Love & Betrayal

~ Moments of love

Please comment guys, it is very disappointing

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"Putra, it's late you should sleep now." Yudhishthir said as he laid on the bed with his son. Prativindya hugged him and cuddled tightly. They both were having a good conversation together while playing and laughing, as today yudhishthir has arrived soon from the court to spend some time with his son. Draupadi wasn't present as she had some work with her sister-in-law. Both the father and son in few time dozed off. Yudhishthir relaxed his posture as after many days he was comfortably laying on the bed instead of the sofa. He snuggled his son more into him and they both gone to deep sleep.

It was late when draupadi entered her room. She frowned to see the complete silence as once she reached to the private chamber she looked over the bed and saw her son and husband sleeping peacefully on the bed. She walked till there and saw them both cuddled to each other, prativindya has completely hidden himself being his father's second skin. Her attention went to yudhishthir head as he was sleeping in wrong position. She bend down to him and adjusted the pillow. A smile formed on her face as she saw her son's relived face. He was just so much happy with his father, it isn't like he wasn't before, karan never showed less affection to him but still father's place is irreplaceable. The role yudhishthir plays in his life none can do. She thought and smiled seeing them again. Then after changing into simple clothes she came back to them.

There was enough space for her to sleep but she was hesitating to lay beside him. It was just scaring her. What's the matter of scaring? He won't do anything. With lot of doubts she finally laid beside the two men and turned to face them. Her eyes admiring them both and it went like for whole night. She couldn't sleep but admire the two most important people of her life.

Soon it was morning, prativindya got up from his place then climbed down and ran outside seeing the butterfly flying. There draupadi had fallen asleep sometime ago only, she didn't realised her son's mischief and wad deep into sleep. She snuggled into yudhishthir keeping her head on his left arm and wrapping her left arm on his waist. Her face lit up with a smile at his touch and she hid her face on his chest, placing a kiss there. The sudden activities alerted yudhishthir, he yawned then rubbing his eyes tried to move but felt weight on himself. His eyes went to her and it gave him a shock. At first he thought it to be a dream like always but today it wasn't. She was so close to him. His heart was beating fast and he was feeling nervous. More than that he was fearing for her reaction seeing them together that to such close. He tried keeping his hands away but couldn't and hugged her closer. A deep breathe exhaled as he placed a kiss on her head.

After few moments of peace he decided to get her up as it was making him hard to even move and he had to as it was a little bit late. He shook her with her shoulder but that didn't work.
"Panchali? Please get up."

Draupadi was deep into sleep but with the constant whispers and movements she moved her face and opened her eyes slowly. As soon as she opened the eyes, his face came into view and her heart stopped for a second after getting him so closer to herself. She swallowed the saliva and tightened her grip on him. The sudden touch made him close his eyes in ecstasy. Blood rushed in his veins due to the overwhelming emotions. He put a blank face to cover up his emotions and then decided to move away. As in the action his finger tangled with the strings of her blouse making it loose. Draupadi gasped and her eyes widened, she couldn't move and her hands covering her bust.

At first he was confused but suddenly realization hitted and he felt embarrassed for his act. "Panchali..... I...it was unintentional. I didn't......" He tried to speak but she lowered her gaze in shame. Seeing that he felt more disgusting of himself. Then getting up from the bed he got her drape and without sparing any look at her just covered her with that. Draupadi looked in his direction, seeing him avoiding to meet her gaze made her feel wrong. Maybe her silence made him guilty. She decided to speak to him but before only he hurriedly left the room.

"Why are you not speaking to me? You are making me feel guilty with this silence." Draupadi whispered to herself seeing his disappearing figure. It was feeling off to her. They never had converse more than one line. He completely avoids her, doesn't show up to her untill the night and never talks to her untill needed. He just ask about if she is comfortable or not that's it. It should be her doing that act but he was forcing her to think otherwise. Can't she even express her pain? Can't he come and ask about how she managed living without him these long years? Is that too off his self respect to make her feel secured?

With so many thoughts she just shook her head and decided to avoid him too.

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As the afternoon was passing, the breezes of hot wind were passing through the walls of indraprastha. The king was watching his city through the balcony. He left a satisfying breathe and walked through the corridors. The soldiers greeted him as he walked in his private chamber which was attached to his study. He took off the crown and sat on the chair to relax a bit. There were many things happening in his life. His mind wasn't at peace and problems were just growing stronger.

His mother has stopped talking to him, she doesn't even look at him unless it's important. His wife wasn't happy with him. Sometimes he feels like he forcefully bind her with him, he feels guilty seeing how she feels uncomfortable in his presence. When he was away, she laughs, smiles and plays with everyone but as he enters everything goes silent. She stops talking and just does her work. It made him curse himself for ruining her happy moment, atleast she was laughing with his brothers and sister in laws.

His son. A smile forms on his face thinking about him but at the same time he felt guilty too. How did he let his son suffer for someone else's happiness. Sometimes he thinks maybe he had told draupadi everything and then took any step. He would have discussed it with her instead of speaking those curseful words to her. How much she may had suffer.

Even panchalraj discarded her from his kingdom. How did she manage to give birth to their son after so much? Didn't she feel like to abandon everything and live a life of comfort.
A tear slipped from his eye which he immediately wiped and bottled up his emotions. His chest was paining with everything. He wanted to tell his inner turmoil to someone but couldn't do that. If he told the truth of dushala then her life will be hard. He couldn't even do that.

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