Ragini stayed in silence because of remembering those awful memories was getting stronger while passing each and every millisecond.
How the water flow uncontrollably from a broken dam, her emotions went out of her control. She held the steel window grill tightly. Not only had she, Swara also lost in her own memories. Everyone whoever present in that room traveled along with her in the same phase with their own memories.
Mohan's stood parallel to his daughter. The pain and grief of losing his elder son was succeeded by the pain induced because of those awful memories of his past, when his younger son spent most of the time in sleeping because of seductive and the remaining in crying because of pain; his elder son was nowhere to be found at that time; Then continued with his daughter's unsuccessful marriage.
Swara stood beside ragini with the teary eyes. She never cried for her father's demise rather she buried the pain within her.
"I wish to die while serving for my nation. And, you should be proud for that."Shekar's statement pissed off his daughter at that moment and resulted in a big fight when swara was 16 years old.
She thought that crying openly for his demise would be disrespectful for his sacrifice and wish. Yet, she buried the pain and mourned for her father within her. Though she was missing her father and wanted justice for his death, she didn't want to raise further complications in mohan's life.
"One day or another, I will make sure that your murderer will pay for his sin, Papa."A Promise that she made to her father infront of his burning pyre was always bounded her and even she thought that she fulfilled it . Two weeks after, Police declared Nanda kishore's cousin brother was responsible for shekar's murder and aarav's kidnapping and killed him in a encounter. The growing fire inside Swara's heart to get justice for her father's death even subsided after hearing about the news of her father murderer's encounter.
Both Swara and Mohan remembered their own phase in that particular period; A father who failed in his children safety and a daughter who lost her father.
"I was lost in anger, Papa. My aaru had to withstand all those pain. Shekar uncle lost his life. My shona stood alone while burying all her pain inside. We didn't do anything wrong but we had to withstand the pain. All I wanted was justice. I want to catch that culprit. And, I thought to trap the culprit. And, I was really mad. Durgaprasad uncle is a very powerful person and it will strengthen you. I thought he would try to destroy the marriage. I planned along with Lakshya to catch the person .I let the rumors spread about our dating intentionally. The marriage date was fixed within a month."Ragini paused then laughed like hysteric person.
Everyone looked at her worriedly.
"How much dumb I am, Papa? I planned along with the culprit to catch the culprit . Would anyone be dumber than me? But, what could I do , papa? I never doubted on lakshya. And, I couldn't . I trusted him blindly. I even made you accept the marriage though mumma wasn't in favor of that. The marriage date was getting near but the Police declared another one as culprit eventually he was dead. And, I fell in love with lakshya, by seeing his fake concern over us. I knew he already loved me one-sided and I thought to propose him for the marriage. After the haldi, I sneaked out of our house along with aarav to meet him"Ragini stopped.
Mohan prasad's house was fully decorated with flowers and lights.
In Ragini's room,
"How can I propose Lakshya? Just with rose... or how?"Ragini said openly.
"What are you telling, Rago ? Still, you didn't propose him."Swara wondered fakely with a teasing smile.
"Don't play shona! I wish to propose him before our marriage."Ragini said.
