FIVE YEARS AGO ,JYESHTA PURNIMA, PALACE OF AMER
She suddenly came in front of him. Her plump lips parted in a wonderful glorious smile, "Humein Kshama kar dijiye Shehzadein'",She folded her hands .Jalaal forgot to breathe.The moon had rose full high and she was standing there right in front of her just like she did in the afternoon with her veiled face, apologizing. As if orchestrated he took the remaining step forward and in the spur of the moment ,placed his hands on her pouted lips making her shiver , "Shh '"
"Dhat'",She bit her bottom lip in excitement and fell into his arms. His heartbeat stopped and he could smell the fresh fragrance of juhis '
Her anklets tinkled and suddenly she disbalanced and both of them fell.
Jalaal woke up with a jolt, realizing that he had fallen from the bed. He was in an unknown room. It took him some time to realize that he was in the guest room of the palace of Amer.After the events of the day, Jodha's barging in the celebration,her crash on his bosom and everything he had been left so drained thinking about her that he had decided to sleep early. He was sweating profusely and the summer heat coupled with his storming thoughts made him restless. Getting up from the bed still groggy eyed, He moved out towards the balcony aimlessly and stared at the big bright moon shining brightly in the rich backdrop of the sky littered with stars. He had been a wild lion ' a king of his heart ,but the wild lion felt pitiful helpless as if threatened to be tamed by Jodha-the mighty knight's heart was made to dance at the latter's tunes. Her smile, her eyes and her crystal clear voice ringing in his ears made him more anxious. He shook his head violently to wake up from her thoughts maddening his pace furiously but alas of little respite.
It was bright and beautiful. The night sky' .He glanced faraway and was curious as he saw someone running , someone in a red beautiful lehenga , Her hair flowing behind her ,and suddenly she stopped to talk to someone sitting on a elephant. Barely there two minutes she covered herself with a blanket and walked back. The elephant too turned away and moved in a different direction. Jalaal was curious as her petite frame was similar to Jodha. He ran through the flight of stairs leading to the gardens below but was startled to see right in front of her and stopped dead in his tracks. Dazzling in a red lehenga ,her face covered with a veil she stood face to face with him looking equally startled. Before he could react ,she giggled, "Kya huaShehzadein. Apko neend nahi aa rahi hai'.humare swagat mein koi kami reh gayi kya'"
Jalaal was amazed at her honeyed eloquence and replied flabbergasted trying to hide his blush thinking about the actual reason for his restlessness, "Nahi wo'Yahan ..aaj Garmi bahut hai'..",Jalaal almost flipped trying to suppress his laugh at his silly reason .
"HAAHA",her laughter as tinkling of bells reached his ears as she flung herself on a swing nearby and said , "Ab hum yeh chahte hain ki hum apke liye pankha jhalein. Aur lori gakar sunayein..Itni mehnat to hum nahi kar sakte'",She swayed on the swing and Jalaal walked towards her and leaned on a tree trunk folding his hands across his bosom watching her accentuated playfulness and free spirit.
He felt embarrassed and stuttered, "Nahi wo bas humara matlab.."
"Arey rehne dijiye..hum to yun hi hansi thitholi kar rahe the'.",Jodha giggled from behind her veil.
"Wwwo..Aapke Woo'Humara matlab hai wo Meera aur Govind kahan gaye'.",Jalaal held his head high trying to mask his anxiousness talking to her trying to find reasons not to leave that place.It was atrocious ,a shame to invade her privacy as he realised he actually was standing in the women's section of the palace but he did not want to leave the sight of her. He looked for one reason or the other to continue the conversation.
"Arey'Itni raat ho gayi hai. Wo dono so hi rahe honge'aap bhi na'Aur waise bhi 'Itni raat ko sirf Ullu aur Shehzadein hi jagte hain haha",She laughed hard.Peals and peals of laughter swinging and leaving Jalaal fuming burning with humiliation.
His face stiffened in anger and he gritted his teeth, "Aur aap phir aap kya hain"
Jalaal rolled his eyes and turned his face away in anger.
"Arey",her lips parted in shock and she ran towards him, "Aaap to bura man gaye Shehzadeinsa'Hum to bas yun hin'Hansi thitholi kar rahe the..Humein kshama..",She folded her hands bowing her head .
"Ye acha tareeka hai..Aaap Amer walon ka pehle beizzati kijiye phir'maafi mang lijiye..Sirf ek lafz hai na apke liye'",Jalaal threw glared hexes at her.He knew not why he was angry .Whether it was her jabs at him or whether it was his own restlessness.
"Arey nahi. Hum to sach mein hridaya se kshama mang rahe hai. Apko vishwas nahi hota'hum jhooth nahi bol rahe hain..Sach'Kehte hain Jhooth bolne walon ki naak Chudail kat leti hain..Lekin ye dekhiye. Humari naak to bilkul theek thank hai'.",Saying this and moving her face near to him ,she suddenly lifted her veil and pointed towards her nose. The moment just stopped for Jalaal as he forgot to breathe. He felt his pulse leap like a frog and he almost could hear his heartbeats hammering under his bosom. She was fragrant, Just like the fresh morning glory ..pure and untainted like the fragrance of the incense sticks burning in front of an idol. He could now see her in her full splendour. He felt captivated by her earthly splendour as the moonlight bathed her pristine face which she twitched innocently creasing her brows .Jalaal felt captivated by her charms completely floored as if he had seen a Goddess unalloyed, untainted by the vices of the world. A goddess whose flawless beauty was untouched and undiscovered by this world. Just pure as the rays of the silver moonlight that glowed in vibrant detail angelic face. A curl was drooping down on her forehead which was adorned with mangteeka and her huge nose ring was touching the edge of her plump lips..
"Kya hua Shezadein ab to apko bharosa ho gaya na humari naak to theek hai..Ab to kshama kar dijiye.", Half of her words were beyond Jalaal's comprehension as neither his state of mind nor senses allowed him to yet in his heart stirred something small which was about to brew into a storm.
He just muttered, "Hmm"
Jodha squeezed her eyes sensing his eyes on her and blurted, "Aap aise kyun ghur rahe hain Shehzadein'"
Baffled at his gazing spree and being caught red handed staring at her blatantly he shook his head, "Nahi main wo'He lowered his eyes and suddenly lifted them locking gazes with her and blurted in muffled tones, "Wo aap to bala ki haseen hain"
Jalaal was gazing at her with wolfish eyes while Jodha still seemed to flutter her eyelids in confusion, trying to absorb what exactly happened and what exactly he said ?Her look seemed to stir in him a vague feeling that he could not construe. But something definitely made him uneasy.
"Kya ",She twitched her face.
"Kuch nahi hum bas keh rahe the ki. Humne maaf kar diya apko'",he muttered with a sly smirk .
" Phir Theek hai'."She smiled one of her radiant smiles and leaving Jalaal's heart ready to explode with a thud, she walked away and his eyes kept on following her until she collided with someone and her chunar feel on the ground. Jalaal saw her colliding with Adam Khan who was staring at her.
"Oh Kshama Kijiyega hum bhi na'..",she quickly covered herself and walked away leaving both of them in stupor.
Later that night ,she opened her pages and scribbled with the ink'..with the strokes of a feather.
"Aaaj Shehazadein se Mil kar aisa laga jaise aap hi jaisde kisi insaan sde mil chuki hun main'Ankhein bikul aap jaisi hai'.Apse Vida lekar Dukhi the hum par Shehzadein se batein karke acha laga..Jaldi Laut kar Ayiyega Kunwarji
Aaapki Jodha"
For the first time in her life ,she had met someone who was just like Suryabhan,his innocence had touched her the moment he gave her back Meera and Govind gifted by the love of her life Suryabhan.
Faraway in the other part of the Amer Palace ,he mercilessly grabbed her lips in a harsh kiss imagining Jodha'
"Rajkumari Jodha k liye Maharaj Yogya var dhundh rahe hain'.",she played with the huge Necklace Adam Khan had given her.The courtesan dancing earlier at the celebration blushed as he played with her hair,"Tujhe kaise pata'"
"Maine apki ankhon mein dekh liya tha Sabha mein apke man mein kya chal raha hai'",she grinned.
"Tu to badi samajhdar hai'",Adam Khan showered pearls and gold coins on her and took her in his arms biting her wherever he could.
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