14th Feb 2015

                        
A month has passed since Swara started to avoid him ,she made sure never to be left alone with him And awhile his heart didn't like her avoidance, his mind knew he was being unfair to Kavita by being occupied with Swara .  It must be the reason he forgot the day , until laksh barged into his office .         

" So what have you planned bhai ,a romantic dinner . Tell me?  " Laksh query was met with a confused Sanskar , that it took a moment for Laksh to understand his cousin wasn't aware of the day significance.        

" Don't tell me you forgot what day is today"?  Laksh's question was met with silence as Sanskar thought about it ,till it dawned on him .         

" You are going to make her mad , who would forgot a day that belongs to people in love ,if only Swara accepted to be my date then I would have , " Laksh voice trailed off as Sanskar managed to zone out after hearing her name .       

He had enough of Laksh romantic tale with Swara.  He was dreading the day and not anticipating it like his cousin . He was thankful for the phone call from Krish who insisted Sanskar meet him personally as soon as possible .    

" I have to go Laksh,  " he spoke up halting Laksh tale for a moment .      

" Going to prepare a surprise date for Kavita ,I knew you would be thankful  towards me and I won't object to be praised for saving your relationship,  " Laksh kept talking,  but Sanskar was already walking away .    

And if anything Sanskar want is  to make his uncle held no power to threated those he loves , This last one month has been real hell for him.  

He can't meet Swara , because she wanted to stay away from him , He can't meet Kavita because he can't behave normally with her and he can't stay with Laksh and pretend everything  is fine. The only company he is comfortable  with right now is  Krish and he hoped whatever Krish wanted to say will help him in his plan      

Sanskaar knew he was running out of time,  On the upfront his uncle is cleaner than any other business man ,but five years of memory proved him that his uncle was far from perfect. But now  Sanskaar knew  all the back Side deals now and  his clean image was mainly because  he uses his best friend for his shady deals .

                 
Sanskar was desperate to have a win and he hoped Krish found something he could use to tarnish his image . Krish office was modest compare to the one he had in the future ,the grave look in his face made him realize things were serious than he anticipated.

              
When he asked Krish to look into his uncle and his best friend ,he told him the reason was to understand if there was anything he needed to know before he took over the company .           

While he might have looked ambitious and over reaching to be thinking of taking down his uncle less than year since he joined the firm , Krish kept his thoughts to himself and agreed to look into it .         

And now he looked with something akin to sympathy that didn't bode well with Sanskar. Krish hated his ambition but accepted the case because he paid well . And he wondered what could make him change his view of him .

              
" So did you find more facts about the shady deals ," he asked, and Krish just nodded his head as he handed over certain files back to him . He wanted to hear it from him and he was willing to look into the files later.  He waited till Krish began explaining every thing .       

" I looked into your uncle bank transactions and you were right , the files contain most of the proof you may require . But I wish you had told me the truth from the first, " Krish voice,  held a bit of disappointment but Sanskar couldn't understand what truth he was talking about .         

" What going on ?" he asked and Krish shook his head as answer .        

" You were right in your other  suspicion as well ,I have looked into your uncle personal account and the pattern were similar every month ,it was used for house hold expenses and salary for those who work in your home .       

So I ignored it but when I couldn't find anything else , I extended my search for few more years till I stumbled upon a odd transaction , a huge amount of money was withdrawn from the account but what was surprising was the very same amount were deposited in your uncle friend account .          

Since I did check into your background as well ,I was able to connect the two events together " Krish voice was grave, as if he expected Sanskar to understand what he was trying to convey .       

" What events ?" Sanskar asked completely unaware .   

" Didn't you ask me to look into your uncle because of your suspicion regarding your parents death , " Krish words titled his Sanskar's world for a moment .        

 " It was an accident,  " he whispered,  those words unwilling to think anything else .  

" No Sanskar ,I thought you knew ,maybe it was a coincidence but the transaction happened a two days before your parents death, " Krish spoke up, Sanskar heard the words yet his mind failed to comprehend anything more .        

" I am sorry Sanskar ,maybe it a coincidence .I assumed since you asked to looked into it ,you were curios about your parents accident . I will look into it deeper and please don't do anything rush before you have 100% proof ,  "Krish words , fell into deaf ears as Sanskar made his way out of his office .
                                                             
He just wanted to keep Kavita safe  but  now things changed , his thirst for revenge grew fen times more  than before . He killed his own brother,  He needs him to suffer more and more and he knew the revenge will make him empty again like his future self . 

This time it won't be for Kavita but for his parents,  The only  question was can he walk through it again.  He thought he won't be empty if Kavita was alive. His  past, his revenge all will be forgotten if he changed back time. All he had to do was save Kavita. Now he knows that won't be enough.           

 He made his way back to office and vowed he will bring Durga Prasad Maheshwari down ,this time there will be no more mercy .  He was about to make the anonymous call to media with the said files Krish gave about his uncle side deals .  When Laksh barged inside his office room again . His presence startled him.

:" Did you make any plans, " Laksh asked, and Sanskar only shook his head in answer ,not trusting to speak up. 

"  I Know you wouldn't be able to in such a short time ,  That why I made all the plans. All you got to do is pick her up at 7. Please bhai don't ruin it, Let me tell you the plans.  Hopefully next year I can take Swara on an date like that,  "Laksh voice , went dreamy that Sanskar barely managed to keep from punching his cousin.    

The name Swara was enough to unnerve Sanskaar, Gosh is life was way too complicated even without his revenge. He listened to his brother plan for over an hour. Then he decided to get it over with,  Laksh has planned it perfectly. Kavita was happy with the surprise gift and dinner. She was busily making plan on how to surprise him next year. She was imagining their life together.

That when he remembered  that it was the day he proposed to her, The ring sealed the deal that day back then .And today he realized he can never be that guy for her. The guy who was hopelessly in love with her.     

She was imagining their life together. And he can't see his life with her not anymore. He still cares for her a lot, He still loves her. But there was a time when he thought he can't live without her. But now this past five years memory where he moved on left its impact  . And made him aware that maybe he was not the guy who loved Kavita unconditionally anymore.       

And it made him feel like an monster. Maybe he was one, He changed his past to save her. He still loves her but he can't imagine his entire life with her And Sanskar don't want to lead her on anymore. He needs to break up with her. He would really be an monster if he did it on Valentine day so he decided to wait a little longer . But he need to do it , Soon he decided.              

At least now she won't die for falling in love with him. That was the only comfort in all of it. She might be hurt, she might hate him. But she will be alive. And maybe that was enough. He left a smiling Kavita behind in her hostel and drove aimlessly till he managed to find a destination he wanted to go . 

As he drove back to his parents house ,the place he spent most vacations with them . he sat on the swing in the house that held so many memories of his parents,  He also remembered her and the memories they shared in the house .

       
He made up his mind  and picked up his untraceable phone and made the call that will mark the downfall of his uncle. His wish got succeed when his uncle and his friend got arrested that night. But with that step came new information he wasn't prepared to deal with.     

Sanskaar played the dutiful son role when his uncle got arrested. He and Laksh reached the police station with the lawyer early morning. But what both of them didn't expect was meeting Kavita in front of the police station.

  " What are you doing here Kavita? "Laksh asked her. 

"  I Know you might be worried,  But I am fine,  "Sanskar reassured her, but she shook her head as if needed to say something more

"  Sanskar, I need to tell you something first , "Kavita words made him look upto her and saw the desperation in her face .

"  Can you give us a minute Laksh, It is  really important,  "Kavita told laksh,  who nodded and walked inside the police station .

"  What happened Kavita? "Sanskar asked after Laksh left .

  "  Everything will be okay right. They will be fine right ? "her words and concern those who did end up killing her was an irony on its own

  "   Yeah , They don't have much of an case. Even if they did uncle will be out on bail,  You don't need to worry, "his words were of a dutiful nephew and it was also the truth as he knew the charges won't stick but it will muddy his uncle image and that what he wanted for his next move.

   "  Your uncle friend is my Dad,  Sanskaar. I am just worried about him,  I am sorry I didn't tell you before. He didn't even know about me, " Sanskar mind stopped functioning after the first sentence .      

And just like that Sanskaar whole life turned upside down,  There was never really any real connection to his uncle and Kavita death. Except the fact his uncle best friend Agarwal funded a large amount to  the driver who caused her  accident . Till an minute ago Sanskar can't find any reasons for Agarwal to kill Kavita. But now he had every reasons. Was his uncle really innocent in Kavita death.   

The question haunted him. What about his parents. They have no connection with Agarwal too except the fact his dad was the brother of his friend. Or is he missing something in that aspect as well. Or everything was one big coincidence . Sanskaar thought he had all the answers. Now he realized he had million new questions.

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Juanita Reid