CHAPTER-5
Respect is an important factor in every relation. Uderstanding each other knowing each other and feeling each other...Every love starts brewing with frndship which then climbs upto a stage of being one soul...Jalal and jodha started off the journey of their love by hating each other by knowing each others differences rather than their likes...before they knew it fate tied them in the beautiful bonding of marriage...they didn't even noticed how their relation strted developing into something more than loath...both discarded the growing intimacy between them...the heart that is ours slips 4m us without our permission and then get owned completely by someone else...jalal now understood where his heart relly belonged to ...it was now in her hands where it is supposed to be morelike destinied to be...jalal and jodha were destinied to be together and supposedly more than just seven lives...seven lives may not be enough to write their love story...jalal had already realised his destiny his meaning to be alive now it was jodha's turn to find herself to know wat her kahna had planned 4 her...and this newly made frndship was just a stepping stone to it...
Her smile was so dazzling that even the bright rays from sum hid itself behind the clouds...even the butterflies flying around wld trade all the honey in this world to grace her sweet smile...even some animal like jalal was turned into a man of heart..a pure sereign heart...4 this smile he did promise to himself that he wld provide her with all the amneties and wld never let anything causing to fade her dimbling smile's beauty...the smile add essence to its life the jalal who felt at top of the world by conquering lands felt like leaving all of it just to watch her smile...how cld she being standing sooo close to him not hear his heart screaming out that he had fallen in love with her 4 all eternity...the divine love that had changed him sooo much just in a day's magic...he wished she hear him and at the same time wished she didn't...god wat a wierd feeling was it????wat a mad feeling was it...so wonderful..so uncontrolable so confusing still a happy feeling ...his heart was almost physically paining now as all feelings were battling to get free from all the constraints...his heart felt like tearing him apart like bursting out to let out its feelings...bt no he shouldn't let her know abt it...he knew it wld make her feel bad and for the time being he was right on his side...he didn't want anything or anyone including himself to wound their newly made frndship...it was dearer to him more than his own life now...he felt a bit bad that not even jodha knew this that now their relation was most important and precious to him...maybe she shuld feel it herself its said that heart speaks better than ou tongue maybe he has to let his heart to stage its play and let it be...
He finally broke the growing silense between them-"so jodha begum tell me...as we have just made our frndship u can ask me anything u want...anything in this world as gift...even if u wish my head u can ask it out now...and i promise..." She broke him in the midsentence and scolded"shehanshah u shuld never ever say like that to me...if u want to gift me something thn just promise me that u wld nevr evn think like dat...we have just made the frnd ship and u already planning get urself beheaded and present ur head to me...is that wat u think of me???? i wld neither wish my frnd to be hurt nor my husband to be beheaded sooo never use such dishearnting words..."
her cheeks had flushed red with anger and his heart was mirroring all his feelings...he was happy that she felt pain 4 him and that too by a mere statemnt of his death...the life is so twisted to understand yesterday she got angry just by the mention of his name and now coz of his mentioning his death...he said-"ok sorry jodha begum i promise i won't repeat this mistake agn...and i will surely gift u something 4 wat u have given me bt it will be a surprise 4 u...u just wait and seee..." she gave some curious expression bt in reply he only beamed at her...and at her pyaari annoyed expression...
Atlast they reached at their horses...her face was still fresh and warm...the wind blowing silently played with her hair feeling the smoothness of it...the air around smelled in the sweetness of her body and jalal watching all this envied even the wind which was allowed to touch her body...jodha noticed his gaze on her and raised her eyebrows...He said-"just luking if u were tired..." Jodha-"i am a rajput princess afterall and won't get tired easily...if u need rest shehanshah thn we cld stop for a moment or two" she teased him with such a coolness that amzed him...and he caught up with the mood easily...Jalal-"jodha begum i am a shehanshah afterall if u want to test my strength and weaknesses wat say about a race..." Jodha with much interest agreed to this...unknowingly she was slipping into his way sooo easily ...jodha-"i am ready...". So the matter was settled now and they got upon their respective horses and was ready 4 the races
jalal-"jodha begum while chasing me try not to fall..."and he mockd her by his smile...and they set off the race
Jodha being a rajput without fearing the outcomes always gave her best in a competition...and on the other side jalal who hadn't ever given up anything 4 anyone...he was really surprised by her keen and speed...he thought that it won't be of much effort to win on her bt no she really was good at everything really a unique one...he saw the happiness adorned in her face wen she was gaining on him...he thought if this smile is the most valuable thing 4 him in this whole world then why dn't just give up???if he tried he cld beat her bt no ...a small scar on his pride was nothing in front of her smile...the outcome was sealed jodha won not only his heart bt now in this battle tooo...
Jalal-" u are really good at evrything jodha begum..."it was true she is the best in whole the woman he have ever known..."how easily u managed to defeat me...now it has become a habbit 4 me to fail before you...u are really talented in every way." Her smile was just mesmerising his heart skipped a beat wen she smiled...her rosy lips her deep dimples her widening eyes her golden skin her clumsy cheeks...ya allah thnx 4 letting her into my life I promise i will take gud care of the most beatiful creature that u have created on this earth... Jodha-"u are also talented shehanshah don't make those innocent faces u gave up 4 me...i know you are the best warriors who have walked ovr the earth and i wldn't have won if u haven't let it...i am thankful to you not 4 letting me win bt 4 making every effort to make this frndship work...i will also do everything in my capacity to make this frndship work shehanshah..."
Jalal wanted to tell her that she is giving him evrything just by breathing..she is giving him life by just smiling...if only he cld share his feelings with her...
They were walking upto their kheme wen an army pranced on them...they were surrounde by abt 10-15 men all ready staring at them evily...Jalal's army was nowhere to be seen...his doubts were proving right...being attacked or attcking someone wasn't something new 4 him bt to keep jodha in middle of an ugly fight was the last thing he wanted...they swayed their swords at him and he made them miss...every swords were aiming jalal...jodha was still in shock wen two soldiers tried to tie her up.jalal had his might at the sword and was fighting with an energy equating him with those ten...he wanted to run to his jodha bt had these obstacles before him...Jalal was baffled wen he saw jodha with their own swords at her attackers's neck...He remembered how good was she at sword fighting bt still didn't wanted to take any risks with her...He was fighting his way to jodha...thats wen adgah sahab with his men came to akdha's rescue..the one spying over the tent had informed adgah sahab in time and they rushed to serve their shehanshah...everyone was fighting with courage and hard...jodha was watching thm all and praying to kanha to be with them...though small in number jalal and his army cldn't be outdone...the enemies were captured and tied up...jalal was tooo tired to question thm and asked adgah sahab to submit thm tmrow 4 questioning...he saw jodha standing not far from him and was walking upto her wen a hitherto hidden enemy with his sword ran to him 4 attacking... jodha saw the man approaching shehanshah 4m behind without giving a second thought ran and pushed shehanshah awy 4m harm...before she knew that sword wich was paving its way to jalal made its way through her body...she cried with pain and fell over the ground...adgah sahab without waiting a minute pierced his sword through the enemy's heart...jalal got perplexed by evrything that happened...he cldn't believe his eyes...jodha had put herself in the path of death just to save him...no he cldn't let jodha be the price 4 his life...he cld have let himself to die he cld have let all his riches go bt not his jodha...he cldn't let jodha die 4 him he cldn't let his jodha die 4 his invalid life...he screamed-"jodha...no dn't leave me jodha"...tears found its way through his eyes...and he let thm flow...his tears landed on her forehead...she was whimpering with pain on shehanshah's lap...she blurted out-"shehanshah i am glad that i cld save...ur ...life...i am glad...that i...did atlst this much 4 our frndship..."she tried to smile at him...he was so shaken and was crying frantically...she wanted to tell more bt cldn't find her voice...evrything around was fading...shehanshah's image was blurring...some strange coldness was seizing ovr her...
her beautiful eyelashes were hugging each other and was closing upon him...he cldn't bare to see this ...he screamed-"no jodha no..dn't leave me...dn't leave me..." He was feeling numb like he was dead or something this wasn't happening he kept on telling himself this was just a leaf out of some worst dreams...it was harsh 4 him to face the reality...he felt the god was cruel to take his jodha away 4m him...bt no if he have to he will fight the god to win back his jodha... Adgah sahab was continously tellin shehanshah to get a move and to take jodha to agra bt he wsn't listening he was so shocked and grieving 4 jodha begum...he have never seen shehanshah like this and wanted to help him out of this mess...he again urged shehanshah to get a moveon and at last he was responding to it...quickly he tied some cloth ovr her wound and was carrying jodha to his horse...evryone was quick in their actions and with utmost urgency they left 4 agra...shehanshah with jodha begum laid over his horse left 4 agra with an amazing speed...he even overtook the wind 4 his wish was so strong to save his jodha 4m death...
Edited by littoos - 11 years ago
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