DESTINY (on hold)

18: parents

Rajmata smiled widely as Manyata asked her the question.

"I am Mother Queen of Devgarh" she replied, this was enough for Manyata to realize who she was, and who she was to her.

"grandmother! you are my grandmother?" it came out as a question from Manyata.

"Yes, I am"

"I am so happy to see you Manyata," said Rajmata her eyes twinkled as her granddaughter realized their relationship.

Manyata was a little intimidated by the sudden information she had received, the lady before her hardly looked 60, she had this aura that screamed respect.
Manyata was silent, not knowing how or what she should say past days have been overwhelming.

"Manyata I assume you know your identity?" asked Rajmata.

"I do" Manyata confessed.

"I want to know your decision Manyata, your thoughts how are you feeling what are your emotions share them with me, I want to listen to you as a grandmother" Rajmata proposed.

Manyata was hesitant, she was herself was not sure of the emotions she felt, Hurt was the biggest part, Grieve maybe of loosing her parents, uneasiness of being a totally different person she believed herself, and her unfair feeling towards Uday.

"i don't know" she said finding herself void of words.

"Manyata take your time but please not too much, the people of devgarh are waiting for your answer, i am waiting. she said.

Manyata understood the older lady, but wasn't this too unreasonable, she just went into a accident then realised her identity shouldn't she be treated little more fragile.

her grandmother was about to leave when Manyata asked for something.

" i want to see my pa.. i mean adoptive parents"

"They kidnaped you Manyata, i believe they treated you as your own but for my own selfish reasons i want to remind you that, they kidnaped you" Rajmata said grimly.

Manyata nodded as if her own parents were accused of some crime, which they probably were but the person standing in front of her will not understand.

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Few days passed in the hospital, Manyata was recovering slowly bits by bits, she met her father who was in London after the death of her real mother, Manyata came to know she died giving birth to her sister, a sister who was still born.

Her father was excited and happy to see her, his eyes were overflowing with tears and he hugged her as soon as he saw he, this made Manyata a little uncomfortable she wasn't used to this skin touch or frank behaviour, her father bought her chocolates and dresses she might like, her heart skipped looking at the expensive dresses her father shown her.

She was confused angry and sad, All of Manyata's friends were also sent home despite of their denial, she was all alone in a strange place with strange people in it.

Uday was there, he was always there you could see him lurking in the shadows, one cry from Manyata and he would be there, she did not forget his love confession, if this would have been a normal scenario she would have said yes, but all this past and royal stuff was messing with her mind.

"Princess Water" Uday offered after Manyata ate her dinner, he was smiling as he always does, but today his smile irritated Manyata to no extent.

"Why are you smiling," she said in an angry tone.

"Because I have my Princess back, you are back, of course, and as a happy man smile i am smiling' he said without any filter, Manyata still could not stomach the after accident Uday, he has become too sweet that has been irritating her, Why is he happy and not her.

"Princess, what happened?" Uday asked seeing Manyata unhappy, he thought his aloof behavior might make Manyata happy but it went in vain.

"I am not happy but at this point, I am not even sad, I wanna see them, my kidnappers you said"

"We have let them go Manyata as you wished, you said you did not want to see them they are gone if you want we can go to Banaras to see them" he offered.

Uday and Rajmata both were against sending the Sharmas back but Manyata pleaded against her saying to leave them, and forgive them as they treated her as their own family after a heated conversation they were sent back. Manyata refused to see them but her heart hoped to see them again, they were her parents for 21 years of life, they were her parents no matter what people say.

"please"

"I want to talk to them one last time! one time I want to know why they did what they did"

"We have told you the reason Manyata" 

"NO NOT your story theirs, the story they hid from me"  

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TO BE CONTINUED......