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Trishalini POV
Agar dil ke tootne ki awaaj hoti, to ek do Pralay Mahabaleshgarh me bhi aayi hoti
If there had been a noise of a breaking heart, then Mahabaleshgarh would have seen a few floods.
I was numb.
Not because it was raining hard on a chilly night but because I did not know whom to hold first.
"Raj!" Maasa screamed, shaking Baapusa's body.
My feet froze, unable to step ahead.
Daadisa had fallen to the floor, and her attendees were trying to hold her.
He was no more.
Baapusa left us.
"Raj! Please wake up. You did not promise this to me. Raj!!" Maasa cried, unable to control her, and I inhaled deeply.
The tears rolled down my cheeks, and I felt a lump in my throat.
"Daadisa," I breathed, finally moving to her.
Kneeling, I tried to hold her.
"Daadisa, please hold yourself," I tried to say, and she shook her head, breaking into the cries.
"kese sambhale, Trisha, kese sambhale? Jis umar me hame arthi par hona chahiye us umar me apne putra ka antim sanskar karna pad raha hai,"
"How can I? Trisha, How can I? At that age, I should be lying on the pyre; I am seeing my son die," she cried out, and I immediately broke into cries and hugged her.
"Please, Daadisa, your health will worsen," I tried to say, and she shook her head.
"Raj! Please wake up, Raj. You cannot leave me alone here. I left everything for you, including my only brother. There is no one for me here, Raj. Please, wake up. Raj! Do not leave me alone like this, please." Maasa's screams caught my attention, and I pulled my trembling fingers away from Daadisa and walked towards her.
"Maasa," my voice hung in my throat, and the moment she hit her fists on his chest and broke her bangles, I broke into cries.
"Maasa, please hold yourself," I tried to say, holding her shoulders, and she shook her head.
"Raj! Please, please, your grandchildren are here. Do not leave them alone with no memory of yours. You brought them here and now, leaving us alone. You cannot do this to them; you cannot do it to me," she cried uncontrollably, and I held her shoulder tightly and pulled her closer to me, hugging her.
"Trisha! Do something. Ask him to take me with him, Trisha. Tell him that he cannot leave me alone here. I want to die, Trisha; I want to die, too," her voice was muffled, and I broke into more cries, shaking my head.
"No, Maasa, we all need you; please do not say it like this," I tried to say, but she was getting out of control.
"Raj! You cannot do this to me. You cannot do this to Maa Saheb, your sister, and your children. You cannot leave us, Raj. You cannot," her cries echoed in the whole chamber, and I could not help but fall to my knees, seeing Baapusa lying lifeless.
His eyes were closed, and his face had lost the tint of blood.
"Baapusa," I heard Abhi mutter in a low voice and gently shake his hand.
"What happened to him?" he asked, looking at the physician who stepped closer to Baapusa.
I broke into cries and did not know who to hold.
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Trishalini ~ The Jewel of Mahabaleshgarh
Historical FictionEverything changed the day the King ordered me to seduce his son and bring him back to the Kingdom. He was my best friend. As per the order of things, a Yuvraj cannot befriend a Commoner girl. But we were. He was anything but nice and helpful to me...
