"Are you sure you can take her along?" Ragini asked uncertainly. It was after a long time both sister's were talking about something unrelated to their regular household work.
"Sure but if you would agree. I mean you and Laksh are her guardians so ..." Swara pulled her all her convincing power together. 
"Sure why not." Ragini mentally thanked her sister over her ask. 
Last night, she had a long fight with her husband over the same. 
"Thanks by the way. I was thinking to take her there but if you are going then of course she can go with you." Ragini conveniently faked masking her face with small smile.
Swara released her breath, she did not know she was holding for a long. 
Later Swara took Mishka to meet her father and Sanskar asked his assistant to get in to touch with Abhimanyu's (Mishka's father) doctors about his treatment details.
Few days later, Sharmishtha walked towards her daughter who was watering the plants which she and Sanskar had ploughed two years back.
"Shona, why are you silent?" Sharmishtha asked defeatedly after a long routine chat with her daughter.
"Ma, silent? And me? I am here only. I have been talking to you for the last 10 minutes." Swara kept it casual.
"Don't pretend Swara, you know there is issue going on for Badi's reconstruction due to that investor issue." Sharmishtha finally broached the topic which was her reason for sudden chat with her daughter.
"Yes, I heard about it. I hope Laksh will find a way soon." Swara tried to divert.
"Your Baba and Dadi was saying why don't you ask Sanskar to look into it? He can support his brother in his business." Sharmishtha spoke words which were filled in her mouth by her husband and mother in law.
"Ma, I don't interfere in Sanskar's professional life."
"But you are his wife, don't you have any rights over him?" Her mother's words snapped Swara out.
"And you are Ragini's sister. Being a sister, don't you think you need to support her in her difficult times?" Sharmishtha had long session with Shekhar and Parvati, she was made well aware about her wellbeing would be dependent on Swara's acceptance.
Swara just stared at her mother.
"And what about us? Swara, if this project did not work out then where will we go? We cannot stay here for life long. We will be on the roads. Do you want your parents to be begging on the streets at this age? Think about Ayush. Will he never get his rightful roof?" Sharmishtha hit the sore string of her daughter's heart.
"Please Shona, please talk to Sanskar. It will be a peanut ask for him but for us it is our entire life." Sharmishtha folded her hands in front of her daughter.
Swara shook her head in denial, stopping her mother. "Ma please."
Again, Swara was at the juncture, she looked upwards towards almighty's help. Even today, after experiencing negligence and trivialization from her own parents and family, one part of her heart craved for their betterment. 
"Laddoo, did Laksh say anything about investor?" This had become daily question from Parvati.
"If you ask the same question every day, the answer will not change, Dadi." Ragini replied frustatingly, it's been over three weeks of the day when Laksh had declared about the investor's backing out issue. "Do you think Laksh is just sitting at home idle? He is looking into...He is doing his best, in a few days this problem will also be sorted out."