Knowing now that his Jaadugar would be fine soon had filled Shaurya with some relief. He still had a lot going on in his mind. A storm brewing, but at least he wasn't losing his Jaadugar. Maasa had said he would wake up soon. So, he wanted to thank Kanhaji, for listening to him, for fulfilling his wish and saving his Jaadugar. After that, he would apologise to Jaadugar for his behaviour. He knew he had hurt him. Jaadugar must have felt so bad by his actions, Shaurya thought, heart filled with guilt.
He went back to the temple and thanked Kanhaji, touching the idol's feet. While he was praying, he saw his Dadisa come there as well. Seeing her, he remembered the conversation he had overheard between his Maasa and Buaasa.
"Shravan Ashtami ki puja me bhi Dhruv ko Maharaj ke wo vastra Bhabosa ne hi diye the."
"Wo jaanti thi, ki Shaurya Dhruv ko Maharaj ke vastro me dekh kar vichlit ho jayenge."
Dadisa had told him Jaadugar had worn his Babasa's clothes purposely hurt him. To try to replace him. But it was Dadisa who had sent those clothes to Jaadugar. She made him wear those, and then tried to make him think Jaadugar was wrong and trying to hurt him. Why did Dadisa do that? Why did she lie? And that incident outside bhandar ghar. Why had she hit him on the head? What was going on?
"Shaurya banna, aap kaise hai? Kuch hua to nahi aapko? Aap murchit ho gaye the na, to aapki Dadisa bohot darr gayi thi"
"Hum aapse gussa hai.", Shaurya said, frowning.
"Kya keh rahe hai aap Shaurya banna?", Bhabosa said, confused.
"Aapne humse itni badi baat chupai, humse jhooth bola. Humne aapki saari baat maani, parantu aap to keval jhooth bolti rahi humse. Kal Puja me Jaadugar ko wo vastra aapne bheje the na Dadisa?", Shaurya said accusingly.
Bhabosa looked taken aback.
"Kisne kaha aapse Shaurya banna? Ye sach nhi hai. Aapko koi bhadka raha hai.", Bhabosa tried to defend herself, shocked at Shaurya's outburst.
"Hume koi bhadka nahi raha Dadisa. Aapne humse jhooth kyu bola? Humne aapke karan Jaadugar se jhagda kiya, unke dukh pohchaya. Aur ab hume bohot bura lag raha hai. Unhone itna kiya humare liye, aur humne unke saath badtameezi ki. Apke jhooth ke karan.", Shaurya shouted.
"Humne to keval aapko sach dikhane ke liye ye jhooth bola Shaurya banna. Jo humne kaha wo jhooth nahi hai. Jhooth to aapse aapki Maasa aur aapke Jaadugar bol rahe hai."
"Kaise jhooth Dadisa. Humari Maasa humse jhooth nhi bol sakti. Aur Jaadugar bhi nahi." Shaurya replied.
"Kya aap ye jaante hai ki aapki Maasa ko gyaat hai ki aapke Babasa ke hatyare kaun hai? Keval aapki Maasa ko hi nahi, aapke Jaadugar ko bhi ye gyaat hai. Aap to apne Babasa ke mrityu ka pratishodh chahte the na?", Bhabosa added, sounding unhinged.
"Aap jhooth bol rahi hai. Maasa ne humse kuch nahi chhupaya. Aisa nahi ho sakta", Shaurya exclaimed, firmly.
"Bilkul chupayi hai ye baat. Kyuki bacha rahi hai wo uss hatyare ko. Wo aapko apka pratishodh nahi lene dengi. Parantu hum aapse nahi chupayenge Shaurya banna. Hum aapka saath de rahe hai."
"Kisne ki unki hatya, bataiye hume Dadisa."
"Aapke Mamasa ne. Aapke Maasa ke Bhai ne aapke Babasa ki hatya ki hai." Bhabosa shouted.
"Nahi. Aisa nahi ho sakta.", Shaurya said, denial evident.
He couldn't believe it. No. That was not possible. His Mamasa couldn't have done it. He couldn't have killed his Babasa.
"Yahi satya hai Shaurya banna. Unhone aapke Babasa ko maara, aur ab unka singhasan hadap liya hai unhone. Ye koi sayog nahi hai. Wo humare Devgarh par kabza kar rahe hai. Aur aap aisa nahi hone de sakte Shaurya banna. Aap uttaradhikari hai Devgarh ke rajsinghasan ke."
Bhabosa said, instigating Shaurya further.
Shaurya still couldn't believe it. But her words made sense to him. Mamasa had come there right after his Babasa's death. Could that be a coincidence? Didn't feel right.
"Yadi ye satya hai, to hume pratishodh chahiye. Hum praan le lenge unke. Parantu hum kya kar sakte hai. Yadi Maasa janti hai, to wo hume ye nahi karne dengi.", Shaurya was worried, and angry.
Angry at his mother, at Jaadugar, how could they hide such a big thing from him. He has been asking them for so long, who had murdered his Babasa, but they lied.
"Humare paas yojana hai, Shaurya banna. Bas humari baat suniye, aur aap apna pratishodh le payenge. Humne apni yojana ki shuruwat kar di hai, ab bas aap humara saath de."
"Kaisi yojana Dadisa?"
"Aapka Rajyabhishek. Aj ke aj, aapka Rajyabhishek hoga, aur aapko Devgarh ke Raja ghoshit kar denge hum. Chaliye humare saath, Shaurya banna. Parantu dhyaan rahe, iss sab ke vishay me kisi se kuch na kahe. Apni Maasa se bhi nahi. Anyatha wo aapke Mamasa ko bachane ke liye, iss Rajyabhishek ko rok dengi."
Shaurya, being just a six years old child, was extremely confused. He didn't understand what to believe and what not. Whom to trust and whom not to. He was very confused. But he needed his revenge. His Babasa's revenge.
Something else kept bothering him. The weird feeling, and the constant thought of Jaadugar that he got on his mind, every time he thought of Babasa. Why. Why was he constantly feeling a strong pull towards Jaadugar?
At the back of his mind, he still had all those visions playing on a loop. All fusing with each other, all confusing but still very clear. All of that showed a very different picture to Shaurya. His Maasa and Jadugar, a different face of his Babasa he couldn't reconcile. He needed to know about that.
But he also had this information now. And he had to get his revenge. He needed to listen to Dadisa. She would help him with it.
So he followed his Dadisa's instructions. And followed her out of the temple, towards her room, as she took him there to get him ready for the Rajyabhishek.
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Dhruv Tara: An End To a Long Wait
أدب الهواةAfter Dhruv is cured, as DhruvTara and Shaurya are unable to go home, yet again, it starts taking its toll on Dhruv. As everything start getting more complicated, things turn for worse during the Shravan Ashtami Puja. And Dhruv almost takes a step t...
