The untold story of the first wife

Chapter 38 - Celebration

It has been 5 days since Saudamini's death and today is the naming ceremony of the heir. And tomorrow will be the crowning ceremony of yuvraj. Though it should have been mourning time for the kingdom, Ranasa didn't want the time of celebration for the birth of his grandson to be hampered by the death of such a person. Ranasa when got to know about Saudamini's last words and later the detailed explanation that yuvraj and Ranisa got to know from Mala who is Saudamini's head maid, he didn't even want the kingdom to mourn for her.

Moreover, all the neighboring kings have already reached for the celebration so they cannot stop this ceremony and let them know about the attack in the palace which would make them seem weak. The reason given to the subjects of the kingdom and others, regarding Saudamini's death was that her father didn't like Anamika giving heir to the kingdom and in his anger, he killed his own daughter, for which he was killed by yuvraj immediately. And it was told that Saudamini's mother is put in prison for helping her father as no one know whether she came with her husband or not. The series of attacks done by him and his wife were not revealed.

Now it is the day of naming ceremony and all the arrangements are going on in full fledge. Nobody seems to be dull or sad. In fact, the entire existence of Saudamini seems to be forgotten. Soon Pandit ji arrived for naming the baby and the fire was lit for the puja. Soon all the kings and queens took their respective seats arranged on the sides while the puja was happening in the middle.

Then Ranasa and Ranisa arrived and other kings and queens stood up for a moment and greeted them. Ranasa's health has been recovered though the treatment for the wound is still going on. After chanting mantras for sometime, pandit ji called for yuvraj and badi bahuranisa to come with the baby as it is the auspicious time. Sunaina went to call them both.

Soon after she went, Yuvraj and Anamika came with their child. Even though both yuvraj and Anamika look younger than their actual age, today the show stealer is none other than their combined version. For a few days old baby, he is quite active. Looking at the trio, once again the kings and queens stood up and bowed their heads a little and greeted them. After all the power couple is here with a last feather to their crown, in their arms.

Yuvraj and Anamika sat in the puja with their child in Anamika's lap. Both their faces express their uncontrollable joy, which they are feeling by just looking at their child. The other children were sitting along with Ranasa and Ranisa while a maid handed over the last child to Ranisa. Pandit ji asked both Yuvraj and Anamika to chant some mantras and put tilak(holy red paste like bindi) on baby's forehead as a blessing. Then he asked the couple, "What is the name, you want to keep for our RajKumar yuvraj? "

Both Yuvraj and Anamika smiled at his question and looked at each other for a second. Yuvraj noticed how her smile faltered and she quickly masked her emotions and put a smile on her face again. He knew what she might have thought about.

Flashback

It has been two years since their marriage and Ranisa has started taunting Anamika for not able to conceive a baby. Though Anamika is a bold lady and answers back any person if they are trying to demean her, she was not able to even look Ranisa in the eyes because she herself wanted to become a mother and don't know what is the problem with her.

That night when yuvraj entered her chamber, he was surprised to see the room immersed in darkness. He called for the maids and asked them angrily as to why it is dark in the room. The maids informed him that it is Bahuranisa's order to clear out the fire. Though he could guess the reason, he asked the maids to lit up the fire in all the places.

The maids went out after their work is done and Yuvraj looked at Anamika who is sitting on the bed with her head down hugging her legs. He couldn't see her face but he knows that she has cried a lot or may be even crying right now.