Hello All! I am already writing an OS on current track but that's different from how things have turned out in the show.
However, I am writing one more piece. It's according to the show's way. It is after Jalal has searched for Jodha a lot. And finally... Read the following to know more.
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His nerves were burning with the guilt of his harsh words.
"Aapne humari mohabbat ko sharmsaar kar diyaa hai..apni zinaakaari se..Jodha Begum.. Hum aapki surat bhi nahi dekhna chahte.. Khuda ke liye..kal subha ki pehli kiran se pehle...chali jaaiye aap... " his own words echoed in his ears.
He had undergone a lot of turmoil in the past few days. He had not seen even a glimpse of her. He had been dying to get even one glance of her.
As his head again throbbed with those words, he again immersed himself in the cool refreshing water of the divine Yamuna River. Oh it was so soothening! The water definitely had something in it, which calmed his nerves and guilt.
He had been hell tired from the journey of last three days in which he had left no stone unturned to search for his Jodha Begum. But the luck seemed to laugh on him as he had got no news about her whereabouts. He longed to see her face. His eyes were dying to catch one glimpse of her. His heart was wincing with pain of her tears.
Even after so much of exhaustion, he had not stopped even for a second. Only this morning, he had to stop at this river side to relax and calm down his nerves and heartbeats. As much as he was determined to find her, he also knew that he had to be well and fine to achieve his aim. He had also seen an Ashram near this riverside.
He asked his soldiers to wait at a distance away from Ashram. The keeper of the Ashram (who was also a priest) had asked the king to have a bath in the divine river as he had sensed that the king was in a lot of mental trouble. He had said some words to him which were really helpful to Jalal. He had said - Shahenshah! Ye Krishna Bhagwaan ki janmsthaan nagri hai (birthplace).. Yahaan par aapko aapki saari pareshaaniyon ka hal mil jayega.. aur is paavan (pure) nadi mein snaan karne se sukoon aur shaanti bhi milegi..". Jalal complied by his words for he really wanted to have some peace.
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He immersed his head under the water and felt at immense peace. For the first time in so many days, had he felt this way. Was it only the divine water's effect or something else too?
He splashed water on his face thoroughly. His eyes were closed. All of a sudden, images of her flashed in front of his eyes. Her playing with Rahim in the Palace pool came in front of his eyes. How innocent and angelic she looked! A smile crept upon his face remembering her million dollar smile. The sunrays sparkled the dew drops on his face. He remembered how she had splashed water on him by mistake, and suddenly he found himself chuckling. That moment had brought a smile on his face. As he relished that memory, he found something trickling down his cheek. He moved his palm to touch his already wet cheek but was surprised to know that tears were coming out of his eyes.
His smile fainted away and reality hit him hard. How much he wanted her in front of his eyes but now he was all alone. He wiped off lone tear and immersed himself for the last time. Time was less and he had a lot to do. He had to search her at any cost.
At the other end of the river, but not very far from him, was Jodha. She had been staying in this Ashram for more than two days. She had come to the river to offer her daily Surya Namaskaar. She dashed some water on her face and immersed herself in the water. After sometime, she came out from the water and started moving towards the huts that were settled there.
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She quickly reached to the land area and started moving towards her hut. On the other hand, Jalal also started moving towards the riverbank.
Jodha reached to her hut and started drying herself with a towel. She wiped her face gently. For some reason, she was feeling uneasy. There was something around her which was making her heart beats race like a horse. But she had no idea of what was behind her anxiety.
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Jalal stepped on the wet muddy land. He had covered himself from a satin cloth. As he started moving towards one of the huts to change his clothes, something struck in his feet. It was a piece of jewelry. As he bent down to look carefully at it, he was numbed and shocked after realizing that it was her' paayal. It was hers, no doubt about it. His heart skipped a beat seeing it. He didn't know how to react. A big smile crept upon his otherwise pale and shocked face. He grabbed the payal in his palm and locked it in its grip. He could only look up in the sky and thank to Allah and Krishna, both, for this moment. If her payal was here, she was bound to be here.
Without wasting any moment, he rushed to the priest of the Ashram and enquired about a lady who was extremely beautiful, had a Kanha idol with her and was around twenty years old. The priest thought for sometime and definitely, he could relate all these features to one lady that had come to their Ashram two days back.
The priest could still not risk the respect of that lady even if it was the Shahenshah who was asking for her. The priest said that yes, there was a lady who had come here with Kanha's idol and she was staying in this Ashram from two days. He also enquired if Jalal knew about her.
Jalal said that she was none other than his wife, Jodha Begum and that, he badly needed to see her. The priest without any further more word, gave him the way to her hut.
Jalal's happiness knew no bounds. Finally, he had found her. Finally, the luck had decided to make them both meet with each other. He literally started running to the hut, which the priest had confirmed.
As soon as Jalal reached to the hut, his heart started beating faster than ever. There was stillness in the air and only his heartbeats could be heard aloud. He stopped in his way. How would he face her? How would he look into those innocent eyes in which he had brought a flood of tears the other day and for no reason? How would he utter a word in front of her? He brought his thoughts to a halt and noticed a window in the hut. He moved to the window and peeped inside.
There! There his heart was finally calming down. There he saw her. She was sitting in front of Kanha's idol. She was definitely praying, he could make out. After so many days, so many nights ..had he got to see her angelic face.
He was literally flabbergasted to see her pale face. She had no jewelry around her neck. No heavy bangles, no other jewelry. He then moved his eyes to her feet. Obviously, one payal was missing. A lone tear trickled down his eyes as he looked at her with immense love in his eyes. It seemed like he has got his breath back. It seemed like he has got back the ultimate treasure he has had.
Effortlessly, his mouth uttered "Jodha Begum..." with so much of love in the teary voice.
Jodha stopped in her prayers immediately. Her eyes were wide opened. She had heard her name from his mouth for sure. She was shocked. She immediately got up and turned around to see if he was near her. She was already feeling anxious.
Jalal immediately backed off from the window. Jodha could find no one near her. She was all alone in the hut. She quickly moved out from the hut to check if she had really heard those words or was it all her hallucination.
As soon as she stepped out, she saw him standing in front of her. Her eyes met his teary eyes and her heart was beating loudly.
It was for the first time in the last four five days, that they were seeing each other. It was their first deedaar of each other after that terrible night.
Jodha stepped back in shock while Jalal just gazed at her.
