Location: Ayodhya
On the day of Ram, Sita and Lakshman's arrival after 14 years :
At Mandavi's room :
Mandavi started making flower garlands for the arrival of her sister and jijashrees soon after a daasi informed her about the same. Just then...
"Didi Didi..Akir vo din aayi gayi jiska humme besabri se intezaar thi...Jijashree, Sita didi aur jijashree Lakshman aaj hi vapas laut rahe hain didi...Sarayu nadi tat par hai vo log..kuch hi ghanton mein pahoonch jayenge" Shrutakirti ran into her room with utter enthusiasm and excitement calling out for Mandavi who was lost in her own thoughts.
After receiving no response from Mandavi for a minute or two, Shrutakirti couldn't keep mum. She continued by placing a hand over her Mandavi didi's shoulder "Didi aap kya soch rahi hai...mujhe tho apni prasanatha vyatheeth karne ke liye shabdh hi nahi mil rahi hai didi!!"
Mandavi was equally happy on learning that the three are returning but she was worried for the 4th person who she missed more than anyone during these 14 years...her raakshashi...her bff...her cousin...Urmila.
Even though Urmila was at the palace, she slept continuously throughout these years after accepting her husband's share of sleep from Nidra devi. Mandavi missed teasing her, fighting with her , arguing with her and last but not the least talking to her for hours. During these years, Mandavi, along with Shrutakirti, visited Urmila in her room everyday and sat with the sleeping beauty for hours and recited the day to day happenings of the palace to her cousin despite that she was sleeping. Ironically, nothing much had happened in the palace these years as the girl ,who could turn any place into the most happening one within minutes, was not up/awake.
"Haan Shrutakirti..mein bhi athyanth kush hoon..lekin..."Mandavi said this coming out of a trance and was again lost in thoughts..
Now Kirti was more eager to know what was running in her sister's mind. "Lekin kya didi..didi..aap kya soch rahi hai...bhataayiye na didi..kripaya bhatayiye naa". Kirti sometimes feels that her sisters don't share their dukh and peeda with her as they think she is the youngest and not matured enough to understand things and Urmila and Mandavi never miss a chance to tease her with this. So, she never stops stressing until she gets question her answered.
"Urmi...Urmila ke baare mein soch rahi hoon Kirti" said Mandavi with a worried look.
On hearing Urmila's name Kirti's face gleamed and she asked " Didi..Urmila didi utne waali hai na..ab hum chaar behene hamesha saath hi rahenge...ye tho kushi ki baath hai na..aap udaas kyun hain".
Mandavi squalled on hearing this " Haan haan Kirti...par vo abhi tak kyun nahi uti...Kab utegi vo..Mujhe uski chintha ho rahi hai ".
"Phir chaliye na didi...unke kaksh mein jaakar dekthe hain " Kirti pulled Mandavi quickly and ran towards Urmila's room.
In Urmila's room :
Mandavi and Kirti sat next to Urmila and were impatiently waiting for her to wake up. Mandavi grew more impatient as time passed and started pulling her sleeping sister's cheeks and hands saying " Urmi uto...Urmi uto".Though her sister didn't move even a bit, she did not stop trying to wake her up.
Soon a daasi entered the room and informed them that the three have arrived and are at the Raj Sabha now and that they were summoned there by Kaushalya Mata.
Mandavi instructed the daasi " Sheegra jaato aur mata se kaho ki hum aarahe hain " and turned to Kirti and said "Chalo Kirti..humme jaana hoga" and walked away briskly towards the door.
Kirti too turned to leave but she felt a hand on her and turned back to be shocked to notice movement in Urmila's hands and to see efforts made by her sister to open her eyes. Kirti screamed at the top of her voice " Didi...jaldi aayiye na..Urmila didi..."
Mandavi turned and rushed towards Urmila's bed astonished to see Urmila opening her eyes and screamed " Urmi.."
Urmila opened her eyes to see Mandavi standing next to her bed with a half kushi half gam expression and tried to talk..."Ra...Raak..".Mandavi was unable to hear her as it was very feeble...so she moved closer to her sister. Urmila was the person who well known and appreciated for her clear and bold oratory back in Mithila and it was impossible for her to keep mum even for minutes. The sisters wondered whether it was the deep slumber that made the impossible possible as they saw a new Urmila who was struggling to talk.
After a few more unsuccessful attempts, Urmila finally managed to call Mandavi " Raak...Raakshashi ". It was the first time a smile covered Mandavi's face even after she was called a Raakshashi and it was the first time she didn't find it necessary to call back her sister a raakshashi..."Urmi...Urmi I missed you" said Mandavi and hugged Urmila.
Urmila smiled and slowly untangled herself too see her darling little sister Kirti in tears and said " Kirti..Kyun ro rahi ho..zaroor is raakshashi ne tumme sathaaya hoga..ab hum is rakshashi ko milkar saathayenge".
Mandavi immediately defended herself saying.." Maine kab sathaaya...isne mujhe sathaaya tha..har baath pe bathaayiyena didi bathaayiyena didi bol bol kar".
Kirti looked at her sisters and their reaction for a moment and bursted out laughing "Aap donon na didi kabi sudharenge nahi".
A moment's silence was followed by whoops of delight and loads of laughter.
NEXT PART PRECAP:
Kirti says " Didi, Jijashree Lakshman aur Sita didi aur Jijashree Ram vaapas aagaye...ab Raj sabha mein hain matavon ke saath...humme shreegra jaana hai"
Urmila's face lightens up on hearing this..on hearing his name and getting to know about his arrival and she wants to rush to the Raj sabha to see him...hug him..kiss him..oh not in raj sabha she thinks☺️...but there comes a second thought in her mind...Why didn't he come and see me? Aur Sita didi bhi nahi aayi ?? Did they forget me ?? Is he angry on me??...Does he still love me???😕
Did u guys like it?? Should I continue?? This is my 1st try at writing..so please do leave your valuable suggestions so that I can improve myself the next time. 😊
Part 2 : https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/siya-ke-ram/4695666/ur-mila-your-mila-completed-os?pn=2
