SECOND CHANCE (RAGSAN)

Chapter 29

Sanskaar was standing shocked unable to digest what he had seen before him. His heart said that she was Ragini, his Rago but his mind denied it. while his heart and mind were indulged in a heated up argument, he saw her approaching him, still focussing herself in searching something in her handbag.

She was too busy in what she was doing that she didn't notice Sanskar standing dumbfound and rooted to his place and she banged into him. She was about to trip down and Sanskaar's brain asked him to counteract and he held her secured in his masculine arms by her waist. his touch send shivers down her spine and Sanskar was lost in her that he only came to senses when she tried to straighten herself. she then stood properly and picked her fallen bag and muttered a quick sorry along with a thank you and headed out.

Sanskar stood there shocked, he felt as if she was indeed his Rago and his heart pondered over it. but his mind contradicted asking him, if she was Ragini, then why didn't she budge even once after seeing him. just then he noticed her heading out of the airport and he decided to try his luck and he screamed "Rago". she halted at her steps and his heart thumped so fast that he didn't even cared to notice that the people around were looking at him. but to his dismay, she tilted her head to both right and left then hired for a taxi and speeded out of airport in it.

Sanskaar, even without his conscience was talking involuntary steps in the direction she left. he rushed to his car and immediately started following the taxi she hired. but to his misfortune, he missed her at a traffic signal, where his car got stuck due to the red signal at the right moment and all he could do was just stare at the disappearing taxi.

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Sanskaar marched into his house fully frustrated thinking about what had happened a few hours back.
he had frantically searched for her after getting out of the traffic and neither could he find the girl nor the taxi. he was walking upstairs when his phone rang and he saw Tanish's name flashing on the screen. that is when it struck him that he had missed his flight. he immediately picked the call and explained he couldn't go. Tanish was tensed for him but then Sanskaar assured him that he was fine.

soon, Sanskaar was sitting on his armchair with his crystal ball held tight to his chest. tears were flowing down his cheeks.
those unhealed wounds of his heart were getting fresh cuts again. every time he tries to runaway from it, it keeps following him. but this lady figure had instilled his long lost hopes. hopes which he had buried deep within him. he felt that maybe, just maybe, she could be his Ragini. to confirm that he needed to find her and he didn't knew how, but then, anything for his Rago.
he slept there, in the same position, when the sun was at its peak, even though he was never a day-sleeper.

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Sanskaar woke up from his nap and noticed the clock hung on the middle of the left side wall, were Ragini would have always preferred it to be.
he saw the time to be 4 pm and realised that he had been sleeping for the past 5 hours and that he skipped his lunch too.
he went to the washroom and changed himself to his casuals, as he had till now not bothered to get changed after entering inside the house. he then quickly made himself sandwiches, which served him both as his lunch and evening snack. he had actually given Ramu kaka a week's leave since he should have been traveling to NY by now.

as soon as he was about to go back to his room, after finishing his sandwiches, he heard the door bell ring. he slowly went towards it and opened the door. A girl was standing at the entrance with her back towards the door and as soon as she felt the door open, she turned around to face Sanskar with her ever shining smile and Sanskar stood drained to his spot unable to grasp what he saw.
A few lone tears tripped down from his eyes and as the girl lifted her hands to say a hi, he pulled her into a bone crushing hug, with continuous tears flowing down his cheeks.