Radhe Krishna

Meeting you was like finding the answer to a question
I had long since forgotten

                                       ~Ronata Suzuki

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Swara came into her room. After getting fresh up she changed into a simple dress and walked up to balcony. A chilled air was breezing and hitting her face making her shiver. She covered herself with shawl to prevent getting cold and kept staring at unknown place and she drifted into her past.

Swara and her brother Arjun were only childs of their parents. Her father was Shekhar Bose, working in tea estate as a Manager in Darjeeling. Mother was Sharmishta Bose, both were very caring and loving parents. Estate owner was Aravind Sharma, he was very kind hearted and simple man and his wife Suman Sharma, she was very caring and lovely mother. They had a daughter name Kavya Sharma of same age as Swara, both were grew up together at same place from childhood. They were all close friends more to say best friends because they never had any secrets between them and care for each other and loved each other. Arjun and Swara lost their parents in car accident when Arjun was just twenty at that time. From then Aravind Sharma took care of them like his own children.
Arjun and Kavya started to feel each other as growing up and eventually fell in love with other at the age of 22. Arjun was doing his MBA. Swara was doing her architecture engineering. Kavya was one year elder than Swara so she has completed her BBA. All three's life was going smoothly untill a big storm shook their life making it upside down. Kavya was interested in becoming an AIR HOSTESS but her father was against to her decision. She fought with her father  for her ambition. Finally got ready to fly to Delhi. Here Arjun was reluctant but for her happiness he agreed. He didn't have any idea that this happiness never last long if he has then he wouldn't have agreed to send her. That was the last time he had seen her. She never came back home, after that only her body came to home. Her mother got heart attack on the spot by seeing her beloved daughter dead body. She died on the spot, it brought a big shock to Aravind. Arjun was devastated by looking all this. Swara was clueless at that time think about what was happening. She never thought in her life tgat this would have happen like this. She never thought her friend will do suicide. After that Aravind gave home keys to Swara and went to his brother home for some days as he couldn't stay there where he lost his daughter and wife. He left with nothing. Arjun went to NEW YORK because he didn't want to stay here as it was making him remember Kavya. He left behind everything and went to abroad. She left alone here without anyone then she joined Agerwal Company in Bangalore. Her brother used to call once in a day and after that he never come back to India. His name was still  in her memory as a fresh wound. She didn't forget that name Mr. Sanskar Maheswari which still sends shiver to her body. She only knew the reason for her best friend death, no one knew exact reason. Even she didn't dare to tell anyone that painful incident. She burried all in her heart but now it was coming out like volcano which was hidden under earth till.

Remembering all this she drifted into sleep and when she woke up, she found herself on swing. She looked at the sky and SUN was slowing rising from the sea bed. She got up and walked into room then she looked at clock as it was showing 5 am. She didn't want to sleep again so went to freshen up. She got ready in yellow colour plain selwar with simple make up and looked for time, there was still time. She went to balcony to get fresh air because this was the only thing soothing her now. After half an hour she went to wake up her boss. She knocked the door two times but she didn't get reply from the inside. She got scared as well as worried. She called but he didn't receive so she  went to reception to get another key. She came back with another key and opened the door. She went inside to find her boss sleeping and she came near him and found him shivering from high temperature. She checked his forehead, got to know that he has high fever. She just called hotel reception for doctor. They told her to send doctor. After 5 minute, she heard knock at the door. She went to hurriedly and opened the door. She got surprised to see Laksha.

"Hi Swara" Laksha greeted her wig small smile.

You?" She asked confusingly by seeing him at her boss room.

"Oh sorry, actually hotel doctor is absent so they requested me to attend emergency patient so I came" He said with small smile

"Oh! sorry, come inside" Swara said while giving him way to enter inside. Laksha entered inside and moved  towards Mr. Agarwal. He checked Mr. Agerwal and gave him injection.

"Swara, he has mild fever due to tiredness so he need full day rest then he will be fine. I have given him injection so fever will goes down in an hour so no need to take worry" Laksha said by seeing her tensed face.

"Thank you" Swara said with small gratitude smile.

"No need to say thank you. It's my duty" Laksha said in return.

"Ok, I will take my leave now. Bye" Laksha said and left from there.

After an hour Mr. Agerwal got consciousness and Swara got happy by seeing his eyes open.

"Sir, how are you feeling now?" Swara asked him with concern and worried about him. He tried to sit so Swara helped him to sit and kept cushion behind his back to get support.

"I am feeling better now" Mr. Agarwal said with a weak smile. At the same time Sanskar, Laksha, Meera, Ragini all entered inside Mr. Agarwal room to enquire about his health. David has match so he left already for court. Both looked at all who came inside.

"Hello sir, how are you feeling now?" Sanskar asked him with concern about his health.

"Feeling better now" He replied with light smile.

"You need full day rest so no work and nithing" Laksha said to him in his strict tone.

"Ok Doctor" Mr. Agarwal said like obedient child. All laughed out by seeing thrm.

"Sir, you take rest, we will meet you at evening. Now we are leaving to court as we told David has match so, he would feel bad if we didn't go" Sanskar said while looking at Swara who was looking at Mr. Agarwal. He was feeling sad because she couldn't able to come with them by leaving her boss alone.

"Sorry Sanskar, I couldn't able to come but Swara will be coming with you" Mr. Agarwal said while turning towards Swara who got startled by listening him. She thought that she got a perfect chance to escape from him but now her boss was asking her to go alone with them like goat alone in lion den.

"No sir,  mean how can I leave you alone in this situation? I will go some other time sir" Swara said immediately while looking at him.

"From the day we are here, you didn't go anywhere, just go with them today, anyhow we are leaving by tomorrow right, just enjoy today and about me? don't worry I will take care of myself" Mr Agarwal said while trying to make her agree.

Swara opened her mouth to say something but Mr. AG cuts her talk

"You are going that's it" He said in his firm tone by seeing her who was going to deny him. Swara looked at his serious face.

"Ok sir, as you wish" Swara said by agreeing reluctantly then she looked at Sanskar who was looking at her already. She quickly averted her gaze making Sanskar smile inside by seeing her annoyed face. He easily caught her action that she was reluctant to come with them do she was searching excuse to avoid them.
But now he got happy that she was coming with them and he didn't show it outside but inside his heart was dancing in happiness. After getting ready all left to badminton court. It's open Jeep, Sanskar was sitting behind the wheel and waiting for his lady love. Laksha came there and was going to sit in passenger seat but Ragini pulled him back by holding his elbow making him startled. Laksha looked at her with angry glare like what was that?

"Idiot! why are you going in between them?"Ragini in audible voice to Laksha

"Where I am going? I am going to sit in passenger seat, that's it!" Laksha said irritatedly by listening her.
Ragini hit her own forehead by seeing his stupidity.

"Stupid! Let both of them sit together" Ragini said to him while giving him angry glare. Laksha understood her and silently went back to sit making different faces by seeing Ragini. Ragini pressed her lips not to laugh by seeing his face expression. Meanwhile Swara came there and gave nervous smile to Ragini who smiled back at ger. Ragini asked her to sit in passanger seat. Swara looked at Ragini then at Sanskar who was already in driver seat. Her gaze fixed on Sanskar without her knowledge. First time in her life she was going to sit beside another man except her family who was still unknown to her, just two days back she met them all. Her heart startes to beat fast. She foubd herself in dilemma whether to sit or not. One side how much she wanted to avoid him by remembering his betrayal, in another side her heart was saying that he is not that guy. By seeing his  caring nature, kindness and  closeness with his friends made her think that he was not a guy whom she was thinking but her mind was overpowering her heart. She gripped her fist tightly in anger which was arising inside ger. She stopped by listening her heart when she lost her friend. She came into sense when Ragini called out her.

"Ha....yes" Swara said and turned towards Ragini who was looking at her with concern.

"Where you lost?" Ragini asked her while holding her one shoulder in concern about her.

"No where" Swara said immediately after composing herself and looked  down not knowing what to answer further.

"Oh I got it now" Ragini said with teasing smile and came near Swara.

"He is handsome, I know but don't stare at him infront of us" Ragini said teasingly in her ear.

"No nothing like that, it's just I was thinking something" Swara felt embarrassed by Ragini's teasing and looked down as heat rushed to her cheeks unknowingly making her cheeks red in shy.

"Ok.. ok.. you sit at front seat" Ragini said by giving teasing smile and went to sit back.

Swara looked at Ragini and then at Sanskar who was looking at her . Swara hesitantly sat in front seat and  ride was silent through out the way.  Sanskar and Swara didn't exchange a word but Sanskar was taking glances if her now and then because he couldn't stop himself without seeing her. Only Ragini was blabbering about something and all trio wee just listening about her banter. Soon they reached the badminton court and all came out from the Jeep. They entered into the court and took their respective VIP seats. Meera, Sanskar, Laksha, Ragini, Swara were sitting respectively. Swara was silent through out the game. Her body was here but her mind was somewhere else. Sanskar was silently taking small glances of her. He signed Ragini to see Swara. Ragini looked at her.

"Hey Swara what happened? Are you ok?" Ragini asked her with concern by seeing her not talking and sitting silently. Swara looked at her.

"Oh nothing, just thinking something" Swara said while giving fake smile. Ragini looked at her like is it true. Swara was remembering her brother , Kavya and playing badminton with them while fighting like small kids.

"Oh ok" Ragini got confused by seeing her lost always and she thought to talk with her later.

Swara looked at Sanskar who was cheering for his friend. He was in full of himself while enjoying and encouraging. She never saw someone this much freely enjoying without worry and anything, he seemed very cool to her. She lost herself in him unknowingly and something was attracting her towards him. How much she wanted to hate him but couldn't able even get angry on him for what he did with her damily. His charming smile was attracting her more. She couldn't able to resist herself from admiring him whenever he was around her. She didn't know but somewhere her heart was not accepting him as a murderer and betrayer how much she was trying to convince herself. Swara brought into sense by listening loud sound of applause as David won the match and selected for next match. After that all went to have lunch and sitting around the table in near by restaurant.  Sanskar was taking glances of her at often. He never been this much hesitate to talk with any girl but this girl was different. In college all girls used to drooled over him but he never cared about them. He only concentrated on his studies and his career. After his study, he joined his family business. He has family friends by through that he met Meera and David. Laksha is his mother sister's son. In home his mother was saying him to get marry. She was saying him to choose his choice of girls or she will search but he didn't bother about that but now for the first time he wanted to marry this girl and wanted to cherish all his with her. But he needed to do lots of homework to make her as his by seeing her quiet nature. They all had lunch chit chatting and left to hotel. After reaching hotel they all gave visit to Mr. AG and enquired about his health. Then they left to their respective room. Sanskar couldn't able to talk with her. He was desperately wanted to talk with her but his efforts were failed as he couldn't bring his courage to talk with ger.
Swara went to her room to pack her bag for tomorrow leave. Sanskar waas walking with Ragini through corridor.
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To be continued....

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Prakruti❤️