MIRAGE OF HEARTSTRINGS

SHATTERED PIECES

"come soon bhratashree"

"Yeah-Yeah" The second eldest kaurava muttered, groaning as he realised that he has to go to market again but this time for his bhabhishree and before........for his named wife? Not wife as now everyone in the palace knows that they aren't married so why bother keeping up with this act inside the palace too?.................for his mother.

His mother whose heart still holds a hope which of course is of no use since everyone can see what will be the outcome after one month. Talking about outcome-

FLASHBACK (ONE MONTH BEFORE)

"So what should we do about this marriage?"

The crowd in the Royal hall murmur among themselves before it all became silent when the eldest present their spoke up.

"Calm down everyone"

"Pitamah"

"It is not just about the Rajya. It is about two lives too" That's correct but since when did their dear pitamah started thinking for them too-

"We should give the children right to take their decision" No, don't cause they themselves don't know what they should do otherwise they wouldn't had been standing here.

"Maybe we should let them face it together" A warm voice interrupted them politely making everyone turn towards to realise it is the former Maharani of Hastinapur.

"What do you mean by putri?"

"I apologise for the puzzled words. I meant tatshree, why not let the two of them try to live like the couple they have been named since they both have nowhere solution-" Isn't his mother intelligent? Always understood them without saying anything.............but only understood "-and who knows it will also help them find their path for future. And whatever decision they will take, we will of course support them..........right?"

"Of course putri"

"Sure Gandhari"

"Of course sister"

"Ji Maa"

Having no other solution nor choice, everyone agreed with Mata Gandhari while the two people who are being the topic of this conversation, couldn't help but to feel a whirlwind rising in their heart.

"But for how much time?"

"Huh?"

"But for how much Maa? We just can't let them live like that for a while year, right?"

"Hmm"

"Vikarna is correct"

"For two months?"

"That will be good"

"Will work"

"Hmm"

FLASHBACK END

-and it is already the last ongoing week of first month.

Everyone in the palace is trying their best to push them towards each other, either by giving work for each other or by telling them to spend time each other, not verbally but by leaving them alone in each others presence...........but who will tell them that this all is useless. That they won't look towards each other 'like that', forget about 'like that', he don't even remember when was the last time they looked directly in each others eyes. It is just too much awkward or maybe uncomfortable.

"Here is your 2kg tomatoes Rajkumar"

"Hmm"

While walking towards the kitchen, dushasana glanced towards his room in which he hasn't entered from quit a time as after getting him and Hidimba to live like a couple, they put Hidimba in his room but of course they don't know that at night, he goes to Ugrasena's lonely room from the starting of that decision. Beside, it is not like Rajkumari Hidimba said anything about it or has made any complaints about it, so why bother about it.

Sighing in front of the entrance, the second eldest kaurava went inside the kitchen to give tomatoes but as expected, no one is there except his named wife. Who seems to notice his presence as she took the tomatoes from the basket where he put the tomatoes before leaving from there.

Going towards his- no Ugrasena's room, his eyes caught the glimpse of his brother coming out of his room while his bhabhishree entering room. Surprisingly, he has not seen boh of hem together from while nor have heard them talking to each other or asking about each other from others unlike before when his bhabhishree used to ask about his bhratashree's location almost five times a day, just to serve him a cup of tea. Maybe it is just some couple argument between them.

.............Well at least their arrange marriage is going nicely unlike his marriage and it still makes him wonder how did he entered this situation........by his fault of course but what will happen once the two months will be gone?...............who cares about that even!

Deep inside his thoughts, dushasana didn't even realised when he entered his substitute room until a realisation of leaving his papers in that room hit him as he abruptly turn around, going towards his room. Upon finding the room's door open, dushasana thought no one is there as he entered the room, immediately going towards his bedside desk before taking the papers and leaving the room..................not to forget that there was a certain person's presence inside the room but he didn't even glanced towards it.

Which he certainly does not know that it is going to turn his life fully.

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