MIRAGE OF HEARTSTRINGS

A NEW BEGINNING OR A TALE TO CONTINUE?

The groom took another deep breath making his friends sigh before they all mutter out simultaneously "calm down duryodhana. It will be all okay"

Duryodhana glance towards his friends, noticing encouraging expression on karna and ashwatthama's face while motivating one on Ekalavya's face since ekalavya does not know about the behind story. It is not like duryodhana does not trust him.............but what is the point of telling when it is all just drowned rock in the river?

"let's go"

All three nodded as duryodhana once again glance in the mirror, taking in his last single moment before a hand came on his shoulder.

"karna?"

"it will be all okay, trust me and if didn't then we will make it through"

It might be just a sentence but it helds a very big meaning in duryodhana's life, to realise once again that he has been blessed with such friends in his life.

His friends walked out of the room, into the light as duryodhana glanced at his appearance in the mirror before going out of the room, towards the wedding procession to find his friends joining his brothers but what caught duryodhana's eyes is a certain King's presence at the end of stairs from where duryodhana is coming down.

Feeling curious, duryodhana raised an eyebrow towards his eldest cousin but the said persons' face remained blank. It is not new but the fact that he can't read the person's face whose if face not, eyes never lie towards the emotions swirling inside but this time duryodhana can't see through yudhishtir's eyes, it is completely blank just the like the last time in that dark palace inside Maaya-...............It is not time to think about that nor about this. Who knows what is going inside yudhishtir's mind? And who cares about this?

"come on bhratashree. For how much time are you gonna stand here?" This cheeky brat, he is just one month younger than duryodhana yet his whole demeanour is childish and the fact that he has courage to tease his eldest brother after denying to get married, not to forget that duryodhana is getting married but-

"you are quite very much excited for today, dushasana"

"it is your marriage afterall bhratashree"

"and next is yours?"

"hmm..............are you practicing to impress bhabhishree by jokes?"

-this brat has no intention of stopping anytime soon............He is seriously going to get beaten soon.

"shut up"

"wow! New word!"

"you-"

"come on, stop bickering you two, at least for today"

"says the one who himself bickers all the time?"

"are you talking about yourself mini buffalo?"

"excuse me, owl?"

"enough you two" In the last, the brother-in-law of Hastinapur princes and King came to stop dushasana and Ashwatthama as duryodhana just sighed, tired of his friend and brother's daily antics.

"we should go now"

Nodding duryodhana glanced towards his Rajya where the citizens are echoing the hail of his name..............maybe this would truly be a good new start. At least this what he hopes for best.

The wedding procession stopped at the entrance of Kalinga's palace where the bride's family welcomed everyone before the groom went towards the wedding hall as, his eyes immediately went towards his friends who are at the right corner, looking at him with heir eyes shining, Haa!....................However the decision was made, it definitely did spread happiness in his surrounding and that's what matters most............make everyone happy cause they are already doing everything for you.