Part 2
Arnav got ready and was about to leave when he got a phone call, and the Caller ID read as 'Krish". So finally the person who spoke in riddles found time to solve the riddles of my mind, thought Arnav as he answered the call,
" Good Morning,Krish"
" Good Morning Arnav, you busy?" asked a very divine voice, listening to which would result in a person ending up with goosebumps.
"Not at all, Krish. Just about to leave for college. You know it is my first day in this college, and I am nervous due to craziness which these girls have for me for the reasons I don't even know, even after knowing the college well due to Akash Bhai and Anant Bhai." answered Arnav, in a tired tone.
" Jahan atma-viswaas aur stirtha ho, wahan vijay ki madhur dhvani avashya hota hai. Aur jahan samashay aur asthirtha ke liye sthan ko wahan parajay ka asantulit dhvani prasarit hoti hai"
{ Where there is self-confidence and the stability of mind, the sweet music of victory can be heard. But where there is a want of self-confidence and the mind wavers, the unpleasant noise of defeat can be heard)
Arnav was again lost in his flashes of forgotten memories or rather the memories which he wanted to forget but he couldn't. He felt as if he heard these words before and they had a great impact not only on him but on many, who had took the lessons of life from these words.. He quickly composed himself and spoke,
" Satya kaha apne, Krish! I will be confident about myself. You had any work with me? I mean was there any matter that you had to discuss, Krish?" Arnav asked thoughtfully as NK's company, Dwaraka Group of Industries was their client and a strong ally too.
" Actually yes, Arnav. You know my sister, Lavanya right?", questioned NK, even after knowing the truth that Arnav could never forget his sister, after all, Lavanya was his soulmate.
" Of course, how will I not know my cousin who is also my best friend's sister?" joked Arnav, ignoring the flashes which threatened to make his mind go blank as he heard Krish taking his sister's name.
" She is joining your college today and she is in same batch as yours. Can you help her out? I mean she is new in Delhi right, so she might need some help there." explained NK, knowing the inner turmoil which his sister and his best friend would undergo when they would come face to face with each other.
" Is this a question to ask Krish? Surely I will help her but how will I recognize her? She has been in boarding schools ever since we are friends. I saw her the last time only when she was probably 10-12. Will you text me her photo?"
" No need of that Arnav. You will recognize her the minute you will see her." Arnav was a bit surprised by this reply and told himself that his Krish will never do anything without a proper reason.
" Okay Krish. Now I will have to leave for my college. Do I need to pick her up?" questioned Arnav.
" No, she will drive herself to the college, I told her the directions yesterday. Bye, Have a nice day ahead, Arnav!!" Nk knew that the day was going to be difficult for everyone dear to him but he knew that it was as necessary as it was painful.
" Bye, Krish. Same to you too" Arnav disconnected the call, as he got lost in thoughts flooding his mind.
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College
Khushi didn't know where she had to go to reach to her building.Only if she had let her brother to drop her. She tried to maintain a composed look, but it turned out to be a fail as fear of being late on the very first day took over her and she decided that it is better to take help than to suffer in the middle of nowhere. She decided to stop the next person who crosses her path. A tall, muscular boy with his hair gelled up crossed her path and was about to go to his own destination when she patted him on his shoulder. That one touch sent jolts of current in their bodies. The boy immediately turned to see her. He was shocked seeing her. Suddenly all the flashes of regarding the dreaded past got faces while the same happened with her. They thought they are related, their souls were related, their minds were related,but how?
Seeing the girls face his mind forgot the place, the time and the situation. All his flashbacks made him recognize her as not a different entity but as a part of him, a person who would complete him. Only word rolled out on his tongue, a word which was ringing in his ears, word which his heart cherished and word which his mind always wanted to hear,
"Yagyaseni!"
The word which unknowingly left Arnav's mouth soothed the pain which Khushi's heart carried. The inner turmoil calmed and she herself was shocked with the way she was reacting to it. Her mouth betrayed her as words involuntarily left her mouth,
"Arya...Arya"
It started to rain, as if even the nature wanted to celebrate their meeting, the meeting of two souls who left their eternal journey love for the sake of Dharm Sthapan, the establishment of righteousness and meeting of two souls who were never separate emotionally and mentally. They were lost in each other when Arjun got the flashbacks of the most shameful act in the history of mankind.
The samragyi of Aryavrat, most beautiful lady of the land of lords, being dragged in to a royal hall to be insulted indeed could make anyone's heart wrench in torment. Even after marrying five husbands who were great warriors, Yagyaseni Draupadi had to see a day where she was forcibly dragged into a hall full of species called men, who could do everything to save her but did nothing, but stayed silent.
He heard his love of life eyeing at him with a gaze which shot questions and a gaze which was sharpened with her pain, with a helpless look on her face yet the determination didn't leave her eyes and a voice which made his heart wrench finally spoke,
" Patni ki Raksha karna Pati Ka dharm hota hai, Arya!! aap apne dharm ka parityag nahi kar sakte!"
But he couldn't do anything.
( It is the duty of a husband to protect his wife. And you cannot let go off your duties)
But why?
Isn't it a duty to protect one's wife? Then he noticed his Bhartha Bheem getting angry and shouting at Dushyasan,
" Maryada ka smaran rahe!! Anyatha pachtana na pade" ( Remember the codes of conduct or else you might have to regret a lot)
Arjun of Dwapar Yug understood that even if he says something the unity and integrity of Pandavas will be destroyed so he preferred to stay calm by holding a knife so tightly in his hand that blood started flowing out, just as his own heart was bleeding to see his first love, his wife suffering in front of him.
Tears flowed out of Arnav's eyes as the realization of his identity struck to him hard. As he looked at Khushi with a questioning gaze only to find her lost.
That helpless look on a warriors face when his wife was being disrobed in public was definitely invalid. But she knew they were helpless but couldn't help shouting on all of them with voice full of pain, anger and self-respect,
" Tum panch hokar bhi apni patni ki raksha nahi kar paye!! Koi vachan baddh tha to koi agya kari tha!! Bhali sabha mein Yagyaseni Draupadi nirvastra nahi hui, nirvastra tho panch nirbal pandu putr hue hain." The pain which choked her as she spoke, wrenched everyone's heart in the royal hall, but the evil people could only smirk at their so called victory. As the iron lady staged a royal walkout from the royal hall, Arjun's voice filled with angst, pain, anger but mostly his love for Yagyaseni resonated in the royal hall.
( You were five but couldn't do anything to save me! Someone was bound by words, while someone by order! In this huge hall, Yagyaseni was not disrobed. The five disabled sons of King Pandu have been disrobed)
" RAKT KI DHARAIN BHAHENGI, KATE MASTAKON KA AMBAAR CHADEGA, MAHA SANGRAM HOGA, SHIV KA RUDRA TANDAV HOGA, MAHABHARAT HOGA"
(Streams of blood will flow, towers of severed head will be built, a huge massacre will take place as the destructive dance of Lord Shiva will take place and MAHABHARAT will happen)
She felt the shower of love from the person whom she loved the most in her previous life and now the person who is standing in front of her.Khushi understood that she was none other than Draupadi of Dwapar Yug reincarnated. Now when the two star-crossed lovers crossed their paths, where will the destiny take them to?
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