MIRAGE OF HEARTSTRINGS

UNFIT OR FIT PUZZLE PIECES 6

IN THE MORNING

"take care of yourself putri"

"Write letter, time to time"

"We will miss you putri"

"Yes we will"

"Come to meet us too"

"Remember us putri"

Hidimba felt her eyes getting blurry as she bid farewell to her family before the elders went to pack her gifts. She stood at her place before glancing towards the other side from under the veil, towards the man who seem to be talking with other elder men but his eyes seem to be staring at the scene that his thoughts are painting.

It made her remember about yesterday that came out to be the day of 'whispers of secrets' being pour into each other's heart. While listening to him, she felt her heart aching for the man's pain but it immediately fade away when she saw that smile of his, smile that shows how he overcome that dark passage of time and that he is proud of that, proud that he has moved on, proud that he has stopped caring about something with is unnecessary and can't be changed, proud that he is no longer looking back at the past.............but he said if she will go with him then he would had to face that thing again...............and she does not want him to face that thing again, thing that he has moved down from but because of her selfishness he would has to face that again..........She just hopes that she could help him share that burden, even if little.

"Here putri" A gentle voice took Hidimba out of her thoughts as she look towards her elder, only to find a small vermilion box in her hand.

"Mata"

"This is Sindur(vermilion) from front of Kuldevi...............whatever decision you would take, Kuldevi, your parents and me would be always support you and be proud of you"

Hidimba felt her lips quivering as she gently took the Sindur box in her hands, wrapping it in her pallu (loose end of saree) as she turn towards the other elder who is taking to the man she lying married.

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"You both can wear this Garland to show your parents that you both are married, so that you both won't get banished or stopped at the entrance"

Well that won't happen until his eldest brother is in the palace but still "Thank you"

"No problem son. Here, put this on each other" Dushasana stare at the garland in Rajkumari Hidimba's hands as he felt himself entering another phase of life which will change his whole already imagined life. While he was in his thoughts, he felt a light cold soft touch in his neck, taking him out of his thoughts as he realised that the Rajkumari has already put the garland on him making him out the Garland on her too................

Not they are married, but not too..........

What a Joke!..........Indeed life is a Joke!

And soon dushasana found himself standing in front of the entrance of Hastinapur Palace, the place sometimes he wishes he would never come back and some times he wishes he would never had born in but his family are the only thing that kept him here at every point, in every situation.

Should he run away?

A light squeeze on his hand took him out of his worry as he realised that this time he is not alone..........someone else will have to face those things too, even if he wishes for her to not to face those things.

[DEEP BREATHE] Either way, two sided sword is still a threat.

"Come Rajkumari"

And-

FLASHBACK END

-soon I found myself here in the sabha with her"

The atmosphere of the room suddenly became cold as Vikarna muttered out in astonishment"you both........ aren't married?"

"Mhmm" making dushasana shake his head before he glance towards their eldest brother, gulping "Jyeshthshree" taking vikarna's attention towards their eldest brother too.

Both of them stare at their eldest brother who is rubbing his face with a sigh as he mutter out "I hope you know that, this decision isn't only hers but yours too, you will also have to face many things even if we make it less" while removing his hands from his face.

"Not to forget that you didn't wanted to get married in this life"

"you're indeed a good sibling Vikarna, what a good timing to remind me that?"

"Ok you two. Now listen"

"Ji Jyeshthshree"

"Ji"

"Tell about this to maa too, dushasana" The sentence came out to be easy but everyone knows how it is to do it as dushasana felt his throat dry thinking that. The mother who never once stepped towards them nor they did, how can he just go and tell her about such big point when he does not even remember, when was the last time they both stayed together in one room.

"Ji" The words were whisper but both Vikarna and Duryodhana can visibly see conflict behind it, still they didn't stepped forward cause they know it is now dushasana's own personal life matters where they can't interfere except for mere advices or suggestions.

"I will go now"

"Hmm"

Dushasana walk towards his mother's room, feeling suddenly nostalgic before knocking on the door as the door opened revealing the owner of the room.

"Maa-"

"Since from when my sons needed to knock on the door just to meet me?"

Since the time we parted away "I came here to tell you something"

"Say Putra"

"........[GULP].......I.....me and Rajkumari Hidimba aren't married" The words were heavy in his tongue but still felt calm when they spilled out.

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