The Viragous Regnant

Chapter 24

[Don't forget to play the song;)]

Karenumati's POV:

We reached Chedi the following morning, I felt as if I left a piece of me in Kampilya. The recurring visions of their sad faces didn't let me sleep for some nights.

We(me and Mitra) tried our best to move on with our daily lives. Months passed, everything started to become normal just the way it was, or we just started to pretend as if nothing happened??

Mitra would make himself busy with his lessons on economics and Dharma and in his spare time he would sharpen his skill of mace fighting. I, on the other hand, got busy in managing the Palace, as Kirti Bhabhi was expecting her third child!

Nights, were the hardest yet the most pleasant part of my day. I had spent numerous sleepless nights, some nights where I would just look at the moon and ponder upon our destiny, the nights when chakori would sing a song for the moon, well aware of the fact that all her actions were getting futile.

One such night, when I was searching for a parchment to pen down my musings, I found one of the most precious moment of my life, 'The Invitation Card' of my 'Marriage'. I kept one with me, just as the memoire and found it back at the perfect time. My heart was thirsty and no other memory could quench it's thirst like this one.

My eyes moved quickly reading each line with passion, not once, I read it twice, thrice, I myself don't know how many times. Those weren't just letters or mere alphabets for me, each word screamed about the day when I united with my love!

Anuradha Nakshatara,
Asvina Maah!!

I touched these letters, tears blurring my vision, but my lips curved in a smile. I looked at Mitra who was peacefully sleeping on the bed!! Fruit of our union.

"Now you look perfect!" said Rakhumai, while gently putting a black dot of kohl near my ear, "May Narayana save you from evil eyes!" she then kissed my forehead.

"..except the eyes of Nakula. " commented Kalindi Ma, which tinted my cheeks red.

"Look, his name is enough to make her go red! " said Satya Ma, and adjusted my nose ring.

"What will happen on the first night then?" asked Mata Kalindi.

"Her cheeks will be more red than her lehenga!" replied Rakhumai.

I silently listened to their teasings, my heart raced fast each time they mentioned his name. I was all decked up in my red lehenga which had a beautiful embroidery of a golden silk thread. My breast cloth complemented the hues of the lehenga. The dupatta was meticously arranged over my head.

My neck was embellished with heavy gold jewelleries. My bangles and anklets made loud noises even on the most minor movements. I looked at myself in the mirror, my kohl lined eyes, my skin which was layered by turmeric few days back, glowed differently. I didn't know that I looked beautiful or not, but I knew, I looked like 'his Bride!'