'Jalal are u alright?? Damn, u'r bleeding.. What actually happened would u care to tell me??' Rukaiya demanded
'just leave me alone for sometime Rukaiya, please.' he sighed trying to hold back his anger.
'but jalal..'
'Rukaiya please' he nearly shouted. With tears accumulated in her kohled eyes, she left their khema.
As he laid on his bed, he remembered the happenings of the day...
Some hours ago :
'Radha ji.. Do u need any help' A 6 feet man with a royal turban approached jodha.
'nhi Rajkumar Shaurya, hume prasantha h ki aap jese kushal Rajkumar ne hmari paristhiti ko smjha, parantu ye rajya, ye praja Shenshah k hain.. Hum chahenge ki unhe he apne kartawyo ka ehsaas ho.. Or wese bhi hmare pass jitta ann h utne m gujara ho jata h'' Jodha smiled at him eyeing Jalal. How proud he was of her, he knew wat she wanted to say.. He shook his head smiling at the words of his beloved begum, his Only Love but wat happened next numbed him..
''arey Radha ji sambhal k..'' Rajkumar held her by waist hence stopping her from slipping.. The way he looked at her made him clench his fists.. It shook him to the core, the care and love in his eyes.. No no no, no one but only he has the right to love her, to touch her.. How could he..
Jodha quicly stood on her feet pushing him a little and with a embarrased face thanked him for saving her from the fall.. This irked him the most.. Y she had to thank him.. He expected her to slap him but she did the exact opposite, with rage in his eyes he stepped forward with a thought of killing him wen she deliberately made him fall by stepping her leg in his way and while acting to help him she made him swear not to say anything to That rajkumar..
''apko hmari sawgandh h Shenshah, aap kuch nhi kahenge inse'' she had whispered.
PRESENT :
He touched his wound, He wanted to hurt her as mch as she did, and he knew, he knew the only thing she can't bear is his pain, thus, he hit himself, deliberately and as he thought, it pained her, her doe-shaped eyes reflected her pain as she gulped her tears in front of villagers..
''apko yaha aane ki koi jarurat nhi h Jodha begum.. Aap chali jaiye yaha se'' he yelled as he heard her footsteps..
''chale jayenge.. Phle ye lep..''
''hume nhi lagana koi lep..apke haath se to bilkul nhi..'' he shook his head in disgust.
''thik h.. Hum Rukaiya begum ko bula dete h..'' she moved to leave and he held her wrist stopping here from leaving...
''apko hmari parwaah nhi..'' he whispered trying hard to control his tears from flowing.
''hmm''
she hmmed.
'kya hmm, apko hmari parwah nhi h?'' he asked pouting like a love-sick school boy
''aap shenshah h, aap jo kahenge wo sahi he hoga..'' she looked into his eyes and he saw the most dreadful scene in front of his eyes.. She was crying, tears trickling down her cheeks..
''jodha begum don't, please don't''
he made her sit and hid her face in his chest.
''hatiye aap.. Hume apse baat nhi karni'' she pushed him lil.
''ek to apko hume manana chaiye or aap h ki ulta..'' his face displayed his dismay and helplessness..
''kyu manaye hum apko?? Kya humne koi galti ki h?? Galti to apne ki h.. Apko pata h na hum aapko takleef m nhi dekh sakte.. Kisi or ki galti ka badla hmse kyu lete h aap.. Hamesha esa he hota h.. Galti koi or kare or gussa hum bhoge.. Ajeeb insaaf h Shenshah aap ka..'' she stammered between her sobs..
''lekin jodha.. Wo tumhe.. Usne tumhe.. Tum janti ho na.. Or wo tumhe ese dekh ra tha jese tum uski biwi ho.. Ankhe noch lete hum uski.. Or tum.. Tumne hume rok dia..upar se shukriya bhi ada kr ayi'' he made a face, grief pasted on it.
''kya apne hmari aankho m kuch dekha?? Apne ye nhi dekha ki kis prakar humne unhe dhakka dia tha, apne aap se dur kia tha..
Pata h kyu Shenshah?? Kyuki hmare sameep rehne ka adhikaar sirf apka h.. Or aap janna chahte h na humne use dhanyawaad kyu kaha??''
jalal nodded his head in agreement.
''ek to hmare sanskaar ne hme vivash kia or dusra..'' she paused.
''dusra?'' he asked eagerly
''wo waha na.. Koi jal raha tha.. To hmne socha thoda or jala de'' she giggled as he gave her a dead glare.
She hugged him tightly, crushing his bones and he whispered huskily in her ears ''galti wese unki bhi nhi h.. Aap h he bala ki khoobsurat'' .
Hope u like it. Just a try !
95