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Hi my dear friends! To keep up the forum rank and entertain us all Ive come up with a short OS based on the upcoming track. It is different from what Ramya has done so beautifully and has a fresh perspective of Phool's POV. Her doubts, her dreams, her own unique pain I have penned down in form of a short OS ( I am a Praja fan though, I am doing this for a change ). Please read and review (praja fans too) and don't forget to vote, vote and vote to keep up the forum rank. Enjoy!
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I peeked out of the palanquin and stared at lush greenery outside after the rain, wondering if they were a sign of goodwill and happy future that now awaited me, the sound of hooves and footsteps filling the air. A sign of fresh start after years of pain and withholding of feelings. At last I am going to be called the wife of Kunwar Pratap Singh, the bravest in all Rajpuatana, the crown prince of Mewad. A feeling of pride mixed with happiness filled up my heart only to be filled up with pain and remorse again.
The brave man that I am going to marry is also the husband of my old friend, no, sister whom I haven't seen from decades. They even have a son. A sharp pain rose in my heart as I recalled Kunwar Pratap's words... He is very beautiful, just like his mother. He still loves her and admires her loves her as if they were married yesterday. I still remember the way he had proclaimed his love for in front of everyone without a care of what others will say. I wonder if I have any place in his life and he is doing this just to avoid my marriage with Akbar.
And Ajabdeh? She doesn't even know that I'm coming. How will she react? Will she cry and refuse to welcome me as his wife? Will she never forgive me for demanding my share of love which is hers? No, that cannot be, I know her well enough, she will welcome me with open arms even if it is tearing her up inside. She will hide her tears and even tell Kunwar Pratap to give me her share of time that he keeps for her. At least there is a good part, I will be able to meet Amar Singh at last, I will be his Chotima and love him a lot.
Suddenly the sound of hooves stopped. The palanquin had stooped too. I stepped to see Kunwar Pratap hand over a letter to a messenger. "Go to Udaipur as quickly as possible and give this to A..Ajabdeh". The messenger immediately sped away on his horse. I couldn't help but notice that his voice had stuck in his throat when he took her name. Is he so opposed to our marriage? He doesn't want anyone else in his life, he cannot bear to see me in place of Ajabde as his wife! I could feel tears well up in me eyes.
He looked at me and managed a small smile and tuned away. "We can stay only for a short time, sit down for some time. We have to reach Udaipur quickly". His voice was empty.
After sometime when we continued the journey that now felt endless, I couldn't help but wonder with uncertainty how my future life is going to be as the sun dipped into the horizon.
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