Shoulder To Lean Upon

11. Helping Hand

"May I know what you did now?" Sanskar asked shocked after listening to her scream. Rest of them were too shocked to react to her shout. From the time they saw Swara she was always timid but today she shouted at them for her Ragu di. It was surprising. Shocking. Confusing. Strange and what not? 

"Shona, I never knew you can shout so loud! Is it you or your humshakal? Tell me!" Yuvi asked shockingly.

Rest of them nodded and waited for her reply, "I... I... am... sorry." Swara said coming to her own self. Nobody understood why she said sorry. 

"Yes! Now I get it" Riya shouted out of nowhere.

"What??" Everyone screamed except SwaRagini.

Swara clutched Ragini's hand tightly hearing their scream while Ragini gently patted it.

"You know what guys, I have heard there is a burial ground nearby. So I think..." Riya said soon to be interrupted by Mahi.
"You thought some ghost entered into her. Right?"

Riya smiled sheepishly while others laughed out loud.

"Ragini come. Let me drop you and Swara at home." Laksh said leaving the beach. Ragini nodded as it was late. Swaragini sat in Laksh's car and headed towards their pg.

***

"Bacha get up we have reached our room." Ragini said trying to wake up Swara who has dozed off on Ragini's lap. But Swara seems to be in a deep sleep.

"Bacha get up..." Ragini said once more.

"Wait Ragini. Don't wake her up." Laksh said getting down from the car. He opened Swara's door and gently lifted her careful enough not to disturb her sleep. Ragini didn't protest as there was no one else there and also she was seeing Swara in a deep sleep after many years. So she let it go.

Laksh gently placed her on bed and then covered her with a sheet. He turned towards Ragini and said "Bye Ragini, see you soon." and Ragini escorted him till the door and waved him a bye.

Ragini pov:
In these many years never I have experienced true love. I thought they never existed in this cruel world. But today I saw people with hearts filled with love. I always had the fear. What if I leave my bacha alone in this gruesome world? What if something happens to me? Will she be able to survive through these struggles? Definitely not. But that fear is no more alive in me as I am sure there are people to take care of my bacha. I believe them all with my heart and soul. I would not trust people.

***

"Lucky, did you see Mahi by any chance?" Yuvi asked restless. His gang smiled at his concern for his lady love. Though both did not confess, yet the love was evident in their eyes.

"Ohhh! The Romeo is searching for his Juliet. Interesting!" Kavitha said with a teasing smile.

Yuvi was somewhere blushing with her words but covered his face with fake anger "Look Kavi, I'm not Romeo and no way she is my Juliet."

"Oh! Really! I thought you are our friend so we should help you in getting your love. Now that you don't love her let me help Kunj. He is madly in love with her." Sanskar said blasting a bomb on Yuvi's head.

Now Yuvi's fake anger turned into a real one and he shouted at the top of his voice. "No one is gonna help that jerk. SHE IS MY MAHI."

"My Mahi?" someone voiced out from his back. He looked shocked and turned back to see the owner of the voice. He relaxed a bit seeing Swara.

"How she became your Mahi Yuvi bhaiya?" Swara asked innocently.

"Woh... woh... Shona... woh" Yuvi stammered a bit.