Chapter 9

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Laksh: why are you laughing...?

Ragini: love, heartbeat, I don't believe all those things. That's just funny.

She keeps laughing. Laksh looks seriously at her. She becomes calm.

Laksh: you need not hide your feelings with that laugh. I know, that you love me. Yaa...you did everything intentionally. But in that process, poor Ragini...has started loving me too...

Ragini: don't underestimate me...! I'm not weak to fall in love. That was all just acting.

She says and sneezes suddenly.

Laksh: haa..ok...I believe you... that was all just acting...

He says and lays back to sleep.

Ragini: hey...! Don't do like that. I really don't love you...

She sneezes again.

Laksh: okay maa... plz be calm. I have to take rest...

Ragini: think as you like.... (Sneeze...)

She says and sits in other place.

Both are silent for some time.

Ragini pov... "It's raining heavily... this is a dark night... and I'm alone. Still, I'm not afraid...why?? Because, Laksh is beside me?? Why do I trust him more than anybody? Why I'm feeling secured in his presence? Do I really love him...??" she thinks.

Laksh takes an old tape recorder there and plays song in it...

"Pyaar hua, ikraar hua hai...

Pyaar se phir kyoon darrta hai dil...?"

Plays.

Ragini rubs her hands in panic. She wipes her sweat.

Sneezes again and again.

Laksh keeps looking at her, while song is playing.

"kehta hai dil rasta mushkil

maaloom nahin hai kahan manzil??"

the song keeps playing.

Ragini: ahhaa...Laksh will you stop that song please...?? Hatchu..(Sneeze)

Laksh: why...? This song suits for our situation...


Ragini: don't talk like that.... (sneeze again)

Laksh: are you okay...?

Ragini: I'm fine...

Ragini goes into sleep.

Laksh too falls asleep.
He wakes up mid night and sees Ragini is shivering. It's not raining. The sky is clear and moon is visible.

He goes near Ragini and touches her hand and realizes that she has fever.

Laksh: Hmm, you say you are lioness, but you couldn't bear this weather...

Laksh covers her with his black coat. He wets his kerchief and keeps it on her forehead.

He keeps wetting the kerchief, putting on her head all the night.

Next morning, Ragini wakes up and sees Laksh is sitting beside her, he was leaned to wall. Her hand is in his hand.

Ragini suddenly shouts, "Aaaaaaa......!!!!"

Laksh trembles and wakes up.

Laksh: what happened Ragini...?? Are you okay...??

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