VRATAM

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The next morning everyone completed their head baths and dressed in pattu vastralu for Satyanarayana vratam by seven'o clock in the morning and started the arrangements for the pooja for newly weds.

Keerthi and Abhi sat before poojari gaaru as he chanted mantras and narrated five stories of the god by breaking each coconut for each story and mixed the coconut water and small pieces in the prasaadam

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Keerthi and Abhi sat before poojari gaaru as he chanted mantras and narrated five stories of the god by breaking each coconut for each story and mixed the coconut water and small pieces in the prasaadam.

Keerthi and Abhi sat before poojari gaaru as he chanted mantras and narrated five stories of the god by breaking each coconut for each story and mixed the coconut water and small pieces in the prasaadam

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After the story narration everyone stood up and took blessings of the god then poojari gaaru while Geethu mixed the prasaadam and gave it everyone in small bowls. There were at least fifty family members since it's a house function.

 There were at least fifty family members since it's a house function

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"Janu! Help me bring the jwellery boxes from the guest house. Here's the key for the locker in the room I'm staying" Saying Geethu handed the keys to Janu who nodded.

"I'll help you darling" Aaryan followed Janu making everyone chuckle while Raghav rolled his eyes.

Raghav went towards the lunch area after eating prasaadam to greet other family members from abroad and they immediately got into business talks and career topics

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Raghav went towards the lunch area after eating prasaadam to greet other family members from abroad and they immediately got into business talks and career topics. Typical men.

"I wish I was as daring as Janu.I like Janu's life better. She decided to travel the world with the money she saved"  Akhil one of the cousins of Lucky spoke.

"Yeah! Currently she chose Hyderabad for a better start" Lucky agreed making Akhil frown.

"Who are you talking about?" Prem asked.

"Janu" Lucky replied.

"But I thought she couldn't make it here" Akhil looked at Lucky as if he was mad.

"What do you mean by she couldn't make it? She was with us for the entire marriage" Lucky frowned.

"How can she be here when she's the one who dropped me at the airport two days back?" Akhil was confused.

"Are you sure you're talking about our cousin Janaki?" Lucky questioned.

"Ofcourse! Let me show you the picture we took at the airport too" Akhil unlocked his phone and showed them a picture from the gallery.

"Ofcourse! Let me show you the picture we took at the airport too" Akhil unlocked his phone and showed them a picture from the gallery

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Hearing their conversation from the beginning Raghav pulled the phone from Akhil's hand and saw the picture "This is Janu?"

Akhil nodded "Yeah! She traveled to New York for a break and stayed with me".

"If this is Janu then who's the Janu in our home?" Lucky asked.

Raghav handed the phone to Akhil and started walking towards the house thinking back to the conversations he had with the fake Janu all this time ignoring Akhil and Lucky who were calling him.

'You can hold my hand'

'I'm allergic to metal'

'I don't like chocolates'

'I love you....'

'Will you accept her if she returns?'

"Chinnamma! Where's Janu?" Raghav asked.

"She's in the guest house with Aaryan" Bhagya replied and frowned at Raghav's serious face.

Suddenly they heard shouts making everyone rush out of Abhi's house to see the guest house in flames making everyone rush out of the premises while Geethu screamed "Aaryan!".

Mohan called the fire engine while the remaining started throwing water from Wells and taps with buckets to reduce the fire while Raghav ran towards the house ignoring everyone's calls and took the cloth covering the bike dropping it in water before covering himself and kicked the door open to the guest house.

"Aaryan! Aaryan...." Raghav screamed and saw a few people in the house and helped them go out while he searched the house for Aaryan and fake Janu.

He heard cries from Geethu's room and kicked the door open to see Janu holding Aaryan in her arms and walked inside covering Aaryan with the wet cloth and tried going towards the door but the door was in flames making them rush to the balcony "Lucky........".

Lucky and Abhi reached the side of the balcony making Raghav throw Aaryan from the first floor balcony while they caught him easily. The fire completely spread making fake Janu's arms burn and started coughing since she was in the smoke too long and fainted. They heard a breaking sound making Bhanu yell "Raghav.....".

Raghav lifted fake Janu onto his shoulder and jumped down while the people on the ground spread the sheet to stop their impact from falling down and getting hurt while remaining rushed the injured to hospital.

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