AT OTHER SIDE OF THE FOREST:
adgahsahab to his man-"we shuld find shehanshah at any cost"
one of the soldiers-"wat if shehanshah is attacked before we reach there...".
adGah sahab-"no i cldn't let that happen its our duty to protect shehanshah and we shuld do it at any cost...this long have we been searching 4 him nowhere we cld find him so let us keep on searching till we find him...even giving our lives to protect his is not precious enough"
FLASHBACK:
at mughal tent after akdha had left 4 hunting...as sometime had passed and shehanshah wasn't yet back adgahsahab with some of his men left in searh of him...nt an hour had passed wen a troop had attacked the tent...wen adgahsahab returned to tent evrythng there was in chaos...he along with his men made a narrow escape to find shehanshah and warn him of the danger waiting 4 him leaving nothing bt sweats of futile efforts...bt they didn't giveup so easily...
BACK TO PRESENT:
adgah sahab ordered his troop to divide up and search 4 sheahanshah evn though dividing the troop wasn't a gud option bt he had to protect the safekeeper of the mughal dynasty...and to risk their lives was the least he cld do...he knew if shehanshah came to know abt this he wn't be happy at risking his soldiers lives bt he had to do it...and he also alotted men to spy on the tent and the men back there...
AKDHA...
they have started off already to their tent...jodha was bemused to go back while jalal felt a bit sad as those lonely hours with jodha was to end soon...bt he convinced himself dat being back agra he will surely find time 4 his jodha...he also wanted to meet ammijaan...he knew ammi jaan wld be the most happiest one to know wat he was feeling now...
at last they set off to their tent there was a small walk to reach the outskirts of the forests were there horses were tied...jodha was just a few steps behind jalal and was thinking how they had to spent these days in forest ...wen shehanshah was attacked by the tiger bcoz of her foolishness she was scared to death and cldn't drag shehanshah uptill horse as he was losing a lot of blood and to treat him then and there was a necessity thn ...so they had to spent all this time in jungle...bt now evrything was alright shehanshah was healthy as ever walking a few pace ahead her...now she really wished to be back at agra with her ammi jaan moti rahim and all others...and to be befre her krishna diety to do aarti of him and to sing 4 him...she was so lost in her thoughts bt was snapped out by th some kind of sound...wat was it?????
BACK AT AGRA:
Ammi jaan was feeling very disturbed now like something bad is going to happen...she really wanted to see jodha and jalal beside her ...at times wen she felt too out she was assured by evryone dat they wld be back soon...bt aftrall they are her children and her concern 4 them cld never be coooled by any kind of reassurances othr than seeing them with her own eyes...at this times wen jodha is away she strigently made sure that the lamp before lord krishna always remain lighted and intact..this is the least she cld do 4 her jodha...
BACK TO AKDHA:
Jalal suddenly threw himself infront of jodha 4m watever approoching...he covered her protectively wen she tried to talk he shushed her.he drew out his sword and was ready to attack anything or anyone approaching...suddenly a monkey from behind the bushes panced before them and mockcried and ran into the depths of bushes...he felt relieved and ashamed 4 being so ovrreactions...jodha watching all this frred herself 4m his protections and started laughing...
jalal defende himself by saying-"i knew it wld be something silly as that bt i shuld always be prepared right???"...
bt jodha's laughs saw no limits...she was still laughing profoundly...her childish giggles made him join in...she teased at him-"mughal dynasty's shehanshah taken aback by a monkey..." with this she continued her laughing till the tears started flowing 4m her eyes...jalal watched her laughing ...he thought" i cld spend my whole life watching her laugh like this...shes so cute wen she laughs...her cheeks blushing in like roses her dimples adding a flavour of innocence to it...he ws lucky to have her as his wife hindustan was lucky to have a maharani like her..."he smiled out his mischevious smile...
they started again and now both were feeling a lot better than ever at each other's company...they started talking about silly matters around jalal started asking her questions on amer and their traditions just to get to knw more abt her and to make her feel comfortable...she was also responding soo coolly..he was getting to question that he wanted to ask 4 quite a long time...at last he asked-"jodha begum i really is intrigued why u hate me sooo much...???i knw i have hurt you so much bt before marriage before we have evn met u started hating me...4m the 1st time i saw you i cld see nothing other than hatred 4 me in ur eyes...i really wanted to teach u a lesson 4 dat and dats why i married u...bt now i feel like theres something more to it...now knwing u this closely i knw there shuld be a reason behind ur hatred tooo...and maybe u are right at dat bt watever it is i want to knw it..."
his intense luk locked her face and was waiting 4 her answer...he cld see and feel her moods switching her smile was wiped away and she now wore a grave expression...
jodha-"shehanshah i dn't want to talk abt it...ltes go"...wen jodha tried to walk away jalal's hands gripped her and halted her in her steps...
jalal-"no jodha begum i can'tlet u go like dat...i really need answr 4 my question..."as jalal watched dat jodha wasn't moved he changed his tone"dis is a shehanshah's order dat u answer to my question..."
he didn't wanted to hurt jodha bt ws desperate enough to hear that answer...at last jodha gave a nod and met his eyes
jodha-"u r right...before we met bfore i evn saw u i statred hating u...not bcoz u were going to attack amer bt..."her eyes started filling out of the bad memories filling her mind..."bt bcoz of the attack on our traditions and beliefs"
jodha tuk a deep breath and continued-"i can't explain more of it"...bt as jalal urged her she continued-"one day wen we went to kaali maa's mandir 4 doing poojas an army attacked us in mandir...shehanshah jallaludin mohammed's army..."her voice was stained with pain and anger now...jalal cld feel dat pain and anger in his heart...his army attacking jodha and dat too in a mandir was nearly unbelievable...he fuilt guiltstruck and wondered how to convice jodha dat he was completely oblivious to this incident till now...
she narrated emoting each and evry specifics-"they not only attacked us bt abused my childhood friend moti in front of me and looted all the jewels adorning kaali maa...i cld do nothing bt was forced to stand there watching all this help less...that day i vowed kaali maa that i wld let shehanshah jalal's head at her feet...bt now luk where i stand in middle of this forest wearind sindoor in my head of ur name wearing mangalsutra of ur name agnst my heart beats and standing here confused to choose between the vow i have given kaali maa or the vows i have given during saath pheres to stand beside u in next seven lifes..."
with this she started cryin at her ill fate befallen on her bcoz of him...jalal stud there bowig his head down cursing himself 4 all dat he had done to jodha...he felt ashamed of his acts and cldn't help loving her more than ever...
jodha-"to save amer i had to marry you shehanshah and i dn't blame u 4 dat its all in my fate...bt 4 the wound u have given me i can never 4give u...i know its agnst my patnidharam bt if i 4give u 4 disrespecting my religion its agnst my selfrespect...wich i can't permit..."
there echoed no sounds other than jodha's crying...jalal cldn't find any words to console her...he made her sit and gasped 4 some air to start explaining his innocense...
jalal-"jodha begum i know dat i have hurt you...and u are right in ur place ..now i know the reason behind ur hatred towards me...1st time i saw u i thought it was ur ahankar that caused all this rivalry towards me and i wanted to teach u a lesson 4 dat...bt i was completely wrng...not only then was i wrong about you bt all along...i don't know how to make amends to u...i can't let u go back to amer nor can change anything that happened bt surely i will make sure dat ur future sees some light...jodha begum i didn't know anything about dat happened to u and ur frnds at dat mandir... i never believe in any other religion bt i never will disrespect anyone's religion...my army attacking a mandir was a completely oblivious situation to me untill now...now onwards i will luk into it...bt it wn't cure ur heart ...i know it maybe hard 4 u to chew all this new facts and i dn't expect you to...bt jodha begum if u can plzzz believe me i never planned an attack on any mandir ...never in my future will i do so..."
jodha-" i believe you ..."
this was a real shocker 4 jalal jodha believed him ...and that tooo this easily he never thought that he cld ever win her trust bt now allah has done his magic that jodha believed him this easily...
jodha continued-"now i konw u better shehanshah and i know dat u never lie to anyone 4 any benefit...u cld have passed me without an explanation bt u stopped to tell me the truth and as ur begum i shld understand u and believe u...maybe i shld have cleared out all this beforehand bt my pride never allowed me to...wen all this happened i didn't know u at all so i was forced into hating you 4 all that was done and kept on blaming you...bt now the person who forgave me 4 nearly killing him the person whom i saw at ajmer sheriff the person who gave even his crown 4 the welfare of his people is talking to me...and i shuld believe him...maybe ur army attacked without ur knowledge...so i believe you shehanshah"
jalal wanted to hug her and kiss her if she wldn't be hurt by his action bt it ws jodha afterall so he restrained himself from doing sooo...she was so sensible dat she thought of wat he said 4m evry angle...and decided to believe him
jalal-"thank u jodha begum 4 believing me..."
jodha-"bt shehanshah evn if i believe you i can't take u as my husband i can't ever love you like dat..."
jalal felt happy that she dared to tell him the truth...he knew dat he didn't desreve her love 4 all that he had caused her...jalal-"i won't force myself upon u jodha begum believing me itself is more than enough 4 me...bt if u can't see me as ur husband atlst u can consider as ur frnd right????i desrve atlst dat much..."
jodha cldn't help bt smile at dis...shehanshah was standing before her asking 4 friendship...hahhahhaha how funny it sounded???bt it wsn't funny...now she knew dat there was no such reason to consider him as her rival ...and as shehanshah him self want to make amends with her she shuld accept it...so she smild and nodde her head...
PRECAP:
attack on akdha
P.S:
This chapter is dedicated to shreshtha to whom i promised an update about 3 weeks ago bt cldn't fulfill it sorry yaar...excuse me for this time...plzzz...😃
thanks to tahniat dii 4 her little help...and thnxs to nancy if she doesn't beat me up 4 this late an update😛😉
and sorry to every one for delayed update
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