Part 20
Decision or Confusion???đ.
''.[continued from part 19]
After that, CGM was asked the main question! The question which was the most awaited part of the marriage! At this moment, Cornelia's heart beat could be heard clearly!
Cornelia: [in mind] koi bhool mat karna sandrocottos!!! Ye mere jeevan ka sawaal hai!
CGM was quiet.. He was again asked the same question'.
And CGM said''..
CGM: Neh!!!
Cornelia: [in her mind] Kya maine abhi' abhi' "neh" suna?? Lagta hai Sandro se koi bhool ho gayi hai! [to CGM, in low voice] Are!! Bandhu!!! Tum galat bol rahe ho!!! Tumhe Neh nahi "Naah" kehna tha!! Abhi bhi samay hai' adhik logo ne tumhaare vachan nahin sune hain' "naah" keh do!
CGM was asked the question for the third time'
CGM: Neh!!!
Cornelia was shocked and speechless especially seeing the confident and naughty smile on CGM's face!
CGM: [getting closer to Cornelia's face] Bharat ki nayi Samragi, Cornelia..ohh!!! mera matlab.. Helen ko Bharat ke is Samrat ka.. aadarpurvak naman! [smiles and winks!] Waise is pure vishwa mein mujhe "Sandro" keh kar keval ek hi stri buaati hai'. Hain na Helen??
Cornelia: [to herself] Kyon???
Before CGM could answer that' A wave of joy and celebration spread across the whole empire' and the thing CGM and Shashank hated'.. the plate breaking!!!!
Shashank: [in mind] Ye Chandu ne kya kiya??? Jab vo ye vivaah karna hi nahin chahta tha! To phir kyon kiya ye vivaah!
Shanky wanted to ask CGM this question but decided to let things calm first.. Moreover the plate breaking was knocking his head off!
Agatha: [in mind] Kaha tha!! Kaha tha raajkumaari ko!! Ki sabkuch sach sach bataa dein!! Parantu nahin!! Ab lo!! Bhugto!!! Ban gayi na' Bharat ki Samragi??
Apama: [in mind] Aaj jaa kar mere hriday ko sukun mila hai!! Meri putri ko ab jaakar uska sahi sthaan aur samman milega! Ye Zeus!! Uski saari manokaamnaayein puri ho!!
Omegas: [in mind] Waah!!! Pehli baar kisi se prem kiya!! Aur aaj usi ka vivaah hote huye dekha!! Kisi aur se!!! Zeus!!! Ye aapne mere sath accha nahin kiya!
Cornelia [in mind]: Kab?? Kyon?? Kahaan??? Kaise?? Kaun?? Main hi kyon???
All this happened, but what was Seleucus' reaction? He was simply smiling! Chanakya noticed it! Though he said nothing to CGM regarding this and moved towards his own room indicating Vishakha to follow him. Vishakha followed.
In Chanakya's room
Chanakya: Vishakha! Aaj se.. Maharani ki suraksha sa saara adhikaar aur uttardayitva tum apne haathon mein le lo! Unhe ek shan ke liye bhi akele nahin chodna' Mujhe Seleucus par vishwaas nahin!!! Maharani.. hriday ki sacch hain,, main nahin chahta ki unke is khaali hriday mein Seleucus galat baatein daal dein!!
Vishakha: Jo aagya.. Acharya! [she left the place.. but after a few minutes only, returned] Acharya??
Chanakya: kya hua?? Tum vaapas kyon aa gayi?
Vishakha: Vo darasal.. baahar koi stri.. aapse milne ki icchuk hai '. Vo bahut der se aapki pratiksha kar rahi thi.. aisa sainiko ne bataaya! Behtar koga aap unse ek baar mil lein!!!
Chanakya: Thik hai.. Tum jaao aur vo karo jo maine tumse kaha hai' main dekh leta hun!
Chanakya wondered who would the lady possibly be who will be so eager to meet him In Greek Territory? Chanakya came out and was shocked to see an Indian lady.. When she turned, Chanakya saw her face and was in the extreme surprise! For the first time in his life.. "Chanakya" was speechless!!! He couldn't believe that his eyes were seeing 'her' after such a long time and that too in GREEK territory.. although it was expected! He had many questions to ask but all that came out of his mouth was:
Chanakya:..S..S' Suvasini?
And after that' silence prevailed!
In Cornelia's new palace where she was to be kept after marriage, she entered the room in full anger and threw away her veil. Apama guessed that would happen so she followed her to her room.
Apama: Kya hua tumhe?? Tum itni krodhit kyon ho??
Cornelia: Kyonki mere saath chal hua hai!
Apama: Chal tumhaare saath nahin.. balki Sandrocottos ke saath kiya tha ..tumne!! Agatah ne mujhe kal raatri hi sab kuch bata diya tha' jab tum swayam apne haathon se apna bhavishya barbaad karne ko tatpar thi!
Cornelia was silent at hearing this'
Cornelia: [after some time] parantu..main Sandro se prem nahin karti!
Apama: Aadar se naam lo unka!! Vo bharat ke samraat ke saath saath'tumhaare pati bhi hain!!!aur bharat tumhaara desh!!! Aaj se tum sirf aur sirf bharat ke prati hi apni nishtha dikhaaogi! Yahi tumhaara kartavya hai!! Aur jahaan tak rahi prem ki baat' to ye jaan lo.. ki main tumhaari maa hun' tumhe tumse behtar jaanti hun!! Aur ye bhi samajh chuki hun kit um unse prem to karne lagi ho' parantu.. iss baat ko manne ke liye taiyaar nahin..
Cornelia: Aap bhram mein jee rahin hain..Mana!!
Apama: thik hai!! Tumhe bhi tumhaare pita ki tarah har baat ka sakshya chahiye?? To ye lo!! [Ordering a bud from the garden from one of her maids, and then keeping it in a box and then closing it] Ise pakdo!
Cornelia: Ye kya hai?? Kali??
Apama: haan!! Kali!! Isse apne paas rakho.. main shart lagaane ko taiyaar hun ki jabtak ye khali khilkar ek sundar pushp banegi' tabtak tumhe apne prem ka ehsaas ho chuka hoga!!! Jab bhi koi shanka lage.. ise kholkar dekh lena!![and departs]
Cornelia: kya bakwaas hai!!! [throws that box on the bed]
[as soon as Apama departed from there, Vishakha came along with many other female vishkanyas ]
Vishakha: Pranaam Maharani! Acharya Chanakya ki aagya se aaj se hum aapki suraksha ka uttardayitva nibhaaengi!!
Cornelia: Mujhe kisi suraksha ki aavashyakta nahin!! '' Ye Agatha kahaan reh gayi!!!???
Agatha enters in full anger.. This time she entered as Cornelia's friend , not as her MAID!!!
Agatha: Dimaag thikaane par hain ya nahin tumhaara??? Ye kua kiya??? Ab bhugto!!
[ As sson as Agatha spoke these words in loud voice' Vishakha and other bodyguards drew their swords out and put them on Agatha's neck]
Vishakha: Dussahasi!! Uddand! Tumhaara itna saahas?? Ki humaari maharani se itne uccha swar mein baat karo!!! Tumhe iska dand avashya milega! [was about to attack on her when Cornelia interrupted]
Cornelia: Ruko!!! Tum'. Tum'.kya naam hai tumhaara??
Vishakha: [Bowing her head] Vishakha!
Cornelia: Joi koi bhi ho!!! Ye meri priya sakhi hai.. aur mujhse jis chahe us swar mein baat kar sakti hai' tum hoti kaun ho?? Waise striyaan kab se angrakshak hone lagi?? Kya Samrat ki ang rakshak bhi koi stri hai..??
Vishakha removes the sword from Agatha's neck leaving Agatha in extreme fear which turned her pale white!
Vishakha: Hum aam manushyon ki tarah nahin hai!! Hum Vishkanyaein hain!! Humaara ek vaar.. kisi ko bhi swarg pahuncha sakta hai! Aur Samrat ki surksha bhi ek Vishkanya...humaari pramukh.. aur sena nayika... Dakshita karti hai!!
Cornelia: [with the most irritating expression on her face and on verge of crying] Vishkanya???? Pitaji!!!! Mujhe bachaaiye inse!!!
Cornelia runs from there ordering the "Vishkanyas" not to follow her for few more minutes and went straight to her father's palace where Omegas, tardus and Seleucus were discussing about something. Seeing Cornelia there, Tadus and Omegas were shocked,, but for Seleucus , it was expected,, it seemed that he thought of his plan very keenly and knew this is gonna happen!
Cornelia: Pitaji!!! Kyon kiya aapne mere saath aisa?
Ok!! Now this was quite unexpected.. Seleucus thought that Cornelia would be angry on knowing that CGM asked for marriage with her' But he was unaware of the fact that Omegas has told something else about the marriage proposal!
Cornelia: Aapne kyon rakha ye prastaav?? Mujhe Cassender se bachaane ke liye?? Kya ho jaata agar main ye vivaah nahin karti to??
Seleucus [looking at Omegas]: Oh!! Lagta hai tumhe sahi sthitiyon ka sahi andesha nahin hai.. Helen!! TUmse keval ardha satya bataaya gaya hai!! Tumhe to ye bhi nahin pata ki vivaah ka prastaav kisne aur kis uddeshya se rakha tha???
Cornelia: Kya?? Kya aapka tatparya Sandrocotts se hai?? [looking at Omegas] Omegas??? Sach mein?
Omegas stood silent'
Cornelia: Tum kuch bol kyon nahin rahe?? Kya tumne mujhe job hi bataaya vo mithya tha???
Seleucus: Vo kuch nahin bolega! Vo tumhe dukhi nahin dekh sakta tha!! Vo jaanta tha ki ye vivaah hone se koi rok nahin sakta tha.. aur tum sandrocotts ke saath khush raho issiliye tumhe bhram mein rakha.. sach to ye hai.. ki sandrocottos jaisa tuccha.. matlabi' aur ghmandi insaan pure vishwa mein ahin.. Vo logon ka keval prayog karna jaanta hai' aur isiliye tumse vivaah kiya!!
Cornelia: Kya?? Nahin ye satya nahin ho sakta! Sandro aisa nahin hai.. main jaanti hun!!
Seleucus: Tum jaanti kya ho uske baare mein??? Main jaantu hun!! Kaafi acchi tarah se!!! Tumne keval uska bada rajya aur samriddha Pradesh dekha hai!! Kya tumhe pata hai'?? Tumhaare acharya.. Mudra Rakshas' Kaun hain??
Cornelia: kaun??
Seleucus: magadh ke purva Amatya.. Jo Sandrocottos aur uske us Brahman Acharya se bachne hetu humaari sharan mein aaye the!! parantu pata nahin kaise Sandrocottos ko unke yahaan hone ki khabar lag gayi!! Aur tab hi se un dono is prastaav ke baare mein sochna aarambh kar diya! Tum hi bataao.. agar vo accha hota to kya Amatya unke viruddha jaate?
Cornelia: Mudra rakshas aur Magadjh ke Amatya?? [in mind] Sandro ne mujhse hi to unke baare mein saari jaankaari li thi! Matlab sach mein Sandro ne mera istemaal kiya??
For one second she was not able to believe her father.. but all the facts she knew were against CGM.
Seleucus: Tumhe apne Pita par vishwaas nahin??
[and the emotional blackmail'. The final option !!! every parent has.. Unfortunately, it always works!]
Seleucus: Mujhe tumhaari sahayata chahiye Helen!! Apna khoya hua Rajya aur uska samman Sandrocottos se waapas haasil karne mein!!
Cornelia: [almost expressionless] Kya karna hoga mujhe??
Seleucus: Smaran hai?? Tumne ek baar mujhe kaha tha ki Tum mere liye apni jaan bhi de sakti ho??
Cornelia shocked!
Seleucus: Ghabraao Mat!! Tumhe iss bar jaan deni nahin!! Bas itna bataao ki apne desh ke liye! Ek balidaan karne ko taiyaar ho?? Do din baad se' akhet aur pratispradha shuru ho rahi hai.. mere paas unse judi ek yojna hai jismein mujhe tumhaari sahayata chahiye!!
[hearing guards coming towards the room, Cornelia didn't speak further although she wanted to but just said one line'.]
Cornelia: Main APNE DESH ke liye luch bhi karoongi!
[hearing this , Seleucus fill her in her arms for the first time.. giving her the father's love she ever wanted.. but Cornelia was thinking something else.. Omegas was confused at this.. he didn't know what is she going to do! After sometime Indian guards entered the room and Cornelia went straight to her ne palace.. The next day was a celebration for them both of them.. though Cornelia's heart was filled with a thousand questions and feelings.. Earlier she didn't like Sandro but now.. she herself didn't know.. what did she feel for him?Did she hate him or liked him? Reaching in her room, her eyes fell upon the box her mother gave her.. she lifted that box,, decided to open it up and check' holded the cover to raise it off.. but didn't do that.. instead she kept her safely in her wardrobe.. and went to sleep]
Part 20 done guys!!!
And from now on starts the mid-season break'.
After the break'.
The secret of Suvasini'
The plan of Seleucus and how will Cornelia perform it?? Will she conspire against her husband who now has started liking her! And did she like him??
Why did CGM married Cornelia?
What is Bindu's reaction on hearing the news of his father's marriage?
And the first encounter of CGM with Alexander's son and Antiochus!!
Wait for part 21'.
will be back soon!!!...đ
Edited by justjayati - 13 years ago
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