The Chained Queen(On Hold )

Chapter 2.

Continuation of Bhiku's narration.

And like this eight years passed. Nothing much changed in our village  but still something changed rather someone changed . But whether it was good or bad I didn't knew. Anika was fifteen now . All of her sakhiyan(friends) were married except her. The only girl who wasn't married in the whole Indravana. Even the girls younger then her were also married. And ha our Indravana was small yet rich village of that time and also prosperous as it was near the capital of Kalingan.
She was enjoying being the only daughter of her father. She was too much pampered mostly after that scolding due to the secret meetings with Rajkumar.  

But things can't be just like that , isn't it? Being a fifteen years old girl and still not married aroused so many questions in all the villagers mind. Because society failed to understand a father's immense love for his daughter. That father who wanted the perfect man for his daughter. Hridayanshu kaka rejected so many boys who came to seek Anika's hand for marriage. This increased Anika's happiness immensely .  And yeah this was the change I was talking about. The wish of living forever with Rajkumar Shivaay changed . The wish of getting her sakha(friend) back , changed. I know you're wondering how is this possible, because she is the same Anika who was ready to worship his statue just to be with him.
But it's not impossible right.

Okay.. okay ..relax , the thing is she never forget him, not for a second also . Yes, it's true that she doesn't want her sakha any more. Now her wish is changed . She wants to become his wife, hushh.. which was impossible.God knows from where this thought came in her mind. But still her belief didn't changed. The small mitti ka gudda (statue made of soil) which she made when she was seven was not the same. But it was changed ,....changed into a faceless statue of a man of early twenties. The worship which she started in her childhood became more firm. Her shraddha (devotion) only increased in these eight years.

Every year as she grew she added some more soil in that Murti (statue) and gave a new shape.   You know somu she was very stubborn , she was very often bullied , taunted by people but still she was firm on her decision.

(Silence for some time)

One day something big happened very big .

The same day of Vijayadashami.   Rajkumar Shivaay's arrival news spread quickly across the whole kalingan and Indravana was not an exception to it .

In the royal palace there was a great hustle- bustle as the crown Prince of Kalingan was returning after nine years. Me and my baba were also working their as my father was a permanent servent in the palace. We worked for half of the day then finally the preparations came to an end. Now everyone just waited for Rajkumar's  arrival. We all waited for nearly three hours , due to standing for such a longer time our legs were paining. But we were not allowed to move from there . After sometime I saw that Anika came running towards us .

Bhiku. What happened Anika ? Why you came running?

Ani. Dada woh...woh..Di..did he came?

Although I knew about whom she was asking but I wanted to confirm from her.

Bhi. Who Anika?

Ani. Dada woh..Raj... Rajkumar Shivay.( She finally told him after so much difficulty)..

Bhi.  What if he forget you?.

As soon as these words left from my mouth in a spark she looked upwards.

An. That's not possible Dada, my heart says his heart will always recognise me. I am confident in this.