MIRAGE OF HEARTSTRINGS

NEGATIVE VIBES

AT HASTINAPUR

"you are going to Indraprastha soon"

"ah.....no, jiji. Actually we are going to dwarka, thought it has been a while since I met bhratashree"

"hmm, true. Take care and come soon"

"Ji jiji. You come sometime too"

"we will try. You all come too"

"Ji Mata Gandhari. You also come"

"haha, I will my children. I will try to come soon"

The elders of Hastinapur went to drop Pandavas and Rajmata outside the palace as the Pandavas took blessings from all the elders as the twins took blessing from Draupadi too since she is also there beside Gandhari.

They were about to leave to the chariot but stopped when Mata Gandhari called Vikarna and dushasana who entered the palace, taking among themselves as draupadi whispered telling in Gandhari's ear since she (draupadi) does not know about the rivalry about the both group of brother even though she did notice but it is her duty to tell Gandhari about everything.

"Putra Dushasana, putra Vikarna, come, rajmata and your brothers are going. Take blessing"

The pandavas noticed the way dushasana and Vikarna look at each other, talking silently before they watch both coming towards, of course they are not going to deny their mother's order. Coming forward both of them touch Mata Kunti's feet, getting the blessing as they stand up.

Dushasana huffs deciding to do it in the last, going forward lightly touching yudhishtir's feet but touching as yudhishtir gave him his blessing making him touch bhima's feet who also gave him blessing making him immediately back off after that before Vikarna also took the blessing.

The twins though to them if they should also go to touch their feet but before they could come on any conclusion, both the kauravas immediately left after Vikarna finish touching bhima's feet and taking blessings.

The whole scene also got watched by a certain archer from the window of office in the palace as he glance towards his best friend who is focused on paperwork, not letting his hearing senses get the sound of noise down at the entrance of Palace where the chariot of Indraprastha is but Karna could see his best friend's tense posture making him mutter under his breath.

"this human is horrible with feelings, whether at showing or hiding"

Sighing karna also went towards duryodhana who noticed his best friend's approach towards him as he raise an eyebrow when karna lift a paper while muttering "you can go for tea, they are going inside the chariot"

Duryodhana immediately look away at his best friend's sentence. His friends always know about know but he has never felt so much exposed as he is feeling now making him grit his teeth before he shook his head, getting up from the chair unknown to the five pairs of eyes who also waited for his glimpse.

"I should focus on my work, everything will be normal soon" Duryodhana muttered to himself as he hears the sound of running chariot with galloping of horses while he enter the kitchen for water..............maybe he needs madira right now, a little won't hurt to, beside, he just have to make sure it will be inside the office not anywhere else since none drinks inside the palace except him, his mamashree, with him, ashwatthama and somtimes karna too but only few sips which are on very rare day.

Duryodhana muttered to himself, going towards his office where karna as he lock the door from inside before taking out his madira, pouring it in his glass, already knowing karna isn't going to drink.

"well, Ashwatthama must have won over Matsya by now. He is quite a very powerful archer too after all"

Duryodhana says to which karna nodded "yeah, he would be coming soon"