Sanskaar Chronicles! Updated part 6,7,8,9,10; page 24 to 25 :) - Page 9

Originally posted by: CogitoErgoSum

😊 Nimmi...I was just about to ask you why on earth you hadn't PM'ed me! Now that I have got the pole position twice running, I better be getting the PMs for the next updates! 😉

Looking forward eagerly to the next chapter.

He sat cuddled up in a corner clutching his head rocking to and fro looking absolutely utterly crazy. He is anything but.

Sanskaar peeked through his fingers.

Where the hell are they?

And they came charging in.

"Ragini! Are you ok?" Chimed in a musical voice.

"That must be Swara!" he reckoned without looking up.

And then he entered. He younger brother. Laksh! His lucky from long gone era.

He gave a twisted smile.

Time for second act of the drama.

He suddenly got up and lunged for a vase making a show off to break it on someone's head. Predictably Laksh blocked his move and held his hand in tight grip. They wrestled for a moment; Laksh trying to restrain him and him not giving away an inch. Then in a calculated move he allowed Laksh to take a good look at himself.

Let's see if you recognize me now brother! After all when you stabbed me in the back five years back you sort of forgot that I was your brother. What you gonna do now lucky?!

And laksh looked at him for a stunned moment.

"Sanskaar!" He gave a shout and though he refused to believe that but Laksh did shout with emotions ranging from happiness to pain.

"Sanskaar!" He shouted again and simply hugged him tight.

The emotions that hit in with full force at that moment were varied and were in extreme poles. Disgust, betrayal, hurt warring with affection and brotherly love.

Why laksh why? Why did you do this to me? You were my little brother. My confidante. My best buddy!

Why?

Sanskaar pulled himself away from Laksh's hug.

And then he saw his mother Sujata.

No! No! No! No!

Why is she here?

He is not ready to meet her yet. He doesn't want her to see him like this. May be later but not now. He can't put her through more pain. She should and must stay after away from him. For her own good. Far far away.

Lot many innocents are going to get hurt in this elaborate game plan of his. He will try to spare as many as possible from the hurt if he can help.

"Sanskaar! My son!" She broke into sobs and tried to hug him.

"Go away!" He shooed her off. "You bad women!" something broke inside him for calling her that but this is for her own good.

And then his friend stepped in at the behest of girl called Swara.

"Aunty! Laksh Please!" Ragini said soothingly. "Let me handle him".

She gave a beautiful smile and he reciprocated by letting her handle him.

This girl is a one of the major pawn in the chess of life that he is playing. Too bad she is so overwhelmingly kind, innocent and giving. He almost started liking her. His duppatte wali friend.

She brought him food and he dug in.

Man! All this drama did give him a good appetite.

That dragon dadi of hers was clucking in the background.

What a grouch!

May be the best revenge against Laksh would be letting him become son-in-law of that dragon.

He almost smiled and started eating with full gusto.

And then Swara walked towards him and chirped in.

"Sanskaar! Eat slowly. You might choke."

No lady! You don't disturb this man while eating!

He snapped "Go away!"

She looked at Ragini appealingly. And his friend stepped in again.

She started feeding him with her own hands.

Shoot!

What's wrong with this Gadodia girls? Full and half.

They are just too good to be true. They look like an angel and act like one too.

His mission is on the way of becoming mission impossible if he is not too careful.

He ate from Ragini's hands.

Yup! He likes this girl. She could be his friend. And he will try not to let her get hurt too much. Friend's promise!

Well it was time to go. All the Maheshwari's barring one (why was he not surprised!) descended in Gadodia's house. Though he hated to admit it he was genuinely happy to see them all. God! He missed them all. Too bad he probably will ending up hurting them. Wish life was different.

So many wishes!

He really should get going. He wouldn't put it past behind that dragon dadi to toss him out of her house grabbing his ear. And he really should let Laksh be part of this mad hatter family of saintly young sisters and Satan's mommy for granny.

After another drama of loaded gun (what a provincial blessing) which effectively got him a promise from his new found buddy that she would be visiting him soon; He walked on from the Gadodia house to re-enter Maheshwari Mansion.

The prodigal son is coming back.

So this is the legendary Sanskaar Maheshwari!

Swara thought staring intently at him.

He looks so.. she struggled for the words.

So broken! Poor poor thing! What must have happened in his past that he was reduced to this broken little (ok not so little since he is quite tall and lanky) thing.

Something terrible maybe.

From whatever she heard about him from Laksh she visualized him as someone with a towering personality. Laksh always addressed him as his protector.

Now look at him. He looks as if he needs protection from the big bad world.

Could she help him and protect him any ways?

"Oh snap of it Swara!" She chided herself.

She remembered her childhood incident where she felt sorry for a cute little abandoned puppy and brought him home and he repaid her generosity by chewing Dida's favourite sandals. And tearing Ragini's grandma's precious saree and making nuisance of itself all over the baadi till she let him go.

Dida told her one thing: You can't save them all Shona.

So yes! She shouldn't go all bleeding heart to try and save this stranger called Sanskaar. He has got his family to look after him now. He even got the kindest girl in the world Ragini as his best buddy. They all got his back.

You back off now Swara.

But there is something about him...her thoughts trailed off

"No means No Swara Bose Gadodia. You can't save them all!" She sternly reminded herself.

"Well that's it then Sanskaar Maheshwari! I wish you well. Good luck! We probably won't meet again. Take care!"

She smiled at his retreating back.

Little did she know that any good luck for him will be inversely proportional to bad luck for her life at that moment.

He turned back at the same moment and smiled.

And since she was standing next to Ragini everybody thought he was looking at his friend.

He was actually looking at Swara.

"Good luck Swara Bose! Nice meeting you. Good bye till we meet again! And we ARE meeting again. Take care!"

He gave her a mock mental salute and walked away.

May be the best revenge against Laksh would be letting him become son-in-law of that dragon.""