Jeene Ki Tammanah Hai

EP - 56 - For Her

" That is Sudharshan Babu... He is an aid to Ragini's birth family... and He came to fetch her" Badi Maa said

Laksh was losing his ground "Ragini...??" Laksh whispered

" Badi Maa..." Laksh called her.. "I don't understand..Why does that man want Ragini's whereabouts?..What.... what do you mean by 'her family'??... She has always been with you right??" Laksh bombarded AP with questions.

AP kept on weeping ,finding it hard to frame her answers.Laksh,Gautham and Sankar looked at Amu for answers.

"I don't know much Laksh..." Amu said ."It's just that This is not the first time that man came here and yelled at Teacher Maa."

"Why dint you tell me about this" Gautham asked sharply.

"We wanted to tell you, but she forbade us from telling anyone about this. Last time me and Rucha almost told to Ragini and when Badi Maa found about this, she asked us to lie to Ragini that everything was ok" Amu said miserably

"Why Badi Maa..." Sanskar asked gently.. " Why are you hiding this from Ragini??... It's her family right??

"Children...They are dangerous people" Annapurna said in a defeated voice... " They will hurt my Ragini..."

" No Badi Maa..." Laksh said sternly..." No one will hurt her... I wont allow that... We won't allow that"

Sanskar, Amu and Gautham nodded in a determined look.

" Now tell us Badi Maa..." Laksh requested

Annapurna shifted to her memory lane

"Laksh, Sanskar, Your Mausaji.. Durgaprasad Arora was a man of Social work, I came in contact with him during one of my assignments in Delhi.We initially formed a professional rapport, which became friendship and later decided to give our relation a romantic touch. After a term, we got married to each other and I officially started working as a teacher and was partly associated with his NGO." Annapurna's voice reflected the sweetness of memories with her husband.

" One day DP came in with a small baby girl, barely 20 days and said that she will be our daughter" AP continued. "We were childless, after years of marriage and DP was not a person who stressed on bloodline and he promoted adoption of orphan children. He didn't tell me anything about that baby and I don't like to interrogate him once he doesn't give me answers.. We took care of the baby as our own and named her Ragini..We started revolving around that tiny life.She was our reason for our happiness from then.One day DP was very disturbed and called Me....

DP: Annapurna... I Have to tell you something

AP: Haan Bolo(casually, holding a 2 month old Ragini)

DP: Our Ragini is in danger

AP: What??

DP:You need to take her and move back to a safe place

AP: Just a sec... Tell me clearly... I know you have been hiding a lot about her from me... I never asked any questions.But now i need answers( Ap starred at Dp)

DP: Ok ok... i will tell you everything.(sighed). Ragini is my friend Dheendhayal(DD)'s duaghter.You must have heard about them... The Goenkas..

AP: The Goenka group of Companies??

DP: Exactly...This is his second child..DD's dad Ashok Goenka and mother Pavitra Goenka are adrent followers of one stupid Baba...So it seems that That Baba predicted that this time he will have a girl child,the first girl child of the family, and she cant stay with them... should be sent on Van Vaas to a place with difficulties and no luxiries... Otherwise DD's son, the heir of the family will perish..