RaghVi Shorts

1. Agar Tum Saath Ho

The OS is set during the pregnancy drama when everyone was at the hospital waiting for the abortion news.
 
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Raghav had brought an injured elderly lady to the hospital meanwhile Deshmukhs were in the hospital for Pallavi's pregnancy report. When Raghav was coming out after paying the Doctor, he saw Deshmukhs. He looked around for a certain Deshmukh when his eyes landed on a disturbed Saree Ka Dukaan. He frowned looking at her pale face.
 
He was going towards her when Sulochana saw him & started taunting “Oh ho, dekho iska Majnu bhi aagaya”
 
Pallavi saw Raghav & tensed. The last thing she wanted was Raghav doing a full blown drama in the hospital.
 
“Ekdum sahi time pe aaye ho Mr. Rao. Tum dono ke chakkar ka raaz bas khulne hi waala hai” Sulochana continued.
 
“Kaunsa chakkar? Aur konsa raaz khulne waala hai?” He was confused.
 
“Tum aur P- “ she was interrupted by a nurse who came with news.
 
“Abortion kisi Pallavi Deshmukh ne karwaya tha” she announced leaving everyone shocked & more so Raghav.
He looked at Pallavi. She was as shocked as he was.
 
“Dekha, akhir sach samne aa hi gaya na. Kitna chupane ki koshish ki tum dono ne” Sulochana said looking at both Pallavi & Raghav.
 
“Aye Bada Bindi, tum jaanta bhi hai tum kya bol raha hai. Main aur yeh Saree Ka Dukaan? Kabhi nahi” Raghav said pointing towards Pallavi.
 
Pallavi was looking at Vijay Deshmukh for his reaction. When he didnt say anything she started talking “Baba, mera vishwas kijiye, yeh sab jhooth hai, mere aur Raghav ke beech mein kuch nahi hai. Yeh sab jhooth hai”
 
“Sab ghar chalo. Mujhe yahan hospital mein koi tamasha nahi chahiye” Vijay said & started walking with the rest of the Deshmukhs leaving her.
 
“Yeh sab kya hai Saree Ka Dukaan? Kya bakwaas chal raha hai”
 
“Raghav, main abhi tumhe kuch nahi bata sakti. Aur please, tum dur raho iss sabse”
 
“Mera naam jud chuka hai tumhaare saath aur tum chahta hai ki main dur rahe. Tum pregnant tha, abortion karwaya aur merepe daal diya sab kuch”
 
“Maine kuch nahi kiya, naa hi main pregnant thi aur naa hi maine koi abortion karwaya. Itni giri huyi nahi hu main” She said choking on her voice.
 
Raghav felt guilty for thinking like that about her & muttered a quick sorry.
 
She was leaving when he held her hand & asked “Par yeh sab kya chakkar hai? Mereko batayega tum”
 
Realizing that Raghav wont leave her without knowing the truth, she decided to tell him everything.
 
She sat on the bench in the corridor & narrated everything right from day 1 till now.
 
“Kya? Itna sab kuch hogaya. Mera naam itna involve ho gaya aur tumne mereko bataya bhi nahi”
 
“Kya batana tha Raghav? Ki mere khudke gharwaale mujhpe bharosa nahi kar rahe. Mere Aai Baba mujhse theek se baat bhi nahi kar rahe” Keeping both her hands on face, she started crying.
 
Raghav felt bad for her. He understood the pain of your family not believing you. He kneeled down infront of her & removed her hands.
 
“Agar abortion tumne nahi karwaya toh kisne karwaya? Kahin who chipku ladki ya Mansi ne toh nahi kiya”
 
“Mujhe kuch nahi pata Raghav”
 
“Tum abhi ghar jao Saree Ka Dukaan. Main dekhta hai kya karna hai. Mera driver tumko drop kar dega”
 
“Main akele chali jaungi, waise bhi main dukaan ja rahi hu, abhi ghar nahi ja sakti” she said getting up.
 
“Tum abhi akela jaane ka haalat mein nahi hai. Kabhi toh mera baat suno Saree Ka Dukaan” He said angrily.
 
She nodded & he signalled Farhad to inform the driver.
 
Raghav straightaway barged into the Doctor's cabin.
 
“Aap aise andar nahi aa sakte” The doctor said getting up from her seat.
 
“Kisne khilaaya tumko paisa?” Raghav asked her.
 
“Kya bol rahe hai aap? Kaise paise?” The doctor became nervous.
 
“Yeh jhooth bolne ke liye ki Pallavi ne abortion karaya hai”
 
“Pa...Pallavi Abo...Abortion” she fumbled.
 
“Janta nahi kya tum use?” Raghav asked going towards her.
 
“Woh...” she got scared.
 
Raghav removed his gun & pointed it at her.
 
“Ab bolega ya thok du goli tumhaare bheje mein” He said in a threatening voice.
 
“Batati hu, please mujhe mat maaro” she pleaded.
 
“Toh bol”
 
And she narrated everything (Same as show)
 
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Pallavi finished her work at DSE & left for home. She was scared would be an understatement. Baba didnt say anything at hospital but at home he would not leave her. Praying to Bappa, she entered the Deshmukh house.
 
Everyone was waiting for her.
 
“Aa gayi Maharani” Sulochana taunted.
 
“Baba, mera yakeen kijiye. Maine kuch nahi kiya. Yeh sab jhooth hai. Raghav aur mere beech mein kuch nahi hai”
 
“Toh woh hospital mein kya kar raha tha? Tumne hi bulaya hoga tabhi toh aaya hoga” Vijay said.
 
“Mujhe nahi pata Baba, woh hospital mein kyun aaya tha”
 
Suddenly they heard a loud screeching voice of car. And there stood the man himself, Raghav Rao with Farhad.
 
They came inside. Raghav looked at Pallavi. Her teary eyes & pale face broke something in his heart. No matter how much he hated her or atleast claimed to hate her, he just could not see her in a defeated state. She was the only woman who had the guts to stand tall infront of him. He always liked her fighting spirit. She never bowed down infront of him. And today she was standing like a statue. That pricked his heart.
 
“Ab kya karne aaye ho tum yaha, Raghav Rao. Jo kuch karna tha woh tum dono ne kar diya. Ab aur kya bacha hai?” Vijay taunted looking at Pallavi.
 
“Aye Sanki Buddhe. Zyada bol mat samjha. Tera kya haal karega na main tum soch bhi nahi sakta” Raghav was already very angry & Vijay was testing his patience.
 
“Dhamka rahe ho mujhe?”
 
“Dhamka nahi raha hu, bata raha hu” Raghav said going towards Vijay.
 
Before more drama happens, Pallavi decided to interrupt. She stood between them.
 
“Raghav, tum jao yaha se abhi, please. Hum baad mein baat karlenge” she kept her hand on his chest slightly pushing Raghav back. He looked at her. She was pleading to him with her eyes.
 
“Zaroor jaayega, Saree Ka Dukaan. Par jis kaam ke liye aaya hai woh toh pura karu”
 
“Konsa kaam?” Vijay asked.
 
“Abortion ka sach” Raghav said.
 
“Woh toh sabko pata hai ki abortion iss neech ladki ne karaya hai. Usmein kya batana” Sulochana said.
 
“Aye Bada Bindi. Zaban sambhal ke baat kar” Raghav threatened her.
 
“Dekho Raghav, tum yahan koi tamasha karne aaye ho toh niklo yaha se” Vijay said to Raghav
 
“Mereko bhi yaha rehne ka shaunk nahi hai” He looked at Farhad & signalled him to give him the envelope.
 
“Yeh kya hai?” Vijay asked.
 
“Ismein uss shaqs ka naam hai jisne abortion karwaya hai” Raghav announced.
 
Pallavi shockingly looked at him. How did he find that?
 
“Pallavi ka hi naam hoga” Sulochana said.
 
“Ji nahi, ispe Amruta Deshmukh ka naam hai”
 
And everyone was shocked. Amruta was scared & so was Sulochana.
 
“Kya bakwaas hai yeh? Yeh jhooth hai” Sulochana defended Amruta.
 
“Yeh hi sach hai Bada Bindi. Yakeen karna hai toh karo warna jaane do” Raghav said.
 
“Tum aise iss ghar ki beti par koi bhi ilzaam nahi laga sakte” Vijay interfered.
 
“Toh yeh Saree Ka Dukaan bhi toh tumhara beti hai. Ispe bhi toh ilzaam laga hai” Raghav said pointing towards Pallavi.
 
“Beti? Yeh koi beti weti nahi hai iss ghar ki balki iss ghar ke mare huye bete Mandaar ki vidhwa hai ye” Kaku said & Pallavi closed her eyes tightly.
 
Raghav was shocked would be an understatement. He didn't know how to react. Pallavi was not their daughter but their daughter-in-law. Nobody could have said that Deshmukhs were not her real family. The way she worked for them day & night without caring for herself was incredible. No one could have done so much for their in-laws. He was totally impressed by her.
 
Pallavi slowly opened her eyes & looked at Raghav. She didnt know what would be his reaction after knowing her truth of being a widow. He was staring at her. Tears were continuously sliding down from her eyes.
 
“Tum sahi kehti thi Sulochana, Mandaar ke jaane ke baad maine isko kuch zyada hi chooth di. Itni ki yeh bhool gayi ki yeh ek vidhwa hai, kisike ghar ki bahu hai. Mujhe sharam aa rahi hai tumpar” Vijay said.
 
“Baba..” Pallavi walked towards him.
 
“Apni gandhi zubaan se mera naam bhi mat lo tum” Vijay stopped her.
 
Raghav was still processing the new found information when a small commotion brought him out of his reverie. He saw Vijay had held Pallavi's hand & dragging her out of the house. He also went out.
 
“Baba aap kya kar rahe hai. Please mujhe ghar se mat nikalye” Pallavi was pleading to him.
 
“Aise batchalan logo ke liye mere ghar mein koi jagah nahi hai. Mujhe apni shakal kabhi mat dikhana” Vijay said throwing her on the ground & closed the door.
 
Pallavi brought her knees closer to her, held them tightly & was sitting on floor like a small baby.
 
Raghav couldn't see her like this. He bent on his knees in front of her. She was muttering something on the lines of 'Baba maine kuch nahi kiya'. She didnt even notice him.
 
He held her shoulder & said “Saree Ka Dukaan, uth aise baitha mat reh neeche” He made her stand.
 
“Chalo mere saath”
 
“Kahan?” She asked in a low tone.
 
“Mere ghar aur kahan” He said nonchalantly.
 
“Tumhare ghar?” She whispered. He nodded at her. He signalled Farhad to start the car & started walking towards car with her. Her legs were shaking so she couldn't walk properly. Raghav saw this. He bend down & picked her up in bridal style. She didnt mind it as she was not in her correct mind set. Her hands automatically circled around his neck. He smiled lightly. He put Pallavi on the back seat & sat besides her. She leaned on his shoulder & held his forearm.
 
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RR MANSION
 
Raghav entered RR Mansion with Pallavi in his arms. She had dozed off in the car & he didn't wanna disturb her so he carried her to his room & made her lie down on the bed. He put quilt on her & sat beside her. He didn't even realize for how long he was in his own trance when suddenly Pallavi woke up.
 
She started looking around “Raghav, yeh..”
 
“Tum mere ghar pe hai aur yeh mera room hai”
 
“Ab tum yahi rahega, no arguments” Raghav ordered Pallavi.
 
He kept on staring at her to which she asked. “Aise kya dekh rahe ho?”
 
“Deshmukhs tumhaara in-laws tha. Jin logo ke liye tum itni mehnat kiya, din raat kaam kiya, mere se jhagda kiya woh tumpe aaj 1 percent bhi bharosa nahi dikhaya. Unlogo ne uss Doctor ki baat ko sach mana aur socha ki tumne abortion karwaya hai. Lekin jab main proof leke aaya ki woh abortion Amruta ne karwaya hai, tab bhi unhone tumpe vishwas nahi kiya. Aur upar se ghar se bedhakal kardiya. Kaisa log hai yeh Saree Ka Dukaan” He said in a disappointed tone.
 
“Mujhe hi galatfehmi thi Raghav, ki main Aai Baba ki beti hu unke mare huye bete ki vidhwa nahi par aisa nahi hai. Jab unka mere liye pyaar aur vishwas prove karne ki bari aayi tab unhone jhat se mana kar diya. Kisine sahi kahan hai Raghav, 'Blood is thicker than Water' Par pata hai aaj jo hua woh ek tarah se sahi hua, saare khokle rishte khul gaye aaj” She closed her eyes letting all the pain to come out in the form of tears.
 
Raghav leaned towards her. He cupped her face & wiped her tears. She opened her eyes. They were very close & leaned more towards each other but Raghav withrawed realizing that Pallavi was very vulnerable at the moment & he didn't want to take her advantage when she was not in her true senses.
 
“Chalo, tum ab fresh hojao, phir khaana khate hai” Raghav said getting up from the bed to avoid the awkwardness.
 
She looked at her saree & he realized that she doesn't have her clothes. He went towards his wardrobe, took his tshirt & sweatpants & gave it to her.
 
“Abhi keliye tum yeh pehen lo”
 
Pallavi was looking at him. Her family which she thought was her own didnt trust her & threw her out of the house & here was a guy, her so called enemy who didnt only trust her but also stood by her. When Raghav snapped his fingers infront of her that's when she came out of her reverie. He asked her what happened by raising his eyebrows to which she nodded her head in a no. She stood up to go to the washroom. Because of constant crying she felt dizzy when Raghav held her.
 
“Sambhalke” Raghav said & took her to the washroom. She went inside & he left for kitchen to get food.
 
Pallavi took a much needed shower. After wearing Raghav's clothes, she came out. It smelled like him. His clothes were too big for her petite size figure. She rolled the waistband of sweatpants so that they stay at her waist. The tshirt was so long that it almost reached her knees. The shoulder was falling down. She felt like she might drown in his clothes.
 
Meanwhile Raghav came inside with a food tray. He was mesmerized when he looked at her. This was the first time when he was seeing her in something other than Indian clothes. She was looking extremely cute in his clothes. She came towards him & that's when he got a grip. He signalled her to sit on the chair & kept the tray on table. He sat on the other chair.
 
“Mujhe bhook nahi hai Raghav” She told him.
 
“Baitho Saree Ka Dukaan. Khaana toh tumhe padega” He pulled her & made her sit.
 
“Par Ragh-” Before she could finish, he put a morsel of food in her mouth.
 
“Pehle khao Saree Ka Dukaan, baad mein baat karo” He kept on feeding her.
 
“Tumne khaaya?” Pallavi asked.
 
“Main baad mein kha lega” He said. Pallavi tore a piece of roti, dipped it in daal, took it towards his lips & signalled him to eat. Raghav slowly opened his mouth. While feeding when Raghav's lips touched Pallavi's fingertips, she felt a current pass through her body. Same was with Raghav but they decided to ignore it & continued feeding to each other. After sometime, a servant came to pick the tray. Pallavi cleaned up & lied down on bed. Raghav took his night clothes from his wardrobe & went to the washroom to change. After changing, he came out & said good night to her.
 
“Tum kaha jaa rahe ho?” Pallavi asked.
 
“Main guest room mein sone jaa raha hai” He said. That's when Pallavi realized that she had forgotten that she was in his bedroom.
 
“Raghav, I'm really sorry. Mujhe realize bhi nahi hua ki main yaha tumhare room mein hoon. Tum yaha so jao, main dusre-” Pallavi started getting up from bed when Raghav interrupted
 
“Bilkul nahi” Raghav came towards her “Tum yaha comfortable hai na abhi, isliye ab tum yahi so jao. Main dusre room mein so lega”
 
“Par Raghav-”
 
“Par war kuch nahi. Tum chup chap yaha so jao” He said tucking her inside the quilt.
 
“Tumhe kuch chahiye ho toh mujhe utha dena. Ok, Good Night”
 
She nodded “Good night”
 
He got up & closed the door not before looking once at her.
 
Pallavi just could not believe what she saw. The Raghav she knew from past few days & the Raghav she witnessed today were completely different. That Raghav was rude, egoistic & full of attitude. But this Raghav was so tender, caring & understanding. She was confused. After thinking for sometime about what to do next, she decided to sleep. After everything that happened today, she needed a good sleep.
 
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Pallavi was getting continuous flashes of Baba accusing her & throwing her out of the house. She was getting restless.
 
Meanwhile Raghav could not sleep. The thought of Pallavi was constantly on his mind so he decided to check upon her. He went to her room & what he saw shocked him. Pallavi was shivering in the sleep. He went towards her.
 
“Baba please mujhe ghar se mat nikalye. Maine kuch nahi kiya” she was muttering in her sleep.
 
Raghav sat on the bed & took her in his arms. “Pallavi, aankhe kholo” He said while patting her cheek. She slowly opened her eyes.
 
“Raghav, Baba ne mujhe ghar se nikal diya. Maine kuch nahi kiya” she told him
 
“Shhh... pata hai mereko, tumne kuch nahi kiya. Tum please shaant ho jao, Pallavi. Please” He held her tightly & kept on giving soft kisses on her head.
 
Pallavi closed her eyes & hugged him as if her life depended on him. They sat like that for long.
 
After sometime, when she calmed down, Raghav made her lie down on bed. He covered her with quilt & started getting up from the bed when Pallavi held his hand.
 
“Please mat jao” She pleaded in a way he could not refuse. He knew she was not in a right mindset & he didnt want to leave her alone. So, he decided to be with her & he got into the quilt. She came closer & cuddled to him. He wrapped his arms around her & started caressing her head.
 
“Main sab theek kardega Saree Ka Dukaan” He promised to her in his mind. Kissing her on forehead, he closed his eyes. Somewhere, in his heart he knew that he was going to get the most peaceful sleep tonight.
 
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The sunrays made Pallavi wake up. She opened her eyes slowly & saw the most beautiful sight ever. The Raghav Rao was sleeping peacefully like a baby with his mouth open. This brought a slight smile on her face. Few strands of hair had come on his forehead. She felt the urge to side them but decided to control herself. Soon the realization hit her. She realized that both of them were cuddling to each other. She tried getting up but his strong grip on her waist didn't let her. When she tried moving his hands, he ended up cuddling her even more. Not to forget he was bare chested. They were so close that she could feel his breathe on her lips. She just had move an inch above & they would end up kissing. Raghav's movement brought her out of this crazy thought. She then finally decided to wake him up.
 
“Raghav”
 
“Hmmm” He was still in sleep
 
“Raghav, please utho” He suddenly opened his eyes.
 
“Saree Ka Dukaan” He saw their position & removed his hands from her waist. She tried getting up but their chains were interlocked just like their fate. And she ended up on him. Her hair was spread on his face which he slowly tucked behind her ear. She tried separating their chains. He signalled her to come even closer & finally separated their chains. Both of them sat on bed awkwardly.
 
“Woh...tum...yaha...kaise...” She tried asking him.
 
“Woh kal raat ko mujhe neend nahi aa raha tha toh tumko dekhne aaya tha. Par dekha ki tumhe koi nightmare aa raha tha, aur tum shiver kar raha tha. Toh isliye main yahin ruk gaya. I'm sorry main aise tumko...hug kara. Woh tum shaant nahi ho raha tha toh maine tumko aisa hug kiya tha. Par baad mein tum mereko jaane diya hi nahi. Mereko laga ki tumko mera zaroorat hoga isliye main yahin ruk gaya” He explained.
 
“Sorry, tumhe pareshaan karne ke liye & Thank you, meri itni help karne ke liye” Raghav nodded his head & was getting up when Pallavi interrupted.
 
“Raghav, main soch rahi hu ki main mere Dada ke pass waapis chali jau Kolhapur” She said & Raghav immediately felt bad.
 
“Kyun, tumko yahan theek nahi lag raha kya?”
 
“Nahin, aisa nahin hai Raghav. But main yahan hamesha toh nahi reh sakti na. Kabhi na kabhi toh jaana hi hai” She said looking down but somehow he wanted her to stay with him.
 
“Woh sab mereko nahi pata but main tumse sirf itna kehna chahta hai ki tum jab tak chahe yahan reh sakta hai” He said looking deeply at her at which her heart skipped a beat. The ringing of Raghav's phone broke their trance.
 
“Tum fresh ho jao. Main Reddy ko tumharaa breakfast bhejne ke liye bolta hai” He got up from bed.
 
“Raghav, main neeche table par hi breakfast karungi. Upar bhejne ki zaroorat nahi”
 
“Are you sure?” He asked just to be confirmed to which she just nodded in a yes.
 
“Tumhe change karna ho toh mere wardrobe mein se jo chahiye woh le lena” He said. She just gave him a slight smile. He closed the door & left. She went towards his wardrobe, took a tshirt & track pants & clutched it to her heart. She went to washroom to freshen up. After changing, she came out & saw herself. Somehow she had started liking wearing his clothes. They smelled like him. Although it was just a piece of clothing but she weirdly felt protected in it.
 
Raghav Rao was a mystery & she had to solve it.
 
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