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After the Maheshwari family left Gadodia's house. Ragini was the first one to react, She had already warned swara not to show herself in front of mm family, then also she came out. This made her furious over her and she started to shout on Swara.

Ragini: Swara!! can't you see my happiness sometime?

Swara looked at her confusingly.

Ragini: Don't be so innocent Swara. You know very well what you did. What was the need to come down haan? I already told you na that don't show your face to them.

Shekhar and Shomi, who were present there got angry at Ragini.

Shekhar: What is this Ragini? Why are you behaving like this? What was Swara's mistake? She only came out to save Arshit as he was going to fall. What if something might happen to him?

Ragini (angry): Nothing happened na? She must have done something to get everyone's attention. Bloody attention seeker!!

Shomi: (top of her voice): Enough!!! Stop it Ragini!! You are talking nonsense. At least think before you speak. She is your sister.

Shekhar: yes!! You should learn something from Swara.

Ragini: Stop!!!! Stop this Swara Puran. She is not my SISTER, Do you understand? SHE IS NOT MY SISTER, DAMN IT!! She may be your so-called daughter but not my sister. I don't know, why you both always support her.

Shekhar: that's it!! Now go to your room. RIGHT NOW!!!

Ragini: whatever

She rolled her eyes and pointed a finger toward Swara and say.

Ragini: and YOU!! STAY AWAY from mm family. I don't want the same thing to happen to me that happened to you.

Saying this she left to her room and shut the door with a bang.

Swara was witnessing all this with tears in her eyes and trying hard to control it, watching too much hatred in Ragini's eye for her.

Shekhar and shomi were helpless that they couldn't do anything for her. Shomi tries to talk to her but she shook her head and left to her room immediately.

Shomi: All this happened because of me. If I would have stopped Ragini before only then she must not hate Swara this much. (crying)

Shekhar: No Shomi, stop crying, you have not done anything. You tried na?

Shomi: I know but ...

Shekhar: No, nothing, leave it.

And both left to their room.

Swara was sitting on the bed looking outside the window. Her face shows how much hurt she is. Tears were continuously falling from her beautiful eyes.

Swara (monologue): Why all this always happens to me? what is my mistake that everyone hate me this much? Don't I deserve love?

Flashes of the past come in front of her eyes and some voices kept ringing in her ears.

"YOU ARE SELFISH!! You don't think about anyone's happiness."

She kept hands on her ears to stop the voices but it didn't stop and she cried until she sleeps.

Everyone was in their room. Sanskar was also in his room with Arshit in his lap. After arshit slept sanskar placed him slowly on bed and went to the window.

He thinks about whatever happened today. How Arshit went to Swara and was not ready to come to him. Then some past events come to his eyes. He closed his eyes and open them. His eyes were red with anger and hatred and say angrily: I will not let you do anything wrong Swara, this time also.

He closed his eyes again closed to calm himself and look at Arshit who was sleeping on the bed. and say: I have to control my anger for Lucky. He loves Ragini and I will not let anything wrong happen.

Thinking that he also went to sleep.

Next morning :

Everyone was having breakfast and discussing about engagement and shopping etc. Sanskar gave not so interested look and have his breakfast silently.

Laksh was very excited but he was continuously noticing sanskar. He kept his hand on his shoulder and ask what? But sanskar nods in no. Laksh was not convinced still left it but somewhere he also knows the problem and it's not time to talk about it.

After breakfast men went to the office and the ladies to shopping for engagement, Laksh also accompanied them as he wanted to spend time with Ragini.

They took Swara and Ragini firstly from the gadodia house and then went to shopping. Though Ragini didn't want to take Swara with her but on Shomi's insistence, she agreed as she can help her in shopping. They went to the mall and bought dresses for Ragini and others. Laksh was following Ragini all time. Arshit was with Ap but when he saw swara beside a, He leans toward her to take him. Swara was feeling nervous but Ap who noticed arshit smile and give arshit to her. Swara took him and he started to play with her hair. She smiles at him. AP got busy in selecting jewelry for Ragini.

Laksh see ap and didn't find Arshit with her. He got worried so, he asked her about Arshit. She smilingly points at his back where Arshit was busy in playing with swara or can be said Swara's hair and Swara was also enjoying with him giving different expressions. Arshit was giggling. Laksh smiles satisfactorily and thinks his decision was right while Ragini who sees this fumed in anger. AP calls her and she went to her. After buying jewelry they were about to go but ap stop.

Ap: Swara, why didn't you buy anything?

Swara nods his heads in no that she doesn't want anything but Ap didn't give any heed to her and took her to dress shop and buy a beautiful saree for her which she refuses to take. Laksh sees this and goes to them and started his acting and emotional blackmail. Ap also insist so she couldn't refuse and take it. After buying saree, Ap decided to buy earing for her but Ragini interrupted.

Ragini: arey! What is the need to buy earings for her?

Ap, Laksh, and Uttara looked at her shocked but Ragini immediately changed her expression and say: I mean Swara has already so much. so, there's no need to buy. Right, Swara? (lied).

Swara nods but Ap didn't listen Ragini and buy one beautiful earing for Swara. Sujata didn't like it.

After shopping, they went to their mansion after dropping swara and Ragini to their house. Laksh was a bit annoyed with Ragini at the end of the day.

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n Gadodia's house, as usual, Ragini took out her frustration on Swara and Swara got sad but she was not so much affected today because her mind was moving around Arshit. How he giggles, play with her hair and this gave a beautiful smile on her lips.

Mm:

At night everyone was having their dinner and discussing about shopping they done today suddenly Sujata speaks.

Sujata: Jiji, What was the need to buy dress and earing for Swara?

Ap: Sujata, She is Ragini's sister. Why are you talking like that?

Sujata: Exactly, She is her sister, not Ragini, then...

Dp; Enough!! No discussion on this topic and Ap you did right.

Ram: Ji bhabhi saa, you did only right.

Ap smile while Sujata give annoying look.

Sanskar was just listening to their convo but didn't give any expression.

After dinner, everyone left for their room. Sanskar was again on lost in his thoughts then Laksh came in his room and put his hand his shoulder.

Sanskar: oh!! Laksh come, say what happened?

Laksh: Exactly Bhai, what happen to you? Why are you so dull?

Sanskar: There is nothing like that Laksh. It's just work load.

Laksh: Seriously Bhai, since when you started to hide things from me?

Sanskar: hmm.., I ...was ..I was just thinking about...

"Swara" laksh completed him.

Sanskar: No, it's not that. It's just that I don't want any problem to arise again due to her.

Laksh: Bhai, I know you are worried about me and Ragini but I can say that she is not bad that much as you thought about her.

Sanskar: what????

Laksh: Yes Bhai, you know today the whole day Arshit was with Swara and she took care of him just like a mother.

Sanskar: what? Arshit was with Swara? ( angry)

Laksh: yes that and she...

Sanskar: that's it!! I don't wanna listen anything else.

Laksh: but bhai...

Sanskar: And I will make sure that she will stay away from Arshit. Now go to your room.

Laksh sighs and nods his heads in yes and left.

Gadodia's house was decorated beautifully. Everyone was busy with their work. Swara was helping Ragini in her room to get ready.

Shomi was seeing last-minute preparation.

After some time, mm family come. Shekhar and Shomi welcomed them.

Shomi went to Ragini's room and sees her ready but swara was not ready.

Shomi: What is this Shona? You are not ready yet. They have arrived.

Swara tells that she will not come.

Ragini: Don't worry, you can come.

Shomi smiled and but faded by hearing Ragini further.

Ragini: As all servants of the house is allowed to be there then why not you. (taunting)

Shomi tried to say something but Swara held her hand and Swara went to get ready.

Shomi give impossible look to Ragini to which She doesn't pay any heed.

After some time, Shomi took Ragini downstairs and made her stand with Laksh. Sanskar was standing beside Laksh with Arshit in his arms.

Ap: Sharmistha Ji, where is Swara?

Laksh: yes aunty, where is she?

Shomi doesn't know what to say.

Before she could say anything Ragini : Actually, She is coming with ring

Ap nodded while Laksh smiled.

Swara doesn't want to go down but Ragini had already told them that she is coming so she had to go. She took the ring plate with her and went out.

She was looking beautiful in red and white saree which was gifted by Ap.

Ap sees her and smiled. She also smiled back. She stands beside shomi and gave the ring plate to her.

Shomi takes it and give ring to Ragini. Ragini and Laksh exchanged the rings. Sanskar was happily looking toward Laksh and Ragini while Swara sees him and smile. Then only Sanskar was about to look at her but before Sanskar sees her, she shifts her gaze toward Ragini and laksh.

Sankar got a call so, He gives arshit to Ap. Arshit started crying so ap went from there to some corner. Swara sees it. She went behind her and again Arshit saw swara and tried to go toward her. Swara also happily take him and Arshit again started giggling.

Ap tells her that she is going to take water. She will be just back and she will take Arshit from her. Swara nodded at her.

Sanskar came back after attending the call and saw Arshit with Swara playing and giggling. He got angry and went toward her. He took Arshit from her forcefully.

Sanskar( furiously): Cant you mind your own business? He is my son and I can take care of him by myself.

Swara looked down feeling hurt by his words.

Sanskar was shouting on her and warned her: STAY AWAY FROM HIM!UNDERSTAND!!!

Swara nodded her head in yes.

Then Sanskar went from there, trying to calm Arshit as he started crying again.

Ap who came back, saw all this, and got angry on sanskar.

Swara quickly wipes her tears away before anyone could see but Ap had already seen that and left from there.

The engagement ceremony finished.

Mm family left.

Sanskar was in his room working on his laptop for tomorrow's meeting. Arshit was sleeping. Ap came into his room.

Ap: Sanskar, I want to talk to you.

Sanskar: yes maa, what u wanna say?

Ap: what was that sanskar?( angry)

Sanskar: (confused) what?

Ap: what.. What? Why did you scold Swara?

Sanskar: please maa, not now. I don't want to talk about it.

Ap: why? Swara was not at fault. I only gave arshit to her.

Sanskar: what?

Ap: yes, I went to take water for me. So I told her to take care of him for sometime.

Sanskar: Then why didn't she tried to stop me.

Ap: Did you let her do anything? No!

Sanskar: whatever mom but I don't want her near Arshit.

Ap: but...

Sanskar: no mom, Arshit is my son and I can take care of him. (Looking at Arshit).

Ap understands that there is no use to talk to him right now. And she left.

Sanskar also goes to sleep.

To be continued...