LIFELONG PUNISHMENT (Editing)

Complications

Same Day At Night :

After dinner, everyone was sitting in the living room, then Ragini brings lukewarm milk for Swara and gives it to her and then sits beside her. Swara after taking 2-3 sips of milk says.

Swara - Ragini, Laksh I want to know how both of you came to know that I am in Mumbai and that too in the shelter home?

Ragini - Only Laksh can answer this.

Laksh - Swara after you left, the whole house was shattered, everyone used to be sad. Infact, I was also considering myself responsible for this condition of yours that's why at that time we all did not understand anything what to do somehow after a few weeks of handling Ragini myself, Shekhar Papa and I tried to find out about you. When I could not trace you even for a few months with my own efforts, then I talked to Ragini about this and appointed a private investigator and three days ago I got a call from that private investigator telling that he has found you and you live in a shelter home in Mumbai and working as a singing teacher in a nearby music school, so I got the project started early by asking our client Mr. Malhotra so that we can come to Mumbai and so that I can reunite you two sisters that's why I didn't tell anything to Ragini too, I wanted to surprise her but what I didn't know that while coming here we will get a surprise. You are going to give such a big happiness to all of us Swara, the next generation of Maheshwari family is growing in your womb. If maa, papa, Sharmishtha maa and Shekhar Papa were here today, how happy they would be.

Swara smile sadly listening last sentence of Laksh.

After sometime Ragini saw that clock is going to strike 10 she immediately says "Swara, it's getting late you should sleep, I'll take you to your room and I'm going to stay in your room from now onwards"

Swara - There is no need for this, Ragini, you stay in your room with Laksh.

Ragini - No, not at all in this condition, I can't let you stay alone in the room. and by the way, all the rooms of this flat are upstairs, not a single room is at downstairs, in case if you need something in the middle of the night, then you should not do much up down in such condition. That's why I'll be with you.

"Ok" Swara replied shortly with a smile.

After that Ragini took Swara with her towards her room and they both went to sleep but sleep is far away from both of their eyes. thinking about all those things which took place till now.

Like this days are passing and Ragini and Laksh is taking good care of Swara, today is Swara's appointment with gynaecologist. Laksh and Ragini accompanied Swara. After they reach hospital Swara along with Ragini and Laksh went inside the hospital and sit in the bench at the corridor of the doctor cabin and started waiting for their number to come.

Swara glanced around and saw that pregnant ladies are sitting around with their spouse and some woman resting their head over their husband shoulders, some are caressing their baby bump and smiling looking at their husbands. suddenly Swara started missing Sanskar seeing pregnant women with their spouses and their cares for their upcoming baby. Swara eyes get moist.

"I'm missing you Sanskar wish you were here" Swara whispered to herself while keeping one hand over her baby bump and from other hand wiping moisture from her eyes, which didn't go unheard by Laksh and Ragini, Ragini keep her hand over Swara shoulder to assure her that she is not alone. she and Laksh are with her.

Laksh - Swara let's go it's our turn.

Swara nodded her head and got up with Ragini and they walked inside the cabin.