~ Always Besides You ~

38. The Deception

I never wanted her to get hurt as she was dear to me as Purvi was. So I rejoiced the fact the foundation was shaken, it wouldn't take long for me to have another opportunity, expecting Kavita would be safe with the younger generation of Maheswari family. But, how will someone have a good fate of they're related to you? And we lost Kavita! That was the last straw of my patience.

I started preparing for my return to India. And then---"

"Should we call you Pooja or K-Kavya?" Sangita asked as tears rolled down her eyes. The person whom she trusted with everything after her sister! But---

"Gitu---" Pooja trailed off not understanding what to answer.

"Did--Did you--- Was Kavita's accident also planned by--"

"No!" Pooja shrieked. "I would never do that, Gitu! I'm not that heartless snatch an innocent's life. And she our Kavita, your titli. Yes, it has happened with me. Of Gadodhia family, it was planned as a small accident without any harm but at the end moment it went out of control! It wasn't meant to end up like that but--- Kavita... Never Sangita! Just because she was in relation with a Maheswari, I would never hurt her."

"But you did it with Gadodhias. First Swara, then Dadi, Dadaji and Shekhar uncle, and finally you targeted Ragini. Are you going to justify that also? Pooja ya Kavya, whoever!" It was Sanskar who spoke. "Because they were having a relation with us! Why should we believe the justification you told just now?" Sanskar gritted his teeth as anger bubbled inside him while Laksh held him back directing his stern gaze towards Pooja.

"I'm not answerable to you." She growled back.

Sanskar charged towards her to hold her by neck but Laksh and Adarsh held him back. "YOU'RE!!! YOU'RE ANSWERABLE TO US! IF YOUR BLOODY REVENGE WERE TO MAHESWARI FAMILY, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE LIMITS. YOU DARED ENOUGH TO HURT OUR FAMILY WHO HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU AND YOU'RE ANSWERABLE FOR IT, TO WHOEVER IT IS!!."

Pooja smirked chucking his words but her smirk faded as a palm tightened around her neck, the fingers digging deep choking her. Her eyes flew to face before her, to see Ragini with eyes red like blood and face holding rage enough to turn her into ashes. She looked beside to see Swara holding similar face, not bothering to hold her sister back.

"YOU DARED TO TOUCH MY FAMILY, AND IS SAYING AS IF IT DOESN'T MATTER! IT'S LIFE DAMNIT!" Ragini yelled as she felt herself drowning in rage, her mind chanting to pull life out the woman in front of her.

"You----" Kartik charged towards Ragini to push her off but was immediately held back by Arvind's teammates.

Arvind and Ananya rushed towards Ragini and tried to loosen her hold on Pooja. "Ragu, leave her... She'll die.. Leave!" "Bhabhi, please!"

But it all went to deaf ears as Ragini continued to be in a trance of rage. Arvind looked Swara silently pleading to make her sister withdraw, but her tears flowed down as her rage increased.

"Sanskar--" Laksh called and pointed towards Ragini which doused his madness at a flash of moment and he rushed towards Ragini to hold her hands.

"Ragz... Leave her! We are no one to punish! We can't make our hands dirty by punishing her." He held her hands trying to release the hold but it remained there though loosen. "Ragz, we have Pari Bhabhi here."

In a swift moment, he pulled her hands off and captured her in his embrace, while her rage slowly turned to anguished sobs.

Swara continued to glare her, her palm fisted tightly as she walked towards Pooja and slapped her soundly twice. "I want to kill you right now. But---" She uttered through her gritted teeth while Sujatha held her back glaring Pooja.