Laksh reaches the gate of the court but couldn't find Ragini. He sighs as he runs his hand through his hair.

Laksh: God! Where she went? She's going to give me a hard time. It's not going to be easy to pacify my angry queen. She's hell bent on making me feel guilty but I'm already regretting it.

He turns to go back and sees others coming towards him.

Misha: where's di?

Laksh: I don't know. She left before I reached here. Uhm, you call her. Ask her where she is.

He says desperately. Others somehow controls their laughs at Laksh's desperation.

Misha: actually, I forgot to recharge my number this month. I can't call her. Sorry!

She lies, controlling her laugh. Laksh then looks at Swara.

Swara: I didn't bring my phone with me.

She also lies, playing along, hiding her phone in the pallu of her saree. Laksh's face falls at that. He then looks expectantly at Naina.

Naina: I'll call her.

Laksh sighs in relief and nods to her. Others chuckles silently at that. Naina calls Ragini. Laksh signs her to put the call on speaker. She does the same. Everyone was looking at the phone curiously.

Ragini: hello...

Naina: hello di, where are you?

Ragini: first tell me who's asking about me?

Naina looks up at Laksh who shakes his head in no, indicating her not to tell her about him.

Laksh (in mind): she'll never tell about her whereabouts if she came to know that I'm asking. I know her very well.

Naina: we're only asking. We're on the way to home so thought to pick you up if you're somewhere out.

Ragini: no, I'm at home only. Nirav dropped me. You come home directly and drive safe, okay.

She speaks after the pause of a few seconds.

Naina: hmm... Okay...

Says Naina before disconnecting the call.

Ryan: let's go.

Everyone nods. Naina and Misha leaves for GM in their car while Swara goes to MM with the brothers.

***

The brothers along with Swara enters inside the house.

Sanskar: bhai, you freshen up first, then we have something important to talk to you.

Laksh nods and leaves for his room. He opens the door of his room and enters inside. He looks at his room which was still looking the same as he left it. He moves towards the cupboard and opens the side where his casuals are kept. He keeps looking at the clothes for a while but doesn't take out any. He then opens the side where Ragini's clothes used to be kept. Her side was empty now and he starts feeling her absence.

Laksh: I have to do something fast. I have to cool her anger soon. I can't live without her in this room, not even for a second. It feels so incomplete without her. Even this cupboard is looking incomplete without her clothes.

He then looks back at his side and takes out the first pair of clothes his hands catches and leaves for the washroom. He comes out after taking a long shower and sits on the bed. He looks around the room with a sad face. He looks at the door when he hears a knock on it. He finds the three of his younger brothers standing there. He signs them to come inside. The three of them enters inside and stands in front of him, holding their ears. Laksh looks at them confused.

Trio: we're sorry!!

Laksh stands up and moves towards them.

Laksh: sorry about?

Arjun: you did everything for us and we behaved so rudely with you.

Ryan: we didn't even talk to you when you tried. We hurted you na. You were already so tensed.

Sanskar: we're so sorry bhai. Please forgive us. In your absence we've realised how much your protection and guardiance is important for us. We were so vulnerable in these past days.

Laksh shakes his head and hugs them.

Laksh: there's no need to feel sorry. Nothing was your fault. The situation was responsible for everything and saving and protecting you from all the dangers and odds is my responsibility. I'll do it again and again, all over my life.

He says and they breaks the hug. The boys smiles at their oldest brother. All four of them then sits and starts talking about this or that.

Sanskar: bhai, we need to give something to you.

Laksh: and what's that?

Sanskar gets up and leaves the room. He comes back with a file in his hands. He passes it to Laksh.

Laksh: what's this?

Arjun: property papers. We already signed them and turned everything back on your name.

Laksh: it wasn't necessary. Some day or the other, it'll be given to you.

Sanskar: no bhai, it was necessary. You just divided the property among three of us, even though it should be divided between four. And most importantly, you're our elder brother. You're the most responsible and mature among us. So you should be the one to take this responsibility as well. And we're never going to get separated so there's not going to be any division of the property. Not now, not in future.

Laksh smiles shaking his head at his grown up younger brothers.

Laksh: but if Aru wants then I can give him a flat on his name. He can live freely there, without any rules and regulations.

He says looking at Arjun with a serious face. Arjun widens his eyes at that. He starts shaking his head vigorously.

Arjun: no ways! I'm very much happy with my room. I love it a lot. I don't want any flat or flatvaas.

The other three starts laughing at that. Just then Swara comes there.

Swara: the lunch is ready.

The brothers nods and all them moves out of the room.

***

All of them were having their lunch. Laksh was eating slowly, thinking something.

Laksh (in mind): Ragini makes more tasty daal. I missed her handmade food so much in these days and still missing that taste.

After the lunch, everyone was sitting in the hall besides Laksh. He comes downstairs after a while.

Ryan: bhayu, you're going somewhere?

He asks seeing Laksh dressed in shirt and pants. Laksh nods.

Laksh: I'm going to Gadodia Mansion.

He says as he makes his way out of the mansion. Others looks at each other and smiles.

Arjun: already started missing her.

He says smirking. Other also nods in agreement.

Sanskar: let him pacify her soon so that we can get our super bhabhi back.

Arjun and Ryan: yeah!!!

***

Ragini was moving here and there in her room with an angry face. She was looking at the clock again and again.

Ragini: he didn't come to me yet!!! I'm going to give a great treatment to him for everything. He's going to pay for all the stupidities he did.

***

Laksh gets out of the car and moves towards the door. He presses the doorbell and waits for someone to open the door. Misha opens the door after a few seconds. She smiles seeing him.

Misha: hey, ji... sir...

Laksh lifts his eyebrow up at that.

Laksh: not jiju?

Misha: ya, because you're not jiju now, remember?

She asks as she bites the inside of her cheek to control herself from laughing.

Laksh: I know, she must have told you to do this! Right?

Misha nods chuckling while Laksh shakes his head.

Misha: she said that you're not her husband now that means you're not our jiju as well.

Laksh: where's she?

He asks looking around.

Misha: upstairs, in her room.

Laksh nods as he makes his way upstairs. He stops in front of the closed door of her room.

Laksh: Laksh, get ready for her taunts and ignorance.

He says as he takes a deep breath. He knocks on the door and hears her voice from inside, telling him to come in. He opens the door and finds her sitting on the bed, busy with her phone. Ragini looks towards the door and immediately gets up from the bed.

Ragini: you! No, you are not allowed to come in. I thought it was Nainu or Mishu.

She says glaring him.

Laksh: why can't I come in?

Ragini: because you're an unmarried man and I'm an unmarried woman. You just can't come into a girl's room like this.
Who did even let you enter our house? We don't have any relation with you. You may leave now.

She says angrily. Laksh gulps sensing the level of anger.

Ragini: just go.

Laksh stubbornly shakes his head in no. Ragini glares him and looks around. Laksh looks at her confused. He widens his eyes when she picks up a vase. He bends down as she throws the vase in his direction.

Laksh: god damn woman, you want to break my head! You want to kill the man you love.

Ragini: you bucky, monkey, donkey... What do you think of yourself? You're not a Superhero, Batman, Shaktimaan, Perman that you'll save everyone by putting yourself in danger! You gave so much tension to me. I even got dark circles because of sleepless nights. You're stupid, idiot, insane, dumbo...

Ragini looks around for something else. She picks up the cushions and pillows and starts throwing them at him. Laksh was catching them and was throwing them aside. Ragini was throwing everything she was getting. Showpieces, vases or anything. Laksh was running around the room, trying to save himself.

Just then Misha and Naina comes there running. They looks at the duo and shakes their heads in disbelief.

Naina: what you both are doing? We heard the sounds of breaking things.

Ragini: Nainu, tell this man to go from here.

Laksh: I'm not going anywhere before talking to you.

Ragini: Nainu, tell him that I don't want to talk to him.

Naina: di...

Misha moves to the couch and settles comfortably on it, watching the show.

Laksh: but I want to talk to you.

Naina: listen to him once please.

Ragini: no! Just tell him that I don't talk to strangers.

Laksh: I'm not a stranger.

Ragini: ask him if he's not a stranger then who's he? Who's he to me? Who's he to come to my room when I'm alone?

Naina and Misha were moving their heads from Laksh to Ragini and vice versa as they were speaking.

Laksh: I, uhm... I am...

Ragini: huh, where his voice went now? Ask him!

Misha: enough!!!

She says as she gets up.

Misha: we don't want our necks to break because of you two. You both carry on. Nainu di, let's go from here. Let them do whatever they want to do with each other.

She holds Naina's hand and pulls her out with herself. Raglak looks at the door and then at each other.

Laksh: Ragini...

He starts as he takes a step towards her. Ragini glares him and steps back. Laksh takes a few long steps. Ragini tries to move back but her leg hits the bed blocking her escape. Laksh holds her through her shoulders.

Laksh: please, I'm sorry!

Ragini: huh... Your sorry can't change the fact that we are no one to each other. You are not my husband. I'm not your wife.

She says glaring him angrily. Laksh sighs hearing the bitter and hard truth from her.

Laksh: Ragini, I didn't want you to waste your life after me. I thought if I'll free you then you can...

Ragini: I can move on?

Laksh nods. Ragini pushes him away.

Ragini: how could you even think that I can move on without you?

Laksh: I was just hoping. I didn't want to be selfish by keeping you in the marriage with me.

Ragini: we saved you now and we would have saved you even if we were husband and wife. You were the most stupid human being on the whole planet to even think that I can ever move on with someone else.

Laksh: I know I was.

Ragini looks at him surprised.

Ragini: you're accepting that you're stupid?

She asks not believing. Laksh chuckles at that.

Laksh: I'm accepting that I WAS stupid to think that you'll move on. I forgot how stubborn you are.

Ragini looks at him with wide eyes.

Ragini: I am stubborn? I am stubborn?

She asks even though she herself accepted being stubborn. Laksh nods.

Laksh: yes, stubborn Laksh's stubborn Ragini.

He says smiling. Ragini's heart starts dancing at that but she doesn't show. She's mad at him know.

Ragini: I'm not yours anymore. You yourself gave me divorce. Did you forget you signed the papers with blue colored pen and gave me your expensive pen to sign them? Ha?

Laksh: I got that pen from the study room. It wasn't mine, I swear.

Ragini rolls her eyes at that.

Ragini: huh... Does it matter? The thing that matters is that you made me sign those divorce papers by blackmailing me. You used my weakness.

Laksh: I'm sorry na yaar. Please forgive me.

Ragini: I don't want your precious sorry. Keep it to yourself. Don't waste it because I know that you use this word very rarely.

Laksh: Rag...

Ragini: you know what, now I'm thinking of fulfilling your wish.

Laksh: my wish?

Ragini: ya, of moving on!

She says smirking. Laksh looks on.

Ragini: you know, Nirav proposed me when we were in twelfth standard. At that time I denied but now I'm thinking to giving him a chance. After all I'm single and till when I'll stay alone? I also need a partner. He's a good guy. He is having a good looking face, and four pack abs which every girl want. He's a successful lawyer. And he don't even have anger issues like my ex husband.

She says taunting him. Laksh looks at her shocked.

Laksh: you're not serious. Are you?

He asks glaring her.

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