Vaidharbhi...
I was still in his embrace but this is not my Mukundh. I turned to see him. He gave me a smile which was so similar to my Mukundh. But why is he not my Mukundh ?? I touched his cheeks and he closed his eyes and pushed his face into my palm. A small sound from Vamsi made me look at my son. He is so small. The way he was when my Mukundh got him from the forest. I pulled him to me and stepped out of the lap from the one who is calling himself as Mukundh. I turned to see it was already morning. My eyes widened. I am not supposed to stay idle for this much time. I was about to move but he held my wrist.
"Where are you going priye ??" he asked me. How does he know my Mukundh calls me priye. He is not my Mukundh though is he ? "Leave my hand swamy i have to go work. I cannot sit idle, they will punish me." i whispered and pulled the veil to cover my face. I held my hand and made me sit again on his lap and left his hand from my wrist. Before i could even think of anything he pulled the veil from my head. Aren't dasi's supposed to cover their face. My eyes widened. He is breaking the rules. What if this Mukundh gets punished for this act.
I tried to move from him but he held me tight. "You are not dasi anymore pirye you are the Rani of this dhesh. " he whispered. I saw his eyes. They were the same peacock coloured eyes as it was my Mukundh's but i know this person is just my imagination. I am either dead and in swargam (heaven) where i can see what ever i wanted to or i am so lost that i started to see people from my imagination.
"How can my Mukundh become Maharaja ?? he is just a normal merchant. You are not my Mukundh and if you pull my veil out my swamy will punish you. I don't want you to get hurt because of me. So leave before anyone would come to find me." i said and walked away from him but i never once left Vamsi from my hold. I trust no one on my son. He sighed and slowly stood from his place. I saw a dagger attached with his waist, it was the same as my Mukundh's dagger. My brain is at denial. Everything about him reminds me as my Mukundh but why am i fearing to accept the truth that he is my Mukundh ? I saw him and blinked. He had the same eyes as my Mukundh. He looked too much as my Mukundh but he said he is Maharaja.
How can my Mukundh be maharaja ? while i know he is just a small merchant. I saw him again and again and slowly placed my hand on his cheeks but the hold on my Vamsi was so strong.
"You look so much like him but i know you are not him." I said and walked back towards the room which was allocated to me but never once touching anything which was covered with silk because it is not for a dasi to have anything covering silk. Days went but nothing seemed to change my life. The one who declared himself as my Mukundh would come to the place and would try to speak to me or some girl claiming herself as my sister would come. I know everything around me is just a maya (hallucination).
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I never stepped out of this chamber. It felt so good to be locked up rather than to go out and face the world. This is so peaceful from the place i have been before. Suddenly the door of the chamber opened. I pulled Vamsi into me. I could find a shadow standing in the entrance of the door. Is it the Kalias ?? Did they come back again to kill Vamsi ??
I am not leaving my son again. I could find a shadow walking towards me. The shadow looked so familiar made me come out of my shell of fear. A strong scent of vibhuthi hit my nose. Only from two people i will get this scent. One is my appa and the other one....
MUKUNDHA.......
I stood from my place. Rushing to him i saw him. There stood my Mukundh in his simple veshti and an angavastram. His entire body was painted with vibhuthi. This is the one I wanted to see for past months. I ran to him and threw myself to him. He held me tight by my waist and i cried holding him tight. This is my Mukundh. He is no Maharaja , he is just a normal man , a normal citizen my Mukundh.
I cried for him. He left me in a place where i know nothing. He left me.
"Pirye...."Â he whispered to me making me break in tears yet again. "Why did you leave me and some person said he is you and also said he is Maharaja. I know you are not. I know who is the one i would always say my Mukundh. Isn't it ??" i asked him within my tears. He wiped my tears with his dirty vasthram. This is the one. He is the one i lost or who left me but now standing infront of me. "Will you come out of this place priye ??" he asked me, making me nod my head. I picked Vamsi from the floor and walked out of the room but not once leaving Mukundh's vasthram. He held me close by my waist and when i walked out of the big door i found no one around the place. I stopped the track and saw him with my confused eyes.
"Where is every one ??" i asked him.
"No one is going to be here until you can be happy. If they make you sad i will not let them near you and they will make you sad so no one is going to be here with you." He spoke in an angry tone which made me giggle. He saw me with a face which i could never understand. "Why are you looking at me like that ??" i asked him unable to look at his face. He gave a smile and said " you smiled and it made me such a happy person. You have to smile more from now on pirye.." he said when his peacock coloured eyes shined with love and happiness. It made me blush. The heat that was rushing in my cheeks as i was bowing down in shyness made him chuckle.
"Come..." he said while his hold on my waist was not loosened. We walked further more and my eyes widened when i saw the home which was burnt in the fire by the Kalias. It looked the same. No one thing changed. I turned to see him with my mouth opened in surprise. A gasp was heard then i came to know it is me who gasped when i stepped into the house. Hey mahadev what on prithvi is this ?? The small slate where i wrote amma was also there. I rushed to that and picked it up and hugged it tight. How ?? was the only question which i wanted to ask. I turned to see the place. It was the same place where i used to live.This is my home. I am finally home. Vamsi was tugging my skirt. I turned to see him. Smile came to my face. This was after so long i got some reason to smile.
"Mukundh how did you get these back ??" I asked him. He smiled and pulled me to him. I felt home when i placed my head on his chest. Tightening his hold and giving a small peak on my forehead he mumbled something but didn't hear anything. "Come i have to show something to you." he said and pulled me towards the back yard. There was the pond which was the same as it was in my old home. A giggle escaped me. Am i in swapnam ?? i thought but it was short lived when i felt i was been drenched in cold water.
"Hey mahadev...." i turned to see who it was and i found a guy in his veshti and his anga vasthram which is lying on the floor. If only he knows the wet sand dirt wont go that soon.
"YOU ??" i yelled while he chuckled. Rushing to him i tried to pull him into the water but he ran faster. Vamsi was running between us and now we were laughing our hearts out drenched in the water. It has been many months i have laughed. We were now sitting near the pond and trying to catch our breathe. A shadow came out of no where making me frightened.
Kalias ?? Was them ?? I turned to see Mukundh who is now opening his arms for me to hold. I held them as my dear life. "Hey mahadev same us from the kalias." I closed my eyes tight and hugged him tight. "Maharaj..." came a voice making me gasp in fear. He patted my head and ran his hand on my hair. I calmed a bit. I felt him nodding his head.
"It is done..." came the voice. "It is what done ??" i thought but i had no courage to ask that loud. All he did was another nod. I couldn't move myself. He placed me properly on his lap and pulled Vamsi to him and placed him in between us. "Hold him priye" he whispered. That tough voice was not here now. Slowly i opened my eyes and saw those peacock necked coloured eyes which had nothing but love for me. It gave me a confidence no one gave. I did nothing but a nod. He smiled at me and picked us up. His eyes were on me and my eyes were on him. I securely held Vamsi with me. He slowly walked towards the same place where i was all those days. I snuggled deep into him. "Priye.... look at me." he said and i saw him. "There is something waiting for you." He said and i blinked. "What ??" i whispered. He smiled a small smile which melted my heart. Hey narayan let this always be the way i live.
He placed me down and held me by my waist. "I have something for you Maharani..." he said making me look at him in doubt. What is that he is going to do ? I turned to see what he was looking at but when i turned i couldn't feel my feet. I saw him and he smiled at me. There was a painting of my appa and someone who was looking like me.
"Is that ??" i whispered to which he nodded his head and said "your parents..." came his response. I couldn't stand any more. Mukundh held me by my shoulder.
"Appa and amma...." i whispered and i couldn't see anything any more...
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Tadaa... i am here with finally making it. Sorry again for being so late. But the problem is life here has made a big turn. I will explain everything in detail. So here it is the next chapter. The one very long pending.
How is it ?? Are you guys going to forgive me peeeesssss
Until next update when i donno for now...
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Shri...