He notice Swara is standing numb.

Sanskar : Swara!!  ( call her).

Swara come in sense looks at him. She looks at him tears brimmed in her eyes.

Sanskar : Swara no!!

Swara burst in tears. Sanskar close his eyes take sigh hug her. Swara start crying in his arm.

Sanskar : shh! Calm down. Nothing happened. You are alright.

Swara : but if something happened then. If my blouse fall in front of all then. ( crying).

Sanskar : Main vhi tha kaise kuch galt hone deta tumhare sath. ( caress her hair).

Swara hug him more tight crying.

After sometime she becomes calm. He give her clothes. She go for changing soon come out changing it.

Sanskar : are you okay now?

Swara nod yes.

Sanskar : I think I should go.

He turn to go but stop hearing Swara.

Thank you.

Sanskar : ( see her just smile) take care.

Swara nod yes giving a light smile back to him. He go from there. She remembered everything. How he saved her respect today.

After one day!

At Night!

Swara is as usual gazing at stars.

You always stare stars?

Sanskar as usual again sit beside her on mattress.

Sanskar : why you always stare them? Don't tell me you count them? If yes dont they are countless.

Swara : I don't count them.

Sanskar : ( chuckles) then what is in them that you stare them like this?

Swara : i see my maa. ( while gazing stars emotionally).

Sanskar : Maa! In stars?  ( about to joke but then realised Its meaning) I am sorry. how she? I mean sorry to ask.

Swara : She died after giving me birth. ( tears engulf her eyes).

Sanskar feels bad for her forward hand to put on her shoulder but then back off thinking she will not like.

Sanskar : Where is your father?

Swara clenched her fist hearing father which noticed by Sanskar.

Swara : I have no father. ( angrily).

Sanskar : means?

Swara : who didn't accepted my mother. Who cheated my mother  after giving so promises of marriage. Who denied to take my responsibility can't be a father. ( angrily) Because of whom my mother bear all taunts from society. My father is my mother only who still gave me birth bearing everything. She didn't back off. She gave me birth.

Sanskar : what?  ( shocked knowing her past).

Swara : Yes! I am illegitimate. ( teary eyes) and may be after knowing this you will run behind me.

She get up saying but stop feeling grip on her wrist. She turn and find him holding it.

Sanskar : ( stand up) who said you are illegitimate. You are legitimate Swara.

Swara : what...

Sanskar : listen me complete. You are legitimate because your mother was very brave Swara. She beard all taunts but still gave you birth. You are the sign of her. You are legitimate sign of her bravery,  her love for you.

Swara become surprised hearing him. No one said this to her ever. Tears formed in her eyes hearing his soothing words.

Sanskar : Illegitimate was your father! Who didn't had guts to fulfill his promise.

Swara : ( mock) kitni ajeeb baat hai na! Yeh vo insaan bol rhaa hai jo khud play boy hai?

Sanskar : ( calmly) yes I am Playboy but I am not cheater. I change girls like clothes but with no one i do any promise of 'Commitment'. I don't give anyone commitment and marriage promise never. Before having sex with anyone i clear everything that it will be only for fun. Marriage,  commitment is not mine type. Girls themselves agrees to my condition. I am not like your father Swara. I might be shameless,  playboy but not cheater. I never cheated anyone.

Swara become shocked hearing him. She can see the truth in his eyes but something confuse her.

Swara : why you don't believe in marriage and commitment​? Marriage is very beautiful thing. Two person for lifetime.

Sanskar clenched his fist hearing marriage. Voice of their parents 's fighting echoed in his ears

Mom! Dad please don't fight.

Small Sanskar crying in front of their parents who are fighting.

Sanskar!! You go inside. His dad shouts on him.

Why you are sending him inside? He should also know about his father. His mother shout back on him. Who is self centered. All he needs sex with me but time he don't have.

Shut up Sujata! You are crossing your limits.

What wrong i said? You only came to me when you want sex otherwise you just fight with me unnecessarily.

Me fight? It's you who always start fight unnecessarily. You know I did mistake of loving you.

Yes! It was a mistake. I did mistake of loving you and marrying you was my biggest mistake.

Sujata!!!! Ram slapped her hard. She stare him in shock and teary eyes.

Sujata : This was only left you completed that also. ( hurt).

Ram : I am sorry. ( guilty) I shouldnt.

Sujata : I want divorce.

Ram : what? Divorce? But we love each other. How you can say this?

Sujata : Love? Where it is in us? ( mock on him).

Ram remain quiet. They did love marriage but then Ram engaged himself in building his business. Becoming successful become his only goal. He left giving time to Sujata which made her think he is having affair and she also stop talking with him. If they talk then only sex or fight.

Ram : ( control his tears) Okay fine! Let's part away. I think love really vanish in us.

Both move away in different direction leaving Sanskar in mid who is crying seeing them like this. Only he is paying attention. 'love vanish',  'Marriage mistake'.

Sanskar!!!

Sanskar come in sense when Swara called him loud. She noticed he has tears in his eyes.

Swara : are you okay? ( concerned).

Sanskar : Yeah! I am okay. I need to go. ( turn to go before his eyes betray him).

He stopped when Swara hold his palm. He turn see Swara.

You can share with me. If you want.
May be I can't decrease your pain
But at least i can share.

Swara said this looking at him deeply. He stare her. Her words put a magical effect on him. He feels to share everything. She can cure his bleeding heart.

He sit down on mattress. Swara understand he is ready to share sit with him. He take a sigh hold her hand in his hand. She put hand on his hand to comfort him.

Sanskar : My story is different from you. Your parents didn't married because of that you suffered but here! My parents was married. I was their legitimate child. Everything was a paradise but only for the world. Inside of the house there was only one thing 'hatred'.

Swara looks at him shockingly.

Sanskar : they did love marriage Swara but still love vanish after marriage in them. They used to fight in front of me. Mom was having suspect that dad is having affair thats why he don't give time to us but he was busy with business . he wanted to be more rich. Mom wanted his time and slowly slowly love start vanishing and fight start taking place of it. I never saw them happy. You know in which school I should take admission on this matter also they fight around 1 week. ( laugh painfully) slowly slowly! Relation weakens and one day mom dad decided to part away. ( tears fall from his eyes).

Swara looks at him emotionally seeing this press his hand.

Sanskar : They took divorce. ( wipe his tears) Unhone ek baar bhi mere bare main nhi socha main Kya chahta hoon. After divorce the question was of with  whom I will stay. Mom dad again file a case for getting me and from a spectator of their fight I became a object whom they wanted to win. But still unhone nhi pucha main kya chahta hoon. I wanted my mom dad both par vo muje batna chhate they do hisso main.

Swara 's eyes become teary hearing him.

Sanskar : I refused to be parted in two parts. Court decided that I will stay 3 days with mom and 3 days with dad and one left day I will spend with hostel where they will meet me but one after other. But you know Swara that for one day left also no one asked with whom I wanna stay but I refused it. I choose to stay alone. 5 Years I waited! I was 13 that time. I waited 5 Years. Nothing changed! They used to fight again but this time for me. No one could say they did love marriage. Love?  ( laugh mockingly) When i turned 18 I choose to stay alone.

Sanskar : I am 27 now. They call me but still fight. I used to ask myself  agar yhi karna tha toh unhone pyaar hi kyun kiya?  But then I noticed this is story of most of the couples and who are staying together is because of some helplessness. Swara! Love seems so beautiful at first but after marriage it's vanish. Love vanish! Love,  marriage are only illusions.

Swara : This is not true Sanskar. ( feeling bad for him)Love is very beautiful and marriage also.

Sanskar : If this is not truth then tell why my parents parted away? ( with teary eyes) they loved each other. Why love vanish in them? Swara! Pyaar sirf takleef deta hai. You can take example of your mom. She only loved right what she got. Love is curse that curse which children bear. ( start crying at last line).

Swara : Sanskar!!  ( she hug him emotionally to comfort him).

She hug him tight. Sanskar start crying more in his embrace. She never knew a play boy like him has so soft heart. She caressing his back but he is crying gripping her tight. She caress his hair. He close his eyes in peace. He cried sometime then become calm. Her embrace give him solace. He hug her more close. Swara also hugging him tight. Her wounded heart seeming got it's cure. Both are trying to find their solace in each other.

Soon both realized their position realized they are so much close. Sanskar break hug looks at her. He is not feeling to be away from her. After ages he got this solace. This solace which his soul was craving. The same condition of her. She is just want to melt in his arm.

He bring his face close to her face. Both entangled their hands soon their lips meet in a deep kiss. Sanskar bring her close through waist because her presence giving him a solace. She gripped his shoulders tight. She also want his closeness to her heart.

Both break kiss when feels out of breath both match their forehead breathing heavily still entangling hands.

I need you!

Sanskar confess.

Swara : I also. ( with same emotion).

Sanskar : think once again! I don't believe in love and commitment. But it also will not be fun just a cure to each other.

Swara : I am ready.

He make her lay down on mattress come on her entangled his both hands with her hands start kissing her neck. Swara close her eyes feeling solace. He hold her duppata take off from his top open his shirt hold her hand make her touch hie chest. Swara caress it staring him deeply. He close his eyes feeling peace. He bend down on her again kiss her whole arms then come near her stomach raise her top kiss on her bare stomach. Swara bite her lower lips soon make her and himself bare to each other.

Slowly slowly he love her by his kisses which work like a cure to both of their souls. He lay down after loving her. Swara understand his meaning come on him kiss on his chest. Sanskar feels good. She love him like he wanted.

Soon he roll her and come on her again hold her hands in his hands.

Sanskar : are you ready for this?

Swara nod yes. He smiles at her take her lips in deep kiss. Swara cry in pain feeling him entering inside her but he calm her by kissing.

She gave him her most precious thing 'her virginity'.

He made love with her slowly and deeply keeping mind her first time.

After hour Sanskar stopped and both get their release. Both close their eyes feeling in solace. Their eyes are having tears but of peace which their soul got from each other.

He lay down beside her which hurt Swara little seeing him away thinking is only sex was mattered to him but soon she smiles when he pulled her toward him making her lay on his chest. He take her duppata and blanket and cover themselves with it ( which blanket Swara use while sitting on mattress).

Next Morning!

Swara awaked first. She see Sanskar sleeping cutely. She smiles seeing him remembered every their moments then last night.

She remembered their all nok jhok,  his care,  their closeness everything

Swara : I love you Sanskar. ( she smiles thinking in mind) Yesterday night was very special to me. My heart was wounded from many ages but your touch healed it. Yesterday night you didn't only marked my body but also my soul. I love you. ( caress his face with close eyes).

She cuddle him which Sanskar respond and hug her back . She smiles at this.

But soon reality hit her hard that he doesn't believe in love and commitment. He doesn't believe in marriage. He said before love making. It's only a cure to each other.

Swara : ( get up from his grip) what i did?  ( realized how far she went with flow) I had decided I will not repeat my mother's mistake but i also committed the same. He doesn't love me. He just wanted the distraction and I became only a distraction. (palm her mouth tears brimmed in her eyes).

She see Sanskar at her side and then last night flash in her mind along with his words that he don't believe on love and commitment.

She take a sigh wear her clothes go leaving him alone.

After sometime!

Sanskar get up being frowned by not feeling her presence. He open his eyes but doesn't find her.

Sanskar : ( worried) where she is? ( then think something) common Sanskar! She is girl. She might be shying to face you. ( himself blushed little) Oh stop it! Don't behave like it's your first time but still it was special.

He smiles remembering last night.

He go after wearing his clothes.

In Swara ' s Room!

Swara who is combing her hairs but his and her love making is only flashing in her mind. She gasp when Sanskar hugged her from back. He kiss her cheeks.

Sanskar : that's sound rude! I was sleeping and you went. Very bad. ( turn her) I want to punish you for this.

He about to kiss her lips but she back off.

Swara : last night is over.

Sanskar : over means?

Swara : last night is over Sanskar. We decided to have sex yesterday for our pease. Now our paths are different again.

Sanskar : what sex?

Swara : yes sex!

Sanskar : ( unbelievable) whatever happened in us was only sex for you?

Swara : it that was more then any sex? Is it was love?  ( Sanskar become quiet) I know that was not love. It was only sex which we did. Now its over.

Sanskar : I agree that! That was not out of love but...

Swara : Sanskar please stop it. Don't talk more about yesterday night. We needed each other at heat of moment. We did that. Now forget it.

Saying this she go out from her room.

Sanskar : sex? Is that was only sex for her. I agreed that was not love but! Still it was special for me. I never felt like that with anyone. ( feeling hurt).

After 1 week!

Tonight is sangeet and tomorrow marriage of saurab and Charu.

Sanskar staring Swara being hurt who is ignoring him. Since they made love she is ignoring him. He tried to talk to her but she avoid. Her ignorance is hurting him. He is feeling pain deep inside and also didn't touched any girl after her.

It's not like he didn't tried. He tried but unable.

He decided to talk to her now. As after reception she will go back Kolkata. He needs her. She is his cure. He made himself ready for it.

Suddenly Swara got a message on her phone.

I wanna meet you
At terrace
Come.

She read message then looks at Sanskar who is staring her with urgency. He go from there toward terrace.

Swara : I will not go.

She have to come.

Sanskar whisper this making his heart calm which beating fast.

It's mid night Swara didn't came tears start forming Sanskar 's eyes.

But soon it's spread smile on his lips feeling footsteps. He turned and see Swara.

Sanskar : I knew you will come. ( smile).

Swara : what do you want to say?

Sanskar : Kyun kar rhi ho aisa?

Swara : kya?

Sanskar : ignore kyun?

Swara : Sanskar! We are strangers.

Sanskar : after that night we are not strangers anymore.

Swara : why is it effected you? ( while hiding her tears) No! Right?

She turn to go.

Agar main kahun!

Haan farq pdta hai.

Toh?

Swara looks at him surprised.

Sanskar : Swara! That night was very special for me. It was not sex for me. You are very special to me. I don't know what is it? But i want you with me.

Swara looks at him surprised with teary eyes.

Sanskar : You know this heart pain so much but jab tum hoti ho iske Kareb toh dard nhi hota. ( teary eyes).

He bend down on his knee. Swara can feel the emotion through his words.

Sanskar : I don't believe in love and commitment. I don't believe in marriage but I also don't want you to go away from me. Can we stay in live in relationship?

Swara : ( shocked) what? Live in relationship!

Sanskar : I know you are shocked because I didn't proposes you for marriage. I don't believe in. Swara! Love vanish,  marriage breaks. I want you with me. I don't want us to part away after marriage. In live in relationship we will stay together and you know it will work. Choice is yours. I will not force but I promise after we entered in relationship I will be loyal to you.

Swara looks at him deeply. She can see this men love her. Love is in his eyes. He is not man who bound himself with one girl but for her he is ready to do that but still live in relationship?

Sanskar : think calmly about this. We both need each other. ( teary eyes).

She stare him remembered their moments tears formed in her eyes. She turn to leave which break Sanskar thinking it's No.

She walk while remembering everything. She stop in mid turn back.

Sanskar!!

She call his name make him look at her who is smiling in tears. Sanskar smile getting her yes. He get up open his arms for her. She run and jump in his arms. Sanskar twirl her happily.

Swara : I love you Sanskar. I know you also love me. I can feel it. I know you  don't know about your feelings yet. Your fear is stopping you but one day my love will change your thinking. ( she thinks in mind with belief that one day he will understand the importance of Commitment).

This is my home.