Solace ✔

Solace-5

Namaskaram 🙏

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Sun rays enter into the ward falling on sleeping RagLak. Ragini's eyes move and she slowly opens her eyes to see herself in a new place. She turns her head scared to find where she is but relaxes finding Laksh beside her. His head is just beside her head holding her hand tight. She smiles lightly and caresses his hair with other hand. Because of this Laksh wakes up with jerk.

Laksh: (worried) Bacha you fine?

Ragini's eyes turn teary. Laksh immediately sits beside her while Ragini also sits and hugs him sobbing.

Ragini: (sobbing) I was scared! I thought I will not see you again.

Laksh's eyes flow along with hers.

Laksh: Shh... Shh... Calm down bacha.

Ragini: (sobbing and like a baby) You know it was soo dark. There are also cockroaches. They were continuously looking at me like they will eat me.

She pouts. Laksh smiles lightly with tears hearing her cute words and seeing her cute pout.

Ragini: That room was so stinking and also closed. I felt suffocated to breathe. Then I heard you screaming my name. I tried a lot to keep my eyes open but I couldn't. I still tried and tried then you came and I closed my eyes.

Laksh pats her back slowly.

Ragini: There were rats too!

She says making her hug tight. Laksh closes his eyes painfully as he could feel how scared she was.

Laksh: I am sorry I couldn't come earlier to save you.

Ragini just hugs him tight. Laksh keeps caressing her hair calming her. Doctor and nurse enter the ward. Laksh breaks the hug  giving doctor space to check her. Doctor checks her.

Doctor: She is still weak. She needs rest.

Laksh: Doctor can I take her home? She feels suffocated here!

He says looking at Ragini who nods yes.

Doctor: You can take her in the evening. Now she needs these drips.

Laksh sighs and nods ok. Doctor goes and Laksh sits beside Ragini again. She hugs him.

Ragini: Means I should stay till evening here only?

Laksh nods hugging her.

Ragini: But I hate this smell!

Laksh: Just for few hours bacha. Then we can go home.

Ragini nods.

Ragini: How did you find me?

Laksh: Dadi!

Ragini looks at him. He says how Dadi helped them. Ragini nods ok.

Ragini: Just thank her when you see her next time.

Laksh nods understanding her.

Laksh: Bacha you stay here I will go get some food to you.

Ragini shakes her head as no.

Ragini: Please don't leave me alone. I am scared.

She tightens the hug. Her eyes turned teary.

Laksh: Shh... Shh... Bacha no crying. You know na I can't see you crying. Please.

He says as his eyes flow with tears seeing her crying. Ragini hides her face in his chest hugging him tight. Only that room and the few hours she has spent there kept coming infront of her eyes making her shiver in fear. Laksh takes his phone and dials to Sanskar.