Laksh was able to convince his mother to be his lawyer in front of his father. 
"That's really good suggestion Annapurna but there is so much office work pending. And Sanskar alone is taking care of it... so" Durgaprasad contradicted. He was concerned about his nephew.
"Office work will continue to happen. There is no end to it." Annapurna disproved.
"I agree with Bhabhi. She is right. Office work, we will take care of it." Ram supported.
Durgaprasad agreed looking at Swara, her expectant eyes were waiting for his approval.
"So then it's decided, Swara, Sanskar, Laksh and Ragini. Go on vacation. Decide on a place and complete bookings and enjoy it." Durgaprasad declared earning a bright smile on Swara's face. She turned to look at her husband. 
"I think Goa is the best." Laksh was top of the world.
"No Laksh, I want to go to Manali." Ragini replied with a broad smile. "Swara, where do you want to go? Are you ok with Manali?" she nudged her sister who was looking at her husband who was busy with his phone reading some emails. He was clueless about the happenings around him.
"Anywhere, I am ok. Sanskar?" She asked, gaining his attention. "You ok with Manali?" For Swara, spending some time alone with Sanskar was more important than place.
"What Manali?" He was blank about the question.
"Sanskar, it will be fun when we all four will go to Manali." Ragini could not suppress her excitement.
"Sanskar we are thinking of sending you all for a small vacation." Ram gave some ideas about current planning to his son. "You all need it."
"But I cannot make it." He mumbled with thumping heart, giving a hard stop for Swara's fluttering one.
"Sanskar, don't worry about office work. Me and Bhaisa will take care of it." Ram suggested, he knew his son was a workaholic. 
"It's not that Dad." He replied abruptly but stopped for a moment to think and declared. "I am going to New York in the coming week." 
"New York? Why?" His mother's dropped voice earned his attention. This was the first time Sujata intervened in discussions.
"There are a few issues that escalated, I have to take care of them." his response was calculative but he was staring at his wife from corner eyes. 
Swara lowered her head gulping hard. She started eating her breakfast without uttering a word. She was continuously blinking her eyes to push back her tears.
None of the family members meddled after, but deadly silence covered earlier ecstatic surroundings.
Ragini stared at her husband with pout, who blinked his eyes in assurance.
Sanskar came back to his room to get his laptop bag and necessities, Swara followed him.
"Is it important to go?" her moist voice halted his movements.
"Yes, as I said downstairs, there are a few escalated issues." he replied back, stuffing his Mac in a bag facing his back to her.
"Is it not possible for you to take it through a conference call?" She asked again, crossing her fingers.
"No, Swara. I have to be there in person." Only he knew how much he had tried to work out from here but things had slipped from his hands resulting in him forcing himself  for his US trip.
"You didn't tell earlier" her shaky voice was pinching his heart.
"Sorry, everything got finalised only yesterday."
'Again sorry.' she shook her head irritatingly.
"How many days are you going for?" her voice turned annoying now.
"May be 3-4 weeks"
"Is it possible for you to take me with you? I can come along." Swara, was ready to do anything to be with him. This was her last resort.
Sanskar turned to her for the first time in their entire conversation. 
'Are you for real?' thought popped up in his mind.
"Sorry, but I can't take you with me." He stared back at her baffled face. 
"You don't have a US visa stamped on your passport, Swara." He dropped his shoulders giving her a reality check.
Swara opened her mouth to speak but her voice could not find words. A recent conversation surfaced an incident from her memory line.
"Swara, I can't believe you missed your US visa interview?" He was frustrated now. The moment he came back from the office he asked her about the interview, he had already messaged her but his wife was too busy to reply back.
"Sanskar, Baba needed my help in his shop. Tomorrow, the food inspector is coming for regular scrutiny. He asked me to come in the morning for help." Swara replied sheepishly. 
"It was just a matter of two hours, Swara. You could have gone to help Baba after the interview." He became practical.
"Baba was a little tense. Ma would have gone but she had Aayush to take care of so... And there were so many things to do." Swara made pout, hoping her husband would melt down.
"You could have asked Ragini to go as well." 
"Ragini was not feeling well." Her reason annoyed him more. 
"I can't believe this. Do you know people don't get US visa interview dates so easily? You got it and wow you missed it." 
"What is the reason for the US visa? Why do we even need it?" Swara counterattacked, scrunching her nose.
"Swara, you know I started Karma from the US. Of course I need to go there sometimes." He challenged.
"But last time you said you can handle your work from here through conference call." She tried to convince him.
"Not every time I can do the same Swara. If I need to go, I want you to come with me." He became vulnerable.
"We will see when time comes." She replied carelessly. She gave a quick peck on his lips to persuade her husband.
Her own words started ringing in her ears. She always prioritised her family's comfort over her necessities. 
Today for the first time, she realised that if she had kept her needs ahead that day, she could join her husband on his trip. It was only a matter of a few hours, after the interview she could have gone to help her father. She just needed to ask her father to wait for her return or she could have asked Ragini or her mother but alas.
Her eyes filled with tears over her own blunders. Sanskar was staring at her, he knew what must have been running in her mind.
"You still have one week to go. Is it possible to get the interview date by then?" She still hoped.
He shook his head helplessly. "It takes 3-4 months to get the interview date." 
"Bye" He replied before leaving their room.
Swara slumped down crying bitterly over her fate or her own irrationality.
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