I don't own the picture but she is my vaidharbhi. An innocent girl.
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Vaidharbhi....
Amma(mother) the one who i never saw. Even though my father was the biggest and the most powerful ayurvathi (doctor) he could not save her. Appa used to say many things about amma to me. I just wish amma was here with me. Just once she would caress her hand through my hair. If only i could sleep on her lap. Appa did not have any portrait of her because he doesn't want me to feel i would miss her.
True when i see other girls enjoying with their mothers i feel so low that's the reason i would never step outside my house unless it was required. Wiping my tears i walked into the kitchen surprisingly finding a pot full of water. Sighing i closed my eyes realising it was Mukundh.
I didn't want to hate anyone but he made sure to do that. I hate him literally. I warmed up with Rama anna after few days. Rama was real sweet. He would give me few rose flowers, knitted jasmine flowers and would even do pooja for both the houses but this donkey would do nothing literally nothing. I hate his very existence. I hate him and i am so happy that it is mutual. We both hate each other for our lives.
I just wish we never meet again in this very life. My day went with nothing much of work to do. The chores completed and i was waiting for appa to come. The temple work which he is currently working is making him come back home so late. I didn't know when he would arrive as it was past evening but still he did not have returned home.
With every ticking minute my heart was racing hard. What if something happened to him ??
Was it any wild animal crossed his path ??
Where those ruthless thugs who were on the borders of the village made yet another trouble to him ??
Is there any problem for his health ??
With anxious at its peak i found appa walking slowly in the starting of the village. Withouth thinking much i ran to him and held him tight. His body which was covered with vibhuthi (sacred ash which is made of burnt dried wood in Ägamic rituals) calmed my sense of fear. With tears streaming down i found him looking at me with love.
"What happened to my little baby that she was scared and ran to her appa ??" he cooed me making me hold him tight. I have no one. He was my only family and the thought of loosing him was making me scared. No i cannot loose anyone. I buried myself in his soft chest and his hands were wrapping mine.
"Come on little girl everyone is looking at us as if we were some foreigners" he said making me smile big. I walked with his hand holding tight and not in any mood to let that hold loose. We had a happy dinner.
Just i was about to serve him appa asked me to call both Rama and Mukundh. I who was happy for sometime started to burn for what the hell he did to me. I walked out and in few steps i was now in the front door of the enemy's house. Sighing i knocked it twice. The faint foot step was heard and i prayed god that Rama should come and open the door and my prayers were heard when a bright smile was seen and that melted my heart. That's my Rama anna.
"Anna... appa asked you to come for dinner. If that donkey is not in mood to come then leave i have made your favorite..." i said with a smile to see his heavenly smile. He chuckled and nodded his head and caressed my head with his affectionate hands. Just before he could speak the so called i don't want to hear voice came from inside.
"This donkey is not glad to eat your food but i have no option to eat your food. If i ever have reason to die i would have done that but i need to survive so let me come and complete that stupid dinner of yours" he said with his venom words which made me bust into tears. I know he hates me and he knows i hate him but why would he always make me miserable in his words. I was about to walk away when a pair of loving arms held my hand.
"Vaidharbhi... " came a lovely voice. I turned and sniffed my nose. Rama placed two fingers under my chin to make me see him.
"He is an idiot... as always he has no brain while speaking... so i apologies for whatever this donkey said" Rama spoke making me giggle. When i saw his face all i could remember was rotten tomatoes. Laughing at his face i ran back home. After some time they came inside and i placed the banana leaves in front of them with appa first.
After serving them i walked back to the kitchen and stood there looking at the three. Oh. first two were so good in their own way but Mukundh he was different. He would look at me and his piercing blue eyes and dark skin is something which makes me feel things differently. He had this intimidating aura makes me fear of even looking at him but i would never fear him afterall he was the one who was in death bed not me. So i have no fear. As if feeling my eyes he saw me and i lost something called as breathe. Those diamond blue eyes made me stun in reaction. Those pair of eyes which were so gorgeous made me forget everything around me. I just wished to look at this pair of blue diamond eyes and i want to feel protected cherished adored.
A sudden scream made me come back to my sense with a jerk. Rama has pinched Mukundh in his lap. Trying hard to suppress my laugh i served them and waited for them to complete their dinner. Once finished i cleaned the floor for me to eat. Suddenly i was been held by my father. A small smile tugged my lips when i found my father was feeding me. How much i missed his affection. Why did i even grow up ?? A tear spilt from my eyes and i just saw him with affection. But why suddenly he is doing something like this as if looking at me for the last time. A fear seeped through my heart but he just said he wanted to feed me like old days for one day as he missed our little time together. He made me sleep in his lap and i was after many hours of agony felt peace and slept in his lap.
Mukundh...
She was someone who is bothering me the minute i opened my eyes. This burning feel in my chest made me crumble in an emotion for god knows what. When i found her looking at fear and agony i wanted to walk to her and hold her tight and just say that "hey don't worry your father will come". But know the moment i meet her eyes i could see her anger which angers me more. That makes me come back to reality that we hate each other for life.
A sudden knock in the front door made me come out of my chain of thoughts. Rama was setting the bed for the night. He slowly pulled his small knife which would always be with him and i grabbed a hard stick which was near me for now. Slowly opening the front door i found it was none other than megnath. (Vaidharbhi's father).
Megnath... i whispered. He just nodded his head and i nodded in approval to come inside. Even though i am not princess of the kingdom for now i could not barely forget the rules of the palace . it was the same which made him wait in the door step.
"What is the issue Megnath sir ??" Rama voiced with concern. "I just happened to see the new king who came to the temple for some special prayers." he said making me boil in anger.
I was about to speak but no Megnath held me with his looks. "I thought it was something to do with the enemy kingdom but no it is not that Abhyankara. It is to do with your family." I saw him with disbelief. My family ?? What is that to do with my family ??
"What is that to do with our family ??" Dhushyanth questioned and made me look at Megnath with surprise.
"Your father was not been killed that day." That made my running blood to freeze. He was not killed that day. He was not killed that day.
"What do you mean that he was not killed that day Megnath. Please say me what ever you know." I said running out of my breathe. Pain agony anger hatred everything was surrounding me and honestly i could not feel anything straight for the moment.
"He was been tortured and been beheaded the day you came here when you could barely breathing. His corpse was been hanged in the entrance of our country for the vultures to feed. Then they were also rumors that royals were killed in the dungeons where we actually had our prisoners. Ten an hour were killed. Women were been harassed and the one who would rebel would beat to death." he spoke more and more and i could only see my sisters and brothers of my country being killed or harassed in a brutal way. All i could hear was his malicious laughter of that bastard who harmed my family and my country. The blood of my country which he drank i was going to take that out drop by drop. His death wont be easy but such a treat for me to watch i am going to take his life slowly and patiently but make sure he takes every ounce of pain which he made to my people. I am no good and now it is the time for me to set things straight and for that i should ask what more does Megnath knows.
"Just say me who was the one who did everything to my family who is also the part of my family ??" i asked him with the same rage growing through Dhushyanth. After all the loss was same for both.
"He is none other than your elder cousin." came his breathy response making me stop to breathe. Dhushyanth's legs gave up and he crashed on the floor. His breathe labored. His eyes were devoid of emotions but i could feel his inside crumbling. His elder brother was the one who was elder to the entire cousins. He always wanted to be a powerful person but he stood against us. Dhushyanth couldn't take that.
"I didn't know that prince." came his laboured whisper. A tear struck me. My brother was in pain. Rushing to him i held his shoulder and saw him who was really not willing to look at me in shame.
"None of this is your fault Dhushyanth. I would even doubt my shadow but not you. Remember , you would always put yourself before me when it comes to any danger which would affect me. I am not doubting you Dhushyanth, please be strong my brother i need you to fight for our family. I said holding him while he was breaking down.
Why is lord so merciless on us ??
What did we do to deserve this pain ??
What are we going to do now ??
Everything was infront of us but we were too blinded with trust to see those. But not this time. I am going to make him pay for what he had done to my family, my friends, my people but of all to my father.
"Just wait for some more time. For every night there comes a bright day and that is not too far."
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