Desperate times call for desperate measures.
And me? I'm not just any desperate lover.
I'm Ragini Laksh Maheshwari.
You don't even have any idea how desperate I can get to get you back Laksh.
Not even you can stop me.
Silence prevailed over the room as they stared at each other. While Ragini and Nikhil looked at Mishka in horror, Mishka looked at them with tears in her eyes.
Ragini gulped and took a step forward. "Mi-Mishka what you heard was ju-"
"Was just the truth." Nikhil concluded, making Ragini turn to look at him in disbelief.
"Are you crazy Nikhil!?" she turned back to Mishka with a nervous smile. "He's just joking Mishka beta. You know he can be an idiot most of the times, don't you? Haha..."
"I'm not joking."
"Yes he is Mishka!" Ragini glared at Nikhil as hard as she could. "Nikhil, I'm warning you." She whispered to him in anger.
"I'm not backing down Ragini. Not this time." Nikhil crossed the room and kneeled before Mishka. "Mishka, the truth is that your father Abhimanyu is de-"
"Nikhil!" Ragini pulled him back, interrupting his sentence. "Are you mad!? This isn't the time or the place to speak of such things."
"But Ragi-"
"No 'buts'!" she patted Mishka's head. "It's past your sleep time Mishka. Please leave. Tomorrow's a big day, isn't it?"
"No. He's not joking. I know." Mishka spoke, surprising the two of them in the room.
Mishka stepped inside the room and closed the door behind her. She took Ragini's hand and led her towards the bed without a word. Once near, she sat on it and made Ragini sit beside her. "Ragini, you said you are my friend."
"And I am Mishka. I am your friend."
"Then...then can I ask you something?"
"Anything you want."
Mishka lowered her gaze as if afraid to question her. However, she clenched her fists in determination and looked back at Ragini. "Ragini is...is my Papa dead?"
Both Ragini and Nikhil gasped at her words.
"Ragini...Ragini tell me. Please! Please tell me." Mishka requested with tears threatening to flow from her eyes.
"I...I..." Ragini was in a fix as to what to do. From the corner of her eyes, she could see Nikhil signal her to speak the truth. However, she feared something happening to Mishka. Laksh wouldn't forgive her for it.
She herself wouldn't be able to forgive herself if something happens to the child! 'Should I tell her? But what if something happens to her?!'
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