Hi all,

Thank you so much for your support. As I said earlier, this is going to be an emotional one. I know that I am not revealing the past fully. But the past isn't some thriller kind of thing, it is an emotional one, please keep it in mind, otherwise, you might be disappointed.

Here you go.

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Laksh in full anger goes to his room. He remembers Ragini’s voice message and closes his eyes in frustration.

“It is all because of them, they made her life miserable, Shekar Papa helpless and me?? I, idiot, didn’t see any of these.”

He remembers how his family members blamed her, they called her sadist, gold digger, characterless and even accused her as his murderer. They mentioned her like a poison which is swallowing him. He was damn frustrated and was about punch the wall in anger, but

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“ Laksh, please stop it” Ragini pleaded to him while trying to stop him from punching the wall. But he didn’t. His punches became more violent. His whole body was aching and he didn’t mind.

Rag: Laksh please, you can’t strain yourself!!

Still, he didn’t stop. Ragini stood in front of him and received his next punch near her eye.

“OUCH,” Ragini screamed a bit dramatically, more than she would have, hoping Laksh will gain some sense. And it did work, he stopped and looked down.

He was frustrated and irritated, Ragini places her hand on his shoulder, he immediately hugs her and cries. Tears started to flow from her eyes when she hugs him back.

Lak: Why? Why is this happening?? What wrong did I do?

She caressed his hair.
Rag: Laksh, we can’t change what happened, and this, whatever they call it fate or destiny; it is never in our hands.

Lak: I can’t take it anymore, I just can’t.

He cried bitterly, he was very upset by the poor performance he gave on that day’s match, and the worst thing was that they lost the game, that too badly. He couldn’t take it.

Rag: Ok then, leave everything. Retire.

He looked at her shocked.

Lak: You know I can’t.

Rag: Then how can you accept your defeat??

She cups his face.
Rag:  Laksh, you can’t fall weak, it is your passion, your life, you can’t let it go as such.

He nodded.

Rag: but I think you should listen to Neil.

He was super shocked, what she means, is she too, no, she can’t. His eyes reflected fear, she was his only support, he can’t afford to lose her.
Ragini smiles at him assuring, she understood what was going in his mind.

Rag:  Laksh I was not talking about the game.

He was relieved. She sighs.

Rag:  Idiot, I was talking about your punching, you know na, it is not good to strain your body, and Laksh, this is not done, you are already football champion, now you want to be boxing champion as well?

She asked faking surprise and with a  cute face. He smiles hearing her and hugs her tightly.

Lak: You are right, I can’t fall weak, and I promise, I won’t do something like this again.

Rag: You say this every time.

Lak: This time pakka.
They smile.

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Laksh remembered this and pulled himself back from punching the wall because he knows that he doesn't have any rights to play with his life, his health, because his life isn't his but her's. He tries to control his anger for her.

He was very vulnerable in front of her, or should he say that she made him so? Only she understood his dream, his passion, and his pain. In spite of having everyone, he was alone until she came to his life. She came as an angel to his life, who always stood by his side, She never failed to console him. It took her almost a week to convince his siblings and their wives, but she was not able to convince Neil till the previous day, only yesterday Neil understood her point of view, but unlike others, who valued Laksh’s emotions, he valued Ragini and only because of that things are getting sorted for Raglak.

Laksh felt like Neil should have known everything much before than this, but he was wrong thinking so. Because there is a time for everything.

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Another side Ragini was worried about Laksh.

Rag: Oh no, he was hell angry,

She runs to the room, but found Laksh sitting on the bed holding his hands; she was relived and stood at the door. He was squeezing his fingers in frustration, he was angry, guilty, and there was also a pain in his eyes.S he was happy to see him not punching and She know that he stopped himself for her, she was overwhelmed.

She thought of going in but then stopped herself because she knew his guilt feeling will increase if he sees her now. He held himself responsible for everything, and she hated it.

Rag: Your anger is justified Laksh. If I was at your place and you mine, I too would not have forgiven anyone for insulting you, and that dreadful accusation they made, no, I too might never forgive anyone for that. But…

She sighs and leaves.

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Laksh was thinking about how Ragini calmed him and supported him, she was there with him always and he took her for granted. He always shared his pain with her, but never noticed the pain she had, He failed to see her struggles, failed to recognise her love. He feels ashamed of himself.

Lak: I am really bad Ragini, bacha I don’t deserve you. In my misery, I forgot about you completely and you, there wasn’t a second in the last one year when you have not thought of me, I was and is your priority always and me??

He cries again.

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Guys,

I don’t know who is right and who is wrong here. When you support and stand by a person in all his needs and necessities, without expecting anything back, it is obvious that that person will take you for granted. It is because he is used to it. I don’t know who is wrong here, the one who takes the other for granted or the one who lets the other to do so. I just can say that in such a situation, this happens.

And same happened with Raglak, if Neil hadn’t made Laksh realise Ragini’s struggle, he might not have realised her value at all, because Ragini will never make him realise it.

A small note on Ragini and Neil's relation. They didn’t have a nice relation, he was always harsh on her rather upset with her, and she never tried to convince him, but once, that is the previous day of the present, she lost her calm and blurred out.

What and why, will be disclosed later.