Akash mujhe andar aane ke liye nahi kahoge? Manyata asked him with a slightly hurt voice.
He pulled her in and closed the door.
"Manyata, kya hua? Tum yahan kaise?, batao kya baat hai?" He said.
"Akash, maine apna ghar chod diya'us ghar me mera dum ghut jaata tha, ab hum dono shaadi karlenge..phir sab theek ho jaayega" Manyata said.
"Kya? Tum mazak kar rahi ho na? bakra bana rahi ho mujhe? Ha ha" he laughed.
"Nahi main sach keh rahi hoon'ab mere paas tumhare siva koi nahi hai apna kehne ke liye" Manyata made an attempt to hug him and he instantly backed off.
She was hurt by his behavior but let it go'
"Manyata, tum..tum baitho aur meri baat suno'tumne ghar se bhag kar sahi nahi kiya..tum abhi ghar jao" Akash said abruptly surprising Manyata.
"Par main ab wapas nahi jaa sakti, samajh ne ki koshish karo..sab chod diya maine" Manyata said.
"Manyata my dear..tum mere saath mere ghar me nahi reh sakti..wapas toh tumhe jaana hi hoga, chalo main tumhe chod kar aata hoon" he pulled her hand.
"tum aisa kyon kar rahe ho Akash? Maine toh socha tha ki tum mujhe dekh kar khush ho jaaoge par'"Manyata trailed off.
"Haan haan main toh bohot khush hoon, khushi ki hi toh baat hai ki tum bina paison ke, bina gehne-zevar ke khali haath aayi'aakhir tumne thodi si akal lagayi hoti..rehne do tumhare paas itni akal nahi hai" Akash mocked her.
Manyata felt like somebody had put hot oil into her ears. Such cheap thinking! How could he? She made one last attempt "Akash tum toh kehte the ki tum mujhse pyar karte ho, phir aisi baatein'"
"Meri jaan, aage chalkar jab tumhe bhook lagegi tab pyar ki rotiyan banakar khaogi? Pyar se pay karogi ghar ka rent? Pyar se zindagi nahi chalti, paisa chahiye" Akash shouted at her holding her at arm's length.
Manyata collapsed to the ground in heap. Akash went inside leaving her there. So Akash didn't want her in his home. Fine! She wasn't going to beg him. But she couldn't go back home. Her parents might not take her back. Her future seemed bleak. Literally within a night she had turned from a princess to destitute.
She managed to carry herself till the bridge above the river. Then looked at the star filled sky once and took a plunge.
As the story finished Manyata sighed.
"Mere ko ek baat samajh nahi aayi; Us launde(guy) ne tujhe chod diya toh tu apne maa-baap wapas kyon nahi gayi? Itni si baat ke liye koi apni jaan de deta hai kya?" He asked her.
"tum nahi jaante maine kya kiya hai.. Main chitthi likh kar aayi hoon ki main ghar chodkar jaa rahi hoon aur ab kabhi wapas nahi aaoongi" Manyata replied.
"Haan toh uska kya? Jaa aur kehde ki tune sabko mamu banaya aur yeh sab jhoot tha'bas" he said.
"Nahi itna aasan nahi hai, I can't go back!" she said in English. Though she was mentally stressed and broken, her Rajwada pride still remained intact and she thought it better to give up her life than go back and grovel in front of elders.
"Aey, tujhe angrezi aati hai?" he said making her look up at him in exasperation.
"tum mazak kar rahe ho mere saath? Main yaha apni musibat me hoon aur tum aisi baatein kar rahe ho? Of course mujhe 'Angrezi' aati hai par yeh tum kyon pooch rahe ho?" Manyata said.
"dekh tujhe apne ghar wapas nahi jaana na, mat jaa..tu mere ko angrezi sikha aur yahi rehja" he replied.
"Main tumhara naam tak nahi jaanti aur tum mujhe apne ghar rehne ke liye keh rahe ho? Naam kya hai tumhara? Manyata asked mentally kicking herself for not asking his name before.
"Apun Veer hai'Veer bhai, is galli me sab apun se darte hai'yeh akkhi jagah apun ka area hai" he made a circle with his hand signifying he ruled the place.
Manyata had told him everything except one. She hadn't told him her last name and her father's name. Neither the fact that she was a princess. Hearing the name Veer, a memory came to her mind.
"Udayveer, hum ghar ghar khele? Tum papa aur main mummy, yeh humare bachche'" Little Manyata said handing him her dolls.
"ghar ghar ka khel nahi princess, hum racing khelenge chalo" 5 year old Uday threw her dolls down and ran towards his car toy. This memory was very vague.
"ek aur baat, tu agar shaadi shuda hai toh tera Pati kahan hai? Uske baare me bata?" Veer asked her.
"pehli baat woh mera pati nahi hai! Main nahi maanti us shaadi ko'aur woh ladka yaani ki Udayveer, jab main 4 saal ki thi aur woh 5 saal ka tab kidnap ho gaya'use sabne bohot dhoonda par woh mila hi nahi" Manyata said.
This triggered a memory of Veer's own. He often used to have a dream where he was 5 years old and was playing in a lush garden. Then the dream changes and he is left in an unknown place, he stands there crying; in the middle of the road.
He touched his pocket to feel the broken pendant which had always been with him ever since he could remember it. It must have been a lucky charm pendant in its original form. He was not sure but looked like something had been inscribed on it. He couldn't comprehend what was written; nevertheless he kept it with him all the time for its beauty and elegance.
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At the palace everyone had gathered in the main hall for a press conference to discuss this issue. The house had turned into a fortress with media persons and police. The news had spread like wildfire that the princess was missing from the house. None of them had a wink of sleep since their laadli(Beloved) Manyata was reported missing.
"toh batayiye kya yeh baat sach hai ki Raj kumari Manyata ghar se bhaag gayi hain?" a reporter asked them.
"Kya unhe kisi ne kidnap kar liya hai?" another said.
"Kahin ye koi pyar-vyar ka chakkar toh nahi? Us ladke ka naam batayiye jiske saath Raj kumari ji bhag gayi hain" a female reporter thrust the mike literally into Brijraj's mouth.
"Bas!, bohot ho gaye sawaal'hum batate hain ki kya hua" Mrinalini devi thundered. The reporters turned their attention towards her leaving others alone.

Ok so this was the 3rd chapter š³ i know its not good and its one of the worstest i've written because i was in a distress while writing this one
ok enough of excuses now...please 'Like' and comment' if you feel the update was worthy enough š³
Thank you all who commented and liked the previous chapter š¤
(P.S: i think the last update of my previous SS 'Tumse meri lagan lagi'might have been too bad i saw 19 likes and may be 8-9 comments š³ sorry it wasn't up to the mark may be š)
Edited by Chamakchallo30 - 12 years ago