Love & Betrayal

~ Danger

Life was so precious for her but then a storm came and everything shattered. She was happy with her father, sister, brother and him. He died and she had to leave everything if not then maybe she had loose her child. Thinking about his good memories she kept her hand on her little grown up belly. She was 7 months pregnant. After leaving the palace she started searching for a place and got into a village. It was hard for her to live as everyone were seeing her with disgust, pointing finger on her character that she is pregnant and none knew about the husband but then a old couple give her the roof. She then started working for them. She would cook the food, clean the house and do every chores of the house for them but now it was little hard. The old lady was kind to ask her for rest as she knew how she was going through difficulties while carrying the child without any support.

"Malini! Putri come inside, we should have the lunch." The lady called her with the name she introduced herself at beginning.
"Haa kaki!" She told and slowly went inside the house. The lady smiled seeing her and then caressed her belly. "He is growing so fast. I wish you have a healthy child." Draupadi smiled and sat on the ground, eating the food she served.

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"Leave my hand! I said leave my hand." An anger filled voice came as she yelled at the soldier who had held her wrist. After the warnings too he didn't move and so picking a stone from beside she banged it on his head. Horror replaced in her heart when she found herself surrounded by the group of soldiers. Her attention captured by a known face and she started feeling scared.

"Duryodhan!" She said. Her body was burning with anger but she was scared for her child. What if he injured her child? She has to do something. She started taking back steps while finding a chance to run from there. "Panchal kumari! I'm delighted to see you. Everyone think that the fire born princess is dead but look what, you are here, hiding from the world. And whats this? You are pregnant? Uss napunsak yudhishthir ki najayas aulad tumhare garbh mein pal rahi hai." He said with hate which scared draupadi more. Her leg hit with the stone as she started falling but got saved due to the tree.

"I didn't forget the insult you did of mine and today you have to pay for it. A beauty like you should be the queen of great kingdom like hastinapur. I have come here to make you mine but before that this child has to die. I won't allow you to carry those pandavas lineage." He said as his dirty hands rubbed on her belly with a pressure. She felt disgusted and so thinking nothing more taking a stone from side hit on his head. Duryodhan growled in anger and in meantime she ran from there. The few soldiers followed her.

Soon it was a night time and she was continuously running. Her body was tierd. She was wanting to give up but the fear of loosing his last symbol didn't let her. She ran untill her legs didn't stop. Finding a chance she hid behind a rock and distracted those soldiers. She tried to come out but the soldiers were still roaming near the surrounding and so she let herself rest there only. "I will save you. You don't worry, your maa won't let anything happen to you."

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Four Years Later

The time changed and with that many things too. Pandavas came back alive after two years to the incident and then the division of kingdoms happened. Kunti stayed back to hastinapur while the brothers with bheem's wife valandara and arjun's wife subhadra proceeded to khandavprasth. With many difficulties they established their own kingdom and named it as Indraprastha. It has been two years since the king was crowned and they have determined their everything for the kingdom.

After returning back yudhishthir got to know the rumors of panchal princess draupadi dying mysteriously. He had died 100 times hearing that but his heart was confirmed that it isn't true. She can't die. After that he sent his spies almost everywhere to find her but he couldn't find her till now.

At the mid night yudhishthir entered in his chamber. He took off his jewelery then changing himself in comfortable wear stood in the balcony. He couldn't sleep properly from last five years. His guilt has hollowed him very badly that no emotions has left there. He works robotically. And consume hardly three hours of sleep.

Sitting down near the couch he brought out the anklet of hers which she had given to him. He smiled remembering her, his eyes shinned with adoration at her mention and the same time guilt kills him. People think of him as dharmraj but what adharam he has done with her, none can do. He brutally hurt the one who loved him the most. Today also, her words scares him like nightmare. Her pleading voice, her tears and helplessness. He caused her so much. And lastly she disappeared. Where no one know?

"My heart know you are alive and I will find you. I will sacrifice everything for getting you."
He told holding the anklet in his fist. His head rested on the back of pillar as thinking about her and their past he slept their only.

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"Vrishsen! Come back! Stop there only." A lady ran behind a child around 6 years. He was laughing while troubling her and roaming all over around there. She finally tricked him and got him while showing wide eyes to pretend like angry. "Today I will complain about you to your father. He has just spoilt you so much."

She said and picked him up then walking back to their home. There a old lady welcomed them as she smiled at her grandson and then at the young lady. "Malini (draupadi) you should not run behind him like that. And you vrish, why do you trouble her so much." Radha (mother of karn) said as her grandson giggling hiding his face on draupadi's shoulder. She showed angry face but then smiled kissing on the sweet child's head.

"You can't pacify me now. Let his father come mata. Both the father and son will get good punishment." She said settling him beside her and feeding him with her hand.

"Oh so you will punish me dear." The manly voice of karna said as draupadi smiled and turned to him and the child he was carrying in his arms.

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