PrAja SS- Love Amidst Darkness [Completed] - Page 2

AT MARWAR PALACE:

Uma Devi: Kya? Ye kya bakwass kar rahi ho daasi? Pratap aur Ajabde ka sambandh tey ho gaya? Dafaa ho jaao yahan se.

(To herself): Nahi, hamare sare kiye karaye pe is prakaar pani nahi fir sakta. Hum Ajabde aur Pratap ka vivaah nahi hone de sakte. Sabhya saadhanon se naa sahi, asabhya yojna ke tehet hum ye vivaah rok ke rahenge. Hamari ye yojna vifal nahi hogi.

AT BIJOLIA PALACE:

Pratap and Jaivanta Bai were in Bijolia due to the shagun and stuff. Pratap was over the moon just thinking about how he was going to spend his entire life with his SOUL MATE. He wanted to have a heartfelt conversation with Ajabde WHERE HE WOULD CONFESS HIS FEELINGS TO HER.

Pratap(to himself): Bas bohot prateeksha kar li humne. Hum kal apne hriday ki baat aapko avashya bata denge. Bata denge ki hum kitna...kitna PREM karte hain aapse.

Ajabde was still in a dilemma whether to marry Pratap or not. But this time her heart was overpowering her mind, giving way to her feelings becoming stronger. She decided to let destiny take her wherever it wanted to. She should have been on cloud nine, thinking about her marriage with Pratap, but some premonition was haunting her, AS IF SOMETHING BAD WAS ON THE CARDS.

Ajabde: Maa, hum Shiv ji ke mandir mein kal prarthana ke liye jaana chaahte hain.

Hansa: Parantu Ajabde, jaana aavashyak hai kya? Itni tayyari shesh hai, hum toh kya, koi bhi aapke saath us dur vaale mandir pe nahi jaa payega.

A: Hum akele jaana chahte hain maa.

H: Parantu kyu?

A: Bas aise hi. Kripya mana mat kariyega. Hamari mann ki shaanti ke liye humara jaana aavashyak hai.

H: Thik hai. Ab vivaah ke baad to aap aise hath karne k liye yahaan hongi hi nahi. Hum mana nahi karte. Chali jayiyega. Hum aapki saari kaamnayein poori karna chahte hain jab tak aap hamare paas hain tab tak.

Ajabde hugged her mum and thanked her.

THE NEXT DAY:

Ajabde was heading to the temple alone, undertaking the long journey as a part of her mannat. She was just about to reach the temple to pacify her heart out, but before that SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT SHE HERSELF COULD NOT COMPREHEND.

LATER THAT AFTERNOON:

Jaivanta Bai, Hansa & Rao Mamrakh were all present in the hall. Hansa dropped the plate from her hand as she was given the bewildering news of Ajabde MISSING FROM THE TEMPLE. She was nowhere to be found.  The news was no less than a catastrophe for the family which was rejoicing for the upcoming event of Pratap and Ajabde's marriage. The news seemed incredible, so much that no one was willing to accept it.

RM ordered troops to launch a massive search operation.

Everybody thought how could she just vanish into thin air like this?

Pratap entered the hall.

Pratap: Kya hua Rani Maa, aap chintit lag rahi hain. Sab theek to hai naa?

The horror on JB's face could easily be seen. All sort of terrifying thoughts housed inside her mind after she learned about how Ajabde had gone missing.

JB: Nahi Kunwar Pratap, kuch bhi theek nahi hai. Ajabde..

P(agitated and worried): Kya hua Ajabde ko? Boliye rani maa, kya hua Ajabde ko? Vo theek to hain naa?

JB: Pratap, ve akele shiv ji ke mandir mannat maangne gayi thi. Tab se ve laapata hain. Kahin bhi mil nahi rahi hain. Kahin koi unhoni.. Nahi, nahi.

Pratap stood there completely bewildered. It took time for him to realise that something like this had really happened and to realise that AJABDE MIGHT BE IN DANGER.

Pratap: Hum dhoondege Ajabde ko. (lowering his voice)Kuch nahi hone denge hum unhe. Hum swayam jayenge aur unhe vaapas laayenge.

Without listening to anybody, he just grabbed his sword and was about to leave the hall when a soldier entered the hall.

RM: Kya hua? Mil gayi Ajabde? Kahan hain ve?

Soldier: Kshama kijiye parantu unka koi pata nahi chal paa raha hai. Parantu hume Shiv ji ke mandir ke dwaar pe ye patr mila hai.

Jaivanta Bai literally snatched the letter and read it aloud.

JB: Ye toh Ajabde ka patr hai.

Everybody stood there shocked! Almost frozen to the ground.

The letter went as:
"Kunwar Pratap, hum jaante hain ki ye vivaah sirf isliye tey hua hai taaki aapki bhavnaein aahat na ho. Parantu hum nahi chaahte ki pichhli baar ki tarah is baar bhi koi yudh ho, ya Phool ki bhaavnaon ki hatyaa ho. Sabke hit mein ye hi hai ki aapka vivaah Phool se ho jaaye. Hume nahin karna aapse vivaah, nahi karnaa. Hum sab kuch chhod ke isilye kahin aur jaa rahe hain aur tabhi lautenge jab aapka vivaah Phool se ho jaayega."

Pratap's heart was broken into uncountable pieces and each piece was pricking and giving him unbearable pain. He was groping for words, and couldn't find even a single one to speak.