Sanskar stood in silence as he listened to his best friend rally at him in anger , he didn't blame adarsh anyone would get angry in his place ,his eyes remained fixed on Swara though . He understood that their marriage happened under unusual circumstance still Swara recitation of the events varied from his version .

" How could you Sanskar , agree to marry her without even thinking it through ,I get your cousin was always an impulsive idiot but you were someone who never did anything without thinking it through . " Adharsh kept shouting at Sanskar ,while he wanted to clarify Swara agreed to the marriage with him first ,he didn't want to refute her claim because he believed she must have reason to lie .

" Bhai ,stop it . Maybe he had agreed to the marriage first but I said yes too ,I could have said No ..But I didn't " Swara spoke up and as he looked at her ,it didn't seem like she was lying at all. She was trying to make adharsh cool down and yet he felt he didn't have a clear picture ,so he stayed silent until Adharsh spoke up .

" Have you or Pari ever been able say No to your family , you didn't say yes because you wanted to but because you had to unlike Sanskar ,so it is all his fault " Adharsh spoke up and Sanskar felt the truth in his friend words as his eyes flicked back to Swara , and wondered if she said yes due to family pressure .

" It over bhai ,let not talk about it anymore and you have to tell pari di because I don't want to stress her today ,maybe later " Swara answered back ,somehow stopping Adharsh from lashing at him further.

" Fine ,but be prepared Sanskar once my wife learns about it . She is going to rip your apart ,she may be shy but she would do anything for Swara " with that parting short Adharsh went back to Pari room leaving him alone with Swara .

" Was Adharsh right ,did your family pressure you to marry me? " Sanskar spoke up the minute her eyes flickered back to him . He hadn't for a moment thought her reasons could be similar to him ,Family .

" I could have fought against them , they would have been angry ,upset but I wouldn't have let them talk me into marrying against my wish . What I couldn't fight against was you , a complete stranger agreeing to marry me . I had hoped you would say no as well but when Laksh came and said you agreed to the marriage , I lost a chance to deny but as I said to bhai ,the reason I said yes maybe because of my family but it was my choice to please them ,so it not your fault "Swara spoke up leaving him confused and shaken because she didn't seem to be lying and each of her words made him believe that the last thing she wanted was to marry him .

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Swara didn't know if she made him upset or angry ,because he hadn't said a word to her for the last ten minutes , she didn't like it when Adharsh bhai scolded him and felt that maybe he was too angry with her about it , she tried to calm down but somehow Sanskar found out about her reason to agree to the marriage .

It was the truth ,but she didn't like the hurt look in him . His fiancée eloped to marry someone else and the girl he married had zero interest to marry him . Maybe she should have not told him ,but her thoughts came to a stand still when Adharsh bhai came out of pari room and asked her to visit her .

Swara knew her sister had always been good to read her mind and for once swaea hoped her sister wouldn't read the turmoil in her mind . When she stepped inside to her sister awake and holding her son ,Swara face lit up with a smile . She didn't if it was possible but she already adored her nephew way too much .

" He looks just like Adharsh right " her sister voice spoke up when Swara reached her bed side . And Swara forgot everything as she gazed at her nephew . Swara stayed by her side for few moments until her sister fell asleep then walked outside to see Sanskar and Adharsh speaking with each other quietly that she didn't hear a word passed between them but it seemed they were back to being friend and she felt a flicker of relief until Sanskar eyes looked up to her and lost the spark he had moments ago .

" It almost 5 , I better call your parents because they might want to come and meet their grandson " Adharsh spoke up as he went to call her parents , and he might hold on to the silence but what about her parents will they keep it a secret from her sister ,she didn't know and hoped she could ask them to not tell her anything for now .

An hour later ,Swara parents rushed inside the hospital ,along with ragini parents . At the sight of her they all fell silent, they didn't expect her to be present she supposed but she was prepared for her aunt venomous words .

" What are you doing here Swara ..Just when it your wedding day ,I know you love your sister but you can't just leave your house without fulfilling the after marriage rituals in the morning . "her aunt spoke up and given her words she assumed they thought she just arrived few minutes before them and even that wasn't acceptable so she was worried about their reaction when they found out she had been in the hospital all night .

" Let it go Annapurna . " her uncle spoke up making her aunt stop from blaming her for yet another mistake of hers .

" Di ,doesn't know about my marriage . I would like it if you kept it from her till she recovers " Swara spoke up instead looking at her family and when her uncle nodded his head ,she knew everyone else will follow his decree. So she let a sigh of relief and turned towards Sanskar.

" Let go home " Swara spoke up , not wanting to spend another minute with her family ,she may have agreed to marry because of them but at that moment she didn't want to be around them as it made her feel helpless all over again . And she was glad when he followed her after a brief word with Adharsh bhai .

On the ride back to his house ,she was tensed and wondered if his aunt would find offense as well that she left without informing her ,if his aunt was anything like her aunt then Swara was going to bear the brunt of her anger .

" Will your aunt be upset that I left to see di?" Swara asked him as they drove near to his house ,she wanted to be prepared if he said yes .

" No .." he answered back , a single word and it made her angry . He was nice and easy going till she told Adharsh bhai about their marriage .

" Look Sanskar ,I know you are unhappy to know I said yes because of my family. But what did you expect my reasons to be, because frankly we were strangers and I had only seen you few times we hadn't talked with each other at all " Swara lashed at him ,she didn't like that she was forcing her anger onto him

" I am sorry Swara , I am just tying to find a reason not to kill my cousin " he answered back throwing her completely out of loop about his thought process .

" What ?" she answered back completely confused at his words .

" I didn't say yes to the marriage first ,I said yes after Laksh told me that you agreed to the marriage. " he spoke up and Swara was once again surprised by his words ,he had no reason to lie to her but if he was speaking the truth . Then she was yet again confused why his cousin would lie to both of them. As if understanding her turmoil he answered her unasked questions .

" I don't know what Laksh was thinking to lie but I will find out as soon as we reach home " he answered back and Swara didn't know what else to say so she nodded her head in answer and let the silence consume them until they reached home .

She momentarily forgot about his aunt but when Sanskar opened the door and she followed him ,they came face to face with his aunt who was looking at them in anger and Swara stomach dropped in fear .

" Do you know how worried I was when I woke up only to hear from your driver that your car was missing and when I knocked at your door ,I realized both of you were gone as well .And you left your phone in your room as well " his aunt spoke to him and Swara felt like the blame would fall on her shoulders and wondered what would her aunt say if she heard about Swara mistake on her new household the very first day .

" I am sorry ,I thought we would return before you woke up and didn't want to disturb your sleep . " Sanskar answered back as he embraced his aunt who looked like she was exhausted worried about him .

" My sister was in hospital ,and I am sorry I didn't think to tell you before going to the hospital . " Swara spoke up as she briefly explained about her nephew and the reason she stayed in the hospital with Sanskar , and swara waited for the harsh words that never came as she was engulfed in a hug the next minute by his aunt .

" You should have told maa or at least me Swara , do you know worried she was that she sent Lakshji to search for you " her cousin voice echoed next to her as she turned to look at her already dressed up for the day .

" Come on Ragini ,it happens and I was the one who freaked out without reason .Call Laksh and tell him to come home ,So we can start the rituals and Swara and Sanskar you should rest up till then " his aunt calmed her cousin and Swara looked at Sanskar whose face turned grim at the prospect of meeting his cousin .

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