Part_17
Razia came to know the fact too, she was furious she wanted to break everything, destroy everything, she was unable to believe the her best friend helped her enemy to take the throne, her heart shattered and her soul was crushed. On the other side Altunia was sad but helpless
Altunia; hogya jo hona tha Zaroon miyan
Zaroon; wo tumhen kabhi maaf nhi krengi
Altunia; hum jaante hen pr hum kya krte, wo sb hamari mohtarma ki sultanate gira k unhe maar dalte, to kya galat kiya humne agr hum unhe apne paas le aye to
Razia knocked the door of his room.
Razia; hamen andar aane ki ijazat hai?
Zaroon left and Razia entered.
Razia; kyun kiya aapne hamare sath esa? hum ne aapse mohobbat ki aap pe bharosa kiya..aur badle main aapne hamare dushmanon ka saath diya..kyun mirza kyun?!! akhir kya kami thi hamari dosti me kya kami thi hamari mohobbat me? boliye? jo aapko hamen hasil krne k liye is had tak neeche girna pada?
Altunia was fuming in anger, she would never understand his love, never understand his pain, never know why he had to be her shield always.
Razia; humse mohobbat ka dawa kr k aapko hamare aur Yaqut k rishte pe shaq tha, humen baar baar farz aur mohobbat k beech chunne pe majboor kiya aapne, aur akhir me hamen esi saza di...kyun mirza
Altunia; pyaar, mohobbat, dosti...kis dosti ki duhai de rhi ho Sultan RAzia? tum sirf ek Sultan thi, jisne apne farz ko hamesha humse upar rkha, us thakt k aage aapke liye kuch maeene nhi rkhta, aap bhi un sb ki trh hi hen, taakat ki laalach me dhut, aap kya samjhengi hamari mohobbat ko, hamare dard ko hamari taqleef ko
Razia; dard? dard to aapne hamen diya he Malik ALtunia, hamen hasil krne k liye aap is had tak gir gye k aapne hamare hi dushmanon ka saath diya
Altunia; khabardar Razia, thakt k khumaar me tum kuch bhi mat bolo wrna humare sabar ka baandh toot jayega, rhi sultanate ki baat, to jo aurat apne mehboob se wafa na kr ski wo sultanate se kya wafa krti
RAzia; Altunia
she shouted
Altunia; khabardar Razia, hamara naam adab se lo, hum na hi tumhare ustaad hen pr abhi is waqt tum hamari qaid me bhi ho, aur jald hi humari begum bhi banne wali ho
Razia; hum aapse niqaah kabhi nhi krenge kabhi nhi, aapne humse sb kuch cheena he hum aapke saath niqah kabhi nhi krenge
Altunia held her from her hair and pulled her, her head tilted up.
Altunia; aapko humse niqah krna hi hoga Sultan Razia, hum bhi dekhte hen aap kab tak inqar krti hen
He called the lady guards who took Razia away.
A while later Shazia came inside panting, she was about to fall, ALtunia ran to her and helped her sit on a sofa
Altunia; Shazia tum yahan? kya hua sb theek to hai
Shazia; Mirza..mirza ye sb mile huye hen, Muiz Atigin baqi saare amir sb, unhone tumhe mohra bnaya he ta k wo razia ko raaste se hata sken
ALtunia; hum jaante hen Shazia, humne in sbka saath isiliye diya tha ta k hamari mohtarma ko humen sonp diya jaye
Shazia; aur Atigin?
Altunia; hamari qismat dekho Shazia, na mehboob na wafa ki aur na dost ne, hum se to jese Rab hi rooth gya ho, jise dekho humse hi daga krne lagta he
Shazia; pr ab kya hoga? Delhi ki Sultanate us muiz
Altunia; humen Delhi se koi lena dena nhi he, humen us Yaqut ko raaste se hatana tha aur apni mohtarma ko mehfoos is qile me rkhna tha, ab jo ho so ho wo sb smjhte rhenge k hum unke saath hen wo bhi khush aur hum bhi
Shazia; pr Razia? wo to tumhen kabhi maaf nhi kregi mirza
Altunia; hamen unki maafi nhi chahiye, hamen bas wo mehfooz chahiye apne sath chahiye itna hi kafi he hamare liye
Shazia; kya hum us se mil skte hen?
Altunia nodded
Shazia was going to meet her
Altunia; Shazia, tumhen apne shohar se bewafai krne ki koi zarurat nhi, wo thoda lalchi sahi pr tumhare liye uski mohobbat sachi he
Shazia smiled and left.
Razia saw Shazia and ran to hug her.
RAzia; aapi kuch kijiye, humara dam ghutta he yahan
Shazia; Razia is se ziada mehfooz jaga tumhare liye koi nhi hoskti
RAzia; aapi aap ye kya keh rhi hen?
Shazia; Razia, delhi ko bhool jao ab, aur...tum mirza se niqah krlo
RAzia; aapi?! ye aap kya keh rhi hen
Shazia; haan Razia , tum niqah krlo mirza se, is se acha aur kuch ho nhi skta tumhare liye, tum mirza k bina adhoori ho, agr aaj tumhara thakt tumse chinna he to sirf isliye k tumne mirza ko khud se door krdiya, agr wo wahan hta to kisi ki jurat na thi tumhare khilaf khade hone ki
Razia; hum jaante hen aapi, kyun k humse hamara thakt mirza hi ne cheena he, aur kisi ne nhi
a silent tear escaped her eye.
Shazia; Razia...tum humara yaqeen kro, ye sb bht badi gehri chaal he, mirza se niqah kr k tum phirse Delhi ko hasil krskti ho
Razia; humen unki madat se kuch hasil nhi krna aapi
Shazia; Razia waqt ki nazakat ko smjho, yasir k baare me socho, mirza usse uska haq dilawayega koi aur nhi, muiz se Delhi ko bachana he to uske liye tumhen Mirza ka haath thamna hi hoga, aur phir tum to us se bht mohobbat bhi krti ho na
Razia; hum unse bht mohobbat krte the aapi, ab nhi krte
Shazia; Razia mohobbat na sahi, pr Yasir k liye, Delhi k liye, zid chod do Razia aur Mirza se niqah krlo, phir dekhna sab thee hojayega
Shazia left after hugging Razia again.
Razia kept thinking about Shazia's words, she was right, if she wished to win Delhi back it was him who could make it possible, alone she was nothing, together they could do anything. Fatima came inside her room.
Fatima; nani jaan ka pegaam aya he aapke liye
Razia read the letter, Shamshad had tried to convince her to get married too, for the sake of Yasir's safety if not anything else.
Fatima; sultan, sbka kehna sahi hai, aapko Mirza se niqah kr lena chahiye
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Altunia was sitting on the swing placed in the large balcony, staring at the stars, how he had imagined his happy life with her, and what they had to face instead, he could hear the sounds of Zaroon and Fatima from downstairs, they were spending their moments together and were happy.
Razia came to him
Razia; hamen aapse kuch kehna hai
Altunia looked at her curiously
Altunia; kahiye
Razia; kya aap humse niqah krenge?
Altunia couldn't believe his ears.