SIYAASAT - Chapter 42: Chapter 42

Swadheenta.
Do pal ruka
Khwaabon ka karwan
Aur phir chal diye
Tum kahan hum kahan
I remove my hand from his hand and look at him for one last time. Tears threatened to leave my eyes. I fisted my hand and turn towards door. I look up at ceiling where chandelier is and I remember when I first time saw it and keep looking at it.
I look down and walk forward but why every step is so painful. I stand infront of the door.
I'm standing with Rehan and Maharani is doing our arti.
I push the kalash filled with rice and step inside looking at everything. My dream is coming true.
I place my feet in alta and walk forward.
Do pal ki thi
Yeh dilon ki dastaan
Aur phir chal diye
Tum kahan hum kahan
I fisted my hands and my nails painfully digged in my palm. I close my eyes and tears escaped from my eyes.
I come out of door.
I look at the entrance of palace where a huge fountain infront of me.
" Swadheenta close your mouth and looked down" Rehan said because I'm looking at the palace with mouth gasp opened. I close my mouth and cover my face with veil.
I step down the stairs which I climbed up with my hand in Rehan's hand.
I start walking away from my house, the people I thought who are my family, the person who I thought would spend my entire life with.
I reached at the huge metal door of Palace and gatekeeper open the door. I walk ahead and he start closing the door. I turned back and look at the palace.
I can't believe.
A palace
A real palace
Meri chahat.
Aur phir chal diye
Tum kahan hum kahan
I turned and driver open the door for me. I sat inside the car and he starts the car. The main door from where the boundary of palace starts come into view.
Oh my god is it the boundary of palace.
How the beautiful the palace will be.
I can't wait to go inside.
Do pal ki thi yeh dilo ki daastan
Or fhir chal diye tum kahan hum kahan
The car came out of boundary of palace and I can't control myself and broke into sobs. I cried.
^^^^^^^
Rehan Pratap Singh.
Tum the ya khushboo hawaaon mein thi
Tum the ya rang saari dishaaon mein the
Tum the ya roshni raahon mein thi
I look down at the mangalsutra in my palm which I made her wear on marriage, she became my wife.
How happy she is when she became my wife. She didn't even cry on her bidai. How happy she is when she came here with me.
I closed my palm and look up everyone left I'm standing alone.
Why I'm feeling pain?
I gulped down and climb up the stairs. I was walking on the corridor towards my room.
I'm running behind her trying to catch.
She don't know the way around that's why she turn in same direction again.
I smriked and stand in my place because I know she'll come here as I thought she bumped into me and I grabbed her waist. She look up at me and gasped in shock.
" Now where will you run away?" I teased her.
She opens her mouth to shout but before she can do something I pinned her to wall and cover her lips with mine.
I blink and start walking back to my room. I open my room's door.
Tum the ya geet goonje fizaaon mein the
Tum the mile ya mili thi manzilein
Tum the ke tha jaadoo bhara koyi sama
" Enough Swadheenta" I ordered her but she didn't stops dancing.
I go towards her and grabs her hand but we lost our balance and fall on floor. She tried to get up but again fell on top on me because her dupatta wrapped around us.
" What are you doing?" I asked irritatingly.
" Playing piano can't you see I'm trying to get up" she said angrily.
I shook my head trying to stop memories from coming.
Do pal ruka
Khwaabon ka karwan
Aur phir chal diye
Tum kahan hum kahan
I sat down on couch and pour myself a drink.
She snatch the glass from my hand.
" Humse na tameez se baat kiya karo hum hone vali Maharani hai"
" Humse? You haven't became Maharani yet"
" Exactly Shehzaade you haven't became Maharaj yet, what if I told everyone the truth"
" You won't "
" I'll if you don't treat me right"
" Deal"
^^^^^^^^^^
Swadheenta
My tears are not ready to stop. The time which we spend together keep coming in front of me.
Tum the ke thi koyi ujli kiran
Tum the ya koyi kali muskaayi thi
Tum the ya tha sapnon ka tha saawan
I look at the mile stone in which Madhavgarh was written. This means I came out of Madhavgarh.
Ohh so from here Madhavgarh started.
We entered in princely state. I look at my side at Rehan he has no excitement at all and on the other hand I'm jumping from excitement.
I wipe my tears but more come out.
Tum the ke khushiyon ki ghata chhaayi thi
Tum the ke tha koyi phool khila
Tum the ya mila tha mujhe naya jahaan
"Shehzaade I want to see sand" I said after he look at me with question why I asked to stop the car.
" Sand?" He asked uncertainty.
" Yes"
I come out of car and look at the sand.
" I always want to see the sand, I want to know how it feels to roll in sand" he is looking like I have gone mad.
" Come " I grabbed his hand by my both hands pulling him with me.
I take steps ahead and the sand around my feet slips suddenly making me and Rehan both lost balance and we both fell down rolling on sand.
We stop with me on top on him.
" I hope now your dream came true" he said sarcastically his breath fell on the side of my face.
" Yes but I don't know my head will start spining after rolling"
" Get up"
" I'm give me some time I'm feeling uneasy" I whispered.
" Khabardar don't even think of doing puke on me" he warned.
Remembering this I chukled a little but then it converted into sobs.
Aur phir chal diye
Tum kahan hum kahan
^^^^^^^^
Rehan Pratap Singh.
" Maharaj" I open my eyes when I heard someone called me. A maid was standing at door.
" It's time for lunch" she said and left.
I sit up on couch and rub my eyes, I didn't realise when I fall asleep.
I entered in dinning room and saw everyone was present already. I go and sat on my chair. I grabbed the spoon and take it towards my mouth but I stopped.
I look at the side and found the chair empty. It was Swadheenta's chair. I look up at everyone they were busy in eating like nothing happened then by I'm feeling an ache in my chest.
I saw she was going to serve the kheer made by Lavanya so I grabbed her hand.
" What are you doing?" She whispered.
" Don't eat that" I said and continue to eat but didn't leave her hand, she was twisting and turning her hand and loud sounds of her bangles grab everyone attention so she stops but glares at me.
After everyone left she snatch her hand from my grip and serve kheer for herself.
" Why are you going to eat the kheer made by Lavanya?" I fired back.
" Because I want to"
" Can't you see the things which you are supposed to do she is doing that" she looks confused.
" I don't understand"
" That's the thing you don't understand anything" I mumbled placing a hand on my temple closing my eyes.
She take a spoon and dipped it in the delicious kheer and just as she was going to put it in her mouth I grabbed her hand and get up.
" Let's go what are you doing?" I said to her, she look up.
" Don't you know? Khaate samye kisi ko tokna acchi baat nahi hoti"
" Or jab sab kha chuke ho uske baat bhi baith kar thooste rehena acchi baat nahi hoti" she gasped.
" Me thoos rahi thi it was you, you were eating without any care for world"
Yuvraj what happened?" Maharani asked.
" Nothing"
" Then why are you not eating?" She asked and I realised I didn't eat anything.
" Humara man nahi hai" I get up and leaves.
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Evening
The dark falls around covering the blue sky and I'm standing placing my hand on railing looking down at the entrance of Madhavgarh Palace.
Fuck, why I'm missing her so much?
Whatever thing I look at I fucking missed her it's like every thing has memory of her. I don't know she left her mark on the things here.
Why? I groaned in frustration and punched the railing.
Why you couldn't apologize to Maharani? You only have to say one word and rest I'll take care of but no didn't say it.
" Why you have to be so fucking stubborn?" I shouted.
I tried everything to get rid of you but you never leave me I thought this time you wouldn't also and apologize to Ma and everything turned normal but you didn't.
Why? You love palace, diamond necklace and being Princess so much then how could you leave just like that?
You didn't leave any chance to fight with me then what happened now?
I look at the time in my phone, she must have reached by now. I want to ask if she reached or not but I can't call her.
I close my eyes in frustration this is all your fault.
I grabbed my phone and called someone.
" Keep an eye on her"
" Yes boss"
^^^^^^^
The car stop at the place from where everything started.
Midnight club
I get down from car and stand looking at it.
I goes towards entrance and a bouncer blocked my way.
" Mam"
" She is owner" the other one said and he apologized and let me in.
I straight went to my brother's office.
" Bhai" I said opening the door, he is doing something in laptop but when he heard my voice he look up suprised.
" Behena" he get and come towards me, I also smiled seeing him after so many months.
He hugged me lightly and I close my eyes feeling safe and secure and tears again start flowing.
" Kaisi hai tu?" He asked broking the hug. " What happened?" He asked worriedly.
" I missed you" I wipe my tears.
We sat on a couch and Bhai sat infront of me forwarding a glass of water towards me.
" You know how much I missed you? Kirti is so angry at you, you have no idea how many times she complained to me that I'm not asking you to come here she need your help on shopping, in deciding decorations on functions and other things" he said excitedly.
"  I also thought that you will come in my marriage just like relatives come jab shadi ka khanna start ho jayega" Bhai said.
" You know I was too scared Ma Papa is coming and there is no sign of your arrival but you saved me by coming on time"
" On time? But there is time in wedding" I asked placing down the glass after drinking water.
" Time? My wedding is after one week" he said.
I can't believe it I was so busy in myself that I forgot about my brother's wedding.
" But don't worry you came on time or I thought I have to personally go and invite the Queen of Madhavgarh because you know royalties don't go anywhere without invitation" he teased me and I lightly smiled.
The word Queen and Royal left a bitter taste in my mouth.
" By the way the Queen is here where is the King? Tera Dulha kahan hai? " He asked.
I know this question will come. Tears welled up in my eyes again at the mention of him.
" Bhai"