him. He gave it to her with a frown.

"Don't break it."
He warned.

"Shut up."
She continued doing the work and was done in less than a minute.

"Try now."
She said. He took and was about to play.

"I hope your guess works."
He chuckled. Ragini rolled her eyes.

And then, he played.

"Traaaaannngggggg...."
The guitar sounded perfect. Laksh's face got drowned in amazement.

"Heyyy...How you did that?"
Laksh asked.

"With my hands as you see."
Ragini said chuckling.

"Raggiinniii yaarrr...tell na!"
Laksh whined like a child which made Ragini laugh more.

"I expect an answer."
He says with a stern face. Ragini sighs in disbelief.

"Isn't it obvious that I know how to play it? I was a part of ADZ band. The only guitarist in my early 20's."
Ragini tells him. Her eyes getting a ray of hope.

"Oh My God! I cann'tttt belieeevveee thissss!!!! It's my favourite band! I have listened all songs of it!"
Laksh gleams and stands up on the sofa. Ragini looks quite surprised.

"Really? Ah....its nice to hear that."

"Well I got to know why you people only launch audio profiles and not videos."
Laksh says thinking of a teasing session.

"Why?"
Ragini asked as she herself didn't know the reason why their production house did that. She had only thought that they might have no sufficient funds.

"Arey!! Everyone would have skipped a heartbeat looking at you..
Hahahaha...."
Laksh says his tease failing miserably.

Ragini rolls her eyes.

"You mistakenly flirted with me."

Laksh stands confused.

"Huh?"

"Nothing nothing."
She yawns and let him carry further.

"Uhh....By the way, now that I have learnt the biggest secret, I want to listen something from you. Cmon."
Laksh clapped his hands.

"Sure. But first open my hands. "
Ragini said genuinely. Laksh got a setback.

"I can't. "
He huffed. Ragini sighed.

And then immediately he got an idea. He removed the ropes from Ragini's hands and tied her legs tightly.

Once done,

"You can play now. "
He said brushing off his hands.

Ragini nodded and positioned guitar to her comfort and started playing her heart out. While Laksh looked so much immpressed.

"Tararaaaannnnnggg."
She ended her melody with the closing beat.

Laksh jumped up on the sofa yet again and clapped his hands loudly.

"YOU WERE AMAZING! "
He told her.

She smiled.

Later at night,

Whole day Laksh kept wondering that why Ragini chose this path when she could make a success in music. He was keen to know. And so, he decided to ask her.

He went inside the room where he saw her lying on the bed with open eyes not able to get sleep.

"Bored? "

"Yes."

"Want to have a talk? "

"Sure."

Laksh smiled and went towards her. He made her sit and sat next to her.
There was an awkward silence.

"Speak."
Ragini said breaking the silence.

"Uhhmmm... Tell me something about yourself, your previous life. "
He said.

"Why don't you come on the point? Hahah. I know what you want to ask. "
She said chuckling.

He smiled sheepishly. Ragini sighed in disbelief. She started to speak while Laksh kept looking at her.

"Huh! My mother died when I was 7. And within no time to her demise, my father married another lady who had a son. Soon, I got to know that he was my father's and that woman's son and perhaps they had an affair since really long. He started drifting away from me. Never ever he came to ask about what was going in my life and else.
I was alone. And that evil woman left no stone unturned to torture me. She used to leave me in dark store full of cockroaches, made me clean the whole house alone, sometimes never gave food and even thrashed me for no reason.
But infront of my father, she used to pamper me a lot. So once when I said about her to him, he slapped me instead. My heart broke down. And I decided that I had to play along until my education doesnt get complete.
I had a typical bad story. Haha.

I had to be there for atleast 4 years more to complete my education as I wasn't financially independent. And in that span, I learnt guitar secretly from my college senior. I used to practice it daily to hide my pain and emmotions. During our farewell, I gave a special performance on my guitar and eventually got selected by the chairman of the ADZ band who was there as a chief guest.

I was happy as hell! And then I bid bye to my so called house and ran away with some cash and degrees with my boyfriend Mohit."

Laksh was seeing how her life was never easy. But the mention of Mohit made his stomach do a pang!
Ragini continued.

"That dog was no good. He lead me to his other friends for them to ra....rape me and ran away with all the cash I had. It was the second time when I was so much heartbroken. The one whom I trusted the most, backstabbed me cruelly! I had to escape those beasts at any cost. Therefore, I took out my pocket knife which I bought a day before for my safety injured and 2 of them. The other 3 were still running behind me but somehow I escaped. I was just running and running. I expected none in my life to save me!

And then I realized how much important money was. With no penny in my pocket I roamed 3 days without food here and there for shelter. I started looking up for some small jobs and finally started working in a cafe.

The amount I earned was really small.
Somehow I saved money on food and clothes. I used to have food from the cafe only. And one day, my resume to the company got accepted. The interview was to be held here in Mumbai and I was working in Pune. Therefore I needed money to travel. With no option in hand, I sold off my laptop. Luckily, I got accepted and got my job. The company provided me the laptop too. An year passed, and I realized that I was pretty much settled but still was broke. The landlord kept increasing the rent and I had got no other place to live.

Struggling with the life, I completely lost my passion for guitar. And then I found Kabir. He was rich, smart, kind and but obvious a good hearted person. I thought my life would get easy once we get together. I thought I would be able to make my dead dreams alive back. I never intended to harm him. Once we would have got married, I thought I will fall for him someday as I wasnt someone who wouldn't respect my partner.

But then came your angle. Naina loved Kabir. And yet, the only way for me to end my problems was again closed. Rest you know very well. Hehe. And I think its time for me to answer what happened between us a while ago. I was literally hurt when you said that I wasn't worth anything.I never expected that from you because somewhere I think you have become an important part of my life. Just saying."

She shrugged her shoulders and finally looked at him who was watching her without blinking his eyes. His eyes were red with guilt.

Somewhere he thought that he was selfish.

"You know what, sometimes a person isn't bad himself, but situations and tragedies make him bad. Every villian has a story behind being bad. Never mind."

Ragini said making Laksh feeling terrible.

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