SIYAASAT - Chapter 47: Chapter 47

Afternoon
Swadheenta
I come down in hall in half sleepy state and saw Kirti, her Ma sitting on couch I go and sat beside her. I rest my hand on armrest and cover my forehead.
I didn't able to sleep last night. I'm feeling uneasy from last night like something bad happened.
" Swadheenta my marriage is going to happen and you are sleeping sitting here" Kirti complained.
" I know you're marriage is happening no need to scream in my ear" I slowly massage my temples.
" I didn't able to sleep last night" I groaned leaning against couch.
" Why the memories of your Rajkumar aren't letting you sleep?" She teased. As much as it truth I fake glare at her.
" Tum or Kirti " Ma come and sat beside Kirti's mother you know when I wake her up she replied ' let me sleep go tell Rajmata to do the pooja without me' she just thought too much about Prince and all" Ma shook her head, I just smiled but Kirti knows truth so leans beside me and whisper slowly.
" What if she goes and say that to Rajmata?"
" That's why I woke up hurriedly in half sleep" I whispered back and she chukled.
" Accha ab Nanad Bhabhi ki baat ho gayi ho toh idhar dekho" Kirti's mother called us. The jewellery is placed on table infront of us.
{ If now both sister in law and
" Swadheenta look which jewellery you want to wear" Ma said forwarding a piece of jewelry towards me.
Suddenly the memories of that diamond necklace rushed back and my already sour mood turned more sour.
" I don't want to I'm going back to sleep" I stand up and Ma frowned, she place the piece on table and stand up placing a hand on my forehead.
" Bukhar toh nahi hai phir kya baat hai?" She mumbled to herself.
" Kya hua Behenji" Kirti's mother asked.
" The things which Swadheenta loves in it one thing is jewellery and she is saying she is not interested that's suspicious" Ma said and Kirti chuckled.
" The one who saw ocean why would look at pond" she said but no one understands her other than me, she smile at me.
" Where is Bhai?" I asked changing the topic.
" Club"
" I'm going to Club then" I picked my phone from table and take a few steps.
" Why don't you take Ma with you she didn't saw it yet" I heard Kirti said and I turned.
" Club? Ma" I stated to words so bell ring in her mind.
" I'm not talking about night, right now the club is empty right now " Kirti explained.
" Why can't I go at night?" Ma asked.
Because you'll get faint seeing the scene of club at night.
" There are many people at night that's why come lets go" I grabbed her arm and make her stand.
" But this?" She pointed towards jewellery.
" We will choose later now" I dragged her with me towards door.
" Bye have fun" Kirti yelled.
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Club
" Aree Ma you don't know it was my idea of opening a club initially Bhai is not ready but then I and Kirti convinced him" I was telling what happened and Ma was listening keenly.
" Then gradually our club start getting famous...."
" Mam we reached" the driver informed.
I and Ma come out of car and saw our club ' Midnight club' written on top.
" How was it?"
" Very beautiful" I smiled a slow breeze of wind come and I remember how I made my Club Night club if I don't do that might be nothing happened.
No Prince.
No Marriage.
No sadness.
I turned and look at Night club. I look at the door.
What are you thinking Swadheenta that you Shehzaada will come outside? I taunted myself. Yes it's his club but he has several other properties as well he didn't even remember now that my club is infront his club.
What he be doing? Happy yeah after all he got what he wanted the crown of Madhavgarh maybe now he also got the most beautiful princess like he wants as his wife.
I smile sadly and wiped a lone tear that escaped.
I turned towards my Club and but for a second I think I saw him. I turned back and my eyes widened when I saw him standing talking with someone on phone he turned me and stops there.
Wow, great.
Yes great indeed because first you missed him terribly then from last night you're are constantly thinking about him and now you crossed the line.
You're hallucinating.
Very good. Dub ke mar jao, now you to have spend the money which was saved for buying dress on Bhai's wedding on doctor's treatment because you have gone mad.
I shook my head and entered the Club. I saw Ma looking at everything because she never saw a club.
" Aree Ma yeh toh kuch nahi let me turn on the lights" I said and went towards switches.
Which switch is for what? I clicked some switches and the lights turn off and everything went dark.
" Swadheenta" I heard Ma voice.
" I'm doing" next every light turned on and music on full volume I immediately cover ny ear and turn it off.
" Ma I'm not able to do it go and look for it's operator"
" Ok"
I clicked some other button and lights went off only one focus light is on and soft music start playing.
I turned and froze in my place. Rehan is standing in front of me.
Tere saamne aa jaane se
Yeh dil mera dhadka hai
Yeh ghalti nahi hai teri
Kusoor nazar ka hai
He takes steps towards me but I didn't budge from my position he stand close to me and light falls on us.
" Swadheenta" he said softly.
" Wow now my hallucination start talking" I groaned, he raise his eyebrow.
Tumse pehle, tumsa koi
Humne nahi dekha
" Nahi yar itne bade level pe pagal nahi hui hu me" I said frustratingly.
[ I have not gone mad]
" You're are just my hallucination. Go" I wave my hand infront of him thinking he will vanish in air, he lips slowly formed into smile.
I blow air at him and seeing this he burst in laughter and I just stand there looking at him.
Tumhe dekhte hi
Mar jaayenge
Yeh nahi tha socha
" I'm not your hallucination I'm real" he said sobering up from his laughter he raise his hand and grabbed my wrist stepping closer my mouth remain open in shock.
" Ohh god Swadheenta" he wrapped his arms around me pulling me closer. " I missed you so much" he breathed burring his head in my neck, I didn't hug him back.
Is this real?
He is really here?
I close my eyes slowly raise my hands to hug him back but as I close my eyes whatever happened start coming infront of my eyes.
How I beg him. How I cried. How he humiliated me. How it was all his Ma and Rajmata plan to throw me out. How he announced I'm not his wife anymore.
" Get away" I pushed him and he looked shocked I looked down controlling my tears.
Damnit Swadheenta don't cry.
" What happened?" He asked softly and I glare at him.
" Really? After whatever happened you're asking me what happened" my voice broke a little as I was controlling myself for crying.
" I asked you never show me your face why are you here?"
" Swadheenta I'm here to talk" he step closer.
" I don't want to talk" I shook my head and tried to walk past him but he grabbed my elbow dragging me back where I was standing.
" Fine don't talk just listen to me" he said, I shook my head.
" I don't want to listen I want to go"
" You can't go without listening to me you have to listen to me"
" Why would I listen to you?" I step closer to him " did you listen when I shouted, cried, begged, did you? No then why would I listen?" I shouted.
" Because you're Swadheenta not Rehan" he said softly grabbing my both arms and I look in his eyes.
Suddenly I heard footsteps. Damnit must be Ma if she saw us then? God save me.
" Rehan leave me" I look towards door thank god there is dark.
" No"
" Rehan leave me someone is coming" I wiggled in his grip but he didn't leave me.
" Rehan please" I requested looking at door please Ma don't come.
Two people entered and my eyes widened suddenly Rehan pulled me and I was pinned to wall he place his hand on wall beside me we stood at a corner.
" Hume lights dikha rahi thi andera kar diya" it was Ma's voice.
" Rehan leave me my Ma is here" I look at hin but it's like he is liking our position.
Jis baat ka tujhko darr hai
Woh kar ke dikha dunga...
" Your Ma? My mother in law then what's the problem introduce me to her" he smirked.
" You want me to listen to you, right? I'll listen to you but please go from here"
" I'll tell you after my introduction" he turned towards side.
" Nahi please" I grabbed his arm requesting him and he stare at me.
" Fine but you have to listen" I immediately nodded.
Aise na mujhe tum dekho
Seene se laga lunga
Tumko main chura lunga tumse
Dil mein chhupa lunga
" I'm waiting outside" he left after staring at me and I sigh. The lights turned on.
" What are you doing standing there?" Ma yelled at me.
" Nothing, let's go" I walked towards her and grabbed her hand dragging her with me.
" Where?"
" Home" we come outside of club and I saw him standing at road.
" But you were showing me club?" She asked as I walked towards car.
" Next time now go home there is so many preparations left" I made her sit in car and close the door.
" And you?"
" I have some important thing to do I'll come back soon" I wave my hand and gestured driver to go as the car goes Rehan starts coming towards me I walk ahead.
" Let's go to your club"
He nodded, I can't risk getting caught by Bhai.
We entered the club this is the first club I saw and first time I saw Rehan so much things happened till now.
We entered in his office and he close the door.
" Sit" he gestured towards couch.
" No I don't want to sit say whatever you wanted I need to go back home" I cross my arms across my chest and look in other direction. I heard him sigh before he said.
" I'm sorry" I frowned and look at him, he step closer to me and grabbing my hands.
" I'm sorry for everything, you were always right" my frowned deepenend
Right?
" How?"
" I'm not Maharani Meenavati's son I'm Ratnagarbha's " I blinked my eyes.
" What! But this is..."
" All plan of Rajmata and Maharani" he continued, I nodded.
" Yes but that was reality too" he said and start telling me how Meenavati was Maharani Ratnagarbha's step sister and was always jealous of her which I know because Maharani told me but what shows me after that she had an affair with Maharaj, spread rumours about Maharani's character which lead her to suicide and changed DNA reports proving Rehan was not Maharaj's son.
" How you know?" I asked softly, he place his hand on my cheek.
" After you left something unsettled in me, I can't believe that you can leave so I start getting suspicious then.." he told me how he listened everything then Maharaj asked him to choose between me and Crown then one night he found a secret room then the portrait which I saw and the box which has letters he got them.
" But the ink was fade out"
He nodded " I know..".
He read the letters in which his mother written about her agony and then he listened that his Ma and Maharaj is behind every attack and he confront Rajmata and finally truth came out.
" Say something" he said softly cupping my cheek.
" I don't know what to say " still in thoughts that how can a father plan to kill his son for years, how can a sister broke her sister's house, forced her to take her life.
" You where always right, when you said that throne is not bigger than life but I didn't understand that but now I understood" I watch him as he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.
" You wanted to go far away from Madhavgarh we are away now we live here away from them like you wanted" he smiled.
" Come lets go home" he grabbed my hand and pulled me but I didn't budge from my position.
" What happened?"
" I can't go"
" Why?" He asked standing infront of me.
" My Bhai and Bhabhi's marriage functions are starting from tomorrow most of relatives will come till night and everyone will reached till tomorrow and no one knows about my marriage till now" I said my genuine concern.
" So what let's go and told them about our marriage "
" Nahi" I said abruptly, he raise his eyebrow " you're not understanding if I tell them bohot zyada raita phel jaega"
" Raita?"
" I mean problem you don't know about relatives unko time nahi lagega till ka tadh banane me " I tried to make him understand, He step closer to me.
" Fine take your time but if you don't tell them I'll myself come and tell everyone" he threatened, I nodded.
" I have to go" I walk past him out of office.
Morning
I climbed down the stairs and show my house is beautifully decorated with flowers. Today is Haldi ceremony most of all relatives are here and everyone is in hall making preparations.
" Aaa gayi" Ma said and I smiled.
[ You came]
" Now don't stand here help me " I nodded. She gave me the task to decorate the haldi bowl.
Kirti came and sit beside me one thing is nice there functions are happening together.
" Where were you last night?" She asked.
" I tell you where is she?" Bhai said and we both look towards him my eyes widened when I saw Rehan standing with him.
" Ma meet him Rehan Swadheenta's...."