Hi Guys.. I delayed it long enough..So Sorry about that.. So without further delay here is the next chapter .This one is long enough i think but more importantly this one got so many stories within stories..  So if it happened to be confusing i am sorry.. Because i really  am not sure whether this chapter was good enough.. .. I let you be the judge of that.. I worked on it for the longest time as it is the important chapter so do let me know you thoughts.. 

Part A: 

Two weeks later :  Maheshwari house

          Lakshya Maheshwari was the happiest man, with the love of his life back into his life.Everything was just perfect..So he had a huge grin on his face even while sleeping..But his peaceful sleep was momentarily disturbed when he got up to close the windows that were left open as the cold breeze was making the room temperature bit too chill that his big warm blanket was not enough.. And turned around to look at his wife for whom he is enduring this torture..As Ragini does love to sleep with the windows open unlike him..Too many such compromises does make up an Marriage.. To his surprise his wife was missing, he would have got worried or scared if he didnt know his wife. But he does know.. While they might have really started to give this marriage an try for the past few weeks ..He knows his wife for years.. He tried to go back to sleep but sleep eluded him, so he got up and decided to give a surprise visit to his wife who would never imagine her husband knocking at her door on 1 AM.

            Meanwhile Ragini Laksh Maheshwari was lost in her own worlds..She was awake way past her bed time.. She was seated comfortably in the couch of the study room with an book in her hand.. She loves reading uninterrrupted..So she always choose to read once everyone fall asleep..She used to do it when she was young and she still follows it even now. Back then she used to read it in her room but after getting married she has just shifted to do it in her husband study room instead..Why because he cant sleep with lights on..Too many such compromises does make up an marriage.. Her passion for reading was something she inherited from her mother. The first time she was really touched was when Laksh her husband gave her half of his bookshelf in the study to keep her books as she does have lot of them. It was funny on one side there were all business related files and such and the other side all sorts of novels books arranged in alphabetical order by the author name. So from that day she choose to use his study in the night time for reading. She lost track of time and as an ardent reader,she read till she finished the last chapter..She has been reading this book for weeks now..And this was her second time reading this book ,last time she hated the way it ended..This time knowing the emotions that went through the author mind she  was close to tears. And that how her husband found her. She was startled to find him there but then the thought he might have came in search of her because he missed her made her smile..

Lakshya:" Do you know what the time is.. How do you think i would feel when i find my wife not by side in the middle of the night"

Ragini:" You do know me and you must have known where to find me too..I was lost in reading.. How about we both go and sleep now..Tomorrow i have to go and visit Swara."

Lakshya:" Should i come too.. I can cancel my meeting"

Ragini:" Come on, you know you dad is going for his regular checkup tomorrow.. And so you have to be in the Office for the meeting..I can manage on my own"

Lakshya:"That why i am asking you to join the office with me..You wanted to do it back then..Why are you hesitating now"

Ragini:" It been less than an month since i am back.And Maa and papa are still have not forgiven me completely yet..I dont want to create another issue right now..Give it some time..Once they have cooled down we can talk about it "

                Ragini then moved towards the books shelf to keep the book back that when Laksh finally noticed what book she was reading ..

Lakshya:"Wow the power of family is indeed great"

Ragini:"What"

Lakshya:" Do you remember the first time i let you have half of my bookshelf"

Ragini:" I do .."

Lakshya:" And when i found my brother book amongst yours..I was so happy and do you remember that i have asked you back then if you liked his books.."

Ragini:" Yeah and i rememeber telling you that it was great series but Author must have been crazy to end it the way he did and thus he made me hate the entire series"

Lakshya:"Exactly and now you  are reading his last book the one you said you hated back then... Is it because you are trying to like it since he is my brother .."

Ragini: " No.Back then i was just a reader who didnt know Author mindset..But now that i know why Sanskar wrote this book..I want to read it again to know if i can get it this time around..And surprisingly i do.."

Lakshya:" Am i an unsupportive brother because i have never read his work.."

Ragini:" Not really..I do know how much you hate reading..So i am sure your brother would understand.. But more importantly i understood my sister now..She hates reading just like you.. She loves music,dance and all but reading that something alien to her..But your brother did made an avid reader out of her..So i tell you he is really talented.. You should give it a try too.."

               And Laksh being Laksh immediately dashed to the bookshelf to start reading, his impulsiveness did define him ..After searching for few minutes he looked puzzled at Ragini..

Lakshya:" Where is the first book..You got the last three ..Where is the first one?"

Ragini:" I gifted it too an close friend of mine..Why ..If you want to read buy your own copy..And tomorrow i am returning this books to Swara"

Lakshya:" Why?"

Ragini:" Well few weeks ago when i gave back her belonging ..She did stumble upon his first book that was with her.. And so she started reading it..And two days ago she did call me to know if had the rest of the series with me..And i told her i will bring it back once i finished reading the last one..."

Lakshya:" I am confused..You just said you gifted the first one to your friend, now you say swara got it .."

Ragini:" Right..That must be confusing..See Swara always held the first book with her..Back then i didnt know the author was Sanskar ,nor did i know why she refused to let me read it.She did let me read the rest of the books in the series ..But asked me to buy my own copy for the first one.. And enough questions Laksh..Let go to sleep i am tired.."

Lakshya: "Okay.. I am sleepy too..Why dont you buy the books for me when you come back home tomorrow.."

Ragini:" Sure..I was meaning to stop by the bookstore and buy some books..Will add yours to my list then"

Lakshya:" I think we might have to add one more bookshelf to this room.."

Ragini:" Dont tease me, i might buy the whole bookstore then.."

Lakshya:" Fine.. I wont..Let go to sleep dear wife..We both have to be up by 5 if you want your Mother in law approval so badly.."

The Next Day : Sanskar House 

                          As promised Ragini arrived to Sanskar house with an bag that held all of Swara belonging she could find..Swara did ask her to bring anything else that was with her. Sanskar went to work ..Dida was in the kitchen..Asha was playing with the dolls leaving the sister alone to chat ..

Swara:" Did you bring the rest of the books"

Ragini:" I did..And you must be the luckiest one who can get to read the same book for the second time like it was the first time.. "

Swara:" Yeah Memory loss right..It got its own benefits.."

                     Yep Memory loss got it own benefits indeed Ragini mused..She was always been curious why swara will never let her read the first book..Now is the chance to finally find out..

Ragini:" Can you lend me the first book..I got to read an chapter in it..Will return it right back before leaving"

Swara:"Sure..Here you go.."

                       Ragini Curiousity was answered the moment she opened the first page and found the dedication. Then she felt guilty of misusing Swara trust.. That she immediately apologized to an clueless swara who needed explanation to get why Ragini was feeling guilty.. 

Swara:" So i never let you read this book"

Ragini:" Never.. I always wondered what so important that you were hiding "

Swara:" You said we were close, if so why didnt i want to share Sanskar is the author with you"

Ragini:" I dont know.. I really dont..Maybe you want it to be between you two.. But it does help me to realize why you were so crazy back then to read this book..And i always wondered how you happened to buy an book for the first time..Now i know he gifted it you,otherwise you would have never brought a book in your lifetime..Do you know mom used to think you were hopelessly madly in love with the author with the way you behaved when his book was about to be released ..We used to make fun of it but now i think maybe it is the truth"

Swara:" If so why didnt i say yes to his marriage proposal..Few days ago we talked about it and I was sure i would say Yes with my eyes closed now..But why did i say No back then,even without trying to talk with him"

Ragini:" I dont know..I wasnt even aware that you got an proposal from Sanskar till laksh told me about it..So i am clueless why you said No..Maybe if you get your memory back,you might have the answer..And here i brought your old laptop...It password protected so i never gotten around to open it ,you give it a try"

Swara:" Did you forget you know me better than i do..Let both of us try it together.."

Ragini:" Check what was the hint"

Swara:" A Name that starts with S"

Ragini:" Seriously..Who keeps their own name as password..And the clue couldnt be more easy..Type your name"

Swara:"It not working.."

Ragini:" Well type Shona then..That how maa calls you.."

Swara:" It not working"

Ragini: "Name starts with S..Hmm..Type Maa name Sharmistha.. "

Swara:" Nope"

Ragini:" Dad name then..Why is my whole family name starts with S except mine .."

Swara:" No..Who else"

Ragini:" I  give up ..Do you want me to take it to the service center .."

Swara:"Sure. Take it with you when you go ..Wait i give it one more try.."

Ragini:" Well go ahead..It not gonna work.."

Swara:" It worked.. "

Ragini:" What..Tell me whose name.."

Swara:" You will only tease me more..So i am not gonna say it .."

Ragini:" (After few seconds the answer clicked in Ragini mind as well)Right..How can i not guess it..My sis would keep her Best friend name..Maybe i didnt know you better.."

Swara:" Even i thought of it when my eyes fell on the book in your hand.. And it was not an easy guess.Given back then we were not even in touch "

Ragini:" Yeah i totally forgot them all till i met them back but you always cherished your friendship with Sanskar..Let go and eat i am hungry and i have to go shopping as well before i head back home"

Swara:" I should go and help Dida, we were chatting here and poor her was cooking all alone"

Two hours later.

               Ragini was seated in the cafe waiting for someone anxiously.. Ever since she read the book ,her mind has been occupied with that one question and she needs answers to it..She called him earlier that day and when she told him that she need to talk about Swara and that all he needed to hear.After ten minutes he made his way to the cafe. Ironically it was the same Cafe where they she was been interrogated by him the first time and now she is gonna be the one doing the honors..After brief greetings she tried to point blank ask him the question instead of going around and around with small talk..

Ragini:" I am sorry Sanskar ..I dont want to do this but i got too..  Why did you kill the main protagonist in your last book.. "

Sanskar:" What.."

Ragini:" The first time i read it, i was furious with the author for making the Main character choose such an cowardly way.. I hated the way you ended the book..But ever since i got to know you wrote the book just for the purpose of asking the killer to stay away i realized why you ended the character the way you did.. You wanted her read between the lines, you wanted her to know that if she interfered in your life, you might take an drastic step..Maybe she loved you enough that why she stayed away for so long..But i need to know if it was just meant for her..Or do you entertained such thoughts back then as well"

Sanskar:" Come on Ragini..It was just to scare her off and not to interfere in my life..She connected the Female protagonist as Sakshi ,so killed sakshi..I killed the Male protagonist as an warning since i know she connect him with me..  I would never end my life on my own..I got Asha and swara now ..And i will never leave them alone..But just so you know if it meant saving Swara or Asha..I would not hesistate to give my life to protect them.."

Ragini:" Asha is your kid and i will never ask you to risk her life but if it comes to you or Swara..I ask you wait i beg you to let her die instead.."

Sanskar:" Have you gone insane.. You think i can live if anything happens to Swara.. "

Ragini:" I dont know Sanskar, Maybe the love you got for Asha will make you live..But My Sis wont survive..And even she lived i dont have the heart to see her just exist like before..Death would be better for her than living.."

Sanskar:" I am not going to let anything happen to anyone.. Enough gloomy talk for an day.. Dont worry..Nothing will happen to me or Swara.."

Ragini: " I really hope so Sanskar.. I dont want anything more than you both being alive and happy.. And i just needed to know if you entertained such thoughts as i am worried that you might do something stupid and if you did my sis wont be able to handle it"

Sanskar:" Relax Ragini, Your sister is strong than you think and she can handle anything but believe me when i say i never entertained such thoughts even when i was so down emotionally.."

Ragini:" My parents and you have only seen the strong Swara.But i have seen her at her worst point and believe me i dont have it in me to see her like that again."

Sanskar:" I will be her strength and i promise you that i will keep her safe"

        Ragini contemplated for awhile if she should tell him the entire truth but then decided it not her secret to speak ..And moreover the truth might shatter him more..So she decided to keep the secret just like she kept for such a long time. She still cant forget that day..It was few months after her parents died and when she was living with Swara in New York.. She went to one of her close friend Riya birthday party because she insisted on it..That where she met her husband Vikram ,she remembered attending her wedding an year ago..But that was the only time she met Vikram. And it surprised her when he decided to talk with her instead of his friends. They breifly chatted for five minutes and soon he started asking her lot of questions that she began to feel like being interrogated. She began to wonder why the interrogation when she remembered her friend briefly mentioning how her husband was a psychiatrist. And suddenly everything clicked in, she was bit depressed after her parents death and so this was her friends way of making her get professional councel..It was so unprofessional though she wondered..She politely tried to make her way out of the conversation and then make her best friend regret this move of her..Just when he told her something she never thought she would hear..

Vikram:" I think i crossed an line"

Ragini:" You did.. I am sorry i know you are doing it because your wife asked but i am good..I dont need any help..If anyone needs help it my.."

               Then she trailed off, as Swara would not like it either..If Ragini suggested it.. 

Vikram:" I know you are good..And i also know you sister is the one need help"

Ragini:" What do you know about my sister"

Vikram:" She is my patient for over two weeks Ragini and i know patient privilege means i should not tell you anything about it and yes i am crossing my line.. But it just because your are my wife friend .."

Ragini:"Stop speaking in riddles.. What do you mean my sister is seeing for two weeks.."

Vikram:" Why dont you take a seat and i will tell your everything.. I met your sister two weeks ago, One of the doctor from ER has called me in to give professional counsel for an suicide patient.. "

Ragini:" No you are lying"

Vikram:" Please listen in.. She was my colleague and she called me in because the patient was an indian and thought i might make an impact on it.. That when i recognized her from my wedding, you see i dont forget faces easily..And i know she was your sister.. It took some convincing but i managed to convince my colleague not to press charges which she was inclined too do so ..So as you can see i have been crossing my lines for a long time.."

Ragini:" Please tell me your are lying"

Vikram:" I am afraid i cant..Your sister decision was like most people who get very depressed that they decide to end life in one strike..But she realized her folly as soon as she did it, because she visited the hospital on her own the moment she regretted her decision.. If she delayed a few more minutes i am not sure if she would have survived but she did survive ..And she told me the reason she visited the hospital on her own was for a brief moment she realized she didnt want her sister to be all alone.."

Ragini:" Then why did she took the drastic step in the first place what was she thinking"

Vikram:" She was all alone in home, you have been in work..And at times people who are very depressed can take an impulsive decision..She said that she just went to take one anti depressant as prescribed but instead consumed a lot in an impulse..But she told me she will never do it again because she doesnt want to leave her sister alone.. And in most such cases it is required that we notify their immediate family and i should have notified you weeks ago but your sister pleaded not to burden you with this information and she even agreed to sit through the counseling if i kept my word"

Ragini:" Still you should have told me"

Vikram:"That why i am telling you..My sessions with her will last for another two weeks..After that she is on her own..While i dont think you sister will make the same mistake again. Given the progress we made in the past two weeks. You can never be 100 % sure that is why i am telling you about it.. Believe me i am being highly unprofessional even i know that.."

Ragini:" Thanks.. I will keep an eye on her..And dont tell her i know it.."

Vikram:" Sure.."

              That was when Ragini decided her sister cant be left alone..So when she met Durgaprasad back in new york ,it was she who requested him for an favor to let them stay in their house for awhile as Ragini knew seeing Sanskar would change Swara for the better .. And moving in too Maheshwari house did help Swara a lot. So when she said to Sanskar that he had never seen the weak side of Swara it was the truth..Because no one knew the extent Swara felt guilty for her part in her parents death except Ragini..And she is the only one who knew how broken she might be if Sanskar took any stupid decision just like the main character in the book .. She needed to hear him say that he wont take drastic step because it not only is life but her sister life as well.. 

Part B:  Swara trip to her past

                               Meanwhile Swara was being her happy carefree self. Not even aware of the turmoil her sister has been going through right this instant.. Time flies for Swara when she was with Asha.. The little girl was bright little sunshine that brings an smile on her face always.. Sanskar had called her earlier that he will come home late as he got to meet krish in the evening..Asha was little too energetic that it soon caught up with her. That she slept a little earlier than usual ..And swara decided to wait till Sanskar reach home to have dinner,Dida retired earlier as well leaving swara free for awhile.. She went to pick up Sanskar book to read when her eyes landed on the laptop.. She decided maybe she could search it for awhile.. Their was an small folder in her desktop which was titled has memories.. She clicked it open first as that title had an impact on her.In it held several audio files,each titled with an name of her family members.. And then there was one named Sanskar as well.. 

                  While her heart wanted to open the file that was named Sanskar..She ended up choosing the file that was named after her mom.. And the entire room was filled with her voice.. She briefly stated in the beginning that since she suffered from memory loss once, she was worried she might lost all of her memory later ..And hence this audio records so it can help her remember them.. And in her melodious voice she began to talk about her mom, all the memories she hold so close of about her..Swara heard lot from Ragini still hearing it from her own self made it much more real.. It went over an hour but for swara it was ike just two seconds..Then her hands opened the one that was named after her father..She was so lost in listening to them that she didnt hear Sanskar car making it way into the drive way.. Sanskar thought everyone would be asleep by now..So he briefly checked Asha room and found his little princess so deep in sleep..Dida room light was off,so he knew she was asleep..And he finally knocked on swara door to check up on her..When she didnt answer, he thought she slept as well and was about to go to his room when her voice halted in his tracks..It was more like an recorded voice.. And he couldnt hear it clearly from behind the closed doors so he knocked once again still there was no response and he conitnued knocking but there was no response..He began to panic now..That he was almost would have broken inside when Swara opened the door..She was lost in listening to the audio files that the frantic knocks registered only little too late..   

               He had never seen her look broken like this, she looked like she has been crying for an long time.. She simply hugged him without as much as an word. It took a long time for her to calm down..Sanskar was still clueless to what caused Swara to cry.. He didnt want to pester her with questions, he knew she will talk when she get some time..And so he waited as patiently as he could..  After an long time she finally spoke up

Swara:" I miss them..Just hearing about them..I miss them..I wish i remembered them..I got them killed and i couldnt even remember them nor the killer face..Am i that unlucky Sanskar"

Sanskar:" Listen to me, it not your fault.. And you are not unlucky..Swara please calm down.."

Swara:" You know i feel guilty for being happy.. No i feel guilty that the killer is happy when my parents died.. I need to remember her face..I want justice for them..Two innocent wait three innocnet people died because of her and she cant just walk of like nothing happened.."

Sanskar:" I promise we will make her pay.. But we have to find her first.. You know i am looking on it right"

Swara:" I cant wait..I dont want her to sleep in the comfort of her bed one more day.."

               Sanskar knew the unbridled anger can do to a person, he was filled with fury too..He learned to keep it in control and it was not easy for him..And now Swara is angry and he was alarmed as she might take some drastic step to find that person but at the same time he hoped she is not like him .. But he didnt know in less than 24 hours, he would realize just how wrong he was about that..

24 Hours later..

                   Sanskar was pacing too and fro in his room..He just cant believe how everything changed in just less than an day..He knew Swara might do something stupid but even in his wildest dream did he imagine that she will do what she did today.. It was his fault that he went to work on her comforting words that she was fine and he need not worry that morning.. Only to later get an call from frantic Dida who told him that swara was not in the house..And what shocked him more was when he decided to check her whereabouts  with her phone signal when she was not picking up..The signal was in one of the prime suspects house. He didnt wait to think, he drove like crazy till he reached that place only to find her simply chatting with one of the suspects with an cup of coffee in hand.. He lost his cool as well, and he regret that now..But how was he suppose to react then.. But what bothered him more was how aware she was about what she was doing still went and did it.. 

                 Meanwhile Swara was lost in her train of thoughts as well..She was angry at him too..It her life and if she decides to be the bait to find the killer..It should be her decision.. Her parents died because of her, and instead of listening to what she got to say, he lashed out on her..He should have listened to her first.. So now he walked out of their conversation in the middle because he was angry.. It made her more angry.. While her heart wanted to go after him and calm him down..Swara mind and anger won over... And her anger only intensified the next day when Sanskar brought in her mom and dad as house guests for awhile. She could see through it, it was his way of keeping an eye on her.. They were obviously not aware of her stint yesterday,else her mom would probably have got an heart attack but they were gullible enough to believe when Sanskar told them,Swara misses her parents. While Swara did feel angry at her sudden house arrest by evening she was more than happy to be able to spend time with her parents that her anger was mellowed down enough that she even smiled when Sanskar returned back home only to be shocked by his act of indifference..He ignored her completely and not even an word was shared between them..She tried talking to him at various instance but only silence was his response.. That when she realized maybe she did cross her line with the stint of her if it invoked such anger in him..

                 It was an gamble she took indeed.. She wanted to face all three of them in person ..And try to find out if they are the person who is trying to kill her. Her only weapon is element of surprise..If she met them without warning they would be out of comfort zone and their meet could lead to some slips from their side.. And she needed reason to meet them as well..And so she decided to visit Payal with an ready made reason.. In her mind it seemed brilliant but the moment she stepped into payal house she found the plan not so good.. Her plan was simple enter the house in pretext of asking direction to maheshwari house..Since her sister live their it wont rise suspicions to payal and would sound like an casual visit..But to her surprise instead of payal she was greeted by her brothers..They looked nothing like payal, there were four of them, seated in the hall watching football and shouting like crazy.. It looked like she entered an bar than an house with all the bottles lying in the hall ..Swara for a moment thought she entered an wrong house and she didnt like the way those four people looked at her ..Before they could approach her or talk to her..Payal entered and dragged Swara to her room and from the look she gave to her brothers it didnt look like it was an cordial realationship.

                  As expected she launched into series of questions..The moment they entered the room

Payal:" What are you doing here..Who asked you to come here.. "

Swara:" Sorry.. I came to see my sister"

Payal:" As you can see you sister is not here, no woman would love to be here..Now can you please leave"

Swara:" I am sorry.. I didnt know this was your house(An obvious lie since she stole her address right from Sanskar files about the suspects)..I only visited my sister once and i am kind of lost..So decided to ask for direction and entered the first house i stopped on.."

Payal:" You could have asked the watchmen. (Then went silent for awhile and continued).Sorry didnt mean to be rude.. It two house right from ours.."

Swara:" I am sorry.. "

Payal:" It okay..And why did you come alone and not with Uttara brother i mean"

Swara:" I was bored ,so thought i could visit my sister"

Payal:" And he let you go alone"

Swara:" I didnt tell him, he would worry needlessly.. "

Payal:"Because of the attempt to your life..Sorry Uttara told me about it, your memory loss as well..Is it true you dont remember anything"

Swara:" I am beginning to remember most of it..My childhood days i guess..Rest are still bit foggy..I hope i will remember everything soon ."

Payal:" Well if you dont mind how about a cup of coffee..Before you go..I dont get much visitors..Uttara is not allowed to visit me here...So i forgot my manners.."

Swara:" I would love too..You got a nice balcony ..Why dont we sit their and have coffee..If you dont mind"

Payal:" Sure ."

                That how Sanskar found her..His car parked right outside the gates from their he could see swara casually having an tea time with Payal.. Swara didnt think he would find out..She was hoping dida and Asha who were sleeping wont wake up for another hour..Guess she was wrong..And the next few minutes of his entry into the house, his small but necessary greeting to payal and him gently yet firmly dragging her out of the house all happened in the blink of an eye. And before she could react he lashed out..All through the ride back home.. And she knew he must have been worried so she didnt say a word..Tried to be patient as much as she could be since it was her fault..

                 But she got angry only when he refused to listen to her later that night..She approached him the garden their regular hangout and tried to talk to him about how fruitful her trip was but he still kept being angry..And she didnt mean to lash out but when he said what if something happened to you , She replied back in her calm way that "It better to die in the process of finding her than live another day without doing anything about it"..And Sanskar just walked off not saying anything more.. 24 hours later he was still not in the mood to speak to her.. No matter how hard she tried ..

                     So she gave up trying for the day and decided to try it tomorrow morning.. But sleep eluded her so she decided to listen to the audio files recorded by her once again on repeat.. But this time around she clicked in to listen to her sister file as well.. And it must have been the recent one among the three as it talked about how much of an support her sister was to her in these days, she even spoke up about her one stupid decision back then and how she regret it still now because it would have meant leaving her sister alone..And how the recorded voice pleaded her never to do the mistake again no matter how depressed she was due to the circumstances.. She started dumbstruck at the laptop listening to her speaking about what was one of her most painful memories..Her heart wanted to dash out and find the support she needed from him but right now she pushed him away and that made her feel all alone.. 

                And she decided to at least listen to the file that was titled in his name.. And her heart was warmed when she find out how much she cared,well not just cared but how much she loved him.. Her recalling how she lost her chance to be an part of his life.. And how much she regretted that over the years. That when she is realized life has offered her an second shot at happiness and she better not lose it this time..

                A few minutes later it was an very hesitant Swara who knocked Sanskar door to only find it was open and upon entering found out the room was empty.. She then searched for him in his study and every place in the house and finally spotted him in the garden.

                Sanskar Maheshwari couldnt sleep a wink.. He knew right now it is not the time to act angry.. But his heart refuses to listen to him.. He was angry..He couldnt understand why Swara refuses to see how much her casual talk of dying bothers him..Here he is trying to keep her safe when she risks her life just to find the killer.. If she was unaware of it..He would be able to understand but she knew the risks and yet she did it..That is something Sanskar cant get over yet.. But that not something his heart understand either and hence it refuses to let him sleep.. He was lost in his thought when he realized he is no longer alone when her arms gently wrapped him from behind. She stood holding him in an hug and he could hear her silent whisper of Sorry...And when he didnt respond for awhile she slowly retreated herself from the hug and was about to head back when his voice rang out

Sanskar:" Promise me just one thing"

Swara:" Anything.."

Sanskar:" You will never ever do something like that again.."

Swara:" Sanskar i promise that i will never do anything that might put me in harm way.. I was wrong and i am sorry..I shouldnt have done that..I was angry at the killer and didnt realize how foolish i was to do such an thing..But more importantly i am sorry that i ended up hurting you ..I really am ..Please forgive me"

                This time it was Sanskar who walked towards her and held her close in an hug. Just like that everything was back to being perfect in Swara world..She didnt want that moment to be filled with any other person, just the two of them.. The fact that she got something to say to him can wait she thought..After all this is their moment to cherish.. 

                Meanwhile in another house a book flew and met the wall,she has been reading it for the entire day trying to forget what she saw.. She kept telling herself she need to stay away from him..Because he warned her that he will die if she interfered in his life anymore.. She knew it the moment she read the book it was his way of telling her to stay back if she wants him to live..And so she did,stayed away from him..Willingly gave her second shot of happiness away..But But her mind chimed..He was in love again and this time with Swara..Till now she doubted it but never believed it till that day.. That day when he walked in to her house with eyes only on Swara..And her mind couldnt tolerate anyone in his life..She regretted so much she wasnt able to kill her the first time or the second time before swara ever met Sanskar.. As she wanted to spare him from the pain of losing the person he loved once again..But it was his fault for falling in love with her.. And if anything it ensured that is to strengthen her motive that Swara needs to die soon..

PART C: Finally the riddle is solved

The Next day..

                    Swara was busy cooking with her maa.. It was an lovely family time..Swara began to appreciate all the happiness she got back in her life just because of Sanskar.. She not only got an shot at love due to Sanskar but also got herself the love of her parents who love her just like she is thier own daughter.. Meanwhile Asha the bundle of joy in her life was running around in kitchen  being immersed in her own happy world..Swara could see herself spending such time like this with her in the near future..And suddenly her future seemed more bright ..And she is gonna ensure no one snatches that away from her.. Looking at Sujatha smiling happily while trying to cook made her realize that the truth she knows need to be told to everyone not just sanskar..But first she need to tell him.. She delayed it long enough first because of their fight ,and last night because she didnt want to bring her in the conversation..Her moment of opportunity came only later that morning when she find him alone in his study.. 

Swara:" I need to say something Sanskar"

Sanskar:" Sure..What is it ?"

Swara:" How about you sit down.. I am sorry i should have told it to you earlier but you were not in the mood to listen and i should have told you last night but i couldnt bring that up then.. I found something when i visited her ..(No she wouldnt mention her name)"

Sanskar: " Sorry i should have let you speak back then..What did you find?"

Swara:" It was her.. 100% sure"

            And she waited for him to finally comprehend what she just said..Finally the answer to the question he was searching for so long.. Finally the person who caused him agony was found.. He needed more than a moment to come into terms with it..After few minutes he finally spoke up

Sanskar:" How did you know?"

Swara:" Well i was stupid to venture unprotected.. And even i know that ..But i was cautious too,as much as i can..At first she was just plain rude and just wanted me out of her home as soon as possible..But when i hinted or lied to her that i am getting back my memories..She was curious to know how much i regained.That when she invited me for a cup of coffee when few seconds ago she was eager to push me out of the door..That when my suspicions on her raised..There were hints before that as well.When she told me that you wont let me go alone anywhere as if she knew about all my moments.. But i need to know for sure..So when she went out to get coffee i tried to find if i can get my hands on anything suspicious..As i was already in her room.. I didnt get much time as she wasnt gone for that long..But here this is what i found..I took as many picture as i can before she came back.. And the more i see them , the more i am sure it was her..I was going to tell you that night but you were not willing to listen.."

Sanskar:" What did you find"

Swara:" Your books in her bookshelf.."

Sanskar:" That not enough Swara.."

Swara:" Let me finish.. I opened them up each of them was signed by you except the first one.. That means she brought your first book.."

Sanskar:" My first book in any bookstore got my autograph ..But how do you know that..."

Swara:" Well i heard it about from someone who know the struggles it takes to get that book"

Sanskar:" Who.."

Swara:" I tell you about it some other time.. Right now that not the matter"

Sanskar:"Fine even then. It not enough.. Not everyone who got the first copy can be an suspect"

Swara:" I know that too but when i get to her the last book.. i heard a sound in my fear i dropped the book..That when i found the pic.."

            She showed the snapshot of the pic in her phone..It was group pic..And Sanskar could easily make out him, Uttara, Laksh ,his parents  and her in it.. And he even remembers when the picture was taken on..It was Uttara birthday

Swara:" As you can see..It her"

Sanskar:" But it an group photo of all of us .."

Swara:" If it was in an album fine Sanskar, but it was kept in the book..Why would she do it unless she sees it often.. And did you see in the pic..You were right beside her.. And she was looking at you not at the camera.. It her Sanskar..I am sure it is Payal..I know this might hurt Uttara but that the truth"

Sanskar:" It makes sense ..Are you sure Swara"

Swara:" I am sure it is her"

Sanskar:" Now how do we prove it.. The evidence we have is not enough"

Swara:" We can make her confess on her own"

Sanskar:" No No ..I am not allowing you to be the bait "

Swara:" It the only way.. Come on Sanskar with you around i will be perfectly safe"

Sanskar:" It still risky ..I am not provoking her"

Swara:" It the only way she will react..Come on Sanskar the plan is perfect "

Sanskar:" I am scared. I wont survive if i lost you"

Swara:" Nothing will happen to me as long as you are with me.." 

Sanskar:" No ..You took the risk once i am not letting you take another risk again..Now that we know it her..We will find an way to get her behind bars but remember you promise ..Dont even think of breaking it "

Swara:" I remember my promise Very well and so please dont worry about me.. But we already provoked her Sanskar..Now we need to catch her before she makes an move "

Sanskar:" And i just dont know how to do it without risking your life.."

Swara:" I know that why we have to take the risk Sanskar.. But let ensure our plan is perfectly safe so we can elminate all possible risk factors as much as we can.. "

Sanskar:" And for that we need time.."

Swara:" It something we dont have in our hands"

Sanskar: "True..Dont worry we will find something out"

Swara:" I know we will..We have come this far safe..Now it the final step and then we can finally close this horrible chapter in our lifes.."

              Their talk was interrupted by Sujatha who informed Sanskar of someone arrival..And the emergency in her voice was not baseless as Sanskar and swara came from the room to witness Sanskar entire family in his house except His father.. Each had varying emotions in their face..Annapurna Maheshwari was more cold for the lack of better word..Her face held no expression ,Laksh looked highly clueless yet trace of anger was hidden in it..Ragini looked clueless as well..While it was Uttara who looked like she could break down any moment.. The moment she spotted her brother she dashed out and hugged her brother and started crying.. She kept crying and between her sobs once could hear the words like mom and dad fought, mom left dad..And all such words.. Until Annapurna voice rang out..

Annapurna:" Can i stay in your house for awhile Sanskar"

Sanskar:" Mom ..Do you need to ask..This is your house as well"

Annapurna:" Laksh and Uttara , i gave you an choice to either stay back or come with me..Since you choose to come with me dont expect me to explain to you my reasons.. I will tell it to you when i am ready.. Also if you felt i am not being fair, you can go back..No one is stopping you but dont expect me to change my decision..And Sanskar we need to talk"

              It was around an hour later..Sanskar came out of the room.. It looked like someone just knocked the life out of him.. The others who were seated in the hall completely clueless was looking at him for answers.. 

Sanskar:" Sorry Laksh and Uttara..Mom made me promise i wont say an word.. I still think she will speak up once she find it in her..Till then please dont ask her about it ..I know it hard and unfair but if you trust me do it .. "

               And that how silence prevailed in the house ..Even during dinner which used to be an fun affair in Sanskar house with lots of chatting and laughing.. Everyone seated in the table..Annapurna decided to skip dinner as she didnt feel like it ,while swara and ragni tried their best..She refused it..Laksh and Uttara kept staring at each other at the unjustice of still being treated as kids while Sanskar was having an hard time pretending that everything was quite normal when all he wanted was to scream at the injustice that always happens to him.. The silence was broken when Sanskar got an call from Ramprasad, Ram and Sujatha both had returned back home as they dont want to be an extra burden few hours ago..And Sanskar answered it expect it to be an general enquiry from his father in law..Only to freeze in shock when he heard what he got to say..The phone in his hand dropped ..And Swara who was sitting beside him picked it up to give it back but Sanskar was no longer seated in the table..He dashed out  to his mother room..

Sanskar:" Mom.. I think we need to go back home"

Annapurna:" I told you right..I dont want to go back to that place.."

Sanskar:" But Mom ..Dad ...Dad is dead..He ended his life..."

P.S- How the cliffhanger ..Sorry i know this update i didnt reveal much except Miss X ..I am not sure how you feel about this update let me know.. Will be waiting ....Hit the likes if you liked it .. Also there was very less SwaSan and for that i am sorry 

Love 

Nita