The untold story of the first wife

Chapter 39 - Agony

After hearing Ranasa's wish, both yuvraj and Anamika were confused about how to convince him. Ranisa started to talk sitting beside Ranasa but Ranasa showed his hands and said, "No more discussions". It was not his intention to avoid any suggestions but he didn't want to talk to her though they are already pretending to be normal as if there is nothing abnormal between them.

Ranasa doesn't even talk to yuvraj, anything apart from official works. So yuvraj didn't try to talk him into changing his decision and felt helpless. Anamika looked at Ranasa and said, "Ranasa, I respect your wish. I just have one question." Ranasa nodded at her to ask the question and she continued, "If we name him as Shivadithya as per our grandfather, how will you call him? "

Ranasa opened his mouth to answer her question, but no words come out of his mouth. He realised what she is pointing out. He cannot call out his father's name just like that. He cannot even scold his grandson by calling his name. He smiled at Anamika and said, "I get what you are trying to say, bahuranisa. I won't oppose your decision to name your son. Go ahead". Ranasa finished with a smile but still the disappointment was clear in his eyes.

Sensing his dejected feeling, Anamika came up with a compromise and said, "Ranasa! I have a solution for this. We can name him both of our name choices but we won't ever use the name of your father. Just to respect him, we can use his name in the ceremony. Is that fine? ". Ranasa was happy with this arrangement and nodded with a full blown smile.

Every body present in the hall felt relaxed and happy as the tension is relieved. The naming ceremony was completed with everyone giving a drop of sweet water to the baby boy and calling his name in the ear "Abhimanyu Singh Rathod".

Once the ceremony is completed, Sunaina asked Anamika to take the baby to the chamber and rest along with him since they have the crowning ceremony tomorrow. Anamika went away to her chamber for rest. While here in the ceremony hall, yuvraj was talking with some of the neighborhood kings, who asked for the hand of his daughters. Usually the marriages are fixed when girls cross the age of five. Since yuvraj was never present in the palace for more than fifteen days and also went on war expedition with these same kings present over here, none of his daughter's marriage is fixed yet. Infact his eldest daughter crossed ten years of age now. So expect his youngest daughter suchi, every other daughter's hand was asked in marriage. Though the last of his daughters is only 4 years old, she will be married away next year but the alliance will be fixed.

Yuvraj was against this idea of marriage at young age since even he was married after 18 and even Anamika and Saudamini were married after 15. So he asked his doubts to Ranasa who told, "Your marriage was also fixed at a young age when Anamika's father died and that's why Anamika was not married off to any other person till she got married to you. The marriage happened late because it was Anamika's father's wish that she become strong in weaponry before getting married. That's why we waited while I made the same excuse for you so that any other alliance will not come for you.  As for Saudamini, Ranisa promised Saudamini's mother about your alliance with her and that's why they waited. The promise shouldn't have been broken but it was done without the king's knowledge, that is my knowledge so when you refused to marry her, I couldn't do anything to keep up the promise."

After hearing Ranasa's advice, Yuvraj decided to move forward with the alliance. While here the men were having some discussions on politics, Ranisa directed all the other queens towards the other discussion hall where everyone congratulated her for having a grandson after all these years.

On the other hand, Anamika made Abhimanyu sleep. Once he slept there was only silence prevailing in the room. Anamika thought about the past few days and closed her eyes.

Flash back

Anamika couldn't feel anything, not even looking at the lifeless body of Saudamini in front her eyes. She wanted to cry on her loss, the one which she never had an idea about. She couldn't sit there anymore and so she left from there to her chamber. Once she reached her chamber, she fell on the bed abruptly which got the attention of her mother who was swaying the cradle.