Bharati~ The Queen Mother In Making

Chapter 8

Subhadra decided to stay with Uttara that night and Draupadi went to Kunti's chamber. After Karn's death, she was blaming herself and dying in guilt.

Next day,

Uloopi was leaving for her kingdom. Subhadra went to meet with Uloopi.

Subhadra: Jiji! Are you really going leaving us in this condition? Please stay some more days na. Arya needs you.

Uloopi: No Bhadrey! I have to go and Iravan is also not in this world anymore. Now I have to protect my kingdom. And I have to find a way too to free from his curse. I already lost my son. Now I can't lose Dhananjaya.

Subhadra remembered the curse which was given by Ganga during Bhisma's death.

Subhadra: Jiji! I don't think there is any way to free him from this deadly curse. It's so painful that he have to be killed by his own son! A son will kill his father! It will be another shame for kuru dynasty!

Uloopi: I know but it have to happen and we have to convince chitrangadeya to kill his own father.

Subhadra: But jiji will he agree? And why he will kill arya? Arya is his father.

Uloopi: He have to because all sons of arya died. Now we have to find a way to save arya.

Subhadra: Yes jiji!

Uloopi went to bid other family members. Arjun was looking at his 2nd wife whom he was knowing again after so many years. Yes it was that fierce woman who kidnapped him alone and proposed. Then it's sacrificial woman who raised his son alone and sacrificed her one and only son for him. It's that strong woman who maintained his wives and whole family even he too without breaking once.

Uloopi: Arya! I am going. Please permit me to go.

Arjun: But kaura....

Uloopi: Please don't stop me today arya. When I will return, I will return with a solution to free you from the curse.

Saying this, Uloopi started walking.

After some days,

Pandavas were trying to get back the peace and joy in hastinapur though it's impossible. They and their wives were serving Dhritrastra and Gandhari with full of love and respect as they lost 100 sons.

It was a gloomy day in hastinapur as the queen of Hastinapur fall ill. All pandavas and pandavpatnis were tensed.

"No, please don't go. Please don't leave me alone. My sons...."- she woke up and shouted. Sweats gathered in her forehead and tears were falling from her eyes.

"Jiji"- Subhadra called Draupadi with her sweet voice.

Draupadi wiped her tears and sweats and looked at Subhadra.

Draupadi: Oh God! I am so late today. Wait, I am going to check everything after taking bath.

Subhadra: You don't have to worry for all that. You are ill. You should take rest.

Subhadra make Draupadi lie on the bed.

Subhadra: Jiji! Were you having nightmares again?

Draupadi: You know Bhadrey, now these nightmares are my companion for rest of my life. Whenever I close my eyes, I can see only dead bodies.