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Chapter: 7
Next Morning.
Jodha opened her eyes...she was feeling a bit fresh...her body was still weak but a certain calmness was present around her. She looked around and narrowed her brows...she got up suddenly and observed the room. "Yeh kiska kaksh hai...aur hum yaha kaise aaye??" she immediately got out of the bed. She was stepping out of the room when suddenly she bumped into someone. A woman was looking at jodha in amazement. She was wearing a red ghaghra choli and looked in her early thirties. "Aapki tabhiyat kaisi hai ab mallika jodha?" she finally said after many tryouts. Jodha looked at her as if she has seen a ghost how could she know about her original name and everything? Before she could ask her she again felt a bomb exploding on her when the lady said "Aapke pati hi aapko kal raat ko yaha leke aaye, aap behosh thi aur unhone aapka bahut khayaal rakha aur ek shenshah ko aisa karta dekh hum toh..." she stopped after realizing that her blabbering was more than required so she quickly shushed and moved out saying "Hum abhi aate hai...pranaam.." Jodha for once thought that she is living a dream...her mouth was half open and she was still standing on the door wearing a shocked expression on her face. Her mind recalled the words again "Aapke pati hi aapko kal raat ko yaha leke aaye, aap behosh thi aur unhone aapka bahut khayaal rakha aur ek shenshah ko aisa karta dekh hum toh..." these lines started echoing in her head and jodha felt panic evoking in her nerves. Her face turned pale...she couldn't gather herself. She clutched the bedsheet and fell on the bed..."Shen..shah yahan...unhone humei dhund liya...par kaise..." unknown tears rolled down her face...she hiccuped while remembering how she landed into him. "Humei kuch smaran kyu nahi ho raha..." she stressed her hand on her forehead and grabbed her hair tight and bowed her head down in defeat. Suddenly she straightened her head "Mahashivratri...haan...hum puja sthal ki taraf ja rahe the...aur..aur fir humei kuch yaad nahi..." she tried remembering but no use. He had found her anyhow the memories didn't matter to her. Soon jodha felt sweat on her forehead and suffocation in the room...she starngely started breathing unevenly...she quickly walked out of the room. The woman was pacing anxiously outside the room, as soon as she saw jodha she advanced towards her "Begum sahiba aap kahan ja rahi hai?" Jodha was in no mood to listen or to talk she snapped on her "Hamara raasta chodiye! Hamara dum ghut raha hai yaha..!" Woman quickly replied "Parantu shenshah ne humei kahan hai ki aapko kahin jaane na de" jodha stopped and glanced at her with angry and red eyes, she was annoyed to the core after hearing this. "Unhe keh dijiyega ki hum unki koi vastu ya khilona nahi hai!" and she walked out leaving everyone wonder about what just happened.
Jalal had gone for some emergency work, the work was very important for him otherwise he wouldn't have left his jodha alone. He still was a shenshah first and he knew his responsibilities well. After settling on his horse he took off to get back to the hut as soon as possible. While he rode he imagined jodha...her face, her naughty smile, her long hair, her graceful appearance and her mesmerizing gaze! Oh how much he missed her! He so wanted to take her in his arms. Jalal softly blushed on this thought and with butterflies in his stomach he hurried toward his destination. He quickly got down from his horse and ran towards the hut "Jodha Begum! Jodha Begum!" he shouted after entering inside. He was so fast that he didn't vene notice the lady standing outside with her head bowed down. Jalal was extremely lost in his own world, he saw every corner of the room and then rushed out. He saw the lady and stormed his queries on her "Kahan hai hamari jodha begum? Who theek toh hai na? Kya unhone aapse kuch kaha? Kaha hai kaha wo?" "Shenshah who yaha nahi hai.." the lady rapidly anwered. Jalal brows contracted but still his face was showing the anticipation to meet jodha "Kya...hum kuch samjhe nahi? Saaf saaf kahiye" "Shenshah who..woh chali gayi yaha se.." she swiftly replied. In no time jalal's facual expressions changed and his anger touched the sky, he took a step towards the lady and with his strong baritone said "Aapne unhe iss haalat mein kaise jaane diya!" the lady stumbled in her track as she moved backward. "Hum...hume shama karde parantu unhone hamari ek na suni aur uss taraf chal di" she pointed towards the direction jodha went. Jalal was about to say something when his conscience ordered him to do what's more important.
Find Jodha!
The sun was setting down spreading its yellow and orange rays all over the sky. The birds were rooting for their departure and slowly wind was brewing up the atmosphere. It was time to go back to where you belonged, the time for exodus. But everything was in a still for that lady who was standing and staring at the sand all isolated about the surroundings. She was standing near a tree and blankly wishing out for a reason to feel alive. Her soul was trapped between care and cruelty, one night ago she was recalling the dreadful words spilled by her husband and today she got to know that he cared. He cared for her! She threw a stone in the river as it thumped the river a tear trickled down her eyes. He has come back to take her to the palace, into the agra dynasty where she dwells now or where he dwells now! Splash! Again a stone bashed into the rock bottom of the water creating a ruckus sound escalating her ferocity. A kind of aggravation was boiling inside jodha, nor she was able to go with him and nor she was able to ignore the concern he was having for her. She had forgiven him from inside, as she knew somewhere it was her mistake also to not speak of the truth to her husband. The reason of hassle was something else.
Watching her closely from behind was jalal, stepping towards her gradually. He knew she was very upset from his behavior; he had insulted her ethics and conduct so he had to bear her reactions. But happiness was engulfing him from inside; what he would say to her? How will she react? Will she forgive me? Lots of queries were eating jalal's head. Within a second he braced himself and walked over breaking all the barricades of his mind. "Jodha Begum..." a strong voice stroked jodha's ears, she knew it's him. She closed his eyes for a second to garner his soothing baritone. Then she turned around to see him, their eyes met after what it seemed years to both of them. He had covered a distance and was standing just few inches away from her while she didn't budge from her place. Silence caught them both; they were just looking at each other trying to find answers to their question, jalal didn't know what to say and jodha was wondering why she was still standing there? Why she couldn't just walk away, far away from him? Alas, but she was confined within herself.
Jalal was just busy staring at her, he can never get enough of jodha! It's been so long he saw her beautiful doe-like eyes. Those brown orbs in which he was ready to swim and drown, today they were delivering him some different vibes, he felt a tinge of pain inside his heart after realizing the reason behind those beautiful pair were looking a bit red and grief stricken. He advanced towards her but she took a step back.
"Hum jaante hai humne aapka dil dukhaya hai...aap chaahe toh humei saza de sakti hai par iss tarah humse dur mat jaiye jodha begum" Jodha's frustration was at its peak now. She lost it and looked in anger towards jalal and blurted out whatever she was keeping in store in a shrilling tone. "Kyu hamesha hum who kare jo aap chaahte hai? Kya hamara koi wajood nahi hai shenshah? Aapne kaha humne maan liya ki hum galat hai...aapne kaha toh hum mehal se bhi chale aaye...ab jab hum aa gaye toh aap chaahte hai ki hum aapke saath wapas ussi mehal chale? Hamara koi atma sammaan nahi raha shenshah...hum bas ek vastu banker eh gaye hai..." and she broke down into sobs kneeling down infront of jalal, shuddering his thoughts allover!
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