Gangaa

Episode 18

he assures her that krishna must be just around and would definitely come back home soon, and that she neednt bother so much.

he says that she has already filed the missing report, and on top of that, they shall give, video, audio and print advertisements in the tv, radio and newspaper for the same. she complies and agrees to it. he asks her to reach home, as he shall come straightaway, and asks her not to worry. she complies and leaves with kashish.

Sagar retreats away, while madhavi and krishna continue to pray. madhavi gets ahead, oblivious as to who is krishna. before she can see her, krishna rushes away from there, distracted by a ritual, that a woman performs locking on a particular pivot. she comes and asks whats the matter. Krishna is shown a temple, by a woman, who tells about some mannat bringing tree, on which if a lock is put, with a wish, then the lord fulfills it, and she has to take one old lock from heer and when her wish is fulfilled, she has to bring it back. she asks if her wish shall be fulfilled too. the woman complies.

krishna asks what if someone takes her lock. the woman says that guarantees the fulfillment immediately, and then says that she needs to return the lock that she took when she wanted her wish to be fulfilled. the woman explains everything, and krishna hurriedly asks where can she find the lock. the woman shows her the locksmith. she rushes to the locksmith and requests him to give her one, even though she doesnt have enough money, after having selected one nicely.

the shopkeeper gets irritated and frustrated, as she continues to pester him. she requests and pleads citing its importance, but he shoves her away. she calls him a snob, and mumbling, she leaves and sits on a bench, coutning the change that she has. meanwhile sagar arrives at the same shop, and finds the shopkeeper grumbling, and asks what happened. he shows her the girl, with her back towards the shop, and narrates everything, complaining as to how the parent’s upbringing is wrong in this.

sagar eyes krishna from the backside, oblivious of her identity. sagar gets back to selecting a lock for herself. the shopkeeper says that even the girl selected this one. sagar eyes the girl, still from her backside, and then pays for it, and an additional one, and asks him to give the lock to her. he calls the girl, after sagar leaves. she hurriedly goes to the shopkeeper, who gives her the same lock. krishna tries to give money, but the shopkeeper shows sagar from the backside, who paid for her.

she decides to thank him and rushes after him, having taken the lock. sagar meanwhile obliviously walks on the streets. but madhavi meets him up just then, and they both get to doing the ritual, while sagar feels that someone called him. she takes him from there, seconds before krishna arrives there. sagar performs the lock ritual, while madhavi watches on tensedly. after they are done, krishna comes happily, wishing that the person who paid for the lock, should have his wish fulfilled. after she ties her own lock, she starts looking for the lock that she should take, and wonders which one should she take. she closes her eyes, and as fate would have it, her hands fall on sagar’s lock itself. she takes it off and leaves.

Meanwhile, madhavi remembers that sagar didnt get another lock in return. he is reluctant, but madhavi asks him to comp-lete the ritual, and badgers him into going back. he complies. as they return back, krishna is finished taking his lock by then. as destiny demands, sagar takes krishna’s lock only, as they stand obliviously on the two sides of the wall, each ignorant of the other’s presence. they both take the other’s locks, and then go their own ways.

krishna is however distracted by a little girl speaking to her mother as to how much she misses her and begs her to come back soon. she starts getting emotional remembering ganga, and her concern for her. she decides to call ganga once, and tell that she is okay, and she shouldnt bother.