Clashed destinies

Jahnavi is suspicious

"Meghna?!" Karn could feel the heaviness in his heart poring out through his tears. He looked at the girl. This had to be her...he couldn't be wrong. The same eyes. The same face. The same voice. The same beautiful nose. Meghna! This was his Meghna! But she was alive?!
"Meghna? no Babu sahib...u might be mistaken. This is my daughter Jahnavi. " Rashi explained as she saw Karn looking at her daughter with a familiar look
Jahnavi however was too busy to even process Karn's presence.
"Let's go Amma. Who cares if he lives or not?! We have warned him...the river seems dangerous. " Jahnavi said looking at Karn giving him the last warning look. Karn however was too engrossed in her to even notice her concern.
This she turned around with her mother and started walking away from her soulmate.
"Meghna! Meghna! Please don't leave. I know it's you!" Karn shouted as he ran towards her. Jahnavi turned around completely taken aback. A stange man was following her and her mother. And who was this Meghna that he so desperately claimed she was.
"Bhrata! What are u doing here!" It was Draupadi.
And as Draupadi looked at Jahnavi she could feel the emotional outburst inside her.
"Meghna!" Draupadi whispered as she looked at her best friend. She had missed her so much and she was alive all this while.
"What nonsence is this!? What are they even talking about?! Who is this Meghna?! " Jahnavi cried as she looked at her mother for answers who was equally clueless.
"I am Jahnavi! A fisherwoman. Daughter of a fisherman and this is my mother Rashi!" She replied with coldness.
Draupadi and Karn looked at her strangely. Was this really not their Meghna?!
"Let's go Bhrata" Draupadi said.
"Are u kidding me?! My wife is here...she is alive!" Karn said firmly.
"Your wife?! Have you lost it young man? My daughter is already engaged ! She will soon get married ! What nonsensical stuff are you even speaking?! You have no right to speak such offensive stuff about my daughter! Don't you dare say such baseless stuff!" Radha warned Karn as she saw a stranger calling her daughter his wife. Her daughter was the prettiest girl in their community and thus the richest fisherman wanted to marry her. He was a good man and she was more than happy. These kinds of allegations by a stranger could ruin her image and her marriage .
"What engagement? I don't know about this mata," Jahnavi was herself confused. She was not informed about her marrying anyone.
"U will get engaged tomorrow my child. The date is fixed. Come with me" Rashi said. Jahnavi was confused but didn't protest. She knew her mother wanted her welfare. And she nodded and joined her mother.
Karn and Draupadi watched them leaving as a huge wave started approaching them. The wave approaches them and Karn immediately pushed Draupadi away and lost his balance as the giant wave started drowning him and carrying him more and more inside the river.
"Bhrata!" Draupadi shouted. Jahnavi instantly turned around as she saw a man struggling to live. She immediately ran towards the river. Draupadi was surprised how the waves turned extremely gentle as Jahnavi's foot touched them. It was magical. Jahnavi grabbed Karn by his waist while Karn was still struggling to breathe. Even in that situation Karn noticed something. Something that confirmed him this was his dead wife.
"Are you mad?! I warned you repeatedly that a storm can be felt approaching! Why then would u risk your life?! " Jahnavi scolded as they reached the shore. Karn was in no condition to speak .
"Take him home and give him some hot stuff to eat. He must be exhausted. And tell him to listen to warnings!" Jahnavi hissed with anger as Draupadi supported her brother in law who couldn't his eyes off her.

"This can't be her! Bhrata...she is a different girl. She just looks like Meghna. She is a fisherwoman for mahadev's sake. And Meghna couldn't swim. This woman is like a mermaid treading rivers like a piece of cake. This can't be our Meghna" Draupadi tried to justify herself.
"I know it's her yagyaseni. I saw that mark . You remember how she had appeared from the fire and thus there was a black cross burning mark in her shoulder and Jahnavi has the same Mark. This is Meghna " Karn said. He was extremely clear.
"How then does she not remember you?; Moreover she is that woman's daughter. Meghna didn't have a mother. This girl has a different exsistence bhrata. This can't be Meghna!" Draupadi said a little pissed off. She didn't want her brother in law to get hurt...yet again .
"It is her! You can't recognise her! But I can!" Karn said .
"What then are we supposed to do?! She is engaged. Even if she is Meghna. She doesn't remember us. She has a different family. A different life. And I will again say you are fooling yourself. This is not my sakhi!" Draupadi replied .
"Don't tell about this adventure to your husband" Karn said.
Draupadi agreed.
"So that you can go and meet her again and listen to her mother bark at you?" Draupadi said sarcastically.
"Can't you keep one secret yagyaseni?!" Karn said a little pissed.
Draupadi reluctantly agreed.

Next day in the morning Jahnavi was ready for her day. In the mornings she gave boat rides to the civilians and at the afternoon she was ready for her fishing. She knew the exact time she would find the rarest of fishes .
As she reached her small little boat she was approached by a man. The same man! Was he following her?!
"Who are you?! And what in earth do you want?!" Jahnavi asked.
"I  want a boat ride and I was told you give the best boat rides in this city " Karn said not looking at her once.
"I don't want to...go approach someone else" Jahnavi said. She was not liking this man one bit.
"Alright...I will leave but I don't think there is anyone who can give me a boat ride so early in the morning. My sister in law is extremely unwell. I need to bring some medicines for her and the doctor said I would find them on that side."Karn lied .
Draupadi sneezed loudly while cooking.  What was happening?! Definitely someone was lying about her!
Jahnavi looked at him. Was he lying? What if he was speaking the truth. She didn't want someone to suffer because of her stubbornness.
"Alright...come with me" jahnavi gave in.
Karn mentally thanked Draupadi who was still recovering from her sneezes .