Shoulder To Lean Upon

16. Panic Attacks

"Aah...please save me... Ragu di save me...aah" Swara shouted loudly awakening everyone in the mansion.

"Bacha, nothing happened. See here. I am here only, you relax bacha." Ragini said with tears.

"Ragini what happened?" Laksh asked tensed hearing the scream.

Everyone followed him in.

"Noooo.... leavee meeeee" Swara screamed when everyone neared her.

"Ragini, why is she getting scared like this?" Sanskar asked tensed.

"Panic attack!" Ragini said with tears.

"What?" Everyone screamed.

"What... what... are we supposed to do now?" Laksh asked tensed.

"Divert her attention before she faints. Otherwise...." Ragini said trying to control Swara.

"Shona bacha, look here. I am your brother Lucky." Laksh said with tears.

"Ragini what happened to you?" Riya screamed.

Everyone looked at Ragini. She was alright. Then why did Riya shout?

"Riya why are you shouting simply?" Kavitha asked.

Riya winked at them and yes they caught her meaning.

"Ragini what happened to you? Are you okay? Shona look here something happened to your sister?" Sanskar  shouted.

Swara who was crying continuously closing her eyes opened it hearing Ragini's name.

"Ragu di..." she said it slowly.

"Shona, you are okay na." Ragini asked caressing her hairs.

"What happened to me? Why are you all here?" Swara asked seeing everyone.

Everyone let out a sigh of  relief. She was okay now.

"Actually there were a number of cockroaches in my room, so I came here so that you can rescue me from them." Sanskar said innocently.

"Ohhh....you are afraid of cockroaches." she asked giggling.

"Ohhh... you are not afraid of it." Mahi asked in the same tone.

"Actually, even I am afraid of it." Swara said smiling sheepishly.

Everyone giggled at that.

"Everyone's room has cockroaches?" Swara asked seeing everyone.

"No, mine has lizards." Kavitha said.

"Mine has mosquitoes." Riya said.

"Mine has rats." Mahi said.

"Mine has...." Yuvi was about to say something but was interrupted by Swara.

"I have to save everyone?" she said pointing towards herself.

Everyone nodded smiling.

"Laksh bhai, your house is full of animals." she said laughing.

"No, one billi was missing and you came at the right time." Sanskar said seriously.

"What? I am billi? See na Ragu di, he always teases me." Swara said pouting.

"Sanskar..." Ragini eyed at Sanskar.

Everyone giggled.

"What will you all do now?" Swara asked starring everyone.

"We all will stay with you in your room itself." Kavitha said.

"Ok" Swara nodded happily

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"What happened to Shona?" Riya asked looking at sleeping Swara.

"Let us move out." Yuvi said.

Everyone moved to the room balcony.

"Why did she get panic attack all of a sudden?" Sanskar asked worried.

"She might have got tensed about the kidnapping... so..." Ragini said

"But she was alright a while ago." Laksh interrupted her.

"Maybe she seemed alright but she was actually not. Her subconscious mind would have registered everything." Ragini said with tears.

"But why did she get a panic attack in the first place?" Yuvi asked.

"Something horrible might have happened in her childhood, though she doesn't remember it, they are stored in her subconscious mind and it gets activated on similar circumstances." Ragini said.

"What do you mean by 'might have happened'? Were you not there with her in childhood?" Yuvi asked quite angrily.

"No." she said with blunt emotions.

Everyone were shocked at her answer.

"What?" Laksh asked confused.

"She is not my own sister." she said giving another big blow for them.

"Stop giving continuous shocks in one day Ragini." Riya said.

'Now I get it as to why Swara had no surname while Ragini had one.' Laksh thought.

"Ragini, please tell everything clearly." Mahi asked.

"I cannot tell anything more than this but I am requesting you. Please don't talk about this in front of Shona." she said and went in leaving everyone else confused.

"Laksh, I think we should consult a doctor for her panic attack. We cannot manage it in the long run." Sanskar said worried.

Laksh nodded thoughtfully.

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