The untold story of a Courtesan

Thirty-three

I went back inside Rang Mahal and Raj was standing there and he asked"Ammi who that?".

"Someone I once knew!". I said and embraced him without a second thought and cried my heart out for a while.I pulled from our embrace and said to Raj"no matter what happens....I will always love you right!".I said wiping my tears and Raj nodded his head.

I stood up with Nadia and told Raj to close the doors of Rang Mahal cause I going to take a nap for a while.I went to go and lay down and saw Virat Sameer lying like a stone on the bed and I instantly smiled,I placed Nadia next to him and lay my head down and watched the two of them fast asleep till my eyes couldn't stay open for long and gone was I with the wind.

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I woke up and saw that everything was dark and slowly got up not waking my two babies and lit up the lantern on the table opposite the bed.then I went to the window which was next to the bed and saw how beautiful the stars shine in the night sky.

"Good evening Ammi!".I turned around and Raj standing at the door.

"Good evening beta....I thought you were sleeping?".

"I was but woke up earlier!".

"It's fine.....stay here with them and rest,no music will keep you awake at night!".I said with a giggle and he laughed but quickly told him to kept it down since they sleeping.

He then went and lied next to them and I left the room and enter the empty room which reminder me of the main hall from Laal Mahal and light a lantern that standing there and sat down in a chair and couldn't seem to wonder all these things that happened to me for since last night.

All of a southern, the rain began Falling and I felt at ease hearing the rain but then something came to me and never took it seriously"Another thing is that your loved ones share a very deep bond with each other!!..... more like tires of blood!".the words that Pooja told me this morning and realized that my son and Nadia can be both siblings and my son, Zafar child for a possibility.

I stood up and said"how stupid can I be,not realizing who she talking about!".I said to myself with my eyes that could pop out at any moment.

I then opened my hands apart and
said"Ya Allah,please forgive me how badly I have sin........I don't know how long can I keep this secret but punished me if you must.....just hope they will never have to take my children away from me!".I said and prayed in the Muslim way.

"But thank you sister for revealing the truth to me!".I said smiling and sat again in the the chair and ended up falling again asleep till I woke up the next morning.

The rain fell endlessly and it's was the only time when Jhansi received rain and the people were greatfull for this time of year, especially farmers as their crops were being water and hope to have a very good harvest year after year.

I woke up with the sound of rain and the wind made the palace so cold that I kept on shivering and ran to see how my children are holding up and saw them fast asleep under a white blanket that lied at their feet and felt relief but walked up to them and threw the blanket over them since it's extremely cold.

I went back inside and started cooking some dishes and after I was done,Virat Sameer started crying and ran to check up on him and pick him up and started calming him down with songs I would sing and as it did the trick,a knock came on the door and I got a slight fright but thought it's probably Bajirao coming to check up on me.

I walked to doors and opened it when a tall figure in a black cloak stood infront of me and asked"who are you?".I said with a glare.

"Please mam.....the rain is falling endlessly,I need a place to stay till the rain calm downs!".the man said and the voice sound familiar but didn't seem to guess who it's was.

At first I seem scared to let a stranger in since I have children but let the stranger in and closed the door since the rain couldn't stop.

"Salam alaikum my begum!".the man said as my feet just wanted to crumble at that moment for so long I yearned for his voice and turned around when he arms stood opened and he smiled so happily seeing me and I ran to embrace him slightly having our son in my hands.