I Hate You ,But I Love You

Do they know?

College (canteen)

Swara keep looking Raglak who are clearly avoiding eye contact with each other which she found suspicious, while Pragya keeps her attention to the magazine, screams startling everyone.

Pragya -(excited) guys!! Look at this!!!
Abhi-(clutching chest ,right hand side) Mom!!! Yah! Don't give heart attack!
Sanskaar-(whisper) left....
Abhi-(looks him confused, whisper back) what..?
Sanskaar- heart...
Abhi- wh... (understand) oh yes, yeah... left, right...
Pragya- guys, guess what?!
Swara- just spill it.
Pragya- they Spot her!! In India!
Ragini-(tries to act normal) who...?
Pragya- ARENA!
Swara- who's she? And why are you exaggerating about her? Do we know her?

(Pragya scoff at her friends unawareness, Sanskaar keep looking Laksh who keeps glancing Ragini every now, while she tries to avoid)

Sanskaar-(mutter) these kids...tsk..
Pragya-(admiringly) guys, she's one of the closest to SR!! OMG she almost see him daily! I wonder can I even meet her.
Abhi-(angrily) hold me or I'm about to snap....
Sanskaar-(smile, calmly) why are you so interested in them?
Swara- probably lost sanity....

Both glance, adverting almost immediately.

Pragya-(excited) its just so cool knowing them, they're most successful in business world in this small age and successful people are always admiral.
Abhi-(under breathe) my foot.
Swara-(logical) you don't even have any pictures of them.
Pragya- that's more interesting.... I wonder if they are successful because of their parents?
Sanskaar- I don't think because of their parents th......(interrupted)
Laksh-(snaps, venomously) what you know about parents or family?!!

Silence took over the table,Ragini's eyes widened at his sudden changed behaviour, Abhigya looks him puzzled,Swara's eyes travel to Sanskaar's which suddenly turned into different emotions which she still can't read but again he smiled.

Sanskaar-(smile, calmly) you're right I don't.....
Laksh-(feels bad but his anger about everything's happening around him get best of him) right, you don't. Do you even know who's your birth parents? (chuckle)
Ragini-(shocked at his behaviour) Laksh......
Abhi- Lucky, what are saying? You know he's....(interrupted)
Laksh- what? Orphan? But don't we need to know why he's orphan?, since birth or they abandoned him!!
Pragya-(tries to calm him) Lucky, what happened to you? Let's get to classes.. okay?
Laksh- why? Why are you avoiding? Let him.....(interrupted with small yet calm voice)
Sanskaar- I.. I was involved in car accident 10 years ago, I d... don't re... remember about them......

Guilty ,what Laksh felt would be understatement , anger suddenly turned into regret for behaving like a total jerk, and for what he's showing this attitude to Sanskaar,gosh he didn't even know about anything related to his brother, SANSKAAR whom he always missed without knowing his true colour, its not his fault that he wanted him to his own lost brother. It's his fault to think like it and know when he know everything he's resenting him.
How much selfish can he be to first show utmost care towards him and now making him one whom he needs to resent for every bad things happening around him.
Sanskaar's next word felt like a slap to him.

Sanskaar-(smile) if you guys want to know anything about me, you can ask, I'll answer it all but please don't argue because of me...... I'm sorry....

(Before anyone could regain their words he excuses himself)

College auditorium
Youth festival's arrangement is in full swing, it's still after a week but being the venue , responsibilities are double.

Swara being the head keeps close eye on every arrangements while Sanskaar sitting in a far placed chair continue to look nowhere in particular, gaining her attention.
After what happened earlier no one spoke anything, before getting back to their respective classes, Swara couldn't help herself but to worry seeing him alone ,again. He keeps touching the same pendant she had seen him with.

Do he always carry it with himself??

But it irritated her because she knows that he's thinking about something which is not at all a good memory and the thought that he may be hurt makes her mad.

What the heck is wrong with me?

Swara-(irritated) hey,Mr! Can't you help me in this, what you think you are doing?

He advert his eyes to her almost confused.

Swara-(sigh) why this look, don't you know me?
Sanskaar-(mumble,blinks) sorry.... I arranged everything what you told me to do..... anything else?....
Swara-(amazed) what?! (looks around and yes,cooks were taking notes of snacks and dessert, electrician were checking connection, fields were getting maintain by workers and here she's still working on stage preparation) wow....how can he arranged everything so fast, he didn't even moved from that chair?

Yes, she was looking him all the time but why?

Swara- ha woh okay....

Turns around to leave but halt hearing soft voice.

Sanskaar-(slowly) do you know... some... place like.... aquarium..., here?
Swara-(looking him amazed) you're asking me?(points herself)
Sanskaar-(avoiding, innocently) no... nothing.
Swara-(sits next to him, and chuckle looking his shocked face) well you are asking right person!

At least this will help him to avoid current situation and that's all matters for her now.

Swara-yep! So as you can see we have a lot to prepare,we can't go there, can we?
Sanskaar-( looks down putting pendant back to his pocket,deep breath, pouting) yeah, right.
Swara- don't do that!
Sanskaar-(confused) what?
Swara-don't pout! You... you look..w.weird....
Sanskaar-(realize) ohh.... anyway, thanks, bye.

Stands to leave but feels small tug to his back , looks back confused to Swara's hand by which she's pinching his shirt, she pulls back realising her act.

Swara-(embarrassed) you know...we could go there after, after the event.....
Sanskaar-(smile) can we?
Swara-(smile back) yes,we can.
Sanskaar- thank you.
Swara-okay, I have work, bye.
Sanskaar- bye.

Swara almost ran missing the smirk on Sanskaar's face.

Sanskaar-( calls someone) it's time, you know what to do, right?
Os-........
Sanskaar-tomorrow,is it.

Night
11:45pm

A man in hoodie keep walking with wobbly legs, massaging his temple to ease the horrible pain in his head,puffy red eyes ,shedding tears not helping at all.
He found a car in distance but making his ways to there seems too hard for him, reaching out for his phone, he dialed first contact with his shaky hands.
Man- h..hey,I.. I..
Other side- SANSKAAR! Are you okay?! Where are you?!
Sanskaar- shh...Aman, m..my head.. hurts and.. you are m.. making it hard....
Aman- Ohh, I'm sorry...,I am not saying anything,just answer me, huh?where are you, now?
Sanskaar-in front of you...
Aman- (looking around) where? (Stops seeing a dark figure in some distance and figuring him, runs to him in rush) you okay?what happened?
Sanskaar- (rest his head on Aman's shoulder, sliding him down to the cold ground along with him,mumble) They Hate Me..... Still.

Hate the word itself has large impact on him if only anyone would have notice.

Aman-(sigh) you had known the consequences before but still decided to come and h......(interrupted)
Sanskaar- (lump in his throat due to excess crying) I saw them after so so long.... I wanted to hug them.
Aman- Sanskaar you can't do that (sigh) c'mon get up.
Sanskaar-(mumble) stop....

Aman without any second thought stop dragging him.

Aman- let's stop this okay? I'm gonna talk to him,if he needs to see us beg we could do. But let just stop, for God sake!
Sanskaar-I can't do that.... all I can do is to try my best..... Tomorrow's action gonna give him first clue. We have came to far to stop.......
Aman-(sigh) Do they know you are Sanskaar Maheshwari?