Lost Love...RagLak

-I-

Alright! Starting the first chapter with good expectations. Hope you like! Do vote if you like. ANd comments are most welcome.

Moving on...

"Words in double quotes" - Talking

'Words in single quotes' - Thoughts

Chapter I - Her Presence

12:00.

At midnight.

Her husband lay still beside her. Only sign of life from him was his body moving as he took his breaths. She too wished she could get some shut eye and mental rest.

But sleep was far from her mind.

After all, how could one sleep when her son was dying day by day, minute by minute, second by second. Not physically though.

He was dying in the sense that his spirit seems to be dimming each day. The color and vibrancy that she used to see in her son was absent. As if some force had stolen it from Laksh and shredded it to so many pieces that it was almost impossible to revive it.

'I should rephrase the sentence. It really was impossible to revive it. After all, how can one person someone back from the dead?' her thoughts were broken when there was a loud knock on the door. 'At this time of the night? Who could it be?'

"Jiji! Jiji open the door quickly! It's about Lucky! Jiji, open up!"

Annapurna at once shot out of bed and reached over to the door with large steps. She pulled open the door with force. "What happened!?"

"Jiji, I...I came out to have a glass of water to the kitchen. When I passed his room, the door was open with light flowing out. I...i decided to close the door and..."

"And what?" Annapurna grabbed her arm in desperation. "You're scaring me. Speak up Sujata!"

"Laksh wasn't there Jiji! He's not in his room. I searched the house as well. He's no where!"

Annapurna gasped. "Where could he have gone at this time!?" she could feel various different scenes flashing up in her mind, none of them good.

"Calm down you two. It's alright." came a masculine voice from behind her.

It was Durgaprasad who seemed to have woken up. However, the gruffness of a sleeping man was absent in his voice, making Annapurna realize that she was wrong about him earlier. Her husband had been unable to sleep as well.

"But Laksh is missing. How could you not be concerned?"

"Because it is not the first time he went out at night. And it won't be the last either." Durgaprasad responded in a solemn tone. "Sujata, go back to sleep. Do not speak of what you saw to anyone tomorrow either."

"Bu-"

"It's for the best."

Sujata disagreed, but didn't oppose the head of the family. He must know something that they didn't and hence advised her so. She nodded and left for her room.

"You don't look surprised. What is going on. Please tell me. I'm his mother." Annapurna pleaded.

"Like I said Annapurna. There's nothing to be worried about. He's just visiting a place. He has been doing it for many a night."

Annapurna didn't need to ask which place he was speaking of. "Did he take his car?"

Durgaprasad shook his head. "But Sanskar makes sure he returns home safely."