Trishalini ~ The Jewel of Mahabaleshgarh

8 ~ Yuvraj Learns the Truth

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Trisha POV

"Who is he?" he asked, and I gulped, staring at the two men standing in my courtyard.

Before I could say anything, Shantanu Kumar walked towards him, bent a little, and introduced himself.

"Yuvraj, my greetings," he said, and Yuvraj Abhinandan looked at me momentarily.

"And who might you be?" he asked, his voice laced with suspicion, and Shantanu's smile grew wider.

"Everyone knows you. I am Shantanu Kumar. A soldier in Mahabaleshgarh," he said, and Yuvraj smiled.

"Oh, I see. So you came here to greet me," he asked. Shantanu looked at me momentarily blankly and then nodded.

"Ye... yes, your father is missing you terribly," he said, and Yuvraj lowered his gaze.

"Is he alright?" he asked in a low voice. Shantanu stayed silent for a moment and then nodded.

"From outside, yes, but it's human tendency to hide their pain behind their widest smiles," Shantanu exclaimed, and he nodded.

"He deserves that," Yuvraj stated, and I temporarily lowered my gaze.

"Ohhh, Yuvraj is here." My father's voice suddenly caught my attention, and I saw him walking in.

"Guruji, happy Holi," Yuvraj walked forward to him and bent down to touch his feet.

And, the moment Shantanu walked forward and touched his feet, too, Yuvraj's brows thinned in a line.

"Yuvraj, meet him, Shantanu Kumar, Trisha's fiance," and here it was. My father declared, and I stood frozen, holding the ends of my dupatta in my fists.

Yuvraj remained silent, absolutely shocked, for the next few moments and then suddenly laughed. "Hahhahaaaa, ohh, haha," he said suddenly, turning to me and looking at me with intense eyes.

I immediately looked away. Well, I was about to tell him.

"Trisha, prepare something to eat," my father suggested, and I nodded before walking inside the hut.

I chopped the vegetables and kneaded the dough while the men talked outside. After that, I silently cooked and heard them laughing, talking, and enjoying themselves. Yuvraj was not speaking much, and I did not dare to see him in the eyes.

My strength had drained. For some strange reason, I felt I had done something wrong but could not remember it.

"Bhojan taiyaar hai, Pitaji, kaha laga de?"

"The food's ready, Pitaji. Where to serve?" I asked in a slow yet loud enough voice, and Yuvraj suddenly stood up from the wooden bed and walked towards me.

"Hum to garam garam poori khaenge, idhar beth kar hi,"

"I will have hot Pooris sitting here," he declared, and my heartbeats raced when she sat a little away from me. My fingers trembled a little, and I looked into his eyes. They were dark and enraged, and I immediately looked at my father and Shantanu.

"You should come here too," I offered with a smile and noticed Yuvraj gritting his teeth.

He shifted closer, blocking any space for Shantanu to sit near me. He even placed his plate so that his hand could never reach me.

This was crazy.

"Hum pakda denge,"

"I will pass," he said, smiling at them, and they nodded. I could sense that Shantanu also wanted to sit near me, and Pitaji laughed.