Part_2
Altunia didn't follow her, he wanted her to adjust before he would shower his love and so respecting her choice he went back to sleep, after all her happiness was what mattered to him the most, and the fear of loosing her was now gone, she was his till eternity and he was relieved, after alot of sleepless nights he sleeped peacefully.
The morning filled the palace with brightness and joy, Altunia asked the maids to get his breakfast ready and brought to the room where Razia was, he wanted to start his day with her. He got ready and rushed to her room but his steps slowed down and came to a halt as he heard her voice.
"le jaiye ye sab, hamen bhook nahi" she ordered the maid who brought the food
"par aap khayengi nahi to bimaar pad jayengi" Chanda tried to reason
"nahi khana hamen abhi kuch bhi, hamara man nahi hai" Razia replied in a shaky voice, she was sobbing again
"kaash jung me hum bhi fana hojate, is tarah hamen nahi rehna"
Altunia clenched his fist, his eyes got red with anger and he left.
"abhi tak unhe wo bhula nahi" he said in anger as he smashed the palace's gate open, Zaroon came running.
"kya hua mirza? itne gusse me kyun ho?" he asked worried
"Zaroon miyan.." Altunia was fuming "usse inti aasan mot nhi deni chahiye thi tuqde tuqde krne chahiye the uske hamen, aaj marne k baad bhi wo hamare aur hamari begum k beech he, hum se ye bardasht nahi hta" he shouted and broke a vase.
"miyan thand rakho, abhi zakham taaze hen bhabhi jaan ke ghaav bharne me waqt to lagta he na, wo ab tumhari hi hen tum kyun gade murdon k baare me soch k mijaaz garam krte ho" Zaroon tried to calm him down.
Altunia left in anger, Zaroon prayed to God, "in dono ki dooriyan mita de Maula, mere yaar se ab ye judai bardasht na hogi"
Razia composed herself and walked outside, she was walking in the palace's garden when she saw Altunia sword practicising alone, she was amazed at the way he moved his sword and the way his body twisted and turned with it, his bare chest, his flexing muscles dropped her jaw, this was not a new scene for her but everytime she saw him practice her heart raced and she forgot how to blink. She was staring at him as his hair moved, he jumped, bent, stood up and did all the warrior steps, she was in her dreamland until in his fury he hit himself with the sword by mistake, and Razia shouted, "Mirza!!!" he forgot his pain as he saw her running towards him.
She was panting as she came closer, she snatched the sword from him and threw it away, worry lines were visible on her forehead, she caught his arm and bend him to have a clear view of the wound on his shoulder. She started cleaning it with her dupatta.
"Aap itne jazbaati kyun he, ese bhi koi krta he bhalla",..she looked at the maids around, "khadi khadi dekh kya rhi ho jao jaldi garam paani le k aao"
the maids went to fulfil her order.
Altunia watched her with shocked expressions, as she cleaned his wound and blew on it
"bohot dard ho rha hoga na, kyun krte hen aap esi harkaten k baad me dard sehna pade, wo bhi sirf aapko nahi balke sab ko, aapko zari si bhi fiqr nahi he kya" she talked without breaths.
"Aap jab paas hoti hen to hamen dard mehsoos hi nahi hta" he said softly, she looked up, their eyes met and they were lost in each other's eyes.
"ye lijiye begum sahiba" a maid disturbed them, their eyelock broke as she turned to take the hot water bowl from the maid, she dipped a cloth in the water and applied on his wound.
His eyes were fixed on her and she felt uncomfortable, she cleaned his wound and then moved away.
"hum laip bhijwa denge laga lijiye ga" she said with her eyes lowered and turned to go but he caught her arm
"aap hi laga dijiye ga" he said innocently
"hum qatilon ko marham nahi lagate" she said and went away.
Altunia was furious again, he stood there for a while fuming and then went to Razia's room but she wasn't there.
"hamari begum kahan hen?" he asked in anger, his eyes were red
"wo ghusal khane me hen" Fatima replied in fear
Altunia left.
"kahan gaye honge?" chanda asked frightened
"ghuzal khane..aur kahan" Fatima replied
Razia was in the water, she had ordered the maids to leave as she wanted peace, she was relaxing in the water with her eyes closed, when suddenly she heard a splash of water. She opened her eyes and saw him very close.
"aap yahan kya kr rhe hen?" Razia asked panicking
Altunia put his arms around her, his eyes were emitting fire.
"Hum qaatil nahi hen, jung me to ye sab hota hi hai, aapne kya jung me kisi ka khoon nahi bahaya?" he said with his teeth closed and a sharp voice, "aur humne jo kiya uska hamen afsos na tha na hai aur na hi hoga, aap jitni jaldi hamen apne shauhar k roop me apna len utna acha hoga, wrna jis tarah aapki zid ko pehle toda humne, hum phirse bhi tod skte hen"
He moved away and left, Razia was in shock.