MIRAGE OF HEARTSTRINGS

DISORDERLY PONDERING

"today is Mehndi at the bride's house"

"and tomorrow is Sangeet"

"after that Haldi"

"and all three are at the bride's house, so you three, bhrata dushasana, bhrata Vikarna and Virjasa all can just keep your mouth shut"

"excuse me bhrata vivitsu!"

"enough Virjasa and vivitsu"

"but bhrata dushasana"

"sigh! Just leave you two"

"not you too bhrata Vikarna! Fine but you will see later bhrata vivitsu"

"[SMIRK] we will see that definitely"

It is nothing new to hear quarrels in Hastinapur, the difference is just that if it is just between Kauravas then it is normal, if it is just between Pandavas then it is also normal but it is between Kauravas and Pandavas then the palace elders and the workers have to ready for later mess. And that's why the King of Hastinapur didn't paid much attention to his brothers instead just left the room quietly to find himself feeling the cold breeze that is giving a moment of relaxation.

Duryodhana walked silently in the corridor until his attention went to the coming figure from the front as the said Archer also noticed duryodhana's presence, only to widen his eyes and then abruptly left from there making dury-

"what happened to him?" Same question Ashwatthama but duryodhana himself is confuse about this sudden behaviour of Panduputra.

"when did you came behind? Anything happened?" The eldest Kaurava asked his friend, successfully diverting both their attention as ashwatthama replies, shrugging "no, just karna and Ekalavya are gone out and I was thinking if you have any work for me. I am getting bored" while they both walk towards duryodhana's office.

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The afternoon went all calm until the lunch time when all the guests, first ate lunch before the family members turn came as all the men sat down including the princes which cause ruckus due to all the family members to be present at the same time until it all went silent, taking everyone's attention towards the source which cause the commotion to calm down only to find it is-

"Welcome Samrat"

Nodding lightly, karna sat down in the main centre chair making everyone else to also sit down before their food started being serve.

"-strange isn't it?" A light whisper entered the five brothers ears while they were talking to Krishna and other fat away cousins as they glanced at their left to find it is Virjasa whispering to karna who is nodding while eating but not replying since it is known that karna does not talk while eating so no one expect him to reply right now but he will definitely reply to Virjasa after lunch.

There is yudhishtir on right side of Karna with Ekalavya on left since Dritarashatra and Maharaj Chitrangada ate with Mahamahim before with guests while duryodhana again didn't came.

Ekalavya and ashwatthama are on the left of karna with Virjasa beside ashwatthama who is still whispering despite the distance between which Ekalavya does not mind except ashwatthama who has started teasing Virjasa while dushasana is gripping Virjasa's arm to hold him back from jumping on ashwatthama.

The lunch finished with karna (Samrat of Aaryavarta) getting up first then Ekalavya (jija ji being priority) and then yudhishtir (currently the only present eldest family member) before others as they all part away after washing their hands and mouth.

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The eldest Pandava walk towards his room with his brothers who are talking among themselves as he notice Mata Gandhari standing in their rooms corridor making him confuse until he saw duryodhana coming towards her from the garden making Mata Gandhari speak something which they can't hear due to distance but yudhishtir's attention got caught by low hic as glanced behind where his third younger brother mutter "I have to see Maa".

He watch Arjuna leaving suddenly not knowing if it was truth or just an excuse while the twins and bhima kept talking among themselves making yudhishtir leave arjuna's topic for now as he notice duryodhana leaving with Mata Gandhari while nodding at her every sentence.

INSIDE YUDHISHTIR'S ROOM

"his behaviour seemed odd today"

The King of Indraprastha muttered by remembering the abruptly leaving of his third brother making the him worried, knowing that he can't force his younger brother to open up especially when his brother is running away fro-

"you Lost! Just admit it!"

"no! I got stumbled by rock"

The yells from garden took yudhishtir's attention as he went towards the window to glance outside only to find Viravi and Suvak yelling with a ball in suvak's hand, maybe because of game while the others just focus on their surrounding, purposely ignoring their two yelling brothers since it is nothing new.

Though it doesn't fail to annoy people who want to rest like the one who caught Yudhishtir's eyes by entering the garden with his silent steps.

The eldest Kaurava walk towards his two brothers who were yelling but stopped when they their eldest brother walking towards them as he said something to them making both Suvak and viravi go back to their position with their team, after the mutual decision of not counting that previous point.

Yudhishtir's eyes followed duryodhana's figure until duryodhana went inside before his eyes caught subahu's eyes who is staring at him without any emotion as he look away when his team's turn came while yudhishtir backed off from window while thinking about subahu's sudden attention on him.

Subahu, he is one year younger than dushasana since he is the 14th Kaurava. He might seem normal but there is only one thing that can describe him - Snake with flower.

Subahu is a type of person who does not believe in humanity, not like that he won't help anyone or does not do it, he does but he does not trust anyone. If he helps you then it is what he does but if after helping, you backstab him then that help will immediately become poison to you. You can't predict his next move, never until he does it cause he knows about everything without dragging an eye towards it. He must have known about their respective rooms without seeing it or without anyone telling it cause that's what he does, knowing about things which he never paid attention to into he first place, which is why, it is scary. And that's why no one dares to offend him cause the time you offend him..............he won't even blink while watching you die in agony.

It is very much surprising fact that Subahu suddenly stare at him when he never dragged an eye towards them even when his brother and they (Pandavas) were fighting until it does not include him or hurt anyone close to him..................It seems there is a puzzle piece that is missing here which he didn't noticed until now but Subahu did.

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