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Chapter-5
The first step
"Sharma...I think you are over..."gunjan said in irritation.
In reply Mayank looked at her like a broken hearted and exhaled heavily.
"Ufff...Lets go Sharma...she is not here to see your drama!"said she in irritation.
" GF!can't you see it?I am getting into depth of it...I want her to believe that I am going crazy in her thoughts..."he said and again sat as before.
"Fine!!!you keep on being Devdas...! I am going alone..."said she in a bit anger.
"Why...where is Samrat?"he asked cunningly and received a glare.
"By the way you can ask him about this palace's history...he must know about it and may be you get some useful information.."said gunjan winking.
"Ahem ahem!!!GF...finding ways to meet him...but you need not...coz I know that you like him..."he said nastily.
Gunjan huffed,"Yes I like him...now happy!!!"
"Ahh!! you broke my heart..."he put his left hand on chest.
"Sharma!!! now lets go yaar.."said gunjan almost dragging him with her.
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Both of them were following Samrat quietly..."This is very old..umm..almost 1000 years..."said samrat pointing his finger towards a small yet well fretworked temple.Mayank's mind was busy in Nupur and her awkward behavior with deewan...
"Samrat..."he asked thoughfully "Can you tell me something about palace...I mean about princess and her late parents...their family...if you don't mind..."
Samrat smiled a bit,"Well quite predictable question..."said he and then sat down on a rock and angled them to do the same.
"Well Mayank...as my father told me that our king kaasir Niramitra Raje was a very kind hearted and successfull king.His wife kaasira Shuchi Niramitra Raje was very beautiful.The glory of her beauty was spread in all dimensions.Deewan Raje Ranawat was his only brother and after her marriage with our King,he satteled in Mahvira with his family..."
"what is Kaasir and Kaasira..."Mayank asked interrupting.
"Ohh its like Mr. and Mrs. in Maahvi..."told samrat and continued..."hmm..so..after few years..I think 4-5 years of our princess birth our king and queen died in plane crash when they were returning from their holiday trip from London."
"London!!!" gunjan exclaimed with surprise.
"Why?? Any doubt...I know Mahvis are illitrate and isolated from world but not royalty!"
Both Mayank and Gunjan nodded their heads.
"Yeah..and after that princess was responsibility of her grand mother...but after 2 years her grandmother was found dead suspeciously...She was murdered but no one knows who killed her and why...!"told he.
"What!!!"Mayank exclaimed with a shock.
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It was half past 10 in the night,Mayank and gunjan were arranging snaps they had collected all the day...and almost done.
"See ya tomorrow GF...Good night!" said Mayank keeping his papers at proper place.
"Good night!"replied she and mayank went into his room.
He lied on bed and thinking about what samrat told today..."Princess grand mother was murdered...that's strange..who can kill her...and why?" this question was twisting his mind,sleep was far away from his eyes and he decided to meet princess right now...yes right now!!!
Thinking that he got up and headed towards palace...after 15 minutes he was hanging on the window of nupur's room...pulling himself up,he jumped into her room...and by the sound of his feet Nupur got up ,seeing a dark shadow a scream was about to escape from her mouth...just then Mayank closed her mouth tightly with his palm.
"Shhh..!!!"
Nupur moaned and removed his hand irritatly..."Mr.Sharma!Is it necessary that we always meet like that!" She huffed.
Mayank shook his shoulders and chuckled,"Its Mayank Style!"
Nupur passed a glare just then he kneelded down which was totally surprising for her...
"Princess!I just want to ask can we be friends?"he asked directly looking into her eyes.
There was a passion and spark in his eyes that Nupur could'nt deny yet she could'nt accept so easily so she asked,
"why?"
"because I need a friend!"
"But I don't"
"You are lying!"
"I never lie!"
"But you hide your feelings!"
"Really? and you know my hidden feelings?"
"No..but I know that you feel lonely...and you need a friend!and believe me I will prove a loyal friend,you will never regret your decision!"he said so confidently that she convinced.
Nupur smiled and her smile was the indication that she had accepted his proposal.
"You know Mayank...you should write thesis on 'How to escape from Azars' instead of 'Sculptures of Mahvira' said she giggling.
"Well then I need to meet you regularly at mid nights"he smirked and nupur felt embarrassed...a red line creeped on her cheeks but she controlled it to blush.
"By the way what are you doing here?"asked she.
He looked at her shocked,"What do you mean!I could'nt sleep past 2-3 nights..."he said in annoyance.
"Why?"asked she chuckling.
He made faces,"so you don't know...!"
She nodded positively blinking her eyes twise and supressing her smile...
"wanna hear from my mouth right!"he said,"So listen...!"he came near her and hold her hand...caressing it lovingly he said,"I was missing you...wanted to meet you terribly...I don't know why...but wanted to see you once..."
Although he was saying all that intentionally but Nupur could'nt help it to believe...for the first time some one has showed such a desperation to meet her to talk to her and to friendship with her.
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