MIRAGE OF HEARTSTRINGS

UNPLANNED ENCOUNTER

The morning went normal with the breakfast being silent but since it was all normal, no one felt awkward or uncomfortable, just ate their breakfast before going their way like yudhishtir went to library while Madri twins went to Kunti, with Arjuna and bhima going back to their rooms.

Either way it didn't made much difference in the palace since them being staying in the palace silently is normal from starting, as if their presence can't be felt until they are present in the room.

A long sigh echoed in the library by the King of Indraprastha before the attention went to the light footfalls coming from the entrance, making yudhishtir look up.

"it took time to find you" Though he didn't expected find the person to be dushasana who is scratching his back of neck awkwardly or maybe nervously before stopping a meter away from yudhishtir.

Feeling curious, yudhishtir straighten up, ready to walk forward to ask if anything happened downstairs but paused surprised when he hear dushasana muttering something making him confuse.

"huh?"

"I said thanks for the suggestion yesterday!!" The second eldest kaurava yelled before turning around abruptly, leaving yudhishtir shocked alone in the library. Coming out from shock, yudhishtir again lean back against the window, still with the book in his hand as he went to read his book again nonchalantly but it didn't stopped the light smile to come on his face after seeing dushasana acting same way as he acted in Anga, even if this one was a bit awkward and nervous full.

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There might be many things he had regretted but this one.........this one of him, of the second eldest Dushasana thanking the eldest Pandava.............."Argh!! Why did I even decided to say it?"

"why are pulling your hairs?"

"jyeshth" Ah.......His only saviour, the Eldest kaurava, soon to be King of Hastinapur and most of all, his elder brother.

"hmm?"

"just now I did something"

His jyeshth blinked, of course the confusion is valid but-

"should I-"

"no!!..........nothing bad, just thanked someone in this palace" Dushasana said while looking down as he scratch the behind of his ear lightly to not to make himself awkward or nervous but he couldn't help himself when the silence above is felt like a pressure.

Tired of silence, dushasana looked up, ready to be embarrassed but got off gaurd when he saw his elder brother smiling softly, eyes filled with understanding and tenderness just like in childhood when he himself couldn't understand his ownself but his elder brother always does, from starting.

"isn't it good?" His elder brother asked making dushasana confuse but it flew away when duryodhana continued "thanking someone isn't something wrong"

Dushasana opened his mouth to speak the situation properly but decided to kept it back as he sighs nodding, lightly smiling when duryodhana patted his head before going back so that his older brother can have rest.

"bye bhratashree, don't forget to take rest"

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And again like yesterday, another moment of realising that duryodhana's brothers have grown up truly especially considering the fact that virjasa is 20 years old, who told him to rest yesterday like a caretaker.............not like he mind even, considering that it is something he should be proud of.

Walking forward duryodhana went towards kitchen to grab something to eat but unexpectedly he found himself in front of the person he has been desperately trying to avoid from starting.

"putra bhima" Now - Now, who said Rajmata is not blessing in disguise, see her timing.

"Ji Maa"

Maybe duryodhana can slip away quietly-

"putra duryodhana"

"Pranipat Mata Kunti"

"ayushman bhava, how are you? Haven't seen you from a while?" Haa, guess the plan of slipping away has failed before starting. 

"I am good, just busy in work"

"Oh, take care of yourself. If need help then you can ask yudhishtir"

Haha never "ji"

"are you both going to eat?"

Duryodhana opened his mouth to reply but got surprised by a loud "NO!!" as both him and Mata Kunti watch bhima going from there which only made the eldest kaurava frown since he did saw bhima going inside kitchen only to stop by the presence of duryodhana. But then why did he said no? And since when did bhima started saying no to food?

"uh........." Duryodhana tried to soothe the situation as Rajmata smiled gently before patting duryodhana's head while saying "take care, child"

"Ji Mata Kunti"

He watched Mata Kunti leaving from there, sighing as he glanced towards the direction bhima went before leaving from there, forgetting about the food he was supposed to grab.

Immediately walking in the office, duryodhana sat down on his chair while riffling through pages until he let out a loud sigh before burying his face in his hands.

Now it is not like life is bad, it is just.................

It is worse sometimes.

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