RagSan- Missing Way...( Unedited)

Chapter 3- Repentance

" Aunty...." Laksh started speaking, he once again tried to wipe the tears which had descended down his cheeks but to no avail, new tears took their place, instantly.

Sharmishta looked intensely towards Laksh, she wasn't really expecting a 'No' but as it is, not everything happens as per our expectations and so did happen with Sharmishta.

"I can't marry Ragini..."Laksh spoke up taking a deep breath, still with tears.

"Laksh..."Sharmishta stared at Laksh shocked, Laksh held her hands softly before she could continue.

"Aunty, How can I marry Ragini? How can I follow what Swara told me? That Swara who betrayed me and even if I do...Can this marriage ever have any future? I don't love Ragini, I might be broken because of that girl but I confess, I can never stop loving Swara, she was my first love and maybe...Last too, I and Ragini are friends, in fact best friends, How can I contaminate that relationship by this marriage of pressure...It's like spoiling her life, Aunty, Ragini is perfect for me but I am not perfect for her, atleast not when I Love someone else, I can't marry her, I can't spoil her life just due to some Society Pressure..." Sharmishta jerked Laksh's hand away even before he could complete , she wanted to speak something but before that Laksh started speaking again resuming from the sudden jerk, she turned her face away in tears.

"Aunty, I know you are sad, Angry, in pain...anybody would be but Aunty, we can't spoil Ragini's life due to some Society, due to anybody...(He Paused) But Aunty, I have something to say , rather something to ask... Aunty, Will you get Ragini married to Sanskar?" As soon as the words came out of Laksh's tongue, Sharmishta turned looking towards him astonished, all eyes turned to him , Shock was truly a small word to describe their expressions...that was the intensity of this sudden jolt.

Hearing the words, Sujata tried to speak something angrily not before Sanskar held her hand indicating her not to speak, Sujata glared at him angrily while Sanskar lowered his face, a lone tear moved in his eyes, not ready to come out, nobody noticed it.

"Laksh, have you gone mad?" Sharmishta shouted at the top of her voice.

"Chup Bengalan, Atleast listen to Laksh..."Dadi said angrily coming forward , she had her hope enlightened, the hope of still getting her granddaughter married to the Maheshwari's...The rich ones.

"Aunty, I might sound ridiculous but aunty , was there any use of such a planned wedding of mine and Swara...Aunty, every decision that looks not acceptable, absurd in the start might give off better results unlike the ones which look best, still give worst results..."Laksh paused as he remembered his dreams to be with Swara, the dreams who lay crumbled in a white sheet in front of him.

He resumed.

"Aunty, I know I am not the best to judge love...might be I am not even good enough to do that..."The thoughts of Swara's betrayal again played in Laksh's mind.

"But still...I wish to believe my heart this time, one last time, I want to believe what my eyes saw, Aunty, My eyes saw care in Sanskar's eyes, Trust in those eyes...only for one person, only for Ragini...and Trust is indeed the first step towards Love and I can see my brother walking on the passage of Love...I am sure I am not wrong in this interpretation of mine, atleast not this one..." Laksh said as he looked towards Sanskar with his lowered face, Sanskar had already changed his expression to childlike, he didn't let anyone know of the hurricanes inside this so-called mad outer body.

"You know what Laksh, today...today only I promised my daughter, my Ragini that I'll search for a guy thousand times better than you for her, Do you think Sanskar fulfil..." Sharmishta was cut in by Laksh.