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           Sanskar Maheshwari woke up to find himself entwined with Swara on his bed , she was supposed to sleep on the couch and yet she was lying beside him ,while her hands had found its place over his  chest. 

      
              He knew the moment she wakes up ,she will blame him for the sleeping position and yet she was the one who was cuddling towards him.  He tried to get up without waking her but his body refused to work . And he remembered the accident and the fractured ribs .

           
                   He had been staying in bed for weeks with little to no movements but lying awake with his Shona beside him for five minutes was more of an torture , when he felt her stir he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep .

  
                  He expected her to move her hand away or wake him up to give a lecture for crossing the line and so he waited for her to react ,it must have been less than a minute but for him it felt like an hour before he felt her gentle caress on his face. 

             He knew her touch ,but until this moment it always reflected friendship and offer to comfort . But this little gesture felt different as she gently caressed his face , and to further threw his mind into chaos she simply went back to sleep and the only thing Sanskar mind registered was the fact she didn't take her hand away but rather tightened her hold on him as she cuddled next to him .

              He couldn't decipher her reaction , why was she comfortable to sleep beside him when to her ,he was just a friend . But few minutes later a knock to the door made her wake up once again . This time she withdrew her hand as she went to answer the door. 

         " He is still sleeping ma , must be the pain killers . Why don't I wake him up a bit later " Swara words were whispered and Sanskar felt guilty for pretending to sleep.

         As her footsteps approached towards the bed once again ,he tired to act as if he woke up just now , but he froze when she heard the mildest of whisper from her as she leaned into him and gently tucked his bedsheets around him. 

             " Wake up soon Sanskar ,I can't wait to start our life together " Swara spoke up as she saw her sleeping husband . She didn't know how she could have been that clueless about her heart . 

            Waking up beside him ,had calmed her soul and made her realize that her heart already belonged to him . She knew she had to tell him soon and she was waiting for him to wake up . 

             The brief glimpse of his mother demanding to see him made her aware that she might not be accepted into his family but she was willing to try to gain their love . With him by her side nothing was impossible. 

           She was still looking at him ,as if she was really seeing him for the first time and when his eyes fluttered open ,she jumped back in surprise and waited for him to say anything except look at her as if he was seeing her for the first time as well .

          " Did you say anything " Sanskar spoke up ,he need to know if the words were uttered by her and if so what did it mean . And so he opened his eyes because he needed the answers .

         
         " No ,I didn't " Swara answered back as she was totally clueless that he had overheard her words or that he was awake five minutes ago . And when she saw his face deflect into a frown she thought it was because of what he told her last night .

          " How long has it been since he died " Swara asked him and it took Sanskar a moment to realise whom she was asking about, for a moment he wanted to demand her to answer on why she was cuddled next to him and instead he found himself answering her question .

         " A year, it was why it took long to track him down ,the car had been sold by his wife after his death " Sanskar answered her question as it was better than listening to his mind which was filled with questions about her. 

        " We should talk with his wife ,maybe  he would have told her something about the accident " Swara spoke up with him , she knew he loved her and yet she wanted him to have his closure so he could move on from Kavita and the guilt he carries about her death. 

        " No Swara , he is already dead and it not fair to his wife to bring up the past and taint his memories " Sanskar answered back .

           " We can try Sanskar , what the harm in just talking with her . " Swara persisted in her need to help him have closure .

         " Fine ,I will talk with her in person as soon as I recover " Sanskar answered back as he was willing to put an halt to the conversation . And yet he didn't expect Shona to volunteer to go in his stead , he tried to talk her out of it but in the end she won the argument.

                While she went in search of his answers ,he was stuck in his bed listening to his mother harsh words against her . Yet his mind was still holding on the whispered words of hers as he wondered what she meant by those words .

                  It was three hours later ,his Shona returned back home and one look at her Sanskar knew something was wrong.  

              Swara looked at her husband and her  heart constricted in pain  , she didn't expect to find answers to his search that will only break him and yet she knew she will never hide it from him  either. 

                  He didn't ask her anything and waited for her to speak up , so she took her place beside him and told him what she found out about .

           " His wife knew about the accident ,she was in the car with him and she had been on the way to the hospital as she was in labour.  He didn't stop the car because he wanted to save his kid and wife . And they both felt guilty about it . 

                    He tried to find what happened to her Sanskar , and when he found out she died ,he tried to meet Kavita family and admit the truth and when he found out she had no family . He held on to his silence. "  Swara spoke up  and waited for him to react .

     Sanskar felt rush of anger that he lived happily with his wife and kid because Kavita had no family of her own who tried to get justice for her . He was fixated on his family and blamed them for their death while the person who caused it lived happily .

           "Is that why she died ,because he drove fast to save his wife ?" Sanskar forced himself to ask the question that haunted him .

            " No Sanskar ,he didn't drive fast , his wife readily admitted how wrong it was of them to leave after the accident without helping her  but she insisted it was Kavita who ran into the car . They said Kavita walked into the road and he didn't see her until the crash " Swara was still speaking but Sanskar was already shaking his head in answer . 

        " No No ,it didn't make sense . Why would she walk into the ongoing traffic " Sanskar asked her as his mind refused to accept kavita carelessness caused her death.  Kavita always looked thrice before crossing the road and he refused to believe she walked without noticing the traffic .

               " Sanskar ,there is more . Three months later someone came to talk to them about Kavita , he introduced himself as Rithvik and they told him everything they said to me . He also refused to believe them and claimed his sister saw the accident and they were lying and he left after telling them he will come with his sister and prove them as liars as well murderers " Swara spoke up , she hated to see the flicker of pain in his face .

        " He died in an car accident three months after Kavita died ,maybe he talked with keerthi or maybe he didn't but he called me an hour before he died and told me ,it was all my family fault that Kavita died . And it was because of his words I believed bade papa was the reason behind Kavita death .

          Until I met you and I realized I shouldnt have put too much credence to his drunken words , I thought maybe he said it because we wouldn't have had to elope if my family approved of Kavita but now I am so confused Swara ." Sanskar words were filled with disbelief and Swara knew where he could get his answers and yet she was worried for him .

  
            
           " Was Keerthi with Kavita when the accident happened " Swara asked as she knew he wasn't in the mindset to doubt the words of his friends . But Swara knew Mrs Mehra didn't lie to her and she needs to know why kavita walked into the road . She hoped it carelessness and not with intention to harm herself. 

         " Yes Keerthi ,Kavita and Rithvik went together, I was running a bit late ,Rithvik was inside the office working on the documents while they both waited for me outside . Keerthi never claimed to see how the  accident happened ,she said she turned around for a moment to see if Rithvik came back and only turned back at the sound of the crash  saw kavita thrown up by the impact and by the time keerthi reached her  ,she was already gone .  An instant death she claimed as if it would sooth us " Sanskar spoke and Swara wondered how he didn't see the loopholes in Keerthi version of the accident  . It was because he had no reason to distrust her words .

         " Do you really want the answers Sanskar " Swara asked him once again ,she knew there was a reason behind  keerthi altered version and she refused to believe it was because she was guilty and yet she knew at the end Sanskar will be hurt by her betrayal.

           " I do want to know Swara " Sanskar answered back as he reached out to hold her hand , he waited awhile swara took her phone and called Keerthi in video call ,and when he heard keerthi voice at the other end ,he didn't know how swara will approach her . But he didn't expect she will start the conversation with that question . 

             " Why did Kavita walk into the road without noticing the traffic " Swara voiced the question as If it was a regular greeting ,she saw the guilt reflect in keerthi face and she had her answer .

                 " Don't tell Sanskar ,I don't know how you found out but don't tell him " Keerthi voice rushed in and swara realized sanskar was out of focus from the camera ,yet her words confirmed everything she was worried about as Sanskar took the phone from her hands .

             " Too late Keerthi , now tell me why you let me believe you had no idea how the accident happened and made me wonder why the driver had been careless " Sanskar voice held not only anger but hurt as well , the betrayal of her trust cut him deep .

        " Sanskar , please it won't do you any good to know . Please drop it . " Keerthi voice held a bit of plea and Swara realized she was really worried about him .

       " You let me take Rithvik words to heart and plan revenge  on my family and not once did you tell me it was an accident because of kavita carelessness . I need to know why you kept the truth from me " Sanskar voice echoed in the room and Swara knew he was barely holding on to his anger .

        " I told you not to heed to his words ,I told you million times not to take revenge on your family ,it was you who refused to listen " Keerthi lashed back and Sanskar wondered why she was still refusing to admit she lied about the accident . It was true she always asked him to move on and yet he wondered why she never told him the truth .

        " If you have told me the truth ,I would have given up on the revenge long time ago Keerthi . So don't tell me it was for my own good . I need to know why you lied to me " Sanskar asked her once again and swara noticed the moment keerthi realized  she can't continue to lie . 

          " I will tell you in person ,I will take the next flight and come .Wait until then Sanskar please " Keerthi spoke up and yet Swara knew sanskar will not wait until then , for a man who chased those answers for so long won't have the patience to wait any more minute .

        " No ,Keerthi . I want it now . I don't think I can see you in person at the moment knowing you hid it from me for so long " Sanskar spoke up and Swara knew he will get his answers and she only hoped it didn't shatter him because from the way keerthi held on to the secret ,she was worried for him .

        " It was because of your mom , she called Kavita while we were waiting for you . I didn't know what they talked about  , I only knew kavita grew pale during the call and when the call ended she was in tears . 

              I told her not to take your mother's words into heart , your mother already met her once before and threatened her to leave you . I told her everything will work out after you got married but she was adamant that she can't marry you . 

                 I knew she will calm down only if she saw you ,I asked her to wait for a minute so I can find bhai because I was worried about her ,I only took two steps away from her and towards the office in search of bhai but when I turned around to see if she was waiting , she was not where I left her ,she was walking towards the road. I tried to reach her but I was too late Sanskar . 

             She didn't try to kill herself Sanskar , she was just too distressed to take notice of her surrounding no matter what kavita wouldn't have taken her life on her own "Keerthi finished speaking up and yet Swara knew the question haunted her till now ,if her best friend took her life .

               Sanskar didn't say a word as he kept starring at the phone  ,so it was swara who took the phone away from him and faced keerthi once again

         " I never wanted him to find out " Keerthi told Swara and after hearing the truth Swara understood why she held on to the secret .

         " He will be fine " Swara reassured Keerthi as she ended the call and yet she knew it was an lie ,she told to make keerthi not worry too much. 

                 Swara waited for any sign of outburst from him , even she who never met kavita was taken in by the worry that such a young life was lost so soon . When he refused to make a sound she got more worried .

          " Sanskar .." Swara uttered the one word as she looked at him ,and saw the moment her voice reached him and when his eyes started to mist with tears ,she can't help but embrace him in an hug and let him cry for all he lost .

               As Sanskar cried over the truth he searched and found ,swara worried about the consequence of it . His mother may not have drove the car ,she may not have killed kavita in the literal sense .

                Yet her words pushed Kavita towards her death , and she knew there was no way Sanskar could get over such betrayal. And as she held on to her husband promising to sooth his pain , the door opened and the reason for his pain entered the room .

              " Get out ,ask her to get out  Swara ,she killed her " Sanskar words echoed in the room as he refused to look at his mother .  And Swara the saw moment his words register in her mother mind as she stood frozen in her place  . 

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Nita