SIYAASAT - Chapter 21: Chapter 21
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Swadheenta
I come back to the room and sit on the bed with my back facing the door.
Whatever happened I don't care, just look at the bangles it's so beautiful. I kept admiring them.
But I don't understand why she said that the food can be poisonous. Is she by any chance calling me a Nagin?
I scream and jump to the other side of the bed when I felt a hand on my shoulder I look up and found Rehan looking at me with a confused expression with his hand still in the air.
" Are you ok?" He asked sitting on the bed in front of me, I nodded placing a hand on my chest.
" You startled me"
" You must be feeling sad," he said softly and I raise my eyebrow but didn't say anything and let him continue.
" You made the food with so much heart and .." he pause for a second and look directly in my eyes " I know you're feeling bad but this is what happens here " he finished with a small smile.
I can digest that my mother-in-law called me Nagin but not the way he is behaving right now. He sounds like he cares for me.
" It's ok Rehan I didn't feel bad" I smiled at him.
" No you should" he took my hand between his hands, and my eyes widened at his gesture.
" Arrey, I'm fine and it's nice that everyone didn't eat the food" I snatch my hand from his grip.
" What! It means the food is really poisonous" his soft expression turned hard in seconds and he asked raising his voice.
" Woah, are you to call me a Nagin? " I narrowed my eyes at him " I didn't put poison in the food I was saying this because I don't know how to make food...."
" But it looks nice" he cut me off.
" Listen to me first then say," I said and he nodded.
"It looks nice because I decorated it nicely and it was not good because I put spices without any idea so it will give the colour and all," I said and he looks like he remember something.
" But you made food for me in Delhi," he asked.
" I only knew three things Daal, roti, chawal if you eat more than one time you'll get to know, " I said and the realisation hit him, he looks down at the floor.
" How can you even think I can put poison in food? Main isha Kaise kar sakti hu me toh bholi hu na" I flip my hair with a smirk on my face when I feel someone stare at me and I look at Rehan who is staring at me.
" Bholi? You?" He asked raising his eyebrows, I nodded.
He chuckled and soon it turned into a full-blown laugh.
" If you're innocent what would we call an innocent? " he asked sobering up from his laugh.
" You are telling me I'm not innocent," I asked raising my eyebrow.
" If you're an innocent you wouldn't sit here like this," he said turning serious he leans towards me and grabbed a strand of hair which was on my face.
" In this huge Palace alone with a man " he come closer his eyes meet mine then down on my lips then down and stop on my bosom which was heaving up and down because of my deep breaths and I swear I saw his pupils darken.
" Stay away" I push him and get down from bed standing away from him.
" See you're not innocent if you're innocent" I hear him say and feel him grab my arm and rotate me to face him.
" You wouldn't stay here, you'll run away the first chance you get," he said and I feel myself getting angry. I snatched my arm from his hold and glared at him.
" Why will I go anywhere? This is my home and now I'm the Princess of Madhavgarh and no one can change it now, not even you" I said pointing my finger at him, he also glares at me.
" Don't see too many dreams soon you'll be out of here and as well as my life?" he said gritted teeth and goes out leaving me in the room.
" As if I want to be in your life" I look at the door from which he goes.
I get what I want.
I close my eyes and sigh. Let's roam around and see the Palace and forget about that stupid Prince.
I go out and look around everything is just so majestic.
Roaming around in the Palace wearing a lehenga and all the jewellery I'm feeling like a queen. One minute.
I'm a Queen.
I grabbed the pillar and twirl around it well this is not how a Queen behaves but I can't help it. It was always my dream I kiss the pillar in happiness.
Ok now stop it Swadheenta before anyone sees you doing this. I stand straight and again start walking like a queen with her chin held high.
When my gaze falls on something. It was a vintage phone which was placed on a table. I go towards there and after admiring it for half an hour I decided to use it and called Bhai.
" Bhai!" I screamed as he pick up the call.
" How many times I have told you not to scream on phone it goes piercing the ear till inside" he groaned.
" What can I do Bhai! I'm so happy"
" Why? what happened?" He asked normally.
" I'm.. wait I'll show you" for a minute I forgot that I'm talking on a phone and it can't video call.
" Hii" I again greeted as both Bhai and Kirti picked up the call and show them around.
" Ohh my god you are in.." Kirti said.
" Palace" I screamed. " You both come too we will all live here," I said excitedly.
" Yeah but ask your brother to marry me soon," Kirti said and our talks continue after some time I go back to the room and fall asleep.
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Knock knock
The sound of continuous knocking disturbed my sleep and I sit up slowly rubbing my eyes.
Why no one is letting me sleep?
I open my eyes and saw a maid standing in front of me.
" Rajkumari it's time for dinner," she said and left.
Dinner hall
I reached there and saw everyone is there they are going to sit I also goes towards the table. Bhabhi saw me and smiled at me I also smiled back she gestured towards the chair beside Rehan. I go towards there and pull the chair just as I was going to sit a voice come.
" Stop"
I and everyone look at my Mother in law.
" You can't sit here and eat," she said sitting down and I just look at her.
Now don't tell me I can eat only after your son.
I was going to ask her why? But Bhabhi beat me.
" But why?" She asked softly.
" Are you the daughter-in-law of this family?" She asked rudely to her and she looked down.
" She can only eat after doing the pooja which is tomorrow till then she can't eat anything, it's our tradition that every daughter-in-law of this house does it" she stated and I nodded and goes back to the room.
Can't eat anything. I didn't eat anything in the morning and now this what if the pooja is in the evening?
But one thing is clear that mother-in-law is mother in law no matter if she is the Queen of house or Queen of Madhavgarh.
My gaze fell on the huge potrait of Rehan in the room in which he is sitting on a chair with a sword and two people standing behind him. I also want a portrait like it.
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Morning
I didn't sleep last night because I slept in the evening. I turn and look at the clock it's 3:45 I'm in no mood to get up but I have to get up because I have to be present in Palace's temple sharp at 4:00. I look to my right and saw Rehan sleeping peacefully quite jealous of him right now. Well before I pour the whole jug full of water on him I get up.
I get ready wearing a light lehenga with light jewellery and open the door and saw two maids there it seems like they come to call me.
We all reached the temple in the Palace and I saw Maharani, Rajmata and Bhabhi there. I greeted them.
" Traditions are important in our family," she said sternly looking ahead with her chin high and then looking at me "you're the Daughter of the law of this family so you have to follow each of them" I nodded.
" You'll have to go to our temple which is outside of the Palace with bare feet and perform pooja there" I nodded.
" But before this right now you have to bath in sacred water," she said and clapped two times and two maids come inside with a big water vessel.
They come towards me and pour the water on me and I swear not only my eyes my soul got awake too because of the water. It was cold.
So cold.
I go back to my room and changed my clothes I come out washroom while rubbing my wet hair with a towel and instantly I stop feeling cold when I saw his highness sleeping peacefully and anger rushed through me.
It's ok Swadheenta you can sleep tomorrow. I close my eyes and try to control my anger.
I sit on the couch and close my eyes but I can't fall asleep because I'm feeling really hungry.
After some time someone knocked and I open the door Bhabhi was there. She and I goes to the kitchen because she said.
I gulped seeing all the delicious sweets placed on top of the kitchen isle that the maids were preparing Bhabhi starts checking them and I stand at a distance because I have no clue how things are made.
" These are for you when you open the fast, you like ras malai?" Bhabhi asked uncovering the bowl and sprinkling saffron on it.
Like? I love it.
After some time Bhabhi left the kitchen because Maharani called her other maids left too and I'm alone I so wanted to go but the sweets are seducing me.
My feet automatically take me to the bowl in which ras malai is placed. I uncover it and then shook my head and cover it.
" This fast is for husband's long life," Bhabhi said.
I don't understand why every fast is for a husband why is no one for a wife? For husband's health, for husband's this, for husband's that why not any fast is for wife, is she an iron man?
A wife does everything for her husband and what a husband do is they don't even treat them right, disrespect them, cheats on them and society blames a wife that she didn't make her husband happy that's why this happens.
Ok, come back Swadheenta.
Look at mine he must have known what traditions are followed in his family but he didn't tell me. I'm hungry from yesterday and he didn't even ask for once and right now also he is sleeping peacefully.
Why will I fast for him? When he said I'll be out of his life soon.
I uncover the lid and smell the ras malai and lick my lips I take a spoon and dip in the delicious sweet and then eat it slowly.
Heaven.
" Rajkumari"
I come back to the room and sit on the bed with my back facing the door.
Whatever happened I don't care, just look at the bangles it's so beautiful. I kept admiring them.
But I don't understand why she said that the food can be poisonous. Is she by any chance calling me a Nagin?
I scream and jump to the other side of the bed when I felt a hand on my shoulder I look up and found Rehan looking at me with a confused expression with his hand still in the air.
" Are you ok?" He asked sitting on the bed in front of me, I nodded placing a hand on my chest.
" You startled me"
" You must be feeling sad," he said softly and I raise my eyebrow but didn't say anything and let him continue.
" You made the food with so much heart and .." he pause for a second and look directly in my eyes " I know you're feeling bad but this is what happens here " he finished with a small smile.
I can digest that my mother-in-law called me Nagin but not the way he is behaving right now. He sounds like he cares for me.
" It's ok Rehan I didn't feel bad" I smiled at him.
" No you should" he took my hand between his hands, and my eyes widened at his gesture.
" Arrey, I'm fine and it's nice that everyone didn't eat the food" I snatch my hand from his grip.
" What! It means the food is really poisonous" his soft expression turned hard in seconds and he asked raising his voice.
" Woah, are you to call me a Nagin? " I narrowed my eyes at him " I didn't put poison in the food I was saying this because I don't know how to make food...."
" But it looks nice" he cut me off.
" Listen to me first then say," I said and he nodded.
"It looks nice because I decorated it nicely and it was not good because I put spices without any idea so it will give the colour and all," I said and he looks like he remember something.
" But you made food for me in Delhi," he asked.
" I only knew three things Daal, roti, chawal if you eat more than one time you'll get to know, " I said and the realisation hit him, he looks down at the floor.
" How can you even think I can put poison in food? Main isha Kaise kar sakti hu me toh bholi hu na" I flip my hair with a smirk on my face when I feel someone stare at me and I look at Rehan who is staring at me.
" Bholi? You?" He asked raising his eyebrows, I nodded.
He chuckled and soon it turned into a full-blown laugh.
" If you're innocent what would we call an innocent? " he asked sobering up from his laugh.
" You are telling me I'm not innocent," I asked raising my eyebrow.
" If you're an innocent you wouldn't sit here like this," he said turning serious he leans towards me and grabbed a strand of hair which was on my face.
" In this huge Palace alone with a man " he come closer his eyes meet mine then down on my lips then down and stop on my bosom which was heaving up and down because of my deep breaths and I swear I saw his pupils darken.
" Stay away" I push him and get down from bed standing away from him.
" See you're not innocent if you're innocent" I hear him say and feel him grab my arm and rotate me to face him.
" You wouldn't stay here, you'll run away the first chance you get," he said and I feel myself getting angry. I snatched my arm from his hold and glared at him.
" Why will I go anywhere? This is my home and now I'm the Princess of Madhavgarh and no one can change it now, not even you" I said pointing my finger at him, he also glares at me.
" Don't see too many dreams soon you'll be out of here and as well as my life?" he said gritted teeth and goes out leaving me in the room.
" As if I want to be in your life" I look at the door from which he goes.
I get what I want.
I close my eyes and sigh. Let's roam around and see the Palace and forget about that stupid Prince.
I go out and look around everything is just so majestic.
Roaming around in the Palace wearing a lehenga and all the jewellery I'm feeling like a queen. One minute.
I'm a Queen.
I grabbed the pillar and twirl around it well this is not how a Queen behaves but I can't help it. It was always my dream I kiss the pillar in happiness.
Ok now stop it Swadheenta before anyone sees you doing this. I stand straight and again start walking like a queen with her chin held high.
When my gaze falls on something. It was a vintage phone which was placed on a table. I go towards there and after admiring it for half an hour I decided to use it and called Bhai.
" Bhai!" I screamed as he pick up the call.
" How many times I have told you not to scream on phone it goes piercing the ear till inside" he groaned.
" What can I do Bhai! I'm so happy"
" Why? what happened?" He asked normally.
" I'm.. wait I'll show you" for a minute I forgot that I'm talking on a phone and it can't video call.
" Hii" I again greeted as both Bhai and Kirti picked up the call and show them around.
" Ohh my god you are in.." Kirti said.
" Palace" I screamed. " You both come too we will all live here," I said excitedly.
" Yeah but ask your brother to marry me soon," Kirti said and our talks continue after some time I go back to the room and fall asleep.
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Knock knock
The sound of continuous knocking disturbed my sleep and I sit up slowly rubbing my eyes.
Why no one is letting me sleep?
I open my eyes and saw a maid standing in front of me.
" Rajkumari it's time for dinner," she said and left.
Dinner hall
I reached there and saw everyone is there they are going to sit I also goes towards the table. Bhabhi saw me and smiled at me I also smiled back she gestured towards the chair beside Rehan. I go towards there and pull the chair just as I was going to sit a voice come.
" Stop"
I and everyone look at my Mother in law.
" You can't sit here and eat," she said sitting down and I just look at her.
Now don't tell me I can eat only after your son.
I was going to ask her why? But Bhabhi beat me.
" But why?" She asked softly.
" Are you the daughter-in-law of this family?" She asked rudely to her and she looked down.
" She can only eat after doing the pooja which is tomorrow till then she can't eat anything, it's our tradition that every daughter-in-law of this house does it" she stated and I nodded and goes back to the room.
Can't eat anything. I didn't eat anything in the morning and now this what if the pooja is in the evening?
But one thing is clear that mother-in-law is mother in law no matter if she is the Queen of house or Queen of Madhavgarh.
My gaze fell on the huge potrait of Rehan in the room in which he is sitting on a chair with a sword and two people standing behind him. I also want a portrait like it.
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Morning
I didn't sleep last night because I slept in the evening. I turn and look at the clock it's 3:45 I'm in no mood to get up but I have to get up because I have to be present in Palace's temple sharp at 4:00. I look to my right and saw Rehan sleeping peacefully quite jealous of him right now. Well before I pour the whole jug full of water on him I get up.
I get ready wearing a light lehenga with light jewellery and open the door and saw two maids there it seems like they come to call me.
We all reached the temple in the Palace and I saw Maharani, Rajmata and Bhabhi there. I greeted them.
" Traditions are important in our family," she said sternly looking ahead with her chin high and then looking at me "you're the Daughter of the law of this family so you have to follow each of them" I nodded.
" You'll have to go to our temple which is outside of the Palace with bare feet and perform pooja there" I nodded.
" But before this right now you have to bath in sacred water," she said and clapped two times and two maids come inside with a big water vessel.
They come towards me and pour the water on me and I swear not only my eyes my soul got awake too because of the water. It was cold.
So cold.
I go back to my room and changed my clothes I come out washroom while rubbing my wet hair with a towel and instantly I stop feeling cold when I saw his highness sleeping peacefully and anger rushed through me.
It's ok Swadheenta you can sleep tomorrow. I close my eyes and try to control my anger.
I sit on the couch and close my eyes but I can't fall asleep because I'm feeling really hungry.
After some time someone knocked and I open the door Bhabhi was there. She and I goes to the kitchen because she said.
I gulped seeing all the delicious sweets placed on top of the kitchen isle that the maids were preparing Bhabhi starts checking them and I stand at a distance because I have no clue how things are made.
" These are for you when you open the fast, you like ras malai?" Bhabhi asked uncovering the bowl and sprinkling saffron on it.
Like? I love it.
After some time Bhabhi left the kitchen because Maharani called her other maids left too and I'm alone I so wanted to go but the sweets are seducing me.
My feet automatically take me to the bowl in which ras malai is placed. I uncover it and then shook my head and cover it.
" This fast is for husband's long life," Bhabhi said.
I don't understand why every fast is for a husband why is no one for a wife? For husband's health, for husband's this, for husband's that why not any fast is for wife, is she an iron man?
A wife does everything for her husband and what a husband do is they don't even treat them right, disrespect them, cheats on them and society blames a wife that she didn't make her husband happy that's why this happens.
Ok, come back Swadheenta.
Look at mine he must have known what traditions are followed in his family but he didn't tell me. I'm hungry from yesterday and he didn't even ask for once and right now also he is sleeping peacefully.
Why will I fast for him? When he said I'll be out of his life soon.
I uncover the lid and smell the ras malai and lick my lips I take a spoon and dip in the delicious sweet and then eat it slowly.
Heaven.
" Rajkumari"
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