Suffered in silence ~~ Legend of Sumitranandans

The colour of Kaikeyinandan's life

Shatrughan was as usual running around in the palace, with a panting Lakshman behind him.

"Shatrughan, wait till I catch you!!!" Lakshman yelled, but Shatrughan simply stuck out his tongue.

"You can never catch me, Laksh boy!!" He ran faster, and entered Bharat's room.

"Bhaiyya save me!!!" He yelled, hiding behind Bharat.

"What happened, Shatru?? Why are you irritating me?" Bharat asked, seriously annoyed by the sudden interruption in his rather peaceful reading created by his little brother.

"Hide me bhaiyya, my twin is coming to hit me!!!!" He cried out dramatically, hiding behind a confused Bharat.

"Mr. Shatrughan Suryavanshi!!!! I am going to kill You!!!!" Bharat heard Lakshman yelling loudly.

Lakshman entered the room, seething angrily, with slight tears in his eyes.

Bharat calmly laid a hand on Lakshman's shoulder, and squeezed it gently, while the other hand was around an almost weeping Shatrughan, both hands over protectively.

(guys, u r getting me naa???)

"What happened Laksh? Why are you running behind him, huh? and, are you.......crying?" Bharat asked, to which Lakshman hugged him tightly, and buried his head in Bharat's chest.

"Hekiddedlaathu!!!!" Lakshman said in a totally muffled voice, which resulted in Bharat not understanding a word, but sensing that Lakshman was highly disturbed with whatsoever happened, he gently stroked Lakshman's back.

"Not purposely!!!" Shatrughan protested.

"PURPOUSLY!!???? WHO ON EARTH KILLS A SWEET LITTLE PONY PURPOUSLY????" Lakshman shouted angrily.

"Killed a pony?? What happened Laksh??" Bharat asked, very much puzzeled, his medical science book laying long forgotten.

"I just told you a moment ago, bharat!!" Lakshman exclaimed.

"Umm ......ya ......... but I dint quite get you...." Bharat replied sheepishly.

"Bhaiyya, He-he.......HE KILLED LAADOOO!!!" Lakshman replied, bursting into tears, to which Bharat gasped and hugged Lakshman again who was crying unconsolably. He looked at Ram who was standing at the door, and at Lakshman, who was still sobbing badly, as if saying 'Hand over to you'

"Laksh....." Ram called out gently.

"Bhaiyya..... laadoo...... he died!!!" Lakshman exclaimed looking sharply at Shatrughan, who was looking at the floor carpets, guilty of whatsoever happened.

"Laksh.... its ok....... You just go to choti maa and tell her regarding this, she might help you....." Ram said affectionately, and Lakshman left the room hurriedly.

"Now will you tell, or I should find out myself what happened, shatru??" Bharat asked sternly.

Laadoo was Lakshman's little pony, whom lakshman loved like anything.

" Bhaiyya, actually, I sneaked into the armoury, and I found something called a 'dagger'. I liked its shape and structure, thats why I took it. I, in the excitement, dint notice Laksh and Laadoo in the lawn. I somehow wanted to use the dagger, so I threw it in that direction, and it-it hit Laadoo by mistake..... It died, bhaiyya..... " Shatrughan said the last part as a whisper.

"You should have taken care, Shatrughan!! First of all, daggers are not for kids, and secondly, you should look at your surroundings before using it!! Do you even realize the blunder you have done?? An animal, innocent and sweet, JUST LOST ITS LIFE, AND LAKSH IS ALSO VERY MUCH UPSET! !" Ram said the last part sternly, pointing to Lakshman, who was weeping beside the dead body of laadoo, laying in a pool of blood.