Night passed on to welcome a new day which was to be hard for Damini. With hand and feet burnt and bleeding she was found unconscious at West wing corridor connecting to servant quarters. She was brought to her room by few maids who passed by the dawn. Madhura trembled in worry seeing her dark brown burnt feet waiting for the skin to be peeled off. They made her lay on the mattress and Madhura started treating her wounds with sobs in between suddenly stopped hearing Damini whisper.
"Who is Devika? Oh God did she lose her sense as she got hurt? What will I do now? To whom I could say this that Bai sa has lost her mind!" Madhura exclaimed in astonishingly in her imagination. Damini's whimper brought her back.
"Bai sa.. Damini Bai..." She shook Damini to bring her out of her trance. Damini finally struggled to open her eyes adjusting the light while madhura thanked the gods.b
"By mercy of Durga Ma .. finally you opened your eyes.. Bai sa. No One could ever be in such a worry that I was. God knows how I held my breath on my hands when they brought you like..." Madhura stated her rant
"Like?" Damini whispered
"How can I say that. It was scary.. you being unconscious and Blood dripping from your feet and hand. Do you know how afraid I was!" Madhura looked at her in surprise with her mouth wide agape.
'How can she joke when she's hurt like hell!' she thought
"You thought I died?" Damini joked while trying to sit alright.
"God forbid, please. Why do you say such things!"
"Well How is it always you who goes for and fine in morning and comes wounded at night. Wait... Sometimes doesn't return at all. How did you get these injuries? I must say that you were purposely injured?"
"Leave all that. Tell me what time of the day it is."
"Middle of madyanha prahar(9 am-12 pm). You still didn't answer me Bai sa."
"I must go. Princess Pariha must be waiting and I can't be so irresponsible resting here." Damini muttered herself and stood up by support of bed rest.
"What are you- "
"Madhura, help me for a wash." She said in a hurry
"You can't be this serious Bai sa-"
"Please...I am in a hurry." Damini pleaded her.
Rolling her eyes Madhura gave her a hand in scrubbing the dirt and cleaning up the bandage while Damini fixed herself in modest attire to cover all her marks and bruises, applying sandalwood paste with aloevera on her wounds. Within wasting another minute she walked out towards Royal Residency to Princess'chamber. She heard commotion at the entrance of apartment. Without taking permission to be at presence she went in to find the whole chamber turned into a mess.
"I want DAMWINI" a meek voice shrieked while Pariha sighed out of exertion. Aadrika was on her bed with hands folded and with a irritated pout face which could make anyone melt.
"Greetings my Princesses." Damini chirped cheerfully catching the ladies' attention. Within a second Aadrika sprawled out and ran towards her new favourite person streching her little arms. Aadrika hugged her stomach tightly while Damini hugged back and chuckled by this sweet act of hers.
" Did you find the right time to come here for your duty or should I say you had to?" Princess Pariha made a taunt remark as Aadrika was out of sight while she kept her hands busy with messy clothes.
" I apologise for my behaviour Princess. It won't happen again." Damini pleaded in low voice instantly not wanting much more drama at the start of the day itself.
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Damini -The Unknown Princess
Historical Fiction"Why always in a hurry, you girl? Huh? You can't escape from me. From the second you lost." His grip on her arm tightened making her wince arching her back. His dangerously husky voice sent shivers down to her spine still maintaining her anger on hi...
