The Royal Promise

Parting ways

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Bhanu verma

I startled woke up,the same dream,the same blast I dreamt about the blast again. My skin tingles with burning sensation as if i was burning in that fire,i close my for a second and control my uneven breathe as i slowly get up and lean towards headrest of bed. My gaze moved around room which i am sure was destroyed yesterday has been set clean now. I was on bed covered with blanket, my broken jewelries kept neatly on bed side table,sun rays has been peeking inside room,I exhale as my head weighs with hangover, i slowly hop down from bed only to a sharp sting of pain breaks through my feet "ughh" a painful whimper leaves my throat.

I look at my feet to see a bandage neatly wrapped,i lift my skirt a little to see another feet has also wrapped in bandage, my palms has been covered in bandage, i lift my head to greeted by my reflection in the mirror infront. I look devastated, yesterday morning i woke up in the new hope of starting new family today but here i am hairs messed, having cuts from jewelries all over,eyes puffed, suddenly yesterday's looks in the same attire flashes in my mind, I was smiling, happy, excited, looking beautiful but now i look like disaster,my gaze moves to my forehead where still sindhoor is there in partition of my hairs. A disgusting taste fills my throat as yesterday's image of Arjun filling my forehead flashes in,then slowly i gather whatever happened yesterday, how my small doubt lead to this. If Arjun smiled as if nothing is wrong during fireworks i wouldn't have doubted him nor went in search of Arjun where my world crumbled and everything went disaster or may be everything went right. It's good that i got to know now or else it would've been so late.

Now i will decide what to do with this marriage,i will decide my future not Arjun nor dadu. I will take back control over my life. My train of thoughts broke by my phones ringtone, i look around and it's lying near couch, i pick to see Mr.Das calling, i answer call "Good morning mam. I am here to deliver chairman's gift for your marriage. Crew will be staying here from now on." He says in his robotic voice, i scoff remembering dadu's gift,a private plane that's what he gifted me.

Everyone in our family owns a private plane just i didn't, because i always loved travel among people, preferred to travel in public transport than traveling alone,loved to be in crowd than being alone,though i was hesitant, being alone through out your life does that. You crave for small,small things which will be daily mundane for rest of world. Maybe that's how i was easily fooled by Arjun when he faked his care, concern even dadu." Are you here?" My throat pains from all the crying. "Yes mam, I am in airport"
"Hmm.Then get marriage annulment papers ready and bring it to palace" my voice clipped lack of emotions that makes Mr.Das to pause as he hasn't responded to me yet"Mr. Das do i need to repeat?" My voice is cold that i feel it through out my body.
"No mam! I will get the papers ready in ten minutes, and under what ground mam?"

"Fraud. And make it five, i don't have whole day,keep the flight ready"
"Yes mam" I inhale deeply as i see myself in mirror. It's time that i take control of my future.

Arjun might be king but not for me. His behavior, and his thoughts about me was unacceptable. He talked like he own me but that not possible not now nor never. He expects everyone to fall at his feet with a simple command to obey him. But no i will never kneel down for anyone,i might be optimistic for my family, hoping, praying that they will love me one day,i might be romantic at heart hoping eternal love from my husband, i might be easy in my professional life letting my paitents throw tantrums at me because i understand their frustration of being sick,i might be easy, stupid,forgiving but i will never compromise with my self-respect under any circumstances. I let everything happen in my life because i let it happen not because they can do as they wish.