Sun Saiyaan

"But you'll never know unless you walk in my shoеs. You'll never know, my tangled strings. Causе everybody sees what they wanna see. It's easier to judge me than to believe."

- You Never Know: BlackPink -

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Chapter Four

Sanskaar swallowed his spit as he met everyone's, apart from Parvati's, confused and questioning gazes. But there were one that were filled with anger and disappointment too. Lakshya clenched his fists, lowering his eyes from Sanskaar's face, feeling a burning sensation within his heart. Sujata and Annapurna glanced at each other for a second, before looking back at Sanskaar. It was just yesterday when he was acting like he was crazy and the next minute he revealed that he had planned this drama to take revenge from the family for his pain, taking the sole blame of the mishaps that happened with Swara and Lakshya on his head. Sharmishta was confused to see Sanskaar, unaware of anything, but seeing Ragini in tears and pain concerned her.

Sujata's eyes moistened as she felt relieved to see her son in front of her eyes again, guilt had entered her heart as she recalled yesterday, when everyone were shouting at Sanskaar. She was helplessly stood, defending him to a limit instead of screaming her support for her son, after the promise of never mentioning she knew was given by him. She thought he would've disappeared after exposing his motive and she was frightened by the thought of never seeing him again. She isn't willing to let him separate from her again, she promised herself that.

Ragini's tears seeped down without permission and she flapped her red glassy eyes at Swara and Lakshya, now seeing their knot tied. Her heart clenched and she pressed her lips together as hard as she could, refusing to cry in front of them. It would be nothing but mere embarrassment for her, to break down in front of them and demand for the right of his love that was taken away from her. Despite burning her eyes as if it was fire, she still looked at them and the small details that shout 'they're now married.' Parvati noticed Ragini trying her best not to burst out into tears and swallowed, averting her eyes from her to control her tears. She inhaled and clenched her fist. 'Please forgive me Laado, but this is just for your future to be secured.'

"I asked what is happening here!" Parvati exclaimed, sounding slightly angry while staring at Sanskaar. 

He exhaled slowly, feeling his heart rapidly hit against his chest and inhaled a small breath of courage, ready to respond to Parvati with confidence.

"I came here to tell Ragini the truth and apologise." Hearing his response Ragini instantly turned her head to the side, lifting her eyes to stare at him in surprise.

"What truth?" Sharmishta questioned, crunching her forehead confusingly.

"I lied about being mentally unstable. It was all my plan to take revenge from my family for the pain I suffered from years ago. I was the reason behind all the incidents happening with Swara. I wanted to ruin Swara and Lakshya's marriage." He revealed and Sharmishta widened her eyes in shock, covering her mouth two seconds after.

"I'm sorry Swara. I'm sorry for everything I've done. You were right, but I do know how it feels to loose a loved one." He apologised after staring at Swara, genuinely apologetic towards her.

Ragini's hands loosened from a fist and she blinked, feeling the test drops slide down her cheeks, they felt cold this time, just like her heart that was now a little guilty to hear Sanskaar taking the whole blame for the incidents she planned alongside him. 'Why didn't he tell them I was involved too?' She wondered, glancing at the floor. She should be grateful she wasn't exposed to have been the most selfish sister anyone could ever have, however to her, it began to feel like everything going on right now is wrong. She wanted to speak up too but her mind was too flabbergasted by everything happening, to have thought of a speech.

"Keep your sorry to yourself!" Lakshya grit his teeth as he shouted, glaring at Sanskaar with pure anger. "How could you be selfish enough to put us through the pain you went through! I was happy that my brother came back but little did I know he was a hidden snake!"

"I'm sorry." Sanskaar responded to Lakshya with an apology with glassy eyes, now dropping his head, saddened and guilty by the pain his actions have caused them.

"Maa!" A sudden call interrupted the tensed atmosphere inside the room and Parvati turned around, blinking at Shekhar who was stood outside the door, behind Sharmishta and next to Annapurna and Sujata.

"What happened?" Parvati asked, raising her eyebrows and Shekhar stared at Ragini and Sanskaar, "so it was true. . ." He trailed off sounding disappointed and then clenched his fist.

Ragini straightened her head, glancing at her father lifeless, she didn't even have the energy to react properly. Sharmishta, Swara and Lakshya turned around, Sanskaar looked straight at him while Annapurna and Sujata turn their heads slightly to the side to hear him.

"What was true?" Parvati asked, not understanding what Shekhar meant. Shekhar faced her, "Downstairs Rakhi Ji created a scene. . ." He started to tell what had happened during the time all of them were over here.

Durga Prasad, Ram, Shekhar and Deendayal were talking to each other while waiting for the rest who had gone to meet Ragini.

Amidst the chattering, few ladies open their phones after the multiple buzzes, opening up images

"They act like they're cultural but this is what happens behind everyone's back." A lady gossiped and started showing her phone screen to the ladies standing with her.

"Isn't that Ragini?" Some ladies questioned and gasped while seeing their phone screens.

Shekhar, Deendayal, Durgaprasad and Ram were clueless by people gossiping.

"I went outside to take a phone call and little did I know I would see this." One lady revealed while walking inside with a small smirk over her lips.

"Rakhi Ji, what is happening?" Shekhar questioned, staring at the lady who had sent the pictures around.

"This is what is happening Shekhar Ji." She walked towards them, unlocking her phone screen. "Your daughter is hugging a man."

Everyone were shocked by her statement and she scoffed, "actually no, from what I saw, it was him who hugged her first. Who is he, her lover?"

"Rakhi Ji!" Shekhar shouted with anger, and she turned her screen towards him. "You are free to scroll if you want."

Shekhar, Durga Prasad, Ram and Deendayal stare at the picture of two people hugging.

"How can you tell it's Ragini from here, it could be anyone!" Deendayal angrily shouted as he stared at the lady.

"You haven't scrolled yet. See. . ." She scrolled on her phone and showed them a photo again, this time with Ragini and Sanskaar's faces. Even though the photo wasn't HD, they were still recognisable in those photos.

Shekhar headed towards his house as fast as he could, while Rakhi smirked.

Ragini, Parvati, Sanskaar, Sharmishta, Sujata, Annapurna, Swara and Lakshya were stunned to hear Shekhar. Parvati's heart skipped a beat and she faced Sanskaar again, confused and shocked by what Shekhar was saying. Sanskaar stared at Parvati with same expressions, narrowing his eyebrows and she shook her head negatively and he did the same. Which meant, that this wasn't a surprise plan, planned by the two.

Parvati exhaled and closed her eyes for few seconds, terrified with what has started to happen and swallowed, turning around and walking towards the door. "Move out of the way!" She pushed Lakshya to the side, rushing out followed by everyone apart from Ragini.

Ragini held onto the window weakly and closed her eyes while crying. "What is happening. Why is everything going against me? What did I ever do wrong? Why am I. . . So unlucky? Now because of me. . . My family's reputation is harmed." She sobbed and opened her eyes, trying to control herself but she was failing.

Sanskaar walked back inside the room and stopped in front of her. She raised her head to meet his eyes and he held onto her hand firmly. "I'm sorry that you had to feel like you were all alone in this. But now it'll all be over soon. . ." He spoke, wiping her tears and nodding his head at her.

She merely blinked at him, and he turned, facing the door while starting to pull her with him.

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Parvati walked out of her house and stopped in front of Rakhi. Shekhar, Annapurna and Sujata stand behind her while Sharmishta, Swara and Lakshya stand in front of the door.

Parvati wasn't sure how to start speaking, it was a difficult situation for her. "I'm sorry to say Parvati Ji, but you always lecture other people about culture and morals but your own family don't follow it. First your son had an affair with a Bengali and out of that you received an illegitimate granddaughter and now your Ragini was caught hugging a boy in her room and on her sisters wedding day."

Parvati was embarrassed and furious by Rakhi's words, deeply hurt with what she had said about her Laado. She didn't care about Sharmishta, Swara or Shekhar, knowing what they did was nothing but a nightmare but her Ragini didn't deserve this, especially when it wasn't even her fault.

"We didn't expect this from Ragini. She is such a obedient, respectful, cultural girl. I still can't believe she would do this." One of the lady from the crowd spoke with disappointment.

"Do what?" Everyone gave their attention to Sanskaar who walked out, pushing past Swara and Lakshya with Ragini. "What crime did she do that all of you are this shocked?"

"The crime isn't Ragini and you hugging shamelessly without being married and alone in her room. . . The issue is that Parvati Ji goes around reading novels on how to be respectful but her own family mock her teachings. . ." Rakhi insulted while staring at Ragini and Sanskaar. "And it seems like your love hasn't finished yet." She mocked and moved her eyes down see Ragini's wrist in Sanskaar's hand.

"Wait, isn't he a Maheshwari? He's the son of the family too right, the one who was mad?" One of the lady from the crowed questioned loudly while managing to recognise Sanskaar.

Ram grit his teeth angrily and Durga Prasad clenched his fist, humiliated with Sanskaar's actions. Too much negative attention from everyone started to suffocate them, first it was Lakshya who married Swara and ruined their respect and now Sanskaar, who now ruined Ragini's respect along with theirs again.

"Oh, I see. . ." Rakhi trailed off and scoffed, "does the Maheshwari family not teach their sons how to be respectful? One was crossing all limits to finally be married to a Bengali and the other acts mad and traps innocent girls."

The Maheshwari family felt insulted and mocked by Rakhi's words, unable to face everyone. They avoided eye-contact with people around them as if they had been guilty of theft apart from Sujata, who was boiling in anger with Rakhi's words.

"They ruined Ragini's image along with theirs." The ladies spoke in disbelief, agreeing with one another while passing everyone from the Maheshwari family a look.

"I already knew there was something wrong when their youngest son was going crazy to marry this Bengali. Now seeing their other son's deeds convinced me that they aren't washed with milk. In front of us they act like they're respected and reputed but in reality they like ruining other peoples reputation."

"See, I knew it. Ragini is such an innocent girl, she wouldn't do anything like this. He trapped her with his fake 'I'm mad' drama."

"Look at him still shamelessly holding her hand."

"I can't believe this, after all this he is still standing here. If I was him I would've left."

"Parvati Ji, you should protect Ragini from them at least. You already lost Swara to such shameless family."

"He may not care but we do, who will marry Ragini once these photos leak? They were clearly hugging so how can we defend her?"

Ragini felt a corner of her heart sting, clenching onto her fist after hearing these ladies accuse Sanskaar in a dishonest manner. 'It's not what they think it is. Why can't I speak? Why am I not able to defend myself and him?'

"But what is their relationship?" Rakhi questioned, "why isn't she freeing herself from his hold? Did he trap her by making her fall in love with him so he could discard her after being done or did he fall in love with her?"

Everyone glanced at Ragini and Sanskaar after Rakhi finished questioning, waiting for them to answer. Sanskaar tightened his grip and Ragini inhaled, trying her best to move her lips.

"I was a friend." He nonchalantly replied to Rakhi, staring at her with seriousness and she scoffed "a friend doesn't mean crossing the limits. Now you're lying to save your own face but by doing this you're ruining Ragini's image!" Rakhi remarked and rolled her eyes at them, "if this is how you'll do it then I can easily say I'm Deepika Padukone's sister."

"We. . ." Before Ragini could speak Sanskaar instantly interrupted, "I want to marry her."

Ragini shockingly cocked her head to the side, staring at him, while the rest blinked at the two of them surprised with his response.

"I want to marry Ragini." He demanded and moved his face towards Parvati, who nodded her head positively at him.

"San. . ." She couldn't get her words out properly, her mind was blank and she felt as if she could pass out anytime. Her body was weak and she felt sick.

"Don't agree Parvati Ji, you're getting her married into their family. . ."

"Then who will marry my Laado? If I don't agree then will her ruined respect be restored? Will you give your sons hand to my Laado?" Parvati shouted at one of the ladies, finally speaking with pure anger. "All of you are the reason why she'll never be able to stay happy, will you delete the pictures and let her stay happy? No right, you would taunt and remind her of this day and then gossip around to other people. Many alliances that will come for Laado will break because of this one incident!"

"Maa. . ." Shekhar trailed off but was immediately interrupted "Ragini will marry Sanskaar and that is final!"

Ragini's breath hitched hearing her grandma declaring the decision despite knowing she only loves Lakshya. Her nails dug into her palm and she started sobbing. Hearing her sobs made Sanskaar close his eyes for a few seconds while he consoled his heart to stay strong.

Parvati headed towards the temple, grabbing a stole and walked towards Ragini, putting it over her head. Sanskaar stared at Parvati who nodded her head at him, and she walked towards the mandap Swara and Lakshya were sat it, picking the match sticks and lighting it up, she stared at the Pandit afterwards, blinking at him and he nodded at her, already prepared to start as part of the plan. Sanskaar walked towards the Mandap with Ragini but Ragini stopped, refusing to go. He turned around to face her and she shook her head negatively.

"She doesn't want to marry him, please don't force her." Swara uttered, feeling bad for Ragini who was forced to marry Sanskaar because of the society pressure. "It's not what all of you think. . ."

"You stay out of it!" Parvati yelled, pointing her finger towards Swara and walked to Ragini. "You already got married and saved your own respect but what about my Laado? Should she be humiliated for all her life and live with taunts?" Parvati questioned and Swara's eyes glistened. "But Daadi. . ."

Parvati ignored Swara and held Ragini by the shoulders, walking her towards the Mandap. Sanskaar let go of her grip and followed them.

"You have my oath Ladoo, you need to marry Sanskaar." Parvati whispered to her ears, breaking the last few feelings she had, now feeling cold, lonely and lifeless again. Her tears merely dripped while the key to her life was now in the hands of Sanskaar and Parvati who made decisions for her without even asking her how she would feel about. Did her feelings and thoughts not matter to anyone? Was it too hard for them to give her what made her happy? Would it still be shameless if she asked for Lakshya despite him being married to her sister? As she sat down, she stared at the burning fire which reflected through her eyes. The fire that was in front of her seemed like it was coming from within her. With every flame she saw, she could sense her emotions perishing.

T o  B e  C o n t i n u e d

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And doneeee! I made it long this time 😂 I was meant to write it for it to be updated yesterday but I got a bit lazy, then I saw the response and I was actually really surprised, so it motivated me to write it! 1K views already? Oh my goshhhh, thank you so muchhhhh! 😭 This is the fastest response on any of my stories! I could never get 1K with just 3 updates on my other stories! I really appreciate it. Thank youuuuuu so muchhhh 😭❤️❤️.

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In my head maine socha why should it always be girls who get most accusations from people, so maine yaha boys ko zyaada de diya! 😋

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