"Badan (body) dhakk aur jharokhe ke paas aa"
"Aap kaise bolte hain---nahi matlab badan dhaka hi hua hai! --- itna tez bolte hain aur koi sun lega toh sochega ki hum charitraheen (characterless) hain"
He turned around and she immediately covered her mouth with her hands.
"Maafi maharaj"
"Huzoor!"
Both just watched each other when he broke the silence disappearing into dark.
"Vahi hoon main---badtameez! Bachke reh"
Both settled on their diwans, facing each other.
"Bhaang toh piyogi nahi! Phir sharbat hi le lo!"
"Aap yeh kyun kar rahe hain!? Aap badshaah hai! Meri aukaat aapke saath baithne ki nahi hai Hukkum!"
He stared into her eyes and knew somewhere he cannot avoid her question and neither he wanted to disrespect her curiosity.
"Tum chaand ko chahti ho?" he asked.
"Behadd! Sukoon milta hai." She moved her sight to the moon.
"Kaise zurrat kar baithi ho chaand ko pasand karne ki? Kaise sukoon dhoondh liya usme tumne? Kitna durr hai bilkul tumhari duniya se durr! Batao..jawab do!"
She looked at him as he raised his voice. She so wanted to answer but what could she! She never thought about it.
"Harr cheez ka jawab nahi hota Dhara— hum insaan hi hain na— harr cheez pe bas nahi hai humara—ye kambakt dil—iski koi jaat (caste and creed) nahi hai—-"
"Toh phir aapko moh hai kya humse??" And she laughed. She laughed beautifully. She laughed and suddenly bhaang felt raw and useless. It was later when she realized what she spilled in the moment.
" Shayad—-- philhall toh nazar theher si gayi hai aap pe" he sipped while she took her hair over one side of her neck.
Silence prevailed and now he laid down on the dewan, while she kept staring at the moon.
"Aap ittnee bade shehenshaah hain!----------haaye humari toh zubaan hi bandh jati hai"
"Shukriya batane ke liye! Ab lag raha hai ki jeewan me asal me kuch jeet paye hain" he smiled.
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Under the King's GAZE || MaNan
RomanceA historic tale of quest for her smell, longing for her belonging, cherishing lust for her warmth, and peaceful solace hidden in her bosoms' There's no doubt in the fact that no holy or evil shakti can stop her from being in his embrace, only for hi...
