IT'S TOUGH - My Love...

Destiny has Different plans

You're my journey,

You're my destination

To live without you is impossible....

"She's been shifted to another jail. They say that she needs medication" I turn to face her asking, "And what about the hearing?"

"It will be in the next week." She pauses, taking a deep breath and trying to calm herself but it doesn't help, "Do you really want to do this?"

I smile and shift my gaze at her, "I don't want to, but will have to do it. She was my sister Kavita"

Kavita cuts me in, "Even she is your sister Ragini."

"That's the true problem here isn't it?" I ask trying to be sarcastic. Kavita sighs defeated "Fine, do what you want to, but I still can't believe Kavya can do this!" and leaves from there frustrated as I gaze at the window, the beautiful nature calming me even more. A tear leaves my eye and I smile sadly closing my eyes, "Why do everyone and everything have to leave me and go? Why..."

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"Gini!!!" My Swara di comes yelling my name Oh no my halfname!

"Swara Di! (Elder sister is called as Didi or Di)" I stare at her annoyed and she makes a puppy face, "Stop spoiling my name, how would you feel if I call you Ra or may be swa or.." I try to scold her but then I fail.

"Say what you want my Gini, but first listen to this" Swara Di states and starts reading something, oh wait, she's reading the newspaper I'm amazed, "The upcoming business sensation of our Country Mr. Lakshya Goenka " My eyes open widely at his name more of his surname I would say and I snatch the paper from her hand making her frown, "If Papa doesn't get this then Daddu won't get it and If he doesn't get it then You'll get, ask what?" I shoot.

"Scoldings" she replies, gulping the fear in and staring at me. I walk towards Papa's room and she follows me. "But then Gini just have a look at it first, see someone's looking so handsome!" she teases, grinning from ear to ear, and I know what she's trying to do.
"Swara Di, How about you say the same thing in the evening when they come here." I lift my brows up counter questioning her and she pouts.

"Why should I praise him in front of so many people, "she turns her face aside and I look at her amused "Stupid people don't deserve to be praised Gini " she states folding her arms and bringing them near her chest and I smile shaking my head. My big sister behaves like my little toddler here, "Oh god Swara Di," I reply frustrated, "Weren't you praising the same stupid person a moment ago?"

"No" she says, her mouth forming an O, "I was praising mine would be..."

"What are you two doing here so early?" Maa (Mother) questions looking at both me and Di dubious standing at her room's door. "The newspaper, Maa" I say forwarding the paper towards her, she takes it from me and sighs as though relieved. "Thank goodness, Ragu you found it or else tomorrow the newspaper boy would have been out of his job, Bichara" she says shaking her head and we both smile at her in return. As we turn to leave, "Wait a sec," she says.
We pause and look at each other and then turn to our now suspicious mother. "How did you both know that the newspaper was missing?" She questions staring at both of us for an answer.

"Maa actually..." Di smiles like a maniac and Maa rolls her eyes at her, "Shona, you need to stop doing this beta, you know na your daddu (Paternal Grandfather) and papa's (Father's) day doesn't start without the newspaper darshan."

And we both giggle at her statement making her smile too. She taps lightly on both our heads saying, "Now go get ready fast, Chachu (Paternal Uncle / Father's younger brother) will drop you today." We both nod and leave from there.