banner by me😊 PART 2 Shutting off his laptop he turned off the lamp and lied on the bed thinking of getting some sleep but sleep was far away from him, his thoughts, his mind again and again going back to tomorrow's meeting or rather he can say the woman ragini... her voice, he knew who's voice it was and then that name...he had a feeling that it's her and he knew that he was right... it's ragini, the same ragini he knew
He had promised to not to step his foot in Kolkata ever again, he never came here to even meet his family once, for him this city was not less then a worst memory, who had just taken away so much from him, his love, his friend although now If he sit back and think he always reach to one conclusion that may be he never loved swara if he had did then like ragini he would had fight for his love, he would had done each and every thing to win back his love but he never tried, may be because those feelings weren't that much deep like he thought they were... may be he was never in love that time
But now do he love someone? He always ask himself just one question...that has he did the right thing by doing what he did to ragini in return of her love and trust... but then again how can he be wrong? After whatever she did to him and his family he should had done that only
His Life had changed a lot in last five years, he now lives alone now, away from his family, years before he was adamant for a revenge but now he feels a certain guilt for his actions and may be something more, something less which he denies to acknowledge...
Before taking a decision of coming back here he had prepared himseld hard that he won't go back to that part of life from where he had ran away...he won't recognize those feelings from which he is running away...life isn't like before
But today when he called samar for the meeting, the only reason because of which he is here, he was met with the thing he was running away...when he heard her greeting he didn't even took a moment to realize that it was her and it got confirmed the moment she told her name...even though she dealed with him in way too much professional manner but he could sense the sadness in her voice, the pain the loneliness and it is the only thing which he hates the most, these unknown yet strong feelings he feel
The rest of the day was filled with his failed attempts to forget the voice, the pain in it... he called everyone to return back home from where ever they were and spend the rest of the day with them and didn't dared to ask about her just like last five years when even he urged to know about how she is and what she is doing with her life, he didn't... whenever his maa use to begin with her topic he use to stop her politely and just let go of the topic
'Ragini...why don't you just leave me and my thoughts...I have forced you to walk away from my life long before but I myself couldn't let go of the past...which is that string that had still bound me with you' he thought and sighed helplessly before finally drifting into sleep
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Laksh got ready for the meeting before time and thus to pass his time he went to office and after a bit chit chat they ordered for a coffee
'Bhai...can I ask you something? ' laksh began, sanskar giving him a nod ask him to go on 'umm it's that ... like is ragini...is she..' he wanted to ask about her job at the malik's but he couldn't as he stopped by a strong yet firm voice, swara's
'What do you want to know about ragini laksh... ?' Asked swara from the door, she had the tiffin which she may be brought for sanskar's and others lunch 'umm nothing I just wanted to know where is she..I mean' 'I understood your every meaning Mr.laksh Maheshwiri, no need to elaborate and show how much impatient you are to hear about your victory.. how eagerly you want people to tell you that you did a splendid job, how efficiently you had broken her, how perfectly you had made her leave you and forced her to walk away from all of us... she thought your betrayal wasn't enough for her punishment so she just went to extreme...she just broke all her ties with us because she thinks she can just hurt others those who love her... five years laksh...it's been five damn years since I lost my sister...I did every thing to get my ragini back even after whatever happened because I knew that it isn't the real ragini, it's a facade but your one move and all got over so now listen...' 'swara please...'
'no let me tell him once and for all sanskar so that he should leave that poor soul for always...no need to break her tit by tit... because he seems to forgot that with that one blow of his he had not only broken her but we all lost our ragini...just because of you laksh so congratulations Laksh, you won, you won it all and please' she clasped her hands hardly 'stop hurting us by taking her name from this mouth of yours...she doesn't deserve you but the worst part is that because of you she thinks that no one deserve her...it's only you and you laksh'
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He sat at the sofa outside samar's office, in front of the desk of his PA or he can say in front of ragini's desk, he can clearly see her name shining on the name plate lying on her desk, the staff was in cafeteria to have their lunch as it was 1:45 p.m and he reached a little early then he expected he would because the uninvited outburst of swara just made it difficult for him to stand there anymore, swara was somehow right, she was so right about most of the things, he was very cruel with ragini on most of the accounts, he should have been fair with ragini or may be he shouldn't had done what he did...or may be he should had least ask about her before so that things wouldn't had became so worst by now...she shouldn't have been punishing her till now
Yes she did wrong, but swara was right, she has suffered more than she should and this only thought was making him way too much guilty then he already was...
He was brought back to present by a melodious laugh, he looked up towards the door of the conjoined cabin of samar and ragini... there she was entering with samar laughing over something, she was wearing a purple kurti and black tides matching the contrast of her decent kurti but she stopped laughing as soon as their eyes met...time stopped and his heart skipped a beat...may be for the first time in his life he felt this...something which was so pure, something which felt right...just for her..just her
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Ragini knew that she will see him today but she had taken enough time to prepare herself, to meet him and show him that nothing is the same now, neither she nor her life..she wanted him to know that she had compromised with her life and had moved on alone because now she can't punish anyone who love her...she is not the same now...nothing is same
As she and samar returned from their lunch which they at the last moment decided to have together, samar did mimicry of his friend and she laughed wholeheartedly forgetting everything around her but her voice got caught in her throat as her eyes landed on her and her breath hitched 'laksh' her heart screamed but her mind remained mum, may be because it knew and has accepted that laksh hates her
'Oh boy!! Laksh Maheshwiri...how are you man?' Samar exclaimed bringing them back to present and laksh stood up to meet his friend...they hugged and talked a little just standing there and she stood there quiet and lost until samar held her hand with authority and came to him 'I...I am good...you?' Laksh asked coming out of his revive and eyed ragini, samar followed his action and turned to him 'well this is my best friend ragini...' he Introduced him to her with one wide smile while laksh frowned 'well during office time she love to be called my PA only...' and laughed
'Sir...it's 2' ragini announced and samar face turned serious making ragini realize her blunder 'I am sorry...I mean samar it's 2...you can talk to your friend later but for now let's just start with the meeting' ragini said quickly and samar chuckled, asking laksh to come inside he made his way to office and ragini and laksh followed him together
Laksh felt a pain as ragini didn't even once looked at him while he all the time hooked his eyes at her 'ohkay so let's start' samar said taking his place and ragini and laksh sat opposite him, while laksh tried to concentrate on the meeting ragini involved herself in her note book noting down
As they finished samar turned to ragini 'ragini I think you should leave now, in fact I am going to give half day to all as everyone have to be at the venue before the guest and yes laksh I want to invite you at one of the great celebration party of our company so do come along your family...' he then said turning to laksh 'of course...why not samar' he replied with a tight smile and then eyed ragini who was just looking at him but as he turned to her she look back at samar
'Samar I will leave in sometime then...see you tonight' 'sure ragini and please ask someone to get an invition card for laksh ' 'sure' with that she left and laksh tried to involve himself in some conversation with samar ignoring his thoughts which just revolved around ragini
Later after half an hour when laksh walked out of office he spotted ragini at the road, may be waiting for the rikshaw 'ragini' he called out as he ran towards where she was...she heard him but choosed to ignore but he still came and stood by her 'hie ragini...' he greeted with a slight smile 'hello sir' she greeted back dryly 'it's laksh for now ragini...we aren't inside office 'we may be not inside office sir but inside or outside doesn't change anything...you are a stranger to me and it's my kindness that I am still answering you otherwise I wouldn't even had glanced you a look during the meeting' she replied with a little anger rising inside her
'Ohkay fine...just don't react like this ... call me sir Only...now can I talk...?' He asked giving up 'see sir, you are samar's good friend and soon will be working with our firm so please don't make things complicated for me by this forceful behavior of yours...I can't talk neither I want to talk...we did shared a relation in past but along with that relation everything else was over also...I have my new life now which I don't want your one day trip to destroy so please it's a kind request by me to just don't ever repeat your recent actions because it's not easy to let go of past, it's not easy to live without a family and I have taken a long time learning it which you can't ruin just because you want to talk...!!! ' she requested...her pain, her helplessness visible in her voice...how she desperately wanted to walk away from him.
'Ragini I...' laksh started, her pain was like an open book to him and in that moment he felt like taking away all her pain...he wanted to embrace her and give her all the love she deserved...everything but was cut short by samar 'ragini...you still here? ' he asked approaching them and she just wiped away the lone tear 'yes...i was just leaving but sir wanted to ask something so was just helping him...i will see you tonight' she replied and smiling turned to go
'Because you are still here let me give you a lift and in return you can give me one strong tea as my head is paining..what say?' He asked with a raised brow and a dashing smile making ragini smile too wholeheartedly 'of course...can I ever say no to my such an amazing friend?' 'No ways...I am not habitual of hearing no...so no is never an option' he replied with a serious face and both laughed 'let's go' 'yeah...bye laksh...see you tonight...' 'bye' he replied lost in his thoughts and saw them walking away and that moment he realized that indeed ragini had walked away from his life, may be this time for always...
Edited by asyaarshilover - 9 years ago
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