A Life I Could Never Dreamed Of

Truth

Arjun's POV

I could not imagine how fast everything happened. One moment we were overwhelmed with delight that Adrika was there and the next we were in front of the kouravas in a battle. She was sitting calmly until the king announced my death sentence. Like she knew what was happening and she was planning her master stroke. Sometimes I feel like she was a seer. She saw things before happening and her mind was sharper than the edge of a sword. She was standing in between us. Separating me and angraj karn by placing her hand on our chest. I didn't know about him but the moment she put her hand on me I felt a divine calmness that stopped me from ranging further. But more people were stunned at the courage of a woman who threw herself in defense of her friends. Duryodhan was startled at her words. He was not expecting this. Neither was anyone else.

"I am willing to think this event is not happened at all if you do so King." She said.

"Her words are right my king. She is a royal guest and your son did disrespect her. If she decides not to forgive the prince he will have to go for exile." Kakashree Vidur said.

"I forgive Arjun for this." The king said grinding his teeth. She looked at me. Her eyes were soft blue and she was smiling softly. May be a smile of relief.
"Take your brothers and leave. Wait for me in your room. I'll come as soon as I can." She said and I nodded. She went to Pitamah.

      We all reached our room. All of us were silent for some movement, yet everyone knew we have so much to say. It was Jyesth bhrata who broke the silence.

"Adrika! She is may be the only woman who will not fail to surprise and delight me even in my death bed." He said.

"I told you she was here. I can be wrong about everything but not her." Nakul said to which we all nodded. He indeed was never wrong about her.

"She is just something right... May be we had something related to her in our previous life." Bhrata Bheem said

"But what you have related to her in this birth? I want answer for this." Someone said.

          It was Panchali. Understandably confused. We all looked at each other hoping someone else has a explaination to why a princess, a queen more a young girl was so much important to a group of Princes. Why just her mere presence was enough to calm us down. Why just her words gave us assurance that nothing would go wrong. Why she been the heart of not only Nakul but all of us. Nakul's love. Sahadev's best mate. My inspiration. Bhrata Bheem's adoration and jysth bhrata's strength. She was so much for us but we had no idea how we could present her in front of our Wife.

"I'm asking you Aarya... Who is she?" She asked again.

"To understand who is she to us, to me, you need understand who is she.." Nakul said.

"She is Govind's Sister." She said confused.

"She isn't only that Panchali. She came to us as a friend. But became a part of us. Her insight showed us path. Her reasoning took us out of predicaments. Several of those. Her loyalty, her care, her dedication towards us is our strength. We can't quite explain what she is to us." Jyesth bhrata said. She looked a little understanding. But then I saw Adrika standing there. At the door. Still. Like the water at the lake. Serene. Beautiful. She was calm yet magnificent. Seemed like she found herself. She smiled at me.

"But she needs to know jyesth. As a family. As a wife. As a woman. She needs to know me and that promise. Broken but not forgotten promise." She said and looked at Nakul.

"You married five man Droupadi. But you are wife to four of them. One is already someone else's." Nakul said looking Adrika in eyes. "Someone who is his love and only means of being alive. We all have this reason of life, to make our elder brother the king. Get him his rights. But he can't imagine it without her."