Love & Betrayal

~ Her life

"Bharata karn, you have spoilt your son and now you are heading towards mine also." She said glaring at her 3 year old son who was giggling while wrapping his small hands around karan's neck. Karan laughed as he looked at the little one who was giving beautiful smile. For a second his mind alerted him as he remembered the same smile of someone but then left it.
"I'm just loving my children. Vrish, what have you done again? Why do you always trouble your bua?" Karan pretended to be strict but draupadi knew their trick. She picked her son and sat on the ground.

"Vindya do you want to eat with bharata?" She asked her small son who shook his head and snuggled in her chest sleepy. "Putri you eat I will make him sleep." Radha said but draupadi let it be. "No maa, you all continue I will make him sleep. Bharata where is bhabhishree?"

"Vrushali is coming, she was having some conversation with her sakhi outside." He informed keeping his bow on side and sitting with his child and mother. Draupadi heard and then proceeded inside, where she daily sleeps with her son. She made him sleep and tried to stand but he woke up.
"Maa! Hug me please." Her heart melted hearing the sweet request. She laid beside him on the small bed as her son hid himself completely on his mother.
She chuckled as he was so momma's boy. His cute acts and those cute faces makes him remember about him. She hugged her son as a tear come out. She still misses him, she wished that maybe he would have alive and they have lived a happy life but it always comes opposite of what we think.

"You would have enjoyed playing with your son. He is a complete reflection of yours." She said and closed her eyes.

It's been many years now. When duryodhan has attacked her she lost the hope that she may save her child but God was favouring her. Karan was roaming in the forest when he found her. She wasn't at good conditions and so he brought her to his home. As after pandavas death news the had left his position as the king so duryodhan never got to know about draupadi being at his home. She had surprised to see the new people and was scared but the love she got from them cleared everything. She insisted to leave but radha and adhirat accepted her as their daughter. When they asked about her husband she lied saying he died in some accident which wasn't completely fake. Karan who had doubts from the beginning didn't speak up and let her comfortable with them.

"Maa!" Her thoughts broke as she ruffled her son's hair. He was so stubborn, doesn't hear anything of her and always do mischief but at same time he was as similar as his father. Calm, disciplined and more mature than his age.
"Don't you want to sleep vindya?" She asked caressing his chubby cheeks. He smiled then got up and sat on her stomach. Draupadi laughed knowing what exactly he wants.

"Maa, story!" He said in his breaking language. Draupadi made him lay on her and patted his back while covering them both with the shawl.

"What do you want to hear vindya."

"Baba!" He said out of sudden which shocked her. Why does he suddenly want to know about it. Does anything happened.
"Why putra?"

"Mama told. My baba is very nice." He said to which draupadi narrowed but then thought maybe prativindya has troubles karan so he said those things. "Oh!"

"Tell! Baba!" He again demanded and she knew he wasn't going to leave the topic easily. "Ok! Your baba was a nice person. You look just like him, but he doesn't used to trouble his maata. He wasn't a bad boy like prativindya." She said making faces as prativindya made a oh face while hearing with concentration. He was again going to ask something but draupadi didn't let him. She tricked him and he slept soon.

"Forgive me putra, but i can't tell you more about him. Maybe I have forgave him but I didn't forget what your father did with me. He abandoned us from his life. My love for him can't change but i can't forget his betrayal too." She thought hugging her son to her chest.

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"Arya, I want to meet pitashree. Please take me there." Vrishali said walking behind karan. He looked at her and then again started walking. "Arya, say something. Are you taking me to indraprastha?" She again asked and karan nodded his head. "Will you wait for few more days vrushali? I have a small work after that we will leave." She immediately nodded and hugged him. Karan laughed at her childish act then caressed her cheek as they walked side by side from the garden.

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Indraprastha

"Vala! Would you please stop and concentrate on your husband." Bheem came making faces as his wife was busy with something. He snatched the things and sat on the bed keeping his head on her lap. Valandara laughed at his childishness. "Arya why are you here at this time? You should do your work! Jyesth bharata needs you in sabha." She said as bheem suddenly sat up on the bed.

"Oh I forgot. Mata is coming." He told and valandara started glaring at him. "Heights of carelessness Arya. You are telling me now. I should prepare for her welcome, she is coming for the first time." She told and started going but he stopped her.
"Shh! Listen first. Mata has ordered me to not tell anyone. Specially jyesth."

V :- But why? Jyeshth should know about this.

B :- yeah, but if jyesth got to know then he will definitely do some excuses. Mata is coming for convincing jyesth to think about marriage and as now his younger brothers are getting married then she will surely pressurise him.

V :- That's a good news. Jyesth bhrata should marry now after all it's the right time.

She said as they both walked in the balcony. Her eyes noticed the sad face of her husband and she asked upon it.
"He won't marry vala. Mata wants him to settle down with his wife and enjoy the life but how will he when his heart is already of someone else. Don't know when will my jyesth become happy like before." He sadly said remembering the time when he was so in love in draupadi and always used to smile and laugh freely.

"What are you saying arya? Do he love some princess?"

B :- yeah, he used to. Panchal kumari draupadi had captivated our always serious brother so much that he has become a love sicked man. But then the varnavart incident happened and when we returned we got to know about the mysterious death of panchal kumari. Jyesth had forgotten living his life. He has completely drowned into the sadness and pain.

As he completed they both fell silent. Valandara was so sad after hearing that. She has been with them for two years and she had always seen the eldest pandav lost. He takes care of them like a father and mother but other than that he has no life of himself. She had always see him with work and solving his brother's problem and the remaining few time he spends lonely in his chamber.

She felt very bad and bheem understood it so he changed the topic. They both hide the news of kunti arriving and started preparing to welcome her by themselves.

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