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Wt z this yaar...
Swalak marriage...
Swara thinking of sanskar at the end was nice...
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Heyyy...
Just recently started reading this and I completely loved it... it I'd too good...
Sanskaar realised his feelings for Swara...
But Swara n Lakshya ki shaadi???😲
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Hi
I am so sorry for the delay in updating..😳
But I am going to update
PART 12 and PART 13 together, as a way of apologizing to you all for the delay..😃😃Hope you all forgive me now😉
I am extremely thankful to you all, for all the Like's and comments you all have showered upon my update with lots of love. Love you all 🤗

Here comes PART 12 update, Scroll down for PART 13 update.

PART 12

La: (turns to her) Tumhein nahin lagta Swara ke sab kuch bahut jaldi jaldi ho raha hain..!
Sw: (frowns) Haan..Par it's ok na, Lakshya..Kabhi na kabhi yeh toh hona hi tha..Aur waise bhi..I am 23 now..Maa was talking about getting me married, while we were having dinner..Aur tabhi meri muh se nikal gayi, humare relationship ke baare mein..Tumhein pata hain na Lakshya, ke main sirf tumse shaadi karna chaahti hoon..

Lakshya noticed a hurt expression cross her eyes and he felt bad instantly. He cupped her face in his hands and looked into her eyes with a soft expression.

La: Swaraa..Main tumhein hurt karna nahin chaahta tha..It's just that..I am only 23 now..Hum do- teen saal toh wait kar sakte the na, iss shaadi ke liye..!
Sw: (nods) Haan..you are right, Lakshya..Par ab hum kuch nahin kar sakte..Our parents have already decided..

La: (looks away impatiently) Yeh log bhi na..! Khair..Ab kya kare..(lets out a deep sigh) Lets move ahead with this..
Sw: (hugs him) Thank you, Lakshya..! I love you..!

La: (smiles) I love you too, Swara..! Ok ab main ghar chala jaata hoon, (kisses her forehead)Goodnight, Swara..
Sw: Goodnight, Lakshya..!

Swara stayed at the balcony itself, and Lakshya went off. Smiling, she raised her eyes and gazed at the half circle shaped moon. But then her expression changed, her thoughts getting replaced by a strange empty feeling, she felt as if she missed him a lot-- she badly wanted Sanskaar Maheshwari's presence beside her.

But then she reminded herself, "Main nahin soch sakti unke baare mein.." She turned away from the moon and went inside, hastily.
Then after changing into her nightwear, she lay down on her bed and closed her eyes to sleep. Sanskaar's sorrowful face, while they were parting, appeared inside her mind's vision and she felt sad. She opened her eyes, in a jiffy..

Sw: I know that he is a really nice person, and that he loves me a lot..
Just then she remembered about Kavita and she felt guilty, at the same moment.

Sw: But he is going to be married to Kavita M'am soon..Unki sagaai bhi ho chuki hain, woh bhi bahut pehle se hi..How can he betray her..!! How can he love someone else..?! Yeh sab galat hain..! All those attractions we felt for each other, it was all wrong..!! It was not love..!! It was just an attraction..Lakshya is the right person for me..And I know that, Mr.Maheshwari will also forget me and move on with Kavita M'am, soon..

Trying to convince herself, slowly she drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
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Next day morning, Swara woke up when she heard her mobile ringtone. Since, it was Sunday, she had adjusted the time of her mobile alarm to wake up a little late. With eyes still closed, she fumbled for the phone,

Sw: (muttering) Subah subah kaun phone kar raha hain..!!
She got the mobile, and then looked into it through her half-sleepy eyes. Ragini's name was flashing on the screen and when Swara noticed her name, she opened her eyes fully with excitement. Quickly, she answered the call,

Sw: (happily)Raginiii..!! Good morning...(smiles wide)
Ra: (laughs) Madam..Maine socha tha ki tum mujhse gussa hogi, tumhein neend se jagaane ke liye..Aaj Sunday hain na..Issliye..Par aaj toh scene kuch aur hain..! Lagta hain tum aaj jaldi uth gayi..Tum so nahin rahi thi na..

Sw: (giggles happily) Arre nahin Raginiii..Main toh so hi rahi thi..Par gussa issliye nahin hoon, kyun ki main tumhein bahut miss kar rahi thi..Issliye tumhare call dekhte hi, meri saari neend khul gayi..(laughs)
Ra: Achaa jii..(giggles, but then sad voice)Main bhi tumhein bahut miss kar rahi hoon yahan, Swara..One month training hain na..Ab three weeks bache hain..Then only I will be able to come back..

Sw: Arre Ragini..Main toh tumhein bataaana hi bhool gayi..Ek surprise news hain..!(smiles wide)
Ra: Kyaa..?!! Surprise news..!! Matlab...?

Sw: (excitedly) Meri shaadi fix ho chuki hain..!
Ra: Wowww Swara..!! Par kab..? Kis se..? (then angrily) Aur tum mujhe ab bataa rahi ho..?

Sw: Arre baaba, bas kal raat ko hi..Everything happened all of a sudden..
Ra: (curiously) Arranged marriage na..?

Sw: (in a shy tone) Nahin..Love marriage..!!
Ra: (shocked voice) KYA..?!! Par kaise..? kab pyaar hua tumhein..?? Aur phir kisse..?

Sw: Obviously..Lakshya se..Aur kisse..(giggles sweetly)
Ra: (aloud) Lakshya..???!!!!

Sw: Kyun Raginii..Jhatka laga na..!! (winks and laughs, but then seriously) Haan, Ragini...I love him..I have always loved him..I proposed him when we went to Udaipur this time for that wedding..And you know what, he said "Yes"..!! (giggles excitedly) And yesterday, when Maa Papa asked me about getting married, I told them that we love each other..And everyone, including Sujata aunty and Ram uncle are happy with this wedding..I wanted to tell you yesterday night itself, but then it was so late..So I thought that I will call you, first thing in the morning..But before that, you called up..(smiles wide, but then) Raginiii..tum sun rahi ho na..?

Ra: Huh..!!

Sw: Raginiii..tum kuch kahogi nahin..kuch toh bolo..
Ra: (slowly) Swara, congratulations..! Main bahut khush hoon tumhare aur Lakshya ke liye..

Tears were streaming down Ragini's eyes.

Sw: (smiles) Love you, Ragini..Thank you..Acha, tum mujhse gussa toh nahin ho na..Pyaar waali baat tumse ab tak chupaane ke liye..I am really sorry Ragini..I was not sure of his feelings na, that is why, I was afraid to confess it to anyone else..!

Ra: (wiping away her tears) Nahin nahin Swara..I am happy for you..Acha, take care..Main Lakshya ko call karke congrats kehti hoon abhi..

Sw: Teek hain..Bye Ragini..
Ra: Bye..

After disconnecting the call, Ragini broke down into tears and started to weep. Her whole world seemed to be crashing down around her.
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Two days later, Sujata and Ramprasad Gupta were attending a wedding function at Kolkata. The bride was the daughter of his colleague, Subroto Chatterjee.

Annapurna was also present at the wedding. She couldn't believe her eyes, when she saw Sujata. With happy tears in her eyes, she walked towards them.
An: Suju..
Sujata turned back and she was shocked when she saw Annapurna..
Su: Jeeji, aap..!!!(emotionally)

She hugged her elder sister with all her love and Annapurna's smile widened.

Years before, Sujata was estranged from her own family, by her father, Mr. Vijayendra Rathore.

He had been against her relationship with Ramprasad, who hailed from a middle class family. Afraid that her father would fix her marriage with someone else, Sujata had eloped with Ram and gotten married to each other. They were afraid to come back to Udaipur, since her father had threatened to kill both of them. So they had travelled to Mumbai, where Ramprasad had many friends.

Annapurna was at Kolkata with her husband, Durgaprasad at that time. And her elder son, Sanskaar was three years old. Even though, Annapurna had no problems against, their relationship, Sujata didn't try to contact her elder sister in any way after eloping, afraid that it may cause unnecessary complications.

Now, as they stood face to face, they had a lot to talk about.
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Three weeks later, the preparations for the wedding were going on in full swing in both the neighbouring apartments.

Gadodia's apartment, Mumbai

Swara, Ragini and Sharmishta just returned home from wedding shopping. Ragini had come back from her Delhi training camp only two days ago. Swara and Ragini walked into their bedroom, with their hands full of various paper bags.

Sw: (sitting on the bed) Uff..Bahut thak gayi hoon main aaj, Raginiii...(with her hands on her hips)

Ra: (sighs) Offo Swara..teek hain..Tum aaraam karo thodi der ke liye..Main jaa rahi hoon, maa ko kitchen mein madat karne..Most of our close relatives will be here, soon..Kal tumhare aur Lakshya ke sagaai hain na..Do din baad, Haldi, Sangeet aur Mehendi ki rasm bhi honge..Aur uske baad shaadi..(she finished off excitedly)

Sw: Oho..Toh phir main bhi aaoongi madat karne..(starts to get up)

Ra: (makes her sit down, scolds her) Nahin Swara..hone waali dulhan yahan pe baitho..Zyaada kaam karne ki zaroorat nahin hain..Aaraam karo matlab aaraam karo..Teek hain..

Sw: (sighs) Teek hain, madam ji..! (smirks)
Ra: (smiles) Good girl..!

Just as she came out of Swara's room, tears sprang up inside her beautiful eyes. Hastily wiping them off, Ragini composed herself and ran into the kitchen to help her mother.
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Meanwhile, Annapurna and Sanskaar got down from their car, in front of the apartment complex. Sanskaar was staring at the building with bewilderment, he remembered this building, really well. This was where he had dropped Swara after that eve-teaser incident.

Sa: Maa, kya yeh address sahi hain..? Sujata maasi yahin rehti hain, kya..?
An: (smiles) Address toh sahi hain, Sanskaar..aa mere saath..

As they walked into the lift at the basement, Sanskaar asked,

Sa: Unke bete ka naam kya hain, maa..?
An: Oho Sanskaar..Suju ne uss din bataayi thi, mujhse..Par mujhe teek se yaad nahin hain..Tu chod na, wahan jaake mil lena apne bhai se..
Sa: Teek hain..!

As they entered the Gupta's residence, Sujata came running towards them in excitement.

Su: Jeejiii..Aap aayi toh sahi..(hugs her and then looks at Sanskaar) Beta, tu Sanskaar hain na..? Kitna bada ho gaya ..!! Aap log andar aayiye na..Baithiye..Uttara nahin aayi aap logon ke saath..?
An: Uttara aur Karan honeymoon ke liye Switzerland gaye hain..

Sanskaar bent forward and took ashirwad from her and Ramprasad also, who had came towards them with a welcoming smile.

Rm: Jeete raho beta..

Su: Khush reh.. khush reh..
An: Acha Suju..Tumhara beta kahan hain..?(smiles) Sanskaar usse bhi milna chaahta hain..
Su: Woh bahar gaya hain, abhi aata hi hoga..Usse pehle main hone waali dulhan se milwaati hoon..

An: Kya..? Par woh kaise..?
Su: Jeeji..Woh log humare padosi hain..Love marriage hain..(shyly)
An: (laughs) Bilkul tumhari tarah, hain na..?

Rm: Sujata tum unke saath jaao..Main yahan mehmaanon ko dekhta hoon..!
Su: Teek hain ji..Chaliye aap log mere saath..
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Swara woke up after some minutes, hearing someone call out her name.

Sw: (opens her eyes) Arre main so kab gayi..Main toh bas let rahi thi na..(sits up abruptly)
Sha: Swaraa..beta aaa na..kya kar rahi hain tu..?

Swara understood that her mother was calling her, and she realized that the guests would have started arriving, and they would want to meet her.
Sw: Abhi aayi, maa..!

After quickly freshening up, she put on a nice peach colour salwar suit, adjusted her dupatta around her neck, put on a bindi and applied some kajal along her eyes.

Sharmishta came into the room and led Swara into the visitor's room. Shekhar was already present in the living room.

She: Yeh hain humaari beti, Swara..

Swara was staring at the visitors, with eyes wide with astonishment. Sanskaar Maheshwari and his mother, Annapurna was sitting there along with Sujata. Swara noticed that he was wearing a peach colour formal shirt along with white coloured coat and formal pants, and he looked even more handsome than ever.

Su: Jeeji..yeh hain mere bete Lakshya ki dulhan, Swara..

Annapurna was gazing at Swara with surprised eyes, she got up from her seat and walked towards her. Swara smiled at her, politely.

An: (caressing her cheek) Arre yeh toh humari Swara hain..! Hain na Sanskaar..!(turns towards him and smiles wide)

Sanskaar, who was too dazed to speak, after seeing her, stood up from the couch, now. He had already understood with real pain that it was Lakshya and Swara's wedding that he had come to attend.

Sa: Swara, tum..!
Sw: (tries to smile, but fails) Mr. Maheshwari..(then turns to AP) Annapurna ji..aap log yahan..

Su: Swara..tu jaanti hain meri jeeji ko..?

Annapurna turned towards Sujata and asked,

An: Suju, tumhara beta, wohin Lakshya hain na..Jo wedding planning ka job karta hain..! Swara aur Lakshya hi humari Uttara ki shaadi ki wedding planning ki..

Su: (surprised) Acha..!! (happily)Chalo acha hua..Main nahin toh sahi..Kam se kam Lakshya ne toh apni behen Uttara ki shaadi attend ki..Aur ache se saara planning bhi kiya hoga..Hain ki nahin, jeeji..

An: (smiles) Haan woh toh hain..Bahut kaabil ladka hain, humara Lakshya..Aur humari Swara bhi koi kam nahin hain..Bahut hi talented ladki hain..Hain na Sanskaar..(looks at him, again)

Swara hesitantly glanced towards Sanskaar, painfully realizing the torment he might be facing now.

Sa: (without looking at Swara, seriously) Haan maasi..Maa sach keh rahi hain..(then, looks away sadly)

Swara's heart constricted with pain and a strange feeling of guilt, when she saw his face. She turned towards Annapurna, instead.

Sw: Kavita M'am kaisi hain, Aunty ji..? Aur Uttara..?

An: Uttara aur Karan, honeymoon ke liye Switzerland gaye hain..Woh dono bahut khush hain..

Sw: (smiles)Acha..? Aur Kavita M'am..?

Just then, Ragini walked into the room with a tray filled with some snacks and refreshments, and Annapurna glanced towards her. She looked demure and beautiful in a light green colour anarkali, and Annapurna looked at Sujata.

An: Yeh ladki kaun hain, Suju..?
Su: Yeh..Yeh toh humari Ragini hain..Swara ki choti behen..

She: (smiles)Haan Annapurna ji..Abhi padhai kar rahi hain, college mein..Beta Ragini, yeh Sujata ki jeeji aur unka beta Sanskaar hain..Kolkata se aaye hain, shaadi ke liye..

Ra: (smiles and greets with joined palms) Jee Namaste..

Annapurna walked towards Ragini and caressed her head with affection.
An: Namaste beta..(smiles)

It was then that Lakshya came into the room. He was surprised to see Annapurna and Sanskaar.
La: Mr.Maheshwari..! (smiles) Arre aap log yahan..?

Annapurna went and cupped his face with love.

An: Lakshya, mera bacha..(kisses his forehead) Mr.Maheshwari nahin, tu usse Sanskaar bhaiyya bulaa..(smiles wide) teek hain..?

Su: (laughs) Lakshya, yehi meri jeeji hain..Maine kaha tha na ki woh aa rahi hain teri shaadi pe..Ashirwaad lele..

Lakshya's face shone with happiness as he bent and took aashirwaad.

An: Jeete reh beta..Khush reh..Ab apne bade bhaiyya se gale mil..
Lakshya looked at Sanskaar, feeling rather awkward. But then Sanskaar went forward and hugged him.

Sa: Lakshya..Congratulations..! (smiles politely)

La: (smiling wide) Thank you bhaiyya..! (withdraws from the hug) Iska matlab Uttara meri choti behen hain..wow Swara..such a great coincidence na, that we got the chance to organize her wedding..!!!

Sanskaar and Lakshya looked at Swara at the same time. Swara nodded at Lakshya with a smile and then looked towards Sanskaar, with a painful look. She wanted to smile at him too, but her smile had faded, it just wouldn't come back to her lips. Sanskaar glanced away, unable to face her.

Sa: Excuse me everyone, I have an important call to make..

And saying so, he walked out of the house into the corridor, outside. As he walked, he could feel his heart breaking into a million pieces. He couldn't understand how he had kept himself calm and composed, inside that room, in front of everyone.
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END of PART 12, Scroll down to read PART 13

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Sa: Excuse me everyone, I have an important call to make..

And saying so, he walked out of the house into the corridor, outside. As he walked, he could feel his heart breaking into a million pieces. He couldn't understand how he had kept himself calm and composed, inside that room, in front of everyone.

One big question haunted him, "Why did Swara agree to marry Lakshya, when she knew that she had some feelings for me..?" Tears streamed down his both eyes and he wanted to cry out loud, but he knew he couldn't. He thought again, " Why is she hurrying up so much with this relationship with Lakshya, I know that she has loved him since teenage, but still it has been only a month after she had proposed him..! What is the hurry to get married..? "

His mind travelled back to that day, two weeks back, when he told Kavita about his love for Swara.

Sa: Haan, Kavi..Main Swara se pyaar karta hoon..
Ka: (shocked, sad tone) Kya..?! Aapko andaaza bhi hain Sanksaar ke aap keh kya rahe hain..?

Sa: (looks into her eyes, sincerely) Haan Kavita..Mujhe pata hain ke main kya keh raha hoon..Main tumse shaadi zaroor kar sakta hoon..par pyaar nahin..Aur mujhe pata bhi nahin ke main woh pyaar tumhein kabhi de paaoonga ya nahin..

Ka: Par pyaar toh aap mujhse karte the na..Humari sagaai ho chuki hain Sanskaar..(shows her hand with their engagement ring)

Sa: (nods, with a straight face) I know, Kavi..Par meri maa chaahti thi ke main tumse sagai karoon..So maine kar lee..But my heart was never there in that relationship..But after meeting Swara, I realized that I love her..

Ka: Par Sanskaar, Swara toh Lakshya se..

Sa: (sighs impatiently and looks away) Pyaar karti hain..!! Pata hain mujhe..

Ka: Phir bhi aap..? (places her hand on his shoulder, with concern)

Sa: (loud, angry tone) HAAN KAVIII...DAMN IT..!! (impatient tone) Phir bhi main sirf aur sirf usse hi pyaar karta rahoonga, zindagi bhar..!!! (his eyes fill with tears)

Ka: (cries out, madly) Paagalpan hain yeh, Sanskaar..!! (frantic tone) Kyun apni zindagi barbaad kar rahe hain aap..? (starts to weep uncontrollably)

Sa: (holds her shoulders) Kavita..Please listen to me..Main apni zindagi barbaad karoon ya na karoon..You must take care of your life..Tum ek bahut achi ladki ho..Issi liye main keh rahaa hoon..(then loudly yells) Please chali jaao mere zindagi se aur, (calm voice as if trying to make her understand, says clearly) jiyo apni life..Achi tarah se..

Kavita understood what he was trying to say.

Ka: (sighs, then in a calm voice) Thank you Sanskaar..Mujhse sach bataane ke liye..Meri life bachaane ke liye..Main yeh relationship todne ke liye tayar hoon..Par aap Annapurna aunty se kya kahenge..? Woh kabhi nahin maanengi..(looks into his eyes with concern)

Sa: Pata nahin Kavita..!(looks away) Par main manage kar loonga..!

Ka: Main madat karoon..?

Sa: (frowns)Woh kaise..?

Ka: (smiles) Main yeh kahoongi unse aur mere Papa se, ke main iss shaadi ke liye tayar nahin hoon..

Sa: (shocked) Kya..?!

Ka: Aur haan, main bhagwaan se zaroor dua maangoongi ke aapko apni zindagi mein Swara waapas mil jaaye..Swara kehti hain ki woh Lakshya se pyaar karti hain..Par mujhe pata hain ke woh sirf aur sirf aapse pyaar karti hain, Sanskaar..(smiles) I have seen it in her eyes, and yours too..You guys are made for each other, Sanskaar..All the best..(smiles wide)

Saying those words, she walked off from there. Sanskaar watched her feeling really amazed at the purity of her soul.
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Back to the present, Gadodia's residence.

Shekhar, Sharmishta, Sujata and Annapurna were sitting together in the visitor's room, now .
Ragini and Swara had long before gone inside while Lakshya had gone back to his own apartment.

An: (sad tone)Haan..magar uss ladki ne kaha ki woh videsh jaake job karna chaahti hain..Iss liye woh mera beta Sanskaar ke saath shaadi nahin karna chaahti..Uss ladki Kavita ne woh sagaai hi tod di..

Su: (sighs) Kamaal karti hain yeh aaj kal ki ladkiyan..! Shukr hain ki, humari Swara aisi nahin hain..! Jald se jald Lakshya se shaadi karna chaahti hain..!

An: (looks at Shekhar and Sharmishta and smiles) Hmm..Woh toh achi parwarish ki wajah se hain..Kaash ke main bhi aise ghar mein apne bete ke liye rishta dhoondhti..(then after a brief pause) Kya main aapki doosri beti Ragini ka haath apne bete Sanskaar ke liye maang sakti hoon..? Agar aap logon ko koi aitraaz nahin ho toh..! (looks at them expectantly)

Su: Shekhar ji, Sharmishta..Sanskaar Kolkata ke bahut bada business man hain..Ragini ke liye, ek dum perfect ladka hain..Keh rahi hoon main..!

Sharmishta and Shekhar looked at each other for a moment, then Shekhar turned towards Annapurna and answered,

She: Dekhiye Annapurna ji, hum bilkul khush hain iss rishte se, par main ek baar iss baare mein Ragini se baat karna chaahta hoon..

An: Haan haan bilkul..Aap log poonch leejiye..Humein aapka jawaab ka intezaar rahega..Hum chalte hain..Chale Sujata..

Su: Haan Jeeji..
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Sharmishta came into the kitchen after a few moments, Ragini was doing some work inside the kitchen.

Sha: Beta, main ek baat poonchoo tujhse..? Tere liye ek rishta aaya hain..Kya tujhe Sanskaar pasand hain..?
Ra: (shocked) Sanskaar..? (worried tone) Maa, aap abhi se, meri bhi shaadi ke baare mein kyun soch rahi hain..?

Sha: Nahin nahin beta..aisi baat nahin hain..Annapurna jee bas pooch rahi thi, humari marzi ke baare mein..Tujhe pasand nahin toh hum naa kar denge..!
Ra: (without thinking) Na kar deejiye maa..! Mujhe abhi shaadi nahin karni..(painful look)

Sha: Arre par, abhi kahan karni hain..abhi toh bas sagaai..

But, without stopping to listen another word Ragini walked off from there. Sharmishta gazed after her, feeling perplexed at her reaction.

Sha: Arre..ab isse kya hua..?!
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After sometime, Swara remembered that she had to get the dried clothes from the terrace.

Sanskaar was walking back from the corridor, he wanted to meet Swara once again, so that he could clear all his doubts about her feelings for him. There was a determined feel in his walk and his expression.

But just then, he noticed her going up the staircase leading to the terrace of the apartment complex. Sanskaar followed her quickly and reached near her, when she reached the top most landing, which was near the terrace door.

Sa: Swara..

Swara was startled when she heard his voice, but at the same moment, he held her hand and pulled her along through the door, in a swift move. They were now standing at the vast open terrace, under the evening sun.

Sw: (tensed) Mr. Maheshwri..Kya hua..!!

Sa: (angrily) Oh for god's sake, cut this Mr.Maheshwari crap..Just call me Sanskaar ok..(then in a calm voice) We are going to be relatives, soon..(looks away uncertainly)

Sw: (heaves a deep sigh) Ok Sanskaar..But why are you still following me around..I am going to be Lakshya's wife soon..! Please forget me and move on with Kavita, will you..?

Sa: (shakes his head, feeling impatient, then in a calm voice) Swara..I just wanted to ask you something..Please give me a straight truthful, answer..Ok..!! (looks at her with an exasperated look)

Sw: (nods) Ok..(but frowns with a doubtful look)

Sa: Ok..! Why are you marrying Lakshya, when you know that you have some feelings for me..

When Swara tried to interrupt, he continued, impatiently..

Sa: Apne dil pe haath rakh ke kaho Swara..What do you really feel for me..? Yeh humari zindagi ki sawaal hain, Swara..Please, for god's sake be truthful to yourself, before taking any hasty decision..Main tumhein kabhi bhool nahin paaoonga, Swara..Jab se tum mujhse door gayi ho, tab se sirf tum ho mere dil mein..Aur mujhe pata hain ke tum bhi mujhe bhool nahi paa rahi ho..Sach keh raha hoon na main..Please bolo..(looks into her eyes, sincerely)

Swara was amazed by his words, how can he always know what is inside her mind, so accurately.

Sw: (uncertainly looks on, but then impatiently) Mujhe nahin pata ke aap kya keh rahe hain, Sanskaar...Par main Lakshya se pyaar karti hoon..Main bas wohi sach jaanti hoon..Aur kuch nahin..Aap please jaayiye yahan se..(tries to walk away from him)

Sa: (aloud) SWARAAA..

Sw: (stops walking, but doesn't turn) Sanskaar..Please jaayiye yahan se..Kisi ne hum dono ko yahan aise saath mein dekh lia toh bahut problem ho jaayegi..

Sanskaar walked forward and caught hold of her arm to turn her around to face him.

Sa:(leaving her arm, angrily says) Kuch kehna ho toh, aankhon mein aankhein daal ke kaho Swara..Yun muh pherke nahin..Samjhe tum..!
Sw: (impatient and angry) Ok Mr. Sanskaar Maheshwari..Sunn lee jiye aap..Agar aap iss duniya ke aakhri insaan bhi hua na..Tab bhi main aapse shaadi karna nahin chaahoongi..Samjhe aap..(shakes with anger) Ab aapko apna jawaab mil gaya na..(joins her hands in a namaste) Toh meherbaani karke please jaayiye yahan se..

Sanskaar's anger and grief knew no bounds, as he heard her harsh words. He couldn't contain himself and he pointed his index finger at her face, with a fierce glare.

Sa: (shaking with anger, challenging tone) Teek hain Swara..Toh tum bhi sunn lo meri yeh baat..Lakshya se shaadi karne ki iss faisle se tum bahut pachtaaogi..Dekh lena tum..!

And then he stormed away from there, leaving an uncertain Swara gaping at him with bewilderment and frustration.

But seconds passed and Swara's eyes slowly filled with tears. She was aware that she was going to cry now, but why she couldn't understand. She started to sob and her body shook with utter grief. Tears were streaming down her lovely cheeks now and she tried to shut her eyes against it, defiantly.

Sw: Sahi keh rahe ho tum, Sanskaar..! Main tumhe bhool nahin paa rahi hoon..(moans in distress) Par pata nahin kyun..! Main toh Lakshya se pyaar karti hoon na..Phir bhi main sirf aur sirf aapke hi baare mein sochti hoon..! (weeps badly)

Unable to stand any longer, she slid down onto the floor and wept bittely, covering her face with her hands.

Sw: (angrily and impatiently) Main toh aapko bhoolne ki koshish kar rahi thi na Sanskaar..Phir bhi aap waapas kyun chale aaye..Main toh Lakshya se shaadi karke sab kuch teek karne jaa rahi thi..(defiantly cries out) Main aapse pyaar nahin karti Sanskaar..! Samjhe aap..Haan, main maanti hoon ke, there was some attraction between us..and that I had tried a lot to fight against it..But, its true that I can't forget you, Sanskaar..I can't forget you..(cries a lot)
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Engagement ceremony

Next day morning, the party hall inside their apartment complex was decorated beautifully for the event.

It was bustling with people who had come to attend the function. Drinks and refreshments were being served. Grown-ups and kids were having their own kind of fun in many ways. Some were talking excitedly about the upcoming wedding, where as some were content with gossiping and noticing what kind of ornaments and dresses the others were wearing. Kids were seen playing games with each other or pestering the elders occasionally about something or other.
Meanwhile, Swara was in the her room with Ragini. Swara was looking really beautiful, wearing an elegant designer lehenga.



Her hair was left open in beautiful curls and a big dazzling maang-tikka with white stones adorned her forehead.


Ragini was wearing a beautiful party wear ghagra choli and she was looking pretty. But her hair was not done yet.

Sw: Raginiii...I am feeling nervous...
Ra: Swara..Don't be so nervous..Everything is going to be fine..

Ragini held Swara's hand and squeezed it comfortingly.

Suddenly Sharmishta came inside.

Sha: Arre Swara, tum tayar hui kya..Sab log poonch rahe hain..Hall mein chale..? (looks at Ragini) Offo Ragini..tum ab tak tayyar nahin hui..Jaao jake jaldi se ready ho jaao aur hall mein aajao..Main Swara ko leke jaa rahi hoon, ab..

Ra: Jee maa..(nods meekly)
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Sanskaar was walking aimlessly among the guests in the hall, while Sujata approached him. He was wearing this:


Su: Beta Sanskaar..Jaa jaake dekh ke Lakshya tayar hua ke nahin..Tu usse leke hall mein aaja jaldi..Sab log poonch rahe hain..(and then looks towards the doorway, with an excited face) Haaye, zara dekh toh, Swara bhi aagayi..Kitni sundar lag rahi hain meri Swara..

Sanskaar's heart did a flip-flop when he heard her name, and suddenly he felt that the party hall had suddenly fallen silent, stopping all their activities to have a glimpse of the bride-to-be. And when he looked towards the doorway, he just couldn't take his eyes off her. She was looking like an angel in that elegant outfit.

Su: (nudges him, urgent tone) Beta..Jaa na..Jaake Lakshya ko leke aa..

Sa: (looks away from Swara, feeling sad) Jee Maasi..abhi leke aaya..
Sanskaar walked out of the hall and just then, Ragini entered the hall, now looking perfect and beautiful in a nice chignon hairstyle. She joined Sharmishta and Swara, smiling happily.

Annapurna walked towards Swara.
An:Bahut sundar lag rahi ho, Swara..(kisses her forehead)
Sw: Thank you, Aunty..(smiles wide)

After a few moments, Sanskaar and Lakshya entered the party hall. But everyone's eyes were drawn to Sanskaar immediately. He was wearing this now:


And Lakshya was wearing the yellow sherwani, Sanskaar was wearing till now.

Swara were looking at them, feeling really stunned.

But Lakshya walked in with determination, following a grim looking Sanskaar. His face was devoid of any expression. Sujata was the one to raise her voice first.

Su: Kya hain yeh, Lakshya..?!

And she walked towards him, feeling distressed. But Lakshya raised his hand in protest, even before she reached nearer.

La: Maa, Sanskaar bhaiyya Swara se bahut pyaar karte hain..Aur mujhe pata hain ke Swara bhi unse utni hi mohabbat karti hain..Main yeh shaadi nahin kar sakta..!

Sw: (shocked and hurt) Lakshya..!!

Lakshya walked towards her and caught hold of her hand and faced her with a determined look.

La: (harshly)Swara..chup chaap aao mere saath..

He tugged her along and made her walk towards Sanskaar. Then he took out two sets of rings from his pocket.

La: Yeh anghooti lo aur bhaiyya ko pehnaao..
Sw: (uncertainly) Lakshya..!

La: (stern voice) Main keh raha hoon na..Jaldi se pehnaao..

Everyone present in the hall, were too shocked to react, nobody dared to speak. Swara looked into the faces of Sharmishta, Shekhar, Ramprasad and Sujata, in turn. But everyone was looking at her with shock as if waiting for her response.

La: (aloud) What are you waiting for, Swara..Please do it..!

With shivering hands, Swara took the ring and slipped it into Sanskaar's ring finger.

Then he gave the other ring to Sanskaar.

La: Yeh leejiye bhaiyya..Pehnaaiye usse..

Sanskaar took her dainty hand inside his palm and he slipped the ring into her finger. Swara looked at him with a lot of questions in her eyes, but Sanskaar's face was expressionless.

Lakshya began to clap his hands with a stern smile and everyone present in the hall followed suit.

La: Ok, I now request all the guests to bless this lovely couple, and then please enjoy your dinner..Thank you..(polite smile)

The guests began to congratulate the couple one by one and they all proceeded towards the banquet hall.

Swara looked at Sanskaar again, but he remained stone faced as ever.
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You might be wondering, what might have happened, well the mysteries will be solved soon,😉 in the next update. I promise I won't make it late..Trust me..😃😃

End of PART 13
Hope you all enjoyed these two updates
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Can I say I wanna kill u
Like seriously u updated after centuries and again a cliffhanger...arrrggghhh
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But I love lakshya man he is such a sweet heart...
Dresses are so gud.
Did he realize he luvs ragini instead?
Did he heard swaras breakdown that day?
O god poor me...
U r so so so bad...n I mean it...always .ake my sanky cry...bhagwan swara ko akal de ...
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I lykd kavita here ...sensible smart beautiful...but can't imagine Nikita in this role
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Tnx for the gift of two updates really enjoyed it ..
Plz update soon ...means soon
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What a powerfully gripping set of chapters 12 and 13 were, Nainu my dear! Superb, just so filled with excitement and drama.

Swara keeps recalling Sanskaar's grief stricken face when they were parting---she is trying to convince her mind that she is happy about marrying Lakshya, her childhood sweetheart, but her heart knows that she is unable to forget Sanskaar, her soul is inextricably bound with his, after all...

And Lakshya's reaction to their wedding, is also clear proof that while he is very fond of Swara, he is not truly in love with her. It is a a genuine affection from his side, nothing more.

Ragini was broken hearted when she came to know about the wedding plan of Swara with Lakshya. She is deeply in love with Lucky--but she never confessed her emotions, wither to him or to Swara. She seems to have reconciled herself to the news---but wonder if she has some tricks up her sleeve for later? 😉

Fate indeed works in mysterious ways---and it turns out that Lakshya is Sanskaar's younger cousin brother, Annapurna being Sujju's elder sister. You narrated the past history of their family, how Sujata fell in love with the comparatively middle class Ram Prasad, and how her father opposed this, in a very lovely manner. The warm and emotional reunion between the sisters was a treat to read.

So Annapurna and Sanskaar came to Mumbai to attend the wedding of Sujata's son--not realizing that this was Lakshya. Poor Sanskaar---what a shock he must have got seeing Swara there. He has been completely unable to forget her; and she too, has been yearning for him without even realizing that she is now deeply in love with him. She couldn't take her eyes off him when she saw him at her home, thinking that he loked more handsome than ever... 😳 She also felt so guilty and pained seeing him hurt.

Annapurna got very impressed seeing Ragini. 😉 I realized only in part 13, that she was hoping to see Sanskaar settled, and since Swara is marrying Lakshya, she identified Ragini for Sanskaar. 😆 Little does she realize that Lakshya and Sanskaar will marry the Gadodia sisters all right, but not in the precise order she plans! 😉

Sanskaar's pain and intense anguish at the impending nuptials of Lakshya and Swara was so powerfully described Nainu. The way you portrayed his hurt and heartbreak was A.W.E.S.O.M.E.

So in the flashback, you described how he had explained his feelings to Kavita, and told her that he could never forget Swara; never give Kavita the love a husband should, since his heart was filled with thoughts of Swara, and only Swara. Kavita seemed to be an understanding soul, and broke off their engagement. I just hope she remains a positive character here and does return in a negative avatar! 😕

That confrontation scene between Sanskaar and Swara on the terrace was electrifying. Poor Sanskaar---he just wants Swara to come clean about her conflicted feelings, to accept what she feels for him. He feels so devastated that despite having powerful emotions for him, she is racing ahead with a lot of haste, with her wedding plans to his younger cousin. Sanskaar is very perceptive and wise after all--he has realized that Swara is just running away from the depth of her own emotions. She is confused and distraught, but by doing this, she would potentially make 3 people unhappy--Sanskaar, herself, and Lakshya too! But Swara was so terrified and confused at her emotions towards Sanskaar, that she yelled at him in anger, telling him to leave her alone; and that she would not want to marry him even if he was the last man on earth! 😕 😲 😭

Poor Sanskaar was heartbroken, hearing her harsh words; and in turn, in his anguish and anger, he told her that she would regret her decision of going ahead with her marriage to Lakshya, even though she had feelings for Sanskaar. But as Sanskaar stormed away, Swara wept, confessing to herself that she is unable to forget Sanskaar, and that he affects her very deeply, on a fundamental level. That was such a powerful poignant moment. It reveals the fact that they are truly twin souls, meant to be together. They are unable to forget each other, move on with anybody else---because they truly complete each other.

I am sure that either Lakshya (most likely) or Ragini; overheard their confrontation on the terrace. Whoever it was, must have realized that Swara truly loves Sanskaar, though she is right now in denial.

I just loved the engagement sequence, where Lakshya takes charge and insists that Swara and Sanskaar should get engaged. He just announces boldly that they love each other, and brooks no opposition to his plan.

I think Sanskaar was looking stone faced, because he would never have wanted to force Swara into the engagement like this. But Lakshya would have compelled him.

I just fear that Swara might misunderstand Sanskaar, thinking that he went to Lakshya, and emotionally blackmailed him into breaking off the engagement. I just hope that she comes to know the truth soon.

Amazing chapters, Nainu. I loved the way you described what clothes they were all wearing. Made the scene come alive before my eyes!

Can I hope for Chapter 14 during the course of this week? Please Nainu! Don't leave us at this cliffhanger for long!

Loads of Love,

---Viji
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