GUILT(RAGSAN FF) : Ishq Mubarak

G 1.05

Vikram : Bhavesh Balchandani
Swara : Jannat Zubair Rahmani
3 yers old Ragini : Anannya Kolvankar
5 year old Ragini : Harshita Ojha

"Papa. Mumma will be alright na?" asked a boy of age 7 years keeping his hand on Shekar's shoulder who was sitting on a white bench outside the labor room; worried. Shekar smiled and caressed the boy's hair and said "Haa Vikky. Don't worry. She will be okay. Mama will bring a gift for you and Shona"

The boy smiled at the thought of gift. "Go see where is Shona?" said Shekar to the boy. He went happily. As soon as he came back with Shona, Shekar took him inside a hospital room where Sharmishta was lying on the bed cladded with white hospital dress and something beside her. As he approached he saw the bundle of white cloth moving slowly. He walked looking at it. Sumi was smiling and looking at him waiting for his explosion of expressions. As he neared her bed he saw a new born baby was sleeping and moving its hands and legs faintly. He opened his mouth surprised and shouted "Mumma" and held his mouth excited. "Babyyyyy?" he shouted. Sumi saw his excitement and smiled widely. Shekar smiled looking at his excitement. Swara who was busy sucking the candy ran to him and saw a cute baby beside her mumma. She smiled widening her eyes with excitement. Sumi got up and sat on the bed holding the baby with Shekar helping her. Vikky sat beside her and touched the baby nose and the baby moved its hands and rubbed its nose; Vikky smiled looking at it and looked at Sumi who was smiling looking at his excitement. He grabbed the baby in his embrace carefully. "My gift. My Gudiya" he said with a wide smile on his face admiring the innocent soul in his hand. Sumi smiled caressing his hair and nodded with happy tears. "My gift" Saying Swara tried to grab the baby. "Behave Shona. He is elder than you" said Sumi showing her eyes to Swara. "Just 10 min elder than me" said Swara pouting sadly. "She is my Gudiya." said Vikky dragging the baby close to his chest. "No mine" said Swara trying to hold the baby. "Stop fighting guys. God why did you make them twins. Now I have to get a gift for Swara also" said Shekar winking his eyes looking at Sumi. Sumi opened her mouth in shock and hit him playfully. He burst out laughing. "Really poppy. You will get me a gift?" asked Swara excited. "No Shona. You both have to share this gift only. "said Sumi glaring Shekar who was controlling his laugh.

"Mamma. What will we name her?" asked Swara excited. "Ragini" said Sumi thinking a bit. "Woow Swara and Ragini. Swaragini. Yippe mumma" said Swara hugging Sumi. "Not fair mumma. You always think about her." said Vicky pouting. "Yew" said Swara showing her tongue out. "She is my Gudiya. What if her name is attached to your name? She is attached to my heart" said Vikky kissing the baby's head. After fighting for some more time Swara sat beside Vikky playing with baby when she woke up. After two days they were discharged and Sumi was back to household chores within a week. Swara and Vikram used to take care of the baby to avoid the burden on Sumi's head to manage house and Ragini at the same time.

"Mumma Gudiya is crying come" said Vikky dragging Sumi who was combing Swara's hair. "Haa Vicky. Let me plait Swara's hair. Ladoo might be crying because of hunger." said Sumi consoling Vicky. "Leave this chipkali. See na how badly she is crying" said Vicky pleading Sumi. "Bandar" she huffed looking at him. "Leave mumma I will plait myself. You go to Ragu" said Swara dragging her hair from Sumi's hold. Sumi went and fed the baby and came back and saw Swara had already plaited her hair. She smiled and caressed her hair and kissed her forehead. "Mela Shona bacha. Don't feel bad. Ladoo is small na..." said Sumi to her. "Mumma she needs you more than me I know. She is my Ragu. How can I be angry at her" said Swara smiling. Sumi smiled and hugged Swara.
"Vikky you are getting late beta" shouted Shekar. "Haa papa just a minute." said Vikky. He sat beside baby Ragini. "Bacha. I'm going to school. I will come back soon. Don't cry ok." said Vikky holding the baby's hand. She smiled looking at him and started clapping her small hands. And he headed out smiling. "Bye Ragu ma" said Swara heading out and kissing the baby's cheeks. Ragini touched Swara's face with her small hands.
"Today I will sleep with Ragu" said Swara showing her tongue to Vikky. "Whatever" said Vikky avoiding the fight. After Ragini's arrival he had become calm. He avoided fighting with Swara most of the time sensing it will have a bad effect on his Gudiya. His life started revolving around his Gudiya.
"Bhayya bol. Bol bhayya" said Vikky sitting and playing with his Gudiya. "Di bol di" said Swara counter attacking. "No she will tell bhayya first" shot Vikky. "No. No. She will tell di first" said Swara folding her hands. Ragini was just moving her head left to right and then right to left looking at Vikky and Swara's fighting. "ma ma ma" said Ragini fumbling. Both of them got surprised and looked at her. She was still biting her lips. "Mumma" both shouted at a time. "Kya hai" said Sumi coming out of the kitchen. "Ragu said ma ma" said Swara excited. "Really?" asked Sumi. "Haa mumma" said Vikky getting up and holding the baby. "When she will say papa?" asked Shekar coming out of his room pouting. "Shekar" saying Sumi glared at him. All of them burst out into a roaring laughter.
"Bhayyu. Didi" said Ragini calling them both with her little hands near the temple. Vikky lifted her. "Kya hua Gudiya?" he asked. She showed a direction where a balloon wala was going. "Ballu" she said stumbling. "Ragu ko ballu chahiye?" asked Swara pulling her cheek. She nodded her baby head saying yes. Swara went and brought the balloon and made Ragini hold it in her tiny hands. Vikky and Swara touched 3 year old Ragini's cheek with their cheeks hugging her from both sides and smiled looking at her excitement due to the balloon. Though they fought like cat and dog all day. Ragini was the link who connected them like siblings. The fight to have the best thing for themselves changed to giving the best thing to Ragini. Both of their happiness bonded to Ragini's happiness. She was soothing breeze in their life that cooled them and glued them together.