CHAPTER: 13

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'I don't know, what should I call this feeling. I don't know, why the hell at the first place, I care about Swara...and only Swara. On that day, when someone stabbed her, I was numb. My heart ached when doctor announced that she have skipped into coma. I can't even think about those 48 hours. I was just inhaling and exhaling.' Sanskar looked at the moon.

'Her presence gives me happiness. Her absence gives me loneliness. I know that I'm not good at expressing my feelings. But when it comes to swara, I want her to understand me. I want her to look at me. I want her every attention towards me only. I want her every emotion in the name of mine.' Sanskar's thought kept on moving towards Swara.

'Whatever it is, I love being like this. It maybe love, lust or mere attraction. But I don't want this to end. I want it to be mine, forever. And I don't even know whether she feels the same. I don't even know whether my presence matters to her. Infront of her, I'm a man with an egoistick mind. Ofcourse I have an elephant sized ego, but when it comes to Swara...I'm a kid who is looking for his long lost teddy.' Sanskar was disclosing his emotions to moon. 

'I know I have made a mistake by judging her, with knowing nothing. And I regret it from the bottom of my heart. I know that Swara is having many secrets. She is a girl of mystery. From my resources I have understood that, the person who stabbed Swara was appointed by Mr Sahil Malhotra. I don't know what's between them. And I won't investigate it. I want Swara to open her heart out. I want Swara to open her life's misery to me. I'll wait for that. I'll become her bestfriend whom she can rely upon.' Sanskar chuckled at his thoughts. His heart was fluttering at her name. 

'I'm highly afraid of cats. It's just I hate that creature. The long nails and dirty jaws...eww! I don't like it. And what happened yesterday was completely out of everything. I jumped into Swara's lap. Aww...one side I was so happy and other side I feel like killing myself. What would have she thought about me? What if she don't like me, because of this? I can't take risk. I think, I need to start loving that creature. Swara, you are making me insane in your love.' At last, the great, egoist Sloth Maheshwari confessed his feelings to moon. 

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"Swara?"  Sanskar called out swara who was lost in deep thoughts.

"Yes, Sanskar..." Swara turned her head towards him.

"Can...w- we be fri-ends?" Sanskar stammered.

"Huh? Friends?" Swara asked awkwardly .

'Why does he want to become my friend. We already are, right? Bit still, I can't let anyone interfere my life. I don't want anyone and I can't trust anyone.' Swara's mind successfully manipulated her heart.

"Sorry, I'm not interested. We are here just for the black lotus. So let's get it and go from here." Swara harshly replied and went from there.

Sanskar was too hurt to respond. He sighed and lost in her thoughts again.

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"What?! Sanskar asked for friendship? And you declined it? " Naira screamed through the phone.

"Yeah!! What's the big deal! Stop your drama girl...I'm not in mood. " Swara replied having no interest in talking about it.

"Swara! I know that you are afraid to admit it. Actually his presence and efforts matters to you. But you are so stubborn." Naira stated angrily.

"Maybe you are right. But from my life, I have understood that we can't trust anyone. Now not even Mom or Ragini is with me. And I have stopped trusting men long back. " Swara muttered.

"Huh! Leave it! Anyways how is your fasting going. Mother India asked me to update about you to her. Chona beta, because of you, my ears are bleeding. Mother India sings bhajans on you." Naira pouted.

"Hehe!! What can she do if she had got a  headed daughter? Definitely she'll be on me, right? No one can resist me... " Swara giggled.

"My foot! Only 17 days chona...you are dead. And I won't mind coming to Mihrapur for killing you with my bare hands! Beware! " Naira threatened her.

"Where is Suma aunty? I haven't heard about her since long. " Swara controlled her laugh.

"Urg! Don't blackmail me. And don't say her about it. She will eat my poor brains." Naira stammered saying.

"Hehe...I'll think about it... " Swara laughed hard.

"Go to hell! I'm disconnecting the call. " Naira fumed.

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"Dad, you know that our plan failed. But why uh are siting still. Do something Dad!" Sahil was so irritated. He lashed out at Suraj, who was reading a file.

"Yes, Sahil. Our plan went wrong and that girl escaped with some minor injuries. But now, we should wait until she returns." Suraj said grinning his ugly teeth.

"Why, Dad? If you want, I can finish that bi*ch." Sahil was so frustrated.

"We can't hurry. Because if Ragini is alive by any chance, and Swara knows about it, we can't let her die. We want those documents which are in Ragini's hand. And I'm sure that, even Swara is not aware of that. If she was, then she will not have taken this much time to expose us." Suraj explained.

"You are right, Dad. I didn't thought like that." Sahil mumbled.

"Sahil, we can't do anything. The day when the documents are in our hand, Swara won't breathe next second." Suraj smirked.

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"Swara, tomorrow you and sanskar are going to Mihra temple. Next 5 days, you both are going to stay there. Everything is arranged there." Rajkumari called Swara and announced.

"Yes, Rajkumari. I'm happy that we'll get syrup after 7 days." Swara jumped happily.

"And you can go back to Kolkata. You might be missing your family, right?" Rajkumari said lovingly.

Swara nodded and went from there without saying a word. Rajkumari looked on at her weird behaviour.

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"I know, Swara. She is alright. Stop taking tension. " Roshni mumbled to Swara over the phone.

"I trust you in that. I know that you will look after Ragini very well. " Swara smiled.

"And Show, from Naira, I heard that the great Sanskar Maheshwari asked you for friendship and you rejected it," Roshni yelled at her in an excited and dejected voice.

"Roshni, please don't start! I'm already fed-up with that dramabazz Naira!!"  Swara said in an irritated tone.

"So what? I'm your bestfriend and it's my birth right to irritate you." Roshni giggled.

"I miss our friendship, girl!! You, Me, Naira and Sid. I really miss everything. And I know that I'm the reason for our friendship's havoc." Swara was guilty.

"Chill, Swara! Everything will be alright! Now chup chap and go to sleep. I know it's almost 11pm there. " Roshni ordered.

"Okk..meri maa... " Swara smiled disconnecting the call.

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"Yesterday, Ram called me, asking to give Swara's hand for Sanskar!" Shekhar said to Suma who had came to his cabin.

"That's a very happy news. I have heard that Sanskar is a man with abilities and hard work. And of course, he is the brother of Laksh. So he won't be a bad choice to Shona." Suma smiled.

"Yeah, and I would be the happiest person if Ragini too was here. Both Swaragini can get married to Maheshwari family. That was Mishti's wish..." Shekhar chuckled sadly.

"Bhai, I'm sure that Ragini will be here soon. After that, we can tie their life together so that Ragini won't run away again." Suma assured him.

"But, you know her. She won't agree for marriage. After what happened between me and Mishti, she lost her trust towards men. So-" Shekhar's words cracked in between.

"No bhai, I don't think like that! It's Mishti's wish to get them married to Maheshwari family. So Swara won't disagree. Let her come from Mihrapur, I'll talk to her. " Suma smiled. Shekhar nodded at her words.

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"We are here. " Driver said to Swasan who were lost in their trance.

Both of them came out from each other's thoughts with a jerk.

After taking their languages, both of them started to walk towards the temple.

Swara was in love with the temple at the very first sight itself. It was a very old temple with many scriptures.

They moved towards the cottage which was located at the side of the temple. They were supposed to live there.

After that day, Swara prevented any talk with Sanskar. She felt both guilty and anger at her behaviour. She wasn't ready to accept him. In all these years,  Siddharth was the only male friend Swara had and she never regretted having a friendship with him. He was more like a brother to her.

Sanskar was confused because of her behaviour. In this short period of time, he had understood that Swara was a bold girl who faces every hurdles coming in her way. But when he asked for a mere friendship, she resisted. He tried to get close to her, but as they were restricted from talking... everything went vain.

Swara was so immersed in praying. She prayed for Ragini's wellbeing. But deep inside her heart, she asked God to fullfill Sanskar's every wishe. And Sanskar for the very first time prayed God for Swara's happiness.

Like this, the whole 5 days passed. They completed their tasks and their fasting period.

Both of them were welcomed by Mihrapur palace with joy and love.

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