"But ..." Swara wanted to confront her sister but she dropped the idea, thinking not to meddle in her sister's life.
Sharmishta and the rest of the other Gadodia family forced her and Swara had to spend some time with them unwillingly.
"Shona, you must have got to know about Badi's reconstruction." Sharmishtha asked carefully, she felt guilty not to discuss it with her daughter.
"Yes Ma... Ragini and Laksh announced it a couple of days back." Swara was playing with Ayush.
"I wanted to discuss with you but Ragu said let everything get finalised first. We were not sure if everyone would agree or not, especially your Dadaji and Dadi. But I am happy they agreed as it involved Ragini and Laksh's betterment." Sharmishtha gave her side of explanations.
"It's ok Ma... You don't have to explain anything to me." Swara replied unenthusiastically.
"But Shekhar found out that as per the latest will of Ma, she put you and me both as owners of her house." her mother's calculative voice earned everybit of Swara's attention.
"Because of this, your signatures are also needed for agreement. Shekhar said, within two or three days papers will be ready for everyone to sign. I will inform you once I know exactly." 
Swara could not move her eyes from her mother's face whereas Sharmishtha could not stare back in her daughter's impassive glare.
Her daughter's frigid behaviour ploughed the seed of apprehension in Sharmishtha's mind.
"You will sign papers, will you?" She asked sceptically.
Swara was still silent.
"Shona, it's about Ragini and Laksh. Laksh is trying his best to build his career. He is working so hard. He and Ragini are looking forward to this project. You and Sanskar are already settled financially. Sanskar is very successful; he is independent; but you know, with Laksh and Ragini, they are required to depend on the elders of your house for the same." Sharmishtha recited the same words of her mother in law.
"You are right Ma. I will sign papers whenever you will say." Swara replied pungently, she could not suppress her annoyance from her voice but her mother could not see as her mind was relaxed but one pair of an eye looked at her astonishingly.
"Swara?" Sanskar was standing at the doorstep. 
"Sanskar" She smiled brightly. He had gone to Dida's house but seeing it locked, he guessed his wife would be in her other house so he stepped inside to check.
"You came so early." Along with Sanskar even Sharmishtha could observe a change of her tone. She dragged Sanskar out of the room.
"Yes, my meeting got finished."
"I was waiting for you only." Without even sparing one glance to her mother or her father's family who were in the living area, Swara held Sanskar's hand and took him out towards Dida's house. She knew he would not be comfortable with them due to his past experiences. 
"What was it, Sharmishtha? Your daughter did not even say bid bye to us properly." Parvati scrunched her nose.
"Did she say yes to sign the agreement papers?" Shekhar asked from the other side.
But Sharmishtha was blown away with recent exchanges with her daughter. 
Both spent some time in Dida's house before leaving for their home. 
"Sanskar, I have decided to sign the papers." Swara cleared, after informing him about mother daughter talks.
"It's your choice. You know I will always support you." He kept his eyes on the road while driving back.