Chapter 2

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Hi - just few things

- DS and Uday are close and he takes her guidance just like in the show but they dont play rajneeti/plot 24/7 nor share everything with each other. 

- incidents are similar to show but timing and outcome will usually be different

- M is lil more rational than in the show

- songs have no time frame lol story is set 2012 same as show but i use new/old songs

Chapter 2:

Komal reaches dining room for breakfast and staff member serves her breakfast but she just stares at her plate. After a while, she gets up, taking her plate. “where are you going Komal” asks Brijraj

“Manyata probably didn’t eat”… Komal reaches her room to find Manyata sitting on the bed with her head rested on her knees. “Manyata” she looks up at her mother. Komal can see her eyes were swollen. She was up all night…crying, probably thinking of Akash, Komal thinks. She sits next to her “you were thinking of him” caressing her cheek. Manyata could not control herself and starts crying.  “bas beta, this is no way, I know you miss…” she gets interrupted by M “How could he maa…. How could he do this to me”….“I trusted him so much, he was my best (choking on her tears) my best friend”… Komal was surprised “Why did he do this to me” crying and hugging her mother. Komal didn’t know what to say, but was surprised behind the reason for her tears.

DS who was standing outside the room had a small smile on her face. This is what she wanted, to create a meaningful bond between them. To make him matter in her life. Komal had exited the room after instructing Manyata to eat. She sees DS and the happiness on her face. Closing the door behind “she is miserable Maasaheb”

“I know Komal but time heals all. She will get over this.”

“Humhe yakin nai ho raha Udayveer aisa kuch kar sakte hai”

“Aapko lagta hai?”

“Udayveer ko bachpan se jante hai but Manyata and Jai ka kehna nai (pausing) pata nai maasaheb hum toh bahut confused hai. Kuch samajh nai aa raha”

“sab itna black and white nai hota Komal” wise lady says before heading downstairs to her study

Couple of days pass by and M felt as if she was all cried out. Today, she decides to visit chawl and meet Akash’s family. As she is getting ready, maid comes in with her breakfast and newspaper as they have been for past few days. The paper gets her attention as she sees a picture of Aakash. The title read: “Fight against a Prince led this common man to lose his life” with picture of Aakash and Uday. Tears form in her eyes as she sees Aakash’s picture and imagining the pain he must have gone through during his horrid death. ‘I should go see his parents right away they must have seen the paper as well’.

At the chawal:

As she was walking from her car to his place, many heads were turning. She could hear their whispers too. She walks quickly to Aakash’s place, wanting to avoid all the gazes. Seeing the door locked, she wonders ‘where were they? Are they okay?’. Manyata goes to Amma’s house, where she finds chikki and Soni tending to Amma.

“Amma” she calls out softly. the three ladies give her a disgust look

“tu yaha kya kar rahi hai” chikki speaks out

“hum Aunty uncle se milne aaye hai”

“Unse sab kuch cheen k bhi kush nai  tu?” Chikki snaps back. One by one they bombard her with swears, guilt and emotional torture. She stood there taking it all in. They were right, she deserved it. it She brought all of this upon them. Once they were done, she walks out like zombie with tears in her eyes.

Manyata walks into the Mahal feeling crappy about herself, guilt ridden, and unable to find a reason to live. Feeling a tap on her shoulder, she turns to her right. No one. Not surprising someone pops up from front

“M bhai kaisi ho?” seeing her sister eye linear a complete mess “Kya huya? Aap theek toh ho?”. As they walk to her room, M narrates the incident at the chawl. “Stop crying sis, it’s not your fault. And unki himmat kaise huyi devgarh ki yuvrani se aise baate karne ki” says a furious Vijay

“nai Vijaybhai they are not wrong. Sab mera Kasur hai. Aakash aur family k saath jo bhi huya sab meri wajjah se. Na hum ek dusare se pyaar karte aur na yeh sab hota” she cries “And anyways unka haq banta hai, they are my people they are free to talk to me like that”  

Vijay shakes her head at her comment. When will she realize who her people her. Her family has less rights on her than those chawl people? He wonders. He needed to make her see.

“M bhai, I know what happened was wrong but it wasn’t your fault. (She is about to interrupt) please let me finish. Haan Aakash aur aapko ho leke kafi problems the. But it was his decision to face Uday. It was his decision to get into a physical fight. You didn’t ask him. I know aap soch rahe honge k sab Uday ne kiya hoga. But you are assuming k ladai Uday ne shuru ki hai, you are assuming k Aakash ne Uday ko waha nai bula aur na hi uspe haath uthaya. (M was in a turmoil he can tell) dekho M bhai hum kissi ki side nai le rahe hai par hum Uday ko bechpan se jaante hai and he wouldn’t hit someone without a reason. Aur rahi dusari baat toh aap itni understanding, caring, mature ho when it comes to all of them. But why not for you family who has waited for you for 16 years?” vijay finally pours out his heart to her. He could tell she was in a difficult place, not knowing what to think, what to do. But when it came to Aakash her rational thinking always went out the window “Hum bhi Aakash ho jante hai aur woh bahut seedha hai vijaybhai, he is too caring and sweet he can’t do such things”. Vijay shakes his head, but he didn’t want to get on her bad side. Trying to make her happy “chalo yeh sab chodo. Aapne kabhi humhe bataya nai, how did you meet Aakash?”  She smiles thinking of her old days. “hum ek colony mein rehte the but we met at the mall” …. “No no no mbhai long version batao. Humhe aap ke baare mein zayada kuch pata hi nai” She narrates her past life: living from city to city every few months, not having any friends, staying home all day, moving to Mumbai in the chawl 2 months before she came to Mahal. Meeting Amma, who she got close to and then Chikki and Soni. Meeting Aakash at mall during fiasco with Jay. Aakash gifting her heels…”Aww that’s cute” interrupts Vijay… Smiling she nods “Then we all hung out all the time.  He was very caring to me actually all of us. Who hai bhi itna sweet…”

“And then you realized you loved him” V completes her story

“Welll yes and no, hum bhi nai bewakof the, humhe pata hi nai chala hum Aakash se kab pyar karne lage aur nahi samajh paye woh humse pyar karta tha. Chikki and Soni made me realize” Vijay was taken back by her comment “matlab, how did they make you realize?” asks V

“well I was always shy around him and I like spending time with him, all the same old love symptoms”

“hmmm… that’s sweet story my dear sis. Now shall do some English lessons?” M shakes her head yes. She was happy sharing piece of her past life and someone’s interest in it. Whereas, Vijay thinks to her ‘were the symptoms because she truly loved him or because she never been around a guy. Is Uday right about infatuation?’.

There on the other side, the leaked story in the newspaper about Uday killing Aakash has caused uproar among common people and worry amongst Mahashaba. With India being democrat, Royals just wanted to run their estates without any attention and issues. This news could cause havoc and government may interject. Since morning, Brij and DS had been addressing Mahashaba. Yet again, threat to take Devgarh away was a popular suggestion. And yet again, Jaigarh family stuck with DS. Mahashaba warns DS last time and asks her to take care of this or they will take care of her and her family. The Shaba was dismissed, but DS just sat there embarrassed and humiliated. “40 years of ruling & never have I been spoken to like this”. Seeing her mother in agony, Brig get angry. Uday requests Giri and Brij to wait outside. He kneels down next to DS and tells her “humhe aapse koi sikhayat nai”. DS smiles at his comment & caresses his face. He adds “I will take care of all this mess you dont worry” …. “It’s not the mess I am worried about…. (almost whispering) It’s her.”

Scrambling to find the appropriate words “rajwade hai hum! aapni itni keemati cheez aasani se nai chodenge. Ladna humare khoon mein hai” with fire in his eyes. She was happy…very happy & relieved because she knew he was not referring to the Devgarh estate he would inherit but about her stubborn & crazy granddaughter, whom the prince had fallen in love with! He asks her for one thing: to let him handle things his ways… and she agrees.

STILL Updating this chapter - will be done in next few hours. and yes there will manveer in next parts of the chapter