Chapter13~ Reliving!

The episode starts with ragini sleeping peacefully with a small smile playing on her lips. Her eyelids stutters at the bright light coming through the window, her face twitched as she covered her face with her hand when suddenly there was a knock on her door making her come out of her slumber sleep, she yawns streching her arms and walks towards the door only to find ansh with Ap. "Good Morning", both greeted and ragini smiled nodding. Ap caresses her hairs while she smiled at her gesture and ansh pulls her stroller," Didi, ap itni deir tak sorhy the. I was waiting for you and bhaiyaa at breakfast", ansh said while ragini looks at him," he didn't wake up yet?", she asked rubbing her eyes while ansh nods no. "Actually he wants to wake you up first so, we came here now i am going to get up sanskar", Ap utters while ragini nodded holding Ansh wheelchair and taking him inside while Ap goes to wake sanskar up.

"Ansh, you wait here. I'll be back in 10 minutes", ragini uttered taking out a peach color anarkali and headed towards washroom while ansh nodded 'okay'.

Scene shift

His hands were turned into a fist as his forhead was ceased with sweat beads, his lips were moving continuously mumbling something and tension was clearly shown on his face as if he was going through some horrible nightmare restlessly moving around his bed. Ap who was about to knock his door heard his mumbling, she without wasting a second opened the door only to find him distressed.

"Sanskar", she mumbles his name with tension as she hurriedly walks towards him sitting besides his bed trying to hear what he is saying.

"Maa. Maa.", tears were flowing from his closed eyes making Ap heart bleed. She caresses his face," Sanskar. Sanskar. Wake up beta." , she calls him out shaking him while he turns his face right and left as if he is registering her words in his mind fighting to come back from his nightmare.

"Sanskar", Ap taps his cheeks while tears flows from her eyes as well seeing his delima. "Maaaaaaa", he shrieked sitting on his bed panting for breath. "Maa", he utters in shock as he looks at Ap with tears flowing from his eyes. "Maasi.... Maa", he mumbled while Ap instantly engulf him in a hug caressing his hairs blinking back her tears.

"She is not happy maasi, she is not happy", sanskar mumbles crying in her embrace. He barely get any dreams of his mother and this is the first time he is feeling terrified because of a nightmare.

"She is fine baccha.... she is fine", Ap mumbles but deep down in her heart she feared something. "No, maasi she is not", sanskar instantly said breaking the hug when Ap cups his cheeks wiping his tears," She is crying , she is crying maasi. Not only she, di was also crying", sanskar mumbled holding Ap hands from his both palm while Ap face become pale hearing him. "They were crying, They were crying", sanskar says with shaky breath while more tears flows from Ap eyes. "They must be missing us that's why", Ap uttered as she tried to plaster a fake smile on her face while sanskar looks on," but, its paining maasi. It's paining seeing them.", sanskar mumbles closing his eyes letting the tears flow while his heart was bleeding with an unbearable pain and an unknown fear.

"Ragini and Ansh is waiting for you", Ap mumbles slowly wiping her tears as well his. Sanskar instantly looks at her and remembers what he planned for today. He nodded his head taking a deep breath calming his nerves.

"I'll come, you go", he mutters while Ap nods glancing at him and stands, her heart pained looking at him. The one who give happiness to others is in pain and she being helpless can't do anything for him but, she knows one thing that not she but Ragini and Ansh can be the cure to his pain which is stored deep down in his heart, which no one is aware off, which he always hide behind his smile, which makes him the reason for others happiness. She wipes her tears before they could flow and goes from there leaving him behind. Sanskar stands infront of the mirror and look at his refelction which have no trace of smile but only pain, his swollen red eyes, his all red face covered with tears marks and deep pain was clearly seen. He took a deep breath closing his eyes," Mom is with you forever and always sanskar. She is your strength, She is happy, there is nothing wrong, okay?", he mumbles opening his eyes and tries to smile by streching his lips with the help of his fingers but nothing helps. He growls making a fist and entered inside washroom washing his face with cold water 5, 6 times. He sighs as he freshens up and changes his clothes into blue color full sleeves shirt with blue faded jeans.

"Everything is fine", he mumbles looking at himself in the mirror.

Scene shift

"Di, you are looking changed today", ansh says as he looks at ragini who was looking here and there with a smile on her lips. She was wearing peach color anarkali with her hair tied into a french braid. Ragini looks at him hearing his complement and smiles more," really? Why so?", she asked while ansh shrugs his shoulder," i don't know but its nice", ansh says cheekily while ragini laughs a little ruffling his hairs and pinching his cheeks," thank you", she mumbles while ansh blinks his eyes twice looking at her.

Sanskar who was trying all his way to smile failed but, as soon as he entered and his eyes land on a familiar angelic face laughing her heart out, he couldn't help but a smile instantly appears on his lips seeing her and his all sorrows, displeasure and delima vansihed in just one moment. He was about to take a step towards them when he stopped and thought to stay there little looking at her, adoring her. And his face instantly lits up, what's this? Heart connection? He wondered and shakes his head. Ansh who caught him staring at Ragini instantly shouts his name," Bhaiyaa", making him come out of his zone. Sanskar caressed his neck as he walks towards them embarrased with the thought that he was again caught red handed.

Ragini smiled seeing him while ansh folds his arms raising his eyebrow, sanskar smiles nervously and sits besides ansh,"Now i got to know your secret", he says while ragini looks on confused and sanskar cursed himself in his mind.

"What secret?", he asked because he knows there is no way ansh could stay quite without saying what he wants.

"Yhi that your cheeks become red whenever you see di while hiding", ansh says while ragini widen her eyes and sanskar chokes on his breath.

"Whaaaaat?", he shrieked while his cheeks stained more with the shade of red and ragini stood freeze and her heart starts beating abruptly while ansh unware keeps his gaze on sanskar as if he is some thief.

"But, i have one doubt. You don't carry makeup with you then how come you become red infront of di?", he aksed keeping his finger on his cheek while sanskar looks away,"i..... maasi is calling me", saying this sanskar runs from there saving himself from the little brat who leaves no chance to make him embarrassed.

"Hawww di, see he didn't answer my question instead he run away", ansh says pouting angrily making ragini come out of the situation she is in, she was feeling weird after his sentence. Ragini nods still looking at the way he went," shall we eat?", she asked and ansh nods still pouting. Ragini shakes her head seeing him.

While on the other hand, sanskar leans on the pillar and took 3 4 long breath to calm himself down," damn, what must be she is thinking of me now?", he muttered caressing his neck.

"Relax sanskar. Relax. It's nothing. You can say that he misunderstood you afterall you are a child", he muttered," i am a child? No no i mean to say he is a child that's why", he mumbles sighing while shaking his head biting his inner cheeks," damn, why my heart is beating so fast?", he frowns." There is nothing wrong to see someone, right? That little brat....urgghhhh.... okay relax, I'll say he saw me the moment i just entered and misunderstood. Yes, that's make sense", sanskar utters and smiles nervously touching his cheeks," do i really become red infront of her?", he mumbles to himself all confused.

"Let's hummm a tune and act like nothing happened", he mumbles and smiled," yes,i am a genius", he said and starts humming tune while keeping his palm inside his jeans and walks away.

Ragini was eating and making ansh eat when sanskar entered humming grabbing both of their attention,"good afternoon", he muttered controlling his expression and serves himself breakfast sitting besides ansh when ansh who saw him open his mouth and was about to ask him something, sanskar who sensed this stuffs food inside his mouth stuffing his mouth completely so, that he couldn't get a chance to speak while RagAnsh looks at him wide eyed.

"Bhaiyya, why are you eating like you never had anything from a week?", ansh asked while sanskar stuffed another bite chewing his food and smiling at him while ansh gives him a weird look.

"Eat slowly, otherwise it'll stuck", ragini mumbles keeping a glass of water infront of him with concerned filled voice, while sanskar stopped and look at her for a minute and then his eyes land on ansh and he continues eating like that.

"Di, will you help me in washing my hand? I am full", ansh said and looks at sanskar," you can eat from my plate too", he mumbles while ragini nodded and takes him with her. As soon as they left sanskar coughs badly with the food and drinks water which ragini kept.

"I need to buy some food for this brat to keep his little mouth busy", sanskar muttered after gulping all the food and shaking his head. "What else he'll make me do?", he wonders slapping his forhead.

Scene shift at some place

The same person who sketched for sanskar earlier is shown ascending his stairs while holding a paper in his hand, he entered inside his room and locks it and then he unfolds the paper and looks on being scared," i am sorry . I betray my profession but, i choose to live instead of dying", he mumbles looking at the candle and then at the sketch in his hand which was incomplete only half face is shown," if i complete this than one day i have to lost my life and my family. It's better no one about anything nor them nor him", he mumbles as he feel guilty for a reason. He could have complete his duty but couldn't due to the fear, if he would have then he knows circumstances would be different and he was on the hit list of the person he was about to draw. "I am sorry", he mumbles burning the half drown sketch.

Scene shift

"Ragini", he calls her out keeping his both palms inside his pocket smiling nervously at her, Ragini who just come out after helping the worker of the orphanage spots sanskar standing in the middle of compound when he calls her out, she takes steps towards him with her every step she could feel her heartbeat rising while her palms sweating. She stands infront of looking down while sanskar looks on caressing his neck with his other hand,"ummm, shall we go?", her head instantly shots up and she blinks her eyes being confused while sanskar understands her," did you forget i asked you to spend a day with me?", he asked and ragini remembered nodding slightly,"so, will you?", he asked unsure of her answer while ragini hesitates a bit,its been months since she last go out.  The fear of getting caught again always caged her but as she glanced at him she remembers his promise and knows she can trust him blindly, so she inhales a deep breath nodding her head. "Did she mute herself again?", he mumbles.

"Apne kuch kaha?", she asked while sanskar instantly shakes his head nodding no," wo ragini...i am sorry", he says and shakes his head while ragini looks on confused,"i mean.... wo ansh.... you know na he is a child and he says whatever comes in his mind.....so", he mumbles not knowing what to say further feeling awkward while ragini nods,"i know", she says as she understand he was feeling awkward.

"Chalo let's go", sanskar says smiling while ragini looks at him and then she looks back looking here and there. Sanskar who understands whom might she is searching for and smiled widely," Ansh is waiting for you outside", he says and ragini looks on. "Do you think i can leave him alone here so that later he can dance on my head.... no i can't take that chance", sanskar says acting as horrified keeping his palm on his chest making ragini laughs. "Chalay", she says and sanskar nods and both headed outside where ansh was sitting inside a car, ragini looks at him being confused," you don't have car na then?", she asked while sanskar looks at her and smiled," i have", he mumbles and ragini nods," diiiii..... today bhaiyaa is taking us for a ride....come", ansh squeals happily and ragini smiled widely seeing him and then she looks at sanskar,"thank you", she says and sanskar frowns," come on yr ragu, forget dosti mai no sorry no thank you", he says while ragini looks on surprised at his tone.

"Since i am your good friend,i can call you ragu right?", he asked and ragini nodded blinking her eyes with a smile. "I'll also call you ragu dii", ansh jumps in clapping while sanskar shakes his head,"ookay ansh ji, mind if we sit too", sanskar says and ansh nods. Sanskar opens the door for ragini who hesitates seeing his gesture and later sits while sanskar sits on driving seat and they drove off.

Sanskar was avoiding looking at ragini because of the little brat with them who might make him embarrased, he and ansh was having their usual banter while ragini was looking at them smiling. She jerked when the car halted infront of the mandir, her heartbeat paced faster as she recalls the place clutching on the end of her stole tightly, she blinks back the tears which were peeping from her eyes. She look at sanskar being helpless who nods," replace the bad memories with good one's", he uttered while ragini shakes her head in a No. It's the same place where she met sanskar , the same place where she tried to commit suicide. Her all strength was collapsing in the moment, she closed her eyes shaking her head when she felt a palm holding her hand, she instantly opened her tear filled eyes and looks at him who was looking at her assuringly," di, shall we go?", ansh popped in between as he wasn't understanding anything. Ragini looks at ansh and then at sanskar bending her head," come ansh lets go, your di will come too", sanskar says looking at ansh who nodded his head in a NO. "I'll only go with di", ansh says folding his arm. "Please Ansh Ji kya ap is nacheez k sath chalna pasand karenge?", sanskar asked making a puppy face making ansh smile and nodding his head, he glance at ragini who was still bending her head playing with her finger's nervously. He could see her tears on her hand which pained him.

"Di please come na", ansh says while sanskar gets out of the car and opened the car bonnet taking out ansh wheel chair making him sit. He knocks on the window grabbing ragini attention who still not look at him," i hope that this ragini will not let her fear to overpower herself", he murmurs taking ansh with him while ragini looks on as tears leaked her eyes.

"Is di not happy coming here bhaiya?", ansh asked while sanskar looks at him and smiled," no, she will be happy here. I assure you.", sanskar says as they steps inside the temple.

He takes ansh in his arms and they both rings the bell, both closed their eyes praying," please GOD always keep bhaiya and Di happy. They are my family now". "I know i am making her recall her past and hurting her but it's necessary to make her strong. Whatever i am doing its for her only, i don't want her to break again and hurt herself. Please help me in this. I want her free from everything which is holding her back to live her life fully. Please, help me to build her life all again.", he prays closing his eyes. When he felt a cold breeze pass his face, he opened his eyes and found a priest holding thaali in his hand , the fire on the diya was about to blow when he keeps his hand and felt another hand preventing it from blowing, he looks at the other pair of hands and then at the person, a wide smile appears on his lips seeing her and his eyes lit up seeing her.

"Diiii, you come", ansh squeals in happiness seeing ragini who was looking at him with a smile,her head was covered with stole. She draws her hands after taking blessing and sanskar did the same while priest applies tillak on their forhead. Sanskar keeps looking at ragini while smile didnt leave his face, ragini who felt his constant gaze looks at him and their eyes locked with each other.

Tu hi bata mere maula....
Tu hi bata mere rabba....
Tu hi bata mere maula....
Tu hi bata mere rabba....

Ragini closed her eyes praying, her face shown lots of emotions she was trying to cope up. She knows if she stayed inside the car today then it's not only her but sanskar's loss too which she can't bear after what all he did for her. If not today, then one day she needs to face this than why not today? She inhaled a deep breath as she opened her eyes looking at the idol," i stopped asking you because i always thought that you forget to write happiness in my destiny but, today when i am standing here i just want one thing from you", she prays and her eyes land on sanskar who was making ansh doing aarthi," please be with him. Give him all the happiness because he deserves everything. Please keep every bad eye away from him and ansh. They are part of my life now. And this time if you didn't fulfill my wish na then I'll cut all my ties from you. Please be with them always. Please", she prays and closed her eyes. "Ragini", she turns and looks at sanskar standing," thank you", he said and ragini looks on. "We have to throw these on bridge will you come?", he asked kneely looking at her. Ragini looks at him for a minute and nodded her head slightly while her heart feels heavy. Sanskar forward his hand with a smile,"chalo", he says while ragini looks at him and then at his hand. She forwards her trembling hand, sanskar looks at her hand and then at her, he forward and quickly holds her securing.

Faasle milo ke hain
Dono hai alag disha
Kabhi ye mile payenge
Nahin kaisi ko hai pataa
Nahin kisi ko hain pata

Tears peep from her eyes as her heartbeat faster, do she deserves this? Do she deserves someone being her support all the time? She wonders blinking back the tears while emotions explodes in her chest. "I am with you", sanskar utters soothing her inner soul. He takes her with him and they both reached towards ansh, he keeps her hand on ansh wheelchair and keeps his hand on her and drags towards the bridge while ragini keeps looking at him.

Tu hi bata mere maula
Tu hi bata mere rabba
Tu hi bata mere maula
Tu hi bata mere maula

Ragini remembers that day with each step she takes, she remembers their first meet when he slaps her because she was trying to end her life at the same place where now she is praying for them. She smiles with tears, "the stranger she cursed that day is the same stranger who becomes her support. Life is surely unpredictable for her". Sanskar looks at ragini who was wiping her tears with a small smile on her lips as she was finally bidding those days bye. He still feel guilty for that day, all he wants to know the real truth which he is unknown of.

Ek baat usmein bhi hai
To ek baat usmein bhi hai
Hai dhoop saa woh agar
Woh chaandani raat si hai
Mil paaye kabhi dono
Kya teri is mein hai raazaa
Kya teri is mein hai raazaa

They walks on the bridge while sanskar whose eyes land on ballons smiled and rushes buying all the balloons from the vendor, ragini who couldn't see sanskar looks around, she jerked as she found someone holding a bunch of balloons. She was about to say something when the person removes the bundle of ballons from his face and she smiled brightly seeing sanskar while ansh squeaks in happiness seeing the ballons. Sanskar hands him the ballon and give one ballon to ragini.

Tu hi bata mere maula
Tu hi bata mere rabba
Tu hi bata mere maula
Tu hi bata mere rabba tu hi bata..

Sanskar buys ice-cream for them and trio eats while sanskar mischievously puts some on ansh nose who scowls at him while ragini laughs seeing them. Sanskar's heart fluttered seeing her laughing all her heart out, ansh grabs his attention by pulling his shirt while sanskar signs 'what' and ansh winks at him. "Di, please wipe my nose", ansh says while ragini who stopped laughing nodded and bends down to wipe his face when ansh smears ice-cream on her cheeks making her eyes widen while Sanskar and Ansh laughs seeing her. She blinks at them cutely and her mouth forms an 'O' , ragini who was about to get angry stopped as she looks at them laughing and adores them.

Takrar inko roke
Agar pyar inko kheenche
Takrar inko roke rabba
Yun toh badhe hain inke kadam
Inhe raasta tu hi dikha
Inhe rasta tu hi dikha
Tu hi bata mere maula maula
Tu hi bata mere rabba
Tu hi bata mere maula maula
Tu hi bata mere rabba
Tu hi bata mere maula maula
Tu hi bata mere rabba
Tu hi bata mere maula maula
Tu hi bata mere rabba

Sanskar makes them eat street food and they roam around while sanskar shares his hospital memories with them and ansh shares his school while ragini keeps listening to them.

"Di, you tell us about yourself na? Apka bachpan kesa tha?", ansh asked making ragini steps freezed.

Sanskar looks on," please ragini say something, it's phase 1 and you need to pass it", sanskar thinks in his head keeping his finger's crossed.

Screen freezes on them.

To be continued......

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