Laksh: Ok

That's it. Ragini shouted 'maa' and hugged him. Laksh was taken aback by her reaction. She didn't leave him and cried by burying her head in his chest. While crying she said 'Why did you left me maa? Why did you?' She could not speak continuously as her throat was stuck by the pain and her emotions. Some words came out from her throat by escaping along with her breath. She continuously asked 'why did you left me? Please tell.' She could not ask anything other than this.

Laksh felt bad for her condition and took his hands and covered her in his embrace. Now she hugged him tightly and he kept his one hand on her head and rubbed it whereas his other hand patted on her shoulder saying 'Shh. Relax.'

After a while tired of crying, Ragini looked at Laksh while hugging him and he too looked at her. She then kept her head on his chest and started to speak.

Ragini: Maa. Look at your Ragini maa. This Ragini was not your innocent, family loving Ragini maa. This Ragini was a liar, killer, family hating Ragini maa. Everyone in this world was looking me with disgust, irritation and hatred in their eyes. Maa, will you too look me like that? Please don't maa; I will rather die than looking hatred on me in your eyes maa. Your Ragini was changed by everyone maa. First was dadi, next Sanskar, next Swara and at last Laksh. Why did they change me maa? Why did they change that innocent Ragini to this devil Ragini? What was wrong thing I had done to them so they changed me? Maa if you were there here for me then these things wouldn't have taken place. I would be living happily with my family and husband. Why did you leave me maa? Don't you like me? Don't you want me? Don't you love me? Or had you thought that I am a symbol of your loveless marriage? Tell me maa please.

Laksh's eyes were filled with tears and he just consoled her by patting her. Ragini cried in that same position.

Ragini: Maa. I missed you in every moment of my life. I missed you when I woke up in the morning to ask for bed coffee like other girls. I missed you when I get ready for school to shout for my lunch box and breakfast like other children. I missed you when every mom feed their children with their own hands. I missed you when I thought to play. I missed you when I wait for bed time stories. I missed you when I sat simply on mother's day. I missed you when dadi scolds me and orders me. I missed you when I felt lonely. I missed you when everyone in my college teased me. I missed you when I was engaged for first time. I missed you when my heart was broken. I missed you when I felt very happy. I missed you when everyone taunts me. I missed you when I feel like crying while hugging someone. I missed you when everyone shows their hatred. I missed you from my birth till now maa. But I didn't get you. It was my fate that I should not get any love or care in my life. After now also no one would love me. Why should I live in this earth maa? Shall I also come with you maa? At least in that eternal space I could get your love maa. Please maa. Take me along with you. I don't want to live here and face everyone. Everything was changed maa. Not even a single creature would care and love me. I don't want to live maa. I don't want to.

Saying this she cried in Laksh's chest whereas Laksh was shocked to see this Ragini who loves and misses her mom unconditionally. He could not take the words that 'I don't want to live'. He shook his head in 'no' and put his hands on her shoulders making her to look at him still leaning on his chest.

Laksh: No Ragini. No. What are you speaking? Are you in your senses? If death is the only solution for all problems then every person in this world will die. Everyone has problems, pains, misunderstandings, hatred, anger, etc. But one who faces it and challenges it would become success. Ragini no one is perfect. Everyone does mistakes. What you has done is not only mistake but also a sin. Everyone was affected by it. They have anger on you. They want you to feel sorry for what you had done. It doesn't mean that you have to die for it. It means that you have to change. This evil Ragini should be changed into a new Ragini.

Ragini broke her hug and saw his eyes. He too does the same.

Ragini: Change? Is it possible for me?

Laksh held her shoulders firmly and said

Laksh: Why not Ragini? Everyone can change. Then why can't you change Ragini? Did you know 'changes are the only thing that cannot be changed'! {"Maatram ondru dhan Maaradhadhu!", my favorite line!} Understand the fact Ragini! Just move on in your life. You have a future Ragini. Just think about it. It's the right time to change Ragini. And one more thing, your change should not create any problems in others life this time.

Ragini was lost in deep thoughts. Laksh was just looking at her. At that time only he noticed her beauty. Even though her face was mixed with emotions it looked so beautiful under the dim moonlight. Her red colored plain saree with golden borders and matching blouse makes her to look gorgeous. His heart beat was skipped. He then looked at her eyes which were now seem to be determinant and her lips trying to open but remained closed and her cheeks turned pale due to crying. Laksh just thought of Ragini smiling in that same dress. He could imagine her eyes with so much love on him and her lips longing for a passionate kiss and her chubby cheeks with coated in pink due to shyness. Unknowingly he smiled at his thoughts. Just then

Ragini: Haan maa. You are right. I have to change. But this time I am going to change to live independently. I am going to solve the mess I have created. Thank you so much maa. If you are not here then I would have thought something wrong and would have created more mess. Thank you so much maa. I love you so much.

Saying this she hugged him tightly. Laksh couldn't believe that even now she was calling him as maa. Just then Ragini broke her hug and said I have to tell you and share many things with you maa. Laksh nodded. They both sat in a couch in balcony and she sat close to him and kept her head on his shoulders and told many secrets from her life which were unknown to everyone even for her dadi. Laksh felt bored with some secrets like how she used to play the teacup party with her dolls. He was interested and surprised to hear many secrets of Ragini like how she would ask Swara to do her social homework and secretly using her dadi's mascara to scare her secret friend and stealing some sweets and sugars from kitchen without her dadi's knowledge. Only one thing could not be digested by Laksh. It was Ragini had a 'boy friend' when she was in 8th standard called 'Arjun' whom she calls as 'Ajju'. He was just her best friend and one and only secret friend too. She doesn't want her dadi to know about him because if she comes to know about him then she would definitely create some problems in her studies. But one day her dadi found it and punished her by burning her feet with very hot rod. She showed it to Laksh and till now she had those marks. Laksh felt bad for her and at the same time he thought if she was brought up like other girls then definitely she would have become a charming and cute girl. Laksh smiled at his thoughts.

What was happening to Laksh? Will Ragini really change? Keep guessing and stay healthy.