MIRAGE OF HEARTSTRINGS

OPENED HEART

NEXT MORNING

The day started all calm until the elders of the palace got news about this making them give the pair their blessings with happiness. In the last, everyone decided to celebrate this only among the family which contains their Rajya's citizens too. After a while of full check up of Draupadi and Pandit's visit, it came out that the baby is healthy is right now and there would be a very good auspicious day for the Godh Bharai (baby shower) in next season making everyones happiness double over.

The celebration happened in between the family with citizens from where the elders came as Bhanumati also took blessings from them. It was all okay until she touched another elderly woman who blessed her "May you blossom and grows! May you give Hastinapur it's heir soon! Take care child!" caught off guard by this blessing, bhanumati looked up but only the view of crowd came in front of her eyes instead of the woman who gave her this blessing.

Upon finding no one, she went back to the side of Draupadi who is having her lap filled with gifts, second by second. She helped draupadi with the gifts while still being in the same thought of the earlier blessing inside her mind.

Her eyes automatically pierced through the crowd, towards her husband who is with his three friends, talking about something which seems to be lighten atmosphere as the Kashi Raj seems to be telling an exhausting story of himself, judging by the look on his face while others are laughing at it, including her husband.

IN EVENING

The function ended rather exhausting yet nicely even if it left everyone out of energy especially the Maharaj and Maharani of Hastinapur, The main characters of this function and the family of said soon-to-be-Parents who directly went to rest a bit before the dinner time comes as some of the lady remain there like dushala, Subhadra and the said Maharani as they all are putting draupadi's somewhere safe.

While Bhanumati was putting the gifts, she noticed dushala taking the gifts before she abruptly turned around to leave from there making the eldest kulvadhu of Hastinapur confuse until she went to put the gifts on the place making her notice the Maharaj of Nishadha and his wife, the Yadav Kumari talking about something or rather Subhadra is talking while NishadhaRaj is just nodding to her every sentence.

She does understand now, why dushala left from there. It is not like bhanumati does not know about their story since Draupadi did told her. Even though the reason was valid and can be can be said but she can't help but to think about what dushala must had to gone through. She knows, despite the fact dushala did said it, it is easier being said than done cause knowing that your husband, the one she loves with her whole heart and the one who love her just as same yet married her best friend, who is also a victim but...............but what can a person in heartbreak can think?

In fact, it is not just dushala but Ekalavya and Subhadra too who definitely did has noticed dushala's behaviour but can't say anything about it when their own has changed. Beside it is not like Subhadra talk about Ekalavya or with Ekalavya much, from what bhanumati has noticed and knows but from past few days, she is talking with Ekalavya cause she is draupadi's best friend too and this function is of Draupadi and her husband, Vikarna, so she might want to give something in to the said couple and it is not like-

"Come jiji"

Dushala's voice pulled bhanumati out of her thoughts where she didn't realised that she is staring at the same spot until now where Ekalavya and Subhadra were standing previously.

Though she does not know why she is interested in this matter but she does know why she is thinking about it cause it gives her a reason to think - what if this happened with her in future? Since there is nothing like husband-wife between them, will duryodhana get marry again too? Even if he does, does she have right to say anything about it?..................