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A H E N K A R A
⬠NIGHT
⬠SULTAN RIYADH'S CHAMBER
The whole chamber were illuminating with so many lamps, they were in the pool too and I'm sitting in front of the mirror getting dressed for my suhagraat.
The maid move the peacock feather dipped in kohl creating a double wing liner and tapped her finger on my lips making then appear red then made me wear jewellery. They move aside and left after bowing.
I lifted my eyelashes and stare at myself in mirror dressed like a new bride.
Ahenkara, didn't you wanted to become a Queen?
Your dreams were different, you wanted best for your people, you wanted to uplift the women who are victims of evil practices.
What are you doing here? Dressed like a new bride for your husband who don't love you, who don't Respect you, isn't it the most important thing for you?
I get up immediately and walked towards the balcony and stood facing outside. I close my eyes.
I can't able to stare in my eyes.
I raise my hand and move around my eyes rubbing the kohl then rub my lips smudging my makeup.
The sound of door opening come and my heart beat rises. I hear the sound of footsteps and I clenched my fists. I close my eyes and tilt my head a little down a gust of wind come blowing my hair back my breaths were heavy making my chest rise and fall.
I sigh and open my eyes collecting my courage I turned back and look up at him straight in his eyes. His gaze move down to up and his smirk turned into frown when his gaze reached my face.
" What the hell!" He spoke, the anger were clear in his words and actions the way he clenched his fists and gripped his sword more tightly.
" Yeh sab karke kya jatana chaha rahi hai aap?"
" What are you trying to convey by doing all this?" he took a step ahead and I'm tempted to move back but I clenched my lehenga and look up at him.
" Vahi jiske aap yogya hai"
" What you deserve"
" Sambhal kar Shehzaadi nahi toh iska anjaam aap bhugat nahi payengi"
" Be careful Princess because you won't be able to handle the consequences " he move ahead and light fall on his face making his skin appear golden and green eyes more vivid.
" Hume apne karmo ka dayitva lena aata hai aap ki tarah nahi"
" I know how to take responsibility of my actions unlike you" I tilt my head to a side slightly and a grin come on my face when he took a sharo breath.
" Ahh" he grabbed my jaw holding my face up. I clenched my teeth and lifted my lashes to look at him.
" Bas bohot ho gaya!"
" Now it's enough!" His fingers were digging in my face and I grabbed his wrist digging my nails in it but there is no sign of discomfort on his face and on the hand my jaw started hurting and tears filled in my eyes.
He dragged me keeping his grip on my jaw and shoved me with full force and I fell on to something soft. I get up and realise I'm in bed. He move aside the sheer golden curtains aggressively and placing his knee on the bed he climb up and grabbed my jaw again, his teeth were also clenched as he glare down at me.
" Kya saza mukarar ki jaye?"
" What should be your punishment?" He move closer green orbs penetrate into black orbs.
" Humne koi bhul nahi ki hai"
" I didn't do any mistake" I turned my face aside but he made ne turn back and look at me.
" Aapne ki hai or har gustakhi ki saza hoti hai"
" Yes you have and there is punishment for every mistake" we were so close that his warm breath was fanning on my lips and my heart is slamming against my ribs.
I feel his rough palm on my bare waist and I shudder at the feeling and suddenly he pulled me flush against his hard chest. My eyes widened at the contact and I immediately place my hands on his chest to make space but no use.
" Apki saza yeh hai ki.."
" Your punishment is..." He moved my face to side and dipped his face in the crook of my neck. I feel his nose tracing the skin behind my ears my eyes squeezed shut and my palms turned clammy.
" Apko sari raat humari baho me guzarni hogi...hum aaj raat aapke sath jo chahe kar sakte hai or aap ufff bhi nahi kar sakti"
" You have to spend whole night in my arms..... " He whisper lowly his lips barely touch my ear and goosebumps came. " I can do anything I want with you and you can't complain" he tightened his grip on my waist, fingers digging and I bite on my lower lip to stop any sound from escaping. I open my eye when I saw brightness and my eyes widened when I saw the corner of curtain caught the fire.
I tried to move away from him and he move his face away and I feel his gaze on me but my eyes were stuck on the flames of fire behind him. I tried to move away but he grabbed my arm and pulled me back forcefully making me collide with his chest.
" Aap ja nahi sakti"
" You can't go" he said to me but my focus on fire with caught one fourth of curtain.
" Aag! "
" Fire"Â My wide panicked eyes met his.
" Hume choro, jane do"
" Leave me, let me go!" I grabbed his hand trying to remove his grip from my arm.
My whole focus was on the flames which were keep rising and suddenly a wave of memories hit me hard.
I saw flames of fire so high that is touching the sky there is so much fire. It's like a ocean of fire and there is nothing beyond that and my mother keep walking towards there.
" Nahiiiiii"
" Nooooo" I screamed.
" Ohh toh aag se khoofh hai apko"
" Ohh so you're afraid of fire" I heard his amused voice and I look at him.
My vision were blurred because of tears and I can feel my panic keep rising and rising just like the fire rising and I can feel the temperature getting high.
" Choro hume!"
" Leave me!" I desperately tried to remove hus grip from my arm.
" Ek shart par"
" On one condition" I look back at him " you have to kiss me".
I stare at his green orbs and can clearly saw the reflection of flames in the side of his orbs. I can feel my mind stop working I'm sweating in fear the small hair strands stick to my forehead and side of face. I'm getting so panic that is hard to breath.
I need to get out of here anyhow.
I close my eyes and fisting his kurta I pulled his down and press my lips to his. My heart skipped a beat. The softness and slight roughness of his lips against mine is something can't be described off.
I move away seperating our lips but he pulled me back by my waist smashing our lips together. His one hand on my neck angled my face and I feel his tongue on my lower lip and he slide it inside, something happen in my stomach a weird and foreign feeling. I move my hands from his chest to his neck.
He bite on my lower lip before sucking it harshly. His fingers is digging painfully in my waist and I need to breath. I place my hand on his shoulder and try to push him but he move more closer clutching me tightly.
I pushed with more force and finally he left me. I blinked two three times and all around me was the flames of fire and after that darkness come over me.
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⬠MORNING
I feel someone touching my head, I place my hand on the mattress and it doesn't dig into it, my matress were so soft how it turned so hard. I lift myself up a little and open my eyes. I blinked few times adjusting to the light and I saw green eyes.
His green eyes.
My eyes widened and I tried to get up but can't because of his grip around my waist. I'm laying over him and we are on couch.
" Good morning"
" Choriye hume"
" Leave me" I said keeping my gaze on the table in front of me.
" Aap humse humesha dur jane ke baare me kyu sochti hai kabhi kareeb aane ke baare me bhi toh socha kijiye"
" Why you always think about moving away from me think about moving closer sometimes" he pulled me and I fell on his chest and my bangles made a loud sound. Our face were so close and I remember how he took advantage of my fear.
" Gusse ki lapte dikh rahi hai aapki aankhon me or hume inme fanaah nahi hona"
" I can see the flames of anger in your eyes and I don't want to burn in them" he said half grinning and remove his grip and we both get up. He stood up and look at me.
" Thoda kam khaya kijiye bohot bhari hai aap"
" Eat less you weight too much" he smriked and left and I look at the closed door with anger.
~~~
I place the dupatta on my right shoulder and wrap the kamarband then take the edge of same dupatta and pinned it around my left wrist. I look up in mirror and move my open straight hair back. I'm feeling so lonely Chapla was always beside me. I turned and my anklets made sound I start walking in the chamber looking out from the balcony. I don't want to live here I'm missing my home terribly. I want to go back.
An idea come in my mind and I walk towards the trunk and take out a ink pot and paper. I place the things on the table and sat down on the floor. I dip the peacock feather pen in the ink and start writing.
Suddenly the paper were snatched from me and I look up at the person who distrubed me was non other than him.
" Dekhe kisse khat likha ja raha hai"
" Let's see whom you're writing the letter" I look at the paper then glance at me raising his eye brow he look back at the paper.
" Humari priye shaki Chapla"
" My dear friend Chapla, " he frowned and glance at me and I just look at him with anger pressing my lips together.
" Hum yaha sa kushalta se hai aasha karte hai vaha bhi sab kushal magal hoga. Tum kaisi ho? Sab kaise hai? Pitaji ka soaast toh thik hai na. Suryapratap Garh ki praja....blah blah blah"
" I'm fine here and I hope everything is fine there too. How are you? How's everyone? Father's health is fine? Is Suryapratap Garh people fine...blah blah blah" he move around and laid on the couch moving his one hand lazily behind his head to support it as he read the letter out loud.
" Rajkumari Ahenkara.." he move away the paper and look at me.
" Yeh kya isme humara zikr toh hai hi nahi"
" Where is my mention in this?" he asked raising his brows and I close my eyes and inhale deeply to calm myself and forward my hand.
" Humara patr vapas kijiye"
" Give me my letter back"
" Pehle yeh bataiye isme humare bare me kuch kyu nahi likha"
" First tell me why you didn't write something about me " he move the paper award from me.
" Thik hai rakhiye apne paas hum dusra patr likh lenge"
" Fine keep it, I'll write another one" I open the other paper roll then I heard him.
" Kitne bhi likh lijiye is mahal se bahar sirf humari marji se jayenge"
" Write how much you want but it will only ho outside with my wish"
I turned my head and look at him and smirk making his side teeth visible.
" Par hum souda kar sakte hai"
" But we can make a deal"Â he look at the paper rolling it. " You have to kiss me again" he raise his brow at suggestion.
I close my eyes when last night memories rushed back in my mind and my grip on pen tighten.
" Dusro ki vivashata ka labh utana kayarta hoti hai"
" Taking advantage of someone's helplessness is cowardice" I spoke keeping ny gaze on the blank paper.
" Yeh baat apko kal raat yaad nahi aayi thi jab aap humse chipak rahi thi"
" Didn't you remember this last night when you were clinging to me" he taunted.
" Khudko itni ahmiyat na de koi hoor nahi aap"
" Don't give yourself so much important you're not some nymph. If you want your letter to reach your Kingdom then you have to write a letter for me, fine?" He asked and I reluctantly nodded.
" Salam,
Sultan - e - Sulatanate
Hum is khat ke jariye apko batana chahte hai ki aap humare liye kitne khaas hai. Apne aate hi humari jindagi me noor bhar diya hai. Humne aapke jaisa dilakash, zaheen or mazboot mard aaj tak nahi dekha or apko dekhte hi hum apna dil haar bethe. Hume pata hai hum jaise toh bohot hai is duniya me par aap jaisa koi nahi huzur.
Apki begum
Ahenkara."
I want to let you know by this letter how special you are to me. As soon as you came, you have filled my life with light. I have never seen such a charming, intelligent or strong man like you or I have fallen in love just by seeing you. I know there are many like me, there is no one like you in this world.
" Likh liya khat?"
" Done writing?" He asked, I forward the letter and he took it and look at it with huge smile and start reading with enthusiasm.
" Namaste,
Sultanate ke Sultan.
Hum is patr ke madhyam se apko batana cha rahe hai ki aap humare liye kitne mahatvaheen hai.
I want to tell you through this letter that how unimportant you are to me.
A frown come on his face.
" Aapne aate hi humare jeevan me pareshaniyo se bhar diya hai. Humne aapke jaisa anakarshak,buddhiheen or kayar-- Purush nahi dekha"
You have filled my life with troubles as soon as you came. I've never seen a unattractive, brainless, and cowardly--man like you
Anger come in his words and I can feel his sharp gaze on me.
" Aapko dekhte hi hum apna krodh se aapa kho dete hai. Aap jaise toh bohot hai is sansar me par hum sa koi nahi. Rajkumari Ahenkara".
On seeing you, I lose my temper with anger. There is so many like you in this world but no one like me. Princess Ahenkara.
Suddenly my arm were grabbed and he pulled me up face to face with him.
" Hum bata de is manhoos, ahmak or busdil se nikaah aapne hi kiya tha."
" Let me remind you, you have yourself get married to this unattractive, idiot and coward man" he stare at me with anger tightening his grip around my arm. I close my eyes and place my hand over his to lose his grip.
" Apne thitholi ki toh humne bhi kar di ahh"
" You were kidding I was kidding too" he removed his grip and I place my hand over the place.
I lifted my lashes and saw him staring. He place his hands on my bare waist and pulled me closer.
" Aap sahi hai itna toh haq hai humari begum ka"
" You are right, you have this much right being my wife" he pushed back the strand of curled hair back which were on my face.
He left me and went out of chamber taking both the letters.
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⬠NIGHT
The maids were lighting the lamps as darkness starts to spread the chamber I'm sitting on the edge of bed looking at them when one come inside and bowed before saying.
" Sultan ne aapko yaad farmaya hai"
" Sultan wants to meet you"
Why?
What does he want now?
I nodded and get up start walking where she was taking me. She halt at the door and I glance at her then move inside I can hear the faded sound of music. I move aside the mirror chains and move inside and stop in my tracks seeing the scene in front of me.
He was laying in middle on couch and four five girls were dancing around him.
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