My Family (RagLak)

Chapter 17

Ragini starts telling,

"Maa, papa, dadi, dadaji, at first I want to tell sorry to you all. I troubled you a lot..."

Sumi, Shekar, Dadi, Sujatha, Ram, Dadaji and Swasan keeps looking at her. Laksh is looking at her without blinking eyes.

She keeps telling,

"How many times you ask, I tell this thing only every time. I have become letter girl only for Swara. And of course, for Sanskar also."

Swasan looks at her.

"Swara don't like to marry Laksh. She wanted to stay with us forever. And Sanskar has loved Swara very much. But, everyone here are ready to do Swara's marriage with Laksh. Even Sumi maa, got heart attack on that day when Swara said that she won't marry Laksh."

There are tears in Sumi's and Swara's eyes now.

"Now, what should I do? If this marriage happens SwaSan has to suffer. If this marriage doesn't happen maa has to suffer. I didn't know what to do? At the same time I misunderstood Laksh that she has a girl friend and he may be a flirt. That's why I send him letters and wanted to divert him, so that I can prove him as flirt before everyone. I own. But the truth is Laksh was a good man. I realized it in cattle shed. I wanted to tell this all to you but before that only Swara has proved me as culprit before every one."

Swara wipes her tears and feels bad for Ragini.

"Later, everyone ignored me. All treated me as a criminal. I did wrong. But, no one believed me. Everyone bashed me that I have done that to snatch Laksh. But, my intention was not that...."

Says Ragini and cries.

Now everyone has tears in their eyes.

"I thought, you will excuse me one day or other. But maa, I just did what you said..."

Says Ragini looking in teary eyes at Sumi.

Sumi cries.

"I have attempted suicide. I couldn't bear all the ill treatment of yours. I have seen only love from my family. Now, why this hatred?"

Dadi has tears.

"But, I was saved. I was not conscious. But, I could hear all your voices. I felt happy in myself, that you all are no more angry with me. But, something has happened just then, which forced me to act as memory loss."

Laksh reminds the kiss scene and bends his head. Ragini looks at him. She becomes calm.

Shekar: what is that happened? What made you to act... tell beta...

Swara: ha Ragini, why did you stop? Tell us what happened then?

Ragini: No, I can't tell that...

Sumi: If you won't tell how can we understand? Don't be afraid and say...

But Ragini is silent.

Sanskar: See Ragini, if you are silent, mistake becomes yours again. Tell us bravely what happened then, we will not be angry on you...

Ragini holds her chunni and twists it being nervous.

Laksh: I will tell what happened.

Now everyone moves their heads to him. Ragini looks at Laksh in moist eyes and gestures with her head 'no...'

Laksh: I think, you may get angry on me after telling this. I have kissed Ragini at that time.

Ragini closes her eyes and bends her head. Everyone amazes.