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Hello Forum-Citisens and ManVeer-oholics 😉 I'm Adden, some of you may know ... no I'm not a princess (yet)😆 ... but I'm an India-Forums Member(isn't that obvious?)😕, you guyz may have read some of my work and others might have not 😛
OS- 3 words, 8 letters !!!
Manyata
I was soon going to get the man I love, the man I'm destined to be with, the man who I will soon be calling my husband, the man who's going to be my better half, I should be excited ... shouldn't I?
I really have changed a lot, me coming into this palace has been the best thing that has ever happened to me ... I had always asked my baba about where is my Ma ... but he always changed the topic, coming to this palace ... gave me a few things that made my life complete, it gave me a family ... a mother who's the sweetest thing I've ever seen, a Dadi who's the calmest and the most gentle woman I've ever met, a Father who has the guts to do anything if someone dares to try and cause harm to his daughter, and last but not the least ... a sister who started off as being a snobish spoilt brat but ended up being a little sister that I could love and trust, sure all this took long, but you know what they say time heels all wounds, and this is what had happened.
Right at the start, long before I accepted my true identity, I made a deal with DadiSaab, I told her if she were to set Akash free from jail, I'd do anything in return, I had thaught that She would straight away ask me to mary UdayVeer but she was a lady that if I were a kid, I would have thought that she had Mind-Reading powers ... she knew very well what was the right thing to ask me to do, yes it was the long-awaited transformation of Manyata to Princess Manyata.
It took me two whole years, to practice how to speak, walk, act and dress like a princess ... I was given special training everyday for long-hours ... I had been taught how to speak English, which was the easiest of tasks ... as I was quick at learning languages, however the hardest was to forget my actual language, all those colour-full words that I was well known for had now to be forgotten, at first I didn't like it ... but then I got use to it ... though Uday always made me say those words to him ... he's the one guy I can't go without swearing at ... One would've thought to learn how to be a princess is just the outer qualities, but the truth is being a true princess is just as hard as getting into medical college, I had to change the entire me ... I had to learn not to be rude, I had to learn all the etiquettes and most importantly I had to learn how to be a good human being, its not like I was bad before but I'm better now or was better a day a go ...
In these two years, a lot has changed ... not just the change in me but in the people around me, believe it or not me and Jay can't go a day without gossiping about other random girls, we can't let our week-ends pass by without watching films ... I don't like being a big head but Jay realised how wrong she was about me and her entire family ... maybe because we both developed an under-standing within us and learnt to respect each other forgetting our differences and jealousies we stepped out of the box, I learnt how bad she must've felt to be the third-wheel in the family, and she learnt how hard it was for me to completely change my identity ... yep that's how it went ... perhaps or was it just the sisterly-bond magnetising us?
Well Uday and I? what can I say ... we are still the same, we still fight ... we still mock each other, we still get on each others' nerves, but one thing that has changed amongst us is that we don't play games anymore, gosh he still has that smirk of his, believe it or not I actually googled it to see if someone somewhere in the world was selling an "anti-smirk solution" ... I'll do anything to get that million-dollar smirk of his face ... but we do actually now enjoy each other's company, let's face it ... royals don't really have an exciting life regardless of the riches, so we find the excitement in our arguements, trust me ... they're a huge fun ...
I love my family, I don't thing I can ever consider myself lucky enough to be a part of this family, Unnati thinks this family is now complete after my return ... but is that the whole truth? I love my family like hell ... but I don't think I deserve them and I don't think they deserve to have a daughter like me ... No one deserves to be punished by giving birth to a daughter like me ... a daughter that raises soo many hope within your heart, and when the time comes she fails you.
It was a bright, sunny day ... the air smelt of fresh flowers and wet grass that had just been watered as I walked through the garden ... That's when I hear someone scream in a whisper tone ... "Moniya" said the voice, I looked around ... No one had called me that name since 2 years ... it felt weird now that I heard it out of no where, I looked again and when I turned around ... I saw to my joy Chiki and Soni ... I felt tears whirl up into my eyes ... and my vision blurred ... I know I'm a princess that doesn't mean I forget the two friends that befriended me in times of my lonliness ... and as I focussed onto of assurity ... I saw Chiki sitting on Soni's shoulders to peek over the fence, that was the funniest sight I had seen in 2 years ... I ran upto them ... and as I pronounced their names the signalled me to be quiet, and handed me a letter, Chiki then tells me that after I read this letter ... I'll have loads of time to talk to her and Soni ... I was a bit confused at the description but I really was anxious to know what was in that letter ... and that's when Soni crashed along with Chiki ... and the Palace Guards chased them away ... I was just about to open the letter when I saw Uday walk up to me, "hello princess, how are you today? what's with the tears in your eyes?" said he. Tears? Oh I had completely forgotten that I didn't wipe away my tears ... I quickly lead my hands to my face and that's when the letter dropped ... Uday looked at me curiously as I looked at him with fear, thought I didn't know what was written on the piece of paper, I was scared it might be taken negatively by Uday ... but instead he gave me a smile, bent down ... held the letter ... now that he held it I was sure he would open it, because he is one of the nosey ones, but no ...he just held my rist and handed me the letter ... and then smillingly patted my cheek ... "see you later princess, gonna go have a chat with Dadi Saab" said he, and then left ... His actions did surprise me for a second but I was to into the letter for now.
Without wasting another minute, I rushed into the palace and all the way into my room ... I made sure I closed the door behind me ... I hurried to my bed, and quickly unfolded the letter.
Letter...
Dear Moniya, I love you ... I know that you have been through hell to let me out of the jail, I know that your family burdenised you and stressed you to become a 24/7 princess and not just any princess but the one they intend to make the queen. I know and I understand how hard it must've been for you to transform yourself ... I'm sorry I didn't dare contact you ever since, I had lost my job ... I had lost all hope for our relationship ... but I also realised that you had made a deal with your Dadisaab, and there was no way I wanted your Dadi Saab to think that you were unable to fulfill your promises, you couldn't have fulfilled your promise if I had been in touch with you, that is why I decided to give you space and time, and enough time to prove to your DS that my Moniya is not just a "say-it" girl but a "do-it" girl ... and in the mean-while I made sure I was capable enough for you ... that is why I worked day and night, spent every penny that I owned in investing for my business, and now I own that mall ... the mall where we first met on 27th November 2011, the one date that I have worshiped for the last 2 years Moniya. I love you, I really really miss you ... Now that I've made something out of my life, I no longer have any more patience to wait for you, I want to see your face, I want to hear your "Haan-Nahi-To" , not like I haven't seen you at all ... you're all over the news, magazines ...etc. I missed you soo much ... I bought every edition of 'Masala Magasine' just to see your section in it ... I really want to see you ... Moniya, this took me a lot of guts, but will you please Marry Me? I know your family won't agree regardless of me owning a mall ... but still will you marry me? I'll be waiting for you tomorrow by the wishing fountain at the Mall ... at sharp 10am ... please meet me there ... and tell me your decision.
Love...your's always,
Akash.
I was shocked, if that's the right word ... I thought Akash must've moved on in life, must've forgotten the girl that betrayed him or atleast that was what it appeared to be like but the truth is he held on to the past to make me his future with me... but at the moment all I could say was "why Akash, why? Why would you put me in such a situation?" ... In the past two years I had learnt not to use my heart for most things, but this letter from Akash put me into a dilemma, the words "Marry me" hovered my mind ... I was confused ... I know I loved Akash, but now that I have been away for two years ... I learnt to love other things more ... One place was my family, my estate that I loved, the other was the Man that loved me ... went through soo much for me... spent days and nights to make him worthy of me ... what should I do? where should I go? ... OMG, Uday ... I forgot about him ... sure he can be a royal pain at times, but I guess he isn't too bad ... I mean I hate to admit it but I do enjoy his company, he's the only source of excitement I get in all day ... besides I do believe he has changed from the selfish Yuvraj, but ... I just think of him as a friend ... don't I? I mean we were best-friends once, so what if I can only manage to remember glimpses of those memories, he remembers it all ... doesn't he? so how can I punish him for my mishap ... he does deserve a company of a childhood best-friend ... and then as his best-friend or whatever you can call it ... I know his dream is to marry me to get the Devgadh Estate ... then how can I be selfish and ruin his purpose in life? even if its selfish and slightly evil ... but I know Devgadh can't have better ruler than Uday ... My thoughts were interrupted when I notice someone standing at the doorway ...
"Princess can I come in?" he asked. And I quickly wiped my tears and I'm such an idiot, I forgot to hide the letter...yikes. I nodded ... and as he enterred he made his way and sat opposite me on the bed in a casual manner ... he sees me starring at the letter in an illusinative manner ... "what's soo special in this letter?is it fan mail?" he asked friendly ... but I wasn't in the mood to pay any attention to random questions ... he noticed I haven't replied him coldly or sweared at him today, he quickly grabbed the letter ... He's back to being his nosey self ... gosh. All I could do at the moment was squeak out a tiny "Uday" and make my eyes pop out in fright, I was scared he'll go punish Akash ... he was just about to read the letter, he was standing by the bed side, but before he could start reading it ... I wacked my hand in the air to try and get it ... but darn it, guyz have to be tall and especially this one, I could do with him being short ... but no. He lifted the letter high in air ... "come get it princess" he childishly said while showing off his 100 watt smile ... And while I was jumping .. he noticed that I was almost there, so he decides to take a run back wards ... and me following him, the stupid guy doesn't realise that being a prince doesn't get him eyes at the back of the head ... that's when he loses balance by bumping into the bed, but being a prince did get him some sporty skills ... and he managed to balance and save himself from falling onto the bed, so now the bed was behind him ... and I was jumping like a kangaroo to get that letter ... what I didn't realise was that he wasn't in the perfect position and was on his witts ... and Bamn! we both landed on the bed ... I on the top and he under me ... poor guy. Oh well, we were so engrossed into the mini-letter-competition that we paid no attention to the odds of the position we were in ... so yeah despite being in the position, he stretched his hands behind his head to keep me from getting the letter, whilst I tried my very best to stretch my arms and body to get to his hands ... so yea, I was in my attempts, and one of my attempts I'm almost there but he quickly holds my hand with his free hand ... and then holds my other hand with his hand that had the letter in it ... so now I had no choice but to focus on his face ... I felt weird, his eyes did things to my stomach that I find embarrassing to explain ... and realising that his eyes had me lost, he quickly turns around and now I'm under him, and he's on top ... and now his childish smile, teasing has gone away and he's got his official smirk up ... I swear if I had a ruler I could have measured that we were about two centimeters away from each other's faces ... so now that i had completely given in ... and the position making me or shall I say bringing me under control ... I had no option but to stare at his face, I could feel that his body felt warmer than usual, or was it my body? well you see its very hard to tell what's who's when you're at such a close approximty with someone ... and breaking the silence, "what's in this letter? won't you let me read? I promise you I won't tell DS, but let me read ... I want to see what brought tears in your eyes, please let me read it ... " he said with a requesting tone. What? Did Yuvraj UdayVeer Singh just say please to me? I believe he just did because I was already blown away by the please, and nodded for him to read ... I'm such a fool ... sh!t !
Uday slowly moves away from me, and sits up ... while I sit up next to him .. holding onto my dupatta ... scared of his reaction ... I'm trying my best to read his expressions, this is how far I got: he starts of with a normal face, then a stern look, then a curious look and as soon as he's near the end ... surprisingly I see his expression relax.
"He really does love you, princess" ... a sense of sincerity in his tone, much like a friend would say and all I do is look in the other direction, my heart beating fast ... and he carfully leads his hand to my chin and turns my face to face him ... and then he holds my hand in his ... in a comforting manner, it felt good. He takes a sigh and then finally manages to meet his eyes with mine, "and you love him to princess, I know you do ... or else you wouldn't be crying reading this", he said in a soft whisper tone. So he thinks I love Akash because I was crying? but the truth is that I was crying because I was confused. "Princess, as much as it feels wrong saying it, but I think you should go meet Akash and accept his proposal ... and DS promised you that she'll accept your and Akash's relationship if you prove yourself to be a princess, and I think you've accomplished much more than that,just go live your life, you have a chance to live like a free bird, which is far better than this gold plated cage, fly Manyata fly" ... he said, if I wasn't wrong I could feel he had a sad tone in his voice, but what surprised me more was the face that he was saying those words ... "Uday?" I asked. "No manyata, don't be upset, think of it as an advice from a person who" ... he paused "from a person who once was your best-friend, now don't say no or else I'll change my mind, get back to my normal self and get your Akash busted, so do as I say, trust me you love him"... he said with a laugh or was it fake to cover his inner pain? I laughed with him, as tears poured down my eyes, I was convinced, I was ready to take his advice ... but before I did ... I just hugged him ... I felt him hesitate a little but then I felt him embrace my back to ... I don't exactly know how long the hig lasted, but it was something I guess we both needed at that time ... breaking the hug ... "but what about the family?" i asked him ... "Don't you worry about that, princess ... I'll handle that, its the least I can do for you, but we can't tell them anything until you get married to your majnu, I mean Akash and after you two are married come to seek their blessings" ...
With that he got up and left the room, I don't know if I was happy because I was free to marry Akash or because I just the loveliest side of Uday, not sure. I got up ... and decided to leave my room ... and I wanted to spend some time with my family which could be the last time I'd see them, I hope not but I bet they'll feel betrayed and broken ... as I left my room I heard and saw Unnati talk to Uday so I secretly decided to easedrop.
"Dada, I heard what you just said to Manyata" said Unnati with concern. "Aren't you happy hearing that Choti?" he retorted. "No Dada, No I'm not" said Unnati, I felt like she was about to cry. And as I looked from the corner of my eye I saw Unnati hug Uday with tears in her eyes, and Uday hugging her back, but with his eyes closed as if trying to stop tears from his eyes. "You know what the say Choti, if you love someone let them free... if they come back they're yours to keep, but if they don't they were never meant to be" said Uday holding his sister's shoulders and wiping her tears. At the sight I felt my eyes moist aswel, I had to touch my face to believe the fact that I was crying to ... Love somebody? was Uday saying he loves me? or was it something like Unnati loving me as a friend or something? yeah it should be that, I said comforting myself ... though still unsatisfied.
That day was spent with my family joyfully, I enjoyed every bit with them ... though one day every girl has to part from her family, this parting was different, here family ties were at stake and no guarentee did I have of seeing them again. That night I couldn't sleep ... In the morning however ... around 5:30 am ... I heard footsteps in my room disturbing my sleep. "Morning Princess" uday's voice. i quickly sat up, and he came and sat by my side ... "Big day for you princess, we all will miss you a lot" ... OMG! it was today, my marriage ... I had forgotten but he remembered ... and then I see Unnati walk in ... "Manyata,Choti will help you get dressed, oh and she has you wedding dress with her aswel and then" he pauses ... I see him gulp before he continues "and then it's time to say goodbye, I'll drop you off by the wishing fountain from where Akash will take you to the temple" ... I was emotionless, I had this war going on inside me ... I noticed the serious look on Unnati's face, I guess I have wronged her too, probably she's raised hopes by now of having me as her bhabi, I'm sorry Unnati I said on the inside.
I was now dressed, and through out the whole getting ready thing, Unnati didn't speak a word, nor did she even give out a smile ... it was all really awkward between us, normally when we helped each other get dressed Unnati would get hyper telling me if I looked pretty or if I looked dodgey but today it was pin-drop silence in the room. I felt my heart pain ... and my throat dry. After I was dressed, Unnati left ... without even saying a Bye ... I was hoping I could hug her one last time, but before she opened the door she turns around and I see her eyes tearing up ... and she runs out storming.
I looked at my self in the mirror, I was looking beautiful ... I had normal golden, redish makeup ... and was wearing a delicate red lehnga with choli with a dupatta on my head ... I was wearing normal jewelry not a lot ... because I wan't gonna be a princess anymore, the thought caused me a little pain. I closed my eyes, and whispered "I'm sorry Dadi Saab, Ma,Baba, Jay, Unnati ... Uday, I'm sorry" ... and that's when I felt a familiar touch behind my back, near my neck ... as I opened my eyes, I saw in the mirror ... Uday stood behind me, tying my dori ... his eyes on the mirror ... and then ... "I had always imagined you dressed like this for me, you know the fact that our Roka was done at a young age, that's why" he said looking into my eyes through the mirror ... I don't know how to express my feelings at that time but all I know is that I was completely lost in the moment. I quickly turned around and hugged him, "I'm going to miss you Uday, Halkat Veday ... who am I gonna call that? I'm sorry ... I'm soo sorry, I wish I could do something in return to thankyou" ... he pulled me off from the hug, and then looked into my eyes, I saw the smirk come up, this time it felt nice ... "Princess, you know the fact that I've always considered you as my wife...even though my purpose was different but you are I mean were my fiance ... can I ask you for somthing?" he asked. "Yes, Uday anything ..." I just wanted to please him desperately. "Can I kiss you, for the first and the last time?" he asked. I was shocked, but I just didn't know how to react ... his face came closer ... I felt his breath on my face, but I didn't rebel that somehow answered it for him ... and as he came closer I couldn't help but close my eyes, and in few moments ... I felt his lips touch mine in the most tender way, I could help but reciprocate and give him back the kiss ... but the kiss was just a short one ... and as we broke I slowly opened my eyes looked at him and he gave me a warm smile while I just stayed still ... "you look beautiful princess, Akash is very lucky ... hurry up now ... you don't want your majnu I mean Akash to get a sun tan waiting in the sun for you, I'm gonna wait in the car for you ... sneak out from the back door, my guards will help you" ... and then he left. I had no emotions expressing on my face, but my whole body was weak, so I just sat on the bed and stared into space for a while.
25 mintues have past, I'm sat next to Uday in his car ... silence all around ... and I see the palace disappearing into the distance, My eyes tear up as I remember all my moments at the palace from day 1 ... and then I look at Uday, I see the pain in his eyes, he doesn't love me then why does he have that pain? maybe because he to will miss me like I will miss him ... afterall we spent soo much time together ... I tried to convince my self.
"We're here princess, look he's waiting there for you along with your chawl friends" ... he said with a tone of envy I felt. I looked at Uday one last time ... He looked back at me ... I smiled .. and he smiled back ... "bye princess, I'll miss calling someone princess" ... he said with a sad voice. "Bye..Uday" I replied with a more sad voice. and thats when I left.
So now I, Akash, Chiki, Soni and Akash's parents sat ... doing the before marriage pooja at the temple ... I didn't close my eyes while praying today, I didn't feel like ... it's not like it makes any difference, but then I felt I saw a familiar figure of someone starring at me from the corner of my eye. But before I could turn to clear my doubt, Akash's mum held my shoulders and helped me stand up and take me to the mandup ... "OMG! Moniya, I am soo happy, finally you and Akash are marrying" said Soni. "Yeah, you proved that stupid udayveer wrong" said chiki. That's it ... Marrying Akash doesn't mean someone could insult Uday ... "Shutup Chiki" I snapped at her. "Don't you dare say a thing about Uday, if it weren't for him I wouldn't be here, so consider your stars lucky that Uday was there to help me" ... I was furious ...surprised at my own antics. "Calm Down Moniya, its only Uday, forget that ... we're getting married now, and you're going to be mine forever" ... said Akash. and that's when I start having flashbacks of Mine and Uday's Roka ... I could remember everything ... all the times spent with him, why him? why now? ...
The Pandit signals us to take the pheres after the knot was tied ...I was getting married to Akash, but I was thinking only about Uday ... and that's when I see Uday, he was standing there a little far, behind a pole ... I saw tears in his eyes ... he didn't notice me notice him ... I could see the sorrow ... so he did love me ...
I looked at him ... and the pheres were going on ... Uday I whispered to myself, and thats when he notices that I've spotted him, we have a eye lock, as I'm going round I keep turning to look at him ... it was the 4th round ... And I know he sees tears come out of my eyes ... it was now the 5th round and the Pandit tells me to swap around so I could be at the front, but I couldn't pay attention to anything ... and I whisper in my heart "help me Uday" ... "Moniya Moniya" Chiki's telling me to swap ... but I'm standing still ... and I look at Uday, and then Akash comes and holds my hand ... I look at Akash ... "Come on Moniya, what's wrong? you love me na .. so come on" .. Akash said. I just looked Akash as if he's talking jibberish. That's when a loud manly voice speaks up, "NO, She doesn't love you Akash, She's mine from 18 years and for many life times to come" ... Uday says determined. I am just as shocked like everyone else but I'm happy to hear this on the inside.
I see Uday walking upto me ... he comes and quickly breaks the knot, holds my hand, takes me to the idol where the sindhoor was kept, he puts some on his finger and takes me back to Akash, and then "Tell him princess, you are my Mahrani ... tell him ... tell him" ... he says with force in his tone.
I look at Akash, who gives me a calm glare, as if encouraging me to say it to ... I turn to Uday ...
"Yes Uday, I'm yours, was yours and only yours for now and forever" ... and with that I hug him ...
Chiki Soni and Akash smile at me and wish me luck in life ... they leave. Me and Uday watch them leave, and then Uday turns to me ...
"Princess, I want to say somthing to you..." said he bringing me close by his hands ... "Say it then" I beg him... "3 words 8 letters, what is it?" he asks. I get thinking and then it strucks me "Oh! I LOVE YOU" .. I say answering and then surprised at it ... "I LOVE YOU TO" comes his reply with a naughty laugh ... and I punch him on the shoulder ... "The guy's meant to say it first" I said pouting ... "That's what makes us unique, princess" he says and then puts the sindhoor in my maang ... and we both hug each other tightly in God's temple!
Dear Diary, I Hope you liked my and Uday's quest for love, Uday and I are happily married ... We're expecting our first baby by the end of this month, I'm happily united with my family, and I am living the dream ... Moral of my story: Happiness relies in the hearts of the people that you love, don't betray them. Trust me take my advice.
Love Manyata
Wow. I can't believe I finally finished 😲 Gosh this took me ages ... 5 hours or more 🥱 Anyways, I really hope this wasn't boring 😃 Please do leave comments and feedback, any constructive criticism welcomed 😳 Please do hit 'like' if you liked it ... 😃 Thankyou for reading 😃
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