THE RULERS OF RISHABHAPRIYA

My Home Is Here

Surabhi's POV

I did not step out of my chamber for the rest of the day. I knew that all the matters regarding the kingdom and it's affairs were being taken care of by Bhargav at his home. I had nothing to worry about except for my brother. He made no efforts in talking to me all day and I had the same stubbornness he had. I was very mad at him. I knew that as a brother he would want me to go back to his kingdom, but not informing me about it and treating a grown woman like she can't make any decisions is something else. 

I sat near the large window near the entrance of my chamber and looked out of it to at least enjoy the view in front of me. I desperately wanted to be with Bhargav at that moment and I gave in to my feelings and got up to go see him. I did not care if the people would see me. I did not care if it created any unwanted rumors. I just wanted to be with him. I put on my armor and walked out of my chamber. I was about to descend the floor my family was on when I heard my brother say, "Where are you going at this hour?".

I stopped in my tracks and did not bother to look back and took just a few steps forward. I felt him grab my hand and pull me so that I was facing him. "What the hell is wrong with you, Surabhi?", he yelled. I stayed quiet but stared back at him angrily. "Don't you fucking understand that as your family we want to take you back after all this? What would you have done? Or have you already disowned us like you have disowned my Ratnagarbha? What is your problem??".

I was furious. "YOU!! You are my fucking problem! You do not think I am someone who has the ability to think. You do not think I am capable of making my own decisions! You do not consider me an adult. It has been four years, Bhaiyya! Four long fucking years of torture and constant pain! Wake up! I am not the same little girl I once was! If I want to stay, I WILL FUCKING STAY", I said angrily.

"So, there is no place for your family now in your life, huh? We don't matter to you anymore, like Ratnagarbha. Right?", all of my feeling came rushing into me once again from a few years ago and I yelled furiously, "WHAT FAMILY, BHAIYYA??? WHAT FUCKING FAMILY? THE SAME FAMILY WHO THOUGHT I WAS DEAD WHEN I WAS ROTTING IN A DUNGEON?", he looked taken aback.

"Where was my family when I was crying for them everyday? When I was being beaten up? When I was almost raped? When I was almost killed?", from the side of my eyes, I saw the others standing behind him. "Where were you when I cried every time I heard thunders? Where were you when I cried seeing a fucking spider in the dungeons? Where were you when I prayed for you to come get me? Doing my final rituals? You were my only hope, Bhaiyya. And you never showed up", I was panting as tears rolled down my cheeks. 

"You know how I met Bhargav? I was in the dungeons and the then king had thrown his family in the cells with me. It was raining heavily and I couldn't see a thing. I did not see him properly until he was right in front of my across the bars and until I saw his face, I wished it was you. I wished you had finally got to know that I was here rotting in the dungeons and had finally come to save me. Do you have any idea what I had to go through when I came out and got to know that you all thought I was dead? How I felt when I got to know they gave up on me? What fucking family does that?"

"Surabhi, keep your language clean!", Bhabhi commanded. "Do you really think what language I use matters anymore? Do you think I care about it anymore? Or you people? NO!! I do not care. I do not even want to see you guys after everything I have been through", Dheer Bhaiyya interrupted me, "Surabhi, we understand that you are angry. But this is not the solution, dear. That land is yours. The people of that land are all yours. They cried for losing you. Most of them still hope you will return. We know and fully are guilty that you had to go through all that when we were right on this planet breathing. But as you said earlier, it was not in our hands. And when we finally have an opportunity to make it all right, don't push us away".