Love & Betrayal

~ Her Regret & the news

"Pranipaat Maharaj! Rajmaata has asked for your presence in your private chamber. Maharani's health is not good." A maid told as yudhishthir felt panick rising into him. He excused the ministers and made his way towards the chamber. His body struggled to reach as soon as possible. As he entered the chamber he noticed silence but ignored it and reached near the bed where his love was laying down and his mother was sitting beside her. The Rajvaidya greeted him then kunti and took permission before leaving.
He ignored the surrounding and getting on her side held over her palm with another hand on her head.

"Panchali! Maata what happened? Why she sleeping at this time?" He asked questions after questions.

"She had fallen unconscious, now she is fine rajvaidya had checked her." Kunti told trying to calm him. Yudhishthir didn't show much emotions before her but still she could see worry plastered on his face. He lightly tapped on her cheek and stroked her head while kunti suppressing her smile passed a glass of water to her son. He looked at her but denied.

"Yudhishthir don't panick like this. She is fine and it's normal in this condition." She spoke with some hint but he didn't get that.

"I can't maa. She wasn't fine from few days and I completely ignored her. It was hectic for her and still she was managing the arrangements. What should I do? She isn't opening her eyes, should we call vaidya again? There should__" He was continuously speaking when kunti again interrupted him. She showed fake strictness but her smile betrayed her. She asked him to sit on the couch, though he wasn't ready but she forcefully did it. His eyes we're stuck on her figure, catching her movements.

While draupadi who wasn't at her sense till now, slowly opened her eyes. Her head was vibrating again with dushala's high pitch voice. The regret again settled in her heart and she felt like drowing into it. Her thoughts broke hearing his voice and with it her mother in law's sweet tone.
Yudhishthir sat beside her and sank his arm on her shoulder and other holding her palm.
"Panchali are you fine? Maata__" Before him kunti herself spoke knowing his next words.

"Silence! She is completely fine yudhishthir, I told you it's common in this condition. Putri take rest and don't do any work now, you should take care of both." Her words came with softness and happiness. But it confused her son the most while draupadi wasn't able to hear it.

"What condition maa? Is she suffering from any problem? What did rajvaidya told?" He asked impatiently and kunti smiled. Draupadi looked at them as she came to reality and saw his face with worry on it. She was blank with no emotions just hearing and sitting there.

"My dear son, you know everything about kingdom but don't know this simple thing about your wife. Putri draupadi, I can't be more happy than now. Thank you so much for so many happiness altogether." She said and kissed on draupadi's head. She gazed at her confusingly, she wanted to see yudhishthir but couldn't dare too. There he was ready with another question but she stopped him again.

"Your wife is expecting yudhishthir. You are going to become father for second time."

And those words shocked them. Yudhishthir could show his emotions as he felt like he has gotten the most precious thing. Draupadi whereas was surprised, shocked and happy too. But with that she remembered her first pregnancy, the things she had said for him. Cursing and blaming him for her condition.
Kunti came to her son's side and caressed his cheek. "It's your second child but still everything is new for you. I won't be here but I want you to take proper care of my daughter. She should not feel any problem. You both have equal responsibilities so be with each other and yudhishthir don't spend whole time in work, take care of your wife and unborn child." She said looking at both her children. Draupadi squeezed her hand on her stomach while yudhishthir had suppressed his emotions deep with a smile not leaving his face though.