Swarya FF - 'Different this time around' [Part 2 updated, Pa - Page 2

Originally posted by: illusiveworld

Thank you all SOOO very much for your kind and supportive words. So welcoming, each one of you. I've updated part 2. I just wanted to let each of you know that work keeps me quite busy and my sister's wedding is coming up, along with few work-related travel plans. So I'll updated (likely as I'm killing time on the plane) but I may be slow. Please forgive me?

Also, always open to suggestions :) Just write them in replies or PM me :)

Part 2: Muskurane ki wajah tum ho

Time stopped. They gazed in each other's eyes, words weren't necessary in that very moment. Swara didn't mind Lakshya touching her lips, nor did Lakshya feel at odd. It's as though they fit together. A strong gush of wind blew, bringing them back to reality - reality where Lakshya was Ragini's ex-fiance and he was also the same person who had kidnapped Swara.

In another jerk motion, he removed his hand, simultaneously taking a few steps back.

"Sorry. I was just scared you'd wake the whole badi up. You and I both know how that would end" he attempted to clarify himself.

"Whatever" Swara muttered under her breath. "Did you tell Ragini everything yet?" she questioned in the same breath.

"No, I haven't had the chance" replied Lakshya, trying to look away.

"She loves you Lakshya. It's not fair to her. She continues everyday hoping some miracle will bring you both back. It's just not right. I'm telling you for the last time - either you tell her the truth or..." she couldn't make herself finish the sentence.

"Or?" he urged.

"Or... or I don't know. All I know is she's hurting and she's my sister. I can't see her hurt. So don't talk to me till you've told her the whole truth and don't you dare leave any details out. The least she deserves is to know who you are as a human being. You owe her that much." Swara gave her ultimatum.

"Don't you think you're being a little harsh Swara? What have I done that makes me at fault? I didn't choose Ragini, my father forced me. I have never lied to her that I love her, nobody forced her to love me. Nor did I ever promise Ragini to spend the rest of my life with her. I'm not blaming her, and I genuinely think she's a good person. She's just not right for me. Why do I have to keep telling you this over and over again?" Lakshya retaliated, almost to the point of getting angry.

"You don't have to tell me anything over and over again Lakshya. You need to tell Ragini... and that too, just once. I'm sure she'll make peace with her heart. She's a lot stronger than she comes across. You are different than her Lakshya. She was told you're her future, and she believed that without ever questioning anybody. She was prepared to spend the rest of her life with someone she'd barely spoken to. I know it doesn't make sense to you, sometimes it doesn't make sense to me either. But it is what it is. And you owe her the truth and an apology. So I don't want to hear from you till Ragini is no longer kept in the dark." Swara finished, not giving Lakshya an opportunity to reply.

Tears stung her eyes. She didn't want to cry. But this new revelation stabbed her. I shouldn't have come up here... Oh bhagvan, please tell me this is a really bad dream. Wake me up from this nightmare. Ragini tried to kid herself as she silently watched Lakshya and Swara shatter her life to pieces. She slumped to the ground, as though she had no energy to hold herself straight. With every passing moment, her eyes were becoming more and more crimson red. A month ago, Sindoor's red should have adorned her. And now, tears had become a routine.

Flashbacks flooded her memory. His leather bracelet... Every single time he touched me, accidentally or not. Was that all just a lie? Did he never really feel anything? Was it all in my own mind? Is that why Swara wants me to forget him? Did papa and Swara know about Lakshya's true feelings all along? A million questions surrounded her, she felt suffocated.

She didn't even realize when the other two had left the terrace. A part of her wanted to talk to Swara right away, ask her all the questions, get some answers, clear her mind. But a bigger part of her simply wanted to be away from all this. Dadima lied to me about my own mother. Papa lied to me about loving ma. Lakshya's actions lied to me about his feelings. Swara... I thought she'd never lie to me. But... her too? Ragini felt loss. She didn't know who to turn to. Should I confront Lakshya? Should I talk to papa? How will dadima react to this? Can... can Sharmishtha ma help?

With a heavy heart and no answers, Ragini rarely found moments of peace as she lay on her bed. I wonder what the morning will bring...

In a different bedroom in the same house, lay Lakshya with eyes wide open and a broken bangle in his hand. Why do I still have this? Why can't I seem to throw it out? He wondered.

A light flickered across the veranda as well. I wish the best for Ragini. I hope she's alright at the end of this. She silently prayed.

To be continued...