SwaSan FF: Tera Mera Rishta Purana :CHAPTER 14 22/3 page 26 - Page 3

NICE FF...eager to read the upcoming updt of roka and maybe sanskar's entry...cont soon

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Hi people ,

its been a long time since I last updated this story. Sorry. Exams first and then the other ss. I apologise to all of you who have been reading this. Two more chapters before hero's entry. Sorry for that.

CHAPTER 3

Standing in front of the mirror still in a bathrobe Swara Gadodia was recollecting the last night's events. She had been selfish these 5 years. Too lost in her own pain to see the emotional turmoil her family was going through. When she had come back she had built a wall around herself. Everyone seemed to accept the distance she had put between them and herself. Today she realised how much they missed her. It seemed like the alliance with the Maheshwaris would be fixed. Then it would only be a matter of days before her little sister became the daughter in law of the Maheshwaris. And she as Ragini's elder sister had decided a good gift for her. She would give her back the sister she missed. At least she would pretend to be.

She opened the wardrobe and getting down to her knees pulled out a box. She took the dress out of it and held it in front of her. It was a peach full length dress with designs in white. It had been a gift from Ragini during her first year of college. She thought back to the day she had worn it the first time.

****Flashback***

Swara held the dress in front of her looking at the mirror. It had just arrived by courier. Her sister knew her too well. It was a simple but elegant chiffon dress. She loved it. She was about to go and change when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. She smiled at the reflection in the mirror. They looked perfect together.

"Happy birthday Shona "he whispered in her ears in the smooth but strong voice of his. She turned and he kissed her forehead. Then he took away the dress from her hand and thrust a package into her hand. She opened it. It contained a dress. ..a black sleeveless gown.

"Wear this today "he said.

Swara looked at him apologetically and said "Sunny I'm sorry. But I am going to wear the other dress. I am going to college and this dress is more of a partywear. Moreover its a practice that I wear a dress given by Ragu on my birthday. We have been doing this ever since we started living together. "

"Okay. I understand. Let's do one thing. You can wear the other one now and then in the evening when we party with your friends wear this. When I meet Ragu I will tell not to gift you dresses anymore. "

"Oh. But she will tell you that I am her sister. So she has a right to give me gifts. "Swara said teasing him.

"No. No one has a right on you except me. You are mine " he said smiling and pulling her close. She hugged him losing herself to his warmth.

****fb ends ****

Swara sat down crying. This was why she had withdrawn into a shell. Everything that she had been five years ago reminded her of him and his betrayal. No. She had to learn to forge these things. Wiping her tears she changed.

A few minutes later Swara came down to see her grandmothers having their morning tea. She came down and sat with them. The women were surprised. The girl before them was their long lost granddaughter and not the the staunch businesswoman they had been seeing the last few years. She was smiling enchantingly. She poured them tea and was actually talking to them. Ragini who walked into the room a few minutes later was as surprised as her grandmas were.

"Dida Dadi I'm not going to office today. So much arrangements to be done for the roka. I will just be gone for some time to sign some documents. "She was saying excitedly. It was a long time since they had seen her so excited.

Swara turned to see her sister standing with the a basket of flowers to decorate the temple in their house. She did it on every special occasion. Swara decided to join her. Again something she hadn't done in years. The sisters got busy in their work teasing each other time to time. The grandmothers enjoyed the sight thanking the Gods.

They had just been finished with the arrangements at the temple when Dadi and Dida asked Ragini to play the sitar as was the practice every morning. As Ragini brought her sitar Dida suggested that Swara should play her guitar alongside Ragini. Swara turned pale at this suggestion. She wasn't sure if she could handle so much in a day. She tried to excuse herself on the pretext that she hadn't played for years. But Dida was being too adamant. Finally Swara agreed.

A servant brought down her guitar case. With shivering hands she held after years the instrument which had been her companion for years. A familiar sensation haunted her as she touched the strings. Closing her eyes she listened to her sister play a devotional Raag. Then when Ragini was done she started. She let her hands hover over the instrument playing what they like. The tone she had chosensshocked her. His favourite. The one she had played for him a hundred times. Her eyes brimmed with tears as a memory filled her mind.

*****Flashbacks ****

She had just played his favourite song for him .They were standing by the window of his room. She held the guitar and he held her. Time to time his hand would touch hers on the guitar. Even as she played it made her melt. He was her fire. But he always said she was the fire and he was the ice she melted. Maybe they were that for each other. Love had melted both of them.

"Sunny why do you make me play the same again and again? " she asked even though she knew the answer.

"You were playing this the first time we met. This fills me with a strange feeling of having you. ..feeling you. .feeling us. " he replied.

She hugged him smiling as he whispered a I love you for the umpteenth time.

*****for ends ***

Swara opened her eyes .she couldn't take it anymore. Excusing herself on being late for office she hurried out of the house. On the way to the office she tried to control herself. She put back the mask of the stern boss. Soon her assistant drifted in with the papers to be signed.

Signing the contract she asked "Did you find out about Laksh Maheshwari? "

"Yes Madam. He is the youngest son of the Maheshwaris. A little younger than you . Joined family business a year back. Was into many different ventures before that. But a good guy. No stories about him. "

"Okay. So not a very competitive or focused man but I think my sister will like him. "Swara replied and taking her bag added "I am leaving. I want to be with Ragu today. "

Swara arrived home about an hour later. The house was filled with the pleasant aroma of delicacies. She went towards the kitchen to find her Dida making rasgula. She stealthily went and took a rasgula from the bowl just the way she used to as a child. She succeeded as she took the women by surprise but having not done such activities for years she couldn't swallow the sweet fully with ease. She was pushing it into her mouth when her grandmothers broke out laughing.

"You are so mischievous" Dadi said holding her ears gently.

"We thought we'd make the food for today at home "dida said.

A few hours later Swara went into Ragini's room. Ragini had worn the lehenga. It was an elegant and grand green and pink outfit. Swara took over and a few minutes later a perfect Marwari beauty stood in front of the mirror. Swara was leaving to get ready when Ragini stopped her.

"Di what will you wear? "She asked.

It was a good question. Swara herself had been thinking about it. She mostly wore casuals to office and dresses to parties. She had a few traditional clothes but none suitable for a Marwari function. She shook her head.

Ragini smiled and came to her with a suit.

" I knew it. So I picked one for you. "She said handing it to Swara. It was a light green anarkali with heavy work. Soon the sisters were ready. Swara was to escort Ragini downstairs when the elders called them.

They heard the cars coming in. A nervous Ragini turned to her sister in panic. Swara was reassuring her when Dadi called them down. They came down to meet the family. They went to their Dadaji who introduced them to their guests. Then as Ragini took blessings and greeted them, Dadi told Ragini who they were. They were introduced to Laksh 's father Mr. Durgaprasad Maheshwari , his wife Annapurna, Laksh's chacha and chachi Sujata, their daughter Uttara ,Laksh's brother Adarsh and his wife Parineeta and finally Laksh himself. The prospective couple greeted each other nervously and Swara could see that the guy liked Ragini and vice versa.

"Swara beta I have been thinking of meeting you for a long time. After all I have heard so much about you and your business skills. You are a inspiration to girls. I always tell Uttara that she should join our business and not think that its solely her brothers' duty " DP said. Swara thanked him with humility. His wife smile while his sister in law clearly wasn't impressed with the idea of her daughter working or women working at all. However she was quite impressed with Ragini. The rest of the family seemed jovial.

After some time Laksh asked his parents for permission to speak to Ragini. Swara took the couple to her room. Neither of them spoke. The shy Ragini wasn't even looking at Laksh and he didn't seem to push her to talk. Seeing this Swara stepped in

"Laksh since you two are being so silent I should like to ask you some questions. Why did you join business only a year back when you completed your studies a long time back. "She asked.

Laksh smiled and told her "I tried different things. I didn't know what I wanted. So I went into different kinds of ventures. Some went bad some were interesting. Anyway I decided to join business. I can work hard but taking business decisions isn't my forte. That was always bhai. "

"I thought your brother was a lawyer " Swara said.

"Thats Adarsh bhaiyya. I meant my cousin. He is abroad now. He was always the businessman. "Laksh said his voice full of adoration.

Ragini finally spoke up "You love him a lot don't you? "She asked.

"Yes. We are close. Your sister reminds me of him. They are so alike. I wish he were here. "He said.

This broke the ice. Soon they got talking and Swara left the room happily. A few minutes later she went back and called them down for the roka. With everyone being happy with the match the roka was done.

After the ceremony everyone sat down for dinner. The delicacies were served and praised. Swara was sitting near Uttara who was excitedly talking to her about studies and business. Her mother was clearly unhappy seeing her association with Swara. After some time she asked Dadi "Parvati Kaki, Swara is elder than Ragini right? But Rain is marriage is being fixed before hers. Why? I mean we didn't hear anything about her marriage from anyone in our social circle. "

Swara looked at her surprised. The other Maheshwaris too looked at her angrily.

"I am engaged. "Swara said showing her the ring she was wearing in her ring finger. It was a golden ring with a 'R' studded with diamonds.

"Oh. Who is the guy? "Sujata asked.

"You wouldn't know him Sujata ji. He is not Marwari. He is a Bengali. " Dadi said.

"Whoever he is he must be a very good and very lucky to get a girl like you "Annapurna said.

"Thanks. "Swara said lost in thoughts. He wasn't lucky . She was.

The conversation drifted to other topics and Sujata who had been trying to show her family that business wasn't good for a girl's future gave up . After a hearty dinner and conversation the Mageshwaris left promising to pick a date for the engagement as soon as possible. The wedding ,it was decided would be done without much delay.

Later that night Swara was summoned by her grandmothers.

They told her "Swara, you heard what Sujata ji asked. More people are going to ask the same. Your little sister is getting married before you. This is not right. People will spread rumours about you. "

Swara tried to remain calm "Come on. If both of us leave who will take care of you. Anyway don't worry about me. I am engaged to Rishi and we will get married. "She said.

Dida asked "When beta? You girls are our responsibility. We want to see you happily settled. You and Rishi have been engaged for five years now. At that time you said you both wanted to focus on you professional life. But now you both are doing well. Still you don't talk about marriage. I know you don't have any problems with each other. You talk to each other, he visits us whenever he is here. But you never talk about going ahead. Why? "

swara was shocked. She had no answer. She herself didn't know what she had done.

"Dida I'm not Ragini. I can take care of myself and make decisions for myself. I will marry when I want to "she said and ran out of the room.

Back in her room she broke down. That guy had broken her completely. Her dreams her heart. Still she couldn't move on. Move on with the one who had been her anchor. She was lying to everyone. Herself. Her family. All because of him. Sunny.
She felt a hand on her shoulder. Ragini.

"Its okay Di. I know you are hurt. Something happened five years ago. You don't want to share it with anyone except Jeeju. Its okay. Some day you will tell me yourself. I won't pressurize you. But it will be ok. We are there for you "Swara hugged her and realised that she had made a huge mistake by staying away from her family.

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Hope you enjoy reading.

Great work..,really amazing..
Waiting for further updates

Read all parts together..
Interesting concept..superb updates..
Well written..thanks for pm 😊

Awesome update..

Really intriguing!!

nice story...i just stumbled upon it and read all the chapters in one go. it is going really well. I assume sunny is short for sanskar. and they might have had a misunderstanding only hopefully? probably kavita or even this rishi plotting to separate them? hmm...interesting. looking forward to the next part.

Nice concept and superb updates...seriously who is this sunny and rishi...